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In this episode, Ben Gosden takes us on a deep dive into faith, grace and recovery from addiction in all its forms. We talk about surrender as the pathway to deep healing, right sizing our lives, and growing in God's grace.  Check out Ben's new book: Grace Rediscovered: Finding Hope and Healing through Faith and Recovery: https://amzn.to/3WQzH2u Rev. Dr. Ben Gosden is the senior pastor of historic Trinity United Methodist Church in Savannah, GA. Originally from Columbus, GA, Ben graduated from Columbus State University with a degree in Political Science. He earned his M.Div. and D. Min. degrees from Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Ben is a Christ-follower, husband, father, pastor, and pilgrim on a journey, in the hope that out of our deepest wounds can flow God's greatest work. Contact Ben Gosden at bgosden1982@gmail.com. For more information, visit www.bengosdencoaching.com. Books Recommended by Ben: Cal Newport, Slow Productivity https://amzn.to/4jP74g0 Brad Stulberg , The Practice of Groundedness  https://amzn.to/4jOesby   Brian Russell's Info Interested in joining Brian Russell's Deeper program (launches each Mar 1 and Sept 1): www.brianrussellphd.com/deeper  Sign up for Brian's Monthly Update: www.brianrussellphd.com/newsletter Brian Russell's Books  Astonished by the Word: Reading Scripture for Deep Transformation https://amzn.to/3uuWCoQ   Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life https://amzn.to/2S0AcIZ   (Re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade Books) https://amzn.to/30tP4S9     Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed) https://my.seedbed.com/product/onebook-invitation-by-brian-russell/   Join Brian's Monthly free centering prayer gathering: www.centeringprayerbook.com   Connecting with Brian:  Website: www.brianrussellphd.com  Twitter: @briandrussell  Instagram: @yourprofessorforlife  Interested in coaching or inviting Brian to speak or teach for your community of faith or group?  Email: brian@brianrussellphd.com  Links to Amazon are Affiliate links. If you purchase items through these links, Amazon returns a small percentage of the sale to Brian Russell. This supports the podcast and does not increase the price of the items you may choose to buy. Thank you for your support.  #addiction #spiritualgrowth #recovery

In this week's episode, Dr Joe Dongell (Professor of Biblical Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary) takes us on a deep dive into John Wesley's Theology of Love. Joe offers a true depth of insight into Wesley's ideas about holiness and heart of life. You will be informed and inspired by Dongell's reflections. Check out Joe Dongell's latest book The Most Excellent Way: John Wesley's Theological of Love (Seedbed, 2024): https://amzn.to/3B1BZ7n Connecting with Joe: Joe.Dongell@asburyseminary.edu  Books Recommended by Joe Dongell: G. Eldon Ladd, A Theology of the New Testament https://amzn.to/3ZdEyv1 Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death https://amzn.to/3ZbJ5ye Interested in receiving a monthly update that includes a list of resources/books that I've found helpful as well as my most recent essays, content, and offerings? Sign up: www.brianrussellphd.com/newsletter  When you sign up, I'll share the Gratitude Amplifier tool with you. If you only want the tool, email me: brian@brianrussellphd.com  Join Brian's Monthly free centering prayer gathering: www.centeringprayerbook.com  Brian Russell's Books Astonished by the Word: Reading Scripture for Deep Transformation https://amzn.to/3uuWCoQ Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life https://amzn.to/2S0AcIZ  (Re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade Books) https://amzn.to/30tP4S9  Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed) https://my.seedbed.com/product/onebook-invitation-by-brian-russell/    Brian's Recommended Resources on Centering Prayer: https://www.brianrussellphd.com/post/my-top-ten-favorite-resources-on-centering-prayer   Connecting with Brian: Website: www.brianrussellphd.com  Twitter: @briandrussell Instagram: @yourprofessorforlife Interested in coaching or inviting Brian to speak or teach for your community of faith or group?  Email: brian@brianrussellphd.com  Links to Amazon are Affiliate links. If you purchase items through these links, Amazon returns a small percentage of the sale to Brian Russell. This supports the podcast and does not increase the price of the items you may choose to buy. Thank you for your support. #wesley #holiness #perfectlove #spiritualgrowth

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In this week's episode, Brian Russell hosts Dr. Russell West. Russ shares about his leadership journey and offers actionable tactics and tips for helping to build dynamic teams that advance their mission in transformational ways.  Check out Dr. Russell West's latest book: The Culturally Conscious Board: Setting the Boardroom Table for Impact https://amzn.to/4hwviuq Connecting with Russell West:  www.RussellWest.info LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/russell-w-west-ph-d-92b8a94b www.Culturallyconsciousboard.com www.Worthplacecollective.com Books Recommended by Russ: Adler, How To Read A Book https://amzn.to/4eapjsp Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull https://amzn.to/4ejsoWW Ong, The Presence of the Word https://amzn.to/3AgvzRz Brian Russell's Books:  Astonished by the Word: Reading Scripture for Deep Transformation (Invite Press): https://amzn.to/3W2oFqN (re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade, 2016) https://amzn.to/46tP8kV  Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life (2021) https://amzn.to/2S0AcIZ   Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed) https://my.seedbed.com/product/onebook-invitation-by-brian-russell/  Connecting with Brian:  Website: www.brianrussellphd.com Twitter: @briandrussell  Instagram: @yourprofessorforlife  Interested in coaching or inviting Brian to speak or teach for your community of faith or group?  Email: brian@brianrussellphd.com  Links to Amazon are Affiliate links. If you purchase items through these links, Amazon returns a small percentage of the sale to Brian Russell. This supports the podcast and does not increase the price of the items you may choose to buy. Thank you for your support. #leadership #leadership #leadershipcoaching

Hey friends! In this episode, I'm discussing the topic of Christians and medication with Sarah Bott. We also broke down some practical self-care tips. For example, one of us finds watching something funny every day is a great way to boost those endorphins! We chat about how self-care looks different for everyone—whether it's playing video games, cuddling a pet, or taking a walk. We're all unique, and that's totally okay. Plus, we shared why we believe therapy is something everyone should try at some point. Finding the right therapist is like finding the right doctor—it might take a few tries, but it's worth it for your well-being. We hope this conversation encourages you to take that next step in caring for yourself, whether it's reaching out to a friend, therapist, or just giving yourself some grace. Books Recommended by Sarah Bott: Soul Care by Dr. Rob Reimer Supernatural Freedom from the Captivity of Trauma by Mike Hutchings Shifting Atmospheres by Dawna da Silva Switch on your brain by Dr. Caroline Leaf The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel Van der Kolk Conquer Worry and Anxiety by Dr. Daniel Amen Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/nYSoTYKgdFY ✨ LET'S CONNECT: Website: havilahcunnington.com Instagram: @havilahcunnington Facebook: Havilah Cunnington

Hey friends! In this episode, I'm discussing the topic of Christians and medication with Sarah Bott. We also broke down some practical self-care tips. For example, one of us finds watching something funny every day is a great way to boost those endorphins! We chat about how self-care looks different for everyone—whether it's playing video games, cuddling a pet, or taking a walk. We're all unique, and that's totally okay. Plus, we shared why we believe therapy is something everyone should try at some point. Finding the right therapist is like finding the right doctor—it might take a few tries, but it's worth it for your well-being. We hope this conversation encourages you to take that next step in caring for yourself, whether it's reaching out to a friend, therapist, or just giving yourself some grace. Books Recommended by Sarah Bott: Soul Care by Dr. Rob Reimer Supernatural Freedom from the Captivity of Trauma by Mike Hutchings Shifting Atmospheres by Dawna da Silva Switch on your brain by Dr. Caroline Leaf The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel Van der Kolk Conquer Worry and Anxiety by Dr. Daniel Amen Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/nYSoTYKgdFY ✨ LET'S CONNECT: Website: havilahcunnington.com Instagram: @havilahcunnington Facebook: Havilah Cunnington

