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In this episode of the Just Schools Podcast, Jon Eckert interviews James Blomfield from the International Forums of Inclusion Practitioners (IFIP). They discuss his work in inclusive education, the importance of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and the global challenges and opportunities in creating truly inclusive schools. Blomfield shares insights from his visits to Texas schools, highlighting student engagement in career and technical education programs. The conversation also explores the role of artificial intelligence in education, the shift from inclusion to belonging, and the power of networks like IFIP in connecting educators worldwide. The Just Schools Podcast is brought to you by the Baylor Center for School Leadership. Be encouraged. Mentioned: The Curriculum: Gallimaufry to Coherence by Mary Myatt How Change Happens by Duncan Green The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco Connect with us: Baylor MA in School Leadership EdD in K-12 Educational Leadership Jon Eckert LinkedIn X: @eckertjon Center for School Leadership at Baylor University: @baylorcsl Jon Eckert: All right, so we are blessed to have James in our podcast studio. He flew all the way from the United Kingdom to Waco, Texas, to be on this podcast. So James, tell us a little bit about what you've been doing here in central Texas these last couple of days. James: Yeah, I've been spoiled. I've just had the best cheese and ham roll, ever. I can tell you a lot about Texan food now. And brisket. But the quality of the experiences, the visiting the schools, meeting you at Baylor has been a terrific privilege. I'm very grateful. Yeah, today, this morning, in fact, we visited three schools in Waco Independent School District. We were shown around by the loveliest people, Adam, Caroline, and Christie. I think Adam and Caroline are on from your doctoral program. Jon Eckert: Yes. James: But they're like institutional coaches. I gather. We would call them improvement offices where I come from, but they had such a light touch. They knew everyone. They were so friendly with people, and I gather that they are also about compliance, but with the coaching aspects. So they were great. And the three schools we went to, we were Midway yesterday, which was amazing. And then this morning, Bells Hill Elementary, Cesar Chavez, and then GWAMA, Greater Waco Advanced Manufacturing Academy earlier. And yeah, what impressed me was speaking honestly as an English person, it is shocking to see police in a school. Very quickly, I was unaware of them. But we have our own issues in the UK with knives and all sorts. But the staff were, despite that, throughout just so calm, friendly, loving, and attentive to the students. Asking them, talking to them in front of us. And some wonderful experienced people, trauma informed. There was someone who was training to be a social worker this morning who just came out of her office and gave us a short speech without any preparation, speaking from the heart, talking about what she was doing, how much the children matter. If you've got people like that, then you are going to be doing the right stuff. So yeah, I was impressed. But also from the type of education, obviously Texas is massive. The school footprint, I've never been into such big schools, even the elementary and yesterday with Midway, that was the biggest school I've ever been in. It took us a long time to walk around. And all of the stuff, like this morning at GWAMA, we saw robotics, drones, they have the construction academy, welding, forklift truck driving. Yesterday we saw them building an airplane. When I was doing metalwork at school, it was for like a baked potato holder. They were building an airplane. And I would love that as a student. I would be inspired by that even if I was building a small part of the airplane. Rebuilding tractors yesterday. So that's practical. That's 21st century teaching, but visible, practical, hands-on. Jon Eckert: And then the engagement that you see that's possible there through starting a cafe restaurant through the airplanes. Just to be clear to the audience, the students are not doing this on their own. It's a two-seat airplane that would be like a Cessna, and they have engineers coming in to help build. I still am not going to be the first person that volunteers to fly in that, but it was impressive to see. And I do feel like in central Texas, there are a number of schools doing a lot to try to meet the needs of the community by educating kids in ways that engage them, use the skills that they've been given, help them become more of who they're created to be in a way that benefits the community. And even the principal yesterday, Allison Smith, was sharing about the new factory that's coming in that's got a gigantic footprint, and it's going to be a huge benefit to the tax base. Before they came, they met with the high school to see if there were ways that they could integrate some of the needs they have with what the high school's developing in their students. Because at Midway, about half the students go on to a post-secondary education. And so there have to be opportunities for kids to step into things that allow them to be gainfully employed and meaningfully use the skills that they have. And many of the kids were doing things that I couldn't even fathom doing. And they're just leaning into it and gaining expertise, which is for 16, 17, 18 year olds is truly remarkable. James: Isn't that also a bit like a UDL mindset? If the manufacturer comes in and has that intelligence to ask about what would you need? What would be helpful? And then you're designing the education from the ground up. Jon Eckert: That's it. And I'm glad you brought up Universal Design for Learning, because that's something that we haven't really gotten into. Why you're here and what you do in the United Kingdom, because we actually, Eric Ellison, met you a while ago. But you were the reason why we were at a UNESCO conference in Paris where we got to work with educators from six continents that were all interested in UDL and what it means to educate each kid around the world. And there's 250 million kids that don't have access to a school. And then we're in these amazing schools where the biggest schools you've been in that are offering all these different opportunities. And so we're getting to see it, but what does it really look like from your perspective, from your organization as it relates to UDL? James: Yeah. So interesting, I am a teacher, head teacher, classroom teacher from some 25 years. And for me, it's all about practical teaching and talking to parents, making things work. But at a very practical level. And one thing that drew me to my organization, which is the IFIP, International Forums of Inclusion Practitioners, was that when I met Daniel, who's a fabulous person to work for, it's much more practitioner based. It's all about pedagogies. I felt at home straight away. But also, how do we train teachers? How do we bring them on into inclusive practice? And the IFIP is all about the voice of teachers. Daniel would say inclusionistas, all manner and range of people, teachers, specialists, therapists, but parents as well, who are committed to a more equitable and enriching education. So the majority of what we do is training. We have things like our GITI program, which is a global inclusive teaching initiative. But we do events. And that's something that Daniel, one of his strengths, he speaks all over the world. He's written many books. We were so, so grateful to have the event at UNESCO in Paris. So we were co-hosting. Daniel had been talking about that for two years beforehand. And we didn't believe him. He made it a reality. He dreamt about it, and it happened. And the same more recently in Brazil. We went to the G-20 ministerial meeting. He was talking about that. So he sees things and it falls to me to follow behind him and try and make some of the practicalities work. But yeah, the inclusion piece covers so many flavors. And I think what you mentioned just now, we talk about inclusion. Well, if the 250 million aren't in school, well, that's a level of inclusion that puts lots of other schools into a completely different context. Where does the inclusion start? And even in some of the schools I visited, I've been very lucky to visit schools around the world who would say they're inclusive and they may have a sensory room, or they may have, but they aren't necessarily inclusive. But for me, one of my favorite schools I've visited was in Rome, [foreign language 00:08:28], Our Lady of Good Counsel. It was run by Silesia nuns. And they said in the words of their founder, Don Bosco, "Young people need not only to be loved, but they need to know that they're loved." And it's very reassuring as a practitioner, a teacher, former head teacher, to come here to Texas and you see that. You see that palpably going on. And I feel at home. The elementary school this morning, because I was a primary school teacher, it was just like, I know this. I understand this. I could probably take a lesson. But they had some great ideas. And teachers, I'm a teacher, you love stealing good ideas. Jon Eckert: Well, and I think this is the beautiful thing about the jobs that we get to do. We get to see all the amazing things that are happening in schools. So much of what's in the news and what gets publicized are the things that aren't working. And the tragedy that there are 250 million kids who don't have access to schools, that is tragic. But in schools, there are amazing things happening all over the world. And getting to see them is this encouraging, oh, it gives you hope. And I wish more people could see that. I do think there are challenges though, because when we think about inclusion, we've moved as a country toward inclusive education, the least restrictive environment for students, and bringing students into a place where they can flourish. But we really, as Erik Carter, who runs our Baylor Center for Developmental Disability, you met with him yesterday. He talks about moving from inclusion to belonging. And I think we even need to think about belonging to mattering. So you keep hearing more and more about what does it means to matter and seeing your gifts being used with others. And that's what we saw yesterday. It wasn't individual students. It was teams of students doing this and each member of the team had a different role, whether it was robotics or it was the plane or the cafe. And the educators needed to step in. So the principal was talking about, I need an educator who's willing to step up and do this so that this can happen. And that's the thing that I think people that haven't been in schools for a while don't see what it means to really help kids belong. They have a sense of what inclusion was, maybe when they were in school, where there was a class down the way that was a Sensory room, which is a nice room for just, here's where we're going to put a kid who's out of control that we can't manage in so many places. It's like, no, there's so many schools that are doing so much more than that. So what are some other hopeful things you've seen through IFIP? James: Well, I think, yeah, you see a lot and on social media, and you must have found this, there's so much many aphorisms about inclusion and metaphors about what inclusion is. It's a mosaic. It's a banquet with many tastes. It's symphony orchestra with many sounds. Inclusion is a garden. That's quite a good one actually, the metaphor. And that's something that Sir Ken Robinson from the UK has talked a lot about. And there's lots of analogies with growing and flourishing, which that's a word you've taught me in my visit here. But I do feel sometimes that it is all good to talk about that. I don't disagree. But there's some recently inclusion makes every day feel special. Yeah, it does. Inclusion is the antidote to the division in the world. It is. But will that help the early career teacher struggle with their class? Will that give them the practical steps that they need? So I think all of those things are true, and we must love the students. But I would say that's just comes a standard with being a decent human being. I would expect that from you, from anyone. You treat people with a respect. But for me, I feel more inclined to say, what are the practical professional steps? What's the pedagogy? What are the teaching principles that will help me to, as we were saying yesterday, maybe to hesitate before ask another question in class and listen. And listen. That's inclusion, isn't it? Wait for someone to answer and maybe then not say anything. It's actually stepping back. So for me, I'm very impressed by... I mean, I was brought up on quality first teaching, we would call it in the UK, which is about high quality, inclusive teaching for every child. So you mustn't differentiate in a way that you've got the low table. No one wants to be on the low table. You want to have high challenge on every table. And we used to say, you want your best teacher on the lowest table. It's not like you just put a teaching assistant or some volunteer on the lowest table. It's got to be focus lesson design, involvement, interaction, metacognition. So responsibility for your own teaching, for your own learning. Sorry. And I love the dialogic approach. Someone said yesterday, Socratic circle that I've picked up. But it's like you would encourage a child to talk about what they understand because very quickly then you assess what they actually know. Sometimes you'd be surprised by what they know. But for the same reason, UDL appeals to me, to my sensibility, because it offers very practical steps. And crucially at the design stage, it's not like I'm going to apply this assistive technology to a lesson I created a year ago and will do the best we can, and that child will now be able to do more than they could. But if I design the lesson, and one of our colleagues, Helena Wallberg from Sweden, who was a co-author on the Global Inclusive Teaching Initiative, she talks about lesson design. It's a far sexier way than lesson planning. So teachers are professionals, they're artists. They need to use their profession. Jon Eckert: So when you start thinking about design, I use Paideia seminars because Socratic seminars are great, but Socrates taught one-on-one. We don't usually get the luxury of doing that. So how do you bring in the gifts of each student, not so that you're doing something kind or helpful for that individual, but so that the whole group benefits from the collective wisdom in the classroom? And so the inclusive education is not to benefit one single individual, it's to benefit all of us because of what you draw out. And that's where design, I think, is more helpful than planning. And so when we think about this in this state that we're in right now, we've never been in a better time to educate. We have more tools than we've ever had. We know more about how people learn than we have in the history of the world. James: Yeah. Jon Eckert: And yet sometimes that can make things feel overwhelming. So that beginning teacher that you mentioned. The only thing that beginning teacher knows is no one in the room learns exactly the way she does. That's all you know. And so then how do you use tools... And we've talked a little bit about this artificial intelligence. Amazing tool for adapting reading levels, for adapting basic feedback, for giving an educator a helpful boost on lesson design because it can synthesize from large language models. It can do work that would've taken us hours in five seconds. But it can't replace the human being. And so how do you see tools like artificial intelligence feeding into UDL so that it becomes more human, not less? James: So where I am, there's a shortage of specialist teachers, for example, and therapists. And Daniel's been doing a lot of work in India and parts of Asia where there isn't the expertise. So I think maybe AI can help in those places. But even he would say that will not replace a specialist. You can never replace a specialist who has the intuitive and curiosity to see what an AI system can't. But it may empower parents who have no kind of training as a teacher might have for neurodiverse situations of how do I deal with my child when they're like this? And similar for teachers and who are looking for... They've tried everything. What do I try now? So we've been working on one on an AI system that's based on all of the research that Daniel's done. It's not released yet. We've got a working title of 360 Assessment, which doesn't really mean anything, but it was meant to be assessing the whole child. And he's, through his work in many schools over many years, many thousands of hours, he's put all of this stuff into the data for the AI system coupled with his books. So when you ask a question, it will do a quick spin round and come back with some suggestions. And it's quite fun to use, I think, as a tool to empower parents to signpost them. And for teachers, it's a useful tool. I don't think it's the panacea, but I think you have to use these technologies sensibly. But my daughter, who's a nursery nurse, and she tried to break it by saying, oh... We tried it, the computer. My child is two years old, but can't pronounce S. should I be worried? And it came back with the correct answer, said no, there's nothing to worry about. Up to four years old, some children won't be able to pronounce the sound S properly. And then it gave her the advice that she would give, because a manager of a nursery nurse, the advice you'd give to her staff. Now all of her team have just started that. None of them have any experience. So that, I could see, could be useful for training numbers, the ratio of good advice to people. That's the way I see it working in the short term. Jon Eckert: No, and I think that's great because it enhances the human's ability to meet the need of the human right in front of them. Because I will always believe that teaching is one of the most human things that we do. James: It is. Jon Eckert: And so any way that we can enhance that with any tool, whether it's a pencil or an artificial intelligence tool that allows you to give feedback and synthesize things and help with design. I also believe we just need to give credit where credit's due. I don't love it when we don't give credit for tools that we use. So if you're using UDL, they're a great people cast. We're about to have a call with them later today. They do great work. And so the same thing. If you have a digital tool, share that so that we know here's what we did and here's how we can spread that collective expertise to others. And so what role does IFIP play in bringing networks of people together to do that? Because in your convenings, that's one of the main things you do. So can you talk a little bit about that? James: Yeah. Well, in the title if you like, in our forums, one of the things that Daniel is very keen on is sustainable growth. So we want to introduce people to each other. And it's surprising with head teachers and principals who struggle. I've just come back from Brazil from a UNESCO GEM, which is a global education meeting, where the focus was on the quality of the leadership. And we need to give, empower our leaders. They're often working on their own. One of the roles of the IFIP is to join them together. So we're launching in January at the BET Show, which is the biggest technology show in the world, apparently, in London Excel Center, our Global School Principals Forum. So we have a forum for them. We have a forum for specialists, forum for pastoral leads. And we've also got regional forums of South America, North America, Asia, just to try to bring people together. Because when you share the experience, and I've been really grateful this morning for the opportunity to walk through and see some American schools that you share the ideas, you see the similarities. That's the power and that's so important. Jon Eckert: No, and that's been our experience. Whether we're just in the states or internationally, there's so much good work going on. We just need to have ways of connecting human beings who are doing it, so it doesn't feel like it's another thing to do, but it's a better way to do what we're already doing. And so I feel like that's what UDL does. I feel like that's what IFIP is about. And that the most meaningful part of our time in Paris at UNESCO was not in the panels, it was in the conversations that happened over lunch, in the hallways. The panel may have sparked a conversation, but it's hey, what are you doing here? And what are you doing there? And I walked away with multiple connections of people that we'll continue to talk to because, again, there's so much good work going on. Yeah, go ahead. James: My memory of the... Because it was a very stale affair, wasn't it? And the bureaucratic approach, UNESCO, because you feel like you're a United Nations and lots of people talking were sat down for hours and hours, was when you lifted your hand and actually ask a few questions. That's inclusion, isn't it? Eric was saying that people who were leaving the room walked back in to listen because that was interesting and someone was asking them how they feel and bringing