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Talking with British historian and folklorist Dr. Simon Young on the enduring presence of supernatural experiences in human life, with a focus on his folk lore project, the Fairy Census—a vast collection of contemporary fairy encounter accounts. We explore the shifting nature of fairy lore across time, the interplay between cultural perception and the supernatural, and the deeper psychological and sociological dimensions of these experiences.Young shares insights from his research, addressing theories of altered states, memory, and the collective unconscious while tackling criticisms of his work and methods. He discusses the history and revival of the Fairy Investigation Society, its eccentric origins in the early 20th century, and its modern role in documenting encounters that defy conventional understanding.The conversation extends to the broader role of folklore in human consciousness, the evolution of belief systems, and its relevance to human society.From fairies to the mechanisms of belief, from historical patterns to personal narratives, Dr Young provides a fascinating lens to understand myth and reality, exploring why stories of the otherworld persist—and what they reveal about us.Dr. Young is a Cambridge-educated historian based at the International Studies Institute in Florence.Excerpts:“In terms of human evolution, there seems to be a certain number of people who have very frequent supernatural experiences. Suppose that somewhere deep inside me, I have a conviction that the supernatural matters, that it's not an embarrassing part of Paleolithic society that sometimes somehow made it through to the present. It is something that to some extent to have healthy lives…What I mean by that is that supernatural experiences, I think, are just part of human programming and increasingly in a rational age, we've started to edit this out leave it to one side. It's become an embarrassment on many levels. I think the experience that people have has a real importance in their lives, and I think it also has real importance in our species…Individuals and society more generally have to be able to absorb and particularly in an age when religion is being rejected and ridiculed these more personal versions of spirituality I think become incredibly important…And I think it's useful to look and ask ourselves, well, what is this really for? What does it do?Timestamps* 02:23 - Exploring Fairy Lore and the Fairy CensusDr. Young describes his background in medieval history and his transition into folklore studies, particularly his fascination with fairy lore and the creation of the Fairy Census.* 04:32 - Transition from Medieval History to FolkloreHe explains how a serious illness in his 30s led him to reevaluate his academic focus, eventually leading him to folklore and supernatural studies.* 05:48 - Understanding Fairies Through TimeDr. Young discusses how the concept of fairies has evolved over centuries, influenced by cultural shifts, religious ideas, and artistic depictions.* 13:37 - Contemporary Views on FairiesDr. Young highlights modern perceptions of fairies, including the influence of Theosophy, Disney, and neo-pagan traditions in shaping current beliefs.* 20:57 - The Influence of Walter Evans WentzHe introduces Evans Wentz, an American folklorist who documented fairy encounters across Celtic regions but controversially attempted to prove their existence.* 30:23 - The Role of Supernatural Experiences in Human EvolutionDr. Young theorizes that supernatural experiences may have been an essential part of early human societies, with a small percentage of the population naturally predisposed to such encounters.* 35:36 - The Fairy Census: Goals and MethodologyHe explains the structure and purpose of the Fairy Census, aiming to collect 2,000 detailed accounts to analyze patterns in supernatural experiences.* 40:08 - Challenges and Criticisms of the Fairy CensusDr. Young acknowledges the self-selecting nature of his survey participants and discusses how this affects the objectivity and scientific validity of his data.* 48:01 - Memorable Accounts from the Fairy CensusHe shares standout stories from the Census, including a man who repeatedly submits his childhood fairy encounter, demonstrating how deeply these experiences remain ingrained in memory.* 55:42 - The Role of Supernatural Experiences in Modern LifeDr. Young reflects on the growing rejection of institutional religion and how personal supernatural encounters might fulfill a psychological or spiritual need in contemporary society.* 01:02:48 - Boggarts and Other Folkloric ResearchHe delves into his research on Boggarts, a distinct type of supernatural entity in northern English folklore, separate from traditional fairies.* 01:04:25 - Final Thoughts and Future DirectionDr. Young expresses his belief that supernatural experiences are a meaningful part of human culture and invites listeners to contribute their own encounters to the Fairy Census.LinksDr Simon Academia Site / Fairy Census SubmissionBoggart and Banshee PodcastBooksNote: Illustration above from Oberon, Titania and Puck with Fairies Dancing circa 1786 William Blake 1757-1827 Presented by Alfred A. de Pass in memory of his wife Ethel 1910 Source Get full access to Leafbox at leafbox.substack.com/subscribe
Vor 80 Jahren am 16.November 1942 starb im Weiler Girenbad bei Hinwil der Tenor Joseph Schmidt. Der Tenor aus der Bukowina war ein Weltstar. Alfred A.Fassbind hat sich sein ganzes Leben mit der Person von Schmidt befasst, er ist er Nachlassverwalter des Sängers und hat auch die massgebende Biografie über ihn geschrieben. Im Gespräch mit Dominik Landwehr erinnert sich der Biograf, der selber als Tenor auf der ganzen Welt unterwegs war, an den berühmten Sänger und erzählt, wie er seine Sammlung zusammengetragen hat. Das Gespräch wurde am 31.Januar 2023 im Archiv von Alfred A.Fassbind im Zürcher Oberland geführt. Länge 58 Minuten. Ein erstes Gespräch zu Joseph Schmidt vom Dezember 2019 https://soundcloud.com/entretiens/fassbind
Join me and Professor Griffin as we discuss her new book, Read Until You Understand, The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature which explores timeless values that guide us, reminding us of our responsibility to ourselves and others as it also encourages us to learn the bitter truths of our history as well as the transcendent beauty and humanity of some of our responses to it. Guest Professor Farah Jasmine Griffin Farah Jasmine Griffin is Chair of African-American & African Diaspora Studies; Director of the Institute for Research in African American Studies and the William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African-American Studies at Columbia University. She is also Affiliate Faculty of the Center for Jazz Studies. Professor Griffin received her B.A. from Harvard, where she majored in American History and Literature and her Ph.D. in American Studies from Yale. Her major fields of interest are American and African American literature, music, and history. She has published widely on issues of race and gender, feminism, jazz and cultural politics. Griffin is the author of Who Set You Flowin?: The African American Migration Narrative (Oxford, 1995), Beloved Sisters and Loving Friends: Letters from Rebecca Primus of Royal Oak, Maryland, and Addie Brown of Hartford Connecticut, 1854-1868 (Alfred A. Knopf, 1999), If You Can't Be Free, Be a Mystery: In Search of Billie Holiday (Free Press, 2001) and co-author, with Salim Washington, of Clawing At the Limits of Cool: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and the Greatest Jazz Collaboration Ever (Thomas Dunne, 2008), Harlem Nocturne: Women Artists and Progressive Politics During World War II, published by Basic Books in 2013 and Read Until You Understand, The Profound Wisdom of Black Life and Literature, published in 2021. Griffin collaborated with composer, pianist, Geri Allen and director, actor S. Epatha Merkerson on two theatrical projects, for which she wrote the book: The first, “Geri Allen and Friends Celebrate the Great Jazz Women of the Apollo,” with Lizz Wright, Dianne Reeves, Teri Lyne Carrington and others, premiered on the main stage of the Apollo Theater in May of 2013. The second, “A Conversation with Mary Lou” featuring vocalist Carmen Lundy, premiered at Harlem Stage in March 2014 and was performed at The John F. Kennedy Center in May of 2016. Griffin's essays and articles have appeared in Essence, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, The Guardian, Harper's Bazaar, Art Forum and numerous other publications. She is also a frequent radio commentator on political and cultural issues. Host Michael Zeldin Michael Zeldin is a well-known and highly-regarded TV and radio analyst/commentator. He has covered many high-profile matters, including the Clinton impeachment proceedings, the Gore v. Bush court challenges, Special Counsel Robert Muller's investigation of interference in the 2016 presidential election, and the Trump impeachment proceedings. In 2019, Michael was a Resident Fellow at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he taught a study group on Independent Investigations of Presidents. Previously, Michael was a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice. He also served as Deputy Independent/ Independent Counsel, investigating allegations of tampering with presidential candidate Bill Clinton's passport files, and as Deputy Chief Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives, Foreign Affairs Committee, October Surprise Task Force, investigating the handling of the American hostage situation in Iran. Michael is a prolific writer and has published Op-ed pieces for CNN.com, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Hill, The Washington Times, and The Washington Post.
This week we continue and complete our story of the English adventures along the coast of New England in the first decade of the 17th century, including the fate, and the historical debate over the fate, of the Popham Colony, the Virginia Company's sister colony to Jamestown. Along the way we learn about the astonishing origin of the word "Iroquois," the first dog names in North America that come down to us, and the medicinal value, or not, of sassafras! Twitter: @TheHistoryOfTh2 Selected references for this episode Henry Otis Thayer, The Sagadahoc Colony: Comprising the Relation of a Voyage Into New England Christopher J. Bilodeau, "The Paradox of Sagadahoc: The Popham Colony, 1607–1608," Early American Studies, Winter 2014. Alfred A. Cave, "Why Was the Sagadahoc Colony Abandoned? An Evaluation of the Evidence," The New England Quarterly, December 1995. "The Voyage of Martin Pring 1603," American Journeys Collection
University of Florida AD Scott Stricklin joins Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, publisher Kevin Reichard and Populous's Jason Michael Ford to discuss Ballpark Digest's 2021 College Ballpark of the Year: Florida Ballpark at Alfred A. McKethan Field.The $65-million facility, replacing Alfred A. McKethan Field on the UF campus and designed by Populous, was created to please fans with game-day amenities like plenty of shade and a 360-degree concourse, and please players with expanded workout facilities, including a private nutrition area, video and team meeting rooms, indoor pitching and batting cages, and enhanced training and rehabilitation areas. Our Jarah Wright previewed the facility last September, and in this episode Stricklin discusses how the new ballpark was conceived, what was important in creating a top-tier college facility, and how the new ballpark fits into a competitive college-baseball landscape.Jesse Goldberg-Strassler is Voice of the Lansing Lugnuts and author of The Baseball Thesaurus and the upcoming second edition of The Football Thesaurus, both from August Publications. Kevin Reichard is editor of Ballpark Digest and founder/publisher at August Publications.
For this special Christmas week episode, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Benjamin M. Friedman, the William Joseph Maier Professor of Political Economy and former chair of the Department of Economics at Harvard University, who discusses his new book Religion and the Rise of Capitalism, which is published by our friends at Alfred A. Knopf. Topics of discussion include the perception that any challenge to a market-centered conduct of economic affairs is a fundamental threat to our lives, how economic thinking is rooted in religious thinking, belief in free markets, England's bishops as "Retainers to Superstition", why some low-income Americans don't want higher taxes on high-income Americans, how Adam Smith inspired Ronald Reagan, cryptocurrencies, and much more. Copies of Religion and the Rise of Capitalism can be ordered here with FREE SHIPPING.
