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City of Keene, In FocusEp. 11 - Keene Fire Department Staffing, Solar Projects and A Downtown Employee Parking Pilot ProgramEp. 11 - Keene Fire Department Staffing, Solar Projects and A Downtown Employee Parking Pilot Program
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2025-03-2427 minCity of Keene, In FocusAbout City of Keene, In FocusGet to know City of Keene, In Focus. This overview is just a brief introduction to what we aim to accomplish with this new, exciting podcast!
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It's a Hard Rock LifeTHE BIG RIFF - 67 - Reflecting. The State of the things. Kevin Keene and Brain P. RIFFTonight Kevin Keene and Brian P. sit down with togwther and touch down on current events, past events and relevant media. Bry Guy set up a monitor on his laptop so Kevin could have a big ol' screen to view things we talk about. The audio goes through, but I didn't set it up for video. (I'll work on that for you all2023-10-132h 33
Big Texas Outdoors PodcastEpisode 23: The Statewide Hunting Guide Part 1- Joe PeddyThe man that got Keene into waterfowl hunting, Joe Peddy, joins us on the podcast. We reflect on his past turkey season in South Texas, where his son, Chase, filled a tag on his first turkey. He also gives us the run down on being a duck hunting guide with Keene, and gives us the real story of when Keene was "attacked" by an alligator. Be sure and stay tuned for Part 2 of this podcast, to hear more wild adventures, and what Joe has planned for the future.
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Big Texas Outdoors PodcastEpisode 12: Return of the red headed stranger- Keene WilsonKeene Wilson returns to the show. Talks of the Dos and Don'ts of hunting on a guided hunt from the customer's perspective, guns and hunting stories, and if the Sitka waders are worth it.2023-01-211h 09
Big Texas Outdoors PodcastEpisode 3: The Legend of Ginger Stache- Keene WilsonThe man himself, Keene Wilson, takes us on a wild adventure of getting attacked by a gator, how he got his Burt Reynolds bear rug, and almost taking a ride on the back of a mule deer.2022-10-091h 13
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoySecrets to Genealogy and Adoption Research with Laurie Hermance-MooreIn this episode our hosts, Steve and Katie Keene, speak with Laurie Hermance-Moore.As a genealogist accredited by the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGenSM), Laurie Hermance-Moore helps clients craft their family history legacy.With thirty years of research experience, she creatively solves difficult research problems, ensuring that stories are uncovered and captured for future generations. She loves helping her clients uncover stories in their own families.Enjoy the show!1) To connect with Laurie go to her website and social media:Heritage Bridge Genealogists / Professional Genealogy2022-03-0950 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoySecrets to Detox and Functional Medicine with Dr. Torrie ThompsonIn this episode our hosts, Steve and Katie Keene, speak with Dr. Torrie Thompson who is known around the world as a leading functional medicine practitioner that solves some of the toughest client cases. This passion to help others stems from her own health struggles. For nearly a decade she visited over 20 doctors looking for the cause for her strange symptoms and a solution to help her heal and get her life back. After years of failed traditional medical treatments and several incorrect diagnoses, she finally took her health into her own hands and discovered she had Lyme Disease...2022-03-0246 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoySecrets of Motherhood and Healing during Chronic Illness with Dafne WiswellIn this episode our hosts, Steve and Katie Keene, speak with Dafne Wiswell, who has spent twenty years studying, developing, and teaching practical and spiritual strategies to help others unlock their healing potential. For years she battled depression, anxiety, and the crippling pain of rheumatoid arthritis. She and her husband have raised three children with their own chronic illness struggles. Through these experiences and her education in nursing, integrative nutrition, and spiritual counseling, she discovered that changing the thoughts in her mind and the food on her plate, she could create powerful shifts in her physical body. She has...2022-02-2341 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoySpecial Needs Spotlight: Secrets to Dyslexia and Curiosity with Melinda MulcahyIn this episode our hosts, Steve and Katie Keene, speak with Melinda Mulcahy, who loves helping people realize the innate power they have through understanding how they really work, using what she considers to be a superpower - curiosity.Tune in to find out how curiosity can impact anyone, and especially how it's use can support those with learning differences.Enjoy the show!1) To connect with Melinda:Curiosity | Science of Happiness | Conscious Awareness | Transformational Growth 2) For a transformational health secret to support your family's health foundation:2022-02-1637 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoySecrets to Family Strength, Marriage, and life with Alzheimer's with Dr. Michael TobinIn this episode our hosts, Steve and Katie Keene, speak with Dr. Michael Tobin who has been a psychologist and marital and family therapist for 47 years and author since he wrote his first play at 11. Over the years, Dr. Tobin has worked with numerous families struggling with loss, divorce, and the challenges of raising children with mental and physical challenges. In every case, it's the same question: How do you find and express love when you're overwhelmed by the demands of circumstances?Dr. Tobin has been married to his soulmate, Deborah for 47 years. They are the parents...2022-02-0936 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoySpecial Needs Spotlight: Secrets to Parenting an Autistic Child with Kimberly MahurinIn this episode our hosts, Steve and Katie Keene, speak with Kimberly Mahurin, founder of Method of Hope, which is a comprehensive program that parents can use all on their own to maximize any therapy or educational technique already in place.Kimberly has been on the path of parenting a special needs child for 18 years. She strives to bring hope and progress to all parents, and loves helping parents succeed with supporting their children to unlock their great potential.Enjoy the show!1) To connect with Kimberly:Method of HOPE By Kimberly...2022-02-0231 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoySecrets to Overcoming Loss and Grief with Michele BenyoIn this episode our hosts, Steve and Katie Keene, speak with Michele Benyo, a mom of two, a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®, early childhood parent coach, and the founder of Good Grief Parenting. After her 6-year-old son died of cancer, her 3-year-old daughter's heartbreaking statement – "Mommy, half of me is gone" – defined Michele’s life purpose. Her mission is twofold: to help parents through the challenges of parenting while grieving the death of a child, and to help parents meet the unique needs of a child who has lost a sibling in the early childhood. years. Her heart's desire is to s...2022-01-2627 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoySecrets to Time and Money Freedom during Motherhood, with Michelle SkaffIn this episode our host, Katie Keene, speaks with Michelle Skaff, a mother, Life Architect, Wellnesspreneur, and Biohacker. She shares her journey of creating an income while simultaneously raising her family.She brings clarity and truth about the myths surrounding network marketing, and shares why it is a business model worth considering.Enjoy the show!1) To connect with us and receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success, go to:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.com2) For a little-known Health Secret:Live longer, Feel Better 3) Be s...2022-01-1954 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoySecrets of Creating a Work Life You Love Despite A Child with Heart Surgery with Emily OttoIn this episode our hosts, Steve and Katie Keene, speak with Emily Otto, a mom and business strategist. She helps others find the career they love from home, and has an amazing story of what drew her into this profession and away from the corporate world.Enjoy the show!1) To connect with Family Success Secrets and receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success, go to:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.com2) For a little-known Health Secret:Live longer, Feel Better 3) Be sure to find Katie and Steve o...2022-01-1236 