Podcasts about Golden Hill

San Diegans are still talking about yesterday's 5.2 magnitude earthquake. Plus, a police chase that began in San Ysidro ended up as a police involved shooting in Golden Hill. And, today is tax day, we have where you can find some last minute help. NBC 7's Steven Luke has these stories and more on this Tuesday April 15.

In today's episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Rachel Cockerell, a London-based author, whose first foray into writing began as a family memoir, and evolved into a remarkable and innovative work of historical non-fiction called Melting Point. Melting Point is a great 2024 release from Headline, and will be coming out in Spring of 2025 in the States. The book was longlisted for the 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize, and explores the origins of the Zionist movement, and one of its particular, little-known chapters – the Galveston Plan.  Most interestingly, perhaps, is the structure – it's a polyphonic blend of primary sources and texts, which she splices to build a story arc. The book is an absolutely fascinating read that touches on identity, belonging, and the search for a place to call home. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and would strongly recommend it. Lit with Charles loves reviews. If you enjoyed this episode, I'd be so grateful if you could leave a review of your own, and follow me on Instagram at @litwithcharles. Let's get more people listening – and reading! Rachel Cockerell's four books were: Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert (2015) Lincoln in the Bardo, George Saunders (2017) The Old Ways, Robert Macfarlane (2012) Golden Hill, Francis Spufford (2016)

John Brayton of Golden Hill Software has released a Mac version of his popular RSS reader, Unread. Available on iOS and iPad OS already, John explains why he felt it was time to fill out the collection for the desktop, citing the changing ways we work and interact online, the changes in social media and how people get their news, and the thought processes behind his pricing decisions.  This MacVoices is supported by Notion. Try Notion AI for free at notion.com/macvoices. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Unread RSS Reader07:43 Development Journey of Unread08:57 The Resurgence of RSS19:19 Curating News Sources28:59 Pricing and Subscription Model35:30 Closing Thoughts and Future Updates Links: Unread Guests: John Brayton is the owner of Golden Hill Software, the publisher of the Unread RSS Reader. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon     http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:     http://macvoices.com      Twitter:     http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner     http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Mastodon:     https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:     https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes     Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

John Brayton of Golden Hill Software has released a Mac version of his popular RSS reader, Unread. Available on iOS and iPad OS already, John explains why he felt it was time to fill out the collection for the desktop, citing the changing ways we work and interact online, the changes in social media and how people get their news, and the thought processes behind his pricing decisions.  This MacVoices is supported by Notion. Try Notion AI for free at notion.com/macvoices. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Unread RSS Reader 07:43 Development Journey of Unread 08:57 The Resurgence of RSS 19:19 Curating News Sources 28:59 Pricing and Subscription Model 35:30 Closing Thoughts and Future Updates Links: Unread Guests: John Brayton is the owner of Golden Hill Software, the publisher of the Unread RSS Reader. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon      http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:      http://macvoices.com      Twitter:      http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner      http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Mastodon:      https://mastodon.cloud/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:      https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:      https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes      Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

Crossing guards in Haverhill will receive a wage increase from $15 to $17 per hour effective Feb. 5.Thanks to the raise, crossing guard Debbie Mason told WHAV she will not have to find more hours as a lunch monitor or a similar position in the district. It would have been disruptive to work more because, on top of the 15 hours a week at an intersection near the Golden Hill and Dr. Paul C. Nettle Schools, she said she spends the bulk of her time taking care of people.“I take care of my husband all the time,” she said. “My sister-in-law doesn't drive so I drive her where she needs to go. And, you know, you just need the money coming into the house,” she said.She added that much of her time has gone to getting her father's affairs in order after he recently passed away. Along with a general increase in prices and property taxes in recent years, she said her father's death meant the taxes on his house no longer receive his senior's and veteran's discounts.The Committee voted unanimously on the change after a guard approached Vice Chair Paul A. Magliocchetti while he was checking out at Market Basket.“He was not completely satisfied, and he was concerned because he didn't feel we had enough crossing guards, and he informed me that part of the reason was the pay,” Magliocchetti said. “They're among the lowest paid in the district.”The pay bump will not impact negotiations with other low-paid employees, according to Magliocchetti. Assistant Superintendent Michael J. Pfifferling told the committee the $2 per hour increase will cost the district just under $31,000, money already available in the budget.While the city's 18 crossing guard positions are currently full, Pfifferling told WHAV a new hire would receive training and join the substitute list. They could then receive a permanent posting if a slot opened up in the future.“People get ill or need time out for certain reasons, so even if your flexibility is not five days a week, get on our substitute list, and [you'll] see different kids every day,” he said.Member Mikaela D. Lalumiere encouraged residents to take the job. “Anybody who has time in the morning, in the afternoon, you're retired, you have any kind of flexibility in your schedule, and you want to do something really meaningful, that's tangible, that can help our kids, this is a great way to help keep our kids safe,” she said. “It's one of the only jobs you're ever going to have where everyone who sees you is going to be really happy to see you.”Mason would be the first to agree. She joked she almost got a bumper sticker saying she has 500 children. Over the past 11 years she has worked this intersection, she said she has become a “fixture,” with many commuters, parents and children all waving to her as they pass in cars.“Sometimes I dance with them. Sometimes I sing with them. Friday is happy dance Friday for me and my kids,” she said, demonstrating the dance and laughing. “One kid used to come down skipping all the time, so I started trying to skip, and I almost broke my neck.”In an ideal world, Mason said she would have appreciated $20 per hour. Not only would it help with her own expenses, but she said it would allow her to buy kids sneakers, jackets and backpacks, which she has done in the past.“It's going to help. You know, anything will help at this point,” she said. “It would've been nice to be more, but I'll take what I can get when I can. Because we've always been one of the lowest paid, and we're out here in the middle of the street with all of the drivers that are already aggressive.”She continued, “I love my job. I don't want to lose it. I don't want people to get mad at me, so I'd be happy with it, as it is, for now.”Standing at the edge of the crosswalk, commuters blow by. She often has to walk out into a steady stream Support the show

Liberty Poles were central to the Revolution, as Patriots raised them to symbolize their resistance, and British soldiers tore them down.  Americans in the 1790s revived the custom of Liberty Poles, in opposition to the policies of the Washington and Adams administrations.  We talk with Shira Lurie, author of .The American Liberty Pole:  Popular Politics and the Struggle for Democracy in the Early Republic, about these symbols of liberty and the contentious politics in the Revolution era.

Two women face eviction from their Golden Hill duplex. The building owner seeks to redevelop their building into a dense residential structure. It's a crappy situation for the current residents. But the project could turn four units into 108. That's in the works due to the city of San Diego's Complete Communities plan from 2020. This week, we discuss the new version of the plan that came to the City Council this week — and why it failed. Plus: Our recent Politics Report about cannabis and Jesus Cardenas and Councilman Stephen Whitburn made waves. Chula Vista's Amphitheater knew about a shady concession situation years ago. Our funny dispensary stories. No show next week. We'll see you after Thanksgiving for Beef Week: vosd.org/beefSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Buying flavored tobacco products has been illegal in California since the beginning of the year, but San Diego's city attorney says they're still being sold. In other news, the city of Chula Vista temporarily shut down Harborside Park and is considering closing it for good, that's angered many Chula Vista residents. Plus, we hear from the artist and musician who created a musical bridge on a freeway overpass in Golden Hill.

Chris Wilson, Chief Geologist at Mantaro Precious Metals (TSX.V:MNTR - OTCQB:MSLVF) joins me to recap the maiden Resource Estimate at the Golden Hill Project in Bolivia. This initial inferred resource, announced on July 14th, is comprised of 857,000 tonnes at 4.4 g/t gold for 121,000 ounces of gold at a 1.5 g/t gold cut-off. The resource is based off a total of 14 drill holes totaling 2,405 meters.    I have Chris initially recap the initial resource and how the Company was able to produce a resource with only 14 drill holes. We then look ahead to how the Company will move the Project forward, balancing the possibility of moving into production vs continuing to expand the resource and test other targets (as shown in the map from the release posted below).   If you have any follow up questions for Chris please email me at Fleck@kereport.com.   Click here to visit the Mantaro Precious Metals website and read over the full Resource Estimate news release.   Figure 2: Plainview map showing the area included in the maiden Mineral Resource, location of 2022 drill holes (black line, blue-collar) and Mineral Resource expansion potential to the south. (CNW Group/Mantaro Precious Metals Corp.)

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In the "Today in San Diego" podcast, a safe sleeping lot for unhoused individuals is open in Golden Hill, the old sheriff's department crime lab is set to turn into hundreds of apartments and the summer concert series at Petco Park kicks off today.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bio:Latoya McKelvin Founder of Movement Matters Collective, a community-focused wellness organization in San Diego. As a movement specialist, she's shared the rehabilitative and healing properties of mindful movement modalities with folks from all walks of life, including adolescents, seniors, athletes, and new movers here and abroad. Her background in dance, Pilates, and yoga has given her the experience and skills to assist others with improving their physical and mental well-being. Connect with Latoya McKelvin! Website: www.movementmatterscollective.comEmail: latoya@movementmatterscollective.comFacebook: @movementmatterscollectiveInstagram: @movementmatterscollectiveLinkedIn: @latoyamckelvin PRESS RELEASE!We are excited to highlight MMC's grand opening of their fully equipped Pilates and Yoga studio in Golden Hill, which took place on April 23, 2023. The grand opening celebration featured creative movement for kids, sound healing, Afro beats dance classes, and yoga and Pilates classes for all ages and ability levels. The festivities also included raffles, music, refreshments, giveaways, and a special ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the momentous occasion.Latoya expressed her excitement about the grand opening and her passion for helping people find fun and enjoyment in their fitness and wellness journey. MMC is committed to improving the health and wellness of the San Diego community, and they are proud to be a Live Well SD Partner. The grand opening was free and open to the public, and attendees were encouraged to join MMC in celebrating movement, wellness, and community.