Sayre and Preston are joined today by author Peter Cozzens to talk about his most recent book, "Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Shawnee Brothers Who Defied a Nation". Peter Cozzens is the international-award winning author or editor of seventeen books on the American Civil War and the American West. Cozzens retired after a thirty-year career as a Foreign Service Officer, U. S. Department of State. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, he served as a captain in the U. S. Army. Cozzens's most recent book, Tecumseh and the Prophet, published by Alfred A. Knopf in October 2020, was awarded the Western Writers of America Spur Award and was a finalist for the George Washington Prize. It has also been published in the United Kingdom, Spain, and Italy. His book The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West was published by Alfred A. Knopf in October 2016. It received the 2017 Gilder Lehrman Prize for the best work in Military History published in the English language, the Caroline Bancroft Prize in Western History, and--in translation--the 2018 HisLibris Award (Spain) for the best non-fiction work of history. The Earth is Weeping was chosen by Smithsonian Magazine as one of the top ten history books of 2016. It also made several other best books of the year lists, including Amazon, the San Francisco Chronicle, the London Times, and Newsday. The Earth is Weeping was also published in Italian, Spanish, United Kingdom, and Dutch editions. All of Cozzens' books have been selections of the Book of the Month Club, History Book Club, and/or the Military Book Club. Cozzens' This Terrible Sound: The Battle of Chickamauga and The Shipwreck of Their Hopes: The Battles for Chattanooga were both Main Selections of the History Book Club and were chosen by Civil War Magazine as two of the 100 greatest works ever written on the conflict. In 2002 Cozzens received the American Foreign Service Association's highest award, given annually to one Foreign Service Officer for exemplary moral courage, integrity, and creative dissent. He has also received an Alumni Achievement Award from his alma mater Knox College, from which he graduated summa cum laude. Peter Cozzens: https://www.petercozzens.net
This week on The Final Straw, we spoke with Vasili and Maria, two Belarusian anarchists living abroad about the aftermath of the 2020 Uprising in their country of birth, lessons learned, the current political prisoners and the Lukashenko regime's attempts to attack dissidents abroad. Maria is also a member of Belarus Anarchist Black Cross, which does anti-repression education and prisoner and legal support for anarchists in or from that country. More on that group and these topics can be found at ABC-Belarus.Org, including a form to send letters to prisoners in Belarus from the website and a link to a brand new fundraising campaign to help BABC to support their anti-repression efforts You can find links to our social media at TFSR.WTF/links. You can find a transcript of this conversation online in about a week at TFSR.WTF/Zines. Belarus-ABC can be followed via their: Mastadon Twitter Instagram Facebook Telegram Announcements Eric King Trial Antifascist and anarchist prisoner, Eric King, has had his trial pushed back to October 14th at 9:30am. If you can show up to court with an ID and your dapper court wear, you can show up to the Alfred A. Arraj Federal Courthouse in Denver to show Eric some support and that he's not alone. For a good read, check out the recent article by Vice about the allegations from Eric's legal team that the BOP deleted video of the incident in question in order to cover up his setup and torture. Protest AmRen The annual American Renaissance conference, or AmRen, a gathering of vile ethno-nationalist hucksters is slated to occur in Montgomery Bell Park at the Inn and Conference Center, outside of Burns, TN, from Friday, November 12th to the 14th. Opposition is being organized from all over and you can participate with your crew. For a good intro to what's expected this year, visit the calendar at OnePeoplesProject.Com. . ... . .. Featured Track: Johnny Ryall (instrumental) by Beastie Boys from Dub The Boutique
The Mountain Valley Pipeline, or MVP is planned to be a 300 + mile pipeline 42 inches in diameter being built to transport compressed so-called Natural Gas from the Marcellus formation in the Appalachian Basin, from northern West Virginia to southern Virginia for export. The pipeline started being built in 2018 and is slated to cross over 1,000 waterways, posing a danger to countless human and non-human animals and plants along the way as well as being responsible for 19 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to 19 million passenger cars or 23 average U.S. coal fired power plants each year. It's being built by a number of corporations involved in other fossil fuel infrastructure like ConEd & EQT. As of November 2020, the project was 3 years behind schedule and over $3 billion over budget because of a coalition of on-the-ground grassroots direct action and resistance, geographically dispersed solidarity actions and court challenges determined to keep this Marcellus Shale gas in the ground. This week, we'll speak with Toby and Emily, two longtime activists resisting the MVP's construction about the pipeline, some of the resistance history, MVP's attempt in federal court to intimidate and identify folks who run the social media accounts called “Appalachians Against Pipelines” and how to get involved in the struggle to fight climate change. You can find thorough coverage of the topic, and piss off the extraction industry, by following @AppalachiansAgainstPipelines on fedbook and instagram and the @StopTheMVP on twitter. You can support the ongoing resistance by throwing money at the effort's fundraising page: bit.ly/supportmvpresistance. You can find our past interviews about the MVP, including with folks actively in tree-sits and mono-pods at our website (by searching Mountain Valley Pipeline), and as well as our interviews about the water crisis in West Virginia generally and in WV prisons (by searching “Elk River”). To learn more about the struggle at Line 3 and folks who are doing anti-repression work around it, check it this link and the related site: https://www.planline3.com/support-the-resistance In about a week, you can a transcribed and easily printable version of this conversation for free at https://TFSR.WTF/Zines. You can follow us on social media and find our streaming platforms at TFSR.WTF/Links. You can support our transcription and publishing efforts monetarily, if you appreciate our work, by visiting patreon.com/TFSR or checking out other methods at TFSR.WTF/Support. And you can find more about our radio broadcasts, including how to get our free, weekly, hour-long broadcast up on a community station near you, by visiting TFSR.WTF/Radio. Announcement Eric King Trial Support Antifascist, vegan and anarchist prisoner Eric King will be heading to trial soon and his support is inviting folks to show up at the Alfred A. Arraj Federal Courthouse in so-called Denver, CO, October 12-15th to support him. You can find filings on his behalf and background on the case at the Civil Liberties Defense Center at CLDC.org, and find updates on the case at SupportEricKing.Org, and the support crew Twitter and Instagram. . … . .. Featured Track: Elk River Blues performed by Rachel Eddy from Hand on the Plow
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Kenguru Kelly boldog ember volt. Miért is ne lett volna boldog? Fiatal volt. Nóra, a felesége, szép volt. Egy csinos kis ikerházban lakott a Seventh Streeten, amelynek a felét már ki is fizette. A munkáját szerette. És talán túlságosan is jóképű volt, abból a sötét hajú, ír fajtából való. Csak éppen a feneke volt túl nagy. Öröklött hajlama volt a zsírosfarúságra, és nem nehéz elképzelni, hogy ez a kis furcsasága számtalan csúfnévvel ajándékozta meg az élete során, amelyek közül még a kenguru volt a legkevésbé sértő... --- Eredeti megjelenés: James Holding: Cop Killer. Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. Vol. 7, No. 11, November 1962, pp. 65-76. | Magyar megjelenés: Holding, James: A rendőrgyilkos. In = Hitchcock, Alfred: A tigris napja. HungarLibri, Budapest, 1997, 157-172. o. | Fordította: Vallasek Márta | Youtube: https://youtu.be/Fkv7NSW5nsU #jamesholding #ambrusattilajozsef #ambrusaalkotoistudioja
Welcome to The Wild Card Podcast! This is episode 187 of our attempt at this whole podcasting thing!! Today's episode features: Jared Eaton messing with the formula, Jeff Curtis winning the animal picking, and Ron Blair not having to tell you nothin'! Throughout the episode, you'll hear the three of us discuss such varied topics as: the way this podcast is about......you'll never know, a real uptown Commercial, what our signature horror movie weapons would be, edits that you never hear......., final thoughts on "Talking With," the efficacy of corndog weapons, Hickenlooper and Hickinbottom, and occasionally we part from our tangents to discuss even more of the most heroic animals of all time!! This week, Jared tells the stories of many more incredible creatures including: Magic the Miniature Mare, Simon the Cat, Sgt. Stubby, Trakr the dog, and so many more!!! Thank you for joining us on this journey to wherever and we're sure you'll love sinking your teeth into our Beastly podcast!Please like/subscribe and leave comments below! Let us know your thoughts on any of our animal heroes, which heroes we may have missed, what your signature horror movie weapon would be, your thoughts on Talking With, what sort of sandwich you would want for 10 entries in the King's Club, thoughts on our upcoming 200th episode, what Patreon rewards you are most interested in, positivity chains (encourage one another!), any future reports you'd like us to do, and if you are interested in being an official Deckhead!P.S. “"Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to."~ Alfred A. MontapertP.P.S. Stay Safe, Stay Wild, and Bite the Edge!
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(This program was originally broadcast Sept. 17, 2020.) Tom's guest today is Robert B. Reich. He’s a busy and distinguished guy. He served in three administrations, including as Labor Secretary during Bill Clinton’s presidency. He’s a professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, a columnist for Newsweek and The Guardian, an award-winning filmmaker, the founder of the non-profit educational enterprise called Inequality Media, and a frequent presence on television and in the blogosphere. He’s also the author of 18 books, the latest of which is called The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It. It's a kind of open letter to Jamie Dimon, the CEO of the largest bank on Wall Street, JP Morgan Chase. Dimon is also the Chair of the Business Roundtable, a group of nearly 200 of the nation’s most powerful and influential CEOs. Mr. Dimon and his fellow bankers were largely responsible for the economic catastrophe that gripped the US and the world in 2008, in which the total net worth of American households dropped by $11 trillion dollars... The net worth of Mr. Dimon has not suffered at all, nor has his influence in the halls of Congress. Robert Reich asserts that Dimon and his fellow members of the Business Roundtable should use their outsized influence to create a society in which no group of people or corporation is as rich and powerful as they currently are. The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It, was published in March by Alfred A. Knopf. Tom's conversation with Robert Reich was pre-recorded via Zoom, so we aren’t taking calls today, but comments via email and Twitter are welcome. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Falling in Love with Cross-Dressing Girls The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 46 An exploration of the concept of the “portal fantasy” and how it applies to historic literature involving cross-dressing as a context for same-sex desire. In this episode we talk about The context of women cross-dressing in history and literature The literary genre of “portal fantasies” and the devices they use to connect author, reader, and story into a unified whole Cross-dressing plots as a type of romantic portal fantasy A catalog of story structures in which cross-dressing provides a context for same-sex desire Further information about the texts and topics can be found at the following links: Iphis and Ianthe Iphis et Ianthe - Isaac de Benserade Yde and Olive Qamar al-Zaman and the Princess Boudour Amadis de Gaule Anson, John. 1974. “The Female Transvestite in Early Monasticism: The Origin and Development of a Motif” in Viator, 5: 1-32. Roman de Silence - Heldris de Cornouaille Sautman, Francesca Canadé. 2001. “What Can They Possibly Do Together? Queer Epic Performances in Tristan de Nanteuil” in Same Sex Love and Desire Among Women in the Middle Ages (ed. By Francesca Canadé Sautman & Pamela Sheingorn), Palgrave, New York. Orlando Furioso - Ludovico Ariosto For many of the plays with cross-dressing plots not listed individually, see: Walen, Denise A. 2005. Constructions of Female Homoeroticism in Early Modern Drama. New York: Palgrave MacMillan. ISBN 978-1-4039-6875-3 Catherine Vizzani tag & podcast) The Travels and Adventures of Mademoiselle de Richelieu (tag & podcast) For general discussions of female cross-dressing in literature and real life see the following: Bullough, Vern. 1996. “Cross Dressing and Gender Role Change in the Middle Ages” in Handbook of Medieval Sexuality, ed. Vern L. Bullough and James A. Brundage Garland Publishing, New York. ISBN 0-8153-3662-4 Dekker, Rudolf M. and van de Pol, Lotte C. 1989. The Tradition of Female Transvestism in Early Modern Europe. Macmillan, London. ISBN 0-333-41253-2 Donoghue, Emma. 1995. Passions Between Women. Harper Perennial, New York. ISBN 0-06-017261-4 Donoghue, Emma. 2010. Inseparable: Desire Between Women in Literature. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. ISBN 978-0-307-27094-8 Hotchkiss, Valerie R. 1996. Clothes Make the Man: Female Cross Dressing in Medieval Europe. Garland Publishing, Inc., New York. ISBN 0-8153-3771-x A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/ Twitter: @LesbianMotif Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon Links to Heather Online Website: http://alpennia.com Email: Heather Rose Jones Twitter: @heatherosejones Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)
Female Knights in Shining Armor The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 25 with Heather Rose Jones Does your heart thrill to the clash of swords, the gleam of sunlight on a polished helm, and the snap of silken banners in the breeze at a tournament field? And then the helmet is removed by the victorious knight to reveal a fair face and a tumble of flowing locks and the crowd gasps to know a woman is champion? Well this podcast is for you. In this episode we talk about: Joan of Arc and what wearing armor meant symbolically for her The 12th century Spanish “Order of the Hatchet”, an order of woman knights The gang of ladies who showed up at a 14th century tournament in Berwick in men's clothing A 13th century German tale of women holding a tournament when their men were off at war The French romance of Yde and Olive and how a woman knight won the hand of a king's daughter in marriage The Romance of Silence, which includes an exceedingly modern-sounding debate between personifications of Nature and Nurture for they loyalty of a girl raised as a boy Amazon knights in Renaissance epic poems such as Orlando Furioso and The Faerie Queene, who attracted the love of fair ladies This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project here: Jeanne d'Arc Knighton, Henry and G. H. Martin (trans.). 1995. Knighton's Chronicle 1337-1396. Clarendon Press, Oxford. ISBN 0-19-820-503-1 Westphal-Wihl, Sarah. 1989. “The Ladies' Tournament: Marriage, Sex, and Honor in Thirteenth-Century Germany” in Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 14/2: 371-398 Yde and Olive Silence Amazons Other sources Order of the Hatchet Donoghue, Emma. 2010. Inseparable: Desire Between Women in Literature. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. ISBN 978-0-307-27094-8 A transcript of this podcast is available here. Links to the Lesbian Historic Motif Project Online Website: http://alpennia.com/lhmp Blog: http://alpennia.com/blog RSS: http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/ Twitter: @LesbianMotif Discord: Contact Heather for an invitation to the Alpennia/LHMP Discord server The Lesbian Historic Motif Project Patreon Links to Heather Online Website: http://alpennia.com Email: Heather Rose Jones Twitter: @heatherosejones Facebook: Heather Rose Jones (author page)
Tom's guest for the hour today is Robert B. Reich. He’s a busy and distinguished guy. He served in three administrations, including as Labor Secretary during Bill Clinton’s presidency. He’s a professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, a columnist for Newsweek and The Guardian, an award-winning filmmaker, the founder of the non-profit educational enterprise called Inequality Media, and a frequent presence on television and in the blogosphere. He’s also the author of 18 books, the latest of which is called The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It. It's a kind of open letter to Jamie Dimon, the CEO of the largest bank on Wall Street, JP Morgan Chase. Dimon is also the Chair of the Business Roundtable, a group of nearly 200 of the nation’s most powerful and influential CEOs. Mr. Dimon and his fellow bankers were largely responsible for the economic catastrophe that gripped the US and the world in 2008, in which the total net worth of American households dropped by $11 trillion dollars. The net worth of Mr. Dimon has not suffered at all, nor has his influence in the halls of Congress. Robert Reich asserts that Dimon and his fellow members of the Business Roundtable should use their outsized influence to create a society in which no group of people or corporation is as rich and powerful as they currently are. The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It, was published in March by Alfred A. Knopf. Tom's conversation with Robert Reich was pre-recorded via Zoom, so we aren’t taking calls today, but comments via email and Twitter are welcome.
