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Advice from the CheerbrarianUncomplicating Compliments - How to Take and Give Compliments Like a ChampCompliments make you break out in a sweat? Stumble over trying to pay someone a kind word? I've got you with a few key ideas.Together we unpack that weird good/bad feeling of receiving a compliment and learn how to do so with a bit more grace. Plus we break down how to give a quality compliment that'll make someones day.
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Unsolicited Advice - Resist the pull of deflection and acknowledge a compliment with a simple "thank you." Because "thank you" is a complete sentence. Want to give a good compliment...
2024-09-1718 min
Next Stop, MississippiNext Stop MS | 40th Hal's St. Paddy's Day Parade with Grand Marshal, Cassandra Wilson & Sweet Potato Queen Jill Conner Browne and the 17th Annual Charles H. Templeton, Sr. Ragtime and Jazz Festival with Gatsby GalaToday, I head to Starkville this weekend for the 17th Annual Charles H. Templeton, Sr. Ragtime and Jazz Festival with Gatsby Gala then we’ll hit the 2023 Hal’s St. Paddy’s Day Parade in Jackson with Grammy Award Winning Jazz Artist, Grand Marshal, and Jackson Native, Cassandra Wilson and H.R.H. THEE Sweet Potato Queen, Jill Conner Browne. Plus we’ll also let you know what’s happening around your neck of the woods! So, stay tuned, buckle up and hold on tight for your Next Stop MS!Visit our events calendar at mpbonline.org and cli...
2023-03-2547 min
Now I've Heard EverythingJill Conner BrowneA 41-year tradition continues this weekend in Jackson, Mississippi, with the annual St. Patrick's Day parade, featuring the sweet potato queens.
It all started when Jill Connor Browne and a few of her friends formed the Queens.
And in the years since then, it has become an honored tradition -- and has spawned several bestselling books.
I first met Jill Conner Browne in 2001, after publication of her second book, God Save The Sweet Potato Queens.
2023-03-1915 min
Louisiana ConsideredCrescent City Stage, theater company that formed during the pandemic, launches inaugural seasonThe mighty Mississippi River has punched a hole in Plaquemine Parish’s east bank, and it is only continuing to grow. WWNO’s Halle Parker tells us why the state, coastal advocates and the U.S. Army Corps are debating how to manage its future.
Crescent City Stage, a new theater company that formed in New Orleans in the middle of a global pandemic, is finally able to bring performances to local audiences. Co-founder Michael Newcomer tells us about the company’s inaugural season and its opening production of Derek Walcott’s Pantomime.A production of Sweet...
2022-09-1324 min
Sidetracked StoriesEp.092 Live Long and Prosper (aka Sidetracked Sisters Tribute, aka Our Obits)"Stay fit and live long and prosper, but write your own obituary now, while you can, just in case." -Jill Conner Browne (Novelist and head Sweet Potato Queen)
Yeah. The Sidetracked Sisters aren't planning on going anywhere soon, but the topic that we agreed to write about this week was our OBITUARY! It wasn't all that easy, to be honest with you!
Today we get into all the things. Sandy, Judy, Michelle, and I talk about funeral music and Judy's burial fears. We debate having a funeral versus a "celebration of life" (or a celebration o...
2022-07-2842 min
Conversations on MPBJill Conner BrowneSweet Potato Queen and author Jill Conner Browne is back in the spotlight with a play based on the SPQ’s coming to Mississippi. She’s also returning to her old St. Paddy’s Day parade stomping grounds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-06-1126 min
Now You're Talking with Marshall RamseyNow You're Talking w/ Marshall Ramsey: “Sweet Potato Queens” The MusicalJill Conner Browne‘s life as The “Sweet Potato Queen” is coming to the stage in a New Musical “Sweet Potato Queens” at New Stage Theater on March 13th 2019 and today we sit down and take a "behind-the-scenes" look with the "queen" herself, Jill and director of the musical, the talented Randy Redd, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-03-1100 minNow You're Talking with Marshall RamseyNow You're Talking w/ Marshall Ramsey: “Sweet Potato Queens” The MusicalJill Conner Browne‘s life as The “Sweet Potato Queen” is coming to the stage in a New Musical “Sweet Potato Queens” at New Stage Theater on March 13th 2019 and today we sit down and take a "behind-the-scenes" look with the "queen" herself, Jill and director of the musical, the talented Randy Redd, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2019-03-1100 min
30Aradio30A Show Jill Conner BrowneSome say you haven’t read real Southern humor unless you’ve read advice about love and life from ‘The Sweet Potato Queen’. The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy is launching one of its nationally acclaimed reading programs in Walton County and to celebrate they are bringing best-selling author Jill Conner Browne, the famed ‘Sweet Potato Queen’ to South Walton. And Laura Holloway caught up with Jill Conner Browne for this edition of the 30A Show. www.30a.com/the-sweet-potato-queen/
2016-07-2100 min
Spiritual Living Podcast ArchiveWho We Really Aren'tCore issues from our childhood can give us a road map of how we operate in the world. For example, chaos and feeling like a victim can lead to anger and then feeling lost. We can use affirmative prayer to counteract that old belief and clear our consciousness, such as, "I release my belief in chaos. I release my belief in anger..." This helps us rediscover who we really are and who we are not!
