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Everyday CreationThe Many Achievements of Q, aka the Legendary Quincy JonesAt age 11, Quincy Jones found his purpose when he felt compelled to touch the piano at a local recreation center. It was a small gesture that set him on his way to a hugely successful music career. The first instrument he learned was the trumpet, and it didn't take him long to be good enough to play in jazz bands. From there, he went on to:- Collaborate with Frank Sinatra;- Compose film scores for movies and TV shows; - Produce hit songs for Lesley Gore; - Work wit...
2025-06-0902 min
Everyday CreationC.J. Snare of Firehouse Hadn't Found His "Love of a Lifetime" When He Wrote that SongC.J. Snare, frontman and main songwriter for Firehouse, wrote the hit "Love of a Lifetime" before joining the band. The song was Firehouse's most successful single, reaching number five on Billboard's Hot 100 in 1991.To watch Snare performing the song with Firehouse, go to YouTube. The comments below the video are a really nice tribute to Snare as well. Here's one of them: "Rest In Peace CJ. Glad that I met you 3 years ago on the 30th anniversary of Firehouse debut album performance. Very cool guy!"The photo in this episode's thumbnail is of Snare...
2025-02-1502 min
Everyday CreationA Story from 2016, Election NightI'm not a pessimist by nature. However, the 2016 election kind of threw me. I started thinking about it Sunday night, after reading a Substack post by Greg Olear about Leonard Cohen's song, "Hallelujah." In Olear's post, there's a link to Kate McKinnon singing part of "Hallelujah" for SNL's cold opening on Nov. 12, 2016. Her performance touched me deeply and prompted me to share this brief story eight years later, not that I expected to experience the same outcome in 2024 but to express the feelings that so many of us had back then. So here it is, a simple s...
2024-10-2902 min
Teaching Math Teaching PodcastEpisode 96: Kate Johnson: Identity, Language, and Pedagogy in and beyond being a Math Teacher EducatorLearning to teach math teachers better with Dr. Kate Johnson, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at Brigham Young University, as we discuss her experiences and advice as a mathematics teacher educator, as an associate editor of the Mathematics Teacher Educator journal, and as a co-author of the article, Ungrievable: Theorizing white Christian nationalist rhetorical practices in education in the Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies journal.
Links from the episode
Johnson, K. R., Hadley, H. L., Schoonbeck, A., & Benson, S. E. (2024) Ungrievable: Theorizing white Christian nationalist rhetorical practices in education. Review of Education, Pedagogy...
2024-09-1154 min
Everyday CreationPracticing Self-Love Makes Your Life Work BetterThis is the last of four excerpts from a longer interview with self-love excerpt Darcy Lord, PhD. What happens when we practice self-love? The answer is literally, our lives work better in all the areas we care about — our weight, health, money, relationships, etc. In this short episode, Darcy Lord, PhD, explains it way better than I do. Please take a few minutes to listen.To receive Darcy's free pdf of the 5 principles of self-love, visit her website. You also can find her on YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn. All of my episodes with Darcy are on t...
2024-04-0307 min
Everyday CreationBe as Kind to Yourself as You Are for Those You LoveThis episode is the third of four short excerpts from a longer interview with self-love expert Darcy Lord, PhD. In it, you'll learn how important it is to put yourself into a circle of kindness and to care about how you feel. To receive Darcy's free pdf of the 5 principles of self-love, visit her website. You also can find her on YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn.All of my episodes with Darcy are available on the @EverydayCreation channel on YouTube too.To hear the full interview in this directory, please go to episode 4.
2024-03-2706 min
Everyday CreationEmbrace Your Inner Worthiness with Self-LoveThis short episode is the second of four excerpts from a longer interview with Darcy Lord, PhD. Here, she talks about the four pillars, or foundations, of self-love, which can help us understand the practice of self-love. That's one of the pillars, that self-love is a practice and not something we check off a list. We want to keep at it every day even when we're feeling unworthy. And that's another pillar, that we have innate worthiness. How so? Learn more from Darcy, who has empowering concepts to share.To receive Darcy's free pdf of the 5 principles...
2024-03-2004 min
Everyday CreationLive Your Higher Purpose with Self-LoveSelf-love may sound selfish, but it's not. It's really about living our purpose so that we can lead happier lives and help others do the same. This is the first of four short episodes with self-love expert Darcy Lord, PhD. All four are excerpts from a longer interview that covered many aspects of self-love including the practice of self-love, which has the power to change our lives for the better.To receive Darcy's free pdf of the 5 principles of self-love, visit her website.You also can find her on YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn.
2024-03-1305 min
Everyday CreationThe Powerful Practice of Self-Love, with Dr. Darcy LordDarcy Lord, PhD, the author of “52 Weeks of Relief” and the upcoming “Self-Love is Your Path,” is a self-love expert who’s on a mission to help raise the consciousness of the planet and to help people lead happier lives. Her enthusiasm and talent for reminding people of their innate worthiness have made her a sought-after speaker, trainer and coach. In this full interview, you'll hear all about self-love: what it is, why it's important and how to incorporate it into your daily life. You'll also hear stories, laughter and a whole lot more. There are four short excer...
2024-03-0655 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourEmotional Well-Being with Jondi WhitisJondi Whitis' calling is helping others feel better fast. She's a master trainer in EFT, which stands for Emotional Freedom Techniques, otherwise known as “tapping.” In this episode, Jondi talks about what we can do to alleviate chronic anxiety. So many of us are feeling anxious these days because it seems that everything is coming at us all at once and all the time. To get off that merry-go-round, you need tools that you can access at any time. Jondi says it doesn't matter whether you choose tapping or some other modality. Just find a practitioner you feel...
2024-01-2427 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourMusic Greats We Lost in 2023 with Sheldon Zoldan, Part 2This is the second of two episodes with Song of the Day creator Sheldon Zoldan, who wrote tributes to musical titans who passed away in 2023. The tributes and featured songs are in chronological order according to the date of each person's passing, and the numbering picks up where Part 1 left off. In the audio, the tributes are separated by original music by sound engineer and musician Mike Villegas. You'll find links to the YouTube videos in the chapters.21. Astrud Gilberto, June 5 "Girl From Ipanema"22. Tony Bennett, July 21 "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"23. Roger Spr...
2024-01-1757 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourMusic Greats We Lost in 2023 with Sheldon Zoldan, Part 1Sheldon Zoldan is the creator of the Song of the Day project, daily music-related stories and yearly tributes to musical titans who passed away. In this episode, we present the first 20 of music greats who left us in 2023, beginning with Jeff Beck. Most of the links go to YouTube videos, while the others take you to some of Sheldon's once-a-week posts on the website of WGCU, the NPR station in southwest Florida where he lives. Here is a list of the tributes and featured songs in this episode. They're in chronological order according to the d...
