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The Ralston College PodcastWhat does it take to spark a new Renaissance?In February 2025, Ralston College hosted a landmark symposium in Savannah, Georgia, bringing together leading thinkers, artists, educators, and students for a searching conversation about the renewal of our shared culture. Over the course of a wide-ranging roundtable, speakers explored the collapse of higher education, the need for sacred space, the conditions for reawakening beauty and truth, the integral importance of literature, music and architecture, and the crucial role of the young in rebuilding a meaningful culture that can inspire and endure. This conversation is not an academic exercise in abstraction. It is the practical work...2025-04-152h 32
The Ralston College PodcastWhy We Tell Stories: Greg Hurwitz & Jonathan Pageau in Conversation“Why We Tell Stories” is a discussion between Greg Hurwitz & Jonathan Pageau which took place on January 31, 2025. In this exchange, two prominent professionals in creative fields discuss the place of passion, productivity, and integrity in the context of their careers, and offer insights which range from guiding, general principles to concrete, practical advice. Over the course of their discussion with each other and with the students, they field questions about the artistic process; about the public attention they’ve received for their work; about the lessons they’ve learned; and about their impression of Ralston College and its plac...2025-04-031h 36The Ralston College PodcastThe Enduring Consolation of Philosophy with Stephen Blackwood“The Enduring Consolation of Philosophy” is the keynote lecture delivered by Dr Stephen Blackwood at the 2024 Symposium of Medieval and Renaissance studies. In this talk, commemorating the 1500th anniversary of Boethius’ The Consolation of Philosophy, Dr Blackwood shows why this work is more relevant than ever. After takinging stock of the “meaning crisis” and our dire need for depth, Dr Blackwood meditates on the first great insight of the Consolation: that the remedies of the self must emerge from the self. The complex and intricate structures and patterns of Boethius’ work are powerful, beautiful, and therapeutic precisely because its...2025-03-0353 minThe Ralston College PodcastDr Iain McGilchrist in Conversation with Ralston College’s StudentsIn this intimate question and answer session, conducted in March 2024 with the students enrolled in Ralston College’s MA in the Humanities, the world-renowned psychiatrist, philosopher, and literary scholar Iain McGilchrist explores topics that animate the collective intellectual life of Ralston’s student body. Answering questions that range from the metaphysical heights of theology, liturgy, and religious life to the tangible depths of scientific inquiry and medical progress, Dr McGhilchrist challenges his interlocutors to think deeper about the relationship between mind and matter, science and religion, and, ultimately, humanity and the divine. Authors, Artists, and Works...2025-02-101h 42The Ralston College PodcastThe Sophia Lectures with Iain McGilchrist - Lecture 3: Finitude and the InfiniteIn his final Sophia Lecture, “Finitude and the Infinite,” Dr Iain McGilchrist grapples with the vital role that the imagination plays in the perception of reality, and what this power can disclose about reality itself. He shows that imagination has the capacity to make contact with an illimitable, irreducible, and inexhaustible world, one that presents itself to us under the aspects of finitude and infinitude. Beginning with the English Romantic poets, McGilchrist shows how these artists resisted the habits of perception that can be associated with the brain’s left hemisphere. This part of the brain is adept a...2025-01-131h 47The Ralston College PodcastThe Education of Iain McGilchrist, Part II: Medical School and BeyondThe second part of a conversation between the renowned literary scholar and psychiatrist Dr Iain McGilchrist and Ralston College president Dr Stephen Blackwood about Dr McGilchrist’s remarkable educational trajectory. In this episode, Dr Iain McGilchrist explains how he left his successful career as a literary scholar to pursue training as a psychiatrist and how his combined study of literature, philosophy, and neuroscience informed his later academic work, including his books The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World (Yale University Press, 2009) and The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our De...2024-12-171h 30The Ralston College PodcastThe Education of Iain McGilchrist, Part I: From Winchester College to All SoulsA conversation between Dr Iain McGilchrist, the renowned polymath, and Dr Stephen Blackwood, President of Ralston College, about Dr McGilchrist’s formative experiences at Winchester College, the prestigious British public school, and his subsequent training as a literary critic at Oxford University and his appointment as a Fellow at All Souls. Drs McGilchrist and Blackwood emphasize the vital role of freedom, friendship, and the expectation of excellence in providing students with an authentic education. This conversation was recorded during Dr McGilchrist’s visit to Ralston College in March 2024 to deliver The Sophia lectures for the 2023-24 academic year. L...2024-12-091h 39The Ralston College PodcastWe Live in the Flicker: T. S. Eliot and Dante on the Spaces BetweenRalston College presents a talk by Christopher Snook, Lecturer in the Department of Classics at Dalhousie University, on the influence of Dante’s Purgatorio on two of T.S. Eliot’s most important works: The Waste Land and Four Quartets. Mr Snook attends, in particular, to how Eliot’s treatment of fragments represents at once both a departure from and a return to medieval understandings of the whole. This medieval understanding is evidenced in the “manifold articulation” of particulars within the architecture of the Gothic cathedral, the literary shape of the Divine Comedy, and the logical structure of the Summa Theo...2024-11-181h 07
The I Love CVille Show With Jerry Miller!Jay Domenic, John Ralston & Woody Fincham Joined Keith & Jerry On "Real Talk With Keith Smith!"Jay Domenic, Mortgage Loan Officer at Towne Mortgage, John Ralston, Associate Attorney at Ralston Law Group, and Woody Fincham, Owner of Fincham & Associates, Inc., joined Keith Smith & Jerry Miller on “Real Talk With Keith Smith” powered by YES Realty Partners and Yonna Smith!
