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A Mouthful of Air: Poetry with Mark McGuinness

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2025 103:19

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Recalling Brigid by Orna Ross

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 34:42

Episode 86 Recalling Brigid by Orna Ross Orna Ross reads ‘Recalling Brigid' and discusses the poem with Mark McGuinness. https://media.blubrry.com/amouthfulofair/media.blubrry.com/amouthfulofair/content.blubrry.com/amouthfulofair/86_Recalling_Brigid_by_Orna_Ross.mp3 This poem is from: Poet Town: The Poetry of Hastings & Thereabouts edited by Richard Newham Sullivan Available from: Poet Town is available from: The publisher: Moth Light Press Amazon: UK | US Recalling Brigid by Orna Ross Queen of queens, they called herin the old books, the Irish Mary.Never washed her hands, nor her headin sight of a man, never lookedinto a man's face. She was goodwith the poor, multiplied food,gave ale to lepers. Among birds,call her dove; among trees, a vine.A sun among stars. Such was the sort of womanpreferred as the takeover was made:consecrated cask, throne to His glory,intercessor. Brigid said nothing to any of this,the reverence, or the upbraidings.Her realm is the lacuna,silence her sceptre,her own way of life its own witness. Out of desire, the lure of lustor the dust of great deeds,she was distorted:to consort, mother-virgin,to victim or whore. I am not as womanlya woman as she.So I say: Let us see.Let us say how she is the one. It is she who conceivesand she who does bear.She who knitted us in the womband who will cradle our tomb-fraying. Daily she offers her arms,clothes us in compassion,smiles as we wrigglefor baubles. Yes, it is she who lifts you aloftto whisper through your ears,to kiss your eyes,to touch her coolingcheek to your cheek. Interview transcript Mark: Orna, where did this poem come from? Orna: Hi Mark. Yeah, so it's one of a collection that I'm working on, around Irish women from history and myth. And these are women that I grew up with, as a young person, receiving a sort of a typical Irish education, if you like. Orna: And so some of them are saints, some of them are mythological people. Well, saints are also mythological people! Some of them are historical figures who've been mythologized. And I just wanted to go back in and do my own exploration of each of these women because everybody else had. So I've been gathering these poems over a long time, but it actually started with this one. It started with Brigid. And Brigid is a figure from ancient Irish mythology. And she was Christianized into a Roman Catholic saint. She is the patron saint of Ireland. One of. You've probably heard of the other one. Patrick. You probably haven't heard of this one: Brigid. And, so many things have been projected on her. And it's interesting to read what, what survives of what is written about her because what's written earlier on in time is quite different to what's written later on. And she continues to be an inspiration. Her feast day is the first day of spring in Ireland, which in Ireland is the first day of February. It's much earlier than it is in England. And she's just an interesting, personification of the female virtues as they've been perceived over time. Mark: So you said she was written about differently in earlier times to more recent times, which I think is pertinent to how you're exploring that in the poem. So maybe you could just give us a brief summary of that. Orna: Yes. So I, the poem refers to ‘the takeover'. And by that, I kind of mean the Christian, but hand in hand with Christian goes the patriarchal, takeover of old images of women in general. And Brigid is part of that. So earlier, renditions about her tend to focus on her as a healer, as a wise woman, as a very compassionate person, ‘ale to lepers' is one of the, images in the poem. Whereas later versions tend to emphasize her holiness and her saintliness and, her goodness and I suppose what we would typically think is a good, religious, icon. So it's interesting just to read how that changes and differs as we go. And she also then had her detractors, which is where we get to the ideas, about women generally that are in the poem – the consort, mother, victim, whore, those kinds of ideas. You see them brushing against Brigid over time, but she comes through intact actually, as a woman in her own right. And these don't tend to stick to her as they have stuck to others. Mark: And sometimes when poets use mythological figures like this, there's a kind of a critique of, ‘Well, that's a little bit old fashioned, it's poetry with a capital P'. But reading this and listening to you, it kind of really underlines to me that mythology and religion are really quite present in Ireland. Orna: Oh, gosh, yes! The past is very present in Ireland still, in lots of ways. And. It's interesting. I suppose it's something to do with being a small island on the very edge of, in inverted commas, civilization. Although the Irish like to think they civilized Europe during the dark ages by sending our saints and our scholarship, our images of people like Brigid, the truth is that old ways lingered on a long time, and particularly the part of Ireland where I grew up. So, I grew up in County Wexford down in the small bottom right-hand corner, the very southeast tip of Ireland. Around it, there is a river and a small hill that kind of cuts that area off. And around County Wexford in general, there are larger hills and a big river that cuts Wexford off. So they tended to travel by sea more than road, people from that part of the world. And it was the first part of Ireland to be conquered the Norman conquest and, Old English lingered there right up until, well, there are still words that are used in Wexford that aren't used elsewhere. Carols and songs as well. So other parts of Ireland and, obviously England, had moved on, it but kind of got stuck there. So I'm just kind of pointing up the fact that yes, things stayed, passed on in an oral kind of culture and an oral tradition. And hedge schools and such like, long after such things had faded away in other parts of Europe. Mark: And you say Old English rather than Irish was lingering? Orna: That's right. And, because they had, well, the Normans came to England first Hastings, actually where I live now. One of the reasons I'm here, I think is that I felt a lot of similarities between here and Wexford and I think the Norman invasion in both places, it was part of that. So yeah, a hundred years after the Normans landed in Hastings, they were brought over to Wexford by an Irish chieftain to help him win one of his battles with another Irish chieftain. So English came with the Normans to Ireland. Mark: Right. And this is another amazing thing about Ireland, is the kind of the different layers, like archaeological layers of language. You've got Irish, you've got Old English, you've got Norman French, you've got Latin from the church, you've got Norse from the Vikings and so on. It's incredibly rich. Orna: Yes. More diverse, I think. And again, because of its cut off nature, these things lasted longer, I think, because that's also true of England, but the overlay is stronger and so they don't make their way through. Mark: Right, right. And the ghosts can peep through. So, okay, that's the historical cultural context. What does Brigid mean to you and why did you choose her as the first figure in this sequence? Orna: She chose me, I think. I very much feel this poem, you know, some poems are made and some arrive and this one arrived. I wanted to do something to celebrate her. That was all I knew because it was the first day of spring, which I always loved, that first day of February. You know, when winter is really beginning to bite and you feel, I mean, there is no sign of spring except some crocuses maybe peeking up and, uh, a few spring flowers making a little promise. But usually the weather is awful, but it's the first day of spring and it's, been a really important day for me from that point of view. And then the fact that it does, you