Podcasts about Greg Pierce

In February/March 2026 Seattle Opera premieres a new production of Fellow Travelers, an opera (based on the novel by Thomas Mallon) with music by Gregory Spears to a libretto by Greg Pierce that premiered at Cincinnati Opera in 2016. Jonathan Dean introduces this beautiful new American opera, a love story set against the historical backdrop of McCarthy's witch hunts and the Lavender Scare in 1950s Washington, DC. Musical examples from the world premiere recording of Fellow Travelers, conducted by Mark Gibson and featuring Aaron Blake as Tim, Joseph Lattanzi as Hawk, Devon Guthrie as Mary, Tayla Lieberman as Lucy, Marcus DeLoach, Vernon Hartman, Paul Scholten, and Christian Pursell in other roles, with the orchestra of Cincinnati Opera.

Naian González Norvind es una multi-premiada actriz de cine, teatro y televisión, así como escritora, guionista, ¡y poeta! Protagonizó “Nuevo Orden,” drama distópico del director Michel Franco. La película se estrenó en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Venecia en 2020 y ganó el León de Plata. Naian también interpretó a Ariela en “Leona”, una joven judía de la Ciudad de México dividida entre la expectativa de su familia y su amor por un hombre no-judío. Co-escrita por González Norvind y el director Isaac Cherem, “Leona” estuvo en competencia en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia en 2018 y Naian ganó el premio a Mejor Actriz. En 2012 ganó Mejor Actriz en el Festival de Cine de Guanajuato por su papel de María en la cinta “Todo Mundo Tiene A Alguien Menos Yo.” Sus proyectos de cine y televisión incluyen “Gotham”, “Sexo, Pudor y Lágrimas, 20 Años Después”, “South Mountain” y el piloto de HBO “The Devil You Know”, creado por Jenji Kohan y dirigido por Gus Van Sant. En 2022 protagonizó la serie “Amsterdam” de HBO dirigida por Gustavo Taretto y en 2023 salió de personaje recurrente en “Invasion” de Apple TV. En teatro ha agraciado los escenarios más prestigiosos de Estados Unidos como Lincoln Center, Public Theater, Berkeley Rep y The Old Globe con obras nuevas de Richard Nelson, Greg Pierce, y Sarah Ruhl. En México trabajó con Diego del Río co-protagonizando “Blue Room” de David Hare y en 2022 interpretó a Ofelia en Hamlet para el teatro Milan de la Ciudad de México. En Octubre de 2023 debutó como directora de teatro con “Oleanna” de David Mamet, para el Foro Lucerna. Durante la pandemia crea POETRY BAR y de todo eso y más platicamos en Cable a Tierra.Síguenos en Instagramhttp://instagram.com/cableatierrapodhttp://instagram.com/tanialicious Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guests for this program are Charles "Chuck" Shanabruch, author of "Ed Marciniak's City and Church: A Voice of Conscience" and Greg Pierce, president and publisher of ACTA Publications.

Guests for this program are Richard Zmuda, author of "The Mole of Vatican Council II: The True Story of 'Xavier Rynne'" and Greg Pierce, president and publisher of ACTA Publications.

As students head back to class, some secondary schools are already chocka with immigration constantly contributing to roll growth. The unpredictablility of even more students arriving is a major headache for many schools around Tamaki Makaurau - causing stress on principals juggling resources and teachers who are already facing full classrooms. A common complaint from schools spoken to by Nine to Noon is that the Ministry of Education hasn't adequately informed schools of projected growth.In some cases prefabs have been located at schools over the summer just so students will have somewhere to sit. Patrick Gale is the Principal of the country's largest school, Rangitoto College on Auckland's North Shore, and Greg Pierce who is the immediate past President of the Auckland Secondary Principals Association outline the pressures many schools are under.

Pre-show: Some Administrivia New ATP member’s special! ATP episodes are now on YouTube! Follow-up: Marco’s UPS issue Eaton UPS backup (via Jeff Strobel) UPSes don’t like “dirty” power Yes, y’all, John can be wrong sometimes. But maybe he was

Some students with covid are still turning up to sit their NCEA exams. But the Auckland Secondary Principals Association is predicting illnesses will mean a lot more so called derived grades, based on previous exams results because sick students are a no show. There's no mandatory isolation for covid anymore, just a recommendation to stay out of circulation for five days. So what are you supposed to do when you test positive in the lead up or worse still on exam day? Auckland Secondary Principals Association president Greg Pierce speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6341084883112

