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The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria
Matt Cicoria
The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria is an interview-based show that features conversations with innovative scientists and practitioners in the field of Behavior Analysis. The podcast covers topics such as Autism, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Functional Communication Training, Verbal Behavior, and more!
The Mac Observer: You'll Hear Your Mac News Here From Now On...
The journey in this life is filled with wonder, humor, sadness, and everything in between. Scott talks about life - especially spiritual aspects of it, promoting kindness, self-reflection, and love.
Real friends. Real funny. We swear. Like, a lot. Join us for unscripted, uncensored, and definitely unsuitable-for-work comedy conversation about relationships, marriage, friendship, sex, hope, parenting and prospering at midlife. It's like grabbing a weekly cocktail with your favorite girlfriends for a candid look at life that lifts you up as it pulls you in. From religion to porn to money, fears, our bodies, our brains, secrets, failures, food, family and finding your path, almost nothing ...
Quick, humorous, perceptive commentaries about life experiences and current events
Obervations Podcast: A public affairs podcast brought to you by the Georgia Neurosurgical Institute.
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Random Observations is a podcast that shares the perspectives of Austinites, G and Rod B. They share their random observations about sneakers, culture, and sports amongst other things!
Raw truth from the front lines of the war on Human Trafficking in the United States.
A gay, millennial from Chicago presents theories & rantings on pop culture as well as great dating advice and opinions on hood shxt. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kenya-jaye/support
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Informal Observations with Skyrocket Education


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Informal Observations with Skyrocket Education
Meredith Howell-Turner
What is INFORMAL OBSERVATIONS? A no-holds-barred, raw and unfiltered deep dive into all things K-12 education, co-hosted by Michael Sonbert (Founder) and Antonio Vance (Chief Schools Officer) from Skyrocket Education.
Life is about humor and finding a reason to laugh at the mundane. Join me as I overshare the comedy of my life.
Cameron Fletcher provides his takes and analysis on life and the world today. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/cameron-fletcher5/support
Co host of Jefferson Liberty Radio (www.jeffersonlibertyradio.com) full share partner at Forgotten Liberty Media, general conservative commentator, race car owner driver, commercial driver, and patriot MY VIEWS ARE MY OWN AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VEIWS OR OPINIONS OF JEFFERSON LIBERTY RADIO OR FORGOTTEN LIBERTY MEDIA OR ANY ASSOCIATES THEREIN
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Him & Her - Observations From The Beach


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Him & Her - Observations From The Beach
Kevin & Sally Cope
Sally and Kevin have been working together for many years and been married even longer. We have discovered working together is very different to living together. We will share the tings that have worked and the things that haven't to help you to live and work together.
Gary Sides, PhD, senior nutritionist with Zoetis, gives tips and insights for nutritionists and veterinarians to help beef cattle be healthier and more productive.
Friend of the show Charlotte Henry of The Addition (theaddition.substack.com) joins Ken to talk about streaming media. Is TV broken? Binge-TV or weekly viewing? Is Apple TV+ worth it? Hits, misses, and TV talk from both sides of the Atlantic. New Teaser Video for Apple TV+ Gives Audiences a Peek at 2023 Programming Flashback to October 2022: Apple …
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Episode 147 - Interview with the Washburn Brothers of The Quiet Violent!
