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ICYMI: Hour Two of ‘Later, with Mo'Kelly' Presents – ‘Friday Nights' with L.A. Radio Legend Nautica De La Cruz checking out the Burbank Historical Society's ‘Gordon R. Howard Museum' AND highlighting today's ‘Hidden Gem,' Christina Resen and ‘826LA,' which is a “Los Angeles–based nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6–18 with their creative and expository writing skills” … PLUS – Mark Rahner has a review of Tim Burton's return to the world of the undead in “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” the sequel to the 1988 cult-classic which starred Michael Keaton as the devious, mischievous poltergeist “Beetlejuice” in ‘The Rahner Report' AND Mo' marks the passing of “one of the most internationally successful Brazilian musicians artists of all time; Sérgio Mendes, gone at the age of 83 - on KFI AM 640…Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app

ICYMI: ‘Later, with Mo'Kelly' Presents – ‘Friday Nights' with L.A. Radio Legend Nautica De La Cruz checking out the Burbank Historical Society's ‘Gordon R. Howard Museum' AND highlighting today's ‘Hidden Gem,' Christina Resen and ‘826LA,' which is a “Los Angeles–based nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6–18 with their creative and expository writing skills” - on KFI AM 640…Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app

This week Jordan and Emily watched the 2002 romantic teen tragedy movie "A Walk To Remember" starring Mandy Moore as a perfect Christian high schooler who falls in love with a bad boy. Also she is dying. Also she can sing.Want to have your very own message read by Emily, Jordan, and Matt? Well you can for a very reasonable price by going to https://maximumfun.org/jumbotron/Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!Make sure to purchase a copy of Jordan's YA horror graphic novel Youth Group, AND see him  in Los Angeles on August 24th at 826LA.Emily, Jordan, and producer Matt Lieb will be on Good Mythical Weekend throughout the summer, so if you haven't subscribed to GMM on YouTube, you should do so immediately.Listen to our newest bonus episode of Free With Ads about The Outer Limits pilot! To listen, join Maximum Fun now (if you haven't already!)

This week Emily and Jordan welcome Amy Roberts of Style Theory to the podcast to talk about one of the most fashionable movies of the 2000's Burlesque, starring Cher, Christina Aguilera, and Alan Cumming.Check out Style Theory on YouTube!Make sure to purchase a copy of Jordan's YA horror graphic novel Youth Group, AND see him  in Los Angeles on August 24th at 826LA.Emily, Jordan, and producer Matt Lieb will be on Good Mythical Weekend throughout the summer, so if you haven't subscribed to GMM on YouTube, you should do so immediately.Listen to our newest bonus episode of Free With Ads about The Outer Limits pilot! To listen, join Maximum Fun now (if you haven't already!)

This week Emily and Jordan watch the classic Jim Henson/David Bowie/Monty Python kids film Labyrinth, starring David Bowie, Jennifer Connolly, and some puppets. Also, see Jordan live at the following locations: August 2nd at Book Passage in San Francisco at 5:30pm. Or see Jordan in Los Angeles on August 24th at 826LA.Listen to our newest bonus episode of Free With Ads about The Outer Limits pilot! To listen, join Maximum Fun now (if you haven't already!)Emily, Jordan, and producer Matt Lieb will be on Good Mythical Weekend throughout the summer, so if you haven't subscribed to GMM on YouTube, you should do so immediately.

This week Emily and Jordan watched the best kind of movie there is, a TV movie. We watched The Trial Of The Incredible Hulk (1989) which is less of a movie and more of a failed Daredevil pilot. Enjoy!Jordan Morris is doing a book tour for Youth Group! See his panel at SD Comic Con on Friday July 26 from 1pm-2pm called “Graphic Novels and The Real World. He'll also be doing some signings:  Friday July 26th, between 2:30pm - 3:30pm Jordan will be signing books at autograph area AA09 and Saturday July 27th, at 5:30pm Jordan will be signing books at booth 2800.Also, see Jordan live at the following locations: August 2nd at Book Passage in San Francisco at 5:30pm. Or see Jordan in Los Angeles on August 24th at 826LA.Listen to our newest bonus episode of Free With Ads about The Outer Limits pilot! To listen, join Maximum Fun now (if you haven't already!)

This week Emily and Jordan welcome comedian and rock and roll superstar John Ross Bowie to the pod to talk about the movie The Sting, starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman.John Ross Bowie's band Egghead is going on tour! Get tickets to see them in Philadelphia, or Baltimore, or Brooklyn, or even Boston. Jordan Morris is doing a book tour for Youth Group! See him at the OC Book Fair on July 13th, or see him in Sacramento at the Wild Sisters Book Company July 19, or see his panel at SD Comic Con on July 26 from 1pm-2pm, or see him on August 2nd at Silver Sprocket in San Francisco. Finally, see him in Los Angeles on August 24th at 826LA.Emily, Jordan, and producer Matt Lieb will be on Good Mythical Weekend throughout the summer, so if you haven't subscribed to GMM on YouTube, you should do so immediately.

Clay tablets! Printing presses! Old timey audio books! Speed reading strategies! Attention spans! Dyslexia history! Literacy campaigns! Dr. Adrian Johns is an historian, professor, and author of the book “The Science of Reading” and we have a nice mellow chat about when humans started to “read,” what that means, being Hooked on Phonics, Dick, Jane, character languages, audiobooks, e-readers, school segregation, literacy rates, and how long we can focus at a time. He literally wrote the book on it. Visit Dr. Adrian Johns' faculty bio at University of ChicagoShop Dr. Johns' books including The Science of Reading: Information, Media, and Mind in Modern America (2023) and The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Making (1998)A donation went to 826LA.org and Glioblastoma Research OrganizationMore episode sources and linksSmologies (short, classroom-safe) episodesOther episodes you may enjoy: Anthropodermic Biocodicology (HUMAN LEATHER BOOKS), Egyptology (ANCIENT EGYPT), Curiology (EMOJI), Attention Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD), Witchology (WITCHES & WITCHCRAFT), Quantum Ontology (WHAT IS REAL?), Abstract Mathemetology (UH, IS MATH REAL?), Pedagogology (SCIENCE COMMUNICATION) with Bill NyeSponsors of OlogiesTranscripts and bleeped episodesBecome a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a monthOlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes!Follow @Ologies on Instagram and XFollow @AlieWard on Instagram and XEditing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions and Jacob ChaffeeManaging Director: Susan HaleScheduling Producer: Noel DilworthTranscripts by Aveline Malek Website by Kelly R. DwyerTheme song by Nick Thorburn

You like Ologists. Ologists write books. You like books, so let's dive into a new, curated sampler platter from your favorite guests' books.. Fill your ears with dark carnivals, boney catacombs, Rocky Mountain bears and wolves, flies you should love, maggots that make you beautiful, fungus that might be evil, why you should not care what other people eat, queer dolphins, invisible moose, monkey facts, fitness/mental health tips, and how to save money at the salon. Let this melange of literary snippets serve as a refresher of favorite episodes, a teaser for ones you haven't heard, or just a gentle nudge toward a bookshop. (Or the link below to buy online.)Links to these books (& the Ologists' episodes)2019's Audiobook Mixtape 1 Episode2021's Audiobook Mixtape 2 EpisodeA donation went to 826LA.orgSmologies (short, classroom-safe) episodesSponsors of OlogiesTranscripts and bleeped episodesBecome a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a monthOlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes!Follow @Ologies on Twitter and InstagramFollow @AlieWard on Twitter and InstagramEditing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio ProductionsManaging Director: Susan HaleScheduling Producer: Noel DilworthTranscripts by Emily White of The WordaryWebsite by Kelly R. DwyerTheme song by Nick Thorburn

