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The Journalism of Everything PodcastTRAILER: Why Israel? Is It A Land, A People, Or A Prophecy?Join me with Bishop William Gregg to discuss what it means for Israel to be God's chosen people, and what does that mean for the rest of us, who are not Jewish, and do not live in Israel? Why do people pay attention to Israel as an indicator for the end times?
#israel #gazawar #endtimes #chosenpeople #whatabouttherestofus2025-07-0905 min
The Journalism of Everything PodcastWhy Israel? Is It A Land, A People, or a Prophecy?Welcome to "The Journalism of Everything Podcast," where curiosity knows no bounds. In today's thought-provoking episode, your host, journalist Darisse Smith, delves into one of the most complex and contentious regions on the planet: Israel. Brought up in both progressive Southern Baptist and Episcopal traditions, Darisse shares her personal journey of the contrasting biblical teachings she encountered as a Southern Baptist and Episcopalian. She then tackles a rapid-fire, condensed history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, from the Balfour Declaration to the ongoing 2025 strife, offering a panoramic view of this century-long territorial and cultural battle.
The highlight of the...2025-07-0945 min
The Journalism of Everything PodcastOuija: The Wonderful Talking Board?As I was doomscrolling TikTok one day, I came across an intriguing, fast-paced storyteller who described the experience of Tom and Michelle with a ouija board they found in their backyard. Essentially, Michelle became obsessed with using the ouija board, and eventually fell into a psychotic state. I had been warned off of ouija boards before, but my experience with them was largely as a game to play at slumber parties. The only thing our ouija board summoned was uncontrollable giggling from sugar-infused girls. Ouija boards are quite mysterious, though, since there are many anecdotal tales of the board...2025-05-191h 05
The Journalism of Everything PodcastA Police Jacket and a Piece of Paper: The Paradox of Immigration EnforcementWith each new term, Presidents must establish their stance on illegal immigration. Will they work with neighboring countries to process prospective immigrants? Will they work with Congress to reform convoluted immigration laws? Will they treat every immigrant as a criminal who must be prosecuted? President Donald Trump took office on January 20th and immediately shut down legal ways for immigrants to seek asylum at the U.S. southern border. He also ordered dozens of "raids" to track down illegal immigrants. His stance on immigration is clear, but will it stick?
In this episode, host Darisse Smith discusses...2025-05-051h 08
The Journalism of Everything PodcastThe A1 Education: Inside the War on the Department of EducationEpisode Summary – The A1 Education: Inside the War on the Department of Education
In this pertinent and topical episode, journalist and host Darisse Smith delves into the political storm surrounding the U.S. Department of Education. With sharp historical context and a personal lens, Darisse traces the department’s controversial origin story—from post-Reconstruction roots to Cold War-fueled investment, all the way to the present-day push for its elimination by the Trump administration.
Featuring a compelling interview with Barbara Hoblitzell, who was the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education within the Office of Legislation and Congre...2025-04-1850 min
The Journalism of Everything PodcastThe Wright Brothers and What Birth Order Means For Your Personality
Is birth order the key to understanding personality, or is it just a convenient myth? In this episode of The Journalism of Everything Podcast, we look at the psychology of birth order through the lens history’s most famous set of siblings—Wilbur, Orville and Katharine Wright.
Though Wilbur and Orville Wright were considered middle children, it is hard to know if their personalities had anything to do with their birth order. Wilbur was reserved, and more meticulous while Orville was more outgoing and impulsive, though also most comfortable working in one of their projects. Kathar...2025-03-2153 min
The Journalism of Everything PodcastThe Smoldering of Luigi Mangione: Does Vigilante Justice Belong In a Democracy?When accused executioner Luigi Mangione shot Unitedhealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in the back in NYC in December, many people were not horrified, but celebratory. Thompson represented corporate greed in the healthcare industry, and people have been simmering with rage about denied claims for decades. While this rage is understandable, is it good for a democracy for people to be the judge, jury and executioner? Host and freelance journalist Darisse Smith interviews Professor Jon Michaels of the UCLA School of Law, a specialist in constitutional and national security law, as well as the co-author of "Vigilante Nation," with David Noll. 2025-03-041h 05
The Journalism of Everything PodcastThe Journalism of Everything Podcast TRAILERThe Journalism of Everything Podcast is a podcast for anyone who wonders about everything. You drive in your car and think of a thousand things you want to know about. The Journalism of Everything Podcast covers topics from serious to whimsical--Have gambling addiction rates gone up with the availability of sports gambling? What are the roots of Libertarianism? What is the history of Ouija Boards? What happens during an ICE "raid?" Why is "raid" in quotation marks?
