After watching the ESPN Documentary The Last Dance, I found myself amazed with how Phil Jackson was able to manage to keep all of those personalities and egos in check while simultaneously winning 6 NBA Championships. It got me thinking about how sports in general has always been a lightning rod for the civil rights movement and not the Black Lives Matter movements and somehow through all of those tense moments in our history and present...teams were able to operate at a high level and work together no matter what. If sports teams are able to do it why can't we find a way as a country to do the same? What is unique about sports teams and locker rooms that allow people even opposed to each other still find ways to work together? What is missing in our country that we can borrow from professional sports teams to help us do the same thing? To help us explore we invited renown sports psychologist Dr. Justin Anderson of Premier Sport Psychology onto the show. Dr Anderson has worked for years with professional and collegiate sports teams which affords him a unique perspective of the interpersonal and psychological makeup of a professional sports team.What do we find out from Dr Anderson? You will have to listen to find out but I can tell you that Phil Jackson and aliens might be the solutionInstead of being part of the problem and spreading fake news, tune in to the one place you know isn't fake....Gray Matters Radio! As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform

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Gray Matters Radio Episode 85: Sports Psychology For The Locker Room Of America

Part of getting older is being able to realize and admit that what you have been doing isn't working and being okay with not knowing how to fix it. That is the sum of how I have felt in the past few weeks watching America tear itself apart not only among party lines but alone racial and socioeconomic lines.I will admit that I have felt guilty recently over my view that being color-blind was the best way to deal with racial in-equality because it only has led to what we are seeing on TV and in our communities. I want to be part of the solution so for this special episode of Gray Matters, I invited a long time friend of the show and one of my best friends of over 22 years Leon Cradle into the studio to have a hard talk about race in America.More importantly we made sure that no question was left off the table and gave each other permission to be more blunt then we ever have before. Our hope is that by asking questions such as:What do white people not understand about racial inequality that they should?What is it that people are getting wrong about the protests?Explain the anger and what is behind it?Is looting getting in the way of the message?Why is there some back lash towards white people who are joining protests or advocating online?How do comments such as "thugs" Lowlifes" etc. have on people of color?What white people are afraid to ask or do?What can we do from here...what needs to happen right now?What is your opinion of leadership in the black community right now?Lastly, Is it detrimental to only look at these protests as being about race rather than also about economic inequality?Our goal is to model how black and white people can talk to each other in a different way to start some level of understanding so we can move forward and most importantly come up with real solutions that are more than just putting duct tape on the problem and actually coming up with real change. We have to because our country will tear itself apart if we don't. Our common goal should be peace, understanding, and prosperity and every action should have that in mind...instead of not trying to look weak or trying to score political points or ratings.Instead of being part of the problem and spreading fake news, tune in to the one place you know isn't fake....Gray Matters Radio! As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform

Gray Matters Radio Episode 84: 2 Best Friends Have Their First "Real" Conversation About Race In America (PT 2)

Part of getting older is being able to realize and admit that what you have been doing isn't working and being okay with not knowing how to fix it. That is the sum of how I have felt in the past few weeks watching America tear itself apart not only among party lines but alone racial and socioeconomic lines.I will admit that I have felt guilty recently over my view that being color-blind was the best way to deal with racial in-equality because it only has led to what we are seeing on TV and in our communities. I want to be part of the solution so for this special episode of Gray Matters, I invited a long time friend of the show and one of my best friends of over 22 years Leon Cradle into the studio to have a hard talk about race in America.More importantly we made sure that no question was left off the table and gave each other permission to be more blunt then we ever have before. Our hope is that by asking questions such as: What do white people not understand about racial inequality that they should?What is it that people are getting wrong about the protests?Explain the anger and what is behind it?Is looting getting in the way of the message?Why is there some back lash towards white people who are joining protests or advocating online?How do comments such as "thugs" Lowlifes" etc. have on people of color?What white people are afraid to ask or do?What can we do from here...what needs to happen right now?What is your opinion of leadership in the black community right now?Lastly, Is it detrimental to only look at these protests as being about race rather than also about economic inequality?Our goal is to model how black and white people can talk to each other in a different way to start some level of understanding so we can move forward and most importantly come up with real solutions that are more than just putting duct tape on the problem and actually coming up with real change. We have to because our country will tear itself apart if we don't. Our common goal should be peace, understanding, and prosperity and every action should have that in mind...instead of not trying to look weak or trying to score political points or ratings. Instead of being part of the problem and spreading fake news, tune in to the one place you know isn't fake....Gray Matters Radio! As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform

Gray Matters Radio Episode 84: 2 Best Friends Have Their First "Real" Conversation About Race In America (PT 1)

Let me see a show of hands...how many people here understand epidemiology and virology? Unless your name is Dan Evans you are not raising your hands right now because its freaking complicated. Which is why we need people we trust to give us the information we need and delivered in a way we can understand so we can make decisions that are best for us, our families, and our businesses.But therein lies the problem...Americans are split down largely party lines in their views of the Covid-19 shutdown and not surprisingly there is confusion over the most basic things such as should I send my child back to preschool? Should I open my business? Is it okay to visit my older parents? Nobody knows the right answers because Republicans can't acknowledge fault or any mistakes because Democrats will pounce on it and make Trump look bad and Democrats cannot acknowledge any positives because it will give political capital. So we have people we pay to work for us and protect us and when we need them to do their job the most they do what they always do and let political capital and votes dictate what they say and do.The result is a country that has no idea what is real and what isn't, no idea who to believe including our own CDC and Corona Virus Task Force, and families are confused what actions to take to keep their families safe. In a family parents make decisions that are best for their family even when it is not convenient for them because that is what you do as a parent.So what is America's Counselor advice? Simple...stop doing what is best for you and your party and instead be the parents in the room and tell us what we need to here instead of what you think we want to hear. Your political lives are not equal to actual American's lives!Instead of being part of the problem and spreading fake news, tune in to the one place you know isn't fake....Gray Matters Radio! As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform

Gray Matters Radio Episode 83: Time For Politicians To Be The Parents In The Room Not The Cool Aunt & Uncles

How many times have you heard people say that we need a new independent 3rd political party to run for president and to keep the Democrats and Republicans in check? How many times have we had a 3rd party candidate and they get labeled a selfish pariah that siphoned votes and handed it to the other candidate?Exactly...we say that we want a 3rd party candidate but each time they run not enough people support them, their message doesn't change a damn thing, and they just end up causing more trouble then good. So we decided to dive into this topic by inviting our good friend Dr. Eric Larson host of the new podcast The Amash Files into the studio for a joint podcast episode to discuss his good friend Justin Amash running for president on the Libertarian ticket and to discuss the psychology or mental roadblocks that get in the way of people supporting a 3rd party candidate for president.We also interviewed 3 listeners from both sides of the spectrum to get their insights into their support or lack of support for a 3rd part candidate and how their honest insight might provide a 3rd party candidate the psychological road map to get voters over the hump and gain their support. Instead of being part of the problem and spreading fake news, tune in to the one place you know isn't fake....Gray Matters Radio! As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform

Gray Matters Radio Episode 82: Spoiler or Savior? Using Psychology To Gain Support For 3rd Party Candidates

In case you didn't know it, America is pretty divided and not even a killer virus can make us get along. The latest couples spat is a brewing war between the Liberate America's Economy movement and the Social Distancing movement where apparently each side thinks the other's plans will end America as we know it. Not exactly a typical couples counseling session where parents disagree over where their kid should go to school?So what the hell do we do? Well for starters we need a different approach and a public debate where two people yelling at each other, not listening, and saying they are going to kill America is NOT the answer. So for this episode of Gray Matters we asked 3 simple questions to an epidemiologist, nurse, and a general contractor to not try to change their mind but to listen to them and get an understanding of what they believe about the shutdown, how they formed that opinion, and what they think about how politicized it it has become. Instead of being part of the problem and spreading fake news, tune in to the one place you know isn't fake....Gray Matters Radio! As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform

Gray Matters Radio Episode 81: Putting The Social Distancing & Liberate Movements Into Couples Counseling

So who is really behind the Covid-19 pandemic? Depending on what corners of the internet you live in, your answer might range from China, USA, Bill Gates, Democrats, Deep State, New World Order...hell I even saw theories placing the blame on Unicorns. Okay...maybe not Unicorns but you get the point. So we wouldn't be Gray Matters if we didn't at least look under the hood of the most widely circulated conspiracy theories on the interwebs and try to find a way to apply a scientific methodology to weeding out what theories had any factual or plausible basis. Helping us in our quest to find some truth we invited our good friend Big B from The Cave Crew Radio Show to help keep Bill and I honest. Instead of being part of the problem and spreading fake news, tune in to the one place you know isn't fake....Gray Matters Radio! As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform

Gray Matters Radio Episode 80: The Science of Covid-19 Conspiracy Theories

With so much attention in the media being about NYC's death toll and President Trump's perceived lack of action in January, many parts of this country that are being affected by Corona Virus are not getting the attention that they need. That is why we are dedicating our show the next few weeks into telling the stories that the news is just not covering. For this week, we invited our Colorado Snow For Life crew, onto the show to discuss what is happening out there in Summit Country. Joining us in The Gray is Founder Kevin Sayler, USA Junior Olympic Freestyle Skiing Coach Teddy Goggin, and Weston Back Country & Summit Country snow-boarding legend Zach GriffinWhat do our boys tell us? To put their plight in perspective, 7.7% of all hospitality jobs are in Colorado and their #2 employer is ski resorts, restaurants, and hotels. So when that industry is getting kicked in the mouth as a result of the shutdown, you don't have to be a social scientist to realize how dire the landscape might be in Colorado after all of this. But just like we are seeing across this country...people are stepping up to help out the local businesses...neighbors are helping out neighbors...people are just doing what needs to get done to save their community. There is beauty in all of this and the Summit Strong mentality is restoring my faith in humanity one story at a time. Instead of being part of the problem and spreading fake news, tune in to the one place you know isn't fake....Gray Matters Radio! As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform

Gray Matters Radio Episode 79: Staying Summit Strong During A Corona Virus Pandemic

You know you live in odd times when there is a worldwide deadly virus pandemic and most people you talk to in America are more worried about the economy then peoples lives. Its not to say people don't care about the virus, it just speaks volumes to the damage the quarantine has had on the global economy. So what will the economy look like in America 2.0? Depending on who you talk to its either going to be a economic wasteland or it will serve as a catalyst to finally address some major issues in our economy. So we wanted to get to the bottom of this debate and we do what any good American does when they don't don't have the answer...we go to our parents for the answer.Join us as we invite our long time economic and foreign policy correspondent Richard "The Professor" DeVine onto the show where we tap into his MBA in Operations plus his 30 years of manufacturing and supply-chain experience to help us understand what data we should look at to predict what the economy will look like after all of this. Instead of being part of the problem and spreading fake news, tune in to the one place you know isn't fake....Gray Matters Radio! As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform

Gray Matters Radio Episode 78: What Will America 2.0's Economy Look Like After Corona Virus?

We have all seen the horrific numbers and images that are coming out of New York City, which has become one of the major fronts in the battle against Corona Virus. It is absolutely sobering to watch the daily news and see images coming out of NYC that you typically would see coming out of a 3rd world war torn country. While much of the news coverage has been focused on the disease itself and the bursting at the seams hospital system, what has been missing is the psychological toll this outbreak is having on the citizens of NYC who aren't sick. What is their new reality and what is it like to watch all of this unfold right in front eyes? We enlisted our good friend Big B, co-host of The Cave Crew Radio Show who is currently living under stay at home orders in the heart of Queens New York to give us a blunt assessment of his new reality. Imagine living in the middle of the biggest Corona Virus hot zone in the world while trying to protect your family at the same time as also being in the top risk group for Corona Virus complications. Its scary times that we are living in, but regardless of what part of the country we live in...today we are all New Yorkers. Instead of being part of the problem and spreading fake news, tune in to the one place you know isn't fake....Gray Matters Radio! As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform

Gray Matters Radio Episode 77: Life From Inside The Corona Virus Hot Zone Of NYC

Is it fair to blame Trump for the supply shortages that our hospitals and healthcare workers are facing during this corona virus outbreak? To answer this question we invited our good friend Richard DeVine who is a 30 year veteran of the healthcare industry including being the SVP of Supply-Chain and Chief Resource Officer of Mount Carmel Healthcare System. So what did we learn from our guest? For one the supply shortage is a systemic issue that goes back to the 1980's and even if we knew 1 year ago about this pandemic, it would have been impossible to ramp up production to not have the shortages that we are experiencing. That being said our guest also said the military has had the inventory the entire time and should have been activated sooner.As always the answer is in The Gray so be sure to check out our latest podcast to make sure you understand why our doctors and nurses are in danger and based on our understanding of the real problems, are able to layout suggestions as to what needs to happen right now as well as what fixes need to be instituted systemically to prevent this from happening again. Instead of being part of the problem and spreading fake news, tune in to the one place you know isn't fake....Gray Matters Radio! As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform

Gray Matters Radio Episode 76: Is It Fair To Blame Trump For Hospital Supply Shortages W/Special Guest Healthcare Consultant Richard DeVine

With the world going into lock down over #covid19, I have been asked by every one of my clients what they can do to stay sane during the quarantine as well as how they can help explain the gravity of the situation with their children without scaring them too much.It is not just my clients either...my own daughter has been struggling to deal with her fear over the #coronavirus as well as how to deal with the fact that her mom and my wife is a nurse who is putting herself in harms way every day right now. There is no easy way to deal with any of this and if someone tells you they know exactly what to do they are full of shit.There is no handbook on what to do here so I am putting my counselor hat on and we are going to work through this together! For this special episode we decided to broadcast it live so we can take your questions live on Facebook and Spreaker...plus what else are we doing on a Tuesday evening during a quarantine?So write down any question you have and join America's Counselor & The Armchair QB Live tomorrow evening only on the 6one4 Radio Network.

