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Uncharted: Navigating Faith and LifeFrom Chaos to Calling: Carrie Fullerton on Faith, Grief, and God's GuidanceSend us a textIn this powerful episode, I sit down with Carrie Fullerton—host of Fullerton’s Professional Podcast and founder of Fullerton’s Professional Organizing. Carrie shares her journey from being a preacher’s kid raised in church, to drifting away in early adulthood, and then rediscovering her faith through Bible college—where she met her husband.Carrie opens up about her 15 years in education, the surprising moment that sparked her organizing business, and how she's leaned on God through life’s biggest struggles, including the heartbreaking loss of her firstborn child.We also...2025-05-2945 min
The Unfiltered Faith PodcastDecluttering Your Faith, Home, and Business: The Carrie Fullerton WayIn this special episode, we sit down with Carrie Fullerton, the founder behind Fullerton’s Professional Organizing & Coaching. Carrie shares how her team helps clients bring peace to every corner of their lives—whether at home, in business, or in their spiritual walk.Carrie Fullerton lives in South TX where she resides with her husband of 35 years. Together, they have two grown children.From Faith Based Organizing to creating a Home Haven and achieving Business Bliss, You’ll hear how Fullerton brings a personalized, caring approach to each project—blending practical strategy with soul-centered guidance to help...2025-05-2629 min
Open Space RadioCelebrating Women’s History Month in Parks and RecreationOn this episode of Open Space Radio, we’re celebrating the incredible women in parks and recreation who are shaping the profession and making a difference in their communities. Women have long played a vital role in parks and recreation – but it has historically been a male-dominated industry. Today, the leadership and presence of women in the profession continue to grow. In fact, within NRPA’s membership of more than 60,000 park and recreation professionals: 47 percent of members identify as women 48 percent of 2023 NRPA Annual Conference attendees identified as women 53 percent of 2024 NRPA Directors School attendees identified as wom...2025-03-2539 min
A Pleasant Solution: Embracing an Organized Life96 | Why the Professional Organizing Industry Exists with Dr. Carrie LaneIn our latest episode, we are thrilled to host Dr. Carrie Lane, a leading expert in American Studies, as she unveils the intriguing world of professional organizing. Her latest book, More Than Pretty Boxes: How the Rise of Professional Organizing Shows Us the Way We Work Isn't Working explores how this booming industry reflects the challenges of our current work culture. We also discuss the two parts of her book, the first which explores the history of professional organizing and the motivations behind those who choose this path, and the second on how the industry addresses the c...2024-11-2739 min
Hidden Innuendos: Heartbreak, Dating & LoveEpisode 70-Unfriendly SkiesCarrie from Fullerton, California join HI to explore the complexities of dating, particularly in California. They discuss the challenges of online dating, the dynamics of long-distance relationships, and the importance of honesty and trust in partnerships. Carrie shares her personal experiences, including a disturbing date that raised issues of consent and manipulation. The conversation emphasizes the need for emotional intelligence and personal growth in finding the right partner, while also addressing societal perceptions of dating and relationships.2024-11-1836 min
Organize & Cherish with The Organized Flamingo70: How Professional Organizers Are Reshaping Modern LivingThis week we talk about the evolving professional organizing industry with Dr. Carrie Lane, an expert in the field of American Studies and the changing nature of work in the United States. Dr. Lane shares her insights into the professional organizing industry, shedding light on why more individuals are turning to organizers to manage their belongings, homes, and workspaces in our modern society. Through her extensive research and teaching experience, Dr. Lane explores the factors driving the rise of professional organizers and offers valuable perspectives on how they are reshaping our approach to organization and productivity.2024-05-2026 min
Harper TalksHarper Talks Episode 34 – Carrie Fullerton
Harper Talks welcomes alumni Carrie Fullerton, Executive Director of the Arlington Heights Park District. Carrie discusses her extensive career in parks and recreation, leading one of the largest park districts in the state of Illinois and what she’s doing to help mentor the next generation of female leaders in the field.
