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Don Rickles, a true comedy legend, talked to Bart Torres in 2012 about his hilarious adventures with the likes of Frank Sinatra and Ronald Reagan and his time on the Vegas Strip. Rickles also touched on his long marriage, stand-up comedy, his start as an insurance salesman, and how he wrote his own tweets.

Steven Wright, actor, comedian, writer, Oscar winner, narrator of Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs, and Rolling Stone’s 15th greatest stand-up in the world, got his start on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. In this installment of Las Vegas Connection, Wright talks to Bart Torres about his unique, signature deadpan delivery, and how he doesn’t believe in time.

It was a beautiful fall day in Connecticut when Colleen Kelly Alexander, a lifelong athlete, rode her bike home from work. She had survived both a diagnosis of lupus and brain surgery, had a fulfilling career, and was married at last to the love of her life. Everything was good as she coasted along, meeting the eyes of a truck driver as he approached the stop sign beside her. He didn't stop. The truck hit Colleen, running over her lower body with front and back tires and dragging her across the pavement.

Whether you are an equine enthusiast, a first time horse owner or a seasoned equestrian, you will learn something new on StallSide, the Rood & Riddle video and audio podcast. Both educational and entertaining, you are able to watch or listen, to Rood & Riddle veterinarians discuss timely topics on equine healthcare. Hosted by Dr. Peter Morresey and Dr. Bart Barber, the duo talks with each week's guest clinician and delve into the fascinating and diverse world of equine healthcare.

So what's it like to be a cop in a small Wyoming town in the heart of flyover country? Is it like Barney Fife's sleepy little Mayberry? Sometimes. Is it like Dirty Harry Callahan's San Francisco? On occasion. Is it boring? Is it exciting? Is it scary? Is it rewarding? Is it challenging? Is it dangerous? Is it fun? Is it heartbreaking? If you were to ask Bart Ringer these questions, his answer to all of them would be yes.

What is property, and why does our species have it? In The Property Species, Bart J. Wilson explores how humans acquire, perceive, and know the custom of property and why this might be relevant to understanding how property works in the 21st century. Arguing that neither the sciences nor the humanities synthesizes a full account of property, the book offers a cross-disciplinary compromise that is sure to be controversial: Property is a universal and uniquely human custom.

Enzo Abbatelli had a nice little counterfeit credit card business going until a frustrated criminal mastermind named Vittorio Pellegrino decided Enzo was cut out for greater things. For years Pellegrino had dreamed of committing the perfect crime, and now he had it all figured out. They would kidnap the son of shady multimillionaire Salvatore Aragona, and with the ransom money they could take it easy for the rest of their lives. Pellegrino had found just the right people for the job: handsome green-eyed Beppe to care for the baby; roguish Enzo to play the role of the kid’s “daddy”; ...

This is the Safe and Sound; thinking differently to improve patient safety podcast, presented to you by the Barts Health Education Academy. It aims to be an honest, informative and educational discussion about patient safety and how it can be improved. In our first episode, Dr Charlotte Hopkins, an HIV consultant who works in patient safety and Dr Annie Hunningher, a consultant anaesthetist and patient safety specialist, discuss the pros and cons between two different approaches to patient safety, Safety 1 and Safety 2.

The rise of new technologies in our lives, which has taken us from powerful mobile phones to fitness trackers and smart appliances in under a decade, has also raised the need for everyone who uses these to protect themselves from cyber scams and hackers. Every new device and online service you use that improves your life also opens new doors for attackers looking to discover your passwords, banking accounts, personal photos, and anything else you want to keep secret.

A collaborative project between Bart Busschots and Allison Sheridan to sneak up on real programming in small easy steps, using the allure of the web as the carrot to entice people forward.

A World War II memoir. I served in Troop A of the 43rd Mechanized Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron as part of Patton's Third Army from October 1943 to November 1945 and was on the front lines from August 5, 1944 until Germany's surrender on May 7, 1945. This is my story.

Marathon is a quiet little Texas town, and it's getting quieter. Kids are vanishing, disappearing like tumbleweeds in the desert wind. Somebody - or something - is taking them. Action. Adventure. Romance. Suspense. The Bends is a supernatural thriller roller coaster ride! "If it's true, well.... She can't be human." Recommended for fans of Blake Crouch, Stephen King, J. A. Konrath, and Dean Koontz.

In this passionate love-hate letter to the film industry, Peter Bart pulls together his best columns from Variety and GQ, outlining in detail the history and inner workings of Hollywood. In story after story, Bart shows how the major studios have diverted their energies away from production of the shrewdly crafted pictures that once made the industry powerful.

Bart Stupak, a nine-term Democratic Congressman from Michigan’s First Congressional District, brought two unshakable principles with him to Capitol Hill in 1992: a firm belief in the sanctity of life, and the conviction that health care was a right for all Americans and not a privilege for the fortunate few. Studies indicating that 45,000 Americans died needlessly every year for lack of access to health care inspired Congressman Stupak’s tireless efforts, often at great personal cost, to pass lifesaving legislation while remaining true to his right-to-life principles.

After a stint living and working in Korea, Nebraska native Bart Schaneman sets out on a quest to live deliberately and with strength and purpose before returning to the States and figuring out what to do with his life and his writing. The only constant, his copy of The Idiot, Bart meets many eclectic characters along the way, themselves young travelers like him, and together they share adventures and experiences against the breathtaking backdrops of China, Mongolia and Russia.

We talk about what's happening in Data & AI every week (well, most weeks). No buzzword bingo or marketing fluff—just honest conversations about the tech that's changing everything. Sometimes we go off on weird tangents about programming languages, tech/startup life, or whatever shiny object caught our attention. Whether you're knee-deep in code or just curious about AI, come hang out with us!

What are the four golden rules of conversation? How do you break the conversational ice? What are the key conversational red lights that will stop your efforts? What are the essential dos and don'ts for any conversation? Get answers to these questions and much more in this commonsense guide that will turn you into a master conversationalist!

Become your own 6-figure CFO with this podcast! Tackle the financial challenges that professionals and business owners face head-on. From navigating cash flow issues to reducing financial stress, this podcast offers actionable steps to break free from the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle. Transform your financial mindset, master your money, and achieve true financial independence. Tune in and start your journey to start becoming your own 6-figure CFO.

Making babies. For some, it’s virtually effortless – an accident, a “happy surprise”, or an easily executed plan. But for others, this almost universal drive to start a family does not come quite so effortlessly. In fact, for many, it’s can be a frustrating and expensive quest that in some cases never pays off, leaving them childless. These people dearly want what many of us barely give a second thought: having a baby. To start a family. To be a parent. And these people will go to remarkable, at times almost unbelievable lengths, to do just that. Carry On is about those people.

A podcast all about the rich history of the drums - and how they became what they are today! Join Bart van der Zee as he speaks with experts about the curious journey of the ever-evolving drum set.