Shows
Parkside Church at Historic Saint Barnabas | Charleston, SCAdvent | "What Does it Mean to be Different?" | Rev Shelvis Smith-MatherAdvent | "What Does it Mean to be Different?" | Rev Shelvis Smith-Mather
2025-12-2208 min
Who is my Neighbor?S6E23 - Advent in Durham - Day 23In Season 6, we are featuring reflections from our 2025 Advent devotional, Advent in Durham: Visit Us. Day 23, Shelvis Ponds. Read online at www.durhamcares.org/advent.
Theme Music: Peaceful by Luca Fraula Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5169-peaceful License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
2025-12-2204 min
The Art BoxThe Art Box 'For The Theatre" - Episode 221 - Shelvis is In the Building - DJ Van DykeOne of our Valley's beloved entertainers, DJ Van Dyke, is gearing up for another sellout performance at the Mesquite Theatre. This time, she's bringing her talented friend Shelvis to the stage for an electrifying show on September 14.
Join us as Suzie White hosts a lively conversation with DJ, and who knows—Shelvis might just make a surprise appearance!
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2024-08-1713 minThe Art BoxThe Art Box 'For The Theatre" - Episode 221 - Shelvis is In the Building - DJ Van DykeOne of our Valley's beloved entertainers, DJ Van Dyke, is gearing up for another sellout performance at the Mesquite Theatre. This time, she's bringing her talented friend Shelvis to the stage for an electrifying show on September 14.
Join us as Suzie White hosts a lively conversation with DJ, and who knows—Shelvis might just make a surprise appearance!
Get your tickets by clicking here.
2024-08-1713 min
Idaho MattersWeddings are big business in Las Vegas, and could be more so during some April 'specialty dates' A "Shelvis" — Elvis impersonator dressed in drag — officiates a wedding at the Little While Chapel on New Year's Eve 2023 in Las Vegas. New Year's Eve 2023 was a date with a repeating pattern — 12/31/23 — and a popular wedding date. There are other "palindromic" dates coming up in April, such as 4/20/24 and 4/22/24 that could prove to be popular as well.(Courtesy The Little White Chapel)Elvis-themed weddings are always popular in Vegas. After all, it’s where the King of Rock and Roll married Priscilla in 1967.More than a half-century later, Anamarie Popoca and Michelle Antonio were on leave from the milita...
2024-05-1603 min
A Matter of Faith: A Presby PodcastAdvocacy Watch 9: Standing with South SudanSend us a textAdvocacy Watch is bonus content produced by the Office of Public Witness and the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations, featuring the work of advocacy of the Presbyterian Church USA. This month we feature important work being done in South Sudan and how you can get involved. Special Guests:Anthony Harris, PMUN Seminary Intern & Shelvis Smith-Mather, PCUSA Mission Co-WorkerPCUSA efforts in South SudanPresbyterian Ministry at the United NationsFor Listening Guides, click here!Got a question...
2023-08-1139 min
Vegas RevealedElevated Sports Bar Ready to Open at Mandalay Bay, Update on Plans for New Hotel Casino on The Las Vegas Strip, Pride Month Events, Cannabis Friendly Hotel Opens | Ep. 171Send us a textHospitality veteran Sean Christie is upping the game for sports fans and foodies alike, with Flanker Kitchen + Sports Bar opening at Mandalay Bay on the Las Vegas Strip. The new elevated sports bar opens June 10th in the fan zone. We chat with Christie about what makes this new space so special and his take on Las Vegas then and now. What ever happened to that proposed hotel-casino on the east side of the strip? The land was purchased by billionaire Tilman Fertitta. We look into it and have an update. And, a...
2023-06-0332 min
How I Built This with Guy RazThe Tonight Show & Electric Hot Dog: Jimmy FallonJimmy Fallon may talk like a comedian, but he thinks like a restless entrepreneur. In addition to his day job as host of The Tonight Show, he runs a TV production company, writes best-selling children’s books, and creates products you never knew you needed, like all-day pajamas and “hands high” jerseys that show the name of your favorite team in the armpit. As a kid, Jimmy was obsessed with perfecting his impressions of Richard Pryor and Steve Martin, with the goal of one day starring on Saturday Night Live. After an incredibly successful 6-year run on that show, he tried t...
2022-06-271h 11A Matter of Faith: A Presby PodcastEpisode 30: Spiritual Food, Expensive Olympics & PEACE IS HARD WORKSend us a textQuestions for the Week:Can food, whether it be cooking or eating, be a spiritual experience?Every time the Olympic Games roll around, there is discussion about how expensive it is to host the Olympics and the toll it takes on the hosting city and country. Is it worth it? When does something become too costly to be worth the pride of hosting such an event? Further, have you seen faith communities have similar discussions about their own events and how to manage the cost?Special Guest:
2021-09-231h 03
The Space of JusticeEpisode 5 - Identity, Part IIIn this episode, Shelvis Ponds sits down with Angel Collie, Assistant Director of the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity at Duke University. Sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs at Duke University.
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SHELVIS PONDS: In this episode, we sit with Anglie Collie from the Center forSexual and Gender Diversity at Duke University to discuss how he navigated histransitioning experience in light of opposition and struggle.SHELVIS PONDS: It’s good to be with you, Angel, today. Thank you so much foragreeing to be a part of our Just Space podcast. The word identity often comes up in...
2021-02-2430 min
The Space of JusticeEpisode 4 - Identity, Part IIn this Episode Shelvis Ponds sits down with Jen Fry of the Ungradate Research Support Office. Sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs at Duke University.
2021-02-2419 min
The Space of JusticeEpisode 3 - BlackspaceIn this epsiode Shelvis Ponds sits down with Pierce Freelon, founder of Blackspace and Northstar Church of the Arts, to discuss how to read who space is for and how he came to create Blackspace in Durham, NC. Sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs at Duke University.
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Afronaut, and that is ‘Afronaut’ like an African astronaut, you know. I think of what we do here as a breathing space we create like an atmosphere, literally, figuratively, we burn sage, we burn palo santo, we make sure that when kids walk into the space it feels like they...
2021-02-2429 min
The Space of JusticeEpisode 2 - GraveyardsIn this episode, Shelvis Ponds sits down with Dr. Adam Rosenblatt, Associate Professor of the Practice of the International Comparative Studies Program at Duke University. Sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs at Duke.
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SHELVIS PONDS: In this episode, we sit with Adam Rosenblatt, professor in the International Comparative Studies Department at Duke University, to discuss the importance of space, particularly his work with analyzing graveyards to better understand how suchspaces can indicate economic disparities among different social groups. Well, Adam, it is good to see you. I want to, you know, I’m here today to ta...
2021-02-2420 min
The Space of JusticeEpisode 1 - The West EndWelcome to the Just Space Podcast hosted by Shelvis Ponds. In this episode, Shelvis sits down with Jeff Nelson, a residence coordinator at Duke University. Sponsored by the Division of Student Affairs at Duke University.
2021-02-2408 min