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In Between SundaysWhy Christmas Hits Different When you Look Back at the Year It’s Christmas — and that means lights, music, memories… and apparently strong opinions about Mary Did You Know.In this Christmas conversation, Tony and co-host talk about: • Why Christmas feels so emotionally powerful • The Mary Did You Know debate (yes, we went there) • Eggnog, Christmas music, and nostalgic traditions • Looking back at the year and noticing how God showed up • Gratitude, growth, and celebrating what God has doneThis episode is honest, funny, reflective, and deeply human — a reminder that Christmas isn...
2025-12-2510 minBad On Paper
Bad On PaperBest Books of 2025It's time for us to share our favorite books of 2025! Get your notebooks ready because WE! HAVE! RECS! 📚 Becca's Fave Books The Force of Such Beauty by Barbara Bourland Heart the Lover by Lily King One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley Loved One by Aisha Muharrar Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy The Safekeep by Yael Van Der Wouden The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett The Correspondent by Virginia Evans...
2025-12-171h 10In Between Sundays
In Between SundaysHow to Find Hope When You're Numb at Christmas The holidays are supposed to be joyful… so why do they feel so heavy for so many of us?In this episode of In Between Sundays, Tony and Maggie have an honest conversation about mental health, grief, seasonal depression, and the struggle of navigating Christmas when your heart is broken.They share personal stories of loss, unexpected emotional crashes, family traditions that now feel different, and how the presence of God—and His people—can meet us right where we are.Whether you’re grieving, feeling low, or just...
2025-12-1135 minInfinity Sports Minute
Infinity Sports Minute12-10 Maggie Gray Sports Minute on Marcus FreemanMaggie says staying put at Notre Dame is the best option for Marcus Freeman.
2025-12-1000 minIn Between Sundays
In Between SundaysPurpose vs.Calling | what Most Christians Get Wrong Finding your purpose can feel overwhelming — and for many Christians, it’s easy to confuse your calling with your career. In this episode of In Between Sundays, we unpack what it really means to discover your God-given purpose… and how it’s often revealed over time, not in one big “burning bush” moment.Tony and Maggie share their personal journeys of figuring out purpose, the tension between success and significance, and why your job isn’t always your calling. They’ll walk you through three key questions to help you uncover your unique role in God’s kingdom...
2025-11-2745 minIn Between Sundays
In Between SundaysWhat Men Really Want in a Marriage (it's not what you think) What do men really want in a relationship?It’s not just sex or surface-level connection. In this honest and vulnerable conversation, Tony and Maggie unpack the four things most men long for in marriage: to be respected, to fight battles that matter, to feel needed and wanted, and to experience deep, authentic connection.Whether you’re married, dating, or single—this episode will give you insight into the heart of biblical manhood, how respect fuels a man’s soul, and why emotional safety is vital for your relationship to thriv...
2025-11-1355 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentEric Halsey, "State Builders from the Steppe: A History of The First Bulgarian Empire" (This is RETHINK, 2025)State Builders from the Steppe: A History of the First Bulgarian Empire (This is RETHINK, 2025) explores how the Proto-Bulgarians were able to build both an empire and an identity amidst the turmoil of the Balkans in the Early Middle Ages. From creating the Cyrillic Alphabet and crowning the first ever Tsar to defeating the first Arab invasion of Europe and nearly conquering the last vestiges of the Roman Empire, the history of the First Bulgarian Empire is equal parts fascinating and dramatic. In this episode, Eric Halsey joins me to discuss the little-known history of the First Bulgarian Empire, it...
2025-11-1345 minIn Between Sundays
In Between SundaysWhat Women Secretly Want From Men What do women actually want from men?In this honest and funny episode, Maggie and Tony dive into a vulnerable conversation about what women desire most in relationships — especially with men. Drawing from Scripture, real-life stories, and Maggie’s own experiences, they explore five themes: humility, being seen, safety, respect, and shared partnership.Whether you’re married, dating, raising daughters, or just trying to be a better man — this conversation is for you.Plus: what the Bible really says about masculinity, how men can create e...
2025-10-3044 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentA Song for the Horses: Musical Heritage for More-than-Human Futures in MongoliaAs permafrost in Siberia continues to melt and the steppe in the Gobi turns to desert, people in Mongolia are faced with overlapping climate crises. Some nomadic herders describe climate change as the end of a world. They are quick to add that the world has ended before for Indigenous people in North Asia, as waves of colonialism have left the steppe with a complicated web of apocalypses. A Song for the Horses by K. G. Hutchins examines cases in which people respond to the pressures of climate change by drawing on cultural heritage to foster social resiliency. In...
2025-10-271h 03Bad On Paper
Bad On Paper2025 Debut Author AnthologyThis week, we're chatting with 4 debut authors about their experience bringing a book into the world in 2025! They share the pitch for their book and what surprised them about their debut experience.   Our debut authors & their books!  Katie Yee - Maggie; Or A Man and A Woman Walk Into A Bar Natalie Guerrero - My Train Leaves at Three Laura Leffler  - Tell Them You Lied Aisha Muharrar - Loved One   Obsessions Olivia - Not wearing mascara  Becca - Leopa...
2025-10-221h 07In Between Sundays
In Between SundaysWhy Modern Culture Is Failing Men (And How the Church Can Help) Why is masculinity under attack and is the church part of the problem or the solution?In this powerful interview, Tony sits down with Professor Nancy Pearcey, bestselling author of The Toxic War on Masculinity, to explore the cultural, historical, and biblical roots behind today’s crisis of manhood.Whether you’re a pastor, parent, or just someone trying to navigate manhood in a confusing world, this episode will challenge assumptions and offer practical hope.
2025-10-1648 minIn Between Sundays
In Between SundaysUnified in a Divided World (Without Compromising Truth) How can we stay united in a church when we disagree on… almost everything?In this episode of In Between Sundays, Maggie and Tony get real about what it looks like to pursue unity in a diverse body of believers. From pandemic-era tensions to deeply held theological differences, they share personal stories, biblical wisdom, and practical steps for loving one another when opinions clash.You’ll hear:Why trust can outweigh disagreement in healthy relationshipsThe “window vs. mirror” principl...
2025-10-0257 minBad On Paper
Bad On PaperOctober 2025 Three ThingsTime for another round of three things! And this one's very bookish: we're talking about 2025 books that flew under the radar, plot twists, mood writing, what we want to learn about this fall, and more! Becca's Things Underrated Books of 2025 Becca's - Any Trope But You by Victoria Lavine, Loved One by Aisha Muharrar | Olivia's - Tilt by Emma Pattee, Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild. How moods shift in the writing process Personal Curriculums Olivia's Things Plot twists we didn't see coming...
2025-10-011h 25Nomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentTiffany Earley-Spadoni, "Landscapes of Warfare: Urartu and Assyria in the Ancient Middle East" (UP Colorado, 2025)Landscapes of Warfare: Urartu and Assyria in the Ancient Middle East (University Press of Colorado, 2025) offers an in-depth exploration of the Urartian empire, which occupied the highlands of present-day Turkey, Armenia, and Iran in the early first millennium BCE. Lesser known than its rival, the Neo-Assyrian empire, Urartu presents a unique case of imperial power distributed among mountain fortresses rather than centralized in cities. Through spatial analysis, the book demonstrates how systematic warfare, driven by imperial ambitions, shaped Urartian and Assyrian territories, creating symbolically and materially powerful landscapes. Tiffany Earley-Spadoni challenges traditional views by emphasizing warfare’s role in...
