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The Daily BeansWalz To The HallsFriday, March 14th, 2025Today, Judge Alsup has reinstated all probationary employees fired across the government on February 13th and 14th and demands testimony from an Office of Personnel Management official; Trump has ordered the Pentagon to draw up options for troop deployment to Panama; Texas pastor Robert Morris has finally been indicted for sex crimes; a new CNN poll shows Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy; Tim Walz is launching a tour of town hall rallies in Republican districts; new voter ID requirements send voters home to get their birth certificates only to turn them...
2025-03-141h 00The Daily BeansJunior Varsity (feat. Rep. Jake Auchincloss)Wednesday, March 12th, 2025Today, Judge Alsup has denied Trump's request to block the under oath testimony of the head of the Office of Personnel Management in court; Republicans in Congress are cobbling together a terrible resolution to fund the government; a Justice Department official was fired when she refused to restore Mel Gibson's gun rights; Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a 30 day ceasefire; a Texas man has been accused of violent assault on an American Airlines flight from Wichita to D.C.; Trump is threatened to double the tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel in response...
2025-03-121h 08
TALK by TurnerHow Reimagined Pasts Inform Present Realities with Allison AlsupThis week on TALK by Turner we're joined by author and co-founder of the New Orleans Writers Workshop, Allison Alsup. In this conversation, Allison discusses her debut novel, "Foreign Seed," and discusses how we can build empathy and gain a deeper understanding of our modern world through reading historical fiction. Allison Alsup is an award-winning writer, teacher, and editor. She holds an MFA in fiction from Emerson College and her debut novel, "Foreign Seed," was named a finalist for the 74th National Jewish Book Awards Goldberg Prize for Debut Fiction.
2025-02-2722 min
Download Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+Foreign Seed by Allison AlsupPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/795936to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Foreign Seed
Author: Allison Alsup
Narrator: Kyle Snyder
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 14 minutes
Release date: October 29, 2024
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
Equal parts mystery and epic novel inspired by historical events, Foreign Seed plunges listeners into the search for a man who seems to vanish out of thin air. China, June 1918. When the explorer Frank Meyer suddenly disappears from a ferry on the Yangtze River, American Vice-Consul Samuel Sokobin is tasked with finding the missing man. By the time Sokobin receives the case, four days have passed since Meyer...
2024-10-298h 14
Tune In To The Full Audiobook That Keeps Busy Professionals Hooked.Foreign Seed by Allison AlsupPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/219380to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Foreign Seed
Author: Allison Alsup
Narrator: Kyle Snyder
Format: mp3
Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
Release date: 10-29-24
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: World War I
Publisher's Summary:
China, June 1918. When the explorer Frank Meyer suddenly disappears from a ferry on the Yangtze River, American Vice-Consul Samuel Sokobin is tasked with finding the missing man. By the time Sokobin receives the case, four days have passed since Meyer was last seen on the vast river. With no clues to guide his search and fearing failure in his new...
2024-10-298h 14Listen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalForeign Seed by Allison AlsupPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/795936to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Foreign Seed
Author: Allison Alsup
Narrator: Kyle Snyder
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 14 minutes
Release date: October 29, 2024
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
Equal parts mystery and epic novel inspired by historical events, Foreign Seed plunges listeners into the search for a man who seems to vanish out of thin air. China, June 1918. When the explorer Frank Meyer suddenly disappears from a ferry on the Yangtze River, American Vice-Consul Samuel Sokobin is tasked with finding the missing man. By the time Sokobin receives the case, four days have passed since Meyer...
2024-10-298h 14
Books & Looks#86 - Ambiguous Loss and Perseverance: The Making of "Foreign Seed"Join author Allison Alsup as she discusses her debut novel "Foreign Seed". Alsup shares the decade-long journey of writing her book, from the initial spark of inspiration to the extensive research and revisions that shaped the final story. She also delves into the historical and personal influences behind her complex characters and offers a sneak peek at her upcoming second novel. Links: "Foreign Seed" Book: https://amzn.to/4dgCYxH Allison Alsup Website: https://www.allisonalsup.com/ Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KcnZSyIgyfw _ Produced by Podcast Studio X. Find my book r...
2024-09-1050 min
Tip of the TongueTip of the Tongue Episode 223: Foreign SeedAllison Alsup has written a fascinating novel. It stems from the factual disappearance of Frank Meyer, of Meyer lemon fame, while an agricultural explorer for the US Department of Agriculture in China. The book is definitely worth reading, but I also think that the conversation with Allison about the Office of Seed and Plant Introduction, a part of the US Department of Agriculture, is also worth listening too. We have been adding to the agricultural diversity of the US through agricultural explorers for decades. And ironically it has led to Big Ag using this diversity to cherry pick the...
2024-04-2238 min
Louisiana EatsLouisiana Eats: A Taste Of SpringSpring is in bloom in the Bayou State, which means festivals, outdoor gatherings and, of course, Easter! If you grew up in the Gulf South, there's a good chance your Easter basket was filled with treats from Elmer Chocolate – our state's very own heritage candy company. On this week’s show, we hop over to Ponchatoula to tour the factory where Elmer’s prized Gold Bricks, Heavenly Hash, and Pecan Eggs are made.
Then, we participate in "The Slowest Second Line on Earth" at Brennan's in the French Quarter, where we meet ten terrific turtles and a rapping judge.
Finally, we bra...
2022-04-0949 min
WRBH Reading Radio Original Programming PodcastsFigure of Speech: Allison AlsupAllison Alsup joins us to share a few flash fiction pieces, as well as her thoughts on the process of writing and sharing stories.
Allison is a New Orleans Writers Workshop co-founder and teaches and coaches fiction writers of all levels. Her short stories have won multiple awards, including those from A Room of Her Own Foundation, New Millennium Writings, Philadelphia Stories and the Dana Awards; she was shortlisted for the 2019 Manchester Fiction Prize, England’s largest short story competition. Her story, “Old Houses,” first published in the New Orleans Review, was selected for the 2014 O’Henry Prize Stories.
Allison’s New Orle...
2019-04-2931 min