“Real Talk” airs every Wednesday and Friday from 10:15 am – 11 am on The I Love CVille Network!
“Real Talk With Keith Smith” is presented by Charlottesville Settlement Company, LLC, El Mariachi Mexican Bar & Grill, Fincham & Associates, Inc., Free Enterprise Forum, Intrastate Service Co, Pearl Certification and YES Realty Partners.2024-08-301h 08The Ralston College PodcastLevels of Intelligibility, Levels of the Self: Realizing the Dialectic with Dr John Vervaeke | Ralston College Ralston College Humanities MA Dr John Vervaeke is a cognitive scientist and philosopher who explores the intersections of Neoplatonism, cognitive science, and the meaning crisis, focusing on wisdom practices, relevance realization, and personal transformation. Ralston College presents a lecture titled “Levels of Intelligibility, Levels of the Self: Realizing the Dialectic,” delivered by Dr John Vervaeke, an award-winning associate professor of cognitive science at the University of Toronto and creator of the acclaimed 50-episode “Awakening from the Meaning Crisis” series. In this lecture, Dr Vervaeke identifies our cultural moment as one of profound disconnection and resulting meaningl...2024-08-022h 56The Ralston College PodcastEducation without Indoctrination: Can It Exist? Stephen Blackwood, John Vervaeke & David ButterfieldStephen Blackwood is the founding President of Ralston College, with advanced degrees in Classics and Religion and visiting positions at Harvard, Toronto, and Cambridge. David Butterfield is a renowned classicist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Cambridge. His work centres on the critical study and teaching of classical texts. John Vervaeke, PhD, is an award-winning professor of psychology, cognitive science, and Buddhist psychology at the University of Toronto. What are the fundamental principles required to cultivate an educational environment free from ideological bias? ...2024-06-2857 minThe Ralston College PodcastLanguage, Thought, and Style: The Articulated Logos in Victorian Literature with Michael D. HurleyDr Michael Hurley, Professor of Literature and Theology at Trinity College in the University of Cambridge, delivers a lecture to students in Ralston College’s inaugural Master’s in the Humanities program on the intertwining of language and thought in the work of three major Victorian authors: Walter Pater, John Henry Newman, and Gerard Manley Hopkins. Prof. Hurley argues that, far from being merely ornamental, in these authors style is constitutive of thought and the difficult pursuit of beauty is inextricable from the pursuit of truth. — Ralston College Website: https://ww...2024-06-2647 min
Death Row Diaries#158 John Norman Collins aka The Michigan MurdererJohn Norman Collins was a smart looking young chap who just happened to be obsessed with killing. He is one of the first serial killers to gain widespread attention, and is also known as the Ypsilanti Ripper and the Co-Ed Killer.
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The ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionMoonlight In VermontAnd All That Jazz is a Music Podcast recorded live at The Harrods Piano Bar.
Title: Moonlight In Vermont
Composer: John Blackburn / Karl Suessdorf
Performer: Ralston Van Der Schyff (piano)
Recorded live and unedited at The Harrods Piano Bar, Shanghai
Artist Podcast Page: ralstonvanderschyff.com/p_and-all-that-jazz
Artist Website: ralstonvanderschyff.com2023-12-2502 minThe ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionMoonlight In VermontAnd All That Jazz is a Music Podcast recorded live at The Harrods Piano Bar.