Peter Friedman - has been in the original New York productions of works by Wendy Wasserstein, Simon Gray, C.P. Taylor, Charles Fuller, Annie Baker, Amy Herzog, Max Posner, Greg Pierce, Jennifer Haley, Deborah Zoe Laufer, The Debate Society, Rachel Bonds, Lauren Yee, Will Eno, Michael Mitnick, Kim Rosenstock, Will Connolly, Gunnar Madsen, Joy Gregory, John Lang, Susan Stroman, David Thompson, John Kander, Terrence McNally, Lynn Ahrens, and Stephen Flaherty. He's performed in NYC revivals of plays by Paddy Chayefsky, Reginald Rose, Donald Margulies, Chekhov, and Shakespeare. Film: The Savages, Safe, Single White Female. TV: “Brooklyn Bridge,” “High Maintenance,” “The Muppet Show,” “The Affair,” “The Path,” “Succession.” Sydney Lemmon - Off-Broadway debut. Broadway: Beau Willimon's The Parisian Woman. Film: TÁR, Firestarter, Velvet Buzzsaw. Television: “Helstrom,” “Succession,” “Fear the Walking Dead” (Saturn Award Nomination). She can next be seen alongside Halle Berry in the forthcoming feature film The Mothership. Sydney is a graduate of Boston University, LAMDA and the Yale School of Drama. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosted by Fr. Greg Sakowicz and Mark Teresi. ACTA Publications began in 1957 as a publisher of books and audio/video resources for religious education and spiritual development. It has since broadened its editorial scope to include sports; social justice and community organizing; caregiving, grief, and mourning; storytelling and novels; and children's books. They publish 8-10 new titles per year and have a backlist of over 400 books and cds. ACTA titles are non-academic and aimed at the average reader. Joining us for today's program is the President and Publisher of ACTA Publications, Greg Pierce.

Here are the topics covered in this episode, and the time in the file for each. Welcome to Cabo Verde 0:58 Interview with the creator of Drafts, Greg Pierce 2:26 A Listner perspective on Drafts 37:38 Jonathan Mosen's Drafts review, introduction 48:17 Demonstration of sending text to multiple places 52:14 Exploring the screen 57:41 The Drafts list 1:02:21 Performing actions on multiple drafts 1:06:11 Workspaces 1:08:56 Navigation mode 1:18:57 Options from the iOS Home Screen 1:22:25 Dictating text 1:24:16 Transcribing text 1:28:37 Linking to another draft 1:29:18 Creating a draft via the web 1:31:46 Working with Actions 1:34:01 Conclusion 2:29:32 Audio demonstration from Wenwei Fisher 2:31:01 Closing and contact info 2:36:55

The government's billion dollar cyclone recovery package includes more than $110 million to return damaged schools to their pre-cyclone state. Greg Pierce is the Auckland Secondary Principals Association president. He spoke with Corin Dann.

Auckland schools will be able to reopen today, hosting students for the first time this year. But some will remain closed to clean up after the wild weather of the past week and won't be opening their doors until after Waitangi Day. For some parents it's a relief to send their children to school, having been left in the lurch by late communication from the Ministry of Education this week. Orewa College principal Greg Pierce says his school can't open until Tuesday as it deals with flooding damage, and Macleans College principal Steven Hargreaves is welcoming students back this morning.

Description 1: This week, co host Joshua has to get flowers while Dan tries to bake a cake. Will either be successful? Tune in and find out! Description 2: Renee, Kelli, and Joyce. Oh my! How did the three divas of our hearts fare in Kevin Puts and Greg Pierce's The Hours? Tune in and find out! Description 3: The Unauthorized Critics Circle goes to the opera. Some are in town and went in person, while others are locked away in the country and went to see the Live in HD. What will our critics make of the opera? Tune in and find out! intermix 3 descriptions at once for best possible results. Also, get away from that damn window. We see you. Get down from there. Tune in next time when we discuss the brand new motion picture adaptation of Matilda the Musical, on Netflix starting December 25th 2021. Contact us: unccpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @unccpodcast Instagram: @unccpodcast

We had a great time speaking with our old friend, Greg Pierce from Great Falls, Montana. While researching English setters for a possible new pup a few years ago, Greg discovered our Setter Tales video series and he knew right away that his new hunting companion would be a blue belton English setter like Sweet Lou. Today Greg hunts with his blue belton setter, Jackson and his newest setter, Lou, on public lands in Montana pursuing the many upland bird species that can be found just outside his door. Greg provides an overview of the challenges and joys of upland bird hunting in this diverse landscape. Support the show

Host: Fr. Greg Sakowicz. Steven A. Denny is a scholar, an attorney, a certified mediator, and an ordained clergyman, originally from Kentucky, who now lives in Oak Park, Illinois. He and his wife Miran have five adult children. Denny runs a private law firm whose motto is “Striving for Justice in an Imperfect World.” He knows Hebrew and several other Middle-Eastern languages, and his maternal grandfather was a Jewish immigrant from Russia. Denny has spent considerable time at the Our Lady of Gethsemani Trappist monastery in Kentucky and credits “The Merton Prayer” for getting him through very aggressive cancer several years ago. Guests: Steven A. Denny and Greg Pierce, President and Publisher, ACTA Publications

A leading secondary school principal says schools will need to review and increase security following a lockdown in Auckland yesterday. Five schools went into an immediate lockdown while armed police swarmed an area in Belmont on the North Shore following reports of a man with a gun. Greg Pierce, the head of the Auckland Secondary School Principals Association, spoke to Morning Report.