Instinct maternel, bonnes mères et mauvaises mères, travailler ou aimer ses enfants… Aujourd’hui, le fait d’être mère semble encore s’analyser à l’aune de modèles extrêmement restreints. Pourtant, en dépassant la maternité comme un passage obligé de l’expérience “féminine”, de plus en plus de représentations émergent ces dernières années dans la pop culture avec des personnages de mères plus complexes et réalistes.Clémentine et Kaoutar passent aujourd’hui en revue les représentations de ces mères perdues, féroces, désirantes ou désorganisées, qui doutent. En bref, des supposées mauvaises mères qui ne sont en fait que des mères comme les autres. Références entendues dans l’épisode : Le Deuxième Sexe, Simone de Beauvoir, Gallimard, 1949. “Nous qui versons la vie goutte à goutte. » Féminismes et économie reproductive : une sociohistoire du pouvoir colonial à La Réunion”, Myriam Paris, thèse de doctorat en science politique sous la direction de Frédérique Matonti, Université Paris 1, 2018. “Gulhumar Haitiwaji dénonce la persécution des Ouïghours”, Konbini, 14 décembre 2018. “La Chine accusée de stériliser de force des femmes ouïghoures”, France Info, 30 juin 2020.Betty Draper est un personnage de la série Mad Men interprété par January Jones. Yummy Mummies est une téléréalité australienne qui suit des femmes riches et enceintes. Big Little Lies est une série créée par David E. Kelley et réalisée par Jean-Marc Vallée pour HBO en 2017, adaptée du roman de Lianne Moriarty. “Do Mommy Wars exist ?”, Parents Magazine, Août 2013. Roseanne est une série télévisée créée par Matt Williams diffusée dans les années 1990 sur ABC et suivant la vie de la famille Conner, dont les deux parents sont ouvriers.Good Girls (Vol à mères armées au Québec) est une série créée par Jenna Bans pour NBC en 2018. Lois est le nom de la mère des garçons de la série Malcolm in the Middle, créée en 2000 par Linwood Boomer pour FOX. Sex Education est une série créée par Laurie Nunn en 2019 pour Netflix. Le personnage de Jackson a pour mères un couple de lesbiennes, Sophia et Roz Marchetti. The L Word est une série créée par Ilene Chaiken en 2004 pour Showtime. Les personnages de Bette et de Tina parviennent à avoir une fille, Angelica. Transparent est une série créée par Jil Soloway pour Amazon Video en 2014. Years and Years est un feuilleton télévisé créé par Russel T Davies pour BBC One en 2019. Le personnage de la mère handicapée est joué par Ruth Madeley. Mrs. Fletcher est une mini-série américaine créée par Tom Perrotta pour HBO en 2019. Kathryn Hanh incarne le personnage principal. The Good Fight, spin off de The Good Wife est une série créée par Robert King pour CBS en 2017. Le personnage de Lucca, interprété par Cush Jumbo est une femme noire qui se fait prendre pour la nounou de son propre enfant. Losing Isaiah est un film réalisé par Stephen Gyllenhaal en 1995 où Halle Berry incarne le rôle d’une jeune mère noire dépendante à la drogue qui perd la garde de son enfant. Better Things est une série créée par Pamela Adlon et Louis C.K. en 2016 pour FX où Pamela Adlon joue le rôle d’une mère célibataire de trois enfants. Borgen est une série danoise créée par Adam Price en 2010 où l’actrice Sidse Babett Knudsen joue le rôle de la Première Ministre du Danemark. Workin’ Moms est une série canadienne créée par Catherine Reitman pour CBC en 2019. “Workin’ Moms, la série décomplexée et décomplexante dont on ne parle pas assez”, Marie-Claire, 12 août 2019. The Letdown (“Supermamans” en français) est une série australienne créée par Sarah Sheller et Allison Bell en 2016. “‘It made us nervous’: Alison Bell on taking The Letdown to a ‘darker and harder’ place”, The Guardian, 29 mai 2019. Bad Moms est un film réalisé par Jon Lucas et Scott Moore en 2016. Catastrophe est une série créée par Sharon Horgan et Rob Delaney pour Channel 4 en 2015. Motherland est une série britannique créée par Sharon Horgan et Graham Lineham pour la BBC 2 en 2016. Mommy est un film réalisé par Xavier Dolan en 2014. La femme gelée, Annie Ernaux, Gallimard, 1981. Dans le jardin de l’ogre, Leila Slimani, Gallimard, 2014.Beloved, Toni Morrison, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1987. La puissance des mères, pour un nouveau sujet révolutionnaire, Fatima Ouassak, Éditions La Découverte, 2020. Le festival Very Bad Mother se tiendra du 14 au 16 mai 2021 à Concarneau et possède une cagnotte. Le collectif Femmes en lutte 93. Le collectif de défense des jeunes du Mantois qui organise le groupe des Mamans de Mantes-la-Jolie. Le collectif des mères solidaires contre le fascisme est fondé par Geneiève Bernanos, la mère d’Antonin Bernanos, militant antifasciste arrêté en 2019. Awa Gueye a fondé le collectif Justice et vérité pour Babacar à la suite de la mort de son frère à Rennes en 2015 tué par un policier de la Bac. Le compte instagram @Bordel.de.meres créé par Fiona Schmidt. Lâchez-nous l'utérus, Fiona Schmidt, Hachette, 2020. Le compte Instagram @theverygoodmother. Quoi de Meuf est une émission de Nouvelles Écoutes, cet épisode est conçu et présenté par Clémentine Gallot et Kaoutar Harchi, mixé par Laurie Galligani. Générique réalisé par Aurore Meyer Mahieu. Montage et coordination Ashley Tola.
Susan Braudy is the bestselling author of six books. Her writing has also appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Ms. Magazine, New York Magazine, Jezebel, The Week, and the New Journal at Yale. The Men’s Issue she created and edited for Ms. Magazine was the highest selling in the magazine’s history. She’s a recipient of the Dick Goldensohn Fund Award for investigative reporting and was a judge for the J. Anthony Lukas Prize at Columbia University. Alfred A. Knopf nominated her last book for the Pulitzer Prize. Her blogs are Writers Celebrate Writers and Manhattan Voyeur. For more information on Susan Braudy and her book – visit her website at www.susanbraudy.com. Topics of Conversation A young woman’s sexual awakening. America’s infatuation with the Kennedy’s Researching historical figures The power of language Susan’s current project – a mystery/thriller based on a true story! Advice for emerging authors
Episode Notes Learn English with Two Old Men. The Two Old Men are back! Alfred wants to surprise Geoffrey with cake and balloons. Alfred tells a story about his wife's hate of technology.Support us Support us on Patreon to help us create more funny and interesting material:https://www.patreon.com/chuckleEnglishHow to use See the website (www.chucklenglish.com) on how to learn with the podcast.Transcript Alfred: Welcome to a very special episode of Learn English with two old men. Why is it a special episode? That’s because today is Geoffrey’s birthday! So, I thought it would be nice to surprise him. I’ve turned the lights off, so he will think I’m not here. Shhh, here he comes! Geoffrey: Hello? Alfred? Where are you? The lights are off. I’ve got the wrong day again! Oh well! I may as well take advantage of being alone by searching for Alfred’s hidden biscuits! He has to hide them from his wife! Silly old man! Anyway, where is the light? Here it is! Alfred: That’s not a light-switch Geoffrey, that’s my... Geoffrey: Ahh! Alfred are you ghost? I’m sorry by old friend. Alfred: Geoffrey, I’m not a ghost. Now, please take your hand off me! Geoffrey: Are you sure that is not the light-switch? Alfred: I’m very sure Geoffrey! Geoffrey: Are you a ghost, Alfred? Alfred: No, I’m just sitting in the dark! Geoffrey: Why is that? Alfred: You’ll see! I’m going to turn the lights on, now! Surprise! Geoffrey: Ahhh! Alfred: Happy birthday Geoffrey! Geoffrey: My heart! Are you trying to kill me! Alfred: I have thought about it a few times, to be honest. But, today is a celebration of your birthday! Geoffrey: What are all these things? Alfred: That’s a birthday cake, they are balloons, and those are some presents! Geoffrey: Balloons at my age? I’m not a child! Alfred: Every year, you are more similar to a child than you think! Geoffrey: Yes. Do you know what an exploding balloon can do to someone my age? Alfred: Give them a sense of happiness? Geoffrey: No! I remember last year, in the retirement home, they celebrated old Mavis’s 90th birthday. However, a balloon exploded. Half the people died from the shock! Alfred: Sorry Geoffrey! That sounds horrible! Geoffrey: Yes, yes! Well, the good news was that no-one ate the birthday cake! So, I took it home! It was delicious! Alfred: Right! Geoffrey: I have to tell you something Alfred. Alfred: What is it? Geoffrey: My birthday was yesterday. Alfred: Ah really? Geoffrey: Well, at least that is what they tell me. But, I’m sure they change my birthday every year. Alfred: I thought it was today! I’m sorry Geoffrey. Actually, I have no idea. It’s my wife who has all the birthday’s written down. She tells me. She even bought the cake, balloons and the presents. I don’t know what I would do without her. Geoffrey: Your wife bought the cake? Alfred: Yes, why? Geoffrey: It’s not one of those organ cakes is it? Alfred: An organ cake? Geoffrey: Yes, one of those healthy organ cakes. Alfred: Oh! You mean organic. Geoffrey: Yes! That is what I said! Alfred: I have no idea; I can’t read the ingredients on packets these days. Geoffrey: Is it chocolate? Alfred: Yes, as you like it! Geoffrey: real chocolate? Alfred: Yes, I presume so. Geoffrey: Ok, I’ll have some after we’ve finished talking here. Do we actually have any listeners? Alfred: Yes! I think we have at least one. Geoffrey: It’s not your wife is it? Alfred: No, she hates technology. Our daughter once bought her an iPad for her birthday. Geoffrey: I have an ‘eye-pad’ I put it on my eyes every night so go to sleep. They are really good for people like me who can’t sleep with even a tiny bit of light! You see when I put it over my eyes, I can’t see anything! Alfred: Geoffrey... Geoffrey: Alfred. However, when I wake-up sometimes I forget that I’ve got my eye-pad on and I think I’ve gone blind! It’s a scary feeling! First, I have to find my way to the bathroom to go and do a number one. Then, I try to go to the kitchen, by holding onto the walls. I only usually realize that I’m wearing my ‘eye-pad’ when I give myself a wash an hour later. Then I take it off and realize that I’m not blind! It’s such a relief! Alfred: Can’t you feel the eye-mask on your face? Geoffrey: No, no. With all of those years outside, at my age, my skin is like wood. I can’t feel much these days, and that’s just my face! Alfred: Geoffrey. You are talking about an eye-mask. I’m talking about an iPad, it’s not the same. Geoffrey: Oh no? What is an iPad then? Alfred: You’re just like my wife! Geoffrey: Are you going to tell me? Alfred: Yes, I was about to tell you about my wife. Geoffrey: Ok, stop interrupting then! Please, go ahead! Alfred: Well, an iPad is like a little computer that looks like a big mobile telephone. Geoffrey: Ah a computer! Yes, I’ve used those sometimes in the library and at the day care centre. Doris tells me that the computer has been there 10 years and I was probably only the second one to use it in that time! Alfred: If you were the second person to use it, who was the first person to use it? Geoffrey: That was Joe, although we gave him the nickname Peeping Joe. Alfred: Who the devil is Peeping Joe? Geoffrey: He’s dead now. I think he was a pervert; he used to peep at the old ladies in their rooms through the keyhole. Alfred: Now I understand his nickname. Geoffrey: He used to use the computer every day for a year, and then go to his room. He was eventually caught on the computer looking at pornographic material. Something called GILFs. No idea what that means. Alfred: Me neither. But the computer was in the communal area, why did it take a long time for him to be caught? Geoffrey: Well, it’s a day care centre for the elderly. They’re all practically blind! They can’t see a thing! Alfred: A bit like us! Geoffrey: A lot worse. When I go there, I sometimes take advantage of their poor sight. Alfred: You take advantage of their poor sight? How? Geoffrey: Well, they often take biscuits back to their chairs and forget about them because they can’t see them. So, I take a walk around the room and collect all the forgotten biscuits. Alfred: That’s terrible Geoffrey! Why do you do that? Geoffrey: Well, you remember that my wife doesn’t let me have biscuits, don’t you? Alfred: Yes, but that is a terrible thing to do. Geoffrey: Why Alfred? Alfred: You’re stealing other people’s biscuits! Geoffrey: But, they’ve forgotten about them! If they don’t they get thrown in the rubbish by the cleaners. Alfred: Hmm Geoffrey: I guess you can say that I’m doing my part to help save the world! It’s my way of recycling! Alfred: I do see your point, but it’s not the same as recycling plastic, is it? Geoffrey: At my age, it’s just as good! I even take the half-eaten biscuits sometimes, if I haven’t had a biscuit all day that is! Alfred: That doesn’t surprise me Geoffrey! Geoffrey: Anyway, you were telling me about your wife’s iPad... Alfred: Yes, but I don’t think it can beat your story Geoffrey: Don’t be miserable, tell me. Alfred: Ok. My daughter bought my wife an iPad... Geoffrey: The little computer Alfred: Yes, the little computer. It was a present for her birthday. My daughter showed her how to turn it on, read books, check her email, although my wife has never sent an email message in her life. She even showed her how to subscribe to this podcast! Geoffrey: Subscribe to this podcast? Is that possible? Alfred: Oh yes! We’re on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts. People can even support us by subscribing on Patreon, all links are in the show notes. Geoffrey: I have no idea what you just said, but it sounds like a good idea! Alfred: Yes, subscribing is a great idea! Geoffrey: That was strange; it was like you were doing an advert in the middle of the podcast! Alfred: Yes, it was like an advert. Subscribe now! Geoffrey: Wow, back to the iPad. Alfred: Yes, after a day, my wife forgot how to use it. She now uses it for something completely different. Geoffrey: What does she use the iPad for? Alfred: Well, if you look under the cake. Geoffrey: Let me have a look... Ah yes! Alfred: Yes, she now uses the iPad as a tray for cakes and cups of tea! Geoffrey: I don’t usually like your mother’s... Alfred: My mother? Geoffrey: I mean your wife’s healthy lifestyle, but that is a great idea to recycle something. Alfred: I don’t know if it is a great idea. As I said the iPad was completely new! Geoffrey: I do need a new tray for my cups of tea. I might buy one of these iPads myself. Alfred: You do know how much they cost, don’t you? Geoffrey: Oh! They’re expensive are they! Alfred: A lot more than your monthly pension! Geoffrey: Maybe not. Anyway, I’d really like a piece of cake, Alfred. Alfred: Me too, I’ll call my wife for another cup of tea to celebrate my friend’s birthday. Geoffrey: It’s your friend’s birthday? Alfred: Yes, you are my friend, it’s your birthday. Geoffrey: Thank you. I guess that is why you have the cake Alfred: Oh Geoffrey! Happy Birthday! Geoffrey: Happy Birthday Geoffrey! Support Chuckle English by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/chuckle-english
George Andreou was appointed director of the Harvard University Press (HUP) in September, 2017 replacing William P. Sisler who had been in the position for some 27 years. Born in New York, Andreou spent much of his early childhood in Greece. He graduated from Harvard College in 1987 with a degree in English literature and languages. Prior to coming to Harvard he was senior editor and vice president at Alfred A. Knopf where he founded Vintage Español, an imprint created to publish books in Spanish for the U.S. market. Over the years he edited the works of many impressive writers, including John Ashbery, Junot Díaz, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Sonia Sotomayor, and the Nobel laureates V.S. Naipaul and Orhan Pamuk. I sat down with George recently at his HUP offices in Cambridge, MA, to discuss, among other things, the practice of reading; the role of the editor; the temporality of writing, "what to say, what not to say, and when;" reading books at the right time; editors becoming publishers, the differences between university and trade publishing; peer review; book design; and Thomas Piketty's new book Capital and Ideology.
