Podcasts about Hidden Lives

What is lucid surrender? Can dreams facilitate psycho-spiritual transformation? Can we be in contact with those who have died and what does this suggest about the afterlife? We speak today with Melinda Powell from the Dream Research Institute in London. Melinda starts by talking about how she has been a lucid dreamer since a child, and she shares a powerful snake dream and how working with that dream in waking life was transformational. We talk about lucid surrender, both dreaming and awake, and how dreams are a kind of angel that is out ahead of us. After the break, we take a question from Max and talk about how our dreams are showing us how to live. We end with a conversation about the luminous void. BIO: Melinda Powell is co-founder of the Dream Research Institute, London, and past Vice-President of the International Association of Dreams. She has authored three books: The Hidden Lives of Dreams, Lucid Surrender: The Alchemy of the Soul in Lucid Dreaming, and her latest: Dreams My Mother Taught Me: Lessons in Lucid Dreaming from Beyond the Grave, which will be available from June 30th, 2025. Find our guest at: MelindaPowellDreams.com, driccpe.org.uk, ccpe.org.uk, and on IG @melindapowelldreams, @dreamresearchinstitute, and @thedreamboatpodcast Melinda co-founded the Dream Research Institute, London, in 2012 with Dr. Nigel Hamilton, and directed the DRI for seven years. The DRI promotes research on dreams and wellbeing and serves as a Dream Studies Centre, offering dream courses both in-person and online as well as educational events. Located in London's Little Venice behind Paddington Station, the DRI is housed in the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education (CCPE) which offers a 5-year accredited training in psychotherapy from a spiritual perspective and a master's degree in Transpersonal Psychotherapy. Melinda would like to send out a thank you to IASD and to the DRI for all their support over the years and to encourage others to join both organizations as a member. This show, episode number 313, was recorded during a live broadcast on May 31, 2025 at KSQD.org, community radio of Santa Cruz. Intro and outro music by Mood Science. Ambient music new every week by Rick Kleffel. Archived music can be found at Pandemiad.com. Many thanks to Rick for also engineering the show and to Tony Russomano for answering the phones. The Santa Cruz Festival of Dreams is coming October 10-12, 2025! Mark your calendars now. Check our landing page at FestivalofDream.net and FB group page HERE or follow #KeepSantaCruzDreaming on FB and IG. SHARE A DREAM FOR THE SHOW or a question or enquire about being a guest on the podcast by emailing Katherine Bell at katherine@ksqd.org. Follow on FB, IG, LI, & YT @ExperientialDreamwork #thedreamjournal. To learn more or to inquire about exploring your own dreams go to ExperientialDreamwork.com. The Dream Journal aims to: Increase awareness of and appreciation for nightly dreams. Inspire dream sharing and other kinds of dream exploration as a way of adding depth and meaningfulness to lives and relationships. Improve society by the increased empathy, emotional balance, and sense of wonder which dream exploration invites. A dream can be meaningful even if you don’t know what it means. The Dream Journal is produced at and airs on KSQD Santa Cruz, 90.7 FM. Catch it streaming LIVE at KSQD.org 10-11am Pacific Time on Saturdays. Call or text with your dreams or questions at 831-900-5773 or email at onair@ksqd.org. Podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms the Monday following the live show. The complete KSQD Dream Journal podcast page can be found at ksqd.org/the-dream-journal/. Closed captioning is available on the YouTube version of this podcast and an automatically generated transcript is available at Apple Podcasts. Thanks for being a Dream Journal listener! Available on all major podcast platforms. Rate it, review it, subscribe, and tell your friends.