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoySecrets of Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy with Karim AmriIn this episode our hosts, Steve and Katie Keene, speak with Karim Amri, a coach for those looking to impact the world through their various forms of coaching. Karim is coaching these coaches to build their business and scale it to success.As a philanthropist, he is actively pursuing his dreams of impacting future generations through teaching elementary teachers how to coach while they teach, so they can instill confidence and vision as they mentor their students. He is also helping teachers establish private coaching practices, to support them financially at a higher level while they teach.2022-01-0536 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoySecrets of Abundant Single Motherhood with Dylyn PriceIn this episode our hosts, Steve and Katie Keene, speak with Dylyn Price, a coach for single moms. She is CEO and Founder of Fierce Single Moms.She is single mother leading other single moms who are living a life of survival into living a healthy, purpose driven life of prosperity!To find Dylyn:IG: @fiercedynamicdyFierce Single Momswww.pinterest.com/DynamicDyYouTube channel Fierce DynamicFierce Dynamic for Fierce Single Moms Enjoy the show!1) To connect with us a...2021-12-2943 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoySpecial Needs Spotlight: Simple Holiday Success SecretsIn this episode our hosts, Steve and Katie Keene, bring secrets to a simple joyful holiday.To print out these secrets, go to christmas.generationallyminded.com .Enjoy the show!Connect with us and receive a free SECRET to increased overnight (!) success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comFor a little-known Health Secret to bring your family to a new level of success:Live longer, Feel Better Be sure to find Katie and Steve on social media!@FamilySuccess | Linktree Steve Ke...2021-12-2216 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoySpecial Needs Spotlight: Secrets to Raising Siblings of Special Needs Children, with Annie TremlIn this episode our hosts, Steve and Katie Keene, speak with Annie Treml, a Special Needs Family Strategist. Annie shares secrets to unlocking the super-powers that the siblings of special needs children can possess, if they are supported correctly.These secrets can be applied to any child, in any home, because everyone encounters challenges of various kinds. This episode will enrich your family life, so tune it.To find out more about Annie, visit her site www.annietreml.comEnjoy the show!Connect with us and receive a free SECRET to...2021-12-1540 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoySecrets to Surviving the Hardest TimesIn this episode our host, Katie Keene, shares secrets to weather the hardest times in life, and become more resilient and prepared for your future calling.Enjoy the show!Connect with us and receive a free SECRET to increased overnight (!) success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comFor a little-known Health Secret: Live longer, Feel Better Be sure to find Katie and Steve on social media! @FamilySuccess | Linktree Steve Keene - High-Performance CoachingLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/s...2021-12-0814 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoySecrets to Healing After Trauma with Caitlin WardIn this episode our hosts, Steve and Katie Keene dive deep into discussions with Caitlin Ward, about the secrets to overcoming a life trauma, and regaining your joy.To connect with Caitlin, you can find her at her podcast page Amateur Intellectuals, on Facebook.Amateur Intellectuals Podcast Enjoy the show:Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comFor a little-known Health Secret:Live longer, Feel Better Be sure to find Katie and Steve on social me...2021-12-0141 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoySpecial Needs Spotlight: Teaching ADHD KidsIn this episode Katie Keene, our host, discusses the secrets to educating young children, ADHD children, special needs and profoundly disabled kids, or children with learning challenges.There are simple ways to accommodate their needs, that enhance comprehension and success. Katie gives you those tips, so you may find joy and success with your children.Enjoy the show:ADHD and oxidative stress:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33114154/Information on oxidative stress:Live longer, Feel Better Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success a...2021-11-2417 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyThe Home Economy with Jake AndersonIn this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, are interviewed by Jake Anderson from the Podcast Marketing Radio.com. Listen in while Steve and Katie discuss their "Home Economy" - how they use their home as a training ground for their kids.Here is where you can find Jake:podcastmarketingradio.comEnjoy the show:Information on oxidative stress:Live longer, Feel Better Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comBe sure to find Katie and Steve o...2021-11-1730 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoySpecial Needs Spotlight: Self-care for Parents of Disabled Children with Dr. Michael GormanWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Katie Keene, our host, is joined by Dr. Michael Gorman. Dr. Gorman provides valuable self-care information for parents, especially those parents who care for special needs children. This episode is for all parents who want to know how and why to take better care of themselves.Enjoy the show:Information on oxidative stress:Live longer, Feel Better Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comBe sure to find Katie and S...2021-11-1019 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyHomeschool SecretsIn this episode Katie Keene, our host, is interviewed by Dwayne Moffat from the Imperfect Parent podcast. Listen in while Katie discusses what homeschooling is, and isn't, and debunks some of the common myths about homeschooling. Thank you, Dwayne, for sharing this wonderful interview.Here is where you can find Dwayne and his "Imperfect Parent" podcast:The Imperfect Parent on Apple PodcastsEnjoy the show:Information on oxidative stress: Oxidative Stress Website Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.com2021-11-0343 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyAfter-school Advantage - Aimee BuckleyWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Katie Keene, our host, is joined by Aimee Buckley, co-founder of "Study Help." With over 25 years of teaching experience, Aimee is a highly sought-after expert and has been featured in many podcasts. Her extensive knowledge in the public education system ensures Study Help provides the critical services to help students be truly successful at school. Study Help's mission is to help motivated students succeed in elementary, middle school, high school and beyond. All sessions are led by accredited teachers and/or field experts following the guidelines of your...2021-10-2740 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyCommunication Mistakes with Special Needs IndividualsIn this episode Katie Keene, our host, shares the 5 biggest mistakes and tips for communicating with special needs individuals.Check out this link!Welcome - LifeVantage International (en)Enjoy the show:Information on oxidative stress:Oxidative Stress Website Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comBe sure to find Katie and Steve on social media!Family Success Secrets https://www.instagram.com/familysuccesssecrets/https://www.instagram.com/katiekeene20/https://ww...2021-10-2013 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyA Transformational Wellness Strategy Revealed- Talita MinnieWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Katie Keene, our host, is joined by Talita Minnie to discuss a little-known health and wellness tool that delivers a BIG impact!Enjoy the show:Information on oxidative stress: Oxidative Stress Website Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comBe sure to find Katie and Steve on social media!Family Success Secretshttps://www.instagram.com/familysuccesssecrets/https://www.instagram.com/katiekeene20/...2021-10-1329 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyUnlocking Your Body's Healing PowerIn this episode Katie Keene, our host, shares the important benefits of reducing YOUR oxidative stress.Check out this link! https://familysuccess.lifevantage.com/Enjoy the show:Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comBe sure to find Katie and Steve on social media!https://www.facebook.com/Family-Success-Secrets-100597778722361https://www.instagram.com/familysuccesssecrets/https://www.instagram.com/katiekeene20/https://www.instagram.com/steve.keene7/For