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Virtual Assistant Podcast 015 – Interview With Jason Van Orden Part 01

In this episode of the Virtual Assistant Podcast, Cliff is excited to have Jason VanOrden of InternetBusinessMastery.com join him to share some of his experience with using virtual assistants in his own internet based business. This episode is part 1 of 2 of their conversation. Learn what type of work Jason has delegated to virtual assistants and how he found that help.

Some of Cliff’s notes from this first portion of the conversation include:
* Elance.com
* oDesk.com
* GetReplaceMyself.com
* BestJobs.ph

One thing is for certain. You definitely want to tune in next week for the conclusion of this conversation. During the second half of their call, the conversation got into some pretty deep topics that were very helpful to Cliff as he is at a crossroads in his own business journey.

Please call TODAY with your questions on our voicemail hotline at 859-795-4067. Or use your voice memo application on your iPhone to record feedback or questions. Simply email it to feedback@gspn.tv.  Know someone else who needs to hire a VA? Send them an note with a link to http://VirtualAssistantPodcast.com.

+ Help iGot a Mac 128 – Free iPhone Cases and a Proximity Sensor Fix is Coming

Social Media Serenity 050 – Ning Vs BuddyPress

In this episode Cliff and Erik talk about having your own social network for your own community. There are many options out there for this. However, the conversation is very much focused on Ning.com and BuddyPress.org.

Family From the Heart 119 – Should I support His Hobby?

This is probably one of the best episodes of Family From The Heart that has been recorded to date. Cliff and Stephanie received an email from a listener who has been struggling with supporting her husband in his hobby of cycling. Have a listen to the episode, hear the question and the responses that Cliff and Stephanie share, and feel free to call in your own thoughts and comments on their voice mail feedback hotline. Of course, they would very much LOVE IT if you were to call them with a question that could launch them into another new topic to discuss. The number is 859-795-4067.

Special thanks to the folks at Mardel.com! Please shop with them when looking for Christian books, music, dvds, and more. PLEASE BE SURE TO ENTER PROMO CODE “gspn” in the shopping cart so that they will see that you came to their site as a result of their sponsorship with us! You will receive an additional 10% off your entire order when you use our promo code!

+ Full Time Mom – Is Sarah Taboo?

Business Tech Weekly 041 – App Sumo – Chrome – Air Sketch

In this episode, Cliff and Andy discuss the following technologies:

* Write.fm – simple but no security!
* Appsumo.com
* Cliff’s Moving To Chrome Browser On The Mac!
* Air Sketch for ipad

Call Them Today: Do you have a question about a technology that could help you in your business? Do you have a comment you want to share? Call the voice mail listener feedback hotline. It’s available 24hrs a day, 7 days a week by calling 859-795-4067.

Podcast Answer Man 169 – Syndicating Your Podcast to Radio

Cliff is absolutely certain that if you enjoy the content in Podcast Answer Man, you will want to listen to Social Media Serenity Episode 50 titled Ning Vs BuddyPress.

In this episode, Chris called to ask what he should do about his iTunes subscribers since he is in a place where he needs to change the host for his .mp3 files.

Pete called in to ask about how to get to the top of the iTunes Rankings and how to maintain your place at the top. Pete also mentioned that he had some great success in getting his show syndicated on radio shows. Cliff emailed Pete to see if he could get some more details on how he was able to pull this off. Of course Cliff shares his response here.

Andy called in to let us know that you can change your iTunes Store location to another country to see reviews that others around the world have left for you, and how to do it.

Finally, Cliff shares some of his thoughts on the WordPress Vs Thesis debate over the GPL license. If you want to listen to the interview between Chris Pearson and Matt Mullenweg, Cliff encourages you to do so by clicking here.

+ Twilight Saga Podcast – Breaking Dawn Chapter 1

+ Twilight Saga Podcast – Breaking Dawn Chapter 2

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So, fellow gspn.tv fans, one of the other podcasts that’s worth a special mention is the Social Media Serenity Podcast episode “Ning Vs BuddyPress”.  I’ve seen that “Ning” around on websites and blogs and always wondered what it was.  So I listened to the podcast and was surprised to discover that Cliff gave a cool sneak peak into what may be in store for the Community…check it out if you like to be “in the know”!

If you’re fairly new to gspn.tv, take it from me – Cliff is always working to make gspn.tv better and better all the time – settle in, ’cause you’re going to want to stick around.  :-)

See you next week! Carole

If you’d like to know more about me, here’s my personal blog: Carole’s Thoughtful Spot

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Podcast Answer Man 168 – An Unpolished Approach to Podcasting

In this episode, Cliff started off by sharing some technical woes that he had over the last two days. Learn what the three pieces of audio equipment are that Cliff has had over the years that have needed to be replaced. Cliff thinks it is worthy to mention that his original Edirol R-09 recorder had recorded well over 2,200 podcast episodes before the 1/8″ line input jack developed a short in it.

Dave called from Australia about an iTunes review that he posted. Cliff explained how you can go in and edit a review that you’ve previously posted, should you ever want to do so.

Walter called in with some constructive feedback on what Cliff calls his “unpolished approach to podcasting.”

Cliff shares a little bit of what he found while attempting to do his Blog Talk Radio experiment. He explains why he decided to abandon the project before it really got started.

Other topics covered in this show:
* Can I do effective podcasting and new media work with HugesNet Internet Access?
* How can I go about screening calls using TalkShoe?

Social Media Serenity 049 – The New Old Spice

In this episode, Cliff and Erik spend a good deal of time covering the Old Spice YouTube Viral Video Campaign. Brands should take notice of what was done with this campaign. Simply amazing. Check the videos out for yourself on the Old Spice YouTube Channel.

Cliff and Erik also briefly mentioned Osfoora for the iPhone.

Call in your feedback on the voice mail hotline at 859-795-4067. Or use your voice memo application on your iPhone to record feedback or questions. Simply email it to feedback@gspn.tv.

+ Full Time Mom 133 – 100 Miles in July

Family From the Heart 118 – This Week in Entertainment

In this episode, Cliff and Stephanie provide reviews of the Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Inception, and the final game of the World Cup Series. They also talk about a way that they have found to spend some quality time together while walking. They wrap things up by sharing some emails that they had received in the show.

Special thanks to the folks at Mardel.com! Please shop with them when looking for Christian books, music, dvds, and more. PLEASE BE SURE TO ENTER PROMO CODE “gspn” in the shopping cart so that they will see that you came to their site as a result of their sponsorship with us! You will receive an additional 10% off your entire order when you use our promo code!

+ Help iGot a Mac 127 – Help I Got an iPhone

Business Tech Weekly 040 – The Perfect Software Package

In this episode, Cliff and Andy have a discussion on whether or not there is a perfect software package out there. Also, they discussed how Kmart and Old Spice are doing some things right. Actually, you should certainly check out the videos mentioned in this episode on the Old Spice YouTube Channel.

Cliff’s Tech Tip: Doc Sign for the iPhone

Andy’s Tech Tip: Air Display

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Virtual Assistant Podcast 014 – What Do I Do With All This Free Time?

In this episode, Cliff shares his thoughts on what you could do with all the free time you have after achieving great success in delegating tasks to your virtual assistant. Also, in this episode, Cliff shares several ideas on how you can involve your Virtual Assistant in services that are offered directly to your clients to bring additional value to what you offer. These articles were taken from the e-course titled “Delegate Effectively In 21 Days” which you can get for free, from our sponsor’s website at ContemporaryVA.com.

Be sure to tune in to the next two episodes which will include interviews that will provide some valuable insights that you don’t want to miss.

Special thanks to Contemporary VA for sponsoring this podcast. This is the firm Cliff personally uses for his own business.  Know someone else who needs to hire a VA? Send them a note with a link to http://VirtualAssistantPodcast.com.

Biggest Loser Podcast 035 – Catching Up With Losing It With Jillian

In this episode, Fr. Roderick and Cliff discuss recent episodes of Losing It With Jillian. They talk briefly about the topic of smoking. Maggie called in to ask about whether or not there was a good recommendation for a pedometer iPhone app. Cliff suggested using an actual pedometer and shared the one that he uses at http://gspn.tv/pedometer. Several folks called in about the Jillian Michaels iPhone App, which Father Roderick said he will give a try this week.

And that’s a wrap for last week!