Nine Hidden Lives by Robert Gold Secrets only survive in the dark When journalist Ben Harper is asked to help re-examine an unsolved murder case from thirty years ago, he immediately agrees. It's not just that the victim was also a journalist, murdered after she'd published a series of shocking interviews with victims of domestic abuse. It's also that he understands all too well the need of victim's daughter, Doctor Uma Jha, for answers. But it's not long before their investigation leads to threats being made on Uma's life. Ben needs to unravel this crime before it's too late, but instead he finds himself tangled in a web of lies and deception. After all, a crime like murder has implications for many people. People who have been keeping secrets for thirty years, and will do whatever it takes to protect them. Strangers in Time by David Baldacci Fourteen-year-old Charlie Matters is up to no good, but for a very good reason. Without parents, peerage, or merit, he steals what he needs, living day-to-day until he's old enough to enlist to fight the Germans. After barely surviving the Blitz, Charlie knows there's no telling when a falling bomb might end his life. Fifteen-year-old Molly Wakefield has just returned to a nearly unrecognizable London. One of millions of children to have been evacuated to the countryside Molly has been away from her home for nearly five years. Her return, however, is not the homecoming she'd hoped for as she's confronted by a devastating reality: neither of her parents are there. Without guardians and stability, Charlie and Molly find an unexpected ally and protector in Ignatius Oliver, and solace at his bookshop, The Book Keep. Mourning the recent loss of his wife, Ignatius forms a kinship with both children, and in each other they rediscover the spirit of family each has lost. But Charlie's escapades in the city have not gone unnoticed, and someone's been following Molly since she returned to London. And Ignatius is harboring his own secrets, which could have terrible consequences for all of them. As bombs continue to bear down on the city, Charlie, Molly, and Ignatius learn that while the perils of war rage on, their coming together and trusting one another may be the only way for them to survive. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alan, an ant enthusiast since childhood, is joined by Susanne Foitzik, author of Empire of Ants: The Hidden Worlds and Extraordinary Lives of Earth's Tiny Conquerors. She explains that while queens start colonies and lay eggs, they don't control the colony. Worker ants take on specialized roles like brood care and foraging, with older ants handling riskier tasks. Ants communicate through pheromones and use impressive navigation skills. Some species, like the Argentine and fire ants, thrive in new environments due to human transport, forming super colonies. Susanne's current research focuses on how ants regulate labor division and how parasites impact their behavior and longevity.     Guest Bio Dr. Susanne Foitzik is a professor of evolutionary biology, Vice Dean of the biology faculty, and Acting Director of the Institute of Organismic and Molecular Evolutionary Biology at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany. She has held academic positions at Ludwig Maximilian University, the University of Regensburg, and as a postdoctoral fellow at Colorado State University. With a doctoral degree in biology and a habilitation in zoology, Susanne is widely published and the author of Empire of Ants: The Hidden Worlds and Extraordinary Lives of Earth's Tiny Conquerors, a captivating exploration of ant behavior and ecology.       Show Notes (2:12) How many species of ants there are (3:46) The role of ant queens and how they're made (5:55) The different functions ants take on in the colony (9:01) How nests are created (11:02) How ants communicate and navigate (16:01) How certain ants have developed the ability to maintain livestock and how they do it (19:01) Ants' more aggressive behaviors (22:34) What turns ants into “zombies” (25:34) The social immune system of ants (28:42) Invasive species of ants (32:39) Understanding ant-tink (34:31) What Susanne is working on now     Links Referenced Empire of Ants: The Hidden Worlds and Extraordinary Lives of Earth's Tiny Conquerors: https://www.amazon.com/Superpowers-Six-Legs-Hidden-Lives/dp/1615197125

In this episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast, host Matt Wyatt talks with Will Selman, professor of biology at Millsaps College, about the secret world of turtles. From box turtles hiding in plain sight to the fascinating ways turtles find water, Will shares his research and experiences tracking these elusive creatures. The conversation covers the unique behaviors of Mississippi's diverse turtle species, the importance of turtles in our ecosystems, and the surprising longevity of box turtles, some of which can live over 60 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many Worlds of Lucid Dreaming Online Event Oct 26-Nov 9 2024Today's guest, Melinda Powell, an expert in lucid dreaming, discusses her early interest in dreams, her journey with lucid dreaming, and her experiences in using dreams for personal guidance and healing. Powell shares insights from her books 'Lucid Surrender' and 'The Hidden Lives of Dreams,' highlighting the therapeutic and transformative power of dreams. She also references her work at the Dream Research Institute (DRI) in London, advocating for dream research focused on well-being. The conversation touches on the influence of Carl Jung and the integration of his theories into dreamwork. We emphasize the importance of developing a personal relationship with one's dreams as a pathway to inner guidance and healing.Melinda's linksWebsite Lucid Surrender BookThe Hidden Lives of Dreams BookDRI London Dream Boat PodcastSend us a textSupport the showFollow The Dream World PodcastVisit Our WebsiteInstagram @TheDreamWorldPodcastTik Tok @aminasdreamworldSpotifyFacebookLucid Dreaming Online Course

