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Cramming for the Apocalypse Podcast"Here Comes the Apocalypse" with Jennifer HellerDid you know this Thursday, October 16th is The Great ShakeOut? It’s a day to focus on getting ready for an earthquake. However, we at “Cramming” are using it as a day to get ready for all disasters. So we’re coming at you with a special bonus episode to introduce you to another great tool out there.But first, don’t forget that also on Thursday, we are hosting a virtual workshop called “Get Your Go Bag Together” in partnership with MakeWith PDX. This virtual workshop is on Thursday, October 16th from 5-7pm Pacific Time. We have...
2025-10-1438 min
Cover To CoverAlexa and Michelle Doerr - Mother Daughter Conquering an Eating DisorderAlexa grew up dreaming of writing a novel someday, but never imagined her first book would be part of her personal life journey. Her debut novel, Grapevine: A Mother and Daughter’s Tangled Journey Through an Eating Disorder shares a raw and real glimpse into how an eating disorder can impact the individual as well as the family system. Alexa has bachelor’s degrees in psychology and anthrozoology, and she currently serves as a Referral Coordinator with a national eating disorder treatment provider.
Alexa is passionate about eating disorder awareness and prevention as well as sharing the power...
2025-09-2729 min
Tangelic TalksFrom Grief to Greatness: Navigating Climate Anxiety & Building Resilience w/ Elizabeth Doerr | S03E03🌍 How do we process climate grief and turn it into resilience? In this thought-provoking episode of Tangelic Talks, co-hosts Victoria Cornelio and Andres Tamez sit down with Elizabeth Doerr—writer, strategist, and creator of Cramming for the Apocalypse—to explore the emotional landscape of climate change, disaster preparedness, and finding hope in the face of uncertainty.Elizabeth shares her personal journey through wildfire smoke, earthquake anxieties, and parenting in the climate era. Together, we unpack the meaning of “apocalypse,” why preparedness is both a personal and social responsibility, and how storytelling can help us navigate gr...
2025-09-0334 min
The Book Snug PodcastS3, Chapter 17: Quarterly Review (April - June 2025)Send us a textSpring is over and summer is in full swing. It's time to talk about the best and worst reading experiences of the second quarter of 2025. In this chapter, Julia and Stephany are celebrating (or bemoaning) the reading highs and lows of April, May and June.Julia’s Books:The Women by Kristin HannahEragon by Christopher PaoliniDaisey Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins ReidHeartless Hunter by Kristen CiccarelliThe Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Mediaeval England by Brandon SandersonA Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. MaasCodex by Lev...
2025-07-091h 13
My Bad PoetryA Limerick, Haiku, and Song, O My! (w/ the co-founders of Scribente Maternum)Rachel Berg Scherer, Elizabeth Doerr, and Carla Du Pree,grace My Bad Poetry with their incredible presence. The co-founders of Scribente Maternum talk about how they each “write like a mother” and have created a space for moms of all types to do the same. Each bring poems of different styles and degrees of “bad” for Aaron and Dave to sift through. From multiple children’s potty humor to an old journal entry of budding poet finding her way this episode has it all. My Bad Poetry Episode 7.18: “A Limerick, Haiku, and Song, OMy! (w/ the co-founders of Scribente Mat...
2025-06-2350 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastEp. 11 - Talking About PreparednessY’all, it’s our last episode of Season 2! My how time flies! Before I get into it, a respondent to the survey I sent out the last few weeks mentioned that it would be nice to have the toolkit in one space. Well, guess what, you’re in luck! Last year, we compiled the full toolkit in this handy-dandy workbook where all of this can be found in one place. It’s helpful to reference the original posts, but this will help you walk through each step of the process. I’ll note that I’ve intended to...
2025-05-2330 min
Livra-te#173 - Viagem pelo séc. XX (Livros passados em cada década)Inspiradas por um artigo do blog do Goodreads, fomos numa viagem pelos livros cujas histórias têm como pano de fundo o séc. XX. Partilhem connosco quais seriam as paragens de cada década da vossa lista!Livros mencionados:- The God of the Woods (O Deus da Floresta), Liz Moore (01:23)- Caruncho, Layla Martínez (01:29)- Stoner, John Williams (05:20 & 15:15)- Girl in White, Sue Hubbard (05:47)- The Dictionary Lost Words (O Dicionário das Palavras Perdidas), Pip Williams (06:26)- In Memoriam, Alice Winn...
2025-05-2148 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastEp. 10 - Community PreparednessIf you haven’t yet taken the survey about virtual classes we’re hoping to offer in the fall, there’s still time to complete it!In our penultimate episode of Season 2, we talk about the topic that I write about all the time in my newsletter: community preparedness. This is a much less tangible element of preparedness and isn’t one you’re going to accomplish over as weekend or even a few weeks. It’s a long-term process of relationship-building. Hopefully this conversation that Brekke and I had helps to give you some inspiration...
2025-05-1644 min
Só se estraga uma estante99. Oratória, femicídio e livros vão à campanhaNo último episódio antes das eleições legislativas antecipadas, temos um episódio muito político!O Tomé começa por recomendar ‘You Talkin’ To Me?’ (2011), um pequeno guia de Sam Leith para o mundo da oratória. Recorrendo a vários exemplos para concretizar conceitos e teoria da retórica, o livro explica também os seus artifícios e instrumentos.A Ana recomenda ‘Liliana’s Invincible Summer’ (2021), de Cristina Rivera Garza, irmã da jovem Liliana, assassinada pelo ex-namorado, aos 20 anos, na Cidade do México. Entre textos originais de Cristina e registos de Liliana, o livro é arrep...
2025-05-151h 06
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastEp. 9 - Evacuation Plans and Go BagsBefore we launch into the podcast, I wanted to let you know that I’m currently working with MakeWith Hardware & Learning Center here in Portland to develop VIRTUAL workshops that help guide you through aspects of preparedness. If you are interested in taking such a class, we’d love for you to take a very quick survey to get a sense of the topics you’re interested in and some other aspects of what we could offer. Also, answering the survey just helps us gauge whether there’s enough interest to offer it, so just taking the survey is info in...
2025-05-0939 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastEp. 8 - SanitationThis week is a fun one because we’re talking all about your poop! But also we’re talking about how not to get sick if your sewer system goes down. Those of us living in higher income countries can take our functioning toilets for granted, but it should not be taken lightly when we’re preparing for an emergency.In fact, in this paper published in the Journal of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, Drs. Stephen Y. Liang and Nicole Messenger discuss the emergence of infectious diseases after hydrologic disasters including hurricanes, tsunamis, storm surges, excess...
2025-05-0223 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastEp. 7 - Preparing Finances & DocumentsThis week is the very unsexy conversation about finances and documents. The conversation also took a very dystopian turn when we discussed all that the current Administration is doing to harass and deport people who look to them like an immigrant and what Congress is doing to limit voting rights. What a world we live in.Nonetheless, here is the original post which includes a full list of the documents we tick off in the episode:Additionally, I mentioned 1Password as the place where I store my document information. It’s also where I store al...
