Text us your thoughts on the podcastChange is coming to Europe, not to mention a far-right party takeover in Europe would impact US politics.supporting links1.     Marine Le Pen [Wikipedia]2.     Jordan Bardella [Wikipedia]3.     Who is 28-year-old far-right leader Jordan Bardella? [SkyNews]4.     Emmanuel Macron [Wikipedia]5.     France’s Macron bets big and stares down the far right [CNN]6.     2024 France election [POLITICO]7.     A far-right surge upends national politics [CNN]8.     Jordan Bardella: French National Rally has new leader to replace Le Pen [BBC]9.     2027 French presidential election [Wikipedia]Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios:-Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb-Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4-My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Music and/or Sound Effects are courtesy of Pixabay If you like to leave a review for an episode, please submit on Apple Podcast or on my website Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? If so please email us at: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Thank you for following the That's Life I Swear podcast!!

Text us your thoughts on the podcastSummaryRebecca Greenspan, an adoption consultant, discusses the process of open adoption and its benefits. She explains that open adoption allows adoptive parents to have access to information about the birth family, including names and medical backgrounds. Rebecca outlines the steps involved in the adoption process, including getting a home study, creating an adoption profile, and signing up with agencies or attorneys. She also addresses misconceptions about open adoption, such as birth parents changing their minds or co-parenting. In this conversation, Rebecca Gruenspan, discusses open adoption and the importance of education and support throughout the process. She emphasizes the need for prospective adoptive parents to listen, learn, and engage with the adoption community. Rebecca also highlights the role of adoption consultants in providing education, support, and guidance to adoptive families. Rebecca emphasizes the importance of building a supportive community and finding resources to navigate the adoption journey. She also mentions the evolving trends in adoption, such as the increase in single motherhood and the need for representation in adoptive families. Rebecca shares her own experiences and lessons learned in her 11 years of working in the adoption field. She concludes by encouraging prospective adoptive parents to embrace the complexity and beauty of adoption and commit to a lifetime of learning and growth as parents.Rebecca Greenspan, an adoption consultant, discusses the process of open adoption and its benefits.Supporting links1.       Rebecca Gruenspan Consulting [website]2.       The Adoption Roadmap book [Amazon]3.       What is Open Adoption [American Adoptions]Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios:-Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb-Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4-My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Music and/or Sound Effects are courtesy of Pixabay If you like to leave a review for an episode, please submit on Apple Podcast or on my website Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? If so please email us at: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Thank you for following the That's Life I Swear podcast!!

Text us your thoughts on the podcastThe Supreme Court is supposed to be the epitome of integrity and objective.supporting links1.     The Ethics in Government Act [Wikipedia]2.     Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire [ProPublica]3.     Justice Samuel Alito blames upside-down American flag on his wife [CNN]4.     Supreme Court of the Unites States [website]5.     Supreme Court of the United States History [Wikipedia]6.     Financial disclosures: Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito [POLITICO]7.     Thomas and Alito Are Appropriating Racial Justice Pushing Radical Agenda [Mother Jones]8.     Nobody Is Buying SCOTUS Justice Samuel Alito’s Excuses [The Daily Beast]Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios:-Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb-Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4-My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Music and/or Sound Effects are courtesy of Pixabay If you like to leave a review for an episode, please submit on Apple Podcast or on my website Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? If so please email us at: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Thank you for following the That's Life I Swear podcast!!

Text us your thoughts on the podcastThe endless thirst is coming. Day Zero looms like a specter over humanity, a harbinger of the apocalyptic global water crisis that will bring entire cities to their knees.supporting links1.     What is Day Zero [XPrize]2.     Water Risk Atlas [website]3.     Mexico City months away from running out of water [CNN]4.     AALU Landscape Urbanism [website]5.     UrbanNext podcast [Apple Podcasts]Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios:-Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb-Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4-My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Music and/or Sound Effects are courtesy of Pixabay If you like to leave a review for an episode, please submit on Apple Podcast or on my website Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? If so please email us at: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Thank you for following the That's Life I Swear podcast!!