know, the fact that Patrick is such a great big deal everywhere and Brigid isn't known at all. So that's kind of where I started and I just knew I'd like to write a poem. And then it was one of those ones that I, if I had set out to write a poem about Brigid, I don't think this is what I would have written. It just arrived. And I found that I was thinking about lots of things and as the first poem of this sequence, I wanted to say some of the things about womanhood in the poem, and I, well, I realised I did, because that's what emerged. So for me, it's very much about that kind of quiet aspect of, so, you know, we've got feminism, which talks very much about women's rights to do whatever it is they want to do in the outer world. But for me, she, in this poem, represents the inner, the quiet virtues, if you like, always there for us. We're not always there for them, but they're always there and active in our lives all the time, and I wanted to celebrate that in the poem. So that's what, you know, I got, the rough draft just came pouring out, and that's what I found myself wanting to bring out. Mark: And the title, ‘Recalling Brigid', you know, I was thinking about that word ‘recalling', because it could mean ‘remembering', but it could also mean ‘calling' or ‘summoning'. Orna: Yes, deliberately chosen for both of those meanings, yes, very well spotted there, poetry reader. Mark: Well, you know, this is a very ancient function of poetry, isn't it? And it's where it kind of shades into charm or spells, to summon, or invoke a spirit or some kind of otherworldly creature or being. Orna: Absolutely. I think you've got the heart of what the poem is trying to do there. It is about calling forth, something, as I say, that's there, that we're all, you know, is there for all of us in our lives, but that we're not always aware of it. And our culture actively stifles it, and makes it seem like it's less important than it is. And so, yes, very much exactly all the words, the beautiful words you've just used there. I was hoping this poem would tap into that. Mark: Very much. And, you know, the beginning, ‘Queen of Queens, they called her'. So presumably this is in the old pre-Christian days, ‘they called her'. So there's that word ‘calling' again, and you give us the kind of the gloss, ‘in the old books, the Irish Mary'. And then you introduce the takeover: ‘such was the sort of woman / preferred as the takeover was made:' And then you get the other version. And then you've got: ‘Brigid said nothing to any of this,' which I think is really wonderful that she keeps – so you've gone from ‘they' in the past, ‘what they called her'. And then Brigid keeping her own counsel about this. She said nothing to any of this, ‘the reverence, or the upbraidings'. And then we get you where you say, ‘I am not as womanly / a woman as she. / So I say: let us see. / Let us say how she is the one. // It is she who conceives, and she who does bear.' Lovely, beautiful repetitions and shifts in there. So you really, you step forward into the poem at that point. Orna: I really wanted to, to place myself in relation to, to her and to all the women in this collection. Which isn't out yet, by the way, it's not finished. So I've got another three to go. No, I really wanted to place myself in relation to the women in the poems. That was an important part of the project for me. And I do that, you know, lots of different ways. But this poem, the first one is very much about, I suppose, calling out, you know, the ‘recalling' that you were talking about there a few moments ago, calling out the qualities. That we tend to overlook and that are attributed to Brigid as a womanly woman. And so, yeah, that's, that's what I was saying. I'm more of a feminist woman who is regarded by some as less womanly. so there is a, that's an interesting debate for me. That's a very interesting, particularly now at this time, I think, it's very interesting to talk about, you know, what is a feminist and what is feminism. And I personally believe in feminisms, lots of different, you know, it's multiple sort of thing. But these poems are born of a, you know, a feminist poet's sensibility without a doubt. So in this first one, I just wanted to call out, you know, the womanly virtues, if you like. Mark: Yeah. So I get a sense of you kind of starting as a tuning fork for different ideas and voices, calling her different things. And then you shift into, ‘Let us see. / Let us say…' I love the description earlier on where you said it's a celebration because by the end of the poem, it really is. It's all her attributes, isn't it? ‘It is she who conceives / and she who does bear.' And so on. Again, how easy was it for you to let go and, and, and step into that? Because it's kind of a thing that it's a little bit, it's not what we associate with modern poetry, is it? Orna: No, not at all. Not at all. But I had to ages ago, give up on modern poetry. If I wanted to write poetry, I had to drop so much, so much that I learned, you know, English Lit. was my original degree. And, you know, I, I was in love with poetry from a very young age. So, I learned everything I could about everything. And then I had to drop it all because I didn't write, I didn't write any poems between the end of my teens and my early forties when I lost a very dear friend. And then when I went on, shortly afterwards to, develop breast cancer. So those two things together unlocked the poetry gates and poems came again. And the kind of poems that came, very often were not, poems that they're not fashionable in that sense. You know, they're not what poetry tends to be. And from that point, in our time, if you like, some are, some, some do come that way, but an awful lot don't. And, for that reason, I'm just so entirely delighted to be able to self-publish because they speak to readers and say they communicate. And to me, that's what matters. And I don't have to worry about being accepted by a poetry establishment at all. I don't spend any time whatsoever thinking about that. I work at the craft, but I, it's for myself and for the poem and for the reader, but not to please anybody that, you know, would be a gatekeeper of any kind. Mark: Well, some listeners will know this – you are very much known as a champion of opportunity and diversity in publishing for writers and self-publishing, independent publishing, however you call it. But I think what I'd like to focus on here is the fact that, you know, by writing a poem like this, you highlight the conventions that we have in modern poetry. And it's easy to see the conventions of the past, but maybe not so much the ones in the present. And I love the fact that you've just sidestepped that or ignored that and written the poem that came to you. Orna: Yes. Yes, very much did and do. And like I said, I don't spend, I did at one time spend time thinking about this, but I spend absolutely no time now thinking about this at all. Mark: That's so refreshing to hear! [Laughter] Orna: No, it's, it's great. It's certainly a liberation. I think very much about the poem and what the poem needs and wants from me. And I make mistakes. I, you know, I don't do well on some poems. I go back, rewrite, sometimes years later, sometimes after they're published. so yeah. It's not that I don't think about form or structure or, you know, all of the things that poets think about but I only think about the master, you know, is the poem itself or the reader possibly or the communication between the bridge between me and the reader, something like that. But yeah, it's liberating for sure. Mark: And how did that play out in this poem? I mean, how close is this to the original draft that came to you? Orna: It's one of the poems that's closest to the original. It kind of arrived and I didn't want to play with it too much at all. So yeah, it, I just left it be. I let it be what I wanted to be because for me there are echoes in this poem as well of Old Irish poetry and ways of writing. you know, that if you, I don't know if you've ever had the pleasure of reading Old Irish poetry in translation? Mark: Yes. Orna: So, you