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5G Talent TalkRedefining Success Through Customers and Culture with Kelly Lazuka of FullertonIn this episode, join host Carrie Charles as she explores the essential elements of workforce enhancement for sustainable business growth and prosperity. Carrie sits down with Kelly Lazuka, the CEO of Fullerton, for an insightful discussion on building high-performing teams. Discover how Fullerton, a tier one provider, has harnessed the power of mentorship programs, leadership training, and skill development workshops to create an exceptional team that propels business growth. Additionally, gain valuable insights into Fullerton’s recent rebranding journey, aligning their vision with their evolution into a premier tier one provider. Tune in to gain valuable perspectives on optimizing yo...2023-08-3000 min
Let's Get Digital with Carrie CharlesRedefining Success Through Customers and Culture with Kelly Lazuka of FullertonIn this episode, join host Carrie Charles as she explores the essential elements of workforce enhancement for sustainable business growth and prosperity. Carrie sits down with Kelly Lazuka, the CEO of Fullerton, for an insightful discussion on building high-performing teams. Discover how Fullerton, a tier one provider, has harnessed the power of mentorship programs, leadership training, and skill development workshops to create an exceptional team that propels business growth. Additionally, gain valuable insights into Fullerton's recent rebranding journey, aligning their vision with their evolution into a premier tier one provider. Tune in to gain valuable perspectives on optimizing your...2023-08-2923 min
Left of Str8 PodcastsLeft of Str8 Show: The Byron Lane Interview Author with Special Guest Steven Rowley
Thank you for listening to the Left of Str8 Show, hosted by Scott Fullerton. The Left of Str8 Show was created for the LGBTQ Community and our Straight Allies, and we interview celebrities and personalities from the worlds of Entertainment, Foodies, Books, and Advocacy. We post individual interviews and full podcasts featuring the news of the day.
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California Parent AlliancePYLUSD October 11th, 2022 School Board ReviewPYLUSD October 11th, 2022 School Board ReviewThis is going to be a partial wrap up. I will be addressing the Teacher’s Union public comment, Teacher’s comment and disturbing information regarding trustee Carrie Buck.Criminal reform policies are killing Americans all over the United States and in particular, California. It is important that on November 8th, 2022 that we vote for candidates locally that are hard on criminals, uphold the laws of this state and who are for victim’s rights. We must also protect parent’s rights when it comes to our kids physical health, mental h...2022-10-1447 min
A Slice of OrangeCarrie Buck, November 2022 Election, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District TrusteeJodi talks to PYLUSD Trustee Carrie Buck who is running for re-election this November.Board of Trustees President, Carrie Buck has served as a member of the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Board of Education since 2010. She also serves as the Vice President of the Orange County School Board Association. In 2022, she was appointed by the California State Superintendent to the Child Nutrition Advisory Council that provides proactive leadership for the enhancement of the health and nutrition education for California’s youth.Carrie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Services from California State Un...2022-09-2741 minCalifornia Parent AllianceVote PYL Vote - #PYLUSD September School Board Meeting Review#PYLUSD September School Board Meeting ReviewVote PYL Vote is bringing News, Training, Crime Reports, Wrong Doing and Right Doing regarding our community politics and politicians. Everything you need to know in the Placentia Yorba Linda area. The PYL area includes Yorba Linda, Placentia, Brea, Fullerton, and Anaheim. Link to articleshttps://rumble.com/v1jug37-pylusd-school-board-president-carrie-buck-is-hopelessly-corrupt-connected-t.htmlhttps://www.optouttoday.com/https://www.facebook.com/ingleforpylusdwww.VoteForFrazier.comhttps://www.facebook.com/VoteForFrazierhttps://www.ryanbent.org/https://www.facebook.com...2022-09-161h 