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So, fellow gspn.tv listeners, I think all this mention of Old Spice is ironic because if you live in the U.S. you have probably been using plenty of deodorant the last few weeks – we have been having a relentless heatwave in many parts of the country.  I’ll say one thing – when my husband comes in later from doing yardwork in the hot sun, I can only PRAY he will smell like the Old Spice Guy…the man your man could smell like!  LOL!

See you next week! Carole

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+ Social Media Serenity 048 – Degress of Separation

+ Full Time Mom 132 - I Have a Fan

Virtual Assistant Podcast 013 – Virtual Assistant Podcast – No Task is Too Small

In this episode, Cliff shares some recent tasks that he’s given Andrea, his own personal VA, to do for him. These tasks include researching details on refinancing his home mortgage, handling the details of a back-ordered item for one of his customers, and following up with existing clients to generate more consulting calls for Cliff’s weekly schedule.

Also in this episode, Cliff has the honor of speaking with Holly Kile (@hjkile on Twitter) about her experiences of being a virtual assistant. Cliff loved the inspiration that she gave him in the area of having his virtual assistant help him create e-books for his business.

Cliff also read a couple of great articles that help to explain the cost effectiveness of delegating even small tasks, and determining which tasks to delegate.

Special thanks to Contemporary VA for sponsoring this podcast.  Please call TODAY with your questions on our voicemail hotline at 859-795-4067. Or use your voice memo application on your iPhone to record feedback or questions. Simply email it to feedback@gspn.tv.

Biggest Loser 034 – Going to the Gym

In this episode, Cliff and Father Roderick talk about the ideas of joining a team sport or getting a membership to a local gym. These two conversations were prompted by Cliff listening to episode 40 of Fr. Roderick’s Healthy Catholic Podcast.

Also, in this episode, Cliff shares some thoughts about the effects of a three day vacation and returning back to work. This conversation is more about the benefits of going out for a walk to help clear your mind and to boost your creativity. In the podcast, Cliff mentioned that he would publish a link to download this episode of the Pursuing A Balanced Life Podcast, a podcast where many episodes are reserved for paying subscribers to that podcast. As promised, the following is a link where you can download this episode for free.

Right-Click Here To Download The Episode Mentioned.

Family From the Heart 117 – Vacation From the Heart

In this episode, Cliff and Stephanie share some experiences from their 4th of July weekend getaway. They also shared some email feedback that had come in from Kylie, Diane, and John.

Sites mentioned in this episode:
http://Mardel.com/gspn
https://bettermarriageblanket.com
http://bookadventure.org

Special thanks to the folks at Mardel.com! Please shop with them when looking for Christian books, music, dvds, and more. PLEASE BE SURE TO ENTER PROMO CODE “gspn” in the shopping cart so that they will see that you came to their site as a result of their sponsorship with us! You will receive an additional 10% off your entire order when you use our promo code!

Podcast Answer Man 167 – Blog Talk Radio and the Audio Snob

If there was ever an episode that Cliff was a little self conscious about releasing, it would be this episode of Podcast Answer Man. He’s not sure how many times he confessed that he’s an audio snob, but it was a lot. Please know that when Cliff shares his thoughts in his podcasts, Cliff shares the real Cliff and his own thoughts and opinions. He has a strong desire to see people take their podcasts to the next level when it comes to content, quality, and engagement with their audience.  Cliff asks you to please forgive him for being the audio snob that he is.

In this episode, Cliff covers the following topics:
* How do I change the category for my podcast in iTunes?
* How does Cliff feel about accepting payments via PayPal?
* How does Cliff feel about Blog Talk Radio and other services like it?
* Be sure to check out the Adobe Audition 101 on the Products Page.

Be sure to tune in next week when Cliff shares some constructive criticism that he has received about this podcast.

About the Church 116 – Making Room for a Biblical Model of Ministry

Cliff and DG are at it again in this episode. Of course, this time, DG completely steals the thunder from Cliff’s argument about something that DG shared about the United Methodist Church. If you want to get the book they discussed at the end of this episode, it is called The Epic of Eden “A Christian Entry into the Old Testament.”

Business Tech Weekly 039 – Business After Vacation

In this episode, Andy shares his thoughts on a hotel’s use of social media, specifically twitter. Cliff and Andy take a call from someone who asked if Twitter is a service that every business could benefit from.

Andy’s tech byte of the week is Instapaper

Cliff’s tech byte of the week is JotNot Pro for the iPhone

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So, those lucky ducks Cliff and Stephanie got to see the third movie in the Twilight Saga “Eclipse” a SECOND time on their vacation (you can hear their review here).  I still haven’t seen New Moon (I know, I know – I’m waiting to borrow it  from my library still).  I can’t wait to hear what Cliff and Stephanie think about the last book “Breaking Dawn”.  I kind of felt like Stephanie Meyer “jumped the shark” on that one.  They said to be on the look out for new episodes released soon with Cliff and Stephanie’s thoughts on it.

Hope you’re having a great summer so far and enjoying some good “beach reads”!  :-)

See you next week!  Carole

If you’d like to know more about me, here’s my personal blog: Carole’s Thoughtful Spot

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Help iGot a Mac 124 – iPhone Launch Day

As you might imagine, this episode is all about the launch of the new iPhone.   Cliff invites you to give him a call with your Mac related questions! Call him at 859-795-4067 or send an audio file with your question.

Social Media Serenity 046 – End of Social Media?

In this episode, the following topics are discussed:

* Social Media To Peak in 2012
* Facebook Location Features Confirmed and Coming Soon
* Facebook Tests A News Feed For People With Few Friends
* Twitter Lets you Automatically Follow Facebook Friends
* Hootsuite Releases MAJOR Update – Hootsuite 5
* LinkedIn Revamps Groups With Likes, Follows and Discussions
* Fourwhere = Google Maps + Foursquare + Gowalla + Yelp!
* Erik Likes Google Wave

Family From the Heart 115 – My Jaw Hurts from Typing Emails

In this episode, Cliff and Stephanie talk about Cliff’s Father’s Day gift, the Magic Bullet. Stephanie agrees that Toy Story 3 is a great movie after going to see it with the whole family. Geoff Gentry called in to tell them about a series of books by Ted Dekker which can be found on the resources page at http://Mardel.com/gspn. Also on that resources page, you’ll find the Dinner Table Devotionals that they have been doing in their family. Stephanie shares her 100 miles goal for July. And they also discussed the topic of dating.

Full Time Mom 130 – Who is This Man in My Bed?

More thoughts from the mind of Stephanie Ravenscraft. As always, if you want the story behind the title, please listen to the episode.  You can follow Stephanie: http://Twitter.com/FullTimeMom

Virtual Assistant Podcast 011 – Tech Tools for Collaborating With Your VA Part 5

In this episode, Cliff shared some thoughts on what to do when you have a retainer with a virtual assistant and not enough work to fill their hours. Also in this episode, we hear from Carole who has found great success in using VAs in her animal rescue business. There was also a call from Josh who said that as a result of listening to Cliff’s podcast, his wife has now joined the ranks of Virtual Assistants.

The Tech Tools covered in this episode were HighRise CRM and HootSuite.com.

Please call TODAY with your questions on the voicemail hotline at 859-795-4067. Or use your voice memo application on your iPhone to record feedback or questions. Simply email it to feedback@gspn.tv.

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Podcast Answer Man 165 – Billions of New Potential Podcast Subscribers

In this episode, Cliff talks about what to do when other podcasters in your niche start talking trash about your show and other shows in your niche.

Cliff answers David’s question about how to change your artwork and description that is found on your iTunes listing page.  Cliff also shared this article he found over at Libysn about the fact that iTunes is going to do something that will potentially expose us to BILLIONS of new potential podcast subscribers.

Cliff shares an issue that he’s been having on his Mac when deleting items off his SD card where it is not freeing up that memory, and Juan emailed with a few questions about podcasting and Cliff chose to go ahead and include those here in the podcast as well.

Cliff mentioned the talk that he gave at Podcamp Ohio titled “Making Money With Your Podcast.” He is making this available for free to anyone who is subscribed to the Podcast Answer Man Mailing List. If you are not on the list, click here to subscribe. Once you are on the list, please send an email to Assistant@PodcastAnswerMan.com with “Podcamp Ohio Talk” as the subject line and Cliff’s assistant will confirm you are on the mailing list and will send you a link to the page where you can either stream or download the talk.

