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Dig the WellDig the Well | Episode 17: Raising a Champion: Parenting Lessons Behind the PodiumEver wonder how an entrepreneurial upbringing can shape an Olympic weightlifter? Join us on Dig the Well as Vikki and John dive deep into a fascinating conversation with their son, John Downey. Discover how their unique approach to parenting, with monetized chores and flexible schedules, laid the groundwork for John's journey from aspiring police officer to national champion weightlifter.John opens up about the financial challenges of pursuing weightlifting in the U.S. and how he found a creative solution through voice-over work. Listen in as he shares the invaluable lessons learned from balancing personal goals with...
2025-01-2357 min
People and Culture PodcastParenting at Work with Alison WhitfieldIn today's episode I'm joined by Alison, new mum, HR consultant, and co-founder of a working parents community as we discuss the changes in the relationship between personal and work lives. Listen to learn how to build authentic relationships, create successful conversations around support and transitions, while creating inclusive environments for parents, carers and humans.
Connect with our expert guest today, Alison:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisonmwhitfield/
Website: cultivateps.co.uk
If you loved this episode and want to be a guest, email us at te...
2024-12-1032 min
The PhD Life Coach2.46 How to work with the version of you who shows up (with special guest Dr Alison Miller)Send Vikki any questions you'd like answered on the show!Sometimes we have the best intentions for the work we're going to do, but we wake up just not feeling it. We're tired, we lack focus, we don't think we're in the right frame of mind to work. Sometimes we beat ourselves up and force ourselves to sit down and work and other times we just give up entirely. In today's episode, Dr Alison Miller, of The Academic Writers' Space, tells us why she believes we should learn to work with the version of us that shows...
2024-07-2948 min
Best Friends for Life(time)Episode #11: Fifteen and Pregnant (Part II)This week's episode continues the journey of recapping Fifteen and Pregnant starring Kirsten Dunst, with special guest star, Taylor. We get deep into astrology, Taylor brings up a story about the time Alison was defeated by a rocking chair, and Vikki discusses her ick moment about Cal.
2023-04-031h 55Best Friends for Life(time)Episode #10: Fifteen and Pregnant (Part I)On this week's episode, Alison and Vikki recap the 1998 Lifetime CLASSIC "Fifteen and Pregnant" starring Kirsten Dunst, with help from special guest star/ best friend/ roommate of Alison, Taylor!!! Alison tells us how and why she felt such second-hand cringe from the opening scene, Vikki tells them about the time her mom got in a fight with a lady at the local Catholic church, and Taylor reveals their love of Kirsten Dunst, and why you shouldn't just mouth "watermelon" over and over again if you're an extra in a movie.
2023-03-161h 52Best Friends for Life(time)Episode #9: Dying to BelongThis week, Alison and Vikki recap the 2002 (or 1997?) Lifetime movie "Dying to Belong", starring Hilary Swank.
2023-03-022h 52Best Friends for Life(time)Episode #8: Buried in BarstowOn this week's episode, Alison and Vikki recap the 2022 Lifetime movie "Buried in Barstow" starring Angie Harmon. They talk about how the main character has absolutely no chill, how Vikki almost got tricked into thinking the love interest was hot, and Alison tells a story about a pick-up line that actually nearly worked on her.
2023-02-162h 11Best Friends for Life(time)Episode #7: TemptedThis week, Alison and Vikki discuss the 2003 Lifetime movie "Tempted", with special guest star, Vikki's oldest and bestest friend, Kelsey! Vikki declares that she hates this Lifetime heroine the most; Kelsey expresses dismay that the movie wasn't steamier; Alison gets mad at Jason Momoa for being hot.
2023-02-032h 30Best Friends for Life(time)Episode #6: Liz & DickThis week, Alison and Vikki recap Lifetime's 2012 movie, Liz & Dick; a biopic about Elizabeth Taylor and her relationship with Richard Burton. Buckle up, because Lifetime chose to cast Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor and therefore Alison and Vikki could not suspend their disbelief. PLUS, Alison locates the actual birth charts of Liz and Dick themselves and does a deep dive, and Julie Andrews gets thrown into the mix for a very important reason.
2023-01-192h 24Best Friends for Life(time)Episode #5: Killer GrandmaThis week, Alison and Vikki recap the 2019 Lifetime movie, "Grandma Killer", and face the biggest plot twist of all: a Lifetime husband they actually LIKE???
2023-01-052h 23Best Friends for Life(time)Episode #4: And Baby Will FallOn this week's episode, Alison and Vikki recap the 2011 Lifetime movie, "And Baby Will Fall". They discuss how they've finally met a protagonist that they truly love, that time Vikki stepped on a piece of glass, and how much they do not appreciate this terrible husband.