2025-09-2839 minWhat\'s Cookin\' on Wine with Michael Horn and Nicole Nielsen
What's Cookin' on Wine with Michael Horn and Nicole NielsenFreeman Vineyard & Winery, Alta Colina Vineyard & WineryGUEST LINE-UP: Ken Freeman - Proprietor, Freeman Vineyard & Winery Maggie Tillman - Owner/Sales & Marketing, Alta Colina Vineyard & Winery  If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here
2025-09-2300 minIn Between Sundays
In Between SundaysWhen the World Turns Violent and Everyone Points Fingers Description: We paused our regular schedule to process this week’s events, including the assassination of Charlie Kirk and another school shooting, and how followers of Jesus can respond with wisdom, courage, and compassion. This isn’t an easy conversation, and we don’t claim to have all the answers. But in the middle of fear, division, and grief, our hope is to point you back to Jesus, the only true source of peace and hope.In this episode, we wrestle with questions like: Why does this tragedy feel so different?
2025-09-181h 10In Between Sundays
In Between SundaysAbuse, Disappointment, and Everything In Between | The Truth About Church Hurt What do you do when the people you trust most in your church are the ones who hurt you?From small disappointments to life-altering abuse, “church hurt” covers a spectrum of pain—and it’s far more common than most of us realize. In this candid conversation, we share our own stories of hurt inside the church, unpack why it feels so personal, and explore how to heal without losing your faith.We’ll talk about:The difference between abuse and disappointment in church lifeWhy hurt in the church cuts deeper tha...
2025-09-0459 minIn Between Sundays
In Between SundaysThe One Shift That Turns Financial Anxiety Into Peace Most of us worry about money more than we want to admit. Will there be enough? Will I be able to provide for my family? In this episode of In Between Sundays, we tackle the fear of not having enough—and what Jesus really meant when He said, “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the Kingdom.” (Luke 12:32)Tony and Maggie share real-life stories about financial anxiety, cultural pressure to have “more,” and the difference between God’s provision and our own definitions of success. We explore how...
2025-08-2142 minIn Between Sundays
In Between SundaysThis is Why You Can't Let Go of Your Past What if your biggest enemy isn’t your past, but how often you relive it?In this episode of In Between Sundays, Tony and Maggie unpack the power of rumination, the trap of shame, and why we so often dwell on past mistakes, even long after they’ve happened.Drawing from Isaiah 43 and real stories from their lives, they explore how to move forward in faith, process past trauma with honesty, and rediscover your identity in Christ.Whether you’re stuck in regret or haunte...
2025-08-0751 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentThe Nomadic Origin of the StateContemporary, commonly-accepted understandings of the history of Chinese state formation see the nomadic pastoralists of the Eurasian steppe as peripheral appendages to a centralized, agriculturalist empire. In his work, Lhamsuren Munkh-Erdene argues against what he calls “the Sinocentric paradigm” in favor of an interpretation of nomadic pastoralism as the origin of the premodern state. In this interview, we discuss the conquest theory of state formation, how mobility is essential to state control, and how nomadic state origins can be found globally beyond the Eurasian steppe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2025-08-011h 13In Between Sundays
In Between SundaysThe Truth About ‘Fear Not’ in the Bible (And Why It Still Matters) In this episode of In Between Sundays, we’re kicking off a 3-part series on fear by tackling one of the most universal struggles: the fear of change.We dive into Joshua 1, laugh through personal stories (yes, including a mouse panic and a dancing avocado tattoo), and get honest about what it means to be strong and courageous in a world that constantly shifts around us.Whether you’re stepping into a new season or clinging to stability, this conversation will remind you:Courage isn’...
2025-07-2446 minIn Between Sundays
In Between SundaysTemptation Never Looks Like Temptation Temptation rarely starts with obvious sin, it starts with a lie. A small distortion. A whisper of doubt. In this message, we explore how the enemy's strategy hasn't changed since Eden… and how Jesus shows us a better way to resist.If you’ve ever wondered why spiritual battles feel so subtle at first, this episode is for you. Learn the three-part pattern of temptation—and how to break free through truth, intimacy with God, and a rooted identity.
2025-07-1040 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentThe Roma: A Travelling HistoryThe word Roma conjures images of free-spirited nomads, creative and easy-going people who choose to eschew social conformity for personal independence and a life on the road. Few know the Roma’s long history of being harassed, expelled, deported, demonized, enslaved, and murdered. In The Roma: A Travelling History, Madeline Potter blends memoir and archival research to uncover Romani history across Europe and beyond, from the United States to Romania where she was born and raised; from sixteenth-century Spain to modern Sweden; from Nazi Austria to twenty-first-century France. Madeline tells the interwoven stories of joy and resilience, trauma and pe...
2025-07-0842 minBad On Paper
Bad On PaperJuly 2025 Three ThingsIt's time for July Three Things! Tune in for a game, fantasy dinner parties, writing process dives, best books of the year (so far), Materialists thoughts, and more! Becca's Things Materialists Hallmark Movie Game Dream Summer Dinner Party Olivia's Things Materialists Favorite Reads in 2025 so far (Becca's includes One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune, Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall, Heart the Lover by Lily King. Olivia's includes Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy, Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance by Allison...
2025-07-021h 12In Between Sundays
In Between SundaysHustle Culture is Lying to You We don’t usually reject God outright. We just… get busy.In this episode, we’re talking about the slow drift that happens when your calendar gets full, your mind gets cluttered, and your soul starts starving. This isn’t a sin issue—it’s a priority issue. And it’s stealing your intimacy with God without you even realizing it.Drawing from biblical stories, personal experience, and honest reflection, we’ll help you identify what’s crowding out God in your life—and how to make space again. What’s gettin...
2025-06-2642 minIn Between Sundays
In Between SundaysWhy Did God Choose David (Even After Everything He Did)? What does it really mean to be a person after God's own heart? In this episode of In Between Sundays, we take a deep dive into the story of David—the broken, flawed king—and what made him different from Saul. It wasn’t his perfection. It was his response to failure.Through moments of worship, repentance, and raw vulnerability, David gives us a model not of perfection—but of proximity to God. This episode explores:Why David was called “a man after God’s own heart”What true repe...
2025-06-1233 minIn Between Sundays
In Between SundaysHow to Set Boundaries Without Feeling Guilty In Episode 3 of In Between Sundays, Maggie and Tony tackle a question that can feel confusing:How the heck do we approach boundaries, especially the way Jesus did?Inside, they unpack:👉 Why healthy boundaries keep people in your life, not push them out👉 How Jesus Himself modeled boundaries👉 Real-life stories about family, friendships, and ministry boundaries👉 How to set boundaries before relationships get messy👉 How broken boundaries hurt the people closest to youThis episode will he...
2025-05-2931 minIn Between Sundays
In Between SundaysI Can't Hear God...Now What? In Episode 2 of Between Sundays, Maggie and Tony wrestle with a tension every believer faces: the silence of God. Or is it silence at all?Together they unpack:❗️Why God might feel quiet but isn’t❗️The difference between God’s absence and His whisper❗️How sin, distractions, or our expectations can block His voice❗️What it looks like to hear God in your everyday rhythm❗️Real stories of trauma, prayer, frustration, and perseveranceThis episode is honest, raw, and full...
