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Lux Occult100.5 Satanism and the Far-Right w/ Spencer SunshineSpencer Sunshine https://www.patreon.com/c/spencersunshine/home?redirect=true, https://spencersunshine.com/, author of Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism, joins Luxa https://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata to talk about Satanism and the Far-right. Topics discussed include accelerationism, the history of nazis in Satanist circles and other fringe areas of culture, and about how the situation has evolved over the years into our modern era. Spencer will explain the ways that fringe ideas cross pollinate, and share some thoughts about what the aspiring Satanist might want to know, going in.Thanks for listening to the Lux Occult Podcast! Support...2025-04-241h 17
Well-Adjusted MamaCameron George: From Health Struggles to Wellness AdvocateCameron George is an acclaimed researcher, entrepreneur, and visionary founder of TRU KAVA, a pioneering company founded in 2019 that sets the standard for kava quality, safety, and education in the mainstream market. As a leading authority on kava and the cofounder of the International Kava Coalition, Cameron is leading a movement to establish kava as the premier natural alternative to alcohol, championing its use as a healthy social elixir in the growing “sober curious” movement. Cameron’s journey began during his battle with a debilitating autoimmune condition. After discovering the therapeutic benefits of traditional kava, he immers...2025-04-1548 min
unDavos SummitHealth@Davos: Global Trend Sensing for Health EquityWelcome to the unDavos Summit - A community-organized series of interactive panels, talks, and networking taking place in Davos, Switzerland - and online - in parallel to the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 20-24 Jan 2025. Our mission is threefold: • Democratizing Davos: We open the doors to diverse voices and ideas, breaking down traditional barriers to participation. • Humanizing Davos: We foster genuine, relationship-driven connections that go beyond transactional networking. • Bringing Action to Davos: We turn meaningful discussions into tangible, real-world solutions.Join us for Health@Davos 2025, an essential event titled “Advancing Global Health Policy & Inno...2025-03-1413 minunDavos SummitHealth@Davos: Advancing Global Health Policy & InnovationWelcome to the unDavos Summit - A community-organized series of interactive panels, talks, and networking taking place in Davos, Switzerland - and online - in parallel to the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting from January 20-24, 2025. Our mission is threefold: • Democratizing Davos: We open the doors to diverse voices and ideas, breaking down traditional barriers to participation. • Humanizing Davos: We foster genuine, relationship-driven connections that go beyond transactional networking. • Bringing Action to Davos: We turn meaningful discussions into tangible, real-world solutions.Join us for the Health@Davos 2025 panel, themed "Resilience and Innovation: Future-Proofing Global Heal...2025-03-1403 min
The Enviro ShowThe 2024 Wild Winter Solstice Enviro ShowGreetings Earthlings and Happy Yuletide. The term "Yule" was misappropriated from Germanic Pagans by proselytizing Christians as part of the Christmas observance. Wiccan priestess, Laura Wildman-Hanlon returns to the show to set the record straight on that and to share various Pagan celebrations of the longest night.How about an Enviro Show Quote of the Week to take us to our interview?"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom." - Isaac AsimovWe've got a twofer for you this week. First Laura Wildman-Hanlon...2024-12-2333 min
Good GrowingEp. 193 Our Favorite Gardening Books for Winter Reading, Gifts, or Anytime of Year | #GoodGrowingThis week on the Good Growing Podcast, Emily Swihart joins Ken and Chris to discuss our favorite gardening and landscaping books. We discuss reference books, fiction and nonfiction, and even children's books. Beyond our favorites, we also interviewed our fellow horticulture educators to get their recommendations. This is a longer episode, so be sure to use the timestamps in the episode description to jump to your favorite sections. Happy listening!Watch us on YouTube https://youtu.be/RskDlYC8TRk 00:31 Hey Ken!01:00 Welcome Emily!01:35 What are our reading habits? 03:38 How do we choose bo...2024-12-061h 20
Eye of PowerServant Leadership with Justin McClureOn today's Eye of Power Podcast Tom welcomes his personal friend and business leader Justin McClure. They talk about Justin's life journey wherein Justin shares some of his biggest life lessons and points out ways anybody can improve their circumstances.Justin is an entrepreneur who is driven by faith, opportunity, and the desire to make an impact through his sphere of influence. His career reflects dedication through highs and lows that span over two decades in the Construction Industry with a concentration in mechanical contracting.Born and raised in...2024-11-1950 min