Nicole is a yoga and meditation teacher, sound healer, and change maker passionate about using the 8 Limbs of Yoga, sound healing, and various other life-enhancing tools to help people rise to their full potential. More about Nicole Turner:Website: nicoleturneryoga.comInstagram: @nicole_turner_yogaJoin the: 8 Limbs Yoga TribeUpcoming Events with Nicole - Save Dates!March 25 - Vibrate Higher in Golden Hill, San DiegoMarch 26 - WellFest in Pacific Beach, San DiegoApril 1 - Vibrate Higher in Pacific Beach, San DiegoMay 7th - Vibrate Higher & Friends in Pacific Beach, San DiegoMay 26-29 - Joshua Tree Yoga Retreat & Integratron Sound BathMore about the host, Livi Redden, at:I would love it if you left a podcast review: click hereORDER MY BOOK!  liviredden.com/bookInstagram: @liviredden

It's our best books of 2022, one of our favourite episodes to record as by this point we've done all the hard work of reading, now it's time to sit back and consider which, of all the books we read in 2022, were our very favourites. That might be a new release or it might be a backlist gem. We've also got the books that got us through difficult moments, the books that made us laugh or cry, and the ones we recommended and gave to friends. As we're nothing if not critical we've got some books that didn't quite live up to our expectations before we finally crown our top three books of 2022.  As snow falls gently around the shed, the fairy lights twinkle, the mulled wine is warm, and we discuss our favourite reads of 2022 with regular special guest, journalist Phil Chaffee. Books mentioned are listed below, but if you want to be surprised look away now. Book recommendations for Best Books of 2022 Favourite new release: Laura loved TRUST by Herman Diaz, Phil's favourite (with also-rans The Marriage Portraitby Maggie O'Farrell and Love Marriage by Monica Ali) was THE SECRET LIVES OF CHURCH LADIES by Deesha Philyaw, while Kate loved SEVEN STEEPLES by Sara Baume (with honorable mentions Housebreaking by Colleen Hubbard and Briefly: A Delicious Life by Nell Stevens) Favourite backlist title: Phil picked THE BETROTHED by Alessandro Manzoni (with also-rans The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Toíbín, and Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweig). Kate loved The Homemaker by Dorothy Canfield-Fisher but her favourite was O CALEDONIA by Elspeth Barker. Laura went for WIVES AND DAUGHTERS by Elizabeth Gaskell. Favourite non-fiction reads: For Kate it was THE PALACE PAPERS, Tina Brown's engaging examination of the British royal family and our collective fascination with (or indifference) to them. Kate's also-rans were Fall by John Preston (did Robert Maxwell fall or was he pushed?), 4,000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman (if we did but have the time to discuss it) and Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake (book everyone says is great turns out to be great). Laura only reads non-fiction when her book club forces her too, but luckily she did end up reading CASTE by Isabel Wilkerson, a book that changed her view of the world within the first fifty pages. Phil loved Putin's People by Catherine Belton and Not One Inch by M.E. Sarotte, but his overall favourite was THE RED PRINCE by Timothy Snyder. Favourite Book Club reads. Top of the pile for Laura was MICHEL THE GIANT by Tété-Michel Kpomassie while Phil preferred EIGHT MONTHS ON GHAZZAH STREET by Hilary Mantel. Kate loved The Heart is a Lonely Hunterby Carson McCullers but her ultimate choice was LIGHT PERPETUAL by Francis Spufford Favourite comfort reads: For Phil it was EITHER/OR by Elif Batuman; he now only wants to read books narrated by her protagonist Selin. Laura escaped to a creepy Swiss hotel with THE SANATORIUM by Sarah Pearse while Kate sank into the arms of old friend E.M. Delafield with THE DIARY OF A PROVINCIAL LADY. A book that made us laugh or cry: For Kate it was A HEART THAT WORKS by Rob Delaney. Phil enjoyed THREE MEN IN A BOAT by Jerome K. Jerome (in audiobook form read by Hugh Laurie). Laura loved Small by Claire Lynch and The Sentence by Louise Erdrich, but her final choice was THE BREAD THE DEVIL KNEAD by Lisa Allen-Agostini A book we pressed on a friend: Runner-up for Phil was We Don't Know Ourselves by Fintan O'Toole but his favourite was THE FREE WORLD by Louis Menand. Laura's pick was THE SIXTEEN TREES OF THE SOMME by Lars Mytting Books we read that didn't quite live up to our expectations: THE ABSOLUTE BOOK by Elizabeth Knox promised much for Laura but ultimately didn't deliver. Phil really didn't get on with A LITTLE LIFE by Hanya Yanigahara (and has *really* thought about why) and for Kate LIBERATION DAY by George Saunders didn't quite meet the soaring heights of his other books. Overall Book of the Year: Laura's standout was THE TREES by Percival Everett. Kate loved After Sappho by Selby Wyn Schwartz and The Door by Magda Szabó but her overall favourite read was LONESOME DOVE by Larry McMurtry. Phil meanwhile loved the Elena Ferrante Neopolitan quartet, but his overall book of the year is, as mentioned earlier, THE FREE WORLD by Louis Menand. A few other books we mention in passing: Golden Hill by Francis Spufford The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon Babel by R. F. Kuang A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell The English Understand Wool by Helen DeWitt The Little Library Parties and The Little Library Christmas by Kate Young Find full shownotes and links to related podcast episodes at our website thebookclubreview.co.uk, where you'll also find a transcript and our comments forum. No matter when you listen to this episode you can always drop us a line there and let us know what you thought of it. Tell us your favourite reads of 2022, we'd love to hear about them. You can also sign up for our bi-weekly-ish newsletter and find out details of our new Patreon channel. To keep up with us between episodes follow us on Instagram @bookclubreviewpodcast, on Twitter @bookclubrvwpod, or email us at thebookclubreview@gmail.com. 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Chris Wilson, Chairman of Mantaro Precious Metals (TSX.V:MNTR - OTCQB:MSLVF) joins me for a recap of the news so far this month out of the Company. The first drill hole result from the 3,000 meter program at Golden Hill, in Bolivia was released on October 5th. There was also a management update on October 4th where CEO Craig Hairfield resigned. On top of these topics we also get a quick update on the Santas Gloria Project in Peru.   The main focus of the interview is on the initial drill result at Golden Hill. I have Chris outline the targets being tested through the program and recap the past drilling that is guiding some of the current program.   If you have any follow up questions for Chris please email me at Fleck@kereport.com.   Click here to visit the Mantaro Precious Metals website to read over the recent news releases we discussed.

Mantaro Precious Metals (TSX.V:MNTR – OTCQB:MSLVF) recently announced a drill contract signed for the initial 5,000 meter exploration program at the newly acquired Golden Hill...

In 2004, Jon Bautista made his mom cry. She spontaneously wept when he told the family he'd enrolled in culinary school. To be fair, in the same breath he also broke the news that he'd dropped out of the undergrad program at SDSU to do so. Parents have news thresholds, and hers was breached. “This was before Top Chef,” he says. “She just said, ‘You're never going to make any money.'” Now, 17 years later, Bautista is chef of one of the city's most raved-about restaurants, Kingfisher, a partnership with the local family who owns the beloved local restaurant, Crab Hut. It's modern Vietnamese. It's also a bit Franco-Californian, because Bautista spent five years as chef de cuisine of George's at the Cove under Trey Foshee. It's a bit Filipino, he says, because he is Filipino. Cooking has never been more borderless. The Golden Hill restaurant is booked months out, with a long waiting list (they do have a few walk-in tables). Their duck—dry-aged in house, lightly smoked, brushed with palm sugar—is the treasure for early-birds. They only sell eight of them a night, and zip they're gone. For this podcast—the first recorded in-person at the San Diego Magazine offices since 2020—Jon brought a beef tartare with toasted quinoa, pickled ramps, crispy shallots, chiles, cured egg yolk, sesame-rice crackers, watercress, lettuces, herbs. The not-secret ingredient—Red Boat No. 5 fish sauce—makes it a killer riff on a classic. And the joy of abundant ingredients is very Vietnamese (think of the pile of greenery you're presented with your pho). “This is everything,” Bautista says of Kingfisher. “I was struggling during the pandemic. For the first time in my adult life I was unemployed. I was drinking too much, I gained weight, I was depressed. And then this happened.” We talk about the long road to here. In “Hot Plates,” we yap about The Friendly's expansion to Pacific Beach, and what that says about America's love affair with little places that could. Herb & Sea is throwing a party for Wildcoast, the San Diego-based group that does great work conserving marine ecosystems, with a five-course “Treasure Fish Feast” featuring lesser known local fish (eating only salmon and halibut and sea bass is not only boring but also creates a pretty unsustainable future). Over in North Park, Bivouac Ciderworks is throwing a four-course dinner to celebrate Women's History Month that pairs Mexican-inspired dishes with special small-batch ciders (Mexican Hot Chocolate Cider, a beer-cider hybrid, etc.). Also, the owners of Tahini are opening up a Middle Eastern-inspired specialty coffee shop called Finjan, and this June the owners of Don Pietro are partnering with Gustavo Rios and Sal Busalacchi (of the Busalacchi Italian restaurant lore) for a two-story, jungle-themed concept in Old Town. For “Two People, Fifty Bucks,” Jon shows the breadth of his food arts by nodding to both Callie and the almighty Filet-O-Fish, David raves about Cafe Madeleine, and I get wistful about my glory days as a struggling writer in Golden Hill and fondly recommend Krakatoa. Thanks for listening, everyone.

I interview Val McDermid about her latest book “1979” and review “Book Love” by Debbie Tung, “American Dirt” By Jeanine Cummins, “Golden Hill” by Francis Spufford and “Rachel's Holiday” by Marian Keyes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome back to the Happy Half Hour! We're back after a short Labor Day break, and we're with Justin Gaspar, the head baker at Hommage Bakehouse in Pacific Beach. Hommage, which launched last fall, is based inside La Clochette du Coin, a French bakery and café. Justin, who is from the Bay Area and worked at the acclaimed Manresa Bread (that's the bakery that spun off from Manresa restaurant, which has three Michelin stars), says the pastries he bakes at Hommage honor both his Filipino heritage as well as his classic French training. Justin walks us through the menu, from the croissants to the kouign-amanns and breads, and gives us a preview of soon-to-debut pastries like an ube custard bun. You have to try the kouign-amann with blueberry compote! Justin also shares with us the big news that he will be competing on Baker's Dozen, a new Hulu show that streams on October 7. In Hot Plates, Cocina de Barrio, a Oaxacan restaurant in Hillcrest that made our Best Restaurants list for Best Birria, is opening a second location in Point Loma. Kingfisher, a modern Vietnamese restaurant and bar that's been in the works, is opening soon in Golden Hill. Mike Minor, who worked at Border Grill in Las Vegas, was promoted from chef de cuisine to executive chef at The Marine Room. Finally, Michelin is publishing its guide to California this month, and yesterday they released a preview of restaurants in San Diego as “new gems and returning culinary stars.” For Two People, $50, Justin recommends the Bees Mode pizza at Tribute Pizza. Troy's pick this week is the ahi crudo at Catania, and David says to order the jungle curry mussels at Hoxton Manor. Thank you for listening! As always, we want to hear from you. Need a restaurant recommendation? Is there a guest you want us to book on the show? Let us know! You can call us at 619-744-0535 and leave a voicemail, or if you're too shy, you can email us at happyhalfhour@sdmag.com. See you next week.

