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For nearly half a century Ann Landers was one of America's most popular public figures. her daily advice column was read by millions.in this 2003 interview her daughter Margo Howard shows us her mother's life, through the letters they shared.Get your copy of A Life in Letters by Margo HowardAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying purchases.You may also enjoy my interviews with Lorna Luft and Julie Nixon Eisenhower For more vintage interviews with celebrities, leaders, and influencers, subscribe to Now I've Heard Everything on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. and now on YouTube#And Landers #Columnists #Dear Abby #Famous moms

Woof. The anti-abortion cretins really brought their fuckery to the yard this week. The BS popped off from the Lone Star State all the way to the UK, so Lizz and Moji are back to lay it all out for you with some incredible guests, and dish on the week's good, bad, and mostly bad abortion stories! You know—the usual. Your Buzzkills will break down the tragic FIVE MONTH criminalization of a Texan woman's miscarriage, the motives of last week's attack at the Palm Springs IVF clinic, and learn that the enemy of our enemy is not our friend! It seems that the “anti-natalists” pulled a seat up to the cruel kids table… tune in to figure out whatever the fuck “anti-natalist” means. GUEST ROLL CALL!Joining the pod this week is one of our absolute favorites, Executive Director of the Feminist Center for Reproductive Liberation Kwajelyn Jackson, to discuss getting justice for Adriana Smith, the pregnant woman forced onto life support to carry out her pregnancy. PLUS, launching from one horrifying topic to another, Moji and Lizz break down the scary grift of maternity homes with best-selling author Grady Hendrix about his new incredible new horror novel Witchcraft for Wayward Girls — proving once again that misogyny is the scariest monster.  Scared? Got Questions about the continued assault on your reproductive rights? THE FBK LINES ARE OPEN! Just call or text (201) 574-7402, leave your questions or concerns, and Lizz and Moji will pick a few to address on the pod! Times are heavy, but knowledge is power, y'all. We gotchu.  OPERATION SAVE ABORTION: You can still join the 10,000+ womb warriors fighting the patriarchy by listening to our OpSave pod series and Mifepristone Panel by clicking HERE for episodes, your toolkit, marching orders, and more. HOSTS:Lizz Winstead IG: @LizzWinstead Bluesky: @LizzWinstead.bsky.socialMoji Alawode-El IG: @Mojilocks Bluesky: @Mojilocks.bsky.social SPECIAL GUESTS:Kwajelyn J. Jackson IG: @superkwa / @feministcenterGrady Hendrix IG: @gradyhendrix GUEST LINKS:Feminist Center for Reproductive Liberation WebsiteDONATE: Feminist Center for Reproductive LiberationPregnancy Justice WebsitePass the Reproductive Freedom ActSUPPORT ADRIANA SMITH: Family's GoFundMeGrady Hendrix WebsiteGrady's New Novel: “Witchcraft for Wayward Girls”Ann Fessler Book: “The Girls Who Went Away”Rickie Solinger Bookl: “Wake Up Little Susie” NEWS DUMP:US House Passes Trump's ‘Big, Beautiful' Tax and Spending Bill5 Calls: Call Your Senators to Vote Against "One Big Beautiful BillIn the UK, Police Are Being Trained to Find Abortion-Related Evidence in Women's PhonesFlorida Ruling Challenges Judicial Waivers for Abortion, Harms YouthCharlottesville Federal Court Hears Abortion Pill Access CaseInvestigators Comb Through Writings of Palm Springs Fertility Clinic Bombing SuspectWoman Released From Jail in Texas After Serving Five Months for a MiscarriageAdriana Smith and the Legal Horror of Reproductive Servitude in the USUS State Regulation of Decisions for Pregnant Women Without Decisional Capacity EPISODE LINKS:TICKETS: Genital Panic 5/30 in Minneapolis ADOPT-A-CLINIC: Hope Clinic Wishlist (Illinois)DONATE: Hope Clinic (Illinois)Kentucky Health Justice Network Website IG: @KYHealthJusticeDONATE: Kentucky Health Justice Network6 DEGREES: Andie Macdowell at Cannes BUY AAF MERCH!Operation Save AbortionSIGN: Repeal the Comstock ActEMAIL your abobo questions to The Feminist BuzzkillsAAF's Abortion-Themed Rage Playlist FOLLOW US:Listen to us ~ FBK PodcastInstagram ~ @AbortionFrontBluesky ~ @AbortionFrontTikTok ~ @AbortionFrontFacebook ~ @AbortionFrontYouTube ~ @AbortionAccessFrontTALK TO THE CHARLEY BOT FOR ABOBO OPTIONS & RESOURCES HERE!PATREON HERE! Support our work, get exclusive merch and more! DONATE TO AAF HERE!ACTIVIST CALENDAR HERE!VOLUNTEER WITH US HERE!ADOPT-A-CLINIC HERE!EXPOSE FAKE CLINICS HERE!GET ABOBO PILLS FROM PLAN C PILLS HERE! When BS is poppin', we pop off!

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The art of advice-giving, championed over the years by such figures as Ann Landers and Cheryl Strayed, has lately undergone a transformation. As traditional columns have continued to proliferate, social-media platforms have created new venues for those seeking—and doling out—counsel, from the users of the popular subreddit “Am I the Asshole” to the countless “experts” who peddle their takes on Instagram and TikTok. On this episode of Critics at Large, Vinson Cunningham, Naomi Fry, and Alexandra Schwartz try their hands at the trade, advising listeners on a variety of cultural conundrums. The hosts trace the form from early examples such as Advice for Living, the short-lived column written by Martin Luther King, Jr., in the late nineteen-fifties, through to the Internet age. The genre has long functioned as a forum for parsing the ethics of the era, and its enduring appeal might be explained by our inherent curiosity about the way others live. “There is a sort of plurality of approaches to life itself, which means that we are all passing into and out of other people's moral universes,” Cunningham says. “I think it causes more trouble—causes more questions.”Read, watch, and listen with the critics:“The Witch Elm,” by Tana French“Crime and Punishment,” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky“Pride and Prejudice,” by Jane Austen“Intermezzo,” by Sally Rooney“The Guest,” by Emma Cline“I'm a Fan,” by Sheena Patel“My Husband,” by Maud Ventura“The Anthropologists,” by Ayşegül Savaş“Small Rain,” by Garth Greenwell“Brightness Falls,” by Jay McInerneyRichard Linklater's “Before” trilogyWilliam Shakespeare's “Hamlet”“Ghost World,” by Dan ClowesThe Ethicist (The New York Times)Dear Sugar (The Rumpus)“The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” by Robert Louis Stevenson“Lisa Frankenstein” (2024)“The Turn of the Screw,” by Henry James“Carrie,” by Stephen King“Little Labors,” by Rivka Galchen“Matrescence,” by Lucy Jones“The Mother Artist,” by Catherine Ricketts“Acts of Creation,” by Hettie Judahr/AmItheAssholeAdvice for Living (Ebony Magazine)New episodes drop every Thursday. Follow Critics at Large wherever you get your podcasts. 

Have something to ask or share? Send us a text!What happens when your world is suddenly turned upside down, leaving you single in the blink of an eye? Whether through the sudden loss of a spouse or an unexpected divorce, the journey can be overwhelming and daunting. In this heart-wrenching episode of Cashflows, I, Cash Matthews, share the gripping story of my own childhood disruption and my mother's extraordinary resilience. From the depths of despair, we uncover the steps you can take to navigate the turbulent waters of sudden singleness.Drawing on the timeless wisdom of Ann Landers and personal anecdotes, we tackle the critical steps towards recovery and reclaiming your life. We offer solace and practical advice, emphasizing that taking even the smallest step forward can make a monumental difference. This episode is designed to be a guiding light, reminding you that you don't have to face these challenges alone and that there is hope and a path to a brighter future. Tune in for a compassionate and empowering discussion that promises to resonate deeply and offer actionable steps for anyone facing the storm of unexpected singleness.Produced by KB ExperiencesBoost your business with our expert photo, video, and audio production services.MFP - My Financial PlanManage all assets securely with My Financial Plan's tools and daily updates.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Get connected with this incredible group of Tulsa-area business owners and entrepreneurs by joining us for free at the Tulsa B.O.N.G. at https://www.facebook.com/groups/tulsabong or TulsaBONG.com. We can't wait to meet you!

In the captivating world of Ron's Amazing Stories, we delve into a bygone era marked by Cold War tensions and the construction of bomb shelters as a means of protection against potential nuclear annihilation. Our featured story is entitled No Hiding Place, and it originally aired in 1961. But that's not all! Our show also includes, Johnny Is It True, where this time we explore some trivial facts that are sure to pique your curiosity and expand your knowledge. In addition, we have a review of the audiobook version of George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy novel, Game of Thrones. Ron also discusses some of the historical and mythological inspirations behind the storyline. To wrap up, we present a SciFi satirical advice column inspired by the legendary Ann Landers.  So sit back, relax, and press that play button to immerse yourself in an hour of captivating storytelling, fascinating facts, and humor. Ron's Amazing Stories has something for everyone. Featured Story - No Hiding Place Our featured story comes from the OTR series Suspense. Some 60+ years ago, people were preparing to hunker down under the threat of nuclear war. During the early years of the Cold War, many American families created underground bomb shelters fitted with supplies needed to survive for several days or even weeks. Our story today looks at that time. It is titled No Hiding Place and It first aired on October 1, 1961. Other Stories Include - Johnny Is It True - Trivial Facts,  Review - Game Of Thrones, 283 East Broadway, Electric Shadow, and Dear Nan Glanders Ron's Amazing Stories Is Sponsored by: Audible - You can get a free audiobook and a 30 day free trial at . Your Stories: Do you have a story that you would like to share on the podcast or the blog? Head to the main website, click on Story Submission, leave your story, give it a title, and please tell me where you're from. I will read it if I can. Links are below. Music Used In This Podcast: Most of the music you hear on Ron's Amazing Stories has been composed by Kevin MacLeod () and is Licensed under . Other pieces are in the public domain. You can find great free music at which is a site owned by Kevin. Program Info: Ron's Amazing Stories is published each Thursday. You can download it from , stream it on or on the mobile version of . Do you prefer the radio? We are heard every Thursday at 10:00 pm and Sunday Night at 11:00 PM (EST) on . Check your local listing or find the station closest to you at this . Social Links: Contact Links:  

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit wethefifth.substack.com* The LP snoozer* Remembering that lady who said that gross thing about kids* You will never play in the NBA, baby* Zone of Interest redux, briefly* The Ann Landers portion begins * Should I stop being an academic and become a cop who lurks on dating apps?* The anti-Semitic date* I can't be brave and call bullshit. So what do I do?* Well, it all depends * How to talk about…

From 2014 - Margo Howard (writer and daughter of Ann Landers) talks about her entertaining memoir "Eat, Drink and Remarry."