Gaming With Matt 006 – iPhone Games

Business Tech Weekly 038 – Thoughts on Billing Clients

In this episode, Cliff and Andy discuss the following topics:

* Google Voice is open to everyone
* Free Skype out for a month
* Wordpress Highrise Plug-in
* Andy’s business is kinda exploding
* Andy’s Getting a VA
* Hootsuite update
* Seth Godin Blog Post Mentioned In This Episode

Biggest Loser/Losing it With Jillian 033 – The Importance of Clean Environment

In this episode, Cliff and Father Roderick further discuss episodes 2 and 3 of Losing It With Jillian. Also, they share what has been going on with their own pursuit of a more balanced, healthy life.

And that’s a wrap for last week!

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So, I mentioned earlier that I have an iPod Touch – well, I was only brave enough today to do the OS update.  I figured I’d let the first “wave” of people do the update and see if it seemed “safe”.  I’m happy to report mine updated just fine and I love the new features like folders that the update brought.  Now I can hit the app store and look for “Sheep Stacker” and put it in my “Games” folder.  :-D

My favorite game for the iPhone/Touch is “Rush Hour” – what’s yours?

See you next week! Carole

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Help iGot a Mac 123 – More than 600 Thousand iPhone 4 Pre Ordered!

In this episode, Chris and Cliff talk about long process of trying to reserve or pre-order the new iPhone 4.  Also in this episode, they share some of their feelings about the Android operating system and how carriers can keep you from upgrading to the latest software version without first getting their approval, and after it’s been loaded down with their software on top of it.

They took a call from John who asked about getting a keyboard shortcut for turning off the wifi on a Mac. Cliff and Chris didn’t have a solution for this. However, if you know of a piece of software that would allow this, would you call them at 859-795-4067 and leave them feedback with some insights on how this can be done?

They wrapped the show by being fair and balanced and giving some benefits of having the new Sprint Evo smart phone.  Oh, and you definitely should check out iPad Archade box that they mentioned!

+ Social Media Serenity 044 - I Like Your Comment

Family From the Heart 114 – Toy Story 3 Review and More

In this episode, Cliff shares a review of Toy Story 3 that he and Meagan did on their way home from seeing the Press Screening of the movie. Stephanie shares that she also has had some questions about the decision of moving to another place outside of where we have always lived. Of course they took a great deal of audio feedback including some calls from folks telling why their home towns would be a great place for them to move to, and a phone call from Emma who is the person who started the higher education topic.

+ Full Time Mom 129 – There is a Baby in My House

Virtual Assistant Podcast 010 – Tech Tools for Collaboration Part 4

In this episode, Cliff takes several calls from folks in the community who have successfully found virtual assistants who are helping to radically improve their businesses. It’s important to note that these people are just like you and I. You can do this!

Technology Tools Mentioned In This Episode:
* Dropbox
* Quickbooks Online
* Jott

Special thanks to Contemporary VA for sponsoring this podcast. This is the firm Cliff personally uses for his own business. He would not have had the time to produce this show without it making financial sense for Cliff to do so. Their sponsorship has made this show possible. If you get a chance, thank them in any creative way you can think of. If you desire, this is the link to their contact page.

Business Tech Weekly 037 – Small Business Social Media Case Studies

In this episode, Cliff and Andy share two main topics. Andy answers a request for some case studies of local/geographically based businesses that are finding success with using social media. Cliff shares some thoughts that have come to his mind on a different approach to his coaching and consulting services that could possibly earn him as much as $20,000 per month.

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About the Church 115 – Big Butter Jesus Struck By Lightning

In this episode, Cliff and DG actually sing! Do they really need to post anything else here in the show notes to get you to want to listen to this episode? I didn’t think so!

Podcast Answer Man 164 – Become and Expert in Your Field

In this episode of Podcast Answer Man, Cliff shares some feedback from Troy that is a perfect example of how you can become an expert in your field through the process of creating a podcast around your passion/niche.

Cliff also took an impromptu call from @MarcusCarey.  (Cliff promises that he did not ask Marc to call and didn’t know what he wanted to share when Cliff decided to take the live call.)  With that said, Marc shared some very kind words about the value in the coaching that Cliff has done with him. It was a very flattering testimonial. Thank You Marc!

Cliff took another question from the community about creating an “all-inclusive” feed for multiple podcasts. He mentioned how he does this through the use of a single installation of WordPress. Cliff also shares how you can use Yahoo Pipes to combine multiple feeds into one.

Finally, Cliff jokingly said that this week’s episode is sponsored by HIM!!! Cliff took just a moment to talk about a video training product that he created called Social Media 101 – How I Built My Brand.  The cost of this training product is only $100 and is available for purchase by emailing him at Cliff@Ravenscraft.org and letting me know of your interest in this training.

Biggest Loser Podcast 032 – Losing it With Jillian Episodes 2 and 3

In this episode, Cliff is joined by his wife, Stephanie, as they discuss their thoughts after watching episodes 2 and 3 of the Losing It With Jillian show. They also share how, in spite of how far they have come, they still find that at times, they get derailed and start feeling like they are back at the beginning even though they are still very far in the journey. Father Roderick was not available to record this week but he should be back next week.

Social Media Serenity 045 – Twittervention

This is a special edition of Social Media Serenity that was recorded live at Podcamp Ohio. Cliff wants to warn those of you who listened to episode 44 that they cover the whole Twitter contest re-tweeting once again in this episode.  Call in your feedback on their voice mail hotline at 859-795-4067. Or use your voice memo application on your iPhone to record feedback or questions. Simply email it to feedback@gspn.tv.

+ Pursuing A Balanced Life 470 – Things Are Good

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So, didja like my Round Up this week?  Ok, that’s a little joke in reference to the Social Media Serenity podcast episode 044 “I Like Your Comment” where Cliff and Erik were talking about how they thought the Facebook “liking” was getting a little out of control.  In fact, I went to the Podcast Answer Man website mentioned (www.podcastanswerman.com) and I looked for a button to “Like” that Erik “Liked”  the website, but I guess Facebook hasn’t taken Cliff’s tongue-in-cheek suggestion of being able to “Like” other people’s “Likes” ….yet! :-)

Do YOU think all the Facebook “Like” buttons apperaing all over the internet are over the top too?  Or do you “Like” all the “Likes”?  LOL…

See you next week! Carole

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Virtual Assistant Podcast 009 – Tech Tools to Help You Collaborate With Your VA Part 3

In this episode, Cliff gives some thoughts on training your VA on workflows when it seems that it would just be easier to do the job yourself. Cliff also shares his thoughts on ways that a Virtual Assistant would be helpful to a road warrior sales person.  Also in this episode, Cliff continues his series on technology tools that help you collaborate with your virtual assistant.

Products Mentioned:
Google Voice
Outliner for the iPad
Screenflow
Camtasia

+ Full Time Mom 128 – Five Year Friend Cycle

Podcast Answer Man 163 – Stop Expecting Overnight Success

In this episode, Cliff covers the following items:
* What are Cliff’s thoughts on Podcaster’s Liability Insurance?
* Would you like him to arrange for a teleseminar with an entertainment lawyer?
* Should it take two weeks to get listed in iTunes?
* Where are those video training products that Cliff keeps talking about?
* Jason Fried’s book Rework.

Discuss podcasting with other listeners in the Podcast Answer Man section of the gspn.tv Community Forum.

Family From the Heart 113 – Coming to a Town Near You

In this episode, Cliff and Stephanie share some feedback of folks who are trying to sell them on their own home towns as a new place to grow roots for their family. Also, they share some more feedback from the community on the topic of Higher Education and Organic Foods. There are a few other conversations that popped up during the recording of this episode. The show ended on the topic of finances and budgeting.

Special thanks to the folks at Mardel.com! Please shop with them when looking for Christian books, music, dvds, and more. PLEASE BE SURE TO ENTER PROMO CODE “gspn” in the shopping cart so that they will see that you came to their site as a result of their sponsorship with us! You will receive an additional 10% off your entire order when you use our promo code!

Weekly Lost Podcast 260 – Finale Review Part 1

This is part 1 of 2 of Cliff and Stephanie’s community review of the finale of LOST. While this is their review of “The End” of Lost, this is not the end of the Lost Podcast of gspn.tv. They want to encourage you to remain subscribed to the LOST Podcast Feed. While they wont be producing shows on a “Weekly” basis any longer, they do hope to release a new episode of their Lost Podcast on a monthly basis. Of course, they would love to invite you check out some of their other shows at http://gspn.tv/shows.

