Podcasts about The arts

Again, this year, we hear from the makers of the five films nominated for the Academy Award for best feature documentary. Today, Ryan White, documentary producer and director, talks about his film "Come See Me in the Good Light."   Image: Andrea Gibson in "Come See Me in the Good Light," now streaming on Apple TV. Courtesy of Apple TV.

In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from ten years ago (2-23-2016), PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net head honcho Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net for their weekly live discussion with caller, email, and Twitter contributions looking at Shane McMahon's return, the Roman Reigns-Hunter angle, WrestleMania 32 speculation, Raw & Fastlane talk with callers, and more.Then in the previously VIP-exclusive Aftershow, Wade and Jason answered a range of email topics largely centered around Shane McMahon, Undertaker, and other Fastlane, Raw, and WrestleMania 32 topics. A look at the on-air and behind-the-scenes angles on Shane's return plus some Raw ratings analysis.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast--3076978/support.

Is a Disney Value Resort actually worth it? The answer might surprise you. In this episode, #1 best-selling authors and veteran Disney travel agents Rob & Kerri Stuart break down everything you need to know about Walt Disney World's Value Resorts — so you can stop second-guessing and start planning the perfect Disney vacation. Whether you're a first-time visitor trying to stretch your budget or a Disney veteran looking for a smart, centrally located home base, this episode is packed with insider tips, honest opinions, and info you won't find in the brochure. Let us help you plan your Disney Vacation - CLICK HERE

[REBROADCAST FROM Jan. 13, 2026] Actor Tyler James Williams, who plays Gregory on "Abbott Elementary," discusses the latest season of the beloved sitcom, in which he made his directorial debut. He is nominated for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series at this year's NAACP Image Awards.

[REBROADCAST FROM Dec. 8, 2025] A new documentary chronicles the journey of Tim Johnson, a former Super Bowl Champion turned pastor whose faith inspired him to minister to incarcerated men on Rikers Island. Kayla Johnson, the film's director and Tim's daughter, discusses "Fatherless No More," which is nominated for Outstanding Documentary (Film) at this year's NAACP Image Awards.

[REBROADCAST FROM Oct. 29, 2025] R&B, jazz and soul singer Ledisi started 2025 with the spring release of The Crown, an album of original music. She ended the year with a new album in tribute to the Queen of the Blues, Dinah Washington, titled For Dinah. She plays some excerpts and talk about the new record, which is nominated for Outstanding Jazz Album at this year's NAACP Image Awards.

[REBROADCAST FROM Aug. 27, 2025] A new film three longtime Brooklynites as they navigate love, loss, career and friendship as their neighborhoods change right in front of them. Director Rachel Holder discusses "Love, Brooklyn," a cinematic tribute to the beloved New York City borough alongside actor Nicole Beharie who stars in the film. "Love, Brooklyn" is nominated in 5 categories at this year's NAACP Image Awards.

Today we jump back ten years to the Feb. 21, 2016 WWE Fastlane post-show featuring PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Greg Parks presenting a full break down of WWE's second PPV of 2016, plus live calls and emails.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pwtorch-dailycast--3276210/support.

In this week's 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show (2-24-2021), we flash back to the "PWT Talks NXT" episode featuring Kelly Wells, Nate Lindberg, and Tom Stoup discuss Adam Cole's betrayal of Roderick Strong, Escobar vs. Karrion Kross in a No DQ, Io Shirai vs. Zoey Stark, Johnny Gargano vs. Dexter Lumis, Xia Li vs. Kacy Catanzaro, Grizzled Young Veterans vs. Killian Dainties & Drake Maverick, Tyler Rust vs. Leon Ruff, and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-post-shows--3275545/support.

Today, on Karl and Crew, we kicked off our weekly theme, “the Power of Prayer,” with a discussion with Dr. Adam Rasmussen about the statistics on sinful behavior in the Christian life. Dr. Rasmuseen is a fellow at the Cultural Research Center and the Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities at Arizona Christian University. We then had Dr. David Clarke join us to discuss recognizing narcissism in marriage and the negative impact of it. David is a Christian psychologist, author, YouTuber, TikToker, and podcaster. His podcast is called Enough is Enough. He has also written several books, including “Enough is Enough: A Step-by-Step Plan to Leave an Abusive Relationship with God’s Help.” You can hear the highlights of today's program on the Karl and Crew Showcast. If you're looking to hear a particular segment from the show, look at the following time stamps: Dr. Adam Rasmussen Interview [23:19] Dr. David Clarke Interview [35:22] Karl and Crew airs live weekday mornings from 5-9 a.m. Central Time. Click this link for ways to listen in your area! https://www.moodyradio.org/ways-to-listen/Donate to Moody Radio: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/morningshowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is the Monday Lenten evening liturgy for the Compline podcast from the Center for Worship and the Arts at Samford University. For more about the Center for Worship and the Arts, as well as the resources we provide, visit us at https://www.samford.edu/worship-arts/. CREDITS:© 2021 Center for Worship and the Arts, Samford University.Engineered and produced by Wen Reagan for the Center for Worship and the Arts at Samford University.SPOKEN WORD:Wen Reagan, Stacy Love, Tracy Hanrahan, Meagan Kennedy, Pierce Moffett, Eden Walker.MUSIC:“Compline #8 - Lent” by Wen Reagan, © 2020 Sursum Corda Music (BMI).“Compline #9 - Desert” by Wen Reagan, © 2020 Sursum Corda Music (BMI).“Ash Wednesday's Early Morn” by Nelson Koscheski (BMI), Ryan Flanigan (BMI); © 2018 Common Hymnal Digital (BMI), Ryan Flanigan Music (BMI) (admin by Capitol CMG Publishing). CCLI #7123490.TEXTS:The liturgical words for this podcast series include original phrasings, but were primarily curated and designed from several public domain sources, including “An Order for Compline” from the Anglican and Episcopal Book of Common Prayer and collects collected from Grace Cathedral and the University of Notre Dame. SOUNDS:The following sound effects were used in this podcast series and are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA."Door, Front, Opening, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org."Door, Front, Closing, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org.“06 – Crackling Candle.wav” by 14GPanskaLetko_Dominik of Freesound.org.“Lights a Candle Light with a Match” by straget of Freesound.org.The following sound effects were used in this podcast series and are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.“Soft Shoes Walking on a Dirt Road” by Nagwense of Freesound.org.“Match Being Lit.wav” by...