Host and freelance journalist Darisse Smith has years of experience conducting interviews and exhaustive research, and brings her trademark doggedness a...2025-02-1701 min
45 Left or Right PodcastMerry Everything And Happy Always!When we decided to celebrate Thanksgiving in Ensenada, Mexico this year, people thought we were nuts. I thought maybe we were, too, but we ended up having one of the best family vacations ever. Instead of turkey, stuffing, sweet potato casserole, pumpkin pie, and possible awkward conversations about politics around the dinner table, we went for the freshest seafood I've ever had, digging holes in the sand, getting slayed by Devin in Monopoly, and having just a charming, relaxing time. Having this kind of unconventional celebration made me think about the ways people celebrate their different religions and cultures...2024-12-1840 min
45 Left or Right PodcastLiving in Hair on Fire Mode: Dr. Kathleen Nadeau on Women with ADHDIn this episode, I talk to Dr. Kathleen Nadeau, a dynamic clinical psychologist and leading expert on ADHD in women and girls. She is the Founder and Co-Owner of The Chesapeake Center, and has her Bachelor's, Master's and PhD in Psychology from the University of Florida (Go Gators!). Women in our society have been given an impossible role to play in that they generally work full-time outside of the home while also being expected to do the bulk of household duties. For neurotypical women, this is a tremendous and unreasonable expectation. For women with ADHD, they are operating in...2024-11-141h 04
45 Left or Right PodcastA Closet Full of Participation TrophiesIn Episode 23: "A Closet Full of Participation Trophies," I delve into the topic of participation trophies and the generational debate surrounding them, with a focus on our hardcore Gen X experiences. We are the forgotten generation, the latchkey kids. We drank out of water hoses. We ate dirt. We were largely unsupervised. We lived through recessions, the AIDS epidemic, The Cold War. The Boomers and Millenials point fingers at each other, and we are, yet again, overlooked.
As GEN X gets older, we have hung on to the notion that our incredible work ethic was the result o...2024-11-0143 min
45 Left or Right PodcastWhat is Executive Function? Parenting ADHD with Michael McLeodEpisode 22: "What is Executive Function? Parenting ADHD with Michael McCleod" is Part III in the ADHD Series for 45 Left or Right Podcast. In this episode, I spoke with Michael McLeod, an expert in ADHD and Executive Function. Michael has 17 years of experience with youth, and travels all over the world educating parents, kids, teachers and school districts on well-researched methods for improving Executive Function and Social Executive Function in kids and adolescents with ADHD. We dive deep into understanding executive function and it impacts children with ADHD, and practical strategies for parents to help their kids not just cope...2024-10-1652 min
45 Left or Right PodcastOh, She's Just FlightyPart II of my ADHD Series, "Oh, She's Just Flighty" talks about the traits of girls who have ADHD. They can be aloof, daydreamers, be overly emotional, be fidgety, have trouble focusing, be disorganized, or messy...and these traits are attributed as a personality rather than a collection of symptoms for a girl with undiagnosed ADHD. I talk to my friend, Amy, whose 8 year old daughter, Alex, was just diagnosed with ADHD. Amy talks about their process for getting Alex a diagnosis, as well as the grace she tries to give Alex for her sometimes unpredictable moods. Alex is...2024-10-0250 min
45 Left or Right PodcastBoys with ADHD--Not Just HyperactivityThis is Part 1 of my ADHD Series! I hear the term, "ADHD" all of the time, but I only knew it to be what hyperactive, disruptive and impulsive boys were like when I was growing up. I've heard grumpy adults cry that it isn't a thing, and that kids who were unruly just need stronger parents. Well, it is in fact a thing, a thing that can disrupt the social, academic and emotional functioning of kids, teens and adults.
