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Building Better FuturesBuilding Safer Job Sites and Stronger Communities with Elizabeth Crowley of Building Trades Employers’ AssociationElizabeth Crowley, President and CEO of the Building Trades Employers’ Association (BTEA), joins us to discuss leadership in the construction industry, mental health advocacy, safety reform and the power of union solidarity. Drawing from her personal journey from art restoration to union painter to NYC Councilmember, Elizabeth brings a unique perspective to the work of building resilient communities and infrastructure.Key Takeaways:(01:39) Industry conferences can build momentum and highlight core values.(03:43) Stories of resilience can inspire and strengthen collective identity.(10:13) Career paths often begin with ha...2025-06-2439 min
Your Creative MindWhy Theatre Arts Are A Crucial Part of Our Development as Artists and PeopleI saw Adam Gwon's All the World's a Stage, and it sparked some deep realizations about my own life and the importance the arts played in my development and very survival. This is a special episode as a storyteller and as an artist. I hope you enjoy it.
All the World's a Stage at Theatre Row
Written by Adam Gwon (book, music, lyrics)
Eliza Pagelle as Sam
Jon Michael Reese as Michael
Matt Rodin as Ricky
Elizabeth Stanley as Didi
Directed b...2025-05-0526 min
NPFX: The Nonprofit Fundraising ExchangeBuilding Resilience in the Face of Funding Cuts (with Laura Rosi and Elizabeth Silverstein)Radical shifts in federal funding priorities continue to create widespread uncertainty across the nonprofit sector. In today’s episode, we explore strategies to build organizational resilience, collaborate with other nonprofits, and communicate effectively with donors and funders during difficult times. We also examine the unique value a consultant brings, and share key criteria for choosing the right advisor to help your nonprofit thrive. Free 30-minute fundraising consultation for NPFX listeners: http://www.ipmadvancement.com/free Want to suggest a topic, guest, or nonprofit organization for an upcoming episode? Send an email with the subject "NPFX su...2025-04-2833 minNPFX: The Nonprofit Fundraising ExchangeFederal Funding Uncertainty: How to Assess the Risks and Respond Strategically (with Lauren Steiner, Anne Newland, and Beth Silverstein)Recently, a series of rapid-fire decisions by the Trump administration sent shockwaves through the nonprofit sector, leaving many organizations uncertain about the future of their federal grants. In today's episode, our expert panel explores strategies nonprofits can implement to assess the challenges they face and survive potential funding cuts. With insights on collaboration, donor communication, impact assessments, and advocacy, this episode offers a lifeline to nonprofits facing unprecedented challenges. Free 30-minute fundraising consultation for NPFX listeners: http://www.ipmadvancement.com/free Want to suggest a topic, guest, or nonprofit organization for an upcoming episode? Send...2025-03-0139 min
The Secret Kindergarten | For Young ChildrenWho Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?In Elizabeth Ring's book, Tiger Lilies and Other Beastly Plants, we can show young children examples of the Law of Correspondence because the book highlights plants with animal-like qualities. It also shows the connectedness of things which teaches about the Law of Vibration and how we are all connected in nature. Spending time and attention on young children, by reading these types of books, is a great way to create the future we want to see the next generation living in… a future of freedom and self-ownership under universal laws and principles.BooksHall, Manly P. (1973). Daily Wo...2025-01-2645 min
Screams After MidnightEpisode 594: The Car (1977)The Car (1977) Screams After Midnight, a horror movie podcast.
The Car is directed by Elliot Silverstein and stars James Brolin, Kathleen Lloyd, John Marley, Elizabeth Thompson, Ronny Cox
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eLEXYfy: The Place For FashionHaute Talk with Jane ElizabethJoin us for an enlightening episode with Jane Elizabeth, a passionate advocate for animals, public speaker, and healthy living coach. Jane shares her journey with In Defense of Animals, her dedication to rescuing and fostering pets, and her transition to a cruelty-free vegan lifestyle. She offers practical tips for those considering vegetarianism or veganism, insights into the environmental benefits, and previews her latest book on becoming a fit and healthy endurance runner. Jane also discusses common mistakes in adopting healthier lifestyles, her top tips for sustainable living, and her upcoming projects. Tune in for inspiration and practical advice from...2024-06-0652 min
Chris DeMakes A PodcastTaylor Rice and Ryan Hahn discuss Local Natives "When Am I Gonna Lose You"In this episode, Taylor Rice and Ryan Hahn of Local Natives unveil the behind-the-scenes journey of crafting their 2019 single, "When Am I Gonna Lose You." They reveal that the song underwent a staggering 57 different versions, each a labor of love to achieve perfection. From Taylor's raw personal inspiration to Ryan's lyrical contributions and producer Shawn Everett's innovative techniques, they showcase the magic that brought this hauntingly beautiful track to life. The emotional resonance of the composition mirrors the ride up California's coastline described in the song, offering an intimate glimpse into the artistry that defines this modern masterpiece.2024-05-201h 08
The Brief Bros.164: Elizabeth Gordon, GS&P's newest young and restless account manager.Henry Gomez and I relish every chance we get to feature a young advertising talent who is already shaking things up. This week we continue our series of interviews with recent grads of US and UK advertising programs. Allow us to introduce you to Elizabeth Gordon. Elizabeth is a 2023 grad of the U of Minn's Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communications. And she came recommended to us by our friend and occasional substitute co-host, Mark Jenson, senior lecturer at Hubbard.