2025-04-2524 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastEp. 6 - Fuel & Illumination PrepYou know that food you stocked up for after Episode 3? Well now we have tips on how to prepare how to cook said food.This week we talk about the various ways to illuminate, heat, cool your home and fuel your cooking implements when the grid goes down, which is becoming a much more common prospect than it once was. We also include some bonus action step recommendations not just on the preparedness front, but to advocate for safe, resilient grid systems that are currently very vulnerable to climate disaster.And as promised in the...
2025-04-1838 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastEp. 5 - First Aid & Medication for PreparednessWe’re back after a couple week Spring Break! This time we’re talking about first aid and medication for preparedness.But first, since we’re talking about health and healthcare, a couple disclaimers.Disclaimer One: Brekke Wagoner and I are NOT medical professionals. None of the information within should be considered medical advice. If you have any questions that are specific to you and your health, you should connect with your healthcare provider who is qualified to give you medical advice.Disclaimer Two: We talk about vaccinations and the benefit and importance of vac...
2025-04-1142 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastEp. 4 - Food StorageFood storage is, hands down, the thing most people ask me about with preparedness. So without further ado, here is your full episode about food prep.Also, check out the Prep Series post on food storage that is complete with a one-week dinner menu and tips and images of what Brekke and I use for food storage in our own homes.Additionally, we won’t be releasing an episode next week because it will be Spring Break here in Portland and will not get to editing or recording. But we’ll be back in two week...
2025-03-2128 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastWater is LifeWater is the most important thing to think about for preparedness. We can live weeks without food, but no more than three days without clean water. In this episode, we talk about how much water to stock up on is ideal, storage options, treatment options, and sneaky water sources in a pinch.We discuss all of this in this week’s podcast. You can also find all the content in our toolkit post from last year. As always, our action steps for this week include:* Calculate how much water your household wi...
2025-03-1416 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastBonus Episode: Preparing While Experiencing a CoupGiven that we’re in what feels like “unprecedented times” (to borrow a way-too-overused phrase), we wanted to address it. What we are experiencing is, to be clear, a coup that is happening in plain site and being allowed to happen by some pretty cowardly people who do have the power to stop it (ahem, Congress). While on the surface it might not feel like this coup is related to preparedness, it is. We break it down in this episode as to why this moment should compel us to prepare for disasters—both natural and manufactured (e.g., huge...
2025-03-0735 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastGetting Into the Preparedness MindsetThis week’s episode is short and sweet and here for you to start wrapping your mind around what it means to be prepared. This is week’s episode is all based on Week 1 of our preparedness series.If you want to refer back to anything that we talked about, you can find the resources there!Don’t make the perfect the enemy of the good.Additionally, each week, we’ll offer you specific action items to take that week. This week it’s more about thinking about preparedness. Here’s the list of...
2025-02-2822 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastProgressives Can Prep TooWe’re so excited to announce that we are back for a second season! This season will be a little different from the first one in that it will all be about practical preparedness.We will be going through the Preparedness Series that Brekke Wagoner and I put together last year and bringing the toolkit to you in audio from.Each episode will cover topics from water and food storage to evacuation plans. And we’re making each of the toolkit series posts free and open to the public so that you can reference them afte...
2025-02-2137 min
Nothing is Wrong with You - Book PodcastOur top 10 books to add to the Best Books of the Century listWelcome to the “Nothing is Wrong with You” book podcast.
Today we discuss the books that we would put on our top ten list of best books of the century. Join us as we discuss the challenges of picking criteria and ten (or 11 or 12!) top books. Instead of recommending just one book, we recommend thirty!
Our lists from this episode - bold highlighted are our top fiction and nonfiction recommendations:
Colleen -
Voices from Chernobyl - Svetlana Alexievich
The Seasons of Trouble, Life Amid the Ruins of Sri Lanka...
2025-01-2537 min
TsundokuEpisode 49: To Sing of War by Catherine McKinnon + remembering Beryl BainbridgeCatherine McKinnon’s tense but tender tale, “To Sing of War”, immerses the reader in the lives of three characters strung across the globe during the dying days of World War II …as the days tick towards the detonation of the first nuclear weapon on Hiroshima. + Poet Ken Bolton makes a good case for why British writer Beryl Bainbridge should not be forgotten. + ABC Broadcaster and poet Mike Ladd shares what’s in his tsundoku. Guests Catherine McKinnon, author of “To Sing of War” and the Miles Franklin Award...
2025-01-2138 min
Auscast Literature ChannelEpisode 49: To Sing of War by Catherine McKinnon + remembering Beryl BainbridgeCatherine McKinnon’s tense but tender tale, “To Sing of War”, immerses the reader in the lives of three characters strung across the globe during the dying days of World War II …as the days tick towards the detonation of the first nuclear weapon on Hiroshima. + Poet Ken Bolton makes a good case for why British writer Beryl Bainbridge should not be forgotten. + ABC Broadcaster and poet Mike Ladd shares what’s in his tsundoku. Guests Catherine McKinnon, author of “To Sing of War” and the Miles Franklin Award...
2025-01-2138 min
The Mother Of It AllWhat If We're The Helpers? With Elizabeth DoerrSarah and Miranda move through their own climate change cognitive dissonance with the help of Elizabeth Doerr, author of the Cramming for the Apocalypse project. We discuss how parenting lends itself to climate action, how facing the climate reality can actually make you less anxious, and how mothers can give prepper stereotypes a much-needed makeover. Links:* Scribente Maternum* Cramming for the Apocalypse* How Do You Plan For a Future That Might Not Exist? by Liz Plank “I miss my 2015 brain, the one unburdened by the weight of relentless catastrophes, an...
2025-01-2053 min
Take The LeapCommunity Over Competition: Building Stronger Connections in 2025Welcome to the 4th episode of Take the Leap's second season. In this episode, "Community Over Competition: Building Stronger Connections in 2025," co-hosts Ashlan Glazier-Anderson and Victoria Proppe share why community and support systems are vital for personal growth, business success, and resilience in uncertain times as reflections from our last guest episode with Elizabeth Doerr. Listen to the episode with Elizabeth Doerr on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or watch on YouTube.Key Takeaways from the Episode: 2024 was a tough year for many, and entering into 2025 times are still uncertain making community building even more crucial.S...
2025-01-1426 min
Take The LeapCommunity Matters: Elizabeth Doerr on Parenting, Building Resilience, and Finding BalanceWelcome to the 3rd episode of Take the Leap's second season. In this episode, "Community Matters: Elizabeth Doerr on Parenting, Building Resilience, and Finding Balance," we have Season 1 guest, Elizabeth Doerr return to the mic with us to discuss balancing entrepreneurship and parenting. Listen to Elizabeth's Season 1 episode, "Parenting, Entrepreneurship, & Climate Action" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or watch it on YouTube. Some of our favorite takeaways from this episode include: The importance of creating and enforcing boundaries to avoid work creep and maintain balance. Seeking out effective support systems – Elizabeth credits her success to her spouse, siste...
