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LIVRA-TELIVRA-TE#170 - Clube do Livra-te de Abril & Escolhas de MaioAbril trouxe o regresso da primavera e das alergias, e não nos desiludiu em termos de escolhas do Clube. Foram dois livros muito diferentes, ainda que envolventes à sua maneira, e que deram o mote para a discussão do episódio de hoje. Tenham cuidado com os spoilers, mas espreitem a antevisão das leituras para maio!Livros mencionados:- People We Meet on Vacation (Pessoas que Conhecemos nas Férias), Emily Henry (01:50)- A Paixão Segundo G.H., Clarice Lispector (02:14)- Kindred, Octavia E. Butler (30:12)...2025-04-301h 06The Fabulous 413The Fabulous 413February 28, 2025: Ceilings meant to be brokenToday is action packed with art nutrition for what ails you.We head to Amherst College to talk with director Jen Acker about actor Jeffrey Wright, author Percival Everett, Dr. Anthony Fauci and the other star studded guests coming to campus for this year's 10th annual LitFest.We also get a triple dose of music for this Live Music Friday. We’re joined by local star Ciarra Fragale, who is celebrating a new video, an upcoming album and an appearance at the Back Porch Festival next weekend. We’re also joined by the ever...2025-03-0151 minBooks with BetsyBooks with BetsyEpisode 41 - Completely Booked with Jordan HernandezOn this episode, Jordan Hernandez, who organizes the book community Completely Booked and I discuss what diverse books means to her, how to curate a feed that provides diverse options, and so many amazing book recommendations. If you want to join Completely Booked, you can send Jordan a DM on Instagram to get added to the email list!   Follow Completely Booked on Instagram Double Dough  HobokenGirl   Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy’s reading:  Less by Andrew Sean Greer  The Roa...2025-02-171h 00Medium Lady ReadsMedium Lady ReadsEpisode 35: We're Back With Our 2025 Reading Goals!Hello, hi, and welcome to Medium Lady Reads. This is episode 35, “We’re Back with Our 2025 Reading Goals.”Welcome back to Medium Lady Reads! Erin and Jillian are excited to be back on mic to talk books and the library. They’re returning “rested and refreshed” after their January hiatus and can’t wait to share some of their latest reads. In This Episode:The ladies welcome you back and share a check-in on how their life and reading has been going.Mentioned in this Episode: Episode 32 for The Life Impossible by Matt HaigErin j...2025-02-0443 minUnabridged: A Book PodcastUnabridged: A Book PodcastPercival Everett's JAMES - January 2025 Book Club PickWhat does it mean to explore identity, legacy, and the complexities of family through a literary lens? For our January book club episode of Unabridged, join us as we discuss Percival Everett’s James. This inventive retelling of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn reimagines the story from Jim’s perspective, giving voice to a character often overshadowed in the original. Packed with humor, grief, and rich reflection, Everett’s novel invites readers to explore themes of race, agency, and storytelling in a whole new way. Don’t miss this engaging conversation about a brilliant book that...2025-01-2951 minBeyond The ZeroBeyond The ZeroEnd of Year Special Part 4Featuring : Jen Craig Nicholas During D. Frederick Thomas Eli McLean Paul Dalgarno Part 4  Show notes  Jen Craig Best of 2024  Paradise Estate - Max Easton Jakob Von Guten - Walser  Let The Boys Play - Nicholas John Turner Jane...2024-12-223h 02Fairfield What Are You Reading?Fairfield What Are You Reading?Episode 39: Music's Sound, Trapped in a Snowglobe, and Huck's FriendFairfield Public Library's monthly podcast helps you find your next great read. Fairfield Public Library, Fairfield, CT fairfieldpubliclibrary.org    Podcast host: Philip Bahr, Head of Adult Services Guests: Mary Coe, Branch Reference Librarian, Jennifer Laseman, Head of Teen Services, and Elaine Barrie, Adult Services Librarian Thanks to our podcast editor Emma Jane Kennely for making us sound great! This month's FPL staff picks: Mary: Maria by Michelle Moran The Days I Loved You Most by Amy Neff In...2024-09-0638 min515 : The Ultra Podcast515 : The Ultra PodcastS6E4 -- The World’s First Female Uberman Finisher : Melissa UrieSend us a textShe’s Iron.  She’s Ultra.  She’s Epic.  After being the second woman ever to complete the Epic 5 in 2017, Melissa Urie set out for an even more superlative title  – Uberman.   