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Lucky for all of you this isn't one of those episodes where I pontificate on things that I know little about! Instead I'm lucky enough to have Donny Washburn and Bobby Washburn of The Quiet Violent to pontificate about things that they actually know about. A real change of pace, eh? We're talking about the Boston music scene & the lack thereof and …
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How to Develop a Skilled RBT Workforce: Apollo Case Study Series 7
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I've been asked many times to highlight the work of Registered Behavioral Technicians, and in this installment of the Apollo Case Study Series, we do just that. Dr. Jim Moore, Rachel Packiam (Director of Clinical Excellence), Christina Halverson (RBT Training Coordinator), and Emily Jackson (Lead RBT) joined me to discuss Apollo's unique organizati…
Secret sources tell the Financial Times that Apple is trying to lessen its ties with Google over feelings of betrayal tied to Android. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken discuss why it’s a good article anyway. Plus – Rumor has Apple loosening its COVID policies. Yay? FT: Apple beefs up smartphone services in ‘silent war’ against Google DoJ Sues…
It won’t be another CODA year at the Oscars, but Apple TV+ has been nominated for two Academy Awards. TMO writer Nick deCourville and Ken talk those over. Plus – the Mac was first shown off 39-years ago this week. Ken and Nick discuss their earliest Mac memories and want to hear yours, too! Email them in: observations@macobserver.com Apple TV+ Pick…
One of the biggest changes introduced in this week’s OS updates from Apple is the across the board option to use physical security keys for iPhone, iPad, and the Mac. Info-sec guy Duane Waddle joins Ken to talk about what they are, their implementation, and possible futures for the tech. December: Apple advances user security with powerful new data…
Thousands of layoffs across the tech sector in recent weeks prompt a discussion between TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken. That includes a sort of inspiring message from the head of Nintendo back in 2013, and wondering where Apple is in all of it. Plus – a short Mailbag Monday on supply chain diversification. CNBC Compares Layoff Numbers in “B…
India has given Chinese companies a green light that should help Apple grow manufacturing on the subcontinent. But, if it requires Chinese companies, is diversification into India really diversification? TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken puzzle over that. Plus – a how-to on making use of HomePod’s temperature and humidity sensors. Get rid of u…
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Apple has re-introduced the original form factor HomePod. TMO writer Nick deCourville and Ken talk over the new machine and changes coming to other HomePods. Plus – the story of an Apple Watch, a workout, and 15 cops. Get rid of useless subscriptions with Rocket Money now. Go to rocketmoney.com/macobserver. Apple introduces the new HomePod New Home…
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Episode 146 - Mexico, Cohasset, Cheating & Three Gripes
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Well would ya look at that? It's another awful edition of the #worldsworstpodcast. I'm mostly sorry about that. At any rate, this week I'm talking about our time away in Cancun and why it'll likely be the last time in Cancun and the awful food, watered down drinks and annoying kids therein. I touch on that piece of shit in Cohasset that killed his …
Monday’s rumors of new Macs were spot-on. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken talk over the new machines Apple introduced on Tuesday. Plus – as far as Apple’s concerned, an Intel-based Mac Pro is not worth what it used to be (nor what it still costs). Get rid of useless subscriptions with Rocket Money now. Go to rocketmoney.com/macobserver. M2 P…
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Using Behavior Analysis for Policy Development and Analysis: Inside JABA 14
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Thanks so much for checking out installment number 14 in the Inside JABA Series on Behavioral Observations. Dr. John Borrero, JABA's Editor in Chief, and I are joined by Drs. Brett Gelino and Derek Reed to discuss a novel study that they and their colleagues conducted on the University of Kansas campus. The study, which culminated in the paper, "To…
With a new MacBook Pro announcement rumored for today, TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken question what might make a laptop exciting again. Plus – continuing to size-up iPhone sales for the current quarter. Get rid of useless subscriptions with Rocket Money now. Go to rocketmoney.com/macobserver. Whispers of Mac-Related Announcement This Week U…
Updates on the false Crash Detection calls coming from the ski slopes and Twitter nixing third-party clients start us off this week. Then, TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken find mixed-reality, touchscreen MacBooks, and the US government waiting in Mailbag Monday. Get rid of useless subscriptions with Rocket Money now. Go to rocketmoney.com/mac…
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Snippets of code in an Apple-made Windows app namecheck two AR/VR/MR related operating systems. TMO Managing editor Jeff Butts and Ken kick those around. First though, examining analyst sentiment around Apple. Grok the fullness. Grok it! Get rid of useless subscriptions with Rocket Money now. Go to rocketmoney.com/macobserver. UBS Prices Auto Expec…
