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Podcast – Cory Doctorow's craphound.comPrecaratize Bosses
Today for my podcast, I read Precaratize Bosses, a recent essay from my Pluralistic.net newsletter.
I recorded this on a day when I was home between book-tour stops (I’m out with my new techno crime-thriller, The Bezzle). Catch me this Thursday (May 2) in Winnipeg with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, then in Calgary with Wordfest on May 3, then in Vancouver at Massy Arts om May 4, then in Tartu, Estonia for a series of events with the Prima Vista Literary Festival (May 6-11), and beyond! The canonical link for the schedule is here....
2024-04-2800 min
Cross CulturePMJ - NOW FAITH IS . . . !In this season we are shifting from just reading the word to becoming believers and doers of the Word.
It is time to grow in faith.
Faith is NOW
Welcome to March Cross Culture 💚 ❤️ 💛 💙
Welcome to the month of the #WordFest 📖
#WordFest
#NowFaith
#CrossCulture
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2024-03-082h 00
THE ATMOSPHERE OF GRACEWORDFEST Excerpt...WORDFEST Excerpt... This message will inspire you.
It's a great day for you-
Jesus is real.
Hallelujah
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2022-11-1511 min
In The Loop: A WordPress Podcast by Blackbird Digital20: Equal Access with Amber HindsCory and Phil interview Amber Hinds of Equalize Digital, an agency and plugin company that specializes in accessibility. We talk about their Accessibility Checker plugin, how it can be useful for agencies and their clients, and the journey of building it, as well as Amber’s involvement as Lead Organizer of this year’s WordPress Accessibility Day happening November 2, 2022.
If you have questions about WordPress website development, contributing, or anything else web-related that you’d like to hear us discuss, send an email to podcast@blackbird.digital. You can also find us on Twitter as @InTheLoop_WP.
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2022-10-1258 min
In The Loop: A WordPress Podcast by Blackbird Digital19: All-In on Gutenberg with Ryan WelcherCory interviews Ryan Welcher, a Developer Advocate at Automattic focusing on the Gutenberg Project, as a special follow-up to our last episode, titled “We Like Gutenberg, We Swear!”. We talk about his WCUS talk, being a Developer Advocate, how to write to post meta with custom blocks, scaffolding with the @wordpress/create-block package, the convenience of ACF fields, and more.
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2022-09-141h 09
GraventownEpisode 21 - Interview w/ Waubgeshig RiceToday in Graventown, I had the chance to chat with a fellow CBC alumni and someone I would run into frequently in my journalism days. Waubgeshig Rice is an Anishinaabe writer and journalist from the Wasauksing First Nation near Parry Sound, Ontario, in Canada and released his amazingly successful post-apocalyptic novel “Moon of the Crusted Snow” in 2018. Rice has been recognized for his work throughout Canada, including an appearance at Wordfest's 2018 Indigenous Voices Showcase in Calgary. The New York Times named Rice, alongside Cherie Dimaline, Rebecca Roanhorse, Darcie Little Badger and Stephen Graham Jones, as "some of the Indigenous nove...
2022-04-0133 min
Tent of TestimoniesHow to position yourself for Breakthrough (Part 4 of 4)You’re listening to the Tent of Testimonies podcast. Thank you for joining us. Find out more at www.tot.church
This is part 4 of 4 captured from a WordFest service held on 11th Nov 2020
Links:
The entire service
Video series
Be blessed
2022-03-2920 min
Tent of TestimoniesHow to position yourself for Breakthrough (Part 3 of 4)You’re listening to the Tent of Testimonies podcast. Thank you for joining us. Find out more at www.tot.church
This is part 3 of 4 captured from a WordFest service held on 11th Nov 2020
Links:
The entire service
Video series
Be blessed
2022-03-2914 min
Tent of TestimoniesHow to position yourself for Breakthrough (Part 2 of 4)You’re listening to the Tent of Testimonies podcast. Thank you for joining us. Find out more at www.tot.church
This is part 2 of 4 captured from a WordFest service held on 11th Nov 2020
Links:
The entire service
Video series
Be blessed
2022-03-2904 min
Tent of TestimoniesHow to position yourself for Breakthrough (Part 1 of 4)You’re listening to the Tent of Testimonies podcast. Thank you for joining us.
Find out more at www.tot.church
This is part 1 of 4 captured from a WordFest service held on 11th Nov 2020
Links:
- The entire service
- Video series
Be blessed.
2022-03-2911 min
In The Loop: A WordPress Podcast by Blackbird Digital12: Pajamas & BurnoutWelcome back to a new season of In The Loop! We have some excellent guests lined up this year, but we start off 2022 with a Dev Chat between Cory Hughart and Phil Hoyt about the recently released WordPress 5.9 and Full Site Editing, open source compensation, video games, and Valentine’s Day.
On Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2022, take some time to show your most beloved plugins some love and leave a review!
If you have questions about WordPress website development, contributing, or anything else web-related that you’d like to hear us discuss, find us on Twitte...
2022-02-091h 14
Proverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 493: Day 21 of WordfestWhenever there is a Power Of Agreement , You will see the Manifested Glory Of God!
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2022-02-081h 00Proverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 492: Day 20 of WordfestConfession is more than what we speak. It's a LIFESTYLE! It's standing, living, and walking 🚶♂️ 🚶♀️ by the Word of God! Hebrews 10:23 (Read it our loud)
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2022-02-0757 minProverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 491: Day 19 of WordfestImpossible things are nothing when you put GOD, in and on it. With man it is impossible but with GOD all things are possible to them that BELIEVE.
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2022-02-0659 minProverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 490: Day 18 of Wordfest2 Timothy 2:15 - Study to shew thyself approved unto GOD, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth.
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2022-02-0547 minProverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 489: Day 17 of WordfestPsalm 5 (Read out loud) My voice you hear, Lord. It's important that we cry out to the Lord. He already knows (El Roi). Let God into every thing you do today!
