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The MajlisThe Majlis #34: Karen Elliott House on Crown Prince MBS in her new book, The Man Who Would Be KingIn this episode of The Majlis, Karen Elliott House joins us remotely to discuss her new book on the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. Explore the untold story behind one of the most powerful figures in the Middle East. Karen dives deep into Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s rise to power and his sweeping vision to transform Saudi Arabia. From bold social reforms and futuristic megaprojects to crackdowns on corruption and international intrigue, this conversation reveals the complex forces shaping the kingdom’s future. Hear about MBS’s strategic moves on t...2025-07-2737 min
Get On With It001. The Four Quadrants of Creative GrowthThe 'Get On With It' Podcast is for ambitious people on a mission to release their creativity into the world. Whether that be a side hustle or full time job, this podcast exists to champion and support the growth of authors, musicians, you tubers, writers, actors, performers, videographers, photographers, voiceover artists and more.
Hosted by Tom Elliott, Chief Champion of Creative's and Founder of the Focused Creative Community, each week, he'll bring you ideas, tips, stories and strategies to help you make traction on your most ambitious creative goals.
In this episode we discuss the four quadrants of Creative Growth...2025-07-2630 minGet On With It002. The internal pillars of creativityThe 'Get On With It' Podcast is for ambitious people on a mission to release their creativity into the world. Whether that be a side hustle or full time job, this podcast exists to champion and support the growth of authors, musicians, you tubers, writers, actors, performers, videographers, photographers, voiceover artists and more.
Hosted by Tom Elliott, Chief Champion of Creative's and Founder of the Focused Creative Community, each week, he'll bring you ideas, tips, stories and strategies to help you make traction on your most ambitious creative goals.
In this episode we discuss the internal pillars of creativity. Without...2025-07-2630 minGet On With It003. Three people you need in your networkThe 'Get On With It' Podcast is for ambitious people on a mission to release their creativity into the world. Whether that be a side hustle or full time job, this podcast exists to champion and support the growth of authors, musicians, you tubers, writers, actors, performers, videographers, photographers, voiceover artists and more.
Hosted by Tom Elliott, Chief Champion of Creative's and Founder of the Focused Creative Community, each week, he'll bring you ideas, tips, stories and strategies to help you make traction on your most ambitious creative goals.
In this episode we discuss three types of people you need...2025-07-2630 minGet On With It004. How to have a productive dayThe 'Get On With It' Podcast is for ambitious people on a mission to release their creativity into the world. Whether that be a side hustle or full time job, this podcast exists to champion and support the growth of authors, musicians, you tubers, writers, actors, performers, videographers, photographers, voiceover artists and more.
Hosted by Tom Elliott, Chief Champion of Creative's and Founder of the Focused Creative Community, each week, he'll bring you ideas, tips, stories and strategies to help you make traction on your most ambitious creative goals.
In this episode we discuss three productivity hacks that you can...2025-07-2630 min
The BulwarkThe Unlikely Rise of MBS (w/ Karen Elliott House)This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comEric and Eliot welcome Karen Elliott House, former long-time correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, President of Dow Jones International, Publisher of the Wall Street Journal and author of The Man Who Would Be King: Mohammed Bin Salman and the Transformation of Saudi Arabia (New York: HarperCollins, 2025). They discuss the rise of MBS, the scope of the changes he has wrought in the Kingdom in less than a decade in power, the ongoing forces of resistance to change, his effort to...2025-07-2631 min
Shield of the RepublicThe Unlikely Rise of MBS (w/ Karen Elliott House)Eric and Eliot welcome Karen Elliott House, former long-time correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, President of Dow Jones International, Publisher of the Wall Street Journal and author of The Man Who Would Be King: Mohammed Bin Salman and the Transformation of Saudi Arabia (New York: HarperCollins, 2025). They discuss the rise of MBS, the scope of the changes he has wrought in the Kingdom in less than a decade in power, the ongoing forces of resistance to change, his effort to replace Islam with nationalism as a force binding Saudis together, and MBS's views of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...2025-07-261h 02
BookstackEpisode 168: Karen Elliott House on Mohammed Bin Salman and the Transformation of Saudi ArabiaThis week Richard talks to Karen Elliott House, author of the new book, The Man Who Would Be King: Mohammed Bin Salman and the Transformation of Saudi Arabia (Harper).Bookstack is a production of American Purpose at Persuasion.Host: Richard AldousProducer: Bhaasita AthaniFollow Persuasion on X (Twitter), LinkedIn, and YouTube to keep up with our latest articles, podcasts, and events, as well as updates from excellent writers across our network.And, to receive pieces like this in your inbox and support our work, subscribe below. Bookstack listeners...2025-07-2130 min
Rat's Ass PodcastIs The Antichrist Here? On this episode of the Rat's Ass Podcast, Mojo has the latest on the Epstein Client List. Get ready for more Turd Sauce from Lohran Mamdani. How low can L.A. Mayor Karen Bass go? Is there a way to keep illegals here in the USA? Is Caitlin Clark losing her marbles? On Head Trauma (Total Recall), Celebrity Cheese, Your Email from our Gmail and One More Thang! The conversation continues on X and @ ratsasspodcast.com New episodes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 2025-07-1624 min