Episode Notes Learn English with Two Old Men. The Two Old Men are back! This is a two-part episode. An episode of mystery and a very long story by Geoffrey! Support us Support us on Patreon to help us create more funny and interesting material:https://www.patreon.com/chuckleEnglishHow to useSee the website (www.chucklenglish.com) on how to learn with the podcast.Transcript Alfred: Welcome to the second and final part of our story about false teeth. Do you want to remind the audience what happened last time Geoffrey? Geoffrey: Last time? Alfred: Yes, in last week’s episode. Geoffrey: What do you mean last week’s episode? We just recorded that last episode 5 minutes ago! Alfred: Oh no! Geoffrey, for the listeners, a week has passed since the last episode. Yes, we are recording both episodes at once. But, they don’t know that. Geoffrey: They do now! You just told them! Alfred: Please, just tell them what happened. Geoffrey: Ok. I was on a bus with Doris. She took out her teeth to try and kiss me. However, we couldn’t find her teeth. So, everyone on the bus started looking for them. We didn’t find them. We only found a false leg! Alfred: Thanks Geoffrey. So, this is part 2. You found the false leg and what happened next? Geoffrey: I stood up and as I was taking the false leg to the front of the bus, I felt a hand on my backside. Alfred: A hand on your backside? Geoffrey: Yes! That’s what I said! I thought it was Doris, trying to get her hands on me again. So, I told her “Not now! Please don’t touch my backside!” It’s a danger zone down there at my age. Alfred: Did she stop? Geoffrey: No. She then touched my backside again. I was starting to get a little frustrated! I said “I’m sorry, but I’m a married man, now please stop touching my bum, Doris!” Alfred: Was it Doris who was touching your bum? Geoffrey: Yes, I looked back and it was Doris. Bent over looking and touching my bum. Quite aggressively too! Alfred: Oh! Geoffrey: So, I started to wave the false-leg in her direction. Alfred: Why? Geoffrey: To try and scare her off of course! Alfred: Did it work? Geoffrey: Yes! She moved back a little of afraid of my aggressive waving, then she went to the back of the bus. I stayed at the front, away from that sex mad woman! We eventually all stopped looking and the bus arrived at my stop. I gave the false-leg to the bus-driver. Alfred: So you never did find the false-teeth, did you? Geoffrey: Wait for it! Alfred: Ok, go ahead. Geoffrey: As I got off the bus. I noticed a man in the distance. He was coming towards the bus. He looked quite animated and he was hopping. Alfred: He was hopping, on one leg? Geoffrey: Yes! Yes! Alfred: Ok, of course! He must have been the man that... Geoffrey: He looked quite angry, so I said to the bus driver you should go quickly, there’s a strange man coming towards the bus. Alfred: Geoffrey? Geoffrey: So, the bus drove off before the man arrived. Alfred: Geoffrey? Geoffrey: Yes? What is it Alfred? Alfred: You don’t think that was the man who was missing the false-leg, do you? Geoffrey: Oh! I didn’t think of that. He could have at least walked a little calmer! Alfred: Dear me! Geoffrey: As I was saying. I was all a little tired by the situation! So, I decided to go the park. However, when I sat down, I felt something on my bottom! Alfred: Was it Doris? Geoffrey: No! She stayed on the bus! Alfred: What was it then? Geoffrey: It was Doris’s false teeth! They were stuck to my trousers by a melted chocolate bar! Alfred: So, Doris was only trying to get her teeth and wasn’t trying to touch your backside then. Geoffrey: Yes, now I know that! Alfred: Poor Doris. Geoffrey: Poor Geoffrey! Another pair of trouser ruined! Alfred: Did you give Doris her teeth back? Geoffrey: No, not yet. I’ve been using them to hide my sweets from my wife! Alfred: Geoffrey! Give them back! Geoffrey: Well, where can I hide my sweets? Alfred: You should really talk to your wife! Geoffrey: But, sometimes I can’t understand a word she is saying! Alfred: That because you’re half-deaf! Geoffrey: Yes, yes, yes! What? Alfred: I’ll tell you what you can leave your sweets here, that is until you speak to your wife. Geoffrey: You won’t eat them will you? Alfred: Of course not! I’m more of a biscuit-man myself! Geoffrey: You are a great friend! Alfred: Thanks. Now, go and give Doris her teeth back. Then, go home and speak to your wife! Geoffrey: Alright. I’m going! Alfred: Bye Geoffrey. Geoffrey: Bye! Alfred: Well, Geoffrey has gone, so that is another podcast finished. Thanks for listening. Now, where did he put those sweets? Support Chuckle English by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/chuckle-english
This podcast is provided by Ben Glass and Steve Emmert www.BenGlassReferrals.com - www.Virginia-Appeals.com Granted Appeal Summary Case SHEA CURTIS, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MARY JO CURTIS v. CHRISTOPHER HIGHFILL, ET AL. (Record Number 190117) From The Circuit Court of Prince William County. K. Irving, Judge. Counsel Patrick A. Malone and Alfred A. Clarke (Patrick Malone & Associates, P.C.) for appellant. Michael E. Olszewski, Benjamin M. Wengerd, Rodney S. Dillman, and Julie C. Mayer (Hancock, Daniel & Johnson, P.C.) for appellees. Assignment of Error 1. The trial court erred by misinterpreting the standard for, incorrectly prejudging, and ultimately striking Ms. Curtis’ punitive damages claim, despite ample evidence in the trial record to support a finding by the jury of Dr. Highfill’s “willful and wanton” disregard for Mary Jo Curtis’ health and safety, given Dr. Highfill’s admissions that he had actual conscious awareness of the high risk of prescribing long-term Schedule II narcotics to his patient with bipolar disorder and a history of alcohol abuse, yet nonetheless wrote prescriptions on 144 separate occasions amounting to more than 7,000 opioid pills, and failed to ever examine her the last 52 times he wrote prescriptions in the 14 months before her death from an accidental overdose. www.courts.state.va.us/courts/scv/appeals/190117.pdf
Episode Notes Learn English with Two Old Men. The Two Old Men are back! This is a two-part episode. An episode of mystery and a very long story by Geoffrey! Support us Support us on Patreon to help us create more funny and interesting material:https://www.patreon.com/chuckleEnglishHow to use See the website (www.chucklenglish.com) on how to learn with the podcast.Transcript Alfred: Welcome to Two Old Men in a Shed. I’m still waiting for Geoffrey. He’s late again. At least, I haven’t got one of his strange friends knocking on the door this time. Alfred: Oh dear, I hope it’s not Doris again! Come in! Geoffrey: Yes, Yes, Hello Alfred! It’s me Geoffrey. Alfred: Thank god for that. Geoffrey: Thank god for what? Alfred: That it’s you! Geoffrey: Yes. Of course it’s me! Who else would it be? Alfred: Well, do you remember last week? You arrived quite late. Also, your friend was here and I had to listen to her. Geoffrey: My friend was here? What friend are you talking about? Alfred: Oh dear! Doris, she was here with me alone and we recorded a podcast while we were waiting for you. Geoffrey: Doris was here? Yes, yes. I seem to recall finding her here. You need to be careful with Doris. She might be 85, but she is like a Burmese tiger! Alfred: Like a Burmese tiger? Whatever do you mean? Geoffrey: She’s a naughty girl. Leave her alone with someone and she’ll soon be jumping on top of them! Alfred: Thank god that didn’t happen! Geoffrey: Yes, yes. She didn’t try to kiss you? She’s done it to all the old men at the retirement home! How strange! She must only like older men! Alfred: Older men? Geoffrey: Yes, that must be it. I remember on the way home, on the bus, she literally jumped on top of me. She stuck her tongue down my throat. Alfred: Please! No more details! Geoffrey: Of course, she had to remove her false teeth first; she usually puts them in her pocket where she keeps her sweets and tissues. Alfred: I’m going to vomit. Please, don’t tell me anything else happened! Geoffrey: Remember, I’m a married man. Of course I didn’t do anything else. Alfred: You saying that you are a married man is a sentence that I will never get used to. Geoffrey: Thank you! Anyway, when I managed to get her off me, she couldn’t find her false teeth! Alfred: I imagine they were probably in your pockets! You’ve got allsorts in there. Geoffrey: Yes, yes. Well everything except biscuits these days! My wife still hides them! Alfred: I hope you wife didn’t find the false teeth. That would be hell of an explanation, to explain why you have another woman’s false teeth in there. Geoffrey: They weren’t in my pocket! Alfred: Ah! Did you find them? Geoffrey: Well, we started looking everywhere. In my pockets, in her handbag, she even started to look down my trousers for a long time, but we couldn’t find them! Alfred: Is that the story? Geoffrey: No! Let me finish! Alfred: I thought you had stopped! Geoffrey: I was trying to pause to give dramatic effect. Alfred: Wow! I’m not used to it. Usually, you just talk and talk and never stop! You’re really starting to get into this podcast aren’t you? Geoffrey: This pod...what? Alfred: Oh dear! Anyway, where did you find the false teeth? Geoffrey: Well, that is the funny thing. Alfred: I expect that it is. Geoffrey: We had all of the passengers looking for the teeth. Even the bus driver was on his knees looking around. Alfred: Did you find them? Geoffrey: Do you know what? Alfred: Can you just finish the story. Geoffrey: Yes, yes. The story, of course I’ll finish it. But do you know what? Alfred: Dear me! What Geoffrey? Geoffrey: I thought that before I met my wife... Alfred: Is that the wife that we haven’t mentioned in a long time? Geoffrey: Yes, yes, her! Alfred: Ok, Go on... Geoffrey: Before I met my wife, I thought I was a very clean gentleman! Alfred: I don’t know what to laugh about more there, the fact you still have a wife, that you thought you were clean or that you consider yourself to be a gentleman! Geoffrey: There’s no need to be rude. Alfred: I’m sorry Alfred. Geoffrey: Good! Well, when my wife showed me that I had a cupboard under the sink, I couldn’t believe it! The cupboard was full of old cleaning products! It was astonishing! Alfred: Why? Geoffrey: Well, I’ve never bought cleaning products in my life! How did they get there under my sink? Alfred: You probably bought them by accident. Geoffrey: By accident?! Me? Well, probably! Although to be honest, whenever I’ve needed to give something a quick clean, I’ve always used a bit of whisky, water and my toothbrush. Alfred: Your toothbrush and whisky? That does explain a lot. Geoffrey: Yes, yes... like what? Alfred: Well, your house always smells like whiskey even the garden. Also, I would describe the colour of your teeth as a mixture of whisky and dirt. Geoffrey: But the important thing is that they are my own teeth! Well all except the front one...or two...or three. But most are my own teeth! Alfred: Ok. I have no idea where we are in this story. Geoffrey: Yes! Well, after my wife cleaned my kitchen, I couldn’t believe the difference! I thought my kitchen walls were brown! I thought it was a style to match the wooden cupboards. After my wife... Alfred: whose name is...? Geoffrey: I said her name on the other podcast. After my wife cleaned them I nearly had to wear those dark glasses in the morning to protect them against the shiny white walls. Alfred: Dark glasses? You mean sunglasses, don’t you? Geoffrey: Yes, those. Alfred: By the way, how is your wife? Did you ever find out whether she was cheating or not? Geoffrey: My wife, I don’t really want to speak about her right now. Alfred: I’m sorry Geoffrey. Anyway, back to the story. Geoffrey: Yes! The story! Yes, yes, yes! What story? Alfred: Wow. At least he is not Doris! The story about the false teeth on the bus. Geoffrey: Yes. Well if you stop distracting me, I’ll finish the story. Alfred: Distracting you? Geoffrey: Yes, you are always interrupting! Alfred: Me? Interrupting? Geoffrey: Yes! Right, we were all on the floor of the bus looking for the false teeth. What I wanted to say is that I couldn’t believe how dirty it was down there! We found everything; so much chewing gum, hair clips and even a false leg! Alfred: A false leg? Geoffrey: Yes! Now who would leave a false leg on a bus? Wouldn’t they realise that they got on the bus with two legs and left with only one? It’s not the type of thing you can miss easily! Alfred: You’d be surprised! All it takes is a couple of glasses of wine, and the next moment you’ve got a false leg missing! Geoffrey: Don’t be silly. To be continued....Support Chuckle English by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/chuckle-english
In this podcast, you will hear a keynote presentation from the 2019 Clinical Research as a Care Option (CRAACO) conference. Dr Laura Esserman, the architect behind the I-SPY 2 TRIALTM has achieved remarkable progress with this clinical trial in improving the outcomes of early stage, breast cancer for patients who are at high risk for early recurrence. I-SPY 2 is also impacting far beyond breast cancer by increasing efficiencies that promise to accelerate the development and delivery of more effective therapies for other cancer types and a range of other diseases. This would not be possible without the integration of care and research. In this keynote session, hear this surgeon’s view on the future of integrating care and research. Speaker: Laura Esserman, MD, MBA, Director, UCSF Carol Franc Buck Breast Cancer Center; Alfred A. de Lorimier Endowed Chair in General Surgery; Professor of Surgery and Radiology, UCSF The 2020 CRAACO conference will be taking place April 27-28 in Raleigh, NC. Learn more about it here.
Episode Notes Learn English with Two Old Men.It is a cold and rainy day in the shed. Geoffrey wants a cup of tea. Somehow, this leads to a story about having showers during the war. Are Geoffrey's stories true? Who knows?!Support us Support us on Patreon to help us create more funny and interesting material:https://www.patreon.com/chuckleEnglishHow to use See the website (www.chucklenglish.com) on how to learn with the podcast.Transcript* ALFRED: Welcome to another episode of Two Old Men in a Shed. Geoffrey, you’ve been stirring that tea for the last hour. It’s probably too cold by now. Geoffrey: Yes, yes, yes it’s cold. Can you make me another? ALFRED: Really Geoffrey?! It’s raining outside and to make a cup of tea I’ll have to walk from the shed all the way to the house. I’ve only just managed to get my woolly jumper dry after coming her. Geoffrey: That’s a woolly jumper? ALFRED: Yes, why? Geoffrey: I thought you’d got a new pet. Geoffrey: It’s very thick. ALFRED: I do get old easily at my age, don’t you? Geoffrey: Sometimes, but it’s only a bit rain! I’ve seen worse, yes, yes. When I was in the war we couldn’t have showers, so we used to pray for rain. Then we’d take our clothes off and use the rain to clean ourselves, even in the middle of a battle. Alfred: Geoffrey! That can’t be true. Geoffrey: Yes, yes. It is! That’s why my skin is so leathery, rain water does that. Alfred: I thought your skin was like that because of the time that you bought some funny shaped candles thinking they were soap. Geoffrey: Well, nowadays with novelty candles and novelty soap, it’s easy to get them mixed up! Alfred: You didn’t notice the wick sticking out of it, did you? Geoffrey: I thought that was to help not drop it. Alfred: Why would someone need so much effort to not drop soap? Geoffrey: Well what about p Alfred: Please don’t say prisoners. Geoffrey: What about swimming pool changing rooms after senior citizen swimming classes? Alfred: What is wrong with the changing room after swimming lessons for senior citizens? Geoffrey: After all those old men have had a shower, there’s so much white hair on the floor, that you go in with bare feet and come out with a thick pair of white socks on your feet! Alfred: Oh Geoffrey! I’m sure that is not true. Geoffrey: Well, when was the last time you went to a swimming pool? Alfred: I haven’t been for donkey’s years! Geoffrey: Exactly! Alfred: Anyway, I’m sure you were about to take me on a fantastic and frankly probably imaginary story from your time in the war. Geoffrey: Well, my stories are true...usually... well; the parts that I can remember are true. Sometimes, I fill in the gaps with what I’ve read that morning in the newspaper. Alfred: Now, I see. So you didn’t have a state visit by the US president, did you? Geoffrey: No, probably not! Alfred: So, you were telling me how you had showers in the rain during the war... Geoffrey: Yes! I remember once we were held up in an abandoned French village called Cul-de-sac or something strange like that. Alfred: Cul-de-sac? I’m sure you’re getting confused with the street sign round the corner again. Geoffrey: Your street is called Cul-de-sac? Why on earth would they give the street a strange foreign name? Alfred: No, the street is called Hetherington Road. It is a cul-de-sac. Geoffrey: I still don’t get it! Alfred: That’s not surprising. Anyway, can we please go back to the war. Geoffrey: Go back to the war! Don’t you think we are a bit old! I can’t even stab a pea with my fork because my hands shake so much, never mind holding a rifle! Alfred: Geoffrey... Geoffrey: We fought for this country to make it free and you want to back to the war! Live in the present! Alfred: Geoffrey... Geoffrey: To be honest, I’m quite disappointed in you Alfred. Alfred: Geoffrey, please! Geoffrey: What? Alfred: I meant to say let’s go back to your war story. Geoffrey: Oh! Yes. Anyway, we were once held up in an abandoned French village called Cut my sack or something similar. Alfred: Oh dear... Geoffrey: Then some German infantry came round the corner and saw us; we were 15 men, all naked with our weapons out. Alfred: Your weapons out? You do been your gun, don’t you? I hope you are talking about your guns. Geoffrey: Yes, our guns. Alfred: I mean the metal gun not your... err... gentleman’s.... Geoffrey: My gentleman’s what? Alfred: You know what I mean. Geoffrey: Yes, I know what you mean. I’m talking about our guns. We had all them out. Alfred: You’re not using an innuendo are you, Geoffrey? Geoffrey: An innuendo? You do have a dirty mind Alfred! I’m talking about our rifles, we were all naked and holding our own rifles. Alfred: Oh dear. Anyway, you said a group of German soldiers came round the corner and caught you all naked and holding on to your...erm...weapons. What happened then? They obviously didn’t kill you. You’re still here talking to you. Unless, I’m crazy and have created an invisible and often annoying friend to torture myself with... Geoffrey: Invisible friend? Alfred: Oh god! Maybe I’m not actually making a podcast and that is not actually a microphone. Maybe, I’m really in the bath talking to the toilet brush! Geoffrey: Alfred! You are really here! I am really here... I think! Alfred: Ok, I don’t think I’d be that cruel to myself, by creating you as an invisible friend. Geoffrey: You’re being very nice calling me your friend. You don’t often compliment me. I hope you are not going to cry! Alfred: No, I’m not going to cry. Anyway, those thoughts must be the effect of the new pills I’m taking. Geoffrey: New pills? What are they for? Alfred: Well, I’ve got so many pills that I don’t even bother to ask the doctor these days. I just ask him if I’ll still be able to remember my name in the morning. Geoffrey: Can you? Alfred: Yes, of course, Geoffrey. I’m not like you yet! Geoffrey: Sometimes, I have to write my name on my glasses case. But, that does mean that I have to remember where my glasses case is. Alfred: I feel so much better now! Geoffrey: Glad to help and old ‘friend’. Alfred: No, thank you ‘friend’! Geoffrey: This is getting a little emotional and personal. You’re not going to start crying are you? Alfred: I haven’t cried in years. I think. Not that I can remember. Anyway, please continue your story. Some Germans found you and your fellow soldiers naked... Geoffrey: Ah yes! They looked at us and quickly turned around and marched away. Except for one who stood there smiling. It’s not usual to find such a happy soldier during war-time. I gave him a wink. He gave me a wink back. Then, he eventually turned round and went away. The funniest thing is, he seemed to be carrying two pistols in his trousers. Alfred: I wish I could disconnect my brain right now. Geoffrey: Anyway, the Germans left the village. Then we all waved our guns around in celebration. Alfred: Please stop talking about waving your gun about. Geoffrey: Yes, yes. Then we put our clothes on. Alfred: Right. Geoffrey: You see, command HQ was very pleased. That village was at an important location in France. We managed to win and secure the village without firing a bullet. They told us we were all going to be rewarded. Alfred: Fantastic! Geoffrey: Unfortunately, the rest of them died the following month due to hyperthermia. Alfred: I’m not surprised. France is in Europe after all. A cold winter... Geoffrey: Yes, that is true, but... Alfred: ...naked, such a shame they died of doing something such as showering in the cold rain. So silly! It could have been easily prevented. Geoffrey: Yes, but... Alfred: A group of men together, I’m sure in those situations when everyone smells, it doesn’t really matter. Geoffrey: Yes, but... Alfred: It just seems so ridiculous that they died from getting hypothermia from showering naked in the rain.., Geoffrey: Yes, but... Alfred: But what? Geoffrey: They didn’t get hypothermia from the naked showers! Alfred: How did they get it? Geoffrey: Well, they fell into a river. Alfred: They fell into a river? Geoffrey: Yes, yes! Alfred: How did that happen? Geoffrey: Well, the German who winked at me came back one day without his uniform. Alfred: Hmmm... Geoffrey: At that moment I realised that it wasn’t a gun in his trousers. Alfred: He was happy to see you? Geoffrey: Rather excited I would say. Alfred: Ok, but what has it got to do with the river. Geoffrey: Well, people weren’t so open minded in those days. Could you imagine a big 6ft 3 naked German coming towards you asking for a kiss and cuddle? To them, it was scarier than seeing 100 armed soldiers coming towards them. So, they all ran and jumped so quickly into the river that they didn’t see it had a layer of ice on top. Alfred: Why didn’t you jump? Geoffrey: Well, at that moment, I was missing my mother and really needed a hug. Alfred: Wow! I’m afraid to ask and don’t really want to know. But, did anything else happen? Geoffrey: of course not! I told him that if he tried anything, I’d give Adolf a call. Alfred: Thank goodness for that. Geoffrey: Anyway, where is that cup of tea? - Support Chuckle English by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/chuckle-englishThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.
