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STUMP - Death and TaxesHoliday Advice: On Nutrition, Stu, and Fried FoodsAfter a recent overindulgence at Thanksgiving, I had some immediate retribution from my body. I’m fifty (and fat, female, fertile, and fair) — if you know, you know. I talk about dietary changes — made by my late husband Stuart throughout his life, and recent ones made by Taylor Lorenz (don’t know why she did hers) and me. I know why both Stu and I made changes, and explain. STUMP - Meep on public finance, pensions, mortality and more is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid sub...2024-12-2336 min
From Beneath the Hollywood Sign“THE TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL PREVIEW.” (031)EPISODE 31 - “The Turner Classic Movies Film Festival Preview” - 04/15/2024From April 18th through the 21st, the 15th Annual TCM Classic Film Festival will be held in Hollywood. Steve and Nan were fortunate enough to be invited to be a part of the media that covers the festival this year. To get everyone in the mood, we have a special episode about all the festival and everything you need to know. We will give you an overview of what to expect, and we’ll let you know who is scheduled to attend. In addition, we talk about several...2024-04-1535 min
From Beneath the Hollywood Sign"I COULDA BEEN A CONTENDER!" (23)EPISODE 23 - “I Coulda Been a Contender: Classic Casting That Almost Happened” - 02/19/2024It is well documented that the film “Gone With The Wind” started filming before an actress was cast in the lead role of Scarlett O’Hara. Producer DAVID O. SELZNICK made a spectacle out of who would win the coveted role. It became a national obsession. He considered everyone from TALLULAH BANKHEAD to BETTE DAVIS to LUCILLE BALL. He eventually narrowed the field to three finalists: PAULETTE GODDARD, JOAN BENNETT, and JEAN ARTHUR. But in the eleventh hour, a new conte...2024-02-1934 min
Dead Presidents PodcastPWF #15 - PWF vs. CCWLive from the field at Bull Run, Virginia, the Presidential Wrestling Federation's long-running feud with Confederate Championship Wrestling reaches an epic climax! Featuring:Four-man elimination tag team match: Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison & William McKinley vs. John Tyler, Nathan Bedford Forrest, J.E.B. Stuart & John MosbyHandicap match: Zachary Taylor & Winfield Scott vs. Gideon PillowMain event: Abraham Lincoln & Ulysses Grant vs. Jefferson Davis & Robert E. LeeFollow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Email us at deadpresidentspodcast@gmail.com Please rate & review, subscribe & share...2023-08-281h 04
The Real News PodcastWest Virginia University decimates staff in new budget | Working PeopleRead the transcript of this podcast here: The world of higher education has been in shock this past week after West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee announced plans to dramatically cut academic programs and jobs in the coming year. "West Virginia University, a crucial institution in one of the nation’s most impoverished states, is poised to jettison all of its faculty dedicated to teaching Spanish, French, Chinese and other foreign languages," Nick Anderson reports at The Washington Post. "The state’s largest public university also is moving toward elimination of a master’s degree program in creati...2023-08-231h 01
The Monumental ProjectConversations with Mayor Levar StoneyAfter the murder of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, citizens of Richmond, Virginia took to the streets to address their problematic statues of confederate figures. Jefferson Davis, Stonewall Jackson, J.E.B. Stuart, Matthew Fontaine and later Robert E. Lee all came down, some from the hands of protesters themselves. To many individuals in Richmond and spectators around the world, this was a wake-up moment in the field of oppressive monuments. Things can change before our very eyes if we speak up and let people know how we feel.A seminal figure in this entire situation was n...2022-07-2229 min
For Real with Kimberly StuartEpisode 08 - Jennifer Taylor WagnerJust in time for a brand new year! Jennifer Taylor Wagner is my guest on today’s episode, and she is the perfect person to help us look into 2022 with a holistic view of health and wellness. Jennifer’s new book, Your Good Body: Embracing a Body-Positive Mindset in a Perfection-Focused World, is just what we need as we reframe how we view weight and scales and food and feeling good in our own skin. I can’t wait for you to hear her story and her hard-earned wisdom.
Jennifer Taylor Wagner is a certified fitness instructor and su...2022-01-1136 min
#StillServing: The VFW PodcastThrough Thick and Thin: Focus on Veteran Encouragement and RestorationCamaraderie comes in many forms, from combat deployment to live-fire ranges, or field exercises. To ruck marches to morning PT sessions and back-to-back hour-long death by Powerpoint mandatory annual training. Service members almost always had a battle buddy there soldiering through it together. But, civilian life is much different and for some of us, the loneliness and lack of connectivity with others make even the most mundane aspects of life sometimes hard to bear. That is why there are many on this side of the DD-214 who have dedicated themselves to walking side-by-side with veterans through thick and thin...2021-06-231h 33
The Well-Travelled PodcastA Postcard from the Greek island of KefaloniaThis bonus episode of The Well-Travelled Podcast is live from my month-long trip to the Greek island of Kefalonia - my first trip abroad in 8 months due to the pandemic. It's both an insight into the uncertainty, stress and challenges of travelling abroad from the UK during a pandemic, and also a postcard of the island, offering a guide to the best villages, beaches, hikes, restaurants, vineyards and activities in Kefalonia. These snippets will put you in my shoes and transport you to an almost empty deserted in the Ionian Sea, to show you how I'm spending this month...2021-06-1528 min
The Michael Ostrolenk ShowCareer resilience with coach Wendy Taylor, #EmergentHumanWelcome to “The Emergent Human where we explore Optimizing Health, Embodied Spirituality and Post Conventional Living.
Today I speak with Wendy Taylor, a career coach who helps each client identify their unique gifts and value proposition and find a job where they can express their full potential and be well rewarded for it. Wendy brings a rare combination of experience to her practice. She has deep knowledge of human development through every stage of development into adulthood and knows how to guide her clients in developing the specific mindset, traits, and skills needed to succeed in the jobs that will be...2021-05-0945 min
The Curious TaskSandra Peart — What Can We Learn From John Stuart Mill?Alex Aragona speaks with Sandra Peart as she traces the life of John Stuart Mill and explores some of the key pillars of his thinking.
References from Episode 78 with Sandra Peart
Sandra Peart is the author of Towards an Economics of Natural Equals: A Documentary History of the Early Virginia School, Escape from Democracy: The Role of Experts and the Public in Economic Policy, and the Essential John Stuart Mill, some of which are available for purchase on Amazon Canada (titles hyperlinked).
The liberal themes of social tyranny, expression, and democracy were drawn from John Stuart Mi...2021-01-2759 min
Total Movie RecallTMR 047 – Return to Oz This week on Total Movie Recall, we acknowledge that The Wizard of Oz is, yes, a classic. However, it’s missing a certain je ne sais quoi, and we try to put our fingers on exactly what it needed. We conclude that classic, whimsical children’s film needed more childhood lobotomy, forced imprisonment, Queens pulling their own heads off, and Veruca Salt. Or Fairuza Balk? Potato potato. Return to Oz (1985) d. Walter Murch Based on books by L. Frank Baum Starring: Fairuza Balk as Dorothy Nicol Williamson as the N...2020-11-161h 34
The Premium Blend Radio ShowThe Premium Blend Radio Show with Stuart Clack-Lewis - 22 New & Unreleased Indie Rock, Alternative Rock, Indie Punk & Indie Pop + Disco House Mix with DJ Will McPhee - #091 - 22-10-20This weeks show is a new music fest as we had 9 unreleased tracks!!! With over 20 tracks played this week, you'll definitely find a track you're going to love.
The running order is:
1. Kaleiders - Alright
2. The Zangwills - Could I
3. Scarlet - Bring Me Down
4. Slackrr - The Current
5. The Heat Inc. - Your After Love Song
6. TV Face - Requeen The Hive
7. Peak Low - RU OK?
8. Tiger Mimic - King Of Machines
9. Our Family Dog - The Wa...2020-10-231h 52The Well-Travelled PodcastA Postcard from the Côte d’Argent in south-west FranceThis bonus episode of The Well-Travelled Podcast is live from my trip to the Côte d’Argent in south-west France - my first trip abroad since the pandemic began. It's a postcard of the place, offering a flavour of the Atlantic coastline, the markets and cuisine of the area; the history of why I've been visiting it since I was little; and how I'm spending this trip (including my tips for studying French and for a digital detox). These snippets from my trip will transport you to the little-known but well-kept secret of Europe's longest beach, with its san...2020-09-1919 minThe Well-Travelled PodcastHow to save the world from overtourism and make travel sustainable following the pandemicThe tenth episode of The Well-Travelled Podcast is all about how we as travellers and the travel industry should recover from the pandemic, by prioritising long-term sustainability, and reframing our mindset and attitudes towards to travel, to avoid falling back into the trap of mass tourism at pre-pandemic levels. It starts with an overview of how the world reached a state of overtourism. We then turn to the actions that governments, the travel industry, tourism marketers and we as individuals should take to capitalise on this unique moment in time, during the pandemic, to re-design travel and build back...2020-07-0437 min
Small Town Big CrimeThe WitnessThe night after brutally stabbing a homeless man in Roanoke, Virginia in 1985, William Shifflett and Robert Albright checked into a nearby emergency shelter called the RAFT. In 2018, a volunteer from the RAFT wrote a letter to the Virginia governor and to one of the original investigators in the Haysom murders stating she believed Jens Soering was wrongfully convicted. She cited incriminating conversations volunteers at the shelter overheard between Shifflett and Albright including reference to a "rich bitch" who'd refused to pay. She has refused all interviews since writing those letters until now. For the first time, that volunteer, Sandra...2020-06-3021 minSmall Town Big CrimeThe SonWith new DNA evidence showing two unidentified men bled at the Haysom crime scene, our focus turns to the two so-called "drifters" who were convicted of a separate fatal stabbing that happened a week after the Haysom murders. Who were these men, and could they have been involved? We track them down to a Virginia prison, where they had both been sent to serve life sentences, and we find another surprising source: William Shifflett's son. He has plenty to say about his father, who he says was anything but a drifter.To support the investigative efforts of...2020-06-3023 minThe Well-Travelled PodcastInspiring Individuals: Climbing up and skiing down Mont Blanc with Nicholas Stuart-TaylorThe ninth episode of The Well-Travelled Podcast is an interview with a special guest, one of my Inspiring Individuals Nicholas Stuart-Taylor, as we hear about his expedition to climb to the summit of Mont Blanc at 4,808m altitude, and ski back down again. We discuss the family history of summiting Mont Blanc, which my great-great-grandfather achieved back in 1879, and I attempted in 2017. He explains the training and fitness involved, and the 3-day expedition itself: avoiding crevasses while crossing glaciers, staying in mountain huts and climbing through the night. We cover the factors to consider when planning a challenge like this...2020-06-2746 minThe Well-Travelled Podcast4 steps to learn a foreign languageThe eighth episode of The Well-Travelled Podcast is all about how to actually set about learning a foreign language, based on my experience in gaining (and importantly maintaining) fluency in 3 languages, and recently starting a new language from scratch. It starts with identifying your motivations, and finding the right level and method to suit you. I include a whole menu of self-learning methods I've discovered outside of the classroom, and my top tips for integrating language learning into your daily and weekly routines, to reach proficiency and even fluency.
If you're keen to find out more, take...2020-06-2034 minThe Well-Travelled PodcastHow to find and save money for travel (and how I afford to travel so much)The seventh episode of The Well-Travelled Podcast is all about the different ways to save money and make travel more affordable. I share the golden nugget of financial advice that I received, which allowed me to live and travel abroad without a monthly salary, while taking a sabbatical and doing a Master's degree in my mid- and late-twenties. I also discuss ways to make your money stretch further when you travel and how to travel even when on a strict budget.
If you're keen to find out more, take a read of these two posts on...2020-06-1328 minThe Well-Travelled PodcastInspiring Individuals: Sailing across the Atlantic Ocean with Malvena Stuart-TaylorThe sixth episode of The Well-Travelled Podcast is an interview with a special guest, one of my Inspiring Individuals Malvena Stuart-Taylor, as we discuss her adventure sailing across the Atlantic Ocean for 20 days. We talk about the highs and lows of life on board a yacht with just two others, and the reality of 24/7 shifts on watch, as she voyaged from the Canary Islands to Antigua in the Caribbean. She reflects on the distortion of time and the isolation felt in the middle of the Atlantic, and the life lessons she gleaned from the journey which we can transfer...2020-06-0626 minThe Well-Travelled PodcastTravelling as a single woman in your late 20s and early 30s, and the stigma of being singleThe fifth episode of The Well-Travelled Podcast is all about how a woman's relationship status can influence her travel plans in her late 20s and early 30s. As well as looking at how society treats single girls differently and how the stigma of being single is very much still alive. I also draw on my personal experiences in and out of relationships to suggest tips to avoid perpetuating the stigma, and I reflect on my tactics for travelling while single.
If you're keen to find out more, take a read of this post on my travel blog, The Well-Travelled Postcard:
...2020-05-3029 minThe Well-Travelled Podcast20 essential travel experiences to do in your 20sThe fourth episode of The Well-Travelled Podcast is all about the 20 must-do trips and travels to do in your 20s, as I enter my thirties and look back on the unforgettable moments and experiences that I'd recommend to others who love to travel: from road trips to festivals, from ski seasons to studying and volunteering abroad, from a sabbatical to a digital detox and even trying solo travel - this is your one-stop guide to the best trips to take in your 20s.
If you're keen to find out more, take a read of...2020-05-2335 minThe Well-Travelled PodcastHow to conquer shyness through travelThe third episode of The Well-Travelled Podcast is all about how travel can take you outside of your comfort zone and help you overcome shyness. I start with my personal story of evolving from a shy teenager to a much more confident and extrovert person after two years of extensive travels, and I offer my 12 top tips for conquering shyness.
If you're keen to find out more, take a read of this post on my travel blog, The Well-Travelled Postcard:
Conquering Shyness through Travel: https://thewell-travelledpostcard.com/2016/07/04/conquering-shyness-through-travel/2020-05-1629 minThe Well-Travelled PodcastWhy we feel compelled to travel & the lifecycle of a travellerThe second episode of The Well-Travelled Podcast is all about what fuels our wanderlust and love of travel: whether it's nature or nurture? Clever marketing or social media? The concept of FOMO or generational trends? I also discuss the lifecycle of a traveller and how our travel styles and preferences evolve through our different life stages, as well as talking through my own motivations for travel.
If you're keen to find out more, take a read of this post on my travel blog, The Well-Travelled Postcard:
My Thoughts on...2020-05-0926 minThe Well-Travelled PodcastThe travel industry, cabin fever and wellbeing amidst the Covid-19 pandemicThe first episode of The Well-Travelled Podcast is all about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the travel industry and on people who love to travel. It covers my predictions for how the travel and tourism industry across the world will cope with closed borders and grounded planes, and how it might look when we start to travel again, after the lockdown. I also discuss my top tips for dealing with cabin fever if you're missing travel, and for maintaining your general wellbeing during lockdown.
If you're keen to find out more...2020-05-0229 minThe Well-Travelled PodcastIntroducing... The Well-Travelled PodcastA trailer for the The Well-Travelled Podcast, a new travel podcast by Virginia Stuart-Taylor, founder of The Well-Travelled Postcard blog.2020-04-1302 minSmall Town Big CrimeThe Two MenJens Soering and Elizabeth Haysom were granted parole in November of 2019 after serving more than three decades in prison. But the parole board also ruled that Soering’s claims of innocence are without merit, and he was denied a pardon by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam. In the eyes of the law, Jens Soering murdered Derek and Nancy Haysom, and officials in Bedford County maintain the case is closed. But the parole board investigation was done in secret so it’s unknown if any additional DNA testing was done of crime scene evidence. That leaves some unanswered questions, like who are...2020-01-2823 minSmall Town Big CrimeJens' StoryThe weekend Derek and Nancy Haysom were brutally murdered in their home in Bedford County, their youngest daughter Elizabeth and her boyfriend, Jens Soering, had rented a car and driven to Washington, DC. After the killings, Elizabeth maintained Jens drove the 200 miles from Washington to Bedford County to confront her parents about their disapproval of their relationship and ended up stabbing them to death. But Jens has a very different story to tell. From behind bars at the Buckingham Correctional Center in Virginia, Jens gives his version of events that night in March 1985 and the days and months after...2019-12-3126 minSmall Town Big CrimeThe TrialIn 1985 Jens Soering and Elizabeth Haysom were bright, promising students at the University of Virginia when Haysom's parents were found brutally murdered in their Bedford County home. The young couple became the prime suspects in the crime and fled the country. They were arrested in London several months later, and British detectives found some disturbing letters. Haysom pleaded guilty to being an accessory before the fact in her parents' murders and testified against Soering, saying he committed the murders because her parents didn't approve of their relationship. Forensic evidence presented at the trial sealed Soering's fate, and he was...2019-12-2422 min