Kim Adelman began her producing career with the indie feature, Just Friends. She then launched the Fox Movie Channel's short film program, where the 19 shorts she produced won 30+ awards and played over 150 film festivals worldwide, including the Sundance Film Festival four years in a row.Kim Adelman currently teaches Low Budget Filmmaking at UCLA Extension and Cinema Production II at Mount Saint Mary University. In 2014, she was named UCLA Extension's Entertainment Studies Instructor of the Year. In 2016, she won its Distinguished Instructor Award.In addition to guest lecturing at UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton, and Cal State Los Angeles, she has also taught filmmaking workshops across the US, Canada, and New Zealand. Most recently she led creative writing workshops for kids at UCLA's Hammer Museum via 826LA and filmmaking for teens at Pasadena's Norton Simon Museum.Over the past two decades, Ms. Adelman has also reported extensively on festivals and short films for Indiewire, co-programmed the American Cinematheque's annual Focus on Female Directors short film screening series for fifteen years, and co-founded FFC: the Female Filmmaking Collective. She has also been a jury member and/or a panel moderator at numerous international film festivals, including Sundance Next and the Los Angeles Film Festival during its final year.Her short film book, Making it Big in Shorts, is on its third edition and has been published internationally in Spanish and Mandarin. The three pop culture books she wrote for Penguin Random House are The Girls Guide to Elvis, The Girls Guide to Country, and The Ultimate Guide to Chick Flicks. which was also published in Japanese.She has recorded a five-part educational podcast on independent filmmaking for UCLA Extension and co-hosted the 15-episode movie adaptation podcast Book to Screen, available on iTunes. She has also appeared as cinema expert in the ARTE documentary From Weepies to Chick Flicks, E!'s Hollywood & Sex special, and the DVD extras for Love Me Tender and Ghost. She was profiled for Women Transforming Media and appeared onKim Adelman was also Director of On Air Creative Production for Style Network until that network shut down. She has worked at multiple cable networks including FX/FXM, E!, G4, PopTV, the Game Show Network, and Cinevault.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/2881148/advertisement

In this captivating episode, we have the pleasure of sitting down with Cheryl Klein, Senior Communications Manager at 826LA.Org. Join us as Cheryl shares her insights into the transformative power of creative writing and how it empowers students. Discover the incredible work of 826LA.Org in providing resources, mentorship, and a safe space for young writers to express themselves. Get ready to be inspired by Cheryl's passion for education, storytelling, and the incredible impact of nurturing young voices. Tune in and unleash your own creative potential! Host: Robert Hicks

This week writers Jordan Morris and Sarah Morgan face off to determine who is the "Smartest Person in the world...for one week". General knowledge, Pop Culture, Lightning Round and the Final Throw Down await our competitors who are both playing for @826LA. Follow us @youshouldknowbetterpod - Rate, review and subscribe.

Kim Adelman began her producing career with the indie feature, Just Friends. She then launched the Fox Movie Channel's short film program, where the 19 shorts she produced won 30+ awards and played over 150 film festivals worldwide, including the Sundance Film Festival four years in a row.Kim Adelman currently teaches Low Budget Filmmaking  at UCLA Extension and Cinema Production II at Mount Saint Mary University. In 2014, she was named UCLA Extension's Entertainment Studies Instructor of the Year.  In 2016, she won its Distinguished Instructor Award.In addition to guest lecturing at UC Irvine, Cal State Fullerton, and Cal State Los Angeles, she has also taught filmmaking workshops across the US, Canada, and New Zealand. Most recently she led creative writing workshops for kids at UCLA's Hammer Museum via 826LA and filmmaking for teens at Pasadena's Norton Simon Museum.Over the past two decades, Ms. Adelman has also reported extensively on festivals and short films for Indiewire, co-programmed the American Cinematheque's annual Focus on Female Directors short film screening series for fifteen years, and co-founded FFC: the Female Filmmaking Collective.  She has also been a jury member and/or a panel moderator at numerous international film festivals, including Sundance Next and the Los Angeles Film Festival during its final year.Her short film book, Making it Big in Shorts, is on its third edition and has been published internationally in Spanish and Mandarin.  The three pop culture books she wrote for Penguin Random House are The Girls Guide to Elvis, The Girls Guide to Country, and The Ultimate Guide to Chick Flicks. which was also published in Japanese.She has recorded a five-part educational podcast on independent filmmaking for UCLA Extension and co-hosted the 15-episode movie adaptation podcast Book to Screen, available on iTunes. She has also appeared as cinema expert in the ARTE documentary From Weepies to Chick Flicks, E!'s Hollywood & Sex special, and the DVD extras for Love Me Tender and Ghost.  She was profiled for Women Transforming Media and appeared onKim Adelman was also Director of On Air Creative Production for Style Network until that network shut down. She has worked at multiple cable networks including FX/FXM, E!, G4, PopTV, the Game Show Network, and Cinevault.

It is likely that you walk past a road or building sign every day without the slightest thought about how the names listed on these spaces have rich ties to an activity that is popular in your town or city, important to the history of a particular group of people in your community, or to a historical event that a particular narrative has overlooked. This episode centers on Los Angeles' Latinx communities as integral sites of C19 cultural production through its retelling of the historical significance of the Pico and Sepulveda intersection in West Los Angeles and the famous horse race that occurred there between Pío Pico and José Antonio Andrés Sepúlveda, two prominent figures in Mexican California, on March 20, 1852. Scholars Efren Lopez (SDSU-Imperial Valley), Marissa López (UCLA), and Gabriela Valenzuela (UCLA), as well as young poets from 826LA, a non-profit writing center serving K-12 youth, and the British-Guyanese writer Fred D'Aguiar, invite listeners to consider how digital tools can be used to spark conversations about our surroundings, literature, and public memory. Lopez, López, and Valenzuela produced this episode and DeLisa D. Hawkes (UT-Knoxville) provided additional production support. Check out this complete list of URLs related to these scholars' work on public memory and Los Angeles' Latinx C19 studies at https://bit.ly/LatinxC19Links. Full transcript at bit.ly/3Hod90e.

The Green and Red Seminar on the war in Ukraine continues! As the head of NATO says that the allies are prepared to support the Ukraine war effort for years to come, and Biden asks Congress for another $33 billion in war aid, we take a look at the anti-war movement over the past decades. From Bush's invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, to Obama's drone wars to military build-ups in Asia and eastern Europe, the U.S. public has been lost in a fog of never ending war with critical voices for peace being the only light. In our latest episode, we talk with long time peace activist and co-founder of the anti-war group Code Pink, Jodie Evans. We discuss the recent history of anti-war movements and the state of them today. Campaigns against war mongering politicians and arms manufacturers waged by Code Pink. The connection between the military industrial complex and the climate crisis, and the recent silencing of anti-war voices like Chris Hedges, Abby Martin and Lee Camp. Jodie Evans is the co-founder of CODEPINK and the after-school writing program 826LA, and serves on the CODEPINK Board of Directors. Jodie is the co-editor of two books, "Twilight of Empire: Responses to Occupation" and "Stop the Next War Now: Effective Responses to Violence and Terrorism" and a contributor to “Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution.” She is currently writing a book about divesting from the unjust, extractive war economy and building a just, sustainable peace economy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Outro// "Anti-war Dub" by Mala Links// Code Pink: https://www.codepink.org/ Code Pink's Panel on Media Censorship of Voices for Peace Featuring Abby Martin, Lee Camp and Chris Hedges (https://bit.ly/3ybnGZV) Follow Green and Red// https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast Check out our new website: https://greenandredpodcast.org/ Join our Discord Party: https://discord.gg/dF99bJNb Donate to Green and Red Podcast// Become a recurring donor at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Isaac.