it back into reality. That's so important. But I also think inclusion, there is an interesting power dynamic with inclusion. A guy called Michael Young who's a professor of education at UCL, talks about the right for all children and young people to be taught powerful knowledge. What knowledge are we giving them? How are we empowering them? So I think inclusion is all about discovering your power within, if you like. That's so important so that they begin to see. And some of the teachers are saying this morning, kids know what they see, what they've experienced. And if you introduce new ways of dealing with anger or with pain, they don't have to fight. They don't have to resort to what they've necessarily seen. Then give them new strategies. That's empowering those children. Jon Eckert: Well, and Adam and Caroline who were taking you around, they're behavioral interventionists. And they are always busy because there are kids that are struggling with how to manage the feelings that they have. And if they don't have people giving them those strategies, how do they grow? And again, that's very human teaching, and Adam and Caroline are great models of that. James: They were wonderful. So good, and it was the light touch that impressed me. Because I've worked with, as I say, school improvement offices. And the trick is not to push people down. It's to make them think twice about what they've done or how they could ask a question better. And their observations of the displays on the walls and just the language teachers and teaching assistants use has a profound effect. I do believe that inclusion is about the students look at the way their teachers behave. It's nothing to do with this pedagogy or the post. It's about how did they respond to me? How did they respond to the other person in the class? What's important to them? How do they talk? That's the inclusion that you teach. Empowering them to make the similar choices when they're older. Jon Eckert: That's well said. So our lightning round, I usually ask four or five questions that have relatively short answers. So first one, what's the worst advice you've ever received as an educator? James: Oh, as an educator? Worst advice. Jon Eckert: Oh, it could be as a human being if you want. James: Well, when I was young, my dad had many qualities and taught me many good things. But one of the worst things he said to me was, "Don't use your money, use theirs." So he would borrow money. And that got me off to a terrible start in life. And I learned through my own experience that it was better to use... Well, I was always using my own money. Jon Eckert: Yes. Yes, okay. James: But I could use it better. But bless him because he's no longer with us. But that was one piece. Jon Eckert: No, that's a tough start. James: Yeah. Jon Eckert: Thank you for that. What's the best advice you've received? James: The best advice, I think, was to go back to university. Jon Eckert: Okay. James: I dropped out of school to get engaged, because that's what you do when you're 19. And I was going to get married, but it didn't happen. And then I went to do a summer job, which lasted for 10 years. Jon Eckert: That's a long summer. James: But my blessed teacher, Michael Brampton, who gave me a love for painting, history of art, he kept on pestering me go back to university. I went back as a mature student and loved it. I think people should start degrees when they're near in the thirties because you appreciate it so much more. Jon Eckert: Yes. James: So that advice he gave me led to such a change in my life. Jon Eckert: Yes. Well, and then you went on to get a degree in art history, philosophy, then a master's in computer science. So you went all in. James: Yes. And that took me into education. And the time I went in, there weren't many teachers that were doing anything with computers. Jon Eckert: So as you get to see all this around the world, what's the biggest challenge that you see schools facing that you work with? James: I think it's manpower. Jon Eckert: Okay. James: I think there's a real manpower issue and belief that school can make a difference. I think one of the things that we believe in IFIP is that positive change is possible. And sometimes it's shocking going to schools. And if you do make people see that the positive change is possible, it transforms them. So advocacy, shared vision. And one of your colleagues was saying this morning, just changing the mantra can make a profound difference. Jon Eckert: Yeah. So what makes you the most optimistic as you get to see all the schools all around the world? James: Yeah. Well, I've just come back from Stockholm in Sweden, and I was really, really impressed by the school there. It was one of the best schools in Stockholm. It was a school that had in their entrance hall, you'd expect it to be very austere and you don't want to see any bad stuff in your entrance hall. But they had a table tennis table set up and they had a piece of found art or hanging above. And it was the whole sense of the school's about children started there, about young people. But in Sweden, it's all about sustainability. Everyone is expected to clear up after themselves, be mindful of other people, respectful. Even in the hotel where I stayed, I had to sort my rubbish in my room. It's that approach that starts from not just in school, across the board. Jon Eckert: Yeah. James: So that impressed me. Jon Eckert: Yeah, that's a beautiful example. One of my favorite schools outside of Nashville, Tennessee, they don't have custodians that clean up the building. They have 20 minutes at the end of the day where the students do all of the cleaning, including the bathrooms. Which you start to take care of stuff better when you're the one who has to clean it up. And the peer pressure to take care of it shifts a little bit. So it's a great word. All right, one other thing. Oh, best book that you've read last. James: Can I give you two books? Jon Eckert: Absolutely. James: I mean, I've got into fiction in a big way recently. So I use Audible, the app. Jon Eckert: Oh, yes. James: And I've been working through all kinds of classics that I never read properly. Just reread The Hobbit and Tom Sawyer. But I've gone through... The Name of the Rose stuck with me recently. I so enjoyed reading it. And I've just got into Robert Harris. He's written Conclave, which has just come out as a feature film. And a series of books called Imperium about Cicero and Oratory and how the Roman Empire was lost. But they aren't the books. Jon Eckert: I love that. Go ahead. James: But the two books, one is by an English specialist called Mary Myatt. And one of the really practical books that she wrote was The Curriculum: Gallimaufry to coherence. Gallimaufry is a word, I'm not sure if it's Gaelic, but it means a mess. So going from a mess to coherence. And that book is all about how it's important that children struggle. That learning only happens. We try to protect kids all the time that way. No, they should struggle. You imagine if everything's easy. And then she says this, if everything's easy, it's hard to learn. There's nothing to hold onto. There's no scratch marks. You need some of that. So Mary Myatt, that's a brilliant book. The other book is by Duncan Green called How Change Happens. And that's all about this idea of power. And he talks about power within, that's your self-confidence power with when you've got solidarity with people. Power to change things and then power over people. But it strikes me that as he shows in his book, where you've got instances where you've got the 'I Can' campaign in South Asia, all about women who were being violently treated by men, reclaiming their self-worth. It's like invisible power. Where does it come from? The change. You can't see any difference, but inside they've changed dramatically to stand up collectively against something. And that's what we need to do with students. Build that self-power inside. Jon Eckert: Great recommendations. And we talk a lot about struggling well and where that fuel comes from. And so, love that book by Mary Myatt. I'll have to get the spelling of that from you when we get off. My also favorite thing about that is I asked for one book recommendation and I wrote down at least seven. So, well done James. All right, well hey. We really appreciate you coming over. We look forward to potentially doing a convening where we get to bring great people together who want to work on serving each kid well in this way that benefits all of us. So hopefully that will happen sometime in the coming year. But really grateful for your partnership and a chance to go visit schools and have you on the podcast. James: Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. Thank you.
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and here hanging is a wardrobe of uncertainty… ‘gallimaufry' here, there, you left your face and if only i knew which expression belonged. eyes constantly turning, mouth always churning and one nail is not enough to raise you up and into light. there's a plastic to your condition that doesn't agree under the ridges of my fingertips. i can't collect you any longer. i can't listen to the fabrication of your syllables mimicking the drop of my lids. i can't take that drawl of a head nod pretending you understand each turn of a day brings about another how did it go wrong. i'd brush you a thousand different ways if i had the color. i'd hide you a million more with cover. so tell me how to navigate hours when i can't steer minutes thru storms. drywall prepared with neat holes of precision and the decision of which facade to pull down is a tortuous one. #barflypoet #josephapinto www.josephpinto.com © Copyright Joseph A. Pinto. All Rights Reserved. * 'From My Front Steps,' 'Scotch and Scars' and 'A Distilled Spirit' poetry collections available in paperback and ebook on Amazon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joseph-pinto3/support
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Ian Downs and Martin Booth are at the Gallimaufry for this week's episode, helping to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Gloucester Road venue with co-owner James Koch. Laura Lewis-Pool of Saffron Records and Bristol's nighttime economy adviser Carly Heath speak to Ellie Pipe ahead of Bristol24/7's event in association with Bristol Nights on March 31, celebrating women in the nighttime economy. And author and journalist Charlotte Philby speaks about her new novel, Edith & Kim, which tells the story of her grandfather, Kim Philby, the MI6 special agent who defected to the Soviet Union during the Cold War, and Soviet agent Edith Tudor-Hart.
As heard on Planet Raconteur Podcast Season 2 episode 5 "Surrounded by the Mutant Rain Forest" by Bruce Boston, which appears in "Visions of the Mutant Rain Forest." https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NA05QDL/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i10 http://bruceboston.com Bruce Boston's poetry and fiction have received numerous awards, most notably: a Pushcart Prize, the Bram Stoker Award, the Asimov's Readers Award, and the Grand Master Award of the Science Fiction Poetry Association. His latest fiction collection, Gallimaufry, is available from Amazon and other online booksellers. We would like to Thank You, for visiting, The Planet Raconteur. Planet Raconteur Links: Apple - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plan…ur/id1504582518 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/5B8jTqcmmoflJcOK0mOEyl Soundcloud - @planetraconteur Spreaker - www.spreaker.com/show/planetraconteurpodcast Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/planet-raconteur iHeart Radio - www.iheart.com/podcast/269-plane…conteur-60732867/ RSS - feeds.feedburner.com/planetraconteur Youtube - bit.ly/prpyoutube Twitter - twitter.com/planetraconteur Facebook - fb.me/planetraconteur
Thank you for always turning to us for your Audio Drama entertainment. We appreciate each and every one of you. This podcast's stories are as follows: "Anastasia" by Vic Smith https://vicsstories.wordpress.com/ "Dread" by John Dulak https://johndulak416773382.wordpress.com/contact/ "Surrounded by The Mutant Rain Forest" by Bruce Boston, which appears in "Visions of the Mutant Rain Forest." https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01NA05QDL/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i10 http://bruceboston.com/ Bruce Boston's poetry and fiction have received numerous awards, most notably: a Pushcart Prize, the Bram Stoker Award, the Asimov's Readers Award, and the Grand Master Award of the Science Fiction Poetry Association. His latest fiction collection, Gallimaufry, is available from Amazon and other online booksellers. We would like to Thank You, for visiting, The Planet Raconteur. Planet Raconteur Links: Apple - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plan…ur/id1504582518 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/5B8jTqcmmoflJcOK0mOEyl Soundcloud - @planetraconteur Spreaker - www.spreaker.com/show/planetraconteurpodcast Stitcher - www.stitcher.com/podcast/planet-raconteur iHeart Radio - www.iheart.com/podcast/269-plane…conteur-60732867/ RSS - feeds.feedburner.com/planetraconteur Youtube - bit.ly/prpyoutube Twitter - twitter.com/planetraconteur Facebook - fb.me/planetraconteur
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Today we speak with Rob Deemer from the State University of New York in Fredonia. He is a music composition professor and head of the composition department at SUNY Fredonia. He is also the founder and director of the Institute of Composer Diversity. We talk about his musical education, and what inspired him to create the database of names and pieces. We discuss labels, expansions, and future goals as well. If you know someone that should be included, or if you want to be included, please visit: http://www.composerdiversity.com/ ( http://www.composerdiversity.com/?fbclid=IwAR3J3mCidWZkS4BX-tHSTN-rDEARUJ0MKH7MVDPsbTkhb1ob75TLQyzWp7c ) and fill out a submission form! Guest: Rob Deemer: robdeemer.com ( http://www.robdeemer.com/?fbclid=IwAR216x_O-HgX2iiIbu9UOLRkuYiI10IqwLKa8ld8C7JPv-KobpCh1FFIeEc ) Institute of Composer Diversity: http://www.composerdiversity.com/ ( http://www.composerdiversity.com/?fbclid=IwAR3J3mCidWZkS4BX-tHSTN-rDEARUJ0MKH7MVDPsbTkhb1ob75TLQyzWp7c ) Music: "Gallimaufry" by Rob Deemer. Performed by Vanguard Reed Quintet "Cantastoria: Movement 2 - Hydra" by Rob Deemer. Performed by Michael Hall Guest Links: University of Central Oklahoma: www.uco.edu ( http://www.uco.edu ) New Music Box: nmbx.newmusicusa.org ( nmbx.newmusicusa.org ) African Composer: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVpHcX1xI-CjTBm1cYXqpuw ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVpHcX1xI-CjTBm1cYXqpuw ) Hosts: William F. Montgomery - www.williammontgomerycomposer.com ( http://www.williammontgomerycomposer.com/ ) Hillary Lester - www.thehealthymusiciansite.com ( http://www.thehealthymusiciansite.com/ ) Donations Link - https://app.redcircle.com/shows/b1eba219-2869-4000-a36d-a5873d9fb5d1/donations Links for social media: Host site link - https://redcircle.com/shows/sounds-of-the-world Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/soundsoftheworldpodcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/soundsoftheworldpodcast Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sounds-of-the-world/id1532113091 © Sounds of the World Podcast 2020 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sounds-of-the-world/donations
1. End Road Work - Alex Sturbaum (Olympia, WA). Alex wrote this song while on their first tour with their contra dance band Gallimaufry. It’s on their first solo album, River Run Wide and features vocals from the members of Gallimaufry. www.alexsturbaum.com 2. Finding joy, by Susan Reid (Montpelier, VT). Read by Julie Vallimont (Brattleboro, VT). 3. We can see a future now, by Aaron Marcus (Montpelier, VT) with Ollie Cultrara. Read by Sam Sanders (Montpelier, VT). Aaron says, “I started writing this in late 2019, but I wasn't entirely sure what some of the phrasing really meant until the pandemics of our times reared their ugly heads.” https://aaronmarcus.bandcamp.com/releases 4. The Dream Waltz - Anadama (Portland, ME). Anadama is Amelia Mason (fiddle), Bethany Waickman (guitar), and Emily Troll (accordion). This waltz by Cliff Stapleton is a favorite of theirs and can be found on their new CD, Way Back When, available for purchase on Bandcamp and their website. www.anadamamusic.com http://anadama.bandcamp.com 5. What Will We Do When We Have No Money? - Eleanor Lincoln and Ben Williams (Northampton, MA). Ben and Eleanor describe this as “a beautiful song we learned from the singing of Lankum, whose almost dirge-like rendition really makes you feel like these are honest questions with real weight behind them.” 6. Livermore Chill - Tristan Henderson (Burlington, VT). Tristan says, “Livermore Chill was for some lovely hosts in Livermore, California... remembering chilling on their porch in the Cali sun eating an avocado.” www.petesposse.com 7. Glad sight wherever new with old, by William Wordsworth. Read by Margaret Youngberg (Greenfield, MA). 8. So Will We Yet - Amanda Witman and Everest Witman (Brattleboro, VT). Amanda says, “Everest came home unexpectedly during the first three months of the pandemic. We'd never before had a chance to work on song repertoire, so we took the opportunity to explore what we could create together. This song feels like a balm during these challenging times, especially as singing together is one of those things we can't safely do for awhile. ‘We've sung together many a time, and so will we yet.’ Everest's time at home came to an end, but before he left, we captured this as a memento. From Gordon Bok's ‘And So Will We Yet’ from Tony Cuffe's song ‘Sae Will We Yet’. Recorded 6/20/2020 in our dining room in Brattleboro with one mic and a single take.”The opening music is “The Pearl in Sorrow’s Hand” by Julie Vallimont, from her album Dark Sky, Bright Stars. Produced by Julie Vallimont. Mixed and mastered by Dana Billings. All content courtesy of the artists, all rights reserved. This series is supported in part by the Country Dance and Song Society, NEFFA, and Pinewoods Camp.
