July 27, 2025 • 24 mins
On this Sunday July 27, 2025 episode of CAROLINA Focus with Sharon Thorsland and Ed Billick
Carolina Panthers Training Camp - words from Coach Dave Canales and Dan Morgan, president of football operations and general manager. Their comments and Q/A's...as we begin pre-season practice and preparation for this coming NFL Season
Guest Jahmyra Austin the Programming Lead for Apple Retail, Where they develop new free learning experiences and programs for customers. She joined Apple Retail over 8 years ago as a Specialist before becoming a Creative Pro.....discusses with Ed -What should parents, students and educators keep in mind when choosing the right tech for school? Talks Apple’s education pricing, back to school offers and trade in options, nd how can Apple help students choose the best Mac or iPad for college.. Also offers advice for first time buyers and how to get set up quickly and easily
Theresa Payton (Cyber Security Expert) - Trump A.I. Announcement with Bo Thompson and Jim Szoke - various cyber concerns
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome back to Carolina Focus, our public affairs show. Hey,
if you want to listen to any of the shows
in the past weeks, go to WBT dot com scroll
down to Carolina Focus. All the shows are there for
your listening enjoyment. Along as Sharon Thorsland, I'm ed Billick.
Let's continue the second half of the show right here
on Carolina Focus. Special topic today back to school technology
(00:22):
made Simple. Yep, we're starting to think about kids going
back to school, whether it's high school, college, or elementary school.
And with us this morning, she's the programming lead for
Apple Retail, Jamorrow Austin, and she's going to tell us
a little bit about the technology that's out there to
help our students increase their learnings. Jamorrow, good morning, Welcome
(00:43):
to Carolina Focus.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
It is crazy to think that we're already thinking about
going back to school, but now really is the best
time to start doing your research. I personally think a
good place to start is thinking about what your school
day actually looks like, right like, are you going to
be writing papers? Are you editing lots of videos? Are
you someone who likes to take handwritten notes? So I
think from there and then we can focus on other
key factors like performance and battery, like the software and price.
(01:08):
So there is a lot to consider finding the right
technology for school.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
But whether you're.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
Shopping online or coming into your local Apple store, our
specialists are connecting with students every day and love helping
them choose the right product for them. So if you
need support, please come and help, or no, please come
check us out.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Sorry, you know it's interesting. Eighty six percent of all
students say that technology helps them, and obviously those sixty
percent says it helps their grades. What are some of
the products that Apple offers I should know myself. There
really are great age or tools for education.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Yeah, so, whether you're a student or if you're a parent,
finding the right tech for school is a big decision.
And really both Mac and iPad are perfect options for
college and really based on how you like to work
and the activities you'll use it for, students can choose
what works best for their needs. Many students choose Mac,
many choose iPad, and for some it's not either or
(02:04):
they really do own both. So iPad offers that wonderful
type screen experience. You can combine it with the Apple
pencil and the Magic keyboard, and it offers incredible versatility.
But then you have the Mac right which brings amazing performance,
battery life, the power of Mac os with great portability
and durability.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
So iPad and Mac.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
Both great options and they work even better together. So
you can use your iPad as an additional screen to
your Mac, or you can copy text from your iPhone
or your iPad to and paste it on your Mac,
so students can get even more done and stay productive
throughout the year.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
You know, you just answered my question, Jamar. It's like, okay,
why an Apple product or a Mac over a Windows
machine and you just kind of answered that. Any other
advantages obviously that Apple offers.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
Absolutely, Can we talk about savings? We love savings right.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
Well, yes we do, Yes we do.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
And there are three ways that students and families can
save right now that I'd love to share with you.
So first is Apple's education pricing. These are discounts on
Mac and iPad, and they're all year round for college students,
for their parents and educators. So if you're not going
to school in the fall, maybe you're going in the
summer or the spring, you can get education pricing all
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year round with Apple. Products that make the tech more affordable.
And then this summer, as part of our College Student Offer,
students can choose an eligible accessory when purchasing their Mac
or iPad on top of those education savings. So you
can get a Mac, maybe get a set of AirPods
to go with it, and that's all on top of
the education pricing you already get. And then if you
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want to save even more, with Apple's trade in program,
you can save when you trade in an eligible product.
And it doesn't even have to be a Mac or
an iPad. Apple will give you a gift card that
you can use towards a back to school product. So,
just to recap because I know I shared a lot
of information there. We've got the education pricing that's all
year round. You can stack that right now with the
(03:58):
College Student Offer till September thirtieth, And if you have
an old Mac or iPad, you can trade that in
right now for additional savings.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
Well, it sounds tremendous, absolutely tremendous. Tomorrow, talk to me
about the Apple pencil. I've not heard of that. What's
the functionality?
Speaker 2 (04:15):
Oh, the Apple pencil is fantastic. And if you've got
a local Apple store. You got to come in and
let us show you how it works. There's so many
great features, one of them being handwritten notes. A lot
of us still really like to write things down, so
one of the great benefits is you can sketch, you
can write. There are lots of different tools that allow
the Apple pencil to behave like a true pencil, where
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the harder you press, the darker the line. You can
turn it to the side so you can sketch like
a natural pencil. There are calligraphy pens, so there's a
lot of great functionality with that. And then even just
for editing images, you can take screenshots on your iPad
with the Apple pencil, so it's a perfect accessory to
an iPad if you're planning on using that for school.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
Hey, any advice for first time buyers some of us
have not used Apple products. Advice for us easy to
set up, talk to us about that.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
I love first time buyers, Okay.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
I started my Apple career in retail and that was
some of my favorite experiences is when someone's coming in
and they're getting their first Mac. I still remember what
it was like buying my first Mac and how the
folks in the Apple Store were so helpful because at Apple,
we want everyone to feel really good about the choice
that they're making, right. We want families and students to
understand all their options and feel really confident in using
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their device for the first day of school.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
That's super important to us.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
So if you are a first time buyer, I definitely
recommend coming into the store. We love to meet first
time buyers. But then I would obviously start with those
affordability options, right there are so many ways to save,
so that trade and option you can finance with the
Apple Car, We've got college student offer. These are all
good things to keep in mind when you're buying for
the first time. Students can also save ten percent on
(05:53):
Apple Care Plus for Mac and iPad, so that allows
you to protect your device against any accidents that might happen.