Special Needs Families:https://www.facebook.com/groups/653925725295436Steve...2021-10-0607 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoySpecial Needs Spotlight: Life with 3 Autistic Sons with The Autism Dad, Rob GorskiWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, are joined once again by Rob Gorski, aka, “The Autism Dad.” Single parenting is hard. Raising three autistic boys by yourself is a whole new level of hard. Listen in as Rob talks about life with three unique and wonderful sons. He makes it work well! You can check out his blog The Autism Dad atHomeHe also has a podcast atThe Autism Dad PodcastEnjoy the show:Receive a free...2021-09-2924 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyCan Your Family Experience a Special Needs Success?In this episode Katie Keene, our host, shares real wins her family has achieved with special needs parenting. You can experience real wins too!Enjoy the show:Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comBe sure to find Katie and Steve on social media!Family Success Secrets https://www.instagram.com/familysuccesssecrets/https://www.instagram.com/katiekeene20/https://www.instagram.com/steve.keene7/For Special Needs Families:Facebook Groups Steve Keene...2021-09-2211 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyFinancial Coaching with Phil McGilvrayWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, are joined by Financial Coach and Virtual CFO Phil McGilvray. Phil is a 2018 Winston Churchill Fellowship Recipient (Financial Literacy,) has over twenty years as a financial coach, and fifteen years as a financial planner and stockbroker. Over the past twenty years, Phil has had the opportunity to coach over 500 couples and individuals from 36 countries, and he has coached or consulted over 100 entrepreneurs and small businesses from start-ups through 8-figure earners to help them build profitable, life-changing businesses.You can find...2021-09-1536 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyOur Top 4 FAQ's About Special Needs ParentingWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Katie Keene, our host, shares the top 4 questions she and Steve are asked most frequently about thier experience with special needs parenting.Enjoy the show:Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comBe sure to find Katie and Steve on social media!Family Success Secrets https://www.instagram.com/familysuccesssecrets/https://www.instagram.com/katiekeene20/https://www.instagram.com/steve.keene7/For Special Needs Families:2021-09-0814 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyEntrepreneurial Success with Jay AltmanWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, are joined by Entrepreneur Success Coach Jay Altman. Jay shares his story of growing up in a small Indiana farm town, becoming a strength and conditioning coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves and eventually a success coach for entrepreneurs.You can find Jay online at jayaltman.com.Instagram: Jay AltmanFacebook: Jay AltmanClubhouse: @JayAltmanEnjoy the show:Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comBe...2021-09-0141 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyIs Your House Killing You? with Michael Rubino Part 2Welcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, are joined again by Michael Rubino, an international mold remediation expert with nearly a decade of field experience working with individuals who are immuno-compromised to improve the air quality in their homes. He is a council certified Mold Remediator by IICRC and ACAC, and a contributing member, sponsor, and speaker for the Indoor Air Quality Association. He works with roughly 75-100 families each year as they return to their homes after mold exposure.You can find Mike online at allamericanrestoration...2021-08-2550 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyIs Your House Killing You? Part 1 with Michael RubinoWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, are joined by Michael Rubino, an international mold remediation expert with nearly a decade of field experience working with individuals who are immuno-compromised to improve the air quality in their homes. He is a council certified Mold Remediator by IICRC and ACAC, and a contributing member, sponsor, and speaker for the Indoor Air Quality Association. He works with roughly 75-100 families each year as they return to their homes after mold exposure.You can find Mike online at allamericanrestoration.com...2021-08-1838 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyA Final Word on BoundariesEnjoy the show:Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comBe sure to find Katie and Steve on social media!Family Success Secrets https://www.instagram.com/familysuccesssecrets/https://www.instagram.com/katiekeene20/https://www.instagram.com/steve.keene7/For Special Needs Families:Facebook Groups Steve Keene - High-Performance CoachingLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenkeene7/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.keene.7587Katie Keene - Special Needs Fa...2021-08-1121 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoySpecial Needs Spotlight: ADHD? Autism? Know Your Bio-individual Nutrition Needs with Julie MatthewsYou can find Julie online at www.bioindividualnutrition.comEnjoy the show:Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comBe sure to find Katie and Steve on social media!https://www.facebook.com/Family-Success-Secrets-100597778722361https://www.instagram.com/familysuccesssecrets/https://www.instagram.com/katiekeene20/https://www.instagram.com/steve.keene7/ For Special Needs Families:https://www.facebook.com/groups/653925725295436 Steve Keene - High-Performance CoachingLinkedin: https://ww...2021-08-0418 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyIt's Important to Set BoundariesWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, share with you the importance of teaching your children boundaries. You will learn why it is important to establish boundaries with your child now - for everyone's sake.Enjoy the show:Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comBe sure to find Katie and Steve on social media! Family Success Secrets https://www.instagram.com/familysuccesssecrets/https://www.instagram.com/katiekeene20/ht...2021-07-2822 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyFamily Accounting with Tracie Lowe, CPAWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, are joined by Tracie Lowe, CPA. Tracie has some serious credibility as a former accountant with one of the “Big 4” international accounting firms and as a former Chief Financial Officer for a global medical supply company. She is now a self-employed entrepreneur, and in this episode, she pulls back the curtain on how accounting opened a world of opportunity to her. Tracie will also share some incredibly simple systems for financial success. She has a free monthly Newsletter atTracie Lowe...2021-07-2129 minHER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyHow to Stop Yelling at Your KidsWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, show you how to stop yelling at your kids. You will learn how to take control of yourself, and your situation, to bring peace to your home.Enjoy the show:Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comBe sure to find Katie and Steve on social media!Family Success Secrets https://www.instagram.com/familysuccesssecrets/https://www.instagram.com/katiekeene20/https://www.i...2021-07-1450 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyLearn to Pivot with Tony CaggianoWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, are joined again by Tony Caggiano - aka “The ADA Comply Guy.” From DJ to Day Care owner, from financial analyst to Software writer, Tony shares the details of his family’s 30-year entrepreneurial journey - a story of learning and when necessary, pivoting.You can find Tony online:Website: www.adacomplyguy.