POTUS thinks he’s found a cause to unify the left and the right in Congress: Fighting big tech. TMO writer Nick deCourville joins Ken to discuss President Biden’s WSJ call to arms. Then – A rumor about a touchscreen Mac on the horizon. Nick and Ken discuss the merits. Get rid of useless subscriptions with Rocket Money now. Go to rocketmoney.com/mac…
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Building the Perfect Sex Playlist
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Token Economy 101: Considerations for research and practice, w/Tim Hackenberg
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This was a really fun episode. Dr. Tim Hackenberg joined me to discuss both what we know, and what we don't know about token economies. This conversation was inspired by my interview with Dr. Matt Brodhead in Session 205, where in listening to that show, Tim picked up on a misstatement of mine. We get into the specifics of this in our interview, bu…
On a day that Apple trumpets the many successes of its Services segment, ripoff ChatGPT apps are infesting Apple’s App Store. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts joins Ken to discuss the issue. Plus – generative A.I. isn’t just for drawing pictures and cheating on term papers anymore. Jeff looks at ways A.I. is building the cures of tomorrow. Get rid of…
iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max supply and demand have pretty much met. Is this good news, or no? TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken talk that over. Plus – the falling snow has given rise to false-positive Crash Detections. Jeff and Ken seek a solution. Get rid of useless subscriptions with Rocket Money now. Go to rocketmoney.com/macobserver. JP Morgan N…
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says Apple’s AR/VR headset push will mean placeholder upgrades for the rest of Apple’s hardware and operating systems. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken discuss his predictions. Plus – Mixpanel says iOS 16 adoption is at 70-percent. Is that slow? And if so, why? Get rid of useless subscriptions with Rocket Money now. Go…
A few suppliers have called shenanigans on Nikkei’s story about Apple reducing orders. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken talk that over. Plus – The people reading Apple’s latest audiobooks aren’t people (but they really sound like them). Zocdoc is a FREE app that shows you doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance and are available…
Have you suffered from Butterfly damage? TMO writer Nick deCourville joins Ken to talk over Apple’s in-process Butterfly keyboard settlement. Plus, iPhone 14 Plus is a failure! Just ask the people who say iPhone 14 Plus is a failure! (Ken is not one of the people. He and Nick discuss it.) Zocdoc is a FREE app that shows you doctors who are patient-…
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The Universal Language of Women
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Episode 145 - The NFL, Southwest, Teleportation & Three Gripes
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Back with so much more of the things that you know you want to talk about, but are simply too smart to do so. I talk a little bit about Damar Hamlin before getting into the NFL. Then I'm on to the usual cheeky nonsense that this stupid show is known for including football game cameramen being horny as hell, Southwest being a garbage outfit, telepor…
Good news from “iPhone City,” news goes bad for Apple from Nikkei, and The Information has information about an ugly sounding mixed-reality headset from Apple. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken kick it all around. Zocdoc is a FREE app that shows you doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance and are available when you need them. Go …
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney Ended 2022 hinting at Fortnite’s return to iOS in 2023. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts wants to talk about it. Ken doesn’t. They do anyway. Plus – Citi analyst “Gentleman” Jim Suva likes Apple shares at all the levels. We’ll look at his three Apple catalysts for 2023. Zocdoc is a FREE app that shows you doctors who are patient-…
iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max are pretty easy to get these days. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken ponder why. Plus – Mac Pro and the standalone Apple Classical Music app both “missed” delivery in 2022. Which was the biggest miss, and does either matter? Zocdoc is a FREE app that shows you doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance and are …
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The Mac Observer's Daily Observations


TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts turns the tables on TDO Host Ken Ray today, asking Ken about his most important and most interesting stories of 2022. That the answers are COVID and AR respectively will likely come as no surprise. Get rid of useless subscriptions with Rocket Money now. Go to rocketmoney.com/macobserver. Rare Civil Disobedience in Chi…
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TDO OG Jeff Gamet stays out of the Apple space on our 2022 review. His most important story takes us to the Twittersphere though, specifically Elon Musk buying Twitter. Plus – peeking the deepest and darkest with the James Webb Space Telescope is his most interesting story of 2022. Get rid of useless subscriptions with Rocket Money now. Go to rocke…
