Inflation has been felt at the grocery store, at the gas pump, at the car dealership, traveling.... okay, pretty much everywhere.

And yes, that means that the home building industry has been hit just as hard. How hard has it been hit? Well, returning to the program today is David Belman (Belman Homes) who outlines how the supply chain issues, when coupled with the increase in interest rates and inflation, has been a perfect storm for the home building industry.

"When you put all the regulation that you have in, in our [home building] industry, right now, it's adding $94,000 to the cost of a new home due to local state and federal regulation.

And you talk about these young kids and they're going to work and trying to get money so they can buy a house and they can't afford it because the government's costing so much money before you even put a shovel on the ground.

So that's what I'm really passionate about is really trying to help the housing affordability issue because it'll help everybody because housing is something that everybody should have access to."

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On today's episode of The Brian Nichols Show, I'm riding solo, talking about why it's okay to say "no" in both life and in sales.

Later, I dig into why I think it's important we focus on celebrating greatness, and then finally, I wrap up by outlining my strategies to effectively listen to podcasts.

"As a matter of fact, it might be the thing that's actually holding you back in sales.

There's only one thing that each of us experiences in the exact same way. And that's time. T

ime is the ultimate non-renewable resource.

It doesn't matter where you're born, what family you're born to, how much money you have your predicaments in life or any other extraneous situation you can think of time evens all playing fields, and saying the word know gives you control of dictating who does and who doesn't get part of that time."

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Yup... we're talking storytelling using *that* Billy Madison.

Or at least, we'll be using the scene that features the book, "The Puppy Who Lost His Way" and why Billy didn't find the children's book as compelling as Ms. Lippy had hoped. 

Oh, and did you know we can use storytelling in sales? It's true! And not only can you use storytelling, but it'll be a GAMECHANGER.

What makes a good story? Take a listen to find out!

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"My body, my choice" doesn't seemingly apply to those refusing the COVID booster.

At least, that's how it appears, as today's guest (Ellie Puentes) was EXPELLED FROM COLLEGE for the the audacity of refusing to take the COVID booster... all this after having an adverse reaction to the second dose of her COVID vaccine!

Listen as Ellie outlines her experience being expelled by Union College and how far the COVID insanity gone.

" I'm fully vaccinated. I received my second dose back in September, but I got so sick from it to the point where I ended up hospitalized and continued to have something to this day.

And before getting the vaccine, I had no health issues. So when I got an email from my school, reminding me to get the booster vaccine, I sent out an email with my concerns, and my request for an exemption was denied.

They denied my hospital documents.

They denied a letter written by my doctor, you know, who's known me longer than administration of Union, where he stated it's ill-advised for me to receive the booster right now, and they denied that."

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After 4 and 1/2 years, we've hit an incredible milestone at The Brian Nichols Show. Not only have we hit the top 1.5% of podcasts globally, but we have just reached our 500th episode!

Today, I'm sharing 5 of my favorite conversations from the past 500 episodes!

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On today's episode of The Brian Nichols Show, I'm joined by Michael Seifert (CEO + Founder of PublicSq.) joins the program to introduce PublicSq - a platform that is connecting freedom-loving Americans with local community, reliable information, and the businesses that share their values.

"There is a whole separate economy emerging for the people that are just tired of the wokeness. And they just want a break.

And they want to support businesses that make them proud to be an American. That's what people want to feel. And for us, you know, the goal is, let's capitalize on that.

Let's actually build that community with that mission at the forefront, especially for the small businesses and local communities. Our kind of mission is how can I help the one location coffee shop feel that same sort of magic, And it's been pretty cool to see that come to life."

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The conversation towards abortion/Roe v. Wade has always been a heated discussion... but does it have to be that way?

Returning to the program today is Oliva Rondeau, who joins us to walk through this often difficult and delicate subject, and how we can best avoid the usual demonization.

"The answer lies in communities, how these communities take care of their pregnant women and pregnant teens who are in a tough situation, and how we view these pregnant women and pregnant teens and try to end the stigma.

Because people make mistakes, it takes two people, like... we're all adults here. So let's let's kind of end the, 'us versus them', 

As we go more and more polarized and more and more separate, you'll see that, as we demonize each other, the situation does not solve itself."

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Returning to The Brian Nichols Show today is Dr. Patrick Moore (Author, "Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom") to discuss how most of the scare stories in the media today are based on things that are invisible, like CO2 and radiation, or very remote, like polar bears and coral reefs.

Thus, the average person cannot observe and verify the truth of these claims for themselves. They must rely on activists, the media, politicians, and scientists - all of whom have a huge financial and/or political interest in the subject - to tell them the truth.

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On today's episode, I'm flying solo, talking about the difference between tolerance and acceptance, plus how to start resetting narratives vs. responding to narratives.

"I think it's pretty obvious that the main thing we can take away is that it's important for us when we're speaking the truth and selling the ideas and solutions that we bring to the table from the liberty perspective, that instead of being squishy and trying not to offend, that It's important to make definitive and declarative positions based on not only what you believe, but also in the face of that which you disagree with…"

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(Today's episode originally aired in November 2020 and is getting a special re-air with today being May 4th!)

"So this is how liberty dies... with thunderous applause...".

I bet you've heard that phrase used when discussing politics, right? Well, like many other examples, it is just one parallel between the world of "Earthly politics" and the world of "Star Wars politics".

Joining the show to help outline just how much our world and the Star Wars world share is host of "Beltway Banthas" and political commentator Stephen Kent!

Find Stephen and Beltway Banthas: https://www.stephendkent.com/

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