Gray Matters Radio Episode 75: Keeping You & Your Family Sane During The Quarantine

If you go on Facebook right now you will see posts from your friends that say you should be panicking and buying mass amounts of toilet paper or that its all a Democratic hoax to bring down Donald Trump. So what is the truth? Should we be be panicking or is it all a hoax?To get a real answer and the latest on the COVID-19 outbreak we invited our good friend infectious disease researcher & graduate student at University of Pittsburgh Dan Evans back to the show to set the record straight and to help us understand what information we should be paying attention to. What does Dan think? It begins with understanding that "we should be CONCERNED...not panicking" What does that mean...you will have to turn in to find out! Instead of being part of the problem and spreading fake news, tune in to the one place you know isn't fake....Gray Matters Radio! As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform

Gray Matters Radio Episode 74: Concern Vs. Panic? An Important COVID-19 Update From Infectious Disease Researcher Dan Evans

Just to get this out of the way...read this post or better yet...actually watch my show before you message me on Twitter or Facebook! Don't do the Russian trolls job's for them and just read a headline and react! Now with that disclaimer out of the way...I am still here! I thought I was going to get attacked by angry Democrats this week but I survived and lived to craft another winning message for a candidate. Super Tuesday was a game changer for the race with Mayor Pete and Amy Klobuchar getting out of the race and putting their support behind Biden. The guy whose campaign that was left for dead last week is suddenly leading the delegate totals. Crazy I know!So what can Bernie do to win this primary? Well my first piece of advice is that maybe its time to listen to what moderates have been saying because as Super Tuesday's results clearly show now you have to win moderates to get this nomination. How does he do that? Well it begins with maybe listening to our guest who happens to be a former Bernie supporter who has changed her support for this election. If you listen to why she changed her vote you see quickly that voters coalescing around Bernie has less to do with a DNC conspiracy and more to do with moderate Dems and Independents feeling belittled and devalued by Bernie and his supporters. But have no fear I have a plan! So if you want to know the plan...you gotta listen. And don't just listen...join the discussion and if you like the plan share with all your fellow Berners!Instead of being part of the problem and spreading fake news, tune in to the one place you know isn't fake....Gray Matters Radio! As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform

Gray Matters Radio Episode 73: How Bernie Can Beat The Democrats

Perhaps one of the most frustrating things about the 2020 Election isn't Donald Trump Vs The Democrats, but more The Democrats Vs. The Democrats. Just watching the debates and the various campaign events it is abundantly clear the candidates do not have a clue how to appeal to anyone who is outside of their base. Too much time is spent talking at people with little forethought as to how those comments are coming across to the very people you are trying to convert. So we are taking it upon ourselves to do their job for them! This week's episode kicks off the first in a series of episodes aimed at laying out what each candidate needs to do to beat their opponents. What better way to do that then try to convince on the air & in real time a supporter of another candidate? For this weeks installment we are laying out the playbook for how the Democratic Party can beat Bernie Sanders and convert his supporters. Playing the role of Bernie Sanders supporter we invited Medium writer & lead singer of Tethra into the studio to help us understand the Bernie Sanders movement and get his honest feedback about our playbook and whether it changed anything about his support for Sanders. To keep us honest, we invited our good friend Dan Evans back on the show to give a neutral moderate take on the playbook as well. Part 2 of this 2 part podcast focuses in on Michael taking all of the feedback he received from Bernie Sanders supporters and created hypothetical policy proposals including healthcare, tax reform, and student loan forgiveness to see if presented with viable alternative positions that address their concerns, would they support this hypothetical candidate. Instead of being part of the problem and spreading fake news, tune in to the one place you know isn't fake....Gray Matters Radio! As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform

Gray Matters Radio Episode 72 PT 2: How The Democrats Can Beat Bernie Sanders

Gray Matters with Michael DeVine is a podcast that is dedicated to bringing people together instead of pulling us apart. We are stuck in a bad marriage with our politicians & who else but America's Counselor to guide us to where the answers are, the gray area of the in-between.. Feel like being part of the solution and bringing the country back together again? If so, grab a cold drink and join us in the gray

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