2025-05-1541 minIn Between Sundays
In Between SundaysHow to Follow Jesus When Your Life Falls Apart 86% of your week isn't Sunday. So how do you live out your faith the rest of the time?In this relaunch episode of In Between Sundays, Maggie and Tony dive deep into what it really means to follow Jesus through pain, parenting, doubt, trauma, loyalty, and transformation.This isn’t a highlight reel. It’s the messy middle. It’s where faith becomes real.
2025-05-0143 minIn Between Sundays
In Between SundaysIn Between Sundays Trailer Have you ever felt like it’s easier to have faith on Sunday morning than on Monday? Between Sundays is a podcast here to help you follow Jesus in your ordinary everyday life.
2025-04-2301 minBad On Paper
Bad On PaperRapid Fire RankingsThis week, we asked listeners in our Facebook Group for categories to share our top 3 rankings! We cover (almost) everything, from food to books to pop culture and more! Food Trader Joe's products Becca - taco seasoning; hold the cone; pastry pups Olivia (Costco remix) - Rotisserie chicken, Costco Pizza, Carbonara Buldak Ramen, Built Bars Fast food orders Becca -McDonald's (Chicken Selects), Shake Shack, Dunkin' (Sausage Egg and Cheese Wake Up Wrap) Olivia - McDonald's (2 Cheeseburgers, extra pickles), Auntie Anne's (Pretzel Bites), Starbucks
2025-03-121h 21Hear us Roar
Hear us Roar267: Kerry F Freeman- Author of Sedona: A Novel This week's guest is Kerry F. Freeman (Sedona: A Novel, The Wild Rose Press, November 2023). Kerry's book, a reimagining of The Wizard of Oz set in present-day Sedona, was written as an antidote to COVID-isolation and has proved a hit with book clubs as they chase down the Easter Eggs Kerry planted from the original source material, including who's the lion, the tinman, and the scarecrow. We discuss how she started a feature on her website called Books and Bevies which led to a fan base even before she was published and how that led to partnering with a...
2025-03-0637 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentThe Political Ecology of Violence: Peasants and Pastoralists in the Last Ottoman CenturyFrom the nineteenth to the early twentieth centuries, recurrent and extreme climate disruptions became an underlying yet unacknowledged component of escalating conflict between Christian Armenian peasants and Muslim Kurdish pastoralists in Ottoman Kurdistan. By the eve of the First World War, the Ottoman state's shifting responses to these mounting tensions transformed the conflict into organized and state-sponsored violence. In her book The Political Ecology of Violence: Peasants and Pastoralists in the Last Ottoman Century (University of Cambridge Press, 2024), Dr. Zozan Pehlivan examines the impact of climate on local communities, their responses and resilience strategies, arguing that nineteenth-century eco...
2025-01-1552 minBad On Paper
Bad On PaperJanuary 2025 Three ThingsIt's been a while since our last Three Things episode! We can't wait to discuss what's been on our minds lately, from pop culture to books to productivity. Olivia's Things Best of 2024 Fave TV Shows - The Diplomat, Nobody Wants This Best Song - The Bolter by Taylor Swift, Right Back to It by Waxahatchee Best Trip - Maine, Portland and Chicago Best Days - Maine and SABI release day Best Purchase - OnCloud Sneakers, Beaded Necklaces, Kindle, and Cozy Earth Bath Towels.
2025-01-151h 15Bad On Paper
Bad On PaperOur 2025 GoalsHappy 2025! We're back from our break and we're so excited about this fresh start, and with fresh starts come fresh goals! This week, we're reflecting on our 2024 goals and share our personal and professional goals for 2025.    Obsessions Oliva: The Lullaby Club Becca: Settlers of Catan   What we read this week Olivia - Sweet Fury by Sash Bischoff, Blob: A Love Story by Maggie Su (Out Jan 28), The Sequel by Jean Hanff Korelitz   Becca - Any Trope But You by Victoria Levine (Out...
2025-01-081h 25Nomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentPersistent Pastoralism: Monuments and Settlements in the Archaeology of DhofarToday I talked to Joy McCorriston about Persistent Pastoralism: Monuments and Settlements in the Archaeology of Dhofar (Archaeopress Publishing, 2023).In the Dhofar region of southern Oman, pastoralists have constructed monuments in discrete pulses over the past 7,500 years. From small-scale stone burial markers to platforms to settlements, these constructions could have been used as sites of gathering, landmarks, mnemonic devices, and religious rituals. Dr. Joy McCorriston’s archaeological teamwork in the region investigates how mobile pastoralists used monuments to link dispersed households into broader social communities. Over a broad swath of history from the Middle Neolithic ca. 500...
2024-12-0749 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentRaiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of EmpiresNo animal is so entangled in human history as the horse. The thread starts in prehistory, with a slight, shy animal, hunted for food. Domesticating the horse allowed early humans to settle the vast Eurasian steppe; later, their horses enabled new forms of warfare, encouraged long-distance trade routes, and ended up acquiring deep cultural and religious significance. Over time, horses came to power mighty empires in Iran, Afghanistan, China, India, and, later, Russia. Genghis Khan and the thirteenth-century Mongols offer the most famous example, but from ancient Assyria and Persia, to the seventeenth-century Mughals, to the high noon of...
2024-08-301h 00Nomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentFantastic Fauna from China to Crimea: Image-Making in Eurasian Nomadic Societies, 700 BCE-500 CENumerous Iron-Age nomadic alliances flourished along the 5000-mile Eurasian steppe route. From Crimea to the Mongolian grassland, nomadic image-making was rooted in metonymically conveyed zoomorphic designs, creating an alternative ecological reality. The nomadic elite nucleus embraced this elaborate image system to construct collective memory in reluctant, diverse political alliances organized around shared geopolitical goals rather than ethnic ties. Largely known by the term “animal style,” this zoomorphic visual rhetoric became so ubiquitous across the Eurasian steppe network that it transcended border regions and reached the heartland of sedentary empires like China and Persia. In Fantastic Fauna from China...
2024-07-141h 10Nomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentLocusts of Power: Borders, Empire, and Environment in the Modern Middle East (Cambridge UP, 2023)Locusts of Power: Borders, Empire, and Environment in the Modern Middle East (Cambridge UP, 2023) focuses on the intersections of three entities otherwise deemed marginal in historical scholarship: the Jazira region, the borderlands of today’s Iraq, Syria, and Turkey; the mobile peoples within this region, from nomadic pastoralists to deportees and refugees; and locusts. Sam Dolbee’s research traces the movements of people and insects within this region, and how the social “problem” of mobile peoples and the environmental problem of pests were conflated in the eyes of the Ottoman and post-Ottoman states. Following the path of the locust across th...
2024-07-1246 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and Present"Akmaral" (Regal House, 2024): A Discussion with Judith LindberghInspired by the legends of Amazon women warriors told by ancient Greek historian Herodotus and evidenced by recent archaeological discoveries in Central Asia, Akmaral (Regal House Publishing, 2024) is the latest historical fiction novel by author Judith Lindbergh. Through the story of its eponymous main character, a nomadic warrior woman living in the Central Asian steppe in the 5th century BCE, Akmaral vividly brings to life the histories, cultures, and lifestyles of the ancient Sauromatae. In this episode, Judith joins me to talk about the Sauromatae, conducting historical research as a fiction writer, and what contemporary readers can learn about our c...
