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Tony Slattery's Rambling ClubMike McShane- "Hung Like A Horse!"We are so happy that our Guest President this week, leading the members Tony Slattery’s Rambling Club, is none other than Tony’s friend and collaborator, Mike McShane! Come and join in as guest President McShane leads us on a ramble through two special destinations chosen entirely at random with the use of Tony’s enchanted bingo machine. As ever, the omniscient voice of Sir Stephen Fry is on hand to keep a hand on the lead of the Alsatian of ignorance! First stop is destination number 742: Perspective. A subject you can take in many wa...2025-04-1854 min
The Place to Be: A Seinfeld PodcastMike McShane InterviewIn this episode, Adam and Eric interview Mike McShane. Mike played FDR (Franklin Delano Romanowski) in the classic season 9 episodes “The Betrayal” and “The Wizard.” If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email us at theplacetobeseinfeld@gmail.com. You can also follow us on Facebook at The Place to Be: A Seinfeld Podcast, Twitter @tptbseinfeld, and Instagram @theplacetobe.podcast. 2025-01-021h 30
The Place to Be: A Seinfeld PodcastMike McShane InterviewIn this episode, Adam and Eric interview Mike McShane. Mike played FDR (Franklin Delano Romanowski) in the classic season 9 episodes “The Betrayal” and “The Wizard.” If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email us at theplacetobeseinfeld@gmail.com. You can also follow us on Facebook at The Place to Be: A Seinfeld Podcast, Twitter @tptbseinfeld, and Instagram @theplacetobe.podcast.2025-01-021h 30
Reduced Shakespeare Company PodcastMike McShane's ScroogeActor/comedian Mike McShane (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Whose Line Is It, Anyway?) is playing Ebenezer Scrooge in A Red Carol, a new adaptation of A Christmas Carol for the legendary San Francisco Mime Troupe. Mike discusses how this "activist adaptation" differs from other takes on the Dickens classic; how he’s able to combine serious dramatic acting with, in his words, "as cheap comedy as you can get this year” and how a clown can play Hamlet easier than a proper actor can play a clown; the disconnect between Christmas Carol audiences in the theater and the same...2024-12-0421 min
The Next Class 2.0Episode 8 - Rick Hess and Mike McShaneIn this podcast episode, host Rob Birdsell talks with Mike McShane and Rick Hess about their new book, "Getting Education Right." They discuss conservative perspectives on education reform, the importance of personal responsibility, and thoughtful policy changes. They focus on early childhood education, the need for diverse learning choices, and the impact of influential teachers.
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Students Over SystemsRick Hess and Mike McShane: Education is a HandshakeIn their new book, Getting Education Right: A Conservative Vision for Improving Early Childhood, K–12, and College, Frederick M. Hess and Michael Q. McShane outline a principled conservative vision that could cultivate schools that are formative, flexible, and human. In this supersized Students Over Systems episode, Rick and Mike encourage conservatives to advocate for local control, tradition, and opportunity while avoiding the lure of The Next Big Thing in technocratic K-12 education policy. We discuss the extremely progressive teacher training cartel, parental responsibilities, setting clear expectations for school discipline, "grifters and lunatics" who prey on parents' frustrations, Edmund Burke's littl...2024-03-1949 min
Show-Me Institute PodcastGetting Education Right with Mike McShane and Rick HessSusan Pendergrass speaks to Mike McShane and Rick Hess about their new book " Getting Education Right: A Conservative Vision for Improving Early Childhood, K–12, and College"
In Getting Education Right: A Conservative Vision for Improving Early Childhood, K–12, and College, Frederick M. Hess and Michael Q. McShane argue that America has too long suffered from the absence of a robust, coherent, and principled conservative vision for educational improvement. The problem? The right has too narrowly focused on school choice, campus speech, and shrinking Washington’s footprint, while the left has sought to subsidize and supersize the status quo. The solution? An edu...2024-03-1140 min
The Report Card with Nat MalkusRick Hess and Mike McShane on Getting Education RightOn this episode of The Report Card, Nat Malkus speaks with Rick Hess and Mike McShane about their new book, Getting Education Right: A Conservative Vision for Improving Early Childhood, K–12, and College. Nat, Rick, and Mike discuss what principles a conservative vision for education should be grounded in, whether No Child Left Behind was conservative, why family policy should be part of a conservative vision for education, why now is an opportune time for conservatives to take the lead on education, the pandemic’s effects on the politics of schooling, the culture wars, where conservatives have come up shor...2024-03-061h 05The Report Card with Nat MalkusMike McShane on ESAsOn this episode of The Report Card, Nat Malkus speaks with Mike McShane about education savings account (ESA) programs. Nat and Mike discuss the sudden growth in ESA programs over the past year, how ESA programs work, the differences between ESAs and vouchers, the pandemic's effects on school choice, whether interest in ESAs solely comes from the right, the difficulty of starting charter schools, single-sex schools, the quality of education surveys, whether ESAs harm public schools in rural districts, the challenges of implementing ESAs, school choice and Catholic schools, how ESAs affect homeschooling, and more.Mike McShane...2024-01-2456 min
What Are You Made Of?Redesigning Midlife: Empowering Women with Lesley McShaneWelcome to today's episode of The What Are You Made Of, and I'm thrilled to introduce our incredible guest, Lesley McShane. Before we dive into our conversation, I want to express my gratitude to all our listeners, both new and returning. Your support fuels our mission to bring you inspiring stories and insights, revealing the invisible journey to success.
Lesley McShane is a force in the realm of midlife health and wellness, a podcaster, writer, author, and ACSM-certified personal trainer. She is dedicated to empowering middle-aged women to prioritize fitness and nutrition, fostering a...2023-12-0131 min
The Divine Comedians PodcastDivine Comedians Podcast - Episode #45 - Mike McShaneIn this episode I chat with actor, singer and Improv legend, Mike McShane.We chat about Mike's early childhood years, his discovery of theatre and he also tells us some incredible stories from his lengthy and varied career including his time on the now legendary, 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?'.We also chat about his love of music and various performances on stage and screen over the years. You can find Mike here;@thismikemcshane Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-09-172h 03
The Gray's Taproom PodcastEpisode 117: M*A*S*H w/ McShaneThis week we had the honor of being joined by McShane of the Whiskey Hell Pod to discuss one of the most popular tv shows of all time. M*A*S*H. We shared our favorite moments from the series, favorite characters, and wrapped it up with a modern day fancast using today's actors. We can't thank McShane enough for joining us. Be sure to check out all of Whiskey Hell's content anywhere you listen to podcasts, and be sure to find them on Patreon as well.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast...2023-09-041h 22
EdChoice ChatsEp. 379: Implementing K–12 Education Savings Accounts - With Mike McShaneJohn Kristof talks with Mike McShane about his new report with Nicole Stelle Garnett at the Manhattan Institute titled, Implementing K–12 Education Savings Accounts Is Really Simple. They talk about the new wave of school choice and the expansion of education savings accounts across the country.2023-07-1132 min
EdChoice ChatsEp. 369: Surveying Educational Entrepreneurs - With Mike McShaneFor this episode of EdChoice Chats, Mike McShane is on the other side of the microphone talking about his new research report “Surveying Educational Entrepreneurs: The Headwinds and Tailwinds to Building New Educational Enterprises.” He shares information about the characteristics of an educational entrepreneur, as well as the barriers to educational entrepreneurship.2023-04-2533 min
REDESIGNING MIDLIFE | Workout Motivation Over 50, Nutrition Facts, Health & Wellness, Fitness, Exercise Inspiration, Menopause Symptoms, Self-Care, Midlife CrisisMarried 26 Years Last Month - The McShane Secrets To A Successful (ish) Marriage | FNBB 83After a month off Mike and I are BACK!! We are on the road and in a hotel, but taking time out to record the podcast version of this week's Friday Night BeerBlog. No rest for the weary. SO MUCH happened in September - including a bout of COVID for me. BOO! But during September Mike and I also celebrated our 26th wedding anniversary. How can it be that long? That seems insane to me. Despite not being married 61 years like my former guest Peggy Togo was to her husband Jim, we still have 3 keys...2022-10-0820 minREDESIGNING MIDLIFE | Workout Motivation Over 50, Nutrition Facts, Health & Wellness, Fitness, Exercise Inspiration, Menopause Symptoms, Self-Care, Midlife CrisisIs "Self-Care September" Made Up And What Is The Big Deal? | FNBB 80Self-Care September will be here next week! Is it really a thing? I thought I came up with the idea, but according to Google, I didn't. I hate when other people have my good ideas first.Anyway, still doing it and we're talking about it and what all of September will be about. And we learn whether Mike even knows what self-care is. Thanks for listening - and make sure to RATE this podcast - but obviously only if it's 5 stars. Nothing else will do. :)Later - tune in next Wednesday for some g...2022-08-2723 minREDESIGNING MIDLIFE | Workout Motivation Over 50, Nutrition Facts, Health & Wellness, Fitness, Exercise Inspiration, Menopause Symptoms, Self-Care, Midlife CrisisHow To Become Whatever You Want To Be | FNBB 76Hey Friends - Happy Friday and welcome to the Friday Night BeerBlog where Mike and I sit out back and I read him my weekly blog on all things Life over 50. Sometimes it is about life, like this week, but usually it's about Mike - or so he thinks.This week I'm talking about putting down your excuses on why you can't be a thing and just getting on with the getting on. There is a secret to how you do it and you'll have to listen to find out what it is. How's that for a...2022-07-3022 minREDESIGNING MIDLIFE | Workout Motivation Over 50, Nutrition Facts, Health & Wellness, Fitness, Exercise Inspiration, Menopause Symptoms, Self-Care, Midlife CrisisWhat Is POPCORNING In A Relationship And Am I Guilty Of It? | FNBB 74You will definitely want to listen to this is you even have the faint curiosity or sniff of acknowledgement that you just might be guilty. Mike didn't know what popcorning was, but was still convinced I was guilty before I even started reading the blog to him. HAHAHAFigures. But alas, it's always because we (as women) are definitely superior and if we do this popcorning thing, it has to be their fault, right?Thanks for joining our drivel - We'll be back next week. I think.Peace.LLM2022-07-1623 minREDESIGNING MIDLIFE | Workout Motivation Over 50, Nutrition Facts, Health & Wellness, Fitness, Exercise Inspiration, Menopause Symptoms, Self-Care, Midlife CrisisNeed To Take a Break? | How To Know When It’s Time For A Vacation | FNBB 73On tonight's reading of the Friday Night BeerBlog, we are talking about how to know when and why to take vacations. EVERYONE needs to take a break - recharge - sharpen your saw ... whatever you want to call it. And if you don't, you risk total burnout. And it doesn't have to be much and it doesn't have to be for a long time, but it has to be deliberate. Like you have to be all in and dedicated to it to suck every last bit of benefit out of it. I was at DECON 2 ju...2022-07-0926 min
The Showstopper! PodcastMike McShane Returns!Our hero, Mike McShane, comes back to the podcast to chat to Andrew, Pippa and Ruth about amazing tour managers, improv games and a kindly nun. Duncan Walsh Atkins on keys. We're at the Edinburgh Festival soon! Get your tickets at showstopperthemusical.com2022-07-0141 min
The Hamilton ReviewHybrid Homeschooling with Mike McShane, Director of National Research at EdChoiceJoin us for the latest episode of The Hamilton Review Podcast! In this episode, Dr. Bob sits down with Mike McShane, Director of National Research at EdChoice and author of his most recent book, Hybrid Homeschooling: A Guide to the Future of Education (Rowman and Littlefield, 2021). In this important conversation, Mike shares with the audience about Hybrid Homeschooling and all of the fascinating things that are going on in education in America today. Thank you for listening and please share with a friend! Michael Q. McShane is Director of National Research at EdChoice. He i...2022-06-1544 min
Trilogy OutdoorsEpisode #16 Mike McShane (DU)Thanks to all of you for following us and subscribing to our weekly shows and we enjoy all the feedback. This week we are joined by Mike McShane from the Ducks Unlimited National Board of Directors. We had a very interesting hour with Mike talking about the past, present, and future of duck hunting. We touch on many topics, but the duck habitat is first and foremost. We hope you enjoy!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/trilogy-outdoors--5441492/support.2022-05-3057 minREDESIGNING MIDLIFE | Workout Motivation Over 50, Nutrition Facts, Health & Wellness, Fitness, Exercise Inspiration, Menopause Symptoms, Self-Care, Midlife CrisisFNBB 66 - It's What I Call Divorce WeightMike has escaped the FNBB this week. He is on the lake - literally - and I tried to get him to call and be a part of the recording, but it was a no go. I'm sure he is bummed. NOT.So my sister, Cathy Lindsey, Esquire, had to jump in and be Mike tonight. She does a good job. I really wanted him to be part of the recording tonight because the blog is totally about him, his weight, my weight, and what we call "divorce weight". You'll have to listen to find o...2022-05-2127 minREDESIGNING MIDLIFE | Workout Motivation Over 50, Nutrition Facts, Health & Wellness, Fitness, Exercise Inspiration, Menopause Symptoms, Self-Care, Midlife CrisisFNBB 64 - That Twenty Year Old Is Still In There - NEWWelcome to FNBB 64. Come on in. The Pickle isn't feeling well so I thank him for sitting in. It just wouldn't be the same without him, even when he is gettin deep like he did tonight.I've heard Mike say so many times, "I wish I were more like that risk-taking kid I was at 20.". And we're talking about that and about how much easier it is at that age to make decisions so freely, but how over time we become so weighed down.What we have to realize is that that twenty year old...2022-05-0919 minREDESIGNING MIDLIFE | Workout Motivation Over 50, Nutrition Facts, Health & Wellness, Fitness, Exercise Inspiration, Menopause Symptoms, Self-Care, Midlife CrisisFNBB 64 - That Twenty Year Old Is Still In ThereWelcome to FNBB 64. Come on in. The Pickle isn't feeling well so I thank him for sitting in. It just wouldn't be the same without him, even when he is gettin deep like he did tonight.I've heard Mike say so many times, "I wish I were more like that risk-taking kid I was at 20.". And we're talking about that and about how much easier it is at that age to make decisions so freely, but how over time we become so weighed down.What we have to realize is that that twenty year old...2022-05-0754 minREDESIGNING MIDLIFE | Workout Motivation Over 50, Nutrition Facts, Health & Wellness, Fitness, Exercise Inspiration, Menopause Symptoms, Self-Care, Midlife CrisisFNBB 62 - Is Straight The Same Thing As Clean?It's FNBB 62 time!I'm bashing Mike about how impressed I was when Mike was in his 20s and his apartment appeared so clean, but then just realized that it was straight and that everything, while in it's place, was covered in dust. To him, straight is clean. To me, straight is straight. Clean is straight and clean. After reading the blog and listening to its replay, I may be a sound freaky about cleaning, but I honestly can't function when chaos reigns all around me. You'll find me procrastinating on important tasks if there are...2022-04-2315 minREDESIGNING MIDLIFE | Workout Motivation Over 50, Nutrition Facts, Health & Wellness, Fitness, Exercise Inspiration, Menopause Symptoms, Self-Care, Midlife CrisisFNBB 60 - All The Best Ideas Are Left ForgottenHappy Friday!!We got a little spicy tonight - it's been a long day. But we're talking about how aging and the memory is a lot like experiencing a TBI - a traumatic brain injury - or concussion. And trust me, because I've had at least four. You remember something one minute, and the next it's gone.This week I had a brilliant idea for a blog post. convinced myself I didn't need to write it down because it was so awesome, then proceeded to forget what it was. It's been days and it still ha...2022-04-0916 min
The Mike Harding Folk ShowMike Harding Folk Show 30301 Valparaiso – The Hunch – Released02 Food Banks And Ferraris – Sally Ironmonger and Brian Carter – Pinch Me03 Sally In The Garden Aka Hog-Eye – Tom Paley’s Old-Time Moonshine Revue – Roll On, Roll On04 Green Broom – Rachel McShane and The Cartographers – 05 The Soldiers Farewell To Manchester – Mark Dowding And Chris Harvey – Manchester Ballads 106 Lovely Joan – Simon Mayor, Hilary James – When Summer Comes Again07 The Maid Of Mount Cisco / The Bag Of Potatoes – Rita & Sarah Keane and Family – My True Love He Dwells On The Mountain08 Lay Low Lay – Bird In The Belly – After The City09 Bonny Kate / Jenny’s Chickens – Ben...2022-03-272h 07
That Was The Week That Was, Was It?Mike McShaneEpisode 10 of Series 2 swings into view with it's trousers hoisted high. This week, Alex and Emi are joined by the improv comedy legend from the original UK version of Whose Line Is It Anyway? and many films such as Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves, Office Space and A Bug's Life... It's Mike McShane!We discuss his week and theatrical whathaveyous... including his upcoming tour with Paul Merton's Impro Chums.FUN!Guest: Mike McShane (@thismikemcshane)Hosted by Alex Sievewright & Emi WebberAdditional Vocals by Hayley...2022-03-211h 26REDESIGNING MIDLIFE | Workout Motivation Over 50, Nutrition Facts, Health & Wellness, Fitness, Exercise Inspiration, Menopause Symptoms, Self-Care, Midlife CrisisFNBB 56 - Yaass Queen, Own Your Femininity Like A BossI'm feeling pretty empowered after talking with founder of the Divine Living Brand and author of "The Audacity To Be Queen" this week. She really got me to thinking about what it means to be feminine and how the feminine instinct has been injured so long by the need of all women to express their masculinity to get ahead.Mike had to STAND BACK this week in case I was going to blow estrogen all over him. It could have happened because "I am woman, hear me roar"....cue Helen Reddy.We hope you have...2022-03-1221 minREDESIGNING MIDLIFE | Workout Motivation Over 50, Nutrition Facts, Health & Wellness, Fitness, Exercise Inspiration, Menopause Symptoms, Self-Care, Midlife CrisisFNBB 55 - Enjoy The Endgame, Don't Dread ItIt's a somber FNBB as we are toasting the life of Tedi Ellen Vaughan, Mike's mom. She passed away from liver cancer on Monday morning. She LOVED the Friday Night BeerBlog and so we persist and dedicate this week's recording to her and her memory.Life is good everyone - DO NOT wait for the AFTER - Live now. Love now. Spend now. Dont' wait - Time is the our precious commodity and once it's gone, it's gone.I wrote this blog while I was at the bedside of Tedi, watching her taking some of h...2022-03-0515 min
My Time CapsuleEp. 165 - Mike McShaneMike McShane is an American actor and improvisational comedian, best known for his appearances in the TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and the films Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves playing Friar Tuck alongside Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Christian Slater and Alan Rickman, and Richie Rich with Macaulay Culkin. Mike McShane is guest 165 on My Time Capsule and he chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he’d like to preserve and one he’d like to bury and never have to think about again .Fo...2022-02-1852 minREDESIGNING MIDLIFE | Workout Motivation Over 50, Nutrition Facts, Health & Wellness, Fitness, Exercise Inspiration, Menopause Symptoms, Self-Care, Midlife CrisisFNBB 52 - Why Winter Is A Good ThingOn this week's Friday Night BeerBlog I am explaining to Mike why winter is a good thing. The days are long, dark, and cold, but if you use it the right way and suffer in the dark months, you can debut something amazing come spring and summer. Hence, my dry January and no dessert February. Winter is a good thing. I promise. At least that's what I keep telling myself.Enjoy! Then SUBSCRIBE, but mainly RATE!!Later - LLMFind me on my Website:https://www.lesleylmcshane.com2022-02-1214 minREDESIGNING MIDLIFE | Workout Motivation Over 50, Nutrition Facts, Health & Wellness, Fitness, Exercise Inspiration, Menopause Symptoms, Self-Care, Midlife CrisisFNBB 51 - What I Learned From Dry JanuaryTonight's Friday Night BeerBlog is all about DRY JANUARY! Who came up with that? Why would anyone want to go dry when it's cold and there are 5 weekends to power through. Well, I did this year. And I'm sharing the things I learned from it.Thanks for listening and be sure to SUBSCRIBE, RATE and REVIEW, but only if it's good Mike says.Getting ahold of me is a no-brainer. You can find me here:Website: https://llmcshane.comInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/lesleylmcshaneTNOY Private Facebook Page: https://www...2022-02-0520 minREDESIGNING MIDLIFE | Workout Motivation Over 50, Nutrition Facts, Health & Wellness, Fitness, Exercise Inspiration, Menopause Symptoms, Self-Care, Midlife CrisisFNBB 50 - Adding And Subtracting To Move Your Needle ForwardThe Friday Night BeerBlog is BACK on The New Old You. It's a long story and we explain in tonight's reading, but I think it's a good thing. Maybe you will, maybe you won't. But having just one podcast to take care of will be easier on this lady over here. And by lady, I mean me.We hope you enjoy our little take on life this week. And we'll see you back next Friday night. Dry January will be over and I should be able to read better with a couple beers in me. :)...2022-01-2916 min
Show-Me Institute PodcastIncreasing Accountability in Education with Susan Pendergrass, Patricia Levesque and Mike McShaneMichael Q. McShane, Director of National Research at EdChoice, Susan Pendergrass, Director of Research and Education Policy at Show-Me Institute, and Patricia Levesque, Chief Executive Officer of ExcelinEd discuss the state of accountability in education, why state leadership is critical, and how Missouri and other states can reform their accountability systems.
Visit: MoSchoolRankings.org.2022-01-2659 minREDESIGNING MIDLIFE | Workout Motivation Over 50, Nutrition Facts, Health & Wellness, Fitness, Exercise Inspiration, Menopause Symptoms, Self-Care, Midlife CrisisNeed Posture Correction? | How To Begin Righting Those Office Chair Wrongs With Massage Therapist Mike PurvisMike Purvis has been working on some of my back and hamstring issues for years. You would think that these issues would have come from some of the sports that I'm involved in, but NO - both have to do with my posture when I'm sitting at my desk or while I'm driving.I read an article recently about how desk chairs are doing immeasurable damage to all us that sit in them all day, at least 5 days a week. When I went to see Mike about some of these issues and asked him to talk to...2021-10-061h 21