2024-01-1048 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourA Wish for a Bright New YearAs the calendar flips to a fresh page, I'm sharing a wish from a dear friend for a light-filled new year filled with goodness and wonderful possibilities. This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to The Gale Hill Radio Hour! The show is available in Apple and Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories. Also on Substack and YouTube; Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
2023-12-2902 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourDiscover the Glow of "The Light"'Tis the Season for an illuminating storybook, and here's one I definitely recommend: "The Light," a tale compassionately told by Scarlett Lam and vibrantly illustrated by Mindy Lee. Published in November 2023, this board book has the potential to be an enduring favorite among kids and all of us who are kids at heart. You can order a copy at readthelight.com.This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to The Gale Hill Radio Hour! The show is available in Apple and Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories. A...
2023-12-2402 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourHealing Your Bodies — All of Them!Sandra Tjoa teaches Qi Gong and Tai Chi, ancient practices that helped her reclaim her health and have now become an integral part of her daily life. In this episode, she explains how these practices may benefit you.Chi, also spelled Qi, is life force energy. This energy travels in pathways in the body, but it can become stagnant or stuck due to unresolved emotions. The practices of Tai Chi and Qi Gong focus on the body's energy pathways, helping us loosen stuck energy and open us up to more flow. Sandra explains all this...
2023-12-1338 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourHunger and Personal PowerBest-selling author Tony Robbins wrote about hunger in his latest newsletter on LinkedIn, and he included his own childhood experience with food insecurity. He also shared a decision he made long ago to take action to help solve this worldwide problem. His post is a powerful piece of writing that ended up inspiring a meditation with a message, which I talk about in this episode. You can follow this link to Robbins' newsletter to learn the outcome of his decision and much more. I recommend it highly.For more thoughts about inner power, please go...
2023-12-0803 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourLove Notes to IrelandWith all the great dining and sightseeing that we did in Ireland this year, the enjoyable encounters we had with locals may have left the biggest impression on us. At least, that's what we talk about most. So in this episode, I'm sharing a few of them with you. Also, I've put pertinent links in the chapter markers, just in case you'll want them when you plan your next trip to the Emerald Isle. If you go in 2024, maybe we'll see you there.This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to The Gale Hill Radio Hour!
2023-11-2907 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourThe Force is With UsFor those of us who feel adrift in these seemingly crazy times, here's a daily routine that can get us back on course. This routine serves as a regular reminder to tap into our inner wisdom, and it's incredibly easy and quick to do both first thing in the morning and whenever we feel stressed or off-balance during the day. I learned it from my friend Ashley. I'm truly grateful to her for sharing it with me.Hope you get something useful out of this episode, which is the latest in my Everyday Exuberance series.
2023-11-2203 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourMore Far-Out Tales with the Haunted's Bibiana Krall and Veronica Cline BartonThis is the second part of a fascinating interview with Bibiana Krall and Veronica Cline Barton, the authors of a collaborative project called The Haunted Series. In the previous Gale Hill Radio Hour episode, appropriately titled "Scary Stuff," we shared details about these award-winning books filled with psychological suspense. In this episode, we turn to other aspects of Bibiana and Veronica's creative output. You'll hear how Veronica published her first book, a cozy mystery, in 2018 and now has eight books in the series with another one underway. She also has two other books, the Hygge & Bisous Holiday...
2023-11-0629 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourScary Stuff with Bibiana Krall and Veronica Cline BartonIn this episode, venture into the worlds of Bibiana Krall and Veronica Cline Barton, prolific writers on their own and collaborators on the award-winning Haunted Series consisting, so far, of four books each with six spine-tingling tales set around the globe. Stretch your imagination with these riveting short stories filled with psychological suspense in the styles of Alfred Hitchcock and Daphne du Maurier. No gore, though a lot of paranormal scariness and some madcap elements as well. Here, you'll learn about the latest book in the series, "Shadow Reflection" (published in September 2023), along with "Wicked...
2023-10-2732 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourSockwell for Happy Sheep (and Feet)This is Kate Jones, here to talk about a brand of socks with style and function. Recently, I came across Sockwell's Essential Comfort line at Dave’s Boot Shop in Petoskey, Michigan. The key component of these socks is merino wool that comes from free-grazing sheep raised in the U.S. In other words, as the packaging notes, the wool comes from "happy sheep." I bought a pair of non-cushion socks with an attractive “Big Bloom” flower design, which lives up to the company’s stated intent to bring “fresh modern styling to every sock we make.” T...
2023-10-2403 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourMartinique® Banana Leaf SleepwearThis is the second installment of my occasional series, GHR Recommends. It's a service of The Gale Hill Radio Hour. In this episode, I talk about Martinique® Banana Leaf sleepwear produced by Sant and Abel in partnership with CW Stockwell. I have personal experience with this line thanks to a beautifully crafted summer robe that my husband gave to me as a birthday gift in May. I love the pattern, which is bright, colorful and also vaguely familiar.There's a reason that it looks familiar. CW Stockwell is known for its iconic Martinique® Banana Leaf pat...
2023-10-1803 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourMusic Sparks a Magical Project About Love and the UnexplainableVenice, flashbacks from another lifetime, the impossible becoming possible. And love and friendship. That's what this episode is all about.At the heart of it is "Venetian Rhapsody," a novel with a soundtrack about a grand love from another time that reignites in the wondrous City of Canals.The collaboration behind this project is as magical as the story itself. Suffice to say that its award-winning creators are friends who live on different continents, and they've produced something truly special. In this episode, you will meet author Tonya Penrose and classical musician David...
2023-10-1131 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourOur Michigan HerdA food and wine extravaganza in Northern Michigan becomes so much more when every friend matters, and everyone's story counts. Learn more in this short episode inspired by Jackie Stevenson's book, "Someday We'll Live Like Horses: Authentic Presence in Leadership and Life." The accompanying photo by Zane DeLong shows two members of the Pebble Ledge Ranch Herd, which Jackie writes about in her book. Many thanks to Jackie for giving us a tour of the ranch where she lives with her husband, Herb, along with six horses and four dogs.This is Kate J...
2023-10-0402 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourText Messages from the CatChauncey, the friendly and free-spirited feline that showed up on our porch a little over a year ago, loves exploring his self-proclaimed territory. My husband put an AirTag on his collar to track his whereabouts, and Chauncey does trot home when he's called. He's just not a homebody kind of cat.When we're away on vacation, Aunt Debbie takes care of him. In this episode, I share some of his antics in Chauncey's "own" words. Hope you enjoy hearing about them, and please check the chapter markers for pictures and captions. This is Kate Jones. T...