The Spirit of the Law Part 1: The Heart of Murder Matthew 5:21-26 Cultivating a Murderous Attitude (vv. 21-22) You have heard it said but I say to you Confronting a Murderous Attitude (vv. 23-24a) Confrontation in worship Conviction in worship Consistency in worship Correcting a Murderous Attitude (vv. 24b-26) First reconcile Then worship Find liberty More to Consider The scribes and Pharisees were evidently seeking to restrict the application of the sixth commandment to the deed of murder alone, to the act of spilling human blood in homicide. If they refrained from this, they considered that they had kept the commandment. And this apparently is what the rabbis taught the people. But Jesus disagreed with them. The true application of the prohibition was much wider, he maintained. It included thoughts and words as well as deeds, anger and insult as well as murder. John Stott Hate is like acid. It can damage the vessel in which it is stored as well as destroy the object on which it is poured. Ann Landers, Bits Pieces, September 17, 1992, p. 3. A man who hates to be slapped on the back packs his coat with TNT and waits for this man who always slaps his back. His idea is when he hits me, I will get him, I'll blow him up. Hate kills both the person who you hate, but also yourself as well. Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat. H.E. Fosdick A lady once came to Billy Sunday and tried to rationalize her angry outbursts. "There's nothing wrong with losing my temper," she said. "I blow up, and then it's all over." "So does a shotgun," Sunday replied, "and look at the damage it leaves behind!" Billy Sunday.

Welcome to Hashtag Trending The Weekend Edition. I'm your host, Jim Love When I was a kid, I was a bit of a loner. Big shock, right? Yeah. Nothing made me happier than sitting there reading a book or, or something that grabbed me. My, my favorite reading? Mysteries. My favorite character? Sherlock Holmes. The way he could solve a puzzle.  I loved, Puzzles. I love mysteries. I loved word puzzles.  Oh, I'm one of those kids who thought that the secret decoder ring from Roger Ramjet was just the greatest thing in the world. And I even tried learning Morse code so I could try to decipher the sounds I heard on this old multiband radio that I had found and repaired remarkably without killing myself. Although to this day, I still know what a ground wire is. Now, later I would sell papers on Saturdays down by the Kresge's in Port Arthur for the News Chronicle. And I would keep one of the papers so I could read Ann Landers, our version of Dear Abby in Canada the advice columnist, the double sets of funnies, one inside the paper and the other color comics. And then there was this thing called the book. The cryptogram.  It was an encrypted message you had to solve. Now forget the crossword. The cryptogram  was the work of real detectives. So I had to learn the frequency of letters. And this is, there's no internet at this point. I'm going to the library for books. I learned what the likely positions of letters were, where they weren't. And slowly I learned to crack these messages. Now,  they were nothing special when you cracked them, but as a kid, the satisfaction of breaking a code, that was it. Now, later, as I got older, the radio spent more time on a Chicago radio station that played rock and roll songs before they  made their way to our backwoods. And the code breaking went away. Decades later, I actually enrolled at a course in linguistics. And it all came back.  In my adult life still read mysteries. I love them. But the ones with codes to crack still keep me engrossed. The Name of the Rose, the Da Vinci code. So when I got a note from the authors of this book called Code Breaking, A Practical Guide. I had to have them on the show. So welcome to my guests, Elonka Dunin and Klaus Schmeh.

As I flipped the calendar, I was shocked that it was April already and April Fool's Day. Some of the readers of this Warm Thoughts column will recall the fun we had as children and trying to fool someone on that day, even if we had to lie a bit. It did seem to be permissible for just a day. You tried to fool at least one person. It was just a fun game.The next day, April 2nd, has become Reconciliation Day. There is an interesting story about this special day. It was a California woman who wrote Ann Landers back in 1989, expressing a need for a reconciliation day. She expressed the need as she became aware that the years are flying by. Her parents suddenly seemed old and time somehow became very precious. She recalled misunderstanding and unmended fences that separate us and a sense of barriers. She stated in her letter the following words, "Wouldn't it be terrific if a special day could be set aside to reach out and make amends? We could call it Reconciliation Day. Everyone would vow to write a letter or make a phone call and mend a strained or broken relationship. It could also be the day on which we could all agree to accept the olive branch extended to a former friend. This day could be the starting place. We could go from there to heal the wounds and our hearts and rejoice and a new beginning."Ann Landers replied that it was a beautiful idea. She suggested that in the absence of a national holiday, it would be wonderful if every person would pick up the phone and call someone with whom he or she has had a falling out. She was sure that there would be some heartwarming results. She encouraged people to just do it and not wait for the telephone rates to change. The rest of the story is that the first reconciliation day was adjusted for April 2nd, 1989. On April 2nd 1992, the letter written by the California woman in 1989 was repeated in the Ann Landers column and Ann Landers stated that "from now on April 2nd will be Reconciliation Day." It may not be a national day of reconciliation, but it would be wonderful if everyone would have a reconciliation day. Your own reconciliation day is your choice. I personally think we all need an international day of reconciliation. And this is no April Fool's joke! Will appreciate your thoughts. You, the readers, have so much to share and I know you really care too.Thought for the Day: Life is too short to hold grudges, to be able to forgive can be enormous healing. Forgiving love can last a lifetime. Warm Thoughts from the Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea by Dr. Luetta G Werner Published in the Marion Record, April 3rd, 2003.Download the Found Photo Freebie and cherish your memories of the past.Enjoy flipping through the Vintage Photo Book on your coffee table.I hope you enjoyed this podcast episode! Please follow along on this journey by going to visualbenedictions.com or following me on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, and Overcast. And don't forget to rate and review so more people can tune in! I'd greatly appreciate it.Till next time,Trina

Check out the whole show, FREE with a 7-day trial to my Patreon!*Ben reviews "early 2000's era EZ." It's realized early on that EZ barks out weirdo chortles, blurts and over-the-top laughs at the least appropriated moments. It's pointed out that this was because EZ is sort of "marking his territory" in a weird way.*Examples of EZ talking about women in a way that could very easily get his ass kicked by Mrs. 10.*Ann Landers or Dear Abby died, or some shit. So EZ and the other two clumsy fucks on the show do a horrible bit about giving advice.*The Wheel of Bad Games.*Since Ben is reviewing "day 2" of this "new morning show," some introductions were in order.*EZ goes back to the "Marc Macon Pistons Update" file. EZ sputters and putters away with "questions" that he already has answered and sounds nervous and unprepared the whole goddamned time. Utter shit here.Our Sponsors:* Shop the eufy video lock: https://shop.eufy.com/VideoLock or order it on Amazon today!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-eric-zane-show-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

From time to time mail intended for Car Talk and Ann Landers of 'Dear Abby' fame gets switched up. Of course, the brothers' handle such heartfelt missives with the requisite tact and sensitivity that their sainted mother, Elizabeth, instilled in them -after they have a few laughs first! Advice to the lovelorn from Click and Clack on this episode of the Best of Car Talk.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Anna Davlantes, WGN Radio's investigative correspondent, joins Bob Sirott to share what happened this week in Chicago history. Stories include the Cubs’ World Series win, the debut of Ann Landers’ advice column, Walter Payton’s death, and more.