We know that school can be kind of an interesting place.
You never know what might happen, so definitely good to
keep that in mind. And then once you have your device,
Like you you were asking, is it easy to get
get set up? It's easier than ever to get your
device set up. So if you're transferring data from your
(06:15):
old Mac or iPad onto your new device, our teams
in store can help you. If you can't make it
in store, we can help you online with that secure
and safe data transfers. So lots of good advice, but
definitely the most important thing is that we're here to
support you.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
You know, and that support is so critical. Jamara, we're
talking with Jamara Austin as she's a programming lead here
for Apple retail. When you call Apple, I've done a
couple three or four times with an Apple iPhone problem.
Folks are so helpful, they're so interested anyone to make
sure that they've been able to resolve your problems. So
(06:49):
kudos for that. Hey, we got a couple of minutes left, Jamar,
why don't you repeat all the great things going on
with Apple on back to school technology made Simple.
Speaker 3 (06:59):
I've absolutely so.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
Like I said, now is the best time to start
doing your research. If you're looking for products back to school,
think about what your school day looks like, and from
there we can help you decide on the perfect product
for you. I'd say, for sure, if you've got a
local Apple store nearby, come on down and see us.
We'd love to help you make the right decision for school.
If you don't have in local Apple store nearby. You
can definitely visit us at Apple dot com. And I'm
(07:22):
glad ed that you had a great experience with Apple Support.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
I think it is a great call out.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
When I went to college, there wasn't an Apple store
nearby for me, so it was great to have Genius Support,
which was available via a phone or chat with you know,
students like to chat, so if you can't get down
to an Apple store, that support is available for you.
Speaker 3 (07:38):
And then, like I.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Said, the savings, I want to say it again, there's
so many options to save, so let us help you
find the right product for you.
Speaker 3 (07:45):
We'll make sure that we can fit it into your.
Speaker 2 (07:47):
Budget, and then once you have your device, will help
you get it set up easier than ever. So come
and see us in a local Apple store or visit
us online at Apple dot com to find the best
product to go back to school, Marrow.
Speaker 1 (07:58):
Thank you for your time on Carolina. We sure to
appreciate it and best wishes going forward.
Speaker 3 (08:03):
Likewise, thank you again so much for having.
Speaker 1 (08:04):
Us coming up next. A friend of the show, a
friend of Good Morning BT. We haven't heard from Teresa
Payton in a while. Let's take a listen and welcome
Teresa back to Carolina Focus.
Speaker 4 (08:22):
Okay, I want to go back a little bit earlier
this morning on Fox and Friends.
Speaker 5 (08:25):
First, let's bring a former White House Chief Information Officer
and CEO of the cybersecurity firm Fortalless Solutions, Teresa. Teresa,
great to see as always. Let me go through Trump's
AI action plan for a moment. At one, we'll focus
on incorporating AI across the Defense Department.
Speaker 6 (08:41):
That's crucial.
Speaker 5 (08:42):
Create an AI information sharing and analysis center led by DHS,
prioritize open source and open weight AI development, expand AI
workforce development, and export US made AI technology. What do
you think of this plan, TERSA, specifically whether it is
enough to beat China?
Speaker 7 (09:01):
Yeah, I mean this is definitely America's moonshot, and it's
incredible what's being done here and something we all need
to be thinking about. This is something that has never
been done before. When you think about the energy that's
needed for one data center, that energy is the equivalent
of five nuclear reactors or fifty super bowls going on
(09:21):
at the same time. It's an enormous amount of energy.
And so here you see us cutting through red tape
for energy deregulation that's going to be key for powering
these data centers. But one thing if I were advising
the administration for them to be thinking about right now
is jobs are changing at a rapid pace. We need
to take today's workers, train them forward tomorrow's workforce. And
(09:45):
this is an incredible opportunity in the country to upscale,
retrain and get amazing Americans in this incredible workforce and
make sure they've got all the opportunities they need.
Speaker 4 (09:57):
Let's jump off there, because what would jump back on
here on this interview, because on the WBT Hotline right now,
as she always is on Wednesdays, is to Resa Payton,
our cybersecurity expert and the founder of Fororderless Solutions.
Speaker 6 (10:08):
So you're making the rounds already this morning.
Speaker 8 (10:11):
Yes I am, but of course nothing's going to get
in the way of this conversation. And I do need
to correct myself. It's five hundred Super Bowl stadiums equals
one of these data centers that we're talking about for
powering AI, cryptocurrency and quantum.
Speaker 9 (10:28):
I was going to correct you since that's a football reference.
Speaker 4 (10:31):
Well, when you started, when you started, you said America's
moonshot and I first thought you said America's moonshine, heard moonshine,
and then I realized what you meant. But all of
which to come back around to Trump is going to
make a major dress on AI today, and that's why
you were talking to Todd and Carle in the first place.
(10:51):
And so let's roll back for just a second here
and overarchingly he gave some of the bullet points. But
what are you specifically out of this in a few hours.
Speaker 8 (11:02):
Yeah, I think what you're going to hear is what
the current plan is. Are we on target some of
the different data sites where they're being built. We already
know about Abilene, Texas. We'll probably hear about some other places.
I do expect to hear about energy deregulation. One of
the things I heard when I was in California last week,
(11:22):
Golden Sas is doing a presentation on what's happening with AI, cryptocurrency,
quantum computing, and these data centers, and they said, unless
we have a major change to our energy policy, these
data centers are going to be slowed down in construction.
So this is really important because you want to make
sure that anybody who lives near these data centers, they
get to keep their energy as well as these data
(11:43):
centers being powered. So I think there will be a
little bit of discussion on that today and maybe there
will be a discussion on how this helps us win
the computing war with China.
Speaker 4 (11:53):
Something else to put on people's radar, and you always
do a great job of this whenever there are hackers
or scams or things out there that you may encounter
something called scattered Spider.
Speaker 8 (12:05):
Yes, Scattered Spider is making the rounds. So this is
a ransomware syndicate. And the way they are tricking their
way into victims systems is their favorite mode of operation
is to call the IT help desk, because who doesn't
love calling the IT helped usk. But what they're doing
is they're convincing the IT helped us that they are
(12:28):
an employee not a criminal, and doing password resets. And
by doing the password reset, they're basically getting the master
key into systems. And so just everybody beyond high alert.
