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273. Wise Living: Why to Get Outside and Travel and Read Aloud with Amber O'Neal Johnston   “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” James 1:17 NIV   *Transcription Below*   Amber O'Neal Johnston is an author, speaker, and Charlotte Mason homeschooling mom who blends life-giving books and a culturally rich environment for her four children and others seeking to do the same. She recommends we offer children opportunities to see themselves and others reflected in their lessons, especially throughout their books, and she's known for sharing literary “mirrors and windows” on HeritageMom.com and @heritagemomblog. Amber is also the author of Soul School: Taking Kids on a Joy-Filled Journey Through the Heart of Black American Culture and A Place to Belong, a guide for families of all backgrounds on raising kids to celebrate their heritage, community, and the world.   www.HeritageMom.com www.SoulSchoolBook.com www.APlaceToBelongBook.com www.instagram.com/heritagemomblog www.facebook.com/heritagemomblog   Thank You to Our Sponsor:  Sam Leman Eureka   Questions that We Discussed: Looking back, what would you say has helped to shape your children's character the most? What have you learned about the importance of getting our kids (and ourselves) out into nature? How do you actually make time to be a content creator and to also homeschool and travel and host?   Other Related Episodes from The Savvy Sauce: 53 Practical Life Tips with Blogger, Rach Kincaid 57 Implementing Bite-Size Habits That Will Change Your Life with Author, Blogger, Podcaster, and Speaker, Kat Lee 82 Traveling with Your Family with Katie Mueller 84 Ordering Your Priorities with Kat Lee 103 Making Family Memories with Jessica Smartt 200 Planting Seeds of Faith in Our Children with Courtney DeFeo 204 Charlotte Mason Inspired Mini-Series: A Delectable Education with Emily Kiser 207 Cultivating Character in Our Children with Cynthia Yanof 212 School Series: Benefits of Homeschooling with Jodi Mockabee 253 Low Tech Parenting with Erin Loechner   Connect with The Savvy Sauce Our Website, Instagram or Facebook    Please help us out by sharing this episode with a friend, leaving a 5-star rating and review, and subscribing to this podcast!   Gospel Scripture: (all NIV) Romans 3:23 “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,”   Romans 3:24 “and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”   Romans 3:25 (a) “God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood.”    Hebrews 9:22 (b) “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.”    Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”    Romans 5:11 “Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.”    John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”   Romans 10:9 “That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”    Luke 15:10 says “In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”   Romans 8:1 “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus”   Ephesians 1:13–14 “And you also were included in Christ when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God's possession- to the praise of his glory.”   Ephesians 1:15–23 “For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.”   Ephesians 2:8–10 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God‘s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.“   Ephesians 2:13 “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.“   Philippians 1:6 “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”   *Transcription*   Music: (0:00 – 0:09)   Laura Dugger: (0:11 - 2:01) Welcome to The Savvy Sauce, where we have practical chats for intentional living. I'm your host, Laura Dugger, and I'm so glad you're here.   The principles of honesty and integrity that Sam Leman founded his business on continue today over 55 years later at Sam Leman Chevrolet Inc. in Eureka. Owned and operated by the Burchie family, Sam Leman's in Eureka appreciates the support they've received from their customers all over central Illinois and beyond. Visit them today at LehmanGM.com.   Amber O'Neal Johnston is my fascinating guest for today. She's an author and speaker and coach and she's just chosen to live a very wise life as a wife and mother, and I think you're going to enjoy gleaning practical tips such as the benefits of getting our children out in nature regardless of their age. She has teens and makes this super practical for things that they would enjoy too, and she shares these incredible benefits of what happens when we simply step outdoors. She's also going to share approachable ways to introduce our family to great art and other cultures, and she gives us a fabulous book list, so, make sure you stay tuned through the end of the episode so that you can see some of the top books that she recommends. Finally, if you don't have a copy of her own latest release entitled Soul School, I highly recommend you purchase that today. Here's our chat.   Welcome to The Savvy Sauce, Amber.   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (2:02 - 2:04) Thank you so much. I'm so happy to be here.   Laura Dugger: (2:04 - 2:14) Well, I'd love for you just to start us off and introduce us to your family, and will you just share a glimpse of your values and lifestyle?   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (2:15 - 3:48) Absolutely. So, I live outside of Atlanta, Georgia with my husband Scott and our four children. We are just entering birthday season, but shortly they will be 16, 14, 12, and 10. The girls are the two oldest. The boys are the two youngest, and they've been homeschooled from the beginning, so, we're a homeschooling family. I'm originally from Illinois. My husband's originally from Ohio, but we met here in Atlanta at the High Museum of Art, which is really special. We are art loving, you know, fine arts loving, liberal arts loving family, and so, the idea that we met at the museum, I will just cherish that forever. I came to, before homeschooling, I was a stay-at-home mom, and prior to having children, I have an MBA, and I worked in corporate America in like marketing and advertising, and Scott comes from a similar background with the MBA, and he was doing work in that area too, so, we had that as a connection point, but I have always stayed home with the kids, and you know, our values are rooted in our Christian faith, and we're an African-American family, and so, we have values and cultural aspects that enter our home through that avenue as well. We are world travelers, so, we enjoy that as part of who we are, and I'm an author and a speaker, and I'm just a very happy homeschooler.   Laura Dugger: (3:48 - 4:12) I love that, and it sounds like such a rich and abundant life, and there's two little connections that I have to go back to. My husband and I had a date at that same museum. I love that you met your husband there. Oh wow, that's wild! And so, we met when we were in Atlanta, but live in Illinois now, so, which part of Illinois were you originally from?   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (4:12 - 4:33) I'm from Elgin, Illinois. It's out past O'Hare Airport, and I was born and raised there. My parents were both public school principals there. My dad was principal of Elgin High, and there's actually an elementary school, Ron O'Neal Elementary School in Elgin, named after my father, so, that is where I'm from.   Laura Dugger: (4:33 - 4:46) Wow, okay, so, then even with that piece, your father being a principal, and then you said you've homeschooled since the beginning. Did you always anticipate you would homeschool, or what was your journey into that?   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (4:47 - 7:15) Oh my gosh, never, and it's both of my parents were principals, so, that's wild. My grandfather was an elected school board official. My sister was an elected school board official, so, public school is just, you know, in my blood from the very beginning, and that's what I assumed I would do for my kids at first. Once Scott and I got married, and we had discussed it, we decided that I would stay home when they were little, and when they were old enough to go to school, I would go back to work, and my salary would pay for private Christian school tuition, and as the years, you know, months really came to fruition for my oldest, my husband started backpedaling, and he started talking this crazy talk about homeschooling. I'm like, that's a switcheroo for you. What are you talking about? I was like, that's weird. I don't want to do that. I don't feel called to do that. That does not seem like a comfortable space for me. I don't want my kids to endure that, and ultimately, I lacked confidence in that. I couldn't even articulate it. It felt scary, terrifying. Why would I take something so weighty into my own hands, and Scott was very persistent, and I can't even explain why he was so persistent about it, but I think to me, I feel like it was planted in him by the Lord, and he felt that this was the way he wanted to lead his family, and he did it so graciously because I was very resistant. He asked, would you please try it for one year, and if you are unhappy, you don't think it's right. I'll never ask you about it again, and that gave me a softer place to land where I felt like it wasn't signing up for a long-term commitment because I knew I was going to hate it, and I said, sure. I will do that, and oh, my gosh. It was the most amazing year, and I laugh now because my daughter was four, so, she's like four and turned five during that year, and so, she was so young, and people were like, well, what were you really doing, but I took it so seriously. I was doing all things, and I joined a homeschool support group, and I was reading about it, and I realized on Friday, I'm a stay-at-home mom, and on Monday, I took on this identity of a homeschooling mom, and it's just been a beautiful journey for us. I'm so thankful that the Lord led Scott in that way. He knew what was right, not just for our children, but for me, too, when I had no vision for it, and so, I'm just, you know, very grateful.   Laura Dugger: (7:16 - 7:30) I love that story. That's such an encouragement, and, okay, your oldest is turning 16, so, when you look back, what would you say has helped shape your children's character the most?   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (7:32 - 9:29) Well, I think the time that we've all had to spend together, like intense amounts of time, so, not just quality time or quantity time, but both, and I think that there's nothing else I could have done that could replace that, so, I think that's one of the things. I think my own acceptance of the divine nature of me being their mother and those being my children, and really that leading me to embrace my mother's intuition, which is something that I was hesitant for at first because there are so many experts, and surely they know so much more than me, and that's not to say that that's not important. I read so widely. I'm always reading expert ideas and views, but what I realized is that those things can help me as tools. They can mentor me, but they can't master me because the master has already appointed me as the perfect mom for these children, and nobody knows them, the little tiny details of them that nobody knows more than me, and so, when I leaned into that and I'm like, yeah, this says this online, this book said that, this thing says that, I can take what I can from those, but ultimately I feel the spirit telling me and leading me in this way with these children, and when I really leaned into that, I have a right to do that. I am their mother. That revolutionized things, and I think that's what's helped shape my children's character the most is my willingness to lean into how I'm led to lead them, and so, that's been a motherhood journey for me, and I hope that it's a legacy that I leave with my children.   Laura Dugger: (9:31 - 9:53) And do you have any specific stories that come to mind that were examples of that mother's intuition, something that really I think it is such a gift from the Lord and that the Holy Spirit speaks to us in some unique way as mothers to be in tune with our kids, so, is there a time that it really benefited them when you exercised your mother's intuition?   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (9:53 - 12:42) Well, there was one time with my third, my son, my oldest son, his name is Beckett, and he was in the high chair eating while I was braiding my daughter's hair, and I heard him start making like these really weird noises, and I looked over and it was like he was choking and gagging, and I run over, and but he seemed fine, but then he would do it again, and he started sweating, and you know today I really would say, you should call 9-1-1, but I didn't, I threw all the kids in the car, and I rushed to the ER, and when we got there he wasn't choking anymore, he wasn't sweating, they did his vitals and everything, and they said, well mom, whatever happened passed, he's fine, and you guys can go home, and I was like, no, he's not fine, I'm looking at him, he's not my little boy, his vitals are checking out, but he's not looking at me the way he normally looks at me, he's not interacting with me, the little funny things that I can make him smile all the time, he's not responding to them, and so, like, I know you have your tests, but like my, I'm telling you something's wrong with my little boy, so, they have a doctor, he comes in to tell me everything's fine, and he's sending me home, and so, I was like, well I'm not leaving, I'll just spend the night in the ER then with all my kids, because I know something's wrong, and the doctor, who's this older man, he turns to me, he looks me in my eyes, and he says, you know, in all my years of medical training, there's something that they never told us, but something I've learned throughout my career, never doubt a mother's intuition, and he said, we'll take him and run more tests, and they took Beckett back to run more tests, and they came back and said, you were right, he has swallowed a coin, and it's like just teetering on the precipice, and so, at times it was blocking his airway, and at times it was shifted a little bit, and we have to go in immediately and get it, and that could have choked him, if you had just gone home and put him down to bed, and so, in that story, I took away two things, one, that I am his mother, and I don't care what the test says, or what the data says, or what the news, or a book, at the end of the day, I knew that something was wrong with my boy, the other thing is the graciousness of that doctor, to see my humanity and my personhood beyond just the insurance payment, or protocol, or whatever, it let me know that like there's something powerful about letting other people know that you see them, and that you are connected to them, as another part of God's creation, like he respected me on that level, so.   Laura Dugger: (12:43 - 13:35) That is incredible, I'm so grateful that that story has a happy ending, and that you were assertive to say that, I think sometimes as women, probably especially as Christian women, we can think, oh I want to be nice, or not push back on somebody, but I love that you were assertive, it was what was in your child's best interest, and like you highlighted, that doctor's humility is admirable, but Amber, you mentioned too that you're a writer, and you contribute a lot to things like the Wild and Free bundles, and I was always struck by the way that you would be out in nature, and there's so much to learn, so, if you had to boil it down, what wisdom would you have to share from what you've learned about the importance of getting our kids and ourselves outdoors into nature?   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (13:36 - 16:49) Yeah, that's so funny, I love that you asked me that, because I like to tell people I was raised in the air conditioning, and so, there is no one who began motherhood further away from nature and being outdoors than me, like, and I can look back at those early days of like, I knew you could take your kids to the playground, and I did do that, but like what else would you do outside, you know, and people would be like, oh we went hiking on this trail, and I was like, where did you get on it, like where do you find a trailhead, like I mean this is back, like this is where I was coming from, and I was just like, and then what would we do, like we just walk, and do we talk about trees, I don't know any trees, I know Christmas trees are evergreens, you know, so, it was just like coming from this very like foundational place where I didn't know anything, but I believed, right, I believed, I somehow inherently believed when I read that being outdoors was important for children, so, I'm reading Charlotte Mason's work, and she's talking about nature study, I'm reading Last Child in the Woods by Louvre, and I'm hearing about this, he calls it a nature deficit disorder, and I'm reading all of these different kind of people who really respected childhood, and personhood, and really wanted the best for children, I'm reading a Christian perspective of the joy in connecting with God's creation, first and foremost, but also this idea of encouraging natural and authentic physical activity, running, climbing, balancing, exploring, developing coordination, and confidence, and the mental health components, you know, reducing stress, and improving mood, and not just for the kids, but my friend from A Thousand Hours Outside, she talks about how the first time she like took her kids out for the whole day, it was for her, because she was going crazy with these all these little kids, and the house, and the bags, and the diaper bag, and the snacks, and she didn't know what else to do, so, she just went outside, and how healing that was, and therapeutic that was for all of them, the idea of curiosity, of fueling curiosity, and creativity, I've never seen my kids come up with the most, I mean, they come up with imaginative things in our house, but outside, the, oh my goodness, the things they come up with, the things they create, and make, and the storytelling that comes out of that, and I think the family bonds, our experiences, it's another way of memory making, I mean, we make memories when we go see plays, and musicals, and travel as well, so, it's not the only way, but it's a strong way of that shared outdoor adventures, so, like a couple weeks ago, we were all whitewater rafting, it's funny, like a lot of funny things happen when you're out there doing crazy stuff, and so, we have a lot of laughter, and we have a lot of inside jokes that come from our time together, so, I think that all of those, it's not just one thing, it's one of those rare things where there are all the pros, and there really are no cons, and so, I intentionally embrace that for my family, even though it's everything that I didn't have growing up.   Laura Dugger: (16:50 - 17:41) Wow, that is so interesting, I love how books have really inspired you to make changes that have benefited your entire family, and I'm thinking back years ago when I was in grad school, studying marriage and family therapy, there was this book that we read, Letters to a Young Therapist, I believe the author is Mary Pipher, and she said something that I found to be very true in my life, she said, from childhood when we all look back, our memories typically boil down to three categories, one is family dinners around the table, the second is traveling with our family, and the third is anytime we were outdoors, and so, I'm wondering that legacy that you're giving your kids, they're going to have an abundance of memories in all three of those buckets.   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (17:42 - 18:29) Yeah, I love that, and I had never read that, it's making me want to go and read her work, but I can't agree more, I mean that's what I've seen anecdotally, at least in my family, and it's definitely been the case for us, I can totally see that, the other thing I love about outdoors too is it's free, you know, so, there have, we've had times of plenty and times of not quite enough financially throughout our journey, due to layoffs, and you know, recessions, and all these different things, but that has been one thing that the travel hasn't always been as consistent as we wanted, but the nature, the time outside has always been accessible, even during COVID, that was accessible to us, so, I love it for that too, but yeah, that's really cool.   Laura Dugger: (18:29 - 18:41) Absolutely, okay, so, you started with, you were getting some inspiration from different books and speakers, but then when did you actually implement this? Do you remember how old your kids were?   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (18:42 - 20:11) Right away, so, my oldest was like four, five years old, and we started going outside, now again, we had always been going to the park, so, they had been spending a lot of time outside, but I will say like that's like a very, you know, man-made structures, and you know, I can't think of it, like very cultivated space, so, we weren't spending time in uncultivated space until around there, so, maybe a four-year-old, two-year-old, and infant, and I know they started growing up in that way, and I had kids in an ergo on the back, and I remember hiking with a kid in an ergo on the front, and then snapped another one on the back, and you know, these are memories I have of being outdoors thoroughly by the time the boys were coming along, and I remember the story where we were at a creek, and I looked up for a moment, and just sheer panic that my little boy was gone, he wasn't in my eyesight anymore, and the girls were playing there, and I'm like, you know, and I look, and look, and look, and there's nothing, and no one, and all I can think you sees in the water, and I wasn't paying attention, and my heart's racing, and I'm like, girls, where's your brother? And my daughter says, mommy, he's sleeping on your back. And I'm like, oh my gosh, I just think, like, I was so tired during those years, and I just remember, I would just think, let's just go outside, and some days that's just the most I could come up with, but yeah, I was freaking out, and the little boy was sleeping on my back.   Laura Dugger: (20:12 - 21:50) And now a brief message from our sponsor.   Sam Leman Chevrolet in Eureka has been owned and operated by the Burchie family for over 25 years. A lot has changed in the car business since Sam and Stephen's grandfather, Sam Leman, opened his first Chevrolet dealership over 55 years ago.   If you visit their dealership today though, you'll find that not everything has changed. They still operate their dealership like their grandfather did, with honesty and integrity. Sam and Stephen understand that you have many different choices in where you buy or service your vehicle. 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What did you do outside?   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (21:51 - 24:13) So, we started with walking, and I also was very verbal about my, what I felt were my inadequacies with friends, and that's why, you know, I can't overemphasize the, I haven't brought that up yet, but the idea of community. You don't need a hundred friends, just a few people who either are doing the same thing as you, have done it, or know you personally so well. But I had a friend who was like this outdoor enthusiast, and I always admired her for that, and she'd be like, oh, I went to the hydrangeas, they're coming out today, and they're gonna bloom for four days, and you know, like, and she would be like, oh, do you want some wild blueberries? And I'd be looking at her with side eye, like, girl, I only eat blueberries from Publix, because how do I know that you know what you're doing? You know, those could be poisonous berries you identified wrong. So, we had this kind of ongoing thing, I just asked her, I was like, hey, could we go outside with you guys sometimes? And she was like, of course. So, our first hike was with her and her kids, and she showed me how to go outside and do nothing. Like, we didn't do anything, we just walked. And the kids let us, you know, they would stop and ponder things and ask questions, which she knew the answers to, but wouldn't answer. So, she was like, well, what do you think? Or that's something cool we can investigate, or whatever. So, I realized, wow, here's this expert naturalist who's not even using her expertise. I don't have any expertise, so I could do the same thing. Well, what do you think about that? So, the kids let us, we stopped when they stopped, we kept going when they kept going. We had plenty of water and snacks, which she had told me, which was important. And that was my first thing. It was a hike. And after that, I only went back to that place by myself with my kids without her, because that was the only trail I knew. I knew where to park and where to go, and I felt confident. And then lo and behold, I run into Charlotte Mason's work, where she talks about returning to the same place throughout the year, and having your kids compare what's happening their season to season. And so, different rationale for why I was doing that. But then I was like, look, there's beauty, even in the simplicity of me not knowing what else to do. So, that's kind of how we got into it. And then I started having more experience and going out and being more adventurous further away from home with my kids.   Laura Dugger: (24:14 - 24:24) Okay, so, then what other ways has it evolved? You mentioned whitewater rafting. So, you've got teens now. What does your time outdoors look like in this phase?   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (24:25 - 26:02) So, lots of camping. So, you know, Memorial Day weekend, you know, we were camping in yurts with friends. This past weekend, we camped, we had a big Juneteenth celebration, and then we went camping for Juneteenth weekend. And so, I would say that kayaking, paddle boards, we have paddle boards, we take out fishing, I hate fishing personally, don't like it at all. But two of my kids enjoy fishing. So, I'm there for that. I'll just bring a book or whatever, because it's quite boring to me, but they love it. So, we moved. I mean, how much of a commitment is that we moved to a different house, when we were able to have our whole property is forest floor. So, it's completely shaded and intertwined with trees and plants and a kind of wild scape. And across the road is a lake where the boys can fish and I can call their names for lunch and they can hear me now. I have to yell it loud. It's kind of country. Other people probably like what is going on? I'm like, you know, but they can hear me right there. And so, the creek and just really everything. A lot, a lot of hiking, I will say we live near a mountain and we're in Georgia. So, the North Georgia mountains are not far from us. We have Appalachia or Appalachia, as my friend said, I mispronounce it. And yeah, there's nothing that isn't my one of my first dates with Scott was whitewater rafting. So, we've always kind of embraced that.   Laura Dugger: (26:03 - 26:37) Oh, that's a special way to tie in a married couple memory with your kids and get to pass that along. And water and mountains, those things are, they never get old. But I've heard others even say like, you don't have to take stuff other than water and snacks, like you mentioned, to go outside. But I like the practical tips that sometimes people take art supplies, and they can nature journal or a book to read aloud. Do you have any other practical tips like that, that you would encourage if somebody wanted to get started with this lifestyle?   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (26:38 - 28:47) Yeah, I would say, um, we, okay, the best thing I can say is to just try it like I think that oftentimes I know my I'm like this, you want to try to be an expert at something before you actually put it into practice. And the point is, like, we're looking at someone's work or something that they're doing after years that they've been in practice. And then we're expecting to do that from the very beginning. And until we get there, we don't want to do it. So, for example, nature study, nature journaling, I always admired nature journaling. But when you look at people's nature journals that they people who are willing to share, there's usually a reason they're willing to share theirs because it looks beautiful. And mine didn't also look beautiful. But I was still willing to give it a try. And I love that. And I love my kids, what they've worked on. And I cherish all of our early beginning sketches. And quite honestly, I'm still not great. But I think having tools like watercolor pens and water pens where we can do watercolor on the go. And we've done many pictures out by the side of the creek on picnic blankets, especially like my older children while younger people are like, What do I do with these little ones like water, you know, like they love that splashing, making sandcastles and things while I'm painting or doing things watercolors with the with the older ones. And were they museum worthy? No. But there was a lot of enjoyment involved in a skill-based learning. So, I think asking questions and inquiry, using pictures, sure and painting, but also keeping track of things the the date that our cherry blossoms bloom, and our white cherry blossom blooms before the pink one every year and keeping track of that or paying trying to map all of the vegetation in our yard like we are, you know, know which trees what they're called where they come from that takes time. And those are things we've done. It's not like we're only just sitting there barefoot grounding ourselves and forest bathing. You know, we're out there learning as well. And I think that, you know, both are beautiful ways to enter into that.   Laura Dugger: (28:48 - 29:34) I love it. There's so many benefits. And you even mention grounding that helps so much going barefoot with inflammation and different body systems that are reset even by getting out and getting early morning light and the serotonin that's produced that turns into melatonin at night. So, we're happier in the day and sleepier at night, resetting systems in our eyes and like healing our body in different ways to an even how much better outdoor air is for us than indoor air. The benefits just go on and on. So, would you have any to add that either your family has experienced personally, or you've learned about just benefits of getting outdoors?   