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/Tony.ADAComplyGuyFacebook: www.facebook.com/TheEntrepreneurialJourneyPodcast: The Entrepreneurial JourneyKimberly Caggiano wrote a book about their...2021-07-0731 minHER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyExhausted? This May HelpWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, provide sound tactics for defeating exhaustion.Enjoy the show:Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comBe sure to find Katie and Steve on social media!Family Success Secrets https://www.instagram.com/familysuccesssecrets/https://www.instagram.com/katiekeene20/https://www.instagram.com/steve.keene7/For Special Needs Families:Facebook Groups Steve Keene - Hi...2021-06-3031 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyHomeschool High School - Lee BinzWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, are joined by Lee Binz. Lee Binz, The HomeScholar, is a dynamic speaker and author of over 40 books on homeschooling high school, available on Amazon. She is an expert on homeschool transcripts and getting scholarships. Lee’s mission is to encourage and equip parents to homeschool through high school with excellence. Her free monthly homeschool newsletter is a great help, and she has marvelous homeschool freebies on her website. See all the links below.You can find Lee online at:2021-06-2347 minHER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyEP 29 - The Power of HomeschoolingWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, provide timely information on the power and advantages of homeschooling your children.Enjoy the show:Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comBe sure to find Katie and Steve on social media!Family Success Secretshttps://www.instagram.com/familysuccesssecrets/https://www.instagram.com/katiekeene20/https://www.instagram.com/steve.keene7/ For Special Needs Families: Fa...2021-06-1623 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyEP 28 Special Needs Spotlight: Life as a Momprenuer with a Special Needs Child with Candice Bakx-FriesenWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, are joined by Candice Bakx-Friesen. Candice is passionate about helping people reach their financial dreams. She is a highly motivated woman, and she has a passion for helping others succeed in life and in business. She's a mother of four, a top performing realtor, entrepreneur, money coach, and a speaker. She has been a real estate investor since 2001. Her candid approach to business, and her affinity for getting past the fluff and getting to the root of each challenge for her clients...2021-06-0936 minHER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyEP 27 Work-Life BalanceWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, provide a great perspective on how to balance work and family life.Enjoy the show:Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comBe sure to find Katie and Steve on social media! Family Success Secretshttps://www.instagram.com/familysuccesssecrets/https://www.instagram.com/katiekeene20/https://www.instagram.com/steve.keene7/ For Special Needs Families:Fa...2021-06-0222 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyEP 26 Special Needs Spotlight: The Unexpected Entrepreneur with Chantelle TurnerWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, are joined by Chantelle Turner. Chantelle is a #1 best-selling author, speaker, and coach. She began her first online brand over six years ago. She was facing a number of challenges in her personal life that limited the time she could spend building her business. Chantelle discovered a passion for helping others, and over six years has worked on developing her vast internet marketing skills.During that time, she has appeared on numerous stages, spoken on countless podcasts, and is frequently invited...2021-05-2639 minHER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyEP 25 Parent-Kid Relationship TipsWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, provide some of the best secrets for great relationships with your children.Enjoy the show:Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comBe sure to find Katie and Steve on social media!Family Success Secretshttps://www.instagram.com/familysuccesssecrets/https://www.instagram.com/katiekeene20/https://www.instagram.com/steve.keene7/ For Special Needs Families:Facebook G...2021-05-1930 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyEP 24 Special Needs Spotlight: Defying Cerebral Palsy, Stroke, Epilepsy, and Disability Opposition with Stacie and Mark KisselmanWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, are joined by Mark and Stacie Kiselman. Stacie was born with Cerebral Palsy, but her parents did not raise her as "a kid with Cerebral Palsy." She worked hard, despite limitations, to live as a typical kid. As a young adult, she was involved in a car accident that caused her to have epilepsy. After struggling with depression, she turned to journaling as a coping method. This journal, 12 Years a Woman: My Journey to Happiness, eventually turned into a book - see...2021-05-1252 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyEP 22 Special Needs Spotlight: My Disability Became My Super Power with Tracy MatherlyWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, are joined by Tracy Matherly. Tracy was diagnosed with a disability that she eventually turned into her super power. She used it get get straight A's in her Masters Degree program. She also uses her experience to guide her children and her clients. Her "Brainstorm Marketing Partners" marketing agency assists small businesses so they can achieve profitable, measurable growth. Her agency is one of inclusion and is welcoming to small business owners who may have disabilities themselves.You...2021-04-2839 minHER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyEP 21 Couch Time!Welcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, discuss the purpose and benefits of couch time - parents intentionally demonstrating quiet discussion together. Kids are allowed to hang out in the same room, but they are not allowed to interrupt.Enjoy the show!Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comBe sure to find them on social media!https://www.instagram.com/katiekeene20/https://www.instagram.com/steve.keene7/For Special Needs Families:...2021-04-2117 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyEP 20 Super Functional Spaces, Home Management, and Secrets to Homemaking with Ease with Andrea DekkerWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, are joined by Andrea Dekker. Andrea is a wife and mother of four who loves nothing more than being home! She is passionate about creating a peaceful home, pursuing a simpler life, and encouraging women in all stages of life to live more intentionally.You can find Andrea at https://andreadekker.com/joinEnjoy the show!Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comBe sure to find Katie...2021-04-1442 minHER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyEP 19 Heart-centered ParentingWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, discuss the purpose, power, and amazing benefits of heart-centered parenting - always focusing on your child's heart!Enjoy the show!Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comBe sure to find them on social media!https://www.instagram.com/katiekeene20/https://www.instagram.com/steve.keene7/For Special Needs Families:Katie Keene - Special Needs Family CoachingFor ALL families!!!!We have...2021-04-0721 min
HER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyEP 18 Kids Make Better Food Choices Than Their Parents with Katie KimballWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, are joined by Katie Kimball. Katie is on a mission to connect families around healthy food and teach every child in America to cook as part of the Kid's Meal Revolution. She founded the Kids Cook Real Food eCourse, which was recommended by the Wall Street Journal in 2020 as the best online cooking class for kids.You can find Katie at https://kidscookrealfood.com and the Chef Jr. cook book, written by the kids, at https://kidscookrealfood.com/chefjr2021-03-3134 minHER HOME & HEART / Simplifying Routines for Overwhelmed Christian Homeschool Moms Seeking Peace and JoyEP 17 The Dinner Table MiracleWelcome to the Family Success Secrets podcast!In this episode Steve and Katie Keene, our hosts, discuss the many benefits of having a full-family meal together every day - better nutrition, better conversation, better learning, more fun, and it establishes a great family tradition.Enjoy the show!Receive a free SECRET to increased overnight success at:podcast.familysuccesssecrets.comBe sure to find them on social media!https://www.instagram.com/katiekeene20/https://www.instagram.com/steve.keene7/For Special Needs Families:Katie Keene - Special...2021-03-2425 min
On Common Ground, with Dusty KeeneOn Common Ground, with Dusty Keene: Episode 7 - Singer/Songwriter Angie AparoWelcome to episode 7 of the podcast On Common Ground by our very own Dusty Keene! Episode 7: Interview with Angie Aparo, singer & songwriter. Angie has worked with artists such as Faith Hill, Miley Cyrus and Tim McGraw, Big & Rich, Cassadee Pope, yet he’s just a regular guy…well sorta! He is credited with composing great songs like Cry for Faith Hill and Can’t be Tamed for Miley Cyrus.