And if you feel like it's a little harder for
you to get your own password reset, it's probably for
good reason. It's probably because your IT support desk does
(12:50):
not want to fall prey to Scattered spider.
Speaker 4 (12:52):
All right, I promised that there would be a Teresa
Pate in Ozzy Osbourne connection here, and you all know
we've been saying this for years. Of things that's on
Teresa's resume is the fact that she was the chief
information officer in the George W. Bush White House. I
want to take you back to a moment during George W.
Bush's administration two thousand and two. This is the White
(13:13):
House Correspondent's Dinner.
Speaker 10 (13:15):
What a fantastic audience we had to name Washington power brokers, celebrities,
Hollywood stars, Ozzy Osborne. Thing out about Ozzie is he's
made a lot.
Speaker 6 (13:34):
Of big hit recordings.
Speaker 10 (13:40):
Party with the Animals, Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath, Facing Hell, Black
Skies and blood Bath and Paradise. Ozzi, Mom loves your stuff.
Speaker 6 (13:58):
Now, truth be told.
Speaker 4 (14:00):
You know, i'd forgotten about that, and you actually brought
that back to my attention. Now did that fall in
line with when you were in the White House or
was that before?
Speaker 8 (14:08):
That was before? So that was in I think two
thousand and two, and I worked for him two thousand
and sixty, two thousand and eight. But I don't miss
those dinners. I watched them and I still remember that,
and I thought, wait, I feel like Ozzy Osbourne was
either at the way I was trying to go through
and look for that. And that's why I set that
over to over to you last night because we were
(14:28):
sitting there morning with lots of rock and roll great
playing his music and I was like, wait, I'm pretty
sure there is a funny encounter between President George W.
Bush and Ozzy, and I was so glad I found it.
It's hilarious.
Speaker 4 (14:42):
And that was during the era when the Osbourne's reality
show was on MTV, so he had sort of assumed
a different persona in American pop culture. And I don't
know exactly why, because it's not like Ozzie was like
an investigative reporter or something remember of the media, but
he was in the you know, the pop culture reality
show media.
Speaker 6 (15:01):
I guess, so at any rate, he was there.
Speaker 4 (15:04):
And you go back and find the video online because
it's it's readily available. The funny thing is is he
recognizes him and he gets up and he's like, he
is loving it. He is loving all the applause and
all the attention, and he definitely stands out.
Speaker 8 (15:16):
So when people see the video like you'll see as
soon as he says Ozzy Osbourne and the camera moves,
you're like, oh, well, there he is. I mean, it's
not like he blended in with everybody else there.
Speaker 1 (15:26):
What a time to be alive.
Speaker 6 (15:28):
Now we're in the kid rock era. That's right.
Speaker 4 (15:31):
Did you ever did a young Teresa Payton ever attend
a Black Sabbath or an Ozzy Osbourne show?
Speaker 7 (15:37):
No?
Speaker 8 (15:37):
No, I did not get to go to concerts like that.
So you know I went to the Big Bird Symphony
Orchestra concerts.
Speaker 9 (15:45):
How old were you seventeen?
Speaker 4 (15:49):
Yeah, I didn't have Ozzy Osbourne Teresa Payton on a
BINGO card, so I wasn't expecting that one.
Speaker 6 (15:55):
But I had to ask.
Speaker 8 (15:55):
You know, it would have been great, It would have
been great.
Speaker 9 (15:58):
No, it was.
Speaker 8 (15:58):
I think it was college before I went to I
went to a Billye Idol concert. Amazing.
Speaker 4 (16:04):
Well, now you know that's pretty hardcore right there. Hey,
if if Ozzy Osborne can be at a White House
Correspondence dinner, then Teresa Payton could have been at a
Black Sabbage show.
Speaker 6 (16:11):
Right, It's possible. But but it didn't.
Speaker 4 (16:14):
Happen, So it didn't happen all right, well, look, we
appreciate you joining us as always. Uh and of course
Teresa was on Fox and Friends a little bit earlier,
so making those rounds and always making time for us.
Speaker 6 (16:24):
Thank you so much.
Speaker 8 (16:26):
It's great to be with you. Bo I did not
know who approved that being off today, but hey, Jim,
it's always crazy to.
Speaker 6 (16:31):
Hear your voice.
Speaker 3 (16:32):
Always great to heart there.
Speaker 6 (16:34):
Yeah, Boomer did. He approves everything around here.
Speaker 1 (16:43):
And to wrap up our show for this week, here
at Carolina Focus, another fan favorite, Tom Blocker, our automotive
expert who's usually one with both Thompson A good morning
bt s, take a listen right here on Carolina Focus.
Speaker 3 (16:56):
Look for its skills and magic. Got a full tank
of guests hit it.
Speaker 11 (17:01):
You got more talent and one leading it and a
lot of cars has gotten a whole bruncker.
Speaker 6 (17:06):
He got a long way take it to those. This
baby hits hedy eight miles prow. I see some serious shit.
Speaker 12 (17:15):
Ah yeah, I had to find that intro one of
the classics. Well, John Fogerty for my next guest, who
is joining us in studio for the final hour today.
If you've listened to the show for many years, then
this name won't be a foreign one to you, but
it's been a while since we had him here in
the Tyboid studio.
Speaker 6 (17:34):
Welcome back, Tom Blocker. Hello Bo, good to be back.
What's up man? How you doing?
Speaker 7 (17:39):
Oh?
Speaker 6 (17:39):
I'm doing great?
Speaker 11 (17:40):
Good and great.
Speaker 4 (17:41):
Tom is well. We go back a long way here.
You and I hosted a show on the weekends. This
is back more than a decade now called Wheels with
Tom Blocker, where we would come in and talk cars
and everything going on in the automotive business. And we
did that for a couple of years and had a
good time doing that. I was basically just the guy
that was here to sort of direct traffic and do
(18:02):
the radio stuff, and you were the expert with all
the auto knowledge. But we struck up a friendship in
that process, and you have been a presence on the
show over the years, and we did weekly segments for
a while, and you know, I got a text from
you the other day and I said, we need to
get time back here in the studio because people love
them and we love talking to them.