2023-09-2702 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourFrom Pasture to Podium: How Horse Wisdom Can Help Leaders Create a Better WorldWhat can politicians, parents and other leaders learn from horses? Turns out, a lot! For starters: the lessons include how to listen without judgment and respect differing opinions. And there's much more in this short episode with Jackie Stevenson, who provides leadership training sessions — with horses — at the ranch where she lives with her husband, Herb, four dogs, and six equine members of the Pebble Ledge Ranch herd. Each training session has a human facilitator, in addition to Jackie, who guides the trainees in relating to the herd. One of the best facilitators, Jackie says, is Ka...
2023-09-2010 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourWhat We Can Learn from Horses, with Jackie StevensonPlease join me in being captivated by Jackie Stevenson, founder and CEO of Spirit of Leadership LLC, as she eloquently describes what can be learned from the planet's oldest living mammals. I'm sure you'll notice my enthusiastic exclamations and appreciative murmurings throughout this short episode. If you have 10 minutes to spare, you'll learn important lessons about trust and respect, appreciation, cooperation and more. My son and I spent three hours with Jackie one summer day. It was fun and enlightening. Thank you, Jackie, and many thanks to the Pebble Ledge Ranch herd: Majestic, Lucky, Raven, Ti...
2023-09-1310 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourGHR Recommends Witzi's Raw GranolaHello, Kate Jones here, bringing you the first of an occasional series called GHR Recommends. The idea is to use my platform to highlight something that’s exceptional in one way or another, and no money or goods are ever exchanged. I just recommend what I think may be worth your while.I'm starting off with one of my absolutely favorite products, Witzi's Raw Granola, and for this launch, I'm presenting a short interview with Amy Witzigreuter, founder and owner of the company, to give you a figurative taste of the granola that's become a staple in my...
2023-09-0604 min
The Gale Hill Radio Hour"Question Thinking" with Kathy TelbanIn Kathy Telban's decades-long career working to improve outcomes at corporate and nonprofit organizations, she observed a tendency among team members not to ask questions. That intrigued her enough to do some research, which led her to Marilee Adams, PhD, a pioneer in inquiry-based coaching, leadership and organizational effectiveness. Dr. Adams coined the phrase Question Thinking, which Kathy talks about in this episode. Kathy took a course with her and highly recommends Dr. Adams' book, "Change Your Questions, Change Your Life," now in its fourth edition. Asking the right questions, of others and yourself, will h...
2023-08-3017 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourThe Craft of Canning a Good CocktailOne recent evening, my husband and I poured a North Shore Pomegranate Martini into two glasses, each garnished with a slice of orange and a sprig of lettuce leaf basil. We enjoyed the martinis very much. Flavorful and not overly sweet, they were a perfect happy hour refresher. And here's what's remarkable about them: All that deliciousness comes from a can.Alison and Steven Cravens are marketing majors and the masterminds behind this new line of North Shore Crafted Cocktails. There are two full cocktails in each can, and the ingredients are what sold me: Fresh juice...
2023-08-2319 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourRaw Magic: Witzi's GranolaAmy Witzigreuter's youngest child was only seven days old when she and her husband learned that their little boy would require a liver transplant before he turned one, and a kidney transplant sometime after that. With his gastrointestinal issues, it soon became clear that he was unable to tolerate many foods, so Amy rose to the challenge of preparing food that he actually could eat and that the rest of the family would enjoy. It took a lot of trial and error and many failures, but Amy kept at it, ultimately creating favorite recipes that were hits...
2023-08-1624 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourStinky Feet, Bad Behavior and Political ShenanigansA hopscotch grid on the sidewalk prompted this super short commentary regarding bad behavior in general and Ohio's Issue 1 in particular. A neighbor child's blunt — and completely charming — declaration served as a necessary balm during the tense time before and on the day of the special election. The accompanying photo is an actual shot of the child's message. I enhanced it in red for readability.This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to The Gale Hill Radio Hour! The show is available in Apple and Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podca...
2023-08-1002 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourMaking History with Bentley Boyd, Part 1This is an excerpt from a longer interview with cartoonist and historian Bentley Boyd, creator of Chester Comix. In his comic book series, he tells stories from U.S. history with the help of his narrator, a Chesapeake Bay blue crab named Chester. In this segment, Bentley talks about how the world has changed since he first began drawing Chester for the newspaper where he worked. That was 1999, long before he started doing books. Today, his work is more important than ever.You can order Bentley’s books from his website, chestercomix.com , on Amazon, or...
2023-08-0204 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourMaking History with Bentley Boyd, Part 2In this excerpt from a longer interview with cartoonist and historian Bentley Boyd, he talks about how he came up with his Choice Comix concept in which he does his best to replicate the vibrancy of the history that's made every single day. "I really have always wanted to put the reader in the middle," he says, "because today we are living history and we don’t know how tomorrow’s going to turn out." You can order Bentley’s books from his website, chestercomix.com , on Amazon, or digital versions on his app, available for iPhone and iPad...
2023-08-0209 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourHistory, Comix and a Higher Purpose with Bentley Boyd and Chester the CrabHistory, art and a Chesapeake Bay blue crab come together to create engaging stories about the people and events that shaped the United States into what it is today.Cartoonist and historian Bentley Boyd created his character Chester the crab as a way to explain Earth Day to readers of the daily newspaper in Williamsburg, Va. Chester evolved into the narrator of stories geared toward fifth-graders to help them learn U.S. history to meet state requirements. From there, Bentley spun him off into Chester Comix, now celebrating its 20th year with 36 books and counting....
2023-07-2643 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourAge, Politics and Professionalism with Madeline Lepidi-CarinoIn this short segment, Madeline Lepidi-Carino offers her perspectives on age and professionalism in politics.Madeline, who's running for public office for the very first time, has a wealth of experience in the fields of mental health, juvenile law and mediation. She also stands firm in her strong belief in the power of collaboration and civility in resolving differences. Active listening and maturity play important parts as well.I applaud all those who work hard to serve the public good. This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to The Gale H...
2023-07-1806 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourGale Hill Radio: Embracing the Everyday and the ExtraordinaryThe Gale Hill Radio Hour is a show for those of us who live enthusiastically, with optimism, curiosity and humor, while also taking time to ponder life's big questions.To learn more, please listen to the trailer. It's short! This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to The Gale Hill Radio Hour! The show is available in Apple and Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories. Also on Substack and YouTube; Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
2023-07-1801 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourA Mountain Girl's Climb to Success, Part 2Have you ever found yourself in uncharted territory, faced with a challenge so mammoth, you had no idea where to start? That's where Marilyn Moss Rockefeller was when tasked with saving a company she knew virtually nothing about. In this episode, the second of two excerpts from a longer interview with the author of “Mountain Girl: From Barefoot to Boardroom," Marilyn describes how she saved her first husband's company and also talks about the importance of trust, tolerance and empathy in the workplace. Hers is a story of resilience and the power of human connection. In...
