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James and Ashley Stay at HomeAn early Christmas present - what we've read in 2025It's that time of year again! (Well, almost … it's actually a bit early.) Collected here is a varied selection of 2025's 'What Are You Reading' book recommendations, nice and early so you can get your Christmas shopping started sooner rather than later! Books and authors discussed in this episode: From ep. 110 Translations by Jumaana Abdu (Michelle See-Tho) The Profound Benefits of a Stint in Prison by Andrew Hamilton (Ashley) The Third Realm by Karl Ove Knausgård (James) From ep. 111 Everyone and Everything by Nadine Cohen (Ashley) My Dream Time by Ash Bar...
2025-11-111h 12James and Ashley Stay at HomeBonus ep! Winter Writing Retreat with Lynne AinsworthLynne Ainsworth is the founder of Writers at the Woolshed, an emerging writer, and a person who 'loves hanging out with people who read and write'. She loves it so much, she not only created a pop-up festival to connect authors with regional readers and writers, she's now hosting the first Winter Writing Retreat, featuring masterclasses with Eleanor Limprecht, Betty O'Neil, Audrey Molloy, Ashley Kalagian Blunt and Lee Kofman (from eps 3, 76 and 112). In this special bonus episode, Lynne tells us how she first became a festival director, and shares details of the retreat, happening 13-18 July in...
2025-04-2924 min
Borderlines: Roots and Real Country MusicBorderlines #1193: March 2, 2025Mike Blakely - Mira Las Palomas, Get Western
Kristi Rose - Cry To Heaven, Live In Holland
Zachary Lucky – John, The Wind
Dale Watson – Adios, Starvation Box
Whitney Rose – Analog, South Texas Suite
Rod Picott - River Runs, Stray Dogs
Willi Carlyle - Este Mundo, Peculiar, Missouri
Scott McKay - Opposites Attract, Stupid Cupid
John R. Miller - Nobody Has To Know Your Mind, Heat Comes Down
Melissa Ruth & The Likely Stories - The Knot, Meteor
Justin Rutledge - Albert...
2025-03-022h 06
The Defender PodcastOperation Patriots for ChildrenOn today's episode of the Defender podcast, join us for an inspiring conversation with Scott and Lynne Watson, a devoted couple with a heart for philanthropy and family. Married for over 40 years, they've embarked on incredible cycling adventures, including a 3,400-mile journey across the USA, raising $700,000 for charity. Now, they're gearing up for the BamaRama500, a 500-mile ride benefiting causes, including Lifeline. With Scott's military background, their mission takes on a deeply personal meaning as they support veterans' families pursuing adoption and post-adoption services. Tune in to hear their story of love, dedication, and community, and discover how you...
2024-07-0325 min
Things You Might Not Have HeardThings You Might Not Have Heard For August 15, 2022Today Featuring: Anne Heche, Salman Rushdie, Ben Affleck, and more... Today's Sponsor: YouTubeTVhttp://thisistheconversationproject.com/youtubetvToday's Rundown:U.S. Consulate General Tijuana is instructing American government employees to shelter-in-place until further notice after reports of violence in parts of Baja Californiahttps://t.co/e18xayjZXmSuspect in Salman Rushdie attack arrested on charges of attempted murder and assaulthttps://t.co/dcX5gSThiOAnne Heche, Star of 'Another World' and 'Men in Trees', Dies at 53 https://t.co/oLqB6v0uTfLynne...
2022-08-1522 min
Songcraft: Spotlight on SongwritersEp. 68 - HUGH PRESTWOOD ("The Song Remembers When") Hugh Prestwood has written twenty charting singles on the Billboard rankings, including eight Top 10 hits. He began his professional career as a folk singer/songwriter in Greenwich Village in the 1970s before finding commercial success as a writer when Judy Collins began recording his songs toward the end of the decade. In the 1980s he appeared on the country charts with the #1 singles “The Sound of Goodbye” by Crystal Gayle and “The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder” by Michael Johnson. By the following decade Prestwood was regularly topping the charts with titles such as Randy Travis’ “Hard Rock Bottom Of Yo...
2017-08-0858 min