Podcasts about Graff

On this episode Joel and Andy welcome Mark Graff, “the most interesting man in the world”. Mark recounts his diverse career, from railroad conductor and intense oil field work in North Dakota to business owner and worship director. He shares stories of challenging work schedules, a mental breakdown, and the foster care journey. The episode...

Writer and historian Garrett Graff discusses the fourth season of his podcast Long Shadow, which charts how the internet devolved from a tool of hope to one of outrage and division. He traces that shift to specific corporate choices—especially Facebook and YouTube prioritizing profit by feeding anger and conspiracy. Graff argues that these unregulated algorithms weaponized existing political fractures, often exploited by bad-faith actors like Russia's Internet Research Agency. Also: reflections on Utah Governor Spencer Cox's Sunday-show interviews and the futility of legacy media diagnosing social media's ills, plus a Spiel on missteps, opposition dumps, and the media coverage surrounding the recent assassination. Produced by Corey Wara Production Coordinator Ashley Khan Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠thegist@mikepesca.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ To advertise on the show, contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠ad-sales@libsyn.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://advertising.libsyn.com/TheGist⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Gist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Gist Youtube Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Gist Instagram Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠GIST INSTAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow The Gist List at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pesca⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack

This week, Alanna hosts shark scientist Lindsay Graff. Lindsay has worked with countless shark species globally, from the Bahamas, South Africa, and Fiji, to Cape Cod. Lindsay is currently pursuing her PhD, with her dissertation research focusing on post-release behavior of young-of-year white sharks, sand tiger sharks, and dusky sharks. You may be familiar with Lindsay through her recent Washington Post article, "A half century after Jaws, the truth is clear." Alanna and Lindsay talk shark research, portrayal of sharks in the media, and the future of sharks in public opinion.   Main point: "The ocean doesn't belong to us, it sustains us."   Find Lindsay on Instagram at @lindslougraff and by email at lgraff@umassd.edu   Get in touch with us! The Fisheries Podcast is on Facebook, X, Instagram, Threads, and Bluesky: @FisheriesPod  Become a Patron of the show: https://www.patreon.com/FisheriesPodcast Buy podcast shirts, hoodies, stickers, and more: https://teespring.com/stores/the-fisheries-podcast-fan-shop Thanks as always to Andrew Gialanella for the fantastic intro/outro music. The Fisheries Podcast is a completely independent podcast, not affiliated with a larger organization or entity. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the podcast. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by the hosts are those of that individual and do not necessarily reflect the view of any entity with those individuals are affiliated in other capacities (such as employers).