This week Dalanie and Katie play Flirt, Marry, Forget with composers. IN THIS EPISODE: Video episodes are now available on YouTube! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/@classicallyblackpodcast WE HAVE MERCH!: https://www.classicallyblackpodcast.com/store JOIN US ON PATREON!: https://patreon.com/ClassicallyBlackPodcast FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! https://linktr.ee/classicallyblack Washington Post Announces Major Layoffs, Including Many in Arts and Culture https://theviolinchannel.com/washington-post-lays-off-arts-and-music-critics/ Leon Botstein, Bard President and Conductor, Mentioned in Newly Released Epstein Files https://theviolinchannel.com/leon-botstein-bard-college-president-and-conductor-of-the-orchestra-now-mentioned-in-newly-released-epstein-files/?utm_source=vc-newsletter&utm_medium=email Black Excellence: Naomi Wharry https://www.nromusic.org/musicians/naomi-wharry/ Piece of the Week: In the Hall of the Mountain King - Edvard Grieg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqvHWUZZdP0

Chris grew up Catholic, lost his faith in college after his twin brother nearly died and he was later diagnosed with stage three cancer, and spent years immersed in atheism shaped by thinkers like Bertrand Russell and the New Atheists. In this episode, we talk about the limits of scientific materialism and romantic idealism, the problem of suffering, the reality of consciousness, and why atheism is never just disbelief but always carries a worldview. Chris shares why he ultimately returned to Catholicism, how he holds faith and doubt together, and why hope, transcendence, and human dignity still matter in a culture shaped by fear, anxiety, and self-interest.Christopher Beha is former editor of Harper's Magazine; the author of a memoir, The Whole Five Feet; and the novels Arts & Entertainments and What Happened to Sophie Wilder. His most recent novel, The Index of Self-Destructive Acts, was nominated for the 2020 National Book Award. Chris' Book:Why I Am Not an AtheistChris' Recommendations:Madame BovaryThe Dying GrassConnect with Joshua: jjohnson@shiftingculturepodcast.comGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Threads, Bluesky or YouTubeConsider Giving to the podcast and to the ministry that my wife and I do around the world. Just click on the support the show link belowGet Your Sidekick Support the show

Sam is back from a girls' trip to Walt Disney World and Lauren was their with her family— and we're breaking down everything from resorts to restaurants to Festival of the Arts favorites! In this episode, we each share our stay experiences:

 We Believe - He Rose Again and Ascended Into HeavenA Practical Theology Series on the Nicene Creed. A careful biblical look at the resurrection and the ascension. 

We Believe - For Us and For Our SalvationA Practical Theology Series on the Nicene Creed. A careful biblical look at the question, "Who is Jesus?"

Send a textIn Philippians chapter 1, the Apostle Paul at one point says that he was appointed for the defence of the gospel. In Jude verse 3, Jude says that all Christians, not just those in leadership, are to contend earnestly for the faith.  Now what is all that about? And how do you go about doing that? How does one defend the gospel or contend for the faith? Also where are you supposed to do this? Does this mean that you are to defend the gospel from attack by those who are outside the realm of Christianity? Or does it mean that you are to defend the gospel from within the Christian community? Or both…. And when, and how are you supposed to do this? Well, there's at least one passage of Scripture in the New Testament that gives us an illustration of the Apostle Paul himself doing that. And while I do not think that passage answers all of the questions or covers every situation, I do think it gives us some helpful hints on how we are to respond and where appropriate, defend the gospel and even contend for the faith.  That incident is recorded for us in Galatians chapter 2….Support the showFollow and support me on Patreon. Jeremy McCandless | Creating Podcasts and Bible Study Resources | Patreon To receive my weekly newsletter and keep up to date with all five of my podcasts, subscribe at: Jeremy McCandless | Substack Check out my other Podcasts. The Bible Project: https://thebibleproject.buzzsprout.com History of the Christian Church: https://thehistoryofthechristianchurch.buzzsprout.com The L.I.F.E. Podcast: (Philosophy and current trends in the Arts and Entertainment Podcast). https://the-living-in-faith-everyday-podcast.buzzsprout.com The Renewed Mind Podcast. My Psychology and Mental Health Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568891 The Classic Literature Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568906 To visit my Author page on Amazon and view my entire back catalogue of books on both Amazon and Kindle and now also on Audible, Visit: Amazon.com: Jeremy R Mccandless: books, biography, latest update

In this week's Interview Classic podcast, we jump back to ten years ago this week (2-18-2016) when PWTorch editor Wade Keller interviewed Ethan Carter III (EC3) for a full hour live interview with live callers discussing his time in WWE Developmental, his experiences around Daniel Bryan, the TNA creative process this year, how worried he was about TNA's future, how much of his character is improvised by him, his picks for new TNA talent acquisitions, and more.Then, a bonus flashback (2-13-2016), PWTorch contributor Jim Valley presented episode #4 of the “Saturday Morning Wrestling” edition of the PWTorch Livecast with live calls and nostalgia featuring live talk with Memphis Wrestling historian Mark James, plus calls.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast--3076978/support.