Is Love written in the cards? Today's guests think so. Meet thedynamic duo known as “Dear Wise Women.” Think of them as a blend of Page 6's intrigue, the mystique of The Horoscopes, and the sage wisdom of Ann Landers. These remarkable sisters, Donna Bernard and Jeri Isaacs, possess a remarkable talent –the ability to guide you through your life's journey through the power of playing cards. Every one of us has a birthdate, and within that date lies insights into ourpersonality, potential partner and even our destiny. Ever wonder why some connections feel soprofound or feel that you've known someone your whole life? Donna and Jeri know why and have all the answers, and it comes down to the day you were born. They're share how they use cards as a tool to gain insights into your preferences, a way to look for compatibility, and help guide you in the right direction when searching for love. It's, fun, it never disappoints and it's always in the cards. Jeri Isaacs & Donna Bernard, known as DearWiseWomen, are Astrological Advisors and NEWSBreak Contributors with a popular column on the NEWSBreak app. They take an in depth look at the Birthday Cards of Celebrities, Politicians, and Athletes in order to explain thepersonality traits associated with different cards. DearWiseWomen offers personalized sessions exclusively for their fanbase. They also host a podcast Dear Wise Women on 360 Network for Women and co-moderate a Clubhouse room discussing family dynamics and relationships, embracing an ancient personality identification system. Their mission is to provide advice and wisdom with humor, and they started their blog, "DearWiseWomen.com," in May 2021, analyzing famous relationships.Kerry discusses common relationship questions, including finding soulmates.Jeri provides examples of how they guide people in the process of finding love.Spotting Red Flags: Donna talks about how she helps people identify red flags and provide warnings about potential issues in their relationships.Matching and Compatibility: Jeri explains how they determine if two people are a good match and how they guide individuals in playing their cards right from the beginning.Card Interpretation (Using Kerry as an Example): Kerry's card combination: Ace of Spades, 9 of Spades, and 7 of Diamonds.Donna and Jeri both discuss  how the cards combined with birthdays help guide individuals in various aspects of life, aligning goals, and values.Understanding Card Suits: Jeri explains the four suits: hearts, clubs, diamonds, and spades, and what they signify.Self-awareness and Personal Growth: The importance of self-awareness and understanding strengths and weaknesses in finding a successful relationship.Communication and Success:How the cards aid in improving communication, which contributes to success in both business and relationships.Timing and Auspicious Moments: Can the cards help identify the right time to meet someone? Discusses timing in relationships.Using Cards to understand one's personality.Communication for Success: How improved communication, guided by the cards, can lead to success in business and relationships.Dating Tips Inspired by Dear Wise Women: Seek Guidance: Call Donna and Jeri for insights using the card system based on astrology.Learn from Past Relationships: Dear Wise Women can help identify past relationship issues and guide you towards finding the right partner.Trust Your Destiny: Remember that your destiny is written, listen to your intuition, and know that it's always in the cards.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 912, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: biblical quotes 1: Eccles. 11:1 says cast this "upon the waters: For thou shalt find it after many days". bread. 2: "The serpent beguiled me and I did eat". Eve. 3: She said, "Thou hast mocked me these 3 times and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth. Delilah. 4: These 3 friends of Daniel were bound and "cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace". Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. 5: Samson took hold of two pillars and said "Let me die with" these people. Philistines. Round 2. Category: jingles all the way 1: "Double your pleasure, double your fun" with this gum. Doublemint gum. 2: "I don't wanna grow up, I'm a" this "kid, they got the best for so much less, you'll really flip your lid". Toys"R"Us. 3: They're "The dogs kids love to bite". Armour hot dogs. 4: This motorcycle company likes to "Let the good times roll". Kawasaki. 5: "Call" this service company, "that's the name, and away go troubles, down the drain". Roto-Rooter. Round 3. Category: gems 1: Many samples of this fossilized resin come from sands that are 40 to 60 million years old. amber. 2: The word gem comes from Latin "gemma", meaning this stage of a flower. a bud. 3: Intaglio and cameo are principal forms of doing this to gemstones. carving (or engraving). 4: Australia's Lightning Ridge is known for its fine black ones. opals. 5: Opal and turquoise are found mostly in parts of world where there is little of this. water (rainfall, moisture). Round 4. Category: just us chickens 1: The name of this enclosure where chickens are confined comes from a middle English word for "basket". coop. 2: New Hampshires and Rhode Island reds usually produce eggs of this color. brown. 3: Chickens are often given grit to replenish the supply of stones in this digestive organ. gizzard. 4: This term is used to refer to a miniature member of a standard chicken breed. bantam. 5: Tyson Foods could tell you that this state leads the USA in broiler production. Arkansas. Round 5. Category: born on the fourth of july 1: 1826:Composed "Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair" and "Oh! Susanna". Stephen Foster. 2: P.T. Barnum's circus partner, he took his first bow on July 4, 1847. (James) Bailey. 3: Take our advice and name the columnists born in 1918 as Esther Pauline Friedman and Pauline Esther Friedman. Abigail Van Buren and Ann Landers. 4: 1807:His Red Shirts captured Sicily and Naples in 1860. Garibaldi. 5: Pennsylvania-born in 1826, he penned "Swanee River" only 25 years later. (Stephen) Foster. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

Devin: Peter, what is your superpower?Peter: My superpower is caring and doing humanitarian efforts most of my life.Devin: John, what's your superpower?John: I grew up in a very large family, and the concept of getting along with people comes into play because, you know, you got to love brothers and sisters.When Peter Teahen started thinking about this round-the-world trip, his wife was supportive but didn't expect him to pull it off. After a year, when he announced his plan to actually go, she insisted he find a co-pilot. Luckily, marriage had connected the pair to a cousin who was also a pilot, John Ockenfels.John, with over three decades in Rotary, was excited to make the trip and, after a few weeks of contemplation–and discussion with his wife–agreed to the journey and brought the fight to end polio to the flight.That, it turns out, was just the beginning of their challenges.“This was the trip that couldn't be done, that shouldn't be done, that nobody in their right mind was going to do. But somehow, we managed to pull that off,” John says.Planned for 2020, the pair had their trip canceled by covid. Rescheduled for 2021, covid's relentlessness canceled the second effort. A third effort, in 2022, was blocked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The duo had planned to take an established northern route that included stops in Russia. US-Russia tension after the attack resulted in revoked invitations. Almost anyone else would have given up at this point. The primary alternative, a southern route, would require 15 and 17-hour-long hops over the Pacific, which their plane couldn't handle.Undeterred, the pilots just bought a plane that could make the trip!They left on May 5th and returned on July 31st. Over the years of preparation and during the flight, the duo raised millions for polio, counting the $2 for $1 match provided by the Gates Foundation.“We believe we had just raised our first million dollars before our departure. Since then, we're pretty sure that we've got at least another half a million that we've raised along the route. So that's going to be a pretty good check to the Rotary Foundation,” John says.Rotary leads the global effort, now funded primarily by the Gates Foundation, in collaboration with UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control.John explained the history from his perspective, “I joined Rotary in 1986. They had just gotten on board with this polio elimination program. At that point, three-fourths of the world was endemic with polio. We watched these charts go from red to green as polio around the world went away.”Today, polio is endemic only in Pakistan and Afghanistan. A 2022 visitor from Pakistan was contagious, and the first case of polio in the US in decades was recorded.Peter explains the growing vulnerability around the world, including in rich countries:In today's environment, where there's a decline in people vaccinating, especially post-covid, a lot of people have just dismissed vaccinations. The vaccination rate in the world is at the lowest it's been for years. That sets up trouble for children and families whose children will be exposed to the polio virus. Studies show that if we don't eliminate polio soon, in the next ten years, we'll see 200,000 new cases of polio. It's time to stop. It's time to get across the finish line.Completing the journey and raising so much money to end polio required the pilots to use their superpowers, Peter's caring and John's getting along with people.AI Episode Summary* Peter Teahen and John Ockenfels completed a round-the-world trip in their Cessna airplane to raise money and awareness for the fight to end polio.* Peter had the dream to fly his plane around the world and started planning in 2018.* He approached John, who initially hesitated but eventually joined the trip.* Their original route was canceled three times due to Covid and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, so they had to plan a new southern route.* The route included stops in Newfoundland, Iceland, Europe, Crete, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Kuala Lumpur, Surabaya, Darwin, Canes, Brisbane, Pango Pango, Hawaii, Maui, and Oakland.* The trip was challenging, and they faced risks and limited communication, but they successfully completed the journey.* Their goal was to raise money for the fight against polio, as there are still cases in Afghanistan and Pakistan.* They raised over a million dollars before their departure and believe they raised another half million along the route.* They emphasized the importance of polio eradication and the need for continued vaccinations and funding.* Their trip was a spiritual journey, and they were inspired by the support and dedication they witnessed in communities affected by polio.How to Develop Caring As a SuperpowerPeter shared his feelings about the trip, which included time volunteering directly to give oral polio vaccines to children:For me, this trip around the world became a spiritual journey. It was so true, especially when we were working in the ghettos in the poorest part of Karachi in Pakistan, holding babies in our arms and giving them the vaccine, talking to the parents, talking to the caregivers who are there. It moved me to tears.In Afghanistan, a lot of the resistance came from the fathers of the children who would prohibit the vaccinations. John and I witnessed in the ghettos of Karachi, where the fathers came out of their homes with their babies in their arms, and they presented their children for the polio [vaccine] drops. That brought tears to my eyes. I'm thinking that is the power of humanity when in one country, people would be killed for giving drops to their children and through education and creating an environment where they felt safe, the men presented their children for the drops.By following his example of caring, you strengthen your ability to care, potentially helping to create a superpower that enables you to do more good in the world.How to Develop Getting Along With People As a SuperpowerJohn grew up in a large family and learned a lot of lessons there. He shared a notable insight:Being in that large family, we didn't really have a lot of money. We had to make do. But we also found out that we got a lot of help from other people.I found out that returning that help, giving that help back and working in other entities, Rotary or Jaycees or whatever the organization is–many other organizations I've been working in–I enjoy that aspect of it. Even today, now that I'm retired, my wife and I still spend many, many hours every week and every year in particular, doing things for other organizations for which we get no funding or no pay. And we're okay with that.John has worked his entire career with his four brothers in the family business. He shared the advice he often gives to help people learn to get along. “There are differences for everybody and everything. Play to those differences. Work with those differences, and you can make a difference.”By following his example and advice, you can emulate John's ability to get along with others, serve in your community and make it a strength that can enable you to do even more good in the world.Superpowers for Good is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Guest-Provided ProfileAbout Flight To End Polio: Our pilots, Peter Teahen and John Ockenfels, are raising awareness for polio eradication by piloting a single-engine aircraft all the way around the globe in 90 days. Only 700 pilots in history have ever achieved this feat, and less than 270 are alive today! Both Peter and John are Rotarians and members of the Fellowship of Flying Rotarians. They departed from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on May 5th, 2023, and returned on July 30th. They flew a 1977 Cessna T210M (single-engine) airplane. Along the way, they encouraged support of ending polio forever throughout the world.Website: FlightToEndPolio.comCompany Facebook Page: facebook.com/flighttoendpolio/John Ockenfels (he/him):Pilot, Flight To End PolioBiographical Information: John has been piloting small aircraft for over 43 years. He maintains antique training airplanes from World War II in his free time and is the proud owner of two WWII war birds.He is a member of the Iowa City, Iowa A.M. Rotary Club and also served as District Governor for Rotary District 6000. Like Peter, John is also a member of the International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians.John is now retired, having spent his career as CEO of City Carton Recycling, based in Iowa City, Iowa. John attended the University of Iowa and then served in the United States Air Force from 1972 to 1976. Two years of his service to our country was as a crew member on board an AC-130 aircraft in Thailand.Personal Facebook Profile: John OckenfelsPeter Teahen (he/him):Pilot, Flight to End PolioBiographical Information: Peter is an experienced pilot and has been piloting small aircraft for over 47 years. He is a member of the Cedar Rapids West Rotary Club and of the International Fellowship of Flying Rotarians.​Peter is a Funeral Director and President of Teahen Funeral Home in Cedar Rapids, IA. He is an author and a mental health professional. He was awarded the designation of Diplomate from the National Center for Crisis Management and the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. Peter serves on the faculty at the University of Iowa and is the founder of the Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival.Peter has served in leadership roles on sixty-seven major disasters throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, Sri Lanka, Haiti, and the Darfur Region of Sudan. He responded to the September 11th World Trade Center attack, Hurricane Katrina, Indonesian Tsunami in 2004, and the Haiti Earthquake in 2010. He is recognized for his work on aviation disasters and is internationally known for his work in critical incident stress management and the psycho-social impact of disasters.He has served as a volunteer for 19 years as national media spokesperson for the American Red Cross. He has been interviewed on Good Morning America, Oprah, Weather Channel, Fox News, the British Broadcasting Company and Aljazeera.Peter is the recipient of numerous national awards of distinction that includes the National Public Spirit Award. American Legion Auxiliary. Previous recipients include Ronald Reagan, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Ann Landers, and Dr. Robert Schuller.For a complete record of Peter's boundless volunteerism, professional accomplishments, and philanthropic efforts, please visit PeterTeahen.com.Join us for the SuperCrowdHour with Lea Bouhelier-Gatreau of KingsCrowd as she explains how you can start investing for impact with just $100 on August 16th at 1:00 Eastern/10 Pacific. Register at half-price here.Léa is a Sr. Investment Analyst at KingsCrowd who writes the company's impact investing monthly article, providing investors with the best impact investing deals and market insights. She previously worked for Stanford's accelerator, StartX, and led the first award-winning study on the Malawian startup ecosystem. She holds a degree in Anthropology from France and studies at UC Davis, working toward an MBA. Get full access to Superpowers for Good at devinthorpe.substack.com/subscribe