2025-01-091h 01
The Englewood Review of Books PodcastEpisode 82: Our Favorite Books of 2024!Joel hosted a freewheeling conversation with Chris Smith (Founding Editor of ERB), Lindsey Cornett (Managing Editor of Englewood Press) and Jen Pollock Michel (author, writer, former ERB podcast host) all about our favorite books from 2024. We discuss our personal perspectives on how to choose 'favorite' books, and we talk about a wide range of titles, including fiction, poetry and non-fiction that we read this year. There's sure to be something in here for every type of reader. Enjoy!Books Mentioned in this Episode:If you’d like to order any of the following books, we en...
2024-12-3055 min
Shifting CultureEp. 254 Best of 2024: Favorite Books with Lore Ferguson Wilbert and Liam ByrnesWe are counting down our ten favorite books of 2024. Joshua, Lore, and Liam will each share their list of ten. To see my full list go to www.shiftingculturepodcast.comLore’s List:10. The Comfort of Crows by Margaret Renkl9. How to Walk Into a Room by Emily P. Freeman8. Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr7. The Salt Path by Raynor Winn6. The Book of Belonging by Mariko Clark5. The Quickening by Elizabeth Rush4. Field Notes for the Wilderness by Sarah Bessey...
2024-12-231h 32
Lois Strachan117 - Introducing Talking Books, with Jeremy Opperman** Interested in being an advance reader of my latest book? Contact me on https://www.loisstrachan.com/contact-lois/
In today’s episode, Lois and Jeremy Opperman have a conversation about books that represent characters with disabilities. This is the first in a series on specific books that represent various disabilities, though this is a general introduction of the concept and what we will be discussing in future shows.
Here is a list of the books we discuss during the episode:
DH Lawrence (Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Lee Child (Jack Reacher)
Ian Rankin (John Rebu...
2024-12-1757 minA Different Way of Seeing117 - Introducing Talking Books, with Jeremy Opperman** Interested in being an advance reader of my latest book? Contact me on https://www.loisstrachan.com/contact-lois/
In today’s episode, Lois and Jeremy Opperman have a conversation about books that represent characters with disabilities. This is the first in a series on specific books that represent various disabilities, though this is a general introduction of the concept and what we will be discussing in future shows.
Here is a list of the books we discuss during the episode:
DH Lawrence (Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Lee Child (Jack Reacher)
Ian Rankin (John Rebu...
2024-12-1757 min
Take The LeapBalancing Entrepreneurship & Parenthood with Elizabeth DoerrAre you a parent and a business owner? Listen to this short clip from our interview with Elizabeth Doerr, Owner of Doerr & Co + Host of Cramming for the Apocalypse, a podcast and Substack, where she shares insights about balance as a parent and entrepreneur. Catch the Full Episode with Elizabeth Doerr, "Parenting, Entrepreneurship, & Climate Action"Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on SpotifyWatch on YouTubeConnect with Elizabeth:Visit Elizabeth's business website Doerr & Co.Visit Elizabeth's writing website Read Elizabeth's Substack Cramming for the ApocalypseFind Doerr & Co on Instagram @doerrandcoFind Cramming for th...
2024-12-1604 min
Seasoned Mamas: God's Grace For Every Season of MotherhoodAdvent Hope: A Mother's Waiting HeartIn this special Advent episode, the Seasoned Mamas discuss waiting, hope, and motherhood through the lens of Mary's journey. Michelle, who is preparing to release her new book "Promised Hope" (coming January 7th), leads the discussion about how Mary's story of waiting and trust can encourage mothers in their seasons of waiting.Scripture Highlights:"I am the Lord's servant. May it be to me as you have said." - Mary's faithful response (Luke 1:38)"Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy. He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing...
2024-12-0234 min
Books with BetsyEpisode 25 - Be a Dear, Unflip Your Dogears with Jennifer MoeOn this episode, Jennifer Moe, a professor and former bookseller, discusses her love for books that fully envelop the reader in a setting. We reminisce about our adventures with Twilight, our shared love for library magazines, and when it might be ok to leave a note or two in a library book. She also gives some
Preorder Nobody’s Perfect, the book in which Jennifer has a chapter.
Books mentioned in this episode:
What Betsy’s reading:
My Friends by Hisham Matar
Shred Sisters by B...
2024-10-281h 01
Leading Owls PodcastEmbracing Conflict: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities with Coach Elizabeth De La Pena VeeserIn this episode of the Leading Owls podcast, we welcome Leadership Coach Elizabeth De La Pena Veeser, who shares her insights on understanding and navigating conflict in our personal and professional lives. Elizabeth discusses the nature of conflict, exploring what it really is and why it often gets a bad rap. She provides valuable strategies for approaching conflict constructively, emphasizing how we can transform challenging interactions into opportunities for growth and positive change.Whether you’re dealing with everyday disagreements or seeking to enhance your conflict resolution skills, this episode is packed with practical tips and perspectives to...
2024-10-2210 min
Estoy Bien Podcast20 libros para leer en otoño y romantizar la temporadaDesde misterios e investigaciones policiales hasta auto-ayuda y novelas basadas en hechos reales. Estas son mis recomendaciones de libros más COZY para leer en otoño y romanizar la temporada. He incluido un breve resumen/review de los que ya leí y las razonas por las cuales MUERO por leer los demás. Plus, tendrán un breve resumen de mi día y un sneak peek de mis últimas aventuras.Espero les encante
2024-10-0936 min
talk lit, get hitbonus chapter: slump city, b*tch - book slumps and beyondone slump to rule them all, one slump to find them. one slump to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. if you, like us, have found yourself caught in the shackles of a mid-year reading slump then find comfort in this episode. we discuss our respective months-long slumps, the perfect formula to finding a book that will lift us out of the murky depths of literary ambivalence and try to define what exactly it is that makes a book a real stinker and the circumstances that lead to a slump in the first place. b...
2024-09-2348 min
Long Story Short - Der Buch-Podcast mit Karla Paul und Günter KeilVon Mücken 🦟 und Walen 🐳: 4 neue Must-Reads für die Sommertage 📚Ein berührender Insel-Roman, eine dunkle Familiengeschichte, ein Werk über das Verbindende von Geschichten und ein Sachbuch, das den Ruf der Stechmücke rettet – das sind die Buchtipps von Karla und Günter: Als 1938 ein Wal an einer dünn besiedelten Insel vor Wales strandet, sieht Manod darin ein Zeichen – und tatsächlich: Ein Forscherpaar aus Oxford eröffnet der 18-Jährigen neue Perspektiven. In „Die Tage des Wals“ von Elizabeth O’Connor prallen Tradition und Moderne aufeinander. In „Ruths Geheimnis“ erzählt Aroa Moreno Durán die Geschichte dreier Generationen. Adirane verlässt ihre Familie und kehrt in ihre b...