Title: Moonlight In Vermont
Composer: John Blackburn / Karl Suessdorf
Performer: Ralston Van Der Schyff (piano)
Recorded live and unedited at The Harrods Piano Bar, Shanghai
Artist Podcast Page: ralstonvanderschyff.com/p_and-all-that-jazz
Artist Website: ralstonvanderschyff.com2023-12-2502 min
TnT's Hit Songs From MarsOld Town Road - Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray CyrusSend us a textThis week, the boyz take a trip down the Old Town Road to Baseball Country with special guest Bryan Ruby, professional ball player and up-and-coming country phenom. Along the way, the trio discuss the true meaning of country, songs that come out of left field, and the arduous climb to recognition in the music industry. With the bases loaded they pay homage to the legendary John Fogerty and watch Bryan hit it out of the park with his brand new rockin' cover of Centerfield. Put us in, coach, we're ready to play...today!2023-09-061h 14
Specifically for Seniors - A New DirectionFood and Brain Health with Tina Reilly and John RalstonThis is the fourth episode in Specifically for Seniors podcasts in conjunction with Hebrew Senior Life and Orchard Cove's kseries on cognitive fitness, In the first episode we spoke with Dr. Alvaro Pascual-Leone on Brain Health and Cognitive Fitness. In the second episode of the series, we reviewed the relationship of physical exercise and brain health, in the third we discussed challenging your brain and learning new things.
John Ralston has been the Director of Culinary Services at Orchard Cove Senior Living Community in Canton Massachusetts for 14 years. He previously held similar positions with Hilton and Marriott...2023-08-2744 min
The ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionMoonlight In VermontComposer: John Blackburn / Karl Suessdorf
Improvised Piano Performance: Ralston Van Der Schyff
Instrument: Edelweiss Sygnet Baby Grand Piano.
Recorded live, unrehearsed and unedited at The Harrods Tea Rooms, Shanghai.2023-07-1601 minThe ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionMoonlight In VermontComposer: John Blackburn / Karl Suessdorf
Improvised Piano Performance: Ralston Van Der Schyff
Instrument: Edelweiss Sygnet Baby Grand Piano.
Recorded live, unrehearsed and unedited at The Harrods Tea Rooms, Shanghai.2023-07-1601 minThe ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionMoonlight In VermontComposer: John Blackburn / Karl Suessdorf
Improvised Piano Performance: Ralston Van Der Schyff
Instrument: Edelweiss Sygnet Baby Grand Piano.
Recorded live, unrehearsed and unedited at The Harrods Tea Rooms, Shanghai.2023-07-1601 min
The ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionDjangoComposer: John Lewis
Improvised solo piano performances by pianist, Ralston Van Der Schyff.
Recorded live and unedited at The River Wing Lounge - Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai.2023-06-2303 minThe ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionDjangoComposer: John Lewis
Improvised solo piano performances by pianist, Ralston Van Der Schyff.
Recorded live and unedited at The River Wing Lounge - Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai.2023-06-2303 minThe ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionDjangoComposer: John Lewis
Improvised solo piano performances by pianist, Ralston Van Der Schyff.
Recorded live and unedited at The River Wing Lounge - Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai.2023-06-2303 minThe ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionOn My OwnComposer: Claude Schonberg / Alain Boubill / Jean Natal / Herbert Kretzmer / John Caird / Trevor Nunn.
Improvised solo piano performances by pianist, Ralston Van Der Schyff.
Recorded live and unedited at The River Wing Lounge - Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai.2023-06-2303 minThe ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionOn My OwnComposer: Claude Schonberg / Alain Boubill / Jean Natal / Herbert Kretzmer / John Caird / Trevor Nunn.
Improvised solo piano performances by pianist, Ralston Van Der Schyff.
Recorded live and unedited at The River Wing Lounge - Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai.2023-06-2303 minThe ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionOn My OwnComposer: Claude Schonberg / Alain Boubill / Jean Natal / Herbert Kretzmer / John Caird / Trevor Nunn.
Improvised solo piano performances by pianist, Ralston Van Der Schyff.