Speaker 6 (18:21):
So it's good to see your face.
Speaker 10 (18:22):
Man.
Speaker 6 (18:22):
It's great to be back.
Speaker 4 (18:24):
And you if people don't know forty plus years in
the auto business altogether.
Speaker 6 (18:29):
You worked for a long time.
Speaker 4 (18:30):
For Hendrick, twenty five years with Hendrick, and what did
you do the people who don't know, what did you
do for Hendrick?
Speaker 11 (18:35):
Well, I was one of the chief operating officers for
the Automotive Group. Great twenty five years. We grew dramatically
from twenty some odd dealerships to we had eighty seven.
You know when I retired, seven b and an annual revenue.
I mean, grew into a really big company. So it
was a twenty five year sprint. You know, it was
really fun and it was interesting and thoroughly enjoyed it,
(18:58):
but you know, six it was time for me to
take a hike.
Speaker 4 (19:03):
Well, and your biggest claim to fame, of course, is
that you were once neighbors with Jim Zochi.
Speaker 11 (19:08):
We were, and Jim abandoned our neighborhood.
Speaker 9 (19:10):
Well, here's the thing, here's the story. Tom's got a
lot of cars, and he was saying during the break,
you know, he doesn't have He's got a great house,
he's been in there for twenty five years, doesn't have
enough places to park all his cars. So I thought,
let's create some room for Tom. We've got a couple
of garages, as you're a big garage door guy.
Speaker 4 (19:26):
Bo I know.
Speaker 9 (19:26):
Yeah, so I thought that'd be great for job to
have more places to park his cars. Somebody else bought
the house that it turned out.
Speaker 11 (19:32):
Yeah, yeah, I'm renting a lot of garage space in
various places.
Speaker 4 (19:35):
Yeah, Tom had to build a helipad. Well, and you're
the guy. I've said it over the years. I mean,
I love talking cars, but Tom's that guy. We all
know that guy, right that has all the toys, that
has all the fun stuff and goes and does the
fun things. I mean, you have in recent years gone
and ridden your motorcycles in the Swiss Alps.
Speaker 11 (19:55):
And that was a fantastic trip last summer.
Speaker 4 (19:58):
You go race cars, I mean you was telling us before. Well,
I had to get rid of this and this and
to make room for this. You up until recently used
to go water skiing down at Lake Wiley all the time.
Speaker 11 (20:09):
Unfortunately I had to give up the ski but my
arthritic knees don't allow me to slalom ski anymore. And
in my dirt bike, my KTM had to go away,
So two of my favorite sports. I just had to
finally say goodbye to because my knees just can't do it,
but still love riding my BMW motorcycle in the mountains.
Bought a new thirteen hundred GS. I'm having a ball
(20:29):
riding that. Just had my GT four RS Portia up
at Watkins Glen a few weeks ago with some other
guys and we had a great time two days. What
an exciting track, high speed, great great road course.
Speaker 6 (20:43):
Well, we have this new text line now.
Speaker 4 (20:44):
I was telling you about when we were talking about
you coming on, and people like to call the show
when you're in here and ask car questions, anything really
under the umbrella that is the world of automotive. So
I'll throw that out there as we're talking seven oh four, five,
seven oh eleven ten. We have this new text line,
driven by Driven by libertybu at GMC. So it's an easier,
(21:05):
more convenient way for some people to send questions. So
if you have a question for Tom, and this can
be in our next segment. I think we'll get into
some of the tariff tariff stories that have been so
much part of President Trump's second administration so far, because
you and I haven't really talked much about that since
that's a half subject Ben and I know that you're
you're you've done a deep dive into it. But if
(21:26):
you know, it can be political, it can be automotive,
it can be racing. If you used to listen to
the Old Show, you know how this works. But if
you would like to ask Tom a question between now
and ten am, seven oh four, five, seven oh eleven,
ten phone calls and of course the text line is
definitely open.
Speaker 6 (21:42):
And I'm gonna.
Speaker 4 (21:44):
Throw one more thing in here before the hour is over,
because we've been talking about Ozzy Osbourne today because he
passed away at the age of seventy six yesterday, and
we've can get in a lot of texts and somebody said,
you know, Larry Sprinkle's got some some Ozzy Osbourne stories. Well,
Larry's going to call in at about nine thirty five
for a few minutes and joined the comment here, So that.
Speaker 11 (22:01):
Would be interesting.
Speaker 4 (22:02):
Always good to have the legendary Larry Sprinkle anytime he
wants to jump in. So, Tom, what's the most uh,
what's the what's the most Tom Blocker esque thing that
you've done since we last saw each other.
Speaker 11 (22:13):
Uh, well, I guess uh just continuing to do track days,
you know, I'm enjoined join my GT four RS at
VR Road Atlanta, Watkins Glen. Haven't been to Barber yet
this year, but Carolina Motorsports Park, and still instructing with
the Porscha Club and enjoying that. And you know, still
I'm still looking for a little more quicker lap time,
(22:35):
you know. And uh, it's fun when you kind of
improve your your lap time. I did actually ran my
best lap times down at Road Atlanta a couple of
months ago, and you know, for an old guy, that's
a that's a pretty big deal. So thoroughly enjoying the
car and thoroughly enjoying the camaraderie.
Speaker 9 (22:50):
And it's like the need for Speed's Tom Blocker.
Speaker 11 (22:53):
And I did buy a new motor side just bought
a new BMW. I rode I rode one the new
thirteen hundred over in Italy and Switzerland and really liked it.
So I bought a new one just recently and really
really been enjoying us.
Speaker 9 (23:05):
That's just what he has bo it's where he has it,
where the places he goes.
Speaker 6 (23:09):
Did you did you see the F one movie? Are
you interested in that?
Speaker 11 (23:12):
I did see that. Yeah, I follow F one big
time and I thought the movie was pretty well done.
As matter of fact, the drivers, the F one drivers
got to preview it, and most of them were real
positive about it. They felt like Brad Pitt did a
pretty good job of really understanding the sport, and you know,
all the producers, and of course Lewis Hamilton was involved,
and Toto Wolf was involved. You know, he's the manager
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of the Mercedes team, so they got they had a
lot of good input and I think they did a
pretty good job with the movie.
Speaker 1 (23:42):
Thank you, Tom Blocker. In The entire twenty two minute
interview with Tom could be heard over there. Good Morning
BT on their podcasts. Hey for Sharon Thorsland, I met Billick,
have a great week. Tuck to you all next Sunday
on Carolina Focus.
Welcome back to Carolina Focus, our public affairs show. Hey,
if you want to listen to any of the shows
in the past weeks, go to WBT dot com scroll
down to Carolina Focus. All the shows are there for
your listening enjoyment. Along as Sharon Thorsland, I'm ed Billick.
Let's continue the second half of the show right here
on Carolina Focus. Special topic today back to school technology
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made Simple. Yep, we're starting to think about kids going
back to school, whether it's high school, college, or elementary school.
And with us this morning, she's the programming lead for
Apple Retail, Jamorrow Austin, and she's going to tell us
a little bit about the technology that's out there to
help our students increase their learnings. Jamorrow, good morning, Welcome
(00:43):
to Carolina Focus.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
It is crazy to think that we're already thinking about
going back to school, but now really is the best
time to start doing your research. I personally think a
good place to start is thinking about what your school
day actually looks like, right like, are you going to
be writing papers? Are you editing lots of videos? Are
you someone who likes to take handwritten notes? So I
think from there and then we can focus on other
key factors like performance and battery, like the software and price.
(01:08):
So there is a lot to consider finding the right
technology for school.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
But whether you're.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
Shopping online or coming into your local Apple store, our
specialists are connecting with students every day and love helping
them choose the right product for them. So if you
need support, please come and help, or no, please come
check us out.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Sorry, you know it's interesting. Eighty six percent of all
students say that technology helps them, and obviously those sixty
percent says it helps their grades. What are some of
the products that Apple offers I should know myself. There
really are great age or tools for education.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Yeah, so, whether you're a student or if you're a parent,
finding the right tech for school is a big decision.
And really both Mac and iPad are perfect options for
college and really based on how you like to work
and the activities you'll use it for, students can choose
what works best for their needs. Many students choose Mac,
many choose iPad, and for some it's not either or
(02:04):
they really do own both. So iPad offers that wonderful
type screen experience. You can combine it with the Apple
pencil and the Magic keyboard, and it offers incredible versatility.
But then you have the Mac right which brings amazing performance,
battery life, the power of Mac os with great portability
and durability.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
So iPad and Mac.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
Both great options and they work even better together. So
you can use your iPad as an additional screen to
your Mac, or you can copy text from your iPhone
or your iPad to and paste it on your Mac,
so students can get even more done and stay productive
throughout the year.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
You know, you just answered my question, Jamar. It's like, okay,
why an Apple product or a Mac over a Windows
machine and you just kind of answered that. Any other
advantages obviously that Apple offers.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
Absolutely, Can we talk about savings? We love savings right.
Speaker 1 (02:53):
Well, yes we do, Yes we do.
Speaker 2 (02:56):
And there are three ways that students and families can
save right now that I'd love to share with you.
So first is Apple's education pricing. These are discounts on
Mac and iPad, and they're all year round for college students,
for their parents and educators. So if you're not going
to school in the fall, maybe you're going in the
summer or the spring, you can get education pricing all
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year round with Apple. Products that make the tech more affordable.
And then this summer, as part of our College Student Offer,
students can choose an eligible accessory when purchasing their Mac
or iPad on top of those education savings. So you
can get a Mac, maybe get a set of AirPods
to go with it, and that's all on top of
the education pricing you already get. And then if you
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want to save even more, with Apple's trade in program,
you can save when you trade in an eligible product.
And it doesn't even have to be a Mac or
an iPad. Apple will give you a gift card that
you can use towards a back to school product. So,
just to recap because I know I shared a lot
of information there. We've got the education pricing that's all
year round. You can stack that right now with the
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College Student Offer till September thirtieth, And if you have
an old Mac or iPad, you can trade that in
right now for additional savings.
Speaker 1 (04:07):
Well, it sounds tremendous, absolutely tremendous. Tomorrow, talk to me
about the Apple pencil. I've not heard of that. What's
the functionality?
Speaker 2 (04:15):
Oh, the Apple pencil is fantastic. And if you've got
a local Apple store. You got to come in and
let us show you how it works. There's so many
great features, one of them being handwritten notes. A lot
of us still really like to write things down, so
one of the great benefits is you can sketch, you
can write. There are lots of different tools that allow
the Apple pencil to behave like a true pencil, where
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the harder you press, the darker the line. You can
turn it to the side so you can sketch like
a natural pencil. There are calligraphy pens, so there's a
lot of great functionality with that. And then even just
for editing images, you can take screenshots on your iPad
with the Apple pencil, so it's a perfect accessory to
an iPad if you're planning on using that for school.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
Hey, any advice for first time buyers some of us
have not used Apple products. Advice for us easy to
set up, talk to us about that.
Speaker 3 (05:05):
I love first time buyers, Okay.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
I started my Apple career in retail and that was
some of my favorite experiences is when someone's coming in
and they're getting their first Mac. I still remember what
it was like buying my first Mac and how the
folks in the Apple Store were so helpful because at Apple,
we want everyone to feel really good about the choice
that they're making, right. We want families and students to
understand all their options and feel really confident in using
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their device for the first day of school.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
That's super important to us.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
So if you are a first time buyer, I definitely
recommend coming into the store. We love to meet first
time buyers. But then I would obviously start with those
affordability options, right there are so many ways to save,
so that trade and option you can finance with the
Apple Car, We've got college student offer. These are all
good things to keep in mind when you're buying for
the first time. Students can also save ten percent on
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Apple Care Plus for Mac and iPad, so that allows
you to protect your device against any accidents that might happen.
We know that school can be kind of an interesting place.
You never know what might happen, so definitely good to
keep that in mind. And then once you have your device,
Like you you were asking, is it easy to get
get set up? It's easier than ever to get your
device set up. So if you're transferring data from your
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old Mac or iPad onto your new device, our teams
in store can help you. If you can't make it
in store, we can help you online with that secure
and safe data transfers. So lots of good advice, but
definitely the most important thing is that we're here to
support you.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
You know, and that support is so critical. Jamara, we're
talking with Jamara Austin as she's a programming lead here
for Apple retail. When you call Apple, I've done a
couple three or four times with an Apple iPhone problem.
Folks are so helpful, they're so interested anyone to make
sure that they've been able to resolve your problems. So
(06:49):
kudos for that. Hey, we got a couple of minutes left, Jamar,
why don't you repeat all the great things going on
with Apple on back to school technology made Simple.
Speaker 3 (06:59):
I've absolutely so.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
Like I said, now is the best time to start
doing your research. If you're looking for products back to school,
think about what your school day looks like, and from
there we can help you decide on the perfect product
for you. I'd say, for sure, if you've got a
local Apple store nearby, come on down and see us.
We'd love to help you make the right decision for school.
If you don't have in local Apple store nearby. You
can definitely visit us at Apple dot com. And I'm
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glad ed that you had a great experience with Apple Support.
Speaker 3 (07:24):
I think it is a great call out.
Speaker 2 (07:26):
When I went to college, there wasn't an Apple store
nearby for me, so it was great to have Genius Support,
which was available via a phone or chat with you know,
students like to chat, so if you can't get down
to an Apple store, that support is available for you.
Speaker 3 (07:38):
And then, like I.
Speaker 2 (07:39):
Said, the savings, I want to say it again, there's
so many options to save, so let us help you
find the right product for you.
Speaker 3 (07:45):
We'll make sure that we can fit it into your.
Speaker 2 (07:47):
Budget, and then once you have your device, will help
you get it set up easier than ever. So come
and see us in a local Apple store or visit
us online at Apple dot com to find the best
product to go back to school, Marrow.
Speaker 1 (07:58):
Thank you for your time on Carolina. We sure to
appreciate it and best wishes going forward.
Speaker 3 (08:03):
Likewise, thank you again so much for having.
Speaker 1 (08:04):
Us coming up next. A friend of the show, a
friend of Good Morning BT. We haven't heard from Teresa
Payton in a while. Let's take a listen and welcome
Teresa back to Carolina Focus.
Speaker 4 (08:22):
Okay, I want to go back a little bit earlier
this morning on Fox and Friends.
Speaker 5 (08:25):
First, let's bring a former White House Chief Information Officer
and CEO of the cybersecurity firm Fortalless Solutions, Teresa. Teresa,
great to see as always. Let me go through Trump's
AI action plan for a moment. At one, we'll focus
on incorporating AI across the Defense Department.
Speaker 6 (08:41):
That's crucial.
Speaker 5 (08:42):
Create an AI information sharing and analysis center led by DHS,
prioritize open source and open weight AI development, expand AI
workforce development, and export US made AI technology. What do
you think of this plan, TERSA, specifically whether it is
enough to beat China?
Speaker 7 (09:01):
Yeah, I mean this is definitely America's moonshot, and it's
incredible what's being done here and something we all need
to be thinking about. This is something that has never
been done before. When you think about the energy that's
needed for one data center, that energy is the equivalent
of five nuclear reactors or fifty super bowls going on
(09:21):
at the same time. It's an enormous amount of energy.
And so here you see us cutting through red tape
for energy deregulation that's going to be key for powering
these data centers. But one thing if I were advising
the administration for them to be thinking about right now
is jobs are changing at a rapid pace. We need
to take today's workers, train them forward tomorrow's workforce. And
(09:45):
this is an incredible opportunity in the country to upscale,
retrain and get amazing Americans in this incredible workforce and
make sure they've got all the opportunities they need.
Speaker 4 (09:57):
Let's jump off there, because what would jump back on
here on this interview, because on the WBT Hotline right now,
as she always is on Wednesdays, is to Resa Payton,
our cybersecurity expert and the founder of Fororderless Solutions.
Speaker 6 (10:08):
So you're making the rounds already this morning.
Speaker 8 (10:11):
Yes I am, but of course nothing's going to get
in the way of this conversation. And I do need
to correct myself. It's five hundred Super Bowl stadiums equals
one of these data centers that we're talking about for
powering AI, cryptocurrency and quantum.
Speaker 9 (10:28):
I was going to correct you since that's a football reference.
Speaker 4 (10:31):
Well, when you started, when you started, you said America's
moonshot and I first thought you said America's moonshine, heard moonshine,
and then I realized what you meant. But all of
which to come back around to Trump is going to
make a major dress on AI today, and that's why
you were talking to Todd and Carle in the first place.
(10:51):
And so let's roll back for just a second here
and overarchingly he gave some of the bullet points. But
what are you specifically out of this in a few hours.
Speaker 8 (11:02):
Yeah, I think what you're going to hear is what
the current plan is. Are we on target some of
the different data sites where they're being built. We already
know about Abilene, Texas. We'll probably hear about some other places.
I do expect to hear about energy deregulation. One of
the things I heard when I was in California last week,
(11:22):
Golden Sas is doing a presentation on what's happening with AI, cryptocurrency,
quantum computing, and these data centers, and they said, unless
we have a major change to our energy policy, these
data centers are going to be slowed down in construction.
So this is really important because you want to make
sure that anybody who lives near these data centers, they
get to keep their energy as well as these data
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centers being powered. So I think there will be a
little bit of discussion on that today and maybe there
will be a discussion on how this helps us win
the computing war with China.
Speaker 4 (11:53):
Something else to put on people's radar, and you always
do a great job of this whenever there are hackers
or scams or things out there that you may encounter
something called scattered Spider.
Speaker 8 (12:05):
Yes, Scattered Spider is making the rounds. So this is
a ransomware syndicate. And the way they are tricking their
way into victims systems is their favorite mode of operation
is to call the IT help desk, because who doesn't
love calling the IT helped usk. But what they're doing
is they're convincing the IT helped us that they are
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an employee not a criminal, and doing password resets. And
by doing the password reset, they're basically getting the master
key into systems. And so just everybody beyond high alert.
And if you feel like it's a little harder for
you to get your own password reset, it's probably for
good reason. It's probably because your IT support desk does
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not want to fall prey to Scattered spider.
Speaker 4 (12:52):
All right, I promised that there would be a Teresa
Pate in Ozzy Osbourne connection here, and you all know
we've been saying this for years. Of things that's on
Teresa's resume is the fact that she was the chief
information officer in the George W. Bush White House. I
want to take you back to a moment during George W.
Bush's administration two thousand and two. This is the White
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House Correspondent's Dinner.
Speaker 10 (13:15):
What a fantastic audience we had to name Washington power brokers, celebrities,
Hollywood stars, Ozzy Osborne. Thing out about Ozzie is he's
made a lot.
Speaker 6 (13:34):
Of big hit recordings.
Speaker 10 (13:40):
Party with the Animals, Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath, Facing Hell, Black
Skies and blood Bath and Paradise. Ozzi, Mom loves your stuff.
Speaker 6 (13:58):
Now, truth be told.
Speaker 4 (14:00):
You know, i'd forgotten about that, and you actually brought
that back to my attention. Now did that fall in
line with when you were in the White House or
was that before?
Speaker 8 (14:08):
That was before? So that was in I think two
thousand and two, and I worked for him two thousand
and sixty, two thousand and eight. But I don't miss
those dinners. I watched them and I still remember that,
and I thought, wait, I feel like Ozzy Osbourne was
either at the way I was trying to go through
and look for that. And that's why I set that
over to over to you last night because we were
(14:28):
sitting there morning with lots of rock and roll great
playing his music and I was like, wait, I'm pretty
sure there is a funny encounter between President George W.
Bush and Ozzy, and I was so glad I found it.
It's hilarious.
Speaker 4 (14:42):
And that was during the era when the Osbourne's reality
show was on MTV, so he had sort of assumed
a different persona in American pop culture. And I don't
know exactly why, because it's not like Ozzie was like
an investigative reporter or something remember of the media, but
he was in the you know, the pop culture reality
show media.
Speaker 6 (15:01):
I guess, so at any rate, he was there.
Speaker 4 (15:04):
And you go back and find the video online because
it's it's readily available. The funny thing is is he
recognizes him and he gets up and he's like, he
is loving it. He is loving all the applause and
all the attention, and he definitely stands out.
Speaker 8 (15:16):
So when people see the video like you'll see as
soon as he says Ozzy Osbourne and the camera moves,
you're like, oh, well, there he is. I mean, it's
not like he blended in with everybody else there.
Speaker 1 (15:26):
What a time to be alive.
Speaker 6 (15:28):
Now we're in the kid rock era. That's right.
Speaker 4 (15:31):
Did you ever did a young Teresa Payton ever attend
a Black Sabbath or an Ozzy Osbourne show?
Speaker 7 (15:37):
No?
Speaker 8 (15:37):
No, I did not get to go to concerts like that.
So you know I went to the Big Bird Symphony
Orchestra concerts.
Speaker 9 (15:45):
How old were you seventeen?
Speaker 4 (15:49):
Yeah, I didn't have Ozzy Osbourne Teresa Payton on a
BINGO card, so I wasn't expecting that one.
Speaker 6 (15:55):
But I had to ask.
Speaker 8 (15:55):
You know, it would have been great, It would have
been great.
Speaker 9 (15:58):
No, it was.
Speaker 8 (15:58):
I think it was college before I went to I
went to a Billye Idol concert. Amazing.
Speaker 4 (16:04):
Well, now you know that's pretty hardcore right there. Hey,
if if Ozzy Osborne can be at a White House
Correspondence dinner, then Teresa Payton could have been at a
Black Sabbage show.
Speaker 6 (16:11):
Right, It's possible. But but it didn't.
Speaker 4 (16:14):
Happen, So it didn't happen all right, well, look, we
appreciate you joining us as always. Uh and of course
Teresa was on Fox and Friends a little bit earlier,
so making those rounds and always making time for us.
Speaker 6 (16:24):
Thank you so much.
Speaker 8 (16:26):
It's great to be with you. Bo I did not
know who approved that being off today, but hey, Jim,
it's always crazy to.
Speaker 6 (16:31):
Hear your voice.
Speaker 3 (16:32):
Always great to heart there.
Speaker 6 (16:34):
Yeah, Boomer did. He approves everything around here.
Speaker 1 (16:43):
And to wrap up our show for this week, here
at Carolina Focus, another fan favorite, Tom Blocker, our automotive
expert who's usually one with both Thompson A good morning
bt s, take a listen right here on Carolina Focus.
Speaker 3 (16:56):
Look for its skills and magic. Got a full tank
of guests hit it.
Speaker 11 (17:01):
You got more talent and one leading it and a
lot of cars has gotten a whole bruncker.
Speaker 6 (17:06):
He got a long way take it to those. This
baby hits hedy eight miles prow. I see some serious shit.
Speaker 12 (17:15):
Ah yeah, I had to find that intro one of
the classics. Well, John Fogerty for my next guest, who
is joining us in studio for the final hour today.
If you've listened to the show for many years, then
this name won't be a foreign one to you, but
it's been a while since we had him here in
the Tyboid studio.
Speaker 6 (17:34):
Welcome back, Tom Blocker. Hello Bo, good to be back.
What's up man? How you doing?
Speaker 7 (17:39):
Oh?
Speaker 6 (17:39):
I'm doing great?
Speaker 11 (17:40):
Good and great.
Speaker 4 (17:41):
Tom is well. We go back a long way here.
You and I hosted a show on the weekends. This
is back more than a decade now called Wheels with
Tom Blocker, where we would come in and talk cars
and everything going on in the automotive business. And we
did that for a couple of years and had a
good time doing that. I was basically just the guy
that was here to sort of direct traffic and do
(18:02):
the radio stuff, and you were the expert with all
the auto knowledge. But we struck up a friendship in
that process, and you have been a presence on the
show over the years, and we did weekly segments for
a while, and you know, I got a text from
you the other day and I said, we need to
get time back here in the studio because people love
them and we love talking to them.
Speaker 6 (18:21):
So it's good to see your face.
Speaker 10 (18:22):
Man.
Speaker 6 (18:22):
It's great to be back.
Speaker 4 (18:24):
And you if people don't know forty plus years in
the auto business altogether.
Speaker 6 (18:29):
You worked for a long time.
Speaker 4 (18:30):
For Hendrick, twenty five years with Hendrick, and what did
you do the people who don't know, what did you
do for Hendrick?
Speaker 11 (18:35):
Well, I was one of the chief operating officers for
the Automotive Group. Great twenty five years. We grew dramatically
from twenty some odd dealerships to we had eighty seven.
You know when I retired, seven b and an annual revenue.
I mean, grew into a really big company. So it
was a twenty five year sprint. You know, it was
really fun and it was interesting and thoroughly enjoyed it,
(18:58):
but you know, six it was time for me to
take a hike.
Speaker 4 (19:03):
Well, and your biggest claim to fame, of course, is
that you were once neighbors with Jim Zochi.
Speaker 11 (19:08):
We were, and Jim abandoned our neighborhood.
Speaker 9 (19:10):
Well, here's the thing, here's the story. Tom's got a
lot of cars, and he was saying during the break,
you know, he doesn't have He's got a great house,
he's been in there for twenty five years, doesn't have
enough places to park all his cars. So I thought,
let's create some room for Tom. We've got a couple
of garages, as you're a big garage door guy.
Speaker 4 (19:26):
Bo I know.
Speaker 9 (19:26):
Yeah, so I thought that'd be great for job to
have more places to park his cars. Somebody else bought
the house that it turned out.
Speaker 11 (19:32):
Yeah, yeah, I'm renting a lot of garage space in
various places.
Speaker 4 (19:35):
Yeah, Tom had to build a helipad. Well, and you're
the guy. I've said it over the years. I mean,
I love talking cars, but Tom's that guy. We all
know that guy, right that has all the toys, that
has all the fun stuff and goes and does the
fun things. I mean, you have in recent years gone
and ridden your motorcycles in the Swiss Alps.
Speaker 11 (19:55):
And that was a fantastic trip last summer.
Speaker 4 (19:58):
You go race cars, I mean you was telling us before. Well,
I had to get rid of this and this and
to make room for this. You up until recently used
to go water skiing down at Lake Wiley all the time.
Speaker 11 (20:09):
Unfortunately I had to give up the ski but my
arthritic knees don't allow me to slalom ski anymore. And
in my dirt bike, my KTM had to go away,
So two of my favorite sports. I just had to
finally say goodbye to because my knees just can't do it,
but still love riding my BMW motorcycle in the mountains.
Bought a new thirteen hundred GS. I'm having a ball
(20:29):
riding that. Just had my GT four RS Portia up
at Watkins Glen a few weeks ago with some other
guys and we had a great time two days. What
an exciting track, high speed, great great road course.
Speaker 6 (20:43):
Well, we have this new text line now.
Speaker 4 (20:44):
I was telling you about when we were talking about
you coming on, and people like to call the show
when you're in here and ask car questions, anything really
under the umbrella that is the world of automotive. So
I'll throw that out there as we're talking seven oh four, five,
seven oh eleven ten. We have this new text line,
driven by Driven by libertybu at GMC. So it's an easier,
(21:05):
more convenient way for some people to send questions. So
if you have a question for Tom, and this can
be in our next segment. I think we'll get into
some of the tariff tariff stories that have been so
much part of President Trump's second administration so far, because
you and I haven't really talked much about that since
that's a half subject Ben and I know that you're
you're you've done a deep dive into it. But if
(21:26):
you know, it can be political, it can be automotive,
it can be racing. If you used to listen to
the Old Show, you know how this works. But if
you would like to ask Tom a question between now
and ten am, seven oh four, five, seven oh eleven,
ten phone calls and of course the text line is
definitely open.
Speaker 6 (21:42):
And I'm gonna.
Speaker 4 (21:44):
Throw one more thing in here before the hour is over,
because we've been talking about Ozzy Osbourne today because he
passed away at the age of seventy six yesterday, and
we've can get in a lot of texts and somebody said,
you know, Larry Sprinkle's got some some Ozzy Osbourne stories. Well,
Larry's going to call in at about nine thirty five
for a few minutes and joined the comment here, So that.
Speaker 11 (22:01):
Would be interesting.
Speaker 4 (22:02):
Always good to have the legendary Larry Sprinkle anytime he
wants to jump in. So, Tom, what's the most uh,
what's the what's the most Tom Blocker esque thing that
you've done since we last saw each other.
Speaker 11 (22:13):
Uh, well, I guess uh just continuing to do track days,
you know, I'm enjoined join my GT four RS at
VR Road Atlanta, Watkins Glen. Haven't been to Barber yet
this year, but Carolina Motorsports Park, and still instructing with
the Porscha Club and enjoying that. And you know, still
I'm still looking for a little more quicker lap time,
(22:35):
you know. And uh, it's fun when you kind of
improve your your lap time. I did actually ran my
best lap times down at Road Atlanta a couple of
months ago, and you know, for an old guy, that's
a that's a pretty big deal. So thoroughly enjoying the
car and thoroughly enjoying the camaraderie.
Speaker 9 (22:50):
And it's like the need for Speed's Tom Blocker.
Speaker 11 (22:53):
And I did buy a new motor side just bought
a new BMW. I rode I rode one the new
thirteen hundred over in Italy and Switzerland and really liked it.
So I bought a new one just recently and really
really been enjoying us.
Speaker 9 (23:05):
That's just what he has bo it's where he has it,
where the places he goes.
Speaker 6 (23:09):
Did you did you see the F one movie? Are
you interested in that?
Speaker 11 (23:12):
I did see that. Yeah, I follow F one big
time and I thought the movie was pretty well done.
As matter of fact, the drivers, the F one drivers
got to preview it, and most of them were real
positive about it. They felt like Brad Pitt did a
pretty good job of really understanding the sport, and you know,
all the producers, and of course Lewis Hamilton was involved,
and Toto Wolf was involved. You know, he's the manager
(23:34):
of the Mercedes team, so they got they had a
lot of good input and I think they did a
pretty good job with the movie.
Speaker 1 (23:42):
Thank you, Tom Blocker. In The entire twenty two minute
interview with Tom could be heard over there. Good Morning
BT on their podcasts. Hey for Sharon Thorsland, I met Billick,
have a great week. Tuck to you all next Sunday
on Carolina Focus.
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