In this particular episode, I interviewed my son's friend, Alex, who is 12 years old, and very aware of...2024-09-241h 02
45 Left or Right Podcast'Til Death Do Us PartJeff and I celebrated our 22nd Wedding Anniversary on September 1st, so I thought it was a perfect time to record an episode not only about the history of marriages and how wedding anniversaries have been celebrated since the Middle Ages, but it is the ideal time for us to tell the tale of our first little airplane flight together before our 1st Wedding Anniversary. A story that ends with us landing in a landfill in the small town of Andalusia, Alabama, and meeting a really nice couple who fulfilled every stereotype of an Alabama resident. This story kills...2024-09-0442 min
45 Left or Right PodcastMy Experience as a Woman in the MilitaryI have been asked many times what it was like to be a woman in the military, and this episode is a small sample of what it was like. I tell stories of discrimination, judgement, glory, and, also being treated equally. It was a challenging, sometimes enraging, empowering, and sometimes, lonely time. I tell stories that include all of these things!
Did you know that woman have been serving in the military, even in combat, since the Revolutionary War? While Congress has been debating women and their role in combat for decades, women have been serving in...2024-08-2852 min
45 Left or Right PodcastBack to SchoolAfter a few weeks off for "vacation," I'm back with a new episode! I put vacation in quotes because it was a lot of traveling, and hectic, but we also did a lot of fun things. This episode is about back to school, and how some kids struggle more than others with this kind of transition. I interview my friend, Nicole, who has taught everything from 1st Grade to Middle School, and has seen hundreds of students come through her classrooms. She talks about some ways that kids show they are having trouble, like crying, or hiding under their...2024-08-211h 09
45 Left or Right PodcastRisky BusinessRecently, we traveled to Colorado and went whitewater rafting, and though we had a great time, I found myself more hesitant to get in the raft. In my 20s, I would not even thought about it--"Let's go rafting! Woo hoo!" I looked back into the risky things I did earlier in my life, and wondered whether or not I would do them now. On this episode, I tell some stories about the risks I have taken in my life, like flying a helicopter, and look into the research behind how we change our outlook on taking risks as...2024-07-0644 min
45 Left or Right PodcastSeeking Nachos: Decisions We Make in Early AdulthoodThis is a RERUN! Enjoy!
In my first flight as a Pilot-in-Command as an Army helicopter pilot, I got lost. I eventually ended up in my favorite little airport in Troy, Alabama, and consoled myself with some very delicious nachos. I was well over my head in college loan debt, and those nachos were my dinner. This experience made me think about how we make decisions when we are in our late teens and early 20s that can determine the rest of our lives. Why are our lives and culture set up for us to make big...2024-06-2638 min
45 Left or Right PodcastPuppy Love (And Work)Puppies. Aren't they adorable? They are innocent, loving, and generally come with no baggage, except they are not housebroken! Then they grow up to be dogs, and if you haven't messed up too much with training them, are also adorable, loving and selfless. Jeff and I have had several dogs together, including 3 that were our original babies, our current dog, Tex, who came with some funny fears, but is incredibly sweet, and our brand new, 7 week old puppy, Luna. She is adorable, trusting, full of energy and personality, and a lot of work! But she'll be worth all of...2024-06-2155 min
45 Left or Right PodcastSummer Summer Summer TimeIn Episode 14: "Summer Summer Summer Time" of the "45 Left to Right Podcast," freelance journalist and host Darisse Smith celebrates summer! She tells stories from her own childhood, especially her favorite vacation her family took to North Carolina. They took a spontaneous detour into whitewater rafting, and this became her favorite summer memory. Darisse talks about returning to North Carolina and whitewater rafting with her 12 year old son, and the desire of parents to cram in as many memories as possible into each summer. Did you know that summer vacations are a modern thing, and not out of the need...2024-06-1329 min