2022-12-222h 35Best Friends for Life(time)Episode #3: A Daughter's Conviction** DISCLAIMER: The audio is super lopsided on this episode, Alison sounds very far away, but maybe you'll enjoy it anyway! We're sorry! Next week's episode we finally got the audio right!!**
On this week's episode, Alison and Vikki recap the 2011 Lifetime movie A Daughter's Conviction. This movie made Vikki both bored and angry, but she powers through anyway. Alison brings up robot toilets, which is a welcome delight. Both of them muse about what would happen if their own mothers were arrested for murder (spoiler: Rosie and Deana would not stand for it).
2022-12-082h 06
Best Friends for Life(time)Episode #2: A Trick of the MindOn this week's episode, Alison and Vikki discuss the 2006 Lifetime Movie A Trick of the Mind. And the audio is less rough because we learned so many lessons from our last episode. Unlike the protagonist of this movie, Jamie, who learned zero lessons over the course of the harrowing plot.
2022-11-241h 59
Best Friends for Life(time)Episode #1: Best Friend's BetrayalOn our very first episode, Alison and Vikki recap and discuss the 2019 Lifetime Movie Best Friend's Betrayal. And boy howdy, do they have a lot of feelings.
2022-11-102h 11
TsundokuEp 14: Chilling out with crime writers new and old; Vikki Petraitis + Agatha ChristieAfter a “reading slump” Sarah was delighted to be swept away by a powerful new detective, Antigone Pollard; she isn’t afraid of the dark and won’t take no for an answer as she hunts down a sexual predator in the small seaside town of Deception Bay. And… Far from being spooked, Cath and Sarah find re-reading Agatha Christie’s crime novels strangely soothing…but both agree she was no poet! Guests: Vikki Petraitis, author of “The Unbelieved” Sarah Tooth, second hand bookshop owner and Agatha Christie devotee Our Random Read...
2022-11-0237 min
The Blume Saloon: A Judy Blume Book Podcast178. Herod"The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4," Jan 17-March 16, 1982. Adrian becomes radicalized, Margaret Thatcher gets vandalized, and Elizabeth Sally Broadway is pulverized. Dad tries going into the spice rack biz but finds better luck cleaning filthy canals. Mom fends off advances from Creep Lucas. Bert seems to be doing great. Come hang with Alison and Jody as they chat nepotism babies, girl fights, the Samaritans, and cleavage. And thank you SO, SO MUCH to Blume Heads Jessica and Vikki for their incredible gifts! We are extremely grateful and appreciate your kindness so much! It's a Judy Blume book club. Join...
2022-03-2555 minThe Blume Saloon: A Judy Blume Book Podcast174. Kids are Murder!"The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4," Aug 26-Oct 8, 1981. Adrian is made prefect, plays conkers, and experiences a harrowing school trip to the British Museum. Pandora helps clean Bert Baxter's cesspool of a home, sells Blossom (noooooo!) and rejects Ian Smith. Bert is kidnapped. Join Alison and Jody for some Sanatogen research, carpet cleaning woes, and try-hard English accents. There's dramatic readings, literary commentary, and the usual revelry. Thank you Vikki for the intel, and new Patron Sharalyn! It's a Judy Blume book club. Join us every week!
2022-02-0454 min
Clinton Baptiste's Paranormal PodcastSeries 4 - Episode 5 - WagathaWhat a shame some people don’t understand the nature of a podcast sponsorship! A woman phones in about her husband’s erectile dysfunction, whilst a young admin assistant is delighted with Clinton’s abilities to rid her of an office bully. Next, there is a totally unreasonable request by a board member of the Society for Parapsychological Research and finally Ramone tries a bit of Colleen Rooney- style ‘Wagatha Christie’ espionage.CLINTON BAPTISTE – Alex LoweJANET– Alison WardJANICE – Georgia LoweMARGOT DUGGAN - Vikki PepperdineRAMONE– Lewis MacleodWritten and performed by A...
2021-11-0231 min
Clinton Baptiste’s Paranormal PodcastSeries 4 - Episode 5 - WagathaWhat a shame some people don’t understand the nature of a podcast sponsorship! A woman phones in about her husband’s erectile dysfunction, whilst a young admin assistant is delighted with Clinton’s abilities to rid her of an office bully. Next, there is a totally unreasonable request by a board member of the Society for Parapsychological Research and finally Ramone tries a bit of Colleen Rooney- style ‘Wagatha Christie’ espionage.CLINTON BAPTISTE – Alex LoweJANET– Alison WardJANICE – Georgia LoweMARGOT DUGGAN - Vikki PepperdineRAMONE– Lewis MacleodWritten and performed by Alex Lowe with Lewis Macleod as Ramone.With additional material by Lewis Macleod and...
