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Karen Dukess's first book, The Last Book Party, was wildly successful by any measure—sold at auction, Indie Next pick, Discover New Writers pick… you probably read it. The second…Didn't sell. Not as in, not very many people bought it but as in, no publisher published it. She spent the requisite couple years or so, her agent signed on but… no takers. She felt like she was the only person in the whole entire world that that happened to… until she started asking around. Turns out, you know how people say writing books is hard? And publishing is tough? They're right!Never fear, Karen lived to tell the tail. Her next novel (do we call it second or third?), Welcome to Murder Week, is wonderful and available in a bookstore near you (and as you'll hear, I loved it and it's the perfect page-turner but not-anxiety-producing read for a swimming pool, beach, airplane ride or couch). But the real joy is that Karen is willing to dish. You'll hear:What happens when you want to be a bullet journal sticker getting writer with your butt in the chair but you're just … not.How to have fun writing a book that maybe no one will want (and why you'd better).How Karen found the right mindset to keep going.Karen's one rule as a beginning writer who couldn't quite get the hang of 1000 words a day. Links from the Pod:LauraPaloozaKaren Dukess, The Last Book PartyZibby EventsThe Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray#AmReadingKaren: The Original, Nell Stevens KJ: Welcome to Murder WeekKaren's Substack Keep Calm and Carry On, a Substack from Karen Dukess or find her on Instagram @karendukess, or her website www.karendukess.comDid you know Sarina's latest thriller is out NOW? Rowan Gallagher is a devoted single mother and a talented architect with a high-profile commission restoring an historic mansion for the most powerful family in Maine. But inside, she's a mess. She knows that stalking her ex's avatar all over Portland on her phone isn't the healthiest way to heal from their breakup. But she's out of ice cream and she's sick of romcoms. Watching his every move is both fascinating and infuriating. He's dining out while she's wallowing on the couch. The last straw comes when he parks in their favorite spot on the waterfront. In a weak moment, she leashes the dog and sets off to see who else is in his car. Instead of catching her ex in a kiss, Rowan becomes the first witness to his murder—and the primary suspect.Digital books at: Amazon | Nook | Apple Books | Kobo | Google Play | Audible Physical books at: Bookshop.org | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Indigo | More paperback links here!New! Transcript below!EPISODE 452 - TRANSCRIPTJess LaheyHey, it's Jess here. A few years ago, I got to go to Laura Palooza. Laura Palooza is the conference that is run by the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association. I was invited because I wrote about Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Little House on the Prairie books, and at the very beginning of The Gift of Failure, there's a mention in the opening chapter. And I was invited to go, and it was fantastic. And I got to meet Dean Butler, who had played Almanzo, which was quite a moment for me, because I had been quite in love. Anyway, this year's Laura Palooza 2025 is going to be taking place July 8 through 11th, 2025. Laura Palooza 2025's theme is prairies, pioneers and pages. If you want more information on attending Laura Palooza 2025, you can go to L-I-W-L-R-A — L-I-W-L-R-A dot org slash laurapalooza. I will be putting it in the show notes for whatever episode this ends up on, and it's going to be really, really great. I'm jealous that I can't go again because it's not going to be near me. It's going to be in De Smet South, I hope that's how you pronounce it, South Dakota. But they're going to even have, like, a feature on the fashion at the time. They're going to have a section on planes, claims and all those land deals, a beginner's guide to mapping homestead claims. It's going to be cool, challenging gender norms. Laura Ingalls in fiction, and Rose Wilder Lane in reality. Folklore, fiction or forecasts, separating and linking science, storytelling and mythology in weather, lore, that's going to be by Dr. Barb Boustead, who has been on this very podcast. She's fantastic. Laura Palooza 2025... July, you should go, you should sign up. It's really fun. They're going to be doing a field trip also to the Ingalls Homestead, I believe. Check it out. It's pretty cool.Multiple Speakers:Is it recording? Now it's recording, yay. Go ahead. This is the part where I stare blankly at the microphone. I don't remember what I'm supposed to be doing. All right, let's start over. Awkward pause. I'm going to rustle some papers. Okay, now one, two, three.KJ Dell'AntoniaHey, I'm KJ Dell'Antonia, and this is Hashtag AmWriting, the weekly podcast about writing all the things, short things, long things, pitches, proposals, fiction, nonfiction, in short or really actually, usually long. We are the podcast about sitting down and getting your work done. And I am KJ Dell'Antonia. I am the author of a bunch of novels, the most popular of which is The Chicken Sisters, and the most recent is Playing the Witch Card, and you should read them all. And I have with me today a guest that I'm really excited about for a topic that you all are going to love. So, with me today, I have Karen Dukess, and she is the author of The Last Book Party, which you might have read in 2019 because it was unmissable. It was everywhere. It was an Indie Next. It was a Discover New Writers pick, it was...it was all over the place. And that is partly what we're here to talk about today. And we're also here to talk about her new novel, Welcome to Murder Week, which I have just read and enjoyed, but mostly we're here to talk about the six years in between. So, welcome. I am so glad to have you here. So, Karen and I have met in person. We met at a Zibby book event and at an event for the amazing Annabel Monaghan, who also has a book out this summer. The lovely thing about the universe is that nobody reads just one book.Karen DukessThat is true. Thank you.KJ Dell'AntoniaSo, you can be like, yes, read Annabel's book, read my book. Read. I mean, anybody who reads? I mean, yeah, there are people who read just one book, it's probably not going to be ours. Oh, well, people seem to like the Bible. I don't know that's a popular one. See that? A lot around a lot of Crawdads, also see that. Okay, so anyway, tell us what the story of the long six-year journey between your very, very successful debut novel, and what is about to be your very different sophomore novel.Karen DukessSo, I feel like I have an upside-down writing career in that most people write a lot of novels that don't get published before they write a novel that gets published, and mine went backwards. So, The Last Book Party was my first novel, and I wrote it...Didn't... I wrote it, finished it when I was in my early 50's, around 54 -55, spent about four years writing it, and I had done a lot of writing before, then stopping and starting and thinking that. I must not have what it takes, because this is too hard. I didn't realize that novel writing just is hard, and that is the way it is for all but a few unicorn people. So that novel, I was so happy when I finally finished it. I was so satisfied to just finally have written a novel, and I was truly thrilled, and I I felt like, if it doesn't get published, I'll publish it myself. I'm just so happy to have achieved this goal. And then it sold incredibly quickly. It was unbelievable. I mean, it was like beyond my wildest dreams. It went to auction. It sold very quickly for a good advance, and the publishing experience was great, including the fact that they were originally going to publish it in 2020, but they decided to bump it up to 2019 I don't know why. But I was like, sure, I've waited to my 50's to get this book out, like the sooner the better. And then I dodged the bullet of waiting all these years to publish a novel and have it come out during the pandemic. So, the paperback came out in the pandemic, which wasn't great, but I still felt so grateful that I had gotten this book out before then. So, then I started working on my second novel, which later someone had given me some someone, a friend...it might have even been Annabel. Someone gave her the advice that your second novel, don't make it very, very personal. And I kind of wish I had gotten that advice, even though I'm not sure I would have listened to it. But the thing about a second novel, and I don't know if you experienced this, KJ, but if you have success with your first novel, the second novel is scary because you're like, was I a one hit wonder? You know, was it a fluke? Can I do this again? And people would say, well, you know how to write novels now. And I'd be like, no, I know how to write THAT novel. I have no idea how to write another novel. And the novel I wanted to write at that time was drawing on the many years I spent studying and living in Russia and working as a journalist in Russia. I was in Russia in the 90's, and I wrote a novel that was about an American woman's journey in Russia and some American journalists in Russia. But it was set in Russia in 2017 and with flashbacks to the 90's, and it was hard to write. It was not fun. I think I had, like, sitting on my shoulder this sort of like, oh, can she do it again? You know that kind of thing. And I knew that the luck I had the first one, like, you know, I knew it was unlike, unluck, unlikely to be like that again. Plus, I had this sense of like, this is my Russia novel. And even though it wasn't a novel like, directly about Russia, it still was my chance to sort of give my take on things there. So, I think I also had sitting on my shoulder, like all the journalists I know knew in Russia, and people that studied Russia and the real Russia experts, and what were they going to think of my take?KJ Dell'AntoniaOh, yeah.Karen DukessSo it was, it was not writing, sort of like joyfully, it was a tough novel to write. And then it was also, it was fiction, but it was sort of personal, midlife kind of novel. So, there was just a lot of baggage with that novel. And the writing of it was tough, you know, it was just, it took longer than I thought it it just, I just remember a lot of sort of hair pulling, kind of, you know, those writing days. I had a lot of them. I finished it. My agent said he loved it. I don't think he loved it as much as the other two novels I've written, but, you know, he was ready to send it out on submission. But as I was finishing it, I was getting more and more concerned, because I finished it right around when Russia invaded Ukraine. And my novel, which was set in 2017 Russia, now things were so different, and they had been increasingly becoming different. Suddenly it felt very anachronistic, because I wasn't writing with these big current events in mind. Plus, there was this whole kind of like, oh, Russia, yuck, nobody, you know. And I felt that too. So, I was nervous about it, and my agent was like, just finish it. You've spent this much time on it. Let's finish it and see what happens. And so, we sent it out, and the response I got was kind of... Uh not great, you know, it went to my publisher first. They'd write a first refusal, and we're like, this novel. It about American woman in Russia right now, it's just not the right time. And, you know, there may have been other things about the novel as well, but it was kind of a, like, not a good sell. So, we sent it out to maybe five or six more editors, you know, I got lovely rejection letters, you know. Well, I really enjoyed it. This part was so interesting. But, yeah, I don't know, I don't know how to market this novel right now. And it was, you know, it was crushing, of course, but it also kind of echoed my feelings about the novel. The whole thing gave me a knot in my stomach, yeah, so my agent said, well, we haven't really exhausted the possibilities yet. We can send it out another round, or you can revise it, or you can set it aside. And I felt really sure at that point that I just wanted to, I didn't want to keep submitting it. I just felt like not the right time. And it was disappointing, but it was also kind of a relief, because if someone had decided to publish that novel, I think I would have been really nervous for the whole time before it came out.KJ Dell'AntoniaI think the only thing worse than having your second novel not published is having it published to like, you know, universal hatred.Karen DukessYeah exactly.KJ Dell'AntoniaOr just, or just to your own disappointment, you know?Karen DukessYeah. And then there's a long lead time between the time and novel gets accepted and the time it gets published. And to just feel like, nervous that whole time, I just...KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah.Karen DukessSo, I was relieved and disappointed. And I remember very well thinking like, oh, well, this is what people talk about. When they talk about, you have to be able to deal with rejection as a writer, because I hadn't dealt with it yet. I had been so lucky, and I really had this sense of like, all right, well, now I get to find out if I'm really a writer, like, can I deal with this and or can I not? And so, I was like, I'm going to write something else. But I was determined to write something very, very different. Like, I needed the whole experience to be different, yeah, and it ended up being kind of liberating, because I went on a trip with my sister to England. We went to the Peak District in England for a week. We rented a little cottage, and this was right before the novel went on submission, I think, or maybe right after, maybe it was on submission, I don't know. So, it was around the time when I wasn't feeling good about the novel, but I wasn't sure it was like a dead deal yet. And we had this absolutely fantastic week in the Peak District, where I was my first time traveling in the English countryside. I'd been to London, but I'd never been in the English countryside, and I felt like I was just stepping into the pages of all my favorite English novels, like Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre. And also, like I was stepping into scenes of every BritBox masterpiece, mystery thing, I had written, you know, think, oh my god, there's a vicar. And just really, I was in a... my sister, we have similar reading tastes, and we were just both in this mood, like everything was just kind of entertaining us, and we were laughing at ourselves for seeing England through all these fictional characters. So, when I came back, I think I came back, and that's when I kind of realized this Russian novel was dead or shortly thereafter. And I thought, okay, I'm going to, I'm going to write something about Americans going to England. I want to continue that mood. And I really felt like, if I'm going to do now that I knew you could spend years writing a novel and have it not get published, which I knew intellectually before, but I didn't, hadn't experienced it. I I just felt like, if I'm going to spend another couple years writing a novel like fun has to be the number one thing. It just has to be fun. I'm like, not going to be miserable again. I can't do something like the Russian novel again. I have to just entertain myself and make myself happy, and hopefully it will entertain other people and make them happy too. And that's how I landed on the idea of sending these writing about Americans that go to England to solve a fake murder mystery, which is what Welcome to Murder Week is about. And I just had such a good time writing it. And I wrote it quicker than I've ever written. I wrote it in a little over a year, and it was honestly delightful. Like, I couldn't believe it. Like, writing could actually be really fun.KJ Dell'AntoniaWho knew? The result is also delightful. It just, it's, it's kind of like every warm and lovely book setting on to you you've ever read. It is it Is that I really enjoyed it, So...Karen DukessI'm so glad.KJ Dell'AntoniaI don't know what the Russian novel was like. That doesn't sound fun.Karen DukessI mean it wasn't really heavy, because I'm not like a heavy writer... like it still had...KJ Dell'AntoniaRight.Karen DukessIn it, and it had emotion, etc., but I'm not sad that it's not out.KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah.Karen DukessLet's put it that way, yeah. So, yeah, this one was just fun. And I, you know, my initial idea was to send a group of Americans to England. Initially it was going to be a writing group. I like the idea of putting characters together who would not ordinarily know each other, but to have them together in a space and then a friend of mine said, Okay, so that's an idea. You're going to send some writers on a writing retreat to England, and what are they going to do there? Like, write? Like, that's not very interesting. And that's how I, kind of, you know, ended up moving to this thing where I could have them participate in this weeklong, solve a fake English village murder mystery. And I could have, you know, the villagers, some of them participating in this, and some eagerly participating, some cynical and send a bunch of Americans, you know, Britbox crazed Americans, to compete in this thing. And, yeah, that's, that's how it ended up. And it was fun.KJ Dell'AntoniaI, yeah. I mean, it reads like you had fun. I, as someone who has... so Playing the Witch Card has like a big game sort of Halloween event at the center of it. That would be really hard to do in reality. This is kind of like that.Karen DukessYeah.KJ Dell'AntoniaLike, this is like the dream murder week, both from some of the point of view of someone who might want to put one on and from someone the point of view of someone who might want to go and do one. It's not, it's um, you know, it's not. Sometimes you read these and they're like, they're like, silly and hokey. It's like, very sincere, super fun murder week that anyone would wish that they could do that likes that kind of thing. Anyway, I yeah, I totally enjoyed it. All the characters were really fun. I could see that you must have had fun writing it.Karen DukessI did. And I also, you know, people often say, like, write the novel you want to read. And I really did that with this because I wanted it to have so it has a fake mystery, but then it has a real mystery as well.KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah.Karen DukessLike the main character, thirty-four-year-old Cath, little do you know, she goes on this trip because her estranged mother, before she died, booked them on it, and she's sort of reluctant to go, but can't get a refund. And then I sort of developed this whole story about she teams up with her house, shares a cottage with people to solve the fake mystery, but that she also solves the real mystery of why her mother wanted her to go, her late mother, and that was sort of like the writing the story you want to read. Because I like light and funny, but I also like something that has, like, some emotional heart to it, like I wanted to try to story that was fun, but that has something going on. And the more I wrote, the more Cath's serious story became part of the story, I think, in the first deeply satisfying, yeah, and the first version, the first draft that my agent read, and I had never shared a draft before with him, and, you know, I think I was just hoping he would be like, it's almost perfect. And he was like, well, I think Cath is the hardest story. I think you need to develop that more. And then I went back and did and sort of... blended the two. So, the whole experience was just, yeah, of course. Now I'm like, can I have fun again?KJ Dell'AntoniaYes, yes, you can. Nobody ever tells me my first draft is perfect, and I really hate that.Karen DukessYeah, I know. I think it's, I don't even know if I should have shared it with him, like, I just wanted him to say, like, it's amazing. And he was like, yeah, it could be really good.KJ Dell'AntoniaWell, but you just want them to know that you're doing, yeah, I'm a I'm going to share the first draft of the thing I'm doing with my agent, and it might be a terrible idea, but I'm going to do it anyway, because I want her to know I'm doing a thing. And yeah, I'm excited. And yeah um...Karen Dukess I also think that, like, you know, when I said that, it was liberating, in a way, to sort of have the experience that I had with the Russian novel. I think it was also maybe by the time, you know, getting to the third novel, or maybe it's getting to my age. I felt sort of like, I think I gave my permission, myself, permission to write a novel that, yeah, it has a serious story at the heart of it, but it's not like a deeply serious book, you know? And I think there's a tendency to think like, you know, I would look at the world around me sometimes, when I was drafting it, and feel like there's so many serious things to write about, and I'm writing this funny story, like, is that super fluffy? And, you know, it was like, this is what I wanted to write? That's okay, you know? I don't have to prove anything. Like, here is my serious tome. You know, I really just wanted to give people like, an emotional, amusing, heartwarming experience. And that is okay.KJ Dell'AntoniaIt is funny how locked we get into that, both as writers and as readers, this idea that if it's not serious or experimental or deep or dark, it's, I don't know, somehow not worthy. There was somebody was reading somebody's Substack the other day, and they were sort of deeply apologizing for the book they had recommended, which sounded really amazing. And I was like, why you, you know, you clearly enjoyed this, and it sounded great. And I don't. I mean, as a reader, I don't want to read things that are dark and deep and serious A. all the time...Karen DukessYeah.KJ Dell'AntoniaAnd B. sometimes not at all.Karen DukessYeah, I do like to read dark and serious, but I've learned that I don't like to write that like writing a novel is, it's always so much more time than you think. I mean, even this one was quicker than usual. It's a lot of time, like you're living it. And I was just like, I can't live in a dark place, like I can read a dark book in a couple days, you know? And...KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah.Karen DukessWipe my eyes and move on. But...KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah.Karen DukessYou know...KJ Dell'AntoniaA light one.Karen DukessYou could assume... but you know. When I'm writing a novel, I'm going to bed thinking about their the characters, and I'm thinking about it when I'm exercising, and it's just like churning in there, and I just don't want to be in a dark place for two years.KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah, and most of the time people, I mean, I guess it just depends on, on who you are. But a heart, it's hardly ever dark all the time. I mean, even people that I have known that we're going through some really horrible things have found, you know, levity and joy and pleasure in in some parts of it. And I think we all hesitate to say, well, that's everyone. Or you got to, you know, we don't want to impose that on every, on anyone, because that's kind of also where we are is, is this delicate dance of not wanting to expect anybody else to be the way you think they're going to be. But I it just seems like people find levity, even in even the worst, even in the worst moments. And people want, um, solace, you know?Karen DukessYeah.KJ Dell'Antonia Something... something pleasant... something.Karen DukessYeah, I work with an editor, kind of a more like a writing coach, like she doesn't actually edit, but she sort of helps me figure out the story and stuff. And there was one point when she was reading a draft, and there's a scene in the book. I don't know if it's a minor thing, but when my main character Cath, who there's a little romance in it. And when she's first together with this guy, and they're sort of rolling around in bed, the first draft that, the first version of it, she accidentally hit her head on the headboard, and then she's like, “Oh my god, are you okay?” And she was like, “no”. My coach was like, no, no. I don't want to be anxious that maybe this guy is a little violent. Like, no, no, you've got to take that out. I don't want to be anxious in the reading of this book. And it was such a minor thing that I think she was like...KJ Dell'AntoniaAnd you had him hit his head instead, right? Yeah.Karen DukessBecause I don't think anyone was going to worry that she's violent. But it was funny. It was like, she was very much like this book is, there are books where you want the reader to feel anxious, but she's like, this book is not that I don't want anxiety in this book you know?KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah, yeah.Karen DukessLike she's still concerned about Cath and her story. You can feel sad about what she learns, but not anxiety.KJ Dell'AntoniaYou know I think you've really put your finger on something, because that is exactly right. This book is a page turner, like you want to find out what happens. You want to be with the characters you want to it's a hang and it's like, like, I read something recently where, um, in the middle, you, I found myself sort of, I was still reading it because it was a good hang, but in the middle I was just kind of, like, I forget why we're here. I forget what I'm wondering. You're not really wondering anything, but I like it, so I'll keep this. Your book was not like that at all. This is a fantastic hang but you're right. It never, it's not... that's exactly right. It's not, it's not anxiety producing. And I think that's its own vibe. Like you can have romances that are fun and they're good, but they actually, you do have anxiety around, you know, like, how the characters are going to pull themselves out of this, or how they're going to feel or, yeah, and you can have them or you don't. I like that as, like, a sort of a line in the sand.Karen DukessYeah, yeah. And then I kind of thought about it as I continued, like, yeah, okay, that's right. We're not going to go to like, the really unsettling places.KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah. I mean, even if you really want to know what would what will happen, and you really want, like, the things that happen to turn out in satisfying ways, but it doesn't feel like, if they turn out in some like, there were a variety of available options, none of which felt horrible.Karen DukessYeah, exactly.KJ Dell'AntoniaThank you for that. Thank you for a lovely reading experience. So, what else did you take away? Like, what else did you change between the drafting of the book that does not end up being published, which you know, for all we know, is actually great, but the timing was really bad. What should you change?Karen DukessWhat changed for me... in writing?KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah, what are you changing? Did you change anything in your process?Karen DukessUm, I think I, I don't know if it was completely because of the experience with this book, but definitely it fed into it. Um, I worked with the same writing coach on the Russia book, and she keeps saying that book will be published someday. I'm like, yeah, maybe, maybe not. I don't really care, honestly at this point, but one thing that she really pushed on me, which I discovered in the writing of murder week, was really true, is that to be open and playful and just really to be creative, I needed that. I needed to be in the right mindset, like, I know your thing is always butt in chair, butt in chair. And it is true, you have to, you know, you have to push yourself to finish a novel. It's not easy. And there are times when you just have to push forward. But for me, in the drafting of it, like the butt in chair thing, for me, is more important in the revising and the final draft, when it's like, you've got to get through it, and you've just got to keep sitting there and doing it. But when I'm in this sort of creating stage, when I'm not sure what the story is, when I'm in those moods where I'm just like, sit down and work at this like, I don't write good stuff. I just don't. And she would sometimes say to me, like, if I would talk to her, and I was really angsty and I was really self-critical, or I don't like what I've written, or I don't know where I'm going with this, or whatever , she was really she would very much say, like, when you're in that kind of mood, just walk away. Don't sit at your computer. Like, that is not the time for butt in chair. That is the time for just go do something else and like, lighten up on yourself. And that was really true for this. And I'm trying to remind myself that as I work on the next novel that you know for me, being kind to myself and feeling playful and open is when I'm going to write the best stuff and surprise myself. And that applies whether I'm writing like a serious scene or a funny scene. And the tricky thing about it is, you know, it's always a little scary to write, so it's like, Am I walking away because I need to lighten up my mind, or am I just plain procrastinating?KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah, or am I walking away because I just don't know how to...Karen DukessSo, I think that is something though, that I do feel like I write better from a free place than from a sort of, like, grim, determined place.KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah, that makes sense.Karen DukessI think I was learning that and trying to learn that when I was writing the Russia novel, but it really came true with this one, which is why I think I was able to write it quicker, because it's actually, you know, the weaving together of the fake murder mystery and the real mystery and the arcs of all the different characters. Like, it wasn't simple putting all together, but yet it was simpler for me to write, because I was just looser about it.KJ Dell'AntoniaRight. I think you learned to trust that you would finish this, even if you didn't finish it today.Karen DukessYeah.KJ Dell'AntoniaDoes that make sense?Karen DukessYeah.KJ Dell'AntoniaI, yeah.Karen DukessAnd I just think, like, trusting the process is so important, you know. And I talk about this with friends in my writing group, you know, sometimes when you're like, working so hard to figure it out, because it feels good to figure the novel out before you write it, because then you don't have the anxiety of, what if I don't figure it out? But it doesn't always work best that way. I don't think, like, I think there are times for that, and there are times to just, like, just keep going and like, let it go a little and let some interesting things happen, and then you'll figure out how to put it all together for me anyway. But obviously I'm not a plotter kind of person, so...KJ Dell'AntoniaI think, yeah, I think that varies. But what's what I'm really hearing here is that, like, even you knew, okay, if I don't, maybe I don't sit down today. That doesn't mean I'm never sitting again, down again. And I think that is, that's part of what I struggle with in my like 1000 words a day. Just, just keep doing it time. And I, and I think I, too, have come around to the idea that I'm going to finish it like...Karen DukessYeah.KJ Dell'AntoniaI'm not. I'm not suddenly, you know, just because I only got to 700 words today, that doesn't mean tomorrow I'm going to be like, yeah, I'm not a writer anymore. Oops!Karen Dukess Yeah, exactly. Well, I think, and I think I've learned that, like, I can't tell you how many times, I mean, I've listened to your podcast forever, and, like, years ago, I would listen to it, and I would be like, Yes, I'm going to do the stickers, or, Yes, I'm going to do 500 words a day, or, Yes, I'm going to text a friend or you know, none of that stuff. I could never sustain it.KJ Dell'AntoniaIt doesn't work for you.Karen DukessI have no routine; I have no methods. But what I've learned now is like, but I get books done, so it's okay, like, yeah, I will sometimes go a couple days where I don't write, or I will, you know, think I'm on a routine of 500 or 1000 words a day for a while, and then I'm not, and that's okay, because it's just like, I know that I can still get them done in my crazy way.KJ Dell'AntoniaThat is what we have tried to start saying more often, is, listen, this doesn't work for everybody. If you're doing something different and you're getting the work done, then you're great, yeah, if you're doing something different and you're not finishing things, then maybe try this.Karen DukessYeah, well I remember, like, when I was working on The Last Book Party, right before I got kind of serious on it, I was in a writing group, and I was starting, then I was like, I was learning in the writing group through, finally being in a community with other writers. So, like everybody struggles. Published writers struggle. Really great writers struggle like and that, and I loved reading interviews with writers like I couldn't get enough of interviews and essays about writer's struggles, because I had to, like, keep convincing myself that like, my struggles didn't mean I wasn't a writer. But then there was one point where I remember making a rule for myself. And I was like; I am not allowed to read about writing if I haven't written that day. You know, spend a lot of time...KJ Dell'AntoniaYes.Karen DukessWorking on your novel, but what you're actually doing is like, reading about writing and reading interviews and listening to podcasts. So, it's like, I cannot listen to KJ's podcast until I've done some writing. So, I've had to, I have had to make some rules.KJ Dell'Antonia Yeah, well, that's, I mean, that's how you turned yourself into somebody who gets the work done, and now into somebody who has her own like now you have a way people ask you, so what's your process? How did you get this done?Karen DukessI don't think anyone has tried my process, but yeah. And it can be different for every book, I guess, you know?KJ Dell'AntoniaHorrifyingly, I think that it can when you see pointed out, yeah, you that you knew how to write that book, that is so true, and that has been a huge thing for me, is to realize that even after writing a bunch of books, people still struggle, it's still hard, every book is hard. Every book has, I mean, we have a joke among the podcasts, you know, because you get to a point where you're like, okay, I hate this now, and we'll all be right, right-on target,Karen DukessExactly.KJ Dell'AntoniaBaby's developing nicely. Here's our 18-month checklist. Aww and you're crawling, and you hate your book. Yay!Karen DukessYeah, yeah. I don't think the process gets easier, but I think knowing that you can get through it makes it a little easier. Maybe it diminishes the panic a little bit like, you know, you'll figure it out. You'll figure it out.KJ Dell'AntoniaWell, this, I mean, this has been great. I'm sure it's going to be inspirational for everyone. It is inspirational for me, because I also... so I have a book that I worked on for the last year and a half, and I, we didn't, we didn't try to sell it because, because it's not very good.Karen DukessAre you still working on it? Or...KJ Dell'AntoniaIt's leaving, it's living. I make these gestures as though, like, there's like, a blobby object over here that is my, but is my finished, but also not revised and not good uh...Karen DukessI had this theory about books, like, it's the same theory I had with au pairs.KJ Dell'AntoniaOkay.Karen DukessWe had a lot of au pairs when my kids were growing up and I was working out of the home, you know, not writing. And I felt like every time I selected, you know, they would come for a year. One or two of them stayed for two years. But every time I selected a new au pair, it was in reaction to the problems of the other... the previous au pair. So, like, when I had an au pair that was like a horrible driver, so much so that we had to, like, get rid of her. Then I was like, okay, where is it hardest to get a driver's license? Germany. Okay, I'm having a German au pair, you know. Then I had, like, a German au pair who was great, but it was like, she was too, I don't know, whatever if I had an au pair, that was like, two lax, then the next one was like, oh, this person has, like, you know, worked in a boys school. I want that.KJ Dell'AntoniaRight? yeah.Karen DukessAnd I feel like, you know, I wrote Welcome to Murder Week because I had had this tough experience with this Russia novel. Then it was like, I'm going to do something really fun. So, and I don't know that I would have written that if I hadn't needed so badly to have fun. I don't know that I would have said, no, yeah, forget doing something, you know, serious or with some geopolitical things in it. I'm going to write a, you know, a murder week story. I don't know that I would have written it if I could have gone on that vacation and just had a great time and come back and not felt the need.KJ Dell'AntoniaWritten something else.Karen DukessSo, you know, maybe the one that's not working is going to lead you to write the next fabulous thing.KJ Dell'AntoniaWell, I hope I'm already well into... I'm well into something else, but, yeah, it's, you know, you spend a lot of time on something, not everything works. It's one of the reasons this is a terrible job, and you absolutely shouldn't do it unless you know, you can't do anything else,Karen DukessExactly.KJ Dell'AntoniaOr unless you really want to.Karen DukessYeah.KJ Dell'AntoniaThere. That's that. That's really good advice. That's going to make a great bumper sticker. All right. So have you read anything good lately besides Welcome to Murder Week, which, in fact, is what I will be raving about in just a second.Karen DukessUm, yes, I read a book called The Original by Nell Stevens. It out in June. She's a British writer, and it's really good. It's sort of an also kind of genre, blending the way my book is, but it's very different. It's like a gothic novel. It's set in an old house in England in the 1800's and it involves an orphan who's being raised by relatives, and she has an incredible talent for painting forgeries, and she sort of has this secret business in selling forgeries, but it also involves an imposter who returns from abroad in the family, and there's a queer romance in it, and it's totally unlike anything I've read, and very compelling.KJ Dell'AntoniaOof, I love that.Karen DukessIn a really compelling way.KJ Dell'AntoniaAnd by the time people hear that, that this, this will either be out, or like, buy your next week self a present. That sounds great.Karen DukessYeah, it was very... it's very good. It's kind of like a rainy day book. You know?KJ Dell'AntoniaI love that. Well, I already raved about Welcome to Murder Week, but I'm telling you all, it's a real it's a real joy. I want to compare it to things. But there's almost like it's, I'll think of things that I that I want to...Karen DukessIt's hard to compare because it's not a traditional mystery,KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah, no, um, I feel like Clare Pooley's books are, and I can't even think of the titles of them, but that, yeah, that is kind of ringing the right bell for me. I don't know who else a little bit of the like the murder, like, if you really thought The Murder of Mr. Wickham was super fun, which I absolutely adored, that is completely different, and yet also it's the same, like, it's the same... I think the vibe we're looking for here is page turner, no anxiety. And I love that. I love that for all of us...in England.Karen Dukess Yes, yeah.KJ Dell'AntoniaSo go grab this one. You're going to enjoy it, all right. Well, thanks so much. This was really fun. Thank you for being so open, and not just, you know, wandering around saying, well, I just it took me six years to write this because it's very good.Karen DukessYeah, I have to say, you know, I think that writers should talk more often about their failures. And by that...KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah.Karen DukessI mean, like novels that they wrote and abandoned, or novels that they wrote and tried to get published and couldn't, because it was only until I wrote this Russian novel and didn't sell it, and I would mention it to people. Then all these writers I knew, and people I knew, you know, would suddenly tell me about their own published novels. And I was like, why did I know about this beforehand? There's no shame in it... you know? It's a tough business. It's a tough business. The writing is tough; the publishing is tough. And now I'm like, oh my god, like so many writers I know have novels that did not get published, and for whatever reason. And I'm sure many of those novels are great novels, and but knowing that you know the journey of being a writer, just like I don't know a single author who hasn't like lost their editor at some point, you know, their editor leaves. Then they find a new, you know, be assigned to a new editor. That happens everybody, and I realize how many people have novels that did not see the light of day, and it was comforting to know it. So, I think people should be more open about it.KJ Dell'AntoniaI think we just are afraid that, you know, a reader will hear, well, I don't know if she's capable of writing something... that doesn't work, maybe it's not very good, which readers aren't listening to anything. They can barely remember our names. They just know if the book sounded good and someone pressed it into their hands.Karen DukessYeah, had a great cover.KJ Dell'AntoniaYeah, had a great cover. Yeah, all, all of the things, and it's just, it's, it's just a little scary to admit, because I guess one of the scary things about it, of course, admitting that that has happened means it could happen again. And hey It could! Oh well.Karen DukessYeah, but I've survived it. So...KJ Dell'AntoniaYou've survived it, you would survive it again. And also, it didn't happen this time. Welcome to Murder Week is great, and everyone is going to be sitting with it by the pool looking very happy. This is my wish for you. All right?Karen DukessThank you. Thanks so much KJ.KJ Dell'AntoniaOh, thank you. Hey, anywhere people should follow you? Oh, you have a Substack. What is it? I love it!Karen DukessI have a Substack. I mean, I think on Substack you can find it by my name Karen Dukess, it's, I don't know... it's called, “Keep Calm and Carry On”, but I think you can just look me up by name on Substack, and I am on Instagram more often at Karen Dukess, as I post about books that I'm reading all the time. Obviously, there'll be a lot of quarter week stuff, but I try to, you know, I'm reading eclectically and all the time. So, I'm always posting about books. Those are probably the best places to find me. And I have my website with all my events on it.KJ Dell'AntoniaIt'll be linked. It'll be linked.Karen DukessGreat.KJ Dell'AntoniaHopefully I can get to something... all right. Well, thank you so much. And all you listeners out there, I mean, you know you do you, but in some way, keep your butt in the chair, hey and or your head in the game.Jess LaheyThe Hashtag AmWriting podcast is produced by Andrew perilla. Our intro music, aptly titled Unemployed Monday was written and played by Max Cohen. 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AMDG. In Kolbe's new astronomy program, the sky's the limit of what students can learn. Astronomy teacher Antonia Castro and course developer Vanessa Delgado are here to discuss the third quadrivium subject and Kolbe's updated astronomy program. The duo examine why astronomy is the “mother of the scientific field” and explain their efforts to bring students a foundational experience in applied mathematics and physics, while also sparking wonder at the grandeur of God's creation. “Everything is difficult if you don't know what it is,” Antonio reflects. “But once you start looking into it, step by step, it's easy,” he promises.  From building telescopes to mapping relative distances, this astronomy course has something for the most theoretical mind to the most practical learner.  Links mentioned & relevant:   Exploring the Heavens: Kolbe Academy's High School Astronomy Course with link to free download/preview of text and course materials  Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham  Vatican Observatory podcast  Related Kolbecast episodes:  107 Wander & Wonder and 241 Renew, Resolve, Reengage with Vanessa Delgado  249 Stories Crafted with Care from Kolbe Academy Press  259 Seeing the Story: Classical Reflections on Art  114 Kolbe Academy Past, Present, and Future featuring Kolbe Academy Executive Director Mary Rowles  Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you'd like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey.   We'd be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey!  The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles).  Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast! 