With the help of her amazing crew, Melissa was able to become the first female finisher of Uberman in 2019 (and set the swim record while doing so) in an overall time of 135 hours 55 minutes or 5 days 15 hours 55 minutes.In this episode, Melissa shares her spirit for participation in these Ultra events and throws in lots of tips...2024-07-261h 23For The Love With Jen Hatmaker PodcastFor The Love With Jen Hatmaker Podcast[BONUS] Jen Hatmaker Book Club ft. Violeta by Isabel AllendeJen and Isabel Allende discuss her novel, Violeta, and why Allende makes her bold choices in characters, events, and settings. Allende shares her fascinating personal background - born in Peru, living as a refugee, and eventually immigrating to the U.S. where she began her writing career.Allende explains how Violeta's story was inspired by her own mother's life and letters, which Allende has meticulously preserved over decades. The author discusses how Violeta's complicated romantic relationships and experiences of political upheaval mirror Allende's own life.Particularly compelling moments include:2024-05-1052 minWomen Rocking Real Estate PodcastWomen Rocking Real Estate Podcast4 Mindset Traps Realtors Fall Victim To & How To Avoid ThemIf there is one thing that can ruin your experience working in real estate, it’s going to be the mindset you bring into the business. Specifically there are 4 mindset traps that cause Realtors the majority of their problems and grief working in this business. Well in this podcast episode we uncover these 4 traps, break them down and give you tools and strategies to help change your mindset, so that you’re no longer be a victim to them. Here’s What You’ll Learn: How you may have fallen victim to one of these tr...2024-03-2626 minWomen Rocking Real Estate PodcastWomen Rocking Real Estate PodcastWhat The NAR Settlement Means For Real Estate Agents in the US & CanadaOn March 15th the National Association of Realtors (NAR) which is the largest defendant in a class action lawsuit announced a settlement that essentially will change the real estate landscape in the US and likely Canada in the near future. So the question we all have is what does all of this mean? What’s going to happen? How is this going to impact agents and what is going to change? In this podcast episode Jennifer shares her thoughts, some key takeaways to keep in mind and some actionable tips, strategies and ways that you can pivot in...2024-03-1819 minWomen Rocking Real Estate PodcastWomen Rocking Real Estate Podcast6 Ways Realtors Can Convert MORE Leads Into MORE ClientsWhen realtors aren’t getting as many new clients as they want or need, they often assume that they have a lead generation problem and so they focus all of their attention on trying to generate more leads. But sometimes you don’t actually have a problem getting leads, you’ve got a problem CONVERTING them. I’m going to bet that you have leads you don’t even know you have and that you are missing opportunities to convert those leads into loyal clients. If you’re looking to grow your business this year (duh who isn’t?) you...2024-02-0532 minThe Long Take ReviewThe Long Take ReviewAmerican Fiction ReviewWhile Internet fires continue to rage after Barbie visionaries Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie did not get nominated for Best Director and Best Actress respectively, Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut, American Fiction, quietly over-performed with five Oscar nominations. Supporting Actor was a little unexpected, and Score was a total surprise, indicating broader strength and support for the film. The relatively small dramedy, adapted from Percival Everett’s novel, Erasure, follows a professor and fiction writer named Thelonious “Monk” Ellison as he struggles to write a best seller because, according to his editor, his books aren’t “Black” enough. While...2024-01-301h 49Women Rocking Real Estate PodcastWomen Rocking Real Estate Podcast10 New Year's Resolutions Every Realtor Should Consider This YearIt’s a new year and that means a fresh start! If you want to slay your goals this year, in this episode I’m sharing 10 New Year's resolution ideas that every realtor should consider implementing in their business this year. Tune in for inspiration and actionable ideas on what you can shift in your business to set the stage for a prosperous year. Here’s What You’ll Learn: Why setting goals is useless, unless you have a step by step plan for what you’re going to do DIFFERENTLY to achieve them. The biggest roadblocks...2024-01-0129 minBeyond The ZeroBeyond The ZeroEnd of Year Special Part 5 Emmett Stinson  2023 Highlights  Wall - Jen Craig  Mircea Cărtărescu - Solenoid  Domenico Starnone - The House on Via Gemito Vertigo - Amanda Lorry Denis Johnson - Train Dreams  Dag Solstad - Novel 11 book 18  2024  A Bended Circuity - Robert S Stickley Elfriede Jelinek - Children of the Dead Alina Stefanescu Andrei Platinov - Chevengur Avner...2023-12-242h 47Beyond The ZeroBeyond The ZeroEnd of Year Special Part 3 Jen Craig  Highlights of 2023 Vigdis Hjorth - Is Mother Dead  Fleur Jaeggy - Sweet Days of Discipline  Annie Ernaux -   The Sitter -  Angela O’Keeffe Paul Dalgarno - A Country of Eternal Light 2024  Grimmish More  Vigdis Hjorth Fleur Jaeggy Lisa Ro...2023-12-232h 07Women Rocking Real Estate PodcastWomen Rocking Real Estate PodcastHow To Grow Your Real Estate Business By Getting MORE Involved In Your CommunityIn today's episode, I've got fellow real estate agent Natalia Zammitti on the show. She’s had a lot of success in real estate and is the perfect example of how you can use Community to build a thriving and consistent business...but also how you can use community to support YOU in your