Recorded live and unedited at The River Wing Lounge - Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai.2023-06-2303 minDeath Row Diaries#101 John Hartman and the Fairbanks FourMatt and Bill discuss the case of John Hartman, a teenager who was murdered in Fairbanks, Alaska, in 1997. Four young men were charged with the crime, but were they the correct suspects? Death Row Diaries is the only podcast hosted live from Death Row. 2023-02-2059 min
Athletics Ontario Running PodcastEP 40 - Coach Benny Ralston of Runners' EdgeBenny Ralston has a story and shoe for every run, including how running saved his life. Enjoy this wide-ranging conversation on the Trillium Running Podcast about paying this love of running forward through his coaching and operating of the Runners' Edge in St. Catharines, Ontario. Check out Runners' Edge on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runners_edgestc For more information about Athletics Ontario's CLUBS: https://athleticsontario.ca/clubs/ STAFF: https://athleticsontario.ca/about/staff/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/athleticsont/ 2022-11-0336 minThe Ralston College PodcastEp. 26 - Alan Charles Kors: Voltaire’s ‘Philosophical Letters,’ Part IRalston College presents a two-part series of lectures by Alan Charles Kors on Voltaire's great work 'The Philosophical Letters.' Profoundly impressed by the English scientific and philosophical revolutions of the seventeenth century, Voltaire sought to explain and to popularize new British thinking to his French readers. He argued that sound and innovative thinkers were more important to humanity than its political or military heroes and that preferring the philosophers of one’s native land over those of another nation was a barrier to the advance of truth and knowledge. In this first lecture, Professor Kors explores the reasons fo...2022-06-281h 34
Politics + Media 101Nevada Politics and the 2022 Senate Election: Jon Ralston of The Nevada IndependentA live audience interviews Jon Ralston of The Nevada Independent on Nevada politics, the 2022 election, Nevada political personalities, and Nevada's influence on national elections.Find more (including how to join us live) at PM101.live or on Twitter at @PoliticsNMedia.Subscribe, rate, and review if you like what you hear.Join our e-mail list for "best of" delivered directly to your inbox, twice per month, at PM101.live2022-05-1143 min
Gospel Greats Vol.2Trust And ObeyAuthor: John H. Sammis (1887)Improvised piano performance by Ralston Van Der SchyffRecorded live(stream) and unedited at Pally Bear Studio2022-04-1102 min
Gospel Greats Vol.1Amazing GraceAuthor: John Newton (1779)Improvised piano performance by Ralston Van Der SchyffRecorded live(stream) and unedited at Pally Bear Studio2022-04-1103 min
Jazz Interpretations Vol.3Pennies From HeavenClassical Interpretations of Jazz StandardsComposition by: John Burke / Arthur JohnstonImprovised performance by Ralston Van Der SchyffRecorded livestream and unedited at Pally Bear Studio2022-04-0802 min
The ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionAfternoon In ParisClassical Interpretations of Jazz StandardsComposition by: John LewisImprovised performance by Ralston Van Der SchyffRecorded livestream and unedited at Pally Bear Studio2022-04-0703 minThe ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionGiant StepsClassical Interpretations of Jazz StandardsComposition by: John ColtraneImprovised performance by Ralston Van Der SchyffRecorded livestream and unedited at Pally Bear Studio2022-04-0704 min
Chamber ChatSeason 8: Episode 4 - John Ralston, 98.5 FM WXPM Phoenixville speaks on a variety of different topicsSeason 8: Episode 4 - John Ralston, 98.5 FM WXPM Phoenixville speaks on a variety of different topics including: 1. Our community commitment remains unchanged 2. WXPM welcomes Nick Lawrence from WEEU 3. JR&CC Live every Wednesday at Goose’s 4. Donors get great gifts 5. Summer fundraiser coming soon Great listen!!2022-03-0923 min
Focus on ProgressS1, Ep15. How to be a great innovator - fall in love with the problem : Interview with Chad McAllisterChad McAllister has a Phd in Innovation and he teaches innovation at a number of prominent universities in the US.
He has worked across a number of different industries, from food to consumer products, and with companies like Mastercard, John Deere, FedEx, Microsoft, Visa, TimeInc, Motorola and many, many others.
It’s pretty fair to say that when it comes to creating new products and services it’s worth listening to what Chad has to say.
Our conversation was quite fascinating.