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2022-02-0452 minProverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 488: Day 16 of Wordfest2 Timothy 1:7 - God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and a sound mind. Psalm 68:1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. FAITH over fear! In Jesus Name
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2022-02-031h 00Proverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 487: Day 15 of WordfestBy Faith, we understand that the 🌎 worlds were framed by the Word of God...what are you framing by the words that are coming out of your mouth.
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2022-02-021h 00Proverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 486: Day 14 of WordfestImpasse - spiritual Plato or dry place in prayer. We tend to do things we desire or like no matter what. We commit ourselves to things. Let's commit ourselves to the WORD of GOD. It's going to require you to push and press.
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2022-02-011h 00Proverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 485: Day 13 of WordfestPsalm 86:11 and John 17:17 (Read the entire chapters). We are sanctify through thy truth: thy word is truth. That is why the 🌎 world hates you because of the Word of God. The world is the 🍔 burger kingdom theology of having it their way. Jesus is the "ONLY" way, and the TRUTH!
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2022-01-311h 00Proverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 484: Day 12 of WordfestPsalm 119:105 (Read Out Loud) We journey through this 🌎 world with many dangerous pitfalls, slippery places and dark foes 👀 seeking to destroy our walk and fellowship with Our Lord. That is why we need the Word of God to guide us along the right path and the radiant light that banishes the shadows of uncertainty.
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2022-01-3059 minProverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 483: Day 11 of WordfestMark 4:19 (Read the entire chapter) 📢Don't allow the enemy to intercept your words of Faith by way of doubt, fear, anxiety and distractions. What are you 📞 calling or speaking into existence 🤔 🙄 today!
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2022-01-2959 minProverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 482: Day 10 of WordfestColossians 3:16 - Read it out loud, declare it. The Word of God come alive in you. You will never be the same in Jesus Name.
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2022-01-281h 00Proverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 481: Day 9 of WordfestIt's the Spoken Word of God! Luke 4:18-19 it's a WORDFEST of us working the Word and getting a return of it. Wow, a return on the Word! Nothing happens until you speak it!
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2022-01-2747 minProverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 480: Day 8 of WordfestFortify - to add strength to, to furnish with power to resist attack. This 21 Days Of Wordfest will help you fortify yourself in the Word of God. The Word of God is what we need to strengthen us and help us to stand against the world knowledge and it's ways. Worldly knowledge is limited to God's Kingdom knowledge.
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2022-01-261h 00Proverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 479: Day 7 of WordfestJeremiah 1:9 - Your Mouth is the mouthpiece of God. Where you should be 🔊 speaking and proclaiming the Word of God. If you knew the importance of the Why GOD gave us two ears👂🏽and 1 mouth, you will surely be quick to hear and slow 🐌 to speak because the words you speak will have a cause and effect.
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2022-01-2547 minProverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 478: Day 6 of WordfestHebrews 1:3 and Hebrews 11:3 (Read out loud) God holds everything together by what He says. Words are important and many of you are having war on yourself by the words you are speaking!
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2022-01-241h 00Proverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 477: Day 5 of Wordfest2 Timothy 4:1-5 (Read Out Loud). It's a Wordfest. Everything going down but the WORD. That's why we are to speak it, declare it, live it, breathe it. What's in your mouth?
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2022-01-2300 min
Proverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 476: Day of 4 WordfestMatthew 4: 4 But he answered and said, it is written, man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
This is how Believers live by the Word of God. Nothing happens unless we proclaim it or speak it out of our mouth.
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2022-01-221h 00Proverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 475: Day 3 of WordfestDeuteronomy 5:28 - And the Lord heard the voice of your words.....My God the words you speak has a voice. It a sound of Words........you will have what you SAY! Speak Words of Life and not death, defeat, doubt or sickness. Many of you are still speaking this makes me sick or I love them to death. What about love them to life! IT'S A WORDFEST
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2022-01-211h 00Proverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 474: Day 2 Of WordfestRomans 10:16 - 18 read it out loud. Declare it, decree it. Say so! We will obey the WORD. It is First place and final Authority and anything in between. Get your 👂🏽 cleaned out, so you can hear what the Holy Spirit say.
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2022-01-201h 00Proverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 473: Day 1 of WordfestHabakkuk 2:2-4, Isaiah 62:6, Luke 18:1-8, Hebrews 4:12 Words are powerful enough to change atmosphere and circumstances. In this 21 Days of Wordfest, this will challenge you to speak, proclaim and decree the Word of God over everything. This will help you to live Matthew 6:33 and Romans 8:14.
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2022-01-191h 00Proverbs 31 Women Empowerment PodcastEPISODE 472: Words Activates Our World - 21 Days WordfestThe world was created by the spoken Word of God. Words activates and creates when it is spoken, in Faith and in Fear. Join us in 21 Days Wordfest in speaking the Word of God ONLY, in e everything.
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2022-01-181h 00
Virginia Is For LaughersHealthy Holiday Entertaining Tips From Recipe Idea Shop: Lois & Don Crawford {Ep 36}Join us for delightfully fun chat to grab several amazing healthy holiday entertaining cooking tips and recipes from Lois and Don Crawford at The Recipe Idea Shop. It’s comfort food recipes with a healthy twist. Hear how Lois’ heart attack lead her on a journey of eating healthier and losing 40 pounds without going on a diet. Hear Don’s family stories of the cooks in his family that made food fun and shaped his love for cooking. Grab several great tips that make dinner get-togethers easier on working families and healthier with our new normal living with Covid. Get delici...
2021-12-0158 min
Entrepreneur's EnigmaDan Maby On His Journey Toward A Big Orange HeartDan Maby is the founder of Big Orange Heart, the organizer for WordFest Live, a 24 hour festival of WordPress that is hosted twice a year, host of WordCamp London, and on top of that runs a software development agency.With his work at Big Orange Heart, he hopes to create a place for the remote working community to have a safe space. Here's his journey.Find Dan Online
Twitter: @DanMaby
LinkedIn: Dan Maby
Big Orange Heart
WordFestLive
Dan's Agency Blue37
If you’re enjoying Entrepreneur’s Enigma, please give us a review on the...
2021-11-3022 min
Story TrailsHope ReturnsHope Returns, A Story Trails Production: Live ShowWritten, acted and produced by Beccy Dye (nee Stirrup) of Story Trails, with original music by King Rich. (C) Rebecca Dye 2021, All Rights Reserved.Hope Returns takes place just after the last episode of Hope Travels, when Hope is stuck between worlds. It was a live, interactive storytelling performance that toured eleven venues, across six days delivering 23 performances to over 200 children in hard to reach areas.The show explored themes of caring for the environment and of making words count.Hope Returns was...
2021-11-2525 min
WP MainlineWP Scan Acquired, WordFest Live 2022, and Jeffro AIIn this episode, Malcolm Peralty and I discussed the news of week starting off with Automattic's acquisition of WPScan. I also shared my experience of what it was like to spend eight straight hours of reading, participating, and writing about WordPress. It's exhausting.
We then shared news of the WordPress community gift exchange and Malcolm put out a challenge for someone to create a Secret Santa WordPress site so folks could use it instead of Elfster. WordFest 2022 announced it will take place on March 4th, 2022. I'm a huge fan of a Big Orange Heart Foundation and am...
2021-11-0642 min
WP MainlineWP Mainline Episode 18 - WP Scan Acquired, WordFest Live 2022, and Jeffro AI
In this episode, Malcolm Peralty and I discussed the news of week starting off with Automattic’s acquisition of WPScan. I also shared my experience of what it was like to spend eight straight hours of reading, participating, and writing about WordPress. It’s exhausting.
We then shared news of the WordPress community gift exchange and Malcolm put out a challenge for someone to create a Secret Santa WordPress site so folks could use it instead of Elfster. WordFest 2022 announced it will take place on March 4th, 2022. I’m a huge fan of a Big Orange Heart Founda...
2021-11-0642 min
Story TrailsReturningHope Travels, A Story Trails Production, episode six: Finding HopeWritten, acted and produced by Beccy Dye (nee Stirrup) of Story Trails, with original music by King Rich. (C) Rebecca Dye 2021, All Rights Reserved.Hope Travels has been funded as part of WordFest and Festival of the Earth, led by Wakefield Council through Creative Wakefield until October 2021 across the Wakefield district.Click for the episode script!If you would like to say hi to Hope, then tweet @StoryTrailsUK or email info@storytrails.co.uk and we’ll pass the message on! If y...
2021-10-2304 min
Diary of a Space ArchivistHope Travels: ReturningHope Travels, A Story Trails Production, episode six: Finding HopeWritten, acted and produced by Beccy Dye (nee Stirrup) of Story Trails, with original music by https://kingrichmusicarchive.bandcamp.com/?fbclid=IwAR28JqHsfs0KDI3H1ayvPzxMQHGPYfx687Lq59dvIg_D634Wq4ksrF1s_-o (King Rich). (C) Rebecca Dye 2021, All Rights Reserved.
Hope Travels has been funded as part of WordFest and Festival of the Earth, led by Wakefield Council through Creative Wakefield until October 2021 across the Wakefield district.
https://storytrails.co.uk/aboutstorytrailspod/#HopeTravelsScripts (Click for the episode script)!
If you would like to say hi to Hope, then tweet https...
2021-10-2305 min
Story TrailsTrappedHope Travels, A Story Trails Production, episode five: TrappedWritten, acted and produced by Beccy Dye (nee Stirrup) of Story Trails, with original music by King Rich. (C) Rebecca Dye 2021, All Rights Reserved.Hope Travels has been funded as part of WordFest and Festival of the Earth, led by Wakefield Council through Creative Wakefield until October 2021 across the Wakefield district.Click for the episode script!If you would like to say hi to Hope, then tweet @StoryTrailsUK or email info@storytrails.co.uk and we’ll pass the message on! If you’...
2021-10-2206 min
Diary of a Space ArchivistHope Travels: TrappedHope Travels, A Story Trails Production, episode five: TrappedWritten, acted and produced by Beccy Dye (nee Stirrup) of Story Trails, with original music by https://kingrichmusicarchive.bandcamp.com/?fbclid=IwAR28JqHsfs0KDI3H1ayvPzxMQHGPYfx687Lq59dvIg_D634Wq4ksrF1s_-o (King Rich). (C) Rebecca Dye 2021, All Rights Reserved.
Hope Travels has been funded as part of WordFest and Festival of the Earth, led by Wakefield Council through Creative Wakefield until October 2021 across the Wakefield district.
https://storytrails.co.uk/aboutstorytrailspod/#HopeTravelsScripts (Click for the episode script)!
If you would like to say hi to Hope, then tweet https://twitter...
2021-10-2207 min
Story TrailsFinding HopeHope Travels, A Story Trails Production, episode four: Finding HopeWritten, acted and produced by Beccy Dye (nee Stirrup) of Story Trails, with original music by King Rich. (C) Rebecca Dye 2021, All Rights Reserved.Hope Travels has been funded as part of WordFest and Festival of the Earth, led by Wakefield Council through Creative Wakefield until October 2021 across the Wakefield district.Click for the episode script!If you would like to say hi to Hope, then tweet @StoryTrailsUK or email info@storytrails.co.uk and we’ll pass the message on! If y...
2021-10-2107 min
Diary of a Space ArchivistHope Travels: Finding HopeHope Travels, A Story Trails Production, episode four: Finding HopeWritten, acted and produced by Beccy Dye (nee Stirrup) of Story Trails, with original music by https://kingrichmusicarchive.bandcamp.com/?fbclid=IwAR28JqHsfs0KDI3H1ayvPzxMQHGPYfx687Lq59dvIg_D634Wq4ksrF1s_-o (King Rich). (C) Rebecca Dye 2021, All Rights Reserved.
Hope Travels has been funded as part of WordFest and Festival of the Earth, led by Wakefield Council through Creative Wakefield until October 2021 across the Wakefield district.
https://storytrails.co.uk/aboutstorytrailspod/#HopeTravelsScripts (Click for the episode script)!
If you would like to say hi to Hope, then tweet https...
2021-10-2108 min
Story TrailsConnectionsHope Travels, A Story Trails Production, episode three: ConnectionsWritten, acted and produced by Beccy Dye (nee Stirrup) of Story Trails, with original music by King Rich. (C) Rebecca Dye 2021, All Rights Reserved.Hope Travels has been funded as part of WordFest and Festival of the Earth, led by Wakefield Council through Creative Wakefield until October 2021 across the Wakefield district.Click for the episode script!If you would like to say hi to Hope, then tweet @StoryTrailsUK or email info@storytrails.co.uk and we’ll pass the message on! If you’...
2021-10-2004 min
Diary of a Space ArchivistConnectionsHope Travels, A Story Trails Production, episode three: ConnectionsWritten, acted and produced by Beccy Dye (nee Stirrup) of Story Trails, with original music by https://kingrichmusicarchive.bandcamp.com/?fbclid=IwAR28JqHsfs0KDI3H1ayvPzxMQHGPYfx687Lq59dvIg_D634Wq4ksrF1s_-o (King Rich). (C) Rebecca Dye 2021, All Rights Reserved.
Hope Travels has been funded as part of WordFest and Festival of the Earth, led by Wakefield Council through Creative Wakefield until October 2021 across the Wakefield district.
https://storytrails.co.uk/aboutstorytrailspod/#HopeTravelsScripts (Click for the episode script)!
If you would like to say hi to Hope, then tweet https://twitter...
2021-10-2005 min
Story TrailsStory MagicHope Travels, A Story Trails Production, episode two: Story MagicWritten, acted and produced by Beccy Dye (nee Stirrup) of Story Trails, with original music by King Rich. (C) Rebecca Dye 2021, All Rights Reserved.Hope Travels has been funded as part of WordFest and Festival of the Earth, led by Wakefield Council through Creative Wakefield until October 2021 across the Wakefield district.Click for the episode script!If you would like to say hi to Hope, then tweet @StoryTrailsUK or email info@storytrails.co.uk and we’ll pass the message on! If y...
2021-10-1906 min
Diary of a Space ArchivistHope Travels: Story MagicHope Travels, A Story Trails Production, episode two: Story MagicWritten, acted and produced by Beccy Dye (nee Stirrup) of Story Trails, with original music by https://kingrichmusicarchive.bandcamp.com/?fbclid=IwAR28JqHsfs0KDI3H1ayvPzxMQHGPYfx687Lq59dvIg_D634Wq4ksrF1s_-o (King Rich). (C) Rebecca Dye 2021, All Rights Reserved.
Hope Travels has been funded as part of WordFest and Festival of the Earth, led by Wakefield Council through Creative Wakefield until October 2021 across the Wakefield district.
https://storytrails.co.uk/aboutstorytrailspod/#HopeTravelsScripts (Click for the episode script)!
If you would like to say hi to Hope, then tweet https...
2021-10-1907 min
Diary of a Space ArchivistHope Travels: ArrivalsHope Travels, A Story Trails Production, episode one: ArrivalsWritten, acted and produced by Beccy Dye (nee Stirrup) of Story Trails, with original music by https://kingrichmusicarchive.bandcamp.com/?fbclid=IwAR28JqHsfs0KDI3H1ayvPzxMQHGPYfx687Lq59dvIg_D634Wq4ksrF1s_-o (King Rich). (C) Rebecca Dye 2021, All Rights Reserved.
Hope Travels has been funded as part of WordFest and Festival of the Earth, led by Wakefield Council through Creative Wakefield until October 2021 across the Wakefield district.
https://storytrails.co.uk/aboutstorytrailspod/#HopeTravelsScripts (Click for the episode script)!
If you would like to say hi to Hope, then tweet https://twitter...
2021-10-1809 min
Story TrailsArrivalsHope Travels, A Story Trails Production, episode one: ArrivalsWritten, acted and produced by Beccy Dye (nee Stirrup) of Story Trails, with original music by King Rich. (C) Rebecca Dye 2021, All Rights Reserved.Hope Travels has been funded as part of WordFest and Festival of the Earth, led by Wakefield Council through Creative Wakefield until October 2021 across the Wakefield district.Click for the episode script!If you would like to say hi to Hope, then tweet @StoryTrailsUK or email info@storytrails.co.uk and we’ll pass the message on! If you’...
2021-10-1808 min
Women in WP | WordPress Podcast065: Making a Difference in the WP Community with Cate DeRosiaThis episode is sponsored by Ninja Forms About Cate DeRosia: Cate is a serial volunteer who has helped organize everything from her local meetup to WCUS 2021. Currently, she’s helping with marketing and communications for Big Orange Heart and WordFest Live and is leading the expansion of HeroPress and is the cohost of the Hallway […]
2021-09-0741 min
Canada’s EntrepreneurPeter Verburg is bringing mobile medical services to Alberta and beyond! - Calgary - Canada's PodcastPeter Verburg is founder and CEO of Numi Health, a mobile medical services company that is disrupting the way healthcare is delivered in Calgary, Edmonton and beyond – from COVID-19 testing to general wellness screening and more.
He has a storied background, having co-founded and directed public and private companies in pharmaceuticals, healthcare, energy & tourism. His interest in entrepreneurship started with small ventures as a side hobby, including a medical training company, an import-export company and a landscaping business.
While working on his MBA to complement his Philosophy degree, Peter was recruited at 35 by Canada’s top...
2021-08-1121 min
WPMRR WordPress PodcastE157 – Improving Email Deliverability, Open Rates and Personalization (Rene Morozowich, renemzw.com)In today’s episode, Joe talks to Rene Morozowich, a freelancer in the WordPress space who works with small and medium sized business and individual projects in building and managing service-based websites. She’s a Business Intelligence (BI) and SQL developer, a programmer, and an instructor at a community college who teaches credit and non-credit classes. Rene shares her freelancing journey, from building a website from scratch, overhauling and managing existing websites, to offering client marketing services and how not to overwhelm your leads with your marketing campaign. Episode Resources: Rene Mo...
2021-08-0357 min
FAB FM Radio Port Douglas MossmanCr Abigail Noli Stuns Council Meeting With Comments On A New Idea To Involve The Shire's Citizens More - FAB FM's Paul Makin Has His Say & Chats To Mayor & Councillors About Todays Meeting & IssuesWhen Mayor Michael Kerr brought forward an idea to make Council even more transparent & give Douglas Shire ratepayers a voice on issues that involve them, he and other councillors were stunned by a statement by Cr Abigail Noli. Voices were raised but good sense prevailed with the idea being given total support by the Deputy Mayor Cr Lisa Scomazzon, Cr Peter McKeown, the Mayor and finally Cr Noli. Cr Roy Zammataro doesn't want a bar of it. FAB FM's Paul Makin has his say about Cr Noli's wordfest. Paul also chats with the councillors & looks at other matters on...
2021-07-2714 min
Post Status PodcastsPost Status Excerpt (No. 17) — Acquisition Tracker, WordPress 5.8, #ClickPublishAcquisitions in the WordPress space, WordPress 5.8, WordFest Live, Elementor is 5, and #ClickPublishIn this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David Bisset and Cory Miller chat about how the new Post Status Acquisition Tracker is a window into significant moments and trends in WordPress history. With WordPress 5.8 released this week, it will be interesting to see how theme developers react and adapt to it in the coming months and years. It seems some people aren't happy about a certain change to the Media Library.Also covered in this episode: On the eve of WordFest 2021, David notes...
2021-07-2323 min
Hallway ChatsEpisode 152 – Aditya Kane
A Conversation with Aditya Kane
Aditya hails from Pune, India, and has been working in WordPress for more than a decade, as well as being a WordCamp organizer multiple times and volunteering at other events.
Show Notes
Website | WordFest.Live
Website | BombayPirate.com
Twitter | @adityakane
Episode Transcript
Topher: Hey, everyone. My name is Topher.
Cate: And my name is Cate.
Topher: And this is Hallway Chats. We’d like to thank our sponsor Nexcess, a Liquid Web br...
2021-07-2048 minWPMRR WordPress PodcastE155 – Running a WordPress Newsletter in a Crowded Space (Maciek Palmowski, WP Owls)In today’s episode, Joe talks to Maciek Palmowski, one of the co-creators of WP Owls, a weekly newsletter focused on the latest and top WordPress news. He also works as a WordPress ambassador for Buddy Works - a top-notch performance into one solution for teams that want to painlessly introduce CI/CD and accelerate the development lifecycle of their software. Maciek explains how the Polish audience has a completely different social media preference compared to the global community, the surprising challenges of raising his son while working at home, and the customization of the $7 per...
2021-07-2056 min
Unplug.TechEpisode 10: 24k Steps To Mental Health Fundraiser For WordFestLive July 2021 with Cinthya AnandWe warmly welcome Cinthya Anand as the next guest for Unplug Tech. She is the Fundraising lead for the second edition of WordFest Live 2021. We are very happy to host the jubilant journalist and writer on our show as she shares some great tips on how to become a good writer.
In this interview, Cinthya talks about her writing career by sharing her journey as a journalist which helped her to become a Communications Manager for Cambridge Cleantech.
Read more about this interview on our website.
2021-07-1839 min
In The Loop: A WordPress Podcast by Blackbird Digital7: The Big Fat ACF EpisodeIn this episode, the devs at Blackbird get back together to talk about block widgets, themes, patterns, directories, and other WordPress 5.8 goodies, Advanced Custom Fields anxieties, and part 2 of the highly-anticipated Gutenberg Shuffle series: The Last Custom Field.
If you have questions about WordPress website development, contributing, or anything else web-related that you’d like to hear us discuss, go to blackbird.digital/podcast or send an email to podcast@blackbird.digital. You can also find us on Twitter as @InTheLoop_WP.
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Conex Firefox Add-On
WordPress 5.8 Release Tim...
2021-07-141h 04WPMRR WordPress PodcastE154 – WordFest (July 23) & Mental Health for Remote Workers (Dan Maby, Big Orange Heart)In today’s episode, Joe talks to Dan Maby of Big Orange Heart - a nonprofit organization that supports and promotes positive well-being and mental health within remote working communities. The Big Orange Heart Health Hubs are designed to provide holistic support for the individual. Dan shares how Big Orange Heart came from the challenges he and his team faced while handling a digital marketing agency, and the organization’s mission to help support the mental health of workers in a remote setting. They also discussed the upcoming WordFest Live, a virtual event to be strea...
2021-07-1358 min
Unplug.TechEpisode 9: Discover the story behind HeroPress and the latest WordFest Live with Topher DeRosiaThe next guest for Unplug Tech is the founder of HeroPress with a purpose to connect WordPress professionals from all over the globe. We warmly welcome Topher DeRosia on our show. He shares his inspiring story on how he started HeroPress.
HeroPress is one of the most read blogs in the world of WordPress community. In addition to this he also shares his experience being part of WordFest Live with us.
Topher DeRosia is curious and asks questions, his charm makes you at ease right away. It...
2021-07-101h 00
Hallway ChatsEpisode 151 – Dan Maby and Michelle Frechette
A Conversation with Dan Maby and Michelle Frechette
Dan and Michelle have been working together to make WordFest Live be a top notch, world-wide WordPress conference. We talk with them about it works and the difficulties of making a global event happen.
Show Notes
Website | WordFest.Live
Twitter | @danmaby
Twitter | @michelleames
Episode Transcript
Topher: Hey everyone, my name is Topher.
Cate: And I’m Cate.
Topher: And this is Hallway Chats. Our guests today are Dan and Mic...
2021-06-2936 min
WPCoffeeTalkEp 117 WPCoffeeTalk: WordFestWordFest is a global celebration of WordPress, and an extension of Big Orange Heart. In this episode we break from our usual format to talk to the organizing team, learn about how WordFest came about, and what's in store for the next event!
2021-06-1430 minIn The Loop: A WordPress Podcast by Blackbird Digital6: Website Maintenance with david wolfpawIn this episode, Megan and Cory are joined by david wolfpaw, a WordPress support superhero and master of analogies.
Today david shares about their path within WordPress and we discuss their experiences providing website maintenance services. We also chat about the philosophy behind the IndieWeb movement, decluttering the internet and much more!
If you have questions about WordPress website development, contributing, or anything else web-related, send an email to podcast@blackbird.digital. You can also find us on Twitter @InTheLoop_WP.
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david’s personal site: https://davidwolfpaw.com/
Fi...
2021-05-261h 07
WPCoffeeTalkEp 104 WPCoffeeTalk: Megan RoseMegan Rose exemplifies what it is to be a community-minded WordPresser. She's been an organizer for WordCamp Kent, WordCamp Northeast Ohio, WordCamp US, and Big Orange Heart's WordFest. Her helpfulness extends to all she meets, and her cheerfulness is contagious.
2021-03-1955 minIn The Loop: A WordPress Podcast by Blackbird Digital4: WordPress Connections with Joe A Simpson JrToday, Joe A Simpson Jr joins the show to chat about all things WordPress. He shares his WordPress origin story, as well as how he became the leader of two Meetups. We also chat about his experience as a graphic designer stepping into WordPress for the first time, online events, and connecting with others in the community.
If you have questions about WordPress website development, contributing, or anything else web-related, send an email to podcast@blackbird.digital. You can also find us on Twitter @InTheLoop_WP.
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Joe’s Site: https://joesimpson.info/...
2021-03-0323 minIn The Loop: A WordPress Podcast by Blackbird Digital3: Community Projects with Michelle FrechetteJoining us today is Michelle Frechette, the Head of Customer Success for GiveWP. Megan and Michelle chat about WordFest, Big Orange Heart, online WordPress events, and the work she and others are doing to keep our community connected.
If you have questions about WordPress website development, contributing, or anything else web-related, send an email to podcast@blackbird.digital. You can also find us on Twitter @InTheLoop_WP.
## Links
Big Orange Heart - https://www.bigorangeheart.org/
WordFest - https://www.wordfest.live/schedule/
5.6 Release - https://wor...
2021-02-1738 minIn The Loop: A WordPress Podcast by Blackbird Digital2: Sorry, we were mutedWow! A lot has happened since our first episode one year ago! Happy birthday to us, I guess?
In this episode, we are introduced to some new faces and discuss our early days on the web, our experiences integrating Gutenberg, some hot topics in WordPress right now, git repositories, and music to code to.
Listen until the end to catch a preview of our upcoming episode, where Megan interviews Michelle Frechette of GiveWP!
If you have questions about WordPress website development, contributing, or anything else web-related, send an email to podcast@blackbird.digital...
2021-02-031h 03
2021-01-301h 05
Unplug.TechEpisode 7: WordFest Live 2021 and Big Orange Heart with Michelle, Hauwa and Paul – Part 2We are back with Part 2! Unplug Tech is the official media partner for Big Orange Heart event WordFest Live 2021. We are happy to host Michelle, Hauwa and Paul in our part 2 of the organizers interview meet on Unplug Tech.
An interview over three time zones, now that’s a very exciting interview. That is not all, just like us, the organizers are also fueled by coffee!
Read more about this interview on our website.
2021-01-2142 min
silverliningproductions's podcastE0360 - The KitchensinkWP Podcast - Out with the old & in with the newThis week I discuss haves and have nots when it comes to your website in 2021! Upcoming Events WordFest.live — January 22, 2021 Segment 1: In the News iThemes - WordPress Vulnerability Roundup: January 2021, Part 1. Year in Review from Pippin @ Sandhills Dev Kyle Maurer - year in review Segment 2: Out with the old. In with the new! Segment 3: Tool of the Week MyNoise.net — The Irish Coastal Experience, without the Rain Coat
2021-01-1809 min
Unplug.TechEpisode 6: WordFest Live 2021 and Big Orange Heart with Dan and Cate – Part 1Unplug Tech is elated to be part of the Big Orange Heart Event – WordFest Live Jan 2021! We are the official media partner for the virtual event which is much needed and very well timed.
On the show we have Dan and Cate share their insights on the mega event that is WordFest Live 2021. Both firmly believe awareness along with actionable steps to allow a virtual space dedicated for mental health is very important. Especially at a time when Covid-19 created havoc in our lives, a space that keeps you connected is essential. The push for st...
2021-01-1651 min
Open MakersDo the Woo Chats with WordFest OrganizersListen in to learn more about WordFest, tips for Woo builders and a bit of "in hindsight, we should have used WooCommerce".
2021-01-1239 minOpen Channels FMDo the Woo Chats with WordFest OrganizersListen in to learn more about WordFest, tips for Woo builders and a bit of "in hindsight, we should have used WooCommerce".
2021-01-1239 minsilverliningproductions's podcastE0359 - The KitchensinkWP Podcast - Listener Q/AThis week I answer listener questions. Upcoming Events WordFest - Jan 22 2021 Segment 1: In the News Liquid Web Acquires The Events Calendar WordPress Plugin From Modern Tribe WordPress.com offeres New service for site building. Segment 2: Listener Q/A Segment 3: Tool of the Week WP Lookout. WP Lookout is the plugin and theme update intelligence tool for WordPress professionals.
2021-01-1110 minsilverliningproductions's podcastE0358 - The KitchensinkWP Podcast - Tips for looking for work & hiring managersThis week I share tips for those looking for work and those hiring. Upcoming Events WordFEST — — The festival of WordPress January 22, 2021 Segment 1: In the News The Future of WordPress: 2020 Edition by Francesca Marano Guest on Episode 310 - GitHub has published its annual Octoverse report for 2020 GetOptionsPodcast.com OneMinMotivation.com/prelaunch Gitidiot.com Segment 2: This week I share tips for those looking for work and those hiring. Past KSWP Episodes mentioned Episode 285 - hiring a sales rep Episode 160 - doing the "sales" hustle Episode 117 - R...
2021-01-0413 minsilverliningproductions's podcastE0350 - The KitchensinkWP Podcast - Ageism in TechThis week I talk about ageism in technology Upcoming Events WordCamp Finland Online 2020 Nov 12 2020 WordFest January 22, 2021 - call for speakers https://www.wordfest.live/ My Birthday!! TODAY (Nov 9) Segment 1: In the News SpearHead Theme GitHub mono-repository Segment 2: Ageism in Technology Segment 3: Tool of the Week Hashtag Expert — This weeks episode is sponsored by BackupBuddy. Use code SINKWP to save 25%
2020-11-0912 minsilverliningproductions's podcastE0349 - The KitchensinkWP Podcast - WebflowThis week I review a WordPress alternative: Webflow Upcoming Events WordCamp Finland Online 2020 Nov 12 2020 WordFest January 22, 2021 - call for speakers Segment 1: In the News 5.5.3 Maintenance Release WordPress 5.6 Beta 2 Take the 2020 WordPress Annual Survey (and view the 2019 results)! Segment 2: WordPress alternative #8: Webflow Segment 3: Tool of the Week Marker.io — This weeks episode sponsored by Restrict Content Pro Use code SINKWP at checkout to save 25%.
2020-11-0212 min
Story TrailsA Story Trails Update and Something Fun to playYou can play The Wandering Words here: https://storytrails.co.uk/events-and-festivals/wordfest/the-wandering-words/Adventure awaits!The story Trails music is composed by King Rich.
2020-10-2801 min
CulturaSinFronteras EdoMéxLeer es cosa de niñosPara continuar con nuestras actividades por el Día de la Niña y el Niño nos congratula reunirnos con Mauricio Montiel, Alejandro Borrego e Ivett Tinoco García quienes rumbo al WordFest 3.0 presentan: “Leer es cosa de niños”, con recomendaciones para toda la familia, pero en especial para las y los niños en su día.
2020-07-1358 min
The Wordfest PodcastCheryl Foggo Live at WordfestOn February 8th, 2020, author, screenwriter, and playwright Cheryl Foggo took to the Wordfest stage at Memorial Park Library in Calgary to celebrate the 30th anniversary re-release of her book, Pourin' Down Rain: A Black Woman Claims Her Place In The Canadian West. This sold-out event was hosted by poet and professor Bertrand Bickersteth. Introduction is by Wordfest CEO & Creative Ringleader Shelley Youngblut. A complimentary recap of the conversation is available here. (https://wke.lt/w/s/pxlQil)
2020-06-091h 17
The Wordfest PodcastDesmond Cole Live at WordfestOn February 20th, 2020, journalist and activist Desmond Cole took to the Wordfest stage at Memorial Park Library in Calgary to talk about his bestselling book, The Skin We're In. This sold-out event was hosted by playwright and activist Melanee Murray-Hunt. Introduction is by Wordfest CEO & Creative Ringleader Shelley Youngblut. A complimentary recap of the conversation is available here. (https://wke.lt/w/s/TleUHx)
2020-06-081h 24CulturaSinFronteras EdoMéxEl libro electrónico: una alternativa para leer en casaEn la charla “El libro electrónico: una alternativa para leer en casa”, que nos dan Alejandro Borrego y Mauricio Montiel como parte de las actividades que realizamos camino a #Wordfest 3.0 #CulturaEnUnClick
2020-06-031h 04
The Wordfest PodcastDr. Melanee Thomas: AveragesDr. Melanee Thomas has a "bee in her bonet" about averages in Alberta. Here she is speaking at the Alberta Views Live: 2020 Budget Dig In on March. 11, 2020.
2020-03-1704 min
The Wordfest PodcastDr. Trevor Tombe: What Albertans SHOULD Be Talking AboutDr. Trevor Tombe highlights what he thinks Albertans SHOULD be talking about in relation to the budget during the Alberta Views Live: 2020 Budget Dig In.
2020-03-1706 min
The Wordfest PodcastCheryl Foggo Reading from Pourin' Down Rain at the 30th Anniversary Re-Release Celebration on February 8thListen to Cheryl Foggo reading from Pourin' Down Rain: A Black Woman Claims Her Place In The Canadian West at our event on February 8th.
2020-02-1106 min
The Wordfest PodcastWhat Do We Need Men For? An Honest Proposal ReadingOn Oct. 20th, 2019, Wordfest hosted an event with E. Jean Carroll called "Ask E. Jean Anything." This audio features Wordfest's Programming Associate, Rita Sirignano reading aloud from E. Jean's book, "What Do We Need Men For?" in front of the sold out audience.
2020-01-2407 min
The Bookshop ChroniclesChapter 4: Book Coaching with My Sister, Cari FrameHey, YOU! So glad you're back!
Today's Book Talk convo is with Cari Frame, a certified Life Coach who is determined to empower people to live their best life. She is also a book editor and the winner of the Brenda Strathern Writing Prize at WordFest this past November. Cari has been a voracious reader all her life and will share some of the books that have had a memorable impact on her life. She keeps so many plates spinning, and she continues to inspire me. In addition to all of this, she is also my sister...
2020-01-1338 min
Southeast ThirdWaco WordFest 2019Various speakers sharing poetry at the Browning Library on Baylor campus.
2019-10-2659 min
The Wordfest PodcastAlberta Views Live: Election Deep Dive #2On March 14th, 2019, Dave Cournoyer, Jen Gerson and Graham Thomson provided in-depth takes on the current political conversations and offered unique insights into what an engaged electorate should be talking about. This event was presented in partnership with Wordfest and Alberta Views Magazine.
2019-04-031h 23The Wordfest PodcastAlberta Views Live: Election Deep Dive #1On February 21st 2019, Kevin Van Tighem, Trevor Tombe, and Susan Wright provided in-depth takes on the current political conversations, and offered unique insights into what an engaged electorate should be talking about. This event was presented in partnership with Wordfest and Alberta Views Magazine.
2019-04-031h 16
The Wordfest PodcastWordfest Presents AJ FinnOn September 18th Wordfest presented the author of the esteemed novel, The Woman In The Window, AJ Finn. Here are some highlights from our interview with him.
2019-02-0714 min
Authors of the Pacific NorthwestEpisode 23: Lilly Robbins Brock; Historical First Account WWII StoriesEpisode 23: Lilly Robbins Brock; Historical First Account WWII Stories
In This Episode, You’ll Hear:
(Podcast run time 48 minutes)
:37 - Introduction to Lilly Robbins Brock
2:40 - Lilly shares about her entrepreneur past
5:20- Lilly talks about her geological research
7:20 - Lilly discusses her works in progress & her first WWI story
9:52 - Lily shares her titles & the history around her first three books
14:18 - Lilly discusses working with individuals and the process of first-person accounts
16:20 - Lilly discusses her self-publishing journey
17:20 - Lilly talks about her experiences with the self-publishing school (online course for authors)
21:21 - Vik...
2018-08-2845 min
TDMR(Remastered) Podcast Review 5 and DFW WordFest 2018Somehow our first recording didn’t upload correctly. So, I had to do it again. If you didn’t get on the show this week, send in your submission again because we don’t review the same show twice! One other thing, if you’re reading this you might notice that my mic is acting up, and I’m thinking the power surges have damaged my mic, I didn’t noticed until I was editing. Remember, Everyone has sound problems at one point or another. Also this is the first show with the new Compressor so it could be that I’m not sure...
2018-03-2700 min
Speaking of Travel® With Marilyn BallSpeaking of Travel Climate Listening Project Series 2018!The Speaking of Travel Climate Listening Project Series 2018 launches the year with Dayna Reggero of The Climate Listening Project. Dayna will join me in the studio and we’ll be featuring guest experts connecting climate change and travel. Today's conversation is around climate change, travel, words, poetry and an incredible journey to Scotland with Laura Hope-Gill, founder of the Asheville Wordfest Multicultural Poetry Festival.Thanks for listening to Speaking of Travel! Visit speakingoftravel.net for travel tips, travel stories, and ways you can become a more savvy traveler.
2018-03-1047 min
The Wordfest PodcastWordfest Presents: The 2017 Poetry Cabaret*This episode contains explicit content*Featuring live readings from Jordan Abel, Billy-Ray Belcourt, Hera Lindsay Bird, Lorna Crozier, Clea Roberts, Jamie Sharpe, and Phoebe Wang.
2017-12-141h 02
The Wordfest PodcastWordfest Presents: How to Fall in Love with AnyoneHave you ever asked a stranger 36 questions, stared into their eyes for four minutes, and then fell in love? Author Mandy Len Catron did just that and wrote a book called, How to Fall in Love With Anyone. Here she is at the Big Secret Theatre at Wordfest 2017 talking about love and relationships.Thank you Feng Suave for letting us use your song "By The Poolside" in this episode. If you liked what you heard, check out their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/fengsuave/Remember to check out more wordy events like Nate Blakeslee on...
2017-11-0615 min
The Wordfest PodcastFestival Preview TeaserWe are giving you an insider's look into the 2017 Wordfest festival. From Oct. 9-15 the most delicious writers from Canada and the rest of the world will be serving up life-changing ideas at theatres around Calgary, as well as Wordfest’s new home at Memorial Park Library. For full lineup: http://wordfest.com/artists/For event schedule: http://wordfest.com/schedule/
2017-10-0403 min
The Wordfest PodcastWordfest presents: Omar El AkkadOmar El Akkad presented his first published novel, American War in the Wordfest Lab on May 24, 2017. The novel depicts America struggling with civil war, a manufactured plague, and environmental fallback due to global warming. The book provides readers with a frighteningly realistic depiction of the future of the world and the consequences of human egotism.Music credit: Downloaded from Freemusicarchive.org: “Pine Apple Rag (Scott Joplin Piano Roll)” – by Scott Joplin and “Rainy Day Blues” – by Joseph C. Smith Orchestra.Sound credit: Downloaded from Freesound.org: “Sota War” – by YleArkisto https://www.freesound.org/people/YleArkisto/sounds/320133/
2017-06-1204 min
The Biblio File hosted by Nigel BealeKelsey Mullen on Edith Wharton and The MountThe Mount is a historic site and a cultural center inspired by the passions and achievements of Edith Wharton. Designed and built by Wharton in 1902, the house embodies the principles outlined in her influential book, The Decoration of Houses (1897). The property includes three acres of formal gardens designed by Wharton, who was also an authority on European landscape design, surrounded by extensive woodlands. Programming at The Mount reflects Wharton's core interests in the literary arts, interior design and decoration, garden and landscape design, and the art of living. Annual exhibits explore themes from Wharton's life and work. In th...
2013-10-2521 min