Episode Notes Learn English with Two Old Men.Geoffrey has been with his new wife a few weeks now. However, she seems to be hiding something. Alfred listens to Geoffrey's stories again with wonder.Support us Support us on Patreon to help us create more funny and interesting material:https://www.patreon.com/chuckleEnglishHow to use See the website (www.chucklenglish.com) on how to learn with the podcast.Transcript* ALFRED: Welcome to another episode of 2 Old Men in a Shed! With me, Alfred and my 80 years young colleague, Geoffrey! Say hello Geoffrey! Geoffrey: Hello. ALFRED: What? Just hello? Geoffrey: Yes, yes. ALFRED: You’re not going to make the same joke that you make every podcast by saying ‘hello Geoffrey’? You know how I love that joke! Geoffrey: No, I don’t feel like it. ALFRED: Wow, something must be up with you. What is wrong Geoffrey? Geoffrey: I don’t know if I should say on this microphone. I don’t want my private life to be public knowledge. ALFRED: Public knowledge? Who will find out? Geoffrey: All the listeners to this radio programme. ALFRED: It’s a podcast. Geoffrey: A what? ALFRED: Oh never mind! Anyway, we probably only have one listener. Geoffrey: One listener! Hello! ALFRED: They probably only found this podcast by accident. The listener is probably a young woman who was searching for tips on how to meet rich men and instead of writing Gold men, she wrote old men. Geoffrey: Well, I hope she finds real love. I wish I did. ALFRED: But, I thought that you had found a wife? Has she finally left you? (As I expected). Geoffrey: No, no. It’s not that bad. ALFRED: What do you mean it’s not that bad? You haven’t poisoned her have you? I told you that you should change that old lead pan you have. Geoffrey: She is still alive. I wish my heart was. ALFRED: Tell us. I mean tell me what has happened Geoffrey. Geoffrey: Well, I don’t know. But I think that my Filipino wife Pim is cheating on me. ALFRED: Cheating? Wow, this is serious. Why do you think that? Geoffrey: Well, for example, I was on my way to the gym. ALFRED: You go to the gym? Geoffrey: Yes, I was on my way to the gym when I realized that I had forgotten my gym bag. So, I had to turn the car around and drive back home. ALFRED: You drive a car? Geoffrey: Yes, as I arrived home at the mansion, ALFRED: You have a mansion? Geoffrey: I started to whistle a well-known jazz-rock song. ALFRED: You know music from the 20th century!? Geoffrey: I then walked up the stairs and as I got near the bedroom door I heard some banging in the bedroom. So, I opened the door and then saw my blonde American wife. ALFRED: Your blonde American wife? I thought she was a dark Philippine woman! Geoffrey: I asked her what she was doing. She said she was doing some morning exercises. ALFRED: This sounds very strange. Geoffrey: Then I noticed them! ALFRED: What did you notice? Geoffrey: Some boxer-shorts on the floor. ALFRED: But, don’t you wear boxer shorts? Geoffrey: Yes, I picked them up and then realized that the material wasn’t as soft as my usual boxer-shorts. ALFRED: What the? Geoffrey: These boxer-shorts where of a lower quality. I’m very sensitive in that area, so I only buy the best quality boxer shorts. That is when I realized that these belonged to another man! ALFRED: Oh! What happened next? Geoffrey: A young handsome man who looked like a gardener with long hair fell out of the wardrobe in a very comedic way. ALFRED: You don’t have a gardener! Geoffrey: I then used my kung-fu skills and I beat him up! ALFRED: What kung-fu skills? Geoffrey: The kung-fu skills I learned as a top international spy. ALFRED: A top international spy? Geoffrey, I think that you are mixing life and some movie that you’ve seen again. Geoffrey: That does explain why my wife looked like Julia Roberts. ALFRED: Do you remember the last time that you mixed reality with a movie and you said that aliens had visited you. Geoffrey: Yes, we had a nice cup of tea together! ALFRED: That was probably a movie! Geoffrey: It was real. I remember because I was quite upset that they left the biscuits. Those were my best biscuits! ALFRED: Oh dear! Ok, now we have cleared that up, that it was a movie and that your wife is not Julie Roberts and she is not cheating on you. Can you try and be a bit happier! Geoffrey: Yes, yes, no. ALFRED: No? Why not? Geoffrey: Because now I remember the real story. ALFRED: What is the real story? Geoffrey: Well, the other day. I got home early. ALFRED: You got home early? What do you mean? You don’t work Geoffrey. If you say you were at the gym again, I’m going to... Geoffrey: No, I wasn’t at the gym. I’m sure this is a real story. ALFRED: Ok, I’ll give you one more chance. Wow, that is the first time I’ve heard that sentence not being said by my wife, Mabel. Lovely woman! Go ahead... Geoffrey: Yes! I got home early from the bridge and chess club. As I walked in, I heard her in the bathroom. As I said, I’ve never seen her naked. She usually spends an hour in there. ALFRED: I know the story; my wife takes half an hour to get ready! Geoffrey: So, I asked her if she had seen my glasses. ALFRED: That’s normal. I think that is the most common sentence you say. You must say it once every hour. You usually spend the next 30 minutes looking for them, only to realize that the glasses are on your nose. Geoffrey: Anyway, I asked her, then I’m sure I heard a man’s voice reply. Saying, “I saw them in the kitchen this morning” ALFRED: A man answered you? Geoffrey: I think so. The thing is, when she eventually came out of the bathroom, it was just her. I checked the bathroom afterwards and there was nobody there! ALFRED: That is strange! Where the windows closed? Geoffrey: Well, I don’t have a window in my bathroom anymore. ALFRED: You don’t have a window? Geoffrey: If you remember, a thief broke into my house through my window while I was in the shower. After seeing my 80 year old bottom full of hairs, he immediately jumped back out of the window forgetting that there is a 5 meter drop. ALFRED: I do remember, it was in the newspaper! So, what happened to the window? Geoffrey: I covered it up with a piece of wood. I don’t mind. At my age, its best not to see what comes out of you. ALFRED: Ok. So you think you heard a man’s voice coming from the bathroom. To be honest Geoffrey, you’ve already shown us that you imagine things. How do you know that she is cheating? Geoffrey: Maybe I imagined the voice. Also, my glasses where in the kitchen! ALFRED: Great! So a friendly imaginary lover who knows you! Geoffrey, Yes, but it’s not only that! ALFRED: What else? Geoffrey: my razor! ALFRED: What about your razor? Geoffrey: Well, I have to shave everyday because of this thick old white hair I have. ALFRED: Ok... Geoffrey: Well, usually I have to change my razor every 2 weeks. But, now it seems like I’m buying a new razor every week. ALFRED: That could be anything. It could be your skin is more sensitive or the quality of the razors isn’t so good. Geoffrey: I’m not finished. ALFRED: Sorry, go ahead. Geoffrey: Sometimes, I noticed black hairs on my razor. I haven’t had a black hair since 1945. ALFRED: Right. Maybe your wife, Julie, I mean Pim is using it to shave her legs. Geoffrey: I’ve seen her legs, she definitely doesn’t shave them. I don’t mind they keep me warm when we are on the sofa. ALFRED: Interesting. Maybe she likes to shave her... you know... Geoffrey: Her what? ALFRED: You know, maybe she shaves her ‘thingy’. Geoffrey: Her thingy? What are you talking about? ALFRED: Please don’t make me say the word. I’m old and it embarrasses me. Geoffrey: What word? ALFRED: Her lady parts! Geoffrey: Women shave their lady parts? That is amazing! ALFRED: I was reading it in my wife’s gossip magazines. Young women these days shave their... lady parts. And your internet wife is young, right? Geoffrey: Yes, she’s a very young lady, almost 60. ALFRED: That is young. I remember when I was young and 60. Anyway, maybe she shaves down there. Geoffrey: I will ask her. ALFRED: You can’t just ask her. Geoffrey: Why not? She’s my wife! I paid for her! ALFRED: Yes, but you barely know her. You’ve never been naked together. What you could do is; take her out on a romantic date and when you get home, you might get lucky! Geoffrey: Get lucky! You mean sexual relations? That would be amazing! I don’t even know if my little friend still works. ALFRED: I’m sure it will, when you have a young 60 year old lady naked with you. I wish my wife was that young! Geoffrey: I’ve heard about a magic blue pill for men our age. What is that? How many do I take? ALFRED: I think it is best not to take any blue pills Geoffrey. I’m sure you’ll find away. Geoffrey: I better go and book a restaurant. All the young kids are going to a fashionable new restaurant called The McDonalds. I’ll take her there, it sounds very posh! I’ll need a new suit. Can I borrow yours? I’m young again! ALFRED: I think I’ll be bad and not tell him. At least we’ll have a new story for the next podcast. We’ll Geoffrey has left me alone in the shed again. I may be old, but I’m not talking to myself, so goodbye. Join us next time on Learn English with Two Old Men podcast. Support Chuckle English by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/chuckle-englishThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.
Episode Notes Learn English with Two Old Men.Geoffrey arrives with another story that may sound crazy for others, but is perfectly normal for him Another funny story from the two old men for learners of the English language.Support us Support us on Patreon to help us create more funny and interesting material:https://www.patreon.com/chuckleEnglishHow to use See the website (www.chucklenglish.com) on how to learn with the podcast.TranscriptAlfred: Hello everyone. Welcome to another episode of 2 Old Men. Hey Geoffrey, you look very upbeat today. I imagine you’ve had a good week for once? Geoffrey: Yes, yes. I’ve had a lovely week. Do you know what? Alfred: What? Geoffrey: I’ve got a new friend! That is incredible at my age! I’m used to losing and burying my friends. I’m certainly not used to making new friends. To be honest, I’ve been expecting to bury you for the last couple of years. You don’t look so good! Alfred: Thank you Geoffrey, that is the nicest thing you’ve said to me. Anyway, back to your friend. Geoffrey: Yes, my friend. Alfred: It is a person, it isn’t? Geoffrey: Yes, of course it’s a person. Alfred: A real one? Not an imaginary one like last time Geoffrey: Yes, my friend is a real person. Alfred: They are alive, aren’t they? Geoffrey: Yes, believe me; I have a real alive friend who is a person! Incredible! Alfred: Wow, this is new. Can you tell me a bit about your friend, Geoffrey? Geoffrey: Well, her name is Angela. She’s a mature woman of our age. Alfred: Your age? You are older than me, remember. Geoffrey: I may be older, but I do have the body of a 60 year old. I still skateboard sometimes. Anyway, I met her in the most peculiar way. Alfred: Let me guess! Were you chasing a fox out of your garden and then accidently bumped into her? Geoffrey: Chasing a fox out of my garden? Don’t be ridiculous! Alfred: He needs help! Ok. Did you accidently confuse the supermarket with the hospital and she was a patient there? Geoffrey: What? Your suggestions are getting even crazier all the time. How could possible I confuse a supermarket with a hospital? Alfred: I give up! Geoffrey: Ok, I’ll tell you. I was going on a walk to the park. You see, I love to feed the ducks! They come over and I talk to them. I tell them about my day. However, if the big geese come over, I run away. Alfred: You are a man of the animals! Geoffrey: Yes! Yes! So, I was feeding the ducks when I saw a big swan come over to me. Alfred: Swans are beautiful! Geoffrey: So, I thought to myself that I’d never seen a swan in this park before. It was really big one too! But do you know what the strangest thing was? Alfred: What was that Geoffrey? Geoffrey: While I was throwing bread into its mouth, I realised it was not eating the bread. The swan was getting angrier by the moment and jumping around. Then, I thought I heard something. Alfred: What did you think you heard? Geoffrey: I was sure that I heard it say stop! I thought I had gone mad! Alfred: One day you will realize that you are crazy! Geoffrey: Crazy! Yes, yes. Well, wait till you hear this next bit of the story. Alfred: Ok. Go ahead. Geoffrey: Then, I heard the swan speak again! It said “stop doing that and come and help me!” Alfred: It spoke to you? Geoffrey: Yes, At first, I tried to ignore it. I thought maybe I had taken my wife’s pills this morning instead of mine. Then I remembered that I don’t have a wife. Alfred: Déjà-vu. Geoffrey: Déjà-what? Alfred: I’m sure that this is not the first time that you’ve said that. Geoffrey: Err, OK. So, I checked my pills in my coat pocket and I had taken the right pills. So, I decided to not look at the swan and continue to throw bread to the ducks. But the ducks! They were scared of the swan. Then the worst thing happened, the swan spoke again. It said “Stop throwing bread at those bloody ducks and help me” Alfred: The swan was really speaking to you! That’s incredible. Geoffrey: Yes. I couldn’t ignore it anymore! I had to respond. The voice wouldn’t go away. So, I asked it what it wanted. Alfred: I still think this is his crazy imagination. So, Geoffrey, what did it want? Geoffrey: It said in a most beautiful and feminine voice that it was stuck in the pond and couldn’t get out. Alfred: The speaking bird wanted to get out of the pond, did it? Geoffrey: Yes, so I said that I could be arrested by the Police for taking an animal out of the park. Alfred: What did this imaginary speaking, sorry, I mean this speaking bird say to you? Geoffrey: It said “I may be old and have a lot of hair all over my body, but please don’t call me an animal!”. So, I responded “But you are animal!”. The swan then said “Well, there’s no need to insult me!” Alfred: Ok, so now you are having a fight with a talking bird! Geoffrey: Yes, that’s what I thought. However, I then realized that I had taken my glasses off to feed the ducks. Alfred: Why do you take your glasses off to feed the ducks? Geoffrey: Because I want them to see me as an equal. Alfred: That makes no sense. Geoffrey: So, I took my glasses out of my coat pocket and put them on. When I looked up, I realized that the swan was even bigger than I thought. In fact, it was so big that I realized it wasn’t a swan. Alfred: What was it? Geoffrey: It was a very wet woman, who was now surrounded by bits of dirty old bread. Alfred: A woman in the pond. What was she doing there? Geoffrey: That is what I asked her. She said that she was feeding the ducks and then she thought she heard a duck speaking. So, she went close to the side of the pond and fell in. Alfred: Poor woman! So, I imagine she couldn’t get out. Geoffrey: No, the sides of the pond are quite high. She had been waiting there for an hour. So, I tried to rescue her. Alfred: You rescued her! You are a hero. Geoffrey: Well, no I didn’t manage to rescue her! Alfred: No? What happened? Geoffrey: I had one hand holding her and the other hand holding a branch of a tree. Then the branch broke. We both fell right in. Now, we were both stuck! Alfred: Poor guy! I suppose someone else rescued you both. At least you made a friend in that pond with the wet woman. Geoffrey: No, I didn’t make friends with her. She was crazy! Did you not hear me! She said she heard the ducks speaking to her! How strange! When the ambulance arrived, I gave her a fake name and a fake number and I ran away. Alfred: You ran away at your age!? Geoffrey: Yes, yes! Well, I walked away quickly! Alfred: What about your new friend. Geoffrey: Well, to warm up I went to a café to have a nice cuppa and a biscuit. Unfortunately, when I went to pay, I realized that my money was all wet. I couldn’t pay. Alfred: Oh dear! Your clothes were also still wet. Geoffrey: Yes, a lady in the corner saw me. She must have felt sorry for me. SO, she offered to pay for my tea and biscuit and then she gave me her coat. It was so lovely of her. Alfred: This was Angela, wasn’t it? Geoffrey: Yes, we spent 2 hours talking next to the radiator. We had nothing in common. Alfred: I don’t think anyone has anything in common with you. Maybe Mr Bean. Geoffrey: Thank you for calling me funny! So, I asked her if she wanted to meet for a cuppa another day. She said yes. So, I gave her my real name and my telephone number. Alfred: Geoffrey.. Geoffrey: It is surprising that she hasn’t called me yet! Alfred: Geoffrey... Geoffrey: She must be shy. Alfred: Geoffrey Geoffrey: Yes! Alfred: you don’t have a telephone. Do you remember, you thought the government were spying on your with it. Geoffrey: Ah yes! I mean, oh no! I’ll never find her again! Alfred: Maybe go back to that café and see if she is there. Geoffrey: Great idea! Bye-bye! Alfred: You’re going now?! Geoffrey: Yes, bye! Alfred: Run, Geoffrey, Run. Geoffrey: Angela! Alfred: Well, Geoffrey’s gone. He’s left his glasses, so he’ll be back. That is the end of today’s episode. Thank you for listening. One day, we’ll have a normal story. One day..Support Chuckle English by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/chuckle-englishThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.
