Minnie Phipps - Podcast Details

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Tea for Teaching Why the Magic MattersDisney is a common shared cultural experience. In this episode, Jill Peterfeso joins us to discuss how Disney’s pixie dust can hook students and provide opportunities for critical examination in a variety of disciplines. Jill is the Eli Franklin Craven and Minnie Phipps Craven Professor of Religious Studies at Guilford College. She is the author of Womanpriest: Tradition and Transgression in the Contemporary Roman Catholic Church and a co-editor of Why the Magic Matters: Discovering Disney as a Laboratory for Learning. A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.

2025-11-2637 min

ReligionWise Disney as religion? - Jill PeterfesoThis episode of ReligionWise features a conversation between Carrie Duncan, Program Specialist for the Institute for Religious and Cultural Understanding and Jill Peterfeso, the Eli Franklin Craven and Minnie Phipps Craven Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Guilford College. In this conversation, we consider how an element of American popular culture, the Disney corporation and in particular Walt Disney World, can be better understood using the tools of religious studies. Dr. Peterfeso not only teaches on the confluence of Disney and religion, but took a group of students to the Magic Kingdom as part of the “Fantastic Jou...

2022-02-1648 min

Tea for Teaching Leveraging Disney MagicIt is easy for students to see academic inquiry as something separate from their daily lives. Learning is enhanced, though, when students can connect what they are learning in their classes to their existing knowledge structures. In this episode, Jill Peterfeso joins us to discuss several classes in which students examine the products of the Disney entertainment empire using a variety of disciplinary lenses. Jill is the Eli Franklin Craven and Minnie Phipps Craven Associate Professor of Religious Studies and the Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at Guilford College. Scott Furlong also joins as a guest host. S...

2021-09-2954 min

Come Sit With Us Life or MoneyCan we have it all? A full bank account AND a full personal life? 💸🏠In this weeks episode, Life or Money, we chat about if we can have it all - all at once.Often we see opulent people depicted within a jet set lifestyle, in the words of Kanye “police escorts, everybody passports, this the life that everybody asks for. This a fast life, we are on a crash course.” 💎💰But we hear less about CEO’s, moguls and entrepreneurs having a fulfilling and consistent home life. In fact many times their home / work balance is to...

2021-05-1034 min

Come Sit With Us Type On Paper Vs RealityWhat's your type? We all have an image of our dream partner that we compare every new interest to, whether that be a good or bad thing! In this weeks episode of CSWU Chess challenges her old motto "6ft2 or get back in the que" and we invite our special guest Chian Reynolds to talk about effort vs expenses paid when dating, why she got banned from tinder and how to challenge our inner superficialities!With personal stories and confessions, the episode is super fun and unfiltered as fuck. Natch. Love,

2021-05-0341 min

Come Sit With Us How To Not Love Somebody BackWho doesn't love to be loved? We LOVE love at CSWU but have been guilty of mistaking adoration for it in the past! This week Chess & Minnie chat about Lydia leaving the podcast, what it's like to be addic(k)ted to affection and tips for anyone questioning if they really love their partner! A fun episode (which to be honest is more like an eavesdropping sesh on our phone calls) that we have been dying to talk about for aaaaages! Of course Lydia is sorely missed and we hope we did her proud...

2021-04-1942 min

Come Sit With Us Do You Give Too Much Of A F*ck?Do you fnid yourself seeking approval from others above yourself? This weeks episode is a VERY special one that includes a SURPRISE announcement that even the CSWU girls didn't see coming! Often we find ourselves run down, with little time to ourselves and maybe a lighter bank balance because we feel we need to put others first. So often we find it hard to say no and choose ourselves, why is that? We're thinking it's because we give too much of a fuck about what others need and not enough of a fuck...

2021-04-1249 min

Come Sit With Us Is This A Man's World? (Extended Episode) *TRIGGER WARNING IN DESCRIPTION*Trigger Warning: This episode deals directly with first hand accounts of sexual assault & harassment. This content was triggering to produce, and will be triggering at times for other survivors to listen to, so do you on this one. If you crossed paths with a woman in a dark alley, would you fear for your safety? What about if it was a man? What if a woman blocked your path to hit on you? What if a man did it? A raw and hardhitting conversation in this weeks EXTENDED EPISODE from us, where we face some of th...

2021-04-051h 13

Come Sit With Us Insecurities in relationshipsHave you ever been insecure in a relationship? This week Chess, Minnie and Lyds are discussing their experiences, where they think their insecurities have come from and how they have overcome them. Or have they over come them?!?! We see how perfect relationships are on social media and we often don’t want to discuss our insecurities with our friends because we don’t want them to judge us, our relationship or partner. So on Come Sit With Us we have decided open up the conversation and be as honest as possible. P.S Always remember the grass...

2021-03-2938 min

Come Sit With Us Pressures of social mediaIf you need a relatable topic, this ones for you. Social media can effect so many of us in different ways. From fad diet trends 😒 to the latest TikTok! Alongside looking like a super model 😳 who knows what’s real and not anymore.. well we are hear to remind you, a lot of what you are consuming... isn’t real, and if you are feeling a bit low, self esteem or a lot of pressure to be something you’re not, chances are a lot of that may be from social media? In today’s ep we share how social media e...

2021-03-1546 min

Come Sit With Us Would you want to be as famous as Britney?When you ask kids what they want to be when they grow up, one of the most common answers is: "Famous". Many see fame as an occupation instead of a bi-product of a career in the public eye. With the #freebritney movement recently being reignited by the New York Times documentary 'Framing Britney Spears', it got us thinking. Not just about Britney, who was a pivotal icon in Minnie's generation, but also about the fame machine that many people find themselves thrust into. In this episode we talk about the difference between fame and success, and how the...

2021-03-0841 min

Come Sit With Us When sex is easier than saying 'no'Have you ever had sex because you feel it's the easier option than rejecting someone? In this episode we are talking about pressure that sometimes comes with sexual interactions, and when it seems that saying 'yes' is easier than saying 'no'. With a voice note from one of our listeners, we dive in the deep end and share our personal stories and opinions. We hope we've tackled the issue with grace and a dash of humour, but we wanted to address it so all people of 'sex-having' ages feel...

2021-02-2428 min

Broadway Breakdown The Phantom Of The Opera Film Discussion – Broadway BreakdownHosts Briana Phipps, Timothy Rodriguez and Jacque Borowski discuss the film of The Phantom Of The Opera. The Phantom of the Opera is a 2004 British-American film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical of the same name, which in turn is based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux. It was produced and co-written by Lloyd Webber and directed by Joel Schumacher. It stars Gerard Butler in the title role, Emmy Rossum as Christine Daaé, Patrick Wilson as Raoul, Miranda Richardson as Madame Giry, Minnie Driver as Carlotta Giudicelli, and Jennifer Ellison as Meg Gi...

2017-03-1352 min

Disney Dream Girls Podcast MMDP Beta 2A second podcast from the Minnie Minxes era where I was joined by Jayne Phipps to review the Dine with and Imagineer experience help at Walt Disney World and then an emptying of the Minxey mailbag. Hope you enjoy the show and to keep ensuring your receive your twice monthly amount of the new show, Disney Dream Girls, please search for us on iTunes or Stitcher Radio and subscribe. We can also be found on twitter @disdreamgirls, emailed at info@disneydreamgirls.com and we would appreciate you liking our facebook page. Watch out for the 9t...

2013-12-021h 03

Disney Dream Girls Podcast MMDP Beta 1Before I was a Dream Girl, I was proud to be a Minnie Minx. However, as Kim decided to step back from the show, we decided to stop producing the Minnie Minxes and it would be no more. However, I wanted the opportunity to share the last two Minnie Minx episodes with you, so to paraphrase Dame Judy Dench, like a phoenix from the ashes of the Minnie Minxes, a new show, Disney Dream Girls, has been born. Episode 47 of the Minnie Minxes, saw Jayne Phipps and myself dine at Beaches and Cream; where Jayne's...

2013-11-251h 02

The Minnie Minxes Disney Podcast Show 47 Beaches and Dream GirlsFor episode 47 we want to share with you a review of Beaches and Cream as well as luxury weekend "dreaming" trip to Walt Disney World so hello, welcome and enjoy the show! As our lovely Kimmie is away at Walt Disney World at the moment, friend of the show Jayne Phipps has stepped in and co-incidently whilst at WDW this summer Jayne and I met up and recorded some live audio of our families valiant attempt at the kitchen sink travel at Beaches and Cream so we thought it would be an ideal opportunity to share this with you...

2013-11-101h 02

The Minnie Minxes Disney Podcast Show 36 - Girls Love Big Ears!Show 36 - Girls Love Big Ears! Fortnightly Disney fun with Kim and Michelle where they talk about the highlights of Orlando, from Disney and beyond: all from a feminine perspective. Read below to find out what Minxie goodness we have in store for you! Russell D Flores Interview Seen, Unseen Disneyland – What You See at Disneyland, but Never Really See, is written by author Russell D. Flores and is a photographic journey through Disneyland. With Russell’s images capturing the details you can begin to unravel the minute details and layers that Walt and his Imagineers put into the park. Toge...

2013-06-101h 19

The Minnie Minxes Disney Podcast Show 35 - Girls, Gondola's and Grub!Fortnightly Disney fun with Kim and Michelle; talking about the highlights of Orlando, from Disney and beyond, all from a feminine perspective. In this episode the girls are joined by guests Jeff Dixon and Jayne Phipps to talk about an attraction from the past, The Skyway, and then they share their favourite foods that they dream about prior to their next trips. Skyway Feature This fabulous gondola lift attraction delivered and delighted guests as they were transported from Fantasyland to Tomorrowland. Since it's closure in 1999 there has been many a debate over why it closed; join the girls, with budding...

2013-05-271h 17