know, that sense of I'm reading something from a completely different mind. It's, it isn't just that the, you know, the structures are different or whatever. It's like the whole mind and sensibility is something else. And that was one of the things I wanted to slightly have to retain in this poem. You know, I felt that it, it carries some of that forward and I wanted to, to leave it there as an echo. Mark: Yeah. Quite a lot of those Old Irish poems have a kind of a litany, a list of attributes of the poet or their beloved or the divine being that they're evoking. And that comes across very strongly here. Orna: Yeah, definitely. That's sort of a list of, which to the modern ear can sound obvious and, you know, just not poetry really. So yeah, I think that's one of the qualities that it carries. Mark: And I love the kind of the incantatory repetitive thing. Like I was saying about the, ‘So I say: let us see. / Let us say', and then ‘It is she… It is she… she who', you know, it just carries you along. It's got a hypnotic quality to it. Orna: Yes. And the she part, you know, the emphasizing the feminine, I suppose, touch of the divine feminine, but very much the physical feminine, and activities as well. So, you know, women held the role of birth and death very much in Irish culture again, up to really quite recently. I remember that, in my own youth and okay, I am getting on a bit, but, it's still, you know, it was quite late in time where, women did the laying out for burial. They did the keening of the, the wake, all of that. I remember very well. so at the beginning and end of life at the thresholds, if you like, that was a woman's job. And, that was lost, I think in the takeover. But I still think all the emotional labour around those thresholds are still very much held by women, you know, silently and quietly. And yeah, Brigid doesn't shout about it, but in this poem, I want to call it. Mark: Yeah. Recall it. Okay. And then let's go back to Hastings, which we touched on earlier, because this, okay. It's, it's going to be in your collection. It's been published in a wonderful anthology poetry from Hastings called Poet Town. Tell us a bit about that book and how you came to be involved. Orna: Yeah. So I heard about it and, Richard [Newham Sullivan] wonderful, poet and, publisher and general literary person. He now lives in New York, but he grew up in Hastings and lived here for many years. And it was a kind of a homesickness project he told me later, for him just. But he carried the idea in his mind for a very long time. He wanted to, he knew that there was an incredible, poetic history in Hastings, which people were not aware of. So Hastings is very well known. Hastings and St. Leonard's, where I live, both are very well known as arty kind of towns. Visual arts are very, very visible here, and all sorts of marvellous things going on, and music as well, there's brilliant Fat Tuesday music festival every year, but there's also, there's classical music, music in the pubs, music coming out your ears, literally. But very little about the literary life that goes on here, and lots of writers living here. And so Richard wanted to just bring forward the poetry side of that. And so he decided it's a passion project for him. He decided to, he worked with the publisher, a small publisher here, in Hastings for it. It's Moth Light Press. And he set out to gather as many living poets into one collection as he could. And this is where I was interested because as, I'm a historical novelist as well, so history is big for me, and I was really interested in the history, you know, the history and the poets who had lived here. There were quite a few. It's not every day you find yourself in an anthology with Lord Byron and Keats, and, two Rossetti's! So that was a joy, discovering all the poets who, had a connection to Hastings back to, I think he went back to the early 1800s with it. So, yeah, it's been a huge success, and, people are loving the book, and it has really brought poetry, brought pride, I think, to the poetry community in the town, which is lovely. Mark: Yeah, I'm really enjoying it, and I love the fact that it's got the old and the new. Because, of course, that's what I do here on A Mouthful of Air. I always think the ghosts of poetry past are always present in the work of the living. I hadn't realized what a deep and rich poetic history Hastings had. So, yeah, Poet Town, a great anthology. Do check that out while you're waiting for Orna's sequence to come to light. And Orna, thank you so much for sharing such a remarkable poem and distinctive take on the poet's craft. And I think this would be a good point to listen to the poem again, and appreciate your praise and celebration once more. Orna: Thanks so much, Mark, for having me. I really enjoyed it. Thank you. Recalling Brigid by Orna Ross Queen of queens, they called herin the old books, the Irish Mary.Never washed her hands, nor her headin sight of a man, never lookedinto a man's face. She was goodwith the poor, multiplied food,gave ale to lepers. Among birds,call her dove; among trees, a vine.A sun among stars. Such was the sort of womanpreferred as the takeover was made:consecrated cask, throne to His glory,intercessor. Brigid said nothing to any of this,the reverence, or the upbraidings.Her realm is the lacuna,silence her sceptre,her own way of life its own witness. Out of desire, the lure of lustor the dust of great deeds,she was distorted:to consort, mother-virgin,to victim or whore. I am not as womanlya woman as she.So I say: Let us see.Let us say how she is the one. It is she who conceivesand she who does bear.She who knitted us in the womband who will cradle our tomb-fraying. Daily she offers her arms,clothes us in compassion,smiles as we wrigglefor baubles. Yes, it is she who lifts you aloftto whisper through your ears,to kiss your eyes,to touch her coolingcheek to your cheek. Poet Town: The Poetry of Hastings & Thereabouts ‘Recalling Brigid' is from Poet Town: The Poetry of Hasting & Thereabouts, published by Moth Light Press. Available from: Poet Town is available from: The publisher: Moth Light Press Amazon: UK | US Orna Ross Orna Ross is an award-winning poet and novelist. Her poetry, rooted in Irish heritage and mindfulness practice, explores love, loss, creativity, and spiritual renewal through a female lens. As founder-director of the Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi), she champions creative freedom for poets and writers. Her forthcoming collection, And Then Came the Beginning—Poems of Iconic Irish Women, Ancient and Modern—is available for pre-order at OrnaRoss.com/TheBeginning. A Mouthful of Air – the podcast This is a transcript of an episode of A Mouthful of Air – a poetry podcast hosted by Mark McGuinness. New episodes are released every other Tuesday. You can hear every episode of the podcast via Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts or your favourite app. You can have a full transcript of every new episode sent to you via email. The music and soundscapes for the show are created by Javier Weyler. Sound production is by Breaking Waves and visual identity by Irene Hoffman. A Mouthful of Air is produced by The 21st Century Creative, with support from Arts Council England via a National Lottery Project Grant. Listen to the show You can listen and subscribe to A Mouthful of Air on all the main podcast platforms Related Episodes Recalling Brigid by Orna Ross Orna Ross reads and discusses ‘Recalling Brigid’ from Poet Town. From The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Episode 85 From The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Mark McGuinness reads and discusses a passage from ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.Poet Samuel Taylor ColeridgeReading and commentary by Mark McGuinnessFrom... Alchemy by Gregory Leadbetter Episode 84 Alchemy by Gregory Leadbetter Gregory Leadbetter reads ‘Alchemy' and discusses the poem with Mark McGuinness.This poem is from: The Infernal Garden by Gregory LeadbetterAvailable from: The Infernal Garden is available from: The publisher: Nine Arches...

SXR- TUESDAY-TOM HEWITT/JERRY ALLEN/SCOTT FARRELL 11/12

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 97:03

"LIVE" #SteinersPub #LasVegas it's #SportsXradio on a #FatTuesday w/ #KenThomson & Guests: #TomHewitt who reflects back on the lives of two #Great Athletes #NBA #Player & #Coach #LennyWilkins & #Football #UCLA #SeattleSeahawk Secondary Stud #KennyEasley plus #JerryAllen the #Voice of the #OregonDucks #Football team previews the Big Showdown at #AutzenStadium this Saturday vs. KT's #USCTrojans & #ScottFarrell of the #CollegePressBox talks #CFB & #CFB #Linemen #Awards

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SXR - FAT TUESDAY -BOBBY BUCKETS & TOM BARTON 11/4/25

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 98:05

"LIVE" #SteinersPub #LasVegas it's another #FatTuesday on #SportsXradio w/ #KenThomson & #Sports #Handicappers #BobbyBucketsBrubeck & #TomBarton - Lots of #NFL & #CFB w/ some #CBB sprinkled in!

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SXR-TUESDAY-DEPALMA/WYATT/FRATTO/KEEFER 10/28/25

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 100:22

"LIVE" #PSRlaw Studios #LasVegas it's #FatTuesday on #SportsXradio w/ #KenThomson & Guests: #GregDePalma #ProlineTV & #OurLads @CFB & #WyattThompson #Voice of #KansasState #Football plus #BernieFratto #FoxSportsRadio & closing out with #CaseKeefer #SportsBetting #Columnist #LasVegasSun #SEC #Raiders

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SXR-FAT TUESDAY W/ BRAD POWERS & CHRIS FALLICA 10/21/25

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 104:23

"LIVE" from #PSRlaw Studios #LasVegas it's #SportsXradio w/ #KenThomson & #CollegeFootball Experts #BradPowers the #CFB #Guru & #TheBear aka #ChrisFallica longtime #Producer of #ESPN #GameDay & currently doing the same for #CFBONFOX - If you like College Football you will get a lot of great info from this Show!

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SPORTSXRADIO TUES-BRAD POWERS/DAVE SYVERTSEN 9/23

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 105:03

"LIVE" #PSRlaw Studios in #LasVegas it's another #FatTuesday on #SportsXradio with #KenThomson & Guests: #BradPowers the #CFB Guru plus #NFL #Insider #DaveSyvertsen goes around the League with KT -Lots of intense #Football talk plus #Free Picks in both College & the Pros

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SPORTSXRADIO TUES-TOM BARTON/SYVERTSEN/ROXY 9/16/25

Marietta Daily Journal Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 101:35

"LIVE" #PSRlaw Studios #LasVegas it's another #FatTuesday on #SportsXradio w/ #KenThomson & Guests: #TomBartonSports solid #Sports #Handicapper plus #DaveSyvertsen from #OurLads & #versatile #SportsCaster & #PlayByPlay #Voice #RoxyBernstein - Lots of #MLB #NFL & #CollegeFootball all night long including #FreePicks & #Analyzation from all (3) guests!

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Episode 226: March 23, 2025 - Lent (3)

Eternity Church PodCast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 27:09

A Sunday sermon by Pastor Brett Deal. Have you ever lost the thread? I imagine the phrase “lose the thread” began in a time when tapestries were still primarily made by hand and the careful design required mindful attention to the weaving. Despite the fact most of us do not mind the literal progress of thread, we still use this phrase to indicate we have lost focus, that the task or talk at hand got jumbled. As we as Christians have walked penitently through Lent for nearly two millennia, I think we have sometimes lost the thread of the season. We sent the thread ahead of us, but lost track of its movement. Gary Castor once observed, “Lent is a solemn season, it is not a somber one.” Talk about nuance! Did we really lose the thread or are we just splitting hairs (another great idiom, but we'll save that for another day)? Looking around, I see a lot of spiritual apprehension, a nervous shift from the feasting of Fat Tuesday to the ashen gloom of the following morning. I think we've lost the thread. Castor believes, “the forty days [of Lent] are not structured to foster morbid gloominess and debilitating self-loathing; they are meant to thrust us into the heart of divine love.” That's the thread! Sincere lament which leads us back to love. When we read Psalm 51, if we aren't careful, we lose the thread. We get caught up in the drama of the backstory and miss the meaning. We miss the peace of lament that turns us toward our Creator in whom we find re-creation and restoration. Psalm 51 is a restart, a tracing back of the thread to the beginning. Lent isn't a dour day, pointless and moody. Lent is a thread of grace which leads us to renewal.

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Cobb Tables Proposed 24-Townhome Development