Secondary principals are wanting wide-ranging changes facing schools to slow down.Auckland Secondary Schools Principals' Association President, Greg Pierce, says the scope and number of changes being rolled out is too much.He told Mike Hosking schools are only just coming up for air, after a couple of hard covid years.Pierce says the strategies and initiatives on their own are fantastic, but they'll require resourcing from schools who are still under massive pressure.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Greg Pierce joins the show to talk about his career and the 10 year journey of the amazing notes app Drafts. Links & Show Notes Greg's Twitter (https://twitter.com/agiletortoise) Drafts (https://getdrafts.com) Agile Tortoise (https://agiletortoise.com) Mike Doughty (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Doughty) More Launched Website - launchedfm.com (https://launchedfm.com) Twitter - @LaunchedFM (https://twitter.com/launchedfm) Reddit - /r/LaunchedFM (https://www.reddit.com/r/LaunchedFM/)

In the inaugural meeting of the Software Club, David and Stephen talk about Drafts and their use of the application. Then they are joined by Drafts developer Greg Pierce to talk about the app's community of users, its 10th anniversary and how Greg uses Drafts himself.

In the inaugural meeting of the Software Club, David and Stephen talk about Drafts and their use of the application. Then they are joined by Drafts developer Greg Pierce to talk about the app's community of users, its 10th anniversary and how Greg uses Drafts himself.

It's time for THE FIRST male guest  AND the first live interview on The Self(ish) Confidence Podcast. Today I'm interviewing my real estate agent and friend, Greg Pierce on how to navigate this tricky market with confidence. I'm sharing our experience buying and selling a home in Nova Scotia this year while Greg is sharing his wisdom and predictions for 2022.Check out Greg on IG at @gregpierce.re. Thank you for listening today! If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend! Or on your social media and tag me @jess.clerke so I can send you a message to personally thank you! Follow me on instagram: @jess.clerke  @selfishconfidence

Tonight we have Greg Pierce father of Alec Pierce and he talks to use about being a D1 family. We recap the Crosstown Shootout and the game against Florida A&M Reaction to the Bengals vs 49ers game!

Brian Meador, Greg Pierce, Tony Dunn, Tyler Smith, Mark Greenhalgh, Morgan Ahlers, Tyler Smith

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Keturah begins this episode speaking with conductor, Karen Kamensek, who talks to her about a moment in Verdi and Boito’s Otello that moves her.  They also talk about Falstaff, and the frustrations of being an artist during Covid.Keturah’s second interview is with librettist and playwright, Greg Pierce, who collaborated with Gregory Spears on Fellow Travelers, Nico Muhly on The Glitch, and is in the process of collaborating with Kevin Puts on The Hours, which will premiere at the Met.  They discuss adaptation, as well as the differences between writing plays and writing libretti.Karen Kamensek: https://www.karenkamensek.com/Arrigo Boito: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Arrigo-BoitoGreg Pierce: https://www.lyricopera.org/about/company/artists-musicians/composers-librettists/greg-pierce/Gregory Spears: http://www.gregoryspears.com/Nico Muhly: http://nicomuhly.com/Kevin Puts: http://www.kevinputs.com/