2023-07-1009 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourA Mountain Girl's Climb to Success, Part 1Marilyn Moss Rockefeller was born at the end of the Depression in West Virginia, where there was still a great deal of poverty. Yet she was raised with a wealth of values that made her a businesswoman who built her success on integrity and resilience. In this excerpt from a longer interview, the author of "Mountain Girl: From Barefoot to Boardroom" talks about her childhood and how her dad and grandparents instilled in her the wherewithal to be a success in life. Marilyn's father was a Seabee in the Navy, and he taught his daughter th...
2023-07-1005 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourA Riveting Ride from Mountain Girl to the Peaks of Success in Business and LifeIn her absorbing memoir, “Mountain Girl: From Barefoot to Boardroom,” Marilyn Moss Rockefeller offers a compelling testament to the power of resilience and reinvention. The book, which came out in late 2022, tells a story of a series of unexpected events that transformed her from a pigtailed girl in the mountains of West Virginia to the head of a multimillion-dollar manufacturing company in Maine. Marilyn overcame one challenge after another by relying on her own values as well as the "can-do" mentality instilled by her father, who passed away unexpectedly when she was young. On her way t...
2023-07-0557 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourPolitics and Respect, Madeline's WayMadeline Lepidi-Carino, a retired lawyer, is running for elected office for the very first time. After a long career in mental health, juvenile law and mediation, she's now aiming to restore civil discourse in city government. Madeline has lived in Hudson, Ohio, for 47 years and has paid attention to city government throughout the decades. Recently, she says, she's witnessed a decline in civility, similar to what's happened on the national level. She wants to restore the ability to talk things out, and she considers her age to be an asset in her quest for Hudson's War...
2023-06-2827 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourCat Story: Chauncey GardenerCat owners know that you don't really "own" a cat, so I'll just say that this episode is about the cat that lives with us. In this show, you'll hear how he came to be called Chauncey, a little about his neighborly ways, and his preferred way of being held. He's a character. Hope you enjoy hearing about him.For fairly obvious reasons, I mention Peter Sellers' brilliant film Being There, which came out in 1979, a year before Sellers' death. Here are links to the trailer on YouTube and to his bio. Please s...
2023-06-2104 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourHealthy ConductingHere is another installment of my occasional series, Everyday Exuberance. This one is about an efficient little exercise that I’ve been doing at home for a long time.Basically, I conduct without the benefit of an orchestra!In this episode, I explain why and offer a few tips about conducting. I'd love to hear what you think.By the way, I came across this article as I was doing a little more research about conducting for good health:This is sixth episode in The Gale Hill Radio Hour's exuberance series. To...
2023-06-0703 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourA Russian Adoption in BriefDavid Schunk is the creator and host of the podcast Voice of Adoptees, in which he speaks with a range of individuals who tell their stories about being adoptees, adoptive parents, adoption advocates and professionals, and birth family members. In this excerpt from my recent interview with Dave, he shared his own story about being adopted when he was 2, and what it was like to travel back to Russia as a young adult with his adoptive parents. To hear the entire interview, please go to episode 46 titled "A Russian Adoption with Podcaster David Schunk."
2023-05-3106 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourA Russian Adoption with Podcaster David SchunkDavid Schunk is the creator and host of Voice of Adoptees, a podcast that aims to empower and connect adopted people around the world.In his show, he speaks with a range of individuals, from adoptees and adoptive parents, to adoption advocates and professionals, and birth families. Not all adoption stories are alike, he says, and everyone has "the right to share their perspective of their distinct adoption journey." To that end, Dave provides a platform where they can feel comfortable doing so.In my interview with Dave, he shared his own story a...
2023-05-2334 minThe Gale Hill Radio Hour"Little Chicken" and Other Childhood MemoriesIn this short episode of The Gale Hill Radio Hour, you'll hear about the nicknames that my brother and I were affectionately called by our mom.One of the names has to do with Warner Bros.' first Academy Award, which the studio won for an animated short that broke the streak of four consecutive wins in that category by Hanna Barbera/MGM’s “Tom and Jerry” cartoons.In addition to my personal nickname story, I'm inviting listeners to share their own stories of their nicknames from childhood. Please contact me through my new Sub...
2023-05-1703 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourGlowing Testimonials for the Imagination LibraryIn 2015, Vivian Bosch brought Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to Cortland, New York, where she lives, and she's received great feedback from parents who sing the program's praises. As a follow-up to Vivian's original Gale Hill Radio Hour interview, here are several testimonials, a few of which have been edited for brevity. Also, you can read all of the feedback in their entirety by visiting my new Substack account. By reading or listening to these testimonials, I'm sure that you will feel a deep appreciation for the Imagination Library. Kudos to the Dolly Parton F...
2023-05-1010 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourThe Imagination Library with Volunteer Vivian BoschEight years ago, Vivian Bosch brought the Imagination Library to Cortland, New York, where she lives. This is a volunteer position for Vivian, who couldn't be happier about her community's receptiveness to this remarkable program, which mails free books to children from birth to when they turn five years old.The stories Vivian hears from parents still bring tears to her eyes because reading to young children is so important, she says. And there's research to back up that claim.In this episode, you'll learn why Dolly Parton started the Imagination Library in 1995 and how...
2023-05-0321 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourInspired by Nature with Artist Meaghan Milner ReedMeaghan Milner Reed is an accomplished artist who makes visually delightful works inspired by the natural world. These works also have a deeper purpose. Meaghan's colorful depictions of plant life and butterflies are meant to feel alive and hopeful. And she wants them to offer a "literal common ground" for people to connect and build relationships with one another.This short episode with Meaghan includes a brief segment from an interview from a couple of years ago. In it, she offers insight into how she came to create uplifting art. For Meaghan, it al...
2023-04-2605 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourIn Brief with The History School's Elise Fillpot, PhDThis is an excerpt from a 39-minute interview with Dr. Elise Fillpot, who developed an online series of courses based on her highly researched project "Bringing History Home." The courses are focused toward children and their parents, and all have to do with social justice. Each one is a robust course of study. For example, Ancient Africa through Reconstruction has 77 lessons, including three providing Parent Instructor Preparation, along with a resources section.There are videos, maps and other visuals, and links to outside resources including, for instance, a link to the Bill of...
