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The Conversation with Nadine MathesonCatherine Yardley: Publishing Is Weird, But We Keep Going AnywaySend us a textWhat does it truly take to survive in the bewildering world of publishing? My conversation with Catherine Yardley reveals the resilience at the heart of every writer's journey.From her unconventional start sending manuscripts directly to major publishers (without an agent!) to self-publishing multiple books, Yardley embodies the persistence required to navigate an industry that often operates on its own inscrutable timeline. Drawing from her decade-long acting career, Yardley brings authenticity to her latest novel "Where the Light is Hottest," which follows actress Natasha from small-town Scotland to Hollywood st...2025-07-1052 min
Okie BookcastFind Your Next Great Read - J and Hannah Talk Favorite Books of 2024Text the Bookcast and say "hi"!We're wrapping up 2024 with a conversation about our favorite reads of the year! Hannah and J talk about what they're reading and then get into their 3 favorite reads of 2024. Check out our list and then let us know your favorite books of the year. Fave Five From Fans episodes: J | HannahConnect with Hannah: website | Twitter | InstagramBooks Discussed:HannahThe Night Circus - Erin MorgensternThe Family Game - Catherine SteadmanFave 3Episode 13 - C...2024-12-1749 min
The Murder Book: A True Crime PodcastMurder of Stanley Cohen Part XWhat if a single piece of testimony could change the course of a trial? Join us as we unravel the gripping courtroom saga of Joyce Cohen, accused of the chilling murder of her husband, Stanley Cohen. The prosecution finds itself on a precarious path, facing the daunting task of proving their case amid wavering testimonies and unreliable witnesses. From the controversial statement recalled by Miami Police Officer Catherine Carter to the unpredictable shift in medical examiner Dr. Charles V. Wetley's opinion, every piece of evidence presents a new challenge. As tensions escalate with compelling cross-examinations and strategic maneuvers, the...2024-11-1129 min
Backspin the Golf Show9-7 Backspin The Golf ShowNew AZ Golf Executive Director Catherine Carmignani joins the show to talk about her new role, Hanna Atkins talks about the incredible Sterling Grove Golf & Country Club, Brady has his best bets in Golf Gaming 101 and Bill Huffman, Mike Bauer & Cori Matheson talk President's Cup, Solheim Cup, The Match and more!2024-09-071h 30
The Moral ImaginationEpisode 59: Catherine Pakaluk, Ph.D - A Life Marathon: On having a large family in a consumerist culture amidst declining marriage and birth ratesIn this episode of the Moral Imagination Podcast I speak with Catherine Pakaluk about her book Hannah’s Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth DearthOver the last 200 years, we have seen a decline in birth rates in the United States and abroad, especially in Western countries. Most European countries are no longer at replacement rates and face serious population decline. Reuters reported that Japan’s population will decline by a staggering 30% in the next fifty years. In the United States, in the year 1800, the typical woman would have about 7 or 8 children. By 1900 that numb...2024-07-252h 25The Moral ImaginationEpisode 59: Catherine Pakaluk, Ph.D - A Life Marathon: On having a large family in a consumerist culture amidst declining marriage and birth ratesIn this episode of the Moral Imagination Podcast I speak with Catherine Pakaluk about her book Hannah’s Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth DearthOver the last 200 years, we have seen a decline in birth rates in the United States and abroad, especially in Western countries. Most European countries are no longer at replacement rates and face serious population decline. Reuters reported that Japan’s population will decline by a staggering 30% in the next fifty years. In the United States, in the year 1800, the typical woman would have about 7 or 8 children. By 1900 that numb...2024-07-252h 25
The Soul Call with Kelly BExploring Timeless Wisdom with Catherine MathesonJoin us in this captivating episode as we sit down with Catherine Matheson, a wisdom seeker, writer, and storyteller whose journey of self-discovery spans decades. Catherine's profound connection with her ancestral guides, including her grandmother Ruby, great grandmother Catherine, and the revered grandmother of grandmothers, Itepe Kanda, has deeply influenced her path and her passion for storytelling.In this discussion, Catherine shares insights from her recent enlightening trip to Ireland which prompted a significant shift in her storytelling career. She talks about her decision to move beyond her well-received podcast, "The Grandmother Stories," to embark on more...2024-07-021h 14
Red Fern Book Review by Amy TylerWhat to Read Summer 2024Send us a textBook blogger Susan Matheson is back with her picks for summer reading and I have a new name!Books discussed:The Glassmaker by Tracy ChevalierSandwich by Catherine NewmanWives Like Us by Plum SykesYou Are Here by David NichollsAnxious People by Fredrik BackmanThe Other Valley by Scott Alexander HowardFollow Bedside Table Books:Instagram: @bedside_table_booksWebsite: https://bedsidetablebooks.com/Follow Red Fern Book Review:Website and...2024-06-2834 min
The Political Trenches: Local Government At Work'Saskatchewan'Welcome to 'The Political Trenches: Local Government At Work,' The show that delves into the municipal stories that are making the headlines from across Canada.
