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How acknowledging others can keep us from burning out

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How acknowledging others can keep us from burning out

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A doctor’s life is a life of service to others. In today’s medical arena that service goes beyond patient care.  As early as residency training, doctors have to learn how to navigate their workflow and the energy of nurses and other team members involved in the delivery of patient care. Doctors assume administrative roles and […]

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Bigfoot Photographed by Baseball Player's Game Camera? Click to teach Gmail this conversation is important. Inbox x Coast to Coast AM <coast-pr.radio@e.iheart.com> Unsubscribe 7:23 AM (16 hours ago) to me To view this email as a web page, go here.               November 23, 2019   Coast Insider Audio Bigfoot Photographed by Baseball Player's Game Camera?: A major league baseball player recently shared a pair of puzzling photos of a mysterious creature prowling around his property and some suspect that the oddity could be Bigfoot. Jordy Mercer of the Pittsburgh Pirates spends his offseason on a sprawling ranch in Oklahoma enjoying a variety of outdoor activities throughout the winter months. Placed somewhere on his land is a game camera set up to film deer passing through the area and, earlier this week, the device photographed something particularly strange. Read more. Open Lines: Ian Punnett (Twitter) hosted an evening of Open Lines. Joe in Mississippi told Ian about The Doors playing his high school in 1967. "I actually have two unpublished photos of Jim Morrison, and then one of Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek singing at the high school," he said. Joe also recounted the story of picking up a load of crated fighter jet seats (according to the bill of lading) going to Homey Airport in Hiko, Nevada, also known as Area 51. When Joe arrived to Las Vegas he was redirected to Creech Air Force Base instead. "I never actually physically saw the six seats but they were about 2,800 pounds apiece, and they were crated... and they had to be tarped also," he recalled, suggesting they could have been anything. Read the full recap. Are You a Coast Insider? Sign up now to listen to last night's intriguing program plus five years of show downloads in the archive. In Coast You Missed It: Skinwalker Ranch, alien encounters, and the JFK assassination were among the fascinating realms explored this past week on Coast to Coast AM. And, here at the C2C website, we told you about an eerie Greta Thunberg doppelganger from a century-old photo, the possibility that there may be bugs on Mars, and a massive gathering of Flat Earth fans in Texas. Check out our round-up of highlights from the past week ... In Coast You Missed It. Today in Strangeness: November 23 is the birthday of two figures who would go on to leave their mark on the world of esoterica. First, in 1859, notorious outlaw Billy the Kid was born. While he only lived a mere 21 years, his suspicious death spurred conspiracy theories which persist to this day. Sharing his birthday is evangelist Hal Lindsay, who penned the bestseller The Late, Great Planet Earth. The tome contained a number of prophecies which predicted an impending apocalyptic future for America and the world. The book sold millions of copies and remains a staple of many an esoteric library. Creepy Clown Sightings Reported in England and Japan: While Halloween may have come and gone for the year, it would appear that creepy clowns have stuck around as new reports of the haunting harlequins have recently emerged from both England and Japan. Across the pond, a pair of children walking to school on Wednesday morning in the town of Solihull reportedly encountered a mysterious stranger who was wearing a red 'clown-style' wig and sporting a painted face. Chillingly, the miscreant was also carrying a red balloon that featured a picture of a knife on it. Learn more. Tonight's Show: Freelance writer Saul Austerlitz joins Ian Punnett for a deep dive into pop culture, including the Rolling Stones at Altamont, the role comedy plays in changing attitudes, and how glam metal bands like Poison helped end the Cold War (related article). In the first hour, actor David Dastmalchian talks about his new graphic novel project, Count Crowley. From 6-10pm PT, Coast Insiders can hear an Art Bell: Somewhere in Time program from 9/23/98 when Art was joined by Howard Weinstein who talked about serving on the submarine that was the basis for the film The Hunt for Red October.