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (29:34 - 31:29) Yeah, I think that one, even, you know, all the things you said, yes, and also the mental clarity. And that's why I don't like being time outdoors, being tied to a negative consequence for academic related behavior. So, the house across the road from ours, you know, I could say ironically, or just be like, God chose to gift us. It's a homeschooling family. They moved in a couple years ago, and they have some kids are some of our kids are similar ages. And our boys are just outside all the time together hours and hours and hours every single day. And I see the difference on days where the weather doesn't permit it or where one family or the other, you know, isn't available. There's a difference in terms of clarity and the work that's happening at the lesson table as well. And this came up, you know, my nephew, you know, they're not homeschooled, and his parents took him on a trip, which caused him to miss a day of school. And he missed an assignment that day, he didn't turn it in. And so, the school then when he got back to school punished him by keeping him indoors for recess. And I was helping, you know, my family craft a note that talks about two things. One, they punished a child for a decision the parents made. And that is grossly unfair, they should be talking to the parents about not missing school, if that's the important thing. And the second thing is, you took away the very thing that allows these children to have what they need to sit quietly and take in, you know, that that's not, that's not how you that's not an appropriate consequence. So, anyway, I feel that the mental clarity beyond the things I would have named the same things you already said, it would be the only other thing that I would bring in and why time outside actually helps us to achieve deeper and broader and more expansive learning when we are inside.   Laura Dugger: (31:29 - 31:54) That's good. And I love how you keep mentioning the piece of community that that's the best way to do this. So, regardless of somebody homeschools, or they don't, how can all of us actually prioritize this? And what's a good, healthy goal for getting started, even as specific as how much time outdoors, how many outdoors or how many days a week should we be outdoors?   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (31:55 - 33:01) Yeah, that's, it's so different for every family, I think that you should go just past the point of comfort, you know, for most of us. So, if the point of comfort for you is like 30 minutes a week, then you would start out like aim for an hour a week, you know, 20 minutes, three days, if you're already outside for, you know, 10 hours, a couple hours each day, you know, I would say, maybe shake it up with what you're doing and see what would it be like to go on a really long outdoor excursion on a Saturday, or to take a day off or something like that. So, I don't want to say an exact number, because we're all entering in at a different place. For me, if someone had told me to spend eight hours outside with my kids, when I was first starting, and I'm used to going to playground for 20 minutes, that would have been overwhelming. And I would have been like; there's no way I'm ever gonna do it. So, I think like, just taking it, like, where do I feel most comfortable? And how can I push myself just past that point would be a great place to start and kind of a nice place to always stay? Like, what's the next thing that we can do to lean further into this?   Laura Dugger: (33:02 - 33:15) That's really good, very wise counsel. And Amber, you've mentioned that your family loves to travel. So, will you share any adventures that you've had as a family with world schooling?   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (33:16 - 36:20) So, our goal, and it's just a fun thing, you know, I don't know if we'll totally do it, but I think we will, is to have children. So, for us, world schooling is where we're not on vacation, but we're actually deeply immersed in a learning stance in another country, another part of the world. And we're trying to do that on every continent, except Antarctica, before my oldest graduates. So, we have two continents left, we are going to be going to Asia in the fall. So, we'll be taking that one off of our list and for that particular feat. And then her senior year, we'll do Australia and hop over to New Zealand. That's the plan, if it's God's will for us to do that, that's what we would like to do, and that will complete our journey. And then we'll keep traveling, but that was just kind of a fun thing to help lead us, because there are so many places in the world to go, like how do you know? And so, that kind of helped us know, well, let's do this continent, let's do that continent. So, we took our first trip, we spent three months in South America, most of it spent in Bolivia. And I can tell you exactly the kids' ages, because my youngest turned two in Bolivia. So, they were two, four, six, and then one turned eight there. And so, that was, you know, diapers, I had a baby in diapers, a little one in diapers and still nursing when we went on our first trip. And I've never regretted that. People have said, why would you take kids so young? You know, they're not going to remember. And I think a couple thoughts. One, you'd be surprised, they do remember. They may not remember this artifact in some museum, but that's not what we spend most of our time doing. But they remember the people. And we've kept in touch with a lot of the people that we've met in these different countries. And we've even had visitors in our home, staying in our basement apartment that we met abroad. So, they do remember. They remember how things feel and taste more than they remember exactly, like historical markers and things like that. Also, I kind of compare it to like breastfeeding and nursing, like my kids, except for one little boy who held on way too long, but they don't remember that. But I believed that it was something good for them that was forming. It was helping to form who they were, not so much who they were personality wise, but their bodies as they were growing. And so, sometimes we do things that are foundational to our children's development, even if they don't have a conscious and direct memory of that thing. And that's how I see world travel. So, we've been to Europe, and we were in Greece when COVID hit. We were in the middle of a big trip there. So, we had the whole struggle to get back to the United States. We've been to West Africa, most spent in Ghana, England, France. We're going to Ethiopia this year. So, yeah, that's kind of, that's our thing.   Laura Dugger: (36:20 - 37:04) Wow. And those memories are incredible. Even let's say your children forget some of this, or if they're too young to remember all of it, you remember this and you get to share those stories with them and pass that along. I can't even imagine all of the learning that takes place from being immersed in those other cultures. But you also mentioned welcoming people into your basement apartment. So, you sound hospitable as a family. What does that actually look like? And I'm kind of going to throw two questions at you. What does that actually look like? And then both for world schooling and hospitality, what are tips for ways we can replicate that as well?   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (37:06 - 39:52) So, one thing that's important to me to always share about world schooling, I have a whole chapter about our world schooling adventures in my first book, but one important thing that I call out there is Eli Gerzen. He's the guy who came up with the word world schooling. And he says, you know, we don't even need a passport to do it. That world schooling is really learning from the world around you. It could be your local library. It could be the internet. It could be your neighbors. And so, while I use this more global term of world schooling, because that's just what we call it in our family, the truth of the matter is it's a way of seeing the world and seeing all the opportunity to make connections right where you're sitting. And people are like, oh, you guys have so much money. I can't do that. First of all, we don't have so much money. Like, for instance, we have one car, right? So, there are sacrifices that we make that other people may choose to spend their money in a different way. So, we definitely don't have a ton of money. But more importantly, I'm thinking, yeah, you're saying that you don't have money, but how much have you explored your county? Like, what do you know about the history of your county? And have you been to your local historical society? And have you really, you know, got in? Have you been to an old the oldest cemetery within driving distance of your home? Have you gotten a tour of it to hear the stories of who's there? Like, you can have that same inquiry and curiosity without ever leaving. So, I'll say that first. And in terms of the hospitality part, it's like an it's an intention, right? You have to like, decide that you're going to do that, because it's so much easier not to have people at first view, like, oh, my house is not clean, and blah, blah, blah. And people don't just stop by the way they used to stop by, like my grandparents' house, it was so fun staying there in the summer, because people just folks just came in and out all day, just they come calling is what they call it, they come calling. And even when we read Jane Austin, people leaving the call guard, you know, when they came to visit, and you weren't there, like, there was this idea that you didn't have to have an appointment. And now you do, you have to let someone know before you're coming. So, it's a choice to be vulnerable, if you want to be hospitable in that way that people will see your, you know, dirty bones of your house. And you know that you're not always presenting this, like really sanitized version of your family and your family life. And so, I think that's intentional decision to say it's more important to us to be with other people and let them in than it is for us to always sanitize everything before they get here. And I don't mean sanitizes and clean the house that too, but I mean sanitizes and everyone's behaving the way that I want them to behave in front of people and all of that as well.   Laura Dugger: (39:53 - 41:05) When was the first time you listened to an episode of The Savvy Sauce? How did you hear about our podcast? Did a friend share it with you? Will you be willing to be that friend now and text five other friends or post on your socials anything about The Savvy Sauce that you love? If you share your favorite episodes, that is how we continue to expand our reach and get the good news of Jesus Christ in more ears across the world. So, we need your help.   Another way to help us grow is to leave a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Each of these suggestions will cost you less than a minute, but it will be a great benefit to us. Thank you so much for being willing to be generous with your time and share. We appreciate you.   Well, and I think it is a biblical command for all of us and it does bless the person or the people that we are hosting, but there are also rewards for us in the process. So, if you even just could think of one reward of a way that this hospitality has blessed your family, what would you say?   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (41:07 - 41:55) Well, I would say John chapter five, it says, you know, this verse we've all heard, "I am the vine, you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit apart from me, you can do nothing." So, you know, when we talk about hospitality, we spend a lot of time talking about what my family is doing for other people. But also, that means that my family is constantly in contact with other believers and other people who are helping us with our faith to helping us to remain connected to Jesus. And without that connection, we know that there's nothing that we can do, nothing of any spiritual significance. So, while I'm inviting those people into our lives, it also ensures that my family is not alone in what we're trying to do in our faith. So, like, that's one of a very easy benefit, I can say right off the top.   Laura Dugger: (41:56 - 42:18) Then that one is truly invaluable for our children to get to witness the way other people live out their faith, and it impacts each of us. But I'm also curious, how do you manage your time so that you can be a content creator, and you can homeschool and travel and cultivate these relationships?   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (42:20 - 46:08) So, first, let me say that it's not always easy. And there are seasons where I feel like I'm doing a really good job with that. And there are seasons where I feel like I'm not doing a good job. I always prioritize my family first. And so, during the seasons where I feel like I'm not doing a good job, it's very public. People can see I did not post on Instagram for a month, or I'm not speaking as much. They're finding it harder to find opportunities to hear me speak, or I have a long lull before books are published. Those are times where I've turned inward towards my family, where I felt like I didn't have the bandwidth for everything. And so, that's something I have to deal with on a constant basis, because I know that my business or my ministry is not as rich and robust as it could be. I have ideas for days. I have ideas and the ability to bring them to fruition. But I'm not willing to sacrifice the time that it takes to do those things in this season. Because even though I don't have little kids, I definitely have more time than I did when I had little kids. It's not even just time; it's more mind clarity as well. But I don't have as much time as people with little kids would think, because I want to be fully present, even for my teens. When they want to talk to me, I want to be talkable too. I want to be available to them. And we're going to places. We're doing things. They're busy. I'm busy. And I'm trying to prepare them for young adulthood. And that's just as time-consuming as trying to prepare my young children for the next stage of their development. So, I guess it's so messy. Oh my gosh, it's messy. It's chaotic. It's a little bit crazy. But in the center of it all, I really appreciate the opportunities I do have to do the things that help refuel, help me refuel. So, I'm a writer. So, writing isn't just about creating a book. It's that I get to create a book, but really it's about the process and how cathartic it is for me to sit in silence and wonder about things and be able to write them out. And oh, lo and behold, there's a publisher who is interested in publishing those things. But the real work for me is in the process of writing. Then when I come home from a coffee shop or I emerge from my room, I come back more enthusiastic about what it is we're working on and what we're doing. The other thing that I would share is that I don't do all of that stuff by myself. So, things that people don't, just like I say, I have one car and we travel the world, people are like, oh, okay, this is not what I thought. My husband does all the laundry, every piece of laundry in this house that the teens do their own, but all the laundry that's done, he does and has done for over a decade. So, that's a thing I have to say, because you might be picturing that I'm doing all of those things. Or when I wrote one of my books, I was struggling and Scott was like, how can I help you? And he was like, what if we get help to come in with the kids like a nanny or something a few hours a week? I'm like, no, that's the last thing I want somebody to touch. So, he's like, well, what is it? So, we hired a chef, and she would prepare all of our dinners according to like what I, how I like my family to eat and lots of whole foods and good things. And she would drop them off at our house. It was very expensive, but I used part of the money from the advance from the publisher to pay for that so that I could write the book. So, I think those are things that a lot of times people don't talk about, but I have support in place. I'm not super woman any more than anyone else.   Laura Dugger: (46:08 - 46:49) Oh, I appreciate that real picture and those creative ideas because as mothers, we don't just make goals for ourselves. Like you said, we have these dreams and ideas that we could put into practice, but we consider our relationships as well and how it will impact everyone. So, I love hearing practically how that plays out for you and the trade-offs that you've chosen to make. And I know that you and I also share a passion for reading aloud. So, if we could get really practical for a moment, what are some of your most recommended read aloud for families from a variety of age groups?   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (46:50 - 53:05) Well, I'm always ready for that question, but I have to say, it's almost asking me, which of my children are my favorite? It's so hard in so many ways, but for younger elementary, I picked three books that I think kind of help show how expansive I feel like I want my children's reading life to be. So, this book is called Indigo Dreaming, and it's a book about two girls, one's in North America and another one we can believe is off the coast of Africa. And they're both doing what they do in their own homes. And it's beautifully illustrated also, but they're both doing what they do in their own homes while wondering, is there another little girl in this world doing what I do, liking what I like? Well, indeed there is. And it's poetic and it has soft paintings. It's just stunning. And then another one is called The Magic Doll. It's a children's book inspired by African art. And in this book, the mother desperately wants to have a child, but she's dealing with infertility, and she turns to the use of an infertility doll. And what would I say about that? My family doesn't believe that, but it's a book that I read with my children because we were going to visit this culture. And I wanted to explain to them how we can respect something and learn about it even without adopting it. And that you can understand the yearning of a mother's heart to hold a child in her hand and the desperation that that could bring about. And I wanted them to know that we would see fertility dolls there and what they meant and things like that. And it's also beautifully illustrated, which is important to me. And then this one's just a fun book. It's called I Had a Favorite Dress, but as the dress starts getting too small, she cuts it and turns it into a skirt. And then it gets turned into this. And then the little, small piece gets turned into some socks. And then it's just a little scarf and snip, snip, sew, sew, pretty hair bow. And so, the same piece of fabric, this favorite dress she had, every time she can't use it in that way anymore, it gets moved and shifted. Into something else. And this book reminds me to just, you know, sometimes we share heavier topics with our children, even beautiful topics, but sometimes it's just joy. Like that's the whole purpose of the book is to smile and have fun. And I'll move more quickly for the older elementary books. I have this book called Schomburg. It's a nonfiction book about Arturo Schomburg and the man who built a library, which is now housed. His home library is now housed as part of the collection of the public library system in New York. And he collected books about all types of black and brown people. And it was considered one of the foremost library collections. So, as a book lover, I love that story. This one's called Heart and Soul. It's the story of America and African Americans with stunning illustrations by Kadir Nelson. So, I love visual art. I always say my family, we can't afford to buy the most exquisite art for our walls, but we have an exquisite art collection through our picture books that I've collected. And then the last one is for that group is John Henry by Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney illustrations. So, those are two powerhouses of African American author and illustrator. Both have passed. And it is the tall tale of John Henry told in a way that you've never seen before. For older kids, like middle schoolers, I love this one Big Open Sky because it's about some black exodusters who are moving west. And it goes so well for families who love Little House on the Prairie. But, you know, Little House on the Prairie, in some ways, there's some instances that are a little disrespectful to Native Americans and black people. And this is like a redemptive story, not instead of but alongside of it to say that there were black people that were also moving westward and what was their journey. And it's written in verse, like, oh, my gosh, I can't even tell you enough about that. This book, The Angel Orphan, my friend Leah Bowden wrote this book, and it's the story of Charlotte Mason. So, in chapter book form. So, there's also a picture book that someone wrote, but this is a beautiful story about Charlotte Mason. And my family's all-time favorite on my kids read aloud is The Winged Feather Saga by Andrew Peterson. And that whole series, oh, my goodness, that cemented so much of our family lexicon, because it's filled with like made up words. And it I mean, we have jokes and talks and sayings for days coming out of that series. For our older teenagers, um, or even early elementary, early middle school and early teenage years, the Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is just like a such a classic, Mildred D. Taylor that many of us read. But she also wrote a young adult version where Cassie is entering young adulthood. So, different age audiences, but same author. And a lot of people haven't heard of the other book All the Days Past, All the Days to Come. So, for high school, I love that. And then I threw a couple things in for mama. I'm an epic story of called Homegoing about two sisters and the different paths their lives take during a time I'm part of it is told in Africa and part of its told in the United States. And the last book I have is this memoir, A Black Mother's Garden. It's called Soil. And she uses her actual real garden at her home to kind of give us this idea of life. And it's, it's, you know, it's, it's hard to explain, but it's her it's part memoir, part gardening, like learning and talking about the plants, but also how all of that can turn into kind of like the soil of your life and the people being plants, and she really focuses on wildflowers. So, it's a stunningly, like poignant and beautiful memoir. So, those are my favorite, you know, and now if you ask me tomorrow, you're going to get a different stack.   Laura Dugger: (53:07 - 53:27) I love it. What a gift to get to see all of those you and I share some of those favorites, and you've introduced me to some new ones. So, I'm very grateful and hope everybody listening feels the same. But speaking of books, you've authored more than one. But will you tell us about your most recent release entitled Soul School?   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (53:28 - 55:58) Yeah, so, Soul School is it's Soul School: Taking Kids on a Joy Filled Journey Through the Heart of Black American Culture. And I know it's so hard with those. But it is a book of books. So, people who have enjoyed Honey for a Child's Heart, or The Read-Aloud Family, those types of books, which I have adored, and I have all of them, and I've highlighted them or, or Give Your Child the World is another one, highlighted them and dog eared them and have used them to check out books for the library for my children for many, many years. And, and at the same time, I was always very, you know, on my heart that the books that I spend a lot of time reading with my children that I choose and I select are never really included in most of those books.   And there was the season, you know, I'm like, frustrated, you know, I'm mad. I'm like, why? Why are they putting these books in here? And then the more I thought about it, I was like, the most you can ask for a mother to do when she's sharing these books, when it's coming from that is what she read with her children. So, am I going to be mad at her that she didn't read what I think she should read? No, do I wish that it had been more expansive? Sure, I do. But how many of us wouldn't go back and do something differently if knowing what we know today or whatever. So, I wrote a companion like the I see not to replace those books. But this book is filled with African American and black diasporic children's literature starting from preschool all the way through high school.   The first part of the book, I talk about what I'm looking for specifically in books about black American culture, and why those things are important. So, the first few chapters, first five chapters are really teaching the teacher. And then the rest of the book, which makes up most of the book are really rich annotated book lists with descriptions why I chose the book discussion questions, project ideas, and something called second helpings. Like when you think of a big soul food dinner, you go through the line the first time and you fill your plate, but then you go back for second helpings of the things that taste the very best. So, if your child likes this book, then here are two second helpings that they also would probably enjoy. And you know, the book was years in the making, I read all 300 plus books in there from cover to cover. And that's kind of my contribution to raising our children.   Laura Dugger: (56:00 - 56:40) Wow, I mean, it is a stunning piece of work. And there's so much for your family, but also for all of us. So, I think of being one of your kids, what a treasure that their mom read 300 books and put this together. But for all of us, I love books on books. And like you said, we can use it to go to the library or then once we read those and find which other ones we love, we can add it to our home collection. So, thank you for that powerhouse of work. And Amber, there's still so much more that you could share with us. Where can we go after this conversation to connect with you or to learn more?   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (56:42 - 56:56) Go to heritagemom.com. And there you'll find all of my books and years' worth of blog posts and book recommendations and other things. My Instagram is @heritagemomblog and the same at Facebook.   Laura Dugger: (56:56 - 57:12) Wonderful. Okay, we will add those links to the show notes for today's episode. And you may be familiar that we're called The Savvy Sauce because savvy is synonymous with practical knowledge. And so, as my final question for you today, Amber, what is your savvy sauce?   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (57:12 - 57:50) Oh, this is such a great question. I love this part of your podcast. I would say that my savvy sauce is learning to be a really great listener. Like if there's nothing else, then that's listening to my husband and the things of his heart and listening to my children and my neighbors and my friends.   But also, people I don't know, people in other places. And also, people I disagree with and being willing to be quiet and listen and take what I can from what they're sharing as well. So, that is, I think my savvy sauce is being an introspective listener.   Laura Dugger: (57:50 – 58:13) That is well said. You are such an inspiring and creative soul. And I have thoroughly enjoyed this chat. And I know I've been hearing you speak on other podcasts and reading your work for years. So, this was such a treat to get to connect with you today. And I just want to say thank you for being my guest.   Amber O'Neal Johnston: (58:14 - 58:16) Thank you so much for having me.   Laura Dugger: (58:16 - 1:01:59) One more thing before you go. Have you heard the term gospel before?   It simply means good news. And I want to share the best news with you.   But it starts with the bad news.   Every single one of us were born sinners, but Christ desires to rescue us from our sin, which is something we cannot do for ourselves.   This means there is absolutely no chance we can make it to heaven on our own.   So, for you and for me, it means we deserve death, and we can never pay back the sacrifice we owe to be saved.   We need a Savior. But God loved us so much, he made a way for his only son to willingly die in our place as the perfect substitute.   This gives us hope of life forever in right relationship with him. That is good news. Jesus lived the perfect life we could never live and died in our place for our sin.   This was God's plan to make a way to reconcile with us so that God can look at us and see Jesus.   We can be covered and justified through the work Jesus finished if we choose to receive what He has done for us.   Romans 10:9 says, “That if you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”   So, would you pray with me now?   Heavenly Father, thank you for sending Jesus to take our place.   I pray someone today right now is touched and chooses to turn their life over to you. Will you clearly guide them and help them take their next step in faith to declare you as Lord of their life?   We trust you to work and change lives now for eternity. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. If you prayed that prayer, you are declaring him for me, so me for him.   You get the opportunity to live your life for him.   And at this podcast, we're called The Savvy Sauce for a reason.   We want to give you practical tools to implement the knowledge you have learned. So, you ready to get started?   First, tell someone. Say it out loud. Get a Bible.   The first day I made this decision, my parents took me to Barnes & Noble and let me choose my own Bible.   I selected the Quest NIV Bible, and I love it. You can start by reading the book of John. Also, get connected locally, which just means tell someone who's a part of a church in your community that you made a decision to follow Christ.   I'm assuming they will be thrilled to talk with you about further steps, such as going to church and getting connected to other believers to encourage you.   We want to celebrate with you too, so feel free to leave a comment for us here if you did make a decision to follow Christ.   We also have show notes including where you can read scripture that describes this process. And finally, be encouraged.   Luke 15:10 says, “In the same way I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”   The heavens are praising with you for your decision today.   And if you've already received this good news, I pray you have someone to share it with. You are loved and I look forward to meeting you here next time.