2024-07-0227 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastSwedish Right to Public Access with Helena HjortThis is a fun episode where Helena Hjort one of the co-founders and co-owners of Swedish adventure travel company, Do The North, talks with me not just about the trip I took with them last year, but about Swedish and American culture. It was a fun conversation that moved from describing the incredible beauty of the St. Anna Archipelago on the Southeastern Coast of Sweden to an existential discussion about the differences between Swedish and American culture. Also Helena is just the best.You can learn more about Helena and the trips they do at Do The...
2024-06-0439 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastParents Taking Climate Action with Leonard BarrettIn honor of Earth Day (which is next Monday, April 22nd), I’m publishing this conversation I had with Leonard Barrett, co-president of the climate justice organization, Families for Climate, here in Oregon. I’ve been working with Leonard and FFC for the past year or so on their communications and it has been an amazing source of inspiration. Learn about Families for Climate at www.familiesforclimate.org and on Instagram at @familiesforclimate (Fun note: I run this account so just another way I have my hands in climate justice). And as promised in the epis...
2024-04-1829 min
Slate AdviceHow To!: ‘Do the Work’ of Racial Justice“Doing the work” is a phrase often heard when talking about racial justice. We heard it a lot after the death of George Floyd in 2020. And we need to continue talking about it—but there’s an important aspect of “the work” that’s been missing. On this episode of How To!: Courtney Martin brings in Garrett Bucks, author of The Right Kind of White and founder of The Barnraisers Project, to help Elizabeth Doerr talk to fellow white parents about the implications of opting out of their kids’ public school.If you liked this episode che...
2024-04-1638 min
Slate ConversationsHow To!: ‘Do the Work’ of Racial Justice“Doing the work” is a phrase often heard when talking about racial justice. We heard it a lot after the death of George Floyd in 2020. And we need to continue talking about it—but there’s an important aspect of “the work” that’s been missing. On this episode of How To!: Courtney Martin brings in Garrett Bucks, author of The Right Kind of White and founder of The Barnraisers Project, to help Elizabeth Doerr talk to fellow white parents about the implications of opting out of their kids’ public school.If you liked this episode che...
2024-04-1638 min
How To!How To ‘Do the Work’ of Racial Justice“Doing the work” is a phrase often heard when talking about racial justice. We heard it a lot after the death of George Floyd in 2020. And we need to continue talking about it—but there’s an important aspect of “the work” that’s been missing. On this episode of How To!: Courtney Martin brings in Garrett Bucks, author of The Right Kind of White and founder of The Barnraisers Project, to help Elizabeth Doerr talk to fellow white parents about the implications of opting out of their kids’ public school.If you liked this episode che...
2024-04-1638 minTake The LeapParenting, Entrepreneurship, & Climate Action with Elizabeth DoerrWelcome to the eighth episode of the Take the Leap podcast, “Parenting, Entrepreneurship, & Climate Action with Elizabeth Doerr ” Co-hosts Ashlan Glazier Anderson and Victoria Proppe chat with Elizabeth Doerr about her Take the Leap story, how to be prepared for disasters in your business and your life, and how to balance it all with family.Guest & Host Information:Guest, Elizabeth Doerr, Owner of Doerr & Co. & Host of Cramming for the Apocalypse (a podcast and Substack)Co-Host, Ashlan Glazier-Anderson, Owner of AshbeanPDX MarketingCo-Host, Victoria (Tory) Proppe, Owner of Imagine Marketing StrategiesConnect with Eliz...
2024-04-1147 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastPreparedness as a Social Responsibility with Brekke Wagoner - Ep. 6On this week’s episode I bring you my liberal prepper pal, Brekke Wagoner. She’s the creator and host of the Sustainable Prepping YouTube Channel where she aims to educate through a holistic approach to emergency preparedness. She provides tips and resources in an action-oriented, forward-focused community to empower working women and their families to face any crisis with calm and confidence.I got to know Brekke over the last couple years on this journey and I interviewed her for this story I wrote for The Progressive last summer about progressive preppers and prepping. I’m super...
2024-03-2942 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastFire Making with Marina Rivera - Ep. 5In the Fall of 2022, I participated in the Wilderness Awareness School’s Wild Women’s Retreat. It was two days filled with learning skills from fire-making and plant medicine to building an awareness in the outdoors and nature play. While the entire weekend was inspirational and beautiful, and above all, super fun, one of the sessions that stuck with me most was the fire-making class. So much so that I wrote a whole story about it a few months after the fact. I was also so inspired by our teacher, Marina Rivera, who brought beauty, grace, and a sp...
2024-03-0132 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastMushrooms and Foraging with Leah CarlsonExciting podcast news! The podcast is now monthly. And because of that news, I’ll be publishing it in addition to weekly newsletter posts. So you’ll receive this podcast in your inbox the first Friday of each month in addition to weekly newsletter stories on Tuesdays. What’s even better—all of this is offered to all subscribers for free. Hooray for more content!I’m so excited to share this month’s podcast about foraging, specifically mushroom foraging with Leah Carlson. Leah is the marketing and communications director at Wilderness Awareness School in Duvall, WA and more imp...
2024-02-0231 min
Writer's Book Club PodcastLaurie SteedLaurie Steed discusses his craft and process for writing his short story collection Greater City Shadows. He discusses the formation of his characters and how he chooses point of view (or it chooses him!) Laurie emphasises the need for writers to take risks with their characters, and explores how both dialogue and subtext can be used to develop character. Laurie is a master of specificity, writes beautiful, evocative description and loves a good edit so we talk about all that and more.You’ll find links to buy both paperback and ebook versions of Greater Cit...
2024-02-021h 07
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastClimate Ed, Climate Communication and the Hope Gap with Kat Davis- Ep. 3Awhile back I came across a class by AASHE (The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education) that was uncannily up my alley. It was called Climate Anxiety to Action: Tools to Build a Radical Imagination and it was taught by Kat Davis. It turned out that Kat Davis happened to be the Climate Justice Advisor for the very school district my son goes to school in, Portland Public Schools. So of course I connected and we grabbed coffee. And later, Kat and I sat down to have this conversation so that you all can hear more...
2023-12-1931 min
Livra-te#99 - Os melhores títulos de livrosHoje não trazemos as recomendações do costume, mas sim uma lista de títulos que nos conquistaram, mesmo que não tenhamos lido todos. Fiquem com estes belos minutos de apreciação a palavras, e partilhem os vossos também!