Eppie Lederer, better known as ANN LANDERS, was the most famous advice columnist in the world. Her columns were syndicated in newspapers all over North America. In this exclusive interview with her only child, Margo Howard, we learn: -That her father, Jules Lederer, was equally accomplished as her mother was, as the founder of Budget Rent a Car -Margo's infamous and controversial first article she wrote for the Chicago Tribune in the late 60's -What is was like growing up with a famous mother and a hugely successful entrepreneur father -How her mother landed the column as Ann Landers despite her lack of a degree and being told repeatedly she wasn't qualified -What made Ann Landers a must read newspaper column for decades -What life lessons Margo learned from her mother -Which famous actor Margo was married to -What she would change if she could And more!

Don't Sleep With Your Snake Episode Airs Sunday April 30 2023 The Gals have a lively BS session.  Things get weird and then they get gross & THEN...well, let's just say Ann Landers would not approve.. Quote:  "I'm on a tour you know...like Elvis!" ~ BB The Banana Splits Opening and Closing Theme 1968 - 1970   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMl6HnhFFIA The Dillards Buckin' Mule The Judy Garland Show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEVT7ibPGL4 The Dillards - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dillards Debunked Story - Girl Sleeps With Pet Snake* - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/snake-measure/ TRIGGER WARNINGS - This episode is very inappropriate & may cause distress or trauma if you listen to it and can't handle irreverence, a little cussing, talk of death, & a few disgusting-ish tidbits.  If you think you might be triggered by any of the above, do yourself a favor and click the alternate link below (it's funny): https://wyrdmountaingals.podbean.com/e/leftovvers-are-the-best/ #WyrdMountainGals #ByronBallard #InappropriateHumor #DigitalWitchery    

BEEF is an original scripted non-fiction storytelling podcast where Business Wars meets pop culture history. Award-winning host Bridget Todd tells the stories of legends in their fields and how they tried to stomp out their competition only to find that their enemies become the driving force behind their success, ultimately changing the world as we know it. Subscribe, rate & review the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your app of choice. EPISODE 1 Advice columns have been a part of our culture for almost as long as there have been newspapers to print them. People of all backgrounds have turned, anonymously to these sources of cultural wisdom for help with all manner of personal issues. There have been few advice dealers more prominent than Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren a.k.a. Dear Abby, In the latter half of the 20th century, they were two of the most influential columnists in the word. But what you might not know about them is that in real life they were known as Esther and Pauline Friedman, twin sisters who counseled millions and hated each other's guts. Check out Dan Savage's award winning podcast Savage Love: Pick up David Gudelunas' book Confidential to America: Newspaper Advice Columns and Sexual Education. Follow Next Chapter Podcasts on Twitter @ncpodcasts (https://twitter.com/ncpodcasts) and on Instagram @ncpodcasts (https://instagram.com/ncpodcasts) Follow the host Bridget Todd on Twitter @BridgetMarie (https://twitter.com/BridgetMarie) and on Instagram @bridgetmarieindc (https://www.instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc) Bridget Todd BIO: Bridget Todd is a frequently cited expert, trainer, and speaker on combating disinformation and extremism online, advocating for social media platform accountability, creating safer digital experiences for women and other marginalized people, and celebrating and amplifying marginalized people's contributions to tech and the internet.  Her critically acclaimed podcast, There Are No Girls on the Internet, explores how marginalized people show up online in response to the lack of inclusion in conversations around the internet. The hit podcast earned “Best Technology Podcast” at the iHeart Radio Podcast Awards and a Shorty Award for “Best Podcast Miniseries”. As Director of Communication for the national gender-justice advocacy organization Ultraviolet, Bridget regularly meets with leadership from platforms like Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok to advocate for and develop policy recommendations to make digital experiences safer and more inclusive. Bridget's writing has been featured in the Atlantic, Newsweek, the Nation, and the Daily Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to let go."-Ann Landers (1918 - 2002) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cherie-hardy/message

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“There are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.” - Ann Landers / we are just playing our roles then we give them up / life will go on without us - they'll be telling jokes at our funeral / spiritual maturity lies in managing  polarities / we want eternal life in a temporary world - it doesn't work / everything within time is a dream SB 4.29.80-85

“There are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.” - Ann Landers / we are just playing our roles then we give them up / life will go on without us - they'll be telling jokes at our funeral / spiritual maturity lies in managing  polarities / we want eternal life in a temporary world - it doesn't work / everything within time is a dream SB 4.29.80-85

It's the holiday season once again so Holly and I present to you this timeless classic episode...now with music! Dave's favorite holiday song is "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues. Holly goes all in on Chanukah music with Matisyahu, The Maccabeats and we talk about how the names mentioned on Adam's Sandler's classic tune by remarking that many names might be lost on a younger generation. Do you think people in their 20s might know Ann Landers or Dear Abby?

On this weeks minisode, Kate does something never done before. Three petty stories!! Not one. Not two. Three! Her first one is a snipper from an old Dear Abby answer to a readers question. If you haven't listened to our full episode dive into the petty rivalry between Dear Abby and Ann Landers give the episode a listen here Dear Abby vs. Ann Landers The second story gets into a discussion about crocheting and gift etiquette. Third story is a Am I Petty story. Do you think it's petty not to invite your moms twin to her funeral?Support The Show: Buy Us a CoffeeLets Talk Petty! Teepublic Store: Buy Our MerchWorld Wide Web: www.letstalkpetty.comTwitter: pettytalkpodInstagram: letstalkpettypodFacebook: facebook.com/letstalkpettypodEmail: letstalkpettypod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we're going to confront some of the really hard things about being a woman in the LDS faith tradition and we're also going to highlight some of the beauty and the goodness and the moral rightness that is found there in the Church. To demonstrate one aspect of the many complicated factors of what it felt like to be a Mormon, here's a scene for my house when I was little: In the 1980s, my family drove a huge blue Suburban. My younger siblings and I would listen to cassette tapes in the Suburban on road trips and we would listen to the same things over and over and over again. One of the classics was a musical that was called My Turn on Earth. It came out in 1986 and it was about a girl who live with God and with the whole human family before being born in a human body on earth. What I got from that is that my soul could have come down to earth anywhere. I could have been born into a body of a rich aristocratic family and friends. I could have been born in a slum in Brazil. I could have been born into a Muslim family in Egypt or a Buddhist family in Thailand, and so my whole life, anyone I see anywhere, I have an awareness that that person could just as easily have been me. Every single person that I meet was at that big family meeting before humans came to earth, so we are all siblings even if we don't remember each other. This way of viewing other people is at the core of who I am and today I am so honored and so excited that on today's episode I'm joined by the author of My Turn on Earth, Carol Lynn Pearson.Carol Lynn Pearson (she/her) has been a professional writer, speaker and performer for many years. Several of her poems have been widely reprinted in such places as the Ann Landers column and Chicken Soup for the Soul as well as college literary textbooks. Her autobiography, Goodbye, I Love You, tells the story of her marriage to a homosexual man, their divorce, ongoing friendship, and her caring for him as he died of AIDS. This story made her a guest on such programs as "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and "Good Morning, America," and she has been featured in People magazine. Pearson has written numerous plays, books, and educational motion pictures. Pearson holds a master's degree in theatre, is the mother of four grown children, and lives in Walnut Creek, Calif.