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Talking Hart IslandThe Orphan Trains and Charles Loring BraceEpisode 39 “The Orphan Trains and Charles Loring Brace”: Michael T. Keene
In 1848 Ireland was gripped by famine. Nearly a million people would die of starvation and typhoid Fever. Desperate for survival a million more Irish would abandon their homeland and come to America. Many settled in the Five Points section of lower Manhattan infamous for its squalor, violence and disease
By the end of the Civil War, an estimated 30,000 orphaned and homeless children roamed the streets of New York City. They survived by resorting to petty crime, by begging, and by selling newspapers for a nickel a piece...2020-05-2429 min
Talking Hart IslandLloyd “The Whistler” Threlkeld with Douglass Fraser
Episode 38 “Lloyd “The Whistler” Threlkeld”: with Douglass Fraser,
Professor and Musicologist.
Lloyd Buford Threlkeld, also known as “The Whistler” for his ability to make sweet melodious sounds emerge from his practiced nose flute, also played the guitar and sang. “Whistler and his Band” was one of the most famous jug bands of its time.
Threlkeld was born in Kentucky and in 1932 moved to Harlem in New York City. He continued performing, but had stopped recording. In May of 1935 he was admitted to Bellevue Hospital with tuberculosis where he died, later that year. He was without family or friend...2020-05-1726 min
Talking Hart IslandAIDS-The First Five Years with Jean Ashton
Episode 37 “AIDS-The First Five Years”: with Jean Ashton,
Director, New York Historical Society Resources & Programs.
It is estimated that during the AIDS epidemic thousands of AIDS victims were buried on Hart Island. Many because they had become disowned by their family and died unclaimed, and many more because there was no one left to take charge of their burials.
AIDS was particularly cruel and terrifying during the first few years of its existence, because of the lack of knowledge of what it actually was. Even the medical community was at a loss to explain this new...2020-05-1027 min
Talking Hart IslandBurial Grounds in a Segregated City with Tom Angotti
Episode 36 “Burial Grounds in a Segregated City”: with Tom Angotti,
Professor Emertis, Hunter College.
During the period of Dutch and English settlement, New York City was one of the nation’s largest urban centers for the slave trade and served as a financial patron, of the plantation economy, in the South. In the Dutch colony, as many as 40 percent of the population were slaves.
Slaves had no choice of residence, were treated like a commodity, and even in burial were denied equal access. At the end of the 17th century, Trinity Church formally banned blacks from i...2020-05-0326 min
Talking Hart IslandAIDS with Michael Bronsky
Episode 35 “AIDS”: with Michael Bronsky,
Professor, Harvard University.
On a hot midsummer night in June of 1969, a group of police officers stormed into Greenwich Village’s tiny Stonewall Inn, one of Manhattans early gay and lesbian bars. The patrons of Stonewall revolted. For many this confrontation would eventually become known as the Gay Liberation Movement.
As a result, New York City became the rallying place for gay men throughout the country.
Beginning in the early 1980’s a terrifying and mysterious disease appeared. For the next twenty years the disease known as AIDS, would eventually...2020-04-2632 min
Talking Hart IslandGrave Yard of Strangers with Norma Jean Gradsky
Episode 34 “Grave Yard of Strangers”: with Norma Jean Gradsky.
Leo Birinski was a playwright, screenwriter and director. He worked in Austria-Hungary, Germany and in the United States.
Birinski was the screenwriter of many Hollywood productions including, “Song of Song”s starring Marlene Dietrich, “The Lady Has Plans”, starring Paulette Goddard, and perhaps his most famous, “Mata Hari” starring the screen legend Greta Garbo.
Until recently, only a minimal amount of information about his life was available. In addition there were many legends and rumors concerning Birinski’s person, some of them even spread by himself. For example, the f...2020-04-1912 min
Talking Hart IslandAngels of Mercy with William Seraile
Episode 33 “Angels of Mercy”: with William Seraile,
Professor Emeritus, Lehman College, City University of New York.
The Colored Orphan Asylum was founded, in New York City in 1836, as the nation’s first orphanage for African American children. The agency weathered three wars, two major financial panics, a devastating fire during the 1863 Draft Riots (in which over 120 people died and 2,000 injured), several epidemics, waves of racial prejudice, and severe financial difficulties, to care for orphaned, neglected and delinquent children. Incredibly, although African Americans inmates from Rikers Jail are the primary “grave diggers” on Hart Island, there is no evidence t...2020-04-1229 min
Talking Hart IslandBoroughs of the Dead with Marie Carter
Episode 32 “Boroughs of the Dead”: with Marie Carter,
Editor, writer, teacher, and tour guide.
When detectives and forensic scientists were called to investigate the Hart Island human remains, found littering its beach, none of them could have known they had been probably treading on additional mass graves, hidden beneath New York City’s parks, buildings, and sidewalks.
Hart island might be New York City’s largest mass grave, but it wasn’t the first. Join us on a tour of perhaps lesser known burial sites that stand quietly and nearly forgotten just beneath the crushing grind of g...2020-04-0525 min
Talking Hart IslandPotters Field(s) with Andrew Berman
Episode 31 “Potters Field(s)”: with Andrew Berman,
Executive Director, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation.
By the early 1800’s New York City boasted a population of over 200,000, qualifying it as the largest city in the Western Hemisphere. As New York City’s population grew, so did its number of dead. The fact that the number of interred, in Trinity Church’s graveyard in 1822, was estimated at 120,000 was just that, an estimate!
New York City was facing an unprecedented crisis at an unprecedented speed. Existing accommodations in the city’s burial grounds could not keep up with the stag...2020-03-2929 min
Talking Hart IslandSix to Celebrate Simeon Bankoff
Episode 30 “Six to Celebrate” Simeon Bankoff,
Executive Director of Historic District Council.