Elizabeth landed her gig at Goodby Silverstein & Partners in September 2023 as an account coordinator. Last month, six months on...2024-04-2443 min
Slate ConversationsYou Know What? Grades Are Bullsh*t.On this episode: Elizabeth Newcamp, Zak Rosen, and Lucy Lopez answer a question from the Slate Parenting Facebook group… wondering what counts as a good grade, and what the consequences should be at home for bad grades. We come in hot with a dismissal of the whole premise. It’s great. We’ll also share a round of recommendations — and then, if you’re in the Slate Plus club, we’re assembling our own toddler book tolerability index.Recommendations: Elizabeth recommends: This episode of Radio Lab: ZoozveLucy recom...2024-02-2637 min
Slate AdviceYou Know What? Grades Are Bullsh*t.On this episode: Elizabeth Newcamp, Zak Rosen, and Lucy Lopez answer a question from the Slate Parenting Facebook group… wondering what counts as a good grade, and what the consequences should be at home for bad grades. We come in hot with a dismissal of the whole premise. It’s great. We’ll also share a round of recommendations — and then, if you’re in the Slate Plus club, we’re assembling our own toddler book tolerability index.Recommendations: Elizabeth recommends: This episode of Radio Lab: ZoozveLucy recom...2024-02-2637 min
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting showYou Know What? Grades Are Bullsh*t.On this episode: Elizabeth Newcamp, Zak Rosen, and Lucy Lopez answer a question from the Slate Parenting Facebook group… wondering what counts as a good grade, and what the consequences should be at home for bad grades. We come in hot with a dismissal of the whole premise. It’s great. We’ll also share a round of recommendations — and then, if you’re in the Slate Plus club, we’re assembling our own toddler book tolerability index.Recommendations: Elizabeth recommends: This episode of Radio Lab: ZoozveLucy recom...2024-02-2637 minNPFX: The Nonprofit Fundraising ExchangeMeasuring More than Money: Why Donor Relationships Matter (with Michele Rebeor and Elizabeth Silverstein)The percentage of individuals giving to nonprofits has reached its lowest point in 40 years. This "giving crisis" has led to an overreliance on major gifts that isn't sustainable for most nonprofits. In today's episode, we discuss why measuring donor relationships (not just revenue) must be a part of your fundraising plan, how to enroll your leadership and board, and strategies to track and improve donor relationships at every level of giving. Free 30-minute fundraising consultation for NPFX listeners: http://www.ipmadvancement.com/free Want to suggest a topic, guest, or nonprofit organization for an upcoming ep...2024-02-2140 min
The Art of Costume PodcastThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes with Costume Designer, Trish SummervilleIt's time to return to Panem with the latest episode of The Art of Costume Podcast. In this episode, costume designer Trish Summerville takes us on an exclusive journey behind the scenes of "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes." Delve into the intricacies of designing Academy uniforms, the symbolic rainbow dress worn by Lucy Gray Baird, the sinister red gloves of Dr. Volumnia Gaul, Coriolanus Snow's tailored shirt, and the bold fashions of Tigris. Plus, Summerville talks about the brand new Songbirds and Snakes x Trish Summerville collection, now available! May the odds be ever in your...2023-11-2159 min
New Books in PsychologyParenting and Climate ChangeToday I talked to Jenni Silverstein and Elizabeth Bechard about their study (co-authored wiht Jennifer Walker) "What are the Impacts of Concern about Climate Change on the Emotional Dimensions of Parents’ Mental Health? A Literature Review" published in the Journal of Health Care Communications (September, 2023).Jenni Silverstein is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Infant-Family Mental Health Specialist, working at the intersection of Climate Justice and Early Childhood Mental Health. Elizabeth Bechard is Senior Policy Analyst for Moms Clean Air Force and leads the organization’s work on climate change and mental health. She is author of Pare...2023-10-1153 min
Our First Fears7 - Indiana Jones and the Fear of Snakes with Elizabeth EulbergHave you heard of Ophidiophobia? The fear of snakes? Tough-guy action hero, Indiana Jones had it, and so does my wonderfully funny friend, author Elizabeth Eulberg, who is more scared of snakes than anyone I’ve ever met. Throughout her life, she’s somehow managed to continuously encounter dangerous snakes in places where they’re not supposed to be. And yet, she survives still! Thankfully. In Episode 7 of Our First Fears, Elizabeth and I discuss the shocking horrors of the first two Indiana Jones films (but especially Temple Of Doom) before touching on the poems of Shel Silvers...2023-09-0655 min
Sustaining CraftEpisode 33: Aaron Walker: Loving People Through TattoosThis episode is built around Aaron giving me a tattoo while I interview him. Check out the interview on YouTube to get the full experience. For this episode, you'll hear the tattoo gun in the background, humming away. YouTube: https://youtu.be/qslGcx8uHmQ.
Aaron Walker is a professional tattoo artist with a private studio in downtown Little Rock. He specializes in color tattoos, particularly watercolor.
"Whenever I first started tattooing, I did a lot of color tattoos in general. I wanted to do a style called New School, which is very cartoony, almost based...2023-09-0539 min
Sustaining CraftEpisode 32: Katy Raines, Part 2: Relearning How To Love ArtKaty Raines, a Little Rock creative, joins Elizabeth again on the Sustaining Craft podcast for the second time since 2018 to reveal her work with the 2nd Friday Art Night After Hours Market, how she's relearned to love art, and why she joined an all-girls Dungeons and Dragons campaign.
"I don’t need to do an all-day eight hour event where I actually get up at 6 am to prep and then get there at 7 and the event starts at 9 and then I stay until 5 and tear down at 6. It’s hit or miss if I’m going to make f...2023-08-0921 min
Parallax Views w/ J.G. MichaelIsrael/Palestine, Violence in Jenin, Israeli Police Murder of an Autistic Man, and the Iraqi Shia Kidnapping of an Israeli-Russian National w/ Richard Silverstein
On this edition of Parallax Views, Richard Silverstein of the Tikun Olam blog returns to discuss the latest news in Israel/Palestine. We beging with a breakdown of the latest Israeli raid on Jenin and it's significance, the U.S. response, the resiliency of Palestinians, and related issues. From there we move onto the troubling story of an autistic Palestinian man who was killed by an Israeli police officer. Charges against said police officer were recently dropped and Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir mocked the dead man's mother calling her a "terrorist". We then wrap...2023-07-1959 min
Into The Dark23. Kids Murdering Kids: Derrick Joseph Robie *This case involved Children*https://linktr.ee/bingedpodOn this episode of Binged, Payton discusses the devastating murder of 4-year-old, Derrick Robie.Case sources:murderpedia.org/male.S/s/smith-eric-m.htmcbsnews.com/news/eric-smith-murderer-parole-derrick-robieYouthful Prey: Child Predators Who Kill (2008, Hove), by Carol Anne DavisTeen Crime Wave: A Growing Problem (1997, Enslow Publishers), by Jeffrey A. MargolisSerial Murderers and Their V...2023-06-1429 min
In Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood PodcastEp 10: Director/Cinematographer Arlene Nelson (ANGEL CITY)Melissa interviews Arlene Nelson, director of the gripping three-episode docuseries ANGEL CITY (HBO MAX - 16 May 2023)
The show goes behind the scenes and onto the pitch of the groundbreaking Los Angeles-based professional women’s soccer team, Angel City Football Club. Pulling back the curtain on the origin story through the 2022 inaugural season of the female-founded and led team, the series reveals the passion and grit needed to build a franchise from scratch and blaze a bold trail in the world of professional sports.
The series is directed by Arlene Nelson and executive produced by Academy Aw...2023-05-1626 minIn Her Voice: A Women and Hollywood PodcastEp 8: News Brief 9th May 2023 (including week two of WGA Strike and Mandy Walker wins Millie Award)Melissa's weekly round up of all industry news dedicated to highlighting the voices of women who work in the global entertainment business.
Show Notes:
Biden comments on writers strike
WGA Chief Negotiator Ellen Stutzman: Guild Is Ready to Meet Again When Studios ‘Recognize the Agenda Writers Absolutely Demand’ - Variety
SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher Joins WGA Picket Line: ‘This Strike Is a Strike for Everybody in the Industry’ - Variety
Elizabeth Holmes
THE MATILDAS - Trailer
ANGEL CITY - Trailer
WITH LOVE S2 - Trailer
Richard Dreyfuss
Jameela Jamil
In Her Voice is...2023-05-1009 min
Two Sides to the StoryEpisode 23: Lory's Side of the StorySome favorite books:Are You My Mother, P.D. EastmanWhere the Sidewalk Ends, Shel SilversteinBig Magic, Elizabeth GilbertGift from the Sea, Anne Morrow LindberghEtta, Otto, Russell and James, Emma Hooper2023-04-2630 min
Recall This Book103* Elizabeth Bradfield in Dark Times (JP)For the RtB Books in Dark Times series back in 2021, John spoke with Elizabeth Bradfied, editor of Broadsided Press, poet, professor of creative writing at Brandeis, naturalist, photographer.Her books include Interpretive Work, Approaching Ice, Once Removed, and Toward Antarctica. She lives on Cape Cod, travels north every summer to guide people into Arctic climes, birdwatches.Liz is in and of and for our whole natural world. Did poetry sustaining her through the darkest hours of the pandemic? What about other sources of inspiration?Mentioned in the episode:
Eavand Boland, “Quarantine” (from Against Love Poetry...2023-04-2030 min
New Books in PoetryElizabeth Bradfield in Dark Times (JP)For the RtB Books in Dark Times series back in 2021, John spoke with Elizabeth Bradfied, editor of Broadsided Press, poet, professor of creative writing at Brandeis, naturalist, photographer.Her books include Interpretive Work, Approaching Ice, Once Removed, and Toward Antarctica. She lives on Cape Cod, travels north every summer to guide people into Arctic climes, birdwatches.Liz is in and of and for our whole natural world. Did poetry sustaining her through the darkest hours of the pandemic? What about other sources of inspiration?Mentioned in the episode:
Eavand Boland, “Quarantine” (from Against Love Poetry...2023-04-2030 min
New Books in Literary StudiesElizabeth Bradfield in Dark Times (JP)For the RtB Books in Dark Times series back in 2021, John spoke with Elizabeth Bradfied, editor of Broadsided Press, poet, professor of creative writing at Brandeis, naturalist, photographer.Her books include Interpretive Work, Approaching Ice, Once Removed, and Toward Antarctica. She lives on Cape Cod, travels north every summer to guide people into Arctic climes, birdwatches.Liz is in and of and for our whole natural world. Did poetry sustaining her through the darkest hours of the pandemic? What about other sources of inspiration?Mentioned in the episode:
Eavand Boland, “Quarantine” (from Against Love Poetry...2023-04-2030 min
New Books in LiteratureElizabeth Bradfield in Dark Times (JP)For the RtB Books in Dark Times series back in 2021, John spoke with Elizabeth Bradfied, editor of Broadsided Press, poet, professor of creative writing at Brandeis, naturalist, photographer.Her books include Interpretive Work, Approaching Ice, Once Removed, and Toward Antarctica. She lives on Cape Cod, travels north every summer to guide people into Arctic climes, birdwatches.Liz is in and of and for our whole natural world. Did poetry sustaining her through the darkest hours of the pandemic? What about other sources of inspiration?Mentioned in the episode:
Eavand Boland, “Quarantine” (from Against Love Poetry...2023-04-2030 min
Sustaining CraftEpisode 31: Robert Bean, Part 3: Giving the Work SpaceRobert Bean, a Little Rock visual storyteller, is back on the Sustaining Craft podcast for the third time to share what he's been up to, how to gain separation from your art in a healthy way and get feedback, along with how it's impossible to have expression without practice.
"Give the work space. I think part of the problem we have is that if you're stuck in a drawing; you're stuck in a piece you're making, you're often very involved in that peice and sometimes you're very emotionally invested in that piece, too. One of the things...2023-04-1442 min
Sustaining CraftEpisode 30: Hannah Allen Anderson, Part 2: Breaking the RulesHannah Allen Anderson is the florist and mastermind behind Petal to the Metal Floristry, and she’s looking to shake things up one stem at a time. She returned to Sustaining Craft to discuss her wedding, how she has continued to refine her style, and what special aspects she brings to her Valentine’s Day offerings.
I first interviewed Hannah in 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIRe3pyXR3E
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/petaltothemetalar
Venmo: @PetalToTheMetalAR
Sustaining Craft provides storytelling resources and shares the tales of those pursuing thei...2023-02-0837 min
iWoman ReportEmpower Women and Give BackThe beginning of awards season is here! Starting the the Emmy's we celebrate all the amazing Black women who won in major categories. Queen Elizabeth II has died at age 96, and the world can't stop watching the Royal Family and how they're dealing with this loss. Then, Cathleen Trigg-Jones is joined by Natalie Silverstein from Impact 100 NYC, an organization that focuses on bringing women together to give back to their communities.2023-01-1019 min
New Books in Language92 Janet McIntosh on "Let's Go Brandon," QAnon and Alt-Right Language (EF, JP)Elizabeth and John talk with Brandeis linguistic anthropologist Janet McIntosh about the language of US alt-right movements. Janet's current book project on language in the military has prompted thoughts about the "implausible deniability" of "Let's Go Brandon"--a phrase that "mocks the idea we have to mince words."The three of them unpack the "regimentation" of the phrase, the way it rubs off on associated signs, and discusses what drill sergeants on Parris Island really do say. They speculates on the creepy, Dark Mirror-esque similarity between the deciphering of "Q-drops" and academic critique. Turning back to her wo...2022-11-0338 minRecall This Book92 Janet McIntosh on "Let's Go Brandon," QAnon and Alt-Right Language (EF, JP)Elizabeth and John talk with Brandeis linguistic anthropologist Janet McIntosh about the language of US alt-right movements. Janet's current book project on language in the military has prompted thoughts about the "implausible deniability" of "Let's Go Brandon"--a phrase that "mocks the idea we have to mince words."The three of them unpack the "regimentation" of the phrase, the way it rubs off on associated signs, and discusses what drill sergeants on Parris Island really do say. They speculates on the creepy, Dark Mirror-esque similarity between the deciphering of "Q-drops" and academic critique. Turning back to her wo...2022-11-0338 min
New Books in American Politics92 Janet McIntosh on "Let's Go Brandon," QAnon and Alt-Right Language (EF, JP)Elizabeth and John talk with Brandeis linguistic anthropologist Janet McIntosh about the language of US alt-right movements. Janet's current book project on language in the military has prompted thoughts about the "implausible deniability" of "Let's Go Brandon"--a phrase that "mocks the idea we have to mince words."The three of them unpack the "regimentation" of the phrase, the way it rubs off on associated signs, and discusses what drill sergeants on Parris Island really do say. They speculates on the creepy, Dark Mirror-esque similarity between the deciphering of "Q-drops" and academic critique. Turning back to her wo...2022-11-0338 min
New Books in Politics and Polemics92 Janet McIntosh on "Let's Go Brandon," QAnon and Alt-Right Language (EF, JP)Elizabeth and John talk with Brandeis linguistic anthropologist Janet McIntosh about the language of US alt-right movements. Janet's current book project on language in the military has prompted thoughts about the "implausible deniability" of "Let's Go Brandon"--a phrase that "mocks the idea we have to mince words."The three of them unpack the "regimentation" of the phrase, the way it rubs off on associated signs, and discusses what drill sergeants on Parris Island really do say. They speculates on the creepy, Dark Mirror-esque similarity between the deciphering of "Q-drops" and academic critique. Turning back to her wo...2022-11-0338 min
New Books in Anthropology92 Janet McIntosh on "Let's Go Brandon," QAnon and Alt-Right Language (EF, JP)Elizabeth and John talk with Brandeis linguistic anthropologist Janet McIntosh about the language of US alt-right movements. Janet's current book project on language in the military has prompted thoughts about the "implausible deniability" of "Let's Go Brandon"--a phrase that "mocks the idea we have to mince words."The three of them unpack the "regimentation" of the phrase, the way it rubs off on associated signs, and discusses what drill sergeants on Parris Island really do say. They speculates on the creepy, Dark Mirror-esque similarity between the deciphering of "Q-drops" and academic critique. Turning back to her wo...2022-11-0338 min
Welcome to the weekly MormonNewsRoundup where Al & Dives ruminate on the great and spacious Beehive!EP 24 - LDS Church statement on passing of Queen Elizabeth II, NFL QB Aaron Rogers converting to Mormonism?, prophecies for upcoming General ConferenceGreetings brothers and sisters! Welcome to the weekly MormonNewsRoundup where Dives and Al ruminate on the great and spacious beehive!
Sep 11, 2022 Episode 24 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issues a statement on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, is NFL QB Aaron Rogers converting to Mormonism?, updates on the Orem LDS temple fire and the alleged racist BYU volleyball incident, and Dives and Al prophesy about the upcoming October General Conference.
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Sustaining CraftEpisode 29: Danielle Perrault: Singing to Pursue JoyDanielle Perrault is a holistic vocal coach, actor, and singer who knows the struggles of pursuing a creative career all too well. She had no intention of singing professionally when she first attended college as a psychology major. She made the switch to pursue nursing, and then stumbled into opera by way of elective courses when all of the classes she needed for nursing were full. Now, she is working through what a creative life means to her personally while helping others get the support they need.
I first interviewed Danielle in 2017: https://silversteinwriterdotcom.wordpress.com/2017/07/27/danielle-perrault-studying-opera-that-stunningly-gorgeous-musical-expression-of-human-emotion-that-goes-right-to-your-soul/2022-08-2351 min
Daily PopWilliam & Kate ABSENT When Queen Meets Lilibet, Jeopardy! Drama - Daily Pop 06/01/22Prince Harry & Meghan Markle's daughter Lilibet will reportedly celebrate her first birthday with Queen Elizabeth, LeVar Burton reflects on not getting the Jeopardy! hosting gig and Busy Philipps reveals the unusual way she's co-parenting with ex Marc Silverstein. Plus, Queen Latifah reveals she felt pressure to reach certain beauty standards in the industry and Maren Morris joins the show to talk new tour and that viral Wicked tweet.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2022-06-0141 min
OnWriting: A Podcast of the WGA EastMelissa Silverstein in conversation with Liz Meriwether (“The Dropout”)Geri hands it over to guest host Melissa Silverstein, the founder and publisher of Women in Hollywood, for a conversation with THE DROPOUT creator and showrunner Liz Meriwether. Liz Meriwether is a writer, showrunner, and producer known for her work as the creator and showrunner of the hit comedy series NEW GIRL and the sitcom BLESS THIS MESS, as well as for writing the screenplay for the 2011 romcom NO STRINGS ATTACHED. Guest moderator Melissa Silverstein is the founder and publisher of Women and Hollywood, an initiative and website that educates, advocates, and agitates for gender d...2022-04-2945 min
HoCoCastEpisode 14 Celebrate Poetry!In honor of Poetry Month, our team discusses favorite poems from childhood; the agony of poetry on the MAP tests; great media specialists and a favorite English teacher; and the joys of fan fiction. Discover more great reading recommendations from a poetic manga to a basketball novel-in-verse and enjoy recitations of a few of our favorite poems, including a special recitation from Poetry Out Loud participant, Rohan, as he recites his powerful poem, "So Tell Me Again."
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Conversation Segment Links
Ellicott Mills Shout Out: Amazing Media Specialist Christy Batelka and Paraeducator Elizabeth ("Liz") Castro Barrientos
Marriotts Ridge Shout...2022-04-1937 min
The Art of Costume PodcastSpider-Man: No Way Home with Lexy SilversteinI think we just got the Peter-Tingle! In this week's episode, The Art of Costume Blogcast heads into the Spider-Verse to discuss the costumes of the record-breaking film, Spider-Man: No Way Home. With Doctor Strange opening up the multiverse, we have a whole horde of incredible costumes to discuss designed by costume designer Sanja Milkovic Hays. Lexy Silverstein, Host of the eLEXYfy: The Place For Fashion podcast and one of the world's most decorated experts in the field of Andrew Garfieldology, joins our cohosts to discuss all of the Spider-Suits, the return of some iconic villains, Zendaya's looks, Daredevil...2022-04-121h 30eLEXYfy: The Place For FashionHaute Talk with Maija ElizabethOn this week's episode listen to Maija and I talk about sustainable living, the stryofoam movement and so much more! 2022-02-1037 min
Book Fare: Book Club Fun, Wholesome Recommendations, Deep Discussions5-What Are YOUR Thoughts? Listener Spotlight and Our Current ReadsIn this episode, we highlight feedback from our Book Fare community and share what we're currently reading.
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Chronicles of Narnia and The Great Divorce by CS Lewis
Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery
Speaker for the Dead by OS Card
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by A Fadiman
Braiding Sweetgrass by RW Kimmerer
Little Dorrit by C Dickens
The Nightingale by K Hannah
Thorn Jack by K Harbour
With All Your Heart by C Troxel
Just As Long As We’re Together by J Blume
Gone With the Wind by...2022-01-2535 min
No People Pleasing ZoneListen to the Mustn’ts...then Listen Close to Me | EP001Send us a textMustn’ts; shouldn’ts; impossibles; primary rules of life down what I call The People Pleasing Rabbit Hole. Find out how I realized an old sturdy wooden stool contributed to decades of hiding my desire to be seen. In this episode we Reveal how the gold stars of emotional safety keep women attentive to the status quo of mustn’ts and musts, shouldn’ts and shoulds, and impossibles. Tap into the wisdom of Shel Silverstein, exposing one of the secrets to climbing out of that Hole.Bring light to what it means to...2021-09-0220 minNPFX: The Nonprofit Fundraising ExchangeMajor Gift FundraisingMost nonprofits rely on a small percentage of their donors to provide the majority of their funds. As the wealth gap in the United States grows wider, it’s very likely that the importance of these major donors will only increase in the years to come. In today’s podcast episode, we’ve assembled a panel of major gift fundraising experts to discuss what it takes for a nonprofit to create and sustain a rewarding major gift fundraising program. Free 30-minute consultation for NPFX listeners: http://www.ipmadvancement.com/free Want to suggest a topic...2021-07-0942 min
Inner Door Sessions at the Clarinet DojoDr. Denise Gainey - Inner Door Sessions at the Clarinet Dojo #4Originally aired 9/25/2020Thanks for watching this valuable interview with Dr. Denise Gainey! Affiliate links for the references and resources we discuss are listed below. If you received value from our content, please hit Like, Subscribe, and the Notification Bell for more. And please consider helping us provide more valuable content via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AmalgamMartialAcademy Play Pretty CD, Amicitia Duo: https://potenzamusic.com/product/play-pretty-by-amicitia-duo-cd/ Lori Laitman CD (soprano and clarinet): https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.559890UAB Chamber Trio: https://www.ravellorecords.com/catalog/rr7999/2020-11-1958 min
Out West (Presented by the Western Governors’ Association)Out West (#12): Bridging the Disability Employment GapTo celebrate the 75th anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, WGA Policy Associate Lauren Cloward spoke with Bobby Silverstein, Legislative Counsel to the State Exchange on Employment and Disability (SEED), about the Work Matters policy framework, which serves as a repository of best practices for improving disability employment.
Lauren then explored the innovative ways the Work Matters framework is being used to achieve workforce inclusivity in states with Kristin Vandagriff, Executive Director for the Alaska Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education; Elizabeth Gordon, Executive Director for the Washington Governor’s Committee on Disability Issues and...2020-11-1026 min
Author ConversationsHidden History of Music RowNashville’s Music Row is as complicated as the myths that surround it. And there are plenty, from an adulterous French fur trader to an adventurous antebellum widow, from the early Quonset hut recordings to record labels in glass high-rise towers and from “Your Cheatin’ Heart” to “Strawberry Wine.” Untangle the legendary history with never-before-seen photos of Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Kris Kristofferson and Shel Silverstein and interviews with multi-platinum songwriters and star performers. Authors Brian Allison, Elizabeth Elkins and Vanessa Olivarez dig into the dreamers and the doers, the architects and the madmen, the ghosts and the hit-makers that made th...2020-09-0231 min
Writing into the DayMaking Excuses and Feeling SillyToday’s podcast will be featuring a poem by Shel Silverstein, “Sick.” As I read this poem, I want you to think about a time you didn’t want to go to school. What sort of excuses did you come up with? Why didn’t you want to go? How did you try to convince your parents or guardians?
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theenglishguru/support2020-07-0203 min
Sustaining CraftEpisode 28: Liz Taylor-McMullen: Creating Smiles With Community MusicLiz Taylor-McMullen earned her bachelor’s in music education and a master’s in music performance before working for two years as a band director. She’d had to learn quite a few different instruments to teach band. “I was studying to be a band director, and when you do that, you learn how to play all of the band instruments to a certain level of proficiency, because you had to be able to get sixth graders started.”
As the band director, a lot of people in a state like Arkansas are often the only music director for an entire school dis...2020-05-2100 minSustaining CraftEpisode 27: Robert Bean, Part 2: Investigating People Through Visual ArtsRobert Bean has noticed how the rest of the world has realized how much they need the arts. “All of a sudden, they’re starting to draw, play music,” Robert said. “I’ve seen the stuff that says, ‘You don’t support the arts? What are you doing right now? You’re reading books. You’re coloring. You’re doing all of these things.’ And I’m 100% behind that. We should be funding and supporting the arts, not letting them go or devaluing them.”
Creatives haven’t been stopped by the limitations of social distancing, either, like Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, which us...2020-05-0100 minSustaining CraftEpisode 26: Chris Swasta: Hearing in 3DIn 2016, when he came back to Little Rock, he found a job at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre. “My old high school teacher was working with me and she was like, ‘Hey, I’ve been following you throughout your college years. I know you started doing pottery. Have you heard about the art center?’ And I was like, ‘No, what is that?’ And so I went there the next day.”
He signed up for classes with Kelly Edwards. “I walked into her class, and I wasn’t going to leave,” Chris shared. “I was going to make something before I left. That’s how it started...2020-04-2200 minSustaining CraftEpisode 25: Morgan Allain: Discovering New Mediums and TechniquesIn the four years since we last talked, Morgan has moved on from her Muse series, which she focused on for two years. She's branched out into working on several different series, with focus ranging from Greek mythology to folklore to mushrooms. She's also teaching herself new methods and skills. "It’s fun trying new papers and different brushes and stuff because I’ve been missing out on a lot," Morgan said. "I’m kind of sad I didn’t discover this stuff sooner because it’s working on different mediums or different papers. I have to learn how to use the pa...2020-04-0300 minSustaining CraftEpisode 24: Hannah Genevieve Lawrence: Weaving Functional ArtAnd then COVID-19 hit the United States. “A few weeks beforehand, my boss was telling me, ‘No one’s gonna, with all the stuff going on, no one’s gonna go to your show,’” Hannah said. “I was like, ‘It’s not gonna be a big deal. It’s gonna be fine.’”
Ultimately, the exhibition was postponed until February 2021. “Then it just all gets taken away,” Hannah said. “I taught a lot of extra classes to have money to buy art supplies. I missed out on things with friends to stay home and make stuff. One of my friends recently moved away, and one of the las...2020-03-2700 minSustaining CraftEpisode 23: Brandy Mimms: Listening with Your EyesGrowing up in the hearing world, Brandy Mimms didn’t realize for years that there was an entire other community she could participate in. “I grew up mostly in the hearing world,” Brandy explained. “So we have the deaf world and we have the hearing world. I grew up in the hearing world because my family wanted me to be hearing so badly. I appreciate them, thank you, but they never really exposed me to the deaf world as a kid.”
Still, she followed her interests, which included music. To listen, she simply has to feel it. “I have to feel the vib...2020-02-1300 minSustaining CraftEpisode 22: Stacey Bowers: Stamping an Edge on the DelicateStacey Bowers wanted to make her friends laugh. She used some of her previous knowledge of jewelry making and learned how to stamp metal to make delicate pieces with interesting phrases on them.
“I think it has a lot to do with my own personal taste in jewelry,” Stacey said. “I typically wear things that are small and discrete, and I think a lot of other people appreciate that, too. But my attitude is not small or discrete. It's a little combination of the inner and outer me.”
She worked full-time as the communications director for the Thea Foundation while making j...2020-01-2200 minSustaining CraftEpisode 21: Joshua Kurtz: Socializing through World BuildingJoshua Kurtz joins Elizabeth Silverstein of Sustaining Craft for a follow-up interview.
Over the years, Joshua has found that simply asking might lead to unexpected results, like when he asked his drama teacher if the school could perform the musical he wrote at age 17. Or when he needed to raise his rates as a professional Dungeons and Dragons dungeon master.
“I realized at that point, ‘Huh, I’m a very niche market, this is a very niche market, I’m not charging enough for my services,’” Joshua explained. “And it’s hard, because I’m asking people to come back over and over and...2020-01-0300 minSustaining CraftEpisode 20: Hannah Allen: Putting Petal to the MetalHannah Allen stumbled into the flower industry with a customer service job. “I had no intention of touching flowers whatsoever,” Hannah said. “Only because my manager was just like, ‘This is your job. Don’t expect much.’ I was like, ‘Yeah, sure, fine.’ I was young and dumb, so I was like, ‘I’ll just do whatever. Just give me a paycheck.’”
Then the head florist, Marie, asked her for some help. “She got really overwhelmed one day and she was like, ‘Come on over,’” Hannah said. “She was drilling me on the flowers, on what’s what, I had to label them. She taught me all the...2019-11-2900 minSustaining CraftEpisode 19: Michael Eubanks: Using Art to Combat FearMichael joined the military at the age of 16. By the age of 31, with a three-month-old daughter, Michael was let go from the military in what the armed forces calls a reduction in strength. He was sent back to the United States with his family, with no understanding of life as a civilian for the past 15 years.
“I panic," Michael explained. "I experience a lot of stress. We were trained to not recognize stress. We didn’t talk about stress. We didn’t talk about trauma. So you’re outprocessed--in other words, you come through this process of coming back to what we...2019-11-0600 minSustaining CraftEpisode 18: Jessica and Justin Crum: Proving That Creative Careers Are Possible (But Difficult)Jessica and Justin Crum decided to move to Conway in 2014, where Justin began working for PBS creating documentaries. He created educational documentaries, included one that aired nationally. But with little room to grow, he decided to take a step back into the scripts he’d written previously. “My roots are very much in narrative filmmaking,” Justin shared. “And I did grow to love documentaries there, I didn’t want to only do documentaries, and there’s no way to branch out from that there with PBS, really, unless you’re Downton Abbey. I just felt it was the right time to move into o...2019-09-0300 min
Hazon: The Jewish Lab for SustainabilityJOFEE Archives: Elizabeth Andre JNG 2018 KeynoteThis special edition episode presents the Keynote from JOFEE Network Gathering 2018.In her address, Dr. Elizabeth Andre talks about diversity in the outdoor education field, and shares findings from her work. Her teachings about privilege and diversity inform how we are hoping to expand our JOFEE work to be genuinely inclusive. We are so grateful for her support of JOFEE, and hope to build on the themes in her presentation this year at JOFEE Network Gathering. We hope you enjoy listening to Dr. Elizabeth Andre speaking at last year’s JNG.Dr. Andre is a pr...2019-08-2217 min
From the Front PorchEpisode 219 || Stuck in Your HeadIn honor of National Poetry Month, Chris and Annie are back to talk about their favorite poems, collections, and the words they've gotten stuck in their heads over the years. Poets, poems, books, and collections mentioned this week: + Mary Oliver + William Wordsworth + "If" by Rudyard Kipling + "Mine Own John Poins" by Thomas Wyatt the Elder + John Donne, including "Holy Sonnet 10" and "Holy Sonnet 14" + Percy Shelley, including "Ode to the West Wind" and "Ozymandias" + John Milton, including Paradise Lost and "Methought I Saw My Late Espoused Saint" + "The Lanyard" by Billy Collins + "Orion" by Adrienne Rich + Emily of New Moon by L...2019-04-1835 minSustaining CraftEpisode 17: Matthew Castellano: Building Community Through ArtWhen the gallery was in danger of closing, Castellano decided he would take on the project. He started raising money and planning pop-ups, absorbing the risk. “I didn't want to bring anybody else down,” he shared. “I wanted to do it pretty much on my own back. I did the GoFundMe for it and I had a lot better response than I thought I've ever had. So I have to do it now. Yeah, it's like yes, okay, I get to do it and have to do it. … It's really the community.”
He’s also built an educational element into the gallery...2019-02-2700 minSustaining CraftEpisode 16: Kathryn LeMaster: Using the Unseen to Craft a HomeAnd that interest had started years ago, with a family project. LeMaster’s father, gifted in construction, decided to build their family home from the ground up. The family lived in a mobile home while they first built a barn to house all of the building materials, and then started on the house a few years later. “I kind of felt like i grew up on a construction site,” LeMaster said.” I loved so much of that process of building our house and being able to be so involved in that process. Hanging doors, helping my mom pick out wall paper an...2019-01-2100 minSustaining CraftEpisode 15: Robert Bean: Reading a Painting Through Visual VocabularyRobert Bean found himself stuck between needing a job that didn’t involve his craft, wanting to spend time with friends, and still being able to practice his art. “I have to practice, I have to draw, I have to create,” Bean said. “At the same time, I don’t want my life to be nothing but, I go to work, and then I come home and go to work. … I got creative and I said, ‘Well, what would happen if my friends were going out to dinner, or we’re going out to grab a beer or something--what happens I just take a sk...2018-11-1500 minSustaining CraftEpisode 14: Legenia Bearden: Opening Horizons with Affordable Art ClassesDetermined to fulfill the vision she’d had as a child, Legenia Bearden began researching to make her dream, the Bearden Productions Center for the Arts, a reality. In 2006, she found the resources to file for her 501(c)(3) status and was approved three months later.
But it would be another eight years to fully get her vision off the ground. “I just stopped doing stuff, once we got our 501(c)(3) status,” Bearden explained. “It just wasn’t moving fast enough for me when I tried to actually start the business, so I kind of let it just sit there and nothing ha...2018-11-0100 minSustaining CraftEpisode 13: Katy Raines: Melding Structure and Creativity for Career and CommunityEver the researcher, Katy Raines discovered that becoming a graphic designer meant she could create as a career without foregoing the paycheck. There was also the freedom of creating the art she loved in her spare time. “I figured I could do the graphic design full time and then do fine art on the side and still have fun with it,” Raines said.
In 2014, Raines graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a degree in graphic design and a job. The job started as an internship in 2013, over her senior year of college. A professor had emailed her...2018-10-2200 minSustaining CraftEpisode 12: Katie Childs: Problem Solving with PhotographsNow, Katie Childs photographs over 30 weddings a year, along with family portraits. In 2018, she booked 35 weddings, but hopes to reduce to 20 yearly. That may prove challenging--she’s already booked 14 weddings for 2019. Childs also started working with the Arkansas Times this year, traveling to farms for Food and Farm, and working on family-based shoots for Savvy. Savvy has brought projects that have been familiar due to her previous work, while Food and Farm offers opportunities to learn additional photography skills. “We’ll do the farmer’s portraits and try to pull a story from their farm and situation,” Childs explained. “With the cattle a...2018-10-1000 minSustaining CraftEpisode 11: Geovanni Leiva: Roasting Romance Back into CoffeeGeovanni Leiva missed his family and his village, and then, after a visit five years ago, while flying back to Arkansas, he came up with an idea. “It was probably the worst three hours of my life because I would feel so defeated,” Leiva said. “And I would feel so helpless. … Why me? Why, out of all these people, I get to do this? Over one of those trips, I’m reading a magazine, and I have my little napkin for my Sprite, and I see a Chinese proverb in a magazine that says, if you give a man a fish, you...2018-10-0200 minSustaining CraftEpisode 10: Diane Harper: Exposing Boogeymen with Ink BlotsHarper’s parents met while her father, Hal, was stationed overseas--her mother was French. They became a military family, with Harper the middle child of three. “I was a sick kid a lot and I grew up overseas in the military,” said Harper. “Just past toddler age in Berlin, when the Berlin wall was up, and things were pretty heated for the Cold War at the time. And I think my boogeyman was born in Berlin. Everything had barbed wire. There were armed guards everywhere, and so it was just kind of a terrifying place through a five-year-old’s eyes, but you do...2018-09-2700 minSustaining CraftEpisode 9: Donnie Ferneau: Building Relationships with Local FoodFerneau is quick to point out that he has a good team. His method of management lines up with his own personal philosophy -- being able to learn from mistakes and move forward. “Competition is natural, and you always want to be the best, but I guess you have to be beaten down a bit or be born a little bit wiser to be able to take a step back and look at your failures, rather then brush them under the rug and say they never happened,” Ferneau said. “Something I’ll say to people, if they look at it through...2018-09-1900 minSustaining CraftEpisode 8: Tabatha Reeves: Storytelling with Candle ScentsAnd they keep their product lines interesting, even taking special orders. “We have these really unique niche scents in some of our candles, so they work really well for historical reenactors, but they’re not going to sell to somebody else,” Reeves said. “We have a state park that we contract to that deals with historical reenactors all the time, and one of their properties on the park is a jail. We designed an entire line of candles just for their jail, scents that would have been in a jailhouse in the mid-1800s to early 1900s when it was operatio...2018-09-1000 minSustaining CraftEpisode 7: Adrian Quintanar: Throwing Colorful, Functional PotteryCrafting a single piece of pottery can take up to three weeks. There’s the design stage, then the piece is created on the pottery wheel and must dry completely before it goes into the kiln. “If that moisture, as it leaves the clay, if it is rushed, it will crack in the kiln,” Quintanar explained. “It has to be bone dry, that’s what we call it when all the moisture is out of the pot. That takes days.”
The firing takes a few days, and then the pot is glazed and fired again. The kilns at the arts center are m...2018-09-0400 minSustaining CraftEpisode 6: Logan Duvall: Taking Local to MarketCollier started reaching out to local businesses, starting with Geri’s Jams and Jellies. Today, the market carries produce and products from businesses such as Fennel and Fire, Teaberry Kombucha Co., and the Farm at Barefoot Bend. “It’s a lot of local people that are really, really good at what they do,” said Duvall. “We’re able to bring it all together. Our big draw is definitely produce. People come out for tomatoes more than anything else, but it’s a way to showcase some of these other people that don’t have storefronts.”
While the market no longer sells produce from...2018-08-2900 minSustaining CraftEpisode 5: Suzanne Godbold: Baking the Perfect Sugar CookieWhen Long moved to Florida, Godbold and Cook divided the remaining responsibilities. While they at first tried splitting the baking and the decorating, they found the workflow wasn’t efficient. Cook, who has a degree in business, took over the finances, taxes, and practical business needs. Godbold took on all of the baking, decorating, social media, and marketing.
Along with refining her baking skills, Godbold learned that her customers weren’t on Instagram or Facebook. “At the beginning, I was trying to do paid ads and do all these things and market on Facebook but that really doesn’t sell for this...2018-08-2000 minSustaining CraftEpisode 4: Brittany Oaks: Painting the Miracle of Birth with LightBrittany Oaks made a few friends in Conway while a single mother and was invited to a home birth. “It was really, really incredible to see,” Oaks said. “And I’d given birth by that point myself. But this was an unmedicated home birth. She started out in the water and ended up going to her bed. And just the raw power and just the fact that she invited only those people she wanted there was really, really interesting to me. That’s who was in that house and I was invited. And someone threw me a camera while she was pushin...2018-08-1300 minSustaining CraftEpisode 3: Melissa Diller: Using Drama to Build ConfidenceMelissa Diller at first transferred her Verizon job and then quit and started Drama Kids, a franchise that has existed for the past 30 years. “We teach educationally-based drama to all school-aged kids,” Diller explained. “Basically all we’re doing is building confidence in public speaking through fun drama activities so that kids have the confidence to be whatever they end up being, whether it’s a doctor, or stage performer, actress.”
Working with a franchise framework still meant that Diller had to develop her business from the ground up, building relationships, growing her outreach, and finding business mentors. “As a business owner...2018-08-0600 minSustaining CraftEpisode 2: Joshua Kurtz: Bringing Dungeons and Dragons to the PeopleKurtz formalized his efforts into D&D For Hire this summer. “The idea of D&D For Hire is to bring Dungeons and Dragons to people who don’t otherwise have the opportunity,” Kurtz explained. “And usually that winds up being children who would want to play but don’t know how or even some adults who just don’t have people to play with. The idea is you can bring them a game and it could be a one-time off, once a week recurring thing. It’s a fun experience for anyone and if you’re a kid and you want...2018-08-0100 minSustaining CraftEpisode 1: Tom Brown Creates: Feeding the Masses with a Miniature KitchenBrown's first performance was for friends, and he called himself Pizza Tom. “I gave myself the moniker Pizza Tom because pizzas were a recognizable object,” Brown explained. “It’s difficult to serve a miniature soup that’s kind of formless. Pizzas have this really wonderful aesthetic side to them. A pizza is visually quite beautiful. And a pizza is recognizable. I can also just give you a slice of pizza in your hand and you can eat it.”
And they loved it. “The reception was absolutely wonderful,” Brown shared. “People were thrilled to see me invest so much time and energy into a proj...2018-07-1300 min