Weekly Lost Podcast 261 – Finale Review Part 2

This is part 2 of 2 of Cliff and Stephanie’s community review of the finale of LOST.  You can still give them a call on their listener line. It’s open and ready for your call 24hrs a day. The number is 859-795-4067

Business Tech Weekly 036 – Mind Mapping and Spending Money

In this episode, Cliff and Andy discuss the concept of “Mind Mapping” and spending money on your business.

Gaming with Matt 005 – Wii, DSi and iPad Games

Biggest Loser 031 – Losing it With Jillian Episode 1

In this episode, Cliff and Fr. Roderick and share their thoughts about the first episode of Losing It With Jillian. Also, they both share some pretty significant setbacks that they had recently experienced when stepping onto the scale.

Pursuing a Balanced Life 469 – Digital Prayer Journal

In this episode, Cliff shares some brief thoughts on his history of keeping a prayer journal. He explains what he means when he says that he keeps a prayer journal. Cliff explains why he decided to do this, why he quit doing it for a very long time, and why he’s decided to start again and how Cliff currently plans to do it.

World According to Meagan 003 – This Episode Sponsored by God?

And that’s a wrap for last week!

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So, fellow listeners, wanna hear a couple of future podcasters in the making?   There’s a new, long awaited “World According to Meagan” podcast out this week plus a new “Gaming With Matt” episode as well (these are Cliff & Stephanie’s kids!).  I haven’t had a chance to listen yet, but don’t you feel compelled to see what the second generation of gspn.tv podcasters have to say?  :-)

See you next week! Carole

If you’d like to know more about me, here’s my personal blog: Carole’s Thoughtful Spot

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+ Help iGot a Mac 121 – ATT Ends Unlimited iPad Data Plan

+ Social Media Serenity 043 – Twitter Contest Marketing and More

Family From the Heart 112 – Roots Can Grow Anywhere

In this episode, Cliff and Stephanie share more thoughts on the idea of picking up their roots and moving the family to a new location. Also in this episode, they had some feedback that suggested that our feelings that they shared about higher education last week were wrong. Also in this episode, they shared some thoughts on how to determine if a decision is their will or God’s will.

About the Church 114 – Stand Up and Agree

In this episode of About The Church, Cliff and DG do something they have never done before. They actually stood up during the entire recording of the episode. Not only that, but they had a great deal of fun generally speaking about the church. If you want to know what it is that DG & Cliff actually agree on, theologically, in this episode, you’ll just have to listen to find out.

Full Time Mom 127 – When You Just Need Privacy

In this episode, Stephanie shares the following items:
• First day of Summer vacation has arrived.
• Plans for a weekly trip to the Library
• Beginning of the Summer Bridge Activity books.
• Wedding Right Repair Plans
• Breakfast at Nanny’s
• Finding value in the profession of being a mom.

Podcast Answer Man 162 – How to End an Interview and More

In this episode, Cliff covers the following items:
• Andy L. Called in to tell us about the Smart 404 WordPress Plugin.
• Thoughts on how to end an interview.
• SoundByte Cart Software for Audio Clips
• Erik called to ask if it is possible for Cliff to track states on his Plus Member Podcasts
• Andy asked Cliff for his initial thoughts on the Zoom H1 recorder which Cliff will have a demo unit of soon.

+ Business Tech Weekly 035 – Thoughts on MultiTasking

Biggest Loser 030 – Hiatus Podcast Planning Episode

In this episode, Cliff and Fr. Roderick share an update on what has been going on in their own journey over the past two weeks. Also, they share some thoughts on what they would like to do with the Biggest Loser Fan Podcast during the summer hiatus. The good news is that the show is going to continue on a weekly basis. They certainly hope that you’ll continue to listen on a weekly basis and participate in the show by calling them with your own thoughts on living a more balanced and healthy life. Why not call right now? The phone number is 859-795-4067

Pursuing a Balanced Life 468 – Why Choose Failure if Success is an Option?

In this episode, Cliff gets back out in the neighborhood for another walkcast. He shares what has been going on the past two weeks as it relates to his pursuit of a balanced life. He shares what the scale showed when he stepped on it yesterday. Cliff also shares a few areas where he’s experienced a great deal of success outside of health and fitness.

Lastly, attention Lost Fans! Join Cliff and Stephanie Friday, June 11th at 9pm eastern time for the community review of the Lost Series Finale.  They want your feedback!  Call them on their listener line – it’s open and ready for your call 24hrs a day. The number is 859-795-4067.

And that’s a wrap for last week!

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So, one final tidbit from the Business Tech Weekly episode I was talking about – in the show they share a funny article that tells you what type of person you are based on the email address that you have. I think it was actually somewhat accurate – my main email address is a Gmail address, and it had me pegged right on.  Take a listen and see what your email address says about you! And if you’re not a Plus member, why not consider it?  Click here to find out more –>  Plus Membership

See you next week! Carole

If you’d like to know more about me, here’s my personal blog: Carole’s Thoughtful Spot

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Podcast Answer Man 161 – Interviewed by Dan Miller

This week, the tables are turned as Cliff is the one being interviewed.  It was just December of 2009 when Cliff released his interview with Dan Miller here on Podcast Answer Man. Since that time, Dan has become not only one of his clients, but also a really good friend.

This interview is from when Dan paid Cliff one of the highest honors as he positioned him in front of his community on a member only teleseminar. He was kind enough to allow Cliff to share this interview with you here in this week’s Podcast Answer Man.  You can find Dan Miller’s podcast at 48Days.com.

+ Help iGot a Mac 120 – Apple Now Worth More Than Microsoft

+ Social Media Serenity 042 - Getting Paid to Check In

Family From the Heart 111 – Higher Education Thoughts and Wedding Day

In this episode, Cliff and Stephanie share some of their thoughts on whether or not a college education is required to be successful and whether or not it should be something they push their children into. They also answer a question about what their Wedding Day was like.

+ Full Time Mom 126 – A Jumbled Mess in My Head

About the Church 113 – Zombie Christians

In this episode, DG and Cliff play a little catch up after going two weeks without doing a podcast together. They also talk about the state of DG’s search for employment and some of the issues that he is facing when working with the church. Finally, Cliff shares an encouraging experience he had with the online worship at NorthlandChurch.net.

Business Tech Weekly 024 – Quality Communication With Customers

In this episode, Cliff and Andy discuss different features that they have recently found useful in Google Labs. Andy gives his thoughts on using gist.com. Finally, Andy shares some thoughts on how to have quality communication with your customers. Call Them Today: Do you have a question about a technology that could help you in your business? Do you have a comment you want to share? Call their voice mail listener feedback hotline. It’s available 24hrs a day, 7 days a week by calling 859-795-4067.

Biggest Loser 029 – Season 9 Finale Thoughts

In this episode, Cliff does the show solo. While Cliff was correct in that Fr. Roderick had decided to take the rest of the week off from podcasting, this was not the reason Fr. Roderick did not show up for today’s recording. What happened was that Fr. Roderick thought that they had agreed to do a show next Friday since they already did a show this week for the Biggest Loser Podcast.  Oh well. Here is Cliff’s attempt to fly solo today, giving his thoughts on the finale of season 9 and getting caught up to date with some of the community feedback that has come in. Enjoy!

Pursuing a Balanced Life 467 – Blessings Beyond Imagination

In this episode, Cliff shares some exciting thoughts about the Lost series finale event. He shares an exciting story about how he was interviewed by Dan Miller. He shares about a recent field trip that he went on with his daughter. Cliff gets caught up on all your voice feedback. And finally, Cliff is out the door to have a three day vacation with his family.

Virtual Assistant Podcast 008 – Tech Tools To Help You Collaborate With Your VA Part 2

In this episode, Cliff shares some exciting events that happened in his business as the result of the hard work of his own Virtual Assistant. He also shared thoughts on three more tech tools that could help you in your collaboration with your virtual assistant. The tools mentioned were GoToMeeting.com, LogMeIn.com, and Tungle.com. To wrap up the show, Cliff shares some really exciting feedback from listeners who are experiencing some amazing results in their business as the direct result of using a virtual assistant after being inspired by this podcast.  Special thanks to Contemporary VA for sponsoring this podcast.

And that’s a wrap for last week!