Livros mencionados neste episódio:
- Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail, Ashley Herring Blake (1:35)
- Encontro, Natasha Brown (4:15)
- Penance, Eliza Clark (4:54)
- You Made a Fool of Death with your Beauty, Akwaeke Emezi (10:40)
- Call Me By Your Name, André Aciman (11:09)
- A Insustentável Leveza do Ser, Milan Kundera (11:41)
- História de Quem Vai e de Quem Fica, E...
2023-11-2243 min
Só se estraga uma estante30. Confinamento, amizade e livros surpreendentesA Ana começa por dar ao ‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ o espaço que ele merece neste podcast! Após uma tentativa frustrada de leitura deste livro em março de 2020, a Ana voltou a pegar no livro no final de 2022 e adorou a estadia no Hotel Metropol.
O Tomé regressa a Tolkien, desta vez através de um livro de não ficção sobre a centralidade da Grande Guerra na vida (literária e pessoal) deste autor: ‘Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle Earth’.
Na segunda parte, a Ana e o Tomé identific...
2023-11-0256 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastClimate Grief and How to Process It with Lilly Hankins and Celeste Baskett - Ep. 2In this episode, I talk with Lilly Hankins and Celeste Baskett who are both mental health professionals who are finding ways to use their skills to address the climate crisis. One way they’re doing that is through Climate Cafés focused on small group group discussions about climate grief. Because climate grief is such a large part of the Cramming for the Apocalypse project, I thought it would be a great opportunity to introduce the topic by way of this interview. In this episode, I talked with Lilly and Celeste about climate grief, mental health in cli...
2023-10-2453 min
Articles From The ExpertsArticles From The Experts - Andy Warhol's BirthdayIn this episode, Jonathan Horwich tells us all about Andy Warhol, born Andrew Warhola, on August 6, 1928, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Slovakian immigrant parents.Find out how he became one of the most famous artists in history with his Campbell's Soup cans to portraits of Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, and Elizabeth Taylor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-10-1108 min
Live Like the World is DyingElizabeth on Preparedness as a FamilyEpisode Summary
This week on Live Like the World is Dying, Elizabeth talks to Margaret about coming into preparedness as an urban PTA mom, building family preparedness, teaching kids about disasters, and flipping the prepping narrative to focus on building inclusive communities and resiliency.
Guest Info
Elizabeth Doerr (she/her) is a writer and parent. You can find her work at https://www.elizabethdoerr.com or her newsletter on Substack at https://crammingfortheapocalypse.substack.com or on Instagram @crammingfortheapocalypse or on Twitter @ElizabethDoerr
Host Info
Margaret can be found...
2023-10-061h 03
Só Mais Uma Página30 livros que marcaram os meus 30 anosFiz recentemente 30 anos e decidi fazer um episódio dedicado os 30 livros que mais marcaram estes 30 anos de vida.
Livros mencionados:
Narizinho é muito guloso - J. Thomas-Bilstein
O Rapaz dos Hipopótamos - Margaret Mahy
Coleção da Anita - Gilbert Delahaye, Marcel Marlier
A Menina e o Mar - Sophia de Mello Breyner
Teodora e o segredo da Esfinge - Luisa Fortes da Cunha
O Gato Malhado e a Andorinha Sinhá - Jorge Amado
A Pérola - John Steinbec...
2023-08-2249 min
Mostly FictionalEp. 16: Checking Out Books for the Back Half of the YearIn this episode, Pam and Hallie give a reading update, then review some new releases for 2023 and talk about books for the back half of the year.Books mentioned, in order:I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraA Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel AllendeThe Covenant of Water by Abraham VergheseWhale by Cheon Myeong-KwanCassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes by Elizabeth LesserThe Whalebone Theatre by Joanna QuinnThe Honeybee Emeralds by Amy TectorThe Trees by Pe...
2023-05-311h 18
Livra-te#77 - Reviews Relâmpago (Desafio Booktok)Apanhámos boleia da ideia do tiktoker Nic (@bookbinch) e avaliámos os livros lidos de Janeiro a Abril com 3 palavras: Comprar, Kobo/Kindle e Cagar. Um método simples e eficaz para falar de muitos livros em pouco tempo.
Livros mencionados neste episódio:
- Happy Place, Emily Henry
- Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes
- The Fran Lebowitz Reader, Fran Lebowitz
- Girl Meets Boy, Ali Smith
- O Elevador, Filipa Fonseca Silva
- Legendborn, Tracy Deonn
- Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan
- The Dinner List, Rebecca Serle
- City of Girls, Elizabeth Gilbert
- Bad Vibes Only...
2023-05-1720 min
Livra-te#76 - Vale ou não vale? (livros com muito hype)A palavra do dia é Hype. Pegamos em alguns dos livros mais falados em todo o lado e dividimos em duas caixas: aqueles que lemos e não corresponderam, e os que ainda queremos ler.
Livros mencionados neste episódio
- The Penelopiad, Margaret Atwood (2:30)
- Romantic Comedy, Curtis Sittenfeld (3:10)
- Desire, Haruki Murakami (4:37)
- Happy Place, Emily Henry (4:55 & 12:41)
- People From My Neighbourhood, Hiromi Kawakami (6:46)
- E Se Eu Morrer Amanhã?, Filipa Fonseca Silva (7:21)
- Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes (9:35)
- Tis is the Season for Revenge, Morgan Elizabeth (14:47)
- Os Meus Dias na Livraria Morisaki, Satoshi Yagisawa (15:35)
- Before the Coff...
2023-05-1058 min
Book BumbleLet's Take the Plunge - Episode 29Send us a textToday, we are going to take the plunge into one book. We both read Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano, and we just HAVE to talk about it! We’ll also share the books in our hands right now. Get ready for this deep dive. Featured Book:Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano LH and LP Books in Hand:All the Forgivenesses by Elizabeth Hardinger - LHOther Words...
2023-05-0333 min
Hope Book ClubEp 50: Film & TV AdaptationsNext episode’s book: The Bookbinder of Jericho by Pip Williams Books mentioned in episode: All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows and Mary Ann Shaffer Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Film & TV adaptations mentioned in episode: All The Light We Cannot See (upcoming TV series) The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) Pride and Prejudice (1995 - BBC series) North and So...
2023-04-0621 min
Cramming for the Apocalypse PodcastThe Intertidal System and Foraging with Alanna KiefferHi Friends!I’m trying something different with this week’s post! A lot of things, in fact. First, did email-receivers notice the new banner artwork?! My brilliant friend and incredible artist, Amanda Burnham, did such a great job taking what was in my head and putting it in art form and I just love how it turned out and that you all get to see her work each week!Second, this week’s post is an interview! And not only that, it is an audio interview. With all of the interv...
2023-03-2835 min
Pages n' PagesChapter 85: Anti-Love BooksIn this week's episode of Pages n' Pages, we're celebrating Valentine's Day a little differently - by discussing anti-love books! Let us know what books you've read that don't feature a love story or are anti-love!