In this minisode TUX talks about the history of tainted Halloween candy and how far from reality this “threat” has always been. ALSO MENTIONED: Moral panics, the children, TUX the soothsayer, learning something every new, edibles, Scream, Big Sugar, razorblades in apples, Dear Abby, Ann Landers, Shared History podcast, Tylenol poisoning, cyanide, Texas, executions, and Jean-Benet Ramsey's murdering ass brother. For more info about us and to peruse our online shop: SITE

World-renowned author and scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson became fascinated with astrophysics when he was a teenager. Best-selling science writer Mary Roach is known for her quirky humor and wide-eyed curiosity as she explores the often bizarre science of human behavior.This episode includes six unique perspectives about passion, purpose, and meaning in our own lives. Investment advisor and wealth manager Karen Firestone shares a story about a chance encounter with advice columnist Ann Landers, who gave her a new understanding of risk vs. reward. Obstetrician-gynecologist Rose Gowen speaks about her mission to get her small city with a large obesity problem to exercise more and eat better food. Emily Esfahani Smith, author of "The Power of Meaning", talks about her passion for learning from strangers. Long-distance trucker Finn Murphy reveals a long-time love of America's roads and highways.What we share today was sparked by our guests who bring deep intellect, emotion, and enthusiasm to the microphone as they reflect on what excites and moves them about their work and fields of expertise. All of us can learn from their wisdom as we seek ways to lead more fulfilling lives and make a difference to others in huge and tiny ways. This episode was first recorded in 2017. Recommendation: Jim has been thoroughly enjoying the new 2022 Netflix series, "Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres". Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew week this week. He learned all the drama about Pauline and Esther Friedman, AKA Dear Abby and Ann Landers. How does a set of twins who did everything together including getting married grow to despise each other so much that they only resorted to faxing each other for a period of time? Andrew learned a lot. Kate was blown away. We think you're going to learn all sorts of crazy petty information about their till death feud. If you have a petty story and would like us to discuss it, please be sure and send it in anywhere below (email preferred). Also, we'd love it if you'd subscribe and give us a review. It helps us a ton!Support The Show: Buy Us a CoffeeLets Talk Petty! Teepublic Store: Buy Our MerchWorld Wide Web: www.letstalkpetty.comTwitter: pettytalkpodInstagram: letstalkpettypodFacebook: facebook.com/letstalkpettypodEmail: letstalkpettypod@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

@markasher32 talks to Ann Landers with  @JAArizona about educating Arizona's youth in the summertime. #education #training #youth #jobskills #mentors

@markasher32 spoke with  @matthewschulz with @LendingTree about Americans debt then we speak with Ann Landers of  @JAArizona  about helping Arizona's youth. #lending #debt #credit #creditcards #youth #education 

Welcome to April 18, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate good advice and a box full of fun.  Every family seems to have someone who likes to dispense advice to everyone else. The Friedman family of Sioux City, Iowa had two—twin girls Pauline and Esther. The world knows them better as the famous newspaper columnists Abigail Van Buren and Ann Landers, respectively. For decades, these two women published advice columns and helped Americans sort through delicate matters dealing with work, romance, and family life. When the original Abby retired, her daughter took over and continues answering readers' letters to this day using the pseudonym. It's National Columnists' Day, when we celebrate the writers and reporters who entertain and inform us throughout the year. When animal crackers were first made by the Stauffer Biscuit Company in 1871, they came in barrels and had very little detail. The fun shapes caught on in America, however, and were reimagined by the Nabisco Company in 1902. The red box with a string handle became known as Barnum's Animals after the iconic circus showman. Originally, the box was made as a Christmas ornament and to this day they are made with a handle for hanging. Barnum's Animals remain a fan favorite and perhaps that's because the more than 37 different animals are stamped with impressive detail. Only one of these stands out from the rest, as the only animal that's depicted wearing pants. Who knows why the monkey is special, but on National Animal Crackers Day we celebrate this sweet box of nostalgia that still has a place in our hearts.  I'm Anna Devere and I'm Marlo Anderson. Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 119: The Ask Ann Landers advice column from The Chicago Sun-Times. Plus, my tribute to Jim Ramsey, the meteorologist from WGN-TV Channel 9 in Chicago, and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pete-kastanes/message

Episode 119: The Ask Ann Landers advice column from The Chicago Sun-Times. Plus, my tribute to Jim Ramsey, the meteorologist from WGN-TV Channel 9 in Chicago, and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pete-kastanes/message

Episode 81 and Wendi and Dfernando's guest interview is actress, author, writer, producer, and activist Mimi Kennedy.Born in Rochester, NY, Mimi first fell in love with acting as a child in community theater, which would lead her to ignite her acting career on stage opposite TV legend Sid Caesar in Neil Simon's LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS along with multi-Emmy Award winner Doris Roberts, who became a friend and mentor.Mimi was active in the NYC theatre scene in the 1970's, cast in plays like Jim Steinman's DAS RHEINGOLD and Andy Warhol's legendary PORK – a role she left due to reasons recounted in her 1996 mid-life memoir TAKEN TO THE STAGE: The Education of an Actress (soon to be released as an audiobook on Audible).  Steinman would become a life-long friend and Warhol, at least in her case, would be proven wrong about his “15 minutes of fame” quote.  In 1976 Mimi made her Broadway debut as one of the Pink Ladies: Jan, in the original Broadway run of the legendary musical GREASE.  She was also a member of the original touring production of THE NATIONAL LAMPOON SHOW.In 1975 Mimi was invited to audition for the original cast (The Not Ready for Prime Time Players) of a brand-new late-night NBC TV sketch comedy-variety series SATURDAY NIGHT (later known as SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE), but Lorne Michaels decided on casting Jane Curtin for that spot.    Her stage career did not end when Hollywood and television came calling shortly after. She has performed the 1-woman play about newspaper advice columnist Ann Landers, THE LADY WITH ALL THE ANSWERS, at both the Pasadena and Cleveland Playhouses. In 2013 she wrote and starred in a 1-woman play about suffragist and abolitionist Matilda Joslyn Gage, MIMI KENNEDY FINDS MATILDA JOSLYN GAGE.For 8 seasons Mimi portrayed the much beloved character, Marjorie, on the hit Chuck Lorre CBS TV sitcom MOM. She garnered a Critics Choice Award nomination for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series before becoming a series regular in Season 2.  This was the second pairing of Mimi and Lorre; she played Abby O'Neil on the hit 90's ABC TV sitcom DHARMA & GREG for 5 seasons.Her television debut was on the 1977 NBC TV musical-variety mini-series 3 GIRLS 3, also starring dance legend Debbie  Allen, and Ellen Foley. The New York Times declared it a hit, however it sadly only aired 4 episodes. You can view all 4 episodes on Mimi's YouTube channel. 3 GIRLS 3 was quite an introduction to Hollywood allowing her the opportunity to play opposite Bob Hope, Carl Reiner, Flip Wilson, and Steve Martin (in his prime-time TV debut.) Regular TV sitcom series roles followed throughout the 70's and 80's, most notably as Stockard Channing's sister on the CBS TV sitcom JUST FRIENDS, and  co-starring with comedy legend Peter Cook in THE TWO OF US.  The 1990's started with Mimi in a dramatic role portraying a slightly darker side of the affluent WASP-type she had portrayed on sitcoms previously. As Queen-B Ruth Sloan on HOMEFRONT, she netted another American Television Critics nomination, this time as Best Supporting Actress in a Drama. In the 2000's she recurred as CIA Director and House Minority Leader in HBO's THE BRINK and VEEP, respectively. Upcoming television guest roles in 2022 include Netflix's GRACE & FRANKIE, and the long-running ABC TV sitcom THE GOLDBERGS, as well as a new character on a popular drama series.Mimi's most notable roles on film include: Woody Allen's Oscar winning MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, IN THE LOOP, the Oscar winning ERIN BROCKOVICH, PUMP UP THE VOLUME, MAN IN THE CHAIR, THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT, SAVING PARADISE, the recent Tony Hale comedy EAT WHEATIES!, and the upcoming GOING PLACES.The experience of attending and graduating from Smith College during the Vietnam War era (with Julie Nixon as a classmate) exposed Mimi to new ideas and perspectives. The seeds of an activist and world citizen were born.  Nonviolence is her core political principle, learned in weekly classes after 9/11 taught by Rev. James Lawson, whom Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called “the teacher” for his educating activists in nonviolent theory and practice at the start of the civil rights struggle in the 1960s.  Mimi was the founding Advisory Board Chair of Progressive Democrats of America in 2004 and remains on its National Board in a leadership role on the Election Integrity Team.  Her work in Election Integrity is nationally recognized, from Capitol Hill to LA County; where she served on the Advisory Panel for LA's new paper-ballot voting system.  Her 1-woman play about 19th century suffragist Matilda Joslyn Gage wove the spiritual and political activism of Gage with today's need for reproductive justice and conscious parenting.  She was proud to stand with the MOM cast and producers in donating the show's 2017 Emmy budget to Planned Parenthood.  Mimi and the PDA were instrumental in convincing Bernie Sanders to run in the 2016 Democratic Presidential primary; hosting Sanders' first LA fundraiser in her home. She has also worked with the Office of the Americas against the covert wars in Central America and Artists United to Win Without War.Mimi lives in Los Angeles, CA with her husband of over 40 years, actor, educator, and musician Larry Dilg. They have two grown children, two grandchildren and an adorable dog. Also on Episode 81, Dfernando and Wendi are back and touch on things that occurred during their time off: Dfernando's 57th and Greg Covey's 52nd birthdays; Wendi's gift of a week's worth of Magnolia Bakery Banana Pudding and pizza; Wendi's new article in NEW BEAUTY Magazine, which includes various photos from their first photo shoot together (one which includes Wendi wearing one of Bob Fosse's own bowler hats); and Wendi talks about her time in Vancouver where she filmed the new Disney Plus film PROM PACT. On THE RIPE REPORT, Dfernando talks about the new Netflix cake-baking competition show IS IT CAKE?, hosted by SNL's Mikey Day, and Wendi shares a new discovery: Uncle Tetsu Japanese Cheesecake and shares a ROTTEN: celebrities licking faces on the red carpet at awards shows.  Watch Wendi and Dfernando and their TEAM GENERATION RIPE: Greg Covey, Shelley McLendon and Ponciana Badia on Season 7 Episode 2 of CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD - now on ABC OnDemand and Hulu and on the GENERATION RIPE website.  Follow us on our Instagram:Wendi McLendon-CoveyDfernando ZarembaGENERATION RIPE... and our guest Mimi Kennedy, her Twitter, her TikTok, her Facebook, and her YouTube Channel. Remember to subscribe to GENERATION RIPEAnd rate & leave us a review by clicking HERE!Visit Dfernando Zaremba's website: dfernandozaremba.com