Mit seiner Stimme berührte er Millionen: Joseph Schmidt. Er starb 1942 im Zürcher Oberland am Ende seiner Flucht vor dem Naziregime. Das Schicksal des jüdischen Sängers bewegt auch heute. Alfred A.Fassbind ist weltweit wohl der beste Kenner des berühmten Tenors, er hat auch eine umfassende Biografie über Schmidt geschrieben. Dominik Landwehr hat ihn am 12.Dezember 2019 getroffen. Länge: 45 Minuten - mit Musikeinspielungen. josephschmidt-archiv.ch/
For our October Narrative Medicine Rounds, we welcome Farah Jasmine Griffin, the William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and the inaugural chair of the African American and African Diaspora Studies Department and Director of the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University. Professor Griffin received her B.A. from Harvard, where she majored in American History and Literature and her PhD in American Studies from Yale. Her major fields of interest are American and African American literature, music, and history. She has published widely on issues of race and gender, feminism, jazz and cultural politics. Griffin is the author of Who Set You Flowin?: The African American Migration Narrative (Oxford, 1995), Beloved Sisters and Loving Friends: Letters from Rebecca Primus of Royal Oak, Maryland, and Addie Brown of Hartford Connecticut, 1854-1868 (Alfred A. Knopf, 1999), If You Can’t Be Free, Be a Mystery: In Search of Billie Holiday (Free Press, 2001) and co-author, with Salim Washington, of Clawing At the Limits of Cool: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and the Greatest Jazz Collaboration Ever (Thomas Dunne, 2008). Her most recent book is Harlem Nocturne: Women Artists and Progressive Politics During World War II (Basic Books, 2013). Professor Griffin collaborated with composer and pianist Geri Allen and director and actor S. Epatha Merkerson on two theatrical projects, for which she wrote the book: The first “Geri Allen and Friends Celebrate the Great Jazz Women of the Apollo” with Lizz Wright, Dianne Reeves, Teri Lyne Carrington and others, premiered on the main stage of the Apollo Theater in May 2013. “A Conversation with Mary Lou,” featuring vocalist Carmen Lundy, premiered at Harlem Stage in March 2014 and was performed at The John F. Kennedy Center in May 2016. Her essays and articles have appeared in Essence, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, The Guardian, Harper's Bazaar, Art Forum and other publications. She is also a frequent radio commentator on political and cultural issues. Narrative Medicine Rounds are monthly rounds on the first Wednesday of the month during the academic year hosted by the Division of Narrative Medicine in the Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. These events are free and open to the public.
We unravel the massive fraud and deception behind the former billionaire’s rise to the top and eventual downfall. Is she a psychopath? Find out! References: ABC News (Producer). (n.d.). The dropout. Podcast retrieved from https://abcradio.com/podcasts/the-dropout/ Burke, C. (2019, March 19). Christian & Noel Holmes, Elizabeth Holmes' parents: 5 fast facts to know. Retrieved September 5, 2019, from https://heavy.com/news/2019/03/elizabeth-holme-parents-noel-christian/ Carreyrou, J. (2018). Bad blood: Secrets and lies in a Silicon Valley startup. Alfred A. Knopf. Dahl, M. (2011, November 2). The strange eating habits of Steve Jobs. Retrieved September 5, 2019, from https://www.nbcnews.com/healthmain/strange-eating-habits-steve-jobs-119434 Elizabeth Holmes. (n.d.). Retrieved September 5, 2019, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Holmes Gibney, A., Deeter, J., & Edeiken, E. (Producers). (2019, March 18). The inventor: Out for blood in Silicon Valley [Television program]. New York, NY: Home Box Office. Hoertel, N., Peyre, H., Lavaud, P., Blanco, C., Guerin-Langlois, C., René, M., … Limosin, F. (2018). Examining sex differences in DSM-IV-TR narcissistic personality disorder symptom expression using Item Response Theory (IRT). Psychiatry Research, 260, 500–507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.12.031 Narcissism and eating disorders. (n.d.). Retrieved September 5, 2019, from https://www.montecatinieatingdisorder.com/anorexia/articles/narcissism-eating-disorders/
How do Pelican beaks work? How much can they fit in their pouch? How do Pelicans hunt? I've got the answers to those and more! To read the blog version and see the video mentioned, visit https://thewildlife.blog/2018/07/07/pelicans-are-fly/ If you are interested in learning more about our upcoming hikes, visit https://thewildlife.blog/hike/ Become a patron (and our best friend), and get tons of cool perks at www.patreon.com/TheWildLife and help us to keep doing what we are doing and getting better! Follow us on instagram at instagram.com/devonthenatureguy and instagram.com/thewildlife.blog Sources: BirdLife International. 2016. Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22697611A93624242. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697611A93624242.en. Downloaded on 07 July 2018. BirdLife International. 2016. Pelecanus occidentalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22733989A95071744. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22733989A95071744.en. Downloaded on 07 July 2018. Knopf, Fritz L. and Roger M. Evans. 2004. American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA Sibley, D. A. (2016). The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, USA. Support this podcast
Grundlage für Stefan Sprangs Roman über den Tenor Joseph Schmidt waren die Biographie von Alfred A. Fassbind und Material aus dem Zürcher Zeitungsarchiv. Doch er geht über die nüchterne Dokumentation hinaus und beschreibt lebendig und bildhaft die Zeit vom Berlin der 20er Jahre bis ins Schweizer Auffanglager und die Pension, in der Schmidt am Ende im Schweizer Exil stirbt. Die Entwicklung Joseph Schmidts vom erfolgsverwöhnten Sänger zum verzweifelten Flüchtling schildert Sprang äußerst anschaulich.
SPaMCAST 519 features our essay on a code of ethics for agile coaches. A code of ethics is a compilation of ethical principles brought together into a framework. Most professions have a code of ethics that guide their behaviors, typically guided by an association that provides credentials. I think it is time to discuss a code of ethics for agile coaches. We also have a visit from Susan Parente, with her Not A Scrumdamentalist column. Susan discusses how to become an agilist. It is not as easy as learning any individual set of methods and techniques. One of the places to find Susan is at S3 Technologies, LLC. I know I promised a visit from Jon M. Quigley, but I had a minor problem with the drive and did not get the column into production soon enough to make the deadline. Interested in supporting the podcast? Here are some ideas: Tell a friend (or better yet listen to the podcast with them) about the cast. Tweet or post about the cast. Every mention helps. Review the podcast wherever you get the cast. Pitch a column to me. You are cool enough to be listening, you deserve to be heard. Sponsor an episode (text or call me to talk about the idea - tcagley@tomcagley.com). Listen. Whether you do one or all six, being there is a big deal to me. Thank you! Re-Read Saturday News This week we take a slight detour in our journey through Bad Blood, Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou (published by Alfred A. Knopf, 2018 – Buy a copy and read along!) As we have noted before, the book is at heart a cautionary tale; however, it is easy to pass the shenanigans (in private I might use stronger language) as confined to the boardroom, and therefore not something that can happen inside the boundaries of an agile team or in a department. Ahhhh, think again. To establish the basis for this brief respite we published a review of some of the common attributes of toxic organizations and toxic leaders. It would be easy to go through both of the lists and a find points in the first six chapters and tick the attributes off almost like you were watching a slow(ish)-motion train wreck. Week 1 – Approach and Introduction – https://bit.ly/2J1pY2t Week 2 -- A Purposeful Life and Gluebot - https://bit.ly/2RZANGh Week 3 -- Apple Envy, Goodbye East Paly and Childhood Neighbors - https://bit.ly/2zbOTeO Week 4 -- A Reflection -https://bit.ly/2RA6AfT Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 520 will feature our interview with Doc Norton. We talked about measurement and why velocity isn’t generally a good measure for teams.
Falling in Love with Cross-Dressing Girls The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 20d An exploration of the concept of the “portal fantasy” and how it applies to historic literature involving cross-dressing as a context for same-sex desire. In this episode we talk about The context of women cross-dressing in history and literature The literary genre of “portal fantasies” and the devices they use to connect author, reader, and story into a unified whole Cross-dressing plots as a type of romantic portal fantasy A catalog of story structures in which cross-dressing provides a context for same-sex desire Further information about the texts and topics can be found at the following links Iphis and Ianthe Iphis et Ianthe - Isaac de Benserade Yde and Olive Qamar al-Zaman and the Princess Boudour Amadis de Gaule Anson, John. 1974. “The Female Transvestite in Early Monasticism: The Origin and Development of a Motif” in Viator, 5: 1-32. Roman de Silence - Heldris de Cornouaille Sautman, Francesca Canadé. 2001. “What Can They Possibly Do Together? Queer Epic Performances in Tristan de Nanteuil” in Same Sex Love and Desire Among Women in the Middle Ages (ed. By Francesca Canadé Sautman & Pamela Sheingorn), Palgrave, New York. Orlando Furioso - Ludovico Ariosto For many of the plays with cross-dressing plots not listed individually, see: Walen, Denise A. 2005. Constructions of Female Homoeroticism in Early Modern Drama. New York: Palgrave MacMillan. ISBN 978-1-4039-6875-3 Catherine Vizzani (tag & podcast) The Travels and Adventures of Mademoiselle de Richelieu (tag & podcast) For general discussions of female cross-dressing in literature and real life see the following: Bullough, Vern. 1996. “Cross Dressing and Gender Role Change in the Middle Ages” in Handbook of Medieval Sexuality, ed. Vern L. Bullough and James A. Brundage Garland Publishing, New York. ISBN 0-8153-3662-4 Dekker, Rudolf M. and van de Pol, Lotte C. 1989. The Tradition of Female Transvestism in Early Modern Europe. Macmillan, London. ISBN 0-333-41253-2 Donoghue, Emma. 1995. Passions Between Women. Harper Perennial, New York. ISBN 0-06-017261-4 Donoghue, Emma. 2010. Inseparable: Desire Between Women in Literature. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. ISBN 978-0-307-27094-8 Hotchkiss, Valerie R. 1996. Clothes Make the Man: Female Cross Dressing in Medieval Europe. Garland Publishing, Inc., New York. ISBN 0-8153-3771-x More info The Lesbian Historic Motif Project lives at: http://alpennia.com/lhmp You can follow the blog on my website (http://alpennia.com/blog) or subscribe to the RSS feed (http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/) If you have questions or comments about the LHMP or these podcasts, send them to: contact@alpennia.com A transcript of this podcast is available here. If you enjoy this podcast and others at The Lesbian Talk Show, please consider supporting the show through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheLesbianTalkShow
Pesquisa científica aprova a efetividade da Hipnoterapia Arte: Fabio FranzoniA maioria dos hipnólogos, hipnotizadores e hipnoterapeutas quando perguntados e/ou questionados sobre os resultados da hipnose, costumam apresentar o resumo de uma pesquisa de 1970, de autoria do psicólogo americano, Dr. Alfred A. Barrios, mas sempre de forma muito resumida:Psicanálise: 38% de recuperação após 600 sessões (cerca de 11 anos e meio);Comportamental: 72% de recuperação após 22 sessões (cerca de 6 meses);Hipnoterapia: 93% de recuperação (cerca de 1 mês e meio).Em contrapartida, eu havia tido acesso à pesquisa na íntegra apenas uma vez, anos atrás, e em inglês. E de uns tempos pra cá, senti vontade de conferir os detalhes dessa pesquisa. Ao buscar por resultados de traduções, encontrei apenas uma t̶r̶a̶i̶ç̶ã̶o̶ tradução, que me desagradou, pois a impressão que tive foi que colaram o texto no Google Tradutor e copiaram o resultado e pronto. Se foi isso mesmo, não sei.Decidi então utilizar meu parco conhecimento da língua inglesa e, aliado ao Google Tradutor, procurei deixar o texto o mais compreensível que pude. Espero que gostem, e que o mesmo lhes esclareça muito mais que apenas a breve parcela da pesquisa que costuma ser utilizada!Este artigo que lhes trago hoje foi originalmente publicado em PSICOTERAPIA: Teoria, pesquisa e prática, (primavera de 1970).Confira a transcrição deste episódio aqui neste link!