Disclosure: We are part of the Amazon Affiliate/LTK Creator programs. We will receive a small commission at no cost if you purchase a book. This post may contain links to purchase books.In this episode of the What to Read Next Podcast, I sit down with J. Saman, a talented author known for her steamy contemporary romances, especially those set in the medical field. With a background as a nurse practitioner, J. brings authenticity and depth to her stories, making her books a must-read for fans of the genre. We discuss her journey from stress-relief writing to full-time author, the importance of building a backlist, and her love for the billionaire and fake engagement tropes.In this Episode, We Discuss:J. Saman's journey from nurse practitioner to full-time romance author.The significance of building a backlist and how it contributes to long-term success.The challenges and rewards of writing medical romance.A deep dive into J. Saman's backlist and where new readers should start.The inspiration and tropes behind her popular books, including Dr. Scandalous and Undeniably Forbidden.Books Recommended in This Episode:The Edge of Temptation by J. Saman https://amzn.to/4dqQEqtDr. Scandalous by J. Saman https://amzn.to/3SV9qODUndeniably Forbidden by J. Saman https://amzn.to/3AortWYIrresistibly Yours Series by J. Saman - https://amzn.to/4dOx1bHWhere to Find J. Saman:Website: jsamanbooks.comAmazon: Most of J. Saman's books, except for her Christmas novellas, are available on Kindle Unlimited.What is Kindle Unlimited?Kindle Unlimited is a monthly membership where you can borrow books to read. There are millions of books to read in the romance, mystery, and thriller genres. New titles are added to the Kindle Unlimited Library every day!Don't have Kindle Unlimited?All of these books are available on Kindle Unlimited. If you don't have an active Kindle Unlimited Membership, go to https://www.whattoreadnextblog.com/ku to check for your best offer!Want to check out more book recommendations?Visit What to Read Next Blog for reader tips, popular books like recommendations, and many more posts. Join our What to Read Next Blog Community to get bonus book recommendations, listen to podcasts, and connect with other readers. As a podcast listener, you'll get 20% off your membership forever. Click here to sign up. (https://wtrnblog.substack.com/e3630d38) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetterLicense code: IP29FC0QKB6DV2UE

Books Recommended by Pastor Chad: Being Elisabeth Elliot https://a.co/d/cJzOD9F Becoming Elisabeth Elliot https://a.co/d/1EWorrM To the Golden Shore: The Life of Adoniram Judson https://a.co/d/fz2K8aN Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret https://a.co/d/31PNLSC To Kill a Mockingbird https://a.co/d/fBBxEk4 Atomic Habits https://a.co/d/eUbddjB Unreasonable Hospitality https://a.co/d/by0btpp The Digital Fast https://a.co/d/erwMNin

Disclosure: We are part of the Amazon Affiliate/LTK Creator programs. We will receive a small commission at no cost if you purchase a book. This post may contain links to purchase books.In this episode, we dive into the world of dark, spicy, new adult romance with author S. Massery. Known for her intense and edgy stories, S. shares insights into her latest book, The Pucking Coach's Daughter (https://amzn.to/3SNA38h), a reverse harem romance that pushes boundaries and explores complex character dynamics. We also discuss her writing process, including how she crafts suspenseful plots and compelling characters, and take a look at her other popular series like the Hockey God Series (https://amzn.to/3AnfKYM) and Sterling Falls (https://amzn.to/4diOh9m). S. shares some of her favorite book recommendations and what readers can expect from her upcoming releases.Other Works by S. Massery:Hockey God Series (https://amzn.to/3AnfKYM): Introduction to Brutal Obsession and its dark, intense storyline.Sterling Falls Series (https://amzn.to/4diOh9m): A gothic romance with Greek mythology influences.DeSantis Mafia Series (https://amzn.to/46HuFt1) and Fallen Royals Series: Insights into her mafia and dark high school bully romances.Books Recommended by S. Massery:The Bargainer Series by Laura Thalassa (https://amzn.to/3WLQwL6)Saint View Psychos Series by Elle Thorpe (https://amzn.to/3SNAcIR)Where to Find Sarah Massery:Website: smassery.comInstagram: @author.smasseryFacebook: @author.smasseryTikTok: @smasseryWhat is Kindle Unlimited?Kindle Unlimited is a monthly membership where you can borrow books to read. There are millions of books to read in the romance, mystery, and thriller genres. New titles are added to the Kindle Unlimited Library every day!Don't have Kindle Unlimited?All of these books are available on Kindle Unlimited. If you don't have an active Kindle Unlimited Membership, go to https://www.whattoreadnextblog.com/ku to check for your best offer!Want to check out more book recommendations?Visit What to Read Next Blog for reader tips, popular books like recommendations, and many more posts. Join our What to Read Next Blog Community to get bonus book...

Disclosure: We are part of the Amazon Affiliate/LTK Creator programs. We will receive a small commission at no cost if you purchase a book. This post may contain links to purchase books.Welcome back to the show! In today's episode, I'm thrilled to share some fantastic Kindle Unlimited book recommendations, especially for fans of small-town romances. We have seven exciting books to discuss: romantic suspense, horsegirl books, and works by new-to-you authors. Tune in for some great reads that are perfect for your summer reading list!What is Kindle Unlimited?Kindle Unlimited is a monthly membership where you can borrow books to read. There are millions of books to read in the romance, mystery, and thriller genres. New titles are added to the Kindle Unlimited Library every day!Don't have Kindle Unlimited?All of these books are available on Kindle Unlimited. If you don't have an active Kindle Unlimited Membership, go to https://www.whattoreadnextblog.com/ku to check for your best offer!Books Recommended in this episode:The Ick Factor by Morgan Elizabeth - https://amzn.to/4d5kzoaWhere We Started by Ashley Munoz- https://amzn.to/3LQnS6sHolding the Reins by Paisley Hope https://amzn.to/3ypb7geI Wish I Had Forever by Jessica Peterson - https://amzn.to/3WK4sXoWhispers of You by Catherine Cowles https://amzn.to/3YtvqnlStay by Willow Aster https://amzn.to/3WLniNzWild Love by Elsie Silver https://amzn.to/4d2pHt9Skies Over Caledonia by Samantha Young - https://amzn.to/3LR0Ts9Want to check out more book recommendations?Visit What to Read Next Blog for reader tips, popular books like recommendations and many more posts. Sign up for our free newsletter at whattoreadnextblog.com/newsletter, and you will have access to 150+ Kindle Unlimited Titles that you must add to your TBR ASAP.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetterLicense code: IP29FC0QKB6DV2UE

In this week's episode, we welcome back Marcum Davis to take us on an even deeper dive into the importance of gratitude and his work with Abundance International (a 501 3c  organization he founded to serve orphans in Ukraine).. Check out Episode 166 for Part One of my conversation with Marcum: https://youtu.be/IjAHYy8vqV4  Check out Episode 167 for Part two of my conversation with Marcum: https://youtu.be/gMrWLorl5jA Check out Marcum's new book.  Legacy: Live with Purpose, Find Fulfillment, Be Remembered.  https://amzn.to/4eKKLWh Sign up for bonuses and free content: www.marcumdavis.com Support Marcum's 5013c Abundance International https://www.abundanceinternational.org/ Sign up for Brian's Summer 2024 Free Spiritual Growth Virtual Workshops (you'll receive the video and tools even if you can't make it "live"): https://www.brianrussellphd.com/growthworkshops Sign up for Brian's Monthly Centering Prayer Update (w/invites to virtual gatherings): www.centeringprayerbook.com  Books Recommended by Marcus: John Maxwell, 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership https://amzn.to/3zCFO1w Seth Godin, Tribes https://amzn.to/3W9R3HF John Eldridge, Sacred Romance: Drawing closer to the Heart of God https://amzn.to/3XPuIAk  Brian Russell's Books: Astonished by the Word: Reading Scripture for Deep Transformation (Invite Press): https://amzn.to/3W2oFqN Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life (2021) https://amzn.to/2S0AcIZ  (Re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade Books) https://amzn.to/30tP4S9  Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed) https://my.seedbed.com/product/onebook-invitation-by-brian-russell/  Connecting with Brian:  Website: www.brianrussellphd.com   Twitter: @briandrussell  Instagram: @yourprofessorforlife  Interested in coaching or inviting Brian to speak or teach for your community of faith or group?  Email: brian@brianrussellphd.com   Links to Amazon are Affiliate links. If you purchase items through these links, Amazon returns a small percentage of the sale to Brian Russell. This supports the podcast and does not increase the price of the items you may choose to buy. Thank you for your support.  #legacy #faith #gratitude

Disclosure: We are part of the Amazon Affiliate/LTK Creator programs. We will receive a small commission at no cost if you purchase a book. This post may contain links to purchase books.In this episode of the What to Read Next Podcast, we sit down with Melanie Sweeney, author of the debut rom-com Take Me Home (https://amzn.to/4fjUgw6) . Melanie shares her journey from aspiring writer to published author, her love for romance novels, and what inspired her to write her first book. We also dive into her favorite romance reads and what makes a great rom-com for her. Tune in for an engaging conversation filled with insights and book recommendations.Books Recommended by Melanie Sweeney Happy Place by Emily Henry https://amzn.to/46zm4spBeach Read by Emily Henry https://amzn.to/3YzId7ZNora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan https://amzn.to/4dbj0EISummer Romance by Annabel Monaghan https://amzn.to/3zZ1EwIFour Weekends and a Funeral by Ellie Palmer  https://amzn.to/4fgf5rYOne on One by Jamie Harrow https://amzn.to/3SkBD19Where to Find Melanie OnlineInstagram: @MelanieSweeneyWritesWebsite: MelanieSweeney.comWant to check out more book recommendations?Visit What to Read Next Blog for reader tips, popular books like recommendations and many more posts. Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/mood-maze/trendsetterLicense code: IP29FC0QKB6DV2UEBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/what-to-read-next-podcast-l-book-recommendation-show--5263998/support.