In 2017 the annual “Six to Celebrate” initiative from the Historic Districts Council, highlighted six neighborhoods in New York City, in need of preservation attention: Hart Island, the city’s potter’s field which contains the mass grave of over one million people, was an unexpected addition to the list.
“The Hart Island facility is incredibly important to the history and social responsibility in America and we look forward to promoting public awareness about, and access to, this fascinating historic site”, said Simeon Bankoff.
Michael T...2020-03-2225 min
Talking Hart IslandHebrew Free Burial Society with Amy Koplow, Executive Director
Episode 29 “Hebrew Free Burial Society”: with Amy Koplow, Executive Director.
While many of the young women and men who perished in the Triangle Shirt Waist Factory Fire could be identified, many could not. As unclaimed or identified deaths, according to New York City policy, bodies were traditionally shipped to the City Morgue at Bellevue and later passed on to potter’s field at Hart Island.
It was certain that the 22 identified victims of the Triangle Shirt Waist fire would be laid to rest there, as well, except for the extraordinary intervention of the Hebrew Free Burial Society.
M...2020-03-1524 min
Talking Hart IslandLouisa Van Slyke with Author Gail Jarrow.
Episode 28 “Louisa Van Slyke”: with Author Gail Jarrow.
The ship lurched in the heavy North Atlantic swell, its bow plunging deep in the troughs as it pitched sharply, its seasick passengers crammed into its small hold. The young lady, dressed simply, was just another anonymous face in the crowded ship. She kept to herself, as she’d always done. But the new world beckoned, and she tried to think about what awaited her. Her name was Louisa Van Slyke, and little did she know how short her stay would be.
Louisa, would die of Yellow Fever in 1869 like t...2020-03-0825 min
Talking Hart IslandGreta Garbo with Lois Banner
Episode 27 “Greta Garbo”: with Lois Banner,
Professor (ret) USC.
Leo Birinski was a playwright, screenwriter and director. He worked in Austria-Hungary, Germany and in the United States.
Birinski was the screenwriter of many Hollywood productions including, “Song of Song”s staring Marlene Dietrich, “The Lady Has Plans”, staring Paulette Goddard, and perhaps his most famous, “Mata Hari” staring the screen legend Greta Garbo.
Michael T. Keene is the author of Folklore and Legends of Rochester, Murder, Mayhem and Madness, Mad~House, Question of Sanity, and now his new book,
NEW YORK CITY’S H...2020-03-0127 min
Talking Hart IslandGhosts of St Vincents with Tom Eubanks
Episode 26 “Ghosts of St Vincents”: with Tom Eubanks.
Founded in 1849 to care for indigent immigrants in Greenwich Village, St. Vincent’s Hospital was sold in 2010 to create multi-million-dollar homes. In its 161 years of existence, the legendary institution treated survivors of the Titanic, tended to victims of both World Trade Center attacks, and served as Ground Zero of the AIDS Crisis.
With honesty, humor, and flights of historical fancy, GHOSTS OF ST. VINCENT’S tells the hospital’s story through the eyes of a man who spent a winter on its 7th floor AIDS ward and who survived just in ti...2020-02-2326 min
Talking Hart IslandThe Tenement Museum with Kevin Jennings, Director
Episode 25 “The Tenement Museum”: with Kevin Jennings, Director.
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum, located at 97 and 103 Orchard Street, in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, is a National Historic Site. The Museum’s two historical tenement buildings were home to an estimated 15,000 people, from over 20 nations, between 1863 and 2011.
The museum’s exhibits and programs include restored apartments and shops open daily for public tours, depicting the lives of immigrants who lived at 97 Orchard Street between 1869 and 1935 and 103 Orchard Street from the 1950s to the 1980s. The museum also provides a documentary film and offe...2020-02-1622 min
Talking Hart IslandStill Born with MJ Adams
Episode 24 “Still Born”: with MJ Adams.
Fifteen years after a Manhattan hospital sent her stillborn baby to New York City’s potter’s field for burial, MJ Adams heard the name Hart Island for the first time.
Adams, then living in New York City, learned the full-term baby boy she was carrying had died in utero. Devastated by grief and seeking a medical explanation, Adams agreed to an autopsy and was told it would take four to six weeks to get the results. She didn’t have money for a funeral, so she signed paperwork to have the baby b...2020-02-0929 min
Talking Hart IslandLeo Birinski with Barbara Kosta
Episode 23 “Leo Birinski”: with Barbara Kosta,
Professor, University of Arizona.
For a man with a little known history, no legitimate records to prove his place of birth, or even his date of birth, and who would eventually be buried in a mass grave on Hart Island, Leo Birinski became a known playwright, , screenwriter, and film director.
Perhaps the best measure of a man is his work and for Birinski that included the German silent film masterpieces, “Waxworks” and “Tragedy of Love”.
Join us as Professor Kosta, head of the Department of German Studies at the Univer...2020-02-0227 min
Talking Hart IslandThe Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Greatest Plague in History by John Barry
Episode 22 “The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Greatest Plague in History”: by John Barry,
Author and historian.
The influenza pandemic is believed to have killed somewhere between 50-100 million people worldwide. It killed more people in twenty-four weeks than AIDS killed in twenty-four years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century. In New York City alone, more than 33,000 people died in a matter of weeks. The gaping maw of the common trench on Hart Island waited solemnly prepared to accept its new denizens.
Michael T. Keene is the auth...2020-01-2630 min
Talking Hart IslandThe Bowery with Dr. Robert Aronowitz
Episode 21 “The Bowery”; Dr. Robert Aronowitz,
Physician and medical historian, University of Pennsylvania.
“The Bowery is one of the oldest stretches of land in Manhattan, and was once a footpath used by members of the Lenape tribe to transverse Manhattan Island. Once the home of the most affluent members of New York social circles, by the mid 1900’s its streets were occupied by low-brow concert halls, German beer gardens, dime museums, gambling parlors, and brothels.
By the early 1920’s, Bowery neighborhoods became known as the infamous “Skid Row” and whose inhabitants were primarily alcoholic and homeless men. A...2020-01-1933 min
Talking Hart IslandRuth Proskauer Smith with Ian Dowbiggin
Episode 20 “Ruth Proskauer Smith”: with Ian Dowbiggin,
Professor at University of Prince Edward Island.
Ruth Proskauer Smith, or Ruth P. Smith as she became more commonly known as, was a historic pro-choice reproductive rights, and pro-right to die advocate. Even after she was over one hundred years old, she spent much of her time teaching other senior citizens about the Supreme Court, as she wanted to pass on her knowledge to others before she died.