25California Parent AllianceVote PYL VoteIMPORTANT! Special Meeting at 4:30 PM at #PYLUSDVote PYL Vote is bringing News, Training, Crime Reports, Wrong Doing and Right Doing regarding our community politics and politicians. Everything you need to know in the Placentia Yorba Linda area. The PYL area includes Yorba Linda, Placentia, Brea, Fullerton, and Anaheim. Link to articleshttps://rumble.com/v1jug37-pylusd-school-board-president-carrie-buck-is-hopelessly-corrupt-connected-t.htmlPlacentia Yorba Linda Unified School District President, Carrie Buck, who (at the start of this year) abused children in her district for months by unilaterally adopting an illegal mesh mask policy above and beyond...2022-09-1429 minCalifornia Parent AllianceVote PYL VoteSpecial #PYLUSD Meeting- 4:30 SessionVote PYL Vote is bringing News, Training, Crime Reports, Wrong Doing and Right Doing regarding our community politics and politicians. Everything you need to know in the Placentia Yorba Linda area. The PYL area includes Yorba Linda, Placentia, Brea, Fullerton, and Anaheim. Link to articleshttps://rumble.com/v1jug37-pylusd-school-board-president-carrie-buck-is-hopelessly-corrupt-connected-t.htmlhttps://www.optouttoday.com/https://www.facebook.com/ingleforpylusdwww.VoteForFrazier.comhttps://www.facebook.com/VoteForFrazierhttps://www.ryanbent.org/https://www.facebook.com/RyanBentYLCC/2022-09-1452 min
Catch my KillerEpisode 147: Kerry PattersonThis week's story is about a 15-year-old teenager named Kerry Patterson, who vanished from Fullerton, California on June 26th, 1980 after meeting with several other teenagers at a local ice cream store called the Ice Cream Castle.She was last seen leaving with three boys named Danny Wozab, Michael Cruz and Troy LeClear. According to Wozab, Carrie climbed on his handle bars. They boys then escorted her home on their bicycles. The boys said that after leaving Kerry, she walked home and that was the last time they ever saw her again.For this week's...2022-08-1659 min
Comics Deserve BetterEpisode 78: Murder Falcon by Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer and Rus WootonHave you missed us? We missed you! Come hang out with Brian, Richard, and Carrie and listen to them discuss Brian's choice: Murder Falcon by Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer and Rus Wooton (IMAGE) as well as what they consider bangers, Radiohead recs, and of course, indie comics.Other books discussed in the episode:The Closet #1 by James Tynion IV, Gavin Fullerton, Chris O’Halloran, and Tom Napolitano (Image); Neverender #1 by Devin Kraft, Vinh-Luan Luu, and James Hussel (Behemoth); Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera, Celia Moscote, James Fenner, and DC Hopkins (BOOM)...2022-06-091h 44
Fullerton's Professional Organizing PodcastEpisode 39: Children's Room Organization Part 3 Homework and Sleeping AreaIn this episode we will be talking about the office zone and the quiet zone. How to organize homework, crafts, reading and sleeping. This is not sponsored but I love this idea. Bed making is easy with https://beddys.com/
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Fullerton's Professional Organizing PodcastEpisode 34: Decluttering Our Home, Our Business and Our MindDecluttering Our Home, Our Business and Our Mind.
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Let's Get Digital with Carrie CharlesThe Secret to 20 years Strong in Telecom Services with Andrew Herring and Kelly Lazuka of FullertonIt requires a strong training program and great leaders to focus on self-performance and doing everything in-house. Join Carrie Charles as she talks to Andrew Herring and Kelly Lazuka of Fullerton Engineering, a company doing just that. Andrew is the Sr. Vice President of Strategic Development and Kelly is the President of Wireless Services. Learn how Fullerton develops employees and leaders with their innovative model in the newest episode below.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! http://broadstaffglobal.com/2022-02-2247 minFullerton's Professional Organizing PodcastEpisode 9: Lets introduce Diva by Design and FemCity HarlingenThis episode Fullerton's Professional Organizing will introduce Diva by Design and FemCity Harlingen leader Christina Rodriguez.