Today, We are heading to the ‘Land of the Living Skies’ in The Province of Saskatchewan to speak with Jean-Marc Nadeau, CEO of the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association.
But before we do that we have big stories to dive into. So brace yourselves for today's Municipal rollercoaster ride.
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Stories In Today's Show:
Alberta government promises amendments in wake of Bill 20 backlash
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-government-promises-amendments-in-wake-of-bill-20-backlash-1.7191994
A Quebec mayor open...2024-05-0837 min
The Grandmother StoriesEp. 31: When Your Soul Calls, How Do You Answer?What is a soul call? some say it is like a feeling of falling in love, or that something is missing, or a feeling of impending doom. How the author is following her soul’s call to travel to Ireland.2024-05-0808 min
The Grandmother StoriesEp. 30: Meeting Eriu & Her Message to YouBeltane. The season of Eriu. Her festival of fire in Ireland marks the first day of summer in the ancient calendars, and it is traditionally held in early May. The author tells you how she met Eriu, and what message she sends to you.NoteTeachings From The Heart of Eiriu Lightning Star - Trish Cameron2024-04-2411 min
The Grandmother StoriesEp. 29: Ireland is Calling - How to Walk Your Authentic PathAs she prepares for another step on her life path, the author shares insights into shedding one's mask and living an authentic life, with a story from her first trip to Ireland, and why she’s checking in with listeners as she gets ready to travel back there in May 2024.2024-04-0815 min
The Grandmother StoriesEp. 28 A Game Changer and a Question For YouSomething Momentous and Ireland CallingThe Author explains a game-changing experience that will impact the future of this podcast. This episode also asks listeners to respond to a survey via grandmother@thegrandmotherstories.com or at catherinematheson.substack.com2024-03-2512 min
The Grandmother StoriesEp. 27 - When Worlds End - (Pt 4 of 6) - The Sphere of DoireHow ancient knowledge and wisdom is added to the patterns of the ancients to be given to future peoples. This episode explores why and how an ancient culture spent the last of its resources to ensure its knowledge would survive its end.2024-02-2414 min
The Grandmother StoriesEp. 26 - When Worlds End - (pt 3 of 6) - The Great WorkAll Druidic Knowledge described in one phrase: The mysteries of the universe are written in layers of light and energy that can be opened and understood.Part 3 of a 6-part podcast fictional series 'When Worlds End'2024-02-0917 min
The Grandmother StoriesEp. 25: When Worlds End (Pt 2 of 6) - The WaningGalactic visitors who are Pattern Watchers from the Council of Wisdom and Light explain why world-ending change is coming to the Brilliant Land.2024-01-2517 min
The Grandmother StoriesEp. 24: When Worlds End (Pt 1 of 6) - The River of LightAn explanation of The River of Light, and how it seeks you; and Part One of a six-part series called When Worlds End.“Holding your light steady while worlds end is the deepest work you can do.”2024-01-1120 min
The Grandmother StoriesEpisode 23 - Answering the Call and Claiming Your LightMoving to a new frequency for 2024. The sequel to episode 22's journey across the universe - where you realize you already have the answers to Merlin's questions.2023-12-2515 min
The Grandmother StoriesHow Doorways Can Lead You Across the Universe - And Deep Into Your Own HeartA different perspective on 'Druid', a wild ride across the Universe, and Merlin. What better way to prepare for the Solstice?Follow Merlin on a journey across ley lines and star roads; shapeshift through elements and animals and symbols; and learn how your own heartbeat echoes all the places you’ve been. Your consciousness is something you can use to travel anywhere and everywhere in the Universe, once you get the hang of it. And you are so much more than the body you inhabit, so much more than a beating heart and a thinking mind.2023-12-1220 min
Dive Into The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Game-Changing!Noel Streatfeild: Ballet Shoes & more: A BBC Radio 4 Children’s Drama Collection by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/712574to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Noel Streatfeild: Ballet Shoes & more: A BBC Radio 4 Children’s Drama Collection