The Enviro ShowThe Don't Let Democracy Die Enviro ShowGreetings Earthlings & Happy Halloween (or Samhain for you Pagan folk). So yes, there are monsters out there roaming about but we trust you'll hang with us....O wait, isn't that what Franklin said at the signing of the Declaration of Independence? Never mind, that's history but also when asked what we have at the close of the Continental Congress he said "A Republic, if you can keep it." So, how about we stay together, VOTE for the first woman president and rid the land of all the monsters trying to take over, OK? Wiccan priestess, Laura Wildman-Hanlon returns to...2024-10-2736 min
The Bright SideHow to Publish Your First Book: LitUp’s Chatham Greenfield and Laura Taylor NameyDanielle and Simone are joined by Chatham Greenfield and Laura Taylor Namey of Reese's Book Club's LitUp program, a fellowship that uplifts and supports underrepresented writers. Chatham Greenfield is a fellow in the inaugural class of LitUp, and their mentor is New York Times bestselling author Laura Taylor Namey. They join The Bright Side to talk about getting Greenfield's debut novel — Time and Time Again — published. You can find Time and Time Again, as well as Laura Taylor Namey's book A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, on Apple Books or wherever you get your books...2024-10-2232 min
Dear Midlife...Navigating Grief with Curiosity and CreativityWhen Shelby was 7 years old, her mother passed away and then Shelby's father passed away at the very end of December 2022. When Trinity lost her mother when she was in her 20's, it was profoundly painful. Needless to say, experiencing the loss of a parent is one of the most traumatic experiences we can have.Our guest today, Jocelyn Bates, lost BOTH parents within the span of 7 days and under the most distressing circumstances during the COVID pandemic. I don't know if any of you have experienced such loss, but it has taken us YEARS to heal...2024-09-231h 10
ResiDANCE - house, deep house, techno, electro-house, progressive, edm mix - Европа Плюс OfficialResiDANCE 503 Part 1 - 2024.07.20 Anton Bruner01. Le Bon Jams - Candy Eyes (Dance Edit)
02. Lennox Greenfield - Can't Get Over (Extended Mix)
03. Lucy Tun - Come To My House (Extended Mix)
04. Akami - In The Night Time (Extended Mix)
05. Alex Gaudino & Black Legend - Pagaia (Extended Mix)
06. Mohtiv - Are You Ready For Me (Extended Mix) (Club Version)
07. Ashley Paul x Luv Foundation (UK) x BootlegBoys - Dance (U Gotta) (Joe T Vannelli Club Mix)
08. Bryson Hill - 1987 (Extended Mix)
09. Laura Ferrari - Bring It Back (Extended Mix)
2024-07-2249 min
Inwood Art Works On AirOn Air Chamber Concert: European MastersWelcome to a special concert edition of Inwood Art Works On Air podcast featuring the Inwood Chamber Players performing a chamber concert featuring selections from European Masters: Johannes Brahms, Franz Doppler, Maurice Ravel, Ottorino Respighi, Giacomo Puccini, Serge Prokofiev, Almilcare Ponchielli, Antonin Dvorak. It was recorded live on June 2, 2024 at Good Shepherd Auditorium. With arrangements by Inwood resident, Gilbert Dejean. Featuring soloists:Helen Campo - FluteDanny Miller - CelloSetsuko Otake - OboeProgram:2024-06-221h 11
The Enviro ShowA Poisonous Enviro ShowGreetings Earthlings. You may recall our previous shows on rodenticide poisoning leading to tragic deaths of key predators. This time Laura Kiesel of Save Arlington Wildlife joins us to discuss a petition to "the Pesticide Board Subcommittee of the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources to immediately suspend the registrations of all anticoagulant rodenticide products and conduct an individual review of their active ingredients". Let's end the slaughter, OK?The Enviro Show Quote of the Week is spot on for this show:“We need, in a special way, to work twice as hard to help people un...2024-06-1141 min
BLAINESWORLD5.8.2024 - Brian Holcomb and Laura Depta Peal, 5.8.2024BLAINESWORLD webcast, 5.8.2024Guests: Brian Holcomb and Laura Depta Peal discuss THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, the play that runs through May 12 at Tryon Little Theater. For tickets, click: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36098/production/1164167.2024-05-0829 min
Dear Midlife...Taking that Big Leap and Living the Life of Your DreamsHave you ever stood on the verge of making a big decision that you knew would change your life forever? We can think of only a handful of moments like this is in our lives...when it came to shifting jobs or, perhaps, saying "yes" to marriage...deciding to leave our marriages (lol). These moments are pivotal and, to be honest, we wish we were brave enough to take more of these leaps in life!Today our guest, Laura Ericson, did just that. One day, she found herself with her finger hovering over the "send" button on...2024-04-291h 05
Dear Midlife...Taking that Big Leap and Living the Life of Your DreamsHave you ever stood on the verge of making a big decision that you knew would change your life forever? We can think of only a handful of moments like this is in our lives...when it came to shifting jobs or, perhaps, saying "yes" to marriage...deciding to leave our marriages (lol). These moments are pivotal and, to be honest, we wish we were brave enough to take more of these leaps in life!