You’ll dis...2022-03-0454 min
The Sonic TempleJohn Ralston: Walter Martin - I Went Alone on a Solo Australian Tour / Ben Lee - Born for This Bullsh*t / "Weird Al" Yankovic - The Biggest Ball of Twine in MinnesotaSinger/Songwriter John Ralston enters The Sonic Temple.The three songs up for discussion:"I Went Alone on a Solo Australian Tour" - Walter Martin"Born for This Bullshit" - Ben Lee"The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota" - "Weird Al" YankovicGo to http://johnralston.bandcamp.com and check out John Ralston's music.___http://www.instagram.com/frobowski___http://www.instagram.com/thesonictemplepodcasthttp://www.facebook.com/thesonictemplepodcast___Check out these songs and more on our Spotify Playlist for this episode here___2021-11-091h 08
Chamber Chat98.5 FM WXPM w/ John Ralston, Chief Marketing Officer | Chamber Chat LivePottstown and Phoenixville residents, Have you ever tuned into 98.5 FM during your drives? If you have, you've likely heard a mix of classics from the decades and the voice of John Ralston, Chief Marketing Officer of WXPM Radio 98.5 FM. John brought his on-air personality to the June 7 episode of TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce's Chamber Chat from to tell us all about the radio station, their commitment to the community, and how they're looking to expand and adapt to new technologies to make the show and experience even greater.
Learn more about 98.5 FM WXPM Phoenixville - http://w...2021-07-0224 min
Mental Advantage PodcastEpisode 29: "Part 1: On the Course", Grand Slam Series, US Open, Dr. Mo Pickens and Spencer RalstonThis is the third episode in our Grand Slam Series with Dr. Mo Pickens. Listed by Golf Digest as #4 in the Top 10 Golf Psychologists, Dr. Mo's PGA TOUR client list is headed by Zach Johnson, winner of the 2007 Masters and 2015 British Open. The sports psychologist and performance enhancement specialist, has helped players win four major championships (Lucas Glover, 2009 US Open, and Stewart Cink, 2009 British Open), 27 PGA TOUR events, and one NCAA championship. In addition to golf, Dr. Mo has helped professional athletes in NASCAR, the NFL, Major League Baseball, and college athletes in almost every sport.John and Brandon...2021-06-111h 22
The ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionPennies From HeavenLivestream recording of Classical Interpretations of Jazz Standards.
Composition by John Burke / Arthur Johnston.
Improvised performance by Ralston Van Der Schyff.
Recorded live and unedited at Pally Bear Studio.
Recording Gear:
Roland A90ex controller
Native Instruments “The Grandeur” piano samples2021-05-1402 minThe ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionPennies From HeavenLivestream recording of Classical Interpretations of Jazz Standards.
Composition by John Burke / Arthur Johnston.
Improvised performance by Ralston Van Der Schyff.
Recorded live and unedited at Pally Bear Studio.
Recording Gear:
Roland A90ex controller
Native Instruments “The Grandeur” piano samples2021-05-1402 minThe ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionPennies From HeavenLivestream recording of Classical Interpretations of Jazz Standards.
Composition by John Burke / Arthur Johnston.
Improvised performance by Ralston Van Der Schyff.
Recorded live and unedited at Pally Bear Studio.
Recording Gear:
Roland A90ex controller
Native Instruments “The Grandeur” piano samples2021-05-1402 min
The ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionGiant StepsLivestream recording of Classical Interpretations of Jazz Standards.
Composition by John Coltrane.
Improvised performance by Ralston Van Der Schyff.
Recorded live and unedited at Pally Bear Studio.
Recording Gear:
Roland A90ex controller
Native Instruments “The Grandeur” piano samples2021-04-1204 minThe ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionAfternoon In ParisLivestream recording of Classical Interpretations of Jazz Standards.
Composition by John Lewis.
Improvised performance by Ralston Van Der Schyff.
Recorded live and unedited at Pally Bear Studio.
Recording Gear:
Roland A90ex controller
Native Instruments “The Grandeur” piano samples2021-04-1203 minThe ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionGiant StepsLivestream recording of Classical Interpretations of Jazz Standards.
Composition by John Coltrane.
Improvised performance by Ralston Van Der Schyff.
Recorded live and unedited at Pally Bear Studio.
Recording Gear:
Roland A90ex controller
Native Instruments “The Grandeur” piano samples2021-04-1204 minThe ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionGiant StepsLivestream recording of Classical Interpretations of Jazz Standards.
Composition by John Coltrane.
Improvised performance by Ralston Van Der Schyff.
Recorded live and unedited at Pally Bear Studio.
Recording Gear:
Roland A90ex controller
Native Instruments “The Grandeur” piano samples2021-04-1204 minThe ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionAfternoon In ParisLivestream recording of Classical Interpretations of Jazz Standards.
Composition by John Lewis.
Improvised performance by Ralston Van Der Schyff.
Recorded live and unedited at Pally Bear Studio.
