What have you seen out of Jonah Cox that makes your eyes open?

Yeah, I mean, he just impacts the game in so many ways.

The defense and outfield looks pretty good.

I know he's still right.

He's not new to second base, but he hasn't played second base a lot as a pro.

He played it in college a little bit.

So it's not an entirely new position.

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What have you seen out of Jonah Cox that makes your eyes open?

Yeah, I mean, he just impacts the game in so many ways.

The defense and outfield looks pretty good.

I know he's still right.

He's not new to second base, but he hasn't played second base a lot as a pro.

He played it in college a little bit.

So it's not an entirely new position.

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yeah i would say first and foremost if you're familiar with obsequie and you like obsequie you should check us out um currently i think based out of the boston area like last time i talked to tanner um he's off doing holder and uh crypt sermon stuff so i don't know necessarily what he's doing right now both great bands yeah terrific bands yeah um so i think if you like obsequie we are probably an easy slam dunk in that regard there's a lot of uh similar sounds and influences Um, I would say it's a, it's a mix of blind guardian with Bathory, the Viking era.

So hammer heart, twilight of the gods, blood, fire, death, and then, um, a good chunk of just like the, like the, the pedal to the metal, um, classic black metal stuff, the, like the early year immortal stuff, or like I was talking about at the heart of winter, it's got a lot of that, um, um that like early 90s ferocity to it but then we just like gussy it up with a bunch of harmonies and melodies and you know we wear armor on stage right

Why change it? Right.

Right.

Yeah.

I don't I don't change it just to change it.

But I think there is a thing that, you know, as I get older and I hear more music and I play more music, I can start to pick out things that like, oh, I've done that.

then

you would be referred for what's called professional monitoring.

You could also refer yourself to monitoring outside the licensure process And then there are those people, and I'll skip some of the pathway details here, but depending on circumstances, a person, especially if there was, say, a patient complaint about an incident and it was eventually investigated and tied back to mental illness or addiction, you could be required to undergo treatment and then monitoring for up to five years or longer.

in a professional group that keeps track of how you're doing and attempts to quantify and objectify that you're making progress, you're safe, you may not be released to practice until you demonstrate you're safe and well enough.

So I got interested in those challenges that certain professionals would face, did consultations to the licensing board and to these monitoring boards.

And then my last 10 years with Hazelden Betty Ford and in our Oregon programs, among our multiple state programs, we had a special interest in helping healthcare professionals.

And so they would be admitted to us specifically from all over the United States.

as a musician you can practice a piece of music or play a piece of music, but I've found that that kind of response came from not performing like a actual piece of music, but doing really rote exercises, just, you know, playing intervals and in all 12 keys, very, very methodical, very rote, you know, not interesting in any way, shape or form, but the, repetitive nature of it was really quite meditative in a

Where is it that we focus in the second half? How do we find value in the second half? And what is important for the Giants in these final 66?

Yeah.

I, I, I mean, I think the trade deadline's gonna be a big, um, kind of deadline coming up for the Giants, because they look like obvious sellers at this point in time.

They're probably gonna look to trade their expiring contracts, including Luis Arias, Robbie Ray, and Sal Manley.

I, I think one of the things that the Giants have to look to in the, in the second half of the year is trying to figure out who can help them beyond this season, um, especially in the bullpen, because, uh, a- anyone who's watched them this year knows that that's a problem.

So there, there's no one who really has a concrete role beyond this season in, uh, in the bullpen, and I think it would behoove the Giants to really use the final, uh, 66 games to figure, try and figure out one or two solutions for future bullpens.

And then just s- trying to figure out the rotation as well.

How excited should Giants fans be about where he's already placed on this prospect list, and how quickly do you think he could find himself at the big league level?

Where is it that we focus in the second half? How do we find value in the second half? And what is important for the Giants in these Final 66?

Yeah, I mean, I think the trade deadline is going to be a big kind of deadline coming up for the Giants because they look like obvious sellers at this point in time.