Today our guest, Laura Ericson, did just that. One day, she found herself with her finger hovering over the "send" button on...2024-04-291h 05
The Tao of WAOS09 Episode 4: Adam GreenfieldLaura and Doug speak with the author of Radical Technologies: The design of everyday life, Adam Greenfield. A Verso author, Adam has a new book coming out called Lifehouse: Taking Care of Ourselves in A World on Fire
Adam Greenfield: https://speedbird.wordpress.com/
Favourite book: Stephen Mitchell translation of Tao Te Ching: https://stephenmitchellbooks.com/translations-adaptations/tao-te-ching/
Lifehouses - https://speedbird.wordpress.com/2023/04/10/the-lifehouse-distributed-community-support-centers-for-the-long-emergency/
https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/news/from-churches-to-lifehouses
Climate change and doomerism - https://social.coop/@adamgreenfield/111942463874510426
Bruce Sterling - "Viridian Green" thinking/design: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viridian_design_movement
Arcosanti - https...2024-04-1559 min
Hort CultureTalking Native Plants with Guest Laura GreenfieldIn this episode of Hort Culture, we chat with Laura Greenfield, founder of Oakland Farm Trees, a nursery that specializes in native plants. Laura shares her passion for growing and caring for plants that are adapted to the local climate and soil, and how they can benefit our gardens, wildlife and environment. She also gives us some tips on how to choose, plant and maintain native plants in our own backyards. Tune in and learn more about the beauty and diversity of native plants!Kentucky Native Plant SocietyKentucky Native Plant ProjectLady...2024-02-2558 min
Son of a BingeJake Johnson - "New Girl" & "We're Here to Help" - Working with Zooey Deschanel & How They Knew Nick & Jess Were ImportantJake Johnson (Minx, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse) joins for an episode of Son of a Binge to chat all about New Girl, his new podcast, "We're Here to Help," with Garrett Reynolds, his friendship with co-stars Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield, Lamorne Morris, and Hannah Simone, and what it was like working with Tom Cruise. Jake opens up about what Max taught him about acting on television, why he and Gareth decided to start their advice podcast, and the story behind his doppleganger, fake Jake.Jake confesses that he and Zooey quickly realized how beloved Nick & Jess were o...2023-12-3129 min
The Fabulous 413November 16, 2023: A study in corn and moving feetThe March for the Food Bank 14 begins this coming Monday, Nov 20th. One person who has been on nearly all of those marches is our weekly conduit to Capitol Hill: Rep. Jim McGovern. So this week, we’re talking frankly about hunger, how we combat it, and how that drives him to walk all 43 miles from Springfield to Greenfield to raise not just local, but national awareness to the issue of hunger.
Because the facts are that many are going hungry right beneath our noses. One of those populations is students at public colleges and universities. We sp...2023-11-1749 min
Lasting Impact WellnessIntegrative Medicine with Dr. Russ Greenfield (Ep 16)Medicine and its delivery to those who need it comes in many forms. Some physicians have learned that no single branch of medicine has a monopoly on all effective modalities and have taken on a more inclusive, integrative approach. One of those pioneers who sought to bridge the gap between traditional allopathic medicine and complimentary modalities is Dr. Russ Greenfield.
Dr. Greenfield was one of the first graduates of the University of Arizona's Integrative Medicine Fellowship, training under Dr. Andrew Weil. His journey from the advent of this field in the U.S. and his whole-health approach to pa...2023-10-191h 08
BLAINESWORLD9.18.2023 - Laura Frombach & Joy Farrow, authors of STREET SMART SAFETY FOR WOMEN (due out on 10.3.2023)2023-09-1934 min
The Fabulous 413August 11, 2023: A game of daring docents in the woodsToday we get to break a good number of things down.
Which is to say making things easier to understand or digestible. This is at the core of what docents do for museum visitors, take their knowledge of the museum's various collections, and help patrons understand them better. It just so happens that the museums right down the road from us here in Springfield are . To help us see what the Springfield Museums want in their volunteers, we head over to the quadrangle to chat with current docents Katie Merrill and Laura Cienciwa, and director of education...2023-08-1249 min
BLAINESWORLD7.17.2023 - Laura Bernhein, Outreach & Communications Director; Katherine Marx, tutor; and Dulce Rivera, studentGuests: Laura Bernhein, Outreach & Communications Director; Katherine Marx, tutor; and Dulce Rivera, student with Literacy Together2023-07-1751 min
OAME TalksTalk 49: OAMEtalks Season 5 BonusIn this bonus episode we are going to hear from all of the speakers from this season. We asked them what they remember their teachers doing when they were students that they either still do now as teachers or don't do at all. So we will hear from David Costello, Laura Gini Newman, Andrew Allen, Kirsten Dyck and Mike Jacobs.