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Karen Cooper and Heather Kinion from the Modern Quilt Guild join Vivika live from the QuiltCon show floor to talk about the luscious quilts they saw. Meanwhile, back in the office, Lori and Tracy chat with managing editor Anissa Arnold. They talk about using chocolate brown as a neutral and read several letters from listeners. In Fine Finishes, they talk about National craft month and the non-quilting projects they are currently working on. https://www.craftours.com/trips/?page=france-quilted-0920 Click here to view the show notes for this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Episode #26 features 2019 Rattle Poetry Prize Finalist Kathleen Balma and her chapbook Gallimaufry & Farrago. Kathleen Balma is a public librarian and the author of Gallimaufry & Farrago (Finishing Line Press 2018), a poetry chapbook. She received a Master of Library Science and a Master of Fine Arts in Poetry Writing from Indiana University. A Fulbright Fellow and Pushcart Prize winner, she is the recipient of a Katherine Bakeless Nason Scholarship from Bread Loaf Environmental Writers' Conference, a Tennessee Williams scholarship from Sewanee Writers' Conference, and a writer-in-residence fellowship from Rivendell Writers' Colony. She has published widely in magazines and anthologies, including Ecotone, Missouri Review, New Ohio Review, the Montreal International Poetry Prize Anthology, and the University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor's International Poetry Prize Anthology. She grew up in the Ohio River Valley of Illinois and has lived in the Ozarks of Missouri, a Michigan forest, urban Andalucía, a naval base near the Windy City, suburban New South Wales, Western Australia, a trailer park in Little Egypt, several corners of the Hoosier state, Castilla la Mancha, small-town New England, and the only Garden District in Central Louisiana. New Orleans is her forever home. For more information, visit: https://www.kathleenbalma.com/ Pre-show: "Building Nicole's Mama" by Patricia Smith https://www.rattle.com/building-nicoles-mama-by-patricia-smith/
Before they head off to the Basin, the party has some loose ends to tie up in Gallimaufry. Kaden ponders the mysteries of pasteries. Athan demonstrates critical baking skills. Flower gives something back, and receives a story in return. Like what you hear? Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and rate & review to help others join our adventure! Tell us what you think! Contact us at https://www.talesfromthetablecast.com, at talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com (mailto:talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com), and on Twitter @tabletalescast (https://twitter.com/tabletalescast). Featuring: Dre, as Flower the serpentfolk paladin Mac, as Kaden Onyxcobble the halfling sorcerer Kevin, as Athanasius Argentianus Anguisian the silver dragonborn cleric and Cloud as Dungeon Master. Edited and produced by Cloud and Dre. Special thanks to Matt Marshall for editing help and general good advice on all things podcasting. Theme music: 8-Bit Adventure by AdhesiveWombat (https://soundcloud.com/adhesivewombat).
Before they head off to the Basin, the party has some loose ends to tie up in Gallimaufry. Kaden ponders the mysteries of pasteries. Athan demonstrates critical baking skills. Flower gives something back, and receives a story in return. Like what you hear? Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and rate & review to help others join our adventure! Tell us what you think! Contact us at https://www.talesfromthetablecast.com, at talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com (mailto:talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com), and on Twitter @tabletalescast (https://twitter.com/tabletalescast). Featuring: Dre, as Flower the serpentfolk paladin Mac, as Kaden Onyxcobble the halfling sorcerer Kevin, as Athanasius Argentianus Anguisian the silver dragonborn cleric and Cloud as Dungeon Master. Edited and produced by Cloud and Dre. Special thanks to Matt Marshall for editing help and general good advice on all things podcasting. Theme music: 8-Bit Adventure by AdhesiveWombat (https://soundcloud.com/adhesivewombat).
Antonia attempts to give the party some insight into what faces them in the Basin and beyond. But trouble is brewing—or, more precisely, smoldering—inside Gallimaufry as well. Kaden goes for a jog. Flower gives a stirring performance. Athanasius makes it rain. Like what you hear? Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and rate & review to help others join our adventure! Tell us what you think! Contact us at https://www.talesfromthetablecast.com, at talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com (mailto:talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com), and on Twitter @tabletalescast (https://twitter.com/tabletalescast). Featuring: Dre, as Flower the serpentfolk paladin Mac, as Kaden Onyxcobble the halfling sorcerer Kevin, as Athanasius Argentianus Anguisian the silver dragonborn cleric and Cloud as Dungeon Master. Edited and produced by Cloud and Dre. Special thanks to Matt Marshall for editing help and general good advice on all things podcasting. Theme music: 8-Bit Adventure by AdhesiveWombat (https://soundcloud.com/adhesivewombat).
Antonia attempts to give the party some insight into what faces them in the Basin and beyond. But trouble is brewing—or, more precisely, smoldering—inside Gallimaufry as well. Kaden goes for a jog. Flower gives a stirring performance. Athanasius makes it rain. Like what you hear? Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and rate & review to help others join our adventure! Tell us what you think! Contact us at https://www.talesfromthetablecast.com, at talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com (mailto:talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com), and on Twitter @tabletalescast (https://twitter.com/tabletalescast). Featuring: Dre, as Flower the serpentfolk paladin Mac, as Kaden Onyxcobble the halfling sorcerer Kevin, as Athanasius Argentianus Anguisian the silver dragonborn cleric and Cloud as Dungeon Master. Edited and produced by Cloud and Dre. Special thanks to Matt Marshall for editing help and general good advice on all things podcasting. Theme music: 8-Bit Adventure by AdhesiveWombat (https://soundcloud.com/adhesivewombat).
This week I am in conversation with Mary Myatt on her book Curriculum- From Gallimaufry to coherence Mary Myatt is an education adviser, writer and speaker. She works in schools talking to pupils, teachers and leaders about learning, leadership and the curriculum. She maintains that there are no quick fixes and that great outcomes for pupils are not achieved through tick boxes. She writes and speaks at conferences about leadership, curriculum and school improvement. 'Mary Myatt combines encyclopedic knowledge of schools with crystal-clear description of curriculum principles – a must-read for all those involved in improving education. Globally, new attention is being given to curriculum principles and curriculum practice. Mary Myatt’s book is major contribution to this debate. Few books range so effectively across curriculum theory and day-to-day practice in the classroom – Mary Myatt does this with huge authority and extreme clarity.' Tim Oates CBE, Group Director of ARD, (Assessment Research and Development) ‘This book weaves together theory, research, policy, and practice to provide educators at every stage of their career a practical guide to coherent curriculum design. Chapters divided by subject and strategy make it easy to keep coming back to, whilst Mary’s humorous and intelligent prose make it a pleasure to read.’ Claire Hill, Head of English and Media Studies, Dover Grammar School for Girls ‘This book has been invaluable and really balances theory, critical argument and practical applications for how we can achieve this in our curriculum planning and subject CPD.’ Aja Cortizo, Professional development Team Lead, Glyn School ‘This is exactly what I needed to read before the team goes to rewrite the curriculum this term. It is definitely a must read to completely rethink the curriculum because it covers all aspects to truly ensure ‘high challenge and low threat’ across all subjects. I’m so excited about redesigning the teaching and learning to ensure children are engaged and inspired.’ Flora Barton, Headteacher, Crowmarsh Gifford CE Primary School Teacher Development Trust Section This week Bethan is in conversation following TDT's work with Ignite TSA . http://www.welcometoignite.co.uk/about-us/ Podcast Pedagogy Section Matthew Evans talks to you, the listeners about his new book ahead of a full podcast in the New Year. Leadership is an ill-defined domain, drowning in abstract theories and models of expertise. School leadership suffers from this lack of a satisfactory and useful definition of leadership, and has of late been drawn in to generic approaches to school improvement which have left the workforce feeling anything but `well led'. How do we put `substance' back in to school leadership? This book draws on the lessons of cognitive science and explores the specific things that school leaders do, arguing for a notion of school leadership rooted in the realities of leaders' daily experiences. It presents a case for how school leaders can develop their expertise and, in doing so, places domain-specific knowledge at the heart of school improvement efforts. Publisher: John Catt Educational Ltd Shameless Plugs I countdown the top 10 Naylor's Natter's of 2019 with a homage to Top of the Pops --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/naylorsnatter/message
The party returns victorious to Gallimaufry and spends time with friends new and old. But signs of trouble in distant parts of the Empire cast a shadow over the happy reunion. Flower hides the body. Kaden frets about possible bee-tastrophes. Athan just wants some study time. And Cloud stuggles to keep track of an ever-growing pile of NPCs. Like what you hear? Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and rate & review to help others join our adventure! Tell us what you think! Contact us at https://www.talesfromthetablecast.com, at talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com (mailto:talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com), and on Twitter @tabletalescast (https://twitter.com/tabletalescast). Featuring: Dre, as Flower the serpentfolk paladin Mac, as Kaden Onyxcobble the halfling sorcerer Kevin, as Athanasius Argentianus Anguisian the silver dragonborn cleric and Cloud as Dungeon Master. Edited and produced by Cloud and Dre. Special thanks to Matt Marshall for editing help and general good advice on all things podcasting. Theme music: 8-Bit Adventure by AdhesiveWombat (https://soundcloud.com/adhesivewombat).
The party returns victorious to Gallimaufry and spends time with friends new and old. But signs of trouble in distant parts of the Empire cast a shadow over the happy reunion. Flower hides the body. Kaden frets about possible bee-tastrophes. Athan just wants some study time. And Cloud stuggles to keep track of an ever-growing pile of NPCs. Like what you hear? Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and rate & review to help others join our adventure! Tell us what you think! Contact us at https://www.talesfromthetablecast.com, at talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com (mailto:talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com), and on Twitter @tabletalescast (https://twitter.com/tabletalescast). Featuring: Dre, as Flower the serpentfolk paladin Mac, as Kaden Onyxcobble the halfling sorcerer Kevin, as Athanasius Argentianus Anguisian the silver dragonborn cleric and Cloud as Dungeon Master. Edited and produced by Cloud and Dre. Special thanks to Matt Marshall for editing help and general good advice on all things podcasting. Theme music: 8-Bit Adventure by AdhesiveWombat (https://soundcloud.com/adhesivewombat).
This week I am in conversation with Warwick Sharp on his book 'The Educated Guess' Warwick Sharp has a decade of experience in education policy. Before that, Warwick taught in a secondary school and had responsibility for careers provision. He has been both a school and college governor, and has visited nurseries, schools, colleges and universities up and down the country. Warwick studied economics at Cambridge and has a masters in public policy management. He lives in London with his wife Anna (whose intuitions are always better than his!) Warwick has always been fascinated by our intuition, and the fast and automatic judgements we all make. This book combines that with what Warwick considers to be the most important and transformational area of our lives: education. Warwick wrote this book because he sees it as an opportunity to explore and share some of the main biases in our thinking which come with being human, and how they apply to education. He hopes it is empowering and uplifting, directly useful for us all as we face big education choices, and a catalyst for further material in this important space. Podcast pedagogy- The Curriculum – Gallimaufry to coherence By Mary Myatt | Publisher John Catt Educational Ltd So how do we get from whatever Gallimaufry is to coherence? Mary Myatt is very clear on this, and leaders and teachers will find lots to get them started. Myatt’s writing is concise and each section is broken down into small chunks; this easy read brings a real clarity to our thinking as she takes us through the fundamentals of the curriculum, planning, assessment and feedback, and finally leadership. The last section is split into subject areas (abridged from School's week review by Melanie Hooson) I will be looking into this book ahead of my natter with Mary later this month. TDT section David Weston kicks off the show again with the TDT section --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/naylorsnatter/message
Episode 4: Gallimaufry! Life, Charity, Disney+, Philsophy and Wherever Else our Runaway Train of Thought Might Take Us
Having rescued their friends from the Cult, the party heads back to the ruins of the Lonely Whistle to tie up their last loose ends before heading back to Gallimaufry. But first—shopping! Athanasius makes some practical purchases. Flower gets his spin on. Kaden gets a feather in his cap and some bees in his backpack. Like what you hear? Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and rate & review to help others join our adventure! Tell us what you think! Contact us at https://www.talesfromthetablecast.com, at talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com (mailto:talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com), and on Twitter @tabletalescast (https://twitter.com/tabletalescast). Featuring: Dre, as Flower the serpentfolk paladin Mac, as Kaden Onyxcobble the halfling sorcerer Kevin, as Athanasius Argentianus Anguisian the silver dragonborn cleric and Cloud as Dungeon Master. Edited and produced by Cloud and Dre. Special thanks to Matt Marshall for editing help and general good advice on all things podcasting. Theme music: 8-Bit Adventure by AdhesiveWombat (https://soundcloud.com/adhesivewombat).
Having rescued their friends from the Cult, the party heads back to the ruins of the Lonely Whistle to tie up their last loose ends before heading back to Gallimaufry. But first—shopping! Athanasius makes some practical purchases. Flower gets his spin on. Kaden gets a feather in his cap and some bees in his backpack. Like what you hear? Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and rate & review to help others join our adventure! Tell us what you think! Contact us at https://www.talesfromthetablecast.com, at talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com (mailto:talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com), and on Twitter @tabletalescast (https://twitter.com/tabletalescast). Featuring: Dre, as Flower the serpentfolk paladin Mac, as Kaden Onyxcobble the halfling sorcerer Kevin, as Athanasius Argentianus Anguisian the silver dragonborn cleric and Cloud as Dungeon Master. Edited and produced by Cloud and Dre. Special thanks to Matt Marshall for editing help and general good advice on all things podcasting. Theme music: 8-Bit Adventure by AdhesiveWombat (https://soundcloud.com/adhesivewombat).
Hoops legend Earl ‘The Pearl’ Monroe sparkles in a wide-ranging interview, telling hosts Jim Litke and Tim Dahlberg that while he’s thrilled today’s NBA players wield way more power, he wonders whether they’re having as much fun. On the menu: Gallimaufry, anyone? Anyone?
A newcomer arrives in Gallimaufry, bearing strange news and an even stranger magical artifact. Suspecting the influence of an Aspect, the party heads off to the deep deserts of Soluun to investigate what remains of the city of Zuljara and the mysterious magical effect known as the Gloaming. Athan asks for a show of good faith. Kaden's in the market for a new pair of boots. Flower cheerfully spills the beans to a bunch of complete strangers. Like what you hear? Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and rate & review to help others join our adventure! Tell us what you think! Contact us at https://www.talesfromthetablecast.com, at talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com (mailto:talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com), and on Twitter @tabletalescast (https://twitter.com/tabletalescast). Featuring: Audrey, as Flower the serpentfolk paladin Mac, as Kaden Onyxcobble the halfling sorcerer Kevin, as Athanasius Argentianus Anguisian the silver dragonborn cleric and Cloud as Dungeon Master. Edited by Cloud and Audrey and produced by Cloud. Special thanks to Matt Marshall for editing help and general good advice on all things podcasting. Theme music: 8-Bit Adventure by AdhesiveWombat (https://soundcloud.com/adhesivewombat).
A newcomer arrives in Gallimaufry, bearing strange news and an even stranger magical artifact. Suspecting the influence of an Aspect, the party heads off to the deep deserts of Soluun to investigate what remains of the city of Zuljara and the mysterious magical effect known as the Gloaming. Athan asks for a show of good faith. Kaden's in the market for a new pair of boots. Flower cheerfully spills the beans to a bunch of complete strangers. Like what you hear? Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and rate & review to help others join our adventure! Tell us what you think! Contact us at https://www.talesfromthetablecast.com, at talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com (mailto:talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com), and on Twitter @tabletalescast (https://twitter.com/tabletalescast). Featuring: Audrey, as Flower the serpentfolk paladin Mac, as Kaden Onyxcobble the halfling sorcerer Kevin, as Athanasius Argentianus Anguisian the silver dragonborn cleric and Cloud as Dungeon Master. Edited by Cloud and Audrey and produced by Cloud. Special thanks to Matt Marshall for editing help and general good advice on all things podcasting. Theme music: 8-Bit Adventure by AdhesiveWombat (https://soundcloud.com/adhesivewombat).
Back in Gallimaufry, the party spends a week in various explorations and endeavors. Kaden keeps to the shadows. Athanasius makes a breakthrough—Nicolas Cage style. Flower cooks up a savory friendship stew, and makes a breakthrough of a different sort. Like what you hear? Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and rate & review to help others join our adventure! Tell us what you think! Contact us at https://www.talesfromthetablecast.com, at talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com (mailto:talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com), and on Twitter @tabletalescast (https://twitter.com/tabletalescast). Featuring: Audrey, as Flower the serpentfolk paladin Mac, as Kaden Onyxcobble the halfling sorcerer Kevin, as Athanasius Argentianus Anguisian the silver dragonborn cleric and Cloud as Dungeon Master. Edited by Cloud and Audrey and produced by Cloud. Special thanks to Matt Marshall for editing help and general good advice on all things podcasting. Theme music: 8-Bit Adventure by AdhesiveWombat (https://soundcloud.com/adhesivewombat).