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Fullerton Unfiltered220. Changing Careers At 40 Years Old & Getting Into Lawn Care! The Kibler Startup Story!Today we're joined by Bronson and Carrie Kibler of Kibler Lawn & Landscaping sharing their startup story. Bronson had a successful career in the financial services industry, and at 40 years old they both decided they've had enough. Bronson left his high-profile job, Carrie backed him up and they took everything they had with them from busy Atlanta down to Bradenton FL. This was an incredibly fun episode that you have to listen to all the way through, a true victory story that you're never "stuck" and you can change anything you want about your life at any time you want. Enjoy...2021-08-0246 min
Get Home SafePosse ComitatusWeekly Wednesday Weigh-In #63. Bill Barnes and I discuss some random topics as we partake in a little Happy Hour. We chat about who the next Head Coach could be at for Cal State Fullerton Baseball, check swing procedures, and the inconsistency of Dr Fauci. Bill also shares two stories of when he met Carrie Underwood and Jennifer Lopez. This episode was a little more loose and there is good reason why. Cheers!
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Good News in ParksGood News in Parks 005 - The Way ForwardEpisode 5 of Good News in Parks from PlayCore and GameTimeHosted by Jodie Adams and Anne-Marie SpencerPresented by GameTime and PlayCoreSpecial Guest: Tracey Crawford, Executive Director Northwest Special Recreation AssociationGuests: Michael Kalvort (Boca Raton, FL),Corey Wilson (Baton Rouge, LA),Carrie Fullerton (Arlington Heights, IL)2020-09-081h 14
New Books in Disability StudiesElizabeth A. Wheeler, "HandiLand: The Crippest Place on Earth" (U Michigan Press, 2019)Throughout her new book, HandiLand: The Crippest Place on Earth (University of Michigan Press 2019), Elizabeth A. Wheeler uses a fictional place called HandiLand as a yardstick for measuring how far American society has progressed toward social justice and how much remains to be done. In a rich array of chapters, Wheeler considers the new prominence of youth with disabilities in contemporary young adult and children’s literature. From these and other sources, she derives principles for understanding social justice from the everyday experiences of adults and families with disabilities, including her own. Wheeler intersperses literary analysis with personal memoir in...2020-03-2357 min
University of Michigan Press PodcastElizabeth A. Wheeler, "HandiLand: The Crippest Place on Earth" (U Michigan Press, 2019)Throughout her new book, HandiLand: The Crippest Place on Earth (University of Michigan Press 2019), Elizabeth A. Wheeler uses a fictional place called HandiLand as a yardstick for measuring how far American society has progressed toward social justice and how much remains to be done. In a rich array of chapters, Wheeler considers the new prominence of youth with disabilities in contemporary young adult and children’s literature. From these and other sources, she derives principles for understanding social justice from the everyday experiences of adults and families with disabilities, including her own. Wheeler intersperses literary analysis with personal memoir in...2020-03-2357 minNew Books in Disability StudiesKimberly Dark, "Fat, Pretty, and Soon to Be Old: A Makeover for Self and Society" (AK Press, 2019)In her new book Fat, Pretty, and Soon to Be Old: A Makeover for Self and Society (AK Press 2019), sociologist and storyteller Kimberly Dark considers what it means to look a certain way. Integrating memoir with cultural critique, Dark describes her experience navigating the world as a fat, queer, white-privileged, gender-conforming, eventually disabled, and inevitably aging “girl with a pretty face.” Her essays take on self-improvement, self-acceptance, sexual attraction, language, aging, queer visibility, fashion, family, femininity, feminism, yoga culture, airplane seats, and the vilifying of fatness in the name of good health, among other compelling topics. Along the way, Dark...2020-02-2656 min
