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Optimistic VoicesTwice Orphaned: The MaMaw's House Story - Why Sponsorship Doesn't Save the Care Leaver.Send us a textWhen Jen Conrad first sponsored a child in Sierra Leone, she never imagined it would lead to adoption proceedings, heartbreaking visa denials, and eventually creating a groundbreaking program that's changing lives across the country. Her story reveals the hidden aftermath of institutional care that few people consider: what happens when orphaned children become adults?After traveling to Sierra Leone multiple times and forming deep bonds with two siblings, Jen and her husband pursued adoption. Despite gaining full legal guardianship in Sierra Leone's courts, their hopes were crushed when U.S. immigration...2025-04-1842 min
Wizards of Waverly Pod“Graphic Novel” With TikTok Star Yasmine SahidThis week on Wizards Pod we are recapping “Graphic Novel” in ~style~ with the hilarious Yasmine Sahid. You may have seen Yasmine cracking people up on tiktok, dropping a banger on spotify, acting or writing for tv and film, aaaand maybe on the dating app Raya 👀 (serious inquiries only). We talk with Yasmine, about the horrors of the dating scene right now, edgy Disney jokes, and our favorite Alex Russo moments.
David is in which Twilight movie?? Which photoshoot did Jen ruin as a kid?? And HOW did Yasmine become a TikTok sensation overnight???
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The Circle SessionsYou Are A Badass At PodcastingAre you ready to take your podcast to the next level? 🚀 Join me in this week's episode of The Circle Sessions as I discuss a game-changing book recommendation that will help you crush your podcasting goals!📚 "You Are a Badass at Making Money" by Jen Sincero 📚In this eye-opening read, Jen Sincero offers invaluable advice and practical exercises to overcome negativity and achieve financial success. But here's the best part: you can translate these concepts into your podcasting journey! 🎧Here are three key takeaways for podcasters from "You Are a Badass at Making Money":2023-09-0603 min
Creative Codex40: Carl Jung & Alchemy • Part II: River of GoldBeneath the surface of Western history––deep within its cavernous tunnels––flows a river of gold.
On this episode we explore the essential concepts of alchemy, alchemical artwork, Jung's theory regarding the projection of unconscious material, inexplicable dreams with alchemical symbolism, the paradox of consciousness & matter, and the unique role of revelation in alchemy. In the end, we return to The Red Book to track down a special passage which seems to prove Dr. Jung tapped into alchemy through his active imagination method seven years before officially studying it.
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Creative Codex39: Carl Jung & Alchemy • Part I: Dreams, Art, & SynchronicityWhat is alchemy? Where does it come from? When did it begin? What does Jung find in alchemy? What does it represent to him that is so important, so profound, that it causes him to abandon his inspired work of the Red Book? It’s time to find out.
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Harbinger Society PresentsCLC Day 1: Workers and the Affordability Crisis (UNPACKING THE NEWS S2, E4)From May 8-12 don't miss UNPACKING THE NEWS' daily show broadcasting live from the 2023 Canadian Labour Congress with our friends at Quebec solidarity journalism cooperative Pivot!Every day we're releasing interviews and reports from the floor of Canada's 30th tri-annual labour summit including this episode featuring a panel from the conference floor moderated by Broadbent Institute director Jen Hassum in conversation with economists Jim Stanford, Angella MacEwan and Yasmine Yalnizyan on 'Fighting for Fairness: Workers and the Affordability Crisis'.Subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and find more about the Congress...2023-05-0932 min
Unpacking the NewsCLC Day 1: Workers and the Affordability CrisisFrom May 8-12 don't miss UNPACKING THE NEWS' daily show broadcasting live from the 2023 Canadian Labour Congress with our friends at Quebec solidarity journalism cooperative Pivot!Every day we're releasing interviews and reports from the floor of Canada's 30th tri-annual labour summit including this episode featuring a panel from the conference floor moderated by Broadbent Institute director Jen Hassum in conversation with economists Jim Stanford, Angella MacEwan and Yasmine Yalnizyan on 'Fighting for Fairness: Workers and the Affordability Crisis'.Subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts and find more about the Congress...2023-05-0932 min
Creative Codex38: Marina Abramović • IMMATERIAL • Part III: SublimationThis is the final part of a three part series about the legend of performance art: Marina Abramović. In this episode we explore Marina & Ulay's hypnosis inspired performance pieces, we follow them into the Australian outback for their six months living with aborigines, and finally explore what leads to their last performance–walking the Great Wall of China.
Pieces discussed in order of appearance in the episode:
• Hypnosis inspired series (1980): Nature of Mind, Point of Contact, Timeless Point of View, Rest Energy
• Nightsea Crossing (1981-1987)
• Lovers (1988), The Great Wall of C...2023-04-191h 20
Creative Codex37: Marina Abramović • IMMATERIAL • Part II: ConjunctionThis is Part 2 of a three part series about the legend of performance art: Marina Abramović. On this episode, we explore her intense relationship and art partnership with Ulay. The narrative weaves its way through their thirteen year collaboration, focusing on their early years, first performances together, and their Art Vital manifesto which encapsulated their life and art.