**Colin Peters presents… 15 FAVES** This mix features 15 tracks that are some of my all-time favourites, personal memories that come together to form a beautiful whole. **Laid Back – White Horse** It's electro, synthpop and post-punk rolled into one, what's not to like :) **Lenny Kravitz – Let It Ride (Jamie Jones remix)** ‘White Horse' and ‘Let It Ride', get it? Got to see Lenny Kravitz live in April 2025, and I love his homage to New York's 80s underground, expertly remixed by Jamie Jones. **Tiefschwarz – Kinda New (Tiefschwarz Dub)** The biggest track of Ibiza 2004 dominated the speakers of the White Island, especially at We Love Sundays at Space. **Moontalk - Virtual Friends** Love the whole Tiga 00s vibe on this 2024 track, leading us nicely into… **Seelenluft - Manila (Ewan Pearson remix)** **Golden Boy with Miss Kittin - Rippin Kittin (Tobi Neumann remix)** These two tracks will always remind me of my sets at Manumission and Carry On, with the electroclash and synthpop revival fitting perfectly with my sound at the time. **Information Society – Running (Oscar Independance edit)** Freestyle at its finest, this track really has stood the test of time. It's also one of the first remixes by one of my all-time favourite DJs and producers, Louie Vega. **When In Rome – The Promise ** This track, along with Desireless - ‘Voyage Voyage', are tracks I adored back in the 80s but then disappeared before coming back in a dazzling moment of rediscovery. ‘Voyage Voyage' in a taxi in 2001 in London and ‘The Promise' in 2004 as part of the Napoleon Dynamite soundtrack. Poetry in motion. **Company B – Fascinated ** More 80s freestyle sauce by Company B. The Melody is strong with this one. **Mel & Kim – Showing Out (Serge Santiago edit & Extended Version)** This one always reminds me of my older brother and his 80s Hi-Fi system. Whenever he went out, he always said: “Don't you dare touch my vinyl; I'll know if you have.” I always gave it a good 15 minutes before getting my grubby hands on the record player. My faves were Five Star, Whitney Houston and this absolute banger by Mel & Kim, produced and remixed by the much-maligned Stock, Aitken & Waterman. **The Aikiu – The Red Kiss (The Magician Precious 80's Dub)** The Magician captures the magic of the 80s on this dub **Nami Shimada – Sunshower (Vox)** Originally released in 1989, Nami Shimada's ‘Sunshower' is a peculiar deep house anthem that has stuck in my head over all these years. The best mix is the Vox version from 2004, still sounding fat after 21 years later with its warm blend of house and electro. **Wham! – Everything She Wants (SMQ edit)** My No.1 Wham track, beautifully edited by Sleazy McQueen. I celebrated my 40th birthday by recreating Wham! 's ‘Club Tropicana' video at Pikes (I was George Michael, of course). **Steve Winwood - Valerie Eric Clapton – Behind The Mask** Ending 15 Faves, we have two 60s rock gods who embraced synthpop on 2 of their signature tracks. Stevie Windwood's glorious ‘Valerie' and Eric Clapton's masterly cover of Yellow Magic Orchestra's ‘Behind The Mask'. These two were massive on my Yellow Sports Walkman in 1985.

It's the second half of the week of giving and this episode has some proper tough contenders. Before we rip in to the yarns, we discuss the next chapter of the show.A massive thank you to all of our sponsors for putting forward such awesome prizes for the trendsetters to win! We hope you legends have a ripper weekend. Stay out of each other.Ever wanted to watch the Podcast? Check out full visual ad-free episodes and all of our vlogs on our Patreon for only 5 bucks a week: patreon.com/alphablokespodcastBetter Beer: The Zero Carb stubbies are perfect after a big day, available at Uncle Dans and BWS: www.betterbeer.com.auFarmer To Fridge: The brand new Alpha Blokes Smokers Box is now available, a healthy range of high quality meats for any BBQ gathering with family or mates. Check it out here: https://farmertofridge.com.au/product/alpha-blokes-box/Neds: Whatever you bet on, take it to the neds level: https://www.neds.com.au/If you want to keep up to date with what we're up to, the best way is to follow us on the socials down below:PODCAST INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/alphablokespodcast/PODCAST TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@alphablokespodcastPODCAST FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alphablokespodcast/0:00 - Intro3:20 - Knuckles' Proper True Yarn6:20 - Carry On's1:02:00 - Winners Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you've had enough of your mother, just stick a fork in her. One woman tried...and failed. A bratty little pipsquek called a woman a "fat Miss Piggy" and got his head shoved into the window of an airline. The fat "Miss Piggy" got an FBI investigation. If you want to reverse aging, just start emplementing "water-based cooking"...a.k.a. "boiling".In thie Midweek BONUS Episode...A Woman Threatened to "Fork" Her Elderly MotherPeople Are Debating Whether You "Introduce Yourself" When Calling CompaniesAirline Invoices $1300 to Former Flight Attendant Who Quit Because She Wasn't Making Enough MoneyA Parolee Got Caught Drinking a Beer After He Did the "One Chip Challenge"Snake Pokes Out From Under Hood of Missouri Woman's CarA VA Man Was Arrested for Drawing His Own Crosswalk on a Busy StreetOscar Mayer Wienermobiles Competes in Race at the Indy 500PIGEON Pandemonium Ensues As Passengers Scramble On AirlineA Guy on Meth Jumped Off a Bridge on a DareWoman Arrested at Airport After Hitting Child on Plane Who Called Her "Fat" & "Miss Piggy""CarrotMaxing": A TikTok Trend That Can Land You In The ERForever Chemicals Found in American BeerFlight Passenger Brings Whole Rotisserie Chicken as Carry-On, Calling It Her 'Designer Bag'Despite Her Water Breaking, NY News Anchor Goes Into Labor on Air, but Delivers the NewsAnnoyed Resident Releases Snakes in Condo Hallway to Protest Neighbor's Noisy DogHusband Spots Wife Selling His Items on Her Instagram Story, As a PRANKNew Term: "Water-Based Cooking"...Or Is It Just, You Know, Boiling?Florida Man Survives Alligator, Then Is Shot Dead by DeputiesFL Booze Cruise Captain Rescues Drowning Man Then Belts Out KaraokeFL Neighborhood Is Being Terrorized By An Angry DuckSecret Service “Catfight” Outside Barack Obama's Home Gets 2 Agents SuspendedGet the latest stupid current events from the Insane Week In Review and find out this week's winners of the Genius Awards!!

We begin the show with a debrief about the current situation for you legends. Thank you all for your patience. We also touch on our journey deep behind enemy lines into DKC for the Hello Sport Origin Stream. As promised from last week, this week is all about giving back to our community and we are giving away a heap of extra prizes from ourselves and our awesome sponsors. We can't thank you all enough for making talkback possible and this week does not disappoint: wild fishing stories, the return of the emotional support alpacca and much more in the first of two super prize winning specials this week.Hope you legends enjoy and once again, thank you all for your support. We truly appreciate it.Ever wanted to watch the Podcast? Check out full visual ad-free episodes and all of our vlogs on our Patreon for only 5 bucks a week: patreon.com/alphablokespodcastBetter Beer: The Zero Carb stubbies are perfect after a big day, available at Uncle Dans and BWS: www.betterbeer.com.auFarmer To Fridge: The brand new Alpha Blokes Smokers Box is now available, a healthy range of high quality meats for any BBQ gathering with family or mates. Check it out here: https://farmertofridge.com.au/product/alpha-blokes-box/Neds: Whatever you bet on, take it to the neds level: https://www.neds.com.au/If you want to keep up to date with what we're up to, the best way is to follow us on the socials down below:PODCAST INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/alphablokespodcast/PODCAST TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@alphablokespodcastPODCAST FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alphablokespodcast/0:00 - Important Announcement6:15 - Carry On's1:05:03 - Winning Yarn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

VRRRRRRRMMMMMPHHH! Do you hear that?! It's another JetBag: Emergency Landing! And this time, we're shifting from the plane to the plain because 90% of this film is set in an airport! Carry-On (2024) was a surprise hit at the end of last year by our Mixed Bag king, Jaume Collet-Serra (Non-Stop, Jungle Cruise) and starring Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman. But now that the hype has died down, is the movie any good? An airport security officer races to outsmart a mysterious traveler forcing him to let a dangerous item slip onto a Christmas Eve flight. (Sourced from Letterboxd)  When will Juno 2/Jupiter happen? Is Jason ever going to take off that dirty cap? And what was UP with that one car sequence with Danielle Deadwyler?! All this and more in our latest plane movie episode ✈️

What better way to conclude our second Carry On month than with a look at another of Sam's favourites from her childhood? And hey! I'm getting to write a description for once! (It's me - Calum! Mwah hah hah hah hah!).Carry On Henry, as one might expect, follows a fictionalised account of Henry VIII and his marriage to Marie of Normandy. A lot of familiar faces from the Carry On franchise appear in this one, so surely that guarantees a good time?June is Calum's birth month, so join us next time for a brand new theme of his choosing, kicking off with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). Watch out, Sam! Subtitles!

Bryze steps in again to help Tommy listen to one of the WILDEST episodes of Talkback in a long time. Some red hot crackers this week: last minute Christmas shopping to become a Superdad, sh*t that you pick up on a walk home from a night out and one of the greatest motivational speeches of all time. Enjoy trendsetters and have a great rest of your week!Bryze's Podcast, The Deadass Podcast, is available on reputable podcast platforms. You can also follow him on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/thedeadasspodcast/Ever wanted to watch the Podcast? Check out full visual ad-free episodes and all of our vlogs on our Patreon for only 5 bucks a week, a vlog of the Podcast Royale BTS has just dropped: patreon.com/alphablokespodcastBetter Beer: Zero carb 10 packs are now officially stocked in Bottlemart, perfect for an afternoon session: www.betterbeer.com.auGood Day Multivitamin. All the good stuff in an easy once a day sachet. It's the least you can do: begoodhealth.com.auIf you want to keep up to date with what we're up to, the best way is to follow us on the socials down below:PODCAST INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/alphablokespodcast/PODCAST TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@alphablokespodcastPODCAST FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alphablokespodcast/0:00 - Intro3:00 - Knuckles Proper True Yarn5:40 - Carry On's56:50 - Winning Yarn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

De, Mel, JP, & Maria 00:00: We're in the middle of a hostile government takeover 01:15: SotU 2025 02:03: Beyond the Gates 03:36: Luigi Mangione Sex Tapes 07:00: Donald Trump Warmly Discusses Arnold Palmer's Penis Size: ‘They Said, Oh My God, That's Unbelievable' 09:15: Manigone courtroom drawings 11:00: A protest in pink: Democrats respond to Trump's speech through clothes 16:15: Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security 17:40: NIH on YouTube 18:57: Introducing Dr. J, the Science Gay on mRNA Vaccines 31:00: The discovery of citric acid 32:10: RFK Wants to Send People to ‘Wellness Farms.' 34:40: The Privatization Of Everything | how America sold itself out 36:27: Megan Kelley vs. Don Lemon, Joy Reid fired from MSNBC 38:55: CNN's Don Lemon Holds up a "Nigger" Sign to Spark a Race Discussion — Instead It Backfires 41:25: Paradise 43:47: We Don't Always Agree 47:15: Carry On 49:00: Zelenski at the White House 54:07: European Leaders Talk of EU Army 57:00: Can Undocumented Immigrants Collect Social Security? 59:23: West Wing & The NewsRoom 1:00:07: Captain America Brave New World 1:02:52: Tiana show no longer coming to Disney Plus 1:08:07: Hand Sewing Tutorial for Beginners: Step-by-Step Guide - TikTok 1:11:02: Where to Find your hosts!   Check out our carrd to see where you can find us!  https://nerdgasmnoire.carrd.co/ Make sure you join our new discord channel and hang out with the community! https://discord.gg/7DqMZSy ENJOY!   Hosts: De, Jamie, JP, Maria, Melissa, Storm Producer: De, Jamie, JP, Maria, Melissa, Storm Writing Team: De, Jamie, JP, Maria, Melissa, Storm Editor: De Audio Production: De Theme Song: Feelin Good provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield Social Media: Melissa, Storm

Programa 427 del 14 de mayo, trasmitiendo en España en Sol y Rabia, TNT Radio Rock, El Lokal del Rock y Asalto Mata Radio Rock, en Argentina en Lado Salvaje Radio y en Puerto Rico en Heavy Metal Mansion. Con bandas clásicas como Kiss, junto a otras más frescas como Ancestor of Chaos, Skull Fist, Magic Dance, Black Eye, Black Paisley, Kiss The Vyper, Later Sons, T3nors, Dool, Sleazer y Sorceress of Sin. De España, Mortal Maze y Los restos Humanos. Bandas que escucharás hoy: 1.Ancestor of Chaos - Death by Hanging, 2.Ancestor of Chaos - Legacy, 3.Skull Fist - Paid in Full, 4.Magic Dance - Oh No, 5.Mortal Maze - Deathmination, 6.Los Restos Humanos - Juramento, 7.Black Eye - The Hurricane, 8.Black Paisley - Silent Asylum, 9.Kiss The Vyper - Hope You Like It, 10.Kiss - I'll Fight Hell to Hold You, 11.Later Sons - Never Surrender, 12.T3nors - Strength to Carry On, 13.Dool - Hermagorgon, 14.Dool - Venus in Flames, 15.Sleazer - Sarnath, 16.Sorceress of Sin - Necropolis, 17.Sorceress of Sin - Realm of Elysium

Carry On Spying (1964) is up next in our Carry On Again Month. Spoiler alert, this one might be Calum's favourite Carry On film (for now). If you haven't seen this one, you're missing out on some of the most quotable Carry On moments, and you know how we usually cringe at quoting stuff so that's saying something!Join us next week as we watch Carry On Cruising (1963)

Why even self-help authors can still be messy.   Glennon Doyle is the CEO and Founder of Treat Media, an award-winning media company that makes art for humans who want to stay human. She is an author, podcaster, producer, and philanthropist. Her books include the #1 New York Times bestsellers Untamed and Love Warrior; the New York Times bestseller Carry On, Warrior; and Get Untamed: The Journal.   Abby Wambach is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA World Cup champion,  six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award and one of Time's Most Influential People. She is a founder of Treat Media, and the author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller Wolfpack and the New York Times bestseller Forward. In this episode we talk about: Significant personal struggles that happened simultaneously for Glennon, Abby, and Glennon's sister, Amanda How that led to them writing a book about the fundamental life questions they believe everyone grapples with Why people in the self-help world don't always have their shit together Why trauma leads to dissociation  How to “go on” after the experience of grief Why we are the way we are Family roles, attachment theory, and learned behaviors The possibility of personal change Our thoughts on the latest season of the White Lotus And much more Related Episodes: Abby Wambach On: Grief, Addiction, And Moving From External To Internal Validation Glennon Doyle is Rethinking Her Relationship to Social Media, Hustle Culture, Intuition, Her Body, and Her Parents Join Dan's online community here Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Additional Resources:  We Can Do Hard Things Book We Can Do Hard Things Podcast Treat Media Untamed Wolfpack Intimate Terrorism by Michael Vincent Miller  

The penultimate before the big 400 coming out Thursday. In on a public holiday to deliver yarns for the nation and we decided to mix it up with a hybrid: a normal catch up plus some carry ons at the end, been a while since we've done and we thoroughly enjoy it. Nature's Telly season has kicked off strong and Daddy has been firing the smoker over the weekend, including a 10 hour brisket cook and Tommy nailed a pork roast on the BBQ. We discuss what the best Sunday Roast is in the nation and why the f*ck Chuppa Chuppas are so hard to open. This one is a ripper with some great laughs. Enjoy legends, stay tuned for the 400 on Thursday!Got a Yarn or Question for the show? Email it to carryon@alphablokes.com.auEver wanted to watch the Podcast? Check out full visual ad-free episodes and all of our vlogs on our Patreon for only 5 bucks a week, we have a vlog of the Podcast Royale BTS dropping soon: patreon.com/alphablokespodcastBetter Beer: Zero carb 10 packs are now officially stocked in Bottlemart, perfect for an afternoon session. www.betterbeer.com.auFarmer to Fridge: Linking aussies directly with the farms the beef is coming from, cutting out all the bullshit. Grab a limited edition Alpha Blokes BBQ box for $99 plus free shipping OR check out the other options and use the code "Alpha" to get 10% off all other Two Creeks Beef products. Head to farmertofridge.com.au and enter your postcode and search for "Two Creeks" or "Alpha Blokes" to see if you're eligible today.0:00 - Weekends/Boyne Tannum Hookup14:00 - Pub Of The Week19:00 - Cooking With Daddy33:27 - Alpha News & Sport48:10 - Motivation51:10 - The Great Butter Debate54:31 - Tommy's Headnoise58:30 - Carry On's Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carry On Cabby (1963) starts our new month and new theme. We enjoyed doing on the Carry On series so much that we've decided to do some more. Sam has chosen another fun selection of films for Calum to enjoy for the first time. If you want to join us in the Carry On Rewatch, we're watching Carry On Spying, Carry On Cruising, and Carry On Henry. Feel free to send us any comments you have on the films; we always welcome corrections, and we're sure fans will have many. Join us next week as we watch Carry on Spying (1964)

Snakes in ears, raving snails and the power of Ice Magic. Time to rip into yarns for the week. Enjoy trendsetters!Got a Yarn or Question for the show? Email it to carryon@alphablokes.com.auEver wanted to watch the Podcast? Check out full visual ad-free episodes and all of our vlogs on our Patreon for only 5 bucks a week, final boxing vlog for the Podcast Royale 2.0 has just dropped: patreon.com/alphablokespodcastBetter Beer: 10 Packs of Middy are now available from the 2nd of April in ALDI. www.betterbeer.com.auFarmer to Fridge: Linking aussies directly with the farms the beef is coming from, cutting out all the bullshit. Grab a limited edition Alpha Blokes BBQ box for $99 plus free shipping OR check out the other options and use the code "Alpha" to get 10% off all other Two Creeks Beef products. Head to farmertofridge.com.au and enter your postcode and search for "Two Creeks" or "Alpha Blokes" to see if you're eligible today.0:00 - Intro1:50 - Carry On's57:00 - Winning Yarn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This time we're spending a penny with one of our favorite franchises with Carry on at Your Convenience from 1971. Will we want to sit for a while, or just flush it away? Along the way Paul reveals how much it would cost for him not to work, Colin recounts his first bidet, and we sense something smells funny in the world of the Carry On.

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DROP MOVIE REVIEW Remember when everything was “Die Hard on a _____”? No? Ok, you may have been too young for that but trust me, it was incessant. With the streaming success of Carry-On when seeing what the plot of Drop was, I couldn't help but think “Carry-On but in a restaurant”. Violet (Meghann Fahy) […]

DROP MOVIE REVIEW Remember when everything was “Die Hard on a _____”? No? Ok, you may have been too young for that but trust me, it was incessant. With the streaming success of Carry-On when seeing what the plot of Drop was, I couldn't help but think “Carry-On but in a restaurant”. Violet (Meghann Fahy) […]

One of the hardest episodes ever to pick a winning yarn. The trendsetters are up and about, before we hear some excellent yarns we have a special announcement regarding the Podcast Royale and a certain English correspondent. We discuss Squid Brains, Bin Rats and a proper wild Schoolies yarn involving some Roast Chickens. Enjoy the rest of your week trendsetters!Got a Yarn or Question for the show? Email it to carryon@alphablokes.com.auEver wanted to watch the Podcast? Check out full visual ad-free episodes and all of our vlogs on our Patreon for only 5 bucks a week. A fun bit of Behind The Scenes of the Footy Shorts shoot drops this Sunday: patreon.com/alphablokespodcastBought to you by Better Beer. Zero Carb is on promo for the month of March, get around it at Dan's, BWS, The Bottle-O, Cellarbrations, Liquor Legends and more: www.betterbeer.com.auFarmer to Fridge: Linking aussies directly with the farms the beef is coming from, cutting out all the bullshit. Grab a limited edition Alpha Blokes BBQ box for $99 plus free shipping OR check out the other options and use the code "Alpha" to get 10% off all other Two Creeks Beef products. Head to farmertofridge.com.au and enter your postcode and search for "Two Creeks" or "Alpha Blokes" to see if you're eligible today.0:00 - Knuckles Proper True Yarn / Special Announcement 8:10 - Carry On's1:00:00 - Winning Yarn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sean is away, so this week we're joined by Iain Lee! This week: We discuss what was announced at last week's Nintendo Direct, The Legend of Zelda movie release date has been revealed, Netflix games boss says consoles not the future, and Game Informer is back from the dead. Also: new Carry On movies, fake phone calls, games that are too close to home, takeaways, Mastermind, and more! Games discussed: Atomfall, Split Fiction, Ico, Donkey Kong 2 (Game and Watch), Kingdom Come: Deliverance II   Support Patreon Store Contact Website Contact form Discord Bluesky Threads Instagram Facebook Follow TCGS on Bluesky David on Bluesky Sean on Bluesky Mat on Bluesky James on Bluesky Watch Twitch YouTube Listen Spotify Apple Podcasts Pocket Casts Credits Music by Nick Parton Art by Dave Chong

Christmas Eve is the worst travel day of the year, which means an airport is also the best, most dramatic setting you can get for a Christmas movie. At least, that's what this week's film will have you believe. Carry-On is the latest holiday offering from the good people at Netflix: A tense, smartly-written thriller about TSA agent Taron Egerton trying to stop mercenary terrorist Jason Bateman from detonating a chemical weapon in a crowded airport on Christmas Eve. Along the way, we get a few classic holiday needledrops, some excellent action sequences, and a chilling villain turn from Jason Bateman. Also in this episode, we discuss the possibility that Carry-On may be the true ending to Arrested Development, the phenomenon of "Whamageddon," and the state of Netflix's original film slate. Check it out! Questions/Comments? Email us at XmasCreeps@gmail.comTweet us @ChristmasCreepsVisit us on the web at ChristmasCreeps.com! Join us on our Discord channel! Intro: Happy Christmas, You Guys! (Simon Panrucker) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 Outro: Carry On (fun.)

David discusses the movies he's been watching, including It's Not Me, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, The Last Showgirl, Carry On and The Colors Within.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Send us a textIn this week's episode we discussed the best trip packing routines to help you stay organized and stress-free before your next adventure. From must-have essentials to clever packing hacks, we'll share tips and tricks for a smooth and efficient packing experience. We shared some advice on how to optimize your luggage, save time, and make sure you don't forget the important stuff!Our Links:Retrospect

In this powerful episode of InnerViews, Ivory Bennett sits down with Chaplain Dr. Kay Kizer — a trailblazing advocate and author — to discuss the realities of growing up in foster care, overcoming childhood trauma, and embracing the healing journey. Dr. Kizer shares her personal experiences navigating multiple foster homes and how those experiences led her to establish K's Carry On, a nonprofit dedicated to ensuring foster youth receive essential items and emotional support during transitions. This episode is a heartfelt exploration of resilience, faith, and the transformative power of purpose.

Join us for Hammer's Hands of the Ripper, a 1971 British horror film released as the second half of a double feature with Twins of Evil. Directed by Peter Sasdy, produced by Aida Young, and written by L.W. Davidson from a story by Edward Spencer Shew. Making good use of the large Baker Street set at Pinewood Studios—left over from The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes—the production was denied permission to film its final scenes at St. Paul's Cathedral, so a replica was constructed instead. If the Pritchards' home and staircase look familiar, it's because Hammer's ever-resourceful set designers reused elements from The Curse of Frankenstein years earlier (see episode 2 of our podcast for more on that classic). Director Peter Sasdy, who cited Hands of the Ripper as his favourite film, also directed the original Adrian Mole TV series (both The Secret Diary and The Growing Pains), three episodes of Hammer House of Horror, and two other Hammer features: Countess Dracula and Taste the Blood of Dracula (the latter coming to the podcast later this year, hopefully). Most monumentally, he directed the legendary BBC sci-fi thriller The Stone Tape (definitely check General Witchfinders number 5—our third most popular episode to date!). Eric Porter stars as Doctor Pritchard. Renowned for his work in film, television, and theatre, he famously played Professor Moriarty opposite Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes and Soames Forsyte in The Forsyte Saga. Angharad Rees plays Anna, the daughter of the Ripper. She appeared in Boon (take a drink), starred as Demelza in 28 episodes of Poldark, and, the year after Hands of the Ripper, featured in Under Milk Wood alongside Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, and Elizabeth Taylor. She was made a Fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, had a pub named after her in Pontypridd (sadly now a card shop), and founded a Knightsbridge jewellery company, Angharad. Pieces she designed were featured in Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Wikipedia also notes she was once in a relationship with Alan Bates, which we mention only to plug episode 35, where we talked about The Shout.Lynda "Nurse Gladys Emmanuel" Baron appears as Long Liz—a curious name choice considering Long Liz was an actual canonical Ripper victim. Here, she's depicted alive and well (at least initially), years after Saucy Jack's supposed demise. Baron appeared as a recurring character in both Coronation Street and EastEnders, and played three different characters in Doctor Who across three Doctors.Dora Bryan turns up as Mrs Golding, one of two clairvoyants in the film. You may know her from 50 episodes of Last of the Summer Wine, Boon (drink), or as Helen in A Taste of Honey (written by Jon's mum's mate Shelagh Delaney). She (Dora, not Shelagh) also appeared in both a Carry On and a St Trinian's.Lastly, Norman Bird pops up as the Police Inspector. If he looks familiar, it's because he had over 200 TV and 60 film roles. He was in Spywatch (as Mr Jenkins), Boon (drink), Woof!, Whack-O!, and Help! (with Stephen Mangan). He also did a stint in Jim Davidson's Up the Elephant and Round the Castle—only mentioned because Ross was convinced it was alongside Marina Sirtis, but IMDb says she was in just one episode?Anyway, back to Norman Bird. He appeared in The Adventure Game, Whistle Down the Wind, Steptoe and Son, Fawlty Towers, Please Sir!, and The Medusa Touch (on our long list since day one). He was Mr Braithwaite, the farmer, in Worzel Gummidge and voiced Bilbo in the 1978 Ralph Bakshi Lord of the Rings. Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

HardLore is finally joined by the Tyrant himself: the living legend that is TODD JONES. Now known as the vocalist/guitarist of NAILS, Todd also co-founded Terror, Sound & Fury festival, and played guitar in Carry On, Betrayed, Blacklisted and MUCH more. We took a deep dive into Todd's journey from young straight edge kid in the 805, to founding Terror after Carry On, all the way through the entire expansive NAILS discography. A new generation of NAILS fans finally gets to see one of the most intense live bands in extreme music history, as they're back to touring extensively on their new album "Every Bridge Burning" on Nuclear Blast. Thanks to Todd for joining us live at HardLore HQ for this instant classic episode, we hope you all enjoy it as much as we did. Join the HARDLORE PATREON to ask questions to our guests directly, watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes: https://patreon.com/hardlorepod Join the HARDLORE DISCORD to talk about all things hard and all things lore: https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef Cool links: HardLore Official Website/HardLore Records store: https://hardlorepod.com Get 10% off the greatest menswear store in North America, GUILTY PARTY using code HARDLORE: https://www.guiltyparty.co/ Get 15% off MADD VINTAGE with code HARDLORE15! https://maddvintage.com/ Try AG1 at DrinkAG1.com/HARDLORE to receive a free 1-year supply of vitamin D and 5 travel packs of AG1. Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code HARDLORE at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod FOLLOW NAILS: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/nailstyranny FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/hardlorepod/ TWITTER | https://twitter.com/hardlorepod SPOTIFY | https://spoti.fi/3J1GIrp APPLE | https://apple.co/3IKBss2 FOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/colinyovng/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/ColinYovng FOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/bosxe/ TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/bosxe 00:00:00 - Start 00:00:54 - Hello Welcome 00:03:12 - Finding Hardcore and Punk as a kid in the 805 00:06:49 - Finding Guitar 00:10:18 - Zack Nelson/It Doesn't Matter 00:13:35 - Bands before Carry On 00:14:06 - Bands Todd Has Written For 00:15:02 - Carry On 00:18:02 - Memories from when Carry On 7" was recorded 00:21:03 - A Life Less Plagued 00:23:35 - "New Carry On Material" 00:24:41 - Why the Break Up? 00:27:09 - Terror 00:36:10 - Lowest of the low 00:39:48 - First European Tour Ever 00:40:27 - Quitting Terror 00:41:37 - One With The Underdogs 00:44:32 - Betrayed, Snake Eyes, Internal Affairs, Sound & Fury and More 00:50:57 - Pardon This Interruption... 00:54:21 - Blacklisted 00:58:35 - NAILS 01:01:00 - Linking up with Taylor Young 01:08:28 - Unsilent Death Tour 01:11:20 - John Glue 01:16:57 - Southern Lord/"Noted & Remembered" 01:19:43 - Couple Tracks 01:25:29 - Abandon All Life 01:35:43 - Pardon This Interruption Again 01:38:39 - Touring on Abandon All Life 01:44:17 - You Will Never Be One Of Us 01:48:17 - Growing up on Floorpunch 01:51:32 - Looking Back on the final record with the OG trio 01:52:53 - Endless Resistance/Working with Max Cavalera 01:57:25 - Hiatus/Pain Into Power 02:01:44 - Every Bridge Burning 02:06:38 - The Latest Nails Tours 02:09:21 - Patreon Q&A 02:09:30 - THE HARDLORE EXCLUSIVE OF ALL HARDLORE EXCLUSIVES 02:12:25 - Breaking Edge 02:21:08 - We Love You Cola Boyy 02:22:25 - Fireburn 02:25:24 - Feelings on Betrayed 02:29:06 - Todd's favorite NAILS record 02:35:40 - Top 4 Hardcore Records

Yarns are absolutely firing today, we laughed so much we nearly passed out live on set. We hear about a couple of Bumper Sticker yarns off the back of last week's show, dive down an old school YouTube rabbit hole, become biologists for a bit and hear from some hall of famers all in between. Absolutely ripper instalment of Talkback. Enjoy trendsetters.Ever wanted to watch the Podcast? Check out full visual ad-free episodes and all of our vlogs on our Patreon for only 5 bucks a week. Our UFC Sydney vlog has dropped and it's a banger: patreon.com/alphablokespodcastBought to you by Better Beer. Zero Carb is on promo for the month of March, get around it at Dan's, BWS, The Bottle-O, Cellarbrations, Liquor Legends and more: www.betterbeer.com.auFarmer to Fridge: Linking aussies directly with the farms the beef is coming from, cutting out all the bullshit. Grab a limited edition Alpha Blokes BBQ box for $99 plus free shipping OR check out the other options and use the code "Alpha" to get 10% off all other Two Creeks Beef products. Head to farmertofridge.com.au and enter your postcode and search for "Two Creeks" or "Alpha Blokes" to see if you're eligible today.0:00 - Announcement4:45 - Carry On's1:01:23 - Winning Yarn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The NHL Trade Deadline is finally behind us, so the guys spend some time on this latest episode of the Sound Of Hockey Podcast giving their closing thoughts on what the Seattle Kraken did and didn't do. They also discuss what the messaging has been from the team over the past week, as well as the games played by the team. Segments this week include Bad Boys, Interesting or Carry On?, Weekly One-Timers, and What's Good?SUBSCRIBE! ENJOY! REVIEW!

Giant Mess podcast host Neal Lynch recaps the top stories and internet searches from December 2024, including:1:45 - What Watchmen Chapter 1 means for DC universe11:02 - The quirks of Peloton instructors17:43 - Job interviews with Virtual recruiters23:52 - what Soberish means34:05 - Snoop on a Stoop and Elf on a Shelf37:22 - Most searched Christmas songs42:38 - Daughter's pinkeye46:03 - Pep Boys and car troubles50:48 - Tough month for daughter1:02:04 - Cookie Day (sugar cookies stink)1:09:25 - Vaseline Advent Calendar1:11:30 - Employers asking for videos on job application1:14:02 - Top questions about astrological signs1:42:03 - Night shower vs morning shower1:45:15 - Back to back birthday parties in 1 day1:56:44 - Snow globe cocktail recipe2:00:19 - Most searched cozy Christmas movies2:06:53 - Christmas in South Carolina, which featured... Slap Card Games between slap-happy bros Feast of the Seven Fishes movie All-day fishing trip on Xmas Eve Smoking the world's longest and largest cigar Smoking out of a corn cob pipe The Loud Cup giving Vuvuzela flashbacks Scavenger hunt for a Disney cruise Carry On movie review Moving the peacock pen and mauling mice Making the worst cocktail ever Makeshift breathalyzer Smelling Salts Hot Dog Suction Cup New Year's Eve ball dropping Sonic The Hedgehog 3 in theater 2024 Year in ReviewFunny Stories from Giant Mess Podcast -  ⁠https://bit.ly/GiantMessFunnyStories⁠  ABOUT NEAL LYNCH:I'm an Irish-Italian-American who graduated from 1) a Catholic high school (even though I'm not Catholic), and 2) a college known for producing doctors and lacrosse players, then became neither. I was a former 4th string college quarterback and middle relief pitcher who thought an overpriced film and media studies degree was a smart choice. Now, I'm a single dad who likes to blog, vlog, podcast, write, edit, optimize, strategize, and over-analyze.  ABOUT "GIANT MESS":"Giant Mess" is a sloppy sports and entertainment podcast hosted by a giant mess, the Real Cinch Neal Lynch. Neal's a single dad who loves to talk New York Giants football, Mets baseball, movies, TV shows, and comedy. The podcast has movie reviews, tv show recaps and reactions, post-game analysis, predictions, and funny stories about life.Subscribe to Giant Mess on YouTube: ⁠https://bit.ly/GiantMessYT⁠ Follow me on:* Link Tree - ⁠https://linktr.ee/neallynch⁠  * My Official Blog - ⁠http://bit.ly/neallynchBLOG⁠ * Giant Mess Facebook Page - ⁠http://bit.ly/GiantMessFB⁠    * Twitter - ⁠http://bit.ly/NealLynchTW⁠     * Personal Instagram - ⁠http://bit.ly/NealLynchIG⁠    * Giant Mess Instagram - ⁠https://bit.ly/GiantMessInstagram⁠  * Subscribe to Giant Mess on Apple Podcasts - ⁠http://bit.ly/GiantMessApple⁠  * Subscribe to Giant Mess on Spotify - ⁠http://bit.ly/GiantMessSpotify⁠ 

In this weeks episode Lou and Sally discuss various topics ranging from yoga cancellation policies to their experiences at the German Street Theatre. They share nostalgic memories of Carry-On films, delve into the ups and downs of comedy gigs, and recount their wine tasting adventures. If you want to get early access to the pisodes, chat with Lou and Sally, send in your own drunk stories and much more then head over to www.patreon.com/spitorswallowpodcast It's only £4 a month and it's a great way to support us so come and join the fun! Follow us on instagram @louandsally Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy Monday, Christmas Fanatics! And Happy March! Can you believe we're already two months into the year already? We sure can't! we're moving right along! This week, Julia and Anthony are on their own once again - or are they? Regardless, the elves gather to discuss the 2024, Netflix original, holiday-action film, "Carry-On"! Is this a movie worthy of the "Die Hard" comparisons? Is it a Christmas movie or a movie set at Christmas? You'll just have to tune in to find out! So, settle back, relax, and enjoy this festive episode, which - in all honestly - is probably way more festive than the film in question itself! Enjoy! Thanks for your love and support, y'all!

Raise your wands Libration Nation! This week's book is Carry On by Rainbow Rowell a magical mages story about Simon Snow, the worst chosen one ever according to his roommate and nemesis, Baz. Carry On is the first book in a trilogy and is a ghost story, a love story and a mystery. It has just as much kissing and talking as you'd expect from a Rainbow Rowell story - but far, far more monsters. My guest this week is Rachel Yorkshire, she lives in Richmond with her wife Marissa and their very spoiled dog. She and her wife both post their bookish endeavors and reviews over on their bookstagram lesbereaders, and they would love for you to give them a follow. If she's not reading, Rachel is probably daydreaming, laughing with friends, or bothering her dog. In this story Simon is known for devouring Sour Cherry Scones, so our drink pages homage to that with a Tart Cherry Cocktail! Sparkling Cherry Lime Mocktail (from a life delicious) Ingredients1/4 cup Frozen Cherries (dark, sweet & red tart)1/2 lime juice2 tbsps Tart Cherry Juice, unsweetenedIceSparkling WaterGarnish with fresh mint and/or limeIn this EpisodeFangirl by Rainbow RowellTJ Klune BooksCasey McQuiston BooksLegends and Lattes by Travis BaldreeFandom Forward (formerly the Harry Potter Alliance)Tumblrarians List from my friend Kate Tkacik's Tumblr (I miss those days so much!)

In this action-packed episode, our hosts kick off with exciting news about the upcoming Prove It Conference in Dallas and then welcome Kyle—a rising talent in the industrial automation space—to share his unique journey and insights.Episode HighlightsGetting Started in Automation:Kyle recounts his transition from studying technology information management at UC Santa Cruz to diving headfirst into the world of SCADA, HMI design, and industrial automation with Inductive Automation. His early days involved a steep learning curve with hands-on training through Inductive University, showcasing the importance of real-world problem solving right from the start.Training & Onboarding Best Practices:Discover how the industry's hallmark training—ranging from the foundational core class to advanced database, scripting, and Perspective modules—is structured. Kyle explains how the approach has evolved from a “trial by fire” to a more measured, project-based learning that emphasizes understanding not just the tool, but also the underlying processes and terminology.Specialization & Career Growth:The conversation delves into the importance of role definition in automation teams. Whether you're focused solely on HMI development or handling the complexities of tag management and PLC integration, learn why narrowing your expertise can be a game changer for career advancement.Troubleshooting Methodologies:Kyle breaks down his company's four-phase troubleshooting cycle—discovery, identification, isolation, and resolution—which not only streamlines problem-solving but also ensures effective communication among support teams. This systematic approach is vital for resolving issues quickly in high-stakes industrial environments.The Future of Industrial Training:Looking ahead, the discussion touches on emerging trends such as integrating AI (including ChatGPT) and augmented reality tools like Apple Vision Pro into training programs. The hope is that these advancements will democratize learning in automation—from high school workshops to specialized professional training—bridging the gap between theory and real-world application.Real-World Advice & Recommendations:Along with career tips—like taking full advantage of free trials and not shying away from challenging projects—the episode also offers cultural recommendations, including movie nods (think Netflix's “Carry On” for a SCADA twist) and a must-read book, Businesses Don't Fail, They Commit Suicide by Larry Mandelberger, which dives into the human and organizational aspects of business success.Tune in for a conversation that's as much about technical mastery as it is about the evolving landscape of industrial automation education. Whether you're a newcomer eager to learn or a seasoned pro looking for fresh insights, this episode offers valuable takeaways to help you thrive in the rapidly changing world of manufacturing and automation.******Connect with UsVlad RomanovDave GriffithManufacturing HubSolisPLCJoltek

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This week on The Nerdpocalypse Podcast, the crew returns to discuss Squid Game 2, Carry On, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Paradise, Companion, Severance S2, Oscar Nomination for 2025, Emilia Perez controversies, trailers for Sinners, Final Destination: Bloodlines, Magazine Dreams, and of course Fantastic Four: First Steps!CHECKED OUTSquid Game 2Carry OnJack Reacher S2Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-ManParadiseCompanionSeverance S2TOPICS - Section 1Oscar 2025 NominationsEmilia Perez Controversy‘Emilia Pérez' Star Karla Sofía Gascón Under Fire Over Tweets‘Emilia Pérez' Star Karla Sofía Gascón Apologizes for Racist, Offensive Tweets: ‘I Am Deeply Sorry to Those I Have Caused Pain'Karla Sofía Gascón on Deactivating X AccountZoe Saldaña Does Not Support ‘Emilia Pérez' Co-Star Karla Sofía Gascon's Tweets: ‘It Makes Me Sad' and ‘I Don't Have Tolerance for Negative Rhetoric'‘Emilia Pérez' Star Karla Sofía Gascón Says ‘I Am Not a Racist' Amid Backlash Over Offensive TweetsNetflix Distances Itself From Karla Sofía Gascón as Controversy Forces ‘Emilia Pérez' Oscar Campaign ChangesRUMOR: The Russo Brothers Will Oversee X-MEN RebootTNP STUDIOS PREMIUM (www.TheNerdpocalypse.com/premium)$5 a month Access to premium slate of podcasts incl. The Airing of Grievances, No Time to Bleed, The Men with the Golden Tongues, Upstage Conversation, and full episodes of the Look Forward political podcast TRAILERSSinnersAlien: EarthFinal Destination: BloodlinesMagazine DreamsFantastic Four: First Steps

Mac & Kat are still settling into the new empty nest routine, no stellar movies but Carry-On is pretty good, folks are moving over to locals, and Katherine sees WAY more problems in Balthazar than Mac does.   Read along with Mac - Current book is Orthodoxy by GK Chesterton I'm almost done with this one so get your emails in about it and we can talk about it on our next show. Other great stuff we like: Baritus Catholic Illustrations Pacem in Terris Retreat Center Restoration of Christian Culture from Our Lady of Clear Creek Abbey Restoration of Christian Culture PDF Spiritual Direction.com Fatima Farm liturgical calendar from Sofia Institute Press Gregory the Great's St. Nicholas Guild Total Consecration to Jesus Through Mary Other stuff our family does: Our libsyn page where you can find all our old episodes Sam and Mena's podcast: Engaged at 18 Spoiled! with Mac and Katherine Mac's book! Clueless in Galilee Ben's Photography Business: Red Barron Media Find us on our website Theme song by Mary Bragg.

The Cinematic Trinity is back! Ryan returns to give his take on Wolf Man (5:10). Shawn steps out of his comfort zone to watch The Wild Robot (13:25). Tommy backtracks to give his review of Carry On available on Netflix and Civil War on Max (18:18). Tommy gives is thoughts on the Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy documentary on Peacock (40:28). Shawn gives Ryan the All-Time Villian Battle (1:09:03). Worst Movie Cliche of All Time (1:31:27).

You ever seen Dog Day Afternoon? Neither have we. This week Nando, DJ, and Diggins hack in, jack up, and net down to watch the movie from, and we cannot stress this enough, Summer 2001 that asked the question "Can we hack terrorism?" Swordfish. They nitpick the computers, the parents, and of course the falling.   Recommendations:   DJ - Sonic Roll (game) Diggins - Evil Does Not Exist (movie) Nando - Powerless (series), Laid (series), Nikki Glaser: Someday You'll Die (comedy special), Carry On (movie), Magik #1 (comic)   Plugs Mostly Nitpicking on Bluesky The Nando v Movies Discord Roses and Rejections Diggins' Substack - A Little Perspective All of Nando's Links   Mostly Nitpicking theme by Nick Porcaro Logo by Michelle Chapman

Episode 276 features reviews of three movies that were released on Friday, January 10, 2025 (Laws of Man, Every LIttle Thing, and Hard Truths). The Damned came out on January 3, 2025 and Bruce does a review/rewind of the flick.   Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 10:50 - The Goonies and Commando are the Patreon Picks for this month!! 15:21 - Every Little Thing -  23:43 - Hard Truths - in theaters 1/10 31:40 - Laws of Man - in theaters, Digital and On Demand 1/10/25  42:29 - Compliance 48:12 - The Substance 50:27 - Nosferatu 54:45 - Bruce Purkey is in the CinemAttic!! 56:22 - Every Little Thing 61:36 - The Damned 68:41 - Bruce has mini-reviews of The Front Room, Trap, Nightbitch, I Saw The TV Glow, Carry On,  Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, Nosferatu, Anora, Heretic, and Flow. CinemAddicts Info: For Ad-Free CinemAddicts episodes, subscribe to our CinemAddicts YouTube Channel. Like Our CinemAddicts Facebook Page Join our CinemAddicts Facebook Group for daily movie recommendations. Questions/comments on CinemAddicts email Greg Srisavasdi at info@findyourfilms.com. Shop our CinemAddicts Merch store (shirts, hoodies, mugs). CinemAddicts hosts: Bruce Purkey, Eric Holmes, Greg Srisavasdi Thanks to our Patreon Community 1. Ryan Smith 2. Stephen Schrock 3. Susan 4. Charles Peterson 5. Nelson B. McClintock 6. Diana Van De Kamp 7. Pete Abeyta 8. Tyler Andula 9. Stephen Mand 10. Edmund Mendez 11. Abbie Schmidt 12. Jeff Tait 13. Robert Prakash 14. Kristen 15. Chris M 16. Jeremy Chappell 17. Lewis Longshadow 18. Iver 19. Alex Clayton 20. Daniel Hulbert 21. Andrew Martin 22. Angela Clark 23. Myron Freeman 24. Kayn Kalmbach 25. Aaron Fordham 26. Tracy Peters 27. Grant Boston 28. Ken Cunningham **Hard Truths poster/photos courtesy of Bleecker Street **Laws of Man poster/photos courtesy of Saban Films **Every Little Thing poster/photos courtesy of Saban Films **The Damned poster/photos courtesy of Vertical.    

The Airline Toilet Technician. Morons in the News. Retired Police Dog.   The People’s Movie Critic “Carry-On” (Airdate 1/10/2025) Everyone Needs a Laugh. The Home Alone House.   Talkback Callers. Can You Believe This S***? Jumpstart Your New Year.   The Zippy Zodiac. From the Vault.

On this week's show, it's an all-movie week! Isaac Butler — author of The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act and host of the new Criterion Channel series, The Craft of Acting — sits in for Stephen Metcalf. First, the panel explores The Brutalist, director Brady Corbet's two-part epic following the life of László Tóth (Adrien Brody), a Hungarian-born Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust then emigrates to the United States. Then, the three unpack Carry-On, an action thriller set in Los Angeles International Airport. It's a well-made film with a dumb concept, and smashed Netflix records over the holiday. Finally, it's that time of year again: Dana leads the panel through Slate's Movie Club 2024, a cherished tradition in which she chats with other critics over email about the year in cinema. (Read her first post, here.) In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the all-movie theme continues, as the three spoil The Brutalist.   Email us at culturefest@slate.com.  Endorsements: Dana: Adaptation, directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman.  Julia: A two-part endorsement: (1) My Cousin Vinny and (2) the production design of Three Men and a Baby (that apartment!)  Isaac: “Eat What You Kill,” a masterfully reported piece by J. David McSwane for ProPublica.  Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry. Production assistance by Kat Hong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's show, it's an all-movie week! Isaac Butler — author of The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act and host of the new Criterion Channel series, The Craft of Acting — sits in for Stephen Metcalf. First, the panel explores The Brutalist, director Brady Corbet's two-part epic following the life of László Tóth (Adrien Brody), a Hungarian-born Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust then emigrates to the United States. Then, the three unpack Carry-On, an action thriller set in Los Angeles International Airport. It's a well-made film with a dumb concept, and smashed Netflix records over the holiday. Finally, it's that time of year again: Dana leads the panel through Slate's Movie Club 2024, a cherished tradition in which she chats with other critics over email about the year in cinema. (Read her first post, here.) In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, the all-movie theme continues, as the three spoil The Brutalist.   Email us at culturefest@slate.com.  Endorsements: Dana: Adaptation, directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman.  Julia: A two-part endorsement: (1) My Cousin Vinny and (2) the production design of Three Men and a Baby (that apartment!)  Isaac: “Eat What You Kill,” a masterfully reported piece by J. David McSwane for ProPublica.  Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry. Production assistance by Kat Hong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason & Paul gab about everything from teen slang, to the new movie "Carry-On", to bonkers AI videos. But first, Paul dives into corrections and omissions from Christmas Mail and opens up the phone lines to talk BS movie tropes. Plus, as always Paul announces next week's movie! PAUL & JASON'S WATCH PICKS:Carry-OnStar Wars: Skeleton CrewJunior TaskmasterBlack DovesDisclaimerAn Almost Christmas StoryA Man on the InsideA Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina CarpenterAnthony Jeselnik: Bones and AllJim Gaffigan: The SkinnyKneecapBlue GiantLook BackRyuichi Sakamoto: OpusWe Are Lady PartsShoresy JASON'S READING PICKS:"Good Material" by Dolly Alderton"Roaming" by Jillian & Mariko Tamaki"Clementine" Series by Tillie Walden"Absolute Batman" by Scott Snyder & Nick Dragotta"Batman & Robin: Year 1" by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee"Astonishing Spider-Man" by Scott Aukerman Tix for our Spring 2025 tour in Austin, Denver, Seattle, Boise, San Fran, Portland, & Los Angeles are on sale now at hdtgm.com.Order Paul's book about his childhood: Joyful Recollections of TraumaFor extra content on Matinee Monday movies, visit Paul's YouTube page: youtube.com/paulscheerTalk bad movies on the HDTGM Discord: discord.gg/hdtgmPaul's Discord: discord.gg/paulscheerFollow Paul's movie recs on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/paulscheer/Check out new HDTGM movie merch over at teepublic.com/stores/hdtgmPaul and Rob Huebel stream live on Twitch every Thursday 8-10pm EST: www.twitch.tv/friendzoneLike good movies too? Subscribe to Unspooled with Paul and Amy Nicholson: listen.earwolf.com/unspooledSubscribe to The Deep Dive with Jessica St. Clair and June Diane Raphael: www.thedeepdiveacademy.com/podcastWhere to find Paul, June, & Jason:@PaulScheer on Instagram & Twitter@Junediane on IG and @MsJuneDiane on TwitterJason is not on social mediaGet access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using the link: siriusxm.com/hdtgm.

Melisa is buzzing about her new obsession: Everyday Dose Mushroom Coffee paired with Olly's Focus Gummies. The duo is also very excited about their new merch drop! Meanwhile, Meghan had a close call with her phone (almost boiled it!) and Melisa's been hitting the gym hard thanks to a friend's incredible home gym. Meghan dives into her lates Christmas movie watch, “Carry On,” and discuss why Melisa's dad should check it out (even though he's currently on a Gunsmoke kick). From there, they take a nostalgic trip down memory lane, reminiscing about classic cartoons like Rugrats, Hey Arnold, The Wild Thornberrys, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Courage the Cowardly Dog, and The Proud Family. But the fun doesn't stop there! They discuss the recent arrest of a certain influencer and the surprising news about Ozempic's potential use in treating addiction. And finally, they revisit Meghan's 2024 predictions and see how accurate (or not) they were. Buy Our Merch https://crowdmade.com/collections/sister-sign Follow Us! instagram.com/meghanandmelisa @meghanrienks instagram.com/meghanrienks https://twitter.com/meghanrienks @sheisnotmelissa instagram.com/sheisnotmelissa instagram.com/diamondmprint.productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the winter finale of On-Screen Live, we're reviewing a couple of films before hibernating for a few weeks, including the latest Spider-Man Villain-Led Who-Asked-For-This-? film, Kraven the Hunter, and the straight-to-Netflix, airport-set holiday thriller, Carry-On! We're also going over the weekend box office, reacting to the trailer for Novocaine starring Jack Quaid, and more!

  It's the last Serious Tuesday before the holidays so we need to catch up on 2 Live jews, Carry On, The Madness, the NYYR gala, Gavin's "profanity-laced tirades," the mysterious drones, Hannah Kobayashi's dead dad, Roger Avery on J6, Justin Trudeau's faggotry, the fall of Britain, Derek Heggie's Islamophobia, autistic trans kids, Michael Conahan's Cash for Kids scandal, Biden's pardon, and a massive update of our Terrible Black Female Politicians.

David, Devindra, and Jeff go wheels up with Carry-On, dive into the animated worlds of Secret Level, and take a hard look at Hard Truths. Then they go on the hunt with the latest Spiderman adjacent film, Kraven the Hunter. We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Thanks to our SPONSOR:  QUIP: Free your mouth today and save 20% sitewide, plus a FREE travel case and countertop stand at getquip.com/filmcastpod  Weekly Plugs David - Decoding TV: The Agency Devindra - Engadget Podcast on Apple's Genmoji + Xbox Series X re-review Jeff - DLC 578 with Rebekah Valentine Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)    What we've been watching (~00:18:44) David - Carry-On, Hard Truths, Flow Devindra - Secret Level, Arcane S2, Pantheon Featured Review (~01:02:02) Kraven the Hunter SPOILERS (~01:21:20) Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata's podcasts DLC and We Have Concerns. Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget on all things tech. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Credits: Our theme song is by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris. If you'd like advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com. You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.