Female Knights in Shining Armor The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast: Episode 15d Does your heart thrill to the clash of swords, the gleam of sunlight on a polished helm, and the snap of silken banners in the breeze at a tournament field? And then the helmet is removed by the victorious knight to reveal a fair face and a tumble of flowing locks and the crowd gasps to know a woman is champion? Well this podcast is for you. In this episode we talk about Joan of Arc and what wearing armor meant symbolically for her The 12th century Spanish “Order of the Hatchet”, an order of woman knights The gang of ladies who showed up at a 14th century tournament in England in men’s clothing A 13th century German tale of women holding a tournament when their men were off at war The French romance of Yde and Olive and how a woman knight won the hand of a king’s daughter in marriage The Romance of Silence, which includes an exceedingly modern-sounding debate between personifications of Nature and Nurture for they loyalty of a girl raised as a boy Amazon knights in Renaissance epic poems such as Orlando Furioso and The Faerie Queene, who attracted the love of fair ladies More info The Lesbian Historic Motif Project lives at: http://alpennia.com/lhmp You can follow the blog on my website (http://alpennia.com/blog) or subscribe to the RSS feed (http://alpennia.com/blog/feed/) This topic is discussed in one or more entries of the Lesbian Historic Motif Project. Some useful links include: Jeanne d’Arc Order of the Hatchet (wikipedia entry) The tournament ladies Knighton, Henry and G. H. Martin (trans.). 1995. Knighton’s Chronicle 1337-1396. Clarendon Press, Oxford. ISBN 0-19-820-503-1 Westphal-Wihl, Sarah. 1989. “The Ladies’ Tournament: Marriage, Sex, and Honor in Thirteenth-Century Germany” in Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 14/2: 371-398 Yde and Olive Silence Amazons Donoghue, Emma. 2010. Inseparable: Desire Between Women in Literature. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. ISBN 978-0-307-27094-8 A transcript of this podcast is available here. If you have questions or comments about the LHMP or these podcasts, send them to: contact@alpennia.com
On this episode of the AcademyU Professional Development Podcast Annual Meeting Expert Series, Alfred A. Simental, MD, and Richard V. Smith, MD, discuss "Controversies in Parotid Surgery: Is There Evidence?"
Healthy romantic relationships seem to be in short supply these days. That’s because they don’t just happen, they are hard work just like anything else in life that is worth having. Rosetta’s guest on this episode is Zara Green, relationship expert and coach who helps her clients understand what’s going on inside that is holding them back when it comes to romance and a fulfilling life. Zara has powerful life-changing concepts to share on this episode so please, please don’t miss this one. The basis of great relationships is H.E.R (Honor, Esteem, and Respect) When Zara Green is asked what it takes to have a healthy romantic relationship she immediately refers to an acronym - H.E.R - which stands for Honor, Esteem, and Respect. It’s not about spark or chemistry. Those can and will dissipate over time, so why are they the things we look to when it comes to our initial curiosity about a possible relationship? Zara says you need to clearly know what it means to be honored, esteemed, and respected as a woman and insist on it in how you are treated. That’s when you’re strong enough to give those things in return and when you’re ready to build a healthy relationship based on those values. You don’t get what you deserve, you get what you expect. Much of what Zara Green does with her clients is uncover the foundation their lives are built on. They have long conversations, with Zara asking many questions, prodding and poking at many sore spots, with the goal of finding the underlying beliefs that hold people back from pursuing everything they desire. She typically discovers that the expectations people have about life are what they wind up getting - and when those expectations can be challenged and then changed, everything in life changes. Find out more on this episode of Happy Black Woman. Your personal life does not stand on the basis of your professional life. When Rosetta asked her guest, Zara Green for 3 pieces of advice to women who are seeking to become healthy themselves in order to be ready for a healthy romantic relationship, she said the very first thing a woman needs to understand is that her personal life does not stand or fall on the basis of her professional life. In fact, it’s the other way around. Raging success in business will never fix problems or wrong beliefs in your personal life. You’ve got to build your person, your character to be very strong in spite of the setbacks and difficulties of business - and you’ll find a fringe benefit - your business will be stronger as a result. Enjoying your company is enough. A man who insists on more is not the man you want. There are so many missteps that happen when it comes to romance, and women, being those who instinctively give and serve other people, are prone to make many of them. Zara Green says that no woman should ever give too much before she really knows a man, and that takes time. She says that you need to understand from the start that the privilege of being in your company should be enough for any man - so if a man pressures you for more than that, he isn’t honoring your value as a woman enough and you can leave him behind as you pursue a quality man who does. Zara draws a pretty straight line on this episode, and it’s one that is guided by wisdom, so make sure you listen. Outline of this great episode [0:29] Rosetta’s introduction of Zara D. Green, her expert guest on healthy relationships. [4:00] How Zara became co-founder of The Grown Zone. [10:50] The unusual way Zara and her husband connected via Twitter and then real life. [21:20] You don’t get what you deserve, you get what you expect. [26:44] 3 pieces of advice to women who are laying the foundation of self work. [37:17] How you can connect with Zara and get her FREE GIFT. Resources & Links mentioned in this episode www.Grownzone.com Podcast Download: 11 Things Called Love That Are Anything But. http://grownzone.com/happyblackwoman/ http://zaragreen.com/ Black Enterprise About Zara Green Zara helps thriving professionals close personal growth gaps. An individuality advocate, she specializes in resiliency development and is best known for helping others to understand individual temperaments as a key factor of healthy, productive life management with a focus on Next Decision Better™ because it’s never a disappointment and always within reach. Green is known for her messages and teachings on healthy relationship choices founded on love of self, respect of others, and taking personal responsibility for securing both. Along with her husband, Alfred A. Edmond Jr., they authored the Amazon 5-star rating, Loving in the Grown Zone: A No-Nonsense Guide to Making Healthy Decisions in the Quest for Loving, Romantic Relationships of Honor, Esteem and Respect. Together, they offer relationship education coaching, seminars, and products, and lead workshops on self-love and resiliency, healthy relationships and “Grown” decision-making at live events across the country.
On this episode of the AcademyU Professional Development Podcast Annual Meeting Expert Series, Alfred A. Simental, Jr., MD, and David J. Terris, MD, discuss "Avoiding Disaster in Thyroid Surgery: Five Critical Principles."
The legend of W. C. Fields has persisted for more than half a century—the gin-guzzling misanthrope about whom Leo Rosten famously said, “Any man who hates dogs and babies can’t be all bad.” But there was another Fields, the man behind the character of the red-nosed card sharp, who wrote, directed, and performed in some of the most enduring comedies of all time, including "It’s a Gift", "My Little Chickadee", and "The Bank Dick". Fields’ career spanned the whole of the 20th Century—first in burlesque, then vaudeville, the legitimate stage, silent pictures, talkies, radio, books, and recordings, and only death prevented him from moving into the promising medium of television, where he found an entirely new audience in the turbulent 1960s and 70s. He was one of the cultural icons surrounding The Beatles on the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and in 1980 he was honored with his own postage stamp. Now James Curtis reveals the man behind the myth, telling the story of Fields’ life and work as it’s never been told before. With exclusive and unrestricted access to the Great Man’s papers and manuscripts, he shows us the passion and intellect that fueled Fields’ creative drive, and the broken family that gave such a bitter edge to his comedy. Drawing from interviews with over 50 friends and co-workers, as well as the comedian’s own recently-rediscovered notes for his autobiography, Curtis vividly details Fields’ Philadelphia childhood, his first tentative steps as a performer, his arduous climb to the very pinnacle of show business, and his struggle to regain his footing once talking pictures had seemingly put an end to his career. He also shows the evolution of one of the world’s most recognizable figures, whose nasal voice and shifty mannerisms helped make him, in the words of James Agee, “the toughest and most warmly human of all screen comedians.” Published in hardcover by Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. Softcover edition published by Back Stage Books, 2004. Now available as an eBook at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. Inscribed hardcover copies are available for sale via jamescurtis.net.
Episode notes:At one point we wonder if a bird we see is a grebe. We know that there aren't any grebes that have winter ranges in Western New York, but this has been a strange winter and less likely things have happened.Questions that came up during the episode:Although it was cut during editing, Bill and Steve wondered during recording, “Why do flamingos stand on one leg?” Bill thought he had come across the answer in the past, but had forgotten it. Steve just plain didn’t know. The answer? No one knows! While many theories are out there, no one has found a definitive answer (yet). The folks at How Stuff Works have done their usual great job of collecting solid information, and they present the reigning theories here: http://animals.howstuffworks.com/birds/flamingos-stand-on-one-leg.htmAnd for a relatively recent study on one researcher’s efforts to get to the bottom of the flamingo-on-one-leg mystery, check out this article: http://www.livescience.com/5732-flamingos-stand-leg.htmlMistakes:While Steve was correct about the Red Knot (Calidris canutus), Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis), Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), American Robin (Turdus migratorius), and House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), he was incorrect about the scientific name for the White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) which he thought was Sitta canadensis (Red-breasted Nuthatch); idiot!Additionally, Steve said "hyperthermia" instead of "hypothermia" when talking about swimming in winter; double idiot!Surprise surprise, Steve also explained phenotypes and genotypes rather poorly. In his excitement, he described both in terms of "changes in" observable characteristics and genes, respectively. What he should have said was that a genotype is an individual's gene for a trait, and that a phenotype is the observable expression of a gene; triple idiot!But the quadruple idiot award for this episode goes to Bill, who insisted emphatically that House Sparrows were not Sparrows at all, but Weaver Finches. This is incorrect. Following the release of this episode, Steve researched Bill's claim, and being a great guy, he didn't call Bill a moron, but sent him a few Wikipedia links with the kind message, "I think you might be wrong about House Sparrows..." After just a few minutes of internet searching, Bill found out why he thought what he did. Old editions of the Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds places House Sparrows in the Weaver Finch family, but all recent references (within the past 30 years) Bill could find to their taxonomy refer to them as "Old World Sparrows," the family Passeridae. National Geographic Complete Birds of North America states, "Old World Sparrows are not closley related to New World sparrows in the family Emberizidae. Instead their closest alliance is with the family Ploceidae, in which they were formerly placed." Ploceidae is the Weaver Finch family. So, basically, House Sparrows used to be considered Weaver Finches but research has revealed that they are only closely related to them.Work Cited:Björklund, Mats, et al. "Increase in body size is correlated to warmer winters in a passerine bird as inferred from time series data." Ecology and evolution 5.1 (2015): 59-72.Brittingham, Margaret C., and Stanley A. Temple. "Use of winter bird feeders by black-capped chickadees." 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Jarrett J. Krosoczka (@StudioJJK), author illustrator most recently of It's Tough To Lose Your Balloon, which is published by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers (@AAKnopf @MacKidsBooks), stops by to talk about writing a self-help book for young readers, giving a positive twist to awful things, and how a beloved Peanuts character made his way into the new Comics Squad collection.
Do you know what mind body medicine is or how your thoughts can have an effect on your health? If you are thinking you are hurt and in pain, how can that be measured? How can that be identified to find a treatment? How can it be conclusive that you are no longer in pain and hurt? Just because a physician says a pill will 'pop' away your pain, are you convinced and feel better no matter what?My guest today is Dr. Alfred A. Barrios, a clinical psychologist, who is an authority on the power of the word and its effect on human behavior. He is the inventor of the Stress Control Card and author of the book, Towards Greater Freedom and Happiness. We will be speaking about how hypnosis and biofeedback may be a pathway to healing those diseases and other physical or mental situations that medications are unsuccessful in treating.Dr. Barrios has been publishing his work for decades on hypnosis, free will, biofeedback and positive psychology. His website can be found here for more information.
This week: A PULITZER PRIZE WINNER! Holy crap. San Francisco once again brings it with an amazing guest, Holland Cotter. Holland Cotter has been a staff art critic at The New York Times since 1998. In 2009, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism, for coverage that included articles on art in China. Between 1992 and 1997 he was a regular freelance writer for the paper. During the 1980s he was a contributing editor at Art in America and an editorial associate at Art News. In the 1970s, he co-edited New York Arts Journal, a tabloid-format quarterly magazine publishing fiction, poetry, and criticism. Art in New York City has been his regular weekly beat, which he has taken to include all five boroughs and most of the city's art and culture museums. His subjects range from Italian Renaissance painting to street-based communal work by artist collectives. For the Times, he has written widely about "non-western" art and culture. In the 1990s, he introduced readers to a broad range of Asian contemporary art as the first wave of new art from China was building and breaking. He helped bring contemporary art from India to the attention of a western audience. Born in Connecticut in 1947, and raised in Boston, Cotter received an A.B. from Harvard College, where he studied poetry with Robert Lowell and was an editor of the Harvard Advocate. He later received an M.A. from the City University of New York in American modernism, and an M. Phil in early Indian Buddhist art from Columbia University, where he studied Sanskrit and taught Indian and Islamic art. He has served on the board of directors of the International Association of Art Critics. He is under contract with Alfred A. Knopf for a book on New York City modernism. He is also working on a study of contemporary Indian art, and on a poetry manuscript.
[...] Pour célébrer la mort de Michèle Alliot-Marie, la Salle 101 parle du tandem DOA / Manotti (L’honorable Société), d’un auteur russe au nom imprononçable Sigismund Quelque Chose (Souvenirs du futur) et de Béatrice Egémar (Noces Vermeilles). Vive la France. » Voilà, oui », confirme Alfred A.
[…] Pour célébrer la mort de Michèle Alliot-Marie, la Salle 101 parle du tandem DOA / Manotti (L'honorable Société), d'un auteur russe au nom imprononçable Sigismund Quelque Chose (Souvenirs du futur) et de Béatrice Egémar (Noces Vermeilles). Vive la France. » Voilà, oui », confirme Alfred A.
[...] Respectueusement dédiée à Rachida Dati, La Salle 101 parle de Bit-Lit, mais aussi de Ian McDonald (et de son roman Le fleuve des dieux)… et même de Boris Vian (dont les rapports contre-nature avec Van Vogt sont désormais prouvés). Clique ici dans la joie, public chéri. « saloperies ! » s’exclame Alfred A.
[…] Respectueusement dédiée à Rachida Dati, La Salle 101 parle de Bit-Lit, mais aussi de Ian McDonald (et de son roman Le fleuve des dieux)… et même de Boris Vian (dont les rapports contre-nature avec Van Vogt sont désormais prouvés). Clique ici dans la joie, public chéri. « saloperies ! » s'exclame Alfred A.
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