Recording Gear:
Roland A90ex controller
Native Instruments “The Grandeur” piano samples2021-04-1203 minThe ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionAfternoon In ParisLivestream recording of Classical Interpretations of Jazz Standards.
Composition by John Lewis.
Improvised performance by Ralston Van Der Schyff.
Recorded live and unedited at Pally Bear Studio.
Recording Gear:
Roland A90ex controller
Native Instruments “The Grandeur” piano samples2021-04-1203 min
The ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionGiant Steps (Take 1)Composition by John Coltrane.
Improvised performance by Ralston van der Schyff, at Jing An Shangri-La West Shanghai.2021-03-2701 minThe ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionGiant Steps (Take 1)Composition by John Coltrane.
Improvised performance by Ralston van der Schyff, at Jing An Shangri-La West Shanghai.2021-03-2701 minThe ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionGiant Steps (Take 1)Composition by John Coltrane.
Improvised performance by Ralston van der Schyff, at Jing An Shangri-La West Shanghai.2021-03-2701 minThe ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionPennies From HeavenComposition by: John Burke / Arthur Johnston.
Improvised performance by Ralston van der Schyff.
Recorded live at Jing An Shangri-La, West Shanghai.2021-03-2703 minThe ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionPennies From HeavenComposition by: John Burke / Arthur Johnston.
Improvised performance by Ralston van der Schyff.
Recorded live at Jing An Shangri-La, West Shanghai.2021-03-2703 minThe ARMCHAIR Jazz CollectionPennies From HeavenComposition by: John Burke / Arthur Johnston.
Improvised performance by Ralston van der Schyff.
Recorded live at Jing An Shangri-La, West Shanghai.2021-03-2703 min
The Gould StandardJohn Ralston SaulJohn Ralston Saul is one of the world’s most provocative, insightful and prescient thinkers, and he has thought deeply about the erosion of democracy in our time — an issue of increasingly urgent concern in light of recent events.
We caught up with John for a lively and wide-ranging discussion about the role of the arts in promoting democracy and the common good, social engagement, what we can learn from Indigenous cultures, and the dangers of propaganda, ideology, corporatism in eroding and corrupting the public sphere. John’s passion, wit and lifelong love of the arts and freedom...2021-01-281h 58
Ralston RadioSabrina Fallah, Rock artist from Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaSabrina Fallah is a rock artist from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. A natural on stage with her polished vocals to her guitar playing, this talented singer-songwriter has a powerful voice and a lot of personality. We chat about everything from working with famous record production companies to the fact that it is National Squirrel Day.. 2021-01-2124 min
I SMOKE A CIGAAHJanuary 9, 2020 (250) (250th EPISODE) (JOHN DILLERMAND)dick
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I SMOKE A CIGAAHMay 7, 2020Where is John Madden when you need him?
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How to Fix DemocracyDemocracy Is Not a Fancy Beast! | Featuring John Ralston SaulCanadian political philosopher and writer John Ralston Saul discusses how the crisis in democracy today is self-inflicted and intentional. The people, he says, have given up holding power themselves, accepting instead to gain influence over power. In pursuing good causes they have turned over the levers of power to business and the higher echelons of government. To fix democracy, Ralston Saul hopes that citizens — a concept he says has been abandoned — will seek to participate in democracy at local levels in order to reclaim the foundations of democratic power.2019-10-1524 min
Broadway BuskersOn My OwnComposition by: Claude Schonberg / Alain Boubill / Jean Natal / Herbert Kretzmer / John Caird / Trevor Nunn.Improvised performance by Ralston van der Schyff.Recorded live at Jing An Shangri-La, West Shanghai.2019-09-2203 min
Broadway BuskersGiant Steps (Take 3)Composition by: John Coltrane.Improvised performance by Ralston van der Schyff.Recorded live at Jing An Shangri-La, West Shanghai.2019-09-2203 min
Broadway BuskersPennies From HeavenComposition by: John Burke / Arthur Johnston.Improvised performance by Ralston van der Schyff.Recorded live at Jing An Shangri-La, West Shanghai.2019-04-0103 min
The Ed NarrativeEp. 21--A Conversation with Dr. John Almarode on PLCsDr. John Almarode joins us again for a discussion about PLCs. As part of the Visible Learning team they have worked to reimagine PLCs and employ Visible Learning ideas to make sure that the teacher is put back at the center of the workings of a PLC. We discuss equity, pre assessment, as well as ways that teacher teams can ensure their work is effective within their PLCs.2019-02-1500 minBroadway BuskersGiant Steps (Take 2)Composition by: John Coltrane.Improvised performance by Ralston van der Schyff.Recorded live at Jing An Shangri-La, West Shanghai.2018-11-2802 min