2021-11-0231 min
Edge of the CouchPracticing Joy and Play for Collective Liberation - Interview with Ji-Youn KimIn this episode, Jordan interviews Ji-Youn Kim. Ji-Youn (she/they) is a justice-oriented therapist in the pursuit of collective liberation, located in what is colonially known as Vancouver, Canada. She aims to disrupt oppressive practices of the mental health industry and its complicities, and envision new ways of mental health care rooted in community and collective healing. She also deeply believes in liberatory rage and embodied liberation as a process, co-facilitating workshops on Processing Rage.In the episode, Ji-Youn mentions people she has learned from and learned with:Dr. Jennifer Mullan @DecolonizingTherapyDr. Travis HeathVikki ReynoldsGabes Torres...
2021-10-2744 min
AWal's SoundCloud FeedCore Control Live On PonyvilleFM - September 28th, 2021Tracklist:
Fracus - Need Your Love
Sy & Unknown - Sounds of The Underground
DBL - Another Chance
Rik Arkitech & Eryk Orpheus - Paranoia
Pegboard Nerds - HEaven Let Us Down (T4TSUYA Edit)
BenAddikt & Slamma - Won't Be The Last Time
S3RL Feat. Mixie Moon - Request
CLSM & Cube::Hard - See You on The Other Side (Joey Riot & Elov8 Remix)
Supernova - Go DJ!
Sofia Carson - Glowing Up (Acid Applejack Remix)
Dawdio - Higher
Evolutionize - Don't Stop
SethroW & The Disciple Maker - All I Wanna Be
NRG - Dope-E Dwarf (Doughboy Remix)
Squad-E & MC Storm...
2021-09-271h 57
De SandwichUitzending van 26 september 2021Uur 1
1. Can anyone explain – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
2. Did ye get healed – Van Morrison
3. Ojitos de aceituna – Marissa Mur & Gepe
4. Voorbij – Angele Groothuizen
5. Nothing’s happening by the sea – Chris Rea
6. All the yellow flowers – Grace Gillespie
7. Hello in there – Joan Baez
8. Genstertje – Bart Peeters
9. Les petites mad’maselles – Gilbert Becaud
10. It must be him – Vikki Carr
11. My sweet lady – Peter Douglas
12. Amsterdams parfum – Jenny Arean
13. Maria Lisboa – Amalia Rodrigues
14. Wildwood flower – Gregory Page
15. The world is waiting for the sunrise – Le...
2021-09-261h 50
Vinyl collection by PacodiscomixOctomnipent Zeitgeist (Medley) Part II (US 12'') (1986)"Octomnipent Zeitgeist" were two medley's released in 1986 by Hot Tracks Remix Service the medley's appeared on Series 5 issues 1&2.
Making Of… "Octomnipent Zeitgeist" Medley's
To create the medley, Glenn Cattanach worked with two other DJ's - Greg Lee and Jeff McKeehan. Glenn owned all the equipment, and Greg and Jeff were local club DJ's in Lexington, Kentucky. The three of them had previously made two other medleys together - the "1984 Top 40 Medley" and the "Best of Hot Tracks 1984." Both medleys appeared on Hot Tracks during 1985, which was the 4th year for Hot Tracks.
Glenn, Greg & Jeff came up for the idea...
2021-03-2617 min
Vinyl collection by PacodiscomixOctomnipent Zeitgeist (Medley) Part I (US 12'') (1986)"Octomnipent Zeitgeist" were two medley's released in 1986 by Hot Tracks Remix Service the medley's appeared on Series 5 issues 1&2.
Making Of… "Octomnipent Zeitgeist" Medley's
To create the medley, Glenn Cattanach worked with two other DJ's - Greg Lee and Jeff McKeehan. Glenn owned all the equipment, and Greg and Jeff were local club DJ's in Lexington, Kentucky. The three of them had previously made two other medleys together - the "1984 Top 40 Medley" and the "Best of Hot Tracks 1984." Both medleys appeared on Hot Tracks during 1985, which was the 4th year for Hot Tracks.
Glenn, Greg & Jeff came up for the idea...
2021-03-2617 minThe Blume Saloon: A Judy Blume Book Podcast146. Butterfly Kisses"Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself," chapters 15-16. In this iconic children's novel by Judy Blume, Sally gets chastised for playing with paper dolls, is brutally attacked by a man o' war, and kicked in the face by Georgia Blue Eyes. Jody and Alison ponder the art of convalescence, read TWO letters from UK Blume Heads, and Alison presents a very thorough Siphonophore Special Report. Thanks to Mary Anne and Vikki for their wonderful letters, and to Brandee and Vikki for their Patronage! It's a Judy Blume book club. Join us every week!
2021-03-261h 08