Listen to ASCO's Journal of Clinical Oncology Art of Oncology article, "Brown Paper Bags” by Dr. Stephanie Graff, who is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Brown University and Director of Breast Oncology at Brown University Health in Providence Rhode Island. The article is followed by an interview with Graff and host Dr. Mikkael Sekeres. Dr Graff shares how she handled receiving a gift from a patient. TRANSCRIPT Narrator: Brown Paper Bags, by Stephanie Graff, MD, FACP, FASCO  Minor demographic features of the patients described have been altered to honor their privacy “Why are you being weird about opening the bag?” he asks.  The gift that William brought me is still sitting on the edge of the clinic examination room counter, the proverbial elephant in the room. He presented it to me the moment I entered the examination room, excited as a child giving their first Christmas gift. I have demurred, stating I will open it later. I have tried to avoid opening the bag, explaining that I do not like opening gifts in front of people. William is as tenacious about me opening this gift right now as he is about facing his disease. I treat William for male breast cancer. I have always called him William because it is what the electronic medical record says as his preferred name. It is his first name, and when I verified on our first meeting what he preferred to be called, he said “William is fine,” but just like the Sheryl Crow song says, “I'm sure it's Bill or Billy or Mack or Buddy.” 1 William is electric. He lights up the examination room, engages my staff while playfully ribbing them, and has a laugh that reverberates down the hallway. He comes to each visit with a colorful story about the events that have transpired since our last appointment, vividly painting images of his children and grandchildren and his life outside the clinic walls. He swells with pride discussing his grown children like a new mother showing off photos of her baby. “Ryan just finished the most beautiful presentation deck for work. You should see it. Those slides! I bet he would show it to you.” Ryan works in banking or finance or insurance—I cannot remember—but I confess I never took William up on the offer to see the slide deck.  Abruptly, William stands up, moving faster than an elderly patient with metastatic cancer should be able to move. In a single swift movement, he grabs the brown paper bag from where I abandoned it on the counter and drops it in my lap. “Open it!” I sigh deeply, carefully unroll the top, and peek in. “I got those for the mister!” he exclaims. Inside is a bag of Werther's hard caramels. As relief floods me, I laugh a deep, slow laugh of appreciation for this 70-something man and his ability to brighten the world around him in the most surprising ways. During our last clinic visit, he told me hard caramels take the chemotaste out of his mouth, and I had confessed that my husband is also Werther's devotee, but prefers the soft chews. William made a case then and there for the hard caramels and told me I should try to get “Mr Dr Graff” to make the change. He approached the soft caramel versus hard caramel discussion with the intensity of a high school debate champion. Needless to say, the Graff household now alternates our caramels—enjoying both hard caramels and soft chews. “Seriously. What gives with you and the bag?” he probes again. I recognize that William is not going to let this go. He is too astute and persistent. So, I decided to tell him the whole truth about gifts from patients and brown paper bagsThat first year as an oncology fellow, after months on inpatient consults, I finally started outpatient clinics just as the holidays season began. The patients, many of whom had deep and long relationships with the attending oncologists—the same relationships I was eager to build, the relationships that drove me to oncology as a profession—brought in gift after gift, homemade cookies, handmade quilts, and jars of homemade jam. It was rarely something elaborate as the patients knew the faculty could not accept anything too over the top, but it often showed the same tender thoughtfulness that you show a dear friend or favorite relative. Their favorite coffee. A T-shirt of a favorite band. Or something jovial, like a rival sports team or college's coffee mug. It was during this time of the busy holidays, maybe the second week of December, in my own fellow's clinic, that one of my patients with solid tumor arrived with a small brown paper bag. He of course had synchronous primary malignancies that in no way aligned for a simple plan of care and was experiencing dreadful side effects, which seemed to be the way of fellow's clinic. I had been seeing him quite often, pouring every ounce of my nascent skills into trying to help him through his treatment. He handed me the bag, and in my enthusiasm and naivety and holiday spirit, I bubbled with excitement thinking “oh, he brought me a little gift!” But my own thoughts were pouring over him saying “I brought this in for you because…” and as he was saying the rest, I tore open the bag, all the while with my eyes on him as he spoke, and plunged my hand into the bag, grabbing the…what exactly…cloth something…to hear him saying….  “…because I wanted you to see how bad this diarrhea is! Pure liquid. Bloody. Constant. I can't even make it to the bathroom,” he was saying. Yes. I was holding—in my bare hand—his soiled, blood-stained underwear. Merry Christmas. I have not excitedly torn open a mystery gift or plunged my hand into a bag since. This is not a lesson that took more than one time to learn. In retrospect, perhaps my patient did give me a tremendous gift that day. I was given a true under-standing of his side effects, of what it means to have grade 3 diarrhea, hemorrhoidal bleeding, and fecal incontinence. If there was any chance I did not believe patients before that day, I have always believed patients since—no need to bring me evidence in a little brown bag. Thanks. I'm good. By this point in my retelling of the story, William was nearly doubled-over in laughter, red-faced, and barely able to breathe or stay in his chair. Thus, our little ritual began. William continued to bring me gifts in brown paper bags at every visit for the rest of his time as my patient. Always small tokens. A pocket pack of Kleenex during cold season. A can ofsoup “to warm my hands,” which are perpetually cold during physical examinations. A small handmade Christmas ornament. Sometimes, he would put a bag inside a bag, inside a bag…laughing like an evil super villain, while I nervously unpacked his brown paper bags of torture. William elected to go to hospice care appropriately, living a few months with a good quality of life with home hospice. A few weeks after his passing, his son arrived at the registration desk and asked to speak with me. When I went to the front of the clinic to invite him back, to hug him, and tell him how much his father mattered to all of us at the cancer center, he handed me a brown paper bag. “He insisted” was all William's son said. I opened it, genuinely concerned what I might find this time, nervously peeking into the bag. It was a copy of William's obituary, thanking the cancer center for all the care we had shown him and for inviting him to be part of our lives as much as we were a part of his. This is the greatest gift—the gift of impact. Of knowing my care mattered, of knowing we were truly on the same care team. I carry my patients and their families with me through life, recalling their anecdotes, wisdoms, and warnings at just the right moments. I save their precious words in a box of cards I keep at my desk. I also have a collection of hilarious, insightful, peculiar, and profound assortment of little gifts that made a patient think of me—a curio of curiosities, a microcosm of my career. I think this is why patients give these small tokens in the first place—to make tangible the gratitude, the emotion, and the bond that is ex-changed between the patient and the oncologist. In giving, we are connected. Gifts speak for us when the weight of emotion and the vulnerability of truth are too much. A gift says “you matter in my life” as much as a gift says “I want you to feel how life altering the diarrhea I have been experiencing at home has been.” I have received both those gifts. They have changed me. So, I do not know—I am thinking maybe it is time I go back to plunging my hand straight in? Because in the end, somewhere down there at the bottom, that is where all the good stuff is hidden. Mikkael Sekeres: Welcome back to JCO's Cancer Stories: The Art of Oncology. This ASCO podcast features intimate narratives and perspectives from authors exploring their experiences in oncology. I am your host, Mikkael Sekeres. I am Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Hematology at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami. Today, I am so excited to be joined by Dr. Stephanie Graff, Associate Professor of Medicine at Brown University and Director of the Breast Oncology Program at Brown University Health in Providence, Rhode Island, to discuss her Journal of Clinical Oncology article, "Brown Paper Bags." Our guests' disclosures will be linked in the transcript. Stephanie, I am so excited to have you here. Welcome to our podcast, and thank you for joining us. Dr. Stephanie Graff: It is such an honor to be here and to discuss this with you. Mikkael Sekeres: Stephanie, I have to say, I feel like I know you so well because I have read your writing over years, and there is an intimacy to how you write and an honesty to it where I really feel as if we are sitting together over a table drinking an International House of Coffee mocha blend, talking about our recent trip to Paris. But I am not sure all of our listeners know you quite as well, so I am wondering