2023-04-1908 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourThe History School with Dr. Elise FillpotThe History School is a fresh approach to teaching children about the lessons of the past. Elise Fillpot, PhD, developed the online series of courses based on her highly researched project "Bringing History Home," which she coordinated in Iowa schools from 2001 to almost 2013. The courses focus on social justice and are geared toward ages 7 through 12, though just about anyone can learn and benefit from them. Elise's father inspired her commitment to social justice at an early age. The son of a sharecropper in West Texas, he was born in 1933 in what could be called the ep...
2023-04-0739 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourScalar Light™ Researcher Tom Paladino on Health and HealingInventor and researcher Tom Paladino wants to heal the world with custom-made instruments built around quantum energy.If you think that sounds like quite an undertaking, you're likely not alone. Tom's research, modeled on that of Nikola Tesla and Thomas Galen Hieronymus, has become his life's calling. He's been at it 50 years. Based in Florida, he administers light energy remotely via photographs to people all over the world. In this way, he says, he is able to disassemble pathogens and build antioxidants. No sessions are done in person. Tom invites you t...
2023-03-3031 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourFocus on Light, Not DarknessThis short episode, part of an occasional series on living exuberantly, offers a potentially powerful way to shift our focus from worry and anxiety to calm and comfort.To listen to the other exuberance-related shows in this series, please go to: A Happiness Exercise (episode 24), Moving Forward with Grace (32), A Cheerful Start to Your Day (33) and Be Our Authentic Selves (36).This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to The Gale Hill Radio Hour! The show is available in Apple and Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories. Also on S...
2023-03-2703 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourGolden Boomers Blog #9Rose Duignan researches and writes Golden Boomers, a blog about group living. She knows the subject well, having lived for five years in a cooperative household in Berkeley, Calif. Recently, Rose was the featured guest in Gale Hill Radio Hour's Group Living with Golden Boomers (episode 34). This follow-up episode focuses on Rose's latest blog to date. In it, she writes about her interview with Joan Abrahamson, Founder and President of The Jefferson Institute, a think tank that tackles societal issues including the huge and complex issue of how the U.S.A. deals with elders.
2023-03-2211 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourBe Our Authentic SelvesThis short essay about two Dollys is part of my occasional series, Everyday Exuberance. In this episode, I recall reading a first-person piece written by Dolly Parton for Allure magazine. In the article, Parton fondly remembered her friend and mentor, Chet Atkins, even though she did not take his advice many years ago at the start of her performing career. No matter, Parton is a great success doing things her way, and that's an excellent lesson in being true to oneself.I also mention the important lessons I learned from another Dolly, my mom, who m...
2023-03-1504 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourA Quick Follow-up on a Nomad AdventureVeteran food writer Leslie Kelly's road-trip adventures with her husband, John Nelson, were featured in "Leslie Kelly, Freelance Food Writer and Nomad" (episode 31). After the interview, Leslie followed up by writing a column about what prompted them to hit the road nearly five years ago, and how they're faring now. You can find Leslie's short and charming piece on The Spokesman-Review website, which houses all of Leslie and John's "Going Mobile" articles. Leslie and John also write for other publications including Forbes online and the L.A. Times.This is Kate...
2023-03-0802 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourGroup Living with Golden BoomersRose Duignan, who retired from the visual effects industry working for George Lucas, researches and writes Golden Boomers, a blog about group living. Rose lives with three other women, one of whom is her sister, in Berkeley, Calif. And she extols the virtues of this type of living situation. Not only is it a "financial lightening of the load," she says, it's also psychologically and emotionally healthier than living alone. Did you know, she asks, that loneliness is worse for your health than smoking?Anyway, Rose says that she and her housemates are setting a...
2023-02-2555 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourA Cheerful Start to Your DayHow about starting your day on a high note? One way of doing that is by singing, saying or thinking the opening lines of "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah."To get inspired, you can listen to Louis Armstrong's version from his 1968 album, “Disney Songs the Satchmo Way.”I ran across the notion of the therapeutic qualities of "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" in one of Dr. Paul Bizjak's "Friday Findings" emails. If you're interested in receiving the Northeast Ohio chiropractor's wellness tips and thoughts, you can go to his website to sign up. This episode is the third in my occasional series...
2023-02-2202 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourMoving Forward with GraceThis quick story is the second in my occasional series, Everyday Exuberance. If you'd like to check out the first in the series, please go to A Happiness Exercise (episode 24). Today's show is about posture, figureheads on ships, and a powerful stance. I hope it puts you in the mood to throw back your shoulders and move confidently and serenely through life.This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to The Gale Hill Radio Hour! The show is available in Apple and Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories. Also on...
2023-02-1503 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourLeslie Kelly, Freelance Food Writer and NomadFor a lot of years, I worked with Leslie Kelly and her husband, John Nelson, in the features department of The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Wash. We had a great boss and a good time there, but eventually all three of us went on to other jobs in different locales. Leslie and John's adventures included newspapers — The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal and The Seattle Post Intelligencer (known as the Seattle PI) — as well as dream jobs at Microsoft Corporation and Allrecipes.com. Read about one of Leslie's career highlights during her time at Allrecipes.com.Since...
2023-02-0855 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourMusic Greats We Lost in 2022 with Sheldon Zoldan, Part 2Sheldon Zoldan, the researcher and writer behind Song of the Day since he debuted the project in 2020, did something different at the end of last year by turning his daily Song of the Day write-ups into a series of tributes to musical greats who died during the year.In this episode, Sheldon reads 23 of those tributes. He read 20 others in Part 1.There's a musical interlude preceding each tribute. The song is "You and Me" by Mike Villegas, a talented musician and audio engineer who made the final edits on this episode. "You and Me" is av...
2023-01-0552 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourMusic Greats We Lost in 2022 with Sheldon Zoldan, Part 1Sheldon Zoldan, the researcher and writer behind Song of the Day since he debuted the project in 2020, did something different at the end of last year by turning his daily Song of the Day write-ups into a series of tributes. Throughout December 2022, Sheldon devoted his daily Songs to musical greats who died during the year.In this episode, Sheldon reads 20 of those tributes. He reads the other 23 in Part 2.There's a musical interlude preceding each tribute. The song is "You and Me" by Mike Villegas, a multitalented musician and audio engineer who also di...
2022-12-2950 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourDashielmusic.comSince this interview took place, Dashiel Rowland has done a lot. He settled into his place in Brooklyn, where he moved in September 2022; turned 25 the following month, on Oct. 24; put his demo album, "Cordelia," on SoundCloud; and released his latest single, "Earth is Burning." He also added to his merchandise line, which he creates himself.In this episode, you'll get to know this talented multi-instrumentalist artist, songwriter, producer, and aspiring film and television composer.Along with SoundCloud, Dashiel's music is available on Apple and Spotify. Check out his website to learn more.At t...