Text us your thoughts on the podcastPeter Bellerby, the co-founder of Bellerby & Co., introduces a fascinating narrative about a neglected art form and its origins, that being the craftmanship of globe making.supporting links1.     Bellerby & Co, Globemakers [Wikipedia]2.     The Globemakers: The Curious Story of an Ancient Craft [Amazon]3.     The Art of Making Globes [CBS Sunday Morning News]4.     Bellerby & Co Globemakers, London [website]5.     Bellerby & Co - Traditional Globemakers [YouTube]6.     Why Bellerby Globes Are So Expensive [YouTube]7.     Cartography [Wikipedia]8.     Leonardo’s World Map [Wikipedia]9.     World Globe Terminology [Ultimate Globes]Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios:-Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb-Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4-My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Music and/or Sound Effects are courtesy of Pixabay If you like to leave a review for an episode, please submit on Apple Podcast or on my website Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? If so please email us at: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Thank you for following the That's Life I Swear podcast!!

Text us your thoughts on the podcastApple was caught flat-footed when ChatGPT and other AI tools took the technology industry by storm.supporting links1.     What is Apple GPT? [Lifewire]2.     A.I. Hallucination [Wikipedia]3.     OpenAI [website]4.     ANTHROP\C [website]5.     Machine Learning and AI/Careers at Apple [website]6.     Machine Learning Research at Apple [website]7.     AI on the iPhone: What to Expect From iOS 18, Siri and More [CNET]8.     Does Apple Have AI? [Bernard Marr & Co.]Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios:-Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb-Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4-My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Music and/or Sound Effects are courtesy of Pixabay If you like to leave a review for an episode, please submit on Apple Podcast or on my website Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? If so please email us at: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Thank you for following the That's Life I Swear podcast!!

Text us your thoughts on the podcastToday the GOP want to build a wall to secure our borders. This is unique because it’s not the Mexican border. Think New Hampshire to be precise.supporting links1.     A Border Wall to the North? Republicans Want to Discuss [Yahoo! News]2.     Immigration, the economy and foreign policy could decide the New Hampshire primary [ABC News]3.     Assessing New Hampshire’s border ‘crisis’ [Valley News]4.     Nikki Haley [Wikipedia]5.     US and China talk on fentanyl trafficking [Aljazeera]Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios:-Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb-Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4-My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Music and/or Sound Effects are courtesy of Pixabay If you like to leave a review for an episode, please submit on Apple Podcast or on my website Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? If so please email us at: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Thank you for following the That's Life I Swear podcast!!

Text us your thoughts on the podcastDo you like adventure, mystery, and human resilience? If you said yes, then I have a book review for you. We’re going to take a journey to the roof of the world, Mount Everest,supporting links1.     The Third Pole [Amazon]2.     Mark Synnott [The North Face]3.     Mt. Everest [Wikipedia]4.     3D Map of Mt Everest [ Mount Everest 3d website]5.     George Mallory [Wikipedia]6.     Sandy Irvine [Wikipedia]7.     Alex Honnold [Wikipedia]8.     Mountaineering over the past 50 years [Climbing website]9.     Lost on Everest [PBS]Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios:-Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb-Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4-My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Music and/or Sound Effects are courtesy of Pixabay If you like to leave a review for an episode, please submit on Apple Podcast or on my website Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? If so please email us at: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Thank you for following the That's Life I Swear podcast!!

Text us your thoughts on the podcastRussell Hamler, last of World War II’s Merrill’s Marauders, dies at 99. The foot soldiers marched and fought through harsh mountainous jungle on a mission to seize a Japanese-held airfield.supporting links1.     Merrill's Marauders [Wikipedia]2.     Psychoneurosis [Psychology Dictionary]3.     Amoebic Dysentery [National Library of Medicine]4.     Frank Merrill [Wikipedia]Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios:-Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb-Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4-My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Music and/or Sound Effects are courtesy of Pixabay If you like to leave a review for an episode, please submit on Apple Podcast or on my website Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? If so please email us at: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Thank you for following the That's Life I Swear podcast!!

Text us your thoughts on the podcastMariah Bonner shares her creative journey in the world of entertainment, from starting as a ballet dancer to becoming a model and actress. She later discovered her passion for singing and formed a musical partnership with Marcus Dagan. Mariah talks about the influences and inspirations that shaped her career and the challenges she faced along the way. Supporting links1.       Mariah Bonner [website]2.       Mariah Bonner [Instagram]3.       Mariah Bonner [YouTube]4.       Mariah Bonner [Blog site]5.       Mariah’s Morning Minutes [YouTube]6.       Bonner Private Wine Partnership [website]7.       Guildhall School of Music & Drama [website]Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios:-Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb-Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4-My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Music and/or Sound Effects are courtesy of Pixabay If you like to leave a review for an episode, please submit on Apple Podcast or on my website Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? If so please email us at: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Thank you for following the That's Life I Swear podcast!!