Keen On AmericaIs Mohammed bin Salman a Tyrant or an Enlightened Despot? Karen Elliott House on MBS's Transformation of Saudi ArabiaIs Mohammed bin Salman a tyrant or an enlightened despot? According to the former Wall Street Journal publisher Karen Elliott House, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Man Who Would Be King, a new biography of MBS, he might be both. Or neither. House who spent years reporting from and writing on Saudi Arabia, offers a complex (and unofficial) portrait of the Crown Prince's ambitious transformation efforts, his deeply troubling human rights record, and the uncertain fate of his grand vision for modernizing the oil kingdom. Drawing on extensive access to MBS himself, she explores whether...2025-07-1654 min
Growing With Proficiency The PodcastEpisode 153: Back To School Series: Planning a Sustainable Year in the World Language Classroom: Five Steps for SuccessSend us a textPlanning for a new school year can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re trying to create a class centered on communication and proficiency, not grammar features. In this episode, I walk you through five intentional steps to help you map out your year with clarity and sustainability. You’ll learn how to prioritize compelling input, build a flexible curriculum map, and keep your students’ needs and your well-being at the center of your planning. This episode will help you feel more grounded and confident heading into the school year.Key T...2025-07-1030 min
Stand Up! with Pete Dominick1390 Karen Elliot House "The Man Who Would Be King"Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 700 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous souls Karen Elliott House is a senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Elliott House retired in 2006 as publisher of The Wall Street Journal, senior vice president of Dow Jones & Company, and a membe...2025-07-0251 min
Ducks on the PondGuilt-free and going after what YOU want in life - Karen Foster & Jodie FlemingDo you have a goal or dream that you want to pursue, but stop yourself because you feel it’s too selfish or you don’t have enough time? Sometimes we women formulate the idea that we need to be of service to others… in order to be loved. And it’s not our fault. This idea can come from messages coming from society, or perhaps from the homes we grew up in.The good news is that we can learn how to reprogramme these unhelpful ways of thinking and get ourselves motivated to pursue what we wa...2025-03-1952 min
My Happy Ass LifeTransforming Communities Through Creativity with Kevin ElliottHappy New Year! This week, I’m thrilled to sit down with Kevin, the co-owner of Wewa Films and co-founder of the Redfish Film Festival. Kevin’s story is one of creativity, reinvention, and building community through shared vision and purpose.Kevin shares his transformative story recounting his experience from running a childcare center to launching Wewa Films and eventually a film festival in the heart of downtown Panama City Florida. We talk about recognizing potential in others, the importance of granting permission in creativity, and the challenges and joys of being restless dreamers.Episode Highlights:2025-01-0651 min
Lead like a girlLeading from your Values with Karen ElliottSelf Awareness really starts with knowing our values, this is why we are starting January 2025 with a podcast all about that!Karen shares candidly about her own story of owning a business, knowing when to let it go, going through a divorce during covid, and getting to know herself in her late 40's.Karen shares a beautiful description of herself without sharing what she does, which honors our Circle Question this month ‘Tell me who you are without telling me what you do”Resources:Values Workbookhttps://www.workinggenius.com...2025-01-0247 min
Christian Emergency PodcastLessons from Africa: Missions, Education and Preparing the Next Generation, with Karen Elliott (Encore)Africa remains important for the Church. In the coming generations, the continent will be home for a huge swath of the world’s population. And while there are many challenges facing Africa, including poverty, militant Islam and instability – there are also many exciting things taking place.
Karen Elliott of the Rafiki Foundation joins the Christian Emergency Podcast to share about some of those exciting developments, along with valuable context. She leans on her 30+ years of experience serving as a missionary and leading a missions organization in Africa, the Rafiki Foundation.
Karen discusses how Rafiki has laun...2024-12-3048 min
Confessions of a Reluctant CaregiverHonoring Heroes: Semper Fi and America's Fund's Lifetime of SupportThis week’s educational episode showcases the incredible work of Semper Fi and America's Fund, an organization that has been providing vital support to service members, veterans, and their families for over 20 years. At the heart of this organization is Sondria Saylor, the Executive Vice President, whose personal connection to the military community runs deep.Sondria's connection to the military began in 1984 when she became an active-duty spouse. In 2003, she saw the challenges faced by wounded service members returning from Iraq and knew action was needed. Along with other military spouses, Sondria met medevacs at the hospital, pr...2024-11-2126 min
The Rafiki FoundationEpisode 19: Lori McDaniel on the Great CommissionIn this podcast, Karen Elliott interviews Lori McDaniel the author of the Mission of God and You. It's an excellent resource for mission statistics, inspirational stories and practical strategies to encourage all of us to engage all the more with God's mission to be glorified in all the earth. Rafiki’s implementation of Classical Christian schools across ten countries in Africa is one of those means by which God makes disciples and fulfills that mission. Hence this episode will encourage any Christian to step out in faith to participate in God's global plan either in your own backyard or ar...2024-10-0432 min
The Write WayKaren Viggers Talks 'Sidelines'Writer, podcaster and novelist, Karen Viggers, joined me to discuss her latest novel, ‘Sidelines’.