Graphic Novels, Coffee Table Books, Uniquely Formatted Novels...Ryan, Hillary, and Jo are talking about cool physical books this month! Also, Hillary regales us with tales from her time living in NYC. This episode is extra long and extra fun. Enjoy! Click the link to purchase the book from our store, or click the (audiobook) link to get the audiobook on Libro.fm. Thank you for shopping local! Books Mentioned During This Episode RECENT READS Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan-elizabeth-clark While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory (audiobook) The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig (audiobook) The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix (Book Club) (audiobook) Bubble by Jordan Morris, Sarah Morgan, Tony Cliff, Natalie Riess (Podcast) Hillary, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/hillary Billy Summers by Stephen King (audiobook) Putting it Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created “Sunday in the Park with George” by James Lapine (audiobook) Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead (audiobook) Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford (audiobook) Golden Hill (audiobook) Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (audiobook) UNIQUE & COOL PHYSICAL BOOKS How to Be Both by Ali Smith Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders To Be or Not To Be by Ryan North Romeo and/or Juliet Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M Danforth Bubble by Jordan Morris, Sarah Morgan, Tony Cliff, Natalie Riess (Podcast) The Adventure Zone by The McElroys (Podcast) Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel Maus by Art Spiegelman S. by JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix Hamilton: The Revolution by Jeremy McCarter What If? by Randall Munroe (XKCD) How to Invent Everything by Ryan North The Curious Reader by Mental Floss The Madman's Library by Edward Brooke-Hitching Norwegian Wood by Lars Mytting Buchanan-Smith's Axe Handbook by Peter Buchanan-Smith American Axe by Brett McCleod Woodland Craft by Ben Law The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo In the Mood for Colour by Hans Blomquist The Seed Garden: The Art and Practice of Seed Saving by Lee Buttala OTHER LINKS Shop The Laydown Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates!  Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code LAYDOWN for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1!  Email us at thelaydownpodcast@gmail.com

This week, I visited Golden Hill Nurseries to interview Roger Butler, Find out about the different species in cultivation, the best way to prune hydrangeas, what and when to feed them and of course, the all important information about whether your flowers will be pink or blue and what, if anything, you can do about it! Dr Ian Bedford's Bug of the Week: Horse Chestnut moth Thanks to Betakut for sponsoring this episode - visit https://www.betakut.co.uk/shop to find out more - enter the code ROOTS20 to get 20% off until the end of August. What we cover Where hydrangeas originate from Their preferred growing conditions The main species in cultivation Why are some hydrangeas blue and some pink? Can blue hydrangeas turn pink and what can we do if we want blue hydrangeas but can only seem to grow pink ones?  The colour range of hydrangea flowers How and when should to prune hydrangeas How many months off the year can we expect hydrangeas to bloom?  Particularly good species Pests and diseases, or lack thereof! About Roger Butler Roger is the owner of Golden Hill Nurseries, a plant centre based in Kent, specialising in hydrangeas, hedging plants, Japanese maples and larger shrubs. Roger has made many appearances in the media sharing his expertise about hydrangeas and regularly gives talks on the subject. The nursery has won multiple medals at RHS shows for their plant displays and you can catch up with them at one of the RHS shows this year, or order from them online. Links www.goldenhillplants.com Signature Hydrangeas Signature Plants Signature Shrubs

Author Francis Spufford discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Francis Spufford's novel Light Perpetual has been longlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize. His first novel Golden Hill was published in 2016 and won the Costa First Novel Award.He is the author of five celebrated books of non-fiction. The most recent, Unapologetic, has been translated into three languages; the one before, Red Plenty, into nine. In 2007 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He teaches creative writing at Goldsmiths College, University of London. The leafy hills of South London https://www.southlondonclub.co.uk/blog/2016/10/14/8-secret-leafy-getaways-to-visit-this-autumn-in-south-london The Pilot G-Tec C4 fine-line pen https://www.penandpaper.co.uk/product/pilot-microtip-rollerball-g-tec-c4/ Crisp Green Williams pears sliced thin, and eaten with Italian blue cheese https://www.bertolli.co.uk/recipes/warm-pearblue-cheese-crostini-180506 The works of Elizabeth Knox https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/mar/25/the-absolute-book-by-elizabeth-knox-review-an-instant-classic The Church of England https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/a-defence-of-the-church-of-england The entire genre of science fiction https://www.salon.com/1999/05/25/sfdefense/ This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Welcome back to the Happy Half Hour! This week we're with Emmanuel Favela and Tony Haro, founders of Hellote in Chula Vista. Hellote is a new outdoor eatery that specializes in elote, Mexican street corn, served in both traditional and nontraditional ways. Emmanuel and Tony opened Hellote last fall, and they both have backgrounds in architecture (but zero restaurant experience), yet Hellote has been a success. We chat about how they conceived of the idea and created such a fun and inviting space on Main Street. We also learned that Emmanuel once worked as a designer at Funko (which explains the adorable Hellote logo!) and that they went to Texas to get special corn roasters that can cook the ears at a scorching 800 degrees. They walked us through the menu: Aside from a standard elote (Valentina sauce, lime, Cotíja, mayonnaise, and Tajín), there are dessert tamales, arrachera baked potatoes, inventive snack boxes of roasted corn topped with black ash mayo and chicharrones, and entire ears of corn covered in Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Aside from visiting them in Chula Vista (you'll want to Instagram the shipping container park), you can also see them at our Best of San Diego Party next month at Liberty Station. In Hot Plates, Biga is back and will be serving their pizza and sandwiches at the new Rady Shell at Jacobs Park along with other local food vendors and chefs (including Richard Blais). A taquería that everyone on the show agreed is a favorite, Tuétano Taquería, announced they're opening a second location this summer in the upcoming Old Town Urban Market. For Two People, $50, Troy's pick isn't within the budget, but he recommends the steak at Cowboy Star downtown. David says to try the boozy ice cream and Cajun eggs Benedict at Metl Bar in North Park. Emmanuel's go-to Thai restaurant is 55 Thai Kitchen in Golden Hill, and Tony's pick is the beans and rice from Las Cuatro Milpas in Barrio Logan. Thank you for listening! As always, we want to hear from our listeners. Need a restaurant recommendation? Is there a guest you want us to book on the show? Let us know! You can call us at 619-744-0535 and leave a voicemail, or if you're too shy, you can email us at happyhalfhour@sdmag.com. See you next week!

Francis Spufford's novel Golden Hill won the Costa Book Award, the Ondaatje Prize and the Desmond Elliot Prize and was shortlisted for a host of others. It's been described by critics as ‘a crackerjack novel of old Manhattan', ‘Like a newly discovered novel by Henry Fielding with extra material by Martin Scorsese', and ‘utterly captivating'. Francis joins James Naughtie and a group of his readers to discuss this novel set in the embryo metropolis of 18th Century New York. Presenter: James Naughtie Producer: Allegra McIlroy August's Bookclub choice: A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam

A binaural recording of a walk from the San Diego County Admin Building to my apartment in Golden Hill. The recording is about an hour.

Melissa Harrison is an acclaimed nature writer, novelist and podcaster. She joins James Naughtie and a group of her readers to discuss her novel All Among the Barley, set in Suffolk in the mid 1930's. Centring on the experiences of teenage Edie Mather whose family have been farming the land for generations, the novel touches on the backdrop of shifting political and social change, as well as the dramatic change that's just starting in the English countryside. Presenter: James Naughtie Producer: Allegra McIlroy July's Bookclub choice: Golden Hill by Francis Spufford

My other conviction here, is that when you're writing difficult things, you should make them as rich and pleasurable as possible for the reader, that there need to be compensations... Author Francis Spufford talks about what it's been like to launch his new novel, Light Perpetual, during a pandemic, the many talents and accents required of audiobook narrator Imogen Church, the fondness he holds for his 'unlikable' characters, and why the narrator was especially important for his historical novel Golden Hill. To top it off, he delivers a beautiful reflection on the extraordinariness of our ordinary lives. Books Francis Recommends for the Audiobook Listening Challenge Historical Fiction: Antonia Hodgson's Tom Hawkins series, specifically The Last Confession of Thomas Hawkins and The Silver Collar Penelope Fitzgerald's The Blue Flower, The Beginning of Spring, Innocence, and The Gate of Angels Nonfiction: Oliver Morton's The Moon: A History for the Future Get in touch Here's where you can leave a review. Twitter: @ListeningBooks Instagram: @ListeningBooks Facebook YouTube For more information about the charity, www.listening-books.org.uk

Busy times recently. Highlighting the past few weeks of "ramming the roads". Also talking about Golden Hill State Park in Barker and fun discoveries. Happy 20th Birthday wishes to my son William. Cannot wait until we can have adventures in Hawaii. Follow us @buffalobrews on Instagram and Facebook. Use #buffalobrews and #brewsday in your posts. We want to talk to you, the followers, about all Buffalo and WNY has to offer. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/buffalobrews/message

Peggy Seeger has just released her latest album, The First Farewell, at the age of 85. She tells us about the pleasures of working on it with her family, her worries about the post-Covid music scene, getting older - and getting younger. Liverpool is about to take part in a pilot scheme testing live events. There will be an open-air film screening, a comedy gig and a club night. We talk to Liverpool's director of culture, Claire McColgan, about how it will work and the scientific questions behind it. Francis Spufford is the author of Golden Hill which won the Costa First Novel Award. Hafsa Zayyan's novel We Are All Birds of Uganda is on Radio 4 this week and won the Merky Books New Writing Prize. The two authors discuss what it means to be a writer of faith in 21st century Britain. Presenter: Kirsty Lang Producer: Jerome Weatherald Studio Manager: Emma Harth