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So, fellow gspn.tv listeners, it is revealed in the Family From the Heart episode that there likely exists a photo of Cliff doing the “YMCA” from his wedding day.  Don’t you think he owes it to us, his loyal and steadfast fans, to post that picture?  And while he’s at it, don’t we all want to see Cliff and Stephanie’s wedding photo too?  Tell Cliff and Stephanie you want to see those photos!  :-D

See you next week! Carole

If you’d like to know more about me, here’s my personal blog: Carole’s Thoughtful Spot

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+ Help i Got a Mac 119 – My Mac Only Experience

+ Social Media Serenity 041 – The Stuff We Were Once Excited About

Podcast Answer man 160 – Interview With Rob Walch From Libsyn and Wizzard Media

In this episode, Cliff has a conversation with Rob Walch about the recent transition of Libsyn users to the new Libsyn Three system. The conversation actually led to some very insightful information in the area of knowing how you can instantly overwrite a file that you may want to replace.  Also, Cliff ended the show talking more about some additional comments that Leo Leporte has shared related to the medium of podcasting.

Discuss podcasting with other listeners in the Podcast Answer Man section of the gspn.tv Community Forum!

Family From the Heart 110 – Visualizing the Future

In this episode, Stephanie and Cliff share a little bit about what has been going on with their family and an update on their decision or thoughts on moving outside of their current home town. They also shared an amazing email that they received from their friend Emma.

Greys Anatomy 070 – Season Six Finale

Cliff and Stephanie discuss their thoughts on the season six finale.

Weekly Lost Podcast 258 – What They Died For Review

In this episode, Stephanie and Cliff are joined by several gspn.tv community members in the studio to provide some additional thoughts related to Season 6 Episode 16, “What They Died For IR.”

Weekly Lost Podcast 259 – Series Finale Initial Reaction

In this episode, Stephanie and Cliff are joined by die hard lost fans from around the world as they celebrated the series finale of Lost at a viewing party that they threw in Northern Kentucky.

Cliff and Stephanie will be devoting two episodes to taking your feedback related to the series finale. Don’t forget to give them a call on their listener line. It’s open and ready for your call 24hrs a day. The number is 859-795-4067

Biggest Loser 028 – Interview With Ali Vincent

In this episode, Cliff and Father Roderick interview Ali Vincent. Ali was the winner of season 5 and the first female who achieved the title of Biggest Loser. It is impossible to listen to this episode and not be energized by Ali’s positive outlook on life. Cliff and Father Roderick hope that you enjoy Ali’s insights as much as they did.

And that’s a wrap for last week!

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So, as I mentioned, we recently adopted a cat.  She’s a seven year old Siamese and her name is Angel.  Being a Siamese, she is very sleek and graceful, and can jump to amazing heights.  She is also very fast.  My husband and I were laying in bed watching the Lost finale the other night, and one minute we’re sniffing back tears over Sawyer and Juliet, the next minute all of a sudden out of nowhere, Angel comes racing in and leaps onto the bed, landing on us at like, forty miles an hour! She’s a crazy kitty, but we love her.  Angel does other things that are a mystery to us sometimes, but it’s not about figuring out the mysteries, it’s about our relationships, right?  Ha ha…  (Sorry, I’m poking fun at “Lost”…)

Do you have any pets with funny quirks?  Leave me a comment and tell me!

See you next week! Carole

If you’d like to know more about me, here’s my personal blog: Carole’s Thoughtful Spot

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Help iGot a Mac 118 – Why You Should Jailbreak Your iPad?

In the episode we cover the following items:

* Another iPhone Next Gen Leaked!
* Steam Gaming System Is Out!
* Dragon’s Lair is on sales for 99 cents
* Android is outselling the iPhone
* AT&T has iPhone Exclusivity till 2012
* Why You Should Jailbreak The iPad

* CLICK HERE for info on how to install sync multiple Google Apps Calendars to your iPad.

We want to invite you to give us a call with your Mac related questions! Call us at 859-795-4067 or send an audio file with your question.

Social Media Serenity 040 – The Effect of Retweets on Branding

Items Covered In This Episode:
* A Twitter Bug That Allowed You To Force Others To Follow You
* If you delete an outgoing DM, it takes it away from the other uses DM Inbox
* The Effects of Retweeting On Branding
* Twitter Business Center
* Twitter Allows Embedded Tweets
* Ning.com’s new pricing!

Family From the Heart 109 – Forward Momentum Again

In this episode, Cliff and Stephanie share how they have been able to get back on track with their intentional physical activity. They also share more about their search for healthy foods and answer a few listener questions.

Links mentioned in this episode:
* http://LocalDirt.com
* Organic Food Buying Cheat Sheet
* Mardel.com/gspn

Special thanks to the folks at Mardel.com! Please shop with them when looking for Christian books, music, dvds, and more, AND REMEMBER TO ENTER PROMO CODE “gspn” in the shopping cart so that they will see that you came to their site as a result of their sponsorship with us! You will receive an additional 10% off your entire order when you use our promo code!

Full Time Mom 125 – How Mother’s Day Turned Out

In this episode, Stephanie shares how her Mother’s Day ended up turning out and also goes through a bit of community feedback.

Podcast Answer Man 159 – Is Libsyn Going to Insert Ads in Your Podcasts?

In this episode, Cliff discussed the following items:
* http://Mardel.com/gspn
* Is Libsyn going to automatically insert ads into your podcast?
* Cliff’s thoughts on recording interviews into separate tracks.
* Walter’s thoughts on Blogging And Podcasting.

Business Tech Weekly 033 – Facebook Fan Pages and GMail Updates

In this episode, we cover the following topics:
* GMail Drag And Drop Images
* Message Sneak Peak
* Google Talk Badge
* Google Talks Trash To Microsoft
* Thoughts on Facebook Fan Pages

Biggest Loser Podcast 027 – Results of Setting Big Goals!

In this episode, Cliff and Father Roderick share some thoughts from week 17 of the Biggest Loser. Last week, they set some extremely radical goals for their own weight loss journeys. In this episode, they share what they were able to accomplish in only seven days. Listen to find out the results and their thoughts on how they did what they did.

Weekly Lost Podcast 256 – Across the Sea Review

In this episode, Stephanie and Cliff share the community review of Season 6 Episode 15, “Across The Sea.”  Don’t forget to give us a call on our listener line. It’s open and ready for your call 24hrs a day. The number is 859-795-4067

Desperate Housewives 045 – I Guess This Means Goodbye

In this episode, Cliff and Stephanie discuss their thoughts on the final episode of season six of Desperate Housewives titled “I Guess This Means Goodbye.”

Virtual Assistant Podcast 007 – Tech Tools to Help You collaborate With Your VA Part 1

In this episode, Cliff shares some voice feedback from Jay Carter. He shared some thoughts on how having a virtual assistant could be beneficial to those who have been diagnosed with ADHD. He also had a thought that becoming a virtual assistant could be a great choice for those who have disabilities that have stood in the way of them obtaining a traditional job.

The main focus of this episode has been for Cliff to share tech tools that can be useful in collaborating with your virtual assistant.

The tools he shared in this episode:
* Google Calendar
* Google Docs & Spreadsheets
* Google Mail / Gmail
* Google Apps For Businesses

CLIFF FOUND THE SIGN UP FOR THE FREE VERSION OF GOOGLE APPS! CLICK HERE!!!

Also, in this episode, Cliff shares the failed attempt to use his virtual assistant to delegate a task that should have been pretty simple.  For those of you who are still in the process of trying to figure out what to delegate, Cliff suggests taking a notebook and logging every single task that you do over the course of a few days. Then, review that list and highlight anything you believe that someone else could be trained to do for you.

Special thanks to Contemporary VA for sponsoring this podcast.

Pursing A Balanced Life 466 – Two Weeks in the Life of Cliff Ravenscraft

In this episode, Cliff shares a bunch of random audio updates that he had recorded over the course of the past few weeks. While putting this episode together, it helped remind him that while things are really crazy right now, he’s actually managed to lead a relatively balanced life over the past few weeks. He hopes you enjoy!

Weekly Lost Podcast 257 – What They Died For Initial Reaction

In this episode, Stephanie and Cliff give their initial reaction of Season 6 Episode 16, “What They Died For”.

Don’t forget to give us a call on our listener line. It’s open and ready for your call 24hrs a day. The number is 859-795-4067.  And be sure to RSVP for the LOST Series Finale Party!

And that’s a wrap for last week!