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Creative Codex36: Marina Abramović • IMMATERIAL • Part 1: Life or DeathThis is Part 1 of a three part series about the legend of performance art: Marina Abramović. On this episode, we explore her childhood, Marina's first forays into art, and her controversial Rhythm series. In a first for podcasting, we explore her performance art through sonic simulations of the works as they are discussed.
Her artworks as they appear in this episode:
Rhythm 10 (1973)
Rhythm 5 (1974)
Rhythm 2 (1974)
Rhythm 4 (1974)
Rhythm 0 (1974)
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The Write Project🔒 Who are your writer friends, and how do they make you better? | The Write Project +Subscriber-only episodeAuthors are often formed not just through talent but through connections they make in the industry! They say no man is an island, and it is especially true of authors. In this Premium Episode of The Write Project, we talk to 11 authors about who their writer-friends are, and how their influence has affected their work! Featuring from Engen Books: Yasmine Dalloul, poet with Mythology from the RockAndrew Peacock, author of VIRALLily McCarthy, author of Quick Bright ThingsHeather Reilly, author of the Binding of the A...2023-02-0131 min
Mavens of MisdeedsSamhain: The origin of Halloween and Torture at the Tower of LondonIt's always spooky season around here, but in this episode we go extra spooky and educational. Yasmine explains the origin of Halloween and why we trick or treat. Jen takes us to London to explore the executions performed there, a certain famous disappearance of two Princes and also common methods of torture in England.We love to hear from our listeners! Tell us what myths/lore/legends/paranormal/folktales/fables/fairy tales you would like to hear covered on the show. Want to be a guest? Let us know by connecting with us:mav...2022-10-311h 11Mavens of MisdeedsSarah Ware Murder Finale and AtlantisIt's finally here! The final part of the Sarah Ware historical true crime series. Let us know what you think happened to Sarah-in this episode we discuss theories and find out if anyone is convicted.Yasmine is determined that Jen WILL learn Greek mythology! She brings the fascinating new research into an age old question: Did Atlantis ever exist?We love to hear from our listeners! Tell us what myths/lore/legends/paranormal/folktales/fables/fairy tales you would like to hear covered on the show. Want to be a guest? Let us know by connect...2022-10-061h 15Mavens of MisdeedsSarah Ware Murder Part 2 and The Dudley CurseIn this episode we are back with Part 2 of the historical true crime story about Sarah Ware. A coroner's inquest has been held and a suspect arrested, but will justice be done? Many theories are starting to emerge and secrets are being revealed! Source material for this episode-Emeric Spooner's book "Sarah Ware Revisited".Yasmine takes us to Dudleytown, Connecticut to a village that has become a ghost town. The town's namesake, the Dudley family have suffered the effects of a curse placed on them since the time of King Henry VIII! Legend has it that despite the family curs...2022-09-281h 16Mavens of MisdeedsThe Fates and Sarah Ware Murder Part 1Do you believe everything that happens on this big marble is by chance or do you believe your life path is predetermined? In Greek mythology the Moirai or the fates determine your best life. Yasmine breaks it down for us in the first half of the episode. Then we dive into a historical true crime from 1898 in Bucksport, Maine that remains unsolved despite trials and multiple shady suspects. This one is a doozy with a severed head, courtroom drama, a town-wide conspiracy, and a haunting. Part 2 coming next week!Spooky season is almost here! Connect with us and sh...2022-09-211h 12Mavens of MisdeedsThe Frozen People of Vermont and the Stanley HotelThis one is a doozy! First we discuss a legend from Vermont where apparently cryogenics was invented in 1887 per the tale: The Frozen People of Vermont. Next Yasmine takes us to the Disneyland of Ghosts--The Stanley Hotel in Colorado made even more famous by Stephen King's The Shining.Spooky season is upon us-Reach out and let us know your personal encounters with the paranormal, or a local legend in your town!We love to hear from our listeners! Tell us what myths/lore/legends/paranormal/folktales/fables/fairy tales you would like to hear cove...2022-09-151h 14Mavens of MisdeedsBucksport, ME curses and Red Paint People of Maine and Vampire Folklore!Fresh from vacation Jen takes us through a couple of incredible Maine legends. First, a visit to the historical society in Bucksport, ME prompted a visit to the cemetery to visit the well known grave of Col Jonathan Bucksport that was defaced following a curse from a witch he had condemned to death. Also in the Bucksport region is the mystery of the Red Paint People of Maine who seemingly disappeared 3800 years ago, leaving mysterious graves full of crushed hematite. Who were they, and where did they go?Yasmine walks us through the fascinating world of vampire folklore. List...2022-09-061h 59Mavens of MisdeedsThe Ladies with Poisonous Hair--Elizabeth Ridgeway and MedusaElizabeth Ridgeway was known by those closest to her to have some serious character flaws, but many realized far too late the lengths she would go to to rid herself of those that irritated her in some way. Jen kicks us off with 17th century apothecaries that provided many "cures" for common ailments via arsenic and other poisonous concoctions, but also provided people like Elizabeth a means to dispatch with those that did not meet her expectations via poisoning. It was also rumored that she hid bottles of poison in her luscious locks!Yasmine walks us through a we...2022-08-231h 32