Author: Noel Streatfeild
Narrator: Joan Matheson, Wendy Richard, Emily Fleeshman, Victoria Shalet, Malcolm Hebden, Charles Edwards, Ann Rye, Holliday Grainger, Keeley Hawes, Norman Bird, Lia Williams, Abigail Thaw, Nicholas Courtney, Full Cast, Rosemary Leach
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 22 minutes
Release date: December 7, 2023
Genres: Classics
Publisher's Summary:
Full-cast dramatisations of three of Noel Streatfeild's classic children's books Rising to fame with her 1936 novel Ballet Shoes, Noel Streatfeild soon became one of the most popular authors of her da...2023-12-074h 22Get Latest Full Audiobooks in Literature, ClassicsNoel Streatfeild: Ballet Shoes & more: A BBC Radio 4 Children’s Drama Collection by Noel StreatfeildPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/712574to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Noel Streatfeild: Ballet Shoes & more: A BBC Radio 4 Children’s Drama Collection
Author: Noel Streatfeild
Narrator: Joan Matheson, Wendy Richard, Emily Fleeshman, Victoria Shalet, Malcolm Hebden, Charles Edwards, Ann Rye, Holliday Grainger, Keeley Hawes, Norman Bird, Lia Williams, Abigail Thaw, Nicholas Courtney, Full Cast, Rosemary Leach
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 22 minutes
Release date: December 7, 2023
Genres: Classics
Publisher's Summary:
Full-cast dramatisations of three of Noel Streatfeild's classic children's books Rising to fame with her 1936 novel Ballet Shoes, Noel Streatfeild soon became one of the most popular authors of her da...2023-12-074h 22
The Grandmother StoriesEpisode 21: The Name of the Second Stone is Patience -- The Doorway to Your IntuitionPatience is a touchstone for intuition. The amount of patience you contain is directly related to the strength of intuition you may access.2023-11-2717 min
The Grandmother StoriesEpisode 20: The Grandmother Stone and How to Make Deep MagicThe science behind two natural magnetic forces the ancients worked with to make magic, and which they also used to grow better crops. Includes a story from 'The Brilliant Land' called The Grandmother Stone.2023-11-1416 min
The Grandmother StoriesEpisode 19: How to See Through the Veils This Hallowe'enIs it possible that seeing through the veils into the Otherworld is as easy as a shift in perception?How a tiny adjustment can help you move from the mundane to the magical.This is a time of moving through thresholds. You are crossing thresholds all the time. Full moons and new moons and eclipses are all gateways into new dimensions of being and of thought for anyone fully aware enough and courageous enough to pass through them. 2023-10-2820 min
A Little Bookish"We Didn't Know About the Woman in the Fridge"This week McCall & Mere have the Little Professor Pepper Place Store Manager, Tessa, on the pod to talk scary books! The hosts are not big horror readers (shocker), but they are eager to hear why Tessa loves the genre. In the episode Tessa shares three books to choose from for their "buddy read." Plus, all three share the "little things" of the week. We talked about a lot of books, and they're all linked here: Stephen King's Tweet about Catriona Ward The Girl from Rawblood by Catriona Ward Fairy Tale by Step...2023-10-1729 min
The Grandmother StoriesEpisode 18: Portent of Change and How Shift will find you on Hallowe'enAs you prepare for the end of the Light part of the year, and begin to move into the Dark part, remember that darkness doesn’t have to be frightening. It holds a secret magic that prepares us for what comes next. This is how the Shift of Hallowe’en will find you. Be ready.2023-10-1418 min
Lawyer on AirThe journey of Akiko Kikuchi: From private practice to leading an award-winning legal teamAkiko Kikuchi is a skilled general counsel with over two decades of experience in the legal industry. In this episode, we delve into the challenges of creating a career at a time when it was unusual to hire university graduate women in Japan. Akiko shares the benefits of building a strong team and how to get through the career challenges that might crop up for a general counsel. Get ready to be inspired and informed in this episode of Lawyer on Air.
