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Ask A KansanUnbridled Kansas - Margaret PhilbrickIn this episode of Ask A Kansan, we sit down with Margaret Philbrick of Rainbow Meadows Equine Rescue & Retirement, a woman whose lifelong passion for horses has shaped a career rooted in compassion, advocacy, and education. Margaret shares how her journey in the equine industry began, what led her to join Rainbow Meadows, and how the organization provides sanctuary, rehabilitation, and hope to horses in need. From the emotional stories of rescue to the practical realities of running an equine nonprofit, this episode is a heartfelt look at what it means to serve both horses and the Kansas communities...
2025-07-151h 05
Ask A KansanUnbridled Kansas - Margaret PhilbrickIn this episode of Ask A Kansan, we sit down with Margaret Philbrick of Rainbow Meadows Equine Rescue & Retirement, a woman whose lifelong passion for horses has shaped a career rooted in compassion, advocacy, and education. Margaret shares how her journey in the equine industry began, what led her to join Rainbow Meadows, and how the organization provides sanctuary, rehabilitation, and hope to horses in need. From the emotional stories of rescue to the practical realities of running an equine nonprofit, this episode is a heartfelt look at what it means to serve both horses and the Kansas communities...
2025-07-151h 05
Online For Authors PodcastMafia, Masterpieces & the Vatican: A Story Woven from Truth with Author Margaret PhilbrickMy guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Margaret Philbrick, author of the book House of Honor. Margaret is an award-winning novelist and an award-winning poet. She lives into her calling as a writer and life-long gardener to plant seeds in hearts. John Ruskin’s view that the “greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something and tell what it saw in a plain way,” is a core motivation of her work in photography, poetry, painting, writing and music.
Margaret writes across all genre and has essays in Christianity Today...
2025-07-0826 minOnline For Authors PodcastMafia, Masterpieces & the Vatican: A Story Woven from Truth with Author Margaret PhilbrickMy guest today on the Online for Authors podcast is Margaret Philbrick, author of the book House of Honor. Margaret is an award-winning novelist and an award-winning poet. She lives into her calling as a writer and life-long gardener to plant seeds in hearts. John Ruskin’s view that the “greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something and tell what it saw in a plain way,” is a core motivation of her work in photography, poetry, painting, writing and music.
Margaret writes across all genre and has essays in Christianity Today...
2025-07-0826 min
The Because Fiction PodcastA Chat with Margaret Philbrick about House of Honor Oh, wow. When I read the synopsis for House of Honor by Margaret Ann Philbrick, I knew this was going to be a fabulous book. Forget all the endorsements and starred reviews, listen in to hear just how awesome this book is! note: links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission at no extra expense to you. When Margaret described the story within House of Honor, I not only learned a lot of art history, but I got a taste of Italy (sadly, without pasta and gelato... sniff). I can't wait to see...
2025-06-141h 03
The Mike Wagner ShowChicago author Margaret Philbrick is my guest with “A Mirror, A Novel of Love" & “House of Honor"!Chicago author from a small Illinois town Margaret Philbrick talks about her back-to-back releases “A Mirror, A Novel of Love, Music & Memory” & “House of Honor-The Heist of Caravaggio’s Nativity”! Her first features a teenage piano prodigy seeking victory at the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow enlisting the help of a world-renowned pianist becoming a mentor/teacher, fall in in love and discovers if music keeps them together while the second book is about two Italian sons & one woman linked by a masterpiece painting put to the test of loyalty & honor in a riveting tale of betrayal, loyalty and love weavi...
2025-05-2851 min
The Mike Wagner ShowChicago author Margaret Philbrick is my guest with “A Mirror, A Novel of Love" & “House of Honor"!Chicago author from a small Illinois town Margaret Philbrick talks about her back-to-back releases “A Mirror, A Novel of Love, Music & Memory” & “House of Honor-The Heist of Caravaggio’s Nativity”! Her first features a teenage piano prodigy seeking victory at the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow enlisting the help of a world-renowned pianist becoming a mentor/teacher, fall in in love and discovers if music keeps them together while the second book is about two Italian sons & one woman linked by a masterpiece painting put to the test of loyalty & honor in a riveting tale of betrayal, loyalty and love weavi...