This week, Rachel Mann is in conversation with Francis Spufford about his eagerly-anticipated second novel, Light Perpetual (Faber and Faber). It's available from the Church Times Bookshop for the discounted price of £15.29. The conversation was recorded last Saturday at a one-day online event organised by the Church Times Festival of Faith and Literature. Francis also answered questions from viewers on subjects including doubt, heaven, and whether, as a writer, he sees God as a great explosion of words. If you missed the live event, you can buy access to a recording at https://faithandliterature.hymnsam.co.uk In a review published in last week's Church Times, Angela Tilby wrote: “It is a novel, a story of London, and a set of human stories. It is also a profound and teasing meditation on time and chance and the presence in our lives of an elusive reality greater than ourselves. It works as both a novel, and as a hymn at life that begins in disaster and ends in doxology. “The interwoven stories are of five south-London children, Jo, Valerie, Alec, Vernon, and Ben. They were among those who were pulverised in a V2 rocket attack in November 1944. But supposing time had played a trick and the bomb had not gone off, or had exploded harmlessly elsewhere?” Francis Spufford's first novel, Golden Hill, won the Costa First Novel Award 2016. He has also written five highly praised works of non-fiction, including Unapologetic: Why, despite everything Christianity can still make surprising emotional sense, which was shortlisted for the 2016 Michael Ramsey Prize. Picture credit: Eamonn McCabe/Popperfoto Find out about other forthcoming Church Times online events at www.churchtimes.co.uk/events. Sign up to receive our email newsletter at churchtimes.co.uk/newsletter-signup Try 10 issues of the Church Times for £10 or get two months access to our website and apps, also for £10. Go to churchtimes.co.uk/new-reader.

Georgina Godwin speaks to Francis Spufford, a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and professor at Goldsmiths University. At the beginning of his career, he specialised in non-fiction, writing five highly acclaimed books that saw him long- and shortlisted for prizes in scientific, historical, political and theological writing. He then made the shift towards fiction in 2010, with the highly acclaimed ‘Golden Hill’. Over the course of his writing career, he has won the Costa First Novel Award, the RSL Ondaatje Prize and the Desmond Elliott Prize. His latest novel is ‘Light Perpetual’.

Happy New Year! We took a break from taping during the holidays, and now we’re back and looking forward to 2021. We kicked off our first episode of the year with chef William Bradley of Addison, San Diego’s first restaurant to receive a Michelin star, which it was awarded in 2019. William is a San Diego native, and he's been leading the kitchen at Addison since 2006. He’s been nominated four times for a James Beard Award, won Robb Report’s Culinary Masters, and has served on the council for Bocuse d’Or USA since 2013. Addison is also just one of 87 restaurants in the world to have the Relais & Châteaux designation. To adapt to the current stay-home order, Addison is now offering a takeout program so you can enjoy their fine dining at home. In this episode, we learned that William is from Chula Vista, and that he was a competitive soccer player—as a teen, he even played on a men’s league in Tijuana. He says a lot of people don’t know that before he pursued a career in the culinary arts, his first love was soccer (and he is still an avid fan of the sport). Growing up in Chula Vista, his palate was heavily influenced by the cooking of his Latinx friends and neighbors. When he moved to New York, he didn’t think he would come back to San Diego, but he eventually did to lead the kitchen at Loews Coronado Bay Resort. Addison is unfortunately closed for in-person dining again, so the team decided they needed to pivot to offer takeout (for the first time in the restaurant’s history) to keep their workers and the ecosystem of local businesses that supply the restaurant employed. How can fine dining, which is experiential, translate to takeout? William said they didn’t want to go the route of offering an extensive tasting menu to go, so instead their new program, Addison at Home, is more approachable. The four-course meals, which are available four nights a week, are “what you’d make at home, but we’ll make it for you.” There is also an option to add on wine that is selected by their sommelier, as well as breakfast for the following morning. Last, we talked a lot about the future of fine dining, and William shares what he’s looking forward to in 2021. Listen to find out! In Hot Plates, we discussed the news that Karl Strauss is leaving La Jolla after 25 years because they decided not to renew the lease (two locations remain open for takeout). The owners of Farmers’ Table just opened Smokey and the Brisket, a new barbecue restaurant near Lake Murray; and coming soon to Golden Hill is Kingfisher, a modern Vietnamese restaurant from the owners of Crab Hut. They’re doing monthly pop-up dinners to showcase the new menu, starting January 15 at Crab Hut’s Mira Mesa location. Sam the Cooking Guy is opening a new burger concept soon in Little Italy Food Hall that will be a permanent home for the “Samburgers” that he launched at a ghost kitchen in Seaport Village. In Two People for Takeout, William had two picks for his favorites: Bitchin’ Sauce, a locally made almond-based dip available at Costco and farmers’ markets (he recommends the chipotle flavor), and the Double-Double at In-N-Out Burger. Troy’s pick this week is the OBecian pizza with white sauce at Sisters Pizza in Bankers Hill, and David recommends the family-style crab boil from Louisiana Purchase in North Park. My pick is the birria ramen from The Birria Truck, which has two locations in Chula Vista and City Heights. Thank you for listening and starting the new year with us! As always, we want to hear from our listeners. Do you have a question for Troy? Need a recommendation for takeout? Is there a guest you want us to book on the show? Let us know! You can call us at 619-744-0535 and leave a voicemail, or if you’re too shy, you can email us at happyhalfhour@sdmag.com. See you next week!

Meri Birhane is the Founder and CEO of Meri Consulting Services, a professional firm that helps service providers, startups, and sales professionals book meetings through a proprietary tech sales playbook and LinkedIn coaching. Meri tells us about how she worked her way through tech sales positions, gaining confidence with each sale up until she felt ready to pursue her own business. Meri’s family emigrated from Eritrea to San Diego in the 90s, where Meri attended both middle school and high school. After receiving a full scholarship for her undergraduate education at the University of California, Los Angeles, she pursued a graduate degree, and later returned to San Diego to study business at San Diego State University. It was at SDSU that she worked with her first accelerator program, Zip Launchpad, where she started a valet company for students. Most recently, Meri completed Connect All at the Jacobs Center, walking away with the Audience’s Choice Award for her business pitch, and a $5000 grant.  Since Meri Consulting Services’s founding in March 2020, Meri has already worked with 10 companies. She is currently working with two national banks and a real estate firm. Despite COVID-19, Meri has large goals for herself and her company in the coming year. She hopes to streamline her revenue strategy, create playbook templates, and prepare herself for new hires in 2021.  Her passion for sales and empowering people of color has driven her to give back to her community by providing free business resources to minority owned businesses.   Listen in as host Neal Bloom talks with Meri about her career in IT sales and how this has influenced her current role and passion to empower her community and clients. Meri’s favorite local tacos: Los Reyes in Golden Hill  Connect with Meri: LinkedIn Keep up with Meri’s Consulting Services: Website: http://www.mericonsultingservices.com/  LinkedIn Facebook: @MeriConsultingServices    Thanks to our partners at Cox Business for their support in enabling us to grow the San Diego ecosystem.

A typically strong set from Def Jim, Cherry Pickin' Entrances Of Light in the Midnight Sun with Redemptive Grace, including plenty of Tranquil Beauty in the Last Desert Under The Volcano, The Heroic Rescue at Golden Hill and only Twelve More Bars To Go.

TSX-listed companies Endeavour Mining and Teranga Gold on Monday announced a merger, creating a global top ten senior gold producing company, and the largest gold miner in West Africa. The combined entity would produce more than 1.5-million ounces a year. Simultaneously, Endeavour confirmed its intention to seek a secondary premium listing on the LSE next year. The company would be the largest premium listed gold producer on the exchange. The merged entity would comprise six core operating mines in three countries – Senegal, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire. The new company would also have the largest exploration portfolio across the underexplored West African Birimian Greenstone Belt. Existing Endeavour and Teranga shareholders would own about 64% and 36%, respectively, of the combined entity. Teranga’s common shares would be exchanged at a ratio of 0.470 Endeavour ordinary shares for each one Teranga common share. The exchange ratio represents a modest premium of 5.1% based on the closing price of Endeavour and Teranga’s shares on the TSX on November 13, and 9.4% based on the 20-day volume weighted average price of both companies for the period ended November 13. Endeavour president and CEO Sébastien de Montessus noted that the combination offered an attractive opportunity to both sets of shareholders. "By combining our complementary assets, we will enhance our strategic position on West Africa’s highly prospective Birimian Greenstone Belt and we will have the ability to deliver material synergies. The combined entity will become a new senior gold producer and enjoy an improved capital markets profile, underpinned by a healthy balance sheet and strong cash flow capabilities to support a sustainable dividend. "This transaction is immediately accretive to our shareholders on a net asset value basis and broadly earnings per share neutral over the next two years. It will be strongly accretive from 2023 when the Sabodala-Massawa project is ramped up into a top asset in the region, while immediately adding geographic diversification into mining-friendly Senegal," he added. The Wahgnion mine provides immediate cash flow and the rapidly advancing Golden Hill and Afema projects offer further growth optionality. "The Teranga management team has done an outstanding job unlocking value and we look forward to continuing to deliver returns for shareholders through the creation of a business with outstanding prospects,” De Montessus said.

We talk to Alex about growing up in Sparks, TX, being a B-Boy and his inspiration. We discuss how and why he started blowing glass. We talk about opening his own shop and his plans to teach others the art of blowing glass. He also tells us how he got the gnarly scar on his face and much more.

Welcome back to the Happy Half Hour! Today we’re admiring the striking food photography of Brittany Wright, and getting a behind-the-scenes look at the art of food styling. Brittany is from San Diego and resides in Golden Hill; her work has been featured everywhere from the pages of Food & Wine to packaging for Fresh Cosmetics, and she published a book of her photography, Feast Your Eyes. How does one become a pro food photographer? Brittany says working at a job where she was unhappy and felt stuck is what led to her current career. She followed her passions and combined them, learning how to cook while photographing her subjects—produce and other ingredients. Now she’s known for her pieces that show off different foods in a color gradient. We learn that Brittany does most of her work in daylight, and that she doesn’t waste any of the food that she shoots. Listen in to learn more. In Hot Plates, we cover the week’s biggest headlines. After five years in the making, the family that owns Brigantine just opened Portside Pier—a huge complex with four eateries and lots of patio space—on Harbor Drive. Local icon Dolores Robledo, who founded Roberto’s Taco Shop with her husband in 1964, passed away recently, leaving behind a legacy of 60 locations throughout California and Nevada. Waypoint Public will be leaving North Park soon, since the owner had to put the restaurant up for sale. Bonchon, a global Korean fried chicken chain, opened a second location in National City. For Two People for Takeout, Troy recommends Hanna’s Gourmet, and Brittany enjoys the vegan cuisine at Kindred. David says the Pho-rench dip at Shank & Bone is a must-try, and my pick is the mar y tierra fries at The Taco Stand. Thank you so much for listening and for staying with us. We want to hear from you. Is there a guest you want us to book on the show? A topic that should be explored? Need a recommendation for takeout? Do you have a question for Troy? Let us know. You can call us at 619-744-0535 and leave a voicemail, or if you’re shy, you can email us at happyhalfhour@sdmag.com.