Off the Page: A Columbia University Press PodcastL. Benjamin Rolsky, "The Rise and Fall of the Religious Left" (Columbia UP, 2019)As someone who grew up watching All in the Family and Sanford and Son, I’ve long been familiar with Norman Lear and his work. What I didn’t know, as a young child sitting cross-legged in front of the TV set in the 1970s, was how prominent a political figure Lear was at the time. In his new book, The Rise and Fall of the Religious Left: Politics, Television, and Popular Culture in the 1970s and Beyond (Columbia University Press, 2019), Professor L. Benjamin Rolsky makes the case for understanding Lear as a key protagonist in the culture wars of t...2020-02-211h 00
New Books in Jewish StudiesL. Benjamin Rolsky, "The Rise and Fall of the Religious Left" (Columbia UP, 2019)As someone who grew up watching All in the Family and Sanford and Son, I’ve long been familiar with Norman Lear and his work. What I didn’t know, as a young child sitting cross-legged in front of the TV set in the 1970s, was how prominent a political figure Lear was at the time. In his new book, The Rise and Fall of the Religious Left: Politics, Television, and Popular Culture in the 1970s and Beyond (Columbia University Press, 2019), Professor L. Benjamin Rolsky makes the case for understanding Lear as a key protagonist in the culture wars of t...2020-02-211h 02
New Books in Diplomatic HistorySusan Schulten, "A History of America in 100 Maps" (U Chicago Press 2018)In her new book A History of America in 100 Maps (University of Chicago Press 2018), historian Susan Schulten uses maps to explore five centuries of American history, from the voyages of European discovery to the digital age. Schulten’s “visual tour of American history” considers the different purposes for which maps are created—maps as tools of statecraft and diplomacy, maps made to amuse and entertain, and maps made as instruments of social reform. Some of the maps she discusses document journeys, others strategize for war. Some trace the spread of disease, others the pathways of rivers or the decline of endan...2020-01-031h 24
The University of Chicago Press PodcastSusan Schulten, "A History of America in 100 Maps" (U Chicago Press 2018)In her new book A History of America in 100 Maps (University of Chicago Press 2018), historian Susan Schulten uses maps to explore five centuries of American history, from the voyages of European discovery to the digital age. Schulten’s “visual tour of American history” considers the different purposes for which maps are created—maps as tools of statecraft and diplomacy, maps made to amuse and entertain, and maps made as instruments of social reform. Some of the maps she discusses document journeys, others strategize for war. Some trace the spread of disease, others the pathways of rivers or the decline of endan...2020-01-031h 24
New Books in GeographySusan Schulten, "A History of American in 100 Maps" (U Chicago Press 2018)In her new book A History of American in 100 Maps (University of Chicago Press 2018), historian Susan Schulten uses maps to explore five centuries of American history, from the voyages of European discovery to the digital age. Schulten’s “visual tour of American history” considers the different purposes for which maps are created—maps as tools of statecraft and diplomacy, maps made to amuse and entertain, and maps made as instruments of social reform. Some of the maps she discusses document journeys, others strategize for war. Some trace the spread of disease, others the pathways of rivers or the decline of endan...2020-01-031h 24
Behind the BookWilliam Westermeyer, "Back to America: Identity, Political Culture, and the Tea Party Movement" (U Nebraska 2019)With his new book Back to America: Identity, Political Culture, and the Tea Party Movement (University of Nebraska, 2019), Professor William Westermeyer explores the once-powerful Tea Party Movement and the changing nature of political culture in the contemporary United States. Through extended fieldwork with local Tea Party groups, he documents the distinctive cultural world of the Tea Party Movement and the personal journeys that drew participants to it. He identifies feelings of political dislocation and disempowerment among Tea Party members, as well as fears about the perceived decline of the country due to secularization. Westermeyer addresses issues of race within...2019-12-181h 14