Today we chat with celebrated American composer http://www.nicomuhly.com (Nico Muhly) about everything from Star Wars to drones (no, not that kind), the gamelan, and tons of other fun stuff. Buckle up, kids, it’s going to be a fun ride!  https://www.inunisonpodcast.com/episodes/s02e04#transcript (Episode Transcript) Music Excerpts https://open.spotify.com/track/11CIr0sl7fE2uQ151KoNuD?si=0PnAp1hwS4St1hGFncqjig (Gambangan), trad.,  from Peter Pears: Balinese Ceremonial Music by Thomas Bartlett, Nico Muhly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3PacNDMneE (Pemoengkah), trad.,  from Balinese Ceremonial Music for Two Pianos performed by Colin McPhee, Benjamin Britten https://open.spotify.com/track/4bUUACPI6aT1lsx00E1Ems?si=aaZpa77tRWqeSqOeBVyXEg (Gambang Suling), trad., performed by Gong Kebyar of Peliatan https://open.spotify.com/track/6i2jG6f2VGb5QI0vBcprls?si=MKhUUHvJTMyXH10AeS2pUw (Act 2: Interlude: “Ah, No!”), from Death in Venice, Op.88, by Benjamin Britten performed by English Chamber Orchestra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvkW3PP62fM (Tetabeuhan Sungut), by Slamet A. Sjukur, performed by IOCSF (https://www.inunisonpodcast.com/episodes/s02e04/#score (score sample)) https://music.apple.com/us/album/lord-heare-my-prayer-instantly-live/1250551821?i=1250552246 (Lord, Heare My Prayer Instantly), by Nico Muhly, performed by IOCSF https://www.catapultopera.org/the-glitch (The Glitch), by Nico Muhly and Greg Pierce, performed by Krysty Swann, soprano;  Lester Lynch, baritone; and Adam Tendler, piano https://open.spotify.com/track/1bElF30JQY2SNb18EpFfFX?si=6OMB69S0QYePFkZbNNP7fQ (Mothertongue): I. Archive, by Nico Muhly https://open.spotify.com/track/5n7LL6AiqF2wPswKKROptA?si=8HIWvRoFQguFInd8ZeUU0A (Look for Me), by Nico Muhly, performed by Calefax Reed Quintet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT5JEQ8nqG0 (Throughline), by Nico Muhly, performed by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra https://open.spotify.com/track/2eOey0ShKaOte31o9xBwTW?si=5zus13XPRdm34IC5-usTaw (New York Counterpoint: III. Fast), by Steve Reich, performed by Roeland Hendrikx https://open.spotify.com/track/4kV0ukRQ8l8Xn3sqefw2wy?si=JHEoIiluT5enZxm2FuXw0Q (Viola Concerto, Pt.1), by Nico Muhly, performed by Nadia Sirota https://open.spotify.com/track/1WtRY74hkSsuydtvyw6xop?si=23Slx2CFTNCGTxEaAaLSKQ (Drones in Large Cycles), by Nico Muhly https://open.spotify.com/track/5R7j2GU1prSKmZzM8Ne5Ee?si=9mO1-HsKTdudr0QxPrElkQ (Drones & Violin: Part I Material in Eb), by Nico Muhly, performed by Pekka Kuusisto Theme Song: https://music.apple.com/us/album/mr-puffy/1457011536?i=1457011549 (Mr. Puffy) by Avi Bortnik, arr. by Paul Kim. Performed by http://www.dynamicjazz.dk/ (Dynamic)

Greg Pierce, indie software developer and creator of Drafts for iOS and Mac, joins Brett to talk about software development, finding a sustainable pricing model, and some TV, film, and literary favorites.

Greg Pierce, publisher of ACTA Publications in Chicago, joins Fr. Greg and Mark to talk about his blog and specifically disinvestment in minority communities.

Non-Violence Works discuss promoting peace in our neighborhoods on Catholic Chicago. The Voice of Charity looks to raise awareness of domestic violence with Fr. Charles Dahm and Deborah Hammond on the Voice of Charity. Award-winning author and speaker Amy “AJ” Cattapan talks with Fr. Greg Sakowicz and Mark Teresi about staying busy during the Covid-19 pandemic. And Fr. Greg and Mark wrap up the week with a conversation with ACTA Publications publisher, Greg Pierce.

In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Greg Pierce of Agile Tortoise to talk about Drafts and how they're using it and text-based automations to improve their lives with everything from dinner alerts to complex project templates.

Editor's Note: This episode is sponsored by DXC Technology. There is no single approach to successfully tackling challenges like project methodology, executive sponsorship, user adoption, or planning for post go-live support, but they are all absolutely critical to a successful Dynamics 365 project outcome. This podcast episode explores some of the very real decisions organizations must face before and during an enterprise software project, and how they reckon with the factors that determine success. The responsibility – and the credit – for a successful project outcome is almost always shared between the services delivery team and the customer's own people. Microsoft MVP Rick McCutcheon speaks with Russ Riley and Greg Pierce of DXC Technology about the mindset of great project teams and what a strong partner relationship looks like during and after go-live. If you'd like to speak with our guests or learn more about DXC Technology and how they can help your organization move your business applications from on-premises to the cloud with post go-live support, you can reach them at phone no#: 877-651-6193 or email: dxceclipse@dxc.com.

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Holy Name Cathedral Rector Fr. Greg Sakowicz and Mark Teresi talk with Greg Pierce, Publisher of ACTA Publications, about what community organizations in Chicagoland are doing to help during the COVID-19 pandemic. Next, Fr. Greg and Mark Teresi talk with Kay Metres, author of the book "After the Fear, Come the Gifts: Breast Cancer's Nine Suprising Blessings." Also joining the conversation is Brigid Gerace, one of the narrators of the audio version of that book. For 41 years, Catholic Charities LOSS program has offered hope and healing to survivors of suicide. LOSS Founder and Director Fr. Charles Rubey joined Marie Jochum and Brigid Murphy with details of this year’s virtual Blossoms of Hope event. And Ryan Lents visits with Sr. Pat Bergen and Sr. Kathy Sherman from the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph for a discussion on Caring for God’s Creation and the 50th anniversary of Earth Day in light of COVID-19.