Back in Gallimaufry, the party spends a week in various explorations and endeavors. Kaden keeps to the shadows. Athanasius makes a breakthrough—Nicolas Cage style. Flower cooks up a savory friendship stew, and makes a breakthrough of a different sort. Like what you hear? Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and rate & review to help others join our adventure! Tell us what you think! Contact us at https://www.talesfromthetablecast.com, at talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com (mailto:talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com), and on Twitter @tabletalescast (https://twitter.com/tabletalescast). Featuring: Audrey, as Flower the serpentfolk paladin Mac, as Kaden Onyxcobble the halfling sorcerer Kevin, as Athanasius Argentianus Anguisian the silver dragonborn cleric and Cloud as Dungeon Master. Edited by Cloud and Audrey and produced by Cloud. Special thanks to Matt Marshall for editing help and general good advice on all things podcasting. Theme music: 8-Bit Adventure by AdhesiveWombat (https://soundcloud.com/adhesivewombat).
The party has finally left the ruins behind, but their new surroundings may prove even more baffling. Athan loses himself in his studies. Kaden confronts a prisoner dilemma. Flower tries cooking with his imagination. The stakes are higher—and the bathrooms more elusive—than ever before. Like what you hear? Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and rate & review to help others join our adventure! Tell us what you think! Contact us at https://www.talesfromthetablecast.com, at talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com (mailto:talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com), and on Twitter @tabletalescast (https://twitter.com/tabletalescast). Featuring: Audrey, as Flower the serpentfolk paladin Mac, as Kaden Onyxcobble the halfling sorcerer Kevin, as Athanasius Argentianus Anguisian the silver dragonborn cleric and Cloud as Dungeon Master. Edited by Cloud and Audrey and produced by Cloud. Special thanks to Matt Marshall for editing help and general good advice on all things podcasting. Theme music: 8-Bit Adventure by AdhesiveWombat (https://soundcloud.com/adhesivewombat).
The party has finally left the ruins behind, but their new surroundings may prove even more baffling. Athan loses himself in his studies. Kaden confronts a prisoner dilemma. Flower tries cooking with his imagination. The stakes are higher—and the bathrooms more elusive—than ever before. Like what you hear? Subscribe so you never miss an episode, and rate & review to help others join our adventure! Tell us what you think! Contact us at https://www.talesfromthetablecast.com, at talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com (mailto:talesfromthetablecast@gmail.com), and on Twitter @tabletalescast (https://twitter.com/tabletalescast). Featuring: Audrey, as Flower the serpentfolk paladin Mac, as Kaden Onyxcobble the halfling sorcerer Kevin, as Athanasius Argentianus Anguisian the silver dragonborn cleric and Cloud as Dungeon Master. Edited by Cloud and Audrey and produced by Cloud. Special thanks to Matt Marshall for editing help and general good advice on all things podcasting. Theme music: 8-Bit Adventure by AdhesiveWombat (https://soundcloud.com/adhesivewombat).
Don & Lyn banter and bicker at the dive bar amid the gallimaufry of listener questions. This week’s Q&A covers a hodgepodge of topics including Canadians, an STD, a horny hubby, married life, and some other stuff.Submit a question at www.advicefromadivebar.com or visit us on Facebook and search Advice From A Dive Bar.
Jon and Nick are gearing up for their Keynote Speech this week at the Frontline Insights Summit in Orlando, Florida held at the beautiful Grande Lakes Marriot! Therefore, their "education brains" are even more fully tuned than usual! Segment 1: The Rock Star Principals' 11 P's of Principal Leadership = Pluck Pluck is spirited and determined courage. Courage isn't courage without fear and gravitas. Pluck comes into play every day in our vocation. A Word from Our Fake Sponsors: Gallimaufry with Men of a Certain Age: Midlife Woolgathering (A New Podcast) If you like the Rockstar Principals' Podcast, then you'll also enjoy Gallimaufry with Men of a Certain Age! An eclectic group of middle aged men will discuss anything and everything under the sun including foot pain, the glory days, nutrition, beards, afternoon naps, bending over, lawn care, tv remotes that you talk to, marriage, divorce, hating noisy places, hair growing in places it shouldn't, lawn care, weight training, medications, forgetting things, cardio, choosing clothes for comfort, losing your keys, realizing every song your kids listen is inappropriate, forgetting things...wait, did I already say that? Professional wrestling, pipes, movies, and more… Listen now through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podbean at gallimaufrywoolgathering.podbean.com. Follow us on Twitter at @GallimaufryMen Important Article Review: "The Kids Who Use Tech Seem to Be Alright by Lydia Denworth from Scientific American Researchers at Oxford University carefully examined data collected from over 350,000 children and determined that technology has not caused any harm. Jon and Nick discuss aspects of the article as well as how to avoid some of the true dangers of social media addiction, FOMO, and comparing your real life to someone's social profile. A preview of an upcoming related segment featuring a speech by Seth Godin. More RSP awesomeness...
For this podcast we came down to Bristol, and we have to be honest: there were three motives at play. Firstly, it was to find out about the booming vegan and plant-based food scene that has found a home in these parts – so booming, in fact, that articles across the web last week claimed that Bristol had more vegan-related Google searches than anywhere else in the world. Secondly, we wanted to get inside the mind of some of the chefs serving that plant-based scene – to find out how veganism might represent a wonderful form of constrained creativity. And thirdly we wanted to cheekily eat some of their amazing food. Well, wouldn't you if you had the chance?Ultimately, what we think we found was a scene and a city that embraces and celebrates open-mindedness. But before we jump to any conclusions, let me introduce the cast. We'll be chatting to Rob Howell, the Head Chef at Root, a veg-first restaurant in the ultra-hip Whapping Wharf; to Elliott Lidstone and Tessa Lidstone, the Head Chef and co-owner of Box-e, also in Whapping Wharf, and to James Koch, the co-owner at Suncraft and the Gallimaufry on Gloucester Road. (Each of these work with Real Kombucha on their non-alcoholic options.)
KEITH BUCKLEY presents Hallmark's Lucky in Love (2014), with Jeb Lund, David Roth and guest Jessie Opoien, for: April Fool's bona fides ... Jessie's slide into Hallmark fandom ... Dave's "Lucky in Love" meet-cute ... Plot in 60 Seconds ... Good "Hallmark bad" ... Inventing MySpace ... Land without contact info ... Proto-MRA: "I love you, children's-book pig" ... Elevator pitch the woo ... Spot the Angel! ... Kushner sighting ... Eat Your Heart Out: Men you have known, fondue you have missed, 50 Shades jokes you saw ... The Fishhook ... White Lotus: It'll Take A Tad Longer Than A Burger™ ... Expanded Universe ... Overdetermined ... Dad-Brain Meets Chocho Binco ... April Fool's Bechdel Test ... Whoa! Partner Chat: Anti-Canadian racism and Kate's love ... The expanding/entrangening Hallmark roster ... Gallimaufry! ... Two tickets to country paradise ... CLIP: "I have no secrets from you, Mira. None." ... Gender wokeness ... Literal elevator pitch ... Hire us as professional Hallmark Accidental Menace detectors ... Leadership thinking in the business office ... Bad pun. MUSIC: "Fuck You If You Don't Like Christmas" and "If U Want It" by Crudbump; "Sentimental Journey" by Esquivel; "Pablo Picasso" by Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers, performed by The Burning Sensations; all other music by Chris Collingwood of Look Park and Fountains of Wayne.
Banter on the reaction to Pandora. GALLIMAUFRY topics include more on Star Wars land and immersion, the challenges of make goods and how we would have built Harry Potter at WDW.
Room service, skillets, VIP, and Cali Grille.
