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LIFE IS ABOUT MORE THAN LIVINGAre Anonymous Online Spaces Possible? An One On One Conversation with Courtney Stanfield founder of the Air Out appAre Anonymous Online Spaces Possible? An One On One Conversation with Courtney Stanfield founder of the Air Out app
Sometimes, the Internet can feel like a middle-school playground populated by brats in ski masks who name-call and taunt with the fake bravery of the anonymous. But sometimes - thank goodness - it's nicer than real life.-Susan Orlean
Our conversation discussion points
Empowering Expression: The importance of allowing thoughts to be expressed in a safe and anonymous way.
The Power of Anonymity: How differently we speak and express ourselves when we know w...
2025-05-2838 min
The Art BizBeauty, Rigorous Research, and Purpose with Noelle Phares (224)Building an art career with intention doesn't always start with a plan. Sometimes it starts with a gut feeling that something isn't working. That was true for Noelle Phares, who left behind a structured science career to follow her creative instincts—eventually leading to a solo museum exhibition and a thriving, self-directed art business. In this episode (part 1 of 2), host Alyson Stanfield talks to Noelle about how she transitioned from environmental data science into full-time painting, and how her rigorous research background continues to shape her studio practice. The conversation centers around 2024 solo sh...
2025-04-2444 min
Quilting on the SideStitching SuccessSend us a textIn this episode of Quilting on the Side, hosts Andi and Tori interview Susan Smith, a quilter with a rich family history in quilting. Susan shares her journey from learning to quilt on a treadle machine in a log cabin to turning her passion into a business during the pandemic. She discusses her marketing strategies, particularly the effectiveness of YouTube, and emphasizes the importance of building trust with her audience before selling her courses. Susan also shares insights from organizing a quilting cruise and her plans for future courses and memberships, highlighting the...
2025-04-0135 min
Horse Radio Network All Shows FeedUSDF Education: Instructor/Trainer Program and Adult Camps! - The Dressage Radio ShowSarah Geikie, a FEI 4* judge and co-chair of the USDF Education committee, talks about the updated dressage education programs being offered for certified instructors. FEI trainer Susan Peacock explains the differences between adult camps and traditional clinics, and we speak with John Their about his dressage only sales website! Listen in...GUESTS AND LINKS DRESSAGE EPISODE 763:Co-Hosts: Reese Koffler-Stanfield and Megan McIssac|Instagram|FacebookGuest: Sarah Geike | Facebook Guest: Susie Peacock Guest: John Their from Dressage Only - use coupon code HRN and get free listings through March 15, 2025Book Club: Build a Better Athlete by Leslie WebbDressage Radi...
2025-02-1548 minThe Dressage Radio ShowUSDF Education: Instructor/Trainer Program and Adult Camps!Sarah Geikie, a FEI 4* judge and co-chair of the USDF Education committee, talks about the updated dressage education programs being offered for certified instructors. FEI trainer Susan Peacock explains the differences between adult camps and traditional clinics, and we speak with John Their about his dressage only sales website! Listen in...GUESTS AND LINKS DRESSAGE EPISODE 763:Co-Hosts: Reese Koffler-Stanfield and Megan McIssac|Instagram|FacebookGuest: Sarah Geike | Facebook Guest: Susie Peacock Guest: John Their from Dressage Only - Visit dressage only to find over 150 dressage horses for sale - use coupon code HRN and get free listings throu...
2025-02-1548 min
A Quilter's Life2024 Thankful Notes Week 1As we get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States I decided to again share the Thankful Notes that I gathered from guests on A Quilter’s Life this past year. 2023 was the first year I tried this and it was fun to gather these notes from each guest to be able to share such positive praises.
It was surprising when I looked at the list of guests that some of these were recorded almost a year ago, because it seems like we just chatted yesterday.
I think last year many of us enjoyed playing along as we listened to...
2024-11-0408 minQuilting on the SideFinding New Friends - Report from the 2024 Quilterpreneur RetreatSend us a textAndi recently attended the Quilterpreneur Retreat hosted by Elizabeth Chappell of Quilter's Candy. It was a jam-packed weekend of business topics and new friendships in the glorious aspens of Sundance, Utah. Join us for a recap of the event and meet some of the fabulous quilting business owners who were in attendance.Event details here:https://learn.quilterscandy.com/sales-page-0a18f0b8-96e2-453a-baea-bcbb6cae3d91This episode is sponsored by Wix! Start creating your website today.Guests:Amber - https://thecheekyquilters...
2024-10-2912 min
The Art BizA Collaboration Between 2 Artists that Led to Creative Growth (ep. 183)Host: Alyson B. Stanfield In this episode of The Art Biz I talk with Lori Sokoluk and Susan Purney Mark, who met in my coaching group many years ago and started a collaboration during the pandemic. When I teach about collaboration, I'm usually talking about an exhibition or event. Lori and Susan took it to the next level and collaborated on the artwork itself—resulting in a two-person exhibition that recently closed. I wanted to know what the artmaking process was like when you're presented with someone else's marks on the canvas. I th...
2024-03-2841 min
The Light Cellar PodcastLCP #31: Right to Health, Natural Health Products Empowerment Session #1We have a right to health! We should always have the choice to curate our own healthcare regime using herbs, supplements, and other natural health products as we see fit. We are more than capable of this and there was never a problem here to begin with. Bill C-47 is now on our doorstep creeping ever closer to being pushed into full effect. This MUST be the line in the sand. Not only is it unethical to impose these restrictions, but it is also very reckless and dangerous! Many people are alive today because...
2024-02-011h 39
The Art BizSeries, Catalogs, and Museum Shows with Susan Abbott (#176)I like to say that your art isn't complete until someone else experiences it. Until you're standing in front of it and talking about it with people who are interested. In real life. Digital-only viewing doesn't count. Every person who sees your work brings themselves and their background to your work—adding new layers of meaning to your original intention. My guest for this episode is Susan Abbott, and she recognizes the importance of getting her work out of the studio and in front of people. We cover a lot of gr...
2024-02-011h 00
The University of Georgia Press PodcastSusan J. Stanfield, "Rewriting Citizenship: Women, Race, and Nineteenth-Century Print Culture" (U Georgia Press, 2022)Rewriting Citizenship: Women, Race, and Nineteenth-Century Print Culture (U Georgia Press, 2022) provides an interdisciplinary approach to antebellum citizenship. Interpreting citizenship, particularly how citizenship intersects with race and gender, is fundamental to understanding the era and directly challenges the idea of Jacksonian Democracy. Susan J. Stanfield uses an analysis of novels, domestic advice, essays, and poetry, as well as more traditional archival sources, to provide an understanding of both the prescriptions for womanhood espoused in print culture and how those prescriptions were interpreted in everyday life.While much has been written about the cultural marker of true womanhood a...
2023-03-122h 03
New Books in Women's HistorySusan J. Stanfield, "Rewriting Citizenship: Women, Race, and Nineteenth-Century Print Culture" (U Georgia Press, 2022)Rewriting Citizenship: Women, Race, and Nineteenth-Century Print Culture (U Georgia Press, 2022) provides an interdisciplinary approach to antebellum citizenship. Interpreting citizenship, particularly how citizenship intersects with race and gender, is fundamental to understanding the era and directly challenges the idea of Jacksonian Democracy. Susan J. Stanfield uses an analysis of novels, domestic advice, essays, and poetry, as well as more traditional archival sources, to provide an understanding of both the prescriptions for womanhood espoused in print culture and how those prescriptions were interpreted in everyday life.While much has been written about the cultural marker of true womanhood a...
2023-03-122h 07
New Books in CommunicationsSusan J. Stanfield, "Rewriting Citizenship: Women, Race, and Nineteenth-Century Print Culture" (U Georgia Press, 2022)Rewriting Citizenship: Women, Race, and Nineteenth-Century Print Culture (U Georgia Press, 2022) provides an interdisciplinary approach to antebellum citizenship. Interpreting citizenship, particularly how citizenship intersects with race and gender, is fundamental to understanding the era and directly challenges the idea of Jacksonian Democracy. Susan J. Stanfield uses an analysis of novels, domestic advice, essays, and poetry, as well as more traditional archival sources, to provide an understanding of both the prescriptions for womanhood espoused in print culture and how those prescriptions were interpreted in everyday life.While much has been written about the cultural marker of true womanhood a...
2023-03-122h 07
New Books in African American StudiesSusan J. Stanfield, "Rewriting Citizenship: Women, Race, and Nineteenth-Century Print Culture" (U Georgia Press, 2022)Rewriting Citizenship: Women, Race, and Nineteenth-Century Print Culture (U Georgia Press, 2022) provides an interdisciplinary approach to antebellum citizenship. Interpreting citizenship, particularly how citizenship intersects with race and gender, is fundamental to understanding the era and directly challenges the idea of Jacksonian Democracy. Susan J. Stanfield uses an analysis of novels, domestic advice, essays, and poetry, as well as more traditional archival sources, to provide an understanding of both the prescriptions for womanhood espoused in print culture and how those prescriptions were interpreted in everyday life.While much has been written about the cultural marker of true womanhood a...
2023-03-122h 07
Pod-Textualizing the PastEpisode 25: Understanding Utopian Movements in the 19th CenturyTaylor Spence (Ph.D. MFA, Artist and Independent Scholar) will delve into the world of utopian communities in the nineteenth century and explain how and why they were formed. From free love to rethinking how labor practices and gender roles were discussed, these communities shaped the development of early America.
For more information on this topic, you may read Dr. Spence’s book, Grasping Democracy: The Settler Colonial Turn in Early National America or check out his website: https://www.taylorwyoming.com/the-cowboy-flaneur-a-culture-blog
2022-12-0732 minThe Dressage Radio Show688: Technical Delegate Susan Moran, Challenging Nutritional Requirements, and a Tip of the Week from USDF's Krystina WrightReese and Philip will bring you Technical Delegate, Susan Moran, to explain her role at the competitions. After that, our friend, Karen Isberg, comes on to talk about horses with challenging nutritional requirements. And, Krystina Wright from USDF is with us for our Tip of the Week. Listen in...GUESTS AND LINKS DRESSAGE EPISODE 688:Co-Hosts: Reese Koffler-Stanfield and Philip ParkesGuest: Susan Moran | suziehorse@aol.comGuest: Karen Isberg | Facebook | InstagramGuest: Krystina Wright
2022-10-011h 11Pod-Textualizing the PastEpisode 24: Traveling through the 1820sSarah Jencks (History Co-Lab, A non-profit company) will discuss traveling in the 1820s. While we may just hop in a plane or take our cars for travel, in the 1820s traveling around for pleasure was much more difficult. It could involve steam ships, canal boats, or a stage coach and in the case of Ellin Curson it entailed all three. Ellin left behind a diary that traces her 6 week trip from Baltimore to New York which reveals what it was like to be a young woman on a trip at this time.
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2022-09-2829 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode 23: Bringing Home the Bacon: Money In Early AmericaJoshua Greenberg (Ph.D. American University) is the author of Banknotes and Shinplasters: The Rage for Paper Money in the Early Republic. In this podcast Dr. Greenberg discusses the development and circulation of paper money in the early years of the United States and how it impacted the lives of the people in the 18th and 19th centuries.
2022-09-2838 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode 22: Birth Control and Abortion in American HistoryDr. Evan Elizabeth Hart (History-Missouri Western State University) discusses the history of abortion and birth control in this country beginning in the 1700’s. When does life begin? What was important for women’s health? What kinds of birth control were available in the 18th and 19th centuries? Dr. Hart answers these questions and more as she tracks the history of women’s reproductive health.
2022-09-0133 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode 21: Creating a Government for a New NationDr. Liz Covart (Ph.D. University of California-Davis) joins us today to discuss the first governing bodies and the document of the newly formed United States of America. Creating a nation from separate colonies during a war for independence is no easy task. The United States transitioned from the Continental Congress to the Congress of Confederation during the war, however after independence was confirmed with the Treaty of Paris (1783) how did governing work?
Liz Covart hosts the podcast, Ben Franklin’s World: A Podcast about early America https://benfranklinsworld.com/
It covers a variety of fascin...
2021-12-3034 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode 20: The Dakota-U.S. War (1862)John Legg, (Ph.D. candidate, George Mason University) discusses the war with the Dakota in 1862 which took place in south central Minnesota. Legg has studied the Dakota extensively for years and his Master’s degree focused on the war and historical memory. John has a book chapter that will be published soon on the Oregon Trail video game—an old school game that certainly inspired many people to study history. You can follow him on Twitter @thejohnlegg
2021-12-2336 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode 19: The Pueblo RevoltJose Miguel Chavez Leyva, (Ph.D. candidate, University of Texas at El Paso) discusses the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, that took place in modern day New Mexico. The Pueblo challenged the Spanish occupation of their lands preserving their autonomy. Leyva studies environmental history and native groups in the Southwest Borderlands from the pre-Columbian era to the Spanish Colonial era, and through the modern era. For further information about his research see his website: https://www.josemleyva.com/
2021-12-1622 min
Irreverend: Faith and Current AffairsMessage from Rev Jamie about various thingsIn light of the fact that our regular episode is different this week, Reverend Jamie shares a couple of notices and leads us through the next section of the Book of Revelation, encouraging us to keep our eyes fixed on the glory of Jesus Christ in this Advent and season, regardless of what political turmoil is going on around us. The Scripture this week is taken from Revelation 1:10-16.For Susan Stanfield's work, please see healthjusticetees.com and healthjusticetees.co.uk (the latter is under construction).Notices:Thanks to our Patreons! Support us from £1.50 p...
2021-12-0222 min
Soul Journeys®Deprogramming the 3D Money Matrix with Jacquelynne HolmesJacquelynne Holmes is a Holistic Money Healer, Abundance Coach, and Accounting Systems Consultant for Spiritual Online Entrepreneurs. Her mission is to help heart-centered souls experience abundance and transform their relationship with money while empowering people to dismantle the 3D money matrix in order to build New Earth economies. You can learn more about Jacquelynne here: 5deconomics.com How Jacquelynne manifested over $200k in scratch-off lottery wins. The false truths that we’ve been provided around money. The difference between “winning” money and working for it. Jacquelynne’s self-worth history and issues with scarcity. The made-up concept that money...
2021-08-301h 13Pod-Textualizing the PastEpisode 19: Soldaderas: Mexican Women and the U.S. – Mexico WarMelissa Trejo, (History, UTEP) examines the role of women as warriors in folklore, reality and historical memory. By focusing on the U.S. – Mexico War, Trejo reveals the double standard faced by female soldiers who were both reviled and revered for the military service.
2020-09-0400 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode 18: A Change of Dress: Women and 19th Century ReformCourtney Cauthon, historian and period seamstress joins us today for a discussion of 19th century fashion and the dress reform movement. Cauthon explains why this movement is important and why the study of dress and fashion helps us understand the past. You can find out more about this topic at Cauthon’s website https://www.thebarefoothistorian.com
2020-08-2832 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode 17: Gender, Labor & the Lowell MillsDr. Bridget Marshall (English-University of Massachusetts-Lowell) gives us the scoop on the Lowell Mills and the female workforce that kept them running. What was daily life like for a mill girl? How were mill workers portrayed in popular culture? In this podcast, these issues and more are discussed. You can follow Dr. Marshall on twitter @factorygothic.
2020-08-2134 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode 16: New England Witches Before SalemDr. Bridget Marshall (English-University of Massachusetts-Lowell) discusses accusations of witchcraft and witchcraft trials in British North America, focusing on two cases (Mary Parsons and Mary Webster) that took place before the Salem trials in 1692-1693. You can follow her on twitter @factorygothic.
2020-08-1433 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode 15: Slavery in New EnglandDr. Christy Clark-Pujara, (Associate Professor, Afro-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin) discusses slavery in New England in this podcast. Although we typically think about slavery as being a story of the American South, Dr. Clark-Pujara dispels that myth and explains how northern states profited from slave labor. She is the author of Dark Work: The Business of Slavery in Rhode Island.
2020-08-0737 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode 14: Alexander Hamilton: More than a Song and a DanceJanalyn Moss (History Librarian at the University of Iowa) talks to us about the man, the musical and the world of Alexander Hamilton. By contextualizing the musical, this discussion examines how “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story,” shapes our understanding of Hamilton and the Revolutionary era. This episode includes short excerpts from the musical and is intended for educational purposes only.
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2020-07-1033 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode 13: Cooking an American IdentityRachel Snell (Ph.D. History, University of Maine) studies food and food writing as a way to understand the lived experience of early American women. Focused on the 18th Century, this interview examines women’s kitchen labor, Amelia Simmons, author of the first American cookbook, and the ritual of baking Election Cake.
2020-07-0338 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode 12: Female Soldiers in the American RevolutionLindsay Reinpold (History-UTEP), a recent graduate of the MA program at UTEP and middle school history teacher discusses female soldiers in the American Revolution. Her study of Elizabeth Zane, Margaret Cochran Corbin, and Deborah Sampson uncovers details of their lives and service while providing analysis of the influence of gender norms during the revolution and these women’s lives afterward.
2020-06-2625 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode 11: Charlotte Forten: Radical, Teenaged, AbolitionistDr. Kristen Hillaire Glasgow (Ph.D. History, U.C.L.A.) discusses Charlotte Forten, a young woman of color in the 1850s who is an anti-slavery activist. Using Forten’s diary of her teenaged years as a focal point, Glasgow examines her thoughts and perspective shedding new light on the abolition movement.
2020-06-1926 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode Ten: Sickness and Health in British North AmericaDr. Angela Keysor (Allegheny College, History) examines illness and its treatment during the eighteenth Century in British North America, with a particular focus on smallpox epidemics. As we experience a pandemic in the twenty-first century, how different was the colonial American experience and it what ways is it the same.
2020-06-1142 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode Nine: African American Soldiers and the Families’ Civil WarDr. Holly Pinheiro (Augusta University, History) discusses the impact of the Civil War on African American soldiers and their families based on his forthcoming book from the University of Georgia Press. Dr. Pinheiro examines why men enlisted, how they were treated, and the ways their service shaped families during the war and beyond.
2020-06-1132 min
The Art BizEmbracing a New Meaning for Her Sculpture During Covid with Carmen Mariscal (#53)Born in California, raised in Mexico City, Carmen Mariscal had been living in Paris for many years when our paths crossed. She's been sheltering in place with her family in the north of France during Covid, but will soon be returning to London, where they resettled a couple of years ago. I've watched Carmen's career soar as she devoted herself to serious projects and exhibitions. Along the way, it's been my pleasure to guide her when she needs it. Carmen has been working on Chez Nous, a large installation for a number of years, which was to...
2020-06-1140 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode Eight: Marbury v. Madison and the U.S. Supreme CourtDr. Timothy Johnson (University of Minnesota, Political Science) is interviewed about the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison(1803). Beyond the significance of Judicial Review, the legal doctrine established in this decision, Johnson describes the development of the Court during the early republic and explains the politics behind this decision.
2020-04-2736 min
EpicenterBrexited! (with Jeffry Frieden and Christina Davis)It was a momentous day for the UK. The United Kingdom finally exited the European Union on January 31, 2020. So what happens next, and should we care? Our guests both demystify Brexit and explain the purpose of the European Union in ways you have never understood before. We know that British passports are turning from burgundy back to traditional blue, and the Union Jack was taken down from the European Council building in Brussels. But what of the trade tensions around curvy bananas and chickens rinsed in chlorine? Will trade agreements become more or less complicated as the U...
2020-04-1442 min
Pod-Textualizing the PastEpisode Seven: The War at Home: Paso Del Norte During and After the Mexico-U.S. WarRobert Diaz (UTEP-History) is interviewed about how the war with Mexico was experienced in the El Paso area as well as the fluidity of borders both at the time of this war and in more recent history. The Battle of Brazito is also discussed.
2019-06-1730 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode Six: Politics, Protest & the War with MexicoDr. Brad Cartwright (UTEP-History) is interviewed about the political controversy over the Mexico-U.S. War, how the war was protested, and the lasting impact of this war.
2019-06-1733 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode Five: Herman Melville and Exotic WorldsDr. Brian Yothers (UTEP-English) and Brad Cartwright (UTEP-History) are interviewed about Typee, Melville’s first novel. Using the book as a springboard the influence of Herman Melville is discussed as well as the attitudes of Americans about the South Pacific and Manifest Destiny.
2019-06-1729 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode Four: Texas: Revolution, Independence and AnnexationDr. Charles Martin (UTEP-History) is interviewed about the emergence of Texas as an independent nation and eventually it annexation by the United States. Dr. Martin looks at reasons for Texas independence, the role slavery played in the political aspects of the status of Texas, and some of the myths surrounding antebellum Texas.
2019-06-1629 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode Three: Guns, Guts and Glory: The American RevolutionKevin Strombel (UTEP-History) is interviewed about the military aspects of the American Revolution. We examine weapons, strategy, and a comparison between the British and American aims in the war.
2019-06-1530 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode Two: Viva la Revolucion: French North AmericaDr. Lowry Martin (UTEP-Languages and Linguistics) is interviewed about the French presence in North America, including the Haitian Revolution, early French settlements and the cultural legacy of the French in North America.
2019-06-1527 minPod-Textualizing the PastEpisode One: The Creosote Bush and Borderland HistoryLigia Arguilez (UTEP-History) is interviewed about the Southwest plant, Creosote and its role in the past and present of the region. By looking at the history of plant we can imagine new ways of studying history and learn more about how this plant shapes the everyday lives of those in this area.
2019-06-1427 min
Take TwoTake Two: "Sorry to Bother You" (R)Weird, comic and sometimes off-putting, the social satire “Sorry to Bother You” features LaKeith Stanfield as an African-American telemarketer who uses a “white” voice to get ahead. Then, Boots Riley’s bizarre film turns into a sci-fi melodrama! Susan and Russ have …
2018-07-2002 minTake TwoTake Two "Crown Heights"Susan and Russ focus on a “Crown Heights,” a true story about a miscarriage of justice that gained attention through an episode of the NPR show, “This American Life.” LaKeith Stanfield plays a man wrongly convicted of murder. His friends …
2017-09-1402 min