2022-11-2739 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourThe Forever DogThe New York Times bestseller "The Forever Dog" has fans all over the world. Published in 14 countries, the book serves as an eminently readable and accessible guide for dog owners who want to make important choices to help their dogs thrive. In this episode, veterinarian and wellness advocate Dr. Karen Shaw Becker — who co-authored the book with Rodney Habib, the founder of Planet Paws — notes that dogs are dying younger of more degenerative diseases than ever before. Yet she assures pet parents that they have the power to take easy steps that can prevent this from happening to th...
2022-11-2247 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourEmotional Freedom Sound BiteJondi Whitis is a Master Trainer in EFT, which stands for Emotional Freedom Techniques and is commonly referred to as “Tapping.” In simple terms, EFT is an easily learned way to release emotional overwhelm, limiting beliefs and even physical pain.Jondi’s calling is helping others feel better fast and, in this short episode, she talks a bit about how these techniques work. She goes into further depth in the full episode Ep 27, titled EFT Trainer Jondi Whitis on Tapping for Emotional Freedom. Please visit Jondi's website for more information. You may reach her directly by emai...
2022-11-0711 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourEFT Trainer Jondi Whitis on Tapping for Emotional FreedomJondi Whitis is a Master Trainer in EFT, which stands for Emotional Freedom Techniques and is commonly referred to as “Tapping.”Jondi’s calling is helping others feel better fast and, in this episode, she talks about how these techniques work and what they can be used for. In simple terms, EFT is an easily learned way to release emotional overwhelm, limiting beliefs and even physical pain. Plus, it's a drug-free method of working with the mind-body connection and can be used for self-help, peer-to-peer care and, in practiced hands, therapeutic care.It also ca...
2022-11-0737 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourThe Power of ArtCameron Cabot believes that arts and culture have the power to shape a better world. In this episode, he explains what he means by that. He also talks about his career trajectory, which had its earliest beginnings when he was a little kid.Cameron is an arts educator committed to advocacy and community engagement with the arts. An active performing and recording artist, composer, director, producer, and arts manager/strategist, Cameron holds a BA in Arts Management & Entrepreneurship with minors in Applied Music and Spanish from Baldwin Wallace University, and a Master of Arts in...
2022-10-2740 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourThe Power of Art Sound BiteCameron Cabot, an arts educator committed to advocacy and community engagement, believes that arts and culture have the power to shape a better world. In this short episode, he explains what he means by that. He's also an active performing and recording artist, composer, director, producer, and arts manager/strategist.In the full Episode 26, the conversation with Cameron continues. Topics include his career trajectory, which had its earliest beginnings when he was a little kid.For more about Cameron, visit his website, Facebook or LinkedIn.This is Kate Jones...
2022-10-2712 min
The Gale Hill Radio HourA Happiness ExerciseThis short essay is the first in an occasional series about living exuberantly. I call it Everyday Exuberance.Here, I talk about bouncing back from disappointment with a little exercise that I call GLEE. (The letters stand for Gratitude, Love, Exuberance and Exuberant Good Health.)Quick note: To really get back to a happier frame of mind, do three repetitions of this exercise.This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to The Gale Hill Radio Hour! The show is available in Apple and Google Podcasts, Spotify and other p...
2022-09-2604 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourA Few Minutes with Author Jack TorryJack Torry is the author of "The Last One Out," the biography of Yates McDaniel, World War II's most daring reporter. McDaniel, who worked for the Associated Press, covered more of the Asian war than anyone else and was world-renowned at the height of his career. This short show is a snippet from a longer interview with Jack. To hear the full conversation, along with a second one with writer Joy York, please go to The Writing Life - A Daring Reporter & A Gutsy Reinvention.This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening t...
2022-09-2104 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourThe Cat That Wouldn't PurrA squinty-eyed cat named Talker lived with John Perry and his wife, Mary, for 12 or 13 years. He was, as John fondly recalls, "a great guy to have around the house."The story of this special cat lives on in the charming book "The Cat That Wouldn't Purr," co-written by John and his good friend, H. Page Stephens, and illustrated by Chuck Ayers, former longtime editorial cartoonist for The Akron Beacon Journal. (If you're a comics page reader, you might recognize Ayers as the artist on the nationally syndicated strip Crankshaft, which debuted in newspapers in 1987.)"...
2022-08-1021 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourPorchRokr 2022 Sound BiteMusic and art lovers who happen to be in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 20 have the grand opportunity to attend the city's biggest party of the year: The Highland Square PorchRokr Music and Art Festival. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Headliners The Beyonders start playing at 8.For more information, visit Facebook or go to porchrokr.org, which takes you to the Highland Square website. Once there, click on PorchRokr.This short is a follow-up to episode 19 of The Gale Hill Radio Hour featuring PorchRokr co-creator Karen Starr.
2022-08-0503 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourA Memoir of AbuseLinda Lee Blakemore is the author of “Entrenched: A Memoir of Holding On and Letting Go,” in which she shares her awakening to the ways that child abuse affected her life as an adult and how she found a path toward healing. Published in 2022, "Entrenched" is Linda's second book. Her first is “Kids Helping Kids (Break the Silence of Sexual Abuse),” which was published in 2003 long before she was fully healed enough to write the story of her own life. In "Kids Helping Kids," children tell their true stories to help other children.In addition to writing...
2022-07-2156 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourSheridan, WY: Hometown of Miss Wyoming 2021-22On May 22, 2022, during a visit to Sheridan, Wyoming, host Kate Jones and her husband had the grand opportunity to see the Eatons' Ranch Horse Drive, which takes place every spring. They — and a crowd of some 200 other spectators — enjoyed close-up views of the horses as they clip-clopped down a city street right in front of the historic hotel where the Joneses were staying. In this episode, you'll hear about both the horse drive and the Sheridan Inn, which opened in 1893 with the help of investor and occasional resident "Buffalo Bill" Cody of Wild West Show fame. Both topic...
2022-06-3041 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourA Smile on a Summer's DayA thought from the first day of summer 2022 that has to do with connection and bluebirds.This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to The Gale Hill Radio Hour! The show is available in Apple and Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast directories. Also on Substack and YouTube; Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
2022-06-2201 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourAkron, Ohio's Giant Holiday and Much MoreAkron creative Karen Starr is passionate about her community, and she and a legion of friends and collaborators do a lot to make the city better and more fun. In this live edition of The Gale Hill Radio Hour, Karen talks about a host of great projects, starting with the gorgeous coffee-table book If This Wallpaper Could Talk, which she produced with her photographer friend Shane Wynn. As its title suggests, it's all about wallpaper, specifically Akron wallpaper.An interior designer, Karen has an affinity for wallpaper, though she's well aware that not everyone shares...