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In which our little congregation situation comes to a head, our unlikely heroes plan the attack on HOME and an old friend visits Coopers Cabin. Will they make it out of the church without Police assistance, Will Ray uttely fuck up their entire plight and just who is it that comes to the cabin? Find out on this episode of THE EDGE OF MADNESS!!!!!!!!   - Broadcast Advisory - Ladies and gentlemen Please Be Advised, this broadcast contains mature and potentially distressing material. Listener discretion is strongly advised (or else). The following content may include: Illicit Language not safe for the children at home Descriptions of Hallucinations, without the assistance of substances Violence, Torture and Loud Vehicle Noises We encourage those who may find such themes unsettling to proceed with caution. This program is intended for a mature and discerning audience.   For questions or concerns please email us at contactalteredmedia@gmail.com   Follow us on Instagram @edgeofmadnesspod Spotify @edgeofmadnesspod Apple Podcasts @edgeofmadnesspod Twitch @edgeofmadnesspod Youtube @lastnameOak Reddit r/edgeofmadnesspod   Edge of Madness Pod © 2024 by Brendan Borowski is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Polly begins his defense, the Reschers make some calls, and Harrow manages the family business. The theme of tonight's episode is Establishments.(To avoid spoilers, content warnings are listed at the end of this episode description).The bonus story that goes with this episode is ‘Sound Sleeper', and is available for Hallowoods patrons on the show's Patreon, along with behind-the-scenes, exclusive merchandise, and more! Because the show runs without ads or sponsors, we rely on support from fans to guarantee the survival of this LGBTQ+ horror podcast.Hello From The Hallowoods is written and produced by William A. Wellman, a queer horror author. You can visit their website for more information! The transcript for this episode is available on the Hello From The Hallowoods Website. Click here to read!You can also find Hello From The Hallowoods on social media! The show is on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @thehallowoods. If you'd like to connect with other fans of the show, there's even a fan-run Discord Server!Music for this episode was used under license from Artlist.com. The soundtracks featured were: ‘Rhea', by Yehezkel Raz,‘Morning Sunbeams', by Yehezkel Raz,‘Illustris Simulation', by Kyle Preston,‘Aftershocks', by Ardie Son,‘Waiting and Hoping', by Lance Conrad,‘Waiting', by Laurel Violet,‘Tragic News', by Alan A. Craig, ‘A Lovely Day for a Walk', by Jon Gegelman,‘A Moon Walk', by Yehezkel Raz,‘Autumnal Smile', by Nocturne Samurai,‘Many Years Ago', by Idokay,‘For the Broken Hearted', by Yehezkel Raz,‘Lost', by Lars Bork Andersen, ‘Longing', by Yehezkel Raz,‘Lost Are We', by Alon Peretz,‘Prophecy', by Matthias Forster,‘Whodunit', by Fablefort,‘Titan', by Yehezkel Raz,‘Fog', by Dor Ben Lulu,‘Currents', by Ardie Son,‘Days Past', by ANBR,‘Rhea', by Yehezkel Raz‘Farewell', by Maya Belsitzman and Matan EphratContent warnings for this episode include: Burning to death, Hanging, Violence, Kidnapping and abduction, Death + Injury, Blood, Threats of Dismemberment, Birds (Omen as usual), Strangulation/suffocation, Static (including sfx), Emotional Manipulation, Drowning, Body horror, Consumption of Inedible Materials (Penny Rescher), Dislocation of a finger, Mr. Spiderfingers Is Full Of Spiders And Eats Children Walter Pensive Groundskeeping shirts and hoodies are available now at DFTBA:https://www.hellofromthehallowoods.com/shop