If you enjoyed this episode and it inspired you in some way...2023-10-011h 01
DEAD AIRWAVES(Story podcast)DEAD AIRWAVES EPISODE 57: OLD FEET By MARTIN WADDELLDead Airwaves Episode 57: Old Feet by Martin Waddell Read by Wesley Critchfield Have you ever found a foot in your tea urn? Martin Waddell (born 10 April 1941) is a writer of children's books from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He may be known best for his picture book texts featuring anthropomorphic animals, especially the Little Bear series illustrated by Barbara Firth (not to be confused with Minarik & Sendak's Little Bear series). He also writes under the pen name Catherine Sefton. Be sure to check out Horrible Little Stories (featuring stories by Joe Lansdale Elizabeth Massie Jack Dann Richard Christian Matheson and Gary Raisor...2023-09-2728 min
DEAD AIRWAVES(Story podcast)DEAD AIRWAVES EPISODE 57: OLD FEET By MARTIN WADDELLDead Airwaves Episode 57:
Old Feet by Martin Waddell
Read by Wesley Critchfield
Have you ever found a foot in your tea urn?
Martin Waddell (born 10 April 1941) is a
writer of children's books from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He may be known best for his picture book texts featuring anthropomorphic animals, especially the Little Bear series illustrated by Barbara Firth (not to be confused with Minarik & Sendak's Little Bear series). He also writes under the pen name Catherine Sefton.
Be sure to check out Horrible Little Stories (featuring stories by Joe Lansdale Elizabeth Massie Jack Dann Richard Christian Matheson and Gary Raisor...2023-09-2728 min
The Grandmother StoriesEpisode 17: When Ancestral Memories Come -- And What to Do NextThe ancients knew how to hold knowledge and to store it deep, and along with the good parts of memory there can be fear. Fear of allowing these memories to come through may be just as deeply rooted as the memories themselves. All that is asked of you is to not be surprised if you encounter some fear as you begin to access your ancestral memories. If it is important enough to you, then you will find your way through it. These memories found their way to you, and it is up to you to decide what to do with...2023-08-3017 min
The Grandmother StoriesEpisode 16: Remembering Your Ancestral Magic – How to Unlock the Keys to Your LightScience is circling closer to understanding how our genetic memories are passed down. Genetic memories could make a difference in helping us live through the intensity of global changes. Three ways to access your ancestral memories.2023-08-1620 min
The Grandmother StoriesEpisode 15: Ancestral Memories and a Full Moon CeremonySummary: How Genetic Memory Works - and how an ancient Magical Full Moon Ceremony might feel.Genetic Memory: How We Know Things We Never Learned Scientific American, By Darold Treffert on January 28, 2015What Counts: How Every Brain is Hardwired for Math, Bryan Butterworth, 1999, Oxford Academic’s Journal of Nucleic Acids Research Volume 50, Issue 10, 10 June 2022.The RNA Origin of Life on YouTube.Transgenerational biology – the biology of heritable memories, Ted Talk, by Dr. Oded Rechavi2023-08-0219 min
The Grandmother StoriesThe Name of the First Stone is TrustWe can learn about the magic of trust when we experience the in-between places, when we let go of control, and when we listen to the song of the Stone named Trust. Begin with Trust -The first step to becoming a genuinely empowering leader , Harvard Business Review by Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss 2020 The Way of Zen 1957, Alan WattsJust Trust the Universe Alan Watts2023-07-1817 min
The Grandmother StoriesWhen the Pattern Breaks and How to Meet Great ChangeLet the patterns within this Land be woven with such skill that it will never be broken. This episode is focused on the kind of great change that breaks patterns and how to meet it with your feet planted firmly on the ground. Links Mentioned in this episode: Global Risks Report World Economic Forum Global Risks Report 2023Happier, No Matter What: Cultivating Hope, Resilience, and Purpose in Hard Times Tal Ben-Shahar (Author)Don’t Chase Happiness. Become AntiFragile. Tal Ben-Shahar/The Big Think, YouTube, 2022.2023-07-0318 min
The Grandmother StoriesThe Universal Symphony and How to Hear it PlayWhen small moments and celestial music unveils answers to some of life's deepest mysteries ...Music of the Heavens Turns out to be a B Flat – New York Times by Dennis Overbye, September 2003What Does the Universe Sound Like?, by Dan Falk, Science Correspondent, Smithsonian Magazine, March 2023Tour of sonification of the universe - YouTubeData Sonification: Galactic Centre of the UniverseThe Jazz of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe by Stephon Alexander.The Jazz of Physics /Stephon Alexander / Talks at Go...2023-06-1817 min