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S6 E263; Strength To Be Human -- Thoughts on Play Submissions

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 50:56


We go over various subjects pertaining to play submissions:   ength fees listing topics readings publishing  

S6 E262: Strength To Be Human -- Being Human...Is Not a Bad Thing

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 61:27


It takes responsibility to accept being human. 

S6 E261: Strength To Be Human -- Interview w/Marilyn Johansen

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 71:46


Author and Artist -- Marilyn Johansen --- My Father's Secrets

S6 E260 -- Strength To Be Human -- Writing as Self Examination

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 47:18


1 Art as Mystical Muse 2. Mental HealthTherapy 3. Confessional Source Material

S6 Ep 259 -- Strength To Be Human -- Art and Truth

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2024 43:06


This episode deals with art and how it can reflect, represent or relay truth.

S5 E258 Strength To Be Human -- Interview With Tohm Bakelas

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2023 73:36


Interview with New Jersey poet & publisher, Toh  Bakelas.

S5 E257 Mindspeak -- The Stupidity of Artificial Intelligence

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 42:54


Now that AI is upon them, humanity needs to weigh its deadly negative effects on freedom, art, and maybe life itself.

S5 E256 Strength To Be Human -- Interview w/Rosie Accola

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 95:25


Another interview segment with editor, poet and writer Rosie Accola.

S5 E255 Strength To Be Human -- Interview With Elizabeth Mathiasen

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 109:55


Wide ranging interview with California scientist, writer and musician, Elizabeth Mathiasen

S4 E254 -- Strength To Be Human --Interview with Bruno Rescigna

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2022 93:06


A weighty, revelatory interview/discussion with Brooklyn-born writer, poet, playwright Bruno Rescigna.

S4 E253 --Strength To Be Human -- What is a Writer

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 105:18


topics include: the artist the state of mind vision quest what the world sees

S4 E252 --Strength To Be Human -- Interview W/Monique Berry

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 93:53


We interview Canadian magazine publisher (Halcyon Days), editor, and writer Monique Berry,

S4 E251 -- Strength To Be Human -- Stupid Terms for Stupid Times

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2022 32:05


Again we produced a show detailing the most recent dark uses of language to hurt, deceive or destroy people.   * suboptimal judgment * birthing person * chest feeding * non birthing parent * human milk * white fragility * family  

S4 E250-- Strength To Be Human --Interview With Bruce Levine

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2022 106:31


A detailed interview with poet, composer and drama director Bruce Levine.

S4 E249 -- Strength To Be Human -- Sacred Art or Propaganda

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 43:19


Is religious art -- sacred art? Are artists who exclusively create religious work -- sacred artists? Is sacred art really a version of propaganda?   This and many questions about the nature of art, humans and religious are posed for review.

Episode 248 Strength To Be Human-- interview With SG Ellerhoff

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 60:15


Stimulating conversation with author and academic SG Ellerhoff.

S4 E247 Strength To Be Human -- Global Mail Bag 3

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2022 52:04


Another episode to share email comments about past shows and answer questions about getting a literary agent.

S4 E246 -- Strength To Be Human -- Audio Literary Memoir IV: Excavating Memory From Journal

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2022 43:05


So much is caught up in Memory -- both Identity and Truth are major factors that pivot on what we remember. I talk about using 30-year-old journals to piece together the past for a painful book.

S4 E245 -- Mindspeak -- Recognizing the Road to Madness

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2022 75:17


A majority of unhappiness stems from not taking responsibility for one's actions or inaction.  We delve into impatience, insecurity, lack of faith, and the time we waste investing in people or places that cannot fulfill our lives.

S4 E244 -- Strength To Be Human -- Interview With Thomas Willemain

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2022 77:03


Dr. Thomas Reed Willemain is a former academic, software entrepreneur, and intelligence officer. His flash fiction has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and has appeared in Granfalloon (Canada), Hobart, and Burningword Literary Journal. He is the author of the memoir Working on the Dark Side of the Moon: Life Inside the National Security Agency.  Available on Amazon.

S4 E243 -- Strength To Be Human -- Classic Spotlight Series --- Thoughts on Battlestar Galactica

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 39:12


A short show on a sci-fi cult favorite battlestar Galactica, the classic show and the more modern version.

S4 E242 Strength To Be Human -- Interview With Ralph Greco Jr (Special Editor's Edition)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2022 65:38


In this special interview with chat with writer and guest editor of Granfalloon, Ralph Greco Jr.

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S4 E241 -- Mindspeak -- Is Sleep, Living?

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022 41:33


Do we live as we sleep? Or is sleep a period of temporary "dying"? REM Dreams Cuiltural Intepretations Restore / Repair / Reprocess  

S4 E240 -- Strength To Be Human -- Interview With Mitchell Flanagan

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 74:34


This morning we interview poet, writer, artist and musician (Cold Heaven) Mitchell Flanagan.

S4 E239 -- Strength To Be Human -- Terms of Mischief and Misdirection

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 35:55


What words we choose to obey often have a negative effect on our thinking, our actions and maybe how we conduct ourselves in a so-called free society.    

S4 E238 -- Mindspeak -- Falling in Love With a Fraud

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2022 60:36


When overwhelming desire forces denial people become blind to the basic wrongs in front of their eyes and start believing a fraud. * weight * relationships * religion * politics * celebrity  

S4 E237 -- Strength To Be Human -- Interview With Michael Adubato

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2022 60:45


It's a real pleasure to welcome to the show, New Jersey-born poet, Michael Adubato who works for NATO and resides in Belgium. We chat about military life, world travel and his first poetry book "Missing the Exit"

S4 E236 -- Strength To Be Human -- What Exactly is Happiness

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 47:50


One of the bigger struggles of life is finding happiness and keeping it. We talk about happiness and its connections to:   Health Marriage Money Accomplishment Work Love

S4 E235 -- Mindspeak: Life Beyond Earth

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2022 43:01


We explore reasonable assumptions and theories about alien life beyond earth.   1, Intro 2, Possibility of contact in the past 3, Possibility of contact in the present 4. What does contact mean

S4 E234 -- Strength To Be Human -- Using Pain in the Creative Process

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 36:01


The presence of pain in our lives can be a fountain of inspiration if we learn to accommodate or navigate its effect on our personality We talk about physical, emotional and psychological instances in the careers of Michelangelo, Munch, Degas, Matisse, Orwell, Klele, Goya and Kahlo.

S4 E233: -- Strength To Be Human --- Finding Heroes in a World of Willows

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2022 27:39


What is a true hero in the modern context??   1. The overused word--- hero 2. What is a real hero 3. Adapting heroic elements to make writing more authentic  

S4 E232: --- Strength To Be Human ---Global Mailbag 2

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 27:39


Another listener-driven show based on emails sent about episodes that sparked interest or debate.

S4 E231 --Mindspeak -- Creativity in the Age of Dangerous Information

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2022 56:40


Technology in the 21st century has done little to lessen fear and paranoia in society.    1. Corruption of Narrative 2,. Corruption of Government 3. When Truth is Not a Goal 4. Being Creative in a Dark World

S4 E230: Strength To Be Human -- Interview With Eva Wong Nava

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2022 58:21


An incredibly educational interview with British/Singaporean writer, author, educator Eva Wong Nava topics include her two books: Open: A Boy's Wayang Adventure The House of Little Sisters  (forthcoming Feb 2022) mental illness history universality of creative themes        

S4 E229: Strength To Be Human -- Journals of Art -- Ariel Chart

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2022 47:53


A detailed episode outlining Ariel Chart's priorities in writing in the 21st Century. 1. Literary Journal Online 2. Guidelines 3. Art Pics 4. Support of Artists 5. Editors 6. Final Word

S4 E228: Strength To Be Human -- Agents as Stepping Stones

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 43:51


This episode lays out some of the expectations of agents regarding query letters, guidelines, sample chapters and books in general.    1. agents -- need 2. agents -- rules 3. agents -- reality 4. agents --- query 5. agents --- rejection 6. agents -- acceptance

S3 E227: Strength To Be Human -- Interview With Jennifer Brewer

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 88:34


Another wonderful interview segment. This time we have Pushcard Prize Fiction 2021 nominated writer Jennifer Brewer.