From crisp cider to blistering lava, life advice, climate solutions, the comforts of venison stew, cockroaches in orbit, UFO culture, social justice, dongs, worms, wasps, fireflies, bear orgies, makeouts, disasters, the deep ruts of the patriarchy, and desperate horny bugs. This second-ever “Audiobook Mixtape” has it all. So if you're near a fireplace but have no book, or haven't started holiday shopping (like your dear old Dadward VonPodcast) let this casserole of literary snippets serve as a refresher of favorite episodes, a teaser for ones you haven't heard or just a gentle nudge toward a bookshop. Links to these books (& the Ologists' episodes) are up at alieward.com/ologies/bookworm22019's Audiobook Mixtape 1 episode: https://www.alieward.com/ologies/bookwormDonations went to 826LA.org and Bookshop.orgSponsors of Ologies: alieward.com/ologies-sponsorsTranscripts & bleeped episodes at: alieward.com/ologies-extrasBecome a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month: www.Patreon.com/ologiesOlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes and now… MASKS. Hi. Yes. Follow twitter.com/ologies or instagram.com/ologiesFollow twitter.com/AlieWard or instagram.com/AlieWardSound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam MediaTranscripts by Emily White of www.thewordary.com/Website by Kelly R. Dwyer https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo

Former President Donald Trump joins Judd Apatow and Greg Fitzsimmons for a cornucopia of mouthwatering conversation. Topics: Looting; Ahmaud Arbery; JFK; Kyle Rittenhouse Guests With Time Codes: (2:50) David does The News (10:30) David remembers Will Ryan (15:00) David and Dan kill time waiting for Greg to show up (23:53) Greg Fitzsimmons (Emmy Award winning comedian, writer, and host of “Fitzdog”) (1:15:56) Judd Apatow (writer, director, producer) will be appearing at Largo on December 7th in Los Angeles to raise money for Pacific Pups and 826LA, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6–18 with their creative and expository writing skills and helping teachers inspire their students to write. (2:20:17) Davey Mammal (Boot Party Pod) with Carole Concha Bell (Chile Solidarity Network), Boris van der Spek (Chile Today), and Aldo Madariaga (School of Political Science at the Diego Portales University in Santiago) On the outcome of the Chilean election that occured on Sunday November 21st. What do the results mean for Mapuche and indigenous rights in Chile? What does this mean for the political and economic landscape in the region? What internal struggles will the leftist electoral coalition continue to face after the election? (2:58:30) Howie Klein (founder and treasurer of The Blue America PAC and author of Down With Tyranny) (3:32:12) David Cobb (environmental activist and Green Party Presidential candidate) (3:55:09) Dr. Harriet Fraad (host of "Capitalism Hits Home") (4:32:53) Former President of the United States Donald J. Trump. Maybe Robert Smigel, we think. (5:23:36) Community Billboard with Dan F. Our intrepid community reporter always keeps his ear to the ground. Dan F fills us in on the latest. Plus, David engages with the YouTube live chatters. (5:33:02) Professor Mary Anne Cummings (physicist and parks commissioner Aurora, Illinois) (6:02:36) Peter B. Collins (Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame) (6:54:25) Professor Mike Steinel (Jazz historian and Dylanologist) "I'm Traveling Light" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel (7:48:50) Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling

Video on Youtube: https://youtu.be/XF4Zps6dOVA Noah CraftCofounder & Co-CEO, People Sciencehttps://peoplescience.health/ (https://peoplescience.health/) Noah is a physician-scientist-entrepreneur. He is the Co-Founder/Co-CEO of People Science, focused on self-inquiry and the R&D of alternative medicines. He was previously the co-founder/CEO of Science 37, one the industry leaders in Virtual Clinical Trials. Before that, he ran a successful translational research laboratory at LA Biomed and serves as a strategic advisor to multiple biotech companies including Bexson Biomedical. He lives with his wife, son, and 2 dogs in Venice Beach, California. Belinda TanCo-founder & Co-CEO, People Sciencehttps://peoplescience.health/ (https://peoplescience.health/) Belinda Tan MD, PhD, is a physician-scientist-entrepreneur who spent her formative professional training years in Los Angeles where she currently resides. Early in her career, she began applying high impact technology ideas to clinical practice with the purpose of providing broader access to quality care. She is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of People Science, a clinical research marketplace for the R&D of alternative medicines. Dr. Tan is in the early founding team and continuing advisor to DirectDerm, the national leader delivering teledermatology services and improving health outcomes among underserved populations. She previously co-founded and served as Chief Medical Officer of Science 37, a venture-backed pioneering market leader in virtual clinical trials that led several groundbreaking first-ever FDA-regulated studies. The company's focus on bringing clinical research to people in their homes significantly improved diversity among clinical study participants, from an average of 5% to 40%. Dr. Tan is a continuing student of life, a listener, and a mentor. As a wife, mother, daughter, and sister, her first-generation American journey has enriched her appreciation of belonging to a global citizenship and of cultural competence as a healthcare provider and entrepreneur. Her personal and professional pursuits are guided by promoting inclusivity, attribution, and access. Inspired by the needs of people seeking healthcare within the LA County public health system where she trained, Dr. Tan continues to mentor medical students and residents as Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Her board and advisory roles involve the Los Angeles Mayor's WiSTEM (Women in STEM) Initiative, 826LA, Bexson Biomedical, Seed Health, and VisualDx. She earned her MD and PhD from UCLA and BS from MIT, with additional clinical training at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Cornell-New York Presbyterian Hospital. She lives with her husband, son, and two Labradors in Venice Beach.

Jodie Evans is the co-founder of CODEPINK and the after-school writing program 826LA. She has been a visionary advocate for peace for several decades. Whether in board rooms or war zones, legislative offices, or neighborhood streets, Jodie’s enthusiasm for a world at peace infuses conciliation, optimism, and activism wherever she goes.Jodie addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:That the war economy is in the structures around us that are violent, oppressive, extractive, and destructive. “We won't end war until we end the war economy”. That we need to lean into the peace economy, which is life, community, planet Earth, parenting, the commons, healing.The war economy thrives on alienation and self direction. The peace economy is about connection and community engagement.That we should not get caught in the “folly of fretting”. “Everything is about action because if we don't act, we let the banality and the brutality of it undermine our capacity to act.”The peace economy examples of sharing and abundance found in supporting homeless youth in Venice Beach and creating land trusts for commons to reemerge. That we should ask, “How do we use our wild imaginations together to create something absolutely fresh and new? What am I doing today to create the conditions conducive for life?”Resources21 ways to divest from a war economySafe Place for Youth (SPY)Lead with LandTwo Rivers FarmsGreenhorns (see also episode 18 https://www.resilience.org/stories/2020-10-13/what-could-possibly-go-right-episode-18-severine-von-tscharner-fleming/ )Soul Fire FarmConnect with Jodie EvansWebsite // Facebook // TwitterFollow WCPGRFacebook // Twitter // InstagramJoin our Patreon Community to receive bonus conversations with guests and "backstage" conversations between Vicki and other podcast hosts.Learn more: https://bit.ly/wcpgr-resSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/vickirobin)

Judd and Mike are real life friends who share their real life candid observations in this loose and hilarious hour of workshopping jokes. Judd’s childhood friend peed on him as he watched Saturday Night Live and Mike puts the dental in transcendental meditation because he grinds his teeth. Together they reminisce about 7th grade Washington trips, fears from being a teenager, and fears about having a teenager as Judd helps Mike sculpt his own “This is 40.” Things get tense when Judd declares that he is more attractive than “The Rock.” Please consider donating to 826LA https://826la.org/ David Lynch Foundation https://www.davidlynchfoundation.org/

Joel Arquillos, Executive Director at 826LA, discusses getting young people excited about writing and helping children find their voice through storytelling. This interview was produced in collaboration with KLCS.