if you can tell us a little bit about yourself. Dr. Stephanie Graff: Sure. So I am on the JCO Art of Oncology editorial board, and live in Providence. So you and I have many shared interests. I love to write and I love to read, and I think that how you described my writing reflects my communication. I think that I tend to be really honest and open with patients about, about everything, about both myself and their disease. And I think that that is really what you are capturing in my story writing. I am an avid reader. I read just nonstop and write a variety of different styles of writing. I have written several breast cancer related texts, obviously academic papers. I have confessed to you in the past that I write poetry, but it is for myself. It is very unlikely to end up in the pages of JCO. I like writing stories like this when I feel like a story has been percolating in my mind for a while. Mikkael Sekeres: Boy, there is a lot of jumping off points I want to take from what you just said, of course. Maybe we can start with your writing process. What triggers a story and how do you face the dreaded blank page? Dr. Stephanie Graff: I think it is different for different stories. Often, it is something that has been the struggle or the relived experience that I keep turning over. And I find that like when I am walking my dog in the morning or when I am running on the treadmill, that sometimes the same moments keep coming back up in my mind: a difficult patient encounter, a heartwarming patient encounter, a challenging conflict with a peer or colleague. Those are the things that I keep going back to. And I think that as I go back to it over time, I craft that narrative. And crafting the narrative is also what helps me work through the story and cement it as a lesson that I learned from or that becomes a memory that is important to me, and ultimately makes it easy to just sit down and write, which is often, I do just sit down and write the whole story and it comes out pretty much in the form I end up submitting. But I think that that is because I have spent so much pre-contemplative thought before I get to pen to paper. Sometimes it is, with this story, and I think I had said this in my original cover letter with "Brown Paper Bags," one of my nurses, my nurse practitioner, actually had gotten a gift from a patient that was actually wildly inappropriate for her, both as a gift from a patient and for her as an individual. And she had like brought it back to our shared workspace and was like, "Guys, like, what do I do with this?" And it prompted all of us to share our stories of like really fantastic things that patients have given us, really weird things that patients have given us, and just to end up laughing hysterically about the funny moments and getting a little teary-eyed thinking about the way that we hold on to some of those memories. Mikkael Sekeres: I love that whole description. First of all, starting with your writing process. I think we all come out of a room sometimes where we have been meeting with a person, and our stomach just turns. There is something that did not sit right with us about the interaction or there is something that was really special about the interaction. And I think if we are thoughtful people and thoughtful doctors, we ruminate over that for a while and think to ourselves, “What was it that was really special about that, that really worked that I can actually apply to other patients?” Or, “What was it that did not work, that something that went south where I probably need to change my behavior or change how I am entering an interaction so that does not happen again?” Dr. Stephanie Graff: Yeah, I think about it like those, you know, I am sure you have the same experience I do that a lot of your early childhood memories are actually photos of your early childhood that you can remember more clearly because you have the picture of them, and certainly the same is true for my own children. But I think that having that description, that powerful visual description of a photograph from a moment, helps you cement that memory and treasure it. And I think that the same is true with writing, that when we have an experience that if we are able to make it tangible, write about it, turn it into a song, turn it into a poem, turn it into a piece of art, whether that is, you know, an interpretive dance or a painting, whatever your expression is, that is going to be something that becomes a more concrete memory for you. And so regardless of whether it is a good memory or a bad memory, I think sometimes that that is how we learn and grow. Mikkael Sekeres: I think that is spot on. I believe there are some theories of memory also that talk about accessing the memory over and over again so that you do not lose it and you do not lose the connections to it. And those connections can be other memories or they can be anything that occurred with our five senses when the event actually occurred. Dr. Stephanie Graff: Yeah. That- so one of my favorite books is Audrey Niffenegger's book called The Time Traveler's Wife. Have you read that? It is- the gentleman has a, you know, genetic condition in the fictional book that makes him travel in time and he like leaves his body, his clothes are on the floor and travels back and he is drawn to moments that are important to him. So he is drawn back constantly to the moment he met his wife, he is drawn back constantly to the moment his parents died. And I think that that is true, right? Our memory takes us back to those really visceral, important moments over and over again. Mikkael Sekeres: So you mentioned before, one of the jumping off points I wanted to explore a little bit more was when someone gets an unusual gift and brings it back to the workroom and there is that moment when everyone looks at it and the person says exactly what you said, "What do I do with this?" Right? And it is interesting that it is even a question because sometimes there is a really weird gift and there are certain people who would just immediately put it in the trash, but as oncologists, we do not, do we? Dr. Stephanie Graff: No. Mikkael Sekeres: That is not an option, but we want to know what it is we can do with it. So I do not know if you can remember any particularly unusual gifts you received or your colleagues received during that conversation and then what do you do with them? Dr. Stephanie Graff: Yeah, I think that sometimes they are, I mean, honestly, like the truth is is that I have them, right? Like they are all over my life, these little trinkets and doodads, even to the point that sometimes I give gifts that are inspired by my patients, too. Like two Christmases ago, I gave all of my colleagues as their Christmas gift these blown glass octopuses because one of my patients was obsessed with octopi and it like had led to several conversations, and they have obviously eight arms, we all know that, but they have numerous hearts, they have this very complex, empathetic brain, they are thinking and feeling, very cool, cool animals if you really start to learn and read about them. And I really started to think both about how much we had all kind of rallied around this one patient and her unique love of octopi, but also like how much that animal represents what it means to practice team based care, to have this larger than life heart, to feel like you are more than one brain, like you have eight arms because you work with these really great people. So I wrote that much more eloquently than I am doing right now in a card for my team and gave them these glass octopuses for Christmas. And so, you know, I think that our patients, it is not always even a physical gift. Sometimes it is just sharing their stories that ends up staying with us. Mikkael Sekeres: And that must not have been that long after the documentary was released about the man who had this special relationship with an octopus as well. So do you save the gifts given to you by patients? Why or why not? Dr. Stephanie Graff: So, obviously we get a lot of things like food and we just eat that, right? I am sure your clinic is a collection of boxes of chocolates and, so in Rhode Island, there is a lot of Portuguese patients and so we get a lot of like Portuguese bread and things like that too, which is delicious. So we have all sorts of food all the time and that just gets eaten. I do save patients'- and I realize we are not on camera for our viewing audience, but I have bizarrely, so one patient gave me this red devil, which is amazing because Adriamycin, which is obviously a really common breast cancer drug, is called the "red devil." And this is kind of a famous folk art carving by Alexander Girard. I think the actual real one is in Philadelphia at their art museum, but she was like, "You gave me the red devil, so I am going to give you the red devil." And like, I think that is hilarious. Like, I will save that forever. But I have so many other patients that have given me like little angels because I like meant a lot to them or helped them through this difficult moment. And I have all of those things, right? And so I have this kind of funny little shelf of angels and devils in my office, which is, I think, amusing. And then, obviously I wrote about the brown paper bags. You know, that patient filled it with little things like butterscotches and a can of soup and an instant hot cocoa mix. It was stuff that like you can realistically use. It kind of comes and goes. It is not necessarily something that you have forever. I had all three of my children during my time, one in fellowship and two as a practicing oncologist, and I was practicing in the Midwest then. I have a wealth of absolutely gorgeous quilts, baby quilts, that were made by my patients for my kids. And I have saved every single one of those. I can tell you which patient made it for