Podcast Notes: Recorded Sept - Dec 2022 - David is the principal of Greenfield Elementary in PEI. He Tweets at @Dr_Costello and his resources can be found at costellomath.com. Laura is the math consultant for The Critical Thinking Consortium...2023-03-0317 min
The Story of Rock and Roll Radio ShowThe Story of Rock and Roll: S5E50S5E50 aired on 15 December 2022 on Rebel Rock Radio. December is usually quiet on the station but for TSORR it is always very special, this particular show celebrated the official start of the December holidays. Next week TSORR turns 5 and the week after that Episode 52 the season closer takes you through all the rock and metal highlights of 2022. But more of that later. This episode kicked off with White Lion and a track off the Fight To Survive called ‘In the City’. From there we went to the USA and a band called Motor Sister, and Scotland for a bit of Na...2022-12-163h 02
Growing Pains | Where Business Owners Come to Plan Maternity LeaveLaura SchoenfeldLaura Schoenfeld (SHOW-IN-FELD) is a Registered Dietitian, coach, and women’s health expert trained in Functional Medical nutrition therapy, and a business mentor for integrative and functional dietitians and nutritionists. Her mission is to educate women on how to nourish their bodies, develop true strength, and ultimately pursue their purpose. She is especially passionate about helping women optimize their hormone and gut health while allowing for flexibility and enjoyment in their diet and lifestyle choices.Laura guides her clients in identifying and implementing diet and lifestyle changes that allow them to live a healthy, fit, symptom-free life with...2022-12-0741 min
American DiplomatEncore - That Day I Had to RunApril 7, 1994, Rwanda. Not a good day to be mistaken for the acting Prime Minister. Linda Thomas-Greenfield (now US Ambassador to the UN) shares the tale of her escape from the anti-government militia, while millions of others perished in the country’s genocide.2022-10-2722 min
Health InterruptedEpisode 75: Ben Greenfield: Best Biohacks for Health, Life & KidsBen Greenfield is a health consultant, speaker, and New York Times bestselling author of a wide variety of books including the widely popular titles Beyond Training, Boundless, Fit Soul, Spiritual Disciplines Journal, the Boundless Cookbook and Endure. A former collegiate tennis, water polo and volleyball player, bodybuilder, 13-time Ironman triathlete and professional obstacle course racer, Ben has been voted by the NSCA as America’s top Personal Trainer and by Greatist as one of the top 100 Most Influential People In Health And Fitness. A frequent contributor to health and wellness publications and websites and a highly sought-after spe...2022-10-1253 min
Impactful AuthenticityBook Club 1. Childhood memories, colour and taking a look insideThere is nothing better than finding a book you can’t put down. Curling up with a cup of tea, glass of wine or being squashed on the underground as you delve deeper into a new world. I asked our first four guests of the podcast: Teresa Graham, Dewi Kuipers, Timm Urschinger and Rebecca Pope to share a book that made an impact on their lives and why. You’ll have to listen to match the book to the person :) Give and Take by Adam Grant The Human Brain : A guided tour by Prof. Susan Gre...2022-10-1021 min
Cider ChatLet's Go To Apple Camp CiderDays 2.0 ~ November 4th & 5th, 2022 at Hawks and Reed Performing Art Center in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Sign up now for the eCiderNews to receive notifications to your in box on CiderDays 2.0 schedule of events and early ticket release dates, links and a special coupon for eCiderNews subscribers. western Mass Cider Week begins October 30th through November 4th, 2022 Apple Camp The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners (MOFGA) is hosting Apple Camp on the weekend August 19th-21st, 2022. In this chat hear from Laura Sieger, the Orchard Manager at the Maine Heritage Orchard in Unity Maine. Laura is...2022-08-0328 min
PracticeOmaticDr. Laura CatenaWelcome back to practice Omatic. I'm Zack Greenfield, your host. Today we have Dr. Laura Catena with us as our guest. She is the founder and president of Armorhand gloves, and she graduated from the Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine and is a small animal veterinarian. Dr. Catena developed the Armorhand animal handling gloves after a life-threatening injury. She was injured while working emergency medicine on hand is a compassionate glove designed to allow for proper and safe restraint techniques without the use of force, Dr. Catena achieved a fear-free preferred product certification for Armorhand. And she's a...2022-07-2241 min
Let's Talk FacilitationEp 19 - Skip the Small Talk and Silly Games: My Top Five Strategies for Building Real Community in ClassIn today's episode of Let's Talk Facilitation, I share with you my top five strategies for building real community in class.
In last week’s episode, I talked about the importance of students experiencing belonging as a central factor in their willingness (or lack thereof) to engage in your class, and I talked in detail about how to position the cultivation of belonging as a cornerstone of your pedagogy.
How do we inspire feelings of belonging?
Through community building.
Today I am following up with the concrete, tangible, practical steps you can...2022-07-1939 minLet's Talk FacilitationEp 18 - Students Aren't Even Showing Up! The Single Most Powerful Factor Affecting Your Ability to Address Lower-Than-Usual Student Engagement During the PandemicIf you are like most college educators in the U.S. who have been teaching during the pandemic, you're experiencing a very particular challenge when it comes to teaching your classes:
Students aren’t showing up!
The lack of recent student engagement has educators feeling helpless and stuck.
They are asking:
What do I do when my students aren’t doing any of the work?
How do I respond to the students who do complete their work, but who submit it at the last minute, and clearly didn’t pay attention to what the...2022-07-1220 minLet's Talk FacilitationEp 17 - My Favorite Strategy for Saving Tons of Time on Class Prep, and Leading Better Discussions to Boot!In today's episode I talk about the unsustainable amounts of work and inadequate compensation weighing down many college educators, resulting in burn out and a mass exodus of faculty leaving academia across the U.S.
I share with you a strategy I've honed for saving tons of time on class preparation. Not only does this strategy save time, but it can make the discussions we lead even better as well.
Time-saving hacks are not the same as dismantling the capitalist system. But we need to save up our energy in the short term in order t...2022-07-0520 minLet's Talk FacilitationEp 16 - Enough with the Empty Screens! How to Increase Participation and "Read the Room" Over ZoomWhen the Covid19 pandemic hit, were you among the majority of college educators who had to make an abrupt switch to teaching online?
Despite how many educators began teaching through Zoom and other online meeting platforms, very few ever received formal training in remote pedagogy.
Most were simply thrown into the deep end and forced to figure out how to swim on their own.
As a result, many attempted to recreate an in-person experience through an online platform, and were not satisfied with the results.
Today, I address two of the...2022-06-2148 minLet's Talk FacilitationEp 15 - Why Some Students Are Hesitant to Share Their Ideas In Class, And How You Can Support Them To Speak UpOf all the challenges teachers say they struggle with, trying to facilitate a discussion when students aren’t engaging–or aren’t engaging meaningfully–seems to come up the most often.
One of the most common reasons students are hesitant to share their ideas in class is because they are worried that what they have to say is “wrong.”
In other words, they think that to participate effectively in class discussion they are supposed to answer the teacher’s questions correctly.
They don’t actually understand what is expected of them as a participant in a...2022-06-1430 minLet's Talk FacilitationEp 14 - Three Mistakes Overly Talkative Facilitators Make that Shut Down Conversation, and How to Step Back and Let Go a BitWhether you are outgoing, shy, or “it’s complicated,” when we find something we are excited about and in the mood to talk about and we get into the zone… any one of us can go on and on and on!
There is nothing more fun (if I do say so myself) than talking at length about a subject you care deep;y about, especially when you are with others who also share your enthusiasm.
And there are certainly times, in the classroom included, when you should be in the spotlight, pontificating and storytelling and musing a...2022-06-0718 minLet's Talk FacilitationEp 13 - How to Get Students to Do the Reading So They Can Actually Participate Well in Class DiscussionWhat do you do when you’ve worked hard to get everything ready for your class to have an amazing discussion–picking out interesting readings, creating provocative discussion prompts, making a plan for leading interactive activities to engage those questions about the readings–and then you get to class only to discover…
Many of the students HAVEN’T EVEN DONE THE READING, so there is no way for them to participate well, if at all!In today’s episode I share a series of pedagogically sound approaches to encourage students to do the readings and be ready to...2022-05-3117 minLet's Talk FacilitationEp 12 - How to Keep a Discussion on Track: Five Simple Tools to Stop a Talkative Student from Derailing the GroupPicture it:
You’re teaching a discussion-based class. It could be anything–a first year seminar, an intermediate tutorial for majors, a capstone group–whatever.
You’ve got a certain amount of material to cover and have worked hard to create an agenda that, if you can get the timing right, will help the group arrive at the biggest take-aways by the end of the class period.