Samuel Miller is a writer and photographer who comes from a large family. He grew up outside Chicago, performing in any way he could during school: plays, choir, musicals, band. Throughout high school, he worked three jobs every summer and saw every movie he could. He studied film at Columbia College and drove a plow truck in the winters. He’ll tell anyone about the pizza in Chicago, so don’t get him started. Having lived in Los Angeles for ten years now, he’s not only writing and taking pictures, but he also volunteers at 826LA and works with UnleaSHE to promote self-empowerment. He cares a great deal about mental health and dispelling the stigma of depression. Also, relevant to photography he loves talking about what it means to see someone or to be seen. Vulnerability, embracing imperfection. You can check him out on social media: Website: www.samuelmillerphotography.com Instagram: @samueldouglasmiller Please enjoy! Please visit https://nishantgarg.me/ for more info. Follow Nishant: Instagram: instagram.com/garg_nishant Facebook: facebook.com/nishant.garg.5245 https://www.facebook.com/NishantMindfulnessMatters/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishant-garg-b7a20339/

Need holiday gift ideas? GET BOOKS. This episode is like an audiobook… but also a mixtape? It's got a little bit of everything, from cozy cabin tales to dark caves to our own reflections, how your atoms will be recycled, New Year’s resolutions, cat training, dog rescues, battling past demons, aging, the apocalypse, crime TV and even Egyptian boobytraps. Alie has wanted to deliver excerpts from ologists’ books for over a year but she let them pile up for an even bigger compilation. Consider this like a refresher of some episodes you’ve loved, a teaser for ones you haven’t yet heard, and a sneak preview of books written by the pod’s beloved guests. To get your hands on some of these titles, go to alieward.com/ologies/bookworm for info and links. A donation went to: 826LA.org Sponsor links:  Prescott.edu; TakeCareOf.com (code: OLOGIES50); SipsBy.com (code: OLOGIES); CALM.COM/ologies Transcripts & bleeped episodes at: alieward.com/ologies-extras Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month: www.Patreon.com/ologies OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes and STIIIICKERS! Follow twitter.com/ologies or instagram.com/ologies Follow twitter.com/AlieWard or instagram.com/AlieWard Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris Theme song by Nick Thorburn Support the show.

Trent Stamp and Julie Lacouture talk about volunteer experience and managing volunteers. Joel Arquillos from 826LA discusses how his organization creates a sense of community with volunteers from recruiting, training, and retaining (and even getting them involved with fundraising!)

Shownotes Jodie Evans is the co-founder and co-director of CODEPINK and the co-founder of the after-school writing program, 826LA. She has been a visionary advocate for peace for several decades. An inspired motivator, Jodie invigorates nascent activists and re-invigorates seasoned activists through her ever-evolving, always exciting methods to promote peace. Whether in board rooms or war zones, Jodie’s enthusiasm for a world at peace infuses conciliation, optimism and activism. As Director of Administration in California Governor Jerry Brown’s first administration, Jodie championed environmental causes, resulting in breakthroughs in wind and solar technology. She managed Governor Brown's 1991 Presidential campaign that instituted a cap on financial contributions which resulted in a stronger push for campaign finance standards. Jodie serves on the board of directors of numerous organizations that foster environmental, charitable, educational, socio-political and healthcare causes, including Drug Policy Alliance, Foundation for World Arts, Global Girl Media, Hereditary Disease Foundation, Institute for Policy Studies, Motion Institute and Rainforest Action Network. In 1999, she co-created the Peace Conference in Dubrovnik centered on "Imagining Peace in the 21st Century," and she continues to produce the multi-event World Festival of Sacred Music that takes place in Los Angeles every 3 years. Since the start of the 2003 Iraq War, Jodie has traveled to Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran and Jordan. On her most recent visit to Jordan, Jodie traveled with a peace coalition to meet with delegates from the Iraqi Parliament to institute an action plan for peace and reconciliation. In Cuba, she protested the prison facility at Guantanamo, and, in 2015, she was one of 30 women activists from fifteen countries who crossed the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea calling for peace and reconciliation between the two countries. Jodie’s commitment to social change is evidenced in documentary films she has produced, starting with Stripped and Teased: Tales from Las Vegas Women, a very personal look at the real women who work and live in Jodie’s hometown. She has also produced The People Speak, based on Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States; the Oscar-nominated documentary, The Square, about the 2011-2012 democratic uprisings in Egypt; the climate change documentary, This Changes Everything; and, The Brainwashing of my Dad, about the rise of the right-wing media apparatus. In partnership with Andrew Beath at Ocean Song, a farm and wilderness center in Northern California, she has witnessed how a community gifted with land can thrive, turning the land into rich soil for the growth of human beings. Inspired by the success of Ocean Song, Jodie partnered with Paul Hawken and Lekha Singh to become a caretaker for Two Rivers and Mohawk Love Farms in Springfield, Oregon. She is on the board of directors of the Center for New Economics and she is a tireless advocate of the slow food and slow money movements, supporting local production and local consumption and encouraging economic development in the local regional economy. Jodie is the co-editor of two books, Twilight of Empire: Responses to Occupation, and, Stop the Next War Now: Effective Responses to Violence and Terrorism, and a contributor to Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution. She is currently writing a book about divesting from the unjust, extractive war economy and building a just, sustainable peace economy. Jodie Evans website Jodie’s mission: Jodie is primarily focused on sharing a global vision for peace and social justice. Jodie’s one-line message to the world: “Find ways to disconnect from the war economy; then open your heart and mind, connect to others and together cultivate what creates conditions conducive for life.” The SUE Speaks Blog Post about Jodie Evans Talking points from this episode Structure of governments is violent and oppressi...

The H.I.T. Show Episode 35  Neil Gordon Welcome to another Episode of authentic, exciting personalities telling of their inspirational journey. This episode is with the “Silver Bullet Man” Neil Gordon. Neil helps influencers to get their ideas to stick. It is stickiness, after all, that leads to everything else: Sales of products and services, Higher speaking fees, Book sales, Conversions, Funding, Donations, Votes, Higher test scores. He facilitates these outcomes by helping these influencers to uncover what we can call their "silver bullet." He is a former member of the editorial staff of Dutton, a division of Penguin Random House. While there, he worked with numerous New York Times bestselling authors. He has ghostwritten several books that have been published by a variety of publishers including HarperCollins and Hay House, been featured on national media like Ellen and Dr. Oz, and have been published in multiple languages internationally. His book proposals have secured multiple six-figure deals on behalf of his clients. Neil has consulted with TEDx, planned and taught workshops for 826LA, taught instructional communication at the Hammer Museum at UCLA, consulted with the Literally Healing program at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and created and taught multiple courses on writing for students in China through the startup company GetEdu. He has ghostwritten content for publications such as The Huffington Post, Yahoo! Health, The Daily Love, Peaceful Daily, NY Metro Parents, Class of Its Own, ShareCare, and Veria Living. Most of all I wanted Neil on the show because he is single handedly responsible for my message, working with Neil made all the difference and the confidence one has on stage is even more important than the message, this is achieved by knowing and living your message, thanks Neil! Reach out, follow and like! http://neilcanhelp.com https://www.facebook.com/neilcanhelp/ From Stevens Desk: NEW! You now finally have access to a FREE Class on How to grow & scale your business exponentially in the next 30 days! HERE! If you have not done it yet, grab your FREE guide on creating IMMEDIATE REVENUE!  Right here!    

Jodie Evans is a Political Activist, Author, Documentary Film Producer, and Co-founder of Women’s Anti-War organization CODEPINK working for Peace & Justice, Environmental Causes, and Women’s Rights, making Citizen Diplomacy delegations to Iran, the Gaza Strip, Afghanistan, and more. She chairs 826LA, is Founding Board Member of the Drug Policy Alliance on grounding policies in science, compassion, health & human rights, and served in Governor Jerry Brown’s cabinet and managed his 1992 campaign for president. https://codepink.org https://twitter.com/MsJodieEvans ******* Simulation is rebirthing the public intellectual by hosting the greatest multidisciplinary minds of our time. Build the future. Architect the frameworks and resource flows to maximize human potential. http://simulationseries.com ******* SUBSCRIBE TO SIMULATION ► YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/SimYoTu ITUNES: http://bit.ly/SimulationiTunes INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/SimulationIG TWITTER: http://bit.ly/SimulationTwitter ******* FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/SimulationFB SOUNDCLOUD: http://bit.ly/SimulationSC LINKEDIN: http://bit.ly/SimulationLinkedIn PATREON: http://bit.ly/SimulationPatreon CRYPTO: http://bit.ly/SimCrypto ******* NUANCE-DRIVEN DISCOURSE ► http://bit.ly/SimulationTG WATCH ALLEN'S TEDx TALK ► http://bit.ly/AllenTEDx FOLLOW ALLEN ► INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/AllenIG TWITTER: http://bit.ly/AllenT ******* LIST OF THOUGHT-PROVOKING QUESTIONS ► http://simulationseries.com/the-list GET IN TOUCH ► simulationseries@gmail.com

Monica Lawson is a a bi coastal actress and producer based in Los Angeles best known for her roles on NCIS, Grey's Anatomy and Wakefield. She began her acting career in New York as a classically trained actress who received her BFA from NYU's Tisch school of the arts. Excited by the call for diverse voices in entertainment, Monica wanted to expand her influence in the industry and created BOND Motion Pictures. BOND is production company that seeks to find & develop stories that provide a shift in consciousness toward underrepresented voices and revolutionize the limited pattern of demographic inclusion among performing artists within the industry. Monica travels the world for pleasure and inspiration. She plays the piano and speaks French. She is passionate about giving back and volunteers with an after-school program that inspires students ages 6-18 to pursue creative writing at 826LA. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theactorslounge/support

Azrael se inspira por lo que otros dicen y te trae 7 pasos para convertirte en un jugador de Sandbox o Mundo Abierto. El mundo es tu ostra y te toca resplandecer por tu propia cuenta. Además estrena una nueva sección de noticias para tratar de que el podcast dure al menos 10 minutos. | iTunes | Android | Ivoox | Stitcher | Spotify | RSS | Descarga | :::Transcripción del Episodio a Continuación::: :::  ::: | Redes Sociales | Mercancía | Fondos de Pantalla | Damas y Caballeros de todas las especies, esto es Rolero Casual. Donde exploramos los juegos de rol desde la ignorancia.  Yo soy Azrael, un jugador de arena. La Iniciativa vuelve de parte de Alpeh, en el último episodio sobre al Azar en Youtube: Creo que el único problema real del azar en los JdR es el exceso, cuando el director o los jugadores (o el juego mismo) exige que por todo lo que hagas tengas que hacer 'inserte nombre de mecánica azarosa correspondiente' pierde el sentido. Ayer justamente charlaba con unos compañeros roleros sobre el dado del daño en el arma ¿por que si la espada es la misma siempre el daño difiere entre ataque y ataque? en todo caso lo que tiene sentido que difiera es la potencia del golpe y la certeza, pero eso no esta ligado al arma sino a su usuario. Muy bien dicho Aleph. Muy bien dicho. La cuestión del dado del arma es meramente diseño rolero y nada más. Pero no podemos esperar simulaciones perfectas bajo ninguna circunstancia o pasaremos un mal rato. Y si tú, que no eres Aleph, quieres ser citado en el podcast, sólo debes dejar un comentario o una reseña y con gusto te doy el espacio para decir tus pensamientos o ideas. El día de hoy, toca un tema que esta de moda y que tiene tantos matices como Directores de Juego hayan o al menos eso piensan algunos. Ya has visto el título y me refiero a: Partidas Sandbox o de Mundo Abierto Gracias a Urloc San he querido dar mis centavitos de opinión referente a esto. Él está realizando un excelente trabajo para que los Directores de Juego interesados, aprendan a desarrollar campañas de este estilo y te aconsejo al 100% que vayas y le des un vistazo a su lista de reproducción que te dejo aquí y que ha inspirado este episodio: Aquí en Rolero Casual está claro que no soy ningún experto, y además no me considero un Director de Juego. Soy Jugador y, por si no lo habías notado hasta ahora, de eso va el podcast completo, de ser un jugador de rol novato y sin experiencia. Y como tal quiero discutir algunas cosas que considero importantes para tener un personaje en una campaña de este estilo. Si necesitas saber qué es una campaña de mundo abierto, basta con decir que es donde son los jugadores quienes tienen la mayor libertad de acción. No se trata de ir por un pasillo narrativo sino de realmente hacer lo que quieras dentro de las reglas del mundo y su ambientación. Es decir, no vas a explorar los planetas de la galaxia si juegas en el mundo de Páramos Aventurados o Walhalla por muy Mundo Abierto que sea la campaña. De eso no va la ambientación. Si tu personaje busca ese objetivo, mejor es que jueguen La Marca Estelar o Nexus, por nombrar dos ejemplos. Si aún tienes preguntas, puedes hacerlas en forma de comentario y con gusto comparto lo que se contigo, sino es probable que alguien de la comunidad tenga la respuesta que buscas. Yo por mi parte te dare estes 7 pasos para ser un jugador de rol en un Mundo Abierto: 1-. Ajuste de expectativas: Lo primero que debemos hacer es sacudir la concepción pasiva de que el DJ está para entretenerme. Sobre todo en este tipo de campañas, quien dirige va a preparar un mundo entero en el cual vas a vivir y eso ya es bastante como para ademas pedirle que te encienda la tele y te ponga tu comiquita favorita. Aquí el DJ desaparece casi totalmente para convertirse en un narrador que no está ni a tu favor ni en tu contra, los dados caen y los resultados se cumplen. No te salvan o te matan, tú te salvas o te mueres. No te dan las pistas, tú las buscas. El juego no se detiene, tú lo impulsas. Y como en la vida misma, el MUNDO no te espera, tú lo persigues o lo interceptas, pero él seguirá sin ti, si se lo permites. Debes estar preparado para estar abrumado y tener que tomar decisiones que sacrifican otras cosas porque nadie puede hacer de todo en un mundo abierto. 2-. Crea un personaje congruente: conoce las reglas del juego, pero más aún, aprende del mundo en el cual van a jugar. No quieres ser el único disfrazado de vaquero cuando la nave especial llegue a Tatooine. Esto va más allá de como se ve tu personaje y cuales son sus características. Lo importante es sintonizar los ideales, objetivos y metas del personaje con el mundo en el que vive. 3-. Y hablando de Objetivos y Metas: traza objetivoS y metaS, así, en plural, para tu personaje. El mundo se mueve solo y, como dicen en mi tierra, o corres o te encaramas. Éstas son las motivaciones de tu personaje y serán el motor que le de vida a la campaña. No seas el tipo "cool" que tiene conocimientos de lo Oculto en Marvel SuperHeroes (inglés) pero nunca tiene Ocultismo en Vampiro: La Mascarada. Este es un ejemplo de la vida real, es alguien a quien le tengo el más grande aprecio. Pero hay que admitir que sus elecciones a veces estaban bastante distantes del tono del juego o de su temática. 😂😂😂 4-. Prepárate para ser protagonista: en muchas partidas, estamos esperando que el gancho de aventura ocurra para comenzar nuestro viaje. En un mundo abierto, la cosa no es tan sencilla. Aunque habrá ganchos de aventuras en gran cantidad, es probable que estos sean más sutiles de lo común. Lo importante de este apartado es que, se acabaron las esperas en la taberna a que una misteriosa figura te diga que algo a sucedido o que Timmy se ha caído al pozo. Es tu responsabilidad hacer que las cosas sucedan, especialmente las cosas que tu quieres que pasen. Habla con los lugareños, persigue tus objetivos, se un jugador activo pero no seas un patán y deja que a todos los demás también les toque su momento. 5-. Sé explorador del ambiente y de tu personaje: No importa si tu personaje es alguien introvertido o tímido, tú como jugador debes estar activamente buscando formas de explorar el ambiente, escenario y el mapa, sea del tamaño que sea. Detrás de esa piedra seguro hay algo, o quizá no haya nada pero quién sabe. Lo importante es buscar hacer que la acción avance. Lo segundo de esta exploración es profundizar activamente en las emociones, características, conductas y deseos de tu personaje para irlos desarrollando poco a poco. Ellos darán ganchos que puedas seguir durante tus aventuras. 6-. Conoce la ambientación: no hablo de tener un conocimiento enciclopédico de la historia y presente en Macadabre y su ciencia, mira que a nadie le gusta un "sabelotodo". Me refiero a saber lo que tu personaje sabría: las leyes del lugar, lo que es posible hacer o no, la estructura o jerarquía bajo la cual se encuentra. Muchas veces tenemos un personaje que es de "Ninguna-Parte-Landia" en busca de aventuras. Que a pesar de conocer hechizos mágicos especializados, jamás se leyó un periódico que le diga aunque sea la fecha que es o el lugar al cual ha llegado. 7-. No eres un ser aislado: Como ser humano que ha vivido en este mundo, tú sabes ciertas cosas de tu entorno, dedícale unos minutos a identificar las cosas que tu personaje debe saber del suyo y habla con tu DJ para incorporarlas en la partida y estoy seguro que podrán hacerlo sin problemas De donde eres, quienes son tus familiares y amigos. El mundo tiene miles de cosas que has visto y personas que has conocido, crea tus lazos con esos lugares, cosas y personas y haz de esos lazos algo que pueda atarte, alejarte o interesarte en cada lugar que vayas. La aventura es el camino, prepárate a ser tu propio guía Hoy traigo una nueva sección sugerida por Mi Toreadora Favorita y si tú tienes alguna idea, te invito a ponerte en contacto que conmigo y como mínimo nos hacemos panas. La sección se denominará Reportes del Cantinero. Donde espero traer alguna noticia reciente que considere importante con el objetivo de hacer que este podcast dure más de 5 minutos. Los Reportes del Cantinero de este episodio son: El Cierre de G+ (enlace) y las diferentes plataformas que luchan por la atención de los internautas que salimos de la red social. Esa lucha esta resultando aventajada a favor de MeWe, pero yo sigo pensando que Reddit es mejor y hay otras que se asoman como Diáspora y Friendica. Encounter Roleplay un canal de streaming de rol ha anunciando un Torneo Competitivo de Calabozos y Dragones donde dos equipos entran a un calabozo y sólo uno de ellos resultará victorioso. Parece que el torneo estará enfocado en el combate más que en el juego de Roles y eso no ha sido muy bien recibo en las redes sociales. Pero lo importante es saber que esto es mercadeo puro y duro para ver si la cosa es viable a largo plazo y llegar a mas gente. La competición comienza el 10 de Noviembre y la final será el 1ro de Diciembre para ver quien resulta ganador de los 5000USD. Es importante reconocer que las ganancias del torneo están destinadas a la caridad 826LA pero sólo el tiempo dirá si la cosa será buena y representará los Juegos de Rol como alternativa lúdica a las masas. Yo creo que aún hay que esperar al evento y aunque DnD no sea santo de mi devoción, estaré pendiente porque hay que estar claros en que es el referente número 1 de nuestra afición. La última noticia que quiero traer a colación, es más una advertencia para las editoriales roleras. Evil Hat Productions dijo a principio de Octubre que están recortando sus líneas de publicación porque, como decimos en mi tierra, la masa no está pa'bollo. Es decir, se dieron cuenta que algunos de sus productos no eran suficientemente rentables para continuarlos y están realizando ajustes para mantenerse a flote. Dicen que se han ampliado demasiado y que a pesar de la mala noticia han encontrado el problema a tiempo para corregirlo. Deja una reseña en tu reproductor de Podcast favorito, compártelo en las redes y dile a un amigo a una amiga, dicen que eso ayuda. Tus comentarios y sugerencias son bienvenidos a través de tu red social de preferencia donde me puedes puedes encontrar como @AzraelCcs en todas menos en G+ porque Google más esta por cerrar en Agosto de 2019 así que te invito a Reddit donde soy también @AzraelCcs y te veré en el subreddit Rol en Español. Yo Soy Azrael despidiéndome de ti y tratando de descubrir que ha pasado en el mundo, que un portal se ha abierto a un lugar conocido como MeWe. Y a ti ¿Qué te inspiró esta semana? | Redes Sociales | Mercancía | Fondos de Pantalla | Comunidades Roleras exclusivamente en español: Reddit: Rol en Español Flipboard: Revista de Juegos de Rol Comunidad: Comunidad Umbria Subscripción por Email: Ingresa tu Dirección de Correo Electrónico: Créditos Musicales: Intro: Today's Out of Control (Remix) de Today's World y Out of Control ambos pueden ser encontrados en Accelerated Ideas. El remix es por Azrael Arocha (Si es que a eso se le puede llamar “Remix”) Fondo: I'm Going for a Coffee de Lee Rosevere disponible en Free Music Archive Cierre: Count Down también por Accelerated Ideas y disponible en su web. ©2018 Todos los derechos reservados