What We’ve Read and What We Are Reading:
A Man Called by Frederik Backman
Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto and narrated by Risei Mei
The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah
Holes by Louis Sachar
Cultish: The Language of Fantacism by Amanda Montell
Legends and Lat...
2023-02-141h 28
Livra-te#63 - Clube do Livra-te de Janeiro e Escolhas de FevereiroJaneiro foi looooongo, tão longo quanto as nossas escolhas para o clube do Livra-te. Falamos delas ⚠️ COM SPOILERS ⚠️ e antecipamos o que serão as nossas leituras para Fevereiro.
Sobre os livros de Janeiro:
- City of Girls (A Cidade das Mulheres), Elizabeth Gilbert (3:54)
- All the Light We Cannot See (Toda a Luz que Não Podemos Ver), Anthony Doerr (14:43)
✨ Livros de Fevereiro do Clube do Livra-te: ✨
- Songs in Ursa Major (Canções em Ursa Maior), Emma Brodie (21:06)
- Mãe, Doce Mar, João Pinto Coelho (22:24)
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2023-02-0825 min
Livra-te#58 - Clube do Livra-te Dezembro e Escolhas JaneiroBom ano! 🥂 Começamos 2023 ainda com uma perninha em Dezembro para discutir as escolhas do Clube do Livra-te. Houve apreensão, houve crítica, mas também houve uma bela surpresa. Sobrou também tempo para falar das expectativas para as escolhas de Janeiro. Não se esqueçam que falamos sem receios, por isso ⚠️ CAUTELA COM OS SPOILERS! ⚠️
Sobre os livros de Dezembro:
- You’ve Reached Sam, Dustin Thao (6:22)
- Legendborn, Tracy Deonn (14:28)
✨ Livros de Janeiro do Clube do Livra-te: ✨
- All the Light We Cannot See (Toda a Luz Que Não Podemos Ver), Anthony Doerr (24:25)
- City of Girls (A Cidade das...
2023-01-0433 min
Fifth Wrist RadioIndependent Thinking - December 31 2022. Quick Thanks and Happy New Year!Just a quick episode to say thank you to all guests, contributors and listeners of Independent Thinking and the larger @FifthWrist Radio shows.
Wishing everyone a Happy 2023 ahead! Thanks for staying with us and listening, writing, reviewing and commenting!
Lots of thanks to my podcast cohosts this year: Adam (@mediumwatch); Claus (@tapir_ffm); Phil (@pippy) and Michael (@woodswatchmaking)
Massive thank you to all the Independent Thinking podcasts guests in 2022:
Nick (@adpatina)
Gautier Massonneau (@TrilobeWatches)
Dave Brailsford (@GarrickWatchCo)
Charles & Hamza (@Watchcharts)
Minhoon You (@minhoon_yoo) & Mike (@TheOpenCaseback);
Elizabeth Doerr (@elizabethdoerr)
GaryG (@GaryG_1)
Brittany Ni...
2023-01-0118 min
Business for Good PodcastIs Sugar by Another Name Just as Sweet? Ali Wing and Oobli Are Fermenting Their Way to a Sweet Protein FutureIs Sugar by Another Name Just as Sweet? Ali Wing and Oobli Are Fermenting Their Way to a Sweet Protein Future We all know that eating too much sugar isn't good for us, but millions of years of evolution led us to love sweet foods. After all, they provide us with a quick boost of energy needed in an ancestral environment where we were largely active throughout the day. Of course, today most people in the developed world are far from being active all day, yet we still crave sugar and eat it in an abundance far...
2022-12-1545 min
Everyone Loved It But MeThe AlchemistLisa and Tara Wine-Queen discuss The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. The book was published in 1988 and has sold more than 150 million copies internationally and received hundreds of awards, and is considered a classic. Coelho has a very interesting biography where he walked hundreds of miles. This article delves into the symbolism, and its’ quotes are heavily used as inspirational. Tara Wine-Queen is a writer in central West Virginia who posts delightful and charming comments on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Books Discussed:All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony DoerrOlga...
2022-10-1956 min
Radio LabyrinthCinema, Sofa or Nope-a! Fall Movie Preview - S7-Ep36This weekend on the show the guys are in the Labyrinth to look at new movies coming out this fall. Letting us know if they will go to the theater or watch them at home or not at all. Steph out sick and Jeff here sick we talk some cough remedies.Tim started watching the Rings of Power.
And of course as always some pop culture news, Views or Snooze and saying goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II and King Rocky.
Thanks again for joining us this week, remember to Like, Subscribe on YouTube, Rate and Review...
2022-09-1048 min
Spirited ReadsEpisode 1.8a - “There is only one plot — things are not what they seem.” -Jim ThompsonIn this episode, we talk about tropes with special guest, Walter! Warning: This episode contains rants, adult language, and ramblings.
Books:
Greetings and Drinkings
A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1) Novik, Naomi *
The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1) Blake, Olivie
The Family Krupitsky, Naomi
Book of Night (Book of Night, #1) Black, Holly
She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1) Parker-Chan, Shelley
When Women Were Dragons Barnhill, Kelly
Horus Rising (Horus Heresy #1) Abnett, Dan
False Gods (Horus Heresy #2) McNeill, Graham
2022-07-1949 min
Fifth Wrist RadioIndependent Thinking - conversation with Elizabeth Doerr from Quill & PadAnother episode of the Independent Thinking Show for @FifthWrist Radio.
This is a place dedicate to showcasing the great people doing interesting and cool things in the world of horology.
In this episode, hosts Roman (@TimesRomanAU) and Claus (@tapir_ffm) sit down for a chat with Elizabeth Doerr (@elizabethdoerr), watch journalist, author, horological royalty and Editor-In-Chief of Quill & Pad (@quillandpad) - one of our favourite watch online publications.
Join us as for a fun and wide-ranging conversation where we discuss the horological media landscape, importance of journalising integrity, future of watch shows, independent...
2022-05-221h 21
Pat Gray Unleashed‘They Ooze Evil’ | 5/6/22White House correspondents, like Peter Doocy, give a “heartfelt” and a “genuine” goodbye to press secretary Jen Psaki. Protesters self-titling themselves as “Ruth Sent Us” are going to the Supreme Court justices' houses to protest the potential overturn of Roe v. Wade. Last we checked, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was against Roe v. Wade as well, so we don’t believe she sent any of you. Biden is back with the slow and sleepy “jokes.” Venture capitalist John Doerr gives a $1.1 billion donation to a new Stanford University “climate crisis” school. Both Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton share their deep, dark opinions on why Roe v...
2022-05-061h 34
Pat Gray Unleashed‘They Ooze Evil’ | 5/6/22White House correspondents, like Peter Doocy, give a “heartfelt” and a “genuine” goodbye to press secretary Jen Psaki. Protesters self-titling themselves as “Ruth Sent Us” are going to the Supreme Court justices' houses to protest the potential overturn of Roe v. Wade. Last we checked, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was against Roe v. Wade as well, so we don’t believe she sent any of you. Biden is back with the slow and sleepy “jokes.” Venture capitalist John Doerr gives a $1.1 billion donation to a new Stanford University “climate crisis” school. Both Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton share their deep, dark opinions on why Roe v...
