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On the night of June 1, 1743, terror struck the schooner Rising Sun. After completing a routine smuggling voyage where the crew sold enslaved Africans in exchange for chocolate, sugar, and coffee in the Dutch colony of Suriname, the ship traveled eastward along the South American coast. Believing there was an opportunity to steal the lucrative cargo and make a new life for themselves, three sailors snuck below deck, murdered four people, and seized control of the vessel.

The Lion Legacy podcast uncovers stories of Penn State University alumni and their compelling professional and personal journeys. Founded by 2004 graduates and great friends - Jared Melzer and Ross Weisbrot - the duo interviews guests from wide-ranging career industries and dives into how Penn State has prepared them for growth and success.

If you’re like I was at the beginning of my NFT journey, you’re feeling confused, skeptical, but also a little interested to see what all the hype is about. I quickly discovered that most people were not very good at explaining NFTs and why they even matter. So I took it upon myself to learn everything I possibly could about this 40-billion-dollar industry and turned everything I learned about navigating, profiting, and building in the NFT world into a framework called the "NFT Equation" that took me from confused and skeptical to obsessed and empowered in this asset class.

Shortly after the first Europeans arrived in seventeenth-century New England, they began to import Africans and capture the area's indigenous peoples as slaves. By the eve of the American Revolution, enslaved people comprised only about 4 percent of the population, but slavery had become instrumental to the region's economy and had shaped its cultural traditions. This story of slavery in New England has been little told. In this concise yet comprehensive history, Jared Ross Hardesty focuses on the individual stories of enslaved people, bringing their experiences to life.

Self-love is the ultimate way to boost your self-esteem and become a fully healed and integrated human being. People often come at the idea backward. They look at attributes such as the way that a confident person walks or observes their traits. But fundamentally, all radical change begins from within. You then start to really value yourself as a powerful creator of your own reality and deserving of love and respect from everybody. Self-love is the opposite of selfishness. You cannot love another person unconditionally unless you love yourself first.