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 8:53

MDJ Script/ Top Stories for April 2nd Publish Date:  April 2nd    Commercial: From the BG Ad Group Studio, Welcome to the Marietta Daily Journal Podcast.    Today is Wednesday, April 2nd and Happy Birthday to Marvin Gaye ***BIRTHDAY – MARVIN GAYE*** I’m Keith Ippolito and here are the stories Cobb is talking about, presented by Times Journal Cobb Tables Proposed 24-Townhome Development Federal judge sides with Georgia in 'water wars' with Alabama Cobb PARKS Spring Arts Festival is April 26 All of this and more is coming up on the Marietta Daily Journal Podcast, and if you are looking for community news, we encourage you to listen and subscribe!  BREAK: MONSTER JAM 2025_FINAL STORY 1: Cobb Tables Proposed 24-Townhome Development The Cobb County Planning Commission delayed a decision on a proposed 24-townhome development at 2318 Powder Springs Road until May 6, citing concerns over stormwater management, parking, and road design. The applicant, Fort & Cole Street, plans two-story, craftsman-style homes with garages and a homeowners association. Cobb DOT raised issues with driveway spacing and private alley design, while the fire department questioned emergency vehicle access. A Cobb Schools representative opposed the project due to potential enrollment impacts at Osborne High. The commission seeks further input from the stormwater division before proceeding. STORY 2: Federal judge sides with Georgia in 'water wars' with Alabama Georgia secured another victory in its "water wars" as a federal judge upheld the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' 2021 decision to allocate more water from Lake Allatoona to meet metro Atlanta and Bartow County's needs. Alabama had challenged the decision, claiming it over-allocated water to Georgia, but the court found negligible impacts on Alabama's water needs. This ruling brings clarity after decades of litigation. Georgia also won a similar case against Florida in 2021 regarding water use from the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers. STORY 3: Cobb PARKS Spring Arts Festival is April 26 The Cobb PARKS Spring Arts Festival will take place on April 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Jim R. Miller Park in Marietta. Featuring over 100 artisans, the event offers handmade goods, live music, aerial acts, and art demonstrations like glass-blowing and ceramics. Kids can enjoy the Kidz Korner, interactive crafts, and street entertainment. Attendees can also create art at the Splatter Paint Studio and other interactive booths. Admission and parking are free. We have opportunities for sponsors to get great engagement on these shows. Call 770.799.6810 for more info.    Break: INGLES 3 STORY 4: Georgia Bird Fest Returns for 2025 The 10th annual Georgia Bird Fest runs from April 11 to May 16, featuring over 40 events statewide, including canoe trips, birding weekends, and workshops. Highlights include the Georgia Bird Fest Summit on April 25-26 at Jekyll Island, with field trips and a keynote by acclaimed naturalist Janisse Ray. Proceeds support Birds Georgia's conservation and education efforts. Registration is open at birdsgeorgia.org. STORY 5: Three Cobb Students Named STAR Student Region Winners Cobb Water celebrated Fat Tuesday with a community parade through the Northwest Water Reclamation Facility, offering hour-long tours to educate participants on wastewater treatment and the impact of fats, oils, and grease (FOG) on sewer systems. Interactive games at various stations highlighted treatment processes, including a poop emoji toss to demonstrate FOG blockages. The event concluded with a fun photo op in a giant paper mâché toilet. Break: MONSTER JAM 2025_FINAL STORY 6: Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities at Cobb County Water System The Cobb County Water System in Marietta announced several volunteer opportunities. Activities include Rain Garden Work Days (various dates in April and May), water quality monitoring workshops (April 23 and May 15), waterway cleanups (April 24 and May 3), and community outreach events like storm drain marking (April 12 and May 8). Volunteers can help with gardening, stream monitoring, litter cleanup, and public education. Training and tools are provided for most events. For details, contact water_rsvp@cobbcounty.org or visit www.cobbstreams.org. STORY 7: State Super Names 44 Cobb Schools 'Math Leaders' Georgia State Superintendent Richard Woods honored 44 Cobb County schools as “Math Leaders” for their significant gains or success in standardized math tests. Schools received banners with ribbons for growth, proficiency, or distinction, with Cobb earning one of the highest percentages of top honors statewide. Ford Elementary also received recognition as a Military Flagship School for supporting military families. Woods emphasized the importance of math alongside literacy, with plans to expand awards to science and social studies next year. Cobb Superintendent Chris Ragsdale praised the district's focus on comprehensive student success. Break: MONSTER JAM 2025_FINAL Signoff-   Thanks again for hanging out with us on today’s Marietta Daily Journal Podcast. If you enjoy these shows, we encourage you to check out our other offerings, like the Cherokee Tribune Ledger Podcast, the Marietta Daily Journal, or the Community Podcast for Rockdale Newton and Morgan Counties. Read more about all our stories and get other great content at www.mdjonline.com Did you know over 50% of Americans listen to podcasts weekly? Giving you important news about our community and telling great stories are what we do. Make sure you join us for our next episode and be sure to share this podcast on social media with your friends and family. 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Nick D – Monica Eng, Rahm’s Comeback & What the Hell is a Glizzy?

The Nick D Podcast on Radio Misfits

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 112:23

Nick welcomes Monica Eng from Axios Chicago to the podcast to discuss some of her latest stories, including the challenges undocumented people are facing with ICE, how the Mayor fared on his recent trip to D.C., and whether Rahm Emanuel is really staging a political comeback. They also dive into Fat Tuesday treats, top-tier fish sandwiches, the best ripple chips, and a new slang term the kids are using for hot dogs. Then, Esmeralda Leon joins Nick to chat about the wild weather, the adventure of getting a Real ID before the deadline, and, of course, the rising use of the word "Glizzy" to describe a hot dog. They also explore other hilariously misleading food terms in a fun, fast-moving conversation. [Ep 330]

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Letters to Our Younger Selves

Honest To Pete

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 34:50

This week on Honest To Pete, Carol and Katy do a powerful exercise—writing letters to their younger selves. Through laughter, tears, and deep reflection, they share advice, wisdom, and gratitude for the journeys that have shaped them. Along the way, they touch on everything from the Oscars and Fat Tuesday traditions to personal growth, faith, and family bonds. Follow along @honesttopete_

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The Best Of Covino & Rich

Straight Outta Vegas with RJ Bell

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 51:38 Transcription Available

C&R celebrate FAT TUESDAY! They talk Saquon getting paid, & the Kyrie sorrow in Dallas. Mardi Gras means what?! They take calls on the most lovable, talented, greatest fat guys in sports! They debate the answer to a question that Travis Hunter gave to a reporter! Is it harder to play both sides of the sport in football, or in MLB like Shohei? Plus, 'SHAQ DIESEL TRIVIA' & No Leaf Clover is what AD's Mavs are dealing with after the Kyrie's injury! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hour 1 - Fat Tuesday Sports Stars

Straight Outta Vegas with RJ Bell

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 40:38 Transcription Available

C&R celebrate FAT TUESDAY! They talk Saquon getting paid, & the Kyrie sorrow in Dallas. Mardi Gras means what?! Plus, they take calls on the most lovable, talented, greatest fat guys in sports!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Real ID's, Runza's and Goodwill Hunting