The Ed NarrativeEp. 18--A Conversation with John Antonetti on Task Design and Student EngagementJohn Antonetti joins us for a discussion of planning for thinking moments that engage learners2018-11-1500 minBroadway BuskersGiant StepsComposition by John Coltrane. Improvised performance by Ralston van der Schyff, at Jing An Shangri-La West Shanghai.2018-08-0701 min
The Biblio File hosted by Nigel BealeJohn Ralston Saul on Extraordinary Canadians and Lafontaine and BaldwinJohn Ralston Saul was elected President of International PEN in October 2009 (his term ended in 2015). His award-winning essays and novels have had an impact on political and economic thought in many countries. Declared a “prophet” by TIME magazine, he is included in the prestigious Utne Reader’s list of the world’s 100 leading thinkers and visionaries. His works have been translated into 22 languages in 30 countries. He has received many national and international awards for his writing, most recently South Korea's Manhae Grand Prize for Literature. He has published (at least) five novels, and is General Editor o...2018-07-2727 min
Nigel Beale's Biblio File PodcastJohn Ralston Saul on Extraordinary Canadians and Lafontaine and BaldwinJohn Ralston Saul was elected President of International PEN in October 2009 (his term ended in 2015). His award-winning essays and novels have had an impact on political and economic thought in many countries. Declared a “prophet” by TIME magazine, he is included in the prestigious Utne Reader’s list of the world’s 100 leading thinkers and visionaries. His works have been translated into 22 languages in 30 countries. He has received many national and international awards for his writing, most recently South Korea's Manhae Grand Prize for Literature. He has published (at least) five novels, and is General Editor o...2018-07-2727 min
Calvary Chapel OxnardJohn: The 1st Study The book of John sets up a narrative unlike the other three gospels. Less concerned with the "where" and "when", John focuses on the "how" and "why". 2018-05-161h 08
Local Spins LiveThe travails of ‘making it’ as a Nashville musician: Dominic John Davis in the RSVP Music ChatRalston and Sink's Virtual Podcast caught up with the Michigan-bred bassist in a Grand Rapids studio, and he opened up about doing 'a lot of juggling' to survive during a 'weird time' in the music biz. Listen to Episode 7 in the RSVP Music Chat series.2017-11-2110 minLocal Spins LiveRSVP Music Chat: Ralston & Sink’s Virtual Podcast, Take 1 (Concert Etiquette)Starting today, listen to regular free-wheeling podcasts in which two veterans from different sides of West Michigan's music scene -- Ralston Bowles and John Sinkevics -- chat about anything and everything music-related. The first episode of RSVP (aka, Ralston & Sink's Virtual Podcast) tackles the ticklish subject of concert etiquette. And sign up via iTunes and never miss an episode.2017-08-0300 min
Die Welt(markt)gesellschaft: Vom Handel mit Waren, Daten und MenschenDritte Diskussionsrunde mit Dr. John Ralston Saul, Prof. Dr. Lars P. Feld, Prof. Dr. Yunxiang Yan und Prof. Dr. Manuela BoatcaIn der von Professorin Caroline Y. Robertson-von Trotha geleiteten Diskussion sprechen Professor Lars P. Feld, Professorin Manuela Boatca, Professor Yunxiang Yan und Dr. John Ralston Saul über weltweite Gesellschaftsentwicklung, Einwanderungspolitik und die globalen Unterschiede in der Demografie.2014-03-1738 minDie Welt(markt)gesellschaft: Vom Handel mit Waren, Daten und MenschenErste Diskussionsrunde mit Dr. John Ralston Saul und Prof. Dr. Lars P. FeldProfessor Lars P. Feld, Direktor des Walter Eucken Instituts in Freiburg, und Dr. John Ralston Saul, Autor und Präsident des PEN International, diskutieren mit Professorin Caroline Y. Roberson-von Trotha über die globale Wirtschaft. Gefragt wird nach dem richtigen Umgang mit Daten, nach politischer Verantwortung und gesellschaftlicher Partizipation sowie nach der Rolle, die kleine bis mittelgroße Unternehmen in der Globalisierung spielen.2014-03-1145 minDie Welt(markt)gesellschaft: Vom Handel mit Waren, Daten und MenschenDer Zusammenbruch der globalen Wirtschaft - Eröffnungsvortrag von Dr. John Ralston SaulDer Autor und Präsident des PEN International, Dr. John Ralston Saul spricht über den Zusammenbruch der globalen Wirtschaft: Globalisierung ist zusammengebrochen und hinterlässt ein chaotisches Vakuum: die USA scheinen fest entschlossen, internationale Kritiker zu ignorieren; in Europa erheben sich Probleme wie Rassismus, Terrorismus und ein wiederauflebender innerer Nationalismus, andernorts kommen Themen wie die Verschuldung Afrikas, die Aids-Epidemie und die Rückkehr von Fundamentalism...2014-03-0723 min