2025-05-2858 min
The Mike Wagner ShowChicago author Margaret Philbrick is my guest with “A Mirror, A Novel of Love" & “House of Honor"!Chicago author from a small Illinois town Margaret Philbrick talks about her back-to-back releases “A Mirror, A Novel of Love, Music & Memory” & “House of Honor-The Heist of Caravaggio’s Nativity”! Her first features a teenage piano prodigy seeking victory at the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow enlisting the help of a world-renowned pianist becoming a mentor/teacher, fall in in love and discovers if music keeps them together while the second book is about two Italian sons & one woman linked by a masterpiece painting put to the test of loyalty & honor in a riveting tale of betrayal, loyalty and love weaving th...
2025-05-2858 min
Pep Talks for ArtistsEp 87: CounterPointe Report w/ Elisabeth Condon & Jennifer CoatesToday's episode is a special conversation and recap of Elisabeth Condon and my experiences collaborating as visual artists in the ballet project CounterPointe (now in its 12th year) produced by Norte Maar and staged at the Mark O'Donnell Theater (Brooklyn) in March 2025. Jennifer Coates kindly came on to ask us questions about making props and what it was like for 2 newbies to enter the world of dance. Thanks, Jennifer!Special thanks also to Norte Maar and its co-directors, Julia K. Gleich and Jason Andrew for their support of artists and creative collaboration.
2025-04-181h 23
PatrickEp 94 - An Interview with Margaret Ann PhilbrickPatrick chats with Margaret Ann Philbrick, an accomplished author and storyteller. They discuss her new book, 'House of Honor,' a captivating tale that merges the intrigue of art heists with the legacy of Caravaggio. Margaret shares insights into her creative process, the themes of her work, and her experiences growing up with artistic parents. They also touch on the importance of perseverance, handling criticism, and the impact of art on personal lives.
2025-02-191h 10
Make Your Day Richer TVActing Out Of Character with Dr. John CaneToday: Acting Out Of Character with John Cane For over 25 years, John has created personal development workshops and coached over 100,000 individuals. With a background in evidence-based, psychological research and acting training, John uses a simple and direct approach in helping others achieve their true potential. Through experience of being an actor for 25 years, he has taught both acting and improvisation workshops. The profound effects of these experiences, personally and with others, inspired him to extensive research on the mental health benefits of improvisation exercises, and research on the benefits of acting training on actors. As a strengths-based...
2024-11-1538 min
Chicago WritesHouse of Honor: Margaret Philbrick, A Stolen Caravaggio and a Prodigal ChildMargaret Ann Philbrick is an award-winning author and poet. she is the contributing editor of the essay and poetry collection for women, Everbloom—Stories of Deeply Rooted and Transformed Lives. Her poems and articles have been featured in numerous anthologies and publications, including her award-winning poem, A Mother’s Art. Margaret is a founding member of the Red-bud Writers Guild NFP and a member of the Door County Published Author Collective. Margaret Ann is also the author of Margaret’s Child – A Young Entrepreneur of America’s Competition Winner, 2020. Her latest novel is House of Honor. The website is margaretphil...
2024-11-011h 15
Embrace Your Ears To A Uplifting Full Audiobook.House of Honor by Margaret Ann PhilbrickPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/149945to listen full audiobooks.
Title: House of Honor
Author: Margaret Ann Philbrick
Narrator: Adam Blanford
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
Release date: 10-24-24
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Renaissance
Publisher's Summary:
At the heart of this gripping tale is Orazio Bordoni, the wayward son of a construction magnate, living a reckless life like that of his artistic hero Caravaggio. He finds himself befriended by Nicolo Giotto, the devoted son of a powerful Sicilian mafia clan, who wants to uphold the honor of his family. As the dark underbelly of the art world...
2024-10-249h 18Immerse Yourself In Your Ears To A Riveting Full Audiobook.House of Honor by Margaret Ann PhilbrickPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/149945to listen full audiobooks.