2022-05-061h 35
Book Fare: Book Club Fun, Wholesome Recommendations, Deep Discussions19-Book Fare Book Fair! Book Recommendations to Continue a Path You’ve LovedEver heard of a #read-a-like ? Or a #bookflight ? In today's episode, we take high quality books that have been popular in our community and give delightful and serious recommendations based on those-and we have so much fun doing it! #bookparty !! Join us!
Books Mentioned in this Episode:
Dracula by Bram Stoker
A Tale of Two Cities by C Dickens
Book Fair Book One: Destiny of the Republic by C Millard
Recommended Reading: Crete and James: Personal Letters of Lucretia and James Garfield compiled by John Shaw; John Adams by D McCulough; My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John A...
2022-05-0438 min
Resources Radio2021 Year in Review: Energy and Environmental Policy, with Jennifer Haverkamp and Sarah LadislawIn this episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Jennifer Haverkamp, director of the Graham Sustainability Institute at the University of Michigan, and Sarah Ladislaw, managing director of the US Program at RMI. This week is our annual year-in-review episode, in which we talk about what happened during the past year and what we’ll be watching for in the year to come. Haverkamp and Ladislaw highlight the most significant developments in energy and environmental policy during 2021, identify some important issues that may have been overlooked, and give a sense of what they’ll be watching closely in 2022.
References and recommendations:
“Under...
2022-01-0335 min
The Bittersweet LifeA Year in Reading 2021Instead of looking back on the entire year of 2021 (because that might not be too fun), today we look back on the year through the books we read. Find out which we loved best, which surprised us, and which were not as good as we had hoped. PS Listen to this mini-episode to hear what Aurelio read this year. Katy's Books Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead The Lover by Marguerite Duras Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr The Cold Millions by Jess Walter Stoner by John Williams
2021-12-2733 min
From the Front PorchEpisode 349 || Best Books of the YearDecember is a great time to look back on your reading year. In this episode of From the Front Porch, Annie, Lucy, and Olivia are talking about their favorite books of 2021.
The books mentioned in this episode can be purchased from The Bookshelf:
Annie’s List
Olympus, Texas by Stacey Swann
Matrix by Lauren Groff
Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout
Brood by Jackie Polzin
Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
Bewilderment by Richard Powers
The Guncle by Steven Rowley...
2021-12-021h 00
WondermineEpisode 4: Play and CuriosityIn this episode, Larissa & Elizabeth discuss what play and getting curious have to do with liberation. If we could sum up this episode in one sentence: How we create a better world is by creating opportunities for people to play together, and to enjoy being together.Stuff we mentioned:Honorée Fanonne Jeffers' book, ‘The love songs of WEB DuBois’'Cloud cuckoo land’ by Anthony Doerr.Stuart Brown TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/stuart_brown_play_is_more_than_just_fun/transcript?language=en#t-758879Summary of Brown’s...
2021-11-2957 min
You're BookedMiranda Cowley Heller - You're BookedThis week we're delighted to present this fun and fascinating conversation with author and producer Miranda Cowley Heller! After a career in publishing and head honcho at HBO, Miranda's debut novel The Paper Palace has been a runaway bestseller, a Reese Witherspoon book club pick and is now being adapted as a TV mini-series. We talked to her about parenting in the 1970s, classic kids books, dream adaptations and naughty Victorian reads.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableDaisy Buchanan - CareeringMiranda Cowley Heller - The Paper PalaceSally...
2021-11-2954 min
Rare Birds: Conversations with Thoughtful Go-GettersEpisode 6: Ciera McElroy, AuthorThis week, Rare Birds continues back-to-back episodes of conversations with host Peter Fenton’s classmates from Wheaton College! Today, we are talking with Ciera McElroy (@cierahmcelroy), who is an author and a brand consultant, editor, and ghostwriter through her business, Clover and Bee. She believes every artist can make a career out of their work and is thrilled to help make it happen.
Ciera Horton McElroy’s work has appeared in AGNI, Iron Horse Literary Review, and Bridge Eight among others. Ciera is a shamelessly multi-passionate creative: she’s worked as a collegiate writing instru...
2021-10-0550 min
Fairfield What Are You Reading?Episode 8: Spooky Thrillers, TJ Klune, and Spotify Book SoundtracksFairfield Public Library
Fairfield, CT
https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/learning-and-research/find-a-good-book/
Mary Coe, Branch Reference Librarian
The Great Glorious Goddamn of it All by Josh Ritter
The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman
I Keep Trying to Catch His Eye by Ivan Maisel
My Body is a Big Fat Temple: an ordinary story of pregnancy and early motherhood
Still Life by Sarah Winman
Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King
Leslie Hagel, Part-Time Adult Services Librarian
The Photographer by...
2021-09-1540 min
Download High-Quality Full Audiobooks in Literature, Essays & AnthologiesThe Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners by Chimamanda Ngozi AdichiePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/509097to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Best Short Stories 2021: The O. Henry Prize Winners
Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Narrator: Maris Calin, Katharine Lee Mcewan, Sullivan Jones, Gary Furlong, Deepti Gupta, Frankie Corzo, Feodor Chin, Adenrele Ojo, Bahni Turpin, John Lee, Hillary Huber, Fred Sanders
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 13 hours 6 minutes
Release date: September 14, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Essays & Anthologies
Publisher's Summary:
Twenty prizewinning stories selected from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year—continuing the O. Henry Prize's century-long tradition of literary excellence. 'Widely regarded as the nation's most pre...
2021-09-141h 06
What You Should ReadYou Should Read: Our Fall Backlist Bucket List!Send us a textHi, Should-Heads! We're about to be incredibly optimistic and share the five books we're each determined to read before the end of the year. Will we do it, or are we setting ourselves up for failure? Book News: Stephen King short story: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/humble-charity-red-screen-stephen-king-books Supply chain problems: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/manufacturing/article/86833-high-costs-services-disruptions-plague-book-biz-supply-chain.html Currently Reading: Julia: All the Feels (Olivia Dade) and Obviously: Stories From My Timeline (Akilah Hughes)Kelly: The Unheard (Nicci...
2021-09-1452 minWhat You Should ReadYou Should Read: Road Trip-friendly Audiobooks! (with Dan and Amy Knowles)Send us a textHi, Should-Heads! We're back and we missed you (and each other)! We also have the best and most fun episode for you today. Danny and Amy Knowles travel around in their RV and listen to audiobooks. But how do you choose what to listen to? And how do you keep from getting lost if the book is really great? (OK, that may only be a concern for Kelly, who's already prone to getting lost.) Currently Reading: Julia: It's Been a Pleasure, Noni Blake (Claire Christian) and Incense an...
