First Round - Episode 1

Hosted by Stevens alongside Gaby and Tammy, The Fifty First State Podcast breaks down the headlines that drive the conversation. From politics and pop culture to sports, music, movies and social issues, the trio brings bold, unfiltered commentary and a unique Canadian perspective to topics shaping today’s world.

Exploring all sides of a person, host Aaron Kominos-Smith discusses first your job and then what else you love to do.

Welcome to Medallica: Minnows vs The World! Join hosts Gus and Rig live from Paris as they follow the journeys of the countries striving to experience Olympic success for the first time, as well as their bid to host the 2036 Olympics in the micro-nation they founded - The People's Republic of Riggustan. We also look at all the behind the scenes Olympic news in “Apocolympics Now”, and bring you a feature each episode on countries who might break the duck during the games in "Donut Spotlight". It’s the Olympics podcast you always wanted, but never had.

We speak with today's top entrepreneurs including Joel Brown, John Lee Dumas, Tim Sykes, Chris Ducker and successful individuals like Hollywood actress Rachele Brooke Smith to give you the motivation you need to start your first business, gain confidence, improve your self-development, grow your income, and become the entrepreneur you were always meant to be!

Peter Ralston is the author of several books on consciousness and skill including: "The Book of Not Knowing" and "The Principles of Effortless Power." His books have been translated into over 5 different languages. Peter's work in consciousness also led to many breakthroughs in martial arts, which allowed him to become the first non asian to win a full contact world martial arts tournament in Asia. We want to share various samples of the consciousness work that Peter is about to provide a platform that will stimulate you toward breakthroughs and insights in your own life; or to present ideas to you that you may not have thought about heretofore. Thank you for listening please enjoy.

Julia Bendis was born in the Former Soviet Union and moved to the US at the age of thirteen with her parents and younger brother. The women in her family have always done three major things in their lives: feed everyone, match and help everyone around them! Both her mother and grandmother have always dabbled in matchmaking, and continue to count numerous weddings and babies as a result. Julia's first match was when she was in high school, and she hasn’t stopped since. Matchmaking has literally been in her blood for generations, and connecting people in various forms is a strong passion of hers. Julia has always known that she had a keen intuition of who would be great together, and her ability to read people developed even stronger as she got older. This intuition and her grandmother’s wisdom has guided and helped her over all these years, and Julia continues to use her wise words and advice to this day. Besides helping singles, she has always been a strong advocate for women, human