business. Come join us for this casual chat where we share our thoughts about how you can get more involved in your community to grow who you know and build more authentic connections with people. We’ll be sharing some best practices and how we indi...2023-11-2253 minWomen Rocking Real Estate PodcastWomen Rocking Real Estate PodcastHow To Deal With Different Client Personalities in Real EstateAs soon as you start dealing with clients in real estate, you will quickly learn that working with all of the different personality types, is one of THE biggest challenges. We all have our own personalities and often work best with people who share similar traits and approaches, but you’re never only going to deal with people like you and if you want to be successful in this business long term, you’ve got to learn how to crack other people’s code and that is exactly what you’re going to learn in this podcast episode. I have...2023-10-1738 minWomen Rocking Real Estate PodcastWomen Rocking Real Estate Podcast10 Mistakes Realtors Make Trying To Get New ClientsIf you feel like you've tried everything to grow your business, but you're struggling to get consistent traction getting new clients, chances are you're making at least one (and probably more) of these 10 mistakes. Well it's time to get off the struggle bus! In this episode, here's what you're going to learn: Why you've got to go back to basics and figure out which lead gen strategy is going to work for you, so that you can stop avoiding, procrastinating and getting distracted by shiny objects all around you. The one mindset shift that will change...2023-09-1926 minRaging RomanticsRaging Romantics#71 Cosplaying King Arthur and Other Fun Knight Things - Medieval pt. 2Content warning @ 26:21 - 30:24 for violence against women in the medieval and earlier time periods as part of military practices Why did chivalry get romanticized in medieval literature? And what values do we still hold to the title today? And did knights really think that they were part of King Arthur's court?Questions/comments/concerns/recommendations? Email us @ ragingromantics@nopl.org!Movies Jackie recommends:Knight's Tale (st. Heath Ledger)Robin Hood (st. Russell Crowe)King Arthur (st. Clive Owen and Keira Knightley)First Knight...2023-08-0449 minThe NoSleep PodcastThe NoSleep PodcastNoSleep Podcast - Doctor Sleepless at the Stanley LiveA special live bonus episode from the Doctor Sleepless at the Stanley event in Nov 2022. “Incident 285” written by D. Williams (Story starts around 00:04:45) Cast: Stu – Kyle Akers, Jodie – Linsay Rousseau, Carmen – Nikolle Doolin, Matt – Mick Wingert, Radio Man – David Cummings “The Funeral” written by Gemma Amor (Story starts around 00:26:30) Cast: Rachel – Kate Siegel, Terry – Samantha Sloyan, Mike – Kyle Akers, Priest – Mick Wingert, Timothyís Corpse – David Cummings “Percival Parkerís Piano Practice” written by Oli White (Story starts around 00:48:30) Cast: Jeremy – David Cummings, Horst-Peter – Mick Wingert, December – Lindsay Rousseau, Chadley – Kyle Akers, Mitzy – Nikolle Doolin, Demon Voice...2023-07-232h 28Women Rocking Real Estate PodcastWomen Rocking Real Estate Podcast7 Marketing Metrics Realtors MUST Measure MonthlyWhen it comes to investing time and money into any strategy to grow your business, the biggest mistake you can make is not tracking and analyzing the results of your efforts. If you are just doing things, but don’t really know if what you’re doing is actually growing your business, you are making decisions with a blindfold on, which is not a smart way to run a business. Here’s what you’re going to learn in this episode: 5 business opportunities that you miss, when you don’t measure your metrics Why the first metric tha...2023-07-1733 minWomen Rocking Real Estate PodcastWomen Rocking Real Estate PodcastBad Advice Realtors Should STOP TakingIt’s time to break free from bad guidance, stop believing bull***t, and ditch destructive advice for good. In this podcast episode, I’m going to be pulling back the curtain on the bad advice often given to Realtors that can have the biggest negative impact on both your business and your happiness in this business. Here’s what you’ll learn: The number one trap we fall into that we think is helping our business, but is actually hindering our growth A universal misconception that will make you change how you think about your sphere o...2023-06-1534 minMostly FictionalMostly FictionalEp. 16: Checking Out Books for the Back Half of the YearIn this episode, Pam and Hallie give a reading update, then review some new releases for 2023 and talk about books for the back half of the year.Books mentioned, in order:I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamaraA Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel AllendeThe Covenant of Water by Abraham VergheseWhale by Cheon Myeong-KwanCassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes by Elizabeth LesserThe Whalebone Theatre by Joanna QuinnThe Honeybee Emeralds by Amy TectorThe Trees by Pe...2023-05-311h 18Women Rocking Real Estate PodcastWomen Rocking Real Estate PodcastHow to Sell More Real Estate With This Little-Known FrameworkBefore you can learn how to sell more real estate, you have to first earn the right to sell. You're not ready to sell, until you deeply understand your clients, connect with them and know their real problems. Only then can you begin to solve their problems, influence their decisions and ultimately sell to them. In this podcast episode, I have author Christine Miles on the show and she is going to walk us through the simple framework for learning how to listen to what is said, but more importantly what is not...2023-05-091h 11Women Rocking Real Estate PodcastWomen Rocking Real Estate PodcastWhen Things Go Wrong in Real Estate TransactionsIt’s not a matter of if, it’s only a matter of when something is going to go wrong in one of your real estate deals. If you’ve been through a complaint or lawsuit before, you’re already painfully aware of the horrible toll it can take on you. For the rest of you that have been fortunate enough to not experience this trauma yet, this episode is going to arm you with 8 strategies to do everything you can to prevent it from happening in the first place, but will also give you some tools for deal...2023-04-1129 minWomen Rocking Real Estate PodcastWomen Rocking Real Estate PodcastReal Estate Teams: The Good, The Bad and the UglyIn this episode, we explore the world of real estate teams - the good, the bad, and the downright ugly. Should you join one? Should you leave one you’re on? When are you ready to start one? How can you better manage the one you’ve already got? Here’s what you’ll learn: Why EVERY agent needs to be a part of a team and how to re-frame how you think about teams The one mindset shift you need to make to set your experience up for success when joining OR starting a team The 6 it...2023-03-1443 minWomen Rocking Real Estate PodcastWomen Rocking Real Estate PodcastHow To Prevent Realtor Burnout: The 5-Step Reset If you've ever felt on the brink of burnout, instead of being reactive and doing a reset when you’ve hit rock bottom and absolutely need one, be proactive and do one before you need it. This month's podcast episode will teach you how! In it you’ll learn: The 9 questions you need to ask yourself to know if you're on the right track in your business The number one thing that keeps successful agents stuck in patterns of over-working Why you may need to tear your business back to the stud...2023-02-0731 minWomen Rocking Real Estate PodcastWomen Rocking Real Estate Podcast6 Simple Ways To Become a Better Listing AgentMany agents would agree that one of the hardest parts of being a Realtor, is dealing with other Realtors! So if you want to become a better Listing agent, it starts with focusing first on how to improve the Buyer’s experience. In this episode, we go back to basics and explore 6 simple ways that you can elevate how you list properties, to improve the experience for both agents and their buyers. In this episode you’ll learn: how working with buyers regularly will make you a better listing agent tips on how to set...2023-01-1139 minWomen Rocking Real Estate PodcastWomen Rocking Real Estate Podcast6 Mega Myths I’m Busting About Working in Real EstateIf you’re thinking about getting into real estate, have plans underway already, or are still growing your business, in today’s episode I am going to be busting 6 mega myths about working in real estate, that need to be put to bed once and for all. I'll be sharing my insights and perspectives on these controversial topics and busting some myths while I do: Niches Commissions Working full-time vs. part-time Working with listings vs. buyers Lead generation and whether you're too young or too old to get started (hint...you're neither!) LEARN MORE ABOUT WORK...2022-10-1734 minWomen Rocking Real Estate PodcastWomen Rocking Real Estate Podcast7 Strategies to Stay Motivated & Move Forward…Even When It Feels Like Nothing Is WorkingIf you're looking for the secret to success in building a real estate business, it boils down to one simple skill and that is learning how to stay motivated and keep taking consistent action…even when it feels like it's not working. If you can find strategies to kick start your motivation, so that you keep moving forward when everyone else starts getting distracted and procrastinating, that is how you’ll get where you want to go and others won’t. In this episode, you'll learn the 7 strategies I recommend to get yourself back on track...2022-09-0728 min515 : The Ultra Podcast515 : The Ultra PodcastS3E6 -- Ultra 520K Canada Race Recap and MemoriesSend us a textThe 515 Ultra Podcast completes its on the road in Penticton vacay with the Ultra 520K Canada finale recap.  In this episode, I speak with the winners – Jeremy Hopwood (27:38:06) and Susan Evans (31:37:40) live from the finish line.  Susan has set a record as the first woman in her age group (60-69) to complete an Ultra race.The rest of this episode is a series of memories told by the staff and athletes that have been coming to Steve Brown’s races since 1993.  As regu...2022-08-191h 47