Gender Rebels: 30 Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender Expansive Heroes Past and Present edited by Katherine Locke October is LGBT History Month. Learn more here: http://www.lgbthistorymonth.com/ Read alikes: The Stonewall Riots: Coming Out in the Streets by Gayle E. Pitman No Way, They Were Gay?: Hidden Lives and Secret Loves by Lee Wind All Out edited by Saundra Mitchell

Send us a textA lagniappe is "something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure" pronounce LAN-YAP - merriam-webster.com.Ok, we're so EXCITED to share this special episode with our listeners. We met Rob Shiells waiting in line for a LVCRFT audio immersive experience at Midsummer Scream.  Little did we know he was a part of the cast not only of the SCREAM WARRIORS audio immersive experience but he is also the PRODUCER of this short film Hidden Lives. So when he reached out to us to be on our podcast we were happy to oblige.Patreon members got EARLY ACCESS and the ZOOM CALL VIDEO on August 6th, 2024. The film is slated to premiere SEPTEMBER at the famous Chinese Mann's Theater in Hollywood, CA.Hidden Lives imdb:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28639917/Hidden Lives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiddenlives2024/Hidden Lives Website: https://agreekgodproductions.com/feature-filmsA Greek God Entertainment Website: https://agreekgodproductions.com/A Greek God Entertainment Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/agreekgodprod/?hl=enFatal AttractionSingle White FemaleSupport the showwww.FrolickingChronicles.comPatreon for exclusive contentYouTube Subscribe to our ChannelInstagram @FrolickingChronicles for updates & current eventsTikTok @ParanormalCocktails for FUN

Ed Simon is an essayist, author, and the Editor-in-Chief for Belt Magazine, and he talks to Jim Mora about his latest work, 'Relic: Object Lessons':  a series of short books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Gigi Foster is a US born academic and economist. She is currently a professor of economics at the University of New South Wales. She regularly appears in the Australian media on the topic of economics, having been a panellist on discussion ABC television show Q&A and radio host. Foster received a Bachelor of Arts (Ethics, Politics, and Economics) from Yale University, and completed a PhD in economics at the University of Maryland. Gigi has been vocal about her views on government policies related to COVID-19. She is a founder of Australians for Science and Freedom an organisation aimed at promoting intellectual and personal freedom in public debate and public policy. GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: Ronald Kessler is the New York Times bestselling author of 21 non-fiction books and began his career as a journalist first with the Worcester Telegram in 1964 and then moving to the Boston Herald. In 1968, he joined the Wall Street Journal as a reporter in the New York bureau switching to work as an investigative reporter with the Washington Post from 1970 to 1985..Kessler has won eighteen journalism awards, including two George Polk awards—one for national reporting and one for community service. His recent Books on the US Secret service include: In the President's Secret Service and the recently released The First Family Detail: Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents Just Published: The First Family Detail  His website is RonaldKessler.com

* Alll episodes available on Apple Channel - free trial currently https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/channel/purple-psychology/id6446495392We use trees a lot to describe the behaviour of life ... but trees are not as simplistic as we view them .. there are complex dynamics taking place .. flowers who hijack the nutrients.. others who send poisons .. it's not all pretty The Hidden Lives of TreesPeter Wohllebenhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35014179-the-hidden-lives-of-trees?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=onjFzHeNU7&rank=1How Trees talk to each otherhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWOqeyPIVRo&si=zbYMgOTa9K3aapRl

