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Let’s Talk Memoir97. A Conversation with Nonfiction Director at Ballantine Books Sara WeissSara Weiss joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about the path to her career in publishing and her role as Nonfiction Director and Ballantine, what memoir writers always need to ask themselves, her interest in memoir with purpose, the blockbuster model and the editorial decision making process, building a writing community, how many books we can realistically sell, making our work ready, and the pace of publishing these days. Also in this episode: -the importance of voice, platform, and hook -selling on proposals and fulls -how all writers need to hustle Book mentioned in this episode: Truth and...
2024-05-2144 min
Crashing the War PartyPlease Washington, don't do more in Africa — A conversation with Stephanie SavellThe political and security situation in Sudan is melting down. In Burkino Faso this week, the military dictatorship has been blamed for the massacre of 60 people. Security vacuums in Chad and Mali are attracting business from the Wagner Group, the notorious Russian private military contractor. It seems all over Africa, especially in places where the West and the U.S. have their fingerprints, things are boiling over. Why?Our guest this week, Stephanie Savell, co-director of The Costs of War Project, just returned from Niger and has plenty of thoughts about how Washington security programs throughout the region...
2023-04-2842 min
Besties & Business87. The GROWTH that comes with experiencing the MILESTONES you dream of as an ENTREPRENEURWe dove DEEP into what our experience of hosting our FIFTH ever event was like for us an entrepreneurs. It's so interesting when you actually get to those "BIG" moments that we dream of experiencing as entrepreneurs.We open up about the HIGHS that came with hosting this event. We open up about how we truly feel SO passionate about what we are creating here at Besties & Business, and how that night was truly a testament to that.We even open up about the insecurities that pop up along the way... EVEN when you are...
2023-04-2737 min
Snap JudgmentTongue Tied - Snap ClassicSometimes what you want to say, what you mean, and what comes out of your mouth are entirely different things.
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I Love You Dadbot
James Vlahos wanted to keep his dad around for as long as possible, so he saved the best part about him in the best way he knew how.
Vlahos is also working on a book, Talk To Me, about Silicon’s Valley’s quest to create conversation-making A.I.s. Check out his article about Dadbot in Wired Magazine. Follow James on Twitter.
Original Scor...
2023-04-2140 min
Chambered NautilusWhat's My Book About? Pt 2 – SVlahosFor the groovy literary agent: a swinging synopsis of the book Mercury's Wake as beat poem.
with Stephanie Vlahos and Wayne Peet Ensemble jamming on the album Blasto!
If you dig Wayne's music, you can buy it HERE
2022-03-2410 minChambered NautilusWhat's My Book About? Pt 1 – SVlahosFor the groovy literary agent: a swinging synopsis of the book Mercury's Wake as beat poem.
with Stephanie Vlahos and Wayne Peet Ensemble jamming on the album Blasto!
If you dig Wayne's music, you can buy it HERE
2022-03-2309 min
Crashing the War PartyStephanie Savell and how post-9/11 US counterterrorism assistance is further destabilizing AfricaThis week, Stephanie Savell, researcher and co-founder of Brown University's Costs of War Project, joins us to talk about her study of how U.S. military assistance — ostensibly for counterterrorism — has created more terrorists and killed untold more people over the last 20 years. She also talks about how Costs of War became an essential tool for measuring not only the financial toll, but the human destruction left behind in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In our first segment, Kelley and Dan talk about the new "Global Posture Review" and how the Biden Administration doesn't seem keen on scaling back th...
2021-12-0339 min
American in TentWhat’s my book about? with Wayne Peet from A Road Trip to Mars – a Triptych part 1This is my beat poem introducing a Spoken Word universe about torn value systems, consumerist pursuits, celebrity overload, chatter, the disproportion, aliens among strangers, strangers among strangers, and an astronaut named John K Mercury hurtling toward Mars in search of meaning.
with Stephanie Vlahos and Wayne Peet and Blasto!
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2021-08-1119 min
American in TentA Branch of FrangipaniJoin Stephanie Vlahos on a a stage director's process, exploring the story behind playwright Willy Holtzman's play "The First Mrs Rochester." It moves to unexpected places.
Players:
Jean: Natasha Detmer
Selma: Kate Mcclorey
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A virtual spoken word venue at this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival featuring a diverse and inclusive collective of artists and performers.
2021-07-0214 min
The Quack Attack: The DEFINITIVE Mighty Ducks PodcastInstant analysis on Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Episode 9: Head GamesWe're nearing the end. Mike, Tommy, and Kevin break down Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Episode 9, entitled "Head Games." They talk about the kids, Gordon and Coach T, and Alex and Stephanie and how all their relationships developed in this episode.
Executive producers: Elsie Barnett, Bryan Berg, Alex Ybarra, Josh Luecht, Bobby Lemaire, Rabbi Lex Rofeberg, Aaron Davis, Ed Scimia, Alex Vlahos, Joyce Eng.
Producers: Deborah Chen, Jeremiah Bersche, Adam Ferry, Jarrod Beasley, Lisa Wobig, Anthony Gioffre, Jeff Fantus, Matt Holtwick, Stevie Yanks, J.D. Youngblood, Chris Garland, Sarah Mihalopoulos, Dave Dang, Wayne Perkins.
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2021-05-2141 minThe Quack Attack: The DEFINITIVE Mighty Ducks PodcastInstant analysis on Mighty Ducks: Game Changers, Episode 6: Spirit of the DucksWe did it. We've reached the episode where some of the old Ducks return. Mike, Tommy and Kevin breakdown everything from the six OG Ducks and go through Gordon's journey. They also talk about Coach T's incredible recruiting, Evan's choice, and Alex and Stephanie's relationship.
Executive producers: Elsie Barnett, Bryan Berg, Alex Ybarra, Josh Luecht, Bobby Lemaire, Rabbi Lex Rofeberg, Aaron Davis, Ed Scimia, Alex Vlahos, Joyce Eng.
Producers: Deborah Chen, Jeremiah Bersche, Adam Ferry, Jarrod Beasley, Lisa Wobig, Anthony Gioffre, Jeff Fantus, Matt Holtwick, Stevie Yanks, J.D. Youngblood, Chris Garland, Sarah Mihalopoulos.
2021-04-3041 min
Lifewine Podcast67 - Psycho Yoga Instructor (2020)Dust off that sticky mat and grab your favorite chakras as we dive downward dog into PSYCHO YOGA INSTRUCTOR (2020), starring Ashley Wood Garcia, Brady Smith, and Panos Vlahos. Let the Lifewine trinity guide you into a state of laughter-riddled zen; find your balance in the clumsiness of Stephanie, your strength in the weakness of Rachel’s car, and your flexibility in Zach’s paralyzing case of comedy blue balls. Yoganna love this one! Support the show
2021-04-281h 26