EconTalk Archives, 2013John Ralston Saul on Reason, Elites, and Voltaire's BastardsJohn Ralston Saul, author and head of PEN International, speaks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his book, Voltaire's Bastards, and the role of reason in the modern world. Saul argues that the illegitimate offspring of the champions of reason have led to serious problems in the modern world. Reason, while powerful and useful, says Saul, should not be put on a pedestal above other values including morality and common-sense. Saul argues that the worship of reason has corrupted public policy and education while empowering technocrats and the elites in dangerous and unhealthy ways.2013-11-0400 min
EconTalkJohn Ralston Saul on Reason, Elites, and Voltaire's BastardsJohn Ralston Saul, author and head of PEN International, speaks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his book, Voltaire's Bastards, and the role of reason in the modern world. Saul argues that the illegitimate offspring of the champions of reason have led to serious problems in the modern world. Reason, while powerful and useful, says Saul, should not be put on a pedestal above other values including morality and common-sense. Saul argues that the worship of reason has corrupted public policy and education while empowering technocrats and the elites in dangerous and unhealthy ways.
2013-11-041h 12
Ideas at the HouseJohn Raulston Saul - 'It's Broke: How Can We Fix It?'Declared a 'prophet' by TIME magazine, John Ralston Saul's critically acclaimed works have been translated into 22 languages in 30 countries, displaying a growing impact on world political and economic thought. A long-term champion of freedom of expression, watch John Ralston Saul in intimate conversation on the state of the world today; from economic stability, unemployment and poverty to inequality, racism, terrorism and fundamentalism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2013-09-021h 25
The PublicThe Public - John Ralston SaulA full-hour interview with writer and public thinker John Ralston Saul- On citizenship, corportism, and the experiences that influenced him as a young man.2012-08-0600 min
Most Reliable Website Where You Can Find and Download Audiobooks in Radio & TV, Great InterviewsThe Bob Edwards Show, Mark L. Schneider, Lawrence E. Harrison, and John Ralston Saul, January 21, 2010 Audiobook by Bob EdwardsListen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go tohttp://audiobookspace.com/freeTitle: The Bob Edwards Show, Mark L. Schneider, Lawrence E. Harrison, and John Ralston Saul, January 21, 2010
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Length: 57 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-21-10
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Genres: Radio & TV, Great Interviews
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The widespread tragedy in Haiti following the recent earthquake has as much to do with severe poverty and a dysfunctional government as it does with the natural disaster itself. The country has a volatile history, especially when compared to its neighbors like the Dominican Republic, which shares the island...2010-01-2157 min
Robert Ouimet presentsJohn Ralston Saul – Podcast
“We start to accept that ridiculous language in which citizens are referred to by politicians and administrators as clients.
We’re not clients of government.
We own the government, it’s our government.
There isn’t a single thing of government which we don’t own, how could we be clients ?
And we aren’t buying shoes, we’re talking about the rights of citizens within their own society.
We’re not stakeholders, we’re citizens.”
– John Ralston Saul, speaking at the PLAN 20th Anniversary evening at Christ’s Church Cathed...2009-12-1823 min
Art Gallery of OntarioJohn Ralston Saul: The Images of A Fair CountryJohn Ralston Saul argues that it is critical that we recognize the influence aboriginal ideas have had on Canada in order to rethink its future. His talk explores these ideas and develops them in the context of the Art Gallery of Ontario’s 2009 reinstallation of the Canadian Art collection.2009-10-261h 39
Project Studio Network Recording Podcast[Show #22] 5-time Emmy Winner John Davidson - Charles Dye Pops InA few cool news items, we welcome back PSN correspondent and 5-time Emmy-winner John Davidson, we have a mini gear review of EZ Drummer and Charles Dye pokes his head in for a second with a special surprise for us!
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PSN correspondent John Davidson is a 5-time Emmy-award winning audio post mixer.
We...2006-06-0534 min