Topics include:
- The origins of ‘Sidelines’.
- How ultra-competitive parents can be drawn to highly-ranked clubs.
- The insatiable at-all-costs need to win that drives some parents and (by extension) their children.
- Passion being used as an excuse for toxic behaviour and how some people aren’t even aware of their own behaviour.
- And so much more!
Thanks heaps to Karen for chatting with me about ‘Sidelines.’2024-08-3039 minThe Rafiki FoundationEpisode 18: What does Athens have to do with JerusalemKaren Elliott and Grant Horner discuss why Christians should read pagan texts and how this applies to classical Christian education in AFrica.For a full presentation on this refer to Rafiki Foundation's YouTube channel featuring Dr. Grant Horner's presentation at the Rafiki Foundation's classical Christian conference in Kenya and Uganda October 2023.2024-08-2349 min
BaseCamp LiveClassical Christian Education On the Move in Africa! With Karen ElliottAs parents and educators, it’s easy to get caught up in the daily hustle and bustle of our own families, schools, and communities, often missing the incredible stories of what God is doing around the world. Today, we want to take you on a journey to one of the most exciting areas of school and spiritual growth happening on the continent of Africa. We are thrilled to welcome back Karen Eliot, who will share the latest developments in Classical Christian Education, including the work and resources being created and deployed for schools and families in Africa—and f...2024-07-3141 min
Veritas Vox - The Voice of Classical Christian Education106 | A Vision for Africa with the Rafiki Foundation - ft. Karen ElliottDid you know that classical Christian education is gaining great momentum in sub-Saharan Africa? Today we chat with Karen Elliott, the Executive Director of the Rafiki Foundation, a group that has been instrumental in building a classical Christian curriculum for these people. Discover how the Rafiki Foundation is caring for orphans, growing classical Christian schools, and even working to supply biblically sound materials to the churches of this region.Want to get involved? The Rafiki Foundation is seeking long and short-term missionaries to assist with their villages. To learn more about these opportunities or to d...2024-07-2331 min
The MajlisEpisode 5: Karen Elliott HouseKaren Elliott House, former editor of the Wall Street Journal, is a Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist who has spent her decades-spanning career reporting on Saudi Arabia, including an award-winning series on Saudi Arabia in 1981 and her book On Saudi Arabia. Join us as we discuss the changes Saudi Arabia has undergone in the past 40 years, the economic goals the Kingdom is pursuing, and the Western view of Saudi.2024-07-2149 min
Walking Between ShadowsKaren Swift (State of TN v David Swift)Support the show2024-07-2138 minWalking Between ShadowsKaren Swift (David Swift Verdict)Support the show2024-07-2151 min
What Self Care Looks Like...Season 13 | Episode 2: The Creative Mind with Karen DeLoachKaren DeLoach, an artist and art teacher, about the healing power of art and creativity. Karen shares personal stories of how art has brought healing and restoration to individuals, including a young man who used art to overcome physical and mental challenges after a stroke, and a woman who found solace and distraction from her cancer diagnosis through creating art.
Karen emphasizes the importance of intellectual wellness and encourages listeners to explore their own creativity and engage in artistic activities for mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
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Art and creativity have the power to...2024-07-0132 minGrowing With Proficiency The PodcastEpisode 99: Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling: A Deep Dive with Dr. Karen LichtmanSend us a textIn this episode of Growing with Proficiency, we welcome back Dr. Karen Lichtman for a great conversation on TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling). Dr. Karen Lichtman, an expert in the field and the author of the book Teaching Proficiency Through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS), explains the three core steps of TPRS: establishing meaning, asking a story, and reading. She highlights the importance of co-constructing stories with students to make language learning both engaging and effective.Listeners will learn about the power of q...2024-06-2048 minDucks on the PondSelf Care is Not Selfish (Pt1) - Abbi Power & Karen FosterHow did we get to that point, where we think having a shower... or going grocery shopping alone is "self care?" .It isn't. In this 3-part collaboration series with Let's Talk, a charity with the goal of breaking down the stigma around mental health, we delve into self-care; why it’s not selfish,and how do it properly.We address how to challenge that 'little voice' in your head that tells you, you don't have time to look after yourself. You can even name that little voice. We did.And we also look self...2024-05-2231 min