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Join Grace, Doug, and Pioneer Director of Operations Strategy, Joseph Garcia as they lean into our Core Value of Continuous Improvement. In this episode, Joseph shares how he leads with continuous improvement though personal accounts of the potential consequences of forgetting to live this core value and practical ways to continuously lead teams to improve. As Grace, Doug, and Joseph unpack this core value it becomes clear that it is important to acknowledge the self-awareness and self-reflection it takes to create space for continuous improvement. Joseph shares helpful ways to manage the balance of striving for continuous improvement against perfection. Tune in to learn more about how to mindfully lead with our Core Value of Continuous Improvement!  GUEST: Joseph Garcia, Director of Operations Strategy, Pioneer HOSTED BY: Grace Berman and Doug Miller, Senior Directors, Wisdom For DaVita teammates, please visit to learn more about our guests and hosts, and listen to our other episodes. Share your thoughts and comments about our podcast here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DLIPodcastEval Have an idea about a topic you want to hear in 2021, or a mini-insight? Share it with us here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DLITopicIdeas  

Join Grace in this solo episode to talk all about rest! As she encourages you to question the narratives we are fed from hustle culture that resting is bad and we should push through into points of burn out to get results. We are sovereign beings, we have a choice over what we subscribe to in life. It is possible for you to achieve all your goals and dreams, whilst also being well rested, finding your own unique balance to enjoy life at the same time!If you have been feeling tired, out of balance and need to take the pressure off yourself - this episode is your permission slip. As Grace gets you into a new mindset and give you the opportunity to check in with yourself and see if how you are currently living, is actually working for you.Get 10% off your first month of therapy with Better Help  betterhelp.com/findingyourfeetShop positive affirmationsShop our meditationsSubscribe to our  Youtube ChannelSign up to receive a positive Monday morning email from us once a weekJoin our community on instagram: @findingyourfeetpodcast

As a leader do you feel comfortable sharing when you’re struggling? In general, we don’t talk about struggle a lot but Grace Marshall wants to open up the conversation. This week on the Influence & Impact for Female Leaders podcast, I interviewed Grace about struggle, leadership and her new book Struggle: the surprising truth, beauty and opportunity hidden in life’s sh*ttier moments. We discussed: Why we all have struggle and why we should remove the self-judgement around it What you can do if you’re struggling as a leader The power of your emotions and how you can acknowledge and express them in a work environment Grace’s unique three step process for handling struggle as it happens As a leader, sometimes we put ourselves on a pedestal and hold high expectations of how we should handle difficult or uncertain situations. I hope this episode helps you to see struggle from a different perspective, understand that you don’t always need to show up perfectly or have everything figured out and that it’s ok to ask for support. As Grace says, what if struggle is precisely where the magic happens? Shouldn’t we embrace it if it’s where we can do our best, most important work?   MORE ABOUT GRACE Author of the award-winning How to be Really Productive, Grace Marshall is known for her ‘refreshingly human’ approach to productivity. Featured in The Guardian, Forbes and Huffpost, her work as a Productivity Ninja with global productivity training company Think Productive has helped thousands of people to replace stress, overwhelm and frustration with success, sanity and satisfaction. Her new book Struggle: the surprising truth, beauty and opportunity hidden in life’s sh*ttier moments is out now. Buy Grace’s book Struggle: https://gracemarshall.com/struggle/ CONNECT WITH GRACE Instagram: @gracemarshallninja https://www.instagram.com/gracemarshallninja/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gracemarshallcoaching LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracemarshall/ Website: https://gracemarshall.com/ Twitter:@GraceMarshall https://twitter.com/gracemarshall   FOLLOW ME ON:     LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlamiller1/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisiscarlamiller//      HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE PODCAST?    Subscribe (It's FREE)   Share this episode with a friend   Leave a review      I would love to hear you feedback on this week’s podcast. Please leave a review or come say hello on social!   Thank you for listening, see you next week!    

In this special bonus 'Mother’s Day’ Episode, I sit down for a conversation with my 18 year-old daughter, Grace Kingsley Miller. Grace spent her formative years growing up in the Bible belt and being raised in the conservative, white evangelical church. But at some point in her journey, she questioned all that she had been taught to believe about faith and politics. In this candid conversation, Grace and I talk about 'what happened' to our family as we opened our hearts up to stories and voices from the margins that completely shifted our faith and politics.  Grace shares her story of growing up in the Bible Belt and the damaging effects purity culture had on her as a teenage girl.  She opens up about the messages she got about what it meant to be a female in the conservative church and how she felt it devalued her worth. But perhaps what is most impactful is Grace talks about the people and stories she encountered along the way that started to change everything for her and our family. Grace’s faith and political beliefs started a profound shift, as she met real people on the margins and she started to question all she had been taught to believe in the church. As Grace began to  question and search for who Jesus really was and what it really means to 'love your neighbor', the shift in her faith paradigm had a profound effect on what her parents had always taught her to be true. 

**This episode is brought to you by ATTN Agency and Forum Brands**   “My intention with creating Mystic Monday's tarot was really to build a better relationship with yourself,” Grace mentions on our latest episode of The Story of a Brand. CEO and Founder of Mystic Mondays, Grace Duong, tells us about her own explorations with tarot. She describes her passion for offering an accessible version to others. As Grace designs Mystic Monday’s tarot deck for the modern person, she’s also created a companion tarot app for your phone designed to give you tarot readings on the go. Through the app, you could draw cards, learn from resources, save journal entries, and so much more to give the everyday person access to spirituality. In part 2, we learn about Talking about Dreams and Doers; Grace’s upbringing; Paving and walking your own path; Building a better relationship with yourself; Tarot decks and guidebooks; Tarot deck app for everyday use; The future of Mystic Mondays; and much more. Join Ramon Vela and Grace as they breakdown the inside story on The Story of a Brand. For more on Mystic Mondays and information on her Kickstarter campaign, visit: https://mysticmondays.com/ * OUR SHOW IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH THE SUPPORT OF ATTN Agency. ATTN Agency is a full-funnel growth and performance digital marketing agency with proven strategies to scale and optimize direct-to-consumer brands through tactical media buying, data-driven analysis, and unrivaled creative services. If you are looking back on this year wondering what went wrong or what could have gone better, or if you're starting to put together your game plan for 2021, I have one piece of advice: you need to talk to ATTN Agency. I’ve interviewed several of their clients, and I can say that they are the best in the business. ATTN represents some of the fastest-growing direct-to-consumer brands, delivering month-over-month results. For a comprehensive, no-obligation, 14 point audit of your social, search, shopping, email, and SMS channels, visit: https://www.attnagency.com/storyofabrand/ * This episode is also brought to you by Forum Brands. Have you built an online brand that consumers love? Do you sell in consumer categories that are essential to everyday life? Do the majority of your sales go through Amazon FBA? If this sounds like you, you should get to know Forum Brands. Forum is a team of expert investors, operators, and many ex-Amazonian, who provide entrepreneurs and owners with the most efficient and lucrative way to sell their e-commerce businesses. If you’re interested in exploring a sale and cashing out years of your profits in one day, visit us at https://www.forumbrands.com/ to schedule a 30-minute call.

As Grace and I often discuss, we 100% believe in helping women create their own success in their health and fitness journey’s! Simplicity is key, but it’s almost too easy to create confusion if you are going at it alone. Today we are uncovering one of our favorite strategies to help you succeed even through the busiest seasons of life!

As Grace moves forward in health, how do we intend to make disciples?  How does Grace define discipleship and what does it look like for us to go through the process?

A hilarious and heartfelt historical romance. AudioFile’s Emily Connelly tells host Jo Reed about all the many reasons she loved MY FAKE RAKE, including Zara Hampton-Brown’s delightful narration. Lady Grace is a herpetologist more comfortable in the library than the ballroom after a disastrous debut. When she suddenly has to find a husband, she and her friend Sebastian hatch a plan. Hampton-Brown doesn’t miss a comical beat as they work to transform Sebastian from a scholarly anthropologist into a dashing rake. As Grace and Sebastian spend more and more time together to try and convince would-be suitors that she is a catch, simmering feelings derail their plans. Published by Harper Audio. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com. Support for Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine comes from Paperback Classics, a new imprint from Oasis Family Media, bringing the best pulp and vintage paperbacks to audio, including 1960s cult-classic series Dark Shadows and Flash Gordon.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grace is the only daughter of her parents. With 5 elder brothers, she grew up being a tomboy and hyperactive. It’s unarguable, Grace is one of the most beautiful girl you’ll ever meet. Her beauty is duly matched by her intelligence and work ethic. Right from her childhood days, Grace has a knack for literally jumping for joy when excited about something. Before you can say “Jack Robinson” you’ll find her screaming and laughing as she bounces on the sofa or bed. While telling her parents what she scored in her Junior Secondary School leaving examination, she had jumped on a plastic chair, it shattered in pieces under her weight and she got some bruises. Her dad, realizing she could have been more hurt then instructed her to never jump on either the chair or bed irrespective of her delight. She was told to always calm down as much as possible and express herself through her words and smile or laugh. Years passed by without any more “bouncing” incidents. Three years later, Grace and her two best friends were in her room waiting for the release of their UTME results. After a very tense waiting and refreshing of JAMB’s website which had kept crashing repeatedly, Grace finally saw her scores. She had scored 380. Grace didn’t know when she did it, but by the time she could gather her wits, she was already screaming, laughing and jumping nonstop on the bed along with her besties. Then she heard a crack. One of the wood carrying the foam underneath had broken. She sobered up a bit, but was still delighted nonetheless. That evening, as her parents got into the house from work, she broke the news of her passing the UTME. Her parents were proud of her. Her mum hugged her, while her dad beaming with a big smile on his face promised to get her whatever she asked for. After supper that evening, as they were all settled in front of the television, Grace suddenly got in front of both her parents and knelt down. “What’s wrong” her dad asked. “I am sorry, I did it again” Grace replied. A knowing look dawned on her mother’s face as she asked “did what?” “I jumped on the bed in joy and I think I broke it.” There was a pregnant pause in the room as everyone expected Grace’s dad to go full ballistic on her. “It’s alright, I know” he said instead. Her mum then stretched out her hands and pulled her up from her knees, setting her down to sit between her parents. It all felt too surreal, too good to be true, she had been expecting a spanking or a strongly worded rebuke at the very least. She had been imagining a hundred and one reaction from her parents as well as her response to them all. She had even thought of how quickly she could summon up fake tears to escape punishment. A smile and a hug; that, she wasn’t ready for. “How did you know?” She sheepishly asked them. “I had gone to pick up the book you borrowed from me last week in your room, when I decided to sit on your bed. I straightaway went to tell your dad, he was upset at first. But when I pointed out that it most likely was a result of you jumping for joy about your exam scores, he was sated a bit. I pleaded on your behalf and reminded him of how you’ve been a good girl and haven’t jumped on any chair or bed in the last three years. He finally agreed forgave you, but on the condition that you come confessing by yourself. Without any prompting. You just showed that you are truly my daughter” her mother said with tears of joy welling up in her eyes. “I have forgiven you” her father said. “Thankfully you weren’t hurt. I will call the carpenter to fix the bed tomorrow morning” Grace couldn’t believe her ears. So her very Stern dad already knew, thank God for her advocating mother. As Grace went to sleep on her squeaking bed that night, she couldn’t help but wonder what would have happened if she had tried to keep the whole incident a secret to herself. Read more at MARDLife.com

As Grace has arrived at Panama City without much expectation, what did she encounter in the World Youth Day week? What is her most memorable moment? As Grace has arrived at Panama City without much expectation, what did she encounter in the World Youth Day week? What is her most memorable moment?

FEATURING: ALLY CARTER Today, I’m featuring Ally Carter, author of the Gallagher Girls series, the Heist Society series, and many more. Her books feature kick-butt heroines and fast-paced action, with a lot of mystery thrown in for good measure. I’ve had the privilege of seeing Ms. Carter speak at a couple of teen book festivals. I’m happy to report that she lives up to the wit, humor, and intelligence that is found in her books. (Sometimes that doesn’t always happen when you meet your heroes, am I right?) I LOVED hearing her talk about her goal to write mentoring characters for her heroines, guides who had gravitas and gumption. And I loved reading those characters even more – like Eleanor Chancellor, in her Embassy Row series and Cammie’s Mom, Rachel Morgan, in the Gallagher Girls series. WHAT CHARACTERIZES HER WORK Ally Carter’s work empowers readers, as she walks us through the issues that characterize most of her work: Dealing with the loss of a parent Trusting yourself Trusting the people around you Relationships with parents Friendships Girl Power Her twisty endings, her brilliant weaving of history into her plots, and her clever, nail-biting cliffhangers are all reasons why I love her fantastic body of work. Which is what I want to dive into now. The first Ally Carter book I ever read was “I Could Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You.” How’s that for a title?! It’s the first in her Gallagher Girls series, and as soon as I finished it, I wanted to read everything she ever wrote. THE GALLAGHER GIRLS This is a series that is appropriate for middle-grade readers on up, and it’s all about a girl’s school that looks like a snotty prep academy on the outside, but inside, it’s actually a spy school for girls. The Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women is equipped with an underground training facility, former government agents for instructors, and classes like Hacking the CIA 101. The staff and the girls keep their secret at all costs – and the way that plays out is super fun! Think alarms that trigger bookcase flipping, automated accessory swapping (paintings flipping over on the wall by themselves,) and drills to make sure it all runs like a well-oiled machine. Now, that description alone may sound formulaic, but Carter elevates it with her relatable characters and their baggage – specifically, Cammie Morgan, whose father (a secret agent himself) has died under mysterious circumstances. And did I mention her mother is the headmistress? Yeah. Throw in her tumultuous love life (or lack thereof), a terrorist organization determined to kidnap her, and teachers who may or may not be double agents, and you have the recipe for a complex, tug-at-your-heartstrings series. The books in the Gallagher Girls series are: I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy Don’t Judge a Girl by Her Cover Only the Good Spy Young Out of Sight, Out of Time United We Spy You can find them (and all the others I’ll be talking about) in the show notes. HEIST SOCIETY The next Ally Carter series I devoured was The Heist Society books. And let me throw in here – I really hate to start a series when the books haven’t ALL been released! But with Ally Carter, I wait on pins and needles until her newest drops. That includes this series – and I still have hopes that she’ll put out a 4th book.) So, Heist Society. This is a series probably best for older teens because there is some sexual tension – nothing overt, but it’s there, and also, there are some complex historical factors woven in that touch on things like the Holocaust. These books feature Katarina “Kat” Bishop, who is part of a long line of art thieves. Carter paints the picture of a “royal” family of con artists that’s been around for centuries. Kat is part the newest generation, and from an early age, she’s been taught all the ins and outs of running scams and, well, heists, by the best in the business. With a crew that consists of her beautiful, sophisticated cousin (Gabrielle) , a set of brothers (Angus and Hamish Bagshaw) who are a cross between the Weasly twins and the two brothers in Ocean’s 11, a tech whiz (Simon), and an ever-mysterious boy billionaire (Hale – specifically, W.W. Hale the Fifth. Hale is her friend of several years, there’s definite tension between them – as in the attraction kind of tension.) Kat and her team travel the world to pull off their heists, and she’s often reluctant participant. But she’s also one of the best, and extenuating circumstances keep pulling her back into the family business. There are mysteries within mysteries – like, is Nick (the charming teen who tried to pick Kat’s pocket) a good guy or a bad guy? And what is the WW part of Hale’s name? And who is Vasily Romani? While this may sound like the teen version of the Ocean’s movies, or The Italian Job, what makes it really come alive are the very flawed characters (much like in the Gallagher Girls.) They may look like cookie cutouts on the surface, but their complexities and weaknesses are what makes these stories great. The books in the Heist Society Series are: Heist Society Uncommon Criminals Perfect Scoundrels The Grift of the Magi (This is a short novella.)  CROSSOVER FUN Okay, I also have to mention another novella that Carter wrote that’s a crossover between the Gallagher world and the Heist Society world, Double Crossed: A Spies and Thieves Story. If I didn’t already love Ally Carter, this book would definitely seal the deal! EMBASSY ROW Okay, I’m just going to touch briefly on the next series, the Embassy Row books. I have to be brutally honest here and say I’m not as excited about them as I was her first two series. I think it’s because I found the main character, Grace Blakely, so unlikeable. Which is harsh, I admit, but as a reader, I have a hard time connecting with victim-y characters. Which Grace definitely seems like, as she tries to navigate the aftereffects of her mother’s murder, and the amnesia she’s had since the night it happened. Grace is one of Carter’s most deeply flawed characters, and it was difficult for me to read – sort of like watching a train wreck – you don’t really want to see, but you can’t look away. Moving on, as Grace faces the challenges of trying to get her family to believe she’s not crazy, make a place for herself in her Grandfather’s world (he’s the American Ambassador to fictional Adria,) and remember the details of that awful night her Mom died, she slowly starts to trust the group of kids who surround her. Kids from all over the world, who like her, live on Embassy Row in Adria. They’re a motley crew, and of course, there’s a love interest there. One that is layered and complicated, in true Carter fashion. One of the best parts of the Embassy Row series is Grace’s Grandfather’s Chief of Staff, Eleanor Chancellor – I mentioned her before, as one of the mentoring women that Ally Carter talked about during a teen book festival I attended. It’s unclear if Ms. Chancellor is a hero or villain, but regardless, she has the gravitas to help Grace get back on her feet. As Grace gets closer to solving the mystery of who killed her mother, another secret starts to unravel – one that not only impacts Grace but the country of Adria and the whole world. And while it’s not my favorite, The Embassy Row does have Carter’s trademarks: high suspense and twisty plotlines. Here are the books in the Embassy Row series: All Fall Down See How They Run Take the Key and Lock Her Up Ally Carter has several other stand-alone novels, but I’m going to stop here today. Except for adding that one of her most recent books, Not if I Save You First, is also awesome. CONVERSATION QUESTIONS WITH YOUR TEEN These books really encompass her complex, girl-powered, fast-paced style. And, they’re really great for jumping into conversations with your teen with questions like: What does it mean to be able to trust someone? When is it okay to keep secrets from the people you’re closest to? When you’re facing a crisis, when should you go to an adult for help? How do you know who your “true” friends are? What can you do if you’ve made a big mistake – one that’s caused a lot of damage not only to yourself but to others? How do you know when to fight for justice? What does it mean to be a strong woman? What’s the best way to learn how to trust yourself? Okay, I can’t wait to hear how you and your teen enjoy Ally Carter’s books! Please be sure to DM me or reply to my email this week.   Referenced in this Episode The Ish Girl on Facebook The Ish Girl on Instagram For exclusive content, Sign Up for The Ish Girl’s Weekly Email! FREE EBOOK: Be the Grownup They Need

As Grace gears up to attend her 25th high School reunion, listen as she talks about feeling the feels and doing it anyway. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/becausewhynotpodcast/support

In 2004 Grace Bonney, blogger and New York Times Best Selling author started the hit design blog "Design Sponge" in Brooklyn, NY. As Grace's platform grew other dimensions of herself began to emerge and she felt compelled to write the NYT best seller In the Company of Women. A book that looks at a cross section of women around the world and how they navigate being business women at all levels. Bahia Akerele, gets to chat with Grace Bonney, and talk about all things women, business and life. You cannot be what you cannot see...powerful words and a quote from Marian Wright Edelman, begins this book of 100 women telling their stories.

As Grace makes us alive and begins to change our desires, we quickly realize that to understand the purpose of God for our lives and to truly experience His love is a miracle of Grace that we badly need to experience. God has promised to work powerfully in us to help us see what we couldn't see and to experience what is impossible to experience outside of His work of Grace in us. This message was presented on August 6, 2017 at Mosaic's Conway campus.

For the latest episode of the Talkhouse Music Podcast, we invited Talkhouse Music's new editor-in-chief, Amy Rose Spiegel, to choose one of her favorite episodes from the vault. The one she picked happens to be one of my faves, as well: Genesis Breyer P-Orridge with Laura Jane Grace. The episode, which originally aired in 2015, is presented here in its entirety with a new introduction from Amy Rose and me. Subscribe now on iTunes or Stitcher to stay in the loop about future Talkhouse Podcasts. Also, we want to hear from you! Head on over to bit.ly/TalkhouseSurvey to fill out a two-minute survey about you, our audience, so we can hear about how to bring you the best conversations. To sweeten the deal, we’ll be raffling off a Fender Mahogany Acoustic Guitar, a rad nine-LP prize pack courtesy of the great crews at Secretly Group and Dead Oceans, a custom Levi’s jean jacket, and four $25 Amazon gift cards. Good luck! —Elia Einhorn, Talkhouse Music Podcast host and producer New introduction recorded and mixed by Mark Yoshizumi. “Transsexuals are the stormtroopers of the future.” So says Genesis P-Orridge, the iconic, visionary musician who has fronted influential bands like Psychic TV and Throbbing Gristle. While P-Orridge isn’t transgender — they* call themselves a pandrogyne — their partner in this Talkhouse Music Podcast, Against Me! frontwoman Laura Jane Grace, came out as transgender in 2012. Still, as P-Orridge points out, both musicians have done something very brave: they’ve transitioned, in one way or another, in front of their audience. And it was P-Orridge who paved the way. As Grace says here, “Someone like yourself is so important to me.” P-Orridge and Grace might hail from different generations, countries and musical communities, but they found plenty to talk about: what it was like to transition in public, the mind-body duality, paranormal phenomena, the perennial bathroom problem, the perennnial airport screening problem, courage, death, Caitlyn Jenner, a hilarious exchange about what to wear on stage, dealing with photographers who want you to show your boobs, and what P-Orridge calls “a gradual shift in the way that gender and sexuality are perceived in our species.” This is one of the more fascinating and potentially visionary exchanges we’ve ever had on the Talkhouse Podcast. It’s also one of the more risqué, so if you’re easily offended, maybe you’ll want to check out one of our other podcasts. * A word about pronouns: P-Orridge call themselves “we” because they feel at one with their late wife Lady Jaye. Much more about that in the podcast.

Kent State University is associated indelibly with the events of May 4, 1970, when soldiers of the Ohio National Guard shot over a dozen students, killing four of them. In Kent State: Death and Dissent in the Long Sixties (University of Massachusetts Press, 2016), Thomas M. Grace, a historian who was one of the survivors of that day, sets it within the context of an emergent culture of political activism on the camps. That culture had its origins in the broader changes taking place in American society in the late 1950s, with a small but committed group of students at the rapidly expanding university protesting for civil rights for African Americans. Most of these students came from working-class backgrounds and inherited the New Deal Democratic politics of their parents, and often found themselves at odds with the more conservative town and a campus administration reluctant to court controversy. Lyndon Johnson’s decision to commit American troops to the defense of South Vietnam soon brought about a shift in the priorities of these protestors, as antiwar marches soon replaced civil rights activism as their focus. These protests evolved as the war dragged on, with Richard Nixon’s announcement on April 30, 1970 of the invasion of Cambodia sparking demonstrations that led to the destruction of the campus’s ROTC building and the dispatch of the Guard by the states governor in response. As Grace reveals, the strained emotions and frayed nerves of the participants led to a tragedy that shocked a nation and transformed permanently the lives of everyone involved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kent State University is associated indelibly with the events of May 4, 1970, when soldiers of the Ohio National Guard shot over a dozen students, killing four of them. In Kent State: Death and Dissent in the Long Sixties (University of Massachusetts Press, 2016), Thomas M. Grace, a historian who was one of the survivors of that day, sets it within the context of an emergent culture of political activism on the camps. That culture had its origins in the broader changes taking place in American society in the late 1950s, with a small but committed group of students at the rapidly expanding university protesting for civil rights for African Americans. Most of these students came from working-class backgrounds and inherited the New Deal Democratic politics of their parents, and often found themselves at odds with the more conservative town and a campus administration reluctant to court controversy. Lyndon Johnson’s decision to commit American troops to the defense of South Vietnam soon brought about a shift in the priorities of these protestors, as antiwar marches soon replaced civil rights activism as their focus. These protests evolved as the war dragged on, with Richard Nixon’s announcement on April 30, 1970 of the invasion of Cambodia sparking demonstrations that led to the destruction of the campus’s ROTC building and the dispatch of the Guard by the states governor in response. As Grace reveals, the strained emotions and frayed nerves of the participants led to a tragedy that shocked a nation and transformed permanently the lives of everyone involved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kent State University is associated indelibly with the events of May 4, 1970, when soldiers of the Ohio National Guard shot over a dozen students, killing four of them. In Kent State: Death and Dissent in the Long Sixties (University of Massachusetts Press, 2016), Thomas M. Grace, a historian who was one of the survivors of that day, sets it within the context of an emergent culture of political activism on the camps. That culture had its origins in the broader changes taking place in American society in the late 1950s, with a small but committed group of students at the rapidly expanding university protesting for civil rights for African Americans. Most of these students came from working-class backgrounds and inherited the New Deal Democratic politics of their parents, and often found themselves at odds with the more conservative town and a campus administration reluctant to court controversy. Lyndon Johnson’s decision to commit American troops to the defense of South Vietnam soon brought about a shift in the priorities of these protestors, as antiwar marches soon replaced civil rights activism as their focus. These protests evolved as the war dragged on, with Richard Nixon’s announcement on April 30, 1970 of the invasion of Cambodia sparking demonstrations that led to the destruction of the campus’s ROTC building and the dispatch of the Guard by the states governor in response. As Grace reveals, the strained emotions and frayed nerves of the participants led to a tragedy that shocked a nation and transformed permanently the lives of everyone involved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WHITE BONE by Ridley Pearson Corruption isn’t a “problem” in Kenya, it’s the way of doing business. The poaching of ivory from African elephants, driven by insatiable demand from mainland China, fuels constant blood and slaughter. Knox faces police, national rangers, journalists, and safari companies who are each in their own symbiotic relationship with elephants, both good and bad. As the threat from Al-Shaabab militants interferes with his pursuit of Grace, Knox finds himself pitted against the most savage and suicidal fighters in the world. And there’s this woman, Grace, always in his head. His gut. As Grace watches as her civilized self slips away while abandoned in the bush, Knox races against the clock to find her. (Penguin) Ridley Pearson Book List and Awards His website: ridleypearson.com Follow him on Facebook Follow him on Twitter Listen to Interviews About The Author:  Ridley Pearson is a New York Times bestselling author of more than 48 novels, divided between suspense and young adult adventure. Over the years, his work has been published in two dozen languages, and has been adapted by network television and for the Broadway stage. His book Peter and the Starcatchers, written with Dave Barry, was adapted by Rick Elice into a play which went on to Broadway to win 5 Tony Awards.

“Transsexuals are the stormtroopers of the future.” So says Genesis P-Orridge, the iconic, visionary musician who has fronted influential bands like Psychic TV and Throbbing Gristle. While P-Orridge isn’t transgender — they* call themselves a pandrogyne — their partner in this Talkhouse Music Podcast, Against Me! frontwoman Laura Jane Grace, came out as transgender in 2012. Still, as P-Orridge points out, both musicians have done something very brave: they’ve transitioned, in one way or another, in front of their audience. And it was P-Orridge who paved the way. As Grace says here, “Someone like yourself is so important to me.” P-Orridge and Grace might hail from different generations, countries and musical communities, but they found plenty to talk about: what it was like to transition in public, the mind-body duality, paranormal phenomena, the perennial bathroom problem, the perennnial airport screening problem, courage, death, Caitlyn Jenner, a hilarious exchange about what to wear on stage, dealing with photographers who want you to show your boobs, and what P-Orridge calls “a gradual shift in the way that gender and sexuality are perceived in our species.” This is one of the more fascinating and potentially visionary exchanges we’ve ever had on the Talkhouse Podcast. It’s also one of the more risqué, so if you’re easily offended, maybe you’ll want to check out one of our other podcasts. * A word about pronouns: P-Orridge call themselves “we” because they feel at one with their late wife Lady Jaye. Much more about that in the podcast.