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Withywindle9.5 Karen Cushman Whipples us into ShapeThat’s right! Karen Cushman has arrived on Withywindle! 🎉Karen Cushman is the author of The Midwife’s Apprentice (winner of the 1996 Newbery Medal), Catherine, Called Birdy (a Newbery Honor book), The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (winner of the John and Patricia Beatty Award), and several other prize-winning novels published by Clarion Books. Her newest book is When Sally O’Malley Discovered the Sea.Karen started writing at age 49, and likes “to write about gutsy girls figuring out who they are, and have no plans to stop writing until I am at least a hundred.”This episode...2025-07-151h 21
Reading With Your Kids PodcastExploring AI, Foster Care, and Friendship in Middle Grade FictionIn this dynamic episode of Reading With Your Kids, host Jed Doherty takes listeners on a fascinating journey through two remarkable middle-grade novels that push the boundaries of storytelling. First up is J E Thomas and her groundbreaking middle grade novel "The AI Incident," which explores the complex world of artificial intelligence through the eyes of Malcolm Montgomery, a 12-year-old foster kid. Thomas reveals how her book tackles themes of technology, friendship, and personal growth, offering a nuanced look at how AI might impact education and human connections. The episode then shifts to a captivating conversation with...2025-07-0155 min
Digital Politics with Karen JagodaCharley Chatbot Revolutionizing Access to Abortion Information and Services with Nicole CushmanNicole Cushman joins Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, to talk about Charley. This private, secure abortion focused AI chatbot was created in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The goal of this project is to provide personalized, accurate, up-to-date information about abortion services while protecting the privacy of those looking for resources.  Deepak and Nicole talk about: Abortion access in America Databases powering Charley to track changes in clinic locations and state-level abortion policies The power of combining healthcare experts, lawyers, and technology to provide a source for trustworthy information How Charley the c...2025-06-1217 min
Just Plain WrongDolphin Telepathy and Mennonite Goths: Snake drafting Christian media from our childhoodsThis week, the Mennobrarians are back with a snake draft! In this snake draft, we choose our favorite Christian media we watched, read, or listened to as kids. Stop reading here if you want our draft picks to be a surprise! Final draft board: Round 1 Abby - I Can Make Peace: Stories and Songs for ChildrenErin - VeggieTalesTillie - The New Picture Book of Saints by Rev. Lawrence Lovasik https://archive.org/details/picturebookofsai0000unse Round 2Tillie - Matilda Bone by Karen CushmanErin - Kids Praise 2-4 by...2025-04-021h 10
Five or Flop: the Best (and Worst) Historical Fiction Has to OfferCatherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman: The Feast Day of Saint FlopIn today's new episode, we're reading Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman and (spoiler alert) making plans to watch the 2022 movie.Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. The theme for Season Three is Back to School.Leave us a review and give us a follow on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates!Join our Season Three Reading Challenge...2024-10-2938 min
Dolls of Our LivesThe Midwife’s ApprenticeDo you remember this classic novel by Karen Cushman? Set in the Middle Ages, The Midwife’s Apprentice is about a girl named Alyce who is anything but mid. In spite of many challenges, starting with the fact that she sleeps in a dung-pile, Alyce finds her way in the world (and makes a few friends) while learning to be a midwife. We talk about our own medieval times, the transmission of medical knowledge, and what happens when cats name themselves (purr!). Original air date: March 26, 2022See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Ca...2024-10-0159 min
REtail REdux with Cory Zelnik029: Ken Ashley | Cushman & WakefieldABOUT TODAY'S GUEST: As an advocate and adviser for companies who lease or own real estate, Ken has worked for almost 30 years to help business leadership translate business strategy into real estate solutions that helps not only cut cost but boost profits. He believes that real estate can enable high level business performance and, when properly executed, serve to differentiate smart companies from their competition. He applies a strategic, yet common sense approach to delivering results oriented solutions to clients. This approach allows Ken and the C&W team to develop long term consultative relationships focused on a high...2024-05-3038 min
The NaturalBirth TalkAdvocating Tips from a Labor & Delivery Nurse w/ Nurse ChristinaMany moms are afraid to advocate for themselves in the hospital. But that shouldn't be the case! Nurse Christina joins us today to tell us all about how she advocates for her patients and how they can advocate for themselves!Resources Mentioned:The Midwife's Apprentice book: https://www.amazon.com/Midwifes-Apprentice-Karen-Cushman/dp/0547722176Check out Informed Pregnancy+https://www.informedpregnancy.tv/ NOW IT'S YOUR TURN! The NaturalBirth Site- TheNaturalBirthSite.com SIGN UP for the NaturalBirth Education course to best prepare your body & mind for natural birth (only $65) Read natural birth stories...2024-05-2837 min
The Perks Of Being A Book Lover PodcastS10:Ep218 - Books That Live In Our Heads: A Book Rec Episode- 4/17/24
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This week we are playing the nostalgia card. All of the books we mention are backlist in a big way; the majority are at least 15 years old. Our episode is about books that take up space in our heads. They may be books that, when we see them on a shelf, stir up all kinds of feelings or memories from years past. Or t...2024-04-171h 01
Forward Radio podcastsPerks S10:Ep218 | Books That Live In Our Heads - A Book Rec Episode | 4-17-24Our website -Â www.perksofbeingabooklover.com.
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This week we are playing the nostalgia card. All of the books we mention are backlist in a big way; the majority are at least 15 years old. Our episode is about books that take up space in our heads. They may be books that, when we see them on a shelf, stir up all kinds of feelings or memories from years past. Or they are books that simply left a...2024-04-171h 01
START WRITINGSW 137 INT Writing Her Story: A heartfelt conversation with Gail Carson LevineSTART WRITING Podcast: “Writing Her Story: A heartfelt conversation with Gail Carson Levine”Â
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It’s an interview with Gail Carson Levine. I am sure you are familiar with her book Ella Enchanted, which was her debut novel, and it was awarded a Newbery Honor.
In our interview, she is very vulnerable, and she speaks candidly about first gett...2024-04-031h 26
Kids Talk Church HistoryHildegard and MysticsInspired by her interest in Hildegard's unique music that has been virtually forgotten for centuries, our host Emma and her co-hosts Christian and Grace explore medieval mystics, with a particular emphasis on Hildegard and Bernard. Tune in as they bring their many questions to our guest, Dr. Ben Wheaton, a Ph.D. graduate from the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto and author of many books on the Middle Ages. Discover why Hildegard was called a mystic, who the mystics were, and what we can learn from them.
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Adaptation Podcast#348: God's Thumbs! // Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen CushmanJess, Jenn, and Kedyl discuss the middle grade novel Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman. Question of the Week: Did the journal make Birdie less childish/more learned? Â Follow us! adaptationpodcast.com instagram.com/adaptationpodcast facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast twitter.com/AdaptationCast adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com youtube.com/adaptationpodcast2023-07-2546 min
History, Books & Wine PodcastArcheology, Cowboys and Highlanders with E. Elizabeth WatsonE. Elizabeth Watson joins Eliza and Lori for a chat about archeology, cowboys and highlanders.Have history, book or wine question you want us to answer in a future show?Email us! historybooksandwine@gmail.comPaired this episode with:Elizabeth: Scout Wild - Sauvignon BlancLori: Robert Mondavi Cabernet SauvignonEliza: Menage a Trois – MidnightWhat Elizabeth is reading:Romance of a Robbery by Ellie St. ClaireThe Vampire Knitting Club by...2023-05-0926 min