What's your intention? Engaging conversations that explore future-focused topics, technology, history, cultural and political trends -- and how they intersect with personal and family life. What are the core aims, drives, goals. We've been known to take a deep dive to get to the heart of the matter so be prepared to trade-in your snorkel-depth attention deficit for some conversational scuba gear. Of course, this is why we love podcasts, right? Film and music, clean energy, American history, ...
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What does the Music Biz, Juneteenth, and Clean Energy have in Common?
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Welcome to Intention, this is Byron DeLear. This episode has a little of everything, Ken Cox of the business podcast Clicks and Bricks interviewed me with a focus on THE holiday for American freedom, Juneteenth. We also talk about our experiences in the music industry, clean energy programs, and the need to advance equity and inclusion to strengthe…
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Civil Rights Through History, Forging American Democracy - Debo Adegbile
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Welcome to Intention this is Byron DeLear. I'm very excited today to bring you a very special voice – a special episode of Intention. Now, for my listeners and viewers, I know there’s been quite a bit of time between episodes, this is because of other commitments. So, I just want you to know I appreciate your loyalty and patience – I’d like to thin…
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Zelenskyy former advisor puts life on the line, fights for Ukrainian freedom — Igor Novikov
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The war for freedom rages on. Russia’s despicable invasion of Ukraine has become the largest land war in Europe since the ravages of World War II destroyed the continent, 77 years ago. The world has united in support of Ukraine – pouring in weapons, and other materiel, and imposing unprecedented economic punishment for the Russian banking system, o…
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EP11 UFOs, God, consciousness, and reality — Rev. Dr. John Denker, Author of The Quantum God
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The UFO report is out. The reviews, mixed. The “preliminary assessment,” delivered to Congress from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, landed like a Rorschach test. On one hand, skeptics felt it confirmed there was nothing to the UAP phenomena. Just a bunch of fuzzy blurs. On the other, believers heralded the report as the leading…
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EP10 UFO skepticism versus belief, a humanist’s view — James Croft, St. Louis Ethical Society
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It’s been a steady drumbeat toward disclosure. For the last few episodes of Intention, we have focused on the burgeoning UFO / UAP topic. A groundbreaking story that is gaining momentum as the U.S. Government is set to release an unprecedented official report on UFOs in the near future. People are picking sides. In the past, observers of this narra…
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EP9 Deep Dive Interview - Robert Powell, Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU)
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It’s a new era for the study of UAP. The UFO topic’s popularity, and legitimacy has been bolstered by recent comments from individuals in the highest echelons of power — and they’ve all been saying the same thing. President Obama, CIA Chiefs John Brennan, James Woolsey, Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Directors of National Intelligence James Cl…
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EP8 Deep Dive Interview - Luis Elizondo, former head of Pentagon's UFO program
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In December of 2017, the lid blew off the UFO topic. Now, even today, that might sound a little fringe, but the reality is America’s state-of-the-art top secret military sensor systems, on Navy aircraft, ships, our pilots, our reconnaissance satellites that comprise multiple cross-referenced data streams have confirmed unknown physical objects perf…
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EP7 Building Back to Bellwether - Vicki Englund for Missouri State Treasurer
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It's hard to believe the election is here, but its been here ever since North Carolina started early voting on September 4th. Now some 95 million have voted early and its this high turnout that promises to deliver a few surprises on Tuesday; and the Show Me State may be perfectly primed for such a surprise. Traditionally a bellwether, only in the l…
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EP6 Election Craziness, Creeping Fascism, and Trumpism Explained for Historians in 2100 - Tom Appelbaum
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There have been startling and unprecedented events in the run up to the 2020 Presidential Election. In this election-special episode of Intention, host Byron DeLear is joined again by his friend, attorney and geologist Tom Appelbaum (EP2 How General Washington Would Fight the Virus War and How Trump Mismanaged It). They discuss all the craziness su…
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EP5 Juneteenth, George Floyd, and the Revolution to Fulfill America's Potential - Ricco Ross
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At this fragile time brought on by a global pandemic, economic crisis, and civic unrest, the resiliency of the American experiment is being tested. In this fifth episode of Intention, host Byron DeLear speaks with actor, artist, and activist Ricco Ross about the revolution taking place after the murder of George Floyd. They discuss who is participa…
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EP4 Corona Freelancers, Artists, and Looking Through the Lens of Those Who Look Through Lenses - Dave Rutherford
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In this fourth episode of Intention, host Byron DeLear speaks with award-winning cinematographer Dave Rutherford about freelancing during COVID-19 and what media production companies and producers are doing to continue their work. With sporting events and travel canceled, political campaigns paused, and television and films put on hold, what are pr…
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EP3 Job Loss, A Hammered Economy, and the New Abnormal - Tate Orick
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In this third episode of Intention, host Byron DeLear converses with global talent acquisition expert Tate Orick about how the economy has been ravaged by the coronavirus crisis and what people can do about job security and job loss. What's the best mindset we can adopt to face the reality we are all experiencing? What issues are small businesses d…
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EP2 How General Washington Would Fight the Virus War and How Trump Mismanaged It - Tom Appelbaum
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In this second episode of Intention, host Byron DeLear converses with attorney, geologist, and clean-energy executive Tom Appelbaum about the coronavirus crisis and his work as a lawyer for county government during this time. Has the crisis management style of President Trump been a success? And how would our first president, George Washington figh…
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EP1 Coronavirus Crisis, Clean Energy, and What's Essential - James Owen
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In this debut episode of Intention, host Byron DeLear discusses the Covid-19 crisis with clean energy advocate and attorney, James Owen. How has this crisis impacted the clean energy industry and what businesses are considered "essential"? As the virus spreads to more communities, some are still in denial favoring conspiracy theories which sadly pr…
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