This week, we present two stories about fresh starts and new beginnings in science. Part 1: Mari Provencher's family is rocked by changes -- starting with her mother's decision to become an entomologist. Part 2: Three years into a great faculty position, psychologist Amber Hewitt realizes her passion lies elsewhere. Mari Provencher is a Los Angeles based photographer who's spent a decade exploring the contemporary circus boom. Her work has been featured in Variety, Forbes, The Huffington Post, Time Out Chicago, The LA Times, and more. Her photos have also been featured in the ad campaigns for two international circus festivals, Circuba and Festival Internacional Circo Albecete. In her spare time she volunteers with the educational nonprofit 826LA, teaching writing to students K-12. She loves to take in stories in any format, and is a voracious reader and podcast listener. Raised by a boundlessly curious entomologist mother, she and Story Collider were bound to cross paths. Amber A. Hewitt, Ph.D. received her doctoral degree in counseling psychology from Loyola University Chicago in 2013. She also received her undergraduate degree in biology from the University of Southern California and masters’ degree in psychology from Boston University. Her predoctoral internship was completed in 2012 at the Center for Multicultural Training in Psychology at Boston Medical Center where she completed a neuropsychological assessment rotation at a center for infants and children with complicated medical conditions. She served as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology from 2013-2016 at the University of Akron. Her research program examines the gendered-racial identity development of Black adolescents, critical consciousness development, and prevention programs that foster resilience and optimal development in children and adolescents. Hewitt’s policy interests include access to mental health care, psychological development of children, infant mortality, health disparities, and psychosocial determinants of health. She’s the 2016-2017 Jacquelin Goldman Congressional Fellow, a position funded by the American Psychological Foundation. I She is currently a AAAS fellow at the National Institutes of Health and recently accepted a position as a Manager of Policy & Advocacy in the Corporate Advocacy Division at Nemours, a children's health system. Note: This week's episode is sponsored by Audible. Go to Audible.com/collider or text COLLIDER to 500-500 for a 30-day trial and free first audiobook!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  Joel Arquillos is the Executive Director of 826LA, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Joel Arquillos

THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS: A Novel by Victoria Namkung Victoria Namkung’s journalism and essays have appeared in The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, NBC News, and VICE, among other publications. She is the author of the romantic thriller, The Things We Tell Ourselves, and a contributor to the anthology, Asian American Youth: Culture, Identity, and Ethnicity. Victoria has taught courses at UCLA, UCSB, and 826LA, and resides in Los Angeles. These Violent Delights is a literary examination of illicit student and teacher relationships and their lasting effects on even the most compliant victims. At Windemere School for Girls, one of America’s elite private schools, Dr. Gregory Copeland is the beloved chair of the English Department. A married father with a penchant for romantic poetry—and impressionable teenage girls—he operates in plain sight for years, until one of his former students goes public with allegations of inappropriate conduct. With the help of an investigative journalist, and two additional Windemere alumnae who had relationships with Copeland as students, the unlikely quartet unites to take him down. Set in modern-day Los Angeles, These Violent Delights is a literary exploration of the unyielding pressures and vulnerabilities that so many women and girls experience, and analyzes the ways in which our institutions and families fail to protect or defend us. A suspenseful and nuanced story told from multiple points of view, the novel examines themes of sexuality, trauma, revenge, and the American myth of liberty and justice for all. “These Violent Delights is smart, suspenseful, unsettling, and only too relevant. I promise you won’t be able to put it down. Just don’t forget to breathe.” —Kim Askew, co-author of the Twisted Lit novels from Simon & Schuster

THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS: A Novel by Victoria Namkung Victoria Namkung’s journalism and essays have appeared in The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, NBC News, and VICE, among other publications. She is the author of the romantic thriller, The Things We Tell Ourselves, and a contributor to the anthology, Asian American Youth: Culture, Identity, and Ethnicity. Victoria has taught courses at UCLA, UCSB, and 826LA, and resides in Los Angeles. These Violent Delights is a literary examination of illicit student and teacher relationships and their lasting effects on even the most compliant victims. At Windemere School for Girls, one of America’s elite private schools, Dr. Gregory Copeland is the beloved chair of the English Department. A married father with a penchant for romantic poetry—and impressionable teenage girls—he operates in plain sight for years, until one of his former students goes public with allegations of inappropriate conduct. With the help of an investigative journalist, and two additional Windemere alumnae who had relationships with Copeland as students, the unlikely quartet unites to take him down. Set in modern-day Los Angeles, These Violent Delights is a literary exploration of the unyielding pressures and vulnerabilities that so many women and girls experience, and analyzes the ways in which our institutions and families fail to protect or defend us. A suspenseful and nuanced story told from multiple points of view, the novel examines themes of sexuality, trauma, revenge, and the American myth of liberty and justice for all. “These Violent Delights is smart, suspenseful, unsettling, and only too relevant. I promise you won’t be able to put it down. Just don’t forget to breathe.” —Kim Askew, co-author of the Twisted Lit novels from Simon & Schuster

Doug Petrie & Marco Ramirez (showrunners, Marvel's Daredevil); Melissa Rosenberg (Twilight movies; creator, Marvel's Jessica Jones); Jason Katims (creator, Parenthood; creator, About a Boy; Friday Night Lights); Jessica Goldberg (creator, The Path). Recorded February 21, 2016 at the 826LA space in Los Angeles.

Kenya Barris (creator, Black-ish); Jonathan Groff (co-showrunner, Black-ish; creator, Andy Barker PI); Mike Scully (The Simpsons; Parks & Recreation; Everybody Loves Raymond); Lilla Zuckerman & Nora Zuckerman (Suits; Haven; Fringe).Recorded at 826LA on January 24, 2016.

Creator Bridget Carpenter (Friday Night Lights; Red Road) discusses the new Hulu series based upon the Stephen King novel. She talks about her enthusiasm for the project, working with King, JJ Abrams, and James Franco, drawing out the themes that interested her, honesty in the writers' room, and lots more. 11/22/63 premieres on Hulu on Presidents Day, February 15th.Live Writers Panels coming up in LA!-2/21 at 826LA in Echo Park: Daredevil showrunners Douglas Petrie (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Marco Ramirez (Fear the Walking Dead); Melissa Rosenberg (creator/showrunner, Jessica Jones; writer, Twilight films); Jason Katims (creator, Parenthood and About a Boy; showrunner, Friday Night Lights; EP, The Path); Jessica Goldberg (creator, The Path). -2/23 at Meltdown in Hollywood: Last Man on Earth with creator/star Will Forte, showrunner Andy Bobrow, and more! Sneak preview of a new episode!

Please join us for the roundtable discussion, Beyond Lolita: Literary Writers on Sex and Sexuality. The proceeds will benefit PEN American Center and its Writers' Emergency Fund. Joining us will be Robin Rinaldi, Wendy C. Ortiz, J. Ryan Stradal, and Julia Fierro. Moderated by Anna March, these events will be taking place in Boston, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland this coming November and January. Cheryl Strayed, Audrey Niffenegger, Rachel DeWoskin, Cathi Hanauer, Megan Stielstra, Benoit Denizet-Lewis, Elissa Schappell, Daniel Jones, Luis Urrea, Ashley Ford, Lidia Yuknavitch and many others are participating around the country. The events will be free but attendees will be encouraged to join and support PEN, and an additional $500 will be donated to PEN for each event to support its emergency fund for writers.Robin Rinaldi is a journalist and author of The Wild Oats Project: One Woman's Midlife Quest for Passion at Any Cost. Before she left her day job to write a book, Robin was executive editor at 7x7, a San Francisco city magazine. Prior to that she wrote an award-winning food column for Philadelphia Weekly. Robin has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, Oprah Magazine, Yoga Journal, and others. Robin grew up in a small Pennsylvania town but has spent most of her life in California. She currently lives in Los Angeles, where she writes, reads, cooks peasant-style meals, does a lot of yoga, listens to a lot of music, watches a lot of premium cable dramas, and plays with her scruffy little terrier named Tengo (after the protagonist in 1Q84).Wendy C. Ortiz is a Los Angeles native. She is the author of Excavation: A Memoir, Hollywood Notebook, and the forthcoming Bruja. Wendy holds an M.A. in Clinical Psychology and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Antioch University Los Angeles. A Writer-in-Residence at Hedgebrook in 2007 and 2009, Wendy is also co-founder and curator of the Rhapsodomancy Reading Series. She has read and given talks at California State University Chico, University of California Santa Barbara, University of California Riverside's Low-Residency M.F.A. Program, and Lock Haven University. Wendy has been an adjunct faculty in creative writing and has also facilitated creative writing workshops with Los Angeles youth in juvenile detention facilities. While living in Olympia, Washington, she was a library worker, editor and publisher of 4th Street, a handbound literary journal, and an occasional mudwrestler. Wendy received a B.A. in Liberal Arts from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, where she lived for eight years before returning to Los Angeles.She is at work on a book based on her Modern Love essay published in The New York Times, a short story collection, and other projects. Wendy is represented by Bridget Wagner Matzie of Zachary Shuster Harmsworth Literary Agency. She parents and works as a registered marriage and family therapist intern in Los Angeles.J. Ryan Stradal’s first novel, Kitchens of the Great Midwest, was published by Viking / Pamela Dorman Books on July 28th, 2015, and reached the New York Times Hardcover Best Seller list at #19 on its third week of release. In November 2014, the Pirate's Alley Faulkner Society awarded Kitchens of the Great Midwest first prize in their annual novel competition. In September 2015, Warner Bros. optioned the film/TV rights. A selection of his short stories, compiled under the title "Nerd & Whore are Friends," was a 2013 finalist in the Dzanc Books Short Story Collection Competition. His short fiction has also been anthologized, nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and named a finalist for the James Kirkwood Literary Prize. He works as the fiction editor at The Nervous Breakdown  and  as an editor-at-large at Unnamed Press in Los Angeles.  He was also editor of the 2014 California Prose Directory, an anthology of writing about California by California writers, published by Outpost19. He volunteers for & is on the advisory board of the educational non-profit 826LA. He also helps make products and materials for their affiliated store, the Echo Park Time Travel Mart. He likes books, wine, sports, root beer, and peas. Julia Fierro is the author of Cutting Teeth, which The New Yorker called “a comically energetic debut novel.” Her next novel, The Gypsy Moth Summer, will be published in 2017. Julia founded The Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop in 2002, and it has since grown into a creative home to over 2,500 writers. She lives in Brooklyn and Los Angeles.

Chapter 50: In this final installment of the free monthly podcast, H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes author/showman loud person L. Frank Baum (Chris Tallman) to the Dead Authors stage. I've a feeling we're not in iTunes anymore! DEAD AUTHORS SHALL RETURN Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA. 826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about writing. Our mission is based on the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success. Last year our tutoring centers — located in Ann Arbor, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC — served over 29,000 students. For more information: http://826national.org/chapters/ Visit The Time Travel Mart online: http://826la.org/store/

H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Henry Miller (Eddie Pepitone) and Sylvia Plath (Jen Kirkman) in the very first recorded version of The Dead Authors Podcast. About 826: 826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about writing. Our mission is based on the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success. Last year our tutoring centers — located in Ann Arbor, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC — served over 29,000 students. For more information: http://826national.org/chapters/ Visit The Time Travel Mart online: http://826la.org/store/

Colin Marshall talks with J. Ryan Stradal, fiction editor at The Nervous Breakdown, editor-at-large at Unnamed Press, and advisory board member at 826LA. He is the author of Kitchens of the Great Midwest, which offers at once its own spin on the modern food novel and its own spin on the modern family novel, telling dozens of stories about midwesterners and the food they eat through the rise of one young girl, connected to all of them, who becomes one of the most respected chefs in America.

J. Ryan Stradal is the guest. His bestselling debut novel, Kitchens of the Great Midwest, is available now from Viking.  Really happy for J. Ryan. He lives here in Los Angeles and I've known him for a while and he's one of those guys who really deserves the success he's having. Not only has he worked hard and written well, he's been showing up at literary events all over town for years, he hosts his own reading series, he volunteers at 826LA, and is generally just an all-around mensch in the LA writing community and beyond. I know I'm not alone in being thrilled for him.  In the monologue today, I bitterly assess the state of my novel while in a state of epic sleep-deprivation. Hopefully some humor shines through. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chapter 49: H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes  Albert Camus (Steve Agee) to the Dead Authirs stage for an evening of... oh, what's the POINT. Thanks to The Time Travel Mart and 826LA.  826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about writing. Our mission is based on the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success. Last year our tutoring centers — located in Ann Arbor, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC — served over 29,000 students. For more information: http://826national.org/chapters/  Visit The Time Travel Mart online: http://826la.org/store/

H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Beatrix Potter (Lauren Lapkus) to a special traveling edition of The Dead Authors Podcast. Recorded Live at San Francisco Sketchfest, San Francisco, CA, 6 Februaruy 2015. About 826: 826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about writing. Our mission is based on the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success. Last year our tutoring centers — located in Ann Arbor, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC — served over 29,000 students. For more information: http://826national.org/chapters/ Visit The Time Travel Mart online: http://826la.org/store/  

H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes William Butler Yeats (David Rees) to a special traveling edition of The Dead Authors Podcast. Recorded Live at Littlefield as part of New York's Superweek, Brooklyn, NY, 8 October 2014. Photo: Mindy Tucker About 826: 826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about writing. Our mission is based on the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success. Last year our tutoring centers — located in Ann Arbor, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC — served over 29,000 students. For more information: http://826national.org/chapters/ Visit The Time Travel Mart online: http://826la.org/store/  

For more than 15 years, Victoria Namkung has worked as a journalist, essayist, and cultural commentator. Her writing has been published in the Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, style.com, Washington Post, USA Today, InStyle, and Los Angeles magazine, among other publications. She currently appear on episodes of Mike Epps’ AOL Originals series, That’s Racist. After receiving a master’s in Asian American Studies from UCLA, Victoria taught courses on gender, immigration, and writing at UCSB, UCLA, and 826LA, respectively, and contributed to the books Where to Wear Los Angeles, Frommer’s Los Angeles, A Hedonist’s Guide to Los Angeles, and Asian American Youth. Her debut novel, The Things We Tell Ourselves, examines the damage that one generation can do to the next and the compromises we make between our ideals and life’s realities. victorianamkung.com facebook.com/victorianamkung twitter.com/victorianamkung instagram.com/victorianamkung

For more than 15 years, Victoria Namkung has worked as a journalist, essayist, and cultural commentator. Her writing has been published in the Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, style.com, Washington Post, USA Today, InStyle, and Los Angeles magazine, among other publications. She currently appear on episodes of Mike Epps’ AOL Originals series, That’s Racist. After receiving a master’s in Asian American Studies from UCLA, Victoria taught courses on gender, immigration, and writing at UCSB, UCLA, and 826LA, respectively, and contributed to the books Where to Wear Los Angeles, Frommer’s Los Angeles, A Hedonist’s Guide to Los Angeles, and Asian American Youth. Her debut novel, The Things We Tell Ourselves, examines the damage that one generation can do to the next and the compromises we make between our ideals and life’s realities. victorianamkung.com facebook.com/victorianamkung twitter.com/victorianamkung instagram.com/victorianamkung

H.G. Wells (Paul F. Tompkins) welcomes Lucy Maud Montgomery (Ryan Beil) to a special traveling edition of The Dead Authors Podcast. Recorded Live at The Sunday Service's "Comedy Bender," Vancouvcer, BC, Canada, 22 September 2014. About 826: 826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. 826 centers offer a variety of inventive programs that provide under-resourced students, ages 6-18, with opportunities to explore their creativity and improve their writing skills. We also aim to help teachers get their classes excited about writing. Our mission is based on the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success. Last year our tutoring centers — located in Ann Arbor, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, DC — served over 29,000 students. For more information: http://826national.org/chapters/ Visit The Time Travel Mart online: http://826la.org/store/  

Cynthia Miltenberger is no newbie when it comes to being an Artrepreneur. She created Art Moves Everywhere for all children, with an emphasis on those in remote areas with limited resources. The foundation is an educational and inspirational tool which provides children a chance to enter the world of the arts through experiencing creative people, places and ideas all while deepening their connections within. It also signifies a core of learning about the awareness and oneness of cultures, communities, traditions, history, and instilling self-worth. Cynthia held movement workshops for 826LA and the Hammer Museum. She serves as a ballet faculty member at Synthesis Dance and Performing Arts Center and Los Angeles City College. In addition, she is a volunteer representative for Step Up Women?s Network and Transformational Art Technologies, another outlet to empower children and women. Arts activism, her love for children, and pure passion for dance is the inspiration behind her first children?s dance educational book. Art moves everywhere. Here are the highlights of my funky conversation with Cynthia: 04:36 - Her story on how she dreamt of becoming a rock star when she was a kid to being led to the creative arts by adversity and humility, and her advocacy of showcasing the art to those who do not have access to it, / 08:40 - My realizations after watching the Jaden Carlson band and how it related to Cynthia?s cause, and how the arts had helped Cynthia overcome issues in her life, / 11:12 - How Art Moves Everywhere was conceptualized from her fear and how workshops, educational cards, and games stemmed from this book, / 14:34 - Her commitment to herself to do at least one thing a day to get to her goals and the role of social networking in helping her achieve this, / 21:06 - About her cause and how it was fueled by hardship and adversity, as well as The Flea?s contribution towards the advocacy of getting children exposed to the arts regardless of social and economic background, / 24:48 - Sharing Hal Elrod?s story, Cynthia?s own personal early morning routine, uniting families through the Art Moves placemats, battling the pre-conceived idea that dance is gender-based with her students, and how she aims to show that arts connect to everything else in the world, / 33:22 - Being inspired by the imagination and resilience of Walt Disney, following your instincts, her mission of getting role models in the fore front to make a difference, and how a visualization board can push you towards the realization of your goals, and / 42:45 - Her passion to pursue her purpose in life by utilizing her talents to the fullest, being a product of being influenced to do something she didn?t love and how her mom supported her to take up dancing and how she got through all the challenges in dance school.

The Clock Without a Face (McSweeney's) An event for this new eye-catching, pentagonal mystery/puzzle/board book, featuring Eli Horowitz and Mac Barnett, two of the book's authors. Twelve emerald-studded numbers, each handmade and one of a kind, have been buried in 12 holes across the land. These treasures will belong to whoever digs them up first. The question: Where to dig? The only path to the answer: solve the riddle of the book. Eli Horowitz has edited and designed books and journals for McSweeney's for the past eight years. Before McSweeney's, Eli was employed as a carpenter and wrote science trivia questions tenuously linked to popular films. He was born in Virginia and now lives in San Francisco. Mac Barnett: Born to non-farmers in a California farming community, Mac now lives near San Francisco. He's on the board of directors of 826LA, a nonprofit writing center for students in Los Angeles, and he founded the Echo Park Time Travel Mart, a convenience store for time travelers. THIS EVENT WAS RECORDED LIVE AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS JULY 14, 2010.

You Never Forget How to Ride a Bike: Lessons Learned by the Students of John Marshall High School (826LA) 826LA is releasing its newest book, You Never Forget How to Ride a Bike: Lessons Learned by the Students of John Marshall High School. The young authors lead us through the moments that have shaped their lives— among them encounters with Def Leppard albums, wormy peaches, campus police, and Mara Salvatrucha—and share with us the things they've learned about the kindness of strangers, letting go of love, resolve in the presence of naysayers, and the value of a dollar. 826LA is a writing and tutoring nonprofit, with centers in Echo Park and Venice, that provides after-school tutoring, evening and weekend workshops, in-school tutoring, help for English language learners, and assistance with student publications. THIS EVENT WAS RECORDED LIVE AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS JUNE 23, 2010.