As I flipped the calendar, I was shocked that it was April already and April Fool's Day! Some of the readers of this warm thoughts column will recall the fun we had as children and trying to fool someone on that day, even if we had to lie a little bit. It did seem permissible for just one day. You tried to fool at least one person and it was just a fun game. The next day, April 2nd, has become Reconciliation Day. There is an interesting story about this special day. It was a California woman who wrote Ann Landers back in 1989, expressing the need for a Reconciliation Day. She expressed the need as she became aware that the years are flying by. Her parents suddenly seemed old and time somehow became very precious. She recalled misunderstandings and unmended fences that separate us and sets up barriers. She also stated in her letter the following words, "Wouldn't it be terrific if a special day could be set aside to reach and make amends?" We could call it Reconciliation Day. Everyone would vow to write a letter or make a phone call and mend a strained or broken relationship. It could also be a day on which we could all agree to accept the olive branch extended to a former friend. This day could be the starting place. We could go from there to heal the wounds in our hearts and rejoice in a new beginning." Ann Landers replied that it was a beautiful idea. She suggested that in the absence of a national holiday, it would be wonderful if every person would pick up the phone and call someone with whom he or she has had a falling out. She was sure that there would be some heartwarming results. She also encouraged people to just do it and not wait for the telephone rates to change. The rest of the story is that the first Reconciliation Day was suggested for April 2nd, 1989. On April 2nd, 1992, the letter written by the California woman in 1989 was repeated in the Ann Landers column and Ann Landers herself stated that from now on, April 2 will be Reconciliation Day. It may not be a national day of reconciliation, but it would be wonderful if everyone would have a Reconciliation Day. Your own reconciliation is your choice. I personally think we all need an international day of reconciliation - and this is no April Fool's joke! Will appreciate your thoughts. You, the readers, have so much to share and I know you really care too. Thought for the day: Life is too short to hold grudges. To be able to forgive can be enormous healing. Forgiving love can last a lifetime. Warm Thoughts for Little Home on the Prairie Over a Cup of Tea by Dr. Luetta G. Werner Published in the Marion Record April 3rd, 2003.Download the Found Photo Freebie and cherish your memories of the past.Enjoy flipping through the Vintage Photo Book on your coffee table.I hope you enjoyed this podcast episode! Please follow along on this journey by going to visualbenedictions.com or following me on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest. You can listen to the podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Stitcher, and Overcast. And don't forget to rate and review so more people can tune in! I'd greatly appreciate it.Till next time,Trina

Bless us Father, for we are about to sin. You see, we have a silly podcast where we read the letters of Ann Landers and Dear Abby. Most of the time, things get saucy. Today, we will be talking about PRIESTS. Why don't you go ahead and gather the nuns around the radio. Pour everyone an extra tall glass of church wine and pray that we won't burn in hell after today's episode. AMEN.

It's the holiday season once again so Holly and I present to you this timeless classic episode...now with actual music! Dave's favorite holiday song is "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues. Holly goes all in on Chanukah music with Matisyahu, The Maccabeats and we talk about how the names mentioned on Adam's Sandler's classic tune by remarking that many names might be lost on a younger generation. Do you think people in their 20s might know Ann Landers or Dear Abby?Your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It Make are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast family.

It's the holiday season once again so Holly and I present to you this timeless classic episode...now with actual music! Dave's favorite holiday song is "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues. Holly goes all in on Chanukah music with Matisyahu, The Maccabeats and we talk about how the names mentioned on Adam's Sandler's classic tune by remarking that many names might be lost on a younger generation. Do you think people in their 20s might know Ann Landers or Dear Abby?Get three FREE months of Amazon Music courtesy of your 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It Make getamazonmusic.com/wddimpodcastYour 80s music aficionados at What Difference Does It Make are proud members of the Pantheon Podcast family.

Today we shine a light on the never-ending issues that womenfolk face (childcare! Our bodies! Healthcare! Family leave! Maternal death rates in the US !), setting boundaries, agency, 80s sitcoms, Susan Powter (“Stop the Insanity!”), self-defense for devaluation, kind people, elders and little ones and the mystery they share, therapy (again), and malls. Then we dig into Rachel Yoder's Nightbitch, birth experiences, and the minutiae of motherhood/being a hausfrau scullery maid. Steve Largent shows up again. Advice and romance take us to the finish. You're so #brave. So brave. Feel it with an exclamation point and consider us your metaphoric hairdressers. The Daily podcast episode: “Is Child Care a Public Responsibility?”Susan Powter Interview“Moms are living in an extraordinary era of burnout” by Mita MallickRead along in Ingress: Volume Nine – The Journals of Meghan McDonnellPlaylist on SpotifyFollow us on InstagramEmail us at thefeelingspodcast@gmail.comThe Feelings (buzzsprout.com)Music: “When it All Falls” by Ketsa* All names and identifying characteristics have been changed to protect identities. We have solely recorded our interpretations and opinions of all events. Certain place names have been changed.

Join me for a lighthearted, unpredictable, and fun conversation with Anna Pilon as she talks about the value of discovering the magic within and following our dreams.Anna wanted to be Ann Landers when she grew up. She loved how Ann gave practical, no-nonsense advice. Anna also found it easy to help others find solutions to their problems and those people were always grateful for her outside-the-box advice. Anna loves being sought out and trusted to give advice, to guide others to their path; which finally led to her own a-ha! moment…Knowing that her vocation – her calling – is connecting her strategic mind with her intuition. Combining this with her childlike wonder for life, Anna will support you in finding your spark for joy and the treasure map to your heart's desire. As a Faery Godmother, Anna loves helping people create their own magic wand.Anna Pilon's website: https://annapilon.com/Anna Pilon's podcast, Talks on the Wild Side: https://talksonthewildside.buzzsprout.com/Anna Pilon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annapilondreamagent/Anna Pilon on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dreamliveloveKatherine Burrows CreativeBusiness Character Analysis Workshop information and upcoming dates: https://katherineburrowscreative.com/index.phpPodcast Music by Nathan Symen of NST Music: https://nst-music.bandcamp.com/Platinum Podcast Production Services by Carl Richards of C.A.R.L. Speaks https://carlspeaks.ca/podcasting/If you enjoyed this episode, consider sharing, reviewing, or rating this on your podcast platform of choice.P.S. To see if 90 Days to 90 Pages is right for your book idea, schedule a call with Katherine.Book a call with Katherine: Select a Date & Time - CalendlyCheck out KBC's website: Katherine Burrows CreativeEmail: katherine@katherineburrowscreative.comConnect with Katherine Burrows Creative on Social MediaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherineburrows/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katherineburrowscreativeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/katherineburrowscreative/Business Character Analysis Workshop information: https://katherineburrowscreative.com/index.phpPremium Podcast Production Services by Carl Richards https://podcastsolutionsmadesimple.com Podcast Music by Nathan Symen of NST Music: https://nst-music.bandcamp.com/

Shanda discusses the true identities and relationship between advice columnists Ann Landers and Dear Abby. Ashley recounts the careers of twin astronauts Mark and Scott Kelly. You can find us at: Facebook Instagram You can find Shanda at: Facebook Instagram You can find Ashley at: Crimson Moon Farm YouTube Crimson Moon Farm Facebook Crimson Moon Farm TikTok --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/passingnotes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/passingnotes/support

Shanda discusses the true identities and relationship between advice columnists Ann Landers and Dear Abby. Ashley recounts the careers of twin astronauts Mark and Scott Kelly. You can find us at: Facebook Instagram You can find Shanda at: Facebook Instagram You can find Ashley at: Crimson Moon Farm YouTube Crimson Moon Farm Facebook Crimson Moon Farm TikTok --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/passingnotes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/passingnotes/support

Patricia Patton wants to be the Ann Landers of cannabis to help her generation, the baby boomers, understand how cannabis can help them. She is the creator of CannaBoomer.net, a reliable, curated source of cannabis education, and is also a cannabis business consultant. Patricia's decades as a tourism professional led her to a second act that focused on cannabis and wellness. She now consults with hemp and cannabis brands that focus on wellness for older consumers - when not speaking to spread the good word. And special guest, Johanna Silver author of Growing Weed In The Garden, joins Joyce again to talk about seeds and soil in this week's Speaking Gardening with Johanna.Topics Discussed(1:42) George Clooney on AARP(2:30) Women of The Amazing Technicolor Cannabis Quilt(3:20) Patricia A. Patton of Canna Boomer(4:20) NJ Cannabis(4:50) Hospitality Industry Background(7:25) Women Grow Networking(10:15) Friends and Cannabis(19:15) NJ Cannabis Legislative Status(23:30) Christianity and Cannabis on Clubhouse(24:42) Shifting The Narrative and The Paradigm(25:30) The Doctors Knox: Dr. Carmen Jones: Sue Taylor: Patricia Fry(27:00) Sponsorship(28:09) Speaking Gardening with Johanna Silver(29:23) Seeds(31:15) How to Start Seeds(37:20) Growing Weed In The Garden BUY!!!!(38:00) Johanna Silver Website and Linked-In(39:10) Back With Patricia Patton (39:55) Me and MaryJane Podcast(41:15) Tiffany Watkins and Vanguard Media(43:15) Clubhouse!(44:35) Ebenezer Baptist Church and Cannabis(46:10) Patricia A. Patton WebsiteThe Canna Mom Show wants to thank:Josh Lamkin and Bella Jaffe for writing and performing TCMS theme music Amie Searles for believing Kelly Dolan of Retail Results Inc Lori Lennon of Thinkubator Media Kim Kramer of McLane Middleton Cannabis Creative GroupPod617, The Boston Podcast Network