New Books in the American WestGenevieve Carpio, "Collisions at the Crossroads: How Place and Mobility Make Race" (U California Press, 2019)In her new book, Collisions at the Crossroads: How Place and Mobility Make Race (University of California Press, 2019), Professor Genevieve Carpio considers tensions around mobility and settlement in the 19th- and 20th-century American West, especially California’s Inland Empire. In this wide-ranging study, the first academic work to draw on the Inland Mexican Heritage archives, Carpio examines policies and forces as disparate as bicycle ordinances, immigration policy, incarceration, traffic checkpoints, and Route 66 heritage. She shows how regional authorities constructed racial hierarchies by allowing some people to move freely while placing limits on the mobility of others. Highlighting the ways th...2019-07-081h 09
New Books in Latino StudiesGenevieve Carpio, "Collisions at the Crossroads: How Place and Mobility Make Race" (U California Press, 2019)In her new book, Collisions at the Crossroads: How Place and Mobility Make Race (University of California Press, 2019), Professor Genevieve Carpio considers tensions around mobility and settlement in the 19th- and 20th-century American West, especially California’s Inland Empire. In this wide-ranging study, the first academic work to draw on the Inland Mexican Heritage archives, Carpio examines policies and forces as disparate as bicycle ordinances, immigration policy, incarceration, traffic checkpoints, and Route 66 heritage. She shows how regional authorities constructed racial hierarchies by allowing some people to move freely while placing limits on the mobility of others. Highlighting the ways th...2019-07-081h 09
Beyond the Margins: The University of California Press PodcastGenevieve Carpio, "Collisions at the Crossroads: How Place and Mobility Make Race" (U California Press, 2019)In her new book, Collisions at the Crossroads: How Place and Mobility Make Race (University of California Press, 2019), Professor Genevieve Carpio considers tensions around mobility and settlement in the 19th- and 20th-century American West, especially California’s Inland Empire. In this wide-ranging study, the first academic work to draw on the Inland Mexican Heritage archives, Carpio examines policies and forces as disparate as bicycle ordinances, immigration policy, incarceration, traffic checkpoints, and Route 66 heritage. She shows how regional authorities constructed racial hierarchies by allowing some people to move freely while placing limits on the mobility of others. Highlighting the ways th...2019-07-081h 11
New Books in Asian American StudiesGenevieve Carpio, "Collisions at the Crossroads: How Place and Mobility Make Race" (U California Press, 2019)In her new book, Collisions at the Crossroads: How Place and Mobility Make Race (University of California Press, 2019), Professor Genevieve Carpio considers tensions around mobility and settlement in the 19th- and 20th-century American West, especially California’s Inland Empire. In this wide-ranging study, the first academic work to draw on the Inland Mexican Heritage archives, Carpio examines policies and forces as disparate as bicycle ordinances, immigration policy, incarceration, traffic checkpoints, and Route 66 heritage. She shows how regional authorities constructed racial hierarchies by allowing some people to move freely while placing limits on the mobility of others. Highlighting the ways th...2019-07-081h 09New Books in GeographyGenevieve Carpio, "Collisions at the Crossroads: How Place and Mobility Make Race" (U California Press, 2019)In her new book, Collisions at the Crossroads: How Place and Mobility Make Race (University of California Press, 2019), Professor Genevieve Carpio considers tensions around mobility and settlement in the 19th- and 20th-century American West, especially California’s Inland Empire. In this wide-ranging study, the first academic work to draw on the Inland Mexican Heritage archives, Carpio examines policies and forces as disparate as bicycle ordinances, immigration policy, incarceration, traffic checkpoints, and Route 66 heritage. She shows how regional authorities constructed racial hierarchies by allowing some people to move freely while placing limits on the mobility of others. Highlighting the ways th...2019-07-081h 09