2022-06-0223 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourReflections on Home, Nature, and Maya Lin's Confluence Project LandscapesAn interview with Ann Batchelor Hursey, a poet and writer of prose, and the author of "Field Notes to Maya Lin's Confluence Project Landscapes." The Confluence Project commemorates the bicentennial of Lewis and Clark's journey along the Columbia River in Oregon and Washington, especially the role of the Columbia River tribes who welcomed and assisted the explorers in their travels. Poems and haiku are sprinkled throughout this interview, illuminating the various topics of conversation. Here's where you can find one of the poems in the episode:6:52 — "How It All Began" by Ann Batchelor Hu...
2022-05-111h 01The Gale Hill Radio HourWelcome to the Mess Lab, Excerpt 3This is the third of four clips from Episode 16 featuring Zane DeLong, YouTube creator of “Welcome to the Mess Lab.” In this excerpt, he covers the movie “House.” He also talks about great walls of cinema and the appeal of Brigitte Nielsen.You can get to "Welcome to the Mess Lab" here. You also can check out Zane's Twitter feed, where he goes by the handle @_noone_specific.This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to The Gale Hill Radio Hour! The show is available in Apple and Google Podcasts, Spotify and other pod...
2022-04-1810 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourWelcome to the Mess Lab, Excerpt 2This is the second of four clips from Episode 16 featuring Zane DeLong, YouTube creator of “Welcome to the Mess Lab.” In this excerpt, Zane offers brief insights into a few favorite films and talks about the groundbreaking filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles.You can get to "Welcome to the Mess Lab" here. You also can check out Zane's Twitter feed, where he goes by the handle @_noone_specific.This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to The Gale Hill Radio Hour! The show is available in Apple and Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podc...
2022-04-1507 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourEp 16 - excerpt 1This is the first of four clips from Episode 16, featuring Zane DeLong, artist, filmmaker, IT professional, and YouTube creator of “Welcome to the Mess Lab.” In this excerpt, host Kate Jones asks Zane, who also describes himself as a film essayist, to explain his channel.You can get to "Welcome to the Mess Lab" here. You also can check out Zane's Twitter feed, where he goes by the handle @_noone_specific.
2022-04-1512 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourWelcome to the Mess Lab, Excerpt 1This is the first of four clips from Episode 16, featuring Zane DeLong, artist, filmmaker, IT professional, and YouTube creator of "Welcome to the Mess Lab." In this excerpt, host Kate Jones asks Zane, who also describes himself as a film essayist, to describe his channel.You can get to "Welcome to the Mess Lab" here. You also can check out Zane's Twitter feed, where he goes by the handle @_noone_specific.This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to The Gale Hill Radio Hour! The show is available in...
2022-04-1512 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourWelcome to the Mess Lab, Excerpt 4This is the last of four clips from Episode 16 featuring Zane DeLong, artist, filmmaker, IT professional, and YouTube creator of “Welcome to the Mess Lab.” In this excerpt, he talks about two of his music videos and the 3-D face he created using Blender. He also gives a shout-out to his alma mater, Ohio University.You can get to "Welcome to the Mess Lab" here. You also can check out Zane's Twitter feed, where he goes by the handle @_noone_specific and where you'll see a sampling of his artwork, particularly the digital face he sculpted using the...
2022-04-1510 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourHomage to Ancestry and ClayKaren Koblitz is a Los Angeles-based artist and Associate Professor Emerita from University of Southern California’s Roski School of Art & Design. Over her long and illustrious career, Karen's ceramic works have been featured in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States and around the world. She has works in the permanent collections of several museums, including the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Check out Orvieto Red Rooster Lunette on the Renwick Gallery site and, on the LACMA site, see th...
2022-04-051h 02The Gale Hill Radio HourWelcome to the Mess Lab with Zane DeLongArtist and IT professional Zane DeLong, the creator of Welcome to the Mess Lab on YouTube, devotes most of his channel to presenting articulate commentary on movies that, as he puts it, have something to say. In this episode, he talks about several films, including 1984's "Surf II," which is on one hand trying to be a goofy "Airplane!" style comedy and, on the other hand, a rather disturbing portrayal of the anxieties of its characters. The comedy doesn't really work, but the film is interesting nonetheless, Zane says. And several of its actors — Eddie Deezen, Eric Stolt...
2022-03-3139 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourAwe in Ohio: Abolitionists, America's First Black Professional Football Player & MoreIn the first segment, Frank Satullo, the creator of ohiotraveler.com, talks about five fascinating places to visit around the state. Each inspires awe in its own way.The first is the John Rankin House in Ripley. A National Historic Landmark on the Ohio River near Cincinnati, this was the home of Presbyterian minister John Rankin and his large family. The Rankins are said to have been among Ohio's first and most active "conductors" on the Underground Railroad. The next stop on this Ohio tour is a man-made wonder called the Temple of Tolerance. Jim Bo...
2022-03-0546 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourYour Song of the Day (Delivered Daily or Weekly) & "Wild Symphony"Retired newspaperman Sheldon Zoldan found himself with time on his hands during the pandemic lock-down in 2020, so he did what a lot of us do: He scrolled the internet, particularly music videos on YouTube. That mindless pastime became a passion project requiring research, creativity and discipline. Every day, Sheldon publishes an article featuring a Song of the Day. He uses different criteria for choosing his subjects. Sometimes he focuses on the day itself, perhaps it's a holiday or the day that a particular event occurred. A lot of times, his article is about a musical milestone or s...
2022-03-0138 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourExpression by Design with Mike ForfiaNew York City-based Mike Forfia is a musician, a teacher and career adviser, and a design thinker. While seemingly very different, these jobs have one thing in common: they all fascinate him in one way or another. Besides that, as a bass player, "The role I'm usually playing is to make sure everyone around me has what they need," he says. In all his various roles, he supports others, and enjoys doing it. In this interview, he talks about the many aspects of his career, including his performing life and previous gigs on cruise ships and in t...
2022-02-1059 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourThe Pleasures of Little Books & Feeling Grateful Kicking off this episode, Kate Jones interviews bookstore owner Kate Schlademan, who's also a city councilwoman and, during the summer, an avid golfer. The main topic of conversation is their shared fondness for beautifully written and well-designed small books, although they also discuss influential books, including Run for Something, which proved helpful to Schlademan as a first-timer to politics. The beautiful little books mentioned in this interview include Maurice Sendak's Nutshell Library, an enchanting collection of four pocket-sized versions of classic children's books by the Caldecott Medal winner. For food lovers, there are t...