2024-04-2449 minBad On Paper
Bad On PaperThree Things April 2024We're back with another installment of three things! Get excited to talk toilet paper, unhinged online ads, anti-bucket lists, recommendation culture, and MORE! Olivia's Things The Charmin toilet paper redesign (and the mundane parts of life we'd want to give a makeover) What you'd want to erase your brain to read/watch 'for the first time'. (Ours are The Newsroom, The Idea of You, the Masterclass Pharrell Williams Maggie Rogers Video, Project Hail Mary) Common bucket list items we have zero interest in. Becca's Things
2024-04-101h 00Nomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentPhotography and Making Bedouin Histories in the Naqab, 1906-2013:: An Anthropological ApproachIn Photography and Making Bedouin Histories in the Naqab, 1906-2013:: An Anthropological Approach (Routledge, 2023), Emilie Le Febvre takes us to the Naqab Desert where Bedouin use photographs to make, and respond to, their own histories. She argues Bedouin presentations of the past are selective, but increasingly reliant on archival documents such as photographs, which spokespersons treat as evidence of their local histories amid escalating tensions in Israel-Palestine. These practices shape Bedouin visual historicity; the diverse ways people produce their pasts in the present through images. The book charts these processes through the afterlives of six photographs as they...
2024-03-1249 minThe Alli Worthington Show
The Alli Worthington ShowHow to Make Big Decisions with Emily P. FreemanWelcome to the show!  If you're struggling with big decisions, you're in the right place. Today, I'm thrilled to have my long-time friend, Emily P. Freeman.  She's a bestselling author and creator of The Next Right Thing podcast, and her wisdom on decision-making is incredible. Today, we are tackling how to make big decisions in life, and I think you’ll love it!  Emily P. Freeman is a bestselling author of five books. As a spiritual director, workshop leader, and host of The Next Right Thing podcast, her most important work is to help create soul space and o...
2024-03-1140 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentDune, Part Two: An Interview with Dr. Kara KennedyPart Two of director Denis Villeneuve’s Dune films embeds viewers among the Fremen, the Indigenous inhabitants of the planet Arrakis. The sole source of the valuable drug spice, Arrakis has been colonized and its resources extracted by the Imperium. The Fremen fight to liberate themselves and their planet from Imperial control under the messianic leadership of Paul Atreides. In Frank Herbert’s original series of Dune novels, the Fremen were inspired by the Bedouin, nomadic pastoralist inhabitants of the Middle East. Aspects of Bedouin culture and lifeways as well as episodes from Bedouin history, such as the effects of resou...
2024-03-0847 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentNicholas Morton, "The Crusader States and their Neighbours: A Military History, 1099-1187" (Oxford UP, 2020)Nicholas Morton’s The Crusader States and their Neighbours: A Military History, 1099-1187 (Oxford UP, 2020) explores the military history of the medieval Near East, piecing together the fault-lines of conflict which entangled this much-contested region. This was an area where ethnic, religious, dynastic, and commercial interests collided and the causes of war could be numerous. Conflicts persisted for decades and were fought out between many groups including Kurds, Turks, Armenians, Arabs, and the Crusaders themselves. Nic Morton recreates this world, exploring how each faction sought to advance its own interests by any means possible, adapting its warcraft to better resp...
2024-01-221h 00Nomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentAdriana Helbig, "ReSounding Poverty: Romani Music and Development Aid" (Oxford UP, 2023)Adriana Helbig's book ReSounding Poverty: Romani Music and Development Aid (Oxford University Press, 2023) offers a micro ethnography of economic networks that impact the daily lives of Romani musicians on the borders of the former Soviet Union and the European Union. It argues that the development aid allotted to provide economic assistance to Romani communities, when analyzed from the perspective of the performance arts, continues to marginalize the poorest among them. Through their structure and programming, NGOs choose which segments of the population are the most vulnerable and in the greatest need of assistance. Drawing on ethnographic research in...
2024-01-1944 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentEmpires of the Steppes: A History of the Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped CivilisationThe “barbarian” nomads of the Eurasian steppes have played a decisive role in world history, but their achievements have gone largely unnoticed. These nomadic tribes have produced some of the world’s greatest conquerors: Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, among others. Their deeds still resonate today. Indeed, these nomads built long-lasting empires, facilitated the first global trade of the Silk Road and disseminated religions, technology, knowledge and goods of every description that enriched and changed the lives of so many across Europe, China and the Middle East. From a single region emerged a great many peoples—the Huns, th...
2023-12-0258 minThe Author Archive Podcast
The Author Archive PodcastMaggie Gee : The White FamilyThis novel was nominated for award when it was first published over 20 years ago. It has a message of acceptance and tolerance which, sadly, is still totally relevant. The novel was republished last year.  
2023-10-0713 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentThe Secret History of the MongolsThe Secret History of the Mongols is one of the literary wonders of the world. Writing in the thirteenth century, the Secret Historian - whose identity remains unknown - combines insider history and verse to chronicle the life of Chingghis Khan and the empire he founded. In an evocative new translation, Chris Atwood brings to life for contemporary readers the world of the Mongol steppe, the Mongol conquests, and life within the tent cities of the Mongol empire. In this episode, Prof. Atwood joins me to discuss what we know about the identity of the Secret Historian; the circumstances o...
2023-09-241h 02Nomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentArchaeology and Nomadism in the Russian Empire: An interview with Ismael BiyashevIn the second half of the 19th century, both professional and amateur archaeologists, surveyors, and explorers of the “periphery” of the Russian Empire became increasingly interested in the perceived ancient nomadic histories of Siberia, Central Asia, and Ukraine. Their excavations of “nomadic sites” associated with the Scythians or the Mongol Empire were aimed not just at scientific investigation and scholarly inquiry, but were also born out of and contributed to discourses around modernity, race, ethnicity, and nationhood during the later days of the Russian Empire’s colonial expansion. Ismael Biyashev’s PhD research (University of Illinois-Chicago, 2023) charts the emergence, historical de...
2023-07-2956 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentMongol Nomadism, Mongol Identity, and the Fall of the Mongol EmpireIn part two of our conversation about his book The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East (Basic Books, 2022), Nicholas Morton, Associate Professor of History at Nottingham Trent University, joins me to share more about his research into Mongol imperial expansion and the Mongol conquests of the Near East. In this episode, we talk about practices of Mongol nomadism and mobility; how Mongol identity can be defined and understood; and where and when the Mongol empire finally collapsed.Part one is here. Maggie Freeman is a PhD student in the School of Ar...
2023-06-2553 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentConstant’s “New Babylon": An Interview with Jérémie McGowan“New Babylon” is an architectural and urban planning project designed by the Dutch artist Constant Nieuwenhuys between 1959 and 1974 in response to certain economic and social conditions he perceived to exist in the modern city: its emphasis on work and the production of capital, its highly-planned, gridded spaces. “New Babylon” put forward an ideal city planning model in which people would be able to enter a state of what Constant called homo ludens, “men at play.” “New Babylonians” would be members of a leisure class, in constant movement in and between cities designed to be highly flexible, mobile, and to encourage a...