New Books in Ukrainian StudiesMatilda Rabinowitz, "Immigrant Girl, Radical Woman: A Memoir from the Early Twentieth Century" (ILR Press, 2017)It’s quite common these days to hear young people being urged to collect and record the stories of their grandparents or parents in order to learn and preserve their family’s history. For a few fortunate folks, like Robbin Légère Henderson, such a record already exists. Henderson’s maternal grandmother, Matilda Rabinowitz, penned her own memoir before her passing in 1963 so that her grandchildren would know her history. With candor and wit, Rabinowitz, born in 1887 in Ukraine, described her experiences as an immigrant, factory worker, single mother by choice, and union organizer. In Immigrant Girl, Radical Woman: A...2019-06-1358 minUniversity of Michigan Press PodcastSusan Lepselter, "The Resonance of Unseen Things: Poetics, Power, and UFOs in the American Uncanny" (U Michigan Press, 2016)When we talk about stories of alien abduction in the United States, we often do so through a framework of belief vs. disbelief. Do I think this story is true, or do I think it’s false? Anthropologist Susan Lepselter asks what happens when we instead listen to “UFO talk” ethnographically, understanding it as a form of vernacular American poetics that must be made sense of within specific cultural and political contexts. In The Resonance of Unseen Things: Poetics, Power, and UFOs in the American Uncanny (University of Michigan Press, 2016), Lepselter draws on years of interviews with “experiencers,” those who tell o...2019-05-0654 min
New Books in FolkloreSusan Lepselter, "The Resonance of Unseen Things: Poetics, Power, and UFOs in the American Uncanny" (U Michigan Press, 2016)When we talk about stories of alien abduction in the United States, we often do so through a framework of belief vs. disbelief. Do I think this story is true, or do I think it’s false? Anthropologist Susan Lepselter asks what happens when we instead listen to “UFO talk” ethnographically, understanding it as a form of vernacular American poetics that must be made sense of within specific cultural and political contexts. In The Resonance of Unseen Things: Poetics, Power, and UFOs in the American Uncanny (University of Michigan Press, 2016), Lepselter draws on years of interviews with “experiencers,” those who tell o...2019-05-0654 min
New Books in TechnologyJan English-Lueck, "Cultures@SiliconValley: Second Edition" (Stanford UP, 2017)Silicon Valley is understood to be one of the most fast-paced regions on earth, where innovation and upheaval are part and parcel of daily life. Imagine the challenge, then, when it’s your job to document and analyze the complex, intersecting, ever-changing cultures that comprise this famous region. In 2002, Dr. Jan English-Lueck tackled that very task in her book Cultures@SiliconValley. Now, fifteen years later, she has released a new edition that traces the decade and a half since that book came out, documenting what has changed in Silicon Valley and what has remained the same. In this episode I...2019-01-281h 06
New Books in Business, Management, and MarketingJan English-Lueck, "Cultures@SiliconValley: Second Edition" (Stanford UP, 2017)Silicon Valley is understood to be one of the most fast-paced regions on earth, where innovation and upheaval are part and parcel of daily life. Imagine the challenge, then, when it’s your job to document and analyze the complex, intersecting, ever-changing cultures that comprise this famous region. In 2002, Dr. Jan English-Lueck tackled that very task in her book Cultures@SiliconValley. Now, fifteen years later, she has released a new edition that traces the decade and a half since that book came out, documenting what has changed in Silicon Valley and what has remained the same. In this episode I...2019-01-281h 06
New Books in EducationEllen Moore, "Grateful Nation: Student Veterans and the Rise of the Military-Friendly Campus" (Duke UP, 2017)I don’t know about the colleges and universities you’re familiar with, but the U.S. military has a pretty visible presence on my campus—through the ROTC, a newly remodeled Veterans Resource Center, and the student veterans themselves who enroll in my classes each semester. So I was immediately intrigued when I heard about the book Grateful Nation: Student Veterans and the Rise of the Military-Friendly Campus (Duke University Press, 2017) by Ellen Moore. In Grateful Nation, Moore uses interviews and observations to document the experiences of student veterans, the challenges they face re-integrating into academic life, strategies they u...2019-01-161h 05
New Books in Latin American StudiesSara Komarnisky, "Mexicans in Alaska: An Ethnography of Mobility, Place, and Transnational Life" (U Nebraska Press, 2018)“There are Mexicans in Alaska?” This was the response Sara Komarnisky heard repeatedly when describing her research on three generations of transnational migrants who divide their time between Anchorage, Alaska and Acuitzio del Canje, Michoacán, Mexico. In her multi-sited ethnography, Mexicans in Alaska: An Ethnography of Mobility, Place, and Transnational Life (University of Nebraska Press, 2018), Komarnisky explores these migrants’ experiences of mobility—across space and time—and the processes by which they get used to this transnational way of life. This engaging book offers a persuasive case for reimagining how we think about immigration, identity, and national boundaries. Carri...2018-12-0656 minBehind the BookSara Komarnisky, "Mexicans in Alaska: An Ethnography of Mobility, Place, and Transnational Life" (U Nebraska Press, 2018)“There are Mexicans in Alaska?” This was the response Sara Komarnisky heard repeatedly when describing her research on three generations of transnational migrants who divide their time between Anchorage, Alaska and Acuitzio del Canje, Michoacán, Mexico. In her multi-sited ethnography, Mexicans in Alaska: An Ethnography of Mobility, Place, and Transnational Life (University of Nebraska Press, 2018), Komarnisky explores these migrants’ experiences of mobility—across space and time—and the processes by which they get used to this transnational way of life. This engaging book offers a persuasive case for reimagining how we think about immigration, identity, and national boundaries. Carri...2018-12-0656 min
New Books in Mexican StudiesSara Komarnisky, "Mexicans in Alaska: An Ethnography of Mobility, Place, and Transnational Life" (U Nebraska Press, 2018)“There are Mexicans in Alaska?” This was the response Sara Komarnisky heard repeatedly when describing her research on three generations of transnational migrants who divide their time between Anchorage, Alaska and Acuitzio del Canje, Michoacán, Mexico. In her multi-sited ethnography, Mexicans in Alaska: An Ethnography of Mobility, Place, and Transnational Life (University of Nebraska Press, 2018), Komarnisky explores these migrants’ experiences of mobility—across space and time—and the processes by which they get used to this transnational way of life. This engaging book offers a persuasive case for reimagining how we think about immigration, identity, and national boundaries. Carri...2018-12-0656 minNew Books in Latino StudiesSara Komarnisky, "Mexicans in Alaska: An Ethnography of Mobility, Place, and Transnational Life" (U Nebraska Press, 2018)“There are Mexicans in Alaska?” This was the response Sara Komarnisky heard repeatedly when describing her research on three generations of transnational migrants who divide their time between Anchorage, Alaska and Acuitzio del Canje, Michoacán, Mexico. In her multi-sited ethnography, Mexicans in Alaska: An Ethnography of Mobility, Place, and Transnational Life (University of Nebraska Press, 2018), Komarnisky explores these migrants’ experiences of mobility—across space and time—and the processes by which they get used to this transnational way of life. This engaging book offers a persuasive case for reimagining how we think about immigration, identity, and national boundaries. Carri...2018-12-0656 min
VoxologyUnpretending, Misfits, and the Movement Toward Freedom - w/ Karrie Garcia of Freedom MovementHow unpretending can open the door to real healing, radical grace, and renewed purpose for the misfits among us. Mike and Andy sit down with speaker and founder of Freedom Movement, Carrie Garcia, for a raw and powerful conversation about faith, addiction, ministry, mental health, and the cost of pretending in church culture. Carrie shares her heart-wrenching and hope-filled journey—from growing up as a pastor’s kid in dysfunction, surviving years of drug use, trauma, and church shame, to rediscovering herself and creating a movement where authenticity and healing take center stage. This episode boldly disrupts the narrative of p...2017-02-2048 min