2022-01-3125 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourThe Writing Life - A Daring Reporter & A Gutsy ReinventionThis episode opens with Jack Torry, author of "The Last One Out," a new book chronicling the life of Yates McDaniel, a daring reporter in World War II. McDaniel was a foreign war correspondent for the Associated Press who took enormous risks to provide newspapers with accurate and riveting firsthand coverage of the war. He's considered the equal of legendary World War II correspondents Theodore White of Time Magazine, George Weller of The Chicago Daily News, Cecil Brown of CBS Radio, and Ernie Pyle of Scripps-Howard. The Associated Press boasted that during the war, McDaniel was the...
2022-01-1355 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourThe Fine Arts of Collage & Making ConnectionsIn this episode, host Kate Jones has the pleasure of having conversations with two creative women about work and life. In the first segment, Gretchen Bierbaum talks about her "light-bulb moment" that led to her becoming a collage artist. She went on to study Islamic art in Iran, became an art educator and administrator, and has enjoyed doing bicentennial and other commissions, including a painting that hangs in the dining room of one of the Sea Wolf nuclear submarines. Gretchen is the founder and president of the National Collage Society, the first organization in the U...
2021-12-221h 05The Gale Hill Radio HourMental Health, Resilience & VersatilityIn November 2017, Justin Alan Hayes voluntarily checked himself into a hospital's psych ward after years of dealing unsuccessfully with anxiety and other issues. That decision put him on the path where he is today. Since 2017, he's been teaching marketing at the college level as well as serving as a career coach to his students. Along those lines, he wrote a guide to help young people prepare to enter the workforce or, if they already have a job, move up to a better one. Justin also has written a deeply personal book about recovering from mental...
2021-12-1746 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourPosterity Podcasts & a Passion for Public ServiceChristina Forward, co-owner and Director of Operations at the recording studio PodPopuli, talks about Posterity Podcasts which, she explains, are basically audio books for seniors or others who want to create lasting gifts of stories, messages and life lessons to pass on to friends and family members.Christina, who has a bachelor of science in accounting and most recently worked in investment banking, left the business world to go into podcasting. She loves her job and is especially passionate about the posterity project that she leads. You'll learn why it means so much to her and more i...
2021-12-1459 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourCleaning House with Lottie & MikeTwo neat freaks — in a good way! — share their experiences, insights and stories. One is a professional and the other just can't help himself. Listen and learn with Lottie Washington, owner of Key's Blessed Hands, and Mike Villegas, producer, owner and mix engineer at Area 67 Recording. To reach Lottie, visit Key's Blessed Hands on Facebook or email Lottie at keysblessedhands@gmail.com.For information on Mike's studio, visit https://www.area67music.com/ or Facebook.This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to The Gale Hill Radio Hour! The show is a...
2021-12-1042 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourVegans in the Rust Belt & '92 Days'Belt Publishing released "Rust Belt Vegan Kitchen: Recipes, Resources, and Stories," edited by Meredith Pangrace, on Dec. 2, 2021. It's a proudly unpretentious collection of delicious-sounding recipes, from pierogi to paprikash, chitterlings to chimichurri.Meredith, an artist and graphic designer, is the creative director at Belt. She's also a musician who sings, plays the accordion and is a founding member of the band Maura Rogers & The Bellows. "Rust Belt Vegan Kitchen" represents the diversity of the Rust Belt region, and includes vegan versions of Chicago Deep Dish Pizza, Detroit-style Coney Dogs, old-world standards, and so much more.
2021-12-0142 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourNavigating Life's Challenges, Lessons from Dolly, and "Smile"An opportunity to travel internationally with a friend fell into Berenice Kleiman's lap, but before she even left the States, she took a literal fall at the Newark Airport. Rather than having that mishap ruin her vacation before it truly began, Berenice turned it into an opportunity to make new friends.There's a certain alchemy in the way Berenice deals with life's challenges. She employs her natural curiosity and communication gifts to connect with others, often helping them with their own challenges.She did this more than two decades ago when her husband, Herb, had...
2021-11-2541 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourCryptocurrency & a Musical CodaIn this episode, Mike Villegas — musician, owner of Area 67 Recording in Akron, Ohio, and former accountant — offers a primer on cryptocurrency. He explains crypto's importance and why this form of currency is not going away. In fact, he maintains, it's our financial safety net. "People need to get educated on crypto," Mike says, noting that a site called Coinbase is a good place to start because it offers short tutorials on different currencies.For information on Mike's studio, visit https://www.area67music.com/ or Facebook.After all the information that Mike shared abou...
2021-11-2149 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourBeautiful Art: Photography & Life's EphemeraIn the first segment of this episode of The Gale Hill Radio Hour, Kate interviews photographer Inga Smith, who was 8 years old when she and her family walked out the door of their home in Augsburg, Germany, and boarded a train in the dark of night. They would end up in America, but Inga didn't know that at the time. Nor did she know, until much later, how fortunate her family was to get out of Germany when they did. They left in December 1939. Her father was Jewish. Now 89 and happily settled in the Clintonville neighborhood of C...
2021-11-2152 minThe Gale Hill Radio HourCuriosity, Faith & Weddings on ZoomAdrian S. McNeal is an elder of The Word of God Community Church in Canton, Ohio. He's also a husband, father and nationally recognized fiber internet salesman whose passion for history stretches back to childhood. In eighth grade, for example, he borrowed Adolph Hitler's Mein Kampf from the local library and read the entire book. “I didn’t know any other African American eighth-graders who were reading that,” he says with a chuckle. In the first segment of today's Gale Hill Radio Hour, Adrian covers many topics, including the fact that history initially sparked his interest in Christ...
2021-11-131h 04The Gale Hill Radio HourPodcasting, GLEE, and an Author's Provocative QuestionWelcome to the debut of The Gale Hill Radio Hour, a podcast with interviews, feature stories and commentary. I'm your host Kate Jones, beginning appropriately enough with a segment on podcasting. In this first episode, I talk with Mike Villegas, who was an early adopter of this form of entertainment and information. Then I segue into a brief segment about how I learned to bounce back from adversity with GLEE. (What's GLEE? It takes only about three minutes to find out.)Wrapping up the episode is an interview with Nicole Draffen, author of H...
2021-11-1055 min
The Love To Teach PodcastThe Love To Teach Podcast with Kate Jones - Welcome/Croeso Episode 1An introduction to my new podcast! In this Podcast I explain why I’ve decided to launch my own podcast and what the Love To Teach Podcast will be about. You can follow me on Twitter @87history Instagram @LoveToTeach87 and check out my website www.lovetoteach87.com
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