In her directive before death, she willed that her remains would be donated to NYU Medical Center for cadaver research, and...2020-01-1231 min
Talking Hart IslandShip Ablaze with Edward T. O’Donnell
Episode 19 “Ship Ablaze”: with Edward T. O’Donnell,
Professor Holy Cross University.
There were few experienced swimmers, among the over 1,300 Lower East Side residents, who boarded the General Slocum on June 15, 1904. It shouldn’t have mattered since the steamship was chartered, only for a languid excursion, from Manhattan to Long Island Sound. But a fire erupted minutes into the trip, forcing hundreds of terrified passengers into the water. By the time the captain found a safe shore for landing, 1021 had perished. It was the worst disaster ever to occur in New York City, until the terrorist attacks, nearly o...2020-01-0527 min
Talking Hart IslandLeonard Melfi with Edward Berkeley
Episode 18 “Leonard Melfi”: with Edward Berkeley,
Professor, The Julliard School.
Leonard Melfi was revered by his peers as one of the most respected and creative playwrights of his generation. He is most associated with the offbeat La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, on East 4th Street in New York’s East Village, which produced twenty-two of his plays.
Struggling with alcoholism for many years, Melfi died of congestive heart failure in 2001. It was later reported that his body had been “misplaced” by hospital staff and ended up being buried on Hart Island!
Join us as Professo...2019-12-2931 min
Talking Hart IslandThe Great Arrival with Diane Vecchio
Episode 17 “The Great Arrival”: with Diane Vecchio,
Professor, Furman University.
Most of this generation of Italian immigrants took their first steps on U.S. soil in a place that has now become a legend—Ellis Island. In the 1880s, they numbered 300,000; in the 1890s, 600,000; in the decade after that, more than two million. By 1920, more than 4 million Italians had come to the United States, and represented more than 10 percent of the nation’s foreign-born population.
What brought about this dramatic surge in immigration? Decades of internal strife had left a legacy of violence, social chaos, and wide...2019-12-2232 min
Talking Hart IslandShelia Terry with Larry PowellEpisode 16 “Shelia Terry”: with Larry Powell,
Professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
American film actress Shelia Terry was a true Hollywood starlet of the 1930’s, starring in among other films, three with John Wayne before she ended her life, with an overdose of sleeping pills in 1947.
Described as one of films first glamour stars, her stunning good looks would eventually fade, as did her film roles. Although married three times and divorced, she was without family and friends to intervene. She died alone and penniless; so alone she was buried on Hart Island.
Michae...2019-12-1528 min
Talking Hart IslandThe Manly Arts with Elliott J. GornEpisode 15 “The Manly Arts”: with Elliott J. Gorn,
Professor, Purdue University.
Well before Hart island became New York City’s potters field, Hart Island, or Hart’s Island as it was then called, became a prime tourist destination for every rogue and scoundrel in town, when City officials banned boxing. Overnight, the ban turned the island into one of New York’s premier pugilism venues.
On April 20, 1842, James Yankee Sullivan and Englishman Billy Bell slugged it out for 24 bloody bare-knuckle rounds. Over 6,000 fans, including Yankee Sullivan’s pal Bill the Butcher Poole, sailed to the island to ch...2019-12-0827 min
Talking Hart IslandThe Triangle Shirt Waist Factory Fire with Hasia DinerEpisode 14 “The Triangle Shirt Waist Factory Fire”: with Hasia Diner,
Professor New York University.
As historian Robert Hughes notes, “The Tenth Ward of Lower Manhattan—the Lower East Side—had by the 1890’s, the highest concentration of people in the world: 344,000 people packed into one square mile, or nine square yards each, including street and pavement space.” There were, it was thought, 11,000 sweatshops turning out clothing, cigars, furniture, and tin ware. One of those sweatshops was the Triangle Shirt Waist Factory.
The events that unfolded on March 25, 1911 resulted in the worst industrial disaster in New York City. Cal...2019-12-0126 min
Talking Hart IslandLeola Dickerson with Peter StraussEpisode 13 “Leola Dickerson”: with Peter Strauss,
Senior Partner at Pierro, Connor, and Strauss.
She lay on the floor for three days. A slip and fall had rendered her helpless, at the mercy of fate as neighbors came and went just feet from her door. Ii was the mailman who became concerned, she had not been picking up mail, who finally called 911.
So began Leola Dickerson’s journey of hospitals, nursing homes, and a court appointed guardian that would eventually end on Hart Island. Join us as Attorney Peter Strauss helps us navigate the complex world of Guar...2019-11-2430 min
Talking Hart IslandBellevue with Dr. Danielle OfriEpisode 12 “Bellevue”: with Dr. Danielle Ofri
Essayist, editor, and practicing internist in New York City.
How exactly did bodies end up on Hart Island? Their first stop use to be the Bellevue Hospital Morgue.
During the 19th century, the Bellevue Morgue had become the first official repository of deceased New Yorkers. If a body was not claimed by family or friends within twenty-four hours from the time of notification of death, the New York City Department of Hospitals was authorized to allow burial on Hart Island.
But what is it like to work at Be...2019-11-1730 min
Talking Hart IslandDawn Powell with Tim PageEpisode 11 “Dawn Powell”: with Tim Page,
Professor, Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic, writer, and editor.
Does the name Dawn Powell mean anything to you? I thought so. But you’re not alone.
Just as millions of people knew nothing about Hart Island, millions of people never heard of Dawn Powell, perhaps the greatest writer no-one has ever read!
It’s rather startling, in a humorous dark way, when one learns about the circumstances surrounding her demise and her burial in a mass grave on Hart Island.
Join Professor Tim Page as we learn of...2019-11-1027 min
Talking Hart IslandDamnation Island with Stacy HornEpisode 10 “Damnation Island”: with Stacy Horn, Author.
Purchased by the city in 1828, the island soon harbored an almshouse, an insane asylum, a hospital, a prison and a workhouse along its narrow two-mile strip. Heating and ventilation were nonexistent, disease ran rampant. Over the next 100 years, mayhem ensued, with wrongly admitted patients, death by murder and disease, inedible food and unspeakably dirty water.
The boundaries between the four classes of people on the island (the poor, the mad, the sick and the criminal) are, in the public imagination, as blurred as ever. Blackwell Island would become another gateway lead...2019-11-0322 min
Talking Hart IslandA Pickpockets Tale with Timothy J. GilfoyleEpisode 9 “A Pickpockets Tale”: with Timothy J. Gilfoyle,
Professor, Loyola University.
In George Appo’s world, child pickpockets swarmed the crowded streets, addicts drifted in furtive opium dens, and expert swindlers worked the lucrative green-goods game. On a good night, Appo made as much as a skilled laborer made in a year. Bad nights left him with more than a dozen scars and over a decade in prisons, from the Tombs and Sing Sing, to the Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, where he reunited with another inmate, his father.
