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Recycled ContentEp. 39: Plastics Recycling in 2025: Progress, Priorities, and Possibilities w/ Steve Alexander, President & CEO of APRTo kick off 2025, Recycled Content host Kara Pochiro is joined by President & CEO of the Association of Plastic Recyclers, Steve Alexander. The two discuss how 2025 is a pivotal year for sustainability initiatives and APR's priorities for the year ahead including pushing for policies that drive plastic recycling, emphasizing the importance of creating packaging that is designed for recyclability, and combatting misinformation. The two emphasize the economic impact of postconsumer recycled plastics as well as the pathways to stabilize markets and create a circular economy. As the 2025 Plastics Recycling Conference approaches, this is an episode you won't want to miss!
2025-02-1031 min
DEC Does What?!Don't Be Salty New York!In this episode, hosts Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar and Chief of Staff Erica Ringewald are joined by Julie Berlinski, a research scientist with DEC’s Bureau of Water Resource Management, and Division of Water environmental program specialists Alene Onion and Leila Mitchell, to discuss the need to reduce rock salt use and how to do it. While the use of rock salt on roadways and sidewalks is necessary for safe and efficient travel during snowy New York winters, it can have negative impacts on lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and groundwater. Learn more about how to reduce rock salt use, an...
2025-01-0231 min
PostConsumer Reports PodcastEp 102: Andrew Montonera on his John and Betty Stam Biography By Life or By DeathAndrew Montonera joins PostConsumer reports to discuss his new book By Life or By Death: The Life and Legacy of John and Betty Stam. The Stams were missionaries to China and were tragically martyred in 1934, an event which shook people around the world, partly because their infant daughter survived. Andrew has written a new history of their lives and the events surrounding their death, including numerous pictures, personal writings, poems, and accounts not included in previous biographies of the Stams. If you would like to purchase a signed copy of his book you can order one here....
2024-12-131h 01PostConsumer Reports PodcastEp 100: Fernando Ortega returns for our 100th episode to discuss his new album!It's celebration time! For the 100th episode of the podcast Fernando Ortega returns to discus his new album For All the Saints. We also have a thorough discussion about his book Fernando's Birds bird watching in general, what it means to be rooted to a place and home, and how he has learned to grieve loss and embrace the joys of life over the years. It's a wonderful discussion to have for this milestone episode. Fernando also appeared on episode 52 of the podcast to discuss his previous album The Crucifixion of Jesus, which to this day remains the...
2024-11-261h 29PostConsumer Reports PodcastEp 99: Christmas Traditions with April McClure StewartReverend April McClure Stewart join PostConsumer Reports for the 99th episode, which also happens to be our annual Christmas episode! It's the last show of the year and the last show before we put together something special for the 100th episode. April is a Disciples of Christ pastor and has served in various leadership positions over the years. But what really makes her qualified for this particular topic is all of the Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany traditions she celebrates with her family each year. This interview features a number of ideas people should consider implementing into their own annual...
2023-12-2837 min
Tent Talks with Dr Stephen BackhouseA Christmas Tent Talk with Emily Hunter McGowinDr. Emily Hunter McGowin has entered the Tent to take part in Chris Marchand's annual Christmas episode. She has just released her new book Christmas: The Season of Life and Light which offers reflections, insights, and gentle challenges about how we celebrate the holiday season. The conversation dwells on the major themes Chris addressed in his own Christmas book as well as past episodes, namely, the political nature of serving others, finding a way to rest, unleashing our festive side, and finally, being drawn to the worship of the Christ-child.Dr. McGowin's book can be purchased here...
2023-11-1452 minTent Talks with Dr Stephen BackhouseBonus: Tolkien and Nonviolence? with Austin M. FreemanAustin M. Freeman, professor at Houston Christian University, joins the tent for another bonus episode to discuss J.R.R. Tolkien's views on non-violence and war. Who exactly is the "pacifist" in The Lord of the Rings and why isn't it Tom Bombadil? In two archival episode segments Melody Green, dean of Urbana Seminary, is featured with her owns thoughts about Tolkien. Dr. Freeman is the author of the book Tolkien Dogmatics and Dr. Green is the editor of Tolkien and the Arts: a theology of subcreation.You can find Dr. Freeman's book here and Dr. Green's...
2023-10-1235 minTent Talks with Dr Stephen BackhouseBonus Episode: Rachel Wilhelm on Singing the Words of JeremiahMusician, songwriter, and worship leader Rachel Wilhelm joins the Tent with Chris Marchand to discuss her new album Jeremiah and how she approached writing songs that speak truth to leaders in power while also calling for communal repentance. Though a bonus episode, this conversation pieces together a number of elements from previous Tent Talks series: 1) Rachel contributed the theme song to Chris's series Women in Church Leadership (which is discussed in the interview), 2) speaking truth to power and discerning true prophets from false prophets is a topic Stephen covered in a previous episode, and 3) this is something of a...
2023-10-0340 minPostConsumer Reports PodcastEp. 95: Austin Freeman on his book Tolkien Dogmatics Author and professor Austin Freeman joins episode 95 to discuss his book Tolkien Dogmatics, a theological reading of J.R.R. Tolkien's works. Dr. Freeman is a professor at Houston Christian University where he teaches on theology, literature, and apologetics and has also contributed to other books on theological approaches to science fiction and fantasy. He will be a speaker at Urbana Theological Seminary's 2023 Tolkien Conference where Chris Marchand (the guy who runs PostConsumer Reports) will also be a speaker. You can register for it here. With the main speaker being Craig A. Boyd on Friday September 22, Dr. Freeman and Chris wi...
2023-09-211h 06PostConsumer Reports PodcastEp 94: Rachel Wilhelm on Singing The Words of JeremiahRachel Wilhelm joins the podcast again to discuss her new album Jeremiah, a collection of song adapted from the words of the prophet Jeremiah. Like with previous episodes this interview is also a kind of deep dive "radio special" for the album featuring excerpts of the song and the background behind them. Rachel previously appeared on the podcast discussing her album Requiem and she has even written an article for PostConsumer Reports the blog. Please check out her work on Bandcamp and all the streaming platforms, book her for songwriting retreat through United Adoration, or check out the music sh...
2023-09-071h 09PostConsumer Reports PodcastEp 93: Caroline Cobb on her album Psalms: The Poetry of PrayerCaroline Cobb joins episode 93 of PostConsumer Reports to discuss her new album Psalms: The Poetry of Prayer. Our conversation is a deep dive into the music and background behind the songs, her other Scripture-based albums, and her life as a working musician. You can stream her music wherever it is available or discover more of her work at: www.carolinecobb.com or https://carolinecobb.bandcamp.com/.
2023-06-011h 00Tent Talks with Dr Stephen BackhouseWomen in Church Leadership 4: The FutureChris interviewed four women from different backgrounds asking them each the same questions about their experiences as women and leaders in the Church. He talks to Abbi Nye, archivist at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and researcher with CFCToo and ACNAToo, Dr. Emily McGowin, associate professor of theology at Wheaton College and canon theologian for the Anglican Diocese C4SO, Joy Qualls, dean and associate professor at Biola University, and April McClure Stewart, pastor of MCC Disciples of Christ and Executive Director for her denomination's school of ministry. Today's episode features as special guest author and speaker Carolyn Custis J...
2023-01-3136 min
Indo Tekno PodcastTechnology to Lift the "Pemulung" to "Pelestari": Hamish Daud of OctopusIndonesia generates approximately 6.8 million tons of plastic waste every year, according to the Indonesia National Plastic Action Partnership (or NPAP). Shockingly, almost none of this waste has been sorted in the past. Indonesian actor and presenter Hamish Daud joins the Indo Tekno Podcast to discuss his efforts to apply data analysis and entirely new practices in order to address Indonesia's deficient waste collection and recycling practices. Octopus, a start-up he cofounded with partner Moehammad Ichsan, seeks to create an efficient reverse logistics service for Indonesia's packaging industries. The platform enables granular tracking of "Postconsumer Material" (PCM), offering valuable data...
2022-10-0319 min
Rick Lee James Podcast NetworkEpisode 478 - As I Walk These HallsVoices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) -Episode 478 -As I Walk These HallsI’m back from my Podcast hiatus and I’ve got a new single.-Rick Lee JamesSpecial thanks to Chris Marchand for allowing me to feature our conversation from his Podcast, PostConsumer Reports, here on my show today. PostConsumer Reports Podcast : http://www.postconsumerreports.com/Web Sites:https://www.rickleejames.comGet The Single:https://rickleejames.hearnow.com/halls...
2022-08-171h 21
Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast)Episode 478 -As I Walk These HallsVoices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) -Episode 478 -As I Walk These Halls
I’m back from my Podcast hiatus and I’ve got a new single.
-Rick Lee James
Special thanks to Chris Marchand for allowing me to feature our conversation from his Podcast, PostConsumer Reports, here on my show today.
PostConsumer Reports Podcast : http://www.postconsumerreports.com/
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https://www.rickleejames.com
Get The Single:
https://rickleejames.hearnow.com/halls
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2022-08-171h 21Tent Talks with Dr Stephen BackhouseChris Marchand, guest of the centuryChris Marchand is an Anglican priest and church music leader from Peoria, Illinois in the USA. He also teaches history and literature classes at Schole Academy, an online Classical Christian school. He has just released Gentle Spacemakers an album of the music he's written for the Tent Talks podcast (which also includes the theme song for The Hyphen, Stephen's other podcast). You can stream or download the album on Bandcamp or wherever you stream music. Chris has two other podcasts, Postconsumer Reports about art and faith, and Between the Songs about the music of Rich Mullins. Finally, i...
2022-03-2249 minPostConsumer Reports PodcastBrian Doerksen on his song "215"Brian Doerksen is a songwriter, church music leader, and teacher who recently wrote "215" a call for lament and repentance from within the Canadian church for the atrocities committed against the Indigenous children at numerous church and state run boarding schools. He joins PostConsumer Reports to discuss his process in writing the song, what it means to write from a place of sorrow, and to reminisce with Chris about his past worship songs (those he still sings and those he's moved on from). You can discover Brian's music at his website as well as find out how to watch his "...
2021-12-1652 minTent Talks with Dr Stephen BackhouseResting at Christmas (Christmas Tent Talk)Chris's talk is in part based on his book Celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas: A guide for churches and families, which can be purchased through most book outlets. Chris has also released a couple of albums of Christmas music, one electronic instrumental and one more traditional. This is the first of two episodes on resting at Christmas, The second will be made available to Patreon subscribers and can be found HERE. Last year's Christmas Tent Talk (on serving others) can be found here, and other Christmas related interviews and talks can be found on his own podcast P...
2021-12-1459 minTent Talks with Dr Stephen BackhouseHarmony Smith, song writer on making "You Have Our Yes"Harmony Smith is the Director of Worship for the Vineyard Movement in the UK & Ireland where she encourages, raises up, and trains worship and music leaders, and she also co-pastors Belfast City Church with her husband Andy. From her bio: "Harmony is a worshiper, songwriter and pastor whose heart is all about seeing people connect with Jesus in a lifestyle of worship. This passion is particularly clear in her songs, which can be found on several Vineyard UK & Ireland worship albums, including Creator, Spirit Burn, The Feast and most recently, Legacy – Live from Ireland. She has also just released ‘You...
2021-10-1956 minPostConsumer Reports PodcastHarmony Smith Vineyard Worship Leader, Songwriter, and PastorHarmony Smith is the Director of Worship for the Vineyard Movement in the UK & Ireland where she encourages, raises up, and trains worship and music leaders. She also co-pastors Belfast City Church with her husband Andy. She joins PostConsumer Reports to discuss her song "You Have Our Yes," how people in Ireland and America might wrestle with its lyrics differently, and the responsibility that church worship leaders have to not only lead people to God but also challenge them to love their neighbors as themselves.
2021-09-151h 00PostConsumer Reports PodcastSinger-songwriter Rick Lee JamesEp 85 features and interview with Rick Lee James, a singer-songwriter, guitarist, recording artist, and music pastor. He joined PostConsumer Reports to discuss his songwriting and recording process, the struggle to lead church music during the time of COVID (when we are not singing together), being able to authentically address people's pain through worship music, and his Mister Rogers podcast "Welcome to the Neighborhood." Rick has a podcast of his own, "Voices in My Head," which has had numerous guests over the years, including an interview with Chris discussing his 12 days of Christmas book. A couple of months ago Rick was a...
2021-05-2752 minTent Talks with Dr Stephen BackhouseServing at ChristmasBased on his book 'Celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas,' co-host Chris Marchand explores the social and political implications of Serving at Christmas. Sean and Stephen join the discussion at 35:40. This is the first of two episodes reimagining serving others at Christmas. Episode 2 will be available to Patreon subscribers, which can be found HERE. In the years to come Chris will be recording more Christmas Tent Talks on the subjects of resting, celebrating, and worshipping at Christmas.You can find out more about Chris's thoughts and writings at Christmas on his podcast and blog PostConsumer Re...
2020-12-0855 min
Her Dinero MattersConsumer Behavior and Our Money with Stacie de Armas | HDM 222Why should we pay attention to the findings on consumer behavior? And what in the world does this have to do with our money? Stacie de Armas joins us today to gives us answers to those questions and more. In today’s episode you will hear:
The lessons learned from her first job at a bank serving a good portion of the Hispanic community
Her role as a consumer behaviorist and why we as a consumer should pay attention
The details of her top findings on the Latinx community and what it all means
For a quick recap...
2020-07-1642 min
Between the SongsAndrew Osenga and Jeremy CasellaOur next bonus episode features interviews with Andrew Osenga and Jeremy Casella, two artists greatly affected by Rich Mullins' work, and who are currently trying to fund their new albums on Kickstarter. Joe was able to talk with Osenga last fall in the lead up to the Window Rock Tribute Concert and Chris spoke to Casella a few weeks ago for PostConsumer Reports (the full interview with Casella is available there). Please check out their Kickstarter pages and consider supporting their work (links will be on the Between the Songs website).
2018-01-311h 33PostConsumer Reports PodcastFr. Greg Lynn—What Does the Bible Say About Race?Fr. Greg Lynn is the vicar of Epiphany Church in Peoria, Illinois. He also happens to be my pastor and my friend. On Sunday, August 20 he preached a message that had been weighing on his heart and mind, "What Does the Bible Say About Race?", and I wanted to offer a place for people to hear it. If you go to the PostConsumer Reports website for episode 54 you will find the slides that go along with the sermon.
2017-08-2444 minPostConsumer Reports PodcastEp 50: Stu G from Delirious on the Beatitudes Project Stu G became known as the lead guitarist and songwriter for the revolutionary worship band Delirious? but after years of touring with other artists and logging lots of time as a studio musician, Stu finally decided to take on a passion project long in gestation: a multimedia work based off of The Beatitudes, the opening words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5. It started out as a set of songs but then soon grew into a book and a film, all set in Jesus' bold proclamations of blessing on God's people. So, we're celebrating the 50...
2017-07-061h 09PostConsumer Reports PodcastEp 36: Fitting The White Album Onto 1 LP & The Year In ReviewMy friend Trey Mowder and I spend this episode trying to narrow down The Beatles' White Album onto a single disc (which means we have to cut out songs, as if such a thing were possible!). On top of that, I also give my year end best of lists (music, TV, films, podcasts) and some highlights for PostConsumer Reports from this past year (2016).
2016-12-282h 03PostConsumer Reports PodcastEp20: An Introduction to Classical EducationThis podcast episode is different from the norm for PostConsumer Reports. It features a talk Chris Marchand (host and writer for PCR) gave on Classical Education. Chris is the headmaster at Aletheia Christian School in Peoria, Illinois (www.peoriaclassical.org). Chris goes into the philosophy behind Classical Education, how we give our kids the "lost tools of learning", and how we hope to create lifelong lovers of learning. Welcome to the Great Conversation!
2016-07-251h 27PostConsumer Reports PodcastEp 13: Jessica Ball—artist and owner of The Art GarageEpisode 13 of the PostConsumer
Reports Podcast features a conversation with Jessica Ball, Peoria
area artist and owner of The Art Garage. Jessica shares
her journey as an artist and through it I get to ask about her
views on abstract art, the monetary value of works of art, and
where the art community is headed in Peoria. Check below for
examples of her work (which we also discuss in the interview). Make
sure to check The Art Garage page for class times and upcoming
exhibits: http://art-garage-studio.com/
2016-04-281h 36
PostConsumer Reports PodcastEp11: Thom Blair on the Hebrew-English Interlinear ESV Old Testament and Logos Bible Software:Episode 11 of the PostConsumer Reports Podcast features Thom Blair, editor and translator of the Hebrew English Interlinear English Standard Version (ESV) of the Old Testament. Thom also works for Faithlife and Logos Bible Software. His Hebrew-English version of the ESV is quite frankly amazing. Essentially it features a line of the Hebrew text with another line of the exact English words directly underneath. Thom is a friend of mine and I am honored and astonished to know someone who has accomplished a project such as this. Thom has also been developing Bible study courses and video talks from prominent...
2016-04-0646 min
PostConsumer Reports PodcastPostConsumer Reports Podcast: Intro Beta Test Episode 00AThe PostConsumer Reports Podcast is just getting started. There are many questions to be asked and we will listen to many answers.
Artists, thinkers, pastors, interesting people of all sorts. They already exist. We just need to get them in front of a mike and ask them questions.
2016-01-0902 min
Go Green RadioPaper Water Bottle: An Alternative to PlasticPlastic beverage containers are a problem. According to the most recent report available from the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers, of the 9,131 million pounds of plastic bottles generated in 2012, less than 1/3 were recovered for recycling. The remainder ends up in a landfill where it could take hundreds of years to break down, or as litter where it flows into stormwater drains and ultimately into the ocean. In either instance, the energy and petroleum used to manufacture and ship the plastic beverage containers is lost. A new company, called Paper Water Bottle, seeks to upend that wasteful model. They have created...
2015-08-141h 10