They're probably going to look to trade their expiring contracts, including Louisa Rice, Robbie Ray, and Tyler Malley.

I think one of the things that the Giants have to look to in the second half of the year is trying to figure out who can help them beyond this season, especially in the bullpen, because anyone who's watched them this year knows that that's a problem.

So there's no one who really has a concrete plan rule beyond this season and the bullpen.

And I think it would behoove the Giants to really use the final 66 games to try and figure out one or two solutions for future bullpens.

And then just trying to figure out the rotation as well.

How excited should Giants fans be about where he's already placed on this prospect list, and how quickly do you think he could find himself at the big league level?

Where is it that we focus in the second half? How do we find value in the second half? And what is important for the Giants in these final 66?

Yeah, I, I mean, I think the trade deadline's gonna be a big, um, kind of deadline coming up for the Giants because they look like obvious sellers at this point in time.

They're probably gonna look to trade their expiring contracts, including Luis Arias, Robbie Ray, and Sal Jalyn Malle.

I, I think one of the things that the Giants have to look to in the, in the second half of the year is trying to figure out who can help them beyond this season, um, especially in the bullpen.

Because, uh, a- anyone who's watched them this year knows that that's a problem.

So there, there's no one who really has a concrete role beyond this season in, uh, in the bullpen, and I think it would behoove the Giants to really use the final, uh, 66 games to figure, try and figure out one or two solutions for future bullpens.

And then just s- trying to figure out the rotation as well.

Grainger, for the ones who get it done

Where is it that we focus in the second half? How do we find value in the second half? And what is important for the Giants in these Final 66?

Yeah, I mean, I think the trade deadline is going to be a big kind of deadline coming up for the Giants because they look like obvious sellers at this point in time.

They're probably going to look to trade their expiring contracts, including Louisa Rice, Robbie Ray, and Tyler Malley.

I think one of the things that the Giants have to look to in the second half of the year is trying to figure out who can help them beyond this season, especially in the bullpen, because anyone who's watched them this year knows that that's a problem.

So there's no one who really has a concrete plan rule beyond this season and the bullpen.

And I think it would behoove the Giants to really use the final 66 games to try and figure out one or two solutions for future bullpens.

And then just trying to figure out the rotation as well.

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That's right.

And the kids wearing a So Far, So Good, So What...

T-shirt, and you're s- and maybe two generations, like a, a 18-year-old kid and maybe a 12-year-old kid to the show.

I mean, when we make the al- when any of, of the artists whose albums stand the test of time, w- you're in your 20s and th- you're not thinking about standing the test of time.

Your, your music or your constitution, you know, your health.

I, you know, I was always pretty health-conscious, but so to look back, you know, all these decades later and to see the appreciation that the people have when we do the meet and greets, uh, the VIPs and the people come with things that I've never seen from back in the day for us-

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Jeff, can you speak on the same topic? Talk a little bit, please, about challenges that you're seeing in the real world right now and how you help to bridge that gap between what you've learned and how to really help people in the field.

Let me start by saying that, Cristalo, we're very aligned on so many things.

It's just really great to hear your perspective.

I'm obviously biased towards it since we're so aligned.

But to answer the question, I think the best way to answer it, I'm going to fly through my career timeline really fast just as a way to answer the question.

I was involved in what at the time was the longest strength and conditioning study ever performed while I was at Penn State under the direction of Dr.

Bill Kramer.

How do you see the relationship between that work and what you're learning at CSP currently?

What have you seen on all three of these teams, and how consistent have they been playing?

Yeah, I mean, I think Richmond's been the biggest surprise this year.

And I, I think it's a testament that, uh, you know, half their roster has already moved up to Triple-A and the majors, uh, since then.

And they, they s- still finding ways to win.

But, you know, I, I think for the Giants, uh, they have talented rosters up and down the minors.

Uh, probably in the lower minors they're, they're a bit on the older side, so you know, there, there's a case to be made that they're, that they're winning due in part to having kind of older rosters, which is fine.

