A Walk Through the Mind

Everyone puts in hours at the office for the chance to earn just enough extra money to relax and unwind for their weekend. But should we just be aiming for those two days we see every week? How much effort are we willing to put in for our forever weekend: retirement?

Executive Producer: Sir Sean of the Allegheny Valley

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I float the river in the summer time, and the one thing I enjoy most about it is Unplugging. Leaving technology behind a few hours to soak in life around me.

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There's been a lot of talk recently about "meatless burgers" lately. This has led me down a thought line that includes other foods, dogs, vitamins and minerals, and so far as to include CRISPR.

https://www.soultrustrecords.com/blog-1/is-broccoli-a-man-made-vegetable-or-is-it-natural https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry_Belyayev_%28zoologist%29

https://www.womenshealthmag.com/food/a21566428/beyond-meat-burger-ingredients/

https://www.womenshealthmag.com/food/a21050196/the-impossible-burger/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRISPR

https://healthfully.com/451616-do-all-excess-vitamins-get-excreted-from-the-body.html

https://healthfully.com/451616-do-all-excess-vitamins-get-excreted-from-the-body.htm l https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2017/09/04/antidepressants-found-in-the-great-lakes-and-fish/#1d2ac89987db

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With the war in Ukraine still ongoing, the European Union is experiencing an energy crises, with California and their electric car mandate seeming to be not too far behind. How many dominoes are in the series of rising electricty costs or in the line of removal of not-so-Green energy?

Executive Producers: Jamie PocketParley

https://www.newpodcastapps.com https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/international-issues/europes-skyrocketing-energy-prices-cause-industries-to-close/

https://fortune.com/2022/09/01/california-electric-cars-charge-newsom/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-25/uk-wind-power-sets-record-on-gusty-weather

https://fortune.com/2021/09/16/the-u-k-went-all-in-on-wind-power-never-imaging-it-would-one-day-stop-blowing/ (Read with Javascript disabled)

https://thedeepdive.ca/in-poland-people-are-lining-up-for-days-to-stock-up-on-coal-for-the-winter/

Wind Energy in Russia:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211467X21000134

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas_in_Russia

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/Russian-Natural-Gas-Production-Expected-To-Hit-All-Time-High-This-Year.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nord_Stream

https://energyforprogress.org/article/one-question-on-energy-how-does-natural-gas-become-electricity/

https://petrowiki.spe.org/Gas_as_fertilizer_feedstock

Natural gas to fertilizer study:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0973082608603531

https://gearandgrit.com/convert-watts-calories-burned-cycling/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower

https://www.solarproguide.com/how-much-electricity-generated-by-solar-panel/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_cycle_power_plant

https://greenliving.lovetoknow.com/Efficiency_of_Wind_Energy

https://www.ge.com/power/transform/article.transform.articles.2018.mar.come-hele-or-high-water

Older Price citations:

https://infogalactic.com/info/Cost_of_electricity_by_source

More Recent Price citations:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_electricity_by_source

Gas and Electricity Prices: How are they Calculated?:

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-11767544

https://www.leveltenenergy.com/post/energy-markets-101

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Energy_Regulatory_Commission NOVA: The Nuclear Option (2017) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6418050/

YouTube Links:

How is the price of electricity determined? How does the electricity market function?: (Fingrid) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbCx2gdakdc

Natural Gas 101: Natural Gas Pricing Components: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLr_YdlLiJ8 The Business of Natural Gas (Annoying audio):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb9EF6NsloU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44qx3JZzsGc

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I've been induldging in Soviet Russia era stories. Seeing how they used their population to enforce State requirements, where do we stand today when the State comes a'calling?

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What is our current day Rite of Passage? What occasion marks our progression through life to show we have grown?

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Living in 2 different States has shown me different ways of tax utilization. Trash disposal is one of the bigger stark views I was able to see right off the bat. The cost of food is almost on par, but car registration is less. What level of societal contributions (taxes) do we endure to make sure our community is operating at a level we approve of? Executive Producer: Sir Sean of the Allegheny Valley https://www.walottery.com/WhoBenefits/

https://www.westernjournal.com/costco-manager-seattle-sugar-tax/

https://dor.wa.gov/taxes-rates/other-taxes/cigarette-tax

https://www.opportunityinstitute.org/blog/post/an-introduction-to-the-wa-state-budget-the-general-fund-and-sources-of-revenue/

https://www.tn.gov/revenue/news/2022/6/6/state-fee-waived-on-vehicle-registrations-starting-july-1.html

https://kingcounty.gov/depts/dnrp/solid-waste/facilities/transfer/factoria-transfer.aspx

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There's been a lot of talk lately about Universal Basic Income (UBI). Where does the money come from? How will it impact us overall? Do we already have a UBI?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen%27s_dividend

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Papershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supplemental_Nutrition_Assistance_Program

https://usdebtclock.org/

https://legalinsurrection.com/2018/04/finland-ends-its-experiment-with-universal-basic-income/

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BBQ's, Frisbee, Fireworks, Freedom, and the Star Spangled Banner; things we celebrate on the 4th of July. The words of of the Star Spangled Banner inspire inner thoughts on this day that I would like to share with you.

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In this episode, I recall my road trip from Washington to the South East. https://carhenge.com/

Nebraska National Forest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/nebraska https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_World_War_I_Museum_and_Memorial http://billybon3s.com