Text us your thoughts on the podcastLiving on Purpose is a self-help book about recognizing and normalizing one’s insecurities.supporting links1.     Leadership coach Amy Eliza Wong on why she avoids the word ‘should’ [Your Central Valley]2.     Always on Purpose [Website]3.     Always on Purpose [Book]4.     Amy Eliza Wong [LinkedIn]5.     Living on Purpose by Amy Eliza Wong [YouTube]6.     Amy Wong [Instagram]7.     On How to Thrive Despite Experiencing Impostor Syndrome/Interview [Medium]Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios:-Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb-Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4-My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Music and/or Sound Effects are courtesy of Pixabay If you like to leave a review for an episode, please submit on Apple Podcast or on my website Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? If so please email us at: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Thank you for following the That's Life I Swear podcast!!

Text us your thoughts on the podcastA second Trump presidency would produce a “destabilizing shock wave” across Europe. “NATO is dead” as far as Donald Trump is concerned.supporting links1.     Europe prepares to stand alone as Trump returns [POLOTICO]2.     How to prepare for a Trump 2.0 scenario [DW]3.     Europe wants to Trump-proof in case of a second term [CNN]4.     Here's what happens if Trump wins in 2024 [YouTube]5.     Inviting the Dark Ages Across the Planet [YouTube]6.     How people around the world see the U.S. and Donald Trump-2020 [Pew Research]Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios:-Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb-Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4-My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Music and/or Sound Effects are courtesy of Pixabay If you like to leave a review for an episode, please submit on Apple Podcast or on my website Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? If so please email us at: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Thank you for following the That's Life I Swear podcast!!

Text us your thoughts on the podcastIntroIn the midst of diverse life paths, individuals, regardless of their myriad achievements and encounters, frequently grapple with a sense of discontent and profound introspection. Such emotions might prompt contemplation regarding the alignment of their current existence with their true-life purpose.Supporting links1.       Living on Purpose [Amazon]2.       Always on Purpose [website]3.       Amy Eliza Wong [LinkedIn]Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios:-Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb-Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4-My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Music and/or Sound Effects are courtesy of Pixabay If you like to leave a review for an episode, please submit on Apple Podcast or on my website Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? If so please email us at: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Thank you for following the That's Life I Swear podcast!!

Text us your thoughts on the podcastThe complexities of modern family dynamics are changing. We're exploring a seismic shift in our society—a surge in only-child families. Supporting links1.     4 Tips for Only-Child Caregivers [Brain & Life]2.     Guide To Caring For Your Aging Parent As An Only Child [Morada]3.     Caring for aging parents when you’re an only child [Bayshore Healthcare]4.     How Being an Only Child Defined My Entire Life [AARP ETHEL]5.     Taking care of my extremely difficult elderly mom [AARP]Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios:-Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb-Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4-My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Music and/or Sound Effects are courtesy of Pixabay If you like to leave a review for an episode, please submit on Apple Podcast or on my website Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? If so please email us at: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Thank you for following the That's Life I Swear podcast!!

Text us your thoughts on the podcastOn April 2, 2024, several cars were driving to render aid with food for those in Gaza dealing with starvation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who described the attack on the convoy as unintentional, called the loss of innocent life as a “tragic case,” adding: “This happens in wartime.” supporting links1.     World Central Kitchen [website]2.     The World Central Kitchen Aid Workers Killed in Gaza [TIME Magazine]3.     Chef Jose Andres: Israel targeted his aid workers 'systematically, car by car' [REUTERS]4.     Jose Andres, Fights with A Spatula Instead of A Gun [That’s Life, I Swear Podcast]5.     Erin Gore, WCK CEO [LinkedIn]6.     Attacks on humanitarian workers [Wikipedia]7.     Major attacks on aid workers: Summary statistics [Aid Workers Security Org]Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios:-Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb-Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4-My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Music and/or Sound Effects are courtesy of Pixabay If you like to leave a review for an episode, please submit on Apple Podcast or on my website Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? If so please email us at: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Thank you for following the That's Life I Swear podcast!!