The child of Irish and Ch...2019-10-2731 min
Talking Hart IslandInside Rikers: Stories From the World’s Largest Penal ColonyEpisode 8 “Inside Rikers: Stories From the World’s Largest Penal Colony”: with Jennifer Wynn,
Professor, City University of New York.
Wynn teaches a writing class to male inmates at Rikers Prison, as part of a rehabilitation program known as Fresh Start, and is the editor of Rikers Review, an illustrated magazine featuring short stories, profiles, true confessions, poetry, and humor written and illustrated by inmates.
Most of the men in Rikers, whom she profiles, are either drug addicts or drug dealers, come from dysfunctional families in the city’s “dead zones,” are poorly educated, and have been in...2019-10-2025 min
Talking Hart IslandHart Island A Musical by Michelle Elliot and Danny LarsenEpisode 7 “Hart Island A Musical”: by Michelle Elliot and Danny Larsen.
“Hart Island”, is the story of two people on the fringe of society. Their lives intersect on Hart Island, New York City’s public burial ground. Although marginalized by the rest of society, they come to appreciate each other’s humanity-a powerful action in a world that elevates division and isolation over compassion and respect.
Join us as we learn about this powerful story and listen to its wonderful music.
Michael T. Keene is the author of Folklore and Legends of Rochester, Murder, Mayhe...2019-10-1332 min
Talking Hart IslandForgotten Ellis island with Lorie ConwayEpisode 6 “Forgotten Ellis island”: with Lorie Conway.
The lost story the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital saved tens of thousands of lives, as immigrants flooded onto Ellis Island over a century ago. It was here that the germs of the world converged.
The hospital was both welcoming and foreboding to those too sick to enter the country. Those nursed to health were allowed to become citizens. Those deemed feeble of body, or mind were deported. Many of those who died were penniless and buried in mass graves on Hart Island.
Michael T. Keene is the au...2019-10-0629 minTalking Hart IslandFive Points with Professor Tyler AnbinderEpisode 5 “Five Points”: with Professor Tyler Anbinder.
By the late 1820’s the Five Points had already been considered a slum where poor immigrant and African American’s came to live and toil amid filthy tenements and converted industrial dwellings.
Author Charles Dickens visited Five Points in 1842 and noted, “So far, nearly every house is a low tavern; what place is this, to which the squalid streets conducts us. What lies beyond this tottering flight of steps that creak beneath our tread?”
Join our discussion with Professor Anbinder as we explore the rich and notorious history of Five Poin...2019-09-2929 min
Talking Hart IslandBobby Driscoll with Dave BossertEpisode 4 “Bobby Driscoll”: with Dave Bossert,
Director/producer Disney Animation Studios.
The clean cut child star with an impish, upturned nose, and beguiling expression was handpicked for an acting career by Walt Disney, himself—Of all the roles he played, Peter Pan seemed most like his alter-ego. He grew up—and worked—in Hollywood, but it might have been his Never-Never land. His is a story in a make-believe world; a world he could never leave behind. He would even go on to win the first Academy Award for a child.
But it would be his downfa...2019-09-2230 min
Talking Hart IslandSuperstorm with Dr. David A. RobinsonEpisode 3 “Superstorm”: with Dr. David A. Robinson,
Professor at Rutgers University and the New Jersey Climatologist.
What would become the largest Atlantic storm on record swirled violently from the Caribbean creating a devastating oceanic force that, at its zenith reached 900 miles across and 1000 miles long. It was called Super-storm Sandy.
Sandy would eventually cause billions of dollars in damages, kill 225 people and reveal deep flaws in one of the world’s greatest metropolises. And perhaps most shocking of all, it would reveal a secret kept hidden for over 150 years!
Join Dr. Robinson as we cha...2019-09-1529 min
Talking Hart IslandThe Treasure of Hart Island with Mike Monahan
Episode 2 “The Treasure of Hart Island”: A Novel, by Mike Monahan.
Hart Island is haunted by the spirits of the dead. It is used as a potter’s field for indigenous peoples. Each grave is dug by the convicts on nearby Rikers Island. Underneath its sandy shores lie bones and death….. It also holds a secret.
Centuries ago, Captain Kidd himself hid his treasure on Hart Island. When a group of Rikers convicts stumbles on the first clue to its location, they find themselves in a dangerous race for the gold. The prison guards aren’t exempt from the lu...2019-09-1527 min
Talking Hart IslandThe Island at the Center of the World with Russell ShortoEpisode 1 “The Island at the Center of the World”: with Russell, Shorto
Author, Historian, and Journalist.
Before there was a Hart Island, even before there was a New York City, there was, “The Island at the Center of the World”.
Join us as we explore the epic story of Dutch Manhattan and the forgotten colony that shaped America. The New York Times said, “A book that will permanently alter the way we regard our collective past”
Michael T. Keene is the author of Folklore and Legends of Rochester, Murder, Mayhem and Madness, Mad~...2019-09-1531 min
Instant PrettyInstant Pretty with Tallia Keene and Abby Kieffer will debut on January 7
Radio Influence is proud to announce a new podcast is joining our lineup as Instant Pretty with Tallia Keene and Abby Kieffer will debut on Monday, January 7.
On every episode of Instant Pretty, Tallia and Abby will inform you of the current beauty trends and dig into the science, application, purpose and average pricing for beauty services.
Instant Pretty will be available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play and RITampaBay.com and a new episode will come out on Monday’s.
The post Instant Pretty with Tallia Keene and Abby Kieffer will debut on...2019-01-0500 min
Billy Mason Keene PodcastEpisode 4 Interview With Stacy ValleyEpisode 4 of the Billy Mason Keene Podcast. In this episode Billy Mason Keene welcomes Stacy Valley to discuss stuff she hates doing, people on her hit list, her ideal funeral and much more. Will she get him to discuss his feminine side? This episode is sponsored by Eddie's Used Blinds and Drapery.2017-05-2000 min
Keene Point of ViewMoonlight in Trump's AmericaWelcome to the Keene Point of View Podcast! Enjoy this first episode discussing:1. Donald Trump's lies about...well...when does he NOT lie? This time I'm talking about immigration and how to bridge the gap with Trump supporters. 2. Christians continuing to make my weave itch with their adulation of Donald Trump but making me smile by starting a new Underground Railroad and going to court over the right of immigrants and refugees in the U.S.3. LGBT people, especially trans people, do not have a friend in Donald Trump as promised. Also, I rave about the Best Picture of 2016 "...2017-03-0148 min