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Blind Guys Chat#080: Time for a bathHello our little ducklings and welcome. First things first: Some of you did not believe that Stuart did in fact climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Well... we have proof! For those of you who have not seen this picture of Stuart standing at the top click on this link and you will have your proof. (Before you scold us – there is alt text, don’t worry!)
Now, on with the show. Yes, it is number 80 which in numerology terms is a symbol of abundance and prosperity. “If you have been working hard towards your goals, the universe is letting you know that yo...2023-09-2156 min
Conversations From the Pointed FirsMartha WhiteThis month on Conversations from the Pointed Firs we have Martha White, writer, editor and literary executor for the estate of her grandfather, E.B. White. In 2006, White edited the revised and updated Letters of E. B. White (HarperCollins) and, since then, she has compiled three more collections of E. B. White's work: In the Words of E. B. White: Quotations from America's Most Companionable of Writers (Cornell University Press, 2011) and E. B. White on Dogs (Tilbury House, Publishers, 2013). Her most editorial endeavor is Chickens, Gin, and a Maine Friendship, The Correspondence of E.B. White a...2023-03-0657 min
Conversations from the Pointed Firs | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs ArchivesConversations from the Pointed Firs 3/3/23: Martha WhiteHost:Peter Neill Producer: Trisha Badger Music by Casey Neill Conversations from the Pointed Firs is a monthly audio series with Maine-connected authors and artists discussing new books and creative projects that invoke the spirit of Maine, its history, its ecology, its culture, and its contribution to community and quality of life. This month: Our guest this month on Conversations from the Pointed Firs is Martha White, writer, editor and literary executor for the estate of her grandfather, E.B. White. Martha White is a writer, editor, and literary executor for the estate of her grandfather, E.B. White...2023-03-0357 min
Your Most Obedient & Humble Servant: A Women's HistoryEpisode 27: Two Amorous TurtlesWilliam Byrd II to Lucy Parke aka “Fidelia”, ca. 1705-6. In which there are a lot of old timey fart jokes. This is the second part of the Martha Washington’s In-Laws series, featuring a letter from Colonial Virginian slave-holder and satirical writer, William Byrd II. Heads up, this episode contains mentions of brutal treatment of enslaved people and sexual violence. The Letter: Byrd, William, William III Byrd and Marion Tinling. The Correspondence of the Three William Byrds of Westover, Virginia, 1684-1776. Charlottesville: Published for the Virginia Historical Society [by] the University Press of Virginia, 1977. 1: 254-56. Further Reading: Paula A. Trecke...2022-01-1824 minYour Most Obedient & Humble Servant: A Women's HistoryEpisode 27: Two Amorous TurtlesWilliam Byrd II to Lucy Parke aka “Fidelia”, ca. 1705-6. In which there are a lot of old timey fart jokes. This is the second part of the Martha Washington’s In-Laws series, featuring a letter from Colonial Virginian slave-holder and satirical writer, William Byrd II. Heads up, this episode contains mentions of brutal treatment of enslaved people and sexual violence. The Letter: Byrd, William, William III Byrd and Marion Tinling. The Correspondence of the Three William Byrds of Westover, Virginia, 1684-1776. Charlottesville: Published for the Virginia Historical Society [by] the University Press of Virginia, 1977. 1: 254-56. Further Reading: Paula A. Trecke...2022-01-1824 min
Pro Politics with Zac McCraryMichael Barone, Patron Saint of Political JunkiesSend us a textMichael Barone, senior political analyst at the Washington examiner, is one of the most important political writers and thinkers of his time. He helped found the Almanac of American Politics in the early 70s and was the lead author for decades. He worked in politics himself, before transitioning to a role as a journalist, author, and pundit - always being an incisive and influential analyst of American politics at each stop along the way. In this conversation, we talk his roots in post-war Detroit, his time working for Democratic candidates and as a...2021-12-0757 min
My Little TonysThe 1964 Tony Awards, Part 2Filichia, Peter. Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season 1959 to 2009. Applause Books, 2010.
Mordden, Ethan. Open a New Window: the Broadway Musical in the 1960s. Palgrave Macmillan, 2002.
Mandelbaum, Ken. Not since Carrie: Forty Years of Broadway Musical Flops. St. Martin's Press, 1992.
Viertel, Jack. Secret Life of the American Musical: How Broadway Shows Are Built. Sarah Crichton Books,Farrar, Straus and Grioux, 2017.
Lambert, Philip. To Broadway, to Life!: the Musical Theater of Bock and Harnick. Oxford University Press, 2012.
Kissel, Howard. David Merrick, the Abominable Showman: the...2019-06-3000 min
Comedy Album Book ClubEpisode 25 - Robin Williams: Reality... What A ConceptWe (Jason, Helena and Matt) had the joy of sitting down with Martha O'Neill and Andrew Fleming to discuss Robin Williams' debut album Reality... What A Concept. If you don't do drugs you'll surely feel like you've done them after going down the rabbit hole of Willams' album Reality... What a Concept. His rapid fire delivery, his off the cuff improvisational jokes and his pure joy is infectious and even when some of the panel may not have got the jokes they felt better for having listened to it.
For the full experience also listen to our earlier episode A Night...2019-01-101h 18
Building Abundant Success!!© with Sabrina-MarieAlan Hunter ~ The Unplugged Adventures of MTV's 1st VJ & Innovative EntrepreneurMTV VJ Icon, SiriusXM 80's on 8I Want My MTV.................. This week I Blast off into a Rock and Roll 1st Wave Flashback with the very 1st VJ to appear on screen @ MTV: Alan Hunter! And you can get a glimpse into the groundbreaking history, original VJ's, music artists, celebrities, location gigs & fun in the new book: “VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV’s First Wave” Alan Hunter was one of the original five video jockeys (VJ's) on MTV from 1981 to 1987 (along with Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman, Martha Quinn, and J. J. Jackson) 2013-11-0732 min