which child because those are just such heirlooms to me. Yeah, lots of really great things. I am curious about you. You have to have these treasures too in your life. Mikkael Sekeres: Oh, absolutely. Isn't it remarkable that people in the face of life threatening illnesses, and I probably have a patient population specializing in acute leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes where their illness is often more acute than, than your typical patient in your patient population even, but even during those times, I am always so moved how people take the time to ask about us and want to know about our lives as physicians and take the time to give a gift. And sure, I have my own shelf of curios, I think that is how you refer to it in your essay, from patients and it is very meaningful. There was one patient I treated who was a baseball fan. We were both living in Cleveland at the time. I am a Yankees fan. Both my parents are from the Bronx, so they raised me the right way, of course, even though I was raised in Providence, Rhode Island. And she was a Red Sox fan, and every time she came to visit me, she would wear red socks. It became this ongoing joke. She would wear her red socks and I would remember to wear my Yankees socks. So when we reached the five year mark, she was cured of her leukemia, she gave me a framed box of red socks to hang up. So, yeah, we have these stories and they are immediately evocative of the person we took care of and built a relationship, hopefully a long term relationship with. Gift giving in oncology can be nuanced at times. Why do you think patients give gifts and why are they meaningful to us as caregivers? Dr. Stephanie Graff: I mean, I think that gift giving at its heart is sometimes just a more comfortable way to express emotion for so many patients, right? And humans, right? We give gifts to celebrate births, weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, major holidays, right, for our own friends and family. And so it makes sense that that cultural or social tradition exists where we give gifts to acknowledge and celebrate that someone is important and a part of our life. And so often, I think it is just a way for a patient to say, "You have been here for me, I see you, I see the work you do, I appreciate you." So it is a way to say thank you that to any individual patient feels bigger than just the words. Obviously, I want to say as- if any patient stumbles onto this podcast, just the words are more than enough and we do not even need that. Like it is my greatest honor to care for the patients that allow me to enter their lives and care for them. Like, I do not need them to tell me thank you. I certainly do not need them to give me a gift, but I think that is a big part of why patients do it. But I think another part of it is that in many ways, you know, we have all seen that when somebody is diagnosed with cancer, that they have this real reckoning with their family and friends where people that they thought were very good friends do not know how to show up for them. And so sometimes they see these shifting dynamics in their friend groups, especially maybe for our younger patients or mid aged patients that just their friends are so busy. There is lots that goes on, right, that I think that often the gift is saying, "Thank you for showing up." We were a constant in their life during that time and for many of my patients, they do not have that constancy from the other people in their life. And so again, if anyone stumbles onto this podcast and someone in your life that you love is diagnosed with cancer, the most important thing that any of us can do for someone battling a chronic illness is just show up. And I often tell people even uninvited, like, show up and offer to take their laundry back to your house, show up and drop off a meal because I think that the people saying, "Well, let me know what I can do," is not helpful because it is really awkward to tell people what to do when you are battling an illness. Mikkael Sekeres: That notion of presence is just so important and you enunciated it beautifully. When my patients say to me, "Oh, I want to get you something," I always respond the same way that you do. I always say, "Your good health is the greatest gift that I could hope for," and just the, just the words and the presence are enough. I wanted to end quoting you to yourself and asking you to reflect on it. You write, "I carry my patients and their families with me through life, recalling their anecdotes, wisdoms, and warnings at just the right moments." Stephanie, what are those moments when you lean on the anecdotes and wisdom of your patients? Dr. Stephanie Graff: Patients will say things to me about - oh gosh, I will get all teary thinking about it - you know, patients say things to me who are my, you know, stage four metastatic patients about what has mattered to them in life. And it makes it so easy for me to leave that thing undone and go home at the end of the day because none of them say, "It really mattered to me that I spent that extra hour at work or that I got that promotion or that raise." I am in the habit of, when I meet patients for the first time and they are at a visit with their husband or their wife or their partner, I will ask how long they have been together. And when patients tell me that it has been decades, 40, 50, 60 years, I will ask what the secret is, because I am at 17 years of marriage and I'd love to see 63, which is my record for a patient story. And my one patient during a visit, the wife and I were talking and I asked how long they had been married. We had already had a pretty long visit at that point when it came up, and the whole visit, the husband had just sat in the corner, very quiet, had not said a word. For all I know, he could have been nonverbal. And she said, "Oh, we have been married 60 years." And I said, "Oh my gosh, what is the secret?" And before she could even open her mouth, he goes, "Separate bathrooms." I think about it all the time. Like any time I am like annoyed with my husband getting ready in the morning, I am like, "Yep, separate bathrooms. It is the key to everything." Bringing those little moments, those little things that patients say to you that just pop back up into your mind are so wonderful. Like those rich little anecdotes that patients share with you are really things that stay with you long term. Mikkael Sekeres: So it does not surprise me, Stephanie, that you and I have settled on the same line of questioning with our patients. I wrote an Art of Oncology piece a few years ago called exactly that: "What I Learned About Love From My Patients," asking the exact same question. It was a fascinating exploration of long term marriage from people who say, "Oh, you have to have a sense of humor," which you always hear, to some things that were just brutally honest where somebody said, "Well, I could not find anybody better, so I just settled," right? Because they are in the oncologist's office and sometimes people will speak very dark truths in our clinics. But my favorites were always the people where I would ask them and the husband and wife would turn to each other and just hold hands and say, "I do not know, I just love her." And I always thought to myself, that is the marriage for me. Dr. Stephanie Graff: My husband and I trained together. He was a fellow when I was a resident. So we had one rotation together in our entire careers and it was in cardiology. Like he was like the fellow on cardiovascular ICU and I was the resident on cardiology. And the attending had been prodding this woman who had heart disease about how she needed to be more physically active and said something to the extent to the patient about how he could tell that she was more of a couch potato, that she really needed to get more active. Mind you, this is a long time ago. And her husband, I mean, they are older patients, her husband boldly interrupts the attending physician and says, "She may be a couch potato, but she is my sweet potato." And my husband and I every once in a while will quip, "Well, you are my sweet potato" to one another because we still, we both remembered that interaction all these years later. Like, that is love. I do not know what else is love if it is not fighting for your wife's honor by proclaiming her your ‘sweet potato'. Mikkael Sekeres: Well, I cannot say just how much of a treat it has been to have you here, Stephanie. This has been Stephanie Graff, Associate Professor of Medicine at Brown University and Director of the Breast Oncology Program at Brown University Health in Providence, Rhode Island, discussing her Journal of Clinical Oncology article, "Brown Paper Bags." If you have enjoyed this episode, consider sharing it with a friend or colleague or leave us a review. Your feedback and support helps us continue to have these important conversations. If you are looking for more episodes and context, follow our show on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen and explore more from ASCO at asco.org/podcasts. Until next time, this has been Mikkael Sekeres. Thank you for joining us. The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions. Guests on this podcast express their own opinions, experience, and conclusions. Guest statements on the podcast do not express the opinions of ASCO. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity, or therapy should not be construed as an ASCO endorsement.   Show Notes: Like, share and subscribe so you never miss an episode and leave a rating or review.    Guest Bio: Stephanie Graff, MD, FACP, FASCO is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Brown University and Director of Breast Oncology at Brown University Health in Providence Rhode Island   Additional Reading: What My Patients Taught Me About Love, by Mikkael Sekeres    