Title: House of Honor
Author: Margaret Ann Philbrick
Narrator: Adam Blanford
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
Release date: 10-24-24
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Renaissance
Publisher's Summary:
At the heart of this gripping tale is Orazio Bordoni, the wayward son of a construction magnate, living a reckless life like that of his artistic hero Caravaggio. He finds himself befriended by Nicolo Giotto, the devoted son of a powerful Sicilian mafia clan, who wants to uphold the honor of his family. As the dark underbelly of the art world...
2024-10-249h 18
Books with BetsyEpisode 23 - Genre Promiscuous with Nina Li CoomesOn this episode, Nina Li Coomes, who was once described as genre promiscuous by a professor, discusses her traumatic early reading experiences, and how her identity as a writer has developed. We also discuss some shared favorites, how much she loves a hate-read, and why it can be good to read books you might not like.
Click here to support Eman Alhaj Ali, the writer in Palestine that Nina has been working to support.
Books mentioned in this episode:
What Betsy’s reading:
Invisible Child: Poverty...
2024-10-141h 01
Let's Talk Media with Vedant AkhauriHouse of Honor - The Heist of Caravaggio's Nativity (ft. Author, Margaret Philbrick)It's The Godfather meets The Da Vinci Code. Two Italian sons, linked by the real-life disappearance of a masterpiece painting from Caravaggio, are dragged into the dark underbelly of the art world. This puts them to the test of loyalty and honor. How far are they willing to go, no matter the cost?That's a brief synopsis of the fiction novel, House of Honor, published in June 2024. I interview the author, Margaret Philbrick, about the books' inspiration, characters, themes, publication journey, and parallels between its main character Orazio Bordoni and the famous Italian painter, Caravaggio....
2024-10-0343 min
Make Your Day Richer TVHouse of Honor Author Margaret PhilbrickTODAY: House of Honor Author Margaret Philbrick
Celebrating 36,000 views and downloads!
Margaret Ann Philbrick is an award winning poet and author. Her new art heist novel, House of Honor - the Heist of Caravaggio’s Nativity has been described by Midwest Book Review as an “Exquisite dance between cultures, underworld influences, and art world politics that will thoroughly immerse readers.” Her first novel, A Minor: A Novel of Love, Music, and Memory received critical praise from Kirkus as an “emotional story with nuanced characters that breaks the mold.” She is the contributing editor of Everbloom: Stories of...
2024-09-1731 minLet's Talk Media with Vedant AkhauriContent Plans - Q4 2024 & 2025I open up about why the episode releases have slowed down in recent months. Fear not, however! Plenty of episodes are still planned for a Q4 2024 release.
As I catch up on editing, I discuss 6 upcoming episodes that listeners can expect to hear in Q4 2024. The episodes are:
Life Lessons from 1980s Pop Culture w/Chris Clews
Mental Health Benefits of Horror Films w/Melissa Kim Corter
House of Honor: The Heist of Caravaggio’s Nativity - Interview w/author, Margaret Philbrick
Sequencer Magazine - Writer-owned, online science magazine. Interview w/co-founder, Dan
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LGBTQ+ Representation in Sci-Fi Literatu...
2024-09-1014 min
Art In FictionCaravaggio, Cosa Nostra, and the Catholic Church in House of Honor by Margaret Ann PhilbrickSend us a textJoin me as I chat with Margaret Ann Philbrick, author of two novels listed on Art In FIction: House of Honor listed in the Visual Arts category and A Minor listed in the Music category.View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vUuYVDmYdDQGenesis of House of HonorObession with the life and work of CaravaggioHeist of Caravaggio's Nativity (still unsolved) as inspiration for the novelUse of color plates of Caravaggio's work in the print and ebook editions of the novelWhy is Caravaggio's work so compelling?Writing in Caravaggio's voice i...
2024-08-1553 min
When You Love a ProdigalHouse of Honor-Margaret Philbrick, episode 150My special guest today, Margaret Philbrick, will take us on an intriguing journey through an unusual approach to loving our prodigals.Today we are talking about art, a topic I know little about. But Margaret does. She will take us through an introduction to Henri Nouwen’s book The Return of the Prodigal Son, a reflection on Rembrandt’s painting of The Prodigal Son. And then on to adventure and intrigue in Italy.Yes, I couldn’t put it down. I read all night.Margaret’s Resources:Websit...