In this week's episode, we welcome back Marcum Davis to take us on an even deeper dive into creating a lasting godly legacy. He shares the core concepts of his Legacy "PEACE" formula. Check out Marcum's new book.  Legacy: Live with Purpose, Find Fulfillment, Be Remembered.  https://amzn.to/4eKKLWh Sign up for bonuses and free content: www.marcumdavis.com Support Marcum's 5013c Abundance International https://www.abundanceinternational.org/ Sign up for Brian's Summer 2024 Free Spiritual Growth Virtual Workshops (you'll receive the video and tools even if you can't make it "live"): https://www.brianrussellphd.com/growthworkshops Sign up for Brian's Monthly Centering Prayer Update (w/invites to virtual gatherings): www.centeringprayerbook.com  Books Recommended by Marcus: John Maxwell, 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership https://amzn.to/3zCFO1w Seth Godin, Tribes https://amzn.to/3W9R3HF John Eldridge, Sacred Romance: Drawing closer to the Heart of God https://amzn.to/3XPuIAk  Brian Russell's Books: Astonished by the Word: Reading Scripture for Deep Transformation (Invite Press): https://amzn.to/3W2oFqN Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life (2021) https://amzn.to/2S0AcIZ  (Re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade Books) https://amzn.to/30tP4S9  Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed) https://my.seedbed.com/product/onebook-invitation-by-brian-russell/  Connecting with Brian:  Website: www.brianrussellphd.com   Twitter: @briandrussell  Instagram: @yourprofessorforlife  Interested in coaching or inviting Brian to speak or teach for your community of faith or group?  Email: brian@brianrussellphd.com   Links to Amazon are Affiliate links. If you purchase items through these links, Amazon returns a small percentage of the sale to Brian Russell. This supports the podcast and does not increase the price of the items you may choose to buy. Thank you for your support.  #legacy #faith #gratitude

In this week's episode, Marcum Davis helps us explore how to live a life that leaves a true legacy. You will be inspired and hear a powerful story of faith and gratitude that will help you live out the life you were created for. Check out Marcum's new book.  Legacy: Live with Purpose, Find Fulfillment, Be Remembered.  https://amzn.to/4eKKLWh Check out Abundance International (a 501c3 that supports orphans in Ukraine) www.abundanceinternational.org Sign up for bonuses and free content: www.marcumdavis.com Sign up for Brian's Summer 2024 Free Spiritual Growth Virtual Workshops (you'll receive the video and tools even if you can't make it "live"): https://www.brianrussellphd.com/growthworkshops Sign up for Brian's Monthly Centering Prayer Update (w/invites to virtual gatherings): www.centeringprayerbook.com  Books Recommended by Marcus: John Maxwell, 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership https://amzn.to/3zCFO1w Seth Godin, Tribes https://amzn.to/3W9R3HF John Eldridge, Sacred Romance: Drawing closer to the Heart of God https://amzn.to/3XPuIAk  Brian Russell's Books: Astonished by the Word: Reading Scripture for Deep Transformation (Invite Press): https://amzn.to/3W2oFqN Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life (2021) https://amzn.to/2S0AcIZ  (Re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade Books) https://amzn.to/30tP4S9  Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed) https://my.seedbed.com/product/onebook-invitation-by-brian-russell/  Connecting with Brian:  Website: www.brianrussellphd.com  Twitter: @briandrussell  Instagram: @yourprofessorforlife  Interested in coaching or inviting Brian to speak or teach for your community of faith or group?  Email: brian@brianrussellphd.com   Links to Amazon are Affiliate links. If you purchase items through these links, Amazon returns a small percentage of the sale to Brian Russell. This supports the podcast and does not increase the price of the items you may choose to buy. Thank you for your support.  #legacy #faith #gratitude

In this episode of Run with Fitpage, we have Capt Harsha Vardhan, an accomplished runner who has participated in over 80 competitive half and full marathons. Capt Harsha discusses his running journey, right from how he started to running ultramarathons, with our host Vikas Singh. Capt Harsha transitioned to ultra running in 2018 and has consistently pushed his limits, including completing over 4700 kilometers in 2023 alone. Notable achievements include finishing the Boston Marathon 2024 in an impressive 2 hours and 54 minutes, ranking first among Indian participants. He has also excelled in other events, such as winning his age category in the Tawang Marathon 2023, placing fourth overall in the Goa Ironman Relay 2023, and securing top positions in multiple editions of the Tata Mumbai Marathon. His endurance is showcased by winning the 12-hour Stadium Run 2023 with 117.8 kilometers and setting a course record at the Matheran Endurathon 2022. Capt Harsha embodies the motto "Running Is Believing," inspiring many with his relentless pursuit of running excellence.Books Recommended by Capt Harsha: 1. Born to Run - ibit.ly/pgaPk2. The Lost Art of Running - ibit.ly/RIWTXAbout Vikas Singh:Vikas Singh, an MBA from Chicago Booth, worked at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, APGlobale, and Reliance before coming up with the idea of democratizing fitness knowledge and helping beginners get on a fitness journey. Vikas is an avid long-distance runner, building fitpage to help people learn, train, and move better.For more information on Vikas, or to leave any feedback and requests, you can reach out to him via the channels below:Instagram: @vikas_singhhLinkedIn: Vikas SinghTwitter: @vikashsingh101Subscribe To Our Newsletter For Weekly Nuggets of Knowledge!

In this week's episode, I interview three pastors from S. Georgia: David Donnan, Scott Stanfill, and Jack Varnell. They were and remain my original Deep Dive Spirituality group. We began working together in August 2019. Together we've navigated Covid-19, a hurricane, moving to new churches as well as the regular demands/challenges of being a pastor in the 21st century. In this raw and honest conversation, they reflect on how Deep Dive Spirituality coaching has helped them grow. To learn more about my coaching: www.brianrussellphd.com or www.deepdivespirituality.com Books Recommended by David, Jack and Scott Jack C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity https://amzn.to/4ci7F5Z Philip Yancey, The Jesus I Never Knew https://amzn.to/49kXE5H McKnight, Jesus Creed https://amzn.to/43quKj8 Scott: James Stewart, A Man in Christ https://amzn.to/3PoMaqF E. Stanley Jones, In Christ https://amzn.to/3TE4GOf David Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life https://amzn.to/4ahmqVc David Watson, Scripture and the Life of God https://amzn.to/3TE4Oxd Brian Russell's Books: Astonished by the Word: Reading Scripture for Deep Transformation https://amzn.to/3OKecg8 Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life https://amzn.to/2S0AcIZ (re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade): https://amzn.to/3PU5RqE Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed) https://my.seedbed.com/product/oneboo... Connecting with Brian: Website: www.brianrussellphd.com Twitter: @briandrussell Instagram: @yourprofessorforlife Interested in coaching or inviting Brian to speak or teach for your community of faith or group? Email: deepdivespirituality@gmail.com Links to Amazon are Affiliate links. If you purchase items through these links, Amazon returns a small percentage of the sale to Brian Russell. This supports the podcast and does not increase the price of the items you may choose to buy. Thank you for your support.

Feedback is universally recognized as a cornerstone of growth and development, yet its delivery often falls short, missing the mark on fostering the intended positive impact. But, by recalibrating our approach to providing feedback, we can transform it into a catalyst for genuine improvement.  In this episode, assistant executive director and principal of alternative schools Jillian Bucciero, explores the critical art and science of delivering feedback effectively. She reveals invaluable insights into crafting feedback that enhances performance and fortifies the culture and learning environment; moreover, she walks listeners through the essential conditions necessary for impactful feedback and shares strategies to ensure that feedback becomes a powerful tool for growth and improvement.Books Recommended by Jillian:Dare to Lead Let's Talk, Making Effective Feedback Your Superpower Positional Authority Ain't Leadership

Get the complete Reboot Your Life program for just $99 today - www.rebuiltrecovery.com/nobrainer   In episode 44 of The Rebuilt Man podcast, Coach Frank Rich discusses the importance of changing consumption habits to break free from pornography addiction. He emphasizes the role of books in personal development and recommends four books that have helped him and many others in overcoming addiction. The recommended books are Surfing for God by Michael John Cusick, Wired for Intimacy by Dr. William Struthers, Dopamine Nation by Dr. Anna Lemke, and Atomic Habits by James Clear. Frank also provides information on how to support the podcast and offers a discount on the Reboot Your Life program.   4 Books Recommended  Surfing For God - https://amzn.to/3pk6B8Q   Wired For Intimacy - https://amzn.to/3sVeAvd   Dopamine Nation - https://amzn.to/3vycfsE   Atomic Habits - https://amzn.to/3VDdTnD     Takeaways Changing consumption habits is crucial for breaking free from pornography addiction.   Books play a significant role in personal development and can provide valuable insights and tools.   The recommended books for overcoming addiction are Surfing for God, Wired for Intimacy, Dopamine Nation, and Atomic Habits. Get the complete Reboot Your Life program for just $99 today - www.rebuiltrecovery.com/nobrainer   –   Follow Coach Frank: IG - https://www.instagram.com/coachfrankrich YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@CoachFrankRich Website - https://www.rebuiltrecovery.com/homepage

In this episode, Brian Russell reflects on the process of true mastery: learning to walk the path rather than focusing on knowing the path or destination. You'll find deep wisdom on how to learn and grow as the key to deep fulfillment and in becoming the person God created you to be. Brian's Website: www.brianrussellphd.com Books Recommended by Brian: George Leonard, Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment https://amzn.to/3tPw9lU NT Wright, Into the Heart of Romans https://amzn.to/48upLPW Brian Russell's Books Astonished by the Word: Reading Scripture for Deep Transformation https://amzn.to/3OKecg8 Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life https://amzn.to/2S0AcIZ (re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade): https://amzn.to/3PU5RqE Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed) https://my.seedbed.com/product/oneboo... Connecting with Brian: Website: www.brianrussellphd.com Twitter: @briandrussell Instagram: @yourprofessorforlife Interested in coaching or inviting Brian to speak or teach for your community of faith or group? Email: deepdivespirituality@gmail.com Links to Amazon are Affiliate links. If you purchase items through these links, Amazon returns a small percentage of the sale to Brian Russell. This supports the podcast and does not increase the price of the items you may choose to buy. Thank you for your support.

In this episode, Brian Russell reflects on the role of fear in the spiritual life. He takes us on a deep dive into what it really means to fear God and why this actually frees us from the common fears that bind us and hold us back. Brian's Website: www.Brianrussellphd.com Books Recommended by Brian: Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear... and Do It Anyway: Dynamic Techniques for Turning Fear, Indecision, and Anger into Power, Action, and Love https://amzn.to/3Opubje Brian Russell's Books Astonished by the Word: Reading Scripture for Deep Transformation https://amzn.to/3OKecg8 Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life https://amzn.to/2S0AcIZ (re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade): https://amzn.to/3PU5RqE Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed) https://my.seedbed.com/product/oneboo... Connecting with Brian: Website: www.brianrussellphd.com Twitter: @briandrussell Instagram: @yourprofessorforlife Interested in coaching or inviting Brian to speak or teach for your community of faith or group? Email: deepdivespirituality@gmail.com Links to Amazon are Affiliate links. If you purchase items through these links, Amazon returns a small percentage of the sale to Brian Russell. This supports the podcast and does not increase the price of the items you may choose to buy. Thank you for your support.

In this episode, Brian Russell shares his key insights from 2023 including his top books from 2023. Listen in to his discussion of DONE, spontaneous bursts of pure joy, best books, transformational teaching, how to walk the path, and owning one's personal health. Brian's Website: www.Brianrussellphd.com Books Recommended by Brian: Scott Galloway, The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google https://amzn.to/3RTt5Nx Mike Isaac, Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber https://amzn.to/3NX4er6 George Leonard, Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment https://amzn.to/3tPw9lU Matthew Lynch, Flood and Fury: Old Testament Violence and the Shalom of God https://amzn.to/47tLuGv J.R. Woodward, The Scandal of Leadership https://amzn.to/3HfYrJo NT Wright, Into the Heart of Romans https://amzn.to/48upLPW Brian Russell's Books Astonished by the Word: Reading Scripture for Deep Transformation https://amzn.to/3OKecg8 Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life https://amzn.to/2S0AcIZ (re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade): https://amzn.to/3PU5RqE Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed) https://my.seedbed.com/product/oneboo... Connecting with Brian: Website: www.brianrussellphd.com Twitter: @briandrussell Instagram: @yourprofessorforlife Interested in coaching or inviting Brian to speak or teach for your community of faith or group? Email: deepdivespirituality@gmail.com Links to Amazon are Affiliate links. If you purchase items through these links, Amazon returns a small percentage of the sale to Brian Russell. This supports the podcast and does not increase the price of the items you may choose to buy. Thank you for your support.

Peter Warren er en norsk investor og finansekspert. Peter er kjent for sin kunnskap og lidenskap innen investeringer, samfunn og geopolitikk, samt sin rolle gjennom podcasten Tid er Penger. Peter er også tidligere spesialsoldat, og enda involvert i flere prosjekter utenlands. Sist i forbindelse med Ukraina krigen.00:00 - Halloween og status for 202301:50 - Er verden kommet til et veiskille?07:50 - The Pigeon Tunnel15:00 - Hvordan Peter Warren designer sine dager26:00 - Arnold Schwarzenegger30:05 - Søvn og kveldsrutiner34:10 - Få har opplevd kriser i næringslivet i dag41:00 - Inflasjon44:00 - Sentralbanker og politikere48:15 - Boligpriser og meglere52:10 - Kjetil Hatlebrekke55:40 - Citadel, BlackStone, BlackRock eller Bridgewater?1:01:05 - Private Equity1:02:40 - Ken Griffin og Citadel-historien1:09:30 - Aksjefond og sminking av resultater1:11:20 - Hva ville Peter Warren holdt et fag i?1:18:10 - Charlie Munger1:21:40 - Svak kronekurs og investeringer1:22:05 - Bli finansminister eller sjef for PST i Norge?1:27:40 - Kan Oslo bli en internasjonal finansby?1:32:20 - Bitcoin og veien videre1:38:50 - Hvor burde man bo i utlandet?1:44:30 - Peter sine bokanbefalinger1:45:40 - Tid er Penger-suksessen, og Sverre Rørvik NilsenBooks Recommended: Kjetil Anders Hatlebrekke - Problem of Secret Intelligence, The - Intelligence, Surveillance and Secret WarfareEirik Johan Kristoffersen - Jegerånden - å lede i fred, krise og krigFollow Peter Warren on X / Twitter and Podcast:X: https://twitter.com/petercwarrenPodcast: www.tiderpenger.noThis episode is produced by Nomono: Tools for great storytellingPartnership, recruitment & Ad enquiries?For business and partnerships enquiries email christopher@bynorthernnorway.com or use the contact form at www.christophervonheim.comFollow Vonheim on X / Twitter and YouTube:YouTube: Christopher VonheimX / Twitter: @chrisvonheimDisclaimerAll opinions expressed by Christopher Vonheim or his guests on this show are only their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Vonheim. You should not treat any opinion expressed by Christopher Vonheim as a specific reason to invest or follow a particular strategy, but only as an expression of his opinion. This Show is for informational purposes only. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mikael Skov is Co-Founder and CEO of Hafnia. Mikael has more than 33 years of experience in the shipping industry. Prior to establishing Hafnia Tankers, Mikael held various positions over his 25-year career at Torm, of which the last two years he served as CEO. Mikael is a board member of Clipper Group Ltd. and was an industry representative of the Danish Maritime Strategy Team established by the Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs.Follow Mikael Skov and HafniaMikael's LinkedIn: rb.gy/86lysHafnia: https://hafniabw.com/Books Recommended: https://www.amazon.com/World-Sale-Javier-Blas/dp/0190078952https://www.amazon.com/Red-Notice-Bill-Browder-audiobook/dp/B00T567KIAPartnership, recruitment & Ad enquiries?For business and partnerships enquiries email christopher@bynorthernnorway.com or use the contact form at www.christophervonheim.comFollow Vonheim on X / Twitter and YouTube:YouTube: Christopher VonheimX / Twitter: @chrisvonheimDisclaimerAll opinions expressed by Christopher Vonheim or his guests on this show are only their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Vonheim. You should not treat any opinion expressed by Christopher Vonheim as a specific reason to invest or follow a particular strategy, but only as an expression of his opinion. This Show is for informational purposes only. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mikael Skov is Co-Founder and CEO of Hafnia. Mikael has more than 33 years of experience in the shipping industry. Prior to establishing Hafnia Tankers, Mikael held various positions over his 25-year career at Torm, of which the last two years he served as CEO. Mikael is a board member of Clipper Group Ltd. and was an industry representative of the Danish Maritime Strategy Team established by the Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs.00:00 - Norway00:30 - Why is Denmark great at shipping?01:40 - Mikael's time at TORM, and key lessons04:25 - Why start Hafnia Tankers?08:22 - Don't lose money on your first deal10:40 - Why did Hafnia become a huge success?13:50 - Flexible versus scale in shipping15:00 - How does the tanker market work?22:00 - How long will the rates be strong?24:25 - The biggest moat you can get in shipping29:10 - What's the Hafnia culture?32:40 - Founder versus CEO role35:15 - How to transition shipping to green solutions?41:20 - Biggest stories in shipping (China, Taiwan, New Trade Routes)43:30 - Mikael's book tips (Red Notice by Bill Browder and The World For Sale by Javier Blas)45:00 - Career and life adviceFollow Mikael Skov and HafniaMikael's LinkedIn: rb.gy/86lysHafnia: https://hafniabw.com/Books Recommended: https://www.amazon.com/World-Sale-Javier-Blas/dp/0190078952https://www.amazon.com/Red-Notice-Bill-Browder-audiobook/dp/B00T567KIAPartnership, recruitment & Ad enquiries?For business and partnerships enquiries email christopher@bynorthernnorway.com or use the contact form at www.christophervonheim.comFollow Vonheim on X / Twitter and YouTube:YouTube: Christopher VonheimX / Twitter: @chrisvonheimDisclaimerAll opinions expressed by Christopher Vonheim or his guests on this show are only their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Vonheim. You should not treat any opinion expressed by Christopher Vonheim as a specific reason to invest or follow a particular strategy, but only as an expression of his opinion. This Show is for informational purposes only. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, JR Woodward takes us on a deep dive into the nature of authentic Christlike servant leadership and how missional leaders can practice a self-emptying spirituality that reshapes us into the types of persons who model Christ before a watching world. Pick up a copy of JR's latest book: The Scandal of Leadership: Unmasking the Powers of Domination in the Church https://amzn.to/3YWYgLc Check out JR's earlier conversation with me on Episode 32 https://youtu.be/58De8PsisLg JR's website: www.JRwoodward.com  Books by JR Woodward Creating a Missional Culture (IVP, 2012) https://amzn.to/35UJcSS The Church as Movement: Starting and Sustaining Missional-Incarnational Communities (with Dan White; IVP, 2016) https://amzn.to/320P0t6 ViralHope: Good News from the Urbs to the Burbs (and Everything in Between) (2010) https://amzn.to/321yedl Books Recommended by JR Rene Girard Deceit, Desire, & the Novel: Self and Other in Literary Structure https://amzn.to/3oJToGG Peter Scazzero The Emotionally Healthy Leader: How Transforming Your Inner Life Will Deeply Transform Your Church, Team, and the World https://amzn.to/3oURAuC James K. A. Smith Desiring the Kingdom (Cultural Liturgies) https://amzn.to/3kMtijX William Stringfellow An Ethic for Christians and Other Aliens in a Strange Land https://amzn.to/35P2Vn6 Walter Wink Engaging the Powers: Discernment and Resistance in a World of Domination https://amzn.to/3ectI0q Brian Russell's Books Astonished by the Word: Reading Scripture for Deep Transformation https://amzn.to/3OKecg8 Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life https://amzn.to/2S0AcIZ (Re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade Books) https://amzn.to/30tP4S9 Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed) https://my.seedbed.com/product/oneboo... Connecting with Brian: Website: www.brianrussellphd.com Twitter: @briandrussell Instagram: @yourprofessorforlife Interested in coaching or inviting Brian to speak or teach for your community of faith or group? Email: deepdivespirituality@gmail.com Links to Amazon are Affiliate links. If you purchase items through these links, Amazon returns a small percentage of the sale to Brian Russell. This supports the podcast and does not increase the price of the items you may choose to buy. Thank you for your support.