2021-07-1349 min
There Will Be BooksEpisode 57 "July Reading Updates, TBR additions, and Book Haul"We start this week discussing the audio book format of The Iliad, translated by Stephen Mitchell and narrated by Alfred Molina. Next, we discuss book hauls and interesting available titles. Finally, we look ahead and mention some big upcoming releases in the coming months. Enjoy!
Special shoutout to our local independent book stores.
Old Firehouse Books
Bizarre Bazaar
The Eclectic Reader
Books Mentioned (Partial List):
The Iliad by Homer
The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox
Tecumseh and the Prophet by Peter Cozzens
2021-07-071h 01
Talking Time With TimEpisode 21 - Tim Mosso and Quill & Pad’s Elizabeth DoerrTim Mosso and Quill & Pad’s Elizabeth Doerr discuss their favorite new watches of 2021, the brilliance of Alain Silberstein, and the democratization of independent watch brand products.
2021-06-1052 minTalking Time With TimEpisode 19 - Elizabeth and Tim discuss the Reverso series at length and reflect on their favorite models from its 90-year history.Watch media veteran and Quill & Pad (www.quillandpad.com) proprietor Elizabeth Doerr guest stars on this episode of the Tim Mosso podcast. Elizabeth interviews Tim about his history as a collector, his experience with the Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso, and his views of the 90th anniversary Reverso. Elizabeth and Tim discuss the Reverso series at length and reflect on their favorite models from its 90-year history.
2021-05-2150 min
OKRs Q&AEp.31: A Professional Journey With OKRs | Elizabeth Dunne, WhatMatters.comIn this episode of the OKRs Q&A Podcast, Tim Meinhardt interviews Elizabeth Dunne, Contributing Editor and Visual Storyteller for Whatmatters.com, the official website for the book Measure What Matters by John Doerr. Tim and Elizabeth discuss the transparency element of OKRs, CFRs and the importance of developing her own voice in her OKR journey. Elizabeth Dunne is not only a Visual Storyteller for Whatmatters.com, but she is also the Wing Woman for their 2021 Guided OKR Cycle and co-host of CFRs, an audacious videocast. Elizabeth is insightful, authentic and a lot of fun. Grab a cup...
2021-02-0323 min
Writer Mother MonsterWriter Mother Monster: Creating Community for Writer-Moms, with Scribente Maternum, “I’m for women being just a little bit selfish.”“I’m for women being just a little bit selfish.”This special episode explores how to create community around motherhood and writing with the co-founders of Scribente Maternum, a community of writers that explores our emotions as mothers, provides space to recharge, facilitates connections with other writers, and inspires personal and collective action. Featuring Rachel Berg Scherer, Carla du Pree, Caytie Pohlen-LaClare, and Elizabeth Doerr.Scribente Maternum at scribentematernum.com.Writer Mother Monster is an interactive interview series devoted to dismantling the myth of having it all and offering writer-moms solidarity, support, and ad...
2021-01-1455 min
Drink a BookBook Discussion 2 - (Don’t) Cozy up with An Unwanted GuestThis episode we find ourselves stranded in the Catskill Mountains in this clever, wintry whodunnit: An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena (Lee’s pick). Join us as we sip on seasonal sangria and sweet red wine, exchange literary-themed gifts, and discuss this fun mystery pick! This month’s genre was Loren’s pick: Christmas and/or winter books. Make sure to listen all the way through to find out next episode’s genre and book pick - read along with us this month and join us next epis...
2020-09-0254 min
Hope Book ClubEp 10: From The Queen of Aussie Satire Liane Moriarty to Elizabeth Gilbert and the Origins of LifeIn this episode Katrina Roe and Natasha Moore discusses Liane Moriarty’s new bestseller, Nine Perfect Strangers, Bridge of Clay, by Marcus Zusak, All the Light You Cannot See by Anthony Doerr and The Signature of All Things. by Elizabeth Gilbert.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2019-03-1535 min
Hope Book ClubEp 10: From The Queen of Aussie Satire Liane Moriarty to Elizabeth Gilbert and the Origins of LifeIn this episode Katrina Roe and Natasha Moore discusses Liane Moriarty’s new bestseller, Nine Perfect Strangers, Bridge of Clay, by Marcus Zusak, All the Light You Cannot See by Anthony Doerr and The Signature of All Things. by Elizabeth Gilbert.
2019-03-1500 min
Lettuce WrapThe Business of Food AwardsThe Good Food Awards Mercantile is the place to taste the future of food, from small, sustainable producers. We discuss the Good Food Foundation that puts it on, and chat with two Good Food Guild members, direct from the show floor.
Links and Show Notes
Good Food Foundation (https://goodfoodfdn.org)
Good Food Awards (https://goodfoodfdn.org/awards/)
Good Food Mercantile (https://goodfoodfdn.org/mercantile/)
Specialty Food Association (https://www.specialtyfood.com)
2019 Winter Fancy Food Show (https://www.specialtyfood.com/shows-events/winter-fancy-food-show/)
2019 Summer Fancy Food Show (https://www.specialtyfood.com/shows-events/summer-fancy-food-show/)
Fort Mason Farmers Market, San Francisco (http://www...
2019-02-2300 min
Knowing Faith#31 – There’s No Such Thing as 2 SamuelThis season, Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley will be talking a lot about 2 Samuel. This episode is an introduction to the book—why we’re talking about it, what it’s about and why we should care.Questions Covered in This Episode:Why are we talking about 2 Samuel?What is 2 Samuel?What are some of the megathemes of 2 Samuel?Who are the major characters?What is the main question in 2 Samuel?What is the role of God in the book of 2 Samuel?Why shouldn’t I skip 2 Samuel in my bible reading plan?Resource...
2019-02-1435 min
The Coca-Cola Compassion LabLight Meets Magic: A Conversation Between Anthony Doerr And Elizabeth GilbertStories are beautiful in the way it allows a person to dive deep into another world that tends to bring out certain pieces in us that we don’t know about. Yet the process of telling and writing stories is not often as easy as it is to see its beauty. Two great writers speak about their writing process, taking in the struggles they meet and finding creativity in them along the way: Anthony Doerr of All The Light We Cannot See and Elizabeth Gilbert of Eat, Pray, Love. In this Light Meets Magic conversation, they share their takes on...
2018-12-0456 min
Publishing InsightS1 E14: HR Q&ADiane Hobbs is HR & Office Manager at Bloomsbury Publishing Oxford Office. We discussed many topics such as: the importance of internships and work experience; entering the publishing industry later in your career; how to get transferable skills in other industries or in your free time; and how to keep learning and growing. This is the last interview of Season 1 of Publishing Insight, I asked listeners to submit their own questions with the hashtag #AskPublishingInsight and Diane answered those as well. So, thank you very much to the people who sent me their questions! I hope this episode will be...
2018-08-0525 min