CAS 9-10-2-2025 Ryan Jansa-Sanford Int. 2023, 2024 and Neil Graff-Sailing in France by Calling All Sports

Amba remembers getting a massage from a man and Theme chats about a new Graff book 'Tourist Attractions'... Music, Critique and Letter game aswell... Enjoy! Get exclusive content over at our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/armshousepod Cop the Tourist Attractions book here Our YouTube channel here buy stuff - INFAMY here Use Discount code ARMSHOUSE10 for 10% off! (our Patrons get 30% 0ff!) Find EVERY song

Joanna B. Bednarek, Agnieszka Graff, Sławomira Walczewskaprowadzenie: Paulina Małochleb14. edycja festiwalu Literacki Sopot #literackisopot2025 #goyki3   Dofinansowano ze środków Miasta Sopotu.   Dofinansowano ze środków Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego pochodzących z Funduszu Promocji Kultury.

Kelly digs in with author Keir Graff, who has written a new book about a legendary building in the Windy City, “Chicago's Fine Arts Building: Music, Magic and Murder.”  “All passes – Art alone endures.” “You'll feel as you've just stepped out of a time machine.”  “Let the building haunt you; it's a place where you can feel […]

Theme's getting frustrated at work, stolen bikes and expensive watches are topics and we see the return of the Graff letter Game... Music and Graff Critique as usual too... Enjoy! Get exclusive content over at our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/armshousepod Our YouTube channel here buy stuff - INFAMY here Use Discount code ARMSHOUSE10 for 10% off! (our Patrons get 30% 0ff!) Find EVERY song

CAS 8-27-1-2025 Ashley Buckley-Penn State Volleyball (Former Augie VB Coach) with Neil Graff co-host by Calling All Sports

In recent days, President Trump has reached new levels of emboldenment when it comes to his ongoing authoritarian takeover. He's vowing retribution at news organizations that displease him with greater audacity. He's responded to Democrats and others who criticized him by threatening to send troops to their cities or unleash state power against them in other ways. In recent days, something plainly has changed, and many observers are taking note. We talked to journalist and historian Garrett Graff, who has a great new piece on his Doomsday Scenario Substack arguing that we really are seeing the advent of “American fascism” right before our eyes. He explains that transformations like this are incremental and often hard to recognize, but that Trump's escalating brazenness strongly suggests we've crossed over into something new. The pile-up of new offenses Trump is committing daily, Graff says, amounts to “insanity.”  Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In recent days, President Trump has reached new levels of emboldenment when it comes to his ongoing authoritarian takeover. He's vowing retribution at news organizations that displease him with greater audacity. He's responded to Democrats and others who criticized him by threatening to send troops to their cities or unleash state power against them in other ways. In recent days, something plainly has changed, and many observers are taking note. We talked to journalist and historian Garrett Graff, who has a great new piece on his Doomsday Scenario Substack arguing that we really are seeing the advent of “American fascism” right before our eyes. He explains that transformations like this are incremental and often hard to recognize, but that Trump's escalating brazenness strongly suggests we've crossed over into something new. The pile-up of new offenses Trump is committing daily, Graff says, amounts to “insanity.” Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In recent days, President Trump has reached new levels of emboldenment when it comes to his ongoing authoritarian takeover. He's vowing retribution at news organizations that displease him with greater audacity. He's responded to Democrats and others who criticized him by threatening to send troops to their cities or unleash state power against them in other ways. In recent days, something plainly has changed, and many observers are taking note. We talked to journalist and historian Garrett Graff, who has a great new piece on his Doomsday Scenario Substack arguing that we really are seeing the advent of “American fascism” right before our eyes. He explains that transformations like this are incremental and often hard to recognize, but that Trump's escalating brazenness strongly suggests we've crossed over into something new. The pile-up of new offenses Trump is committing daily, Graff says, amounts to “insanity.”  Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8/24/2025

CAS 8-20-1-2025 Chad Greenway-Gray Duck Spirits/Vikings with Neil Graff co-host by Calling All Sports

Mit ihren Signieraktionen, Lesungen und der Offenheit für Bücher von Selfpublisher:innen ist die Buchhandlung Graff einer der großen Namen der Buchbranche.Im Interview hat Co-Geschäftsführerin Maria Meibohm mit Laura und Chris darüber gesprochen, wie die Zusammenarbeit mit Autor:innen funktioniert und wie es hinter den Kulissen einer der größten deutschen Buchhandlungen aussieht.Das erwartet dich in dieser Folge:- Was sind die Do's und Don'ts für die Zusammenarbeit mit Buchhandlungen?- Wie laufen Signieraktionen in der Buchhandlung Graff ab?- Wann sollten sich Selfpublisher:innen für eine Zusammenarbeit melden?- Wie stellt die Buchhandlung Graff ihren Onlineshop auf stabilere Füße?Link aus der Folge:✩ Buchhandlung Graff: https://www.graff.de/Stelle dich deinem fantastischen Buchabenteuer mit denZeilenschlingern! In dieser Reihe von 12 Online-Workshops begleiten wir dichSchritt für Schritt durch den gesamten Schreibprozess.✩ Jetzt mehr erfahren: https://zeilenschlinger.de/fantastisches-buchabenteuer/Komm jetzt in unseren Zeilenschlinger Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/nRnDa5xt36Du möchtest mit Chris an deinem Buch arbeiten? Egal, ob Lektorat, Beratung oderCoaching, hier findest du mehr zu ihren Angeboten und wie du sie kontaktierenkannst: https://christineroedl.de/Du bist Fantasy-Autor:in und möchtest dich optimal auf den Schreibmarathon imNovember vorbereiten?✩ Dann hol dir jetzt den Fantastischen Preptober vomZeilenschlinger und starte im Schreibmonat voll durch! https://elopage.com/s/Zeilenschlinger/fantastischer-preptober Du möchtest deine Marketing-Planung digital angehen?✩ Dann hol dir jetzt den Zugangzum Trello-Board "Plotte dein Autorinnenmarketing"✩ Als Hörerin desZeilenschlinger-Podcasts bekommst du 20 Prozent Rabatt mit dem Gutscheincode:"Schling". Du möchtest Ordnung in das Chaos deinesAutor:innen-Lebens bringen?✩ Dann hol dir jetzt den Zugangzur "All-In-One Notion-Vorlage für Autorinnen" https://elopage.com/s/Zeilenschlinger/organisiere-dein-autor-innen-leben Du kämpfst (immer mal wieder) mit einer Schreibblockade?✩ Dann hol dir jetzt unserenOnline-Kurs "In 30 Tagen Schreibblockaden überwinden" https://elopage.com/s/Zeilenschlinger/in-30-tagen-schreibblockaden-ueberwinden-90034d47 Du willst dein Buch im Podcast vorstellen oder alsDienstleister:in in der Buchbubble, deine Kund:innen erreichen?✩ Informiere dich hier: https://www.zeilenschlinger.de/werbeplatz Kennt ihr schon unseren Arschtritt des Monats?✩ Als Newsletter-Abonnenterhältst zu exklusiven Zugang zu unserer Datenbank, in der wir Vorlagen undChecklisten zu unseren Themen teilen.✩ Du erhältst Einblick inunseren persönlichen Schreibprozess.✩ Hier geht es zur Anmeldung: https://zeilenschlinger.de/#Newsletter-Anmeldung Euch gefällt unser Podcast? Wir würden uns über EureUnterstützung freuen:✩ Werdet offizieller Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Zeilenschlinger✩ Gebt uns einen Kaffee aus überKo-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/zeilenschlinger Vielen Dank an unsere Patreons!✩ Vivien Busch✩ Carolin Streckmann  Folge uns gern auch auf unseren anderen Kanälen, um aufdem Laufenden zu bleiben:✩ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zeilenschlinger/✩ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@zeilenschlinger Hanna auf YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hanna_BuchmarketingChris auf YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@chrisroedl

CAS 8-13-1-2025 Josh Anderson-Dakota State FB Coach with Neil Graff co-host by Calling All Sports

Eighty years ago, the United States dropped a weapon unlike anything ever seen before on Japan. In his new book, "The Devil Reached Toward the Sky," author Garrett Graff writes about the development of the atomic bomb from those directly involved. Graff joins us to discuss what was going on inside the brain of those who created the first atomic weapon and what today's leaders can learn from that moment in history.