This week on Windy City Irish Radio the lads take a trip way down yonder to New Orleans for their annual Mardi Gras extravaganza! Tune in as Mike and Tim explore the connection between the Big Easy and The Emerald Isle with a joyful hour of musical gumbo, shrove talk and all the pancakes you can handle! Mixing NOLA with Eire, listen as we throw you some tunes from from Limerick's Goitse, Crescent City Legend Professor Longhair, ANÚNA with former member Hozier, Tom McDermott with Lucia Micarelli, Fiddle Queen Eileen Ivers, Irish rockers The Coronas, Drops of Green, The Dixieland Stars, Gallimaufry, Solas, Bing Crosby with Louis Armstrong, Rosemary Clooney and and New York native Crescent City at Heart, Tara O'Grady. Feet don't fail me now! Ayy-EEEE! Tune in each and every week from 8PM - 9PM on WSBC 1240 AM and catch this week's Mardi Gras special at www.windycityirishradio.com
[Episode 12] The brothers discuss the controversial music video ME!ME!ME! then take the next segment to talk about the latest movies they’ve seen, including The Interview, The Angry Video Game Nerd Movie, and Selma. Spoilers ahead! Check out the technical info at this link: http://pastebin.com/un8Y2sQ7 http://archive.org/download/12Gallimaufry/12%20Gallimaufry.mp3
Join us this week, as we’re back after a short break to discuss a gallimaufry of topics. We start this gargantuan episode with some introductions, then move swiftly through the 8/24 balance changes. We then discuss our 2nd tourney and a little bit about the decks that dominated. Finally, we wrap up the episode with an awesome e-mail and review section. Boom!
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GALLIMAUFRY! Our first topic this week is what properties or companies we believe that Disney should try to acquire. The second topic is salary cap style game about how we would spend an hour in the Magic Kingdom. Finally and drawing inspiration from Effectively Wild's The only rule is that it has to work, we discuss how we would manage a small, independent amusement park.
Tuesday Gallimaufry! Ride sequels, dining ethics, Dutch's move.
Happy Anniversary to us as we celebrate our 25th Episode of Booth One! Sing along with the Flintstones as we toast a milestone in our podcast history. Sing Along Here As a token of this momentous occasion, Gary presents Roscoe with a "silver" quarter from the state commemorative collection, worth at most .25 cents. Don't spend it all in one place, Roscoe. It's a Gallimaufry show today (gal·li·mau·fry ɡaləˈmôfrē/noun: plural noun: gallimaufries 1. a jumble or medley of things. 2. a dish made of diced from minced meat, especially a hash or ragout), as Gary and Roscoe explore a variety of topical subjects and current trends. First, a thank you to Episode 24 guest Melanie Neilan read bio for being so gracious and entertaining. This is proving to be one of our most listened-to episodes. We're certain that this young actress has an amazing career ahead. And a touch back to the famous Fairy Castle of silent screen star Colleen Moore. Roscoe and Gary pledge to make a field trip to the Museum of Science and Industry soon to view it in person. Our Sourpus Smithers pet peeves of the week include the outrageously wasteful length of CVS pharmacy receipts read why, and one-armed self check-out customers who can't seem the grasp the concept that two hands are quicker than one! A last goodbye to the Asian elephants of the Ringling Bros. circus. Officials announced that they will retire all the creatures by the end of May 2016, a full two years before previously promised. read full story So if you want to see these wonders of nature up close in performance, better hurry to your nearest arena and catch them while you can. Don't forget! Gary tells a sad story - for a change - of a shark trapped in a chlorinated pool in Florida. Rescuers were likely too late to save the creature, who was placed in the pool by some hooligan youths. Full Story Rewards have been offered and we hope they catch these vandals before they destroy another wild animal. Gary officially retires his Keys to the Carly segment this week, as the famed failed CEO and queen of the helmet hair has been relegated to the under card at the last 3 GOP debates. Farewell, dear Carlton S. It was fun while it lasted. We suspect this isn't the last we'll hear from Frau Fiorina. The Oscar race is heating up, with controversy and drama regarding the lack of diversity in the 20 acting nominations. NYT Story Who's to blame and what can the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences do to better address the question of gender and racial diversity in the Oscar voting? Hollywood Reporter view Gary and Roscoe Around The Town features a look at some recent and current stage events including - the pre-Broadway Chicago tryout of the new musical Gotta Dance Variety review; the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's one-night-only tribute to Jerry Herman read about the show ; and The Ruffians production of Burning Bluebeard Hypocrites website, a "holiday" show presented by The Hypocrites at the Den Theatre. Roscoe nearly falls off his bar stool at the news that Bette Midler is slated to star in Hello, Dolly! in the spring of 2017. Jerry Herman is quoted as saying, "Only Bette could bring Dolly brilliantly back to 'the lights of 14th Street!' " see more at Playbill.com Roscoe relates an acecdote about Ann-Margret once auditioning for the film version role of Irene Malloy. Hard to imagine... Steppenwolf Theatre announces the creation of a new bar and cafe next door to their main stage theatre. read full story This should add some much needed social gathering space to the Halsted corridor rife with restaurants but lacking in drinking establishments. Looking ahead to the summer, the Grant Park Music Festival has announce it's lineup in Millennium Park. see the full 2016 season Notable events include a tribute to Cole Porter featuring Karen Mason and a silent film screening with the orchestra playing the score. The film is TBA,
Adam Britten joins the show to challenge Kip. Their job this week is to draft a land. We also have a GALLIMAUFRY! Topics include the worst people in Walt Disney World, custom touring plans, and What If....Disney had purchased Star Wars twenty years earlier.
GALLIMAUFRY! Topics this week include moving WDW lands, careers we would accept in the Disney Company, time travel (SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED), and buffet strategy.
GALLIMAUFRY! Fun hodgepodge of WDW discussion this week. We go on the record with some Walt Disney World news. After that, we tackled whether or not a vlogger should have called for the firing of a Disneyland CM. We close out the show by talking WDW BANG BANGS. Forbes article on Star Wars: The Force Awakens box office outlook Vlogger's video on Disneyland Louis CK Bang Bang skit
Ben and Sam discuss free agents, qualifying offers, the Rays-Mariners trade, Alex Anthopoulos’ departure from Toronto, and Mike Trout Twitter.
Call the Listener Line! 1-615-763-3878 GALLIMAUFRY! Three GALLIMAUFRY topics this week. Up first, we discuss an article that discusses what the TSA could learn from Disney. After that, we discuss Eater.com's attempt at helping people navigate the food of Walt Disney World. Finally, we discuss Ken Storey's question of what chains we believe would fit in WDW.
Call the Listener Line! 1-615-763-3878 GALLIMAUFRY! This Summertime GALLIMAUFRY includes discussions of Universal and WWWD, when we feel "there," traveling with 2-year-old, frightening small children, and Outback Steakhouse. GALLIMAUFRY contributors this week are Derry, Keith, Cassie, and Matt "HouserPain" Houser. You can also buy this classy hat.
Give our new LISTENER LINE a call: 1-615-763-3878 Gallimaufry! Gallimaufry includes the next 10 years of theme parks, including Walt Disney World, replacement level meals at WDW, sophistry, a WDW rewards program, and the zombie apocalypse at WDW.
Gallimaufry! Gallimaufry discussions include the decision to go when a pregnancy may happen, tech ideas, Groundhog Day in Walt Disney World. News Bites include quick discussion on DVC prices, slashing of WDW Annual pass discounts, pirates of the Caribbean, Disney Springs' lineup, George Lucas' story ideas, and Starbucks mugs.
The GALLIMAUFRY Lock Box is open again. The topic assortment includes the decision to stop touring and go eat, mistakes and lessons learned, our least favorite restaurants, Vince McMahon, money wasting, and how we'd save a counter-service restaurant. We also do 3 Good Minutes on College Football and @TheMouseSlap.
GALLIMAUFRY! This week's episode is a GALLIMAUFRY of various and assorted topics provided by alert and helpful listeners. The GALLIMAUFRY includes how Disney would craft a "valuable" hard ticket party for RI, underrated movies, the mythical 5th Gate, a fateful choice on the most important part of our vacations, and off-site resources. GALLIMAUFRY!?
Summary: Andy Simpkins (back in the studio) and Adam J Purcell, Fake Keith, Jean Riddler and the Real Keith Dunn in Los Angeles, at the Gallifrey One Doctor Who convention, discuss the event, play a game, have a 30 second recommendation, talk with a Radiophonic genius and a variety of other stuff, specifically: 00:00 – […]
Games of the Week: Donkey Kong Jr, Paperboy, Excitebike, Dr Mario, and Bubble Bobble
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