Episode Notes Adam's back this week and we dive right into it, despite some perceived technical issues on Tim's side (thinking it was a ASIO driver thing)... Today we talk about all kinds of stuff, but drive towards the theme of the day which is basically the new landscape of the music scene. Has the function of music changed? As suggested by Eric Johnson on Rick Beato's channel. Meaning... previously, people had music as a primary form of entertainment and relief. They'd spend time with focused listening... introspection, etc.. but perhaps now a days, that is really not the case. Perhaps now, music is more of a filler, in the background of our lives, but too many distractions from other things get in the way. We also dive a bit into Matteus Asato's recent retirement? And the Instagram 60 second culture. Is a 60 second guitar lick music? Is it cool at all to present something as "off the cuff" when you rehearsed and recorded it 78 times and perhaps even mimed the best video with the best audio? Finally, we get into an "Ask Ann" article about how Ann Landers and this kids parents wanted to destroy their kids ambitions and love for guitar and well, how we hate her for it, ha. This and more! Tim was fortune this week to be part of an interview on "Getcha Some Productions" podcast to discuss the recent passing of Chick Corea, so be sure to check that out too. Here's the link: https://www.getchasomeproductions.com/podcast/special-episode-chick-corea-tribute-with-special-guest-tim-mirth/ https://woodairmetal.pinecast.co/ RSS Feed: https://pinecast.com/feed/woodairmetal https://www.facebook.com/woodairmetal https://www.timmirth.com/ guitarpodcast #guitartalk #guitarwank Find out more at https://woodairmetal.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