Today we jump back five years to two episodes of "The All Elite Aftershow."First, on the Feb. 18, 2021 episode, Mike McMahon and Andrew Soucek begin talking about the main event for AEW Revolution - Jon Moxley vs. Kenny Omega in an exploding barbed wire match. From there, they look at the rest of the Dynamite show and answer listener emails.Second, on the Feb. 25 episode, Mike and Andrew talk about AEW signing Paul Wight as a new commentator, as well as AEW launching its new show, Dark: Elevation. From there, the guys get into the email bag, with topics on AEW, Impact, and a lot more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pwtorch-dailycast--3276210/support.

In this week's 5 Yrs Ago Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show (2-24-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by former Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter columnist Eric Krol to discuss AEW Dynamite. They discuss the signing of “Big Show” Paul Wight and how he could be best utilized by AEW and whether it's a big deal or not. Then they delve into the matches and angles on Dynamite hyping Revolution including Jon Moxley's promo, Kenny Omega's segment, the Shaq-Cody video package, the Young Bucks angle with their dad and MJF and Chris Jericho, the Lance Archer-Rey Fenix main event, Nyla Rose vs. Britt Baker, Miro, Sting & Darby vs. Team Tez, and more with live callers and emails.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-post-shows--3275545/support.

This is the Sunday Lenten evening liturgy for the Compline podcast from the Center for Worship and the Arts at Samford University. For more about the Center for Worship and the Arts, as well as the resources we provide, visit us at https://www.samford.edu/worship-arts/. CREDITS:© 2021 Center for Worship and the Arts, Samford University.Engineered and produced by Wen Reagan for the Center for Worship and the Arts at Samford University.SPOKEN WORD:Wen Reagan, Stacy Love, Tracy Hanrahan, Meagan Kennedy, Pierce Moffett, Eden Walker.MUSIC:“Compline #8 - Lent” by Wen Reagan, © 2020 Sursum Corda Music (BMI).“Compline #9 - Desert” by Wen Reagan, © 2020 Sursum Corda Music (BMI).“Ash Wednesday's Early Morn” by Nelson Koscheski (BMI), Ryan Flanigan (BMI); © 2018 Common Hymnal Digital (BMI), Ryan Flanigan Music (BMI) (admin by Capitol CMG Publishing). CCLI #7123490.TEXTS:The liturgical words for this podcast series include original phrasings, but were primarily curated and designed from several public domain sources, including “An Order for Compline” from the Anglican and Episcopal Book of Common Prayer and collects collected from Grace Cathedral and the University of Notre Dame. SOUNDS:The following sound effects were used in this podcast series and are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA."Door, Front, Opening, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org."Door, Front, Closing, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org.“06 – Crackling Candle.wav” by 14GPanskaLetko_Dominik of Freesound.org.“Lights a Candle Light with a Match” by straget of Freesound.org.The following sound effects were used in this podcast series and are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.“Soft Shoes Walking on a Dirt Road” by Nagwense of Freesound.org.“Match Being Lit.wav” by...

Hays Trott Blinckmann is a writer, journalist, teacher, and recovering painter. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Tufts University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She has written the novels: In the Salt, Where I Can Breathe, Here, Kitty, and the young adult novel Yell Out Loud, and lives in Key West, Florida, with her husband and two sons. Her latest novel is Tiny Little Earthquakes.  Learn more at authorhaysblinckmann.com Click here to see Hays discussing Tiny Little Earthquakes on Good Morning America during the book's February 17th launch week.Intro reel, Writing Table Podcast 2024 Outro RecordingFollow the Writing Table: @writingtablepodcastEmail questions or tell us who you'd like us to invite to the Writing Table: writingtablepodcast@gmail.com.

George Szirtes, winner of the T. S. Eliot Prize and the King's Gold Medal for Poetry, is the most recent poet to join the small selection panel for arguably the UK's most public celebration of poetry - Poems on the Underground. As the London Tube initiative reaches its 40th birthday, George discusses how poems are chosen and shares some poetry that he feels speaks to the strength of the scheme.Depending on how you count it, this month marks the 4th or the 12th anniversary of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia - a conflict in which poetry has become a player. Iryna Starovoyt is a poet and critic from Ukraine. She reflects on the 19th century poet and artist Taras Shevchenko - regarded as a totemic figure in Ukrainian literature, and whose name is on the country's highest award for Arts and Culture, the Taras Shevchenko National Prize.Katie Clarke, Director of Literature at The Reader organisation, shares her experiences of reading poetry with people who have dementia and the surprising power of poetry to make fresh connections at the individual and group level. Zain Rishi's debut poetry pamphlet, Noon, is published this month. He becomes the latest poet to choose a Neon Line for The Verb's regular feature in which poets reflect on poetry lines that they feel shine out.Presenter: Ian McMillan Producer: Ekene Akalawu

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Wellington visual effects artist Joe Letteri joins us now live from the outside the Baftas!

Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Feb. 14 and 15, 2011.On the Feb. 14, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell and PWTorch columnist Bruce Mitchell discussed with live callers tonight's Raw, predictions on the WrestleMania 27 guest host (The Rock, Barker, Bieber, someone bigger), plus why The Rock won't wrestle again, Triple H's potential return, Hunter's career on the line vs. Taker at WM27?, TNA's Against All Odds PPV and the incompetent things they do, putting the TNA Title back on Jeff Hardy, Jerry Lawler's family situation and how WWE will address it on Raw, WWE financials announced on Thursday, potential 2011 WWE Hall of Fame candidates, a second/third-generation edition of NXT Season 5?, and more.Then on the Feb. 15, 2011 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell discussed The Rock's return and his potential roles at WrestleMania, plus PPV pricing, Elimination Chamber speculation, Raw reaction, and in the VIP Aftershow TNA PPV talk, ideas for Vince Russo to improve without his crutches, Chris Jericho book review, and more thoughts on Raw and Rock.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast--3076978/support.

When it comes to our health and well-being, something's missing from the checklist. Sure, we've got to get enough sleep, eat healthfully, exercise, and socialize. But one thing rarely makes the list – the arts. Singing. Dancing. Drawing. Visiting a museum. Going to a concert. Researchers are finding that these activities are not only entertaining, but they impact health and longevity in incredibly positive ways. One of the most important researchers behind this work is Daisy Fancourt, author of the book, Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Save Lives. She shares powerful research findings, along with steps we can take to inject more of the arts into our lives. Daisy introduces us to a new frontier for improved health and longevity – the arts. For too long overlooked and underestimated. Episode Links Is 2026 the ‘Seatbelt Moment' for the Arts? Art Could Save Your Life! Five Creative Ways to Make 2026 Happier, Healthier and More Hopeful Interview with Julia Hotz, author of The Connection Cure The Team Learn more about host, Gayle Allen, and producer, Rob Mancabelli, here. Support the Podcast If you like the show, please rate and review it on iTunes or wherever you subscribe, and tell a friend or family member about the show. Subscribe Click here and then scroll down to see a sample of sites where you can subscribe.

In this week's episode of All Elite Conversation Club, PWTorch contributors Joel Dehnel and Gregg Kanner cover these topics:(00:00) Introductions(04:46) Double or Nothing relocating to Queens, New York - Louis Armstrong Stadium(07:17) Grand Slam Australia recap six solid matches(17:45) Brody King national media attention(20:53) Kenny Omega vs. Swerve Strickland main event(22:47) Swerve heel turn masterfully executed, slowly building(29:33) Hangman vs. MJF face-to-face Texas Death Match stipulation(38:21) Mark Davis vs. Jon Moxley opening match(42:52) Young Bucks vs. FTR tag title program established(47:09) Willow Nightingale vs. Mina Shirakawa vs. Marina Shafir vs. Megan Bayne TBS title(49:42) Kerwin Selfies tribute(51:01) Tomohiro Ishii hamstring injury(55:46) Brawling Birds Jamie Hayter & Alex Windsor vs. Vivo Van & Becca(56:36) Thunder Rosa return(57:51) Kevin Knight vs. Beast Mortos(58:29) Ricochet/GOA backstage(59:13) New Japan New Beginning USA February 27 show(01:00:12) Hook recruiting promo(01:01:45) Chris Jericho(01:06:52) Collision card(01:11:18) Revolution card(01:13:40) Zach email and triviaSend your thoughts and questions to allelitecc@gmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pwtorch-dailycast--3276210/support.

This show features a fun exploration of possibilities for Drew McIntyre's opponents at WrestleMania. Is Cody Rhodes the least compelling option? Is Trick Williams so over that WWE should consider him? Or even Je'Von? Is L.A. Knight a dark horse? Could this still be the year of Randy Orton?PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by ProWrestling.net's Jake Barnett to review WWE Smackdown with live chat interactions throughout including the build for Uncle Howdy vs. Solo Sikoa, the Charlotte-Jade Cargill interaction, Kit Wilson's gimmick and who the joke is really on, the Trick-Carmelo Hayes dynamic, Oba Femi showing more personality this week, and much more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-post-shows--3275545/support.

Mike Matthews investigates the fascinating news from the week and Mike answers what is happening in the odd world of romance. Join Mike as he podcasts live from Café Anyway in podCastro Valley with Chely Shoehart, Floyd the Floorman, and John Deer the Engineer. Next show Mike Talks to Benita, the Disgruntled Fiddle Player, and the Brewmaster.

In this episode of “Why I Teach,” Dr. Kimberly D. McCorkle, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at East Tennessee State University (ETSU), sits down with Dr. Kevin E. O'Donnell, Professor of English and recipient of the 2024 Stephen L. Fisher Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Appalachian Studies Association. With more than 30 years of experience teaching literature, composition, and environmental writing, Dr. O'Donnell shares insights on storytelling, writing pedagogy, the impact of technology in the classroom, and the power of honesty in writing. He also discusses teaching The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green, Appalachian literature such as Serena by Ron Rash, and his upcoming book, The Woodlands of the Mind: Rambles Through Campus Forests. Find out more: ETSU Common Read: https://www.etsu.edu/provost/common-read.php ETSU Festival of Ideas: https://www.etsu.edu/festival/ ETSU College of Arts and Sciences: https://www.etsu.edu/cas/ Podcast Transcript:  [Music] Dr. Kevin O'Donnell I love John Green's writing for one thing. It's really accessible. His voice draws you in. He starts with these quirky topics. He'll be writing about Super Mario Kart. Within a few pages, he's talking about community and luck versus skill, and these bigger issues. Dr. Kimerly D. McCorkle Hi, I'm Kimberly McCorkle, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at East Tennessee State University. From the moment I arrived on this campus, I have been inspired by our faculty, their passion for what they do, their belief in the power of higher education, and the way they are transforming the lives of their students. This podcast is dedicated to them: Our incredible faculty at ETSU. Hear their stories as they tell us why I teach. In this episode, we will sit down with Dr. Kevin E. O'Donnell, Professor of English and recipient of the 2024 Stephen L. Fisher Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Appalachian Studies Association. A native of Northeast Ohio, Dr. O'Donnell earned his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee and has taught at ETSU for more than 30 years. His courses include Advanced Composition, American Literature, Literary Nonfiction, and Environmental Writing. He's the author of numerous publications, including Seekers of Scenery: Travel Writing from Southern Appalachia, co-authored with Helen Hollingsworth. This year, he looks forward to the release of a new book, co-written with his ETSU colleague, Dr. Scott Honeycutt, titled The Woodlands of the Mind: Rambles Through Campus Forests. Enjoy the show. Dr. O'Donnell, welcome to the show. I start my podcast with the same question for every guest. Take me back to your first day as a faculty member at ETSU, and looking back on that day, what is one piece of advice that you would have given yourself? Dr. Kevin O'Donnell Well, it's a great question. I have to think back and see if I can remember 30 years. It's half a lifetime ago, you know. But if I could give myself advice, I would say, young Kevin, trust the process. With writing, it's so challenging. You get papers from the students, especially in the first-year classes on the first day. And they've got all kinds of issues, and the first thing you see are the problems when you read them, and you want to fix everything. But just trust the process. You know, if they've got 15 weeks, if they get four or five good writing experiences, including revision and feedback, and over the course of 15 weeks, you can do a lot. Yeah. Thank you. Reflecting on your 30-plus years in the classroom here, how has your approach to teaching literature and composition changed over the years? Dr. Kevin O'Donnell Yeah, that's kind of a related question. I don't think my philosophy has changed, but a lot of the technology has changed. I mean, I kind of developed the belief in grad school that you learn to write by having an audience, writing for audiences. But 30 years ago, typically, students would print one copy, and if you were lucky, you could circulate it, do some group work and stuff, but you couldn't publish it. And then with the development of the internet, making easier access to the internet available, I started publishing my students' work on the web, and then they started publishing their own, and you get it out in front of an audience a lot more. And that's great for writing pedagogy. And then multimedia, doing this kind of stuff, like the Whisper Room over in... We were talking about that earlier over in the Innovation Commons. Yeah. I've had my students doing that, so that's part of writing now, I think, is multimedia. You can't just think of it as words on a page. Typically, anything, it's words on a screen, and then the spoken word component, recording. So that's changed how I teach a lot. I'll have my students do an audio piece and then post it on YouTube, say. That's what they did last semester. They must enjoy that. Dr. Kevin O'Donnell The response to it was great. Dr. Kimerly D. McCorkle   How do you see the connection between storytelling and how we understand our environment, culture, and region? Dr. Kevin O'Donnell Yeah, storytelling, I mean, it's... You could argue that all understanding is narrative. Like, people understand things in terms of people in places doing things, which is character-setting-plot, you know? So with the Environmental Studies minor, there's a required course that's environmental writing. We get students who are being trained in science, like biologists, who take that minor, and they come in and read some environmental literature, and you've got these science writers using narrative to make sense of the science. So I think it's a crucial component. Dr. Kimerly D. McCorkle Which literary work or author has been especially rewarding for you to teach over the years, and why? Dr. Kevin O'Donnell Yeah, I love that question. There's been a lot of them. I'm teaching a book this semester, a 2008 novel by Ron Rash called Serena, which is a super well-written, super fun novel, but it takes place in Haywood County, North Carolina, in the 1920s when the Smokies were being logged. So it's set against the backdrop of this huge natural resource extraction story that shaped Appalachia, the logging of the great Appalachian forest. But it's also really dramatic. It's got these tightly written chapters. There's some great villains and some shocking murders, and it's a great book. And Ron Rash is coming to our literary festival in April. Dr. Kimerly D. McCorkle Fantastic. Dr. Kevin O'Donnell So students are reading that novel, and I've taught that four or five times over the years, and it's a great, great book for an environmental writing class. Dr. Kimerly D. McCorkle Is he a regional author? Dr. Kevin O'Donnell He's at Western Carolina. He's down in Cullowhee. He's probably about ready to retire, but he grew up in upstate South Carolina. And yeah, he's a great writer. Dr. Kimerly D. McCorkle It must be great for students to connect to a book that's about the region. Dr. Kevin O'Donnell Yeah, and a lot of students didn't know the story that it tells, and people know the area, recognize places where scenes take place. Yeah, so it's great. That's a good one. Dr. Kimerly D. McCorkle Earlier this year, you presented an outstanding lecture to kick off this year's Common Read, The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green. What about that book resonated with you, and why do you think it was a good fit for ETSU's campus community? Dr. Kevin O'Donnell Yeah, I think it was a great fit, or it seems to be getting a good response from students. And part of it, for 15 years or more, I was a fan of the Vlogbrothers. They do their YouTube science stuff. And the format is, it's basically the essay format. You've got two, 3,000 words. I love John Green's writing, for one thing. It's really accessible. His voice draws you in. And he starts with these quirky topics. Like he'll be writing about Super Mario Kart. And within a few pages, he's talking about community and luck versus skill and these bigger issues. And so I like that they're inviting, these essays are inviting and they draw you in. They're really accessible. You can read one in 15 minutes. And the five-star review format is kind of fun. Like that, my students want to write those. You give that as a writing assignment. Here's an essay, you're going to make it ostensibly a review of something. That you're going to give five stars. So your job is to evaluate. Students like it. So I think it was a good choice. I'm excited about him. Dr. Kimerly D. McCorkle That's great, yeah. I know, as you said, a lot of students are excited. They've connected to his work for a long time. Students who've said he taught them what they know about history, for instance. As you know, we are excited to be able to welcome John Green to campus in just a few days to speak at the ETSU Festival of Ideas. From your experience, how does engaging with an author and hearing them talk about their work deepen students' connections to a text compared to just reading it in a classroom? Dr. Kevin O'Donnell Yeah, I think it's a big deal. It can change your relationship to the text. It sure humanizes it, you know? One thing about reading, even if you're reading for a class, reading seems like a really solitary activity. You go to your quiet space and you're sitting by yourself. But then these students are going to come together and see hundreds of other people who have also connected with the same text and see the author. It just makes it very visceral, the sense of how social reading is, even though it feels solitary in some ways it is, but it's a deeply social act. And I think one of the things I'm excited about is it's fun seeing other people who are excited about writing that you're excited about. Dr. Kimerly D. McCorkle Right, yeah. Feels like you're in a community of readers when you watch an author talk about their work. Dr. Kevin O'Donnell Right. Yeah, yeah. Dr. Kimerly D. McCorkle As I mentioned in the introduction, you have a book coming out this year. Will you please share a preview of The Woodlands of the Mind and a bit about what inspired you and Dr. Honeycutt to write the book? Dr. Kevin O'Donnell Yeah, thanks for asking about that. So it was really inspired by the ETSU campus. We've got, well, you know about University Woods south of the railroad bypass there. We've got 30 acres of, couple dozen at least ancient oak trees up there. And it's a really special place. And Scott Honeycutt and I, for years we'd been taking our students over there to do classrooms and to do awareness stuff and to do walks. And back in 2018, I think it was before COVID, we wrote a small grant and brought an author to class, author to campus rather, Joan Maloof, who is a biologist from Maryland who's also written some very good books, including one that Scott and I are fans of called "Among the Ancients" where she goes around and visits different old, remnant old growth forests and writes about them, but also writes about regional history and natural history. So we brought her to campus. It turns out she's the founding director of the Old-Growth Forest Network. And long story short, she came to campus, did a public nature walk with people over in the woods and then did a talk in the evening at the old East Tennessee Room and generated a lot of excitement, which led to us forming an ad-hoc committee to see if we can get the University Woods to be part of the Old-Growth Forest Network. As a community forest, Dr. Noland, our awesome president, was very supportive of this. So long story short, later that spring, Joan came back on her own dime for a dedication ceremony we did where Dr. Noland spoke and read a little poem on some other people, and we designated it as a community forest. So that experience, Scott and I to look around and it turns out a lot of universities have often old-growth remnants, which are rare attached to their property, partly because of the history of universities and land use, especially in the East. So we started learning about these places. So we thought, well, no one's written about this. So we've selected 15 places from Rome up to Maine, some small colleges, some bigger schools, like Virginia Tech and Penn State. And we split them up and we went around and wrote, kind of inspired by Joan Maloof, these travel essays with history, natural history, and we package them together and sent our proposal to the University of Georgia Press, and the editor called us back the next day and said she wanted to publish it. Dr. Kimerly D. McCorkle Congratulations. Dr. Kevin O'Donnell Yeah, thanks. Dr. Kimerly D. McCorkle Look forward to reading it. Dr. Kevin O'Donnell Awesome. Dr. Kimerly D. McCorkle What books do you have on your to-read pile and do you have any favorite books or authors that you'd recommend for consideration for future common reads at ETSU? Dr. Kevin O'Donnell Right. Yeah, my to-read pile is pretty big and half of them I never get to. I own a lot of books I've never read. I'm glad to hear that it makes me feel less guilty. But something about owning them, I hope that maybe I'll soak up. I don't know. And even better if you put them on your bedside table to look at you, yes, yeah. Dr. Kevin O'Donnell Yes, one I was thinking about that I read recently is Beth Macy who is, she wrote a book called Dopesick that the Hulu miniseries starring Michael Keaton was based on, was pretty much directly from that book. And it's a great book. But more recently in the fall, she came out with a book called Paper Girl. It's sort of a memoir she tells about growing up underprivileged in rural Ohio and then goes back there now and finds a version of herself and to look at how kids don't have the same opportunities, basically, young people. And in the process she's also talking about being a journalist and how people respond or don't respond to journalism and conspiracy theorizing has sort of moved into the vacuum where journalism has moved out of and which sounds all serious, but it's a fun book and it got a lot of attention in the fall. That one, she lives down at Roanoke. Dr. Kimerly D. McCorkle Interesting. Dr. Kevin O'Donnell We should get her up here. That would be a good one. But my dream author would be Elizabeth Kolbert. She's a New Yorker magazine writer who probably about 10 years ago she published a book called The Sixth Extinction which won the Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction which is an amazing book. It's about the planet that is currently undergoing a major extinction event, which is a grim topic. But she writes these essays where she goes around and talks to people and they're really engaging. She's the best science writer I know and she's a best seller. I think there'd be enthusiasm about her. She's got a new book, which is a collection of her New Yorker essays. So Elizabeth Kolbert--I don't know if we could get her. I don't know if she does campus visits but she'd be a good get. Dr. Kimerly D. McCorkle Great suggestions. Dr. Kevin O'Donnell Yeah. Dr. Kimerly D. McCorkle Finally, what impact do you hope you've made on your students? Dr. Kevin O'Donnell Gosh, that's a big one. Been thinking about that a lot now that I'm 30 years into this. I would hope when my students leave my class they understand that good writing is about honesty. Because I think students come in and when they're supposed to do academic writing they feel like they need to adopt this persona that's the voice of authority. And they don't feel confident in that authority. So they put on a role. And that, as much as anything, leads to tangled sentences and unclear writing. But if you can be honest about your relationship to your material and your audience, and in a simple way, not like deep profound, doesn't have to be deep profound honesty, but that's honesty is what good writing is about. That's, I would hope students would leave my class with that understanding. Dr. Kimerly D. McCorkle Dr. O'Donnell, it's been a pleasure speaking with you. Thank you for your thoughtful reflections on teaching, literature, and the Common Read experience. Thank you for the way you engage your students with literature. I'm looking forward to adding your new book to my reading list this year. Thanks for listening to "Why I Teach." For more information about Dr. O'Donnell, the College of Arts and Sciences, or this podcast series, visit the ETSU Provost website at etsu.edu slash Provost. You can follow me on social media at ETSU Provost. And if you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to like and subscribe to "Why I Teach" wherever you listen to podcasts. 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Trey Devey is President of Interlochen Center for the Arts, where he leads one of the world's most influential institutions for the education and development of young artists. Since assuming the presidency in 2017, he has guided Interlochen through a period of transformation—completing a decades-long campus plan, launching new global and online programs, and navigating the profound disruptions of the pandemic while strengthening the institution's mission and long-term sustainability. Prior to Interlochen, Trey served as President of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, and Cincinnati May Festival, where he led a financial turnaround, restored artistic capacity, and helped raise more than $225 million to secure the organization's future. In this episode, we trace Trey's journey from trombone student to consultant, orchestra executive, and president of a global arts institution—exploring the decisions that shaped him, the realities of leading through uncertainty, and his vision for educating not just exceptional artists, but citizen artists prepared to shape the future.

Carlos just started working at a company in Lima's Nikkei district: a place where Japanese and Peruvian culture mix. When his new coworkers start teasing him about the office ghost, he figures they're just messing with the new guy. Until one night, he has to pull the graveyard shift. Thank you Carlos for sharing your story with Spooked! Produced by Erick Yáñez, original score by Daniel Riera, scouted by Juan Diego Beltrán, voice artist Gonzalo Paoli, artwork by Teo Ducot. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today we jump back 15 years to two back-to-back episodes of the PWTorch Livecast from Feb. 10 and 11, 2011.On the Feb. 10, 2011 episode, PWTorch editor Wade Keller and ProWrestling.net's Jason Powell, discussed the WWE Financials just released today, then take live calls with a lot of people chipping in on how WWE could improve business, plus WrestleMania predictions and speculation. In the VIP Aftershow they discuss TNA Impact's big angles last week.Then on the Feb. 11, 2011 episode, PWTorch assistant editor James Caldwell took phone calls for 66 minutes on the previous night's TNA Impact, the Impact ratings, Eric Bischoff's show-opening promo capturing everything wrong with TNA's writing, WrestleMania 27 lacking star power, how WWE can quickly try to make up for a lack of marque "this is WrestleMania" matches, a potential Triple H vs. Undertaker WM27 match, more buzz for WM28 right now, how WWE can build for WM28 using this year's Mania, a potential WrestleMania 27 card with attraction matches involving Big Show and Wade Barrett, top Black pro wrestling stars of all-time, Sting's all-time best opponents, Vader in the early 1990s, DDP stalker angle in WWE, whether WWE and/or TNA will restore secondary titles, and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast--3076978/support.