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So, since I can’t go to Cliff and Stephanie’s big Lost finale party, I am going to make Dharma labels for all our food for the evening – Dharma beer, Dharma chips, Dharma popcorn, etc.  Also, we will only refer to each other using  nicknames that Sawyer has come up with.

So for those of you who are Lost fans, I hope the finale is all we hope it will be and more.  For those of you who are NOT Lost fans, I’m sure you’re also counting the days until it’s over so you don’t have to hear about it any more!  LOL!

See you next week!  “Jinbo”

If you’d like to know more about me, here’s my personal blog: Carole’s Thoughtful Spot

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+ denotes podcast released for Plus Members only

+ Social Media Serenity 039 – More on Facebook Privacy Issues

+ Help iGot a Mac 117 – iSuck

Family From the Heart 108 – Social Guidelines for Our Children

In this episode, Cliff and Stephanie share some social media guidelines that they have with their children. These items include the following:

* Twitter Account must be set to private and followers are approved by mom and dad.
* You must never share the city you live in.
* You must never share what school you go to.
* You must never share school or sports team mascots, team names, etc.
* You must never use your teacher’s names or friends last names.
* No computer in the kids rooms
* Time limits on computer access
* Computer usage is only allowed in the presence of mom and dad.
* Boundaries on YouTube Viewing

Other Links mentioned in this episode:
Nutrition Diva Episode on Organic Foods To Buy
Alton Brown Video On Canned Tomatoes

+ Full Time Mom 124 – Be Thankful for Mom

This is a very touching and heartfelt episode.  Stephanie really opens up about some of the important women in her life.  Even though the episode ends, in Stephanie’s words, with “ugly crying, with snot and everything” – she has a lot of feelings I think a lot of us can relate to.

About the Church 112 – God Gets Graphic

In the About The Church Podcast, Cliff Ravenscraft and DG Hollums discuss random topics on a weekly basis regarding the Christian Faith.

Business Tech Weekly 032 – Tech Tools and Collaboration

In this episode, we cover the following topics:
* Skype To Add 5 Way Video Conferencing
* MailChimp Reduced Monthly Fee By 1/2 for those with 501 to 1,000 subscribers
* Xmarks Lets You Open Synced Tabs from Any Browser
* Discussion about the benefits of collaboration

Call Us Today: Do you have a question about a technology that could help you in your business? Do you have a comment you want to share? Call our voice mail listener feedback hotline. It’s available 24hrs a day, 7 days a week by calling 859-795-4067.

Biggest Loser 026 – Food Temptations and a Major Challenge

In this episode, Cliff and Father Roderick recap the past few episodes of The Biggest Loser, and share several pieces of audio feedback from the Biggest Loser Fan Podcast Community.

Links: Follow Cliff Ravenscraft on Twitter, Follow Fr. Roderick on Twitter

Weekly Lost Podcast 254 – Neil Hopkins Interview

In this episode, Stephanie and Cliff share the community reaction to Season 6 Episode 14, “The Candidate.” Also, in this episode, they interview Neil Hopkins, the actor who plays Liam Pace.

Desperate Housewives 044 – The Ballad of Booth

In this episode, Cliff and Stephanie discuss their thoughts on the most recent episode of Desperate Housewives titled “The Ballad of Booth.”

Pursuing a Balanced Life 465 – What is the Wise Thing to Do?

In this episode, Cliff shares a major goal that he has set for himself.  He responded to a few pieces of audio feedback, including a very interesting one from our friend Anne regarding pursuing your passion as a career.

The following are the PABL Challenge Final Results:

These are the top 8, that posted every week:

Richi 246pts
anneso87 243pts
FredFromLongIsland 234pts
Maggie/ilea02 233pts
grace513 232pts
Sharon 199pts
Angelb791 179pts
remblem 165pts

During the 20 week period (16 official), there were 300+ posts and 14,000+ views.

After you get a chance to listen, feel free to leave a comment on the blog! You can help motivate Cliff and inspire others by providing your audio feedback for the podcast. Call the voice mail feedback line directly at 859-795-4067. You can also email an audio file to feedback@gspn.tv.

Virtual Assistant Podcast 006 – How do I decide What to Delegate to My VA?

In this episode, Cliff shares with you that you may already have experience with what it might be like to hire a virtual assistant and not even know it. Cliff answered a call from Lee who wanted to know how to go about finding a Virtual Assistant.

Weekly Lost podcast 255 – Across the Sea Initial Reaction

In this episode, Stephanie and Cliff share their initial reaction to Season 6 Episode 15, “Across The Sea.”

Be sure to RSVP for the LOST Series Finale Party!

Don’t forget to give them a call on their listener line. It’s open and ready for your call 24hrs a day. The number is 859-795-4067.

And that’s a wrap for last week!

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So, as far as *our* first step in “going organic”, I decided to go with organic milk.  This sounds very silly, but when I watched Food Inc. with my daughter, one of the things that stuck out for her was that in the clip from the Stonyfield Farm (organic) farm, the cows were “happy” – they could go out in the sunshine and eat grass.  So I decided to buy organic milk and my daughter says she likes it because it’s from “the happy cows”.  Well, silly as it may be, at least she’s getting a positive mindset about organic food.  :-)  As my next “baby step” I’m going to look at the “dirty dozen” foods (the 12 fruits and veggies considered to have the most pesticide residue).

What do you think about organic food?  Leave me a comment and tell me!

See you next week! Carole

If you’d like to know more about me, here’s my personal blog: Carole’s Thoughtful Spot

Right now, here’s what rolled out on the GSPN feed in the last week – go get ‘em while they’re hot:

+ denotes podcast released for Plus Members only

+ Help iGot a Mac 116 – Weight Loss for an iPad

+ Social Media Serenity 038 – Is Facebook Evil?

Family From the Heart 107 – Going Organic?

Links Mentioned In This Episode:
Love And War by John Eldridge
Blokus Game
Family Games On Mardel!

+ Full Time Mom 123 – Boundaries that Protect Immediate Family

About the Church 111 – The Lawn Mower Episode

Podcast Answer Man 157 – Libsyn Three Media Hosting Transition

In this episode, Cliff shares quite a bit about his experience with the transition that Libsyn just did on his accounts moving him to a new server and a new system that they have called “Libsyn Three.”

Cliff also shared that he received an email from MailChimp.com this week saying they were cutting his monthly bill in half! This makes Cliff like them a ton more than he already did!

Mary called in because iTunes moved the “Convert To MP3″ link on her. For those looking for this option, highlight your file in iTunes and then click on the “Advanced Menu” and you’ll see it there!

Wayne Henderson called in and told us about the Vericorder Mini Mic for the iPhone/iPad.

Finally, Cliff ends the episode by sharing his favorite podcast moment of the week from ConnieAndSheilaTalk.com.

Biggest Loser 025 – Interview with Pete Thomas

In this episode, Cliff and Father Roderick have the privilege of talking with Pete Thomas from season 2 of the Biggest Loser. Pete wanted to come on to the Biggest Loser Podcast to talk about the Healthy Weight Match Up Challenge where you could work as a team with some friends in an effort to lose weight and have a chance at winning $10,000. For more details, please click here.

In the interview, Pete shares his thoughts as to what the “Secret Sauce” is on why people are so effective at losing weight while on the Biggest Loser Ranch. The best part is that when you hear the secret sauce, you’ll see that you can easily apply this to your own situation at home.

If you would like to follow Pete’s continued journey, Cliff included links to Pete’s Blog, Twitter Profile, and Facebook Profile below. Be sure to thank him for coming onto the Biggest Loser Podcast!

Check out Pete’s Blog at WinningMan.com
Follow @PeteThomas on Twitter
Connect With Pete Thomas on Facebook

+ Desperate Housewives 043 – Epiphany and a Little Night Music

Pursuing a Balanced Life 464 – My First 5K

In this episode, Cliff shares a challenge that @ErikJFisher made to him. He also then shares his experience running his very first 5K run on a treadmill.

Weekly Lost Podcast 253 – The Candidate Initial Reaction

Be sure to RSVP for the LOST Series Finale Party!

In this episode, Stephanie and Cliff share the community reaction to Season 6 Episode 14, “The Candidate.”

Virtual Assistant Podcast 005 – Mike and Natalie from the Philippines

Cliff went back and forth on whether or not to release this episode for three reasons. First is due to the fact that it was only two weeks ago when he covered the topic of off shore virtual assistants in the Philippines. However, he believes talking to the folks who actually work as a virtual assistant from the Philippines offers a completely different perspective on the matter.

