Podcasts about Bard

Our 2026 Listener Story competition continues with five more incredible listener-made pieces. In this Silver collection, you'll hear the surprising craft behind mechanical keyboards, the natural sounds hidden in Indian ragas, and how learning a new language can transform noise into belonging.Twenty Thousand Hertz is produced by Defacto Sound.Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to see our video series.Follow Dallas on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠mystery.20k.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Support the show and get ad-free episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠20k.org/plus⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Listener Links: Hear Leonardo Barrios' music under the name Bardø on Spotify. Learn about Ross Maddox's work testing the hearing of babies at maddoxlab.org. Explore Nathaniel Harrison's work with Shore 3 Studios. Hear Vicki Hansen's music under the name Indiajiva on Youtube and Spotify. Try NetSuite Next for free at netsuite.ai/20k.Shopify: Own your customer relationships. Own your revenue. Start with a free trial at shopify.com/20k

Mark Geragos and guest host Lauren Conlin unpack a tense day in the Lindsay Clancy trial, from Kevin Reddington's heated questioning of the Commonwealth's psychiatric expert to the dueling opinions over Clancy's mental state...plus the controversy surrounding those publicly supporting her.Watch Beyond A Reasonable Doubt and all Reasonable Doubt video content on YouTube exclusively at YouTube.com/ReasonableDoubtPodcast and subscribe while you're thereSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Larry Patterson went in for a routine hernia repair. He came out, eventually, with several inches of his bowel removed. Timothy O'Brien, board-certified trial attorney and shareholder at Levin Papantonio, just won $88 million for Patterson and his wife Tammy against Covidien, a Medtronic company. It is the largest compensatory award in fifteen years of mesh litigation, and the first of roughly 2,500 cases to reach a jury. The mesh, Symbotex, sits right against your intestines behind a collagen barrier meant to last 30 days. Covidien's own internal testing showed it was gone in under seven. They knew in 2003. O'Brien walks Gregg through the evidence that turned the trial, where sales staff swore to doctors the barrier lasted a month while R&D said otherwise in writing. He also maps the hernia mesh lawsuit landscape, from the Bard settlement covering 33,000 claimants to why Medtronic Covidien is the last major manufacturer still fighting, and what a bellwether verdict actually means for the thousands of people still waiting on their own cases   Join Gregg and Timothy O'Brien on Climate Change Environment Science & the Law as they explore:   What You'll Learn Why a generation of surgeons stopped doing tissue-to-tissue repair, and what that traded away How Symbotex's protective barrier was supposed to work, and how fast it actually disappeared The 2003 document that locked in the depositions and became the case's spine Why sales and R&D were telling two completely different stories about the same product What a bellwether trial is, and why the first one carries the most weight Where the Bard, Johnson & Johnson, and Medtronic Covidien litigations stand right now Why about 100 new Covidien cases are still being filed every month What Covidien's planned appeal means for people still waiting How to find out if you or someone you love has a case   Time Stamps 0:00 – "They are lying": the sales pitch vs. the truth 0:48 – Meet attorney Timothy O'Brien 1:02 – The hernia mesh "safety feature" that failed 2:06 – Why hernia mesh exists in the first place 4:13 – The Patterson case: what happened to the plaintiff 5:41 – The depositions that exposed Covidien 7:46 – 2003: when they allegedly knew the truth 9:33 – The 3 major mesh manufacturers, explained 11:59 – What a "bellwether trial" means for your case 14:07 – Will Covidien settle or appeal? 17:40 – How to contact Timothy O'Brien about your case   Timothy O'Brien is a board-certified trial attorney and shareholder at Levin Papantonio, where he has served as lead or co-lead counsel in mass tort litigation against major hernia mesh manufacturers, including Bard, Johnson & Johnson, and Medtronic Covidien. He recently helped secure an $88 million verdict in the first bellwether trial of the Covidien hernia mesh multidistrict litigation.    Contact / Follow Timothy O'Brien:  Firm: Levin Papantonio  Website: https://levinlaw.com     Want more conversations that cut through the noise on science, climate, and the issues shaping our future? Subscribe to Climate Change Environment Science & the Law with Gregg Goldfarb for new episodes every week.   

The world is feeling darker and darker these days. So this podcast might be a much-needed balm. It's about hope — a practice that scholar Shannon Murray argues can't be passive. That's where the German term 'freudenfreude' comes in, when someone celebrates the good fortune of others as if it's their own. Murray explains the power of freudenfreude and offers a guide to hope, empathy, and patience through the lens of Shakespeare. Yes. The Bard's words tie into all of this. *This episode originally aired on Nov. 13, 2023.

Shownotes for DruidCast Episode 228 Dancing with the White Bear - Stealing the Fire - https://stealingthefire.bandcamp.com/ The Talky Bit 1 - interview with Jakub Achrer from BMWC in the Czech Republic. These Hollow Hills - Damh the Bard - https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/ Talky Bit 2 - Presentation of Ollamh and Fellow of the Order to Professor Ronald Hutton from this year's OBOD Summer Gathering.  Presentation 1) Eimear Burke.  Presentation 2) Philip Carr-Gomm.  Presentation 3) Professor Ronald Hutton. DruidCast theme - Hills they are Hollow - Damh the Bard - https://www.paganmusic.co.uk/ For more information about the Druid tradition - https://druidry.org/

Mark and Gary break down Luigi Mangione's surprise guilty plea in federal court and the legal strategy behind the immediate double jeopardy challenge in New York state court. They examine why there was no formal plea agreement, what prosecutors are likely to argue next, how a 3D-printed firearm could shape the case, and what Mangione's sentencing could look like. They also explore the political intrigue surrounding the federal and state prosecutions, the legal precedent that could influence the outcome, and why this case is far from over.Watch Beyond A Reasonable Doubt and all Reasonable Doubt video content on YouTube exclusively at YouTube.com/ReasonableDoubtPodcast and subscribe while you're thereSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After Caroline Bicks was named the University of Maineʼs inaugural Stephen E. King Chair in Literature, she became the first scholar to be granted extended access by King to his private archives, a treasure trove of manuscripts that document the legendary writerʼs creative process—most of them never before studied or published. The year she spent exploring King's early drafts and hand-written revisions was guided by one question millions of Kingʼs enthralled and terrified readers (including her) have asked themselves: What makes Stephen King's writing stick in our heads and haunt us long after we've closed the book?Bicks focuses on five of his most iconic early works—The Shining, Carrie, Pet Sematary, ʼSalemʼs Lot, and Night Shift—to reveal how he crafted his language, story lines, and characters to cast his enduring literary spells. While tracking King's margin notes and editorial changes, she discovered scenes and alternative endings that never made it to print but that King is allowing her to publish now. The book also includes interviews Bicks had with King along the way that reveal new insights into his writing process and personal history.Part literary master class, part biography, part memoir and investigation into our deepest anxieties, Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King (Hogarth, 2026)—authorized by Stephen King himself—is unlike anything ever published about the master of horror. It chronicles what Bicks found when she set out to unearth how King crafted some of his scariest, most iconic moments. But it's also a story about a grown-up English professor facing her childhood fears and getting to know the man whose monsters helped unleash them. Caroline Bicks is the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature at the University of Maine. Her academic books include Cognition and Girlhood in Shakespeare's World and Midwiving Subjects in Shakespeare's England; her popular writing has appeared in the Modern Love column of the New York Times and McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and includes a humorous Bard-themed cocktail book, Shakespeare Not Stirred. She is the co-host of the Everyday Shakespeare podcast. Recommended Books: Ben Lerner, Transcription Libby Edwardson, We Sent Them Down Singing Daniel Mason, Country People Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro Against World Literature, is published with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Caroline Bicks was named the University of Maineʼs inaugural Stephen E. King Chair in Literature, she became the first scholar to be granted extended access by King to his private archives, a treasure trove of manuscripts that document the legendary writerʼs creative process—most of them never before studied or published. The year she spent exploring King's early drafts and hand-written revisions was guided by one question millions of Kingʼs enthralled and terrified readers (including her) have asked themselves: What makes Stephen King's writing stick in our heads and haunt us long after we've closed the book?Bicks focuses on five of his most iconic early works—The Shining, Carrie, Pet Sematary, ʼSalemʼs Lot, and Night Shift—to reveal how he crafted his language, story lines, and characters to cast his enduring literary spells. While tracking King's margin notes and editorial changes, she discovered scenes and alternative endings that never made it to print but that King is allowing her to publish now. The book also includes interviews Bicks had with King along the way that reveal new insights into his writing process and personal history.Part literary master class, part biography, part memoir and investigation into our deepest anxieties, Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King (Hogarth, 2026)—authorized by Stephen King himself—is unlike anything ever published about the master of horror. It chronicles what Bicks found when she set out to unearth how King crafted some of his scariest, most iconic moments. But it's also a story about a grown-up English professor facing her childhood fears and getting to know the man whose monsters helped unleash them. Caroline Bicks is the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature at the University of Maine. Her academic books include Cognition and Girlhood in Shakespeare's World and Midwiving Subjects in Shakespeare's England; her popular writing has appeared in the Modern Love column of the New York Times and McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and includes a humorous Bard-themed cocktail book, Shakespeare Not Stirred. She is the co-host of the Everyday Shakespeare podcast. Recommended Books: Ben Lerner, Transcription Libby Edwardson, We Sent Them Down Singing Daniel Mason, Country People Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro Against World Literature, is published with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

After Caroline Bicks was named the University of Maineʼs inaugural Stephen E. King Chair in Literature, she became the first scholar to be granted extended access by King to his private archives, a treasure trove of manuscripts that document the legendary writerʼs creative process—most of them never before studied or published. The year she spent exploring King's early drafts and hand-written revisions was guided by one question millions of Kingʼs enthralled and terrified readers (including her) have asked themselves: What makes Stephen King's writing stick in our heads and haunt us long after we've closed the book?Bicks focuses on five of his most iconic early works—The Shining, Carrie, Pet Sematary, ʼSalemʼs Lot, and Night Shift—to reveal how he crafted his language, story lines, and characters to cast his enduring literary spells. While tracking King's margin notes and editorial changes, she discovered scenes and alternative endings that never made it to print but that King is allowing her to publish now. The book also includes interviews Bicks had with King along the way that reveal new insights into his writing process and personal history.Part literary master class, part biography, part memoir and investigation into our deepest anxieties, Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King (Hogarth, 2026)—authorized by Stephen King himself—is unlike anything ever published about the master of horror. It chronicles what Bicks found when she set out to unearth how King crafted some of his scariest, most iconic moments. But it's also a story about a grown-up English professor facing her childhood fears and getting to know the man whose monsters helped unleash them. Caroline Bicks is the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature at the University of Maine. Her academic books include Cognition and Girlhood in Shakespeare's World and Midwiving Subjects in Shakespeare's England; her popular writing has appeared in the Modern Love column of the New York Times and McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and includes a humorous Bard-themed cocktail book, Shakespeare Not Stirred. She is the co-host of the Everyday Shakespeare podcast. Recommended Books: Ben Lerner, Transcription Libby Edwardson, We Sent Them Down Singing Daniel Mason, Country People Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro Against World Literature, is published with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

After Caroline Bicks was named the University of Maineʼs inaugural Stephen E. King Chair in Literature, she became the first scholar to be granted extended access by King to his private archives, a treasure trove of manuscripts that document the legendary writerʼs creative process—most of them never before studied or published. The year she spent exploring King's early drafts and hand-written revisions was guided by one question millions of Kingʼs enthralled and terrified readers (including her) have asked themselves: What makes Stephen King's writing stick in our heads and haunt us long after we've closed the book?Bicks focuses on five of his most iconic early works—The Shining, Carrie, Pet Sematary, ʼSalemʼs Lot, and Night Shift—to reveal how he crafted his language, story lines, and characters to cast his enduring literary spells. While tracking King's margin notes and editorial changes, she discovered scenes and alternative endings that never made it to print but that King is allowing her to publish now. The book also includes interviews Bicks had with King along the way that reveal new insights into his writing process and personal history.Part literary master class, part biography, part memoir and investigation into our deepest anxieties, Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King (Hogarth, 2026)—authorized by Stephen King himself—is unlike anything ever published about the master of horror. It chronicles what Bicks found when she set out to unearth how King crafted some of his scariest, most iconic moments. But it's also a story about a grown-up English professor facing her childhood fears and getting to know the man whose monsters helped unleash them. Caroline Bicks is the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature at the University of Maine. Her academic books include Cognition and Girlhood in Shakespeare's World and Midwiving Subjects in Shakespeare's England; her popular writing has appeared in the Modern Love column of the New York Times and McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and includes a humorous Bard-themed cocktail book, Shakespeare Not Stirred. She is the co-host of the Everyday Shakespeare podcast. Recommended Books: Ben Lerner, Transcription Libby Edwardson, We Sent Them Down Singing Daniel Mason, Country People Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro Against World Literature, is published with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

After Caroline Bicks was named the University of Maineʼs inaugural Stephen E. King Chair in Literature, she became the first scholar to be granted extended access by King to his private archives, a treasure trove of manuscripts that document the legendary writerʼs creative process—most of them never before studied or published. The year she spent exploring King's early drafts and hand-written revisions was guided by one question millions of Kingʼs enthralled and terrified readers (including her) have asked themselves: What makes Stephen King's writing stick in our heads and haunt us long after we've closed the book?Bicks focuses on five of his most iconic early works—The Shining, Carrie, Pet Sematary, ʼSalemʼs Lot, and Night Shift—to reveal how he crafted his language, story lines, and characters to cast his enduring literary spells. While tracking King's margin notes and editorial changes, she discovered scenes and alternative endings that never made it to print but that King is allowing her to publish now. The book also includes interviews Bicks had with King along the way that reveal new insights into his writing process and personal history.Part literary master class, part biography, part memoir and investigation into our deepest anxieties, Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King (Hogarth, 2026)—authorized by Stephen King himself—is unlike anything ever published about the master of horror. It chronicles what Bicks found when she set out to unearth how King crafted some of his scariest, most iconic moments. But it's also a story about a grown-up English professor facing her childhood fears and getting to know the man whose monsters helped unleash them. Caroline Bicks is the Stephen E. King Chair in Literature at the University of Maine. Her academic books include Cognition and Girlhood in Shakespeare's World and Midwiving Subjects in Shakespeare's England; her popular writing has appeared in the Modern Love column of the New York Times and McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and includes a humorous Bard-themed cocktail book, Shakespeare Not Stirred. She is the co-host of the Everyday Shakespeare podcast. Recommended Books: Ben Lerner, Transcription Libby Edwardson, We Sent Them Down Singing Daniel Mason, Country People Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro Against World Literature, is published with Bloomsbury Publishing. He is the co-director of The New Voices Festival, a celebration of work in poetry, prose, and playwriting by up-and-coming young writers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

Anthony Phelan has one of those faces that everyone knows, but we're not sure exactly where from. Currently treading the boards in Death of a Salesman at Her Majesty's Theatre in Melbourne with Anthony LaPaglia and Alison Whyte, Anthony has been on our screens and stages for much of the last 45 years. Here, he shares some hilarious moments from his first stage appearances and a recent brush with fame in the pickle aisle of his local supermarket. Anthony is a wobbling vegetarian, a keen vegetable grower, an occasional dog whisperer and a keen cook and jam maker, which makes him perfectly cast as a guest on our show. For our weekly Food Poll, we borrow from the Bard and ask 'To dunk or not to dunk? That is the question' Food Bytes with Sarah Patterson and Kevin Hillier Broadcast each Sunday on the ACE Radio Network - https://aceradio.com.au/ Catch us also on: Radio 2DD - Easy Listening - On Line - https://www.2dd.online/ Follow us on Facebook...https://www.facebook.com/foodbyteswithsarahpatterson/ Twitter & Instagram - @sarahfoodbytes Producer - Christopher Gates © 2026 Howdy Partners MediaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us Fan MailWelcome to Hall of Imagination–and this is the first in a series of episodes about William Shakespeare. And here we have a wax figure of the BARD himself. And personally, let me say as an actor that I am really excited about the prospect of learning more about what makes William Shakespeare so great!  Oh here you are!Mr. Shakespeare, I am really excited about this series of podcast episodes.Now we are not going to begin by interviewing Hamlet… or Juliet… or Lady Macbeth… or Romeo…No. Today, I'm starting with… a town.A town with muddy streets, and church bells, and gossip that travels faster than Wi-Fi ever dreamed of traveling.Because before Shakespeare becomes Shakespeare—the name you've heard a thousand times—he is a boy in Stratford-upon-Avon, absorbing the world like a sponge with ambitions.Support the showThank you for experiencing Celebrate Creativity.

With Mark Geragos and Gary Smith away, defense attorneys Teny Geragos and Setara Qassim take over Reasonable Doubt to analyze the latest developments in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial. They discuss the prosecution's strategy, the defense's handling of the insanity case, key witness testimony, and why public opinion has shifted so dramatically. Drawing on their own courtroom experience, the pair also explores what makes an effective trial lawyer, how cases evolve in real time, and why jurors may be seeing the evidence differently than prosecutors expect.Watch Beyond A Reasonable Doubt and all Reasonable Doubt video content on YouTube exclusively at YouTube.com/ReasonableDoubtPodcast and subscribe while you're thereSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Other title option we almost went with-the One With All The Curses! Grab your lucky charms as we chat mysterious manuscripts and ciphers, a cursed play, theatre superstitions and the cursed grave of the Bard himself! It's cursin' time!Kelsey covers a couple of cryptic texts like the one which tends to try and kill you if you try to print it, and the famously unintelligible Voynich Manuscript. The manuscript with an unknown language among other mysteries. Shakespeare's Macbeth is also known as the Scottish Play- too cursed to even say aloud! Bu then there's other superstitions around the stage and the author's grave, and after all isn't all the world a stage? Maybe some things are better left unknown, a perfect segue to Keep it Cryptic! Bye!Darkcast Network Promo: Murder in the PNW

Gen Con 2026 is in the books, and we're looking back at one of the biggest tabletop gaming events of the year! Join us as we share our favorite moments from the convention, including the games that impressed us most, unforgettable experiences on the show floor, exciting announcements, awesome vendors, and the highlights that made this year's Gen Con so memorable.Whether you attended Gen Con or followed the event from home, come relive the excitement with us as we break down the best moments, discuss what surprised us, and talk about what we're already looking forward to for next year.

Visionary Activist Show 8.6.26 #KPFA 2pm pt/ 8.7.16 #KPFK wee hours & 1pm pt   Ladling a resurrection out of the smoldering cauldron of calamity  Cool it all out, slow it all down.. Sacred Bonfires or Arson: True Lammas, Dark o Moon – spooky eclipse Let's Quell the hot reactive escalation trap…that we cultivate an ever expanding repertoire of cool responses Anniversary of Hiroshima, and Curiosity Rover landing on Mars (August 6 2012)… we remain curious about Mars, literally and mythologically… Venus forms a Grand trine to Pluto and Uranus – the Phoenix Revolution… Let us be artists of atmosphere, Public Dreamers – conjuring the atmosphere conducive to the desirable… Convening with Caroline and Bard herbalist Seán Pádraig O'Donoghue to light a sacred boundaried fire of fierce Beauty in our hearts, into which to toss our nafs, personal and collective befoiblements…while honoring the art of grief – Glen Hansard's parting song, his widow, Poet Maire Saaritsa's grieving eulogy, the craft of complex story-telling, satire, Abdul El-Sayed's victory over $30 million AIPAC corruption… the “news” all woven with the guiding astro*mytho *animistic News – the description and the assignment. https://otherworldwell.com/ The post Cultivating our Repertoire of Cool Responses  appeared first on KPFA.

Creatives are told they have to choose between doing what they love and making money. Paul Pape is proof that you don't. He's spent 30 years turning his creativity into a thriving business, working with names like Disney, Universal, and Nickelodeon along the way. In this episode, you'll learn why your creativity is one of your most valuable business assets, why trying to appeal to everyone quietly kills your growth, and how to build a business you love without losing what makes you you. Topics discussed: (00:00) Introduction (01:41) Paul's "spilled spaghetti" journey (05:21) How Gamify Business began (07:25) The story behind his nickname, "Santa for Nerds" (11:13) What working with Disney taught him (13:08) Why creativity is an entrepreneur's superpower (17:26) Debunking the starving artist mindset (20:11) The danger of being too generic (22:25) Growing a business without losing passion (27:49) What brought you JOY today? If you're a writer who wants to take control of your finances, read Mitlin Financial's  Write Your Financial Future: A Financial Guide for Authors: https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/insights/blog/write-your-financial-future-a-financial-guide-for-authors/ Resources: Sending your child to college will always be emotional but are you financially ready? Take the College Readiness Quiz for Parents: https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/college-readiness-quiz/ Doing your taxes might not be enJOYable but being more organized can make the process less painful. Get Your Gathering Your Tax Documents Checklist: https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Mitlin_ChecklistForGatheringYourTaxDocuments_Form_062424_v2.pdf Will you be able to enJOY the Retirement you envision? Take the Retirement Ready Quiz: https://www.mitlinfinancial.com/retirement-planning-quiz/ Connect with Larry Sprung: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencesprung/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/larry_sprung/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LawrenceDSprung/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/Lawrence_Sprung About Our Guest: Paul Pape is a TEDx speaker, author, and business consultant for creative entrepreneurs, known professionally as "Santa for Nerds." With 30+ years in the arts — including over 20 years designing custom props and experiences for Disney, Universal, and Nickelodeon — Paul brings real-world creative credibility to his transformation work. Paul is the creator of Gamify Business and author of five books: The Creative Player's Handbook to Business, The Creative Player's Workbook, The Game Master's Guide to Business, Quit Selling Your Sh*t and his latest book, The Bard's Guide to Storycraft. His approach uses gaming frameworks and RPG mechanics to help artists, designers, makers, and creative entrepreneurs build profitable businesses without selling out to corporate business culture. His mission is clear: destroy the starving artist's mindset. Paul proves that creative entrepreneurs don't have to choose between artistic integrity and real profit—and that the business side of creativity can be just as innovative and fulfilling as art itself. Business is an Adventure, so don't be an NPC. Connect with Paul Pape: Website: https://www.gamifybusiness.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/paulpapedesigns Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulpapedesigns/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulericpape Disclosure: Guests on the Mitlin Money Mindset are not affiliated with CWM, LLC, and opinions expressed herein may not be representative of CWM, LLC. CWM, LLC is not responsible for the guest's content linked on this site.   This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique https://www.podcastboutique.com

“We were still trying to change the world from the inside… and the empire struck back.” — Claire Stapleton on the Google Walkout Earlier this week, the New York Times published an op-ed on how to fight back against big tech which included a reading list from previous guests on the show like Karen Hao, Yanis Varoufakis and Astra Taylor. Not included was Claire Stapleton's Don't Be Evil: Bad Bosses, Fake Promises, and My Escape from Big Tech. Partly, I assume, because this anti-Google jeremiad only came out yesterday. An idealistic English major straight out of college, Stapleton joined Google in 2007, when few questioned Silicon Valley's utopian language. Her first job was in Google's ministry of truth, an internal communications department designed, as she now admits, to get everybody high on the mission. And that mission was to train Googlers into becoming obedient corporate cogs by neither blaming the system nor questioning authority. While not exactly Winston Smith, she nonetheless rose in the bureaucracy. Rachel Whetstone (Steve Hilton's wife) promoted Stapleton to the CEO's communications team where, as the archivist of the sayings of the company's two big brothers (Larry & Sergey), she became known as the “Bard” of Google. As an obedient corporate cog, she was both the message and the messenger. Until she wasn't. Like Orwell's Smith, Google's Claire Stapleton eventually turned her ministry of truth language on the ministry itself. In response to the $90 million exit package of a senior Google exec accused of sexual misconduct, she co-organized the Google Walkout of 20,000 employees. Two months later, her role was hollowed out. Then she lost her job. Not quite Room 101. No rats. But not a lot of fun. So is Google evil? Stapleton doesn't know. But the former Bard of Google acknowledges that Larry & Sergey's promises of making the world a better place are no longer credible. Today, idealistic young college grads want to fight back against Silicon Valley. Today, nobody outside the internal communications department of Google, OpenAI or Anthropic believes that technology is making the world a better place. Like Claire Stapleton, we all now want to escape from big tech. Five Takeaways •       Getting High on the Mission. Google in 2007 wasn't selling a job; it was selling a worldview — and Stapleton's department, internal communications, existed to pump the mission, the values, and the founders' folksy TGIF theater into a workforce growing by tens of thousands. The perks were the philosophy made visible: laundry, haircuts, dentists, masseurs — “letting Google be your housewife.” The indoctrination had a curriculum, too: Fred Kofman's “radical accountability” training taught new hires to be players, not victims — which sounds empowering until you notice, as Stapleton did in a G-chat to her brother, that it means never blaming the system: “today I learned that if my team is dysfunctional, it's my fault.”•       The Bard of Google. Rachel Whetstone — ex-London, politically shrewd, now married to California's Republican gubernatorial nominee — drafted Stapleton onto Larry Page's communications when Page retook the CEO job, making her the archivist of the founder's vision (until, in a twist she still can't quite believe, he literally lost his voice). From there: Creative Lab, “the alchemist lab of Google's branding,” wrapped in change-the-world gobbledygook; then YouTube's curation team, a job so dispensable that nobody on earth would notice if it stopped — David Graeber's bullshit jobs made flesh, complete with colleagues vanishing to the gym for hours. Her bad bosses, she notes, were workaday and familiar — which is precisely the point. Laszlo Bock's Work Rules explains why Google tried to constrain managers' power: given too much, they abuse it, pettily.•       Normie, Not Whistleblower. Unlike Sarah Wynn-Williams' Careless People — a whistleblower's damning portrait of Zuckerberg and Sandberg — Don't Be Evil is a coming-of-age story from the rank and file: earnest, unjaded, “normie.” What's genuinely new in it is the workers'-eye view of the tech-labor moment: a company that hired idealists on the promise of changing the world, then watched the worker-management relationship transform with whiplash speed once those idealists asked what corporate accountability actually looks like. “We were still trying to change the world from the inside, from a different direction, as we lumbered our way through labor organizing 101… and the empire struck back.”•       The Walkout and the Bill. The rupture came in 2018: the Me Too summer, an engineer's memo against diversity itself, and the Times' revelation of Andy Rubin's $90 million exit after credible harassment findings. The moms listserv lit up; at TGIF, management read talking points “designed to absorb dissent, project empathy, and move right along” — radicalizing the woman who used to write them. The Walkout drew 20,000 employees. The bill arrived two months later: her role hollowed out, transfers blocked across the organizer group, Meredith Whittaker's role dismantled, the rubber room. The group went public — the nuclear option — and Google offered severance. Stapleton, pregnant, asked for a year. An HR veteran's verdict, years later: “They sure got you out cheap.” And the villains of her story, she notes, were mostly women — her own management chain — while Susan Wojcicki offered the older generation's lament: you have no idea how hard it was for me.•       Don't Outsource Your Moral Compass. Is Google better than the rest? There's no noxious star — Sundar Pichai harmonizes rather than dominates — but the company owns the infrastructure of the digital world, and “is it more evil? less evil? I don't know.” The deeper shift is industry-wide: Larry Page's “treat workers well and they'll contribute tenfold” has become “your job could easily go to AI, so be grateful.” Her advice to the young and idealistic: keep some skepticism; hold your own values in your own mind; let work be part of your life without letting it take over; build solidarity instead of “letting the overlords do their overlord thing.” The good news, she suspects, is that the spell is breaking anyway: audiences now boo the AI ads in movie theaters. About the Guest Claire Stapleton is a writer, communications consultant, and tech labor activist. She spent twelve years at Google in communications, marketing, and executive ghostwriting roles — becoming known as “the Bard of Google” — before co-organizing the 2018 Google Walkout, in which 20,000 employees protested the company's mishandling of sexual harassment; The New York Times called it a watershed moment in tech. She writes an existential advice column for tech workers on Substack, and her account of her Google years, “The Voice of Google,” appeared in The New Yorker. Her first book is

Facilitator: NedTopics:    Is the 17E out?;  Speakers not communicating with Thermostat;  iCloud app not migrating;  Turning off side button;  Activating SIRI inadvertently;  Not hearing last text message;  Adding Zoom to calendar; Bard not updating with update;   Volume on VO;  26.6 update with indexing;   Changing lay of Messages;   SIRI being inconsistent;  VO not reading emojis correctly;  SIRI not recognizing Names;  Stopping a podcast;  Forwarding part of an email thread;   iByte:    Recording a Voice Memo

Show notes below: Talking Shit With Tara Cheyenne is a Tara Cheyenne Performance Production www.taracheyenne.com Instagram: @TaraCheyenneTCP  /  FB: https://www.facebook.com/taracheyenneperformance Podcast produced, edited and music by Marc Stewart marc@taracheyenne.com © 2026 Tara Cheyenne Performance   Subscribe/follow share through Podbean and Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts and Spotify.   Donate! To keep this podcast ad-free please go to:  https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/13386   About Grace:   Grace Salez is a multimedia artist living and working as an uninvited guest on the traditional homelands of the Lekwungen (Esquimalt and Songhees) and WSÁNEĆ speaking peoples. Her early practice focused on short personal narratives in film and video. Today, her public performances engage pedestrians in daily spaces, inviting them to reflect on and question what they witness. Since 2010, Grace has been a member of Open Action, a performance collaborative meeting monthly across Greater Victoria. She also collaborates with Judith Price on FOLDING—now in its sixth iteration—creating performance actions that reflect on domestic labour and women. Unconstrained by any single medium, Grace constantly explores, experiments, and observes to contribute to the conversation of the human experience. Her work has been exhibited locally, nationally, and internationally. About Tara:   Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, is an award winning creator, performer, choreographer, director, writer, and artistic director of Tara Cheyenne Performance, working across disciplines in film, dance, theatre, and experimental performance. She is renowned as a trailblazer in interdisciplinary performance and as a mighty performer "who defies categorization on any level". Along with her own creations Tara has collaborated with many theatre companies and artists including; Zee Zee Theatre, Bard on the Beach, ItsaZoo Theatre, The Arts Club, Boca De Lupo, Ruby Slippers, The Firehall Arts Centre, Vertigo Theatre (Calgary).  With a string of celebrated solo shows to her credit (including bANGER, Goggles, Porno Death Cult, I can't remember the word for I can't remember, Body Parts, Pants), multidisciplinary collaborations, commissions and boundary bending ensemble creations Tara's work is celebrated both nationally and internationally.  Tara is known for her unique and dynamic hybrid of dance, comedy and theatre. She is sought after for creating innovative movement for theatre and has performed her full length solos and ensemble works around the world (highlights: DanceBase/Edinburgh, South Bank Centre/London, On the Boards/Seattle USA, High Performance Rodeo/Calgary etc.). Recent works include a collaboration with Italian dance/performance artist Silvia Gribaudi, empty.swimming.pool, (Castiglioncello, Bassano, Victoria and Vancouver), ensemble creation, how to be,  which premiered at The Cultch, and her solo I can't remember the word for I can't remember, toured widely, and her newest solo Body Parts has been made into a stunning film which is currently touring virtually. Tara lives on the unceded Coast Salish territories with her partner composer Marc Stewart and their child. 

Shakespeare and law school might not be as far apart as you thought. Guest Len Niehoff is a professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School and the author of the recent book “Meeting Shakespeare at the Bar: Reading the Bard Through the Lens of the Law,” a book written for both lawyers and non-lawyers offering practical insights into how Shakespeare's works illuminate the questions of law, ethics, and advocacy. As an innovative professor and a lifelong fan of the Bard, Niehoff began studying, and encouraging students to study, Shakespeare's interest in the rule of law, what puts the rule of law at risk, personal responsibility, and how law can be twisted into the unlawful. “It was kind of a natural transition to turn to Shakespeare,” he says. Indeed, “Measure for Measure” and “The Merchant of Venice” have trials at their heart. But Niehoff and his students look at how the law works it into other plays, such as “Julius Caeser,” “MacBeth” and “Hamlet.” Now imagine a group of lawyers meeting up with Shakespeare one evening at a local bar, sharing war stories, funny moments, and issues of ethics, and morality and the law. That's the book. Niehoff's fascinating examination of Shakespeare's work and the law may have you thinking about the human condition differently. Have a question, comment, or suggestion for an upcoming episode? Get in touch at MRogson@SkywardInsurance.com or JAReederJr@gmail.com. Resources Mentioned:  “Meeting Shakespeare at the Bar: Reading the Bard Through the Lens of the Law,” by Leonard M Niehoff “Tanner v. United States”, Justia  “Cattle: Related Cases,” AnimalLaw.info Twombly and Iqbal, “Twiqbal,” Wikipedia “The Crucible,” by Arthur Miller “Shakespeare Unlimited Podcast,” Folger Shakespeare Library “Macbeth,” Shakespeare, full play “Titus Andronicus,” Shakespeare, full play “Henry VI, Part 2,” Shakespeare, full play “Othello,” Shakespeare, full play “Hamlet,” Kenneth Branagh, full movie, free, YouTube American Bar Association American Bar Association Litigation Section

What happens when the company that promises to change the world asks you to disappear into it?Claire Stapleton spent twelve years at Google, first as the internal voice known as the company's Bard, then as one of the organizers of the 20,000-person walkout that made international headlines. In this episode, we dig into her new memoir, Don't Be Evil, tracing her journey from true believer to whistleblower, and what it actually cost her to tell the truth about a company that built its entire identity on a promise it couldn't keep.Claire opens up about the corporate language that slowly ate her own voice, the manager who pushed her off her team while she was pregnant, and the strange psychological architecture of a workplace designed to feel like a religion. She talks candidly about grief, motherhood, and the brother she lost early in her career, whose old Gchat messages became some of her most important source material while writing this book. It's a conversation about power, complicity, and what happens when a woman decides she's done playing the good girl.Send this episode to the friend who still can't quite explain why she left her dream job, or the one who's trying to figure out how to keep her voice inside a company that would rather she didn't have one.Connect with Claire Stapleton:@clairewavesSupport the show:Buy us a bookBuy cute merchon PatreonSubscribe on AppleThis episode is produced, recorded, and its content edited by me. Xx, AlexConnect with us and suggest a great memoir!Follow us on instagram! @babesinbooklandpod Books Referenced:Don't Be Evil by Claire StapletonComplaint! by Sara AhmedCareless People Empire of AI by Karen HaoThe Managed Heart by Arlie HochschildWork Rules! Laszlo BockOther Links:Claire's Substack CNN Business — "One year after the Google walkout, key organizers reflect on the risk to their careers"https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/01/tech/google-walkout-one-year-later-risk-takersThe Guardian (via Yahoo News) — "Demoted and sidelined: Google walkout organizers say company retaliated"https://news.yahoo.com/culture-retaliation-google-employees-punished-222552257.htmlGulf News / AFP — "Google walkout organiser quits, citing retaliation fear"https://gulfnews.com/amp/story/world%2Famericas%2Fgoogle-walkout-organiser-quits-citing-retaliation-fear-1.1559966090539CNBC — "Former Google activist Claire Stapleton is starting an advice newsletter for frustrated tech workers"https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/28/ex-google-activist-claire-stapleton-starts-advice-newsletter.htmlMashable (via Yahoo News) — "Google employees reveal the hidden costs of speaking out"https://news.yahoo.com/google-employees-reveal-hidden-costs-195821971.htmlGrokipedia — bio/timeline overview (useful for quick-reference dates and the full organizer list, though not a traditional outlet, so worth double-checking against primary sources)https://grokipedia.com/page/claire_stapleton Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Claire Stapleton started working at Google in 2007 she was a true believer, becoming known as the “Bard of Google,” by spinning positive narratives of the company. But by 2018, she was so disillusioned by the company culture that she helped organize the company's largest walkout to protest how Google handled sexual harassment cases.  We talk to Stapleton about her takes on the myths and the reality of Google  and her new book “Don't Be Evil: Bad Bosses, Fake Promises, and my Escape from Big Tech.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enter stage left, the Shakespearience! All this month we're covering adaptations of the Bard on screen in regularly scheduled and extra epsiodes of Moviestruck. To open the curtains on this theatrical crusade, Much Ado About Nothing (1993) with Jenna Stoeber! What I learned this much is the people crave Kenneth Branagh, but at least this time it's in comedy form.  ---The Patron Drive is back! Join the Moviestruck Patreon at any paid tier to work towards bonus episodes of Moviestruck! At 150 total paid Patrons of any tier, we'll be covering Dune (1894) with OSP Red. Head on over to Patreon and stick around for the post roll for all the deets on this monthly event.---Where to find Jenna:https://linktr.ee/thejennaBlueSky: @thejenna.bsky.socialTikTok:@the_jennaTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/the_jennaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@the_jennaContact the Podmoviestruckpod@gmail.comwww.moviestruck.transistor.fmPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/moviestruckDiscord: https://discord.gg/cT2vm3KdeSBlueSky: @moviestruck.bsky.socialTheme by Prod. DomSoundcloudThank you to our $10 Patrons!Kaeldrannas, Maddy New, Adam Bagnall, Christian Jolliff, UwU, Zas, Ken M, Jim8333, Jacob Hunt, Azraq Shinji, Case Aiken, AnOptimist, Lairde Ray, the Norwegian one, Travis Poe, William Warren, Stag Hart (Deer Deer), Rusty_Fork, Mura Purcell, insomnite, Nathan Dunlap. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Villains and Death! Lets face it, without them both comics would not be the same, and so the ACP trio get together to discuss memorable comic book deaths and their favourite villains. From classics to those you may not expect, we delve into the joy of a good villain and why we love em. It'll make you head back to your bookcases, long boxes and comic stores to read some great examples of drama and EVIL! Plus there's a great line up of indie books to check out and pre-order now - so what are you waiting for? Listen to it now! Great stuff to check out: GI Joe, Shang Chi, Judge Dredd, Legion of Super Heroes, Mega Misfit Market, The Bard, Men of the Cloth, Hellbound Media, Sha, Pat Mills, Zine Zilla Bristol, Legacy: Idols and Bones,  Commando, Liquid Night, Zack Cahill, Cliff Cumber, Identical, Leah Hayes, Fantagraphix