Jon kicks off the show covering the passing of music legend Ozzy Osborne and finds a parallels with modern politics. Jon looks at the latest national headlines involving President Trump's accusations toward former President Obama.

This year Herne Junior School in Love Lane, Petersfield is celebrating it's golden anniversary. Jo Gray went along to a special exhibition being held in the school hall as part of the celebrations. She met parent Jo who is secretary of the school PTA, known as 'HAFS' (which is the Herne Association of Families and Staff) and daughter Lois who is a pupil at the school. We also hear from teacher Michelle Armitage who organised the past pupil display.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In which our intrepid trio searches for clues on the whereabouts of the elusive HOME. Goes into town to buy supplies and incites a riot at the local church. Will they narrow down the whereabouts of home? What do they buy at the gun store? How exactly does one incite a church riot? Find out this week on the EDGE OF MADNESS.   - Broadcast Advisory - Ladies and gentlemen Please Be Advised, this broadcast contains mature and potentially distressing material. Listener discretion is strongly advised (or else). The following content may include: Unrefined language not suitable for the kiddos at home Remarks of a sexist nature, primarily made by the dazzling star heard on radio broadcasts everywhere, Raymond Wright Dramatic portrayals of violence We encourage those who may find such themes unsettling to proceed with caution. This program is intended for a mature and discerning audience.   For questions or concerns please email us at contactalteredmedia@gmail.com   Follow us on Instagram @edgeofmadnesspod Spotify @edgeofmadnesspod Apple Podcasts @edgeofmadnesspod Twitch @edgeofmadnesspod Youtube @lastnameOak Reddit r/edgeofmadnesspod   Edge of Madness Pod © 2024 by Brendan Borowski is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

In which John goes looking for Cooper.   !!!!!Trigger Warning!!!!!! Use of Profanity Generally Sexist Comments (made by Ray) Scary Situations Depictions of Violence Depictions of Attempted Suicide Descriptions of Body Horror   For questions or concerns please email us at contactalteredmedia@gmail.com   Follow us on Instagram @edgeofmadnesspod Spotify @edgeofmadnesspod Apple Podcasts @edgeofmadnesspod Twitch @edgeofmadnesspod Youtube @lastnameOak   Edge of Madness Pod © 2024 by Brendan Borowski is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

In which the Curator of worlds messed up the first 30 minutes of audio, the boys arrive back at coopers cabin and there is something going on with Raymond. Will John and Cooper find out what it is before it's too late? Will Raymond ever be the same again, and what exactly is Cooper O' Barrets sexual preference? Find out this time on THE EDGE OF MADNESS!!!    !!!!!Trigger Warning!!!!!! Use of Profanity Generally Sexist Comments (made by Ray) Scary Situations Sexual Humor Descriptions of Body Horror   For questions or concerns please email us at contactalteredmedia@gmail.com   Follow us on Instagram @edgeofmadnesspod Spotify @edgeofmadnesspod Apple Podcasts @edgeofmadnesspod Twitch @edgeofmadnesspod Youtube @lastnameOak   Edge of Madness Pod © 2024 by Brendan Borowski is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

In which the boys locate Norah, cause some uproar in yet another bar and get shot at. Will they finally get the book from Norah? or will she start another time loop? Find out this time on the EDGE OF MADNESS!!!   !!!!!Trigger Warning!!!!!! Use of Profanity Mansplaining Generally Sexist Comments (made by Ray) Scary Situations Sexual Humor Descriptions of Self Harm   For questions or concerns please email us at contactalteredmedia@gmail.com   Follow us on Instagram @edgeofmadnesspod Spotify @edgeofmadnesspod Apple Podcasts @edgeofmadnesspod Twitch @edgeofmadnesspod Youtube @lastnameOak   Edge of Madness Pod © 2024 by Brendan Borowski is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

In which Ray, Cooper, and John finally come back together at the Limelight Diner after the second death of Norah Henderson. They stand around and talk for a little while before seeking out Norah, having a vision then going to a bar across the street. Sound boring? Its anything but on the EDGE OF MADNESS!!!   !!!!!Trigger Warning!!!!!! Use of Profanity Mansplaining Generally Sexist Comments (made by Ray) Scary Situations Sexual Humor   For questions or concerns please email us at contactalteredmedia@gmail.com   Follow us on Instagram @edgeofmadnesspod Spotify @edgeofmadnesspod Apple Podcasts @edgeofmadnesspod Twitch @edgeofmadnesspod Youtube @lastnameOak   Edge of Madness Pod © 2024 by Brendan Borowski is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

In which our intrepid, heroes........?  Fall through the void once again, after the death of Norah Henderson......for the second time. Gosh, she just can't seem to catch a break. Cooper Faces his father. John once again speaks to the mysterious figure he claims is his god and Raymond. Well Raymond faces some past trauma that may just finally make him do a little self searching or push him even closer to THE EDGE OF MADNESS!!!!!    !!!!!Trigger Warning!!!!!! Use of Profanity Mansplaining Generally Sexist Comments (made by Ray) Scary Situations Disassociation from Reality Depictions of Death and Tragic Situations   For questions or concerns please email us at contactalteredmedia@gmail.com   Follow us on Instagram @edgeofmadnesspod Spotify @edgeofmadnesspod Apple Podcasts @edgeofmadnesspod Twitch @edgeofmadnesspod Youtube @lastnameOak   Edge of Madness Pod © 2024 by Brendan Borowski is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

October 22, 2024 ~ Michael Bullotta, Federal Criminal Defense Attorney at Bullotta Law and Former Federal Prosecutor discusses a lawsuit filed against Wayne County, The Sheriff and jail officials by a man who said he was detained 6 days past his release date because the jail could not locate him.

In which Cooper sits down with Annette Wright to discuss her experiences at the elusive "HOME". While John and Ray find themselves in a bit of a pickle, a very fiery pickle and meet a new friend. Can John and Ray fix this catastrophic turn of events at the Denver Center? Where did Norah run off too?  Find out on this episode of THE EDGE OF MADNESS!!!   !!!!!Trigger Warning!!!!!! Use of Profanity Mansplaining Generally Sexist Comments (made by Ray) Scary Situations Disassociation from Reality Depictions of Graphic Violence Descriptions of Substance Abuse Graphic Depictions of Murder and Torture (to rather tasteful music)   Follow us on Instagram @edgeofmadnesspod Spotify @edgeofmadnesspod Apple Podcasts @edgeofmadnesspod Twitch @edgeofmadnesspod Youtube @lastnameOak   Edge of Madness Pod © 2024 by Brendan Borowski is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

In which Cooper attempts to reconcile with what he has done to Norman Blight,  then ventures off to speak with Annette Wright at The Ridge Home for Mental Defectives. While across town John and Ray turn up the heat in their attempt to glean information on The Denver Center for the Recovery of Mind and Body. Will Ray and John actually learn something or will things god from BAD to WORSE? Will Cooper finally get to deal with his feelings instead of being ditched by Norah?  Find out on this episode of THE EDGE OF MADNESS!!!   !!!!!Trigger Warning!!!!!! Use of Profanity Generally Sexist Comments (made by Ray) Scary Situations Disassociation from Reality Depictions of Graphic Violence Descriptions of Substance Abuse Poor Language regarding Mental Health Facilities (I mean....its the 40's we really tried to make it better) Poor Treatment of the Homeless Police Brutality   Follow us on: Instagram @edgeofmadnesspod Spotify @edgeofmadnesspod Apple Podcasts @edgeofmadnesspod Twitch @edgeofmadnesspod Youtube @lastnameOak   Edge of Madness Pod © 2024 by Brendan Borowski is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

In which Cooper learns about the nefarious Denver Center for The Recovery of Mind and Body in the dank dungeon of the Denver Posts records. While across town Ray and John find themselves unable to keep their cool at the Denver Center for the Recovery of Mind and Body. Will they be able to get any useful information before they mess this one up too? Will Cooper make a friend that isn't halfway to the madhouse already?  Find out on this episode of THE EDGE OF MADNESS!!!   !!!!!Trigger Warning!!!!!! Use of Profanity Mansplaining Generally Sexist Comments (made by Ray) Scary Situations Disassociation from Reality Depictions of Graphic Violence Descriptions of Substance Abuse   Follow us on Instagram @edgeofmadnesspod Spotify @edgeofmadnesspod Apple Podcasts @edgeofmadnesspod Twitch @edgeofmadnesspod Youtube @lastnameOak   Edge of Madness Pod © 2024 by Brendan Borowski is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

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Liam doubted that we could get a full episode out of the after-dinner mint idea raised by Rob. But if its one thing that Rob is good at, its proving Liam wrong. A fun look back at a fun piece of after dinner Australiana. Have your say, leave a comment! Like, share and subscribe @nostalgabra - Spotify/Apple/Amazon @n0stalgebra - Insta #nostalgia #podcast #deserts #chocolate #pavlova #vienetta #afterdinnermint

Will John and Ray be able to infiltrate the Denver Center for the Recovery of Mind and Body without Raymond losing his cool? Will they be tempted into a cult to further understand the forces that loom over them? Will Cooper and Norah be able to find out more about this mysterious Center Norah's sister was allegedly kidnapped by? Find out on this episode of THE EDGE OF MADNESS!!!!! !!!Content Warning!!!! Depictions of Heavy Drug Usage Depictions of dissociation from reality Jokes about addiction   Follow us on Instagram @edgeofmadnesspod Spotify @edgeofmadnesspod Apple Podcasts @edgeofmadnesspod Twitch @edgeofmadnesspod Youtube @lastnameOak   Edge of Madness Pod © 2024 by Brendan Borowski is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

With the Giants playing at Rickwood Field today, the oldest professional baseball stadium in America, we dive into some of the other stadiums from the past that would have been incredible to visit. Download the Audacy app to never miss any of your favorite 957 The Game content: https://go.audacy.com/y-listen-live-957thegame

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On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson reflect on 50 years of Chanticleer, discuss Nvidia's rise, interest rates, the housing market, and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three ‘big-bangers' – Ivars Apinis, Valda Liepina and Liena Muskare – share their memories of the beginnings of the Latvian language department, 20 years ago. With some sound from Latvia (a waltz, a metal band and a famous poem), they recall their adventures, their excitement, their hopes, and also the many challenges they faced, with huge piles of documents to handle and numerous terminology gaps to fill in while slowly recruiting new colleagues. They also recall how the Latvian community grew and throve in those years, like one big expat family. Poem: Baiga Vasara by Edvarts Virza, read by Inese RuseMusic: Melanholiskais valsis by Emīls Dārziņš, performed by Elise Artoisenet; Paliekas by Catalepsia; Days Past by In Closing

Three ‘big-bangers' – Ivars Apinis, Valda Liepina and Liena Muskare – share their memories of the beginnings of the Latvian language department, 20 years ago. With some sound from Latvia (a waltz, a metal band and a famous poem), they recall their adventures, their excitement, their hopes, and also the many challenges they faced, with huge piles of documents to handle and numerous terminology gaps to fill in while slowly recruiting new colleagues. They also recall how the Latvian community grew and throve in those years, like one big expat family. Poem: Baiga Vasara by Edvarts Virza, read by Inese RuseMusic: Melanholiskais valsis by Emīls Dārziņš, performed by Elise Artoisenet; Paliekas by Catalepsia; Days Past by In Closing

In which the gang heads to Simone's apartment to uncover more clues about the Denver Center for Recovery of Mind and Body. Ray and Cooper form an seemingly supernatural bond and John learns about one Sydney Harper. Could he be the same Sydney in Simone's letters? Find out on this episode of THE EDGE OF MADNESS!!! !!!!!Trigger Warning!!!!!! Use of Profanity Mansplaining Generally Sexist Comments (made by Ray) Suggestions that Birds do not exist and lizard people run the world (this is solely the views of a character and not our own) Follow Us On: Instagram @edgeofmadnesspod Spotify @edgeofmadnesspod Apple Podcasts @edgeofmadnesspod Twitch @edgeofmadnesspod Youtube @lastnameOak Edge of Madness Pod © 2024 by Brendan Borowski is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Link to the Youtube Video for the Recap you're going to want to watch this with your peepers :) After their odd encounters in the void between space and time our intrepid heroes finally pick up a living Norah and begin to unravel at the threads holding this mystery together. What will they learn? Will they even learn anything? Find out on this episode of THE EDGE OF MADNESS!!! !!!Content Warning!!!! Profanity Depictions of Audio/Visual Hallucinations Depictions of Depression/Madness Male Toxicity Thank you to Sam Herring for his original Music in the Recap :) Love ya buddy Follow us on Youtube @lastnameOak Instagram @edgeofmadnesspod Spotify @edgeofmadnesspod Apple Podcasts @ edgeofmadnesspod Twitch @edgeofmadnesspod Edge of Madness Pod © 2024 by Brendan Borowski is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

In which Cooper, John, and Raymond fall through their own endless voids into perhaps the fate thats been waiting for them their entire lives. What will they learn? Who will they become? What is subjecting them to such horrid visions? Find out on this episode of The Edge of Madness!! !!!!Trigger Warning!!!!!! Profanity Depictions of murder Depictions of psychological torture Screaming Follow us on Instagram @edgeofmadnesspod Spotify @edgeofmadnesspod Apple Podcasts @edgeofmadnesspod Twitch @edgeofmadnesspod Youtube @lastnameOak Edge of Madness Pod © 2024 by Brendan Borowski is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

In which John reads the letters from Simone to Norah over her hospital bed to find things are not as they seem in the sunny rockies. Cooper chased down by the mysterious men in an unmarked vehicle races to lose them and Raymond continues his daring escape from the Denver General Hospital. Will Cooper get away? Will Raymond finally be free of the accursed Hospital? Find out on this episode of the Edge of Madness!!!! Take a moment if your on spotify and give the show a five star rating as it helps us to be seen. !!!!!!Trigger Warning!!!!!!! Cursing Descriptions of blood and gore Some misogyny (from Ray of course) Follow us on Instagram @edgeofmadnesspod Spotify @edgeofmadnesspod Twitch @edgeofmadnesspod Youtube @lastnameOak Edge of Madness Pod © 2024 by Brendan Borowski is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Step into the world of Cleveland America and indulge in the best of comedy, friendship, and shenanigans! Make sure to hit that subscribe button to join us on our channel for a refreshing and entertaining show that promises to keep you laughing and eagerly anticipating each new episode. 00:00 Rebrand Explained 03:42 Friday Recap 13:00 Whale Building 18:00 Top TV Idiots 21:20 Tommi Shut Down 26:20 Gorilla Grip 28:00 Cincy Jacks 33:00 St. Patrick's Days Past

Episode Two Part One edited from our live stream on Twitch on 03/01/2024   In which we hold off on the pressing matter of Cooper on the run and John arriving at the hospital to take a second and check in with Raymond Wright as he attempts to escape the Denver General Hospital.    !!!!!!Trigger Warning!!!!!!! Descriptions of nudity and of course...cursing   Edge of Madness Pod © 2024 by Brendan Borowski is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Episode One part two edited from our stream on Twitch on 02/16/2024. In which John and Cooper visit the office's of one Norah Henderson, the woman they hit in their rush to get to the hospital. What will they find? What will find them? Find out on this episode of THE EDGE OF MADNESS!!!  To tune in to our live shows search @edgeofmadnesspod on Twitch, follow us on instagram @edgeofmadnesspod for updates and announcements about the channel and don't forget to Cthulhu F'tghan ;). !!!!!!Trigger Warning!!!!!!! Descriptions of graphic injuries Much Cursing Descriptions of drug use Edge of Madness Pod © 2024 by Brendan Borowski is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Episode Two part one edited from our stream on Twitch on 02/16/2024. A Twisted Fate: Unraveling the Supernatural in Denver's Dangerous Underbelly Brace yourselves as the story takes an exciting turn. Following a catastrophic car wreck, our protagonists are entrusted with a mission, a map and an encrypted message from a mysterious woman named Nora Henderson. Join them as they venture into a dangerous neighborhood and unravel a myriad of dark secrets related to demonic happenings tormenting their city. Will they succeed, or will the mysteries consume them? Hope, bravery, unity, and suspense drive this episode, promising to keep you on edge, seeking answers. Unseen Shadows: An Unforgettable Journey Through a Hospital Labyrinth Immerse yourself in a narrative filled with suspense and mystery in this unsettling hospital adventure. Our protagonist, suffering from a bullet wound, embarks on a quest for relief, only to be engulfed in a nightmarish ordeal that challenges even his perception of reality. Follow this intricate thread of suspense, as a seemingly normal book holds unimaginable dark secrets, challenging the very fabric of time. A Puppeteer's Strings: Supernatural Conundrums and the Significance of “Charlie Chaplin” Meet Charlie Chaplin, a key figure cloaked in mystery, and a mysterious indestructible book that defies reality and time. Are they merely puppets to an unseen hand, or do they hold the keys to unraveling the layers of the supernatural world? Accompany our brave protagonists as they delve into unknown dangers, trembling on the brink of despair. Facing the ominous threat of the shadows, they must discover Nora's secret connection with the book and the fate awaiting them. Prepare yourself for an unforgettable adventure. Walking the Line: A Series of Unearthly Events and a Shift into The Divine Dive into a world of faith, obsession, and unexplained miracles. Are these mere figments of reality, or are they stepping into a universe beyond our comprehension? Follow Ray on a life-changing journey driven by prophetic visions and his belief in the divine. This episode will invite you to witness the supernatural trial of human endurance, purpose, and resilience, leaving you grappling with reality. The Deal with Dr. Maligari: Peculiar Elixirs and Otherworldly Phenomena Join a world where odds are stacked against reality as we meet the intriguing Dr. Maligari, a vendor of exotic elixirs, in this chilling episode. Discover the unnerving deal made over a peculiar book, and dive into the exploration of odd phenomena. Will Dr. Maligari's remarkable solutions bring succor or dismay? The mystery deepens as the episode concludes with a warning and a mysterious blue liquid. Stay tuned for more thrilling adventures through our YouTube channel and Instagram updates. !!!!!!Trigger Warning!!!!!!! Descriptions of graphic injuries Casual racism (because 1940) Much Cursing Descriptions of being on morphine Edge of Madness Pod © 2024 by Brendan Borowski is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Episode One edited from our stream on Twitch on 02/02/2024.   In which three strangers meet by chance in a seedy diner in 1940's downtown Denver for a night that may just change their lives and perhaps their mental well-being forever.    !!!!!!Trigger Warning!!!!!!! Scenes of graphic violence Depictions of not being in control of ones self Much Cursing Enjoy and don't forget we are always at the edge of madness sometimes we just need a little push ;) Edge of Madness Pod © 2024 by Brendan Borowski is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

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Show Notes Meredith & Poppy discuss chapters 18 - 20 + Days Past of Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare. This podcast is supported by our Patreon community! Check out our episode guide for more from The Parabatai Podcast. Credits Hosts: Meredith & Poppy — @theparabataipod on Instagram Graphic Design by Justine & music by Kristen (asked not to be linked)

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Show Notes Meredith & Poppy discuss chapters 15 - 17 + Days Past of Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare. This podcast is supported by our Patreon community! Check out our episode guide for more from The Parabatai Podcast. Credits Hosts: Meredith & Poppy — @theparabataipod on Instagram Graphic Design by Justine & music by Kristen (asked not to be linked)

Barbenheimer is here to consume all of our movie theater going dollars. Why has no one thought of this before?The truth is that we have been doing Barbenheimer for a very long time.Join Ty and RD as they look back at the biggest movies that opened against each other on the same day.Download the episode for free.

Show Notes Meredith & Poppy introduce their next read-along series by Cassandra Clare, The Last Hours, and will begin reading Chain of Gold in the next episode. This podcast is supported by our Patreon community! Check out our episode guide for more from The Parabatai Podcast. Links from the episode: Summary of TLH from Clare's website Credits Hosts: Meredith & Poppy — @theparabataipod on Instagram Graphic Design by Justine & music by Kristen (asked not to be linked)  

Bonjour, et bienvenue dans ce tout premier épisode d'Ascendance, aujourd'hui je reçois Victor, alias « Vicasye » sur les réseaux où il partage son art : celui de la musique.Musicien et producteur, artiste engagé et plein d'humour dans un style rock qui fera renaître l'adolescent en vous, des textes qui vous font rire et réfléchir en passant par des vidéos humoristiques pleines de pédagogies, sans oublier des covers de qualités,C'est en 2022 que Victor sort son premier EP : BAGARRE et enchaîne directement avec la production du second sorti le 14 février dernier : MAUVAIS.Mais aujourd'hui, au-delà de son parcours de musicien, nous discuterons aujourd'hui de son parcours familial, celui de ses grands-parents, de leurs ascensions sociales, des valeurs transmises, sur le fait de devenir adulte tout cela dans la bienveillance et un peu de digression.Instagram de l'invité : https://instagram.com/vicasye?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tiktok de l'invité : https://www.tiktok.com/@vicasye?lang=fr&is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=mobile&sender_web_id=7206730653244278277Pour écouter le nouvel EP, MAUVAIS de Vicasye : https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/vicasye/mauvaisAinsi que le premier, BAGARRE : https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/vicasye/bagarreInstagram du podcast pour suivre son actualité : https://instagram.com/ascendance.podcast?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Si cet épisode vous a plu, n'hésitez pas à bien noter le podcast sur votre application, cela permet au podcast d'être bien référencé, et donc plus visible, cela permet en à peine quelques secondes d'apporter beaucoup de soutien.A bientôt sur Ascendance, et prenez soin de vous !(La musique utilisé au générique est "Days Past" par Matt Murphy). Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Bienvenue sur Ascendance ! Le podcast des histoires de familles.Je vous donne rendez-vous le 6 Mars pour le premier épisode avec Vicor, alias Vicasye, musicien émérite, avec qui on discutera des ses grands-parents, d'ascension sociales, des valeurs transmises, d'une certaine croisière, tout cela dans la bienveillance et la digression. Ce podcast est hébergé par Acast.La musique « Days Past » est par Matt Murphy.Tous les épisodes seront publiés sur Apple Podcast, Google Podcast et Spotify.N'oubliez pas de vous abonner pour soutenir le podcast et vous permettre de ne rater aucune sortie d'épisode chaque mois.Vous retrouverez également toutes les actualités du podcast sur son compte Instagram « asendance.podcast ».A bientôt sur Ascendance, et prenez soin de vous. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

We're kicking off the first episode of the year with an esteemed guest. Ryan D. Davis, a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, is a community advocate, nonprofit board member, historian, lead singer of The Fukanites, husband, father, and all-around cool friend. He stops by to discuss “The Embrace” sculpture that was recently unveiled in Boston, we talk about HBCU funding and athletics, and we each share 3 of our favorite book recommendations for Black History Month. Ryan really came with the history and the facts. Our most scholarly episode yet. Check out our book recommendations below and follow us on all social media platforms @aamob_pod. We love you for listening. BHM Book Recommendations -All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred Taylor -The Yellow House by Sarah Broom -Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson -Autobiography of Family Photo by Jacqueline Woods -If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin -Rite of Passage by Richard Wright - The Beautiful Ones by Prince Roger's Nelson - Beautiful People by R.A. Howard

In our final study of Tomer Devorah we look at the last three attributes together as they follow on from the previous attribute. We see the importance in trusting on the the Absolute Nature of the promises made by the Holy One and our responsibility in being the evidience of that trust in our confused world.

04-20 SBD HR 4 - Schopp talks more on some of the famous and infamous drafts of the past for the Bills.

With Pro Days in full swing, Drew Dougherty of Texans TV and Texans Analyst John Harris explained what happens, what they've seen at Pro Days over the last 20 years, and much more.

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For it's many years, The Fort, has had many monsters. Some of them men, or women - others clothed in fur, and others made of nothing but air, and a whisper, that sends all those who strain their ears to hear it, nose first in a sea of madness. Without knowing our past, we may never discern, with clear eyes, our present or future - so today I ask you to come with me, back into the past, before Peggy, before Reverend Albit, back to the early days of The Fort, when it was nothing but crooked shops, and crooked people living in a pocket of ramshackle civilization. To all townsfolk; We, The Fort's Town Council, welcome you to Season 2 of The Town Whispers!Written and Narrated By: Cole WeaversSound Production and Editing By: Matt BlackTheme Song By: Charlie PSCover Art By: Vincent WahAssistant Sound Design By: Stephen IndrisanoCast:Alexander J. Newall as Joshua MullerMike LeBeau as Richter CollinsHarlan Guthrie as Wyatt StatlerCole Weavers as The BartenderConsider Joining Us on Patreon for Ad Free Episodes and Exclusive Content at https://www.patreon.com/thetownwhispersThe Town Whispers Season 1 Transcripts are available at https://www.wattpad.com/story/292063236Want to join in the discussion? You can join us on our discord at https://discord.gg/dautZUF9cxCharlie PS's Spotify, and the Studio Version of 'Ghost of You' is available at https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ewWnWB1e7hxI8Vwh8a6bh?si=QuGAlgacQlC-iMRBOFojPwPlease rate and review on your software of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners, so share the whispers.Marketed and Distributed By Callum Dougherty at Rusty Quill Network See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Mae Miller talks to iHeartRadio's Dave Styles about her song "Better Days", past relationships, upcoming LA show, and more!

On todays episode Taj and Ryan discuss some of the Social Media platforms from the past that are either no more, are have evolved into something greater.

Poltergeist stories span the ages, but has Hollywood altered the truth about these supposed entities? Let's take a look at some of the more famous stories and see what this is all about...http://www.troubledminds.org Support The Show! https://rokfin.com/creator/troubledminds https://teespring.com/stores/troubled-minds-store #aliens #conspiracy #paranormalRadio Schedule Mon-Tues-Wed-Thurs 7-9pst - https://fringe.fm/iTunes - https://apple.co/2zZ4hx6Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2UgyzqMStitcher - https://bit.ly/2UfAiMXTuneIn - https://bit.ly/2FZOErSTwitter - https://bit.ly/2CYB71Uhttps://youtu.be/ZiBnr_glUIwhttps://www.amazon.com/Stories-Fractured-Mind-Robert-Collection-ebook/dp/B07D1RVX7Yhttps://www.instagram.com/tamlbam/https://salsidoparanormal.podbean.com/----------------------------------------------------------------------------https://youtu.be/NlZMXbJ84YQhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poltergeisthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeisthttps://hollowhill.com/poltergeists-what-they-are-famous-stories/https://www.ghostlyactivities.com/poltergeists-not-necessarily-a-ghost/https://www.bustle.com/p/the-difference-between-ghosts-poltergeists-demons-that-will-clarify-which-supernatural-entities-you-should-be-terrified-of-12607216https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Amherst_Mysteryhttps://www.liveabout.com/the-terrifying-amherst-poltergeist-2595941https://mysteriesofcanada.com/nova-scotia/the-great-amherst-mystery-canadas-most-famous-poltergeist/https://www.ufoinsight.com/supernatural/ghosts-hauntings/st-catharines-poltergeist-237-church-streethttps://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/08/ontario-property-haunted-by-a-poltergeist-is-now-for-sale/https://www.biography.com/news/the-real-amityville-horror-factshttps://houseandhistory.com/amityville-horror-house/https://frightfind.com/amityville-horror-house/https://duckduckgo.com/?q=108+Ocean+Avenue%2C+Amityville%2C+NY&ia=maps&iaxm=mapshttps://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10406976/hollywoods-poltergeist-curse-heather-orourke/https://www.looper.com/224331/the-tragic-real-life-story-of-the-poltergeist-cast/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/70638/16-spooky-facts-about-poltergeisthttps://theweek.com/speedreads/556628/real-story-behind-that-legendary-poltergeist-cursehttps://www.liveabout.com/signs-of-poltergeist-activity-2595928https://www.liveabout.com/poltergeists-three-famous-cases-2595934https://listverse.com/2014/03/10/10-terrifying-tales-of-violent-poltergeists/

I'm Quitting Alcohol, is a 5 minute daily podcast by comedian David Boyle. Join Boyle as he transitions from Alcoholic maniac to sober lunatic and attempts to process the past 20 years of booze soaked mayhem. To listen from DAY 1 head to SPOTIFY. quit, alcoholic, drinking, sober, real, stories, laugh, drugs, true, sex, love, quitting, alcoholics, recovery, body, anxiety, depression, love, giving up, anonymous, soul, change, addiction, withdrawal, dance, sober, quit, success, relationships, recovery, answer, transforming, health, resource, healing, alcoholism, giving, up

After a quick review of the topics of the day, I asked myself the question "should I be worried about the world we live in?" It got me thinking, is this the way it's always been - meaning, we've always had this level of concern or is it a higher level of concern? Thought this would be a good topic for us to discuss in tonight's episode. Give the episode a listen and let me know your thoughts. Always enjoying hearing from the listening audience. Thanks for checking out the channel!