Rome's slaves were brutalised, mocked, exploited – or simply ignored. Yet, writes Guy de la Bédoyère in this Long Read, the Roman empire could hardly have functioned without the labours of this captive population. HistoryExtra Long Reads brings you the best articles from BBC History Magazine, direct to your ears. Today's feature originally appeared in the May 2024 issue, and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Learn more about what Joël is up to:Connect with Joël by email: jdubois@csus.edu"Acorn Assembly" Backyard Naturalists https://acornassembly.wordpress.com/This is the very simple wordpress site we use to inform people about our local “Backyard Naturalists” meetings, mentioned in the podcast, which also has a way for people to contact me. (FYI, the name “Acorn Assembly” was proposed by a group member who had no knowledge of the Acorn terminology used for team-building/facilitation at 8 Shields events—an interesting synchronicity!)Online portfolio of classroom activities https://portfolium.com/jdubois/portfolioThis is the site I use to model for students how to showcase their work with the kind of hands-on activities I mentioned in the podcast; the “Connections” tab links to students' own representations of their work.Internal Family Systems Trainings https://ifs-institute.com/practitioners/all/96565This is my practitioner listing for Internal Family Systems (IFS) on the IFS Institute site, which also links to resources about this method of working with parts and self. I didn't go into much detail about this way of working during the podcast but thought I'd provide it as a reference—unless you think this might be best left for a follow-up podcast at some point.Book - Hidden Lives of Brahman https://sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-Hidden-Lives-of-BrahmanMy academic book, “Hidden Lives of Brahman,” showcases my research in traditional Brahmin schools in India, mentioned briefly at the outside of the podcast. My ethnographic approach to the topic actually has a lot in common with the way I approach village building!Braver Angels (braverangels.org)​Braver Angels provides community facilitation tools to host gatherings that provide a welcoming space and prompts for conversation between people on opposing sides of the political spectrum. At first glance this probably seems like the opposite of what's needed to build connection, yet the emphasis on focused listening to each other's' life experiences, with pauses for reflecting back what one hears, is one of the most powerful forms of "culture of allowance" that I've experienced, which also benefits from work drawing on 8 Shield archetypes for facilitation.https://sites.google.com/braverangels.org/fieldops/field-leadership/alliances Visit https://www.livingconnection1st.net/ for more information about our work in nature connection and people connection.

Ronald Kessler is the New York Times bestselling author of 21 non-fiction books.  Join me as we discuss some of his books, and some of the behind the scenes details of Presidents, their families, and the FBI.Ronald Kessler's Books (from newest to oldest)THE TRUMP WHITE HOUSE - Changing the Rules of the GameTHE FIRST FAMILY DETAIL - Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the PresidentsTHE SECRETS OF THE FBIIN THE PRESIDENT'S SECRET SERVICE - Behind the Scenes With Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect THE TERRORIST WATCH - Inside the Desperate Race to Stop the Next AttackLAURA BUSH - An Intimate Portrait of the First LadyA MATTER OF CHARACTER - Inside the White House of George W. BushTHE CIA AT WAR - Inside the Secret Campaign Against TerrorTHE BUREAU - The Secret History of the FBITHE SEASON - Inside Palm Beach and America's Richest SocietyINSIDE CONGRESS - The Shocking Scandals, Corruption, and Abuse of Power Behind the Scenes on Capitol HillTHE SINS OF THE FATHER - Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He FoundedINSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE - The Hidden Lives of the Modern Presidents and theSecrets of the World's Most Powerful InstitutionTHE FBI - Inside the World's Most Powerful Law Enforcement AgencyINSIDE THE CIA - Revealing the Secrets of the World's Most Powerful Spy AgencyESCAPE FROM THE CIA - How the CIA Won and Lost the Most Important KGB Spy Ever to Defect to the U.S.THE SPY IN THE RUSSIAN CLUB - How Glenn Souther Stole America's Nuclear War Plans and Escaped to MoscowMOSCOW STATION - How the KGB Penetrated the American EmbassySPY vs. SPY - Stalking Soviet Spies in AmericaTHE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD - The Story of Adnan KhashoggiTHE LIFE INSURANCE GAME 

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In the idyllic seaside town of Cayucos, on the Californian coast, property is expensive, a home here can easily cost a million dollars or more. The property boom which has made people of Carolyn's generation well off, has priced so many out of the market and made it expensive to rent. There is a growing problem with homelessness, a world that Dave knows well. Even now that he is living with Carolyn he has not cut his ties with the homeless and is determined to help when he can.When Dave returns to Riverside, on the outskirts of Los Angeles, he visits some of the friends he lived alongside on the river bottom. There are tarpaulin covers stretching for miles, largely hidden by the trees and it is down there that we meet Rebecca. She is a crystal meth addict and offers him the pipe: he has made so much of leaving this world behind, but has he really?In that same visit he goes back to the Gavilan mountains, a spaghetti Western landscape that is sun scorched and inhospitable. It was here that Dave lived with a famous Hollywood actress. A story which hardly seems true but which is and one which quickly raises new worries about Carolyn's safety at his hands.The relationship between Dave and Carolyn captured the attention of the BBC Journalist Sue Mitchell, an investigative journalist who reports on the lives of people like Dave who inhabit the dangerous margins of society.New episodes will be released on Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts. If you're in the UK, listen to the latest full series of Intrigue first on BBC Sounds. https://bbc.in/3WEQS5WThe series is scripted by Winifred Robinson; the producers are Sue Mitchell and Joel Moors; the dramaturg is Flo Dessau and sound design is by Tom Brignall

In the idyllic seaside town of Cayucos, on the Californian coast, property is expensive, a home here can easily cost a million dollars or more. The property boom which has made people of Carolyn's generation well off, has priced so many out of the market and made it expensive to rent. There is a growing problem with homelessness, a world that Dave knows well. Even now that he is living with Carolyn he has not cut his ties with the homeless and is determined to help when he can.When Dave returns to Riverside, on the outskirts of Los Angeles, he visits some of the friends he lived alongside on the river bottom. There are tarpaulin covers stretching for miles, largely hidden by the trees and it is down there that we meet Rebecca. She is a crystal meth addict and offers him the pipe: he has made so much of leaving this world behind, but has he really?In that same visit he goes back to the Gavilan mountains, a spaghetti Western landscape that is sun scorched and inhospitable. It was here that Dave lived with a famous Hollywood actress. A story which hardly seems true but which is and one which quickly raises new worries about Carolyn's safety at his hands.The relationship between Dave and Carolyn captured the attention of the BBC Journalist Sue Mitchell, an investigative journalist who reports on the lives of people like Dave who inhabit the dangerous margins of society.New episodes will be released on Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts. If you're in the UK, listen to the latest full series of Intrigue first on BBC Sounds. https://bbc.in/3WEQS5WThe series is scripted by Winifred Robinson; the producers are Sue Mitchell and Joel Moors; the dramaturg is Flo Dessau and sound design is by Tom Brignall

Beyond lucidity:  For experienced lucid dreamers, at least some of them, the ability to live out endless fantasies gets tired pretty quickly, and they start to use their lucid dreams to explore the nature of their minds, their dreams, consciousness, and existence itself.  In this episode, Laura and Dave talk to someone who has done exactly that, and written about it, and who teaches people who want to do the same: Melinda Powell. They talk about how dreams have shaped and influenced Melinda's life and work, and the powerful messages she has received in dreams, including the directive to teach and write about what she has learned from paying attention to her inner world. Melinda is one of the Co-Founders of the DRI Centre for Dream Studies; she is a psychotherapist and teacher of dreamwork and the art of lucid dreaming, and is the author of two books about dreams, “The Hidden Lives of Dreams: What they can tell us and how they can change our World”, and “Lucid Surrender: the alchemy of the soul in lucid dreaming”. She has published and lectured widely about dreams and lucidity, and she is writing a new book called: "Dreams My Mother Taught Me: Lessons in Love, Light and Lucid Dreaming From Beyond the Grave."  In this episode:   Ways to find out about and contact Melinda: Melinda has a gorgeous and informative website at melindapowelldreams.com Instagram: @melindapowelldreams And see her courses, writing, interview and other contributions at driccpe.org.uk!   Let us know what you think, and submit a dream for us to explore on the podcast!  Instagram @thedreamboatpodcast FaceBook @dreamboatpodcast Twitter @dreamboatpod DRI website: driccpe.org.uk/contact  This podcast is a project of the DRI, the centre for dream studies at CCPE, the psychotherapy college overlooking the canals at London's scenic Little Venice. Remember you can join the DRI for just £30 a year currently to access discounted events, courses, newsletters and join in the conversation about dreams. Go to driccpe.org.uk/sign-up to join! Keep dreaming, and keep sharing your dreams!   Credits Recorded by Sophie at the Boat Pod https://theboatpod.com  Edited by James Ede at Be Heard https://beheard.org.uk  Podcast Artwork Design by Kat Seager Design   Music: Adventures by A Himitsu https://soundcloud.com/a-himitsu  Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/2Pj0MtT Music released by Argofox https://youtu.be/8BXNwnxaVQE  Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/MkNeIUgNPQ8   #dream #dreams #nightmares #psychology #research #psychotherapy #trauma #treatment #sleep #luciddreaming #transpersonal #science #alchemy #spirituality #jung #lucid #luciddreaming #podcast          