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Self Care and Shoulder Squats
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If you only knew. This week, we discuss the many twists and turns of planning for a whole new you in the coming new year. That, plus strangers removing their clothing to take a dump on the side of the highway. Which kind of feels like the same thing.Από τον Melissa Brilliant and Amy Fugazi
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The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria


It's that time of year again folks. If you're new to the show, every year, I get together with my friends from ABA Inside Track for a Year in Review show, and this year was no different. In this podcast, we went over a handful of happenings in the world of Applied Behavior Analysis. In this episode, we covered: The changes in leadership of the Jour…
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Episode 144 - Rap Beefs, #dumbteams, Jury Duty & Three Gripes
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Yeah, I keep doing these, aren't you surprised?! I know I am, but whatever. This week, I'm back with a whole host of garbage that you're sure to ignore! I'm talking about the old east coast vs west coast rap beef for no actual reason and screwing up the sides, Christmas babies, the end of #dumbteams brought to you by the New England Patriots, boner…
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Daily Tech News Show’s Tom Merritt broadens the scope on our 2022 review. His most important story is an intelligent look at A.I. image and text generation, while peak streaming grabs his interest. Get rid of useless subscriptions with Rocket Money now. Go to rocketmoney.com/macobserver. Text-to-image AI, explained: Why the tech has proven so contr…
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TMO writer Nick deCourville continues our week reviewing 2022. His most important story is a mix of Apple events and iOS 16, while crashing at the amusement park really piques his interest. Get rid of useless subscriptions with Rocket Money now. Go to rocketmoney.com/macobserver. Apple’s WWDC22 Kicks Off June 6 with Keynote–Here’s What to Expect Ap…
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TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts kicks off our week reviewing 2022. His most important story is a life saver, while an iPhone feature has a lock on most interesting. Get rid of useless subscriptions with Rocket Money now. Go to rocketmoney.com/macobserver. Apple Officially Launches Emergency SOS Via Satellite for All iPhone 14 Users How to Practice U…
Citi and Needham analysts have thoughts on Apple’s year ahead. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken kick those thoughts around. Plus – Jeff updates us on trouble with HomeKit, and Apple to the rescue for some last minute shoppers. Zocdoc is a FREE app that shows you doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance and are available when you …
What do relatively recent Macs and a proposed battery rule have in common? TMO writer Nick deCourville says Apple’s Self Service Repair may be the answer. Plus, Nick and Ken look at some of their favorite Apple TV+ titles of 2022. Zocdoc is a FREE app that shows you doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance and are available when you ne…
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Hannukah, Christmas, and the Invisible Onion
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A holiday pre-cap, yesteryear recap, and New Years claptrap all in one. In true Dickensian fashion, Missy is visited by the Ghost of Latkes Past. Amy continues the long slow march up Cookie Mountain (more than a thousand baked and counting). And everyone enjoys a few oddly timed cultural references to herpes, chlamydia, seasonal acne and our favori…
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Eye Contact, Core vs Fringe Vocab, State Testing, and Other Non-Controversial Topics: The 2022 VBC Panel
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If you're a long-time listener, you've likely heard me talk about the Verbal Behavior Conference at various points over the last few years. If you're not familiar with the event, it's a two-day workshop that my friends at the Central Texas Autism Center have been putting on for years. What you're about to hear is the panel discussion from the 2022 …
With the closed loop broken and zero-COVID restrictions lifted, iPhone City workers are reportedly making iPhones while suffering with COVID – sometimes by choice, sometimes as directed by management. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts and Ken puzzle over the issue. Then, why the slow walk on AirTag info? And why can’t we prompt them to update? Zocdoc …
I give my observations on holding space for someone - what it means and how we can do it. How does one truly listen to others without judgment or opinion? What does it mean to listen? To truly listen? Find out on on this episode.
If you’re giving electronics this holiday season, there are some steps you might want to take ahead of time. TMO Managing Editor Jeff Butts fills us in. Plus – Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives has a few predictions for the new year. Ken and Jeff kick them around. Zocdoc is a FREE app that shows you doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance a…