Fried w/ Jon Reep

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 58:50

What up Reep's Peeps? Welcome to an all-new Carolina Reeper Show... the PM magazine from the Carolinas on the Crack Corn. It's Fat Tuesday! Do you celebrate? Do you know what Fat Tuesday is? Leave it in the comments!Also! We're going to talk about the new Real ID's (they're not great for the TSA line), my show in Nebraska (I ate a delicious food called a Runza)and get into your comments from last week. Have you ever had to be evacuated from an airplane? Plus! Marcus Stamos is here so we're going to play another installment of Goodwill Hunting! Gifts big and small Goodwill has it all!All this and more on this episode of Carolina Reeper! Jon Reep Social Media: Facebook Twitter Instagram TikTokFor gifts and more in the Hickory, NC area check out Goodwill Northwest NC! Go try the Jon Un-REEP-eatable Burger at the Hickory Social House!Get you a Honda and a Hotdog at Hendrick Honda of Hickory!Buy South in Ya Mouth BBQ Sauce here!Download and Listen to the CAROLINA REEPER with Jon Reep Podcast here!Visit the MERCH shop here! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Hour 1: Hoch & Crowder Cashes in on Fat Tuesday

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 37:23

In hour one, Zion Williamson won Hoch and Crowder money on Fat Tuesday. College Baseball is a tricky sport to bet for Crowder. Is the Cleveland Cavaliers the cream of the crop in the NBA, and can they take down the Celtics? Also, the Warriors are 9-1 since acquiring Jimmy Butler, and the Mavericks idea of moving Anthony Davis, and does it have legs? Breaking News Maxx Crosby 3 years extension $106.5 million with the Las Vegas Raiders making him the highest paid non-QB, and Hoch and Crowder wonder where the Dolphins mismanage their salary cap. The memory of the Canes football team losing to FIU at LoanDepot Park is over (according to Hoch) after the Canes baseball defeated FIU 7-3 at LoanDepot Park. Sandy Alcantra will be on innings restrictions for the Marlins. Hoch is having difficulty pronouncing the Panthers new goalie Vitek Vanecek, acquired from the San Jose Sharks. Zach Gelb agrees with Hoch that Hoch is the healthiest member of the show after Crowder broke both his feet last week. Zach Gelb notices the Warriors hot streak since trading for Jimmy Butler. Is Gelb gonna end up for the Lakers to make a deep run in the playoffs? Does Gelb think Aaron Rodgers will end up with the New York Giants, or do the Giants trade up to get Cam Ward?

Full Show: March 5th, 2025 305 DAY!!!

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 114:51

Hoch & Crowder Cashes in on Fat Tuesday. Is Bam a Hall of Famer? Did the Dolphins misspend their resignings and signings Last Season? There's Good News for the Heat against the Cavs & Bad News for the Heat vs the Cavs. Everybody Wants to see Messi.

HR 2: Roki Sasaki Debut

Travis and Sliwa

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 59:39

Travis talks about something he cooked in honor of Fat Tuesday. Also, Travis Hunter says that what he does is harder than what Shohei Ohtani does. Do you agree? We play a version of LAST MAN STANDING about the Top 10 Highest payrolls in the MLB. Plus, Roki Sasaki made his Spring training debut. What did you think of it? Producer Emily has her topics ready for another edition o FACT or CAP. And Max Crosby has signed an extension with the Raiders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hour 3: Jonas & Brady – Pete Prisco

Outkick the Coverage with Clay Travis

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 39:49 Transcription Available

Sean McVay opens up about moving on from Cooper Kupp and working with Stafford year-to-year. The Niners may have a spot for Davante Adams. NFL Insider Pete Prisco shares tales from the Combine and mocks LaVar for being skunked. Plus, Fat Tuesday on Lee’s Leftovers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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03.04.2025

KidNuz: News for Kids

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 7:57

Fat Tuesday, Presidential Address, Jaws Cam, Oscar Glory, A 67 million-To-One Shot & Colossal Croissants!

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Heidi and Frank - 03/04/25

Frosty, Heidi and Frank Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025

Topics discussed on today's show: Hug a G.I., Adrian Brody Speech, Fat Tuesday, New Telescope, Carl Dean, Gene Hackman Update, American Idol, Thin The Heard, Dysentery in Portland, Kroger CEO, Birthdays, History Quiz, Kisses on the Lips, Get The Fake Out, Cheeto Pokemon, Remove the Joke, Maz Jobrani, How did you hurt yourself?, and Apologies.

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FULL SHOW | President Trump Canadian and Mexican Tariffs Start Today; Kanye West Cannot Stop Admiring Hitler; Diddy's Mom Sued for Fraud; and MORE

Rickey Smiley Morning Show Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 57:51

It is Fat Tuesday on The Rickey Smiley Morning Show Podcast. On this episode, the RSMS crew discusses several topics on today’s show. The 25% tariffs have started today for Canadian and Mexican imports into the United States, which was an executive order by President Donald Trump. There was also a 10% tariff placed on imports from China. The biggest trade partners from the United States are Canada, Mexico, and China. This will make goods from these countries higher. In other celebrity news, Kanye West cannot lose his admiration for Nazi fascist, Adolf Hitler. West is also claiming that President Trump agrees with him. Kanye West is still wearing t-shirts with a Swastika on it. Also, Sean “Diddy” Combs mother, Janice Combs, is being sued for fraud due to her receiving 25% of Bad Boy Records through unlawful means. The co-founder of Bad Boy said he was forced to relinquish his shares of Bad Boy through violence. All of this and more on The Rickey Smiley Morning Show Podcast. Website: https://www.urban1podcasts.com/rickey-smiley-morning-show See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Full Show: March 4th, 2025

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 127:11

Bam's franchise Record Breaking Performance. Cam Ward being a Generational Talent and Miami Hurricanes Football Expectation in 2025. Bam, one of the Greats in the NBA one day? Biggest Day tonight for Zion on Fat Tuesday, and if it's a sign? Dolphins don't use the Franchise Tag on Jevon Holland

Hour 3: Bam, one of the Greats in the NBA one day? Biggest Night tonight for Zion on Fat Tuesday, and if it's a sign?