Which stories are left out of the history books? What's in the documents omitted from the “official” record? And what happens when we go in search of people's hidden lives? Today's book is  No Way, They Were Gay? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves (Zest Books, 2021), by Lee Wind, in which he reminds us that “history” was crafted by the people who recorded it. And sometimes, those historians were biased against, didn't see, or couldn't even imagine anyone different from themselves. That means that history has often left out the stories of LGBTQIA+ people: men who loved men, women who loved women, people who loved without regard to gender, and people who lived outside gender boundaries. Historians have even censored the lives and loves of some of the world's most famous people, from William Shakespeare and Pharaoh Hatshepsut to Cary Grant and Eleanor Roosevelt. Throughout the text, Lee Wind shares primary sources—poetry, memoir, news clippings, and images of ancient artwork—and explores the hidden (and often surprising) Queer lives and loves of two dozen historical figures. No Way, They Were Gay was honored as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection, and was selected for the Chicago Public Library's 2021 Best of the Best Books list. Our guest is: Lee Wind, who writes stories that center marginalized kids and teens and celebrate their power to change the world. Closeted until his 20s, Lee writes the books that would have changed his life as a young Gay kid. His Masters Degree from Harvard didn't include blueprints for a time machine to go back and tell these stories to himself, so Lee pays it forward with a popular blog with over 3 million page views (I'm Here. I'm Queer. What The Hell Do I Read?) and books for kids and teens. He is the author of No Way, They Were Gay? His day-job is for the Independent Book Publishers Association (as their Chief Content Officer), and for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (as their official blogger). Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, who holds a PhD in history, which she uses to explore what stories we tell and what happens to those we never tell. She is the producer and show-host of the Academic Life podcasts. Listeners to this episode may be interested in: Read These Banned Books: A Journal and 52-Week Reading Challenge, by the American Library Association Nonfiction Writers Dig Deep, edited by Melissa Stewart Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators This conversation with Dr. Anya Jabour about Sophonisba Breckinridge Gay on God's Campus: Mobilizing for LGBT Equality at Christian Colleges and Universities, by Jonathan Coley Welcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey--and beyond! Join us to learn from experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. Missed any of the 175+ Academic Life episodes? You'll find them all archived here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Which stories are left out of the history books? What's in the documents omitted from the “official” record? And what happens when we go in search of people's hidden lives? Today's book is  No Way, They Were Gay? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves (Zest Books, 2021), by Lee Wind, in which he reminds us that “history” was crafted by the people who recorded it. And sometimes, those historians were biased against, didn't see, or couldn't even imagine anyone different from themselves. That means that history has often left out the stories of LGBTQIA+ people: men who loved men, women who loved women, people who loved without regard to gender, and people who lived outside gender boundaries. Historians have even censored the lives and loves of some of the world's most famous people, from William Shakespeare and Pharaoh Hatshepsut to Cary Grant and Eleanor Roosevelt. Throughout the text, Lee Wind shares primary sources—poetry, memoir, news clippings, and images of ancient artwork—and explores the hidden (and often surprising) Queer lives and loves of two dozen historical figures. No Way, They Were Gay was honored as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection, and was selected for the Chicago Public Library's 2021 Best of the Best Books list. Our guest is: Lee Wind, who writes stories that center marginalized kids and teens and celebrate their power to change the world. Closeted until his 20s, Lee writes the books that would have changed his life as a young Gay kid. His Masters Degree from Harvard didn't include blueprints for a time machine to go back and tell these stories to himself, so Lee pays it forward with a popular blog with over 3 million page views (I'm Here. I'm Queer. What The Hell Do I Read?) and books for kids and teens. He is the author of No Way, They Were Gay? His day-job is for the Independent Book Publishers Association (as their Chief Content Officer), and for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (as their official blogger). Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, who holds a PhD in history, which she uses to explore what stories we tell and what happens to those we never tell. She is the producer and show-host of the Academic Life podcasts. Listeners to this episode may be interested in: Read These Banned Books: A Journal and 52-Week Reading Challenge, by the American Library Association Nonfiction Writers Dig Deep, edited by Melissa Stewart Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators This conversation with Dr. Anya Jabour about Sophonisba Breckinridge Gay on God's Campus: Mobilizing for LGBT Equality at Christian Colleges and Universities, by Jonathan Coley Welcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey--and beyond! Join us to learn from experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. Missed any of the 175+ Academic Life episodes? You'll find them all archived here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Which stories are left out of the history books? What's in the documents omitted from the “official” record? And what happens when we go in search of people's hidden lives? Today's book is  No Way, They Were Gay? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves (Zest Books, 2021), by Lee Wind, in which he reminds us that “history” was crafted by the people who recorded it. And sometimes, those historