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Voices of HealingOvercoming Dyslexia and Narcissistic Abuse with Ellen Busch (43)Ellen Busch is a passionate author, life coach, and advocate for resilience and empowerment. In her book *Disempowered*, she shares her powerful journey of overcoming adversity, proving wrong those who doubted her, and reclaiming her strength. From navigating a system that wrote her off to earning both a bachelor's and master's degree, escaping an abusive marriage, and learning to heal and thrive again, Ellen’s story is one of grit and transformation. Through her writing and coaching, she inspires others to rise above their challenges and take control of their own futures.Ellen's linkshttps://www.facebook.co...
2026-02-0635 min
ContactTVInterview with Stan Mallow - Dec 1, 2022Our guest for this show is well-known interviewer, Stan Mallow. You can find out a lot more about Stan, and his several seasons of interviews he has done with many special guests on his show page Paranormal Yakker.Stan is one of the nicest, most affable, most knowledgeable people we know. He's had some greats on his show, including Ellen Bourn of Lily Dale, Kreskin, UFO researcher Phillip Mantle, and many more. In addition, Stan has a serious history in public relations, for firms that represented Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and many more. It's important for us...
2026-01-2758 min
The Raelan Agle Podcast170: Avoid Common ME/CFS & Long Covid Blind Spots | Ellen AldenSend a textIn this interview, Ellen Alden shares why resisting symptoms keeps you stuck and how nervous-system safety, micro “on-the-spot” tools, and gentle brain retraining can turn flares into momentum without chasing more programs.Lean More About Ellen's myCrew community:👉 https://stress-less-studio.com/recovery-crewCONNECT WITH ELLEN ALDEN:🏠 Ellen's Website - https://stress-less-studio.com👉 Ellen's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@ellenalden-mind-body-healing📸 Ellen's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ellen_mindful_healing👩❤️👩 Ellen's Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ellenaldenmindfulness 👉 Ellen's Long Covid Recovery Story - https://youtu.be/1TNphV8nA...
2025-10-0150 min
Women in BrandTransatlantic trends and building On Brand with Ellen Kellogg & Mia ClarkeWhat does brand culture look like on either side of the Atlantic? Why can squiggly brand careers help you to be a better strategist? And how do you navigate ethical dilemmas in branding?After entering brand from corporate America, journalism, and even a British rock band, Ellen Kellogg and Mia Clarke first met at agency Blue Dog, and have grown brands together ever since. From Founding maternal wear brand Nyssa to co-consulting on brand strategy, and running their cutting-edge Substack commentary On Brand, Ellen & Mia have collaborated on both sides of the Atlantic to...
2025-10-0152 min
SELF with Lisa ClarkeS7 E6 - ADHD, with Ellen BryantThis week, we welcome my sister Ellen on the pod!As well as many little shared throwbacks into our years spent together as kids our conversation touch stones are;Ellen's childhood experiences with ADHDThe history and stigma of ADHDKnowing limits, and how one can learn to accept and express them comfortablyEllen's journey of self acceptance MaskingStrengths of a neurodivergent brainI loved recording this episode with El, and I really hope you enjoy listening. Lisa x@ellenbryantsounds@selfwithlisaclarke
2025-07-131h 17
Battalion-13 The PodcastBattalion-13 The Podcast Episode 12: The Uncomfortable TruthBattalion-13 The Podcast/Web Series This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Our voice actors: list in ABC order Beth Gardner: Cynthia Trask, Denise Winters, Andrea Kaine Dawnsk Morgans: Davina, Emerson, Announcer, Zelene Eddie McLaugherty: Troy Jefferson Ellen Clarke: Kristen Kaine Erica Burns: Flare (Cmdr. Jane Baxter) Finneas T. Grey: Shawn Kaine, Nightmare, James Siner (Mordred) Galadriel Clarke: Samantha Madison Gandalf Clarke: Narrator, Darien Kaine Jam...
2024-11-151h 45Battalion-13 The PodcastBattalion-13 The Podcast Episode 11: IndoctrinationThis is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Written and Edited by: Gandalf Clarke, Ellen Clarke, Jaime Gentry, Dawnsk and Rob the Diceman Smith Executive Producer and Director and Creative Director: Ellen Clarke Audio Engineer: Zareiff Cast Supervisor: Galadriel Clarke Call Sheet Guru: Jay Gelsinger Original Theme Song Composed by: Dan Hughes Music Original Musical Orchestral Composition for Episode: Dan Hughes Music Find Dan Hughes Musi...
2024-11-1559 minBattalion-13 The PodcastBattalion-13 The Podcast Episode 10: TrainingLive Journal: https://battalion-13.livejournal.com/309.html This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Written and Edited by: Gandalf Clarke, Ellen Clarke, Jaime Gentry, Dawnsk Morgans and Rob the Diceman Smith Executive Producer and Director and Creative Director: Ellen Clarke Audio Engineer: Zareiff Cast Supervisor: Galadriel Clarke A very special thank you to our unpaid voice actors: Beth Gardner: Andrea Kaine Ellen Clarke: Kristen Kaine Ga...
2024-11-1554 minBattalion-13 The PodcastBattalion-13 The Podcast Episode 9: The Funeral Last time on Battalion-13 The Podcast; The group learned of Madelyn's suicide and began making plans to go home. A Battalion-13 Entertainment, Inc. Production Join our Fan Group!B-13 Fan Group on FB Sign up for our mailing list:https://mailchi.mp/679733bf187e/battalion13hq Live Journal: https://battalion-13.livejournal.com/309.html This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Written and Edited...
2024-11-151h 16Battalion-13 The PodcastBattalion-13 The Podcast Episode 8: Denial A Battalion-13 Entertainment, Inc. Production Join our Fan Group!B-13 Fan Group on FB Sign up for our mailing list:https://mailchi.mp/679733bf187e/battalion13hq Live Journal: https://battalion-13.livejournal.com/309.html This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Written and Edited by: Gandalf Clarke, Ellen Clarke, Jaime Gentry, Jason Aumen, Dawnsk Morgans and Rob the Diceman Smith Executive Producer...
2024-11-151h 08Battalion-13 The PodcastBattalion-13 The Podcast Episode 7: A Day In The Life Of Terra-1 MadelynTRIGGER WARNING: To our fans and listeners, please be aware this podcast Episode contains sequences which include Self-Harm, Eating Disorders and Suicidal Ideation. A Battalion-13 Entertainment, Inc. Production Join our Fan Group!B-13 Fan Group on FB This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Written and Edited by: Gandalf Clarke, Ellen Clarke, Jaime Gentry, Jason Aumen, Dawnsk and Rob the Diceman Smith Executive Produ...
2024-11-151h 17Battalion-13 The PodcastBattalion-13 The Podcast Episode 6: The Academy Part 4- A Battalion-13 Entertainment, Inc. Production Join our Fan Group!https://m.facebook.com/groups/349518562163789- This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Written and Edited by: Gandalf Clarke, Ellen Clarke, Jason Aumen and Dawnsk Executive Producer and Director and Creative Director: Ellen Clarke Associate Producer and Assistant Director: Jason Aumen Audio Engineer: Zareiff Cast Supervisor: Galadriel Clarke Support us: https://www.patre...
2024-11-151h 23Battalion-13 The PodcastBattalion-13 The Podcast Episode 5: The Academy Part 3A Battalion-13 Entertainment, Inc. Production Join our Fan Group!B-13 Fan Group on FB This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Written and Edited by: Gandalf Clarke and Ellen Clarke Executive Producer and Director and Creative Director: Ellen Clarke Associate Producer and Assistant Director: Jason Aumen Audio Engineer: Zarieff Cast Supervisor: Galadriel Clarke A very special thank you to our unpaid voice actors: Ashley...
2024-11-1518 minBattalion-13 The PodcastBattalion-13 The Podcast Episode 4: The Academy Part 2A Battalion-13 Entertainment, Inc. Production Join our Fan Group!B-13 Fan Group on FB This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Written and Edited by: Gandalf Clarke, Ellen Clarke, Jason Aumen and Dawnsk (first time!) Executive Producer and Director and Creative Director: Ellen Clarke Associate Producer and Assistant Director: Jason Aumen Audio Engineer: Gandalf Clarke Cast Supervisor: Galadriel Clarke A very special thank you to...
2024-11-151h 19Battalion-13 The PodcastBattalion-13 The Podcast Episode 3: The Academy Part 1A Battalion-13 Entertainment, Inc. ProductionB-13 Fan Group on FB This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Written and Edited by: Gandalf Clarke, Ellen Clarke and Jason Aumen This episode is sponsored by: Sassy Lashes with AshFacebook,Website,Twitter ,Instagram You can purchase her products from her website, Sassylasheswithash.com Follow Us:Facebook ,Instagram Music is available for free ath...
2024-11-151h 18Battalion-13 The PodcastBattalion 13 Episode 1: Graduation Day- A Battalion-13 Entertainment, Inc. Productionhttps://m.facebook.com/groups/349518562163789- Written and Edited by: Gandalf Clarke, Ellen Clarke and Jason Aumen Follow Us:http://battalion13.podbean.com/- , https://www.facebook.com/battalion13hq/- ,https://www.instagram.com/battalion13hq/- A very special thank you to our unpaid voice actors: Finneas T. Grey: Sinister Voice, East Coast Husband, James:https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-lambo-71a1299- ,https://www.facebook.com/745835329- Galadriel Clarke: East Coast Wife, Baltic City Mom, Mrs. Knight: https://www.linked...
2024-11-1550 min
Can I tell you a story?The Hole In The StarsA kangaroo told me there was a hole in the stars, and the sight of it made me afraid...
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2024-09-2712 min
Can I tell you a story?The Library At The End Of The WorldA quiet, gentle tale of the librarian at the library at the end of the world, who lends a book to a man from across the edge of the world.
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2024-09-1310 min
Can I tell you a story?City of Shadows, City of LightThere were twin cities, once. Because of the stone they
could quarry, one city was black and the other was white. They were called by those that lived there The City of Shadows and the City of Light, though their official names had far less poetry in them. They sat on either side of a great tidal river that was so wide it was hard to see one bank from the other.
Jem and Ez met in their boats in the middle of the river. Ez
gave Jem a curling stone – the key to fulfill a prophecy so...
2024-08-3017 min
Can I tell you a story?Be Careful What You Wish ForI’m sitting on my uncle’s headstone, drinking a glass of claret. He always used to tell me: be careful what you wish for, which never made much sense to me. Why on earth would I want to do that? Wish wildly, wish with abandon – that’s always been much more my style.
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2024-08-1608 min
Can I tell you a story?The White MothI sit on the shore with a photograph I've never seen before, remembering another photograph, that tore my family apart. My therapist says I need closure, but I'm pretty sure that hope is dead. Pandora's white moth, crushed underneath the rest of the mess when she finally opens the box...
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2024-08-0211 min
Can I tell you a story?Tin HatBolt doesn't know what kind of man he is, or what kind of man he'd like to be. The stories he tells about himself change each time they're told, until he no longer knows the truth of them. He goes back to his own beginnings, and he's not sure if the woman he takes from the darkness is a betrayal or a rescue... perhaps he will never find out.
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2024-07-1911 min
Can I tell you a story?The InvadersI’m an invader. I’m going to find my way through the maze
town, built to confuse and protect the palace. I’m going to get into the palace.
And I did it. It was too easy. But I didn’t have the sense
to be afraid until it was too late…
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2024-07-0515 min
Can I tell you a story?The Complaints Department - Drawing MiaMia posts drawings into the Complaints Department letterbox, but so many of her conversations are one sided, it never occurs to her that perhaps someone might talk back until she starts finding drawings all over the city. Drawings almost the same as her own, except for one thing - in these new drawings, she isn't alone, isn't unseen. Slowly, she starts to feel less alone...
This is the eighth story about the Complaints Department - if you like this one, check out the rest :)
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2024-06-2119 min
Can I tell you a story?The Summoning: The Sands of TimeThis is a sequel story to one from way back - "The Summoning". In this episode, I have some special guests to help me with the dialogue - many thanks to Carol and Megan.
The girl who summoned a fire spirit and left with it for a life of adventure is back, and she's in trouble - she trapped the spirit in a bottle at the bottom of the ocean, and because her life is tied to the spirits, she's not free unless she undoes what she did.
The...
2024-06-0717 min
EXTRAordinary LivesKathy Izard: Author of Trust the WhisperKathy shares her phenomenal story of answering an insistent whisper to quit her job and work on homelessness, an endeavor she felt in no way qualified for. This "whisper" turned into her raising millions of dollars in donations to build a 100-unit housing complex, and later, a mental health treatment center and more. Her new book, Trust the Whisper, describes her experience and includes 20 other "extraordinary stories of ordinary grace" about others who heard and obeyed God's whisper and witnessed unimaginable results. You'll be enthralled by her story and challenged to listen for your own God whispers and purpose...
2024-05-3132 min
Can I tell you a story?Rowing PostalCome Rain Or Shine, The Mail Will Arrive On Time
But what if it’s eaten by a bunch of piranhas while being
rowed across a deadly moat to the castle mailbox?
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2024-05-2405 min
Can I tell you a story?A Blessing Or A CurseNorah steals into the museum, intent on stealing something. Through a different window, Zebadiah does the same. They’re after an urn that might contain a blessing, or a curse – which it is depends on the answer to the question: what if you got exactly what you wanted?
Who will end up with the urn?
And will they receive a blessing, or a curse?
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2024-05-1012 min
voicesofwomen's podcast43. Sheets of PaperbarkNewcastle. Sheets of Paperbark. Archives of the years gone by, in files packed away. Podcast created and recorded at Newcastle Writers Festival Storymaking Workshop on Awabakal Country in The Watt Space Gallery, supported by WHiP Collective of Women Artists. Facilitated by Voices of Women Artistic Director Lliane Clarke and Madhullikaa Singh. Participants, writers and readers: Sharon Allibone, Ellen Auriac, Jessica Baker, Fiorella Carrera, Anne Evers, Edilia Ford, Casey Gray, Kellie Hackney, Maggie Hall, Kate Portier, Karly Robinson, Lilibeth Sta-Maria, Suzanne Stephens Warren, Tonia Weaver, Merran Winchester, Leanne Wright, Kirsten Campbell and Linda King.
2024-05-0801 minvoicesofwomen's podcast42. Alex on AucklandNewcastle. Walking the streets, finding the portrait mural of Alex Walsh by Inari Meyers dominating Auckland Street. Podcast created and recorded at Newcastle Writers Festival Storymaking Workshop on Awabakal Country in The Watt Space Gallery, supported by WHiP Collective of Women Artists. Facilitated by Voices of Women Artistic Director Lliane Clarke and Madhullikaa Singh. Participants, writers and readers: Sharon Allibone, Ellen Auriac, Jessica Baker, Fiorella Carrera, Anne Evers, Edilia Ford, Casey Gray, Kellie Hackney, Maggie Hall, Kate Portier, Karly Robinson, Lilibeth Sta-Maria, Suzanne Stephens Warren, Tonia Weaver, Merran Winchester, Leanne Wright, Kirsten Campbell and Linda Kin...
2024-05-0802 minvoicesofwomen's podcast41. Snake Pines, Monkey Trails and BelongingNewcastle. Did my sense of familiarity betray me? Would I have been braver with the choices I made? Is what I'm seeing real? Podcast created and recorded at Newcastle Writers Festival Storymaking Workshop on Awabakal Country in The Watt Space Gallery, supported by WHiP Collective of Women Artists. Facilitated by Voices of Women Artistic Director Lliane Clarke and Madhullikaa Singh. Participants, writers and readers: Sharon Allibone, Ellen Auriac, Jessica Baker, Fiorella Carrera, Anne Evers, Edilia Ford, Casey Gray, Kellie Hackney, Maggie Hall, Kate Portier, Karly Robinson, Lilibeth Sta-Maria, Suzanne Stephens Warren, Tonia Weaver, Merran Winchester, Le...
2024-05-0802 minvoicesofwomen's podcast40. Free Roaming Diamonds and PearlsNewcastle. The pavement trees locked down in Auckland Street look longingly at the shining pearls and shimmering diamonds roaming free in the park. Podcast created and recorded at Newcastle Writers Festival Storymaking Workshop on Awabakal Country in The Watt Space Gallery, supported by WHiP Collective of Women Artists. Facilitated by Voices of Women Artistic Director Lliane Clarke and Madhullikaa Singh. Participants, writers and readers: Sharon Allibone, Ellen Auriac, Jessica Baker, Fiorella Carrera, Anne Evers, Edilia Ford, Casey Gray, Kellie Hackney, Maggie Hall, Kate Portier, Karly Robinson, Lilibeth Sta-Maria, Suzanne Stephens Warren, Tonia Weaver, Merran Winchester, Lea...
2024-05-0802 minvoicesofwomen's podcast39. The Last Steam Train Outta NewyNewcastle. As the last steam train pulls out of Newy Station, Suzie wishes she was anywhere but on it. Podcast created and recorded at Newcastle Writers Festival Storymaking Workshop on Awabakal Country in The Watt Space Gallery, supported by WHiP Collective of Women Artists. Facilitated by Voices of Women Artistic Director Lliane Clarke and Madhullikaa Singh. Participants, writers and readers: Sharon Allibone, Ellen Auriac, Jessica Baker, Fiorella Carrera, Anne Evers, Edilia Ford, Casey Gray, Kellie Hackney, Maggie Hall, Kate Portier, Karly Robinson, Lilibeth Sta-Maria, Suzanne Stephens Warren, Tonia Weaver, Merran Winchester, Leanne Wright, Kirsten Campbell an...
2024-05-0802 min
Can I tell you a story?Hall of MirrorsI found a ticket to an unusual circus and got lost in a hall
of mirrors, and I didn’t like what they showed me. The ringmaster told me this was no ordinary circus – that everyone there was the act they came to see. He asked me if I liked my act and I had to say no, I didn’t like it at all. To which he replied: if you don’t like your act, change it…
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2024-04-2614 min
Can I tell you a story?Trickster God Stacks the OddsEvery day, just before sunrise, Chance flips a coin. The stakes are high. Heads, time continues. Tails, it’s the end of days…
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2024-04-1206 min
Can I tell you a story?Aleida in the JungleAleida is afraid of the jungle. The way it’s crawling with life – vines and lichens and insects and animals, all striving and pulsing and reaching. If she stands still for long enough, she’ll be eaten alive. And it wouldn’t be personal – it’d just be because she was there.
Her uncle sends her into the jungle at night, searching for glowing mushrooms, and Aleida is sure there are hundreds, thousands of eyes staring at her in the dark. Her terror escalates until she runs out of fear… and finds something unexpected on the other side of it.
2024-03-2912 min
Mindful Mama: Raising Kind, Confident Kids Without Losing Your Cool | Parenting Strategies For Big Emotions & MoreBright Kids Who Can’t Keep Up - Dr. Ellen Braaten [459]Is your child smart, but not very motivated? Do you have trouble getting them to do well in school or work hard on the field? In this episode, I talk to Dr. Ellen Braaten, child psychologist and associate professor at Harvard Medical School about how to motivate kids—and you may be very surprised by her answers!ABOUT HUNTER CLARKE-FIELDS: Hunter Clarke-Fields is the host Mindful Parenting Podcast (Top 0.5% podcast ), global speaker, number 1 bestselling author of “Raising Good Humans” and “Raising Good Humans Every Day,” Mindfulness Meditation teacher and creator of the Mindful Parenting Course and...
2024-03-2645 min
Can I tell you a story?The Station MasterMorgan loves the railway. The platform, the ticket office, the waiting room, the shining rails. The trains, running neatly to the schedule, keeping time.
At the same time, Morgan hates the railway. The platform, the ticket office, the waiting room, the shining rails. The rigidity of the timetable, the neat columns of hours and minutes dictating the movements of the lumbering trains, the way his days are always the same.
There’s nothing special about Morgan. Until he’s asked by a small, sticky child, who believes he’s magic, how he makes the trains come...
2024-03-1519 min
Can I tell you a story?The Complaints Department - The Wrong LifeThe Complaints Department is back for their seventh instalment.
Joseph is living the wrong life. Every day he gets up, puts on a clean white shirt and neat black trousers and goes to sit in an office, answering telephones, aching with longing for something more. He comes across the Complaints Department by accident and doesn’t believe that it’s real – he thinks it’s enough to take an action that means nothing, posting a complaint into a letterbox that clearly goes nowhere.
Except… it doesn’t go nowhere, and Joseph gets more than he bargained fo...
2024-03-0129 min
Mission ActivatedCareer Wisdom: From the Cubicle to 6 Star Leadership; with Ellen TylerWelcome to the latest episode of 6 Star Leaders, where we bring you inspiring conversations with exceptional leaders. In today's episode, our host Aveline Clarke sits down with the remarkable Ellen Tyler, a financial planning expert with a powerful story to share.Ellen opens up about her decision to forge her own path in the financial industry, despite having previously turned down similar opportunities. She discusses the importance of perseverance, self-investment, and the impact of influential figures like Bob Proctor on her journey.Throughout the conversation, Ellen's incredible insights and experiences shine through, offering valuable lessons...
2024-02-2758 min
Can I tell you a story?The Good Kind of WickedOne thing Zig knows is that she can get used to anything.
When Zig’s parents get divorced, she’s sent to live with her Aunt Mez where things are very different – just until the dust settles, her father says, and Zig imagines dust blanketing everything.
Living with Aunt Mez, Zig finds out that she's bigger on the inside, gets a rabbit called Catastrophe and learns that there's more than one kind of wicked.
And then the dust settles...
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2024-02-1614 min
Can I tell you a story?The Road to Hell is Paved with Family Assorted BiscuitsJoren is in the biscuit aisle, trying to decide between Mint Cream and Monte Carlo. Unbeknown to him, he’s about to walk through a door that used to lead to a fairy wood but has been rerouted to Hell, where he will meet a singularly unhelpful angel. Will he ever find his way back? Will he ever get to buy his biscuits? Listen, and find out…
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2024-02-0215 min
Can I tell you a story?Magnus & Lionel Beat the DemonsMagnus is fighting demons in the lane behind the houses. Lionel is inside, making scones. Every day, Magnus asks the same question, and though it breaks Lionel’s heart to have to give the same answer, he dreads the day that Magnus stops asking…
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2024-01-2012 min
Can I tell you a story?The Dead Letter Office: Caleb Hunts a SongCaleb is haunted by a troubled past – lost innocence and the ghost of the man he killed. His longing to return to the youth he was before it all went wrong drives him to the Dead Letter Office, in search of a song his grandmother used to sing. There, he’s faced with a choice of five doors. Will the door he chooses lead him to what he seeks?
This is a special episode, because it features the Dead Letter Office - which is where my first novel is set. The novel is very much still in draft form, but...
2024-01-0523 min
Can I tell you a story?Summer Walks the LabyrinthSummer tends the labyrinth – a gentle, ground dwelling path with one way in and one way out. The maze is a different creature – walls too high to reach, dead ends and no centre… and, of course, the Minotaur. When she finds herself trapped in the terror of the maze, will she find her way through, or will the Minotaur find her first?
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2023-12-2210 min
Live+Work More HumanMind Body Wisdom and The Illusion of Control with Ellen LangerLife consists only of moments, nothing more than that. So if you make the moment matter, it all mattersWhat does it mean to truly be mindful? In today’s conversation we explore the mind-body connection through decades of powerful, trailblazing research with Harvard University Professor and the ‘Mother of Mindfulness’ Ellen Langer.This conversation will radically shift your perception around what it means to be mindful, and mindless. From reversing the signs of aging, to healing from dire medial prognosis, through to the illusion of control and how Leaders can better engage workplaces to be more present and mi...
2023-12-1353 min
Can I tell you a story?The Complaints Department: Light Through GlassFiona finds the Complaints Department letterbox by watching a stranger post a letter in what looks like a holy moment. Longing for a moment of her own, she pushes a hastily written complaint through the flap. She doesn’t get her holy moment, but what she does get is Silas, bent on being “benevolently confusing” – and she finds a different way of looking at herself and at the world.
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2023-12-0823 min
Stories From The Earth#56 Stories From The Earth Podcast - Interview with Natalie Bogwalker Founder of Wild Abundance🍄Today we're speaking with a woman who - if you're in western North Carolina and into anything earthy, then she probably needs no introduction to you - but for our non-local listeners, welcome Natalie Bogwalker. She is the Founder and Director of Wild Abundance which is a sort of out living and loving, back to land, education center - where she is a primary instructor for Permaculture & Gardening, Carpentry & Natural Building, Homesteading, Foraging & Medicine Making, Women’s Empowerment, and Primitive Skills.
🍄Truly a very special interview and one that if you are interested in all things Carpentry & Natural...
2023-12-011h 02
Can I tell you a story?Heart's DesireLefindra is named for a flower that doesn’t exist. She’s bored, restless, itching for a change she can’t define. So when Maxent tricks her onto a stolen yacht in search of a fruit that will grant his heart’s desire, what else is she to say but ‘yes’?
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2023-11-2412 min
Can I tell you a story?Where the Surrealists go to PlayLocke is regretting his decision to accept the invitation of a stranger before he’s even left his house. He’s regretting it more when he’s pushed through a wall by two large men, into the darkness beyond. Locke has met the Surrealists, and he only has one real choice, but will he take it, and surrender to the evening and the chaotic characters he meets?
