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Gathering GoldResistance to Growing UpSome children and adolescents bound toward the future, excitedly proclaiming, "I can't wait to grow up!"
Others are a bit more unsure--some of us may resist growing up well into our 20s and beyond. Acts of resistance against adulthood can be big or small, noticeable or subtle. Even those who were excited to grow up in childhood may find that fears begin to dampen their enthusiasm as the reality of adult life sinks in.
Where do these fears come from? What are some of the core beliefs and emotional experiences that can either hamper or p...2025-02-2835 min
The Mutha Knows ShowBlack History Month Spotlight Garret Morgan, Sheryl Swoops, Alvin Ailey, Phillip B. Downing, Sheryl Swoops and Alvin Ailey American DanceGarrett Morgan invented an early version of the traffic light. In 1916, he patented a “safety hood,” a breathing device that protected miners and firefighters. His traffic light was patented in 1923 and eventually sold for $40,000 to General Electric. #BHMPhilip B. Downing designed a metal box with four legs which he patented on October 27, 1891. He called his device a street letter box and it is the predecessor of today’s mailbox.Martin Luther King Jr, entered Morehouse as an early-admission student at the age of 15 in 1944 and graduated in 1948 as a man ready to change the nation.In 1958 Ailey founded the Alvin Ailey...2025-02-2501 min
Club Shay ShayClub Shay Shay - Sheryl Underwood Part 2Welcome back to Part 2 as Sheryl addresses the challenges Black talent faces in entertainment, from fair compensation to systemic barriers. She praises creators like Tyler Perry, Issa Rae, and Regina King for paving the way but acknowledges the ongoing struggle for equity. They discuss how Black culture, especially rap music, is undervalued despite its influence on mainstream media. The conversation turns personal as Sheryl shares her experiences with respect, survival, and trauma. She opens up about painful moments, including sexual abuse, and the resilience these challenges have built in her. Sheryl stresses the importance of forgiveness, grace...2025-01-221h 27
The Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 24Susan is not sure if she will find the answers everyone is looking for in the book Albert showed her, but for now, she has to go home and see her parents. This is the final chapter of The Rat King. Thank you so much for listening.Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love to hear from you. Reach out to us via email. ---About The R...2025-01-1507 minThe Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 23Susan made a huge discovery in the book that Albert took her to see. She is unsure how she can help the cats now but is determined to do everything she can.Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love to hear from you. Reach out to us via email. ---About The Rat KingThe Rat King is a captivating bedtime story perfect for older kids. T...2025-01-0809 minThe Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 22The rats have been defeated, and Susan has found Tucker. Khai tells Susan there is still much to do, but she doesn’t want to hear it. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love to hear from you. Reach out to us via email. ---About The Rat KingThe Rat King is a captivating bedtime story perfect for older kids. This series is the thrilling c...2025-01-0112 minThe Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 21Susan went through the gate but only opened it enough for herself to get through. The rats are still on the other side, and they are not happy. Khai helps Susan take what the rats need. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love to hear from you. Reach out to us via email. ---About The Rat KingThe Rat King is a captivating bedtime story...2024-12-2511 min
This Womanist Work PodcastEp. 11- My Religion is the World: On Spirituality with Sheryl Thomas-WashburnNow that we are past the election and getting ready for the holiday season, we are returning for our full episode with Mama Sheryl! Sheryl Thomas-Washburn joins Kelli and Kendra to share more about how she got to where she is today. Mama Sheryl is Meg's mom, and she brings a whole lotta recipes for us to take with us. She starts by sharing her journey from a Christian Baptist church to her spiritual awakening; she shares tips for navigating one's spiritual journey, especially when you do not have community, and what it's like being in an interfaith relationship...2024-12-2248 min
515 : The Ultra PodcastS6E11 -- 2024 UMWC Race Review with Gary Wang, Steve King, Ultra Chamba, and Jen AnnettSend us a textThis episode has a number of past guests rejoining the podcast to discuss the 2024 Ultraman World Championships. First up are two of the four people who were inducted into the Ultraman Hall of Fame at this year's Thanksgiving breakfast. Gary Wang, who is a 20 time consecutive UMWC finisher, and Steve King (the voice of Ultraman).I also check in with the two winners of the event. The men’s champion, Juan Bautista Castilla Arroyo, AKA Ultra Chamba, and the overall/women’s champion, Jen A...2024-12-2059 minThe Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 20Susan has spoken to the Council and made them see what she is talking about. When a cat arrives and tells them the Rats are at the gate, they go to see what they can do.Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love to hear from you. Reach out to us via email. ---About The Rat KingThe Rat King is a captivating bedtime story...2024-12-1810 minThe Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 19Tucker is safe after the cave-in but knows he needs to get back to the city. He is trying to find his way but the further he goes the more he realizes he is lost. When he sees some rats marching he follows them, hoping not to be seen. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love to hear from you. Reach out to us via email. ---About The Ra...2024-12-1112 min
Life–NotedDJ Lyd the SBW: An Origin StoryIn this crossover episode Life–Noted is bringing you an interview from its sister podcast, Space Time Music and in it, Lyd the SBW will be interviewing…herself, giving y’all the music/soul profile you’ve been waiting for. There’s a lot of 70s and 80s goodness in here kids. The SpaceTimeMusic theme music is a sample of the Ana-Tole x Jonah Christian Remix of Ready or Not by the Fugees.LINKS:A Sample, A Cover playlistThe Raisin at the Hot Dog’s End music episodeDJ LeGoomDJ Lil’...2024-12-0636 minThe Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 18Susan and Vinnie are at the council, but they are having no luck trying to convince the cats to help. The cats don’t believe anything Susan and Vinnie say. Susan finally realizes the truth and what she can see and then does something no one was expecting. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love to hear from you. Reach out to us via email. ---About The Rat Ki...2024-12-0415 minThe Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 17Susan is okay after the rock falls, but she doesn’t know how Tucker is and cannot feel him. She has decided the best thing for her to do is to continue with their plan. Susan sees a flicker of light around a corner and decides to see where it is coming from. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love to hear from you. Reach out to us via email. ---2024-11-2715 minLife–NotedDJ Hot Grits & Shit: From Church to Flippin' TablesDJ Hot Grits & Shit talks about creating her legendary Michael Jackson wall, bouncing back from an encounter with a tambourine in church and much more about her journey (literal and metaphorical) to discover her music tastes. Songs featured in order of appearance:State of ShockVictoryThe Jacksons, Mick Jagger1984It’s My ThingStrictly BusinessEPMD1988Your Love Is KingDiamond LifeSade1984BadBadMichael Jackson1988Black Man’s CryLive!Fela...2024-11-2257 minThe Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 16Vinnie goes to warn the cats while Susan and Tucker follow Julian to open the gate for the rats. Susan carries Tucker, and Julian tries his best to keep them from talking as he growls at the rats around him. When the rocks start to fall, and Susan and Tucker get separated, she doesn’t know what will happen next.Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love to hear from you. Reach ou...2024-11-2009 minThe Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 15Susan spoke to Khai and realized he had been with her all this time. Julian comes to get her and takes her to the Rat King. When Vinnie and Tucker see the rats and Susan, they try to follow. After a while, Vinnie tries to get Tucker to go back with him to warn the city, but Tucker refuses to leave Susan alone. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love to hear from you. Re...2024-11-1315 min
The Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 14Susan listened to the rat king tell her his story, but she couldn’t really believe that it was true. When the rat king leaves the room to find the infiltrator, Khai comes to talk to Susan. She can’t believe her eyes. The last time she saw him, he had given up his last life to save Cat City. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark❤️👂📖---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love to hear from you. Reach out...2024-11-0612 minThis Womanist Work PodcastBonus Ep. 3- If You're Not Uncomfortable, You're Not Doing the Work with Sheryl Thomas-WashburnIn this extended bonus episode, Kelli and Kendra are joined by Sheryl Thomas-Washburn, AKA Mama Sheryl, who highlights her JEDI-B (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging) work experience and gives us an overview of her consulting work with Tomia LLC. They cover related topics such as white fragility and the discomfort of change. Specifically, why it is necessary. Tune in next week to hear more from Mama Sheryl in our full episode, but we hope you enjoy this month's bonus episode! Additional links included in the episode:1. Katy, TX school district considering a sensitivity policy f...2024-11-0347 min
The Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 13Vinnie has arrived to rescue Tucker while Susan tries to delay whatever they hope she can do for the rats. The rat king talks to Susan for a long time, and Susan hopes this gives Tucker enough time to make sure that the rats cannot use her to help them get into the City. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark❤️👂📖---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love to hear from you. Reach out to us via email.2024-10-3012 minLife–NotedDJ SpeedinBullet: I Keep Going Back to My DadDJ SpeedinBullet tells us about the origins of his connection to guitars, rock and Prince, why shifts in music taste are a generational rite of passage and much more.Songs featured in order of appearance:Messages from the BoysDial My Heart The Boys1988Purple RainPurple RainPrince1984Knowledge is KingI Go to WorkKool Moe Dee1989Ready to DieEveryday StruggleNotorious B.I.G.1994Share My WorldMissing YouM...2024-10-111h 14
The Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 12Susan wants to make sure that the rats don’t hurt Tucker, so she tries to figure out a way to tell them what they want without really helping them. The rats take Tucker back to a cell, and once they leave him, all he can do is try to figure out who to get out. He is still thinking when he hears a sound……Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark❤️👂📖---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love t...2024-10-0212 min
The Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 11Susan is surprised to see Julian alive and helping the Rat King. She refuses to help them with their plan, but the rats come prepared. As Susan tells them again she won’t help, they bring Tucker out. They listen to what Julian has to say, finding it hard to believe and wondering if there is any way to escape. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark❤️👂📖---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love to hear from you. Reach...2024-09-2511 min
The Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 10Susan cannot believe that Julian is still alive. He wants her to help them to get into the city but Susan says she will not. The rats tell her some things and she tries to get the whole story from them but when Julian gets them to bring in their other captive Susan knows she might not be able to refuse them anymore. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark❤️👂📖---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love to hear...2024-09-1811 minThe Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 9Susan tripped on the stairs as she tried to get away from the rats and blacked out. When she wakes up, she thinks she is in a dream and reaches for her blankets, only to realize she is not dreaming. The squeaks and squeals are real, and there are rats all around her. What is going to happen to her now?Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark❤️👂📖---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love to hear from you...2024-09-1111 min
The Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 8Susan has been taken by the rats, and Tucker has been placed in his room after his meeting with the Council. Tucker's mom finally comes and says she will let him out but tells him he won’t be on gate duty anymore. Tucker pretends to agree with her and says okay and then races to the gate to see Susan before he can no longer go through.Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark❤️👂📖---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold....2024-09-0411 min
The Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 7After hearing her mom talk about an exterminator, Susan decided to go down to the basement to look for herself to see what her mom was talking about. Once she got down there, she saw the rats and turned to run but her sock caught and the door was locked. Tucker cannot believe he is trapped in his room again. He keeps checking the door, but every time, it is locked. When his mom finally comes and opens the door, he cannot believe what she says to him. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark❤️👂📖---...2024-08-2809 min
The Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 6Susan is trying to be brave and forget about the rats. After Tucker visited and she told him about her dreams she is certain that if something was wrong he would have told her. When her mom mentions needing an exterminator Susan decides it is time to check things out for herself and see what is going on. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark❤️👂📖---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love to hear from you, reach out to...2024-08-1618 min
The Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 5Tucker is not having much luck trying to convince the council about what is happening with Susan, and his mom has requested that he be taken off of guard duty and his ties with the family above be cut. Susan, not knowing about any of this, wakes up to see sunlight and thinks about how much more this place feels like home. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark❤️👂📖---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love to hear fr...2024-08-0709 min
The Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 4After seeing Susan and returning to Cat City Tucker is determined to warn the council that something is still happening. He and Vinnie walk together to tell the members what he has learned before it is too late, but are they going to listen this time?Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark❤️👂📖---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love to hear from you, reach out to us via email. ---About The Rat King2024-07-3114 minThe Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 3Tucker has seen Susan and heard all about her dreams. He is not sure what they mean but knows he needs to talk to the Council about it. When he returns to the city he tells Vinnie what Susan told him and they worry that it is Magic which Susan shouldn’t be able to feel outside of the city. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark❤️👂📖---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love to hear from you, reach...2024-07-2410 min
The Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 1In "The Rat King - Chapter 1," Susan is back and at home, wondering where Tucker is. She’s having trouble sleeping and can’t explain to her parents why she’s having bad dreams. Susan only sleeps well when Tucker is around, but he hasn't been around much lately.Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark❤️👂📖---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love to hear from you, reach out to us via email. ---About The Rat...2024-07-1712 min
The Rat King - A Bedtime Series For Older KidsThe Rat King - Chapter 2Susan is struggling to sleep and often has bad dreams, but she can’t tell her parents because it would only worry them more. She has reached out to Tucker, the butterscotch tabby, but hasn’t heard back about his whereabouts or when he might return. When she hears a noise in the hall, she closes her eyes and hopes for the best.Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark❤️👂📖---👉 Follow along with the book! The Rat King by Patti Larsen is available wherever fine books are sold.❤️ We would love to hear fro...2024-07-1716 min515 : The Ultra PodcastS6E3 -- Steve King : Ask Me Anything!Send us a textSteve King is a foundational guest on this podcast. Even though he appeared in the first three episodes (S1E1) (S1E2) (S1E3), I am not sure that we know all about this man. So, I hosted an online Zoom meeting for anyone who wanted to show up and partake in the AMA with Steve. This episode is the recording from that meeting. You can just look down at the resources and people mentioned to see what a wide variety of questions there was.Resources ment...2024-07-051h 25
Matt & Sheryl's GenExcellent Playlist1981 Part 9 Laurie Anderson "O Superman", Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers "The Waiting", The Police Ghost in the Machine, King Crimson Discipline and 1981 wrap upSend us a textMike joins Matt & Sheryl as they wrap up another year with Mike's song pick and Mike and Matt's album choices, along with near misses for the playlist from 1981. 2024-06-131h 43515 : The Ultra PodcastS5E9 -- 515 Round Table Discussion : The State of Ultra TriathlonSend us a textOver 150 years of experience are on the podcast today. A big list of big names in the Ultraman/515 world join me for a round table discussion. All of my guests bring unique experiences and backgrounds as we establish some history of the sport before discussing its current state and where we see it moving in the future. Resources mentioned in this episode:Ultra TriFest CanadaUltra 515 World Wide ChampionshipsUltraman HawaiiUltraman World ChampionshipsUM Arizona UM Florida Ultraman Wales (UMUK)Ultra MX 515UM Canada Ironman Canada UltraCzech 515 Ultraman Israel Sahara Tr...2024-02-091h 30