"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" is back onstage in New York City for its 20th anniversary. Cast members perform songs from the show live in our studio. Photo by Joan Marcus

Helen Shaw, previously a staff writer at The New Yorker and theater critic for New York Magazine, has been hired as the chief theater critic for The New York Times. Shaw discusses how she's thinking about her new role, her approach to theater criticism, and previews a few spring shows she's looking forward to. Photo courtesy of The New York Times

Jason Isbell talks about his latest acoustic album Foxes in the Snow, and shares some of the music. He'll be at Radio City Music Hall Friday and Saturday night in support of the new release. Photo by Per Ole Hagen/Getty Images

In this episode of PWTorch ‘90s Pastcast, Patrick Moynahan and Alex McDonald discuss issue #374 of the PWTorch including all the mostly good and some bad of WCW SuperBrawl VI featuring two cage matches, WWF files a formal FTC complaint against TBS, Flair wins the title as Miss Elizabeth turns on Savage, and much more. Contact us with questions, reactions, and more at torchpastcast@gmail.com.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pwtorch-dailycast--3276210/support.

What does it feel like to return to your art practice after a 25-year break? In this episode of Art Problems, I speak with visual artist Shae Nadine about navigating an art world that had completely transformed in her absence. When Shae joined Netvvrk two years ago, she was figuring out basics like digital documentation and artist statements. But through accountability groups and community support, she went from feeling lost to landing a NYSCA grant, a SuCasa residency, and curating a four-month public art exhibition in Chicago. This conversation gets into the unglamorous parts of building an art career—like why Shae's accountability group toasts their rejections, how to know when you're actually ready to apply for major grants, and why sometimes the best thing you can do for your relationship is stop asking your partner to read your artist statement. If you've ever felt like an outsider in the art world, I recommend listening to Shae's story.   Links: Free Info Session: How to Become a Biennial Artist - Wednesday, February 25th at 7pm EST Register here. Shae Nadine || SubtleFlux: Website, Instagram Grants & Programs Mentioned: NYSCA (New York State Council on the Arts): https://arts.ny.gov Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC): https://lmcc.net Sukasa Grant: https://www.skowhegan.org/sukasa Manhattan Graphics Center: https://www.manhattangraphicscenter.org Pollack-Krasner Foundation: https://pkf.org Guggenheim Fellowship: https://www.gf.org Resources: Powerhouse Arts (mentioned in episode): https://powerhousearts.org Westbeth Artists Housing: https://westbeth.org

In this week's episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show from five years ago (2-19-2021), PWTorch.com editor Wade Keller and PWTorch.com's Mike Meyers discussed WWE Friday Night Smackdown including more Roman Reigns-Edge interplay, Apollo Crews turns and injures Big E, Seth Rollins reacts to last week's segment, Sasha-Reginald dynamic explored, Six-Man Main Event, Otis turns, and more with live callers throughout.Then, in a bonus segment, a previously VIP-exclusive Wade Keller Hotline reviewing the year-ago episode of WWE Smackdown from Feb. 21, 2020 including the Bella Twins on a Moment of Bliss, a Goldberg-Fiend angle, Otis-Mandy date follow-up, Lacey Evans sit-down interview with Renee Young, Braun Strowman & Elias vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro in a Symphony of Destruction match, Daniel Bryan vs. Heath Slater, Usos & New Day vs. Miz & Morrison & Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler, and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-post-shows--3275545/support.

On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, host Brian Whitmore speaks with two veteran diplomats, former U.S. State Department official Donald Jensen, who is currently an an adjunct professor in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University and an adjunct fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies; and Osmolovska, a 15-year veteran of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry who now serves as the head of GLOBSEC's Kyiv office. They are the co-authors of an important, exhaustively researched, and very timely report, "Adversary at the Table: Negotiating with Putin's Russia," which was released this week by the Atlantic Council.

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Apologies come in all forms. But how often are they sincere? A participatory performance show Sincere Apologies examines famous apologies.

Meet Olivia Lauren, a girl who never thought sports were her thing until she decided to give swimming a try! At first, she was nervous, but something wonderful happened: Olivia discovered a brand-new passion. Dive into this inspiring story about trying new things, building confidence, and finding joy in unexpected places.

Join us in Vegas for Podjam 3! Subscribe and Watch Interviews LIVE : On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Stand Up is a daily podcast. I book,host,edit, post and promote new episodes with brilliant guests every day. This show is Ad free and fully supported by listeners like you! Please subscribe now for as little as 5$ and gain access to a community of over 750 awesome, curious, kind, funny, brilliant, generous soul Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, is the founding dean of The National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, as well as director of the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development. He is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine of National Academies as well as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. A pediatrician and an expert in vaccinology and tropical disease, Hotez has authored hundreds of peer-reviewed articles and editorials as well dozens of textbook chapters. www.peterhotez.org On YOUTUBE.com/StandUpWithPete ON SubstackStandUpWithPete Listen rate and review on Apple Podcasts Listen rate and review on Spotify Pete On Instagram Pete on Blue Sky Pete on Threads Pete on Tik Tok Pete on Twitter Pete Personal FB page Stand Up with Pete FB page

The production group Theater of War invites top-notch actors to perform readings of works of real, hard-hitting journalism. Bryan Doerries, artistic director of 'Theater of War', previews Thursday evening's live program on WNYC, in which actors Sam Waterston, Daphne Rubin-Vega and Julianne Moore will read reporting from Minneapolis, about how schools and educators are navigating the incursion of immigration enforcement actions in schools. Learn more at our 'Theater Of War On The Radio' page.Graphic courtesy of Theater of War.

This year, we hear from the creators of the five films nominated for the Academy Award for best feature documentary. Today, Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman talk about their film "The Alabama Solution," which documents abuses in the Alabama state prison system using cellphone footage recorded by incarcerated men over several years. "The Alabama Solution," photograph by Courtesy of HBO.   

In this week's Flagship Flashback episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Podcast from five years ago (2-18-2021), PWTorch editor Wade Keller was joined by Jason Powell from ProWrestling.net and the Pro Wrestling Boom podcast. They discuss potential winners for both Elimination Chamber matches, NXT Takeover and Adam Cole's turn, Seth Rollins' return, Kenny Omega's presentation compared to Roman Reigns lately, the new Exploding Barbed Wire stipulation for Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley, the Lacey Evans pregnancy, Sting taking a big powerbomb from Brian Cage, and much more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-podcast--3076978/support.