Dans cet épisode, c'est Janis qui se confit en toute intimité au micro de Poules Po'Casques. Janis nous parle de ce que c'est que d'être Queer, de ce que ça implique dans la société d'aujourd'hui, du manque de représentations, et de ce qui pourrait être fait pour qu'on soit tout.e.s plus heureux.ses ensemble. Bonne écoute!Crédits Jingle Poules Po'Casques une création originale de Mélissa Delage.Days Past (musique d'ambiance) par In Closing .Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.fr Téléchargement (11MB): https://auboutdufil.com/?id=498

Bienvenue dans ce tout premier épisode de Poules Po'Casques! Julie, Zoé et Jean-François, 3 personnes issu.e.s de la diversité échangent leurs vécu.e.s et leurs points de vues sur les LGBTphobies. Ça discute dans le poulailler, la bonne ambiance est de mise, les belles paroles et les beaux conseils aussi, et l'espoir est bien présent.Bonne écoute! CréditsJingle Poules Po'Casques une création originale de Mélissa Delage.Days Past (musique d'ambiance) par In Closing .Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.frTéléchargement (11MB): https://auboutdufil.com/?id=498

Bomani Jones and Domonique Foxworth laugh about their fits during the live edition of the podcast from the prior week and discuss having family in the military since Dominique’s son is obsessed (8:10). Also, how did Domonique spend draft day (19:53), how the NFL Draft became such a cottage industry (30:02), Bomani’s problem with the popularity of streamers like Logan Paul and more!

Maurice highlights African American History Month, career development, and leisure programs. Molly talks about four Open Book/Open Mind events as well as a few more. Kiersten shares fiction titles that won Youth Media Awards in 2021 that are available digitally or physically in our collection. Ken shares new February adult fiction titles. Adrienne explores the beginning of There There by Tommy Orange. Ariel interviews local author Gabrielle Glaser on her new book, "American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption." Books Discussed: A Bright Ray of Darkness by Ethan Hawke The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles Blood Grove by Walter Mosley Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 edited by Ibrim X. Kindi Everything Sad Is Untrue (a true story, by Daniel Nayeri Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh We Are Not Free by Tracy Chee All the Days Past, All the Days to Come,” by Mildred D. Taylor Legendborn by Tracy Deonn This is My Brain in Love by I. W. Gregorio Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez We Are Not from Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender This Light Between Us, by Andrew Fukuda They Went Left by Monica Hesse X: A Novel, by Kekla Magoon, co-written by Ilyasah Shabazz How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon The Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon Fire in the Streets by Kekla Magoon

Unplanned appearances by: Wugalter/Siegelbaum, Ashley of Valentine's Days Past.

Nicole and Matthew discuss the results of the 2021 Youth Media Awards and celebrate some of their favorite books honored by the awards. For even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. RELEVANT LINKS: ALA announces 2021 Youth Media Awards (press release) BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat (Newbery Honor Book) A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat (Newbery Honor Book) We Are Water Protectors written by Carole Lindstrom; illustrated by Michaela Goade (Randolph Caldecott Medal) Me & Mama illustrated and written by Cozbi A. Cabrera (Caldecott Honor Book) (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book) Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration by Samara Cole Doyon; illustrated by Kaylani Juanita (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book) All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor (Coretta Scott King Book Award, Author) (Children’s Literature Legacy Award) When Stars are Scatteredby Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed, narrated by Faysal Ahmed, Barkhad Abdi and a full cast (Odyssey Honor Audiobook) I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott; illustrated by Sydney Smith (Schneider Family Book Award) ¡Vamos!: Let’s Go Eat by Raúl the Third (Pura Belpré Award) Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award) We Are Little Feminists: Families by Archaa Shrivastav (Stonewall Book Award) Closing Note: Let us know what books or topics you’ve been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com) or Twitter (@MatthewWinner and @ittybittyny). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Season 2019 / 2020 – Talk 15 – Remedies of Days Past In Remedies of Days Past Lorna Thomas tells us about the remedies and supplements that her mother used. This is a talk full of the traditional cures that many of us will remember! The talk starts with hand washing, something that came back … Continue reading "Remedies of Days Past" The post Remedies of Days Past appeared first on The MrT Podcast Studio.

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This week on From the Front Porch, Annie is joined by her mom, Susie Butterworth who shares her suggested PG books for sensitive readers. All of the books discussed in this episode can be purchased at The Bookshelf: Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano Anne of Green Gables by by Lucy Maud Montgomery Marilla of Green Gables by Sarah McCoy Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Henry Educated by Tara Westover The Love Story of Missy Carmichael by Beth Morrey Mr. Malcolm’s List by Suzanne Allain The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner Stand All the Way Up by Sophie Hudson Little House on the Prairie collection by Laura Ingalls Wilder Betsy-Tacy Treasury collection by Maud Hart Lovelace Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry Florence Adler Swims Forever by Rachel Beanland Boston Girl by Anita Diamant All-of-a-Kind Family Book Series by Sydney Taylor We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith Mother to Son by Jasmine L. Holmes Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor The Crosswicks Journal Series by Madeline L’’Engle A Rhythm of Prayer by Sarah Bessey Miracles and Other Reasonable Things by Sarah Bessey From the Front Porch is a weekly podcast production of The Bookshelf, an independent bookstore in South Georgia. You can follow The Bookshelf’s daily happenings on Instagram at @bookshelftville, and all the books from today’s episode can be purchased online through our store website, www.bookshelfthomasville.com.  Special thanks to Dylan and his team at Studio D Production for sound and editing and for our theme music, which sets the perfect warm and friendly tone for our Thursday conversations.  This week Annie is reading Tiny Imperfections by Alli Frank and Asha Youmans and Susie is reading Old Lovegood Girls by Gail Godwin. If you liked what you heard on today’s episode, tell us by leaving a review on iTunes. Or, if you’re so inclined, support us on Patreon, where you can hear our staff’s weekly New Release Tuesday conversations, read full book reviews in our monthly Shelf Life newsletter, follow along as Hunter and I conquer a classic, and receive free shipping on all your online orders. Just go to patreon.com/fromthefrontporch.  

Going on a journey through the past, we listen to some of the biggest hits of JG's younger Memorial days. Jonny Athletic joins to talk about the NBA heading to Disney World for the remainder of the season. And House Band Pat Micheletti for his elite hockey wisdom and thoughts on keeping players safe.

It's another exciting episode of Shotguns of the '70s with your favorite basement deal shopper this week as Sean picks up another relic with a giant flaw he's completely stoked about. Jake meets a firearm friend on the street and of course, we end the show talking about everyone's favorite 9mm. Join us!

Corretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award-winning author Mildred D. Taylor concludes her Logan family series with this moving audiobook. AudioFile’s Robin Whitten and host Jo Reed talk about the subtle yet emotive performance by Allyson Johnson. She welcomes listeners with her warm narration of a story centered around Cassie Logan, whom listeners first met as an 8-year-old in ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY (1976). Now Cassie is grown, and she’s moving from Mississippi north, and then to California, discovering that prejudice and racism exist even all the way across the country. The drama of the plot and the depth of the characterizations ensure that this audiobook is unforgettable. Published by Listening Library. Find more audiobook recommendations at audiofilemagazine.com Looking for a bookish community that focuses on positivity and inspiration? That’s Page Chaser’s mission: to have conversations with avid readers who are believe that everything is worthy of discussion – from Mister Rogers to the Hunger Games to Little Women. Join the Page Chaser crew at www.PageChaser.com, where you can read articles, watch videos, sign up for amazing bookish deals, and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deadline day, Danny Ings and Southampton, and the form of Joe Gomez, Alisson and Jordan Henderson dominate talk on the Blood Red podcast. Paul Gorst, Theo Squires, Matt Addison and host Joe Rimmer also pick Liverpool's best last-minute January transfer window signings, discuss the stark contrast between the Reds and Manchester United in the market, and give their usual line-up and score predictions. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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How do you cope with the death of a parent at 24 years old? The time when you’re somewhere between independence and reliance on parents, figuring out who you are and what you want to do, and trying to maintain friendships and a social life when your world is crumbling around you and no one understands. This weeks podcast guest is Rose Yavneh Taylor, author of 365 Days Past the Traffic Lights, a beautifully compelling account of the first 365 days following the death of her father, Cyrus Yavneh. At 24 years of age, Rose straddled two worlds; living in both a picturesque English village and an adventure-filled Hollywood lifestyle in Los Angeles. But in late 2017 life hurtled her into a new realm, one that was immersed in medical settings and put her life on hold. In the first episode of 2020 Sasha spoke to Rose about the tough realities of losing a parent during this seminal period of her life and development. Rose’s unique account of her first year of grief is raw and unfiltered but also familiar to anyone who has experienced loss in this way before. They talk about the initial diagnosis, the experience of becoming a carer for her father and why a resource tailored for young adults is truly needed.If you're looking for a safe haven to express how you feel, Share articles, photos ,memories and more,Join the Grief Encounters Facebook Group,A place for support, compassion and empathy for those grievinghttps://www.facebook.com/groups/GriefEncounters/Music by: Nctrnm See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Liberty and Rebecca discuss Long Bright River, Clean Getaway, The Black Cathedral, and more great books. This episode was sponsored Book Riot Insiders, Flatiron Books, publishers of The Night Country by Melissa Albert, and Grace is Gone by Emily Elgar. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Qualityland by Marc-Uwe Kling Why We Can’t Sleep: Women’s New Midlife Crisis by Ada Calhoun The Magical Language of Others: A Memoir by E.J. Koh Topics of Conversation: A novel by Miranda Popkey Clean Getaway by Nic Stone F*ck Your Diet: And Other Things My Thighs Tell Me by Chloé Hilliard The Black Cathedral: A Novel by Marcial Gala, Anna Kushner (translator) Long Bright River by Liz Moore Come Tumbling Down (Wayward Children) by Seanan McGuire Shadowshaper: Legacy by Daniel José Older City of Stone and Silence (The Wells of Sorcery Trilogy) by Django Wexler The Night Country: A Hazel Wood Novel by Melissa Albert The Art of Dying by Ambrose Parry A Heart So Fierce and Broken by Brigid Kemmerer The Secret Chapter (The Invisible Library series) by Genevieve Cogman WHAT WE’RE READING: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous: A Novel by Ocean Vuong Wild Game: My Mother, Her Lover, and Me by Adrienne Brodeur The Vanishing Half: A Novel by Brit Bennett MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: We Used to Be Friends by Amy Spalding Successful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives by Daniel J Levitin Where Have All the Boys Gone? by Jenny Colgan A Collective Bargain: Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy by Jane McAlevey Yellow Earth by John Sayles Kill Reply All: A Modern Guide to Online Etiquette, from Social Media to Work to Love by Victoria Turk The Simple Past by Driss Chraibi, Hugh A. Harter (Translator) Westering Women: A Novel by Sandra Dallas You Were There Too by Colleen Oakley Every Other Weekend by Abigail Johnson Just Breathe by Cammie McGovern Nameless Queen by Rebecca McLaughlin Average is the New Awesome: A Manifesto for the Rest of Us by Samantha Matt This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 lessons on how to wake up, take action, and do the work by Tiffany Jewell, Aurelia Durand Three Things I Know Are True by Betty Culley Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It by Kamal Ravikant BOWIE: Stardust, Rayguns, & Moonage Daydreams by Michael Allred, Steve Horton , et al. All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor Jinxed by Amy McCulloch The Last Witness by Claire McFall Don’t Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth About Language by David Shariatmadari Grace Is Gone: A Novel by Emily Elgar You Too?: 25 Voices Share Their #MeToo Stories by Janet Gurtler Oasis: A Novel by Katya de Becerra The Violence Inside Us: A Brief History of an Ongoing American Tragedy by Chris Murphy Welcome to the Pine Away Motel and Cabins by Katarina Bivald Diana: Princess of the Amazons by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, et al. Mr. Nobody: A Novel by Catherine Steadman Building a Life Worth Living: A Memoir by Marsha M. Linehan Lady Clementine: A Novel by Marie Benedict Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity by Peggy Orenstein A Love Hate Thing by Whitney D. Grandison Keystone by Katie Delahanty Furious Thing by Jenny Downham Becoming a Man: The Story of a Transition by P. Carl Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez Lady Hotspur by Tessa Gratton A Sportsman’s Notebook: Stories (Art of the Story) by Ivan Turgenev Hill Women: Finding Family and a Way Forward in the Appalachian Mountains by Cassie Chambers Martin McLean, Middle School Queen by Alyssa Zaczek The Kids Are in Bed: Finding Time for Yourself in the Chaos of Parenting by Rachel Bertsche Before and After the Book Deal: A Writer’s Guide to Finishing, Publishing, Promoting, and Surviving Your First Book by Courtney Maum Creatures: A Novel by Crissy Van Meter Lie to Me by Kaitlin Ward Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Katherine Webber How to Speak Boy by Tiana Smith Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim Wyntertide by Andrew Caldecott Dear Edward: A Novel by Ann Napolitano The Map from Here to There by Emery Lord The Schrodinger Girl by Laurel Brett Firebird by Mark Powell One of Us Is Next: The Sequel to One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus House on Endless Waters by Emuna Elon The God Game: A Novel by Danny Tobey The Heap: A Novel by Sean Adams Rocket Man: The Life of Elton John by Mark Bego The Girls with No Names by Serena Burdick The Gimmicks: A Novel by Chris McCormick Westwind by Ian Rankin Fuel Your Fire: 200 Ways to Instantly Beat Burnout and Reignite Your Passion by Samantha Acton Cesare: A Novel of War-Torn Berlin by Jerome Charyn First Cut: A Novel by Judy Melinek M.D and T.J. Mitchell The Vanishing (Fogg Lake) by Jayne Ann Krentz Butterfly by Ashley Antoinette Deep State: A Thriller by Chris Hauty It’s My Life by Stacie Ramey Two Blankets, Three Sheets by Rodaan Al Galidi, Jonathan Reeder (translator) Jane Anonymous: A Novel by Laurie Faria Stolarz Raising Hell: Backstage Tales from the Lives of Metal Legends by Jon Wiederhorn The American People: Volume 2: The Brutality of Fact: A Novel by Larry Kramer Flowers in the Gutter: The True Story of the Edelweiss Pirates, Teenagers Who Resisted the Nazis by K. R. Gaddy 19 Love Songs by David Levithan Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen Failure to Launch: Why Your Twentysomething Hasn’t Grown Up…and What to Do About It by Mark McConville Ph.D.

It's a new month, a new year, and a new decade! The passage of time doesn't stop and so neither will our book recommendations. Check out the books we're most excited about that are coming out in January. Books mentioned in this episode American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict The Truants by Kate Weinberg Little Gods by Meng Jin Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano Uncanny Valley by Anna Wiener Followers by Megan Angelo The Majesties by Tiffany Tsao Highfire by Eoin Colfer The Poison Garden by Alex Marwood Clean Getaway by Nic Stone All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor Infinity Son by Adam Silvera Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick by Zora Neale Hurston Every Other Weekend by Abigail Johnson

Neon signs conjure images of days past at illuminated drive-in restaurants glowing orange, red, and blue, but many people don't realize most all modern signage uses neon. On this episode of the MarketScale Pro AV Podcast, host Chris Reeves sat down with Rob Fehlman, Director of National Service of Kieffer | Starlite to discuss changes he's seen in his 15 years in the industry and what's next for signage. Kieffer | Starlite is a national sign company that specializes in manufacturing, service, and installation since 1956. In addition to sign installation and repairs for retail and hospitality industries, they do building and parking lot lighting, an essential function for public safety. Today, the Texas-based company has evolved to include LED reader boards. "When I started here, it was neon exclusively," Fehlman said. "The industry has made a lot of leaps and changes from there, using incandescent bulbs to doing chasing signs... From neon to LED lighting. from incandescent to full color HD displays. It's incredible what you can do with LED technology." But technology extends beyond the signs themselves. Kieffer | Starlite uses GPS location to help track sign vendors or installers and equips them with iPads and smart tablets in the field so they can upload photos and have manager signoffs. "There have been huge changes just over the past 12 to 15 years," Fehlman said.

Karina and Matthew talk about why books get banned, what book titles appear on ALA's Most Challenged Books list, and why Banned Books Week is a great time for celebrating. Joining is special guest Sonali Kumar, a librarian in Washington, DC and the author of the Unschooled Librarian blog. This episode is sponsored by Malamander by Thomas Taylor and illustrated by Tom Booth. Available from Walker Books U.S., We are also sponsored by Chronicle Books. And by our Book Riot Mystery/Thriller Giveaway. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter! RELEVANT LINKS: The Unschooled Librarian (blog) Sonali Kumar on Twitter (@unschooledlib) Banned Books Week Top Ten Most Challenged Books Lists Top 11 Most Challenged Books of 2018 (video) Why Your Kids Should Read Banned Books It’s Banned Books Week again. Can we stop yelling at each other about it?(Jacqueline Woodson talking about banned books in the Washington Post) BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Picture Books: Skippyjon Jones series written and illustrated by Judy Schachner Captain Underpants series written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey I Am Jazz by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings; illustrated by Shelagh McNicholas  This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman, illustrated by Kristyna Litten Middle Grade: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume Go With the Flow by Karen Schneemann and Lily Williams (out January 14, 2020, First Second) Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor (out on January 7, 2020) Let us know what books or topics you've been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner).

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Karina and Matthew talk about the trailblazers in children's literature, including recognizing some of the first authors of color and indigenous authors to have their books traditionally published.  Joining is special guest Linda Sue Park, author of A Single Shard and A Long Walk to Water. This episode is sponsored by  The Children's Book Podcast hosted by Matthew C. Winner Cheshire Crossing, by #1 New York Times bestselling author Andy Weir and acclaimed illustrator Sarah Andersen.  Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Stitcher. To get even more kidlit news and recommendations, sign up for our The Kids Are All Right newsletter!   RELEVANT LINKS: Meg Medina’s Newbery Acceptance Speech (The Horn Book) Sophie Blackall’s Caldecott Acceptance Speech (The Horn Book) Children’s Legacy Literature Award Acceptance by Christopher Myers on behalf of Walter Dean Myers (The Horn Book) "Standing on Shoulders" (blog post by Linda Sue Park) Coretta Scott King Book Awards - All Recipients, 1970-Present Season 2, Episode 12 of Book Riot’s Recommended podcast (Karina talks about Mildred D. Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry) Dr. Debbie Reese, American Indians in Children’s Literature American Indian Youth Literature Award Cynthia Leitich Smith, Cynsations website Asian/Pacific American Literature Award Winners Pura Belpré Award Winners BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: African-American Early Children’s Book Creators Langston Hughes:Popo and Fifina: Children of Haiti Lucille Clifton:Everett Anderson’s Goodbye Mildred D. Taylor:Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, new book coming on January 7, 2020: All the Days Past, All the Days to Come Eloise Greenfield:Honey I Love, Thinker: My Puppy Poet and Me Virginia Hamilton: Wrote 41 books, includingM.C. Higgins, The Great Mildred Pitts Walter:Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World  Donald Crews: Freight Train, Truck Ashley Bryan: Freedom Over Me   Native-American Early Children’s Book Creators: Fred Kabotie Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve: The Cherokees, The Cheyennes, The Sioux, The Christmas Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood Michael Lacapa: The Flute Player and Less Than Half, More Than Whole   Asian-American Early Children’s Book Creators: Taro Yashima: Crow Boy  Yoshiko Uchida: Journey to Topaz, Picture Bride, The Bracelet, A Jar of Dreams Sook Nyul Choi: The Year of Impossible Goodbyes Marie G. Lee: If It Hadn’t Been For Yoon Jun Haemi Blagassi: Peacebound Trains, Tae’s Sonata   Latinx Early Children’s Book Creators: Alma Flor Ada: My Name is Maria Isabel. Picture books: The Gold Coin and Dear Peter Rabbit.   LGBTQ Early Children’s Book Creators: John Donovan,I’ll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip   Let us know what books or topics you've been sharing this week, or if you have a suggestion or book recommendation for an upcoming episode. Find us on email (kidlitthesedays@bookriot.com), Twitter (@KarinaYanGlaser and @MatthewWinner), or Instagram (@KarinaIsReadingAndWriting and @MatthewCWinner).

Activist Arielle Cohen shares her abortion story and some words of wisdom to guide us through these dark times.    Additional links/info below... Arielle's Twitter page National Network of Abortion Funds website and Twitter page Planned Parenthood Action website and Twitter page The Yellowhammer Fund website and Twitter page Center for Reproductive Rights website and Twitter page The National Women's Health Network website and Twitter page We Testify: Our Abortion Stories website and Twitter page   Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org) Lobo Loco, "Malte Junior - Hall" In Closing, "Days Past"  Movie Theater, "To Smoke a Cigarette" Chad Crouch, "Arctic"

Our thoughts on Marie Kondo, the Super Bowl and Valentines Day. We apologize for the audio quality, we never said we were experts! Email us! ASMR ad from the Super Bowl Armchair Experts Scott Harrison (language) Phil Wickham album

Tabitha and Jonathan Carlisle of The Princess Bride Minute and UHF 62nd are back talking cold showers and hot spirits. Show links: 5 Minutes of Mystery Five Minutes of Mime Spinal Tap Minute Movies by Minutes Our theme music is I Got You Babe by Sonny and Cher. Written by Sonny Bono.

On this episode of Random Encounter: - Greg is back from making a movie and gallivanting in Paris (you know, just a regular couple of weeks for a star such as he) and he's here to talk up two games: hybrid dungeon crawler/item shop simulation Moonlighter and aesthetically Western but mechanically Japanese RPG Battle Chasers: Nightwar. - Meanwhile, Peter's digging into the backlog, juggling playthroughs of Shadow Hearts, Pokemon Ultra Moon, and a 100% run of Kingdom Hearts II. - The ubiquitous mobile platform continues to see a steady stream of gacha game releases. Between Star Ocean: Anamnesis, Dx2 Shin Megami Tensei Liberation, and the freshly-unveiled Idola Phantasy Star Saga, do any of them set Derek's world on fire? (Spoiler: Not a friggin' chance.) Featuring: Derek Heemsbergen, Greg Delmage, Peter Triezenberg Questions? Comments? Spare Potions? Email us: podcast@rpgfan.com

This is a review of the fan film Days Past. It's one of the best fan films out. It seems to me to be a great intro to a live action Star Wars TV show.

Polyamory, Low and "Holy Fuck" settings, Sex Education, and more! This week's episode features Sex Blogger Amy from Coffee and Kink!Amy's blog can be found at coffeeandkink.me and add her on twitter @coffeeandkinkMusic credits for this episode:Days Past and Shade by FMA user In Closing is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution LicenseRockin' In The Jungle by FMA user Apache Tomcat is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License

Dog and Pony show, Fire Play, Spanking the puppy, and more! This week's episode features Pup Amp and Mr. Kristofer from the Youtube Channel Watts the Safeword. Please subscribe to Watts the Safeword at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCokRyLsHxh-NykvT4uA6n2gMusic credits for this episode:Days Past and Shade by FMA user In Closing is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License

The Dive — A Love/Hate Thing Our first episode of the second semester is presented in three parts. 1:40 — Maeve on the Mall | written and produced by Maeve Dunigan. Read our review of 'La La Land' here. http://bit.ly/2hBiPrD 4:46 — Valentine's Days Past | stories by Anna Muckerman, Danielle Ohl and Jay Reed/produced by Michael Errigo 13:10 — Awfully Important | A conversation between John Powers and Michael Errigo/produced by Michael Errigo. Read the story that inspired this conversation here. http://bit.ly/2lDKiOv

In reality, is there any such thing as"bible days? If so, what are its characteristics? What do the bible days look like? Are the bible days past? Are they present? Are they future? What are the biblbible days? Join me at the appointepointed time.

Night one of youth revival