Welcome to West Coast Radio #32! In this Episode, Matthew and Warren discuss Bob Dylan selling his soul 2 the Devil, the big earthquake, a possible Mt. Rainier eruption, Jeopardy is back (really sorry about the audio issue for that segment) and we talk about how to make friends as a grown up. All the way from Serbia, please welcome our Musical Guests: Mooncage! Their hit "Golden Hill" can be heard at 44:50 and Mooncage closes out the show with, "Waiting" Check out their self titled album on .... bandcamp: https://mooncage.bandcamp.com/ deezer: https://www.deezer.com/us/album/111638542 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mooncageband/ https://open.spotify.com/album/31wA4n4KKnwXlFnOtJAoVO instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mooncage_band/ This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/west-coast-radio/message

Welcome back to the Happy Half Hour! At the time of this taping, indoor dining at restaurants in San Diego has been shut down for at least the next three weeks, and bars remain closed. We’ve been wondering what this means for the industry, and also how this will affect the live music scene and the venues that host them. So we brought in Tim Mays, who owns The Casbah on Kettner Boulevard—a landmark that’s been in town for over 30 years—along with Starlite restaurant, Krakatoa Cafe and Vinyl Junkies Record Shack. Tim is a serial entrepreneur: He’s also a partner in Soda Bar, and owned both Turf Supper Club in Golden Hill and Riviera Supper Club in La Mesa. He got his start in the industry by passing out flyers for concerts and booking shows in the ’80s before he opened The Casbah. Tim shares his insights on what it takes to adapt a restaurant to social distancing rules, when live music might start up again (nothing is projected until next spring), and what the industry could look like in the near future. We talk about how local musicians and creatives are affected by this, and how some are changing in response; Tim also shared his top favorite bands that have performed at The Casbah. (Listen to find out!) In Hot Plates, we talked about how Il Dandy changed its high-end Italian concept to a more casual one, Civico by The Park, that is serving pinsa—Troy explains what pinsa is and how it’s different from pizza. New things are happening at Liberty Public Market: the owners of Mastiff Sausage are opening a hot chicken and burger concept; Phillip Esteban (whom we just had on the show) is opening a brick-and-mortar spot for his Filipino rice bowls; and The Presley is opening at the end of this month, taking over the former Fireside by The Patio space. For Two People for Takeout, Tim’s picks are Buona Forchetta and Pizzeria Luigi. Troy’s pick is the döner fries at The Kebab Shop, and I picked the larb at The Original Sab-E-Lee. David’s pick is the fish and chips burrito at Beerfish, and he explains a fun to-go promotion the restaurant started that involves Smirnoff Ice. Thank you so much for listening and for staying with us. We want to hear from you. Is there a guest you want us to book on the show? A topic that should be explored? Need a recommendation for takeout? Do you have a question for Troy? Let us know. You can call us at 619-744-0535 and leave a voicemail, or if you’re shy, you can email us at happyhalfhour@sdmag.com.

‘Babygirl stop screaming, please, I can hardly hear myself speak. I know we’re not on teasing terms, but… smile anyway. This is my only motivation. The invitation to play is sincere. Here, I’ll tell you what. I’ll give it to you straight. Think you can carry the weight of it? Possibly. Maybe you’re far stronger than I can even imagine you up to be. Maybe you are the dragon. Maybe I am your horse. If I pull you out of the sand, will you ride me into this fight? Maybe baby. But I hate maybes baby. All I have is tonight. And tonight, you are out of reach. How far am I willing to go? Am I following or am I lead? Please, my love, explain the difference. Please explain everything. I want to know everything! I’ll never believe what’s said. But I will listen willingly. Like a child, I will sit at your worn feet and beg, ‘tell me another story mommy, I cant go to sleep yet. Look! Mum look at me! I love you! Watch me dance! Look, I’m your baby and you’ve forgotten who I am.’ I wont call you my mom, of course. That’s just a story. You told me to tell you who I am. Well, here it is babe. It aint pretty, and its many lifetimes from the time it was asked of me. But all the same, it belongs to you. Once upon a time you walked into a tiny classroom just west of Golden Hill. When you did this, every atom on earth began gravitating toward you.’  ‘Hi. I’m P.’ ‘Hi P. I’m Juniper. You can call me Juni if you want. I like your bike.’ ‘Thanks! Sage. You don’t mind if I call you Sage, do you? No! Of course you don’t! Can I tell you a secret?’ ‘Okay P, fine, but only if you whisper.’ ‘If you want to remember the beginning, you must follow me. You must wait little blue. I’m coming for you. Count to three thousand seven hundred and ninety.’  She runs and hides.  I close my eyes. But not before I see every tree she climbs. I watch her jump into a ditch in the ground. I cheat. I lie. I will do anything to keep her alive. I run to the black abyss and scream bloody murder. ‘Are you alive!’ Nothing. ‘P! Stop hiding! I give up! You win! You can brag about my defeat for all eternity. Just, please, come out! I don’t want to win. I only want you to be alive. Please don’t die! Please don’t lie down on your collection of things and give in to a mechanical sensation of being alive. Where is your skin? Do remember where you left your body?’  ‘You stopped counting at 28 kid. This is the shittiest game of hide and seek I’ve ever played. Lets swim instead.’ I stare dumbfounded. ‘But I saw you fall. P, I saw you and then nothing at all. When will you recognize the sea? When will you say it aloud? I’m a crybaby and I cheated. I stole your power and blamed parental guidance. I went away and didn’t say goodbye.’ ‘Forget what you saw. Lets swim! Lets paint a river and jump in it. Lets go back to the very beginning. Hi, I’m P.’ ‘Hi P. I’m Sage.’ ‘Hi Sage, you’re kind of cute. I like your bike. What’s her name?’ ‘Juniper, Juni for short, wanna race?’ I race you to the ocean. Want to know what you’ll say next?  ‘I’ll say fuck you, I like playing this game; I’m not in a rush to go anywhere.’ ‘No. You’ll say nothing. It’s you’re favorite game to play. You know, there is nothing that hurts more than nothing left to say. Except sex scenes, of course.’ Whatever you do, do not remember fucking me. You’ll go insane. Then all hell will break loose and you’ll remember a stich in time; you’ll rip into it with your sticky fingers. Want to know what will be on the other side? Me being fucked by you; you’ll never use your mind again, never need to. Begin with me. Begin again. Be. Let go and let me take your hand. I will walk straight out of this shit and it will crumble behind your majestic presence, just in trailing behind me. Do you dare? Tell me little blue, what are you so afraid of? Sitting with nothingness? Being? Let me teach you how to be fearless. Let me show you nothing: freedom. Spend the entire day in a tree with me. Let the night lead you. You want me. Dear girl, you want that boy bouncing past your prison cell every night. Go! Take him! He’s doing it on purpose. He’s waiting. He will not come in. He is terrified of the fear in there. He won’t watch you die again. You must remember life all on your own. Then you must choose to put down the poisoned glass and run out after him. Move! Yes, I’m talking to you Portia, fiction or otherwise. You must wake the fuck up! You must remember who I am! You must scream my name in the middle of the street like a lunatic. You must sacrifice sanity. You must sacrifice everything.  ‘Sage!’  I keep walking. ‘Sage, please!’ I look up. The sky is red.             ‘Stop walking!’             I stop. Am I bleeding?              ‘Don’t you dare ignore me!’ Why do I feel the need to scream? ‘This blows Juni! Take me away. Please. I don’t want this anymore. Take me to the end and tell me I saved the day. I know how it must end. But tell me anyway. Tell me it was all worth it. Tell me we all begged our soul’s return home and lived happily ever after. Tell me the stars are still alive. I’ll crawl into your golden thighs and believe every word you say. Tell me a story.’ He turns around. You walk towards him. ‘Once upon a time’ he begins. ‘There was a little girl named Jade. She was supposed to sing. She was supposed to dance alone. Every night, for no reason at all. She was supposed to run into the street. She was supposed to scream. There was this boy, you see. This boy, who was, me, was made to stand by her side. He was made to be ridden, to lift her high into the sky. For her light was made to shine in the nastiest story ever written. She was his guiding light. He was her weapon. He shielded her sight. Half blind, as she was in the night without her glasses, she tried to catch him. He saw her run. He didn’t speak. She stole his voice. He brought a fight! She couldn’t resist. He let her in. She laid him down. He cried. What took you so long?’ He begged. You reach his face. ‘I’ve been here, you fuck!’ I’ve been here the whole fucking time. ‘I’m here now sweet girl. Speak.’ ‘Here and now, I call upon my soul to return home and become whole.’ ‘Say it P!’ ‘I just did!’ ‘Say it again!’ ‘Here and now, I call upon my soul to return home and become whole.’ ‘Aloud this time!’ ‘Here and now, I call upon my soul to return home and become whole!’ Okay, you got me P. Now what are you going to do about it?

John Brayton of Golden Hill Software gives us an update on Unread 2, his RSS reader that not only looks good, but packs a ton of functionality. John talks about the addition of an option to override summaries and go straight to the web site text and images, the automatic offline caching of web page text and images, keyword navigation, and iPad keyboard and trackpad support. John also provides the status of his RSS app, FeedHawk. This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode, high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyone. To take $20 off your first order, visit Linode.com/macvoices. Show Notes: Guests: John Brayton runs Golden Hill Software and specializes in RSS apps, including  Unread and Feed Hawk. Find him on Twitter as @goldenhillsw . Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon      http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web:      http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner      http://www.twitter.com/macvoices Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner MacVoices Page on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/ MacVoices Group on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice LinkedIn:      https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/ Instagram:      https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes      Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

John Brayton of Golden Hill Software gives us an update on Unread 2, his RSS reader that not only looks good, but packs a ton of functionality. John talks about the addition of an option to override summaries and go straight to the web site text and images, the automatic offline caching of web page text and images, keyword navigation, and iPad keyboard and trackpad support. John also provides the status of his RSS app, FeedHawk. This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode, high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyone. To take $20 off your first order, visit Linode.com/macvoices. Show Notes: Guests: John Brayton runs Golden Hill Software and specializes in RSS apps, including  Unread and Feed Hawk. Find him on Twitter as @goldenhillsw . Support: Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon      http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect: Web:      http://macvoices.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner      http://www.twitter.com/macvoices Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner MacVoices Page on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/ MacVoices Group on Facebook:      http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice LinkedIn:      https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/ Instagram:      https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes      Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

John Brayton of Golden Hill Software gives us an update on Unread 2, his RSS reader that not only looks good, but packs a ton of functionality. John talks about the addition of an option to override summaries and go straight to the web site text and images, the automatic offline caching of web page text and images, keyword navigation, and iPad keyboard and trackpad support. John also provides the status of his RSS app, FeedHawk. [embed]http://traffic.libsyn.com/maclevelten/MV20134.mp3[/embed] This edition of MacVoices is supported by Linode, high performance cloud hosting and virtual servers for everyone. To take $20 off your first order, visit Linode.com/macvoices. Show Notes: Guests: John Brayton runs Golden Hill Software and specializes in RSS apps, including  Unread and Feed Hawk. Find him on Twitter as @goldenhillsw . Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon     http://patreon.com/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:     http://macvoices.com      Twitter:     http://www.twitter.com/chuckjoiner     http://www.twitter.com/macvoices      Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/macvoices/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:     http://www.facebook.com/groups/macvoice      LinkedIn:     https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckjoiner/      Instagram:     https://www.instagram.com/chuckjoiner/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes     Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesrss      Video: http://www.macvoices.com/rss/macvoicesvideorss

TITLE Yin Yoga, and How I Healed My Autoimmune Disease GUEST Julie Quinn EPISODE OVERVIEW Julie Quinn talks about Yin Yoga, and the benefits for the Highly Sensitive Person. She talks about the vagus nerve; the importance of the parasympathetic nervous system; why rest & digest is important, and the possible symptoms of constantly being in a state of fight or flight.  Julie shares her journey with autoimmune disease, and how she used food to heal. Julie provides a guided meditation. Julie has a special offer for the listeners if you’re interested in her organic essential oil products. HIGHLIGHTS What is Yin Yoga Long held deep stretches Works with connective tissue (fascia) Works with what we’re holding onto emotionally in the body Each stretch is a supported stretch Stretch lasts 3-10 minutes Is uses breath and relaxation It’s about sensation and softening What is Restorative Yoga It’s not a stretch; it’s relaxing It’s beneficial for people who want to get their health back Vagus Nerve Sends messages to the brain to help with safety and regulation The actual nerve goes from the brain stem through the medulla, to the trachea, esophagus, into the heart, lungs, and diaphragm Rest and Digest Healing the nervous system Use of breath, body, nervous system and the mind Uses the parasympathetic system It’s the opposite of fight, flight or freeze (and fawn?) Heart rate decreases Cortisol levels decrease Adrenalin decreases We can train ourselves to be in rest and digest Fight, flight, freeze (fawn?) When we’ve had trauma, we go into fight flight, freeze We are overstimulated with phones, distractions We need adrenalin for survival, but we don’t want to be in this state all the time We may have a racing heart, breathing too fast, digestion can’t happen properly Symptoms Extra weight—especially around the belly/middle Not digesting food Digestive issues Adrenal fatigue Thyroid issues Overall fatigue Autoimmune issues We want to be in an optimal thriving state Harmonious state We’re able to connect to our higher mind (center, wellness, higher self) Gut/brain connection Serotonin is created in the gut Gut issues can cause depression, anxiety, inflammation, brain fog, bad breath, acne, psoriasis, body odor, cracks in the mouth, sores in the mouth, irritability, grogginess, brain fog, sleep issues Nighshades can cause issues with some people Tomatoes, bell peppers, goji berries, eggplant, white potatoes It can help to eat foods that are found in Blue Zones (sweet potatoes) Redheads require more anesthesia, and it can take longer to numb with local anesthesia Quinntessentials are organic essential oil products Julie creates and sells Get 15% off all Quinntessentials at Julie’s website www.Quinntesssentialsproducts.com with the code HSP GUEST BIO Julie Quinn discovered Yoga in 1999 and explored several different styles, such as Bikram, Hatha, Anusara, Acro, Ashtanga, and Vinyasa, completing over seven unique teacher trainings, including a 200 hour certification with YogaWorks. Currently, she teaches yoga at MOSAIC in Golden Hill, Ginseng in South Park, and Fit Athletic in the East Village in San Diego, CA. Julie's classes range from Restorative to Yin to challenging Vinyasa flow or Beginning yoga with a focus on alignment and connection. Julie is passionate about sharing a creative yoga practice that is enjoyable and accessible for all people, beginners and advanced practitioners alike. Her approach is to encourage others to find their connection. Aligning the students with asana, pranayama, meditation, insights, aromatherapy, and energy work.   Special events, lectures, and retreats are also offered periodically. Julie is a certified Yoga Teacher, Aromatherapist, and Herbalist. As the owner of Quinntessentials Organic Essential Oil Products, she blends her diverse interests and expertise to create a healing experience for all who join her on the mat. Julie grew up in Nebraska and trained early in life to be a dancer, later earning a BA in Dance from Columbia College Chicago. She has always been drawn to herbs, essential oils, and alternative healing, which lead her to study Herbology while dancing in Chicago and working at spas and wellness centers. She spent years learning all about the healing arts, nutrition, herbology, and aromatherapy while working closely with many inspiring teachers. She started to create her own products once she understood the need for chemical free and essential oil rich ingredients in the things we use everyday. Follow @quinntessentialsproducts for more information on her business and @Quinnsights on instagram for her yoga and retreat offerings or visit her websites:  PODCAST HOST Patricia Young works with Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) helping them to understand their HSP traits, and turning their perceived shortcomings into superpowers. Patricia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, who is passionate about providing education to help HSPs and non-HSPs understand and truly appreciate the amazing gifts they have to offer. Patricia works globally online with HSPs providing coaching. Patricia also facilitates online groups for HSPs that focus on building community and developing skills (identifying your superpowers, boundaries, perfectionism, dealing with conflict, mindfulness, embracing emotions, creating a lifestyle that supports the HSP, communication and more). LINKS Julie’s Links www.Quinntesssentialsproducts.com Use code HSP to get 15% off of Julie’s products (this is an affiliate link) www.yogaretreatwithus.com Bastyr University Clinic-- https://bastyrclinic.org/ Dr. Gundry Dr. Daniel Amen Dr. Mark Hyman Patricia’s Links HSP Online Course--https://unapologeticallysensitive.com/hsp-online-groups/ Online Meetup for May 2, 2020 with Julie for Yin Yoga--https://www.meetup.com/Unapologetically-Sensitive-Meetup/events/270142201/ To write a review in itunes: click on this link https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/unapologetically-sensitive/id1440433481?mt=2 select “listen on Apple Podcasts” chose “open in itunes” choose “ratings and reviews” click to rate the number of starts click “write a review” Website--www.unapologeticallysensitive.com Meetup-- https://www.meetup.com/Unapologetically-Sensitive-Meetup/ Facebook-- https://www.facebook.com/Unapologetically-Sensitive-2296688923985657/ Closed/Private Facebook group Unapologetically Sensitive-- https://www.facebook.com/groups/2099705880047619/ Instagram-- https://www.instagram.com/unapologeticallysensitive/ Youtube-- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOE6fodj7RBdO3Iw0NrAllg/videos?view_as=subscriber e-mail-- unapologeticallysensitive@gmail.com Show hashtag--#unapologeticallysensitive Music-- Gravel Dance by Andy Robinson www.andyrobinson.com

TITLE Yin Yoga Meditation GUEST Julie Quinn EPISODE OVERVIEW This is the meditation Julie Quinn did in episode 66.  This is just the meditation.  GUEST BIO Julie Quinn discovered Yoga in 1999 and explored several different styles, such as Bikram, Hatha, Anusara, Acro, Ashtanga, and Vinyasa, completing over seven unique teacher trainings, including a 200 hour certification with YogaWorks. Currently, she teaches yoga at MOSAIC in Golden Hill, Ginseng in South Park, and Fit Athletic in the East Village in San Diego, CA. Julie's classes range from Restorative to Yin to challenging Vinyasa flow or Beginning yoga with a focus on alignment and connection. Julie is passionate about sharing a creative yoga practice that is enjoyable and accessible for all people, beginners and advanced practitioners alike. Her approach is to encourage others to find their connection. Aligning the students with asana, pranayama, meditation, insights, aromatherapy, and energy work.   Special events, lectures, and retreats are also offered periodically. Julie is a certified Yoga Teacher, Aromatherapist, and Herbalist. As the owner of Quinntessentials Organic Essential Oil Products, she blends her diverse interests and expertise to create a healing experience for all who join her on the mat. Julie grew up in Nebraska and trained early in life to be a dancer, later earning a BA in Dance from Columbia College Chicago. She has always been drawn to herbs, essential oils, and alternative healing, which lead her to study Herbology while dancing in Chicago and working at spas and wellness centers. She spent years learning all about the healing arts, nutrition, herbology, and aromatherapy while working closely with many inspiring teachers. She started to create her own products once she understood the need for chemical free and essential oil rich ingredients in the things we use everyday. Follow @quinntessentialsproducts for more information on her business and @Quinnsights on instagram for her yoga and retreat offerings or visit her websites:  PODCAST HOST Patricia Young works with Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) helping them to understand their HSP traits, and turning their perceived shortcomings into superpowers. Patricia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, who is passionate about providing education to help HSPs and non-HSPs understand and truly appreciate the amazing gifts they have to offer. Patricia works globally online with HSPs providing coaching. Patricia also facilitates online groups for HSPs that focus on building community and developing skills (identifying your superpowers, boundaries, perfectionism, dealing with conflict, mindfulness, embracing emotions, creating a lifestyle that supports the HSP, communication and more). LINKS Julie’s Links www.Quinntesssentialsproducts.com Use code HSP to get 15% off of Julie’s products (this is an affiliate link) www.yogaretreatwithus.com Bastyr University Clinic-- https://bastyrclinic.org/   Patricia’s Links HSP Online Course--https://unapologeticallysensitive.com/hsp-online-groups/ To write a review in itunes: click on this link https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/unapologetically-sensitive/id1440433481?mt=2 select “listen on Apple Podcasts” chose “open in itunes” choose “ratings and reviews” click to rate the number of starts click “write a review” Website--www.unapologeticallysensitive.com Meetup-- https://www.meetup.com/Unapologetically-Sensitive-Meetup/ Facebook-- https://www.facebook.com/Unapologetically-Sensitive-2296688923985657/ Closed/Private Facebook group Unapologetically Sensitive-- https://www.facebook.com/groups/2099705880047619/ Instagram-- https://www.instagram.com/unapologeticallysensitive/ Youtube-- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOE6fodj7RBdO3Iw0NrAllg/videos?view_as=subscriber e-mail-- unapologeticallysensitive@gmail.com Show hashtag--#unapologeticallysensitive

President Trump Proposes Payroll Tax Relief Over Coronavirus, Grand Princess Passengers To Be Quarantined, Monterey Asks Cruise Ships to Cancel Planned Stops for Foreseeable Future, Sport Leagues Take Precautions, Events Canceled and Rescheduled Because of Virus, Stock Market Update, Brothers Offer Toilet Paper in Golden Hill and Soggy First Alert Forecast.

Fernando Garcia joined us to discuss his candidacy for the US House of Representatives in California’s 53rd district.  Fernando is a resident of Golden Hill, a father, a green entrepreneur, and an Aztec Alum (Criminal Justice). The 53rd district includes eastern portions of Chula Vista, western portions of El Cajon, Hillcrest, Golden Hill, College Area, North Park, Mission Hills, City Heights, Linda Vista, Grantville, Old Town, Kensington, Talmadge, Rolando Village, San Carlos, University Heights, Mission Valley, Normal Heights, Paradise Hills, Serra Mesa, Del Cerro, Allied Gardens, Point Loma, Encanto, South Park, Cortez Hill, as well as eastern suburbs such as Bonita, La Mesa, Lemon Grove and Spring Valley in their entirety. We covered a wide range of issues including Fernando Garcia’s back story growing up in Southern California and the core reasons he is running for office.  We discussed healthcare, immigration, gun control, environmental issues, criminal justice reform, the War on Drugs, education and student debt. I really enjoyed learning Fernando Garcia is an independent candidate not affiliated with either the Republican or Democratic Parties.  We get into the reasons why Fernando is independent and also discuss Ranked Choice Voting. We also get into current events including President Trump, Iran, Soleimani, Impeachment, trade policy, tax policy, budget, spending, the housing crisis and homelessness. #JohnRileyProject #FernandoGarcia #CA53 #AztecforLife JRP0102 Fernando Garcia Info: Website: https://www.fernandogarciaforcongress.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fernando-Garcia-For-Congress-103355354485697/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/fgforcongress John Riley Project Info: Bookings? Inquiries? Contact me at https://johnrileyproject.com/ Donations: https://www.patreon.com/johnrileyproject Sponsorship Inquiries: https://johnrileyproject.com/sponsorship/ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJJSzeIW2A-AeT7gwonglMA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnrileyproject/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnRileyPoway Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnrileypoway/ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/john-riley-project-podcast/id1435944995?mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3llrMItpbx9JRa08UTrswA Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/john-riley-project Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9qb2hucmlsZXlwcm9qZWN0LmNvbS9mZWVkLw Tune In: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/John-Riley-Project-Podcast-p1154415/ Listen Notes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/john-riley-project-john-riley-2l4rEIo1RJM/ Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

What sparks a lifelong love of reading? Francis Spufford, author of The Child that Books Built, and Emily Drabble of the children’s reading charity BookTrust, delve into bookshelves past and present with the Slightly Foxed Editors to understand the alchemy that ignites the spark. From books as seductive objects, the haphazardness of alphabetical organization and disappearing libraries to the joys of cover-to-cover reading and books being doorways to new worlds, the conversation reveals what a passion for reading can bring to our lives. In this month’s dip into the magazine’s archives Ysenda Maxtone Graham gives tried and tested tips for reading aloud, grappling with Tolkien pronunciations along the way, and there’s the usual round-up of recommendations for reading off the beaten track. Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 36 minutes; 57 seconds) Books Mentioned We may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please get in touch (mailto:anna@foxedquarterly.com) with Anna in the Slightly Foxed office for more information.  - Golden Hill (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/francis-spufford-golden-hill/) , Francis Spufford (2:23) - The Child that Books Built (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/francis-spufford-child-books-built/) , Francis Spufford (2:50) - The Hobbit (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/tolkien-the-hobbit/) , J. R. R. Tolkien (3:58) - The Jinny books by Patricia Leitch are out of print (4:46) - Swallows and Amazons (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/arthur-ransome-swallows-and-amazons/) , Arthur Ransome (5:36) - High Rise Mystery (https://www.booktrust.org.uk/book/h/high-rise-mystery/) , Sharna Jackson (16:35) - Burglar Bill (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/janet-and-allan-ahlberg-burglar-bill) , Janet & Allan Ahlberg (19:50) - So Much (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/trish-cooke-helen-oxenbury-so-much/) , Trish Cooke, illus. Helen Oxenbury (20:04) - The Boy in the Black Suit (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/jason-reynolds-the-boy-in-the-black-suit) , Jason Reynolds (32:45) - The Cazalet Chronicles (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/the-cazalet-chronicles/) , Elizabeth Jane Howard (33:27) - The Gate of Air, James Buchan is out of print (34:16) - Wave Me Goodbye: Stories of the Second World War (https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/anne-boston-wave-me-goodbye/) , ed. Anne Boston (35:21) Related Slightly Foxed Articles - Laura, Louisa and Me (https://foxedquarterly.com/daisy-hay-childhood-reading-literary-review/) , Daisy Hay on her childhood reading and The Child that Books Built in Issue 31 (2:50) - Three in a Bed (https://foxedquarterly.com/ysenda-maxtone-graham-reading-aloud-literary-review/) , Ysenda Maxtone Graham on reading aloud in Issue 40 (25.18) Other Links - BookTrust (https://www.booktrust.org.uk/) is the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. They are dedicated to getting children reading, and each year they reach 3.9 million children across the UK with books, resources and support to help develop a love of reading (3:00) Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach Reading music: The Bluff Trail by Chad Crouch, from Album Field Report Vol 1, made available as Creative Commons thanks to http://www.freemusicarchive.org The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable (https://www.podcastable.co.uk/)

This week we celebrate all that God has done for us in Golden Hill, as we look forward to what's ahead! For more information, see commonwealthsd.org

Elizabeth Day, creator of the How To Fail with Elizabeth Day podcast and book joins the team to share failures and to see what their connection is to success. After putting so many of her personal failures in her book, would Elizabeth have any new ones to share? We hear from Man Booker Prize-winner Arundhati Roy about becoming a global sensation with her debut, Man Booker Prize-winning novel and what that meant for her, her friends and her family. And we also hear from Sarah Perry about what it meant to have The Essex Serpent named as Waterstones Book of the Year. BOOKS MENTIONED: How To Fail, The God of Small Things, Ministry of Utmost Happiness, The Essex Serpent, Mothering Sunday, Painter To The King, On The Come Up, Range, Golden Hill.

We're joined by author Phyllis Richardson to discuss Golden Hill, Francis Spufford's rollicking historical novel. It has plot full of more twists and turns than a slide at Centerparcs so we've split the episode into two; the first half is the safety zone where we won't spoil the plot for you, but if you have read it and want to dive deeper listen on for part two. Come back to us at the end for our recommendations and to hear more about Phyllis's wonderful book about authors and their houses, House of Fiction.  • Books mentioned: The Prophets of Eternal Fjord by Kim Leine (discussed in full detail in episode 6 of the pod), The Sealwoman's Gift by Sally Magnusson, The Western Wind by Samantha Harvey, Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne. • House of Fiction by Phyllis Richardson is published by Unbound.

Welcome back to the Happy Half Hour! We are taping this episode at Petco Park, and our very special guest this week is Mark “Mud” Grant, who has been the color commenter for the Padres for 24 years. He talks about his favorite places to eat in Petco Park, and what his diet was like when he played professional baseball in the late ’80s compared to how MLB players eat today. Mud says he will eat anything, but confesses there are two things he can’t stand (eggplant is one of them!). His pick for Two People, $50, was The Brigantine, and the staff liked Puesto, HiroNori Craft Ramen, and Coronado Brewing’s Bay Park location. In Hot Plates, we talked about Il Dandy, a new Italian restaurant in the base of the Mister A’s building in Bankers Hill, which opened with much fanfare (and Troy got the First Look). A new modern Vietnamese restaurant, Kingfisher, is taking over the former Kafe Sobaka space in Golden Hill. The owners of Farmer’s Bottega in Mission Hills are opening Two Bleu Ducks in North Park, which will serve breakfast in the morning and then beer, wine and light snacks in the evening. Finally, there’s lots of new vendors opening in Liberty Public Market, like BOPJO Seoul in a Bowl…or Tortilla! (a Korean-Mexican fusion restaurant) and Rob Ruiz’s new sustainable sushi spot, Hold Fast. The Hot Topic this week is fake meat: Is it taking over real meat? Beyond Meat was recently valued at $1.5 billion at its IPO, and The Impossible Burger is testing its meatless patties at Burger King—hear what Troy and the gang have to say. We want to hear from our listeners! Call us at 619-744-0535 and leave a message or email HappyHalfHour@sdmag.com. You can give us your recommendations for Two People, $50, or tell us about any news happening in San Diego’s culinary world.

Nicole Carr is the CFO of Measurabl, a software platform that enables owners and operators of real estate to measure, manage, and report non-financial ESG data, such as energy, water, and waste consumption data. Nicole grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a known beer city. She went on to attend University of Colorado Boulder, studying accounting and playing volleyball for the Buffaloes. After spending four years in Boulder, Nicole moved to Denver to begin her career working for KPMG, one of the “big four” accounting firms. A few years passed and Nicole felt burnt out in her public accounting role, so she began working for one of her best clients, Realty Income, a San Diego public company. There, she spent about six years with that company, working in financial roles.     During her time at Realty Income, Nicole became more familiar with ESG (Environmental Social Governance) and realized she wanted to make it a bigger part of her career. She stumbled upon Measurabl while flipping through a long list of San Diego companies and it happened to be the only business she dogeared, so she knew she had to get in touch with the team. A year later, Nicole is leading the company’s financial division. Listen to the rest of her story. Thanks to our partners Cox Business for their support in enabling us to grow the San Diego ecosystem. Nicole’s favorites Tacos - Karina’s Seafood in Mission Hills Beer - Tart and sour beers at Modern Times Coffee - Influx in Golden Hill   Keep up with Measurabl on social media: Instagram & Twitter: @Measurabl Facebook LinkedIn

Interwebliens our 3rd episode of The Backyard MECCA Show Podcast is an amazing, insightful show. We were privileged to have The Golden Hill Paugussett Indian Reservation in the building. Representing the reservation was Tribal Leader & Clan Mother, Shoran "White Fawn" Piper and Tribal member Richard K. "Soaring Bear" Cowes. In this episode we talk about their true history, Native fabricated history, struggles, triumphs, casino myths, the importance of keeping up the fight and much more. Come back to stay updated and to enjoy whats to come. We have a lot of great material coming your way. Follow The Golden Hill Paugussett Indian Reservation: » Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Golden-Hill-Paugussett-Indian-Reservation-165294113670095/ » Audio releases on all platforms every Wednesday and podcast video releases every Sunday on YouTube. Listen to us on: » iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-backyard-mecca-show/id1362106974?mt=2 » Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6CdKaqvPh1C3h5qdt4Syhu » Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/m/Ihw4zf5krbm5zo5zdahd3eunkj4?t=The_Backyard_MECCA_Show » Soundcloud: www.soundcloud.com/thebackyardmeccashow » Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=180864&refid=stpr » PodOmatic: www.thebackyardmeccashow.podomatic.com » YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCkVLFU_msp9ioNi9s_1YD8Q » Instagram: www.instagram.com/backyardmecca/ » Facebook: www.facebook.com/BackyardMecca/ » Twitter: www.twitter.com/BackyardMecca » Email: backyardmeccashow@gmail.com » Website: www.backyardmeccashow.com Subscribe, Like, Comment & Share!!! » Selfmathematiks: www.instagram.com/selfmathematiks/ » Xavier: www.instagram.com/sunuxavierkemp/ » Video: » Akhil Ulpala Creatives: www.instagram.com/akhil_ulpala/ » Clothing: Checkout the flyness!!! » SELFMATHEMATIKS Clothing Co. » Instagram: www.instagram.com/selfmathematiks.clothing/ » Facebook: www.facebook.com/selfmathematiks.clothing/ » Twitter: www.twitter.com/selfmathematiks » Website: www.selfmathematiks.com

WORD Christchurch in association with New Zealand Festival Writers & Readers Join us for a special evening with Francis Spufford, one of Britain’s most diverse and acclaimed authors, of whom the New Yorker said, ‘intellectually he resembles a many-armed Hindu deity, able to pluck fruit and butterflies from anywhere on earth’s most robust tall trees’. Spufford’s seven books range in subject matter from science and history to theology and politics. The Child That Books Built was a love letter to literature; Unapologetic argued that ‘despite everything, Christianity can still make surprising emotional sense’; and in 2016 his first foray into fiction, 'Golden Hill', was a triumph, scooping numerous prizes, including the Costa Award for Best First Novel. A rollicking, suspenseful tale set in mid-18th century Manhattan, the novel pays loving tribute to the literature of that era. He appears in robust, wide-ranging conversation with Chris Moore.

During the winter of 1769-70, New Yorkers fight with British Regulars.  When New York failed to come up with sufficient money to quarter the soldiers, British Regulars destroy the Liberty Pole.  Isaac Sears, a leader in the local Sons of Liberty Chapter tries to make a citizen's arrest of several soldiers a few days later.  Both sides quickly escalate the event into a massive street brawl involving thousands of soldiers and civilians.  Dozens are wounded.  Both Sears and Alexandar McDougall who gets arrested for a pamphlet opposing a tax to pay for the quartering of Regulars in the city, see their profiles rise as leaders of the colonial resistance.  The Sons of Liberty build a new bigger liberty pole. For more text, pictures, maps, and sources, please visit my site at AmRevPodcast.Blogspot.com.  

During the winter of 1769-70, New Yorkers fight with British Regulars.  When New York failed to come up with sufficient money to quarter the soldiers, British Regulars destroy the Liberty Pole.  Isaac Sears, a leader in the local Sons of Liberty Chapter tries to make a citizen's arrest of several soldiers a few days later.  Both sides quickly escalate the event into a massive street brawl involving thousands of soldiers and civilians.  Dozens are wounded.  Both Sears and Alexandar McDougall who gets arrested for a pamphlet opposing a tax to pay for the quartering of Regulars in the city, see their profiles rise as leaders of the colonial resistance.  The Sons of Liberty build a new bigger liberty pole. For more text, pictures, maps, and sources, please visit my site at AmRevPodcast.Blogspot.com.  

This is a remastered edition of our conversation with award winning author Francis Spufford. Francis is a professor at Goldsmiths University, and the author of a number of books including "Golden Hill" and "Unapologetic: Why, despite everything, Christianity can still make surprising emotional sense" Please follow us on Twitter @Sacred_Podcast, and our host, Elizabeth Oldfield (@theoselizabeth). This podcast is supported by Theos, the UK's leading religion and society think tank (@theosthinktank)

In this episode, your host Elizabeth Oldfield (@theoselizabeth) talks to professor Francis Spufford. Francis teaches creative writing at Goldsmiths University in London, and has also written a number of acclaimed, award winning books. In 2016, he won the Costa debut novel prize for his fiction volume "Golden Hill", and he has received high praise for his defence of religion in "Unapologetc : Why, Despite Everything, Christianity Can Still Make Surprising Emotional Sense". In his office at Goldsmiths, Elizabeth talks to him about his journey into faith, his life in writing, as well as on contemporary issues around faith - including the rise, and demise of the "New Atheist" movement in the age of Trump. The Sacred is supported by Theos, the UK's leading religion and society think tank. It is produced by Hussein Kesvani (@HKesvani) and No Country Media.

In today’s episode of Happy Half Hour, hosts Erin Chambers Smith and Troy Johnson are talking all about a spate of restaurant closures, including Bice downtown and Tasting Room Del Mar. On the bright side, charming neighborhood spot Counterpoint in Golden Hill is still going strong; chef Chris Osbourne (ex-Cowboy Star, Pendry) has joined the team. Today’s special guest is Matthew Lyons, owner of Tribute Pizza and winner for Best Pizza Variety in this month’s Best of San Diego cover story. He talks about starting as a pop-up operation to cooking up some of the best pies in town in a historic North Park space.

Christiana Rice is the coauthor with Michael Frost of To Alter Your World: Partnering with God to Rebirth Our Communities. Christiana is an on-the ground practitioner and visionary voice in the missional movement, serving as a coach and trainer for missional leaders with Thresholds, based in San Diego, CA where she leads a neighborhood faith community in the Golden Hill neighborhood. A daughter and granddaughter of missionaries, Christiana grew up in Tokyo, Japan. Whether teaching and coaching global leaders, engaging the deeper spiritual longings of her neighbors or embracing the sacred mundane of daily life with her family and her community, Christiana seeks participate in God’s restoration of all things. In this episode of RePlacing Church, we talked about: How being a “Third Culture Kid” has shaped her sense of connection to place Why we need to shift the conversation from saving the church to altering the world How changing our metaphors alters our understanding of church planting How listening to stories transform our capacity to be present in our neighborhoods 6 promises that members of a neighborhood faith community can make to each other The transformative power of coaching *Support Tim and Cote Soerens journey of recovery! You Caring & Facebook Group* *Get your free RePlacing Church Resource List, a guide to being and becoming the church in the neighborhood. SUBSCRIBE, RATE, and REVIEW the RePlacing Church Podcast on iTunes, or listen on Stitcher, Google Play, or Podbean. Sign up for RePlacing Church updates at www.replacingchurch.org. Like on Facebook, Follow on Instagram. Episode Song Credits: "Another Wrong to Right" and "You Won't Walk Alone" by Mercir. "Closed" by Zadok Wartes. Used with Permission. Production Assistance by Nate Tubbs.

On location at Counterpoint in Golden Hill! Paul and Mitch (your tastebuds) have special guest Kelsey Young on the 'cast!

Samira Ahmed talks to the artist behind The Blade, a huge artwork installed this weekend in the heart of Hull as part of UK City of Culture 2017. Briony Hanson reviews the film Manchester By the Sea, for which Casey Affleck won a Best Actor Golden Globe last night for his role as a janitor forced to look after his nephew. Costa First Novel Award winner Francis Spufford on Golden Hill, set in mid 18th Century Manhattan.And a V&A exhibition about the life and work of Rudyard Kipling's father, John Lockwood Kipling, an influential figure in the Arts and Crafts movement who was steeped in the art of Punjab.Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Timothy Prosser.

Costa contenders The Essex Serpent and Golden Hill bring historical fiction to the fore as we predict the books that will last from 2016

Francis Spufford was born in 1964. He is the author of five highly-praised books of non-fiction, most frequently described by reviewers as either 'bizarre' or 'brilliant', and usually as both. Unapologetic, has been translated into three languages; the one before, Red Plenty, into nine. He has been longlisted or shortlisted for prizes in science writing, historical writing, political writing, theological writing, and writing 'evoking the spirit of place'. In 2007 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He teaches writing at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and lives near Cambridge. His latest book is his first novel, Golden Hill. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Minefield at London's Royal Court Theatre examines the personal effects of The Falklands War on veterans from both sides using testimonies of the actors who are all former combatants. The Nice Guys is a new film with Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe as a couple of mismatched private eyes BBC TV is showing Versailles, a drama series about the goings-on at the court of Louis XIV- the Sun King - has already caused consternation in France, but why? Francis Spufford's first novel Golden Hill is set in the grubby dangerous world of Manhattan in 1746: New York before it became New York. The 50 year career of Hungarian conceptual artist Dora Maurer is marked in an exhibition at London's White Cube Gallery Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Richard Eyre, Francis Stonor Saunders and Jamila Gavin. The producer is Oliver Jones.