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Wild Precious LifeMy Mother in Havana with Rebe HuntmanRebe Huntman is a memoirist, essayist, dancer, teacher and poet whose debut memoir, My Mother in Havana, is out now. On today’s show, Annmarie and Rebe discuss the magic of dance, communicating with deceased loved ones, and how a search for our mothers can bring us closer to understanding ourselves. Episode SponsorsGramercy Books – A locally-owned, independently-minded neighborhood bookstore located in the heart of Bexley, Ohio. Our philosophy at Gramercy Books is simple: we’re about inspiration and discovery, community and adventure. We connect readers and wri...2025-02-2542 min
Wild Precious LifeSink with Joseph Earl ThomasJoseph Earl Thomas is the author of Sink, a memoir, and his debut novel God Bless You, Otis Spunkmeyer, longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Literary Excellence, and winner of the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. On today’s show, Annmarie and Joseph talk about working-class upbringings, how to write complicated families with sensitivity and grace, and whether or not to raise an alligator in the backyard.Episode SponsorsThe Head & The Hand Books – A community-focused Philadelphia bookstore that provides curated fiction, local lit, and chil...2025-02-1154 min
Wild Precious LifeI Was Their American Dream with Malaka GharibMalaka Gharib is the author of I Was Their American Dream, a graphic memoir about being first-generation Filipino Egyptian American, and It Won't Always Be Like This, a graphic memoir about her summers in the Middle East. On today’s show, Annmarie and Malaka talk about the American immigrant experience, how to be a working writer, and what it means to be the realization of our parents’ greatest dreams.Episode SponsorsNovelette Booksellers – Nashville's only queer-owned bookstore. We are a fun, vibey, safe space for book lovers of all ages...2025-01-2857 min
The Ken Harbaugh ShowMAGA Granny REJECTS Trump Pardon and SPEAKS OUTPam Hemphill, known to many as the “MAGA Granny,” is the only J6 defendant to have rejected Trump’s pardon. She admitted guilt for her actions, served time in prison, and has said that Trump’s pardons are an insult to the many law enforcement officers who protected the Capitol that day.Lumen: Take the next step in improving your health, go to https://lumen.me/KEN to get 20% off your Lumen!Learn more about Foreword Retreats here: https://www.forewordretreats.com/retreats/phyllis-biffle-elmore-retreat/Don’t fo...2025-01-2818 minThe Ken Harbaugh ShowReligion Expert SOUNDS ALARM on Latest Trump MovesKristin Du Mez is a New York Times bestselling author and Professor of History at Calvin University, and the Executive Producer of For Our Daughters. For years, she has been sounding the alarm about the rise of Christian Nationalism. She and Ken discuss the alarming speed at which Trump’s christo-fascist ideas are being enacted as government policy. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more!Learn more about Foreword Retreats here: https://www.forewordretreats.com/retreats/phyllis-biffle-elmore-retreat/Don’t forget to include the code 25AK for...2025-01-2529 minThe Ken Harbaugh ShowJan 6 Investigator STRIKES BACK at Trump’s ThreatsDenver Riggleman is a former Republican member of Congress who served as technical advisor to the January 6th committee. He and Ken discuss the J6 pardons, the power of tech oligarchs, and what Americans can do to fight back.Learn more about Foreword Retreats here: https://www.forewordretreats.com/retreats/phyllis-biffle-elmore-retreat/Don’t forget to include the code 25AK for $900 off this retreat.Follow The Ken Harbaugh Show here: https://linktr.ee/thekenharbaughshowVisit https://meidasplus.com for more!...2025-01-2422 minThe Ken Harbaugh ShowTrump UNLEASHES PLAN He Denied Knowing AboutDavid Pepper is the former Chair of the Ohio Democratic Party and author of “Trump’s Project 2025: Up Close and Personal.” He and Ken discuss the incoming administration’s rush to enact as much of Project 2025 as possible, at great cost to everyday Americans, in the first months of Trump's term. Learn more about Foreword Retreats here: https://www.forewordretreats.com/retreats/phyllis-biffle-elmore-retreat/Don’t forget to include the code 25AK for $900 off this retreat.Tune in to “Trump’s Project 2025: Up Close and Personal,” her...2025-01-2320 minThe Ken Harbaugh ShowTrump’s Day 1 MOVE Gets BLASTED by Extremism ExpertKris Goldsmith leads Task Force Butler, which tracks extremist organizations and their leaders. He and Ken discuss the disastrous implications of Trump’s pardons for the leaders of the Proud Boys and other groups that tried to overthrow our democracy.Lumen: Take the next step in improving your health, go to https://lumen.me/KEN to get 20% off your Lumen!Learn more about Foreword Retreats here: https://www.forewordretreats.com/retreats/phyllis-biffle-elmore-retreat/Don’t forget to include the code 25AK for $900 off this retreat.2025-01-2224 min
Wild Precious LifeMy Marriage Sabbatical with Leah FisherIn her 60s, after decades as a psychotherapist, marital counselor, and work and family consultant, Leah Fisher embarked upon solo trips to multiple countries to see whether she could connect across cultures, participate in community projects, and try to be “of use.” On today’s show, Leah joins us to speak about her new memoir, My Marriage Sabbatical, and to discuss what is lost and gained when couples pursue separate dreams. Episode Sponsors:Orinda Books – An independently-owned bookstore just 30 minutes east of San Francisco. We’re open six days a...2025-01-1456 min
Wild Precious LifeLittle Detours and Spiritual Adventures with Regina BrettRegina Brett is a two-time Pulitzer finalist and the New York Times bestselling author of God Never Blinks. Her latest book is Little Detours and Spiritual Adventures. On today’s show, Annmarie and Regina talk about their Catholic upbringings, cancer survival, best and worst Christmases, and what it means to be a slice of God for other people.Episode Sponsors:Loganberry Books – An independently owned and operated bookstore in the historic Larchmere neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. Loganberry features a carefully curated collection of new, used and rare books in all genres for both readers and collect...2024-12-241h 01
Wild Precious LifeUnveiled Love with David Allen EdmondsDavid Allen Edmonds taught German and English for 43 years at three Cleveland-area high schools, Cuyahoga Community College and Cleveland State university. His high school experiences form the setting for his Joe Lehrer Mystery novels and the short stories in his Faculty Lounge series.Today on the show, Dave and Annmarie talk about book banning, small town romance, and the opportunities and costs of teaching in public high schools. Episode Sponsors:Black Cat Books & Oddities – Where we specialize in new books for all ages. Visit us for an immersive experience that transports you...2024-11-2657 min
Wild Precious LifeYour Dazzling Death with Cass DonishQueer poet and writer Cass Donish is the author of three books including The Year of the Femme, Beautyberry, and the new poetry collection Your Dazzling Death. Today on the show, Cass and Annmarie talk about grief, queer love, and how to heal in the face of suicide loss.Episode Sponsors:Prairie Lights Books – Iowa City’s premier indie bookstore since 1978. Perhaps the strength of our reputation lies in the reading series of local, national and international writers who have read their works which were broadcast live on stations WSUI and WOI and which was the on...2024-11-1253 min
Wild Precious LifeI’m Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself with Glynnis MacNicolGlynnis MacNicol is the author of three books including I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself: One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure and No One Tells You This. She wrote, produced, and hosted WILDER: A Reckoning with the Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder, and she writes the weekly newsletter Good Decisions. On today’s show, Annmarie and Glynnis talk about seeking friendship and pleasure in Paris, the joys of middle age, and how to ask for what you want– and get it. Episode Sponsors:Mostly Books – An independent bookstore in Tucson, Arizona, for readers of all ages...2024-10-291h 08
Discover the Best Audio Stories in Biography & MemoirQuilt of Souls: A Memoir by Phyllis Biffle ElmorePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719816 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Quilt of Souls: A Memoir Author: Phyllis Biffle Elmore Narrator: Phyllis Biffle Elmore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: December 26, 2023 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: At age four, Phyllis Biffle Elmore was plucked off her front porch in Detroit and dropped on her grandmother Lula Horn's doorstep in rural Alabama. Phyllis felt utterly abandoned until Grandma Lula showed her both all-encompassing love and her intricate 'Quilts of Souls.' Phyllis listened intently as Lula told epic stories of folks who had passed on as she turned their...2023-12-2630 min
The Family Histories PodcastS06EP01 - 'The Quilter' with Phyllis Biffle ElmoreSeries Six of The Family Histories Podcast begins with host Andrew Martin meeting family historian, storyteller, and author of 'Quilt Of Souls: A Memoir' - Phyllis Biffle Elmore. She explains what got her hooked on researching family history, the value of listening to our elders, and collecting oral histories.THE LIFE STORY - LULA HORN Phyllis has chosen to tell the life story of her grandmother Lula Horn, born in 1883 in Sandersville, Mississippi, USA, whom she met for the first time aged 4 when she was taken to live with her....2023-11-0739 min
SLAE with Leanne Gabriel"Quilt of Souls" with guest author Phyllis Biffle ElmorePhyllis Biffle-Elmore is the passionate and brilliant author of "Quilt of Souls", a memoir with extrordinary potraits of black women born before and after the civil war.
At the age of four, Phyllis was sent to Alabama to be raised by her grandmother, Lula Horn, who made beautiful quilts out of the clothing of her loved ones. Each strip of fabric tells the story of the wearer's life and death. Lula shared these most tragic, sometimes witty, but always moving tales with little Phyllis as she sewed their clothes into a quilt that threaded broken lives back...2023-10-0419 min
Extreme GenesEpisode 440 - Quilt Of Souls: Quilting Traditions And Secrets Of The Enslaved, “How I Got Here” Participants Talk About The ExperienceHost Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org. The guys begin with news about DNA expert and friend-of-the-show, Diahan Southard, who has landed a hosting role on a new PBS series on DNA and secrets! Fisher and David then talk about some fun recent finds before moving on to “Family Histoire News.” First up… America’s oldest person just celebrated another birthday with her 90-YEAR-OLD daughter on hand! Hear all about it. Then, archaeologists have uncovered the remains of 14 combatants from a Revolutionary battle site in South...2022-11-2844 min
Speak On It!Phyllis Biffle Elmore, Quilt of Souls - A MemoirJoin Janice Gilyard and Cherekana Feliciano for a conversation with Phyllis Biffle Elmore as she discusses her book, Quilt of Souls - A Memoir and her family history. Phyllis Biffle Elmore was born in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of four, she was sent to the tiny town of Livingston, Alabama to be raised by her grandmother Lula Horn (1883-1988), who made beautiful quilts out of the clothing of her loved ones. Each strip of fabric tells the story of the wearer’s life and death. She shared these mostly tragic, sometimes witty, but always moving tales with little Phyllis as...2022-10-0741 min