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2023-11-1011 min
Can I tell you a story?Menny Paints a RainbowMenny is standing on a rooftop in the rain, irritated by everything. He’s waiting for the sun to come out so he can paint the rainbow across the sky. But Menny is colourblind and the rain has washed the ‘this way up’ arrow from the lid of his tin of rainbow paint and if he gets it wrong, he’ll be out of a job… can he trust the leprechaun who leaves the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow to help him?
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2023-10-2708 min
Can I tell you a story?Teach a Man to FishHenty escapes the Big Top after his act and finds himself sitting in a church with a man named James. James may or may not have murdered another man with a fish to the face, and he’s asking Henty for absolution. Henty can’t grant him forgiveness, but he can accompany him back to the scene of the crime to find out once and for all.
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2023-10-1310 min
Can I tell you a story?The Complaints Department: Strobe Light DaysDays reel past Sienna in strobe light flashes. Breathless and disoriented, she happens across a letterbox in the wall of an alley with ‘Complaints
Department’ written above it, and finds herself pushing her feelings through the metal flap.
Sadie, a field officer for the Complaints Department, offers her a way out – will Sienna remember the chance she’s been given in the midst of the relentless passing of time? And if she does, will she accept it and find a way off the hamster wheel that her life has become?
Build...
2023-09-2926 min
Can I tell you a story?The Day Before Elsie & Maude Win the LotteryElsie and Maude sit at the bus stop outside Halfway to Heaven, watched over by one of the interchangeable Jessicas who sits behind the reception desk through the glass doors. They can’t face going back inside to what passes for life through those doors.
But that’s okay, because tomorrow, they’re going to win the lottery…
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2023-09-1509 min
The Brain and Beyond PodcastBreath and Presence with Zee Clarke, Author, Mindfulness Guide, Breath ExpertBreath is essential to each moment of your life – yet seldom do we realize, or harness, its power.Yet we can guide, even reset, the outlooks and presence with which we navigate the world when we understand the power of breath. Zee Clarke illuminates that path through her book Black People Breathe and through the abundance of resources she shares via YouTube, Instagram, her website, and in all that she does. Listen to Zee and you'll connect with the power of YOUR breath to guide and regulate your mood, interactions, and life experiences.
2023-09-0357 min
Can I tell you a story?Burke & The Secret Of Eternal LifeBurke is a villainous villain who rides a penny farthing and owns a haunted cat. He’s bent on keeping everything a secret from everyone – particularly the whereabouts of the secret of eternal life.
Things start to go wrong when the clockwork armadillo he’s built to dig a tunnel to the home of the Eternal Monk runs down part-way, and he can’t fit into the hole to wind it.
His refusal to trust the people he has to turn to for help makes life more and more difficult… will he finish the tunnel and find t...
2023-09-0138 min
How to Scale a BusinessPodcast Interview with Gandalf Clarke & Ellen Clarke, Founder of Batallion13Links And Resources:Check Gandalf Clarke Linkedin.Check Ellen Clarke Linkedin.Check their website for more information: b13books.comYou can also check their Youtube channel here.Thanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to How to Scale a Business? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us on iTunes and leave us a review!
2023-08-2424 min
Can I tell you a story?Here Be Dragons: The StowawayWe met Joke and Morganna in the very first story - and now they're back, continuing their quest for dragons and for the ninth world (or call it exile if you want). Unknowingly, they’re joined by Minette, bent on escaping her impending marriage… will they find dragons? Will they find the Ninth World? Will the shape shifting figurehead turn into something that isn’t a penguin? Will Minette survive being thrown overboard? Get comfortable, listen, and find out…
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2023-08-1853 min
Can I tell you a story?The Complaints Department: Jol's SisterThis week, we revisit the Complaints Department as they resolve another existential complaint. If you haven't heard any of their stories yet, perhaps you'd like to scroll back a bit and listen to some of the earlier ones - or just dive in here!
Jol spends his life looking at the ground, trying to hold himself together so tight that he doesn’t fall into pieces, desperately hoping for closure he knows isn’t coming.
Until a flash of red at the corner of his vision leads him to the Complaints Department – a lett...
2023-08-0422 min
Can I tell you a story?The All-Night All-Clean LaundryMavis understands ducks and machines, but she isn’t good with people. So when a twitchy wizard shows up at her laundromat at 3am with no change needing clean socks and to be saved from himself, she is not amused. But with the fate of the world (and more importantly, her laundromat) at stake, what else is she to do…
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2023-07-2130 min
Can I tell you a story?The Petunia ApparitionFirst, credit and my grateful thanks to Carol - one of my excellent patrons and generally excellent human - for coming up with the title for this story!
Angeline is minding her own business with the crossword (nothing cryptic, mind, just the straightforward one), when there’s an almighty crash from outside.
A large, naked, glowing man has crash landed in her petunias.
Angeline isn’t prepared for this. Angeline will never be prepared for this.
Her worst nightmare is unfolding in front of her eyes. How is she going to unse...
2023-07-0713 min
The Brain and Beyond PodcastBeyond Binary: Envisioning Balance, Celebrating PrideThis episode explores the binary – or better yet, the lack thereof – when it comes to sexual and gender identity. Celebrating PRIDE and the activist spirit of transgender entrepreneur, community leader, and family man Nat Stratton-Clarke, this special interview weaves in perspectives from social science and biology to support the life-affirming power of a gender spectrum... one on which we all have a unique and important place. Be sure to visit the Episode Page at www.thebrainandbeyond.com/episodes/11 for resources about Nat and from Lucy Cooke, Dr. Riane Eisler, and others whose work is referenced in th...
2023-06-2753 min
Can I tell you a story?Jasmin & the MoonIt takes Jasmin years to remember how to be alone again after her children are grown, removing all the coats she’d accumulated one by one. How did she get to be wearing so many of them? A lifetime of coats. Sensible dark woollen coats, heirloom fur coats, bulky padded winter coats. Spring coats thrown over shoulders just in case of rain. Coats made of ‘should’, coats made of ‘ought to’, coats made of duty and obligation and responsibility. Heavy, cumbersome coats.
She peels them from her body and stuffs them in the spare room until she’s removed en...
2023-06-2314 min
Can I tell you a story?The Complaints Department: Carnival ThinkingLaurie’s life feels meaningless. Every time she grasps at meaning, every time she tries to decide what her life should be about, meaning evaporates. Hope is like an hourglass and the sand keeps ticking through.
Late one night, Laurie pushes her complaint through the Complaints Department letterbox and keeps hoping.
Laurie doesn’t know what she was expecting, but it wasn’t Sadie, the young, annoyingly effervescent woman who takes her by the arm and leads her into the carnival, challenging everything Laurie thought she knew to be real...
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2023-06-0920 min
Can I tell you a story?Annie & the DemonAnnie lives with a demon on her shoulder, criticising everything she does. Mostly, she agrees with it. She’s 42. Shouldn’t she have done more with her life? Shouldn’t she be more than she is, by now?
Until her fairy godmother arrives, running a bit late.
Will Annie be granted the wit and beauty and charm she should have received at birth? Will her fairy godmother be a match for the demon? Will Annie finally be able to stand up straight, without the weight of the demon stamping its feet on her shoulder?
...
2023-05-2614 min
Can I tell you a story?The Scoundrel's BallEmilie Underhamer is planning on living forever. Her plans are ruined when she wakes up dead, so to speak, to find a thief with his hands in her safe. It's safe to say she is not amused. The thief has troubles of his own - he's being played by the ruthless head of the Scoundrel's Quarter, who, coincidentally, is also planning on living forever. His plans are also foiled, as the plot thickens and then thickens some more...
Ghosts, thieves, alchemists, talking parrots and Lady Luck herself - who will come out on top?
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2023-05-1253 min
Can I tell you a story?The Witch & The Weather GodThere's an unexpected knock at Alma's door. It's a suit, with a man in it. A smooth, smiling man, whose words run rings around her and whose teeth are too white. This is new magic, a kind she hasn't seen before. Can Alma, with her old, twisty, earth magic, outwit him and save her house?
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2023-04-2821 min
Can I tell you a story?The Complaints Department: Silas and the Serial ComplainerIn today's story, we return to the Complaints Department and meet Silas.
Silas is brooding, mysterious, and does it on purpose. He’s a field officer at the Complaints Department, a mysterious organisation that resolves complaints of an existential nature. The Complaints Department endeavours to address all complaints within 30 days.
Mr Cotton (having looked over the wall and seen the Complaints Department letterbox goes nowhere) isn’t sure the Complaints Department is even real, and yet something keeps him writing reams of petty and contradictory complaints every day, trying to provoke a resp...
2023-04-1320 min
Word In Your EarJohn Cooper Clarke reveals “the performing poet’s worst enemy”The “bargain basement Baudelaire” is setting out on a UK tour in April and tells Mark Ellen here about the earliest shows he saw and played, memories which happily include … … the subtle art of crowd control. … seeing Bob Hope when he was 9 and the strange impression of the adult world that suggested. … the dress code that barred him from a Hendrix gig. … auditioning for Bernard Manning at the Embassy Club and what he learnt from him. … “I was Little Richard’s gear carrier...
2023-04-1329 minWord In Your EarJohn Cooper Clarke reveals “the performing poet’s worst enemy”The “bargain basement Baudelaire” is setting out on a UK tour in April and tells Mark Ellen here about the earliest shows he saw and played, memories which happily include … … the subtle art of crowd control. … seeing Bob Hope when he was 9 and the strange impression of the adult world that suggested. … the dress code that barred him from a Hendrix gig. … auditioning for Bernard Manning at the Embassy Club and what he learnt from him. … “I was Little Richard’s gear carrier...
2023-04-1329 minWord In Your EarJohn Cooper Clarke reveals “the performing poet’s worst enemy”The “bargain basement Baudelaire” is setting out on a UK tour in April and tells Mark Ellen here about the earliest shows he saw and played, memories which happily include … … the subtle art of crowd control. … seeing Bob Hope when he was 9 and the strange impression of the adult world that suggested. … the dress code that barred him from a Hendrix gig. … auditioning for Bernard Manning at the Embassy Club and what he learnt from him. … “I was Little Richard’s gear carrier...
2023-04-1329 min
Chatter on BooksIlyon Woo: "MASTER SLAVE HUSBAND WIFE" An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom""Love" Chatter rolls with David, Torie, Jamie, and our favorite Mayor – Jud Ashman. They break down the Masters (sadly good for LIV), and Jud updates everybody on The Gaithersburg Book Festival. Think dozens of authors (including Chatter alums), events, free admission and free parking! It's May 20 at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg. NYT best selling author Ilyon Woo zooms in to share the remarkable story of Ellen and William Craft, two enslaved people who fled to freedom disguised as a white man and his slave. "MASTER SLAVE HUSBAND WIFE" is filled with illuminating details, historical precision and...
2023-04-1155 min
Can I tell you a story?More Room for JoyAnne met a woman with no teeth, and she was smiling. Somehow, having no teeth made more room in her face for joy. Anne’s afternoon winds its
way through roses, a bowl of peas, a hungry cat and many tears… at the end, nothing has changed and yet everything feels different.
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2023-03-3109 min
Can I tell you a story?The SummoningCan I tell you a story? Two girls drive into the desert in a car that's seen better days. They’re going to summon a fire spirit to grant them their heart’s desires.
This is not what happens.
Perhaps they shouldn't have listened to the crazy bee woman – she’s not all crazy, but what she says often isn’t what you think she means, and what they get isn’t what they bargained for.
Thanks for listening! I hope you enjoy the story. If you do, and want more – perha...
2023-03-1714 min
Can I tell you a story?Mrs Daisy's BirthdayCan I tell you a story? Elodie is eight. She goes next door to wish Mrs Daisy a happy birthday (mostly because she wants Mrs Daisy to give her a chocolate chip cookie), but the inside of Mrs Daisy’s house isn’t there anymore. Elodie enters another world, makes friends with someone who talks as much as she does, and together they go to find the party.
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2023-03-1711 min
Can I tell you a story?The LastVera is on her way home from the funeral of her last living friend. She's not sure what one does, when one is the last, and when her child has grown into a man she can’t like. Then she accepts an unexpected invitation from the wide blue sky, and she leaves her familiar belongings and escapes her horrible son and steps into a very different kind of life...
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2023-03-1711 min
Can I tell you a story?The Complaints Department: June's lonelinessCan I tell you a story? June is lonely. Her parents are dead, she hasn’t a partner. She’s thinking about getting a dog. Then, she finds a letterbox in an alleyway with ‘Complaints Department’ written above it. She pushes her complaint through the flap and second guesses herself all the way home.
Her complaint reaches the Complaints Department, a mysterious organisation that resolves complaints of an existential nature. Enter Simone, clairvoyant and kind. How will she arrange events so that June doesn’t spend her days feeling desperately lonely?
The Complaints...
2023-03-1716 min
Can I tell you a story?Down RiverCan I tell you a story? It's a love story about a man, a woman, a river...
Ginny, a river spirit, needs adoration to survive. She meets a boy who’s not yet sure of the man he’ll be. Will he willingly give her his life for hers, surrender his whole heart so she won’t die and become just water, falling over rocks?
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2023-03-1711 min
Can I tell you a story?Here Be DragonsCan I tell you a story?
Joke (don’t ask him why his name is Joke) is the ruthless pirate captain of the finest sky ship in all the eight worlds. He tries to double cross the pirate queen and she sends him on a quest (call it exile if you want) to find the ninth world. He hopes he finds dragons out there, because he intends to tame one. He hopes the partner he’s been lumped with falls overboard. He hopes his ship’s shape changing figurehead turns into something other than a penguin, which rather...
2023-03-1721 min
Talkin about MidlifeEp 27 Feeling the wild belly of Grief with Ellen ClarkeGrief is one of the toughest emotions that most of us have to feel and work through. In our culture we seem to have lost our way when it comes to expressing grief. We have really narrowed our understanding of what being human really means and that includes the emotions we let ourselves feel. Establishing a relationship with our grief and being able to stay present with it in our adult selves is one of the learning challenges of working with sorrow, sadness and grief. It is part of our maturation into our elderhood that we learn to befriend...
2022-09-0145 min
Broken Spines at the End of the WorldEp. 28: Pile of Shame – Mini TBRWoops! Long time no hear.
It’s been a bit intense these past couple of weeks. Sarah came to Belgium as you may have seen on our Insta.
Then work got crazy and life just got away from us for a little bit.
But we’re back now with a sweet and short episode where we talk about some books we really want to finish in the next two months.
They’re books we’ve been in the middle of for some time.
Time to get some reading done!
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Books me...
2022-05-0225 min
My Weirdest ExperienceS2 Ep 58 It Wasn't Just an Angel with Ellen ChinEllen Chin is a Realtor and good friend of mine and she shares a story about how, while praying for a sick neighbor, she saw a light being hovering over him. Later she was able to identify who this mysterious light being was. She also shares her experience of when she and her cousin were driving home one evening and her cousin fell asleep at the wheel. Ellen was asleep as well and she was woken up by a disembodied voice just in time to avoid disaster.
You can reach Ellen here: https://ellenchin.c21.com
If...
2022-04-191h 08Broken Spines at the End of the WorldEp. 25: February Reading Wrap-upHello! And welcome to our february reading wrap-up.
We were both feeling a bit under the weather but still managed to get excited about the books we’ve read.
So get cozy, we’ve got quite a few things to talk about!
You can subscribe to our podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue – VE Schwab
She fits inside these words – R.H. Sin, Robert M. Drake
Piranesi – Susanna Clarke
Galatea – Madeline Miller
The Lottery – Shirley Jackson
The Poppy War – RF Kuang
Sweet Nightmares – Rosanna Leone
Faserland – Christian Kracht
The Bookshop on the corn
2022-03-1642 min
Steph's Business Bookshelf PodcastAtlas of the Heart by Brené Brown: how to learn to feel again About the book Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience If we want to find the way back to ourselves and one another, we need language and the grounded confidence to both tell our stories and to be stewards of the stories that we hear. In Atlas of the Heart, we explore eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human and walk through a new framework for cultivating meaningful connection. This is for the mapmakers and travelers in all of us. Source: https://br...
2022-02-1318 minBroken Spines at the End of the WorldEp. 20: January Wrap-UpHello! And welcome to our january reading wrap-up.
Today, we collectively geek out over Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi and eventually get to the other books we read last month.
So get cozy, we’ve got quite a few things to talk about!
You can subscribe to our podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Piranesi – Susanna Clarke
Flower Crowns & Fearsome Things – Amanda Lovelace
Galatea – Madeline Miller
Cursed Bunny – Bora Chung
Convenience Store Woman – Sayaka Murata
The Giver – Lois Lowry
Brave New World – Aldous Huxley
2022-02-0852 minBroken Spines at the End of the WorldEp. 10: November TBR | Pile of ShameHi! Welcome to the newest episode of our podcast.
Today we’re talking about the books we want to read in November.
We picked up some books from our “pile of shame” aka books we’ve picked up before and then didn’t finish…
But we’re all about second chances here! So, we’re giving them another go!
We hope you enjoy our cozy conversations.
Grab yourself a cup of coffee (or tea or whatever you feel like drinking) and join us!
Books we discussed in this episode:
Jonathan Strange...
2021-11-1632 min
Word In Your EarJohn Cooper Clarke’s wonderfully unvarnished memories of real life in the ‘50s and 60s‘I Wanna Be Yours’, the superb memoir by “the bargain basement Baudelaire”, is now out in paperback, much of it an account of growing up in Salford. Here he looks back at the days when “the Rialto cinema was my babysitter”, seeing Little Richard aged 11, the fine details of the Beatles’ tailoring, old TV ads, Stanley Holloway, Joe Loss, “Woodman, Spare That Tree”, the Mecca ballrooms, the Bernard Manning audition that launched his career, the pure sensory overload of hearing rock and roll in fairgrounds and life in a flat with two members of the Velvet Underground. It’s extremely funny and...
2021-08-2739 minWord In Your EarJohn Cooper Clarke’s wonderfully unvarnished memories of real life in the ‘50s and 60s‘I Wanna Be Yours’, the superb memoir by “the bargain basement Baudelaire”, is now out in paperback, much of it an account of growing up in Salford. Here he looks back at the days when “the Rialto cinema was my babysitter”, seeing Little Richard aged 11, the fine details of the Beatles’ tailoring, old TV ads, Stanley Holloway, Joe Loss, “Woodman, Spare That Tree”, the Mecca ballrooms, the Bernard Manning audition that launched his career, the pure sensory overload of hearing rock and roll in fairgrounds and life in a flat with two members of the Velvet Underground. It’s extremely funny and...
2021-08-2739 minWord In Your EarJohn Cooper Clarke’s wonderfully unvarnished memories of real life in the ‘50s and 60s‘I Wanna Be Yours’, the superb memoir by “the bargain basement Baudelaire”, is now out in paperback, much of it an account of growing up in Salford. Here he looks back at the days when “the Rialto cinema was my babysitter”, seeing Little Richard aged 11, the fine details of the Beatles’ tailoring, old TV ads, Stanley Holloway, Joe Loss, “Woodman, Spare That Tree”, the Mecca ballrooms, the Bernard Manning audition that launched his career, the pure sensory overload of hearing rock and roll in fairgrounds and life in a flat with two members of the Velvet Underground. It’s extremely funny and...
2021-08-2739 min
(Art)versations - Hosted by Bri Clarke16. Ellen WinterAnti-Racism Resources provided by Chantelle Good: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1maa3qLiPscjjKpnFxBceTvp9WiG1j-C-e2zZcxTAxpE/mobilebasic
Ellen is a singer/songwriter/composer, currently based in New York City. We talk about the ways they collaborated on the album “Every Feeling I’ve Ever Felt”, making work that is in conversation with other artists, why they realized that wearing many hats is not sustainable, how the album speaks to today’s lonely youth, the inevitability of change during the pandemic, and why play is so important.
Ellen’s website: https://ellenwinter.com/
Buy “Every Feelin...
2021-01-181h 21
Steph's Business Bookshelf PodcastREBROADCAST: Dare to Lead by Brené Brown: Empathy, courage and sh1tty first drafts of made up storiesREBROADCAST - over the December/January break I'm re-sharing two older episodes that are by far the most downloaded episodes of the podcast. If you missed them first time around, this is your perfect chance to catch up. Enjoy! About the Author Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation – Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of five #1 New York T...
2020-12-2713 min
Steph's Business Bookshelf PodcastThink Like a Freak by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner: Why morals can get in the way of the right answer About the Book With their trademark blend of captivating storytelling and unconventional analysis, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner take us inside their thought process and teach us all how to think a bit more productively, more creatively, more rationally. In Think Like A Freak, they offer a blueprint for an entirely new way to solve problems, whether your interest lies in minor lifehacks or major global reforms. The topics range from business to philanthropy to sports to politics, all with the goal of retraining your brain. Along the way, you’...
2020-11-1513 min
Unexceptional Moms: Hope and Encouragement for Special Needs ParentsWhat Working Options Do Parents of Kids With Disabilities Have?Parents of kids with disabilities have three main needs: Need for autonomy: being able to direct our lives. Need for relationships with people we love. Need for competence: being able to express ourselves in ways we are good at and receiving some recognition from our work. Entrepreneurship can be an act of radical self-care; an opportunity to craft what is in your heart into an income generating opportunity. What can we realistically do? How does this become self-care? We need to learn to listen to ourselves. Related: When the Primary Caretaker o...
2019-12-1851 min
The Wine SituationJim Clarke & South African Wine!A slightly loopy Ellen and Shaughn kick the episode off with the replies they got from their “what’s your pool party wine?” question. They got some good responses!They then welcome Jim Clarke, representative of Wines of South Africa and wine writer at large to the show. He pours them a bottle of Treinspoor from Swartland made of a grape traditionally used in Port: Tinta Barroca! They then get into Jim’s situation. He started in music, and even used it to take wine notes at one point. What wine goes with Stra...
2019-06-041h 03
Impact Leaders - Sustainable & Impact Investment and Performance with PurposeAmy Clarke of Tribe Impact Capital - Reflecting Self Better In WealthAmy Clarke is the co-founder of Tribe Impact Capital, an award-winning impact wealth management firm and B Corp dedicated to advising and managing private and institutional wealth for financial return, values alignment and positive impact. Tribe adopts the Paris Climate Accord and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) as their impact 'North Star'.
Amy is responsible for working with their clients on values and for leading the work on impact identification and evaluation. She has over 22 years experience in sustainable business, social investment, impact evaluation and social enterprise having spent time at EY, PwC, Microsoft, Bank of America and the...
2019-01-311h 12
Steph's Business Bookshelf PodcastDare to Lead by Brené Brown: Empathy, courage and sh1tty first draftsAbout the Author Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation – Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and her latest book, Dare to Lead, which is the culmination of a seven-year study on courage and leadership. Brené’s TED talk – The Power of Vulnerability – is one of t...
2019-01-0913 min
Meet Ellen: Get the Key to Health & HappinessEP 031 Meet Ellen GUEST Jerrmain Clarke Pt. 1 of 3In part one of this three-part series entitled "Creator's Masterpiece", lifestyle consultant and educator Jerrmain Clark talks about his introduction to The Ministry of Healing book written by Ellen G. White. Clarke, director of New Jersey-based Wilt Thou Be Made Whole Ministry, also shares about the human body as "God's creation" and the Bible as the "owner's manual" that comes with it for its upkeep and preservation. Clarke calls the Bible "the greatest medical book that has ever been written." Our text is from chapter seven, "Co-working of Divine and Human," p.88 of the Harvestime Books' edition of...
2017-03-0828 min
Meet Ellen: Get the Key to Health & HappinessEP 002 Meet Ellen- GUEST Jerrmain Clarke Part 2 of 3In the second of a three-part series called "Creator's Masterpiece," Jerrmain Clarke, lifestyle consultant and educator, talks to Meet Ellen host Marci Kenon about the effects of processed foods and excitotoxins on the body-- especially the brain. Today’s text is from the section "Read This First" featuring The Laws Governing Our Being (p. 5) and Basic Principles (pp. 6-7) in the Harvestime Books edition of Ellen G. White's The Ministry of Healing written over 100 years ago. New Jersey-based Clarke is the director of Wilt Thou be Made Whole Ministry. He consults individuals and conducts health semi...
2017-01-2429 min
Meet Ellen: Get the Key to Health & HappinessEP 001 Meet Ellen GUEST Jerrmain Clarke Part 1 of 3In this inaugural episode, Jerrmain Clarke talks about his introduction to The Ministry of Healing written by Ellen G. White over 100 years ago. Clarke, director of New Jersey-based Wilt Thou Be Made Whole Ministry, also shares about the human body as "God's creation" and the Bible as the "owner's manual" that comes with it for its natural health and restoration. Clarke calls the Bible "the greatest medical book that has ever been written," and he gives the scriptures to prove it! This episode opens with reading of text from the title, introduction and content pages of The Ministry of H...
2017-01-2329 min
Supernatural PodcastEpisode #61: "Monster Movie"Our episode review of "Monster Movie" can be found here
NOTES:*Happy Holidays!*Sorry for the delay! We will catch up with the recaps soon.*Thanks to Josh for joining me for the analysis discussion.*Thanks to Kristen and Quinn for the great episode recap!LEGENDS & REFERENCES & TRIVIA:*(thanks to Greg for preparing this information!)Bram Stoker’s Legend of Dracula WerewolvesReal Werewolves/Werewolf AccountsMUSIC:*Live music at the Oktoberfest festivities by the Happy Schnapps Combo.*"Toccata and Fugue in D minor," by J...
2008-12-2500 min