Our Guest: Inara Sautter is Ambre's eldest ( as a Tolkien fan, she prefers Eldar) daughter, a writer, and the lead producer of the Stories from the Ashes podcast. She joins Ambre in this episode to share her experience growing up with dyslexia, her joy in being a reader, her thoughts on family read alouds, and her journey thus far as a writer (among other things!). Her delightful short story fan fiction on the characters of The Lord of the Rings taking a day trip to the strip mall can be found here: The Fellowship, a Minivan, a Leaf Blower, and a Few Doughnuts. If you would like to leave Inara a tip for making these podcasts possible, you may do so here. Just leave a note that it's for her and she will send you many thanks as she gleefully enlarges her Tolkien shelf. On her behalf- thank you! Books Recommended in this Episode:Due to the frequency with which Inara is asked for book recommendations by community members, we have given her her own List on the RA Amazon storefront. All of the following titles can be found there along with other books she loves! * Book of Dragons by Edith Nesbit, our favorite audiobook reader for Nesbit is Cathy Dobson (it's the green cover)* Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit* Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien* Green Ember series by S.D. Smith* The Phoenix and the Carpet by Edith Nesbit* Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter * Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin* Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher* Baby Island by Carol Ryrie Brink* Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne* The Red Door by Rachel Lulich- Pre-order until September of 2023!* The Skyward Series by Brandon Sanderson* Enchantress from the Stars (Published in 1970) by Sylvia Engdahl* An Elephant in the Garden: Inspired by a True Story by Michael Morpurgo * Soldier, Statesman and Defendant: Aaron Burr by Jeannette Covert Nolan* Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr: Their lives, their times, their duel by Anna Erskine Crouse and Russel Crouse* Thomas Jefferson: His Many Talents by Johanna Johnston* Benjamin Franklin Scientist-Diplomat by Charles Michael Daugherty* The Story of Benjamin Franklin by Enid LaMonte Meadowcroft* Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome* Jack Zulu and the Waylander's Key by S.D. Smith and J.C. Smith* The Mystery of the Loch Ness Monster by Jeanne Bendick* The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle* James Baldwin Fifty Stories Retold by James Baldwin* Silmarillion by J.R.R TolkienResources Recommended:* The Young Writers Workshop* Inara listened extensively to books through our Audible subscription as a pre-reader and has barely slowed down now that she's a confident reader.* Audible is currently offering a 3 month free trial for new members. Click here to check it out!* To discover more books that we've read and recommend, check out our free Living Books Literary Catalogue of good, true, and beautiful books for your family. Thank you for Listening. This podcast is public, so please share it with a friend!Subscribe now and never miss a free booklist, article, or podcast! Join our community of book lovers! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.reshelvingalexandria.com

Join us this week as we talk with Smiling Satyr about his novel, Friendly Neighbourhood Wizard, as well as romance and heartbreak, and why you might want to write to be outrageously attractive.Support us on Patreon for Bonus Material!patreon.com/CritRPGPodcastYou can find our Sponsor, the Council of the Eternal Hiatus, here:coteh.carrd.to----------------------------Books Recommended in this Episode:Friendly Neighborhood Wizard: A Cozy Fantasyhttps://www.royalroad.com/fiction/68809/friendly-neighborhood-wizard-a-cozy-fantasyAll The Skills - A Deckbuilding LitRPGhttps://www.royalroad.com/fiction/55687/all-the-skills-a-deckbuilding-litrpgA Coven of Kobolds: An Isekai Progression Fantasyhttps://www.royalroad.com/fiction/60711/a-coven-of-kobolds-an-isekai-progression-fantasyDads Bedtime Stories's Fictionshttps://www.royalroad.com/profile/359521/fictions------------------------------Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/critrpg-a-podcast-about-litrpg-progression-fantasy-and-their/donations

In this week's episode, Joshua Bertolotti of the Perennial Leader Project takes us on a deep dive into the writings and wisdom of Thomas Merton. We explore contemplation and how it helps us grow in love for God and others. Books Recommended by Josh: Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation https://amzn.to/42EXKSR –A Year with Thomas Merton: Daily Meditations from His Journals https://amzn.to/3M9GDlg –The Sign of Jonas https://amzn.to/42Ybjg0 Seneca, Letters from a Stoic https://amzn.to/3nXOtXe Connect with Josh: In Search of Wisdom Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-search-of-wisdom/id1557583455 Substack: https://substack.com/@perennial Webpage: https://www.perennialleader.com/ Instagram: @perennialpods Brian Russell's Information Information on Brian's Signature Deep Dive Spirituality Coaching for Pastors and Spiritually Minded Leaders: www.deepdivespirituality.com Brian Russell's Books Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life https://amzn.to/2S0AcIZ (Re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade Books) https://amzn.to/30tP4S9 Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed) https://my.seedbed.com/product/onebook-invitation-by-brian-russell/ Connecting with Brian: Website: www.brianrussellphd.com Twitter: @briandrussell Instagram: @yourprofessorforlife Interested in coaching or inviting Brian to speak or teach for your community of faith or group? Email: deepdivespirituality@gmail.com Links to Amazon are Affiliate links. If you purchase items through these links, Amazon returns a small percentage of the sale to Brian Russell. This supports the podcast and does not increase the price of the items you may choose to buy. Thank you for your support. #contemplation #love #spirituality

Join us Live as we discuss how Nathan has flipped 700+ properties and built a flipping EMPIRE! Nathan led Bridge as one of the top-producing turnkey rental providers in the nation, adding over $45 million in value to his clients' portfolios in just a few short years. Having invested in real estate since 2007, Nathan is an accomplished investor, sought-after speaker, writer, and real estate coach. He regularly produces educational content to fuel his passion for helping other people learn about and find success in real estate investing. To this end, he recently wrote his first book, The No Quitters Guide to Investing in Real Estate, which has already received accolades from heavy hitters in the industry like Bigger Pockets' Brandon Turner. Follow Nathan's Journey! https://www.facebook.com/nathanbrooks... https://www.instagram.com/nathanbrook... https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanbro... Books Recommended: https://www.amazon.com/Go-Giver-Little-Story-Powerful-Business/dp/0141049553