45 Left or Right PodcastHappy BirthdaysIn this episode, Darisse explores the evolving significance of birthdays as we age. The birthday parties Darisse's Mom threw for her in childhood were epic, and childhood milestones come in rapid fire--"10" is double digits, "13" is when you become a teenager, "16" you can drive a car, "18" you become an adult, and so on. As you get older, though, the milestones become further apart, and less exciting. Who remembers when they turned "25," and you could rent a car? Boring. Darisse and her husband, Jeff, turn 46 within just two weeks of each other, so she talks to him about the fun birthdays...2024-06-0554 min
45 Left or Right PodcastOur Hobbies Tell A StoryDarisse uses the hobbies she has had in her life to tell the story of her life, or at least, some highlights of it. She talks about how triathlon united her and her husband, Jeff, when she was deployed to Iraq, and he was left behind in the United States, far away from any family. She has had some unhealthy hobbies, like drinking, that led to some amazing friendships. A weekly neighborhood ritual of Bunco led to friends that they have kept in touch with for 10 years. She tells tales of cycling with Jeff as they were in the...2024-05-2129 min
45 Left or Right PodcastOur Hobbies Tell A Story TrailerOur hobbies are not trivial things we do to pass the time. They are often the only way to express our passions throughout our lives.
#Hobbies #HobbiesTellAStory #HobbiesAsWeAge 2024-05-2100 min
45 Left or Right PodcastThe Mental Load of MotherhoodMental Load. This has been a buzzword on social media, and in conversations between fellow Moms for a long time. But what is it? Darisse Smith asked her friends to provide audio clips of their mental loads, and this really illustrates the volume and variety of what Moms must manage daily, weekly, monthly, seasonally and yearly. Explore the 'Mental Load of Mothers' in the latest episode of the 45 Left to Right Podcast, where we dive into the invisible burdens of emotional labor and household management that mothers face daily. Featuring personal stories, expert insights, and research, our discussion sheds...2024-05-1453 min
45 Left or Right PodcastThe Pull of Motherhood: Stay At Home MomsIn Episode 10: The Pull of Motherhood, Part 2, Darisse discusses the sometimes difficult yet rewarding journey of stay-at-home moms in the Episode 10 of the 45 Left or Right Podcast. Darisse interviews her best friend, Claire Lamp Yule, a dedicated homeschooling mom who is navigating the challenges and triumphs of motherhood in midlife. This episode offers a contrast to Episode 9, where Darisse talks to her other best friend and Claire's identical twin sister, Emily, who is a working Mom. This episode offers an intimate look into the daily realities, societal misconceptions, and emotional depth of stay-at-home parenting. From homeschooling insights to personal anecdotes...2024-05-081h 02
45 Left or Right PodcastThe Pull of Motherhood: Working MomsIn this episode, Darisse interviews her best friend, Dr. Emily Balanky, about trying to manage both motherhood and a full-time career as an OB-GYN. Emily shares her journey navigating a highly demanding career with a challenging schedule while raising three daughters with her husband, Matt. Emily offers insight into the creative solutions and decisions she and Matt have made to balance professional responsibilities with active parenthood, highlighting the importance of flexibility, support, and adapting to unforeseen challenges. As is standard in this podcast, Darisse goes into extensive statistics that show the broader issues working mothers must negotiate, especially in...2024-04-3050 min
45 Left or Right PodcastGrumpy Pants: Why Are We Grumpier When We Get Older?After I yelled at a rude young guy at the gym last week, I thought about how more irritable I have been in my 40s. Just 5 years ago, I would have seethed silently to myself as I worked out, but I never would have lectured him in his rude ways. With every slam of the weights at the bottom of his deadlift, I found my blood pressure rising, and I just could not handle holding it in anymore. This dude had to be stopped! Otherwise known as grumpy old man or grumpy old woman syndrome, midlife rage is absolutely...2024-04-2354 min