2023-06-2159 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentNora Barakat, "Bedouin Bureaucrats: Mobility and Property in the Ottoman Empire" (Stanford UP, 2023)In the late 19th century, the Ottoman government sought to fill landscapes they legally defined as "empty." Both land and people were incorporated into territorially bounded grids of administrative law. Bedouin Bureaucrats: Mobility and Property in the Ottoman Empire (Stanford University Press, 2023) examines how tent-dwelling, seasonally migrating Bedouin in the Syrian interior engaged in these processes of Ottoman state transformation on local, imperial, and global scales. Narrating the lives of Bedouin individuals involved in Ottoman administration, Nora Barakat brings this population to the center of modern state-making, from their involvement in the pilgrimage administration in the 18th century and th...
2023-06-161h 10Nomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentHiking Trails, Sustainable Tourism, and Bedouin HeritageBen Hoffler is the co-founder of several hiking trails in the Middle East, including the Sinai Trail, the Red Sea Mountain Trail, the Wadi Rum Trail, and the Bedouin Trail, which aim to boost and promote sustainable tourism and help conserve the endangered heritage of the Bedouin tribes who historically live in these regions and manage the trails today. In this episode, we discuss tourism as heritage preservation, overcoming negative stereotypes of regions like the Sinai, and how historically-nomadic communities like the Bedouin can benefit from tourism initiatives.Maggie Freeman is a PhD student in the School of A...
2023-06-0743 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentSelcen Küçüküstel, "Embracing Landscape: Living with Reindeer and Hunting among Spirits in South Siberia" (Berghahn, 2021)Examining human-animal relations among the reindeer hunting and herding Dukha community in northern Mongolia, Embracing Landscape: Living with Reindeer and Hunting among Spirits in South Siberia (Berghahn Books, 2021), focuses on concepts of domestication and wildness from an indigenous perspective. Examining subsistence methods and lifestyle practices like hunting rituals and herding techniques in detail, Selcen Küçüküstel’s ethnographic account of contemporary lifeways and belief systems among the Dukha illuminates the dynamics between people, domesticated reindeer, and wild animals. Her research centers the role of the landscape in mediating and shaping human-animal interactions and encounters, capturing how the Dukha experien...
2023-05-221h 03Nomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentJonan Pilet, "Nomad, Nomad" (Bound to Brew, 2021)In his debut short story collection, Nomad, Nomad (Bound to Brew, 2021), Jonan Pilet explores the lives of Mongols and expats looking for a sense of home within the nomadic culture. Based on Jonan’s insights having grown up in Mongolia, the series of interlinked narratives capture the cultural turmoil Mongolia experienced after the fall of the Soviet Union, painting a vivid picture of Mongol landscapes, Western interactions, and the rise in cultural tensions.Maggie Freeman is a PhD student in the School of Architecture at MIT. She researches uses of architecture by nomadic peoples and historical interactions of no...
2023-04-0341 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentThe Transformation of Livestock Herding in Socialist MongoliaBetween 1956 and 1960, leaders in the Mongolian People’s Republic embarked on a collectivization campaign to change the way in which Mongolians interacted with animals and the environment. Collectivization in Mongolia, which followed the Soviet model, confiscated private livestock to create collectively-owned and -worked livestock herds, and was seen as one of the building blocks of a modern socialist state. In a society where nomadic herders represented a large segment of the population, however, the process of collectivizing livestock herds took a different form than it did in other socialist contexts, and, post-socialism, many former leaders and collective members remember fo...
2023-03-311h 03Nomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentNomadic Pastoralism Among the Mongol HerdersNomadic Pastoralism among the Mongol Herders: Multispecies and Spatial Ethnography in Mongolia and Transbaikalia (Amsterdam University Press, 2021) is based on anthropological research Charlotte Marchina carried out between 2008 and 2016 to investigate the spatial features of nomadic pastoralism among the Mongol herders of Mongolia and Southern Siberia. In addition to classical survey methods, Charlotte used GPS tracking to analyze the ways in which pastoralists envision and concretely occupy the landscape, which they share with their animals, non-herders, and invisible entities and deities. In this episode, we discuss differences between pastoralism in Mongolia and Siberia, changes in Mongol herding throughout the 20th and...
2023-03-1449 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentJangar: The Heroic Epic of the Kalmyk NomadsSaga Bougdaeva is the translator of the first English version of Jangar (University of California Press, 2023), the heroic epic of the Kalmyk nomads. The Kalmyks are the Western Mongols of Genghis Khan’s medieval empire in Europe. Today, Kalmykia is situated in the territory that was once the Golden Horde, founded by Genghis Khan son’s Juchi. Although their famed khanates and cities have long since disappeared under the sands of the Great Eurasian Steppe, the Kalmyks have witnessed, memorized, and orally transmitted some of the most transformative developments, both victorious and tragic, in the history of civilizations. A tribut...
2023-02-1332 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentStar Wars: Andor’s Aldhani and its Real-World ParallelsIn this episode, Dr. Kenny Linden, an environmental and animal historian of Mongolia and Inner Asia, joins me to discuss the Disney+ Star Wars prequel series Andor and its real-world parallels to pastoralism and the treatment of pastoralists in Central and East Asia by state authorities. We talk about nomadism in the Star Wars universe, depictions of nomads in pop culture, and the planet Aldhani in Andor as a reflection of modern histories of pastoralism and nomad-state relations in Central and Inner Asia.Maggie Freeman is a PhD student in the School of Architecture at MIT. She resear...
2023-02-101h 00Nomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentKobi Peled, "Words Like Daggers: The Political Poetry of the Negev Bedouin" (Brill, 2022)For generations, the composition and recitation of poetry has been a key mode of expression among Bedouin populations in the Middle East, reflecting social norms, religious practices, relationships with the natural environment, and tribal histories and politics.In Words Like Daggers: The Political Poetry of the Negev Bedouin (Brill, 2022), Kobi Peled, Professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, analyzes a corpus of poetry collected among the Bedouin of the Negev Desert over the past 100 years for themes of political resistance, dissidence, and reactions to the political changes facing the Negev Bedouin. The poems reveal how the Negev Bed...
2023-01-271h 10Nomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentGillian Tan, "Pastures of Change: Contemporary Adaptations and Transformations among Nomadic Pastoralists of Eastern Tibet" (Springer, 2018)Tibetan nomads have developed a way of life that is dependent in multiple ways on their animals and shaped by the phenomenological experience of mobility. These pastoralists have adapted to many changes in their social, political and environmental contexts over time. From the earliest historically recorded systems of segmentary lineage to the incorporation first into local fiefdoms and then into the Chinese state (of both Nationalist and Communist governments), Tibetan pastoralists have maintained their way of life, complemented by interactions with “the outside world.”In Pastures of Change: Contemporary Adaptations and Transformations Among Nomadic Pastoralists of Eastern Tibet...
2023-01-2459 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentThe Sámi in "Frozen" (Part 2)The traditional folklore and animistic beliefs of the Sámi, the Indigenous nomadic peoples of northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Russia, are under-studied and their cultural significance rarely acknowledged, even in the Scandinavian countries where Sámi traditions have intermingled with mainstream ones. The spread of Christianity and the influence of Christian missionaries in the Scandinavian north have especially distorted and shaped the reception and transmission of Sámi religious beliefs and practices in the modern era. The traditional Sámi religion recently gained widespread attention and reconsideration from a somewhat unexpected source, however, thanks to the incorporation of elem...
