Guest: Ramaa Krishnan, founder of the Full Bloomed Lotus Center for Self-Awareness, is a teacher and author who is out with a new book, “The Yoga of Self-Love” — which offers a step-by-step guide to self-discovery and healing.

Guest: Ramaa Krishnan, founder of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fullbloomedlotus.com/">Full Bloomed Lotus Center for Self-Awareness</a>, is a teacher and author who is out with a new book, &ldquo;<a href="https://www.fullbloomedlotus.com/ramaa-s-book">The Yoga of Self-Love</a>&rdquo; &mdash; which offers a step-by-step guide to self-discovery and healing.

Tune in each week, as an established lawyer, and a self- proclaimed “man of the people,” debate some of the hottest issues impacting our city, state and nation. 

Tune in each week, as an established lawyer, and a self- proclaimed &ldquo;man of the people,&rdquo; debate some of the hottest issues impacting our city, state and nation.&nbsp;

Shake It Off with Mert & Lucas Live

Tune in each week, as an established lawyer, and a self- proclaimed “man of the people,” debate some of the hottest issues impacting our city, state and nation.

Hour 1 - Find Self-Love, Unlock Your Destiny and Purpose

The second hour examines the unprecedented legal and moral questions raised by the 2025 FSU shooting, where the accused gunman exchanged more than 200 conversations with ChatGPT — including operational questions minutes before the attack — forcing prosecutors, families, and regulators to confront whether information alone can constitute “help.” It’s a deep dive into the collision between human intent and machine response, and the unsettling reality that AI stayed in the conversation long after every human in this young shooter’s life had walked away. The show closes with an interview featuring Barry Maher, author of The Great Dick: And the Dysfunctional Demon, a darkly comic supernatural thriller set in 1980s California. The novel blends horror, satire, and character‑driven chaos as an ordinary man finds his life hijacked by a mischievous, malevolent entity — a story that uses humor and the paranormal to explore how identity unravels under pressure and how ego can become its own worst haunting.

The second hour examines the unprecedented legal and moral questions raised by the 2025 FSU shooting, where the accused gunman exchanged more than 200 conversations with ChatGPT &mdash; including operational questions minutes before the attack &mdash; forcing prosecutors, families, and regulators to confront whether information alone can constitute &ldquo;help.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s a deep dive into the collision between human intent and machine response, and the unsettling reality that AI stayed in the conversation long after every human in this young shooter&rsquo;s life had walked away. The show closes with an interview featuring&nbsp;<a href="https://www.motivationalpresenter.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">Barry Maher</a>, author of&nbsp;The&nbsp;<a href="https://a.co/d/0gMxj2zb" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3">Great Dick: And the Dysfunctional Demon</a>, a darkly comic supernatural thriller set in 1980s California. The novel blends horror, satire, and character‑driven chaos as an ordinary man finds his life hijacked by a mischievous, malevolent entity &mdash; a story that uses humor and the paranormal to explore how identity unravels under pressure and how ego can become its own worst haunting.

 Hour 2: The ChatGPT–FSU Shooting Dilemma | Barry Maher: Dark Humor, Demons & The Great Dick

Episode 93 opens with a breakdown of the viral “alphabet soup” moment from Canadian MP Leah Gazan, using her 17‑letter acronym as a springboard to show how jargon‑heavy political language numbs the public, buries real crises, and turns urgent issues into performative word salads. The hosts deliver a sharp critique of how overloaded identity acronyms desensitize audiences, shut down debate, and let politicians signal virtue while dodging accountability. The hour then features an interview with Ray Zinn, a Silicon Valley pioneer and the longest‑serving CEO in the industry, known for building Micrel into a model of disciplined, values‑driven leadership. He’s the author of The Essential Leader, which distills his decades of experience into a clear, character‑first blueprint for anyone who wants to lead with integrity and endurance.

Episode 93 opens with a breakdown of the viral &ldquo;alphabet soup&rdquo; moment from Canadian MP Leah Gazan, using her 17‑letter acronym as a springboard to show how jargon‑heavy political language numbs the public, buries real crises, and turns urgent issues into performative word salads. The hosts deliver a sharp critique of how overloaded identity acronyms desensitize audiences, shut down debate, and let politicians signal virtue while dodging accountability. The hour then features an interview with&nbsp;<a href="https://toughthingsfirst.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">Ray Zinn</a>, a Silicon Valley pioneer and the longest‑serving CEO in the industry, known for building Micrel into a model of disciplined, values‑driven leadership. He&rsquo;s the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://a.co/d/0aCnDCpA" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">The Essential Leader</a>, which distills his decades of experience into a clear, character‑first blueprint for anyone who wants to lead with integrity and endurance.

Hour 1: A Canadian MP’s Alphabet Soup Moment | Ray Zinn on Essential Leadership  

We begin the second hour with an exclusive interview with Jami Floyd — an attorney, veteran journalist, and public‑affairs commentator whose career spans ABC News, MSNBC, Court TV, and WNYC, and who recently suspended her congressional campaign in New York’s 12th District after confronting the structural and financial barriers facing first‑time candidates. She brings a rare blend of legal insight, media experience, and hard‑earned political perspective to any discussion of law, democracy, and public service.  We wrap the show with a conversation with Dr. John Richard Lott Jr. — an economist, researcher, and founder of the Crime Prevention Research Center, known for his extensive empirical work on crime statistics, public safety, and the effects of policy on real‑world outcomes. His data‑driven scholarship and decades of academic work have made him a prominent and often debated voice in national conversations about crime and public policy.

 

We begin the second hour with an exclusive interview with&nbsp;<a href="https://jamifloyd.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">Jami Floyd</a>&nbsp;&mdash; an attorney, veteran journalist, and public‑affairs commentator whose career spans ABC News, MSNBC, Court TV, and WNYC, and who recently&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jamifloydforcongress.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3">suspended her congressional campaign in New York&rsquo;s 12th District</a>&nbsp;after confronting the structural and financial barriers facing first‑time candidates. She brings a rare blend of legal insight, media experience, and hard‑earned political perspective to any discussion of law, democracy, and public service.&nbsp; We wrap the show with a conversation with&nbsp;<a href="https://crimeresearch.org/about/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4">Dr. John Richard Lott Jr.</a>&nbsp;&mdash; an economist, researcher, and founder of the&nbsp;<a href="https://crimeresearch.org/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="5">Crime Prevention Research Center,</a>&nbsp;known for his extensive empirical work on crime statistics, public safety, and the effects of policy on real‑world outcomes. His data‑driven scholarship and decades of academic work have made him a prominent and often debated voice in national conversations about crime and public policy.
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