45 Left or Right PodcastWho Needs Sleep? Insomnia As We AgeIn this episode, Darisse tells the tales of sleep medication confusion, like getting lost in her own tiny bathroom, or not being able to find her side of the bed. Darisse has not slept in a couple of decades, and, she's guessing, neither have you. What about aging makes insomnia more common, despite neediing more sleep? Darisse sorts through all of the copious and largely ineffective volumes of sleep advice to provide you maybe a glimmer of hope for that insomnia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-04-1643 min
45 Left or Right PodcastPlay Ball! The Ups and Downs of Sports ParentingTwo experienced baseball, soccer, martial arts, parkour, etc. Moms discuss how hard it is to get their kids to all of their games and practices fully uniformed and on time. The search for cleats, socks, belts, gloves, soccer balls, bats, shin guards and even yes, cups, is stressful, and unnecessarily difficult at times. Coordinating their kids' multiple sports schedules could be a full-time job, and a Mom has to be organized (with color charts) to get it all done. Despite the efforts of being a sports Mom, the multiple lessons kids learn from playing sports is worth it--physical activity...2024-04-0947 min
45 Left or Right PodcastWill You Be My Friend?I tell the sad story pf my unsuccessful stalking of playground Moms when we first moved to Southern California, and their subtle ways of ignoring my delightful personality as well as my desperation for friendship. As we age, it becomes much more difficult to make friends, especially if we have children. Making friends when you are a parent translates into a complicated matchmaking process--not only must you click with fellow parents, your children must at least get along with each other. Even without children, many adults close themselves off to a certain amount of friends due to time constraints, and...2024-04-0431 min
45 Left or Right PodcastWhat Do I Want To Be When I Grow Up?45 Left or Right Podcast is hosted by Darisse Smith, a former Army helicopter pilot, freelance journalist, and middle aged Mom, wife and general person. On this episode, Darisse discusses her neverending search to find a lifelong career, from where it began in college, and after feeling purposeless after transitioning out of the Army. Darisse tells the story of pursing jobs in medical Sales, Customer Service, Stand Up Comedy, a Stay at Home Mom, and finally, Journalism. Once we reach our mid 30s, 40s and 50s, we begin to evaluate our life's purpose, and can begin to scrutinize our choice...2024-03-2730 min
45 Left or Right Podcast45 Left or Right Podcast TrailerJoin host Darisse Smith, a former Army helicopter pilot, freelance journalist, Mom, wife and yes, someone who is middle-aged. This show will talk about all the highs, lows, lefts and rights of parenthood, long-term relationships, aging and the challenges and benefits of being to the left and right of age 45. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-03-1902 min
45 Left or Right PodcastApple Chucking: A Kid's Guide to Handling BulliesEarlier this year, my son came up with an extraordinarily creative way to handle a bully. He didn't tell us, his parents, about the bullying, so he took matters into his own hands! In this episode, I talk to him about what happened, how he chose to do what he did, and what he thinks of the more passive advice parents give about bullies. The bullying that happens in schools is especially hard because the solutions parents and the administrations in schools have are ineffective at best. I found some research into alternative ways of communicating to bullies to help...2024-03-1333 min
45 Left or Right PodcastYour Cells Are Confused: Why It Takes So Damn Long To HealWhen I was in my 20s, I broke my tailbone and my ribs, and felt better within a couple of weeks. Once I neared 40, though, even a muscle strain took two months to heal. In Episode 2 of 45 Left or Right Podcast, I explore aging and its impact on our bodies and how our bodies recover as we age. Our cells actually change in midlife! I also share the completely useless advice that experts usually give us to help. Seriously, the experts just repeat themselves over and over with filler words like "meditate," and "breathwork." Experts also do not seem...2024-03-1333 min
The Reel Rhythm PodcastEpisode 14...... Miguel to HELL!!!!!Peter P and Lex talk about Scenes , Sounds and Science/Society...
THE SCENE
God of War Ragnarök
THE SOUND
Hanni El Khatib
Miguel
THE SCIENCE
At-Home Ketamine Treatments Could Be a Game-Changer—or a Big Problem
By Darisse Smith
Off of Gizmodo
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reelrhythm/support2022-12-081h 30