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 32:10

In hour three, Hoch and Crowder discuss the Bam conversation on if he's going to go as one of the greats in the NBA. Dan Day talks about Trivia Night last night at Funky Buddha, and if we were asked about last night and if “Hoch”chos will be on the menu soon, also if he caught anyone cheating. Hoch and Crowder bet on the Canes Baseball game vs FIU at LoanDepot Park tonight, and several NBA games. In honor of National Pancake Day, even though it was last week as well, we go back to the debate between Hoch and Solana of Pancake being copyright.

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The Powerful Benefits of Fasting

The Drew Mariani Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 51:13

Hour 3 for 3/4/25 Drew welcomed Beth Bubik, The Catholic Fasting Coach, to discuss the power of fasting (1:22). Topics: Lent and the history of Fat Tuesday (5:37), the physical benefits of fasting (23:55), caller: remission from arthritis (39:24), caller: coffee and fasting (44:06), and caller: diabetes and fasting (46:10). Links: https://thecatholicfastingcoach.com/ Book: https://a.co/d/cs9qQgQ

FULL SHOW: Mardi Gras!

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 100:10 Transcription Available

Ummm... Casey Anthony is back?! We play smarter than your hood! When did you first see a gator? When did you have a "I made fire" moment. You made something that you were very proud of? It is Fat Tuesday, and we hear a wild story from someone who's been to New Orleans for Mardi Gras.

A Quick Stop At Johnny's House: Fat Tuesday!

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 25:22 Transcription Available

For a quick stop at Johnny's House... When did you have a "I made fire" moment. You made something that you were very proud of? It is Fat Tuesday, and we hear a wild story from someone who's been to New Orleans for Mardi Gras.

Kagro in the Morning - March 4, 2025

Daily Kos Radio - Kagro in the Morning

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 116:56

Fat Tuesday! Grab your donuts and breakfast beer and March 4th with David Waldman this morning. This year for Mardi Gras, Cybertruck-shaped piñatas will be roaming the streets! Happy Tariff Day! Trees, a major source of income for both Canada and Joyce Kilmer, will be going up like eggs, as will just about everything, since just about everything comes from Canada, Mexico or China. The only thing going down will be stocks, and they're going way down. Donald K. Trump will be going viral tonight, up or down, he DNGAF. Can you imagine Dems treating this thing like the locals at a town hall? Well, imagine away, because they aren't going to do that. They will bring some people, release some statements mentioning those people, and… ...sorry, my fingers fell asleep typing that. Elon Musk is of course, a visionary-genius, as of course, reflected by his visionarily genius child-naming. Which one was at the White House recently… “5138008”? “88-14WYTB01? “D3L3TDG0VT”? Nope, it was “X Æ A-Xii”… accent on the ”Æ”. (You know how to pronounce Æ) That tyke is Elon's favorite human stole to wear on formal occasions and knew exactly how to trigger fellow toddler Donald K. Trump through the time-honored tradition of wiping boogers on his desk. DataRepublican may not be a visionary-genius name, and neither is Jennica Pounds, but if she doesn't like you are just as fired as if X Æ A-Xii fired you himself. Donald took the classified documents that he had previously stolen and returned them to… Mar-a-Lago. Because, as previously mentioned, Trump is a toddler. Professional psychopathologists may have a more complex definition of his behavior, but really, someone should just take him out of the adult room before he breaks something. Operation Smell the Whirlwind might have lost their prize quarry, Chuck Schumer. Meanwhile, the Trump Justice Department is figuring out how to spring Tina Peters out of a State Pen. Soon we'll see how loyal the Trump Supreme Court is. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has yet to return to the US, but it is certainly expected that he will be required to wear a different wardrobe for his upcoming apology visit. Does clothes make the man, or the man make the clothes?

BFO4457 – Just Tuesday at the Villa

Big Fatty Online

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 20:01

The Fat One returns with news about the Ham Map, the conclusion of the weekend and several additional So-So questions. Happy Mardi Gras!

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March 4, 2025: Impact of Congressional cuts on Medicaid; Flu season questions and answers

Colorado Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 48:35

As Congress debates a budget that slashes spending, there's concern those cuts could include Medicaid. We'll talk through the potential impact to patients, community health centers, hospitals -- and the state's economy. Then, doctors say it's been quite a flu season in Colorado; we'll get answers to the many questions. Also, it's Fat Tuesday, but you don't have to head down South to get a taste of the official sweet treat of Mardi Gras. We'll take you to an Arvada bakery that's been serving up king cake for nearly 20 years!

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MITM # 2228 The “Got A B On My Test, But Want an A” One

Mercedes In The Morning

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 75:49

*5:00am: Petty Fights With Your Spouse *6:00am: Cheating At Games, Toddler Tantrums *7:00am: Beat Mercedes, Asking A Teacher To Change A Grade, Mega Minute *8:00am: Sleepwalking and Sleeptalking *9:00am: FAT Tuesday

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A Quick Stop At Johnny's House: Fat Tuesday!

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 25:22 Transcription Available

For a quick stop at Johnny's House... When did you have a "I made fire" moment. You made something that you were very proud of? It is Fat Tuesday, and we hear a wild story from someone who's been to New Orleans for Mardi Gras.

FULL SHOW: Mardi Gras!