Despite your best efforts to keep everyone engaged and on track, there are a few students who often shift the discussion off topic and derail the class.2022-05-2414 minLet's Talk FacilitationEp 11 - How to Respond Effectively to Students During Difficult Discussions: Five Tips for When You Feel OverwhelmedEven experienced educators who consider themselves decent discussion facilitators can get stressed out during difficult discussions, and are always looking for ways to improve their skills.
In today’s episode, I focus on the kind of discussions that are difficult because a class is talking about injustice of some kind, and privileged students and facilitators (unknowingly or not) perpetuate the injustice through their means of engagement.
This oppressive behavior creates conflict, as the students (or facilitators) who are targeted by the injustice are forced to defend themselves against harm or disengage.
It might be...2022-05-1711 min
On Design with Justyna GreenBethan Laura Wood on materials, colour and her design processBethan Laura Wood is a multidisciplinary designer, easily recognised for her design aesthetic, as well as her playful and eye-catching dress sense. Bethan’s works range from furniture to decorative objects, lighting to installations and they all share Bethan’s love of materials, colours and cultures. In our conversation, we dive deep into materials, and Bethan’s design process when creating one of her latest collections called Meisen. We also discover the properties of colours – how they translate into materials, why certain objects are associated with particular colours, and how the colour palettes of particular places, a...2022-05-1148 minLet's Talk FacilitationEp 10 - How to Engage Students Who Are Resistant to Critical Pedagogy: My Go-To Strategies for Discussions with Students Who Don’t Want to Change the World Like You DoWhat do you do when you’re passionate about teaching for justice, but your students are just not there for it?
If you’ve ever wrestled with how to bridge the gap between your radical ambitions and your students’ more conservative inclinations, today’s episode of Let’s Talk Facilitation is for you!
In it, I share with you the go-to strategies you can use in discussions with students who would rather simply be told what they need to know, take the test or write the paper, get a good grade, and get out. You know–not b...2022-05-1018 minLet's Talk FacilitationEp 9 - The #1 Mistake Facilitators Make When Students Want to Debate about Injustice, and What to Do InsteadMost big-hearted educators I know recognize that as vital and rewarding as social justice work can be, it can also be difficult, messy, and intimidating.
One of the reasons facilitators may experience stress in anticipation of a difficult discussion around injustice is because they are relying on their good intentions to carry them, but they don’t always have all the tools they need to deliver on those good intentions. In other words, there is a disconnect between what they value in theory and how those theories translate into effective practice.
In today’s episode, I sha...2022-05-0314 min
My First Band Podcast165 – Laura Jane Grace (Against Me!)This week's guest is Laura Jane Grace! In addition to being the singer and founding member of Against Me!, Grace is also an author and an accomplished solo artist. Before setting out on The Carousel Tour — which will take place all around the U.S. throughout the month of May, including a May 2 show at The Rave — she spoke to My First Band host Tyler Maas about the collaborative tour, which also features Anthony Green, Tim Kasher, Mikey Erg, and more; other recent solo shows; and her extensive musical history. Over the course of the conversation, Grace talk...2022-04-2955 min
Let's Talk FacilitationEp 8 - How to Make Discussions Inclusive, For Real (Part 2): Three Foundational Strategies for Taking Concrete ActionWhat would it mean to facilitate a transformative, socially just experience for your students, rather than simply paying lip service to the “inclusion” buzzword?
Many educators are full of conviction about wanting to create inclusive spaces, but don’t have the tools to do so effectively.
Today I talk about how to make class discussions inclusive, for real. Not just stating the intention and going about business as usual, but actually changing how we may be used to engaging.
In particular, I’m going to help you identify three foundational strategies for taking concrete...2022-04-1914 min
Let's Talk FacilitationEp 7 - How to Make Discussions Inclusive, For Real (Part 1): A Different Way of Thinking about Our GoalsDo you aspire for your class discussions and activities to be more inclusive, but feel confused about what exactly to do beyond trying to be kind and fair to everyone?
One of the reasons educators have a hard time creating inclusive learning spaces is because they don’t have a clear idea what inclusion means. Indeed, the words “diversity and inclusion” are thrown about pretty frequently on college campuses without any real attention to defining what that means. As a result, a lot of people talk about being inclusive, but don’t have practices to back up their in...2022-04-1210 min
Let's Talk FacilitationEp 6 - Facilitating Conversations with Purpose: Two Simple Yet Powerful Tools to Ensure Your Students Are Actually LearningDo you love the idea of leading discussions and interactive activities but worry students might not get all of the important takeaway knowledge they would if you were to lecture?
Lecturing has its time and place. In fact, if you stay tuned, you’ll hear me talk about reasons why, for certain purposes, lecturing is important. But I don’t want you to resort to lecturing just because you don’t trust your ability to teach in a different way.
To support you in teaching confidently with more interactive methods, I talk in today’s episode...2022-04-0518 min
Let's Talk FacilitationEp 5 - How to Begin Your Facilitation Transformation: My 3-Part Method for Developing a Doable Plan for Personal GrowthDo you dream about becoming an even stronger facilitator but don’t really know where to begin?
The difference between having a dream and having a goal is that a goal has an action plan and a timeline connected to it. In the spirit of setting new year’s resolutions, in today’s episode I talk about taking purposeful first steps towards your facilitation goals.
To do so, I walk you through my 3-part method for developing a plan of action that is personalized to your particular opportunities for growth and that is manageable given your u...2022-03-2914 min
Let's Talk FacilitationEp 4 - How to Navigate Difficult Discussions: Three Common Conflicts and What to Do When They Emerge in Your ClassDo you find yourself avoiding facilitating important discussions because you worry you won’t be able to handle any conflicts that might emerge?
Do you feel guilty when you shy away from addressing important topics or posing important questions because you know such conversations are necessary for change?
In the last episode I talked about how to prepare for difficult conversations. Purposeful preparation can minimize the risk of conflicts emerging. Nevertheless, discussions will sometimes still be messy.
In today’s episode, I will address three common conflicts that can emerge in difficult conversations, espec...2022-03-2220 min
Let's Talk FacilitationEp 3 - How to Prepare for Difficult Discussions: My Go-To Method for Supporting a Group that Can Handle the Hard StuffIs the fear of messy conflict holding you back from bringing up difficult topics or questions for your class to discuss?
Difficult discussions can be intimidating. They are a particular sticking point for facilitators who feel nervous about their ability to effectively guide a group when there is discomfort, tension, or outright conflict.
I don’t want you to be stuck feeling guilty by shying away from difficult discussions, because you know remaining silent perpetuates the problems your discussions might otherwise help solve.
Rather than waiting until conflict emerges to figure out a fi...2022-03-1520 min
Let's Talk FacilitationEp 2 - How to Deal with Dominating Students: Five Strategies for What to Do When a Few Students Won't Stop TalkingRaise your hand if you’ve ever facilitated a discussion where one or a few students talk and talk and talk to the exclusion of everyone else!
Dealing with dominating students is one of the most common sources of frustration that facilitators share with me. They care deeply about creating equitable and accessible spaces for all of their students, but worry about causing harm to overly talkative students by shutting them down.
Students themselves report that this is one of the most frustrating dynamics that facilitators handle poorly, so if you want students to feel sat...2022-03-0822 min
Let's Talk FacilitationEp 1 - Three Mistakes Facilitators Make to Get Students to Talk in Class, and What to Do InsteadDo you ever get frustrated when you come prepared to teach your class full of interesting discussion prompts, and your students just stare at you with blank faces?
In today's episode, I dive right into how to get students to talk in class. In particular, I share three of the biggest mistakes I see facilitators make when students are quiet, and what you can do instead.
Most college educators are eager to get more students engaged. And while we are all experts in our subjects, and intuitively talented teachers, many of us did not get...2022-03-0116 min
#HeavyBeats By AdamKHeavyBeats 0122A - The 22 Mix
Welcome to #HeavyBeats by AdamK showcasing some of the heaviest electronic dance music from around the World. Mixed over 4 decks and presented by @AdamKDJ.In this episode, we mix up 22 tracks to get us ready for the year ahead.We are hyped to share this visual mix and this will be a monthly regular episode available on YouTube to watch and all usual outlets to listen to as a podcast.HEAVYBEATS is a sound influenced by Techno, Tech, and Bass and it is our duty to SHARE these sounds with you. From the past pr...2022-01-2646 min
Solar For AllFinding and Creating Meaningful Work in the Solar IndustryFrom corporate engineer to non-profit construction manager – Laura's experience in the solar industry is far-reaching. Laura fell in love with photovoltaics at 16 when she saw her first Casio solar calculator. Finding out how to turn that love into a profession took her a lot longer. Born and raised in “oil-rich” Venezuela, Laura opted to pursue a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering that, as Jigar Shaw puts it, “is like the liberal arts of engineering”. After graduating in 2008 she applied to the 5 solar companies that existed in her country at the time. No opportunities opened then, but she continue...2021-10-2035 min
Mojo Mondays BootcampNo One Is Above the Law: Fieldfisher's Jill GreenfieldJill Greenfield, partner at Fieldfisher, is one of the top Injury Claims Lawyers in the UK. Jill is a fierce advocate for women’s rights and is currently leading the UK cases against Harvey Weinstein and is also involved in supporting the victims of Jeffery Epstein. Jill’s chosen career path was influenced by her early experiences with sexual abuse and violence toward women in her community, in this episode we will be discussing these topics openly. This episode is a powerful reminder to take stock of what fuels us so that we can use our voices to call for...2021-08-0225 min
Slow AgencyEpisode 6 - Laura Greenfield on Writing Center as a Space of ResistanceIn this episode of Slow Agency, we asked Dr. Laura Greenfield to help us understand radicalism in the writing center space and how the writing center can be a space for resisting power, privilege, and standard language ideology. We hope you'll enjoy our conversation!
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For a complete list of resources mentioned in this episode, visit Connecting Writing Centers Across Borders, a blog of WLN: A Journal of Writing Center Scholarship.2021-07-2657 min
Aquadocs39. Dolphin Sounds and Whale SongsIs it possible to monitor the health of dolphins and other cetaceans just through sound? On this week's episode of Aquadocs, Dr. Laura May-Collado, senior lecturer at the University of Vermont and research associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, discusses her research on marine mammal acoustic communication in Panama. And stick around to the end to listen to some special Aquadocs surprises!2021-06-2229 min
PINS podcastEpisode 2 - FR #covidtrilogy - Comment l'IA contrôle l'humanité et le monde hors-ligne grâce au défilage sans finCovid fait de plus en plus peur à chaque fois qu'on lit quelque chose à sont sujet dans nos flux d'infos, même si nos réalités physiques reprennent peu à peu un rythme de nouveau normal. La réalité virtuelle est devenue aussi réelle que la réalité physique. Nos agissements dans un monde influencent ce qu'il se passe dans l'autre. Cependant, il arrive à ces 2 mondes de se contredire. Le fait de ne pas en être conscient nous expose à un piratage émotionnel opéré par des algorithmes en ligne et les multinationales à but lucratif qui les contrôlent. Si vous vous demandez...2021-06-0146 minPINS podcastEpisode 2 - EN - #covidtrilogy - How online AI controls humans and the offline world with endless scrollingCovid feels scarier every time we read about it in our newsfeeds, even though our physical realities are slowly getting into a new normal. Virtual reality has become as real as the physical one. What we do in one world influences what happens in the other. However, these two worlds can be at odds with each other. Lacking this understanding exposes us to neurological hijacking by online algorithms and the profit-seeking companies that own them. If you wonder why teens are getting more ultraviolent and suicidal, or why adults can't have an adult conversation anymore, this episode is for...2021-05-3046 min
The Odd Man Out PodcastEp. 68 Libertarians, Your Enemy Is Not Just The State!In this episode i cover my years of following the Libertarian Party, & how i believe their ideas are by far, better than the other two, but they continue to fail in focusing on the ties between monopolies, bankers, & government. I ask, are they purposely being led astray, or have they just failed to educate themselves on the way our system really works? On day one, Libertarians learn taxation is theft, & the govt. is inefficient, & ineffective, but are any of the leaders from the Party informing them that corporate funded NGO's & tax exempt organizations are behind much of the liberty killing...2021-05-1040 min
Mirror and a FlashlightA Path to PregnancyCWHC’s Alternative Insemination (AI) Program was the first in the midwest specifically designed to provide a path to pregnancy for folx who didn’t have access to sperm. In this episode, Mirror and a Flashlight explores the past and present of this groundbreaking program. First, we talk to Terri Kapsalis and Sandy McNabb, two early members of the program, about how CWHC shifted the landscape of parenthood for queer people seeking pregnancies. Then, we’ll meet Noshaba Bhatti, the current AI Program Coordinator, who shares what access and visibility look like today.Learn more about Chicago Women’s...2021-02-2629 minAmerican DiplomatBonus Repost: That Day I Had to RunAgain in honor both of Black History Month and Linda Thomas-Greenfield's recent appointment as US ambassador to the United Nations, we repost our second chat with Linda from last summer: April 7, 1994, Rwanda. Not a good day to be mistaken for the acting Prime Minister. Linda Thomas-Greenfield shares the tale of her escape from the anti-government militia, while millions of others perished in the country’s genocide.2021-02-0122 minAmerican DiplomatBouns Repost - A Few Choice WordsIn honor of upcoming Black History Month, and in honor of the new administration, we repost our first episode with Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Biden's new Ambassador to the UN. Go, Linda! Here's the episode: “I respect your culture, but I do not believe it is your culture to allow women to die,” says Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield to the Taliban. And do you know what the Taliban did after that? And why? Listen to find out. 2021-01-2518 min