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Courageous Public HealthCPH 11 - Backpacks, Blueprints, and Boldness: A Conversation with Dyan Jenkins Ali, MHA, LHIIn this deeply moving conversation, Dyan Jenkins Ali shares what it means to lead with courage, clarity, and conviction. From surviving a racially motivated attack on her childhood home to organizing the University of Michigan’s COVID-19 response, Dyan reflects on how her values, faith, and lived experiences have shaped a lifetime of principled leadership. She introduces us to her philosophy of “backpack wisdom”—a powerful metaphor for the lived knowledge we carry and draw from over time. Through stories of advocacy, resilience, and hard truths spoken in rooms not built to hold her voice, Dyan reminds us that l...2025-07-0149 min
LIVRA-TE#164 - Dia do Pai (Ode a personagens masculinas)Apanhámos a boleia da efeméride e olhámos com mais atenção para as personagens masculinas das nossas leituras. O resultado foi uma lista de quais seriam as mais adequadas para nos socorrer nas mais variadas situações, que vão desde mudar um pneu a lidar com um desgosto amoroso. Livros mencionados:- Instructions for Heartbreak, Sarah Handyside (01:59)- Dream Count (Inventário de Sonhos), Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (03:49)- Foster (Acolher), Claire Keegan (13:05)- Green Dot ( (Não) Disponível), Madeleine Gray (14:23)- Quando...2025-03-1949 min
LIVRA-TE#147 - Comecei aqui, acabei ali (jornadas literárias)Fomos completamente influenciadas por um post da @ananascanread e não podíamos deixar de explorar as nossas jornadas literárias. Digam-nos se gostariam que repetíssemos o formato com mais temas!
Livros mencionados neste episódio:
- The Happy Couple (O Casal Feliz), Naiose Dolan (2:12)
- What Moves the Dead, T. Kingfisher (3:20)
- O Pacto, Jodi Picoult (8:37)
- The Bee Sting (A Picada de Abelha), Paul Murray (9:15)
- Hello Beautiful (Olá, Linda), Ann Napolitano (9:40)
- Little Fires Everywhere (Pequenos Fogos em Todo o Lado), Celeste Ng (9:56)
- Blue Sisters (Irmãs Blue), Coco Mellors (11:11)
- What We Talk About When We...2024-11-2049 min
LIVRA-TE#129 - Árvore Genealógica LiteráriaÉ verdade que a família não se escolhe, mas e se as regras não fossem bem assim? Pegámos nas nossas personagens do coração e criámos a nossa própria árvore genealógica, com direito a avós, pais, tios, primos e até aqueles familiares que nunca ninguém sabe muito bem de onde é que vieram.
Livros mencionados neste episódio:
- The Rachel Incident, Caroline O’Donoghue (1:22)
- Our Missing Hearts, Celeste Ng (1:47)
- The Switch, Beth O’Leary (4:30 & 5:11)
- The Paper Palace, Miranda Cowley Heller (4:52)
- A Man Called Ove, Fredrick Backman (5:27)
- Autumn, Ali Smith (5:48)
- B...2024-06-1927 min
LIVRA-TE#117 - Livros que sabem a… (edição Primavera)E finalmente, a Primavera. Os dias são maiores, voltam as andorinhas, está tudo em flor, e claro que não podia faltar um episódio temático com recomendações para as melhores e as piores sensações desta estação.
Livros mencionados neste episódio:
- A Maldição de Rosas (1:55 & 31:55)
- Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar, Cheryl Strayed (2:18 & 16:34)
- Pod, Laline Paull (3:23)
- City of Girls, Elizabeth Gilbert (7:58)
- Expiration Dates, Rebecca Serle (8:38)
- Notes to Self, Emilie Pine (11:59)
- The Sun is Also a Star, Nicola Yoon (13:16)
- Trilogia The Wolf Den, Elodie Harper (14:28)
- Tetralogia N...2024-03-2749 min
LIVRA-TE#116 - E o Óscar vai para…Ainda se pode falar de Óscares, certo? Recebemos esta sugestão de uma ouvinte e não fomos a tempo de coordenar agendas com a cerimónia original, mas aqui estão eles. De Autor Revelação a Melhor Guarda-Roupa, há muitas categorias e ainda mais surpresas.
Livros mencionados neste episódio:
- Sinais de Fumo, Alex Couto (1:57)
- A Maldição de Rosas, Diana Pinguicha (3:15)
- Book Lovers, Emily Henry (5:58)
- Hello Beautiful, Ann Napolitano (6:01 & 21:20 & 21:58)
- The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, Gabrielle Zevin (6:04)
- In Memoriam, Alice Winn (6:17 & 21:39 & 32:35 & 38:08)
- The Wolf Den & The House With the Golden Door, Elodi...2024-03-2042 min
LIVRA-TE#95 - O segundo aniversário do Livra-teComo assim, já passaram dois anos? O episódio de hoje é uma celebração destes anos de Livra-te, mas principalmente da comunidade que veio de mão dada. Obrigada a todes que nos dedicaram algumas palavras, e que estão desse lado todas as quartas!
Livros mencionados neste episódio:
- This Time Tomorrow, Emma Straub (1:32)
- A Thousand Ships, Natalie Haynes (2:20)
- Piranesi, Susanna Clarke
- Swimming in the Dark, Tomasz Jedroswki
- A História de Roma, Joana Bértholo
- Como Se Fôssemos Vilões, M. L. Rio
- A Breve Vida das Flores, Valérie Perrin
- Cleo...2023-10-251h 00
From the Front PorchEpisode 441 || New Release Rundown: SeptemberThis week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie and Olivia are sharing the September releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR.
When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at checkout for 10% off your order!
To purchase the books mentioned in this episode, visit our website (type “Episode 441” into the search bar to easily find the books mentioned in this episode):
Annie's books:
Happiness Falls by Angie Kim
How Far to the Prom...2023-09-0741 min
Pages n' PagesChapter 54: Mid-Year Book Check InIt's that time of year again - time to check in on our first six months of reading! In this episode we do the Mid-Year Book Freakout Challenge where we discuss the best, worst, most surprising and all the books in between. We've both read a lot so far this year and so it's fun to take a look at the combined over 100 books we've read. These questions were taken from many adaptations across the internet.
What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:
Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch #1) by Ann Lechie and narrated by Adj...2022-07-121h 48
Grown Folks Music Show PodcastGrown Folks Music Podcast 61 Hosted By Sam Smith1 Cha Cha Cha - DJ Kool 2 Don't Waste My Time - Usher ft. Ella Mai3 Off the Grid (New Jack Swing Mix) - JD's Time Machine feat. 4 Cornell Cc Carter5 Stay focused - BLKGLD6 Let's Be - Shaila Prospere7 A New Way Of Love - Randy Hall8 The Groove - Omar Wilson9 First Date - Montell Jordan10 Set It Off (Back 2 the 80z Remix) - Richard Alexander Davies 11 Out of Body - The New Mosiac feat Erica T Bryan12 Right Here All Along - Ali Woodson13 Nuthin' But Th...2022-05-092h 59
Let's Get Litty: A Bookish PodcastEpisode 1: "How cool would it be if I were like a fish?"Heeellllooo!! Welcome to Let's Get Litty, a chaotic bookish podcast hosted by Indigo Wilson-Schmidt and Kristy Martin. In our inaugural episode we tell you all about ourselves, our favorite reads, our 2022 goals, and so much more!
Follow us on instagram: @letsgetlittypod
Indigo: @read.with.indi Kristy: @kristy.reads
Books we mentioned this episode:
A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas * The Kane Chronicles - Rick Riordan * Homegoing - Yaa Gyasi * Eragon - Christopher Paolini * Dr. Franklin's Island - Ann Halam * Annihilation - Jeff VanderMeer * All the Feels - Ol...2022-03-021h 01
Book DumbEp. 24: Vacation ReadsIn this episode, August and Kendra recommend some vacation reads. Everyone looks for a different experience when reading on their vacation, so the hosts offer their own preferences and what makes a book a vacation read for them (big surprise, they have very different picks!). This episode is completely spoiler-free.
Books mentioned in the episode:
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino (2019)
Home by Toni Morrison (2012)
Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion(1968)
Laura by Vera Casparay (1943)
Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu (2020)
A Burning by Megha Majumdar (2020)
White Teeth by Zadie Smith (2000)
The Thief's Journal by Jean Genet (1949)
The Real...2021-06-211h 00
The Best Pick movie podcastMoonlight (2016)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 74: Moonlight (2016) Released 18 November 2020 For this episode, we watched Moonlight, written by Barry Jenkins, based on the play by Tarell Alvin McCraney and directed by Jenkins, with cinematography by James Laxton and music by Nicholas Britell. The cast included Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Naomie Harris and Mahershala Ali. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won three – Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Ali) and Best Picture. https://www.scriptbook.io Next time we will be discussing Muti...2020-11-181h 13
Make it Happen with Ali MeehanMake it Happen with Ann Jenkins - learning eco literacyToday we are joined by Ann Jenkins, Eco Warrior, founder of Playa Patrol and Game Creator!Ann lives on the Costa Tropical in Southern Spain and has a passion for playas. She has hosted numerous beach cleanups and, due to the Coronavirus, has created a 'beach clean up' game for the whole family.Ali Meehan talks to Ann about her journey to Spain, how she started to get involved in local community projects and her hopes for 2020. We also explore the different journey Ann experienced when she took part in EXXPEDITION, an all-female voyage exploring the i...2020-05-0429 minThe Best Pick movie podcastMoonlight (2016)Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky Episode 74: Moonlight (2016) Released 18 November 2020 For this episode, we watched Moonlight, written by Barry Jenkins, based on the play by Tarell Alvin McCraney and directed by Jenkins, with cinematography by James Laxton and music by Nicholas Britell. The cast included Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Naomie Harris and Mahershala Ali. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won three – Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Ali) and Best Picture. https://www.scriptbook.io Next time we will be discussing Muti...2019-09-251h 13