Mark Geragos and Lauren Conlin discuss the mysterious death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, who disappeared during a Fourth of July trip to Mississippi's Horn Island. They break down the state and private autopsies, the disputed timeline, the boat distress call, potential civil litigation and what could happen when the case reaches a grand jury.Watch Beyond A Reasonable Doubt and all Reasonable Doubt video content on YouTube exclusively at YouTube.com/ReasonableDoubtPodcast and subscribe while you're thereSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Send us Fan MailWelcome to the hall of imagination. Tonight I was looking up at the wax figure of the writer Walt Whitman– And I was not surprised in the least when he looked down at me and began speaking.George, I was most commonly known as "Walt" among friends, family, and in much of my correspondence, rather than as "Mr. Whitman." My parents shortened my given name from Walter to Walt when I was born, and  used this familiar form throughout my life. As a poet, I believe I embraced a democratic and accessible persona, and the informal "Walt" aligns with that approach. However, in public and formal settings—especially as I gained fame—I  was often referred to as "Mr. Whitman" or by various honorifics such as "the Bard of Democracy". In my later early years in Camden, New Jersey, I was generally called "Mr. Whitman" by the press and new acquaintances, but those who knew me well continued to use "Walt". Support the showThank you for experiencing Celebrate Creativity.

  SEASON 22 EPISODE 16 # 518 General Show Music from: Grey Aengus, Trinket, Tania Opland, James Cedrick Hazlerig, Crannog, Wild Mountain Thyme, Mistress Bawd, Painted Trillium, Bonny Moffatt The Traveller and Storyteller, Heather Dale, Maidens IV, Off Keel, Bubble and Squeak, Sky Vault, Trimble the Troubadour, Rowan, T J Hall & Jeff Ksiazek, The Penniless Jacks, Éiníní, Claire-Michael, Porter & Stout, The Bards VISIT OUR SPONSORS Bawdy Podcast Happy To Be Coloring Pages RESCU The Patrons of the Podcast The Ren List SONGS Song 01: She Moved Through the Faire,a Maid in Bedlam by Grey Aengus from Gaelic Soup facebook.com/grey.aengus.1 Song 02: The Rosabella [02] by Trinket from Landlocked Song 03: Barbara Allen [06] by Tania Opland from Tania Opland Song 04: Star of the County Down [17] by James Cedrick Hazlerig from Cedric's Overmode Song 05: Ye Mariners All by Crannog from In Your Own Dreams facebook.com/pg/Crannog-127889473932778/ Song 06: Rising of the Moon [06] by Wild Mountain Thyme from There Can Only Be One Song 07: Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ra by Mistress Bawd from Give Back My Bordello facebook.com/mistressbawd Song 08: The Fox [07] by Painted Trillium from Painted Trillium paintedtrillium.com Song 09: The Fox And the Crow by Bonny Moffatt The Traveller and Storyteller from First Fabulae facebook.com/BlackLipsBonnyMoffatt/ Song 10: The Road to Santiago [01] by Heather Dale from The Road to Santiago heatherdale.com Song 11: Shooting Stars by Maidens IV from Emerald Fire Song 12: Tom of Bedlam [08] by Off Keel from Running At A Slant UNKNOW WEBSITE Song 13: Tom Ward's Downfall,the Banshee by Bubble and Squeak from Bits and Pieces Song 14: To Silvia by Sky Vault from Singles[04] Song 15: Stone Troll by Trimble the Troubadour from Music From Middle Earth facebook.com/Trimbled2022/ Song 16: Minstrel Boy [10] by Rowan from Tales Through Time[01] Song 17: Sergeant Early's Dream, Paddy Fahey's (Reels) by T J Hall & Jeff Ksiazek from Éist Song 18: Tell Me Ma [08] by The Penniless Jacks from Penny for a Song facebook.com/ThePennilessJacks Song 19: I'll Tell Me Ma [04] by Éiníní from Taking Flight einini.yolasite.com Song 20: The Mermaid Song [30] by Claire-Michael from Farewell Shenandoah claire-michael.com Song 21: Pat Murphy by Porter & Stout from Beer of the Dark porterandstout.fr Song 22: Whiskey in the Jar [25] by The Bards from The Bard's Crawl thebardsband.com Song 23: Athenrie by The Nightingales from Stone Bridges Song 24: Parting Glass/Auld Lang Syne by Leza Mesiah, The Moor Of Dundee from The Moor Of Dundee moorofdundee.com/

Christopher Pickett (Danse Macabre: Medieval Horror Roleplaying) and Wythe Marschall (Stillfleet, PICARO!) talk to Jon Boyle and Bri de Danann of Bright Bard Games about Axolotl With a Gun 2e, L.G.B.T. (Longsword, Glock, Bat, Taser the game), whimsy in games, expanding/updating existing games, crowdfunds, dice pools, action movies, neotenic animals, and much more!  We learn facts about axolotls, briefly touch on food games (I Crave the Loop), dive into video-game elements in TTRPGs (coin-operated participation), talk convention sales, and get into direct action and games as political education. Bri and Jon are great, so if you don't know their work, give this episode a listen! Key links:  ☉Pick up games by Bright Bard: https://brightbardgames.com  ☉ Go back L.G.B.T. – Longsword, Glock, Bat, Taser – on BackerKit: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/...  ☉ Order Axolotl with a Gun: An Arcade-Style Roleplaying Game 2e: https://axolotl-with-a-gun-2e.backerk...  Follow Bri and Jon everywhere:  ☉https://linktr.ee/brightbard  ☉https://brightbardgames.itch.io  ☉https://bridanann.itch.io  ☉https://www.bridedanann.com ☉The Grit System Game Jam is running all summer ☞ https://stillfleet.com/gamejam2026  ☉Join the conversation: https://discord.stillfleet.com ☉Support the show on Patreon https://patreon.com/stillfleet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allan and Libby Watson (What's All This Then, Twitch) roam the hills of Los Feliz. Along the way, they stop by one of Walt Disney's former residences, cross a bridge named for The Bard, and chat about hot cross buns. LINKS: What's All This Then pod https://www.patreon.com/cw/whatsallthisthen Libby on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/libtron SUPPORT WALKIN' ABOUT: ​​https://maximumfun.org/joinwalk For pics from our walk, follow @WalkinAboutPod on Instagram! Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinwalk

Glen Hansard died in the early hours of Wednesday morning in a motorcycle crash in the Strawberry Beds area of Dublin. He was 56. He was one of Ireland's most well-known musicians who leaves behind an incredible musical legacy from a career that took him from being a teenage busker on Grafton Street to winning an Oscar for the song Falling Slowly. A lifelong activist, he was also a husband to Finnish poet Maire Saaritsa and a father to three-year-old Christy.Irish Times writer Patrick Freyne once played in a band and they supported Hansard's first band The Frames in the early 1990s.Freyne traces Hansard's career; talks about his ability to bring musicians together, his deep well of charisma and why he thinks the Dublin man had become the unofficial national bard.Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Aideen Finnegan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Celebrating 80yrs of community radio) We here at WKXL and NH Unscripted realize that theaters rely very little on ticket sales. Those are a small drop compared to the actual costs of producing a show. And so many theaters depending on ad revenue and donations to make up the difference. Enter the unsung heros. Or in this case "hero", singular. Dr. Marc Bard and his organization "Paintings for a Purpose" . And that purpose? According to is website: "Our mission is to advance the well-being of our communities by financially supporting charitable organizations that provide valuable community resources and services. 100% of our sales revenue is donated to those community-based charitable organizations." Yes 100%! Put that in your pipe and smoke it! (NH Unscripted is recognized as one of the Top 100 Acting Podcasts on the web and also featured in the Top 50 New Hampshire Podcasts list by Millionpodcasts.com)(Airs M/W/F @9am on 1450AM/103.9FM Concord, 101.9FM Manchester)

Imagine being able to dig through Shakespeare's manuscripts and ask him about his writing process. Did King Lear survive in the first draft? What if Hamlet originally said, “To live or not to live?” While we can only dream about that opportunity, scholar and Everyday Shakespeare host Caroline Bicks experienced something close to it when she gained unprecedented access to the archives of another famous author: Stephen King. The Bard of Avon and the King of Horror have more in common than you might think. Both are popular and prolific authors who have been praised and derided for writing for the masses. But both also pay close attention to the sounds of words, the flow of names, and the rhythms of sentences. And sometimes, King's work even takes inspiration from Shakespeare himself. In this episode, Bicks draws fascinating parallels between Shakespeare and King and shares how she became the first scholar permitted to explore King's personal papers. Her book, Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King recounts her chance to live every scholar's dream—while surrounded by the stuff of nightmares. From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast. Published July 28, 2026. © Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This episode was produced by Matt Frassica. Garland Scott is the executive producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster. Technical support was provided by Voice Trax West in Studio City, California. Web production was handled by Megan Fraedrich. Transcripts are edited by Leonor Fernandez. Final mixing services provided by Clean Cuts at Three Seas, Inc.

Does Christopher Nolan have a pattern when it comes to writing women? In this episode of Middle Row with Coco Mocoe, we analyze Nolan's adaptation of The Odyssey through a feminist film lens—examining how his female characters often act as emotional vessels, plot catalysts, and symbols of male regret. Drawing from Sverre Sigfussion's thesis, "Noir Guilt Complex: The Death of Women as a Catalyst for Character Development," we look back at films like Inception, The Dark Knight, The Prestige, and Oppenheimer, and map those character tropes onto The Odyssey's key female figures: Penelope (Anne Hathaway), Circe (Samantha Morton), Calypso, and Athena. Read the thesis herePlus, we break down standout performances and the controversial casting of Travis Scott as the Bard. CHAPTERS: Introduction — 0:00 The 2015 Thesis — 5:03 The Prestige — 5:44The Dark Knight — 6:28 Inception — 6:42 Oppenheimer — 7:44Other male directors portrayal of women in the storyline — 11:40 SPOILERS AHEAD Penelope in the Odyssey — 17:09Circe — 19:16 Calypso — 24:16 Athena — 27:18 The making of the odyssey -- 30:54 If you made it this far, you're already a Coconut — so make it official.

LA Mag's Lauren Conlin and famed defense attorney Mark Geragos break down the biggest developments from the first week of D4vd's preliminary hearing. From graphic medical examiner testimony and digital evidence to DNA findings, text messages and the prosecution's theory of the case, they analyze what stood out most, what surprised them and what to watch as the hearing heads toward its conclusion.Watch Beyond A Reasonable Doubt and all Reasonable Doubt video content on YouTube exclusively at YouTube.com/ReasonableDoubtPodcast and subscribe while you're thereSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

They should have pinch hit for Gilbert. The brothers react to unsurprisingly bad baseball played in Kansas City. Wily Adames goes from hero to zero in a single brain fart, Tony Vitello makes two elementary mistakes in a single game, and the dumpster fire that is the bullpen rages after a stupid umpire add lighter fluid. Then the boys discuss the unlikely possibility of Tony Vitello being a single year manager. How could that possibly happen? On the cocktail side of things, today Ben is drinking a Ben is a Bard while Matthew is drinking a Fall Wedding. Recipes below. Ben is a Bard1 oz Gin1 oz D.O.M. Benedictine1 oz Sweet VermouthAdd all three ingredients to a mixing glass with ice, stir to desired dilution and strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a single brandied cherry on a cocktail pick. Fall Wedding2 oz Pear & Cinnamon-infused Vodka1 oz Lemon Juice3/4 oz Vanilla Syrup1 Dash Cardamom BittersShake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist.#doitforwilson

As an actor and theatre director, Rebecca Northan is all about being alive in the moment. She's known for inviting the audience into her creative process, pulling them on-stage and getting them to improvise with her. Rebecca joins Q guest host Ali Hassan to talk about bringing that spirit of spontaneity to Vancouver's Bard on the Beach festival with two shows, The Merry Wives of Windsor and Goblin: Oedipus. Plus, she talks about the joy of giving up control, trusting the crowd, and how improvisation has made her a “nicer human being.”

Our website - www.perksofbeingabooklover.com. Instagram - @perksofbeingabookloverpod Facebook - Perks of Being a Book Lover. To send us a message go to our website and click the Contact button. You can find Emily Franklin at www.emilyfranklin.com or on IG at emilyfranklinauthor   At the end of May, we attended a Carmichael's book event featuring author Emily Franklin, who has written numerous books. Her latest titled Love & Other Monsters is about a time in history that most English majors look on with awe and wonder. Her novel is about the summer of 1816 when Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, Lord Byron and John Polidori traveled to Switzerland and, as the legend goes, told scary stories to each other, which ended up leading to the first vampire story and the book we now know as Frankenstein. But Franklin's novel focuses on a member of the party who doesn't get any acknowledgement—Mary's step-sister Claire Clairemont. Emily did a great job making the Carmichael's audience want to learn more about Claire's story, so we invited her on to share it with our listeners.     And for our book recommendation segment of the show, we are talking Shakespeare, the Bard, the Swan of Avon, Willy Shakes.  Shakespeare is such a touchstone in literature in ways that we don't regularly think about like classic phrases and tropes.  But you don't have to be (or not to be) a Shakespeare scholar to enjoy the books we talk about this week.  We have a historical mystery, witty nonfiction, historical fiction, a memoir, a middle grade novel, and a novel in verse.  All are influenced in some way by Shakespeare's plays or the man himself.     Books Mentioned In This Episode: 1- Love and Other Monsters by Emily Franklin  2- Grandma Joy & Me: A Journey of Healing , One National Park at a Time by Brad Ryan  3- The Humming Room by Ellen Potter  4- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett  5- Summer of 1816: A World Without Summer by Nicholas Day  6- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley  7- The Vampyre by John Polidori  8- Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless: What Mushrooms Taught Me About Nourishment, Poison, Ecology, Hidden Histories, Zombies, and Black Survival by Maria Pinto 9- Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman 10- Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbly Weiden  11- Wisdom Corner by David Heska Wanbly Weiden  12- A Five Star Read of Fellow Book Lover Joshua  - Devotions by Mary Oliver  13- Daughter of Fair Verona by Christina Dodd  14- Much Ado About Mistletoe by Christina Dodd  15- Shakespeare: The World as a Stage by Bill Bryson  16- By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult  17- Enter the Body by Joy McCullough  18- Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench  19- The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt    Media Mentioned  1- The Bride (2026) 2- Guillermo de Toro article about Frankenstein: "Why Vampires Never Die" - https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/31/opinion/31deltoro.html

Send us Fan MailOur Adventurers happen upon a distillery of the Red Water Potion that seems to be permeating the forest floor with its fog. They see a group of sleepwalking zombies surrounding the owner of the Factory, who happens to have access to the party's ride to Sharn. Support the show

Shownotes for DruidCast Episode 227 Taranis - Adfeilion - https://adfeilion.com/ The Talky Bit - Interview with the editor of Touchstone, author, and the Order's new Scribe Andrew Anderson - https://store.druidry.org/collections/andrew-anderson Herne's Son - Blessed Crow - https://linktr.ee/theblessedcrow DruidCast theme - Hills they are Hollow - Damh the Bard - https://www.paganmusic.co.uk For more information about the Order and the Druid Tradition - https://druidry.org

Episode 6 - Bard Song, Birds Nest, Devils BargainPerformed by:Ben Meredith as HooperWritten and Performed by:Amy Dickinson as NyxImogen Harris as ElisarJenny Haufek as Elizabethand Tim Meredith as TripeWith Guests:Jack Herauville as Jack O'KentErin Enfys as Owain the CockatriceMike LeBeau as Fiddleford DeLuneLowri Ann Davies as SleipnirPip Gladwin as The DevilAudio Engineering by Tim MeredithEdited by Maddy SearleProduced by Lowri Ann DaviesSeries Producer Amy DickinsonTranscript by Franziska MohrMusic by Tim MeredithArtwork by CloudyAppleArtAdditional voices were provided by our backers:Douwe van der SmanOur Executive Producer this Episode was Lia ConlinTranscript available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XLW2lq63K1TDKbSK2KUBi90Bnklpndo2/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=104464209956061857481&rtpof=true&sd=trueFind our mech at https://www.redbubble.com/people/GOBLINSPodcast/shopAdditional Music:"Canon in D for Two Harps", "Mourning Song" and "Unseen Horrors" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Geragos and Lauren Conlin break down a big week in true crime. They preview the highly anticipated preliminary hearing in the D4vd case, discuss the latest legal developments involving Andrew and Tristan Tate, and cover new reporting in Ohio's "House of Horrors" case involving the Siders family. Join us as we unpack the evidence, legal strategy, and what to watch in the days ahead.Watch Beyond A Reasonable Doubt and all Reasonable Doubt video content on YouTube exclusively at YouTube.com/ReasonableDoubtPodcast and subscribe while you're thereSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Send us Fan MailODYSSEYThe tales of our quartet of heroic hacks hath concluded, and alas Season 17's continued voyage to cover a single work otherwise shunned by the codes of TGTPTU would have to wait another day as the movie theater houses of IMAX and lesser film abodes have brought to the weary masses a film of epic proportions and grand length. That motion picture would be THE ODYSSEY (2026), and the man of Briton to foregather the talents of the camera-wielding Double Hoyte and the Talented Mr. Damon harkens back to adventures during TGTPTU's Season 12 and is no other than Sir (IRL!) Christopher Edward Nolan.   As your humble scribe is no soothsayer, he cannot in good faith foretell how the film will deviate from the classic work of Homer (blind and of Ancient Grecian fame, not Simpson of Springfield). Nor can yours truly hint at the reactions the hosts Ryan, Ken, or he, himself, Thomas will have, nor may he here throw his customary shade and poison the reader of such unnecessarily ramose sentences as herein contained toward his views on the film.    Will adapting an oral tale later committed to archaic languages befall the fate of Aronofsky's Noah (2014, covered in Season 11)? Will Travis Scott with his role as The Bard for Nolan surpass his previous acting credit in Harmony Korine's Aggro Dr1ft (2023)? Will Jon Bernthal battle Robert Pattinson in a clash between the comic book titans The Punisher and The Batman? Will Bill Irwin's cyclops surpass both his previous Nolan role as robot and that of whoever was the cyclops in Krull (1983, covered earlier this season)? Will the film contain or be structured so that the beginning and end meet in the middle, again cribbing TGTPTU's patented pincer movement and leading to further litigation? Will there be an Iliad prequel?   Of all this and more, I am humbly ignorant. But I will wager anyone a Way of the Gun DVD with postage paid that Irwin's cyclops will rival that of James Marsden's or Tye Sheridan's. You can @ me using the contacts below.     In two weeks, a homecoming as the 1x1's begin and Season 17 draws to a close.   THEME SONG BY: WEIRD A.I.Email: thegoodthepodandtheugly@gmail.comFacebook: https://m.facebook.com/TGTPTUInstagram: https://instagram.com/thegoodthepodandtheugly?igshid=um92md09kjg0Bluesky: @goodpodugly.bsky.socialYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6mI2plrgJu-TB95bbJCW-gLetterboxd (follow us!):Podcast: goodpoduglyKen: Ken KoralRyan: Ryan Tobias

A bards tale narrative-play podcast. Quid Pro Roll is a collaborative independent effort with support from Richmond Comix, and wonderful people like you!! Richmond Comix:  Richmond Comix has been serving the folks of central VA the best comics since 1987. :D | Conveniently located in Arch Village, Richmond VA. Patreon: https://patreon.com/QuidProRoll Find our magnificent GM, our scallywag performers, our devoted editor, and supportive supporting composer at the links below! Alex Smith: https://www.facebook.com/richmondcomix Gabriel Perez: https://gabrielperez.bandcamp.com/  Luke Davis: https://linktr.ee/BraveGM  Jenna Garrett: https://linktr.ee/jennachil  Josh Maltby: https://bsky.app/profile/blackcloakdm.bsky.social  Scott Moore: https://linktr.ee/grooveis4life  Join over 1000+ friendly TTRPG nerds and discuss the show over on the Goblins and Growlers Discord! http://bit.ly/goblindiscord  Also, give a listen to our sister podcast, The Goblins and Growlers Podcast, https://goblinsandgrowlers.podbean.com, for TTRPG news, interviews, and discussion.

Mark and Gary break down the latest developments in the Charlie Kirk murder case following Tyler Robinson's preliminary hearing. They examine why prosecutors relied on Lance Twiggs' recorded interview instead of live testimony, whether the evidence could support a conspiracy theory involving Twiggs, and how the hearing may have fueled more public questions than it answered. Watch Beyond A Reasonable Doubt and all Reasonable Doubt video content on YouTube exclusively at YouTube.com/ReasonableDoubtPodcast and subscribe while you're thereSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos joins LA Mag's Lauren Conlin to break down some majorly talked-about criminal cases. We discuss singer D4vd's upcoming status hearing in the murder case involving 14-year-old Celeste Hernandez, a possible new twist in the shocking Ohio "House of Horrors" investigation involving 16 rescued children, and what to expect at Tyler Robinson's upcoming preliminary hearing.Watch Beyond A Reasonable Doubt and all Reasonable Doubt video content on YouTube exclusively at YouTube.com/ReasonableDoubtPodcast and subscribe while you're thereSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 30, 2026 is: bereft • bih-REFT • adjective To be bereft is to be deprived or robbed of something, or to lack something that you need, want, or expect. Bereft is also used as a synonym of bereaved. // They appear to be completely bereft of new ideas. See the entry > Examples: "... this morning when I was going out to play in the gardens, I went to put on my favorite baseball cap since the sun was hot and, being bereft of my own natural covering, I wished to avoid a sun-scorched scalp." — Dick Brooks, The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, New York), 7 May 2026 Did you know? In Old English, the verb berēafian meant "to deprive of something." The modern equivalent (and descendant) of berēafian is bereave, a verb used to say that one has deprived or stripped someone of something, often suddenly and unexpectedly, and sometimes by force. Bereft comes from the past participle of bereave; Shakespeare uses the participle in The Merchant of Venice, when Bassanio tells Portia, "Madam, you have bereft me of all words." But by Shakespeare's day bereft was also being used as an adjective. The Bard uses it in The Taming of the Shrew, as a newly obedient and docile Katharina declares, "A woman mov'd is like a fountain troubled—muddy, … thick, bereft of beauty."

From City Hall scandals to courtroom drama, Geragos and Lauren Conlin recap the week's scandals and stories, including major arrests, headline-making verdicts, the latest developments in the Diddy case, and new twists in the mysterious missing scientists investigation.Watch Beyond A Reasonable Doubt and all Reasonable Doubt video content on YouTube exclusively at YouTube.com/ReasonableDoubtPodcast and subscribe while you're thereSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mark Geragos welcomes his daughter, defense attorney Teny Geragos, for a special Father's Day episode focused on the George Pino boating tragedy trial in Florida. Together, they unpack viral courtroom confrontations, emotional testimony, and whether prosecutors have crossed the line in a case they argue may never have warranted criminal charges in the first place.Watch Beyond A Reasonable Doubt and all Reasonable Doubt video content on YouTube exclusively at YouTube.com/ReasonableDoubtPodcast and subscribe while you're thereSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.