S3 E226: Mindspeak --Puerto Rico

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2021 86:10


My personal story about Puerto Rico in my life.

S3 E225: Mindspeak -- History of Pandemics

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 61:47


On this episode we attempt to give a broader historic view of pandemics throughout the ages.  Pro-facts. No politics. Just history and common sense.

S3 E224: Strength To Be Human -- Interview With Alexandra Goodwin

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 107:31


Alexandra Goodwin is a novelist and poet who formerly lived in Argentina before prejudice and political upheaval made it necessary to emigrate to America. Her story of life, literature, and courage is a shining example for young women, especially, to learn and gain inspiration.

S3 E223: Mindspeak -- RoboWars -- Send in the Drones

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 43:35


An introduction to the history, usage, and philosophy of UAV's, unmanned aerial vehicles -- drones.

S3 E222: Mindspeak --- Global Mail Bag

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 94:15


First mail show focusing on the Mindspeak episodes   Afghanistan Taiwan India Anti Semitism The Italian Character in American Cinema

S3 E221: Classic Spotlight Series -- Thoughts on C.S. Lewis

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 68:35


Tonight we examine fantasy writer / Christian populizer / Irish gentleman, C.S. Lewis   Beginnings Space Trilogy WW 1 Family Pact Chronicles of Narnia WW 2 -- Broadcasts Mere Christianity Surprised by Joy Late Life Marriage Death of Wife Non-Linear Path to Happiness

S3 E220: Mindspeak: The Global Power That is India

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 60:13


This episode delves into the modern reality of India as as global power in democracy, cultural diversity and bulwark against Chinese aggression in the South China Sea.

S3 E219: Strength To Be Human -- The Italian Character in American Cinema

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2021 51:40


A brief overview of good and bad messages sent by Italian characters in American cinema. In this episode they talk about: stereotypes mobsters boxers Jake LaMotta Rocky Robert De Niro The God Father Goodfellas Francis Ford Coppola

S3 E218: Mindspeak ---- The Rise of Antisemitism

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 88:15


In this global Mindspeak episode we will bring to light the serious increase in antisemitism in the world:   United States France Belgium Hungary Poland Canada

S3 E217: Strength To Be Human --- Interview With Nicole Bird

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 70:45


Fascinating interview with Florida-based writer/poet/educator, Nicole Bird.

S3 E216: Mindspeak ---Worrying About Taiwan

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 49:25


A serious talk about the dangers of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan and what that will mean for the South China Sea and beyond.

S3 E215: Mindspeak -- Thoughts on All Things Dune

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 79:44


This episode is on the phenomena called Dune. Its a book, a saga, a movie, a cable treatment, another movie, comic books, action figures, Facebook discussion groups, you name it. Intro Dune Book 1984 Dune Movie 2000 Cable Dune & Children of Dune Philosophy of Dune Vs Star Trek 2021 Dune Movie Script Issues, Casting Issues, Etc.

S3 E214: Mindspeak --- Leaving Afghanistan

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 59:56


First episode of Mindspeak is a historical and current view of Afghanistan various tribes / history of division buddhist & hindu beginnings alexander the great intro to islam russian invasion taliban / al queda  american occupation american withdrawal  

S3 E213: When Dreaming Is Not Enough

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 92:44


In the final of the lengthier literary episodes I make comment on goals, dreams, plans, work ethic and what we care about most.

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