The second reason is due to the audio quality – they had to deal with a pretty bad connection. Cliff did his best to minimize the poor audio quality.

The final reason why he had second thoughts about releasing this episode was due to the fact that it clearly shows just how much of a naive American that he has been in his adult life. He hopes that this episode will help others, with an American centric worldview, to have a broader perspective on other peoples and cultures in the world.

Podcast Answer Man 158 – How Podcasting Can be Great for Businesses

In this episode, Cliff talks with Dr. Joseph Valenzi from TalkToTheDentist.com. Joe came to Cliff back in September of last year wanting to launch a podcast about dentistry. After some consultation with him, Cliff had convinced him of the advantages of including his podcast on his main dentistry website rather than launching the podcast on a site of its own. More than six months later, he has now produced 23 podcast episodes and is in a position to share how producing a podcast has benefited his local business.

And that’s a wrap for last week!

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Quite a nice selection of podcasts for lawn mowing last week, huh?  :-D  Anyway, it takes me about three hours to mow because we have quite a bit of property.  Part of our yard stretches pretty far down a hill, then levels off by a creek.  Last week when I mowed there, there was a dead coyote carcass laying in the grass! It was fresh enough that it stunk to high heavens! Let’s hope I don’t find any “surprises” tomorrow.  (I don’t even want to think about what animal killed the coyote, yikes!)

Have you ever found anything strange when you were mowing your lawn?  Do you like to listen to Cliff and Stephanie while you mow the lawn too? Leave me a comment and tell me!

See you next week!  Carole :-)

If you’d like to know more about me, here’s my personal blog: Carole’s Thoughtful Spot

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+ denotes podcast released for Plus Members only

+ Help iGot a Mac 115 – Leaked iPhone 4G and Offline iPad Uses

+ Social Media Serenity 037 – Facebook Domination

Family From the Heart 106 – Earth Day and Summer Bridge Activities

Links To The Summer Bridge Products Mentioned In This Episode:
Summer Bridge from Pre K to K
Summer Bridge from K to 1st
Summer Bridge from 1st to 2nd
Summer Bridge from 2nd to 3rd
Summer Bridge from 3rd to 4th
Summer Bridge from 4th to 5th
Summer Bridge from 5th to 6th

+ Full Time Mom 122 - Feeling More Like Myself

Podcast Answer Man 156 – Social Media Icons

In this episode, Cliff answers a call from Jim who wanted to know how he goes about recording his walkcast episodes of Pursuing A Balanced Life podcast.

Here are some links mentioned in this episode:
http://iconspedia.com/
http://www.iconfinder.com/
Coach Radio Interview

About the Church 110 – What Do Mormons Believe

In this episode, Cliff and DG are joined by DG’s wife, Tiffany. A few weeks ago, someone called in and asked about what Mormons believe and what the differences were between protestant Christianity and what Mormons believe. Tiffany shares a unique perspective on this topic.

This was really very interesting – I hope Cliff shares any feedback he gets on this episode.  I thought I pretty much knew what Mormons believe, but there was a lot I didn’t know.

Business Tech Weekly 031 – Top Ten Tech Tools for New Businesses

In this episode, Cliff and Andy share their top ten tech tools that a new web based business should have.

Items mentioned in this episode:
* Google Suite – Google Mail, Calendar, & Docs
* Quickbooks
* DropBox
* Mac Computer
* Skype
* WordPress Website
* HootSuite.com
* MyFax.com
* Tungle
* Smart Phone

Call Them Today: Do you have a question about a technology that could help you in your business? Do you have a comment you want to share? Call the voice mail listener feedback hotline. It’s available 24hrs a day, 7 days a week by calling 859-795-4067.

Virtual Assistant Podcast 003 – Is a VA a Good Fit for a Pastor?

In this third episode of the Virtual Assistant Podcast, Cliff answers a question from Troy, in Kentucky, who wanted to know if he could hire a Virtual Assistant for a one off project rather than having a VA on a monthly retainer with a minimum number of hours like Cliff has set up with Andrea, who is his virtual assistant.

Also, in this episode, Cliff shares an email that he received from his friend, Joe, who is a Pastor. He asked two questions. First, as a pastor, would it be possible to hire a virtual assistant to help with project and team management in a ministry setting? If so, what are some things that he should consider? Joe’s second question was about whether or not a virtual assistant could help in the life management aspects of being a pastor.

Doctor Who 019 – The Eleventh Hour

In this episode, Cliff and Stephanie discuss their thoughts on Matt Smith as the new doctor and their thoughts on the first episode of Season 5 of the new series titled “The Eleventh Hour.”

Weekly Lost Podcast 252 – Mirror Mirror

In this episode, Stephanie and Cliff share the community reaction to Season 6 Episode 13, “The Last Recruit.”

Pursuing a Balanced Life 463 – Community Feedback Episode

In this episode, Cliff gives a little update on his health. However, the majority of this episode is full of audio feedback from Evan, Wayne, Jenn, Fred, Kim, Lee, and Mary.

Twilight Saga Podcast 029 - Eclipse Chapters 21 – End

In this episode, Cliff and Stephanie cover chapter 21 through the end of the book of Eclipse.  They welcome your thoughts related to the Twilight Saga. Please take a moment and leave them some feedback on their voice mail feedback hotline at 859-795-4067.

Doctor Who 020 – The Beast Below

In this episode, Cliff and Stephanie discuss The Beast Below.

Virtual Assistant Podcast 004 – Heather Villa From Contemporary VA

In this fourth episode of the Virtual Assistant Podcast, Cliff has the privilege of interviewing Heather Villa from Contemporary VA. As you know CVA is our sponsor for this podcast. Heather’s desire was not for this to be a commercial for their services, even though they are the sponsor. However, Cliff certainly wanted to have Heather share the options that are available from CVA as he really thinks that many people from the gspn.tv community would benefit from the same things he has benefited from by using the services they have to offer.

And that’s a wrap for last week!

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So, as I mentioned, I’ve come down with a fever…..baseball fever! I live in NY so there are two teams to root for – the Yankees or the Mets.  You might wonder why I didn’t say the Yankees AND the Mets.  Well it’s because for some reason I don’t understand, it seems that whichever one you like, you have to hate the other.  (I actually like both teams, but don’t tell anyone that.)  Anyway, I primarily root for the Mets who have had an absolutely “amazin” turnaround in the last 10 games.  For some reason, this year I feel compelled to watch or listen to nearly every game – don’t know I why I have the fever so bad this year.  Maybe the winter was too long, LOL!

Do you have baseball fever?  Do you know why you can’t like both teams that are from your state or region (or is that just a NY thing)?  Leave me a comment and tell me!

See you next week! Carole

If you’d like to know more about me, here’s my personal blog: Carole’s Thoughtful Spot

Right now, here’s what rolled out on the GSPN feed in the last week – go get ‘em while they’re hot:

+ denotes podcast released for Plus Members only

+ Help iGot a Mac 114 – New iMacs and New iPhone Software

Social Media Serenity 036 – The World According to Twitter

Items Covered In This Episode:
* Promoted Tweets Revenue Stream

http://mashable.com/2010/04/13/twitter-promoted-tweets/

* Twitter Purchases Tweetie

http://mashable.com/2010/04/09/breaking-twitter-acquires-tweetie-iphone-app/

* Twitter has 105 Million Registered Users
* No more API Rate Limits. REAL TIME BABY

http://mashable.com/2010/04/14/twitter-announces-user-streams-no-more-rate-limits/

* All Tweets Archived In The Library of Congress
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/twitters_entire_archive_headed_to_the_library_of_c.php

Family From the Heart 105 – Food Revolution and Veggie Tales

In this episode Cliff and Stephanie discussed the following items:
* Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
* Sarah’s Phone Call – Discipline & How Do You Encourage Your Spouse?
* Ron called to ask for advice on entertaining a two year old.
* Veggie Tales DVDs for only $5
http://gspn.tv/veggietales

+ Full Time Mom 121 – A Season of Lasts and Firsts

Podcast Answer Man 155 – Outliner for the iPad

In this episode, Cliff covers the following items:
* Outliner for the iPad  http://carbonfin.com
* Degradable HTML5 audio and video plugin

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/degradable-html5-audio-and-video/

* Thoughts on Feedburner’s subscribe via email option as Newsletter Replacement
* Tony wants to know when he and his wife should launch their solo shows.
* Cliff’s Blog Post about e-book publishing
http://podcastanswerman.com/epub/

About the Church 109 – Participate in the Insurrection

In this episode, Cliff and DG share some audio clips from Pete Rollins (http://PeteRollins.net).  Also they play some amazing feedback from Karen.