2024-06-1834 min
Did That Really Happen?Love and FriendshipThis week we're going back to the 1790s with Love and Friendship! Join us as we learn about marriage practices, loyalists in Britain, "bad air", influenza, and more! Sources: RB Outhwaite, "Age at Marriage in England From the Late Seventeenth to the Nineteenth Century," Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, 1972. Maya Jasanoff, Liberty's Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World. Excerpt available at https://www.amrevmuseum.org/read-the-revolution/liberty-s-exiles Benjamin H. Irvin, "Tar and Feathers in Revolutionary America." Available at https://revolution.h-net.msu.edu/essays/irvin.feathers.html#10 Nathaniel Philbrick, "The...
2023-12-1145 min
Bright Wings: Children’s Books to Make the Heart SoarWhy I Hate Hatchet by Gary PaulsenHatchet, by Gary Paulsen, has sold more than 2.5 million copies. What's not to love in this landmark survival story? Charity shares our pleasure for all the good parts of Hatchet and asks us to take a closer look at some of the larger claims the book makes--especially to our boys--about identity, competency, hope, and survival. Check out:The Young Man and the Sea by Rodman PhilbrickFor Further Reading:Torn Asunder: Children, the Myth of the Good Divorce, and the Recovery of Origins edited by Margaret Harper McCarthyFind quick book re...
2023-05-1523 min
The Perks Of Being A Book Lover PodcastSeason 4 Ep. 94 To Read A "Mockingbird" with guest Ben Self 6-16-21This episode marks the end of Season 4, and new episodes will begin airing on July 7th.
We’re closing Season 4 with Ben Self, who is a teacher and contributor to Mockingbird, an organization that describes itself as being “devoted to connecting the Christian faith with the realities of everyday life.” It’s a progressive group and Ben runs their new online book club which focuses more on spiritual themes than religious doctrine. It straddles the secular and spirit in fun and culturally relevant ways.
He tells us all about his reading life, why he decided to spend...
2021-06-1659 min
Living in this Queer BodyYou Are Wanted: MJ @margejacobsenIn this interview MJ and I explore so many topics including body shame, living with mental illness, showing up with compassion and softness for oneself, parenting, polyamory, examining proximity to whiteness and finally, the experience of being found by their biological family. Watch the journey unfold @margejacobsen
Margaret Jacobsen (they/them) is a writer, photographer, and copyeditor in Portland, OR. As a volunteer coordinator for nonprofit Free Geek, Margaret’s interest in tech accessibility combines with their care for underserved communities. At Portland PR Agency, EARLY, they work as a writer and copyeditor helping sustainability, health and we...
2020-12-2352 min
Face in Hat2.10 The Columbian Exchange, Wilford Woodruff, and #BlackLivesMatter“Bioshock Infinite can make you feel uncomfortable.” - Kevin VanOrd. So will 2020. We talk about civic religion in the video game Bioshock Infinite and how it relates to the apotheosis of Christopher Columbus and racism in the church. We end with a discussion of the current nationwide protests and affirm that #BlackLivesMatter.
We thank @BenjaminEPark for two twitter threads that inspired this episode and we cite him extensively. See https://twitter.com/benjaminepark/status/1164696231634976768 and https://twitter.com/BenjaminEPark/status/1267489043840827392.
Bioshock infinite trailer: https://youtu.be/EsJ55BzIvkE
Bioshock infinite review by Kevin...
2020-06-031h 17
AASA Legislative Corps Weekly UpdatesTransgenderBruce, now Caitlyn, Jenner put the mind of a transgender in the headlines. It is difficult for the secular world to grasp, and even more challenging is evaluating and engaging this issue from a Christian perspective. Joining Kathy in the Sitting Room is Dr. Mark Yarhouse, one of the nation’s leading voices of the evangelical response to gender dysphoria. He explains how to rise above political and ideological battles to provide ministry, pastoral support and compassionate care to all persons.
Also in the Sitting Room is Margaret Philbrick. She loves God and her sister. Even when her sister decided th...
2015-08-1758 min