FamilyLife Today® Radio TranscriptReferences to conferences, resources, or other special promotions may be obsolete. Creating A More Romantic Marriage Day 4 of 8 Guest:                         Barbara Rainey From the Series:         A Woman's View of Romance_____________________________________________________________ Bob:                Welcome to FamilyLife Today.  Today we're speaking frankly about how a woman views romance. (Music:  "Love and Marriage")                         And welcome to FamilyLife Today.  Thanks for joining us on the broadcast.  We are beginning Week Number 2 of our look at Creating a More Romantic Marriage, and I just want to encourage folks, if you missed any of last week's programs, or if you're going to miss any of this week's programs, this is a series that husbands and wives ought to get and listen to together, and then they can talk, they can interact, about what they hear on the tapes. Dennis:          You know, this subject of developing and cultivating romance in a marriage relationship is a discussion that is long overdue among Christian couples, because we ought to have among the most passionate relationships on the planet.  Our God created romance in the first place. Bob:                Well, we're going to talk on today's broadcast about how men and women view romance, and we've brought your wife, Barbara, back in the studio with us today.  Barbara, welcome back to FamilyLife Today. Barbara:         Thanks, good to be here. Bob:                And one of the things that we want to do is look at research.   Dennis:          Right. Bob:                You commissioned that be done at our FamilyLife Marriage Conferences across the country – we had a researcher who talked with women about how they view romance, how they view it primarily, is that right? Dennis:          Actually, this Top 10 list of romantic acts came from both men and women. Bob:                Well, let me go over the list, Barbara.  I'm going to go from 10 to 1, and I'll read what people indicated expressed romance, and then I want to know, as a man, and I want to know how I can keep these ideas in front of me and sprinkle them into a relationship as a way to express romance – again, with no hidden agenda, no – not driving for anything.  Number 10, hands are romantic; holding hands, particularly, is romantic for a woman.  Do you like holding hands with Dennis? Barbara:         Mm-hm. Bob:                Why is that romantic for you? Barbara:         I do it because it says, "I want to be close to you, and I like you, and you're my friend, and I want to be next to you."  I mean, those are the kinds of things that communicates to me, and that's the reason that I initiate it, and I think that's probably the same for him, too.  So I think it's the closeness that it communicates. Bob:                Okay, how about Number 9, which is massaging one another – rubbing the neck.  Do you like when Dennis reaches over and rubs the back of your neck?  Dennis, massage oftentimes will have a sexual connotation, and some women may pull back from liking massage because they think it's just foreplay. Dennis:          Right. Barbara:         Exactly.  I think that's right. Bob:                So if it's non-sexual massage where it's just – "Let me rub your back, and you can fall asleep," then that's okay? Barbara:         Oh, I think so, yeah. Bob:                Number 8 on the list is serving – serving the other person – common courtesies – opening the door, holding a chair out for somebody, doing little acts of sacrifice.  Is that romantic for a woman? Barbara:         To me, I don't think of that as being as romantic, if I had to define them, as, say, holding hands but, again, I think it's important to do.  I think it says "I am denying myself for you.  I am going to serve you," and I think that anytime a husband can serve his wife sacrificially and do something for her, he's communicating to her that he cares about her and that he loves her and she's special, and he wants to make her feel special. Bob:                Okay. Dennis:          Let me make a comment on this next one – number 7 – because this made this spot in the combined list – 75 percent of the men picked this item as number 1 of what was most romantic.  So this, again, kind of lets you know the men viewed this substantially heavier and weightier than the women did because, together, it became number 7.   Bob:                So men had it at number 1, women – Barbara:         Someone must have had it a lot lower for the average to be seven. Dennis:          It must have been a lot lower. Bob:                And number 7 is a kiss – an unexpected kiss, a nibble on the back of the neck, or just kissing each other. Dennis:          Now, why do you think, Barbara, the women would have ranked that so much differently than the men? Barbara:         Because I think it probably, if the truth be known, they might have felt that he had another motive, and I just wonder if some of the women were feeling suspicious.  I think some of these other things might be able to be seen as an individual fact or as an individual gesture – Bob:                – so if he opens the door, she doesn't feel he's up to something, but if he kisses her, she wonders what's goin' on in the back of his mind. Barbara:         She might go, "Okay"—yeah, right – "I wonder what he's thinkin'?" Dennis:          And the rest of this list, really, if you look at it, with the exception of this and the massage – really, are statements of a relationship and women view romance through the eyes of a relationship.  They want to be loved, known – Barbara:         – understood – Dennis:          – there ya go – Barbara:         – accepted, valued, appreciated – Dennis:          – she knows the words – why did I even try, huh? Barbara:         Well, you did a good job. Bob:                It just wasn't complete.  All right, number 10 was holding hands; number 9, massage; number 8 serving one another, opening doors, common courtesies; number 7, kissing; number 6 was walking.  Now, there's a romantic 30 minutes – we went on a walk together – that's romantic for women? Barbara:         Well, it's very relational.  I think if you go for a walk, chances are you're going to go for a walk away from daily responsibilities – away from the telephone, away from the television, away from the children, away from work, away from whatever – and it allows you to focus on the relationship without having to sit on a couch and look at each other eye-to-eye and be relational, which is sometimes very threatening. Dennis:          And I think the reason why most men would respond just as you did, Bob, is because of what Barbara just said – it's not sexual.  When we think of what's romantic to us, and we really evaluate it, we would not put walking at the top of the list. Bob:                We're going to talk about this next week – but it is interesting, because I hear you saying in this – part of what speaks romance to a woman is "Get me outta here."  In the day-to-day of life with all of the kids and with all of the responsibilities – get me away from this for a little while, and that will be so refreshing to me, it will speak volumes.  That's at least a part of it, and then – have a relationship with me. Barbara:         I think that's part of it, mm-hm. Bob:                All right, number 5 on the list – something written – written notes or letters or poems or cards or notes on the bathroom mirror or just some written remind of affection – is that romantic? Barbara:         Mm-hm, I think it is.  In fact, I found this note, and I don't know how old it was, but Dennis had taped a note in the bathroom, and it said, "Have you found all the little notes around that say how much I love you?"  It was just fun to see that and read it again, and I thought, "You know, that's still true," and I don't know what the notes all were, but it was fun to see that. Bob:                As you said that, I was thinking it was years ago – I don't know how many years ago – but one night Mary Ann had gone to bed, she was exhausted, and I sat up, and I wrote a half a dozen of the notes, and I scattered them around the house in places where it might be weeks before she would find them, and one of them was in a recipe folder that she had for chicken dishes, and I just put it in there figuring, you know, it could be six months from now, but she'll find it, it will be a surprise.  Well, five, 10 years later, it's still in the same – every time I'm goin' through there, I go – Dennis:          – has she never seen it? Bob:                Oh, she's seen it. Barbara:         She's probably seen it and left it there. Bob:                But she's never thrown it away, and I keep – you know – why don't you throw this thing away?  I mean, it's old, it's on old stationery.                         All right, let me read through the list here again – number 10, hands; number 9, massage; number 8, serving one another; number 7, kiss; number 6, walking; number 5, something written; number 4, going out on a day – time away – dates with no kids, dinner out, a weekend at a bed and breakfast – just time alone together on dates.  Is that romantic? Barbara:         Yeah, mm-hm.  I think, for the same reason again, I think a wife feels that she is the focus of her husband's attention when she knows that he's doing this for her. Bob:                You two have made that a regular part of your relationship.  There is, as often as you're able, on a weekly basis, you have a date.  Does that make it less special? Barbara:         No. Bob:                It's routine? Barbara:         Huh-uh, not at all. Bob:                You look forward to Sunday night date night, even if it's every week? Barbara:         Yeah, I look forward to that moreso now than when we tried doing this when our kids were young.  We tried doing it when our children were young, and it was hard to do it, because it was hard to get babysitters, and it was hard to get away, and in those years, it was easier for us to spend time together at home because the kids all went to bed at 7:30 or 8, and we had two hours, at least, every evening.  Well, now that our children are older, it's really tough to get two seconds alone at home. Dennis:          Right, but when the kids were little, one of the ways we solved the problem of babysitters was we would go ahead and put the kids to bed, and then I would prepare the meal and would give Barbara 30, 45 minutes to run about doing her duties, and then I would take the meal upstairs to our bedroom and had a table at the foot of our bed that I put a nice tablecloth on and with the good plates and the napkins and the good silverware and had a beautiful candlelight dinner there, and when the meal was over, you didn't have to go anywhere and, frankly, we have some great memories of those conversations because at the end of the evening there was nothing to change the mood of the evening.  We didn't have to go anywhere – we were there, and I took the dishes downstairs while she got ready for bed and cleaned up the kitchen so she didn't come back downstairs the next morning to a dirty kitchen. Bob:                That really ties to number 3, which is meals.  Number 4 is a date together; number 3 is having meals together – special meals, candlelight, quiet dinner alone, picnics, a breakfast out together – those kinds of events, but what is it about a picnic away or Dennis saying, "Let's go out and have breakfast, just the two of us."  What is it about that that's romantic? Barbara:         Well, I think it's the unexpected.  The one that jumps off the list that you just read to me is picnic because that's one we've done so seldom, and that would be, to me, the most fun because that's one which is hardly ever done.  So I think keeping variety in it is really a good idea, but there's a lot (inaudible) – [crosstalk]  Bob:                – make note of that.  I'm just checkin' to see if you're makin' notes here. Barbara:         He knows.  We've talked about it.  It's just hard to pull off. Bob:                All right, number 2 is touch, and with this we're not talking about sexual touch, we're talking about holding or hugs or cuddling or affection in public and yet, even as I say that, I think, for a lot of women, being touched may always feel sexual to them.  They may, like with a kiss or with a massage, wonder what's really behind this, mightn't they? Barbara:         Well, I think so, but I think that's where a husband needs to know his wife, and he needs to ask her questions, he needs to seek to understand who she is and where she's coming from and why she feels the way she does and how she will respond to different things, because it may be that she will feel somewhat suspicious with physical touch.  And so he may need to assure her – "I just want to hug you because I love you – no strings attached, I'm just committed to you, and that's all I want you to know" – or something that helps her understand his meaning or his intent behind it, because I do think that, just like with holding hands, it communicates closeness, it communicates "I like you."  I think hugs and other kinds of affection that's non-sexual affection sends the same message.  It communicates I like you and I want to be close to you, and I think you're a neat person.   Dennis:          Yeah, one of the best-sellers at our FamilyLife Marriage Conference is Ed Wheat's book, "Love Life For Every Married Couple," and it's a book about romance, and when I first read this a number of years ago, I kind of laughed that he would need to take three pages in the book to give married couples exercises for learning how to touch one another.  But on page 184 through 186 he has 25 suggestions for touching, and I'll just read a couple of these, because they're really quite instructive, I think.                         "Number 1 – when dating, young people can scarcely be kept apart.  Most married couples have forgotten how much fun physical closeness can be.  So set aside practice times at night, at least once a week, to learn the delights of non-sexual body caressing."  At this point, in our marriage conference, when I read this, all the engaged people fall out of their chairs laughing.  The married people aren't laughing.  They're goin' "That's a good idea."                         "Number 2 – show each other where you like to be touched and the kind of touch that really pleases you.  Usually a light touch is the most thrilling.  Be imaginative in the way you caress."                         You know, I think he's onto something here to give us some practical thoughts about how to re-ignite exploration through tender touching of one another's bodies.  I think when we get married the familiarity with one another causes the loss of the intrigue, the exploration, and the excitement, and I think Dr. Wheat does a great job of giving us some practical projects that couples, I think, will find exciting. Bob:                I've got to imagine there are some men who are saying, "This sounds to me like a contradiction in terms – non-sexual touching.  I can do that, sure, but in the back of my mind, touching is, for me, sexually stimulating.  Whether it's holding hands, whether it's putting my arm around my wife, whether it's re-imagining the things we did on dates – that has a sexual dimension and for me not to have the sexual dimension fulfilled is a sacrifice on my part." Dennis:          That's the point.  I think to have those feelings is normal.  To deny that you have those feelings is not healthy.  I think it's okay to experience attraction, arousal, at that point.  I think what our wives are looking for is such a premium, such a value placed upon the relationship and who she is, that we are willing to set aside those desires and not take that touch toward what we, as men, would know would be the intended objective. Bob:                I remember the Ann Landers survey, you know, where they said, "Would you rather have sexual relations with your husband or just cuddle with him?"  And women, in droves, said, "I'd rather just cuddle with him," and I thought, "Do the women understand that cuddling with him is stimulating sexually?"  And that's the reason that it often goes on to sexual relations, because he's responding to what's going on inside of him, and you're saying he needs to put that to death from time to time. Dennis:          That's right – and not allow his mind to continue on.  He needs to build some limits that really communicate to his wife that "I'm willing to set aside my desires for you." Barbara:         Yeah, and I was just thinking, as you were saying about the survey that I think probably the reason a lot of women feel that way is they probably weren't loved and cuddled as children by their parents, and they missed that, and they have this deep longing to know that they are loved, and they want that from their husband, and if all they get from their husband is sexual initiation or sexual touching or cuddling, then they think, "Gosh, he doesn't really love me, he just needs me," or "He just wants me for his own pleasure, his own need," and so I think that's, again, another cue for a man to say, "I need to understand my wife.  I need to understand why she needs non-sexual affection," and I think we all need affection, because we need to know that we're valued as people, and that's a way to communicate that.  But I think that, for a husband, he needs to say, "Okay, why does she feel this way?  Why does my wife need non-sexual affection?"  And he needs to ask her, and they need to talk that through, and he needs to be willing to give it to her with no strings attached. Bob:                Mm-hm, okay, top 10 again – Number 10, holding hands; number 9, massage; number 8, serving one another; number 7, a kiss; number 6, walking together; number 5, written love notes to one another; number 4, going out on dates; number 3, having meals together; number 2 is non-sexual touching – Dennis:          – and number 1 is not diamonds. Bob:                Number 1, the most romantic act, according to respondents at the FamilyLife Marriage Conference – do you want to say what it was? Dennis:          Go ahead. Bob:                It's flowers – delivered, hand-picked, bringing them home – a single rose – it doesn't seem to matter.  I'll never forget being at a FamilyLife Marriage Conference where I was speaking, and I got – we were all waiting for the elevator, a whole group of us waiting for the elevator, and when the elevator car came, here came the guy holding a dozen roses, and he walked off – he was the flower delivery guy – and every woman at the elevator turned to watch, to see which room in the hotel he was going to, and they watched, and they watched – nobody got on the elevator, they just watched. Barbara:         How funny. Bob:                And finally, he went down the hall and finally he stopped at a room and as soon as he did, all these women kind of turned at their husband and glared at him, like, "That wasn't our room.  How come you didn't get me flowers?"  There is – what is it about flowers, Barbara? Barbara:         Well, I think flowers say that you're special.  I think it's the surprise that comes with flowers.  I think it's because they're unexpected.  I think because it's a frivolous thing, and I think it communicates love.  I think it says lots of things to a woman about love and about her being a special person, a valued person, an appreciated person – that her husband is willing to do that for her. Bob:                When Dennis brings home flowers do you immediately stop and think, "What's he up to?" Barbara:         I don't think I have.  I really don't think I have. Bob:                So we go through this top 10 list as men – we look at all of the non-sexual things that are on the list, and we say, "Are you sayin' I just need to keep doin' these over and over again, mixing 'em in, a little bit here, a little bit there, and expect nothing in return?" Barbara:         Yeah, but I think husbands need to ask the Lord to help them be creative and ask the Lord to help them think of their wives and ask God to help them understand and pursue, because it isn't – again, as we've talked about a formula several different times – but I think that the idea is that a woman wants to feel special and valued and appreciated and all of those words I've been using, and I think she needs to feel that from her husband in different ways at different times and unique opportunities. Bob:                You know, this is going to sound redundant, but just listening to all of this, I thought romance was supposed to be fun, and it this doesn't sound like as much fun as I had hoped it would be. Dennis:          But I think it is fun.  I think it is fun to find out what communicates romance to my wife. Barbara:         And it may not be fun in the way you've always defined fun, because I've learned to enjoy a lot of things through the years of being married to Dennis, because he has introduced me to things that I would have never done on my own and, likewise, he has learned to enjoy things that he would have never done if it weren't for me.  So I think we need to be willing to have our definition of fun broadened, because it will be fun, but it may be fun in a different way than what you're thinking and be willing to try something new.  You may like it. Bob:                Well, I just want to say thanks.  Can I thank your wife for being on the broadcast with us? Dennis:          Only after I do – honey, thanks for sharing your heart and being real for women, so – well – a lot of men can better understand how to communicate love and romance to their wives. Bob:                Yeah, and thanks for the insight I've gotten over the last three days of the broadcast on how women view romance.                           Well, on tomorrow's broadcast we're going to talk to – I don't know how to describe him – you described him as the "Michael Jordan of romance," right? Dennis:          Whatever you do, every man needs to listen to tomorrow.  You think you are a romantic husband – do not miss tomorrow, because you're going to be blown away by the guy we have the opportunity to talk to tomorrow. Bob:                I hope you can be here for it.  Our engineer is Mark Whitlock, our host Dennis Rainey, and I'm – Dennis:          – would you agree, Bob? Bob:                I would agree, absolutely.   Dennis:          All right, okay. Bob:                I'm Bob Lepine.  We'll see you tomorrow for another edition of FamilyLife Today. (Music:  "Love and Marriage")                         FamilyLife Today is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas, a ministry of Campus Crusade for 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