Um, you know, they, they want these guys to spend some time at each level before they move, and, and I think that's not a bad, uh, developmental philosophy.

Uh, is that a good thought for him to learn that position and, and maybe have that in his back pocket also?

What have you seen on all three of these teams, and how consistent have they been playing?

Yeah, I mean, I think Richmond's been the biggest surprise this year.

And I think it's a testament that, you know, half their rosters already moved up to AAA and the majors since then.

And they're still finding ways to win.

But, you know, I think for the Giants, they have talented rosters up and down the minors.

Probably in the lower minors, they're a bit on the older side.

So, you know, there's a case to be made that they're winning, doing part to having kind of older rosters, which is fine.

Do you put him out there most of the time?

Let's talk about the writing and recording process behind it.

Well, writing usually comes first, and that came actually long before Kings of Thrash was even a, seed in anybody's noodle.

Perhaps you or some of your listeners have caught the recent Nick Menza documentary that's floating around.

Yes.

And they might have noticed I'm in that.

And there's also music in the movie.

Not a lot, but there's some.

This

Do you think this is going to be a good move by McDonald in the rotation?

Yeah, I mean, he's pitched better than just about anyone else in the Jacks rotation so far, and for him, I think it's a good way to just evaluate what he can do.

I mean, there's a pretty, with Tyler Mallee going to the injured list, there's a pretty good opening for McDonald's to really solidify his case in a rotation, not just for this year, but for future years.

I mean, that's a conversation for a different day, but right now it's just about uh, you know, proving that he can pitch in the majors.

And so far he's done that.

Um, I think for me, the thing that stands out is how he pitches against left-handed pitching because, or left-handed errors, because they, uh, they still do pretty well against them.

Um, so he's given me the pitch to really neutralize that platoon advantage.

He has not done that yet.

Can you find any reason to believe that the giants can even play 500 baseball from this point on?

Yeah, that's a, that's a tough, tough call right now because you know, It's not that they're, you know, if you look at the record, they're 20 and 30, they're 10 games and they're 500.

They've got a negative run differential.

There isn't really much in what they're doing that, that points to, you know, the potential for better play.

You know, when you look at the offense as a whole, when you look at the pitching staff as a whole, they are kind of right where they, they should be.

There isn't really much that you can hang your hat on right now and say, and say, well, you know, they should be better, you know, once, once, you know, their breaks go their way.

But right now it's just, This is kind of who they are.

And I don't, it's not even to say that I expect either of those things to turn around, but, What do you make of Arise's fielding and Schmidt's bat kind of developing now into something that is worthy of DH spots as opposed to this prospect they called up in Bryce Eldridge?

Yeah.

Um, I don't wanna go too deep down the rabbit hole for analytics, but, uh, you know, there, there's just a lot of, um, you know, favorable tr- uh, underlying trends that suggest that he's gonna pitch better, he's gonna get to his numbers, um, over time.

It just, you know, it just happens to be a slow start right now.

And then, um, you know, uh, the, the back end of the rotation, you talked about Adrian Houser and Tyler Mahle.

Right.

And then Adrian Houser, very contact heavy profile.

He's not getting hitters to swing and miss.

Left-handed hitters are, um, you know, really hurting him right now.

I mean...

Well, I was going to say, I mean, I actually think this is a great jumping off point to talk about some big tensions going on right now in AI use in schools, right? Because I feel like there's, for one thing, too, this is an assignment that happens, I think, a lot.

So it's not just some very strange out there idea.

I think it's kind of one of the suggested or kind of best practices that's emerging is to have the teacher do this kind of thing where the teacher You have the student put the prompt into the bot and have it write the paper.

And then the student is then tasked to be the teacher to say, I'm going to critique this.

I'm going to rip it to shreds or find fault with it.

And that way, by telling the teacher what you find fault with, the idea is if it's about a passage they read or a book or something, you have to show what you know in order to say how bad the bot is.

I know it's