In this week's episode Dr. Jorge Acevedo takes us on a deep dive into his new book Everybody Needs Some Cave Time: Finding God in Dark Places. We talk about the transformations found in Scripture and also weave in themes of recovery ministry and transitions to new callings from God.   Buy a copy of Jorge's latest: Everybody Needs Some Cave Time: https://amzn.to/3Jlsh0W Connecting with Jorge: Website: www.jorgeacevedo.com Books Recommended by Jorge: Bolsinger, Temper Resilience  https://amzn.to/41WwZcH McNeal, A Work of Heart: Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders https://amzn.to/3l1sVav Ortberg, Soul Keeping https://amzn.to/3ypJErg   Brian Russell's Information Information on Brian's Signature Deep Dive Spirituality Coaching for Pastors and Spiritually Minded Leaders: www.deepdivespirituality.com   Brian Russell's Books Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life https://amzn.to/2S0AcIZ (Re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade Books) https://amzn.to/30tP4S9 Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed) https://my.seedbed.com/product/onebook-invitation-by-brian-russell/   Connecting with Brian: Website: www.brianrussellphd.com Twitter: @briandrussell Instagram: @yourprofessorforlife Interested in coaching or inviting Brian to speak or teach for your community of faith or group? Email: deepdivespirituality@gmail.com   Links to Amazon are Affiliate links. If you purchase items through these links, Amazon returns a small percentage of the sale to Brian Russell. This supports the podcast and does not increase the price of the items you may choose to buy. Thank you for your support.

Buckle Up for the major drop we have in store for you all today!! We're talking about racial justice with Kevin Holland and James Sulewski. We cover topics like: Generational Differences Friendship Brief Church History regarding Racial Dynamics Church Structure and in what ways the Church needs to adjust And more! At the end, Izzy makes a brief statement regarding the pending lawsuits against the ICOC, HOPEww, etc around the 1:48:45 mark. Rolling Stones Article Linked Here For more information regarding how to pursue racial justice in churches, please check out - Christians Seeking Justice group on Facebook and their website They have a seminar coming up February 18th @ 10am over ZOOM for those who want to learn more CSJ Seminar CSJ Website Resources - Disciples Working to Abolish the New Jim Crow group on Facebook - List of Books Recommended by James and Lisa Sulewski “Rediscipling the White Church” David Swanson “I'm still here, Black dignity in a world made for whiteness” Austin Channing Brown “Faithful Anti-racism” Christina Barland Edmundson & Chad Brennan “Unsettling Truths” Mark Charles & Soong-Chan Rah “Stamped from the Beginning” Ibram Kendi “Between the world and Me” Ta-Nehisi Coates “Be the Bridge” Latasha Morrison “When they call you a Terrorist” Patrice Kahn-Cullors & Asha Bandela As always, thank you so much for listening and keep making space!

Joy and Tyler shared a common early interest: debt. With a focus on paying down this debt, Joy was able to leave an unfulfilling desk job and begin her work as a coach, relying on Tyler's steady income as a biologist to cover their life's expenses. As Joy's business grew, they were able to shift focus from debt paydown to pursuing financial independence.But along the way, Joy has managed the inevitable bumps in the road of solo entrepreneurship, including crushing hours, demanding tasks outside of her primary skillset, the psychologically draining world of social media, and the emotional toll of coaching women in a particularly important phase in their lives. Looking back though, she wouldn't trade the experience and personal growth that this path has provided.This is a really fun yet insightful story of two people with very different world views who really make it work. This is a discussion of money, personality, parenting, and the life-long pursuit of meaning, recreation, and career. Topics Discussed with Joy and Tyler BlackJoy's career journey: leaving an unfulfilling job and becoming a coach for pregnant and postpartum rock climbersThe power of niching down in businessManaging debt and beginning a life in pursuit of financial independenceAn in-depth discussion on partner support: financial, child-raising, etc.Musings on early retirementGender roles and mindsets on career and moneyThe gamification of the FIRE movement: Who can save the most or retire the earliest?Should we feel guilty for building wealth?Personality and money mindset: logic and reason versus feeling and emotionThe behind-the-scenes reality of the solo entrepreneurial lifePursuing financial independence with three childrenThe mental toll of social media for an entrepreneurThe psychology of market volatilityThe often-unspoken support systems behind the “quit your job” or “chase your dream” internet advice.Knowing your self-worth in a career and the downsides of the job-hopping cultureSo much more! Support this project: Buy Me a CoffeeGet the newsletter: SUBSCRIBE ME!Show Notes and Links at Clippingchains.com Get in Touch with Joy and Tyler BlackCallie Joy Black on InstagramCallie Joy Black on TikTokCallie Joy Black on YouTubeJoy's Email List SubscriptionTyler Black on Instagram Other Interviews and Posts MentionedPaige Claassen: “This Was a Big One For Me” (Clipping Chains)Steve Bechtel: The Glass is Already Broken (Clipping Chains)Mettle, By Steve Bechtel: A Book Review (Clipping Chains)EP 128: Callie Joy Black (The Nugget Climbing Podcast)Peruse all Clipping Chains posts and interviews here. Books Recommended by Joy and Tyler Black Tyler's Recommendations:Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor E. Frankl)The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Nassim Nicholas Taleb)The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns (John C. Bogle) Joy's Recommendations:Mettle: Lessons From the Gym and the Crag in Pursuit of Better Climbing (Steve Bechtel)Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art (James Nestor)Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science That Will Transform Your Sex Life (Emily Nagoski)Why Did No One Tell Me?: What Every Woman Needs to Know to Protect, Heal and Nurture Her Body Through Motherhood (Emma Brockwell)

Meditation, the self, overthinking, anxiety, emotions, experience, and more with Soul Coach Ki. Check out Soul Coach Ki on TikTok and Instagram.View all of Soul Coach Ki's offerings here.Books Recommended by Ki:A New Earth by Eckhart TolleDon't Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard CarlsonThe Seat of the Soul by Gary ZukhavYou can register for all of our LIVE  shows on TikTok @breathebluedoor.For free Meditation exercises, check out The 1 Minute Meditation and Breathe Blue Door.If you want FREE access to our Email Community, send us an email! team@bluedoormedia.coAnd for more information on Breathwork and Meditation visit www.breatheandthinkbetter.comIntro music: The Right Direction by Shane Ivers The Optimized MindHosted by Dr. Kate Lund, The Optimized Mind explores how we can define our own unique...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

In this week's episode, Keith Kristich from Closer than Breath shares rich wisdom drawn from his experience and knowledge of contemplative spirituality.    Link to sign up for the 2023 Centering Prayer Summit ( “Live” January 21-22). You can attend live via Zoom or watch the recordings at your leisure. I did both last year as I found the 2022 even particularly helpful for deepening my own practice and spiritual growth. Early bird pricing until 12/31 and a special bonus registration for those signing up before 12/10. https://www.centeringprayersummit.com/referral/cps2023aff/wwHz9Xayr3cr5XG4 Bio: Keith Kristich helps people slow down and connect with their true self and God within. Keith is a contemplative teacher, a commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer, and the founder of Closer Than Breath, an online contemplative community rooted in the Christian Contemplative Tradition. Keith's mission is to help people reimagine the Divine, unlearn rigid religion, and see God everywhere. Connecting with Keith: IG: @keithkristich  Website: www.closerthanbreath.com    Books Recommended by Keith:   Keating, Open Mind Open Heart https://amzn.to/3F99XEP   Bourgeault, Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening  https://amzn.to/3Y5Dec9    De Mello, Awareness https://amzn.to/3Y2FBg2    Frenette, Path of Centering Prayer https://amzn.to/3UB9Asp    ​​Brian's Website: www.brianrussellphd.com Brian Russell's Books Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life https://amzn.to/2S0AcIZ (Re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade Books) https://amzn.to/30tP4S9 Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed) https://my.seedbed.com/product/onebook-invitation-by-brian-russell/ Brian's Recommended Resources on Centering Prayer: https://www.brianrussellphd.com/post/my-top-ten-favorite-resources-on-centering-prayer Information on Brian's Signature Deep Dive Spirituality Coaching for Pastors and Spiritually Minded Leaders: www.deepdivespirituality.com Connecting with Brian: Website: www.brianrussellphd.com Twitter: @briandrussell  Instagram: @yourprofessorforlife  Interested in coaching or inviting Brian to speak or teach for your community of faith or group?  Email: deepdivespirituality@gmail.com  Links to the Centering Prayer Summit and Amazon are Affiliate links.  If you purchase items through these links, Brian receives a small payment in return. This supports the podcast and does not increase the price of the items you may choose to buy. Thank you for your support.

Being a forever curious student is at the heart of this conversation ft. Andrew Gilbank. Andrew is thriving in PR, marketing, social media, paid ads, SEO, and much more… you name it within the marketing realm and Andrew can do it! He touches on how he created opportunities and his experience working with MLSE, the Oshawa Generals, and other digital marketing positions. PC is able to pull fascinating themes from Andrew's story and how did not follow a straight line and followed different threads and leads with tenacity while never giving up. Andrew shares fantastic life lessons around mistakes, burning out, and admitting when wrong. PC brings forth the importance of pausing to do critical thinking and relates it to Andrew's story. The main themes of being curious and being a forever student come up and Andrew shares one thing he would tell his younger self. Books Recommended by Andrew: How to be perfect by Michael Herbert Schur A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell Connect with PC: Website: https://pivotmethods.com/ & https://poweryogacanada.com/ Instagram: @paulinecaballero & @pivot_methods & @poweryogacanada Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pauline.caballero.90 Royalty-Free Music from Bensound

It is a rare pleasure to speak with a person of consequence and have their undivided attention for an hour. Ray Archuleta, who needs little introduction, has been a person of consequence in the lives of Buz Kloot (Soil Health Labs at the University of South Carolina) and Tanse Herrmann, NRCS Grazing Lands Soil Health Specialist working out of Rapid City, South Dakota. In this podcast, Buz and Tanse host Ray Archuleta and catch up with him, but before that, both Buz and Tanse tell their stories of how they first met Ray and how he has impacted their lives. A theme that runs through the podcast is The Goal of farming/ranching – making money is an outcome, but The Goal is to Follow the Pattern that Mother Nature has provided. We talk to Ray about his journey since he left the USDA-NRCS (where he served for 3 decades) and what he's been up to since then. Ray now has land near Seymour, Missouri and talks about having “Skin in the Game” now that he has his own land payment and his own livestock to manage! Ray talks about having skin in the game as being a great tool to make him more empathetic to the ranchers and farmers he speaks to, and he still does a lot of that. Ray also speaks from his own experience of farming with sheep, the mistakes he has made and what he's learned in the process – infrastructure, animal safety and health, epigenetics and simplicity of design are discussed. The conversation turns to the work that Alejandro Carrillo has done on the Las Damas Ranch in the Chihuahua desert and how transformational this has been to the landscape (see the Las Damas Case Study at the end of these show notes). Ray uses the discussion about Alejandro's land as an opportunity to educate us on the principle of ecological context (often considered the 6th principle of soil health), in this case, he discusses ecological context in terms of the difference between rainfall on his land (~45” a year) versus Alejandro's (8” - 10” a year). Note that the first five principles of soil health are: 1. Minimum disturbance; 2. Cover the soil; 3. Keep a live root in the soil as many days as possible; 4. Add diversity of plants (e.g., grasses and broadleaves, warm and cool season, annuals, and perennials); 5. Incorporate livestock back to the land. The discussion of ecological context also led us to spend some time discussing the very important human dimension of rangeland and farmland management, and how people make decisions. We make a few references to Dr. Ellen Davis's Book “Scripture, Culture and Agriculture” and the work by Hannah Gosnell and others in a paper called “Transformational adaptation on the farm: Processes of change and persistence in transitions to ‘climate-smart' regenerative agriculture” where “dimensions of transformation [are] associated with beliefs, values, emotions, worldviews, structures of meaning-making, and consciousness” are discussed. See below for the links to these two references. References from the Podcast: Alejandro Carrillo: Las Damas Ranch Case Study, Las Damas Ranch, Aldama County, Chihuahua, Mexico https://understandingag.com/case_studies/las-damas-ranch-case-study/ Ray discusses infrastructure, and there is no better network on rangeland and farmland advice than the SD Grasslands Coalition Mentoring Network where mentors on fencing and water placement, among other things, are provided: https://sdgrass.org/mentoring-network/ SoilHealthLab's podcast with Shannon Kulseth-Iverson: “39 How Rangeland Health and Livestock Work to Solve Environmental Issues” https://www.growingresiliencesd.com/podcasts/episode/c506bbc6/39-how-rangeland-health-and-livestock-work-to-solve-environmental-issues Books Discussed in Podcast: Note we have links for convenience- there are other outlets that carry these books as well. André Lund. The Wonder of UHDSG (Ultra High Density Strip Grazing): Elandsfontein Beaufort West - Central Karoo South Africa. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40894069-the-wonder-of-uhdsg-ultra-high-density-strip-grazing Ellen Davis. Scripture, Culture and Agriculture. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/5941497-scripture-culture-and-agriculture Movies: “Kiss the Ground.” Understanding Ag's Ray Archuleta, Gabe Brown and Kris Nichols, Ph.D. https://kissthegroundmovie.com/kiss-the-ground-understanding-ags-ray-archuleta-gabe-brown-and-kris-nichols-ph-d/ Recommended Podcast: The Regenerative Agriculture Podcast – hosted by John Kempf. https://regenerativeagriculturepodcast.com/ Books Recommended by Ray Archuleta (these are all searchable, some of them available in pdf format) 1) Allan Savory - Holistic Management 2) Eugene P. Odum - Fundamentals of Ecology (3rd or 4th edition) 3) David Gleissman -Agroecology by 4) Weil and Brady - Nature and Properties of Soils (15th edition I available) 5) Martin Alexander - Introduction to Soil Microbiology 6) Patrick Lavelle and Alister V. Spain - Soil Ecology 7) David Coleman, mac Callaham and D.A. Crossley, Jr. Fundamental of Soil Ecology 8) Sir Albert Howard – An Agricultural Testament 9) N.A. Krasil‘nikov -Soil Microorganisms and Higher Plants: The Classic Text on Living Soils 10) Michael John Swift and others: Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems 11) Donald Q. Innis- Intercropping and the Scientific basis for traditional agriculture 12) David Pimentel - Handbook of Energy Utilization in Agriculture (ISBN 9781315893419) 13) Ken Killham - Soil Ecology 14) David Pimentel - Food, Energy and Society 15) Richard Bardgett, Usher and Hopkins - Biological Diversity and Function in Soils 16) Bill Mollison - Permaculture: A designers Manual 17) Fred Magdoff and Harold Van Es - Building Better Soils for Better Crops 18) Richard Bardgett and others - Soil Ecology and Ecosystem Services 19) Brian walker and David Salt - Resilience Thinking: sustaining ecosystems and people in a changing world 20) F. Stuart Chapin and others - Principles of Terrestrial ecosystem ecology 21) Masanobu Fukuoka – One Straw Revolution

When Wyoming Catholic College sophomores take Theology 201: The Mystery of the Trinity, they're typically surprised that before diving into the theology of the Trinity, they're up to their ears in philosophy. God exists. God is unmovable. God is eternal. God is necessary. God is everlasting. God is simple. Such considerations need to come first since without them, theology can lose the moorings it needs in the intellect and in the world as it is. To help us understand the place of philosophy in our theology, our guest this week is the professor who teaches Theology 201: The Mystery of the Trinity, theologian Dr. Jeremy Holmes. Books Recommended by Dr. Holmes Summa Theologiae by St. Thomas Aquinas (Aquinas Institute Edition) Who Designed the Designer?: A Rediscovered Path to God's Existence by Michael Augros Aquinas: An Introduction to the Life and Work of the Great Medieval Thinker by F. C. Copleston Aquinas (A Beginner's Guide) by Edward Feser A Summa of the Summa by Thomas Aquinas and Peter Kreeft

Elaine Hsieh Chou is a Taiwanese American writer from California. A 2017 Rona Jaffe Graduate Fellow at NYU and a 2021 NYSCA/NYFA Fellow, her short fiction appears in The Normal School, Black Warrior Review, Guernica, Tin House Online and Ploughshares. Her debut novel Disorientation is out now from Penguin Press (US) and Picador (UK). Her short story collection Where are You Realy From? is forthcoming from Penguin Press in spring 2024. Books Recommended in this Episode: Don Lee, The Collective Brandon Taylor, Real Life David Lodge, Changing Places  Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract 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

Elaine Hsieh Chou is a Taiwanese American writer from California. A 2017 Rona Jaffe Graduate Fellow at NYU and a 2021 NYSCA/NYFA Fellow, her short fiction appears in The Normal School, Black Warrior Review, Guernica, Tin House Online and Ploughshares. Her debut novel Disorientation is out now from Penguin Press (US) and Picador (UK). Her short story collection Where are You Realy From? is forthcoming from Penguin Press in spring 2024. Books Recommended in this Episode: Don Lee, The Collective Brandon Taylor, Real Life David Lodge, Changing Places Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract 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

Elaine Hsieh Chou is a Taiwanese American writer from California. A 2017 Rona Jaffe Graduate Fellow at NYU and a 2021 NYSCA/NYFA Fellow, her short fiction appears in The Normal School, Black Warrior Review, Guernica, Tin House Online and Ploughshares. Her debut novel Disorientation is out now from Penguin Press (US) and Picador (UK). Her short story collection Where are You Realy From? is forthcoming from Penguin Press in spring 2024. Books Recommended in this Episode: Don Lee, The Collective Brandon Taylor, Real Life David Lodge, Changing Places Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract 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/asian-american-studies