+ Business Tech Weekly 030 – Work Flows and To Do Lists

+ Twilight Saga Podcast 025 – Eclipse Chapters 11-13

+ Twilight Saga Podcast 026 – Eclipse Chapters 14-15

Weekly Lost Podcast 249 – Francois Chau aka Dr. Pierre Chang

Stephanie and Cliff had the awesome privilege of interviewing François Chau who plays Dr. Pierre Chang on abc’s LOST. Special thank you to each of you who submitted questions for their esteemed guest for the show. You guys make this an awesome community to be a part of.

Don’t forget to give Cliff and Stephanie a call on their listener line with your comments and theories about Lost! It’s open and ready for your call 24hrs a day. The number is 859-795-4067

Biggest Loser 024 – Benefits of Confusing Your Body

In this episode, Cliff and Father Roderick recap the past few episodes of The Biggest Loser, share some thoughts on salads, and share what has been happening in their own pursuit of a balanced life.

Weekly Lost Podcast 250 – Everybody Loves Hugo

In this episode, Stephanie and Cliff share the gspn.tv community reaction to Season 6 Episode 12, “Everybody Loves Hugo”

Be sure to RSVP for the LOST Series Finale Party!

+ Pursuing a Balanced Life 462 – Be Mindful of Your Health

Desperate Housewives 042 – We All Deserve to Die

In this episode, Cliff and Stephanie discuss their thoughts on the most recent episode of Desperate Housewives titled “We All Deserve To Die.”

Twilight Saga Podcast 027 – Eclipse Chapters 16-18

In this episode Cliff and Stephanie share their thoughts on chapters 16-18 of the book Eclipse.  They welcome your thoughts related to the Twilight Saga. Please take a moment and leave them some feedback on their voice mail feedback hotline at 859-795-4067.

+ Twilight Saga Podcast 028 – Eclipse Chapters 19-20

Virtual Assistant Podcast 002 – First Look at Hiring an Offshore VA

In this episode, Cliff takes a call from Brent who asked about the advantages and disadvantages of hiring a Virtual Assistant from outside the United States. Since Cliff’s experience in hiring a Virtual Assistant is limited to hiring a domestic VA, he sought out a person to interview that could give him a greater understanding of some of the issues related to hiring a Virtual Assistant from outside the United States.  Cliff’s interview with Gilbert Ballow, VP of Business Development for StaffVirtual.com, really helped give him a broader perspective on the topic at hand.

In this interview, the following topics are addressed:

* What is the difference between a Virtual Assistant and a Virtual Specialist?
* What is Labor Arbitrage and how does it apply to my business?
* The benefits of having a virtual assistant that works after normal business hours.
* The service based work ethic in other countries in contrast to that in the States.
* What about speaking good English?
* What about security of sensitive financial information and passwords?
* Does hiring an offshore VA hurt the US economy?
* What type of work can a virtual assistant who lives outside the US do for my business?
* What sort of pricing are we looking at when we consider an offshore VA?

Weekly Lost Podcast 251 – The Recruit Initial Reaction

In this episode, Stephanie and Cliff share their intial reaction to Season 6 Episode 13, “The Last Recruit.”

Almost Daily Devotional 152 – Two Are Better

And that’s a wrap for last week!

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So, as if we weren’t already having trouble keeping up with all the regular tv shows we like, what is making things even more difficult is that baseball season has started, and there are just so darn many games on in a week! With the addition of baseball games to watch and the longer days that draw us outside, I’m not sure how will we ever keep up with all the tv shows that kept up entertained all winter long (we’re even behind on Lost which is waiting on the DVR), but all I know is that me, my iPod, the lawnmower and some gspn.tv podcasts have a date this week!  :-D  (They actually make hearing protection with an mp3 input – suh-weet!)

See you next week! Carole

If you’d like to know more about me, here’s my personal blog: Carole’s Thoughtful Spot

Right now, here’s what rolled out on the GSPN feed in the last week – go get ‘em while they’re hot:

+ denotes podcast released for Plus Members only

Virtual Assistant Podcast 001 – What is a Virtual Assistant?

Welcome to the first episode of the Virtual Assistant Podcast.  Cliff Ravenscraft is a self confessed workaholic, perfectionist and a total control freak. Put all of those traits together, on top of the fact that he launched his own business just a few short years ago, and you’ll quickly come to understand why he might be the perfect person to launch a podcast devoted to the industry of Virtual Assistants.  This show is sponsored by Contemporary VA, the firm that Cliff used to hire his own dedicated VA. In this first episode, Cliff shares a little of his own story and how he came to decide that he needed a virtual assistant to help him move forward in his own business.

Help iGot a Mac 113 – The iPad

In the episode the following items are covered:
* How much hard drive space do you need to run Parallels on the Mac?
* Will Apple Care still work in France if the Mac was purchased in the US?
* Cliff’s initial reaction to the iPad
* CLICK HERE for info on how to install sync multiple Google Apps Calendars to your iPad.

We want to invite you to give us a call with your Mac related questions! Call us at 859-795-4067 or send an audio file with your question.

Twilight Saga Podcast 023 – Eclipse Chapters 5-7

Family From the Heart 104 – Growing Closer to God & To Each Other

In this episode, Cliff and Stephanie answer a question for Katie. Katie’s question was related to what to do when you and your spouse come from different backgrounds relating to faith. Also, Thomas called in to tell us about http://Atmosphir.com for Matthew. Thomas also had some great words of wisdom related to Meagan’s creativity. Finally, we took a call from Jack who prompted us to talk about appropriate discipline for children.

About the Church 108 – How God Lays Things on Your Heart

In this episode, Cliff and DG talk about talk about the following items:
* Verdict – A Sermon Series DVD from North Point Resources
* 48 Days To The Work You Love – By Dan Miller
* How God Lays Things On Our Heart

Podcast Answer Man 154 – iPad – Video Players – Plugins

In this episode, Cliff discusses the following:
* My new iPad – Help I Got A Mac Episode 113
* Vimeo v/s Blip.tv Video Players
* Visual v/s HTML editor for WordPress
* PowerPress Plugin
* ShareThis Plugin
* VirtualAssistantPodcast.com

+ Business Tech Weekly – iPad for Business Use

Full Time Mom 120 – Accepting My Responsibility

In this episode, Stephanie shares her heart as it relates to sharing her faith with her children. She shares two very moving stories of Meagan and Matthew’s faith. Please call Stephanie and let her know that you are enjoying the new solo Stephanie format! 859-795-4067

Pursuing a Balanced Life 461 – What Happened to the PABL Challenge?

In this episode, Cliff shares his thoughts on the PABL challenge and explains what happened to it. Cliff also briefly shares just how excited he is about a new software application that he purchased for his iPad. It’s called Outliner and it is simply amazing! Cliff also shares that he’s finally back to where he used to be in his own pursuit of a balanced life, eating well and doing his daily intentional physical activity.

Twilight Saga Podcast 024 – Eclipse Chapters 8-10

Weekly Lost Podcast 248 – Everybody Loves Hugo Initial Reaction

In this episode, Stephanie and Cliff share their initial reaction to Season 6 Episode 12, “Everybody Loves Hugo”

And that’s a wrap for last week!

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And one more reminder – Stephanie and Cliff are going to be interviewing François Chau who plays Dr. Pierre Chang on abc’s LOST!  The interview is confirmed for this Friday at 3pm Eastern Time on the Live Show Page.  Please call 859-795-4067 today with your question for François Chau!

So, as I mentioned at the beginning of this post, I’ve finished reading the Twilight saga.  Now I’m wishing I had a new series of books to read.  (I love a series because you get such a long and rich story.   There’s nothing like curling up with a great book and knowing there are still two or three – or more – to read! :-)  I’ve already read the Harry Potter books… I’ve been browsing in the fiction section at Mardel.com looking for that “next great series” but I haven’t found anything yet… (Don’t forget to use promo code “gspn” for 10% off if you buy anything from Mardel!)

Anyone have any good book series recommendations? Leave me a comment and tell me!

See you next week!  Carole :-)

If you’d like to know more about me, here’s my personal blog: Carole’s Thoughtful Spot