Doug and Kari's farm started as a dairy farm run by Doug's great-grandmother. The farm passed to Doug's grandfather and father before becoming his. He sold the dairy cows in 2000, raised some steers, and now grows solely cash crops. They milked 42 cows, had 500 laying hens, some pigs, and harvested crops while doing custom silo filling. His grandfather experienced some hardships during the Great Depression while farming. Doug is the youngest of two sisters and fondly recalls showing cattle in 4H. His wife, Kari, did not come from a farm and moved here from Minnesota. The future of the farm is uncertain due to urban development.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Smerconish is joined by journalist and bestselling author Garrett Graff to discuss his powerful new oral history, "The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb." On the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima, they explore the bomb's development, the people behind it, the decision to use it, and its enduring legacy. With over 500 voices included, Graff's work captures the triumph and tragedy of one of the most pivotal moments in human history. Original air date 6 August 2025. The book was published on 5 August 2025.

CAS 8-6-2-2025 Tom Jansa-SDGA Executive Director with Neil Graff in studio by Calling All Sports

We found some old Graff flicks of ours unseen by the public (or us!)... Bit of a self-indulgent one this one, hope you enjoy! This episode is a very visual one so its best seen on our YT channel- https://youtu.be/R6nOp11CAMg Get exclusive content over at our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/armshousepod Our YouTube channel here buy stuff - INFAMY here Use Discount code ARMSHOUSE10 for 10% off! (our Patrons get 30% 0ff!) Find EVERY song

“Eighty years ago this week,” writes Vermont journalist Garrett Graff, “a group of physicists and military leaders changed warfare — and the world — forever.”August 6 marks the 80th anniversary of the United States atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, which was followed three days later by the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. These two bombings are estimated to have killed over 200,000 people.Graff recounts the scientific and political backstory of the dawn of the nuclear age in his latest book, “The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb.” This exhaustive work includes testimonies from 500 people who “tell the intertwined story of nuclear physics, the rise of fascism in Europe in the 1930s, the arrival and advance of World War II in the Pacific, and the tremendous effort of the Manhattan Project to deliver two atomic bombs that helped end the war, as well as the haunting on-the-ground stories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki themselves,” writes Graff.Graff says that the story of what gave rise to the nuclear age is “as important now as ever,” as countries around the world, such as Iran, are racing to start or expand their nuclear arsenals.“The world actually stands much closer to the edge of nuclear danger than we have for most of the 80 years since the end of World War II,” Graff told The Vermont Conversation. “This year has already seen two major world conflicts set against nuclear tensions. We've seen open warfare between India and Pakistan already this spring, the two largest nuclear arsenals to ever come into open conflict in world history. And we also saw, of course, the US and Israeli strikes against the Iranian nuclear program.”“There's a possibility, ironically, 15 years after Barack Obama tried to set us on a path toward nuclear abolition, where in the 2020s and 2030s we may actually see more countries join the nuclear club than have ever existed before.”Garrett Graff describes himself as a historian whose work is often filed under current events. He writes about inflection points in history with an eye towards how they impact the present and future. This includes his 2024 book, “When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day,” and his 2022 book, “Watergate: A New History,” which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History. He is also the editor of an oral history of the COVID-19 pandemic in Vermont that was published earlier this year by the Vermont Historical Society.Graff has had a busy 2025. This spring, his 7-part podcast series dropped, “Breaking the Internet.” In it, he explores how a tool that promised to bring people together has instead driven them apart and has fueled authoritarian movements. This is the fourth season of Long Shadow, Graff's award-winning history podcast.Graff also shares his writing about current politics in his online newsletter, Doomsday Scenario.Graff said that as the U.S. approaches its 250th anniversary, “We are witnessing an unraveling of our small-d democratic traditions in the United States and sort of backsliding in our democracy and the creeping approach of authoritarianism.”“It doesn't feel [like] a coincidence to me that we are watching this backsliding in our democracy at the precise moment 80 years later where we are losing the last members of the Greatest Generation,” those who lived through the Great Depression and World War II. “There is no preordained rule that America remains a democracy," Graff said. "And there's no preordained rule that we remain an economic hegemon. We let both of those things disappear at our own societal and national peril.”

Walking down a canal in West London chatting about the Graff there then we check out Legendary DJ Tony Touch spin some tunes... Graff Critique too.... Enjoy! Get exclusive content over at our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/armshousepod Our YouTube channel here buy stuff - INFAMY here Use Discount code ARMSHOUSE10 for 10% off! (our Patrons get 30% 0ff!) Find EVERY song

CAS 7-23-1-2025 Chad Greenway-Vikings/Gray Duck with Neil Graff by Calling All Sports

Yo! This a very VISUAL episode! I recommend you head over to the YouTube and

What does Erik not do....!!?? I mean after listening to this podcast you will be asking the same thing. Erik is currently an avid YMCA worker at the McCook YMCA. In his spare time, he also assists as a swim coach and dabbles in some modeling on the side too! Fun episode with a human with a great attitude on life!  Until Next Time,  Hayley & Lena 

Mike and Jeff call up Todd Graffagnini, Pelicans play-by-play, to discuss when he turned on his basketball brain and turned away from football last year, before turning to this year with his description of Joe Dumars time spent in New Orleans so far, if Zion Williamson might take advantage of what many are viewing as a serious last hurrah for him to make his case to be THE guy for the Pelicans, health concerns for both him and others such as Herb Jones, and a lot more!

MK Graff fearlessly examines loss and love and whodunnit in her 8th cozy mystery featuring Trudy Genova, a NYC nurse who heads upstate to unpack the secrets surrounding her father's death. Episode 3 of My Bookshelf Slays features Death in the Orchard. Graff's personal experience intersects with fiction--including which character is based on an old boyfriend--and how accurately she depicts him! There's also serious name-dropping (PD James!). Our interview left me wondering how much of this mystery might be memoir... Learn more about GUEST MK Graff: https://marnigraff.com/ Learn more about HOST Melissa Westemeier: https://www.melwestemeier.com/

CAS 7-9-1-2025 Neil Graff-Former NFL QB (Sioux Falls native) by Calling All Sports

Conversation #337:  The Story, Journey and Passion of April Graff, MS, RD, LD, Author, Meal Planning Expert and Retail DietitianToday's conversation is with April Graff, author, meal planning expert, and retail dietitian based in Minnesota where she provides practical nutrition advice and helps customers make healthier food choices.  She is passionate about helping others and making nutrition both accessible and enjoyable.  Her energy and enthusiasm for healthy living, tackling home repairs and an eye for color is contagious, which are all my favorite things about her, including being a great friend. I am so proud to have her on the podcast to share more about her new book:  Uncomplicate Your Plate:  A Busy Family's Guide to Meal Planning.Please enjoy my conversation with April.Connect with April:InstagramBuy her book:  Uncomplicate Your Plate:  A Busy Family's Guide to Meal Planningwww.anneelizabethrd.comCopyright © 2025 AEHC & OPISong: One Of These DaysArtist: The Geminiwww.thegeminimusic.comMusic used by permission. All rights received.© ASCAP OrtmanMusic