Holy Name Cathedral Rector Fr. Greg Sakowicz and his Planning and Development Assistant Mark Teresi interview the publisher of ACTA Publications, Greg Pierce. Fr. Greg and Mark also have the pleasure of speaking with Helen Reichert Lambin, author of “An A-Z Guide to Letting Go." Voice of Charity co-hosts Marie Jochum and Michael Bare welcome Jalisa Blue and Nancy Morrison into the studio to discuss Adult Day Care Centers. Ryan Lents and Corinne Woodruff from the Office of Human Dignity and Solidarity talk with Michael Rabbitt about his efforts to promote racial justice in his parish and throughout the archdiocese. On Dare to Love, Sr. Lovina Pammit visits with Sr. Joan McGlinchey, Vicar for Religious for the Archdiocese of Chicago. And Deacons Richard Hudzik and Dave Brencic visit with Deacon Bob Puhala, the Director of the Institute for Diaconal Studies at St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary.

Drafts developer Greg Pierce joins Stephen and David to talk about his move to an iMac, his development career and when it is time *not* to upgrade to a new device.

Acclaimed character actress Joyce Van Patten has appeared in everything from Desperate Housewives to Bad News Bears; from The Danny Kaye Show, to our ever-favorite, Diane, to over twenty Broadway shows. So where do we even begin!? You Might Know Her From Monkey Shines, I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!, Mame, Grown Ups, and numerous productions of Neil Simon works. JVP is the sister of character actor, Dick Van Patten, but she is also the first mother of one of our previous guests, Talia Balsam. Joyce gave us the skinny on getting her start as a child actor, working with a cast of Saturday Night Live alums, starring in the historic film version of Mame with Lucille Ball, and working with Dinah Manoff and Nell Carter in our favorite incredibly strange film, Maid for Each Other. Fill your iced tea glass with us and enjoy our chat with the wonderful Joyce Van Patten. Follow us on social media: @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week:  Joyce’s IMDB || IBDB Talia and Joyce Hawaii 5-0 Joyce’s brother Dick Van Patten Gypsy with Ethel Merman “Rose’s Turn” Ex-husband, character actor, Martin Balsam Diane (2019) dir: Kent Jones Monkey Shines (George A. Romero) Sponge bathing Jason Beghe 1:28:02 Joyce’s death scene in Monkey Shines  Night of the Living Dead  God’s Pocket (directed by son-in-law, John Slattery) w/ JOhn Tutrurro and Phillip Seymour Hoffman Maid for Each Other w/ Dinah Manoff and Nell Carter I Oughta Be in Pictures (Neil Simon) also with Dinah  Brighton Beach Memoirs (Neil Simon) Toured with Same Time Next Year  Joyce was on The Danny Kaye Show (Paul Mazursky & Larry Tucker)  I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! Peter “no purple” Sellers was mean to Jo Van Fleet Drew Barrymore and Robert Osborne love I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!  Dustin Hoffman and his method bullshit Grown Ups (Dennis Dugan) Joyce’s monologue from Grown Ups (Kevin James not great, Salma Hayek was nice) Mame (1974) with Lucille Ball and Robert Preston Shirley Booth Joyce with Milton Berle on Jack Benny Lee Grant Niece-in-law is Eileen Davidson Played Carol Prudy on Desperate Housewives opposite Paul Dooley & Teri Hatcher Worked with Peter Friedman in The Great God Pan (Amy Herzog)Everyone loved Annie Baker’s Circle Mirror Transformation Wants to do a Greg Pierce play 

While Alex was away, Matthew interviewed developer Greg Pierce, creator of Drafts and the x-callback-url spec that kicked off deeper interest in iOS automation.

