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Kracl Funeral ChapelsJohn BialasJohn Bialas, 74, of rural Bellwood, passed away Friday, November 28, 2025 at his home.
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A private service with Military Honors will be held at a later date.
John Bialas, age 74 of Rural Bellwood, passed away at his home on Friday November 28, 2025. He was born August 17, 1951 in Central City, NE to Emil & Helen Bialas.
John joined the U.S. Army where he was stationed in Germany from 1970-1973, with Honorable discharge. He was very proud to be able to serve h...
2025-11-2900 min
Theater TalkTheater Talk: Hear Anthony's amusing family trip for DAMN YANKEES, THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR, and more! Meanwhile, there are plenty of local openings (click through for listings).This week on Theater Talk, Anthony recounts to Peter his recent trip down to see family in Maryland, a trip that came with three theatrical delights. First, Anthony went to the updated DAMN YANKEES at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., featuring new lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. The action moves from the Washington Senators to the Baltimore Orioles, set in the year 2000. Joe Hardy is now a Black Orioles fan whose father was a standout in the Negro Leagues. His quest isn’t just about baseball glory, it’s about fulfilling a dream denied to his father due to raci...
2025-10-1705 min
Grow Your Credit UnionYour Calls Aren't Landing, Selling Shouldn't Feel Sleazy, and Your Metrics Might Be MisguidedIn this episode of Grow Your Credit Union, host Joshua Barclay and co-host Becky Reed welcome Jim Ahrens, Chief Value Officer at PFP Services, to dive deeper into the challenges and strategies behind effective outbound marketing. Picking up from Episode 27, we talk about where outreach efforts still fall short, how credit unions can shift toward a true service-driven culture, and which metrics actually measure outbound success. A huge thanks to our sponsor for this episode, PFP Services. Credit Unions know that engagement is key to success. PFP Services brings expertise, resources, and passion to help y...
2025-02-2426 min
Evil Everywhere: A True Crime and Horror PodcastEpisode 44: Marlene Warren and the Sinister ClownFor centuries clowns have been seen as cheerful and funny often with exaggerated appearances and behaviors. But that feeling would change dramatically for the community living in Palm Beach County, Florida in 1990. Marlene Warren spent the morning of Memorial Day weekend at home with her then 21-year-old son and a couple of his friends. She was making breakfast and enjoying the quiet morning when suddenly her doorbell rang. When she answered the door, she saw a clown with an orange wig, white face paint, a red nose, holding balloons and a bouquet of carnations. Marlene loved clowns so surprised bu...
2025-02-201h 13
Commercially Speaking Podcast- Commercial Real Estate Investing That EntertainsThat's A Wrap!A huge thank you to our commercial real estate community! It’s been an honor entertaining you for 75 weeks straight and we can’t wait to see what’s next.
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2024-09-161h 00
Animaux AnimésBartok, la chauve-souris d'AnastasiaCet épisode d’Animaux-Animés est consacré à Bartok, la chauve-souris albinos du film d’animation Anastasia de 1997. Vous y découvrirez le mode de vie de ce petit mammifère mystérieux et comment la fiction a tendance à nous le présenter.Musiques : "Nightmare Machine" : Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License"Au plus noir de la nuit" : Jim Cummings - voix française de Richard Darbois."Bartok le Magnifique" : Lynn Ahrens et Stephen Flaherty - voix française de Patrick Guillemin."Dracula From Houston"...
2024-02-2912 min
Mouthing OffA Reading of THE ANIMALS by Kevin KautzmanThe company reads Kevin's new play THE ANIMALS. The reading features Jim Ahrens, Amanda Forstrom, Ian Hathway, and Amber Wood, with original music by Shawn Phillips. kevinkautzman.com twitter.com/badmouthtc instagram.com/badmouthtc Music credit: MusicbyAden - Mythology by MusicbyAden is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0CC Download: Musicbyaden – Mythology @musicbyaden
2023-03-301h 06
字谈字畅#187：波士顿旁快乐佬威廉·亚迪逊·德威金斯，高产且多面的设计师和艺术家，于其人生的后半段，为二十世纪上半叶的美国字体设计，注入了独具一格的创造力。今天老朋友沛然做客嘉宾，为大家介绍德威金斯富于活力的生平事迹及字体作品，及其在字体之外的有趣创作。 参考链接 威廉·亚迪逊·德威金斯（William Addison Dwiggins），美国字体设计师、插画师、平面设计师 字谈字畅 173：五行缺水的字体设计师？ Chauncey H. Griffith，美国字体设计师、印刷师，曾任 Linotype 字体排印开发副总裁（Vice President of Typographic Development） Metro，德威金斯设计的一系列无衬线体，Linotype 自 1929 年起陆续出品 Metro Nova，大曲都市基于 Metro No. 1 复刻的字体家族，Monotype 出品 Electra，德威金斯设计的衬线体家族，Linotype 自 1935 年起陆续出品 LfA Aluminia，Jim Parkinson 基于 Electra 复刻设计的字体家族，Letterform Archive 出品 Poets Electra，美国诗人学会（Academy of American Poets）的定制字体；Christian Schwartz 基于 Electra 复刻设计，Commercial Type 出品 Caledonia，德威金斯设计的衬线体家族，Linotype 于 1938 年出品 Tim Ahrens & Shoko Mugikura. Size-specific adjustments to type designs: An investigation of the principles guiding the design of optical sizes. Just Another Foundry, 2014 提线木偶（marionette），德威金斯的个人爱好之一 嘉宾 谭沛然：The Type 编辑，交互和平面设计师、设计史研究者 主播 Eric：字体排印研究者，译者，The Type 编辑 蒸鱼：设计师，The Type 编辑 欢迎与我们交流或反馈，来信请致 podcast@thetype.com。如果你喜爱本期节目，也欢迎用支付宝向我们捐赠：hello@thetype.com。 欢迎加入 The Type 会员计划，每月可通过会刊获得本节目更多图文扩展阅读，并享受礼品赠送、活动优惠以及购物折扣等权益。
2022-09-271h 25
Adapt or PerishA Christmas Carol, Part 2 (Ep. 107)Seasons greetings from Adapt or Perish! With Episode 107, our gift to you is a long-delayed follow-up to Episode 6, our original look at A Christmas Carol! In Part 1, we discussed: Charles Dickens' original 1843 novel A Christmas Carol (1951), starring Alistair Sim A Christmas Carol (1984), starring George C. Scott The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992), starring Michael Caine and the Muppets A Christmas Carol (1999), starring Patrick Stewart Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009), starring Jim Carrey In this episode we discuss: Scrooge (the 1935 movie), directed by Henry Edwards, written by H. Fowler Mear, and starring Sir Seymour Hicks A Christmas Carol...
2021-12-212h 07
Know the ShowCatsCATS Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum’s Book Of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot | “Prologue – Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats” additional material written by Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe | “Memory” additional material written by Trevor Nunn Episode Segments:1:53 – Speed Test7:00 – Why God Why11:25 – Back to Before17:34 – Putting It Together31:08 – What's Inside1:00:47 – How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?1:14:01 – We Go Together1:16:38 – Our Favorite Things1:24:31 – Corner of the Sky1:28:04 – What Comes Next?Works Consulted & Reference :Cats (Original Libretto) by Andrew Lloyd Webber & T.S. Eliot with Additional Material by Trevor Nunn & Richard StilgoeUnma...
2021-09-081h 29
Mighty CreatorsEv Chapman: How consumers can become creatorsEv Chapman @evielync describes specific techniques she uses to produce content, to quickly learn what content resonates, and to attract more followers. Details below.Ev is a content creator from Sydney, Australia. In the last 5 months, Ev has launched 3 digital products, and grown her audience by several thousand followers. Key Takeaways1/ How did you grow your audience? Consistently produce content. The more content you produce the more people resonate with it. Produce content that is interesting to you and it will resonate with a lot of people.2/ Why did...
2021-09-0624 minKnow the ShowAssassinsASSASSINS Book by John Weidman | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. Episode Segments:4:25 – Speed Test8:08 – Why God Why16:51 – Back to Before22:45 – Putting It Together34:55 – What's Inside1:05:25 – How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?1:41:00 – We Go Together1:45:28 – Our Favorite Things1:56:14 – Corner of the Sky2:00:10 – What Comes Next?Works Consulted & Reference :Assassins (Original Libretto) by John WeidmanLook, I Made A Hat by Stephen SondheimStudio Tenn Talks: The Assassins Reunion Show – Produced by Studio Tenn, Hosted by Patrick CassidyAssassins: In Converstaion – Executive Produced by Freddie GershonSondheim by Martin Gottfried Sondheim & Co. by Craig Zad...
2021-08-042h 02Know the ShowIn the HeightsIN THE HEIGHTS Book by Quíara Alegría Hudes | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | | Conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda Episode Segments:2:20 – Speed Test5:20 – Why God Why8:37 – Back to Before15:52 – Putting It Together28:35 – What's Inside46:53 – How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?1:00:48 – We Go Together1:08:52 – Our Favorite Things1:18:47 – Corner of the Sky1:21:43 – What Comes Next?Works Consulted & Reference :In the Heights (Original Libretto) by Quiara Alegría HudesIn the Heights: Finding Home by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegría Hudes, and Jeremy McCarterIn the Heights (Screenplay) by Quiara Alegría HudesMusic Credits:"Overture" from ...
2021-07-071h 23
Negative Positives Film Photography PodcastNegative Positives Podcast #361A listener interaction episode! Roxanna Angles (IG roxannalog IG golannaxor) appears on the "All Through A Lens" Podcast (IG allthroughalens.podcast) episode #39, Bob Matter (IG bobmatter) sends a message about a Vivian Maier: In Color exhibit at the Chicago History Museum that opened on May 8th, Mike Caputo's (IG aloha_bigmike) zine "America: Fifty on Film" is now available to order (get it here: https://www.blurb.com/b/10703303-america-fifty-on-film ). We get emails about the Analog Kissy Selfie Contest from Evan Waxman (IG evanwaxman), Dominick Chiuchiolo (IG djrocks66), and Leonid Nikishin (IG 10rolls_of_film). Also, a call in E...
2021-05-111h 13
freigeistern! Der Podcast für Kinder- und JugendliteraturWieland Freund – WaldgeisternOhne die Natur sind wir alle nichts – in den Romanen von Wieland Freund spielt sie die Hauptrolle
Wieland Freund – Waldgeistern
Er selbst nennt sich einen „hoffnungslosen Fantasten“, er ist ein hoffnungsvoller Erzähler: Wieland Freund, Journalist, Kritiker, Autor und Übersetzer, schreibt über Natur, Naturräume, Naturgeister. Damit steht er in die Tradition des „Nature Writing“. Vor dem Hintergrund von Klimakrise und Umweltschutz ist „Waldgeistern“ wichtiger denn je. Außerdem dabei: der „freigeistern!“-Fragebogen mit Wieland Freund, „Vorlesen!“ mit Wiebke Puls und die „freigeistern!“-Buchtipps von Christine Knödler
Die „freigeistern!“-Buchtipps von Wieland Freund:
Die...
2021-03-111h 12
Go Fact YourselfEp. 76: Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez**J. Keith is running for office! If you live in Los Angeles, please check out the Progressive Slate he’s on for Mid City West Neighborhood Council at mcw2021.com! Register for your ballot by March 9 and mail it in by March 16**Sing a song, watch a movie and let it go on this brand new Go Fact Yourself!Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez are an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony-winning songwriting couple. They’re best known for music they’ve made for Disney movies, including Frozen and Coco -- and now the theme music for “W...
2021-03-051h 20
Widower's JourneyWidower's Support Network – Members Only – A Retrospective ViewJoin widowers Larry Ahrens and Jim Winner as they visit with our host, Herb Knoll, in a retrospective view of the Widower's Support Network – Members Only; the dynamic Facebook page established exclusively for widowed men and those men who are serving as caregivers for their seriously ill spouses. Listen, as both Larry and Jim offer their critique of this page, a page recognized as the best resource available to widowers on planet earth. Note: Larry and Jim are each bi-weekly columnist on the Widower's Support Network – Members Only; you can read their insights every other Thursday. Widower's Support Network – Member...
2021-02-2132 min
Writing Publishing MarketingWriters Write - Special - Host Marsha Casper CookPlease join Marsha Casper Cook and authors Jim Nesbitt and Tim Arhens on December 1 4EST 3CST 2MT 1PST for a great discussion about writing ,marketing and most importantly how they write their characters. Marsha is an author, screenwriter, host and producer of all the Michigan Avenue Media Podcasts. http://www.marshacaspercook.com https://www.facebook.com/tim.ahrens.927 https://jimnesbittbooks.com/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/writing-publishing-marketing--6432060/support.
2020-12-011h 02Writers Talk on Michigan Avenue MediaWriters Write - Special - Host Marsha Casper CookPlease join Marsha Casper Cook and authors Jim Nesbitt and Tim Arhens on December 1 4EST 3CST 2MT 1PST for a great discussion about writing ,marketing and most importantly how they write their characters. Marsha is an author, screenwriter, host and producer of all the Michigan Avenue Media Podcasts. http://www.marshacaspercook.com https://www.facebook.com/tim.ahrens.927 https://jimnesbittbooks.com/
2020-12-011h 02Panel: timelines in your novelNovember 12th panel
Marsha casper cook
Tim Ahrens
Marta Moran Bishop
Jim Nesbitt
This esteemed panel will discuss how they create their plots in different timelines keeping each straight and making sure readers know when they switch back and forth. We will discuss how they decide each timeline in the past or future and how this drives the plot forward. We will discuss how the different timelines connect in the past or present. Fran Lewis just reviews
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2020-11-1257 min
Laura Heywood InterviewsLaura Heywood Interviews Ann Harada (Emojiland, Avenue Q)Ann Harada's resume is, without a doubt, impressive. On Broadway she has sung Rodgers and Hammerstein, Boublil & Schonberg, Dolly Parton, Ahrens & Flaherty, and Robert Lopez, plus appeared in David Henry Hwang’s celebrated play M. Butterfly in her Broadway acting debut. On screen she has appeared in Smash, Gotham, 30 Rock, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Sex and the Cityvthe digital series Indoor Boys. She is currently starring as the iconic "Pile of Poo" off-Broadway in Emojiland: The Musical.
2020-02-1757 min
Jim and Tomic's Musical Theatre Happy HourHappy Hour #74: Horton Hears a Podcast - ‘Seussical the Musical’Discuss on Reddit ➤Support the Show ➤We meant what we said, and we said what we meant: this podcast is faithful 100%. Faithful, that is, in our commitment to talk all about Ahrens and Flaherty’s Broadway flop-turned-amateur success story ‘Seussical the Musical!’ With it’s time on Broadway being tumultuous at best, Jimi and Tommy band together to work out what went wrong and why this show has such a fantastic life outside of the Great White Way. With backstage drama, complex book dissections and plenty of made-up words this Happy Hour is one not to be missed...
2019-10-041h 43
It Ain't Ogre 'Til It's OgreEp. 32: We Meat Our Maker – Feat. Jim Davis!What?! Did you read that title right?! Yes, you did! This month, Will, Matt, & Chris are joined by none other than the Gar-father himself, Jim Davis! In perhaps our most unhinged episode yet, listen here as we get to the bottom of how relatable Garfield really is!
Special thanks to friend of the podcast Daniel Ahrens!
Note: The audio in this episode might sounds a little rougher than usual. No need to adjust your speakers! We had some technical issues and had to use our backup recording this month. We’re sorry!
2019-08-2700 minIt Ain't Ogre 'Til It's OgreEp. 32: We Meat Our Maker – Feat. Jim Davis!What?! Did you read that title right?! Yes, you did! This month, Will, Matt, & Chris are joined by none other than the Gar-father himself, Jim Davis! In perhaps our most unhinged episode yet, listen here as we get to the bottom of how relatable Garfield really is!
Special thanks to friend of the podcast Daniel Ahrens!
Note: The audio in this episode might sounds a little rougher than usual. No need to adjust your speakers! We had some technical issues and had to use our backup recording this month. We’re sorry!
2019-08-2700 min
Yes and I AmEpisode 100 Live!This week we celebrate 100 episode with a completely improvised talk show featuring "Jim Gaffigan" (Jackson Fisher) "Paul McCartney" (Daniel Ahrens) "Ringo Star" (Willie Zabar) "Katy Perry" (Eileen Hanley) and sponsorship from our good friends at Quasar (Jacob Williams, Danny Shaw, and Aaron Zarabi) !
2019-08-0700 min
Jim and Tomic's Musical Theatre Happy HourHappy Hour #67: Podcast On - ‘Ragtime’Discuss on Reddit ➤Support the Show ➤We’re heading back to the turn of the 20th century in New York city as we take on the behemoth that is Ahrens and Flaherty’s ‘Ragtime.’ Back with a vengeance, the boys have six months of pent up discussion under their collective belts. This time they are talking about whether an epic production needs an epic design, pull apart what makes this show challenging to perform and discuss the importance of musical theatre existing outside of the ‘Broadway bubble.’Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
2019-07-051h 56
TechSNAP401: Everyday ZFSJim and Wes sit down to bust some ZFS myths and share their tips and tricks for getting the most out of the ultimate filesystem.
Plus when not to use ZFS, the surprising way your disks are lying to you, and more!Links:ZFS - Ubuntu Wiki — ZFS is a combined file system and logical volume manager designed and implemented by a team at Sun Microsystems led by Jeff Bonwick and Matthew Ahrens.Performance tuning - OpenZFS — Make sure that you create your pools such that the vdevs have the correct alignment shift for your...
2019-04-1247 min
TechSNAP VideoEveryday ZFS | TechSNAP 401Jim and Wes sit down to bust some ZFS myths and share their tips and tricks for getting the most out of the ultimate filesystem.
Plus when not to use ZFS, the surprising way your disks are lying to you, and more!Links:ZFS - Ubuntu Wiki — ZFS is a combined file system and logical volume manager designed and implemented by a team at Sun Microsystems led by Jeff Bonwick and Matthew Ahrens.Performance tuning - OpenZFS — Make sure that you create your pools such that the vdevs have the correct alignment shift for...
2019-04-1100 min
The Black Case Diaries Movie/TV PodcastThe Case of a Christmas Carol(s)On the 175th anniversary of "A Christmas Carol," Adam, Marci, and Robin discuss the many film versions of this Christmas classic. What makes this old tale of redemption so compelling?
In our special Christmas episode, we discuss one of the most iconic Christmas stories. Grab a cup of tea (or a glass of wine) and settle in with us as we ask why this story has remained on top after 175 years.
If you like our show, please consider supporting us here: https://www.patreon.com/blackcasediaries
A brief history:
A Christmas Carol was published December 19, 1843 (Exactly 175 years before this blog...
2019-01-1133 min
Jim and Tomic's Musical Theatre Happy HourHappy Hour #59: Asaka Play Me A Podcast - ‘Once On This Island’Discuss on Reddit ➤Support the Show ➤Brave the storm and come and hear the story of Ahrens and Flaherty’s beautiful musical, ‘Once On This Island.’ With its current Broadway revival this show has gained a new life, so come and listen to the boys this week as they talk all about how Michael Arden’s production has reinvigorated the gender roles and turned ‘Once On This Island’ into a much more feminist piece, they have some cheery chat about how different societies deal with death and give their thoughts about this year’s Tony nominations!
2018-06-011h 55
Helping Friendly PodcastEpisode 131: Phish in Japan '99 & '00We're back this week with Todd Ahrens, a previous guest who is here to talk about seeing Phish in Japan in both 1999 and 2000. He's incredibly lucky for having gone to both of these runs, and he shares his memories with us. You can read much more about his experiences here on his blog. And here's a video he put together about Phish at the Fuji Rock Festival.In some ways, this is a continuation of our 1999 episode, as Jonathan got the idea for this while we were recording that. He remembered that Todd was there, and that...
2018-03-071h 29
Helping Friendly PodcastEpisode 82: Guest Pick -- Todd AhrensThis week, our guest is Todd Ahrens, who runs the blog BackInMyDay.net. We chat with Todd about his history of following Phish for 25+ years, and the specific show he chose (details below). Nice to get perspective from someone who has been engaged with the band for so long. You can still take our quick survey about how we can improve the podcast. Also, review us on iTunes, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Phish, 12.28.90, The Marquee, New York, NY Set 1: Runaway Jim, Foam, Horn, Reba, Llama, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen >...
2016-06-093h 38
First Congregational UCC's Podcast12/28/14 "The Word in Poetry & Music"“The Work of Christmas” by Howard Thurman
Delivered by Jim Lewis
“From Heaven's Porch” by John Thornburg
Delivered By Aimee McLendon
The Word in Music: “Away in a Manger”
"Getting to the Front of the Stable” by Anne Weems
Delivered by Judy Ahrens
“Annunciation” by Denise Levertov
Delivered By Sue Zschoche
The Word in Music: “In the Bleak Midwinter” V. 1-3
“Late Winter Cold” by Wendell Berry
Delivered by Jim Lewis
“Song for the Poor at Christmas” by Christine Rodgers
Delivered by Gretchen Lewis
“The Saint Vincent de Paul Food Pantry Stomp” by Martín Espada
Delivered by Judy Willingham
The Word in Music: “The Wexford Car...
2015-03-1925 min
HPCwire SoundbiteRe-Routing Exascale Simulation Storage, Power ConcernsToday we’ll be talking about power and storage constraints for exascale-class simulations with Jim Ahrens, Visualization Team Leader at Los Alamos National Laboratory. We’ll discuss these problems in the context […]
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2014-05-0713 min
2013-07-081h 04
MUFF SAID – DEATHSQUADMUFF SAID #31Jim Mahfood, Nick Ahrens, Ryan Keely, Brian Redban – Date: 06/27/2013 DISCUSS THIS EPISODE
2013-07-081h 04