CAS 7-2-2-2025 Neil Graff-Former NFL QB (Sioux Falls Native) by Calling All Sports

“Every woman should feel comfortable asking for what they need and receiving it, in any relationship.”The self-proclaimed Queen of Receiving and sugar baby, Margo Graff, is here to chat with us about her philosophy behind receiving.Margo shares how she became a sugar baby and what that lifestyle really looks like in LA. You may be surprised to hear that it has a lot to do with seeing yourself as an asset, having gratitude for what you already have, and feeling comfortable receiving support from others.Even if you don't agree with the sugar baby lifestyle, I truly believe there is something to learn from every person and every life.Thank you to Margo for sharing so openly and thank YOU for being here to learn and listen.Get the rest of the links and resources from this chat at https://nicolewalters.com/episode504And WATCH this chat on YouTube at https://nicolewalters.com/youtubeEpisode Sponsor:Use code WALTERS at checkout for 15% off your entire order at www.vionicshoes.com when you log into your account. 1 time use only.Produced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Send us a textJoin former child actor Drier, and author Jonathan Rosen, as the chat with Ilene Graff from Mr. Belvedere!Ilene discusses working on the classic sitcom with Bob Uecker, performing on Broadway in Grease and Promises, Promises, appearing with Rodney Dangerfield in Ladybugs, and much more!Support the show

Send us a textJoin former child actor Drier, and author Jonathan Rosen, as the chat with Ilene Graff from Mr. Belvedere!Ilene discusses working on the classic sitcom with Bob Uecker, performing on Broadway in Grease and Promises, Promises, appearing with Rodney Dangerfield in Ladybugs, and much more!Support the show

CAS 6-25-1-2025 Tom Schuller-Jackson CC Football Coach with Neil Graff by Calling All Sports

In Ep. 176 of Earned, CreatorIQ CMO Brit Starr sits down with Jennifer Cho, CreatorIQ's new chief customer officer, and Brig Graff, our new SVP of services. To start, Jennifer and Brig dive into the dynamic world of creator marketing. With Jennifer's extensive experience in brand marketing across music, sports, and entertainment, the episode offers a fresh perspective on the transformative power of creators in today's digital landscape. Having previously run global e-commerce at major retailers and a global solution architecture team at Adobe, Brig touches on the importance of analytics and operational rigor, aligning creativity with impactful business outcomes in today's creator economy. As ad budgets increasingly shift towards creator-led content, we explore the pivotal role AI plays in helping brands meet consumers' evolving needs and build trust within their creator networks. Jennifer and Brig also discuss proactive brand safety and crisis management strategies, before underscoring the importance of empowerment and diverse perspectives in leadership. Tune in to discover the innovative strategies and leadership insights that are shaping the next wave of digital influence. In this episode, you'll learn: How Jennifer Cho transitioned from brand marketing to creator marketing, and why she believes it's the nucleus of modern campaigns. Why Brig Graff emphasizes the importance of analytical rigor in creative strategies and how it drives measurable business outcomes. How AI and creator partnerships can safeguard brand reputation during crises and elevate long-term success.   Connect with the Guests: Jennifer's LinkedIn - @jenniferchony Brig's LinkedIn - @briggraff   Connect with Brit Starr & CreatorIQ: Brit's LinkedIn - @britmccorquodale CreatorIQ LinkedIn - @creatoriq   Follow us on social: CreatorIQ YouTube - @CreatorIQOfficial CreatorIQ Instagram - @creatoriq CreatorIQ TikTok - @creator.iq CreatorIQ Twitter - @CreatorIQ

The Stuph File Program Featuring Brian Graff, CEO & co-founder, Solar Forma Design; Dr. Philip Agrios, author of Life's One Law; & Stuart Nulman with Book Banter Download Brian Graff is the CEO & co-founder of Solar Forma Design. They have managed to create artful solar panels that also take up a very small footprint. Dr. Philip Agrios is the author of Life's One Law. After 30 years of searching, he claims he has the answer for turning off one's self sabotage. Stuart Nulman with another edition of Book Banter. It's our annual roundup of light vacation reading as summer begins. The reviewed titles are: Talk of the Devil by Ian Fleming (Morrow, $30) Steve Martin Writes the Written Word by Steve Martin (Grand Central Publishing, $30) Big Dumb Eyes by Nate Bargatze (Grand Central Publishing, $40) The First Gentleman by James Patterson & Bill Clinton (Little, Brown, $32) A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (Atria Books, $19.99) You can also read Stuart's articles in The Main and at BestStory.ca. This week's guest slate is presented by Jay Bardeleben, a freelance web developer and radio programmer.

Send us a textIt is a Chicago Landmark called an “exemplification of the cultural, economic, social, and historical heritage of the City of Chicago.” With the help of author Keir Graff, today we're discussing Chicago's Fine Arts Building.Chicago's Fine Arts Building: Music, Magic, and Murder by Keir Graffhttps://amzn.to/4kNSjudOrder a SIGNED COPY from Exile in Bookville (based in the Fine Arts Building).Show your love of this podcast for the cost of a coffee:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chicagohistoryWant better sleep? Try the most delicious alternative to melatonin and sleeping pills that helps you fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up feeling refreshed. MoonBrew. Use the code below for 15% off.https://moonbrew.co/TOMMYHENRYChicago History Podcast (chicagohistorypod AT gmail.com):Chicago History Podcast Art by John K. Schneider (angeleyesartjks AT gmail.com) Support the show

In this fascinating episode I talked to physicist, author, and former Director of the U.S. government's Project Stargate, Dale Graff, to unravel decades of secret research into remote viewing, precognitive dreams, and intuitive intelligence.In this episode:Dale's early dream guidance and how it led him to government-funded psi researchThe truth about Project Stargate and how it differs from the Monroe Institute's Gateway ProcessReal examples of precognitive dreams and remote viewing experiencesThe power of dreams in everyday decision-makingEthics, misinterpretations, and the future of psi researchThis episode is a rare glimpse behind the curtain of government-sponsored consciousness exploration, blending hard science, deep intuition, and extraordinary experience.

durée : 00:03:57 - Le Regard culturel - par : François Angelier - Si l'Évangile selon saint Mathieu affirme que l'"On ne sait ni le jour ni l'heure" de sa fin (chap. XXIV, verset 36), il y a néanmoins des moments dans la vie où on a le sentiment aigu que l'heure sonne, ou qu'elle menace de sonner. Deux romans mettent en scène la peur obsessionnelle du jour J.