The issue of lead in drinking water isn’t limited to low-income neighborhoods around Milwaukee. The housing stock and the water infrastructure in many city and suburban neighborhoods are old — and lead laterals serve modest houses and sprawling mansions alike. How do you drink your water? #ProjectMilwaukee — WUWM 89.7 FM (@WUWMradio) May 3, 2019 But how do people around the city decide whether to drink water straight from the tap, run it through a filter, drink bottled water, or some other option? Researchers are increasingly interested in learning how people decide whether to drink their tap water. Greg Pierce , the associate director of research at the Luskin Center for Innovation at the University of California, Los Angeles, studies public perceptions of tap water. Here are three key takeaways from Pierce's research: Socioeconomic factors impact perceptions of tap water “Since Flint, there's been an interest both from the public and from the researcher perspective on digging deeper

This is a very unique episode, featuring an early preview of the first chapter of the novel I'm working on, "Rainbows." I would really love your earnest thoughts, which you can send to ericbarrywrites@gmail.com, or on instagram @ericbarrywrites, and twitter @ericbarry. -- When you first find out about death, the whole deal seems pretty rotten. And once its knowledge touches you, it’s a grasp you feel right until the end. At least that’s how it was for me. Maybe that’s where the loneliness started. The understanding that this was all going to be for naught. That we were brought into a world filled with pain and loss and sorrow, told to chase the joy, the shiny things, told to manufacture and lust for happiness. Knowing the whole while that inevitability and time would slowly pluck it all away. And in the end, we are all truly alone. Left to the worms and mites, as impressions fade through generations until our name no longer finds residence in the air, and the sun scorches our earth lifeless. I don’t mean to be bleak, but it’s a lot to take in when you’re seven.   The woman with the angular haircut and glasses began pumping her feet and hands, and the organ music—the kind you associate with Sunday morning headaches and car sickness as you stare with your head pressed against the car’s rear passenger window—began to fill the room. That’s pretty much how it went every Sunday morning. Our church was called the Covenant, and as far as I could tell it was non-denominational, which did seem a bit more welcoming than the alternatives. But nonetheless, khaki pleated pants and ill-fitting powder blue dress shirts and ugly dresses and outdated hairdos knew no denomination. The most horrendously boring people gathered every Sunday to cross another chore off the weekly list. In a way, I don’t blame people for believing in a god. It certainly helps with the dread, and though my own beliefs have wavered through the years, I always got the impression I was seeking to anchor them to a deeper truth than sheer existential peace of mind. Not that I consider seventeen old, but I feel like I was never afforded the youth of my peers, my mind and heart plagued with the gospels of a reality they may never discover no matter how old. I also know this makes me sound like a little shit.   The church tip jar was passed around, and I placed the seventy-five cents reserved for my post-sermon doughnut into it. Here’s to you, God.   “Chase!” The sound of my mother calling my name was never a welcomed one, her voice walking an impressive line between nasal and shrill as though she were imitating a dying crow. She was 42 at the time. I would later learn from my father that I was an accident. He had been led to believe my mother was on birth control, when she surprised him with news of my conception on Christmas morning, disrobing to reveal me growing inside her. The next week he lay on the operating table, ready to have his ball bag sliced open. My mother called the surgery center and implored the nurse to run into the operating room and stop the procedure to no avail. At least that’s what he told me. I stared, thinking things children should not be thinking of their parents. My mother was not a fat woman, but two children and a food addiction had taken their toll, and her own parents never gave her the self-esteem necessary to combat the effects of time. She could hardly see without her glasses, which never helped in the many moments she struggled to find them buried deep somewhere in her purse, or car, or or the couch cushions, or her other purse. I could never quite place her hair: some days it seemed burgundy, others it reminded me of strands of orange pulp found at the bottom of a can of juice concentrate. She claimed her hair had been permanently fried in a salon accident after she fell asleep in a dryer chair, her hairdresser making friendly with one of the husbands in the bathroom. What my my mom lacked in eyesight, self-control, and sherbet hair, my father made up for with being hard of hearing, spartan discipline, and a hairline that looked like it was seceding from his forehead. He was tall and fit, but awkward in control of his body and personality. I never understood what it was that attracted the two of them to each other, and admittedly would often resent them for my own physical shortcomings, but I guess the deaf leading the blind is the most romantic of the configurations. “Chase! Come say hi to Greg’s parents.” Greg Pierce was my same age, and looked and sounded much like that kid from the “You on Kazoo” videos, to help paint a picture. He had a sister in the fourth grade, Lindsay, who even at nine was insanely hot. The kind of hot that was so penetrating you knew this wasn’t just a kid phase, she was in this for life. She was blonde, skinny, and had a propensity for lifting up her shirt to show off to the boys. I understand you’re not supposed to talk that way about a nine-year-old, but for chrissake who do you think seven-year-olds are ogling anyhow? The three of us attended Tad Newton elementary school in Redwood City, a middle class city halfway down the San Francisco peninsula. I stood by my dad’s side as polite conversation took place, wanting nothing more than to be out of the stuffy church that smelled like bus seat fabric. “How are things at the firehouse?” Greg’s dad asked. He was a tall, lanky, all around dork. With a mustache. His name was Don. Very 80’s. My dad gestured to me. “Yep, he sure is getting big.” It’s hard to explain the feeling one has as a child when you’re embarrassed on behalf of your parent. It’s as though you want to reach out to the other parties and assure them that you’ll be okay, that you’re aware of the situation at hand, and measure will be taken to address it. Greg’s dad powered through. “If you and Lynda wanted to go looking at houses, Chase is welcome to come over and play with the kids.” “Do you want to go over to Greg’s, Chase?” I spotted Lindsay through the glass wall of the church, running in her sundress on the grass field, taking care as not to let her bare feet step on any hidden rocks. “I’d like that,” I replied.