Julia May Jonas is a writer, director, and the founder of theater company Nellie Tinder. She has taught at Skidmore College and NYU and lives in Brooklyn with her family. Vladimir (Simon & Schuster, 2022) is her first novel. Books Recommended in this Episode: Iris Murdoch, The Sea, The Sea Vladimir Nabokov, Laughter In the Dark Vladimir Nabokov, Pnin Sarah Moss, Ghost Wall Elisa Albert, Human Blues  Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract 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

Julia May Jonas is a writer, director, and the founder of theater company Nellie Tinder. She has taught at Skidmore College and NYU and lives in Brooklyn with her family. Vladimir (Simon & Schuster, 2022) is her first novel. Books Recommended in this Episode: Iris Murdoch, The Sea, The Sea Vladimir Nabokov, Laughter In the Dark Vladimir Nabokov, Pnin Sarah Moss, Ghost Wall Elisa Albert, Human Blues  Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract 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

A Conversation about Feminism and Reality TV It's no secret that there is a lack of diversity of bodies in reality tv… especially in the Bachelor. In 20 years The Bachelor has not changed their casting practices and we're over it. On today's episode, Rah chats with Jenna and Rach from the newly launched group Roses for Everybody. They're here to change the game with their Fat Bachelor Inclusion campaign and challenge you to get rid of your anti-fat biases.    SIGN THE PETITION HERE   Books Recommended by Roses for Every Body: Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fatphobia by Dr. Sabrina Strings Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness by Da'Shaun L. Harrison Tipping the Scales of Justice: Fighting Weight-Based Discrimination by Sondra Solovay, J.D.  Shameful Bodies: Religion and the Culture of Physical Improvement by Michelle Mary Lelwica  One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London Support our guest and host: Follow Roses For Every Body: Instagram // Twitter // TikTok Follow Rah: Instagram // Twitter // TikTok   Beyond the Box: Our weekly round-up of blog and podcast content delivered directly to your inbox every Friday Check out our online community here!    This episode was edited by Claudia Neu and produced by Renee Powers on the ancestral land of the Dakota people.   Original music by @iam.onyxrose Learn more about Feminist Book Club on our website, sign up for our emails, shop our Bookshop.org recommendations, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest.

Alice Elliott Dark is the author of the novels Fellowship Point and Think of England, and two collections of short stories, In The Gloaming and Naked to the Waist. Her work has appeared in, among others, The New Yorker, Harper's, DoubleTake, Ploughshares, A Public Space, Best American Short Stories, Prize Stories: The O.Henry Awards, and has been translated into many languages. "In the Gloaming," a story, was chosen by John Updike for inclusion in The Best American Short Stories of The Century and was made into films by HBO and Trinity Playhouse. Her non-fiction reviews and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and many anthologies. She is a recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and an Associate Professor at Rutgers-Newark in the English department and the MFA program. Books Recommended in this episode: Fellowship Point (Simon and Schuster, 2022) Alice Recommends: Elena Ferrante, The Neapolitan Quartet Jean Stafford, The Catherine Wheel Willa Cather, The Professor's House Joanne Beard, Festival Days Mary Oliver, Upstream Rebecca Solnit, Orwell's Roses Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract 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

Alice Elliott Dark is the author of the novels Fellowship Point and Think of England, and two collections of short stories, In The Gloaming and Naked to the Waist. Her work has appeared in, among others, The New Yorker, Harper's, DoubleTake, Ploughshares, A Public Space, Best American Short Stories, Prize Stories: The O.Henry Awards, and has been translated into many languages. "In the Gloaming," a story, was chosen by John Updike for inclusion in The Best American Short Stories of The Century and was made into films by HBO and Trinity Playhouse. Her non-fiction reviews and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and many anthologies. She is a recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and an Associate Professor at Rutgers-Newark in the English department and the MFA program. Books Recommended in this episode: Fellowship Point (Simon and Schuster, 2022) Alice Recommends: Elena Ferrante, The Neapolitan Quartet Jean Stafford, The Catherine Wheel Willa Cather, The Professor's House Joanne Beard, Festival Days Mary Oliver, Upstream Rebecca Solnit, Orwell's Roses Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract 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

Rebecca van Laer's writing appears in TriQuarterly Review, joyland, Columbia journal, the Florida review, Salamander, Hobart, mokeybicycle, electric literature and elsewhere. She holds a PhD in English from Brown University. Shannon McLeod is the author of the essay chapbook Pathetic from Etchings Press, and her writings have appeared in Tin House, Prairie Schooner, Hobart, and Smokelong Quarterly. She lives in Virginia where she teaches high school English. Rebecca and Shannon join me to discuss their debut novellas, How to Adjust to the Dark and Whimsy, both out with Long Day Press. Books Recommended in this episode: How to Adjust to the Dark and Whimsy Rebecca Recommends: Nate Lippens, My Dead Book Naomi Washer, Subjects We Left Out Shannon Recommends: Chloe Caldwell, Women Chantal V. Johnson, Post-Traumatic Ursula Villarreal-Moura, Math for the Self-Crippling Sebastian Castillo, Not I  Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract 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

Rebecca van Laer's writing appears in TriQuarterly Review, joyland, Columbia journal, the Florida review, Salamander, Hobart, mokeybicycle, electric literature and elsewhere. She holds a PhD in English from Brown University. Shannon McLeod is the author of the essay chapbook Pathetic from Etchings Press, and her writings have appeared in Tin House, Prairie Schooner, Hobart, and Smokelong Quarterly. She lives in Virginia where she teaches high school English. Rebecca and Shannon join me to discuss their debut novellas, How to Adjust to the Dark and Whimsy, both out with Long Day Press. Books Recommended in this episode: How to Adjust to the Dark and Whimsy Rebecca Recommends: Nate Lippens, My Dead Book Naomi Washer, Subjects We Left Out Shannon Recommends: Chloe Caldwell, Women Chantel V. Johnson, Post-Traumatic Ursula Villarreal-Moura, Math for the Self-Crippling  Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract 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

Shelly Oria has just produced an anthology of writings on reproductive freedom that is available now from McSweeney's Books, in partnership with The Brigid Alliance. Spanning nearly every genre of writing, the collection greatly broadens the parameters for how we might speak of reproductive freedoms and fight for their continuation even in this particularly bleak time. She is joined by the novelist, Kirstin Valdez Quade, author most recently of The Five Wounds. It was an honor to talk to Shelly and Kirstin about their hopes and fears for a future after Roe vs Wade and the potential for writers to enter the fray as defenders of the right to abortion, but also to be issuers of a clarion call for the many other natural rights that are being trammeled upon. Please consider supporting I Know What's Best for You: Stories on Reproductive Freedom by purchasing it directly from McSweeney's or your local bookstore. The work within is moving, empathetic, horrifying, touching, and unforgettable. Books Recommended in this episode:  Peter Ho Davies, A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself Torry Peters, Detransition Baby Lydia Conklin, Rainbow Rainbow  Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract 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

An interview with debut novelist Peter C Baker. Planes (Knopf, 2022) is the story of a global crime unfolding principally in the domestic lives of two women, Amira, an Italian convert to Islam living in Rome, and Mel, a school board member in North Carolina. Amira is a direct victim of the crime of extraordinary rendition, her husband, Ayoub, having been abducted without criminal charges and taken first to Pakistan and then Morocco, where he was imprisoned and tortured. Ayoub's eventual return to Amira is a lesson in how trauma comes like a wave for all those in its path. Mel's life appears quieter. Her activist days behind her, she lives an ordinary suburban life, throwing herself into work on the school board and into a workmanlike affair that seems, at the surface, to have little effect on her family life. That is until the affair is discovered and her onetime partner on the school board is revealed to be deeply intwined with the rendition program that abducted Ayoub. Peter and I talk about how to write about torture outside of the torture room, our unwitting complicity with illegal rendition programs in the US, and our shared love of W.G. Sebald. Books Recommended in this episode: W.G. Sebald, The Rings of Saturn Marlen Haushofer, The Wall Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract 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

An interview with novelist Elif Batuman. The international bestseller and Pulitzer Prize finalist The Idiot now has a sequel. In Either/Or (Penguin, 2022), Batuman picks up the story as her character, Selin, returns for her sophomore year at Harvard. Either/Or, like its predecessor, is a novel of ideas wrapped in a campus novel, told in a voice so unique that you may never get over it. Elif and I talk Cartesian dualism, Voltron's tardiness, the novel of ideas vs the thinking novel, eros defused over the body, and so much more. You can't miss this episode. Books Recommended in this episode: Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go John William, Stoner Nino Haratischvili, The Eighth Life  Chris Holmes is Chair of Literatures in English and Associate Professor at Ithaca College. He writes criticism on contemporary global literatures. His book, Kazuo Ishiguro as World Literature, is under contract 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