Text us your thoughts on the podcastThere’s a land embedded in the United States Code, one that Donald Trump, if re-elected president, could use to destroy our republic. But it’s not too late for Congress to defuse the mine now and protect America. supporting links1.     Insurrection Act of 1807 [Wikipedia]2.     Militia Acts of 1792 [Wikipedia]3.     The Insurrection Act Explained [Brennan Center for Justice]4.     George Floyd [Wikipedia]5.     Trump says only he can save America from disaster [The Conservative]6.     The Insurrection Act, the first provision, 10 U.S.C. Section 251 [LII]7.     The Insurrection Act, the first provision, 10 U.S.C. Section 252 [LII]Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios:-Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb-Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4-My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Music and/or Sound Effects are courtesy of Pixabay If you like to leave a review for an episode, please submit on Apple Podcast or on my website Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? If so please email us at: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Thank you for following the That's Life I Swear podcast!!

Text us your thoughts on the podcastShow notesIt's confirmed. A major Atlantic Ocean current is verging on collapse. The various reports for this concern call for fast and effective measures to cut planet-heating pollution to zero, to reduce global temperatures and slow melting in the Arctic.The key point here is that we don't have much time to do this, and the stakes are increasing.Supporting links1.     The Atlantic is at risk of circulation collapse [PHYS Org]2.     Susanne Ditlevsen [Wikipedia]3.     Warning of a forthcoming collapse of the Atlantic Ocean [Nature Communications]4.     Alarming collapse of Greenland ice shelves [Live Science]5.     Cold Blob [Wikipedia]6.     Tipping points in the climate system (map) [Wikipedia] 7.     Atlantic Ocean currents could collapse as early as 2025 [Fast Company]Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios:-Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb-Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4-My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Music and/or Sound Effects are courtesy of Pixabay If you like to leave a review for an episode, please submit on Apple Podcast or on my website Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? If so please email us at: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Thank you for following the That's Life I Swear podcast!!

Text us your thoughts on the podcastEver wondered how thieves can silently snatch the secrets right off your iPhone? Brace yourself for an eye-opening journey into the underworld of digital theft. We'll unveil the cunning tactics and unseen dangers that could compromise your most personal information. Get ready to rethink the security of your beloved iPhone.supporting links1.     Keychain software [Wikipedia]2.     Set up iCloud Keychain [Apple Support]3.     1Password [website]4.     Dashlane [website]5.     Cash App [website]6.     Venmo [website]Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios:-Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb-Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4-My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Music and/or Sound Effects are courtesy of Pixabay If you like to leave a review for an episode, please submit on Apple Podcast or on my website Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? If so please email us at: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Thank you for following the That's Life I Swear podcast!!

Text us your thoughts on the podcastThe extraordinary event that took place on the outskirts Berlin, during World War II, where 15 participants grafted plans that was the Nazis’ blueprint for the mass murder of Jewish people.supporting links1.     Wannsee Conference/Participants [Wikipedia]2.     Wannsee Conference and the "Final Solution" [Holocaust Encyclopedia]3.     Wannsee Protocol [Holocaust Encyclopedia]4.     Coordinating the Destruction of an Entire People [The National WWII Museum]5.     "Final Solution": In Depth [Holocaust Encyclopedia]6.     Minutes of the Wannsee Conference [Wikipedia]7.     Reinhard Heydrich [Britannica]8.     Peter Longerich [Wikipedia]Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios:-Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb-Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4-My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Music and/or Sound Effects are courtesy of Pixabay If you like to leave a review for an episode, please submit on Apple Podcast or on my website Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? If so please email us at: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Thank you for following the That's Life I Swear podcast!!

Text us your thoughts on the podcastFor three individuals, a Höfner expert and two journalists, finding Paul McCartney's lost guitar of 50 years became a mission. They were determined to find the guitar. supporting links1.     The Cavern Club [Wikipedia]2.     Please Please Me Album [YouTube]3.     With the Beatles Album [YouTube]4.     Beatlemania [Wikipedia]5.     Brian Epstein [Wikipedia]6.     John Lennon [Wikipedia]Contact That's Life, I Swear Tweet us at @RedPhantom Listen to audios:-Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb-Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4-My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Music and/or Sound Effects are courtesy of Pixabay If you like to leave a review for an episode, please submit on Apple Podcast or on my website Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? If so please email us at: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ Thank you for following the That's Life I Swear podcast!!