Greg Pierce of Agile Tortoise is the creator of Drafts 5. We discuss the origins of Drafts, what Drafts is, what new features are in Drafts 5, and much more. Learn more about Drafts at getdrafts.com. Show notes are available at www.iPadPros.net. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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He’s sung Mozart, Stravinsky, and Handel in the world’s major opera houses. He’s given recitals at Carnegie Hall and London’s renowned Wigmore Hall, and has just made his debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Riccardo Muti. American tenor Paul Appleby goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with Oliver Camacho… But first, a recent article in Chicago’s NewCity magazine suggests that due to what’s onstage at Lyric Opera of Chicago, the city risks becoming “a provincial opera town where operatic bonbons are being perceived as a mainstay diet.” We’ll give you our hot takes on that story... Plus Tobias and Weston play ‘Monday Evening Quarterback’ on last week’s production of Gregory Spears and Greg Pierce’s opera ‘Fellow Travelers’ at Lyric Unlimited… And then, it’s the ‘Two Minute Drill’. We tell you everything you need to know about the past week in Operaland, and we grade Opera Philadelphia’s recently announced 2018-2019 season on the Dodson Scale™... www.facebook.com/OBSCHI1/

In this episode, the panel talks to Greg Pierce of Agile Tortoise about the app Drafts.

It’s a triple header from Lyric Opera of Chicago... Composer Gregory Spears joins us live via phone. With librettist Greg Pierce, he created the opera ‘Fellow Travellers’. Find out why the two Gregs were drawn to the story of forbidden love in McCarthy-era 1950s Washington, DC... And then, Oliver goes ‘Inside the Huddle’ with tenor Andrew Stenson who’s singing the role of Ferrando in Lyric’s production of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte”. Oliver and Andrew discuss singing Mozart and they commiserate over the pressures of being a hot Asian dude in opera... Plus, Oliver and Matt play ‘Monday Evening Quarterback’ and review Lyric’s recent production of Gounod’s “Faust” as well as the Met in HD presentation of Rossini’s “Semiramide”... www.facebook.com/OBSCHI1/

Confession: After the Life and Death of Twitter episode, the recorders kept rolling and all the big brains shared their thoughts on the rumored "Marzipan" iOS and macOS cross-development platform. Christina Warren of Microsoft joins to add context to everyone's hopes, dreams... and fears.   Links Christina Warren - @film_girl Loren Brichter - @lorenb John Gruber - @gruber Paul Haddad - @tapbot_paul Craig Hockenberry - @chockenberry Ben Sandofsky - @sandofsky Greg Pierce - @agiletortoise Apple Plans Combined iPhone, iPad & Mac Apps to Create One User Experience Rocket Channel 9   VECTOR on YOUTUBE is here — Subscribe now! Vector on YouTube Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook

Becky Ann Baker received an Emmy Award nomination for playing Hannah Horvath’s amazing mom on GIRLS. On Broadway, notable roles include Sara Jane Moore in the Sondheim/Weidman musical ASSASSINS, Arthur Miller’s ALL MY SONS and the Broadway premiere of GOOD PEOPLE at MTC. Currently she can be seen in Greg Pierce’s new play CARDINAL, currently running at Second Stage Theater on 43rd Street. She stars in this new play opposite Anna Chulmsky and Adam Pally. Hosted by: Paul Wontorek, Beth Stevens, Matt Rodin

Drafts is developed by Greg Pierce and used the hell out of by Merlin Mann. They sit down together to talk direction, workflows, and what's coming next. Links: Drafts Merlin Mann Greg Pierce (@agiletortoise) on Twitter Merlin Mann (@hotdogsladies) on Twitter Sponsors:   MintSIM: Voice, data, and text for less. Get free first-class shipping with code VTFREESHIP. Thrifter.com: All the best deals from Amazon, Best Buy, and more, fussily curated and constantly updated.   Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS   Follow on: Web Twitter Instagram Facebook  

John interviews Greg Pierce of Agile Tortoise about the origins of x-callback-url, iOS automation, Drafts, and Greg’s other apps.

Agile Tortoise's Greg Pierce discusses what he's learned in a decade as an independent developer and consultant.

Theater Talk welcomes legendary composer John Kander, who has co-written the new musical "Kid Victory," with lyricist-librettist Greg Pierce. Joining them is leading lady Karen Ziemba. Plus, "Hello, Dolly!" composer Jerry Herman, from our 2002 interview.

Scanning is a key part of creating a paperless office. There's some start-up costs and time but once you get to the other side, you won't know how you got along with out it. That said, there are some good things to know before you jump in and some nice apps to help you once you've made the leap. Gabe and Jeff talk about all things scanning -- how to get your documents into your computer, what you do with them once they are there, how to organize them so you can find them later and a lot more. Along the way, they drink some fine brews sent from Greg Pierce, maker of Drafts for iOS — Deep Ellum IPA and Day Break by Martin House. It is no surprise the man has good taste in beer since his taste in apps is impeccable. Deep Ellum IPA by Deep Ellum Brewing Company Brewery BreweryDB BeerAdvocate Day Break by Martin House Brewing Company Brewery BreweryDB BeerAdvocate Show Notes Scanning Hardware Fujitsu ScanSnap Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500M Instant PDF Sheet-Fed Scanner for the Macintosh ix500 iOS Scanning ScanBot OCR Basic text text in images Auto upload Dropbox Slack WebDAV Google Drive Evernote Wunderlist Auto file naming Open to scan screen Share as image or PDF Auto snap when image recognized TextGrabber Scan to text Smile Scan+ Prizmo Nice image editing Moderately good OCR Share sheet extension FineScanner by ABBYY OCR Requires account Monthly subscription Very expensive Recognition on server side Not as good as Evernote for things like beer labels Genius Scan+ Smart naming Auto upload Lots of services FTP Must crop and save Scanner Pro by Readdle Document recognition Standard service support Most limited but sufficient HUGE update this week Radar scans photo library Timeline view Automatic scanning Favorites Organization File Naming DEVONthink Multiple Vaults Financials Terrific OCR based on ABBYY Dropbox sync Web view on the local network Reference folder under my text notes folder Easier markdown linking "The Cloud" Inbox Hazel Rules based on file content (OCR) Rules based on file name components Jeff's Old Setup http://technologynotes.net/blog/planning-a-paperless-office-with-david-sparks-paperless http://technologynotes.net/blog/my-paperless-office-one-month-later http://technologynotes.net/blog/paperless-at-sixteen-months Inspiration David Sparks' Field Guide "Paperless" http://macsparky.com/paperless/ Components Scansnap Hazel Knox Mac Used since 2012 until early spring 2015 To start, I scanned 5 years of paperwork Jeff's New Setup Devonthink Pro Office Mac Power Users Devonthink episode http://www.relay.fm/mpu/251

We’re joined today by Greg Pierce of Agile Tortoise, the maker of fine apps like Drafts and Tally. It’s no secret that Charles and Joe have been lukewarm on the idea of Apple Watch development, so today we decided to bring in an outside voice to get a difference perspective. We talk about what sort […]

Greg Pierce joins me to talk about creating his app Drafts, iOS app extensibility and automation based on URL Schemes, creating the x-callback-url standard, and the future of iOS App and system extensibility.

Follow-Up: Casey clears up his car intentions Golf R Wagon/Estate Apple using push notifications for an advertisement App Store Rule 5.6 Paul Haddad's Idea Drafts' Today Widget fiasco Tweets from Greg Pierce, author of Drafts One, two, three, four PCalc's Today Widget brouhaha Should one create an app for creating podcasts? Are niche professional apps worth creating? Well, maybe... Final Draft John August's Scripnotes Podcast Quark XPress Logic Pro X Hindenburg (Why the name "Hindenburg"?) Fog Creek Copilot Core Intuition on App Windfalls Game monetization and Crossy Road Frogger Team Fortress 2 Clash of Clans The danger of Touch ID for sleeping parents Post-show: Jason Snell dominates Crossy Road (John's son dominates Jason Snell) More on profitability (AppFigures) Desert Golfing Up Up Down Down Interview Frog Fractions Scorched Earth Super Gravitron Super Hexagon VVVVVV Threes! Sponsored by: Studio Neat's ATP Cocktails: Pick a drink and settle in for some F.U., browse their Cocktail Tool Guide, then use coupon ATP for 10% off anything in the Studio Neat store. lynda.com: Learn at your own pace from expert-taught video tutorials. Free 7-day trial. Squarespace: A better web starts with your website. Use promo code ATP for 10% off. Harry's: An exceptional shave at a fraction of the price, and a great gift for the holidays. Use code ATPHOLIDAY for $5 off the Winter Winston set.

Greg Pierce of Agile Tortoise fame joins Marc, Seth, and Rene to talk Drafts, Terminology, Phraseology, and Tally, URL schemes, x-callback, and surviving in the App Store.

Greg Pierce — developer of Drafts, Terminology and Phraseology for iOS — stops by to talk about productivity, efficiency and why tortoises and turtles are so fascinating.