Jill Conner Browne, in The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love says, "Life is too short and too long to spend it...
2011-09-1832 min
Start A Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook On Your Commute.The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-Ass Novel by Jill Conner Browne, Karin GillespiePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/221755to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-Ass Novel
Series: Sweet Potato Queens
Author: Jill Conner Browne, Karin Gillespie
Narrator: Jill Conner Browne
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
Release date: 10-24-08
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 107 ratings
Genres: Southern
Publisher's Summary:
2008-10-247h 09Amazon BookClipsAmazon BookClips #3-April 4, 2007The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-Ass Novel by Jill Conner Browne
2007-10-2300 min
Authors In Your Pocket (tm) ShowAuthors In Your Pocket Show 02/23/07 Jill Conner Browne, Sweet Potato Queens First Big-Ass NovelFeaturing Jill Conner Browne, the NYT bestselling author of the Sweet Potato Queens® series. “Boss Queen” Jill discusses her Sweet Potato Queens® series, and her hilarious new novel THE SWEET POTATO QUEENS' FIRST BIG-ASS NOVEL: STUFF WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY DO, BUT COULD HAVE, AND MAY YET. She founded the Sweet Potato Queens® in the early 1980s. Today there are more than 2 million copies of The Sweet Potato Queen’s books in print.Brought to you by TriCom Podcast, dedicated to putting Authors In YourPocket (tm)...http://www.authorsinyourpocket.com
2007-02-2438 minAuthors In Your Pocket (tm) Show (Graphically Enhanced)Authors In Your Pocket Show 02/23/07 Jill Conner Browne, Sweet Potato Queens First Big-Ass Novel (Graphically Enhanced)Featuring Jill Conner Browne, the NYT bestselling author of the Sweet Potato Queens® series. “Boss Queen” Jill discusses her Sweet Potato Queens® series, and her hilarious new novel THE SWEET POTATO QUEENS' FIRST BIG-ASS NOVEL: STUFF WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY DO, BUT COULD HAVE, AND MAY YET. She founded the Sweet Potato Queens® in the early 1980s. Today there are more than 2 million copies of The Sweet Potato Queen’s books in print.<br /><br />Brought to you by TriCom Podcast, dedicated to putting Authors In Your<br />Pocket (tm)...http://www.authorsinyourpocket.com<img src="...
2007-02-2438 min
Discover An Game-Changing Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.The Sweet Potato Queens' Wedding Planner & Divorce Guide by Jill Conner BrownePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/131815to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Sweet Potato Queens' Wedding Planner & Divorce Guide
Series: Sweet Potato Queens
Author: Jill Conner Browne
Narrator: Jill Conner Browne
Format: mp3
Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
Release date: 12-21-05
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 94 ratings
Genres: 21st Century
Publisher's Summary:
2005-12-216h 36Explore A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Next-Level.The Sweet Potato Queens' Wedding Planner & Divorce Guide by Jill Conner BrownePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/131873to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Sweet Potato Queens' Wedding Planner & Divorce Guide
Author: Jill Conner Browne
Narrator: Jill Conner Browne
Format: mp3
Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins
Release date: 12-21-05
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 15 ratings
Genres: 21st Century
Publisher's Summary:
2005-12-213h 10
Listen to Trending Full Trial Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, ComedyGod Save the Sweet Potato Queens by Jill Conner BrownePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: God Save the Sweet Potato Queens Author: Jill Conner Browne Narrator: Jill Conner Browne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 29 minutes Release date: July 23, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Comedy Publisher's Summary: Hallelujah! The Sweet Potato Queens are back! In 1999, Jill Conner Browne, royal boss of Jackson, Mississippi's own glorious Sweet Potato Queens, introduced them to the world in the hilarious bestseller The Sweet Potato Queen's Book of Love (which contained everything you ever need to know about Love, Life, Men, Marriage, and the importance of Being...
2002-07-2310 min
Listen to Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, MemoirsGod Save the Sweet Potato Queens by Jill Conner BrownePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: God Save the Sweet Potato Queens Author: Jill Conner Browne Narrator: Jill Conner Browne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 29 minutes Release date: July 23, 2002 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: Hallelujah! The Sweet Potato Queens are back! In 1999, Jill Conner Browne, royal boss of Jackson, Mississippi's own glorious Sweet Potato Queens, introduced them to the world in the hilarious bestseller The Sweet Potato Queen's Book of Love (which contained everything you ever need to know about Love, Life, Men, Marriage, and the importance of Being...
2002-07-2310 min