2023-01-1233 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentThe Sámi in "Frozen" (Part 1)Despite the box-office and critical success of Walt Disney Animation Studios' 2013 film Frozen, it also drew criticism and backlash for how it incorporated elements of the culture and heritage of the Sámi, the Indigenous people of northern Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Russia. Sámi representatives had not been consulted in the making of Frozen, and the film's use of elements of Sámi culture such as music and clothing came as a surprise to the Sámi community. In response, when the film's sequel was announced, Sámi organizers forged a partnership with Walt Disney Animation Studios in which...
2023-01-1139 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentThe Fremen in "Dune"Despite being set in the distant future on a remote desert planet, the story of resource extraction, power, politics, ecology, and religion told in Frank Herbert's sci-fi series Dune bears distinct parallels to real-world history and events. One example of Herbert's real-life inspirations comes in the characters of the Fremen, who Herbert based on both the Bedouin in the Middle East and Native American peoples. How are nomadic Indigenous peoples incorporated into and represented in Herbert's fictional universe, and what can we learn about real people and their history from these fictionalized representations? In this episode, I'm joined by...
2023-01-1053 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentRomani Representation in Pop CultureRoma figures have been an essential part of European folklore, myths, and literary traditions for centuries, with writers from Cervantes to Shakespeare to Victor Hugo drawing on the stereotype of the free-spirited, bohemian "Gypsy." Post-World War II, Roma characters began to appear in a new literary medium: American comic books. Roma heroes and villains alike fill the pages of DC and Marvel comics, with iconic characters like Dr. Doom, Magneto, Scarlet Witch, and Nightcrawler depicted as Roma. Almost exclusively written and drawn by non-Romani, however, these characters are often flawed or stereotypical, or, in recent years, they've been stripped o...
2023-01-0953 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentRoma in the Medieval Islamic WorldMedieval Arabic sources are full of references to the Banu Sasan (Sons of Sasan) and the Ghuraba' (Strangers), an enigmatic but captivating group who begged, told fortunes, trained animals, and practiced medicine throughout the Islamic world from the mid-7th century onwards. These groups constitute peoples who would later come to be known as the Roma. Although they both produced their own texts and were written about by outsiders, relatively little scholarship has been conducted into the Roma in the Middle East. In this episode, Dr. Kristina Richardson joins me to talk about her new book Roma in the...
2023-01-0845 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentBordering the BedouinContemporary issues like the refugee crisis, climate refugees, and global restrictions on movement caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have brought into stark relief the extent to which our movements, lives, and worldviews are governed by national borders and boundary-making. But these borders and their associated militarization and security infrastructures are a recent phenomenon, the legacy of 20th-century wars and colonialism. Modern borders are also often the result of complex, disputed negotiation processes between governments and other authorities, which rarely take into consideration the local populations living in border zones.What happens when these modern border-making processes interact...
2023-01-071h 16Nomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentPastoralism and French Environmental Policy in the MediterraneanFor most of human history, the Mediterranean was home to a significant number of pastoralists, who herded livestock along seasonal migratory routes. Today, traces of this pastoralist presence have all but disappeared. Dr. Andrea Duffy's book Nomad's Land: Pastoralism and French Environmental Policy in the 19th-Century Mediterranean World (University of Nebraska Press, 2019) seeks to answer the question - what caused the decline and retreat of Mediterranean pastoralism? Dr. Duffy explores the development of a French environmental policy which was centered around forestry and afforestation, and led to the targeting and demonization of pastoralists not only in France but throughout...
2023-01-0654 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentThe Bedouin and the Formation of Iraq's National BordersThe British occupation of Iraq after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire led to the creation of Iraq's national boundaries, a process with profound and long-lasting implications for the inhabitants of Iraq's border regions. In his dissertation, "The Origins and Development of Iraq's National Boundaries, 1918-1932: Policing and Political Geography in the Iraq-Nejd and Iraq-Syria Borderlands" (University of Chicago, 2018), Dr. Carl Shook examined how Iraq's modern national borders were formed in relation to the Bedouin and to the policing of Bedouin tribes. In this episode he joins me to discuss the history of Iraq's southern border with Saudi Arabia, t...
2023-01-0557 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentRock Art in the Nomadic Landscape of the Black DesertThe "Black Desert" in the northern Arabian Peninsula is home to thousands of pieces of rock art - both written inscriptions and figural images - left there by the region's nomadic inhabitants during the Hellenistic and Roman periods ca. 2,000 years ago. Dr. Nathalie Brusgaard received her PhD (Leiden University, 2019) for her research into this rock art, exploring their content and themes and what they can tell us about the cultures, lifestyles, and subsistence methods of the Black Desert's nomadic peoples. In this episode, she joins me to share her findings and to discuss how archaeology and material remains can...
2023-01-0442 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentThe 'Queens of the Arabs' during the Neo-Assyrian PeriodEight women appear in Neo-Assyrian sources from the 7th and 8th centuries BCE with the ambiguous but intriguing title 'queen of the Arabs.' Despite providing a rare glimpse of power wielded by women in this period, these rulers remain under-studied and often misunderstood in Assyriology. Aiming to correct these misconceptions, 'the queens of the Arabs' formed the basis of Dr. Ellie Bennett's doctoral dissertation (University of Helsinki, 2021). In this episode Dr. Bennett joins me to talk about gender, language, king- and queenship, the "Arabs" and life in the Arabian Peninsula, and depictions and understandings of nomadism in the...
2023-01-031h 11Nomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentIraqi Bedouin and Intangible Cultural HeritageA conversation with Dr. Salah Hatem and Dr. Jaafar Jotheri, professors of archaeology at al-Qadisiyah University, about their research project documenting the intangible cultural heritage of the Bedouin in southern Iraq. This episode covers topics ranging from the lifestyle of the Iraqi Bedouin to their indigenous knowledge (how to find water in the desert; plants that can be used as medicine) to how cultural heritage can be a tool for social change. Their research project is funded by the Nahrein Network at University College London, which has as its mission to foster the sustainable development of...
2023-01-0242 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentBonus Episode: "Nomadland"A special bonus episode in honor of the 93rd Academy Awards on April 25, 2021! One of the most-nominated films at this year's Oscars is "Nomadland," adapted from a book of the same name by journalist Jessica Bruder. "Nomadland" is about a 21st-century American phenomenon - the post-2008 increase in (mostly elderly) people who practice "vandwelling," living in vans, trucks, or other mobile housing and traveling the country in search of seasonal jobs. This episode talks about the characteristics of this nomadic community, how they adhere to an anthropological definition of the term "nomad," and nomadism in US history.D...
2023-01-0128 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentNomads in the BibleWhat does the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible have to say about nomads and nomadism in the ancient Near East? This episode explores nomadism in the Judaic religious tradition through the eyes of the authors of the Old Testament.Music in this episode: Desert City by Kevin MacLeod. License. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-12-3128 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentSamsi, Queen of the ArabsA bonus episode in honor of Womens History Month! Learn all about Samsi, one of the queens of the ancient Arabs, and what her story can tell us about gender and the status of women among nomadic peoples and empires in the ancient Near East.Music in this episode: Desert City by Kevin MacLeod. License. Wretched Destroyer by Kevin MacLeod. License. Crusade Heavy Industry by Kevin MacLeod. License. All other sounds courtesy of the BBC Sound Effects Archive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-12-3026 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentThe Ancient ArabsThis episode discusses the nomadic Arab tribes between about 850 and 450 BCE. What do we know about their lifestyles, cultures, and relationships with the empires around them?Music in this episode: Desert City by Kevin MacLeod. License.All other sounds courtesy of the BBC Sound Archive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-12-2923 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentTrader, Hunter, Herder, Other: Types and Categories of NomadismThis episode looks at the main types and categories of nomads, how they live, and the similarities and differences between them.Music in this episode: Desert City by Kevin MacLeod. License.All other sounds courtesy of the BBC Sound Effects Archive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-12-2827 minNomads, Past and Present
Nomads, Past and PresentAn Introduction to Digital NomadsWelcome to Digital Nomads! This episode introduces your host, Maggie, and gives a brief overview of the aims, future of, and inspiration behind this podcast.Music in this episode: Desert City by Kevin MacLeod. License. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-12-2707 minGet Best Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & Detective
Get Best Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveThe Zero Night: A Jonathan Stride Novel by Brian FreemanPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/582779 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Zero Night: A Jonathan Stride Novel Series: #11 of The Jonathan Stride Series Author: Brian Freeman Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 23 minutes Release date: November 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.36 of Total 47 Ratings of Narrator: 4.37 of Total 19 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: “Freeman’s Bourne novels might get more publicity, but his Stride novels are where his skills as a storyteller are really showcased. First-rate.” — Booklist A woman has been kidnapped.Now Jonathan Stride must decide if her husband wants her back … dead or alive. After nearly dyin...
2022-11-0103 minGet Best Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & Detective
Get Best Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveThe Zero Night: A Jonathan Stride Novel by Brian FreemanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/582779to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Zero Night: A Jonathan Stride Novel Series: #11 of The Jonathan Stride Series Author: Brian Freeman Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 23 minutes Release date: November 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.36 of Total 47 Ratings of Narrator: 4.37 of Total 19 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: “Freeman’s Bourne novels might get more publicity, but his Stride novels are where his skills as a storyteller are really showcased. First-rate.” — Booklist A woman has been kidnapped.Now Jonathan Stride must decide if her husband wants her back … dead or alive. After nearly dying of a...
2022-11-0110h 23Events: demystified Podcast
Events: demystified Podcast87: Kicking off Season FIVE: Women BTS in Events and Event Production ft Maggie Harker (Freeman)It's with great honor that I have the pleasure to invite to join me as I kick off a brand new season:  𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝟓: 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐈𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 This season has been on my mind for many moons and it's been a long time in the making. I am super stoked to introduce and interview some badass women in the next few episodes and have them share their journey in the area of expertise they're championing, the challenges they had to overcome and the passion that drives them to stay and keep pushing forward in a male-dominated field.  Stay tuned for some spectacular humans joining me on the air in the upcoming weeks!  ---------------- The kick-off follows with an ON AIR episode featuring...
2022-09-021h 05Bad On Paper
Bad On PaperThe Great 2021 Holiday Episode!This week is our last episode of 2021 and we're covering holidays past and present! We talk about our favorite holiday memories, recipes, movies, books, gifting advice, what's on our wish list and more! We also talk about our thanksgivings, Grace's recovery from the cold from hell, and Becca finally being able to talk about her secret project! Our Holiday Gifting Recommendations Grace's Ornaments Rec Becca's Candle Rec Becca's Socks Rec Our Go-To Holiday Recipes Grace's Egg Nog Recipe
2021-12-081h 14Clowning Around Podcast
Clowning Around PodcastWomen, Small Business and Climate with Maggie Berry OBEJoin Em and Barabra talking all things Women, Small Business and Climate.  WE chat all things to do with these topics and we giggle a lot.  How does Barbara think the world is going from her perspective as a small business owner.  How can we as business owner, and people affect climate change and so much more.. Maggie’s Social Media: LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/maggieberryuk/ and https://www.linkedin.com/company/theheartofthecity/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/HOTC_UK About Maggie Berry: Maggie leads Heart of the City, a...
2021-12-0746 minRiddle Me That! True Crime
Riddle Me That! True CrimeConversations w/ Maggie Freleng fr. Murder In AllianceJoin Maggie and I as we go through some of the cases she covered on season one of Unjust & Unsolved: Temujin Kensu, Andre Brown & JJ Velasquez. We also speak about Maggie's emotional journey investigating the murder of Yvonne Layne & what was thought to be the potential wrongful conviction of David Thorne on Murder In Alliance. Maggie also speaks candidly about the loss of one of her best friends through suicide. If this is a sensitive subject for you, please ff to the 3:30 mark of the show. I will link suicide prevention hotlines below, as well as the corresponding episodes for...
2021-12-041h 02Business Magic with Maggie Giele
Business Magic with Maggie Giele#52: Daring To Be VisibleVisibility, showing up, putting yourself out there... Have you ever said that with a bit of nervousness? Ugh, I really should put myself out there more. Well, we've got something for you! Joining me are DEI and workplace wellness consultant Vivian Acquah and Energy Healing Practitioner & Reika Master Amanda Freeman. Very different backgrounds - very similar issues they've both worked hard on to overcome. If your next goal is visibility... you want to hear this panel discussion.To find out what launcher you are, take the quiz by visiting www.maggiegiele.com/quiz/ 
2021-03-1730 minBad On Paper
Bad On PaperHow We Read So Much + Hidden Gem Books (With Listener Recs!)One of the things we get asked about most is how to read more. So we tackle that during the first fifteen minutes of this episode. (Spoiler alert: being single and childfree during a pandemic helps!) When we read, the advantages of audiobooks, and how to find books you truly love reading, and more! For the rest of the episode, we dive into our favorite hidden gem books. We each brought our five favorite hidden gem books to the table, peppering them in with recommendations from YOU! So this episode is packed with hidden gems to read. 10 from us, 14...
2021-02-171h 19Dark and Stormy Book Club
Dark and Stormy Book ClubBrian Freeman "Funeral For A Friend"Funeral for a Friend: A Jonathan Stride Novel (Jonathan Stride series, Book 10) (The Jonathan Stride Series, 10) Brian Freeman is a New York Times bestselling author of psychological thrillers, including the Jonathan Stride and Frost Easton series. His books have been sold in 46 countries and 22 languages. He is widely acclaimed for his "you are there" settings and his complex, engaging characters and twist-filled plots. Brian was also selected as the official author to continue Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne series, and his new Bourne novel THE BOURNE EVOLUTION was released in 2020.His novel THE NIGHT BIRD, the first in...
2020-10-1337 minListen to New Full Audiobooks in Romance, Modern
Listen to New Full Audiobooks in Romance, ModernStrictly Come Dating by Kathryn FreemanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/445584to listen full audiobooks. Title: Strictly Come Dating Series: #3 of The Kathryn Freeman Romcom Collection Author: Kathryn Freeman Narrator: Karen Cass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Release date: September 24, 2020 Genres: Modern Publisher's Summary: ‘I love when books make me smile so much that my husband asks what I'm grinning at and this is one of those books’ Reader review Fun, feel-good and a must read for fans of Strictly Come Dancing! Saturday nights are strictly for dancing… As the glitter ball shimmers and sequins flash, forty-year-old Maggie remembers the pull of the dancefloor. But now...
2020-09-2410h 06Listen to New Full Audiobooks in Romance, Modern
Listen to New Full Audiobooks in Romance, ModernStrictly Come Dating by Kathryn FreemanPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/445584 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Strictly Come Dating Series: #3 of The Kathryn Freeman Romcom Collection Author: Kathryn Freeman Narrator: Karen Cass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Release date: September 24, 2020 Genres: Modern Publisher's Summary: ‘I love when books make me smile so much that my husband asks what I'm grinning at and this is one of those books’ Reader review Fun, feel-good and a must read for fans of Strictly Come Dancing! Saturday nights are strictly for dancing… As the glitter ball shimmers and sequins flash, forty-year-old Maggie remembers the pull of the dancefl...
2020-09-2405 minGet Best Full Audiobooks in Romance, Rom-Com
Get Best Full Audiobooks in Romance, Rom-ComStrictly Come Dating by Kathryn FreemanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/445584to listen full audiobooks. Title: Strictly Come Dating Series: #3 of The Kathryn Freeman Romcom Collection Author: Kathryn Freeman Narrator: Karen Cass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Release date: September 24, 2020 Genres: Rom-Com Publisher's Summary: ‘I love when books make me smile so much that my husband asks what I'm grinning at and this is one of those books’ Reader review Fun, feel-good and a must read for fans of Strictly Come Dancing! Saturday nights are strictly for dancing… As the glitter ball shimmers and sequins flash, forty-year-old Maggie remembers the pull of the dancefloor. But now...
2020-09-2410h 06Get Best Full Audiobooks in Romance, Rom-Com
Get Best Full Audiobooks in Romance, Rom-ComStrictly Come Dating by Kathryn FreemanPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/445584 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Strictly Come Dating Series: #3 of The Kathryn Freeman Romcom Collection Author: Kathryn Freeman Narrator: Karen Cass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 6 minutes Release date: September 24, 2020 Genres: Rom-Com Publisher's Summary: ‘I love when books make me smile so much that my husband asks what I'm grinning at and this is one of those books’ Reader review Fun, feel-good and a must read for fans of Strictly Come Dancing! Saturday nights are strictly for dancing… As the glitter ball shimmers and sequins flash, forty-year-old Maggie remembers the pull of the dancefl...
2020-09-2405 minPress Play On Your Ears To A Must-Listen Full Audiobook.
Press Play On Your Ears To A Must-Listen Full Audiobook.Funeral for a Friend: A Jonathan Stride Novel by Brian FreemanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/426214to listen full audiobooks. Title: Funeral for a Friend: A Jonathan Stride Novel Series: #10 of The Jonathan Stride Series Author: Brian Freeman Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 22, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: “You’re safe, Stride. I found the body at the Deeps. I buried him.” Jonathan Stride’s best friend, Steve Garske, makes a shocking deathbed confession: he protected Stride by covering up a murder. Hours later, the police dig up Steve’s yard and find a body with a bullet hole...
2020-09-229h 35Best Audio Stories in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & Detective
Best Audio Stories in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveFuneral for a Friend: A Jonathan Stride Novel by Brian FreemanPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/426214 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Funeral for a Friend: A Jonathan Stride Novel Series: #10 of The Jonathan Stride Series Author: Brian Freeman Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 22, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: “You’re safe, Stride. I found the body at the Deeps. I buried him.” Jonathan Stride’s best friend, Steve Garske, makes a shocking deathbed confession: he protected Stride by covering up a murder. Hours later, the police dig up Steve’s yard and find a body with a bullet ho...
2020-09-2203 minDiscover the Best Audio Stories in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & Detective
Discover the Best Audio Stories in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveFuneral for a Friend: A Jonathan Stride Novel by Brian FreemanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/426214to listen full audiobooks. Title: Funeral for a Friend: A Jonathan Stride Novel Series: #10 of The Jonathan Stride Series Author: Brian Freeman Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 22, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: “You’re safe, Stride. I found the body at the Deeps. I buried him.” Jonathan Stride’s best friend, Steve Garske, makes a shocking deathbed confession: he protected Stride by covering up a murder. Hours later, the police dig up Steve’s yard and find a body with a bullet hole...
2020-09-229h 35Actor Aesthetic
Actor AestheticBroadway Debuts, College Auditions + Moving to NYC with Janine DiVita (Grease) Janine DiVita graduated from the University of Michigan with a double major in Musical Theatre and Communications. Favorite credits include Broadway: Grease (Rizzo), Anything Goes (Reno Standby), The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Miss Isabel Yearsley). National Tours: Finding Neverland (Mary Barrie), If/Then *w/ Idina Menzel (Anne), Young Frankenstein (Elizabeth). TV/Film: The Deuce (Amy Goldman), Elementary (June Cunningham), Gravesend (Jennifer) and many, many more!   But Janine's prowess goes beyond entertainment. She co-wrote a screenplay called 'Sisters Before Misters' which is in development with Dolphin Entertainment (to be directed by Lea Thompson), is the director of ov...
2020-08-0342 minCookbook Love Podcast
Cookbook Love PodcastBehind The Scenes of a Cookbook: Cookbook Editor and Author Ashley Strickland FreemanAshley Strickland Freeman is an award-winning food stylist, recipe developer and tester, author, and editor. She grew up in Savannah, Georgia, and realized her passion for food and cooking at a very young age. After receiving a degree in Journalism from The University of Georgia and a degree in Culinary Arts from The French Culinary Institute in New York,  she moved to Birmingham, Alabama where she worked in the Oxmoor House test kitchens, developing, testing, and food styling recipes for cookbooks for the brands of Southern Living, Coastal Living, Cooking Light, Weight Watchers, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Health, and Gooseberry P...
2020-06-1135 minBad On Paper
Bad On PaperThe Distraction Zone: How We're Staying Entertained While DistancingFirst of all, it's our 2 year podcasting anniversary! In today's ep we're sharing all our best quarantine distractions and recommendations. Between all the family FaceTimes, Zoom happy hours, Powerpoint parties, cooking, organizing, and checking in with family and friends it's easy to forget to keep a routine and take care of yourself too! We want to help by giving some light hearted and fun ways to lose yourself (in a book, tv show, movie, podcast, etc), even if it's only for a little while. We hope you all stay safe and healthy… come join us in...
2020-04-011h 19Experience: This Uplifting Full Audiobook For Knowledge Hunters.
Experience: This Uplifting Full Audiobook For Knowledge Hunters.Stalked by Brian FreemanPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245134to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stalked Series: #3 of The Jonathan Stride Series Author: Brian Freeman Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: Lieutenant Jonathan Stride knows his partner, Maggie Bei, is in trouble when she reports a deadly crime on a bitter winter night. She’s obviously hiding a terrible secret, and her silence only feeds suspicion. But Maggie isn’t the only one keeping secrets in Duluth. A seductive young woman has disap...
2007-01-011h 00Listen to Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & Detective
Listen to Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectiveStalked by Brian FreemanPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/245134 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stalked Series: #3 of The Jonathan Stride Series Author: Brian Freeman Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 0 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: Lieutenant Jonathan Stride knows his partner, Maggie Bei, is in trouble when she reports a deadly crime on a bitter winter night. She’s obviously hiding a terrible secret, and her silence only feeds suspicion. But Maggie isn’t the only one keeping secrets in Duluth. A seductive young woman has d...
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