Join and Support us on Substack: https://themessyreformation.com/  Check out the Abide Project:  https://www.abideproject.org We love the Christian Reformed Church; we want to see reformation in our denomination; and we recognize that reformation is typically messy. So, we're having conversations with pastors throughout the CRC about what reformation might look like. Intro Music by Matt Krotzer 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Between 304 and 589 CE, China was divided into rivaling regimes occupying North and South China. While the north was controlled by a series of non-Han Chinese peoples, ultimately culminating in the Xianbei Northern Wei, the south was ruled by ruling houses of Han Chinese descent. In this companion episode to the interview ith Scott Pearce on the Northern Wei, Professor Andrew Chittick joins us to discuss the Southern Dynasties, from their development, to their society and culture, to their relationship with their northern neighbor, and finally to their legacy. Contributors: Andrew Chittick: Andrew Chittick is the E. Leslie Peter Professor of East Asian Humanities and History at Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL. His research focuses on the culture of early south China and maritime trade relations with Southeast Asia.  He is the author of numerous articles and two full-length books: Patronage and Community in Medieval China: The Xiangyang Garrison, 400-600 CE (SUNY Press, 2010) and The Jiankang Empire in Chinese and World History (Oxford University Press, 2020). The latter book introduces a ground-breaking new perspective on the history and political identity of what is now south China in the early medieval period (3rd-6th centuries CE), including its evolving ethnic identity, innovative military and economic systems, and engagement with broader Sino-Southeast Asian and Buddhist cultures.  Yiming Ha: Yiming Ha is the Rand Postdoctoral Fellow in Asian Studies at Pomona College. His current research is on military mobilization and state-building in China between the thirteenth and seventeenth centuries, focusing on how military institutions changed over time, how the state responded to these changes, the disconnect between the center and localities, and the broader implications that the military had on the state. His project highlights in particular the role of the Mongol Yuan in introducing an alternative form of military mobilization that radically transformed the Chinese state. He is also interested in military history, nomadic history, comparative Eurasian state-building, and the history of maritime interactions in early modern East Asia. He received his BA from UCLA, his MPhil from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and his PhD from UCLA. He is also the book review editor for Ming Studies. Credits: Episode no. 22 Release date: May 9, 2025 Recording date: February 10, 2025 Recording location: St. Petersburg, FL/Los Angeles, CA Images: Stone pixiu 貔貅 (winged lion), from the tomb of Xiao Hui, a prince of Southern Liang (502-557), in Nanjing. (Image Source) Greatest extent of the Liang Dynasty, one of the southern dynasties. (Image Source) Liang Emperor Wu, who reigned the longest out of all the Southern Dynasty emperors, from 502 to 549. His reign saw the growing importance of Buddhism. (Image Source) A scroll of tributary emperors paying homage to the Liang emperor. The Southern Dynasties oversaw a prosperous commercial economy, with trading networks spanning East and Southeast Asia. Song copy of the original Liang painting. (Image Source) A Tang dynasty copy of Wang Xizhi's (303–361), Lantingji xu, one of the most famous pieces of calligraphy in Chinese history. The Southern Dynasties are known for their cultural production. (Image Source) Selected References: Chittick, Andrew. The Jiankang Empire in Chinese and World History. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. Dien, Albert E. Six Dynasties Civilization. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009. Dien, Albert E. and Keith N. Knapp, eds. The Cambridge History of China: Volume 2, The Six Dynasties, 220–589. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020. Graff, David A. Medieval Chinese Warfare, 300–900. London and New York: Routledge, 2002. Lewis, Mark Edward. China between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2009.

Michelle Graff, editor-in-chief of National Jeweler, shares insights on unprecedented industry challenges including record-high gold prices and fluctuating tariffs. The jewelry industry faces a period of uncertainty that feels even more unpredictable than the pandemic era.We cover National Jeweler's impressive 120-year legacy, what stories in the jewelry industry she feels are underserved, and filtering "news" from "noise" every day.To get more from National Jeweler, visit nationaljeweler.com and select "Subscribe" in the top right to receive their daily newsletter and webinar information.Send us a text Send feedback or learn more about the podcast: punchmark.com/loupe Learn about Punchmark's website platform: punchmark.com Inquire about sponsoring In the Loupe and showcase your business on our next episode: podcast@punchmark.com

Another location episode!  Some derelict squat-type-place and we painted the Sports Hall... Joined by some notorious writers and BAN came out the woodwork, so he joins in for a little chinwag. The usual Music, Graff Letter Game and Critiques too... Enjoy! Watch our REACT to Graff in Movies and TV here buy stuff - INFAMY here Use Discount code ARMSHOUSE10 for 10% off! Support Arms House and get exclusive content over at our Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/armshousepod Check our music Spotify Playlist here Check our YouTube music Playlist here Follow us on Instagram here and DM us any of YOUR graff for us to critique. Sponsored by Chrome & Black www.ZootPatrolComics.com Email- armshousetoyourmumshouse@gmail.com PARENTAL ADVISORY - EXPLICIT LYRICS NEW episodes EVERY Wednesday! Hosted by Amba and Theme Music by Tarboosh Records Produced by Talal Karkouti #Podcast #Graffiti  #HipHop #hiphopmusic #comedy #london #Sampling #UKHipHop #AH2YMH  #WildStyle #Funny #Conversation #DDS #Bombing #StyleWars

Tom Graff joins Curtis Sliwa and John Catsimatidis live in-studio to discuss the state of the homeless and mentally disturbed in New York City and how we can help get them off the streets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The biggest stories on the internet from April 24th, 2025.Timestamps:00:34 Chloe Madison tells her side of the Unhinged Podcast divorce6:57 Addison Rae to drop "Rae"9:30 Ana Wolfermann vs. Izzy GraffFind our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

America's political landscape is shifting in dangerous ways. On today's episode Rick is joined by journalist and author Garrett Graff to dissect the current crisis in U.S. democracy, where unchecked power, disruptive media narratives, and the staggering influence of figures like Elon Musk are redrawing the rules of governance. Graff introduces his incisive newsletter, Doomsday Scenario, which reimagines American news as if it were unfolding overseas—casting a stark light on the nation's mounting instability and the erosion of federal institutions. Subscribe to Garrett's newsletter at doomsdayscenario.co. Timestamps: (00:01:44) Doomsday Scenario (00:13:08) The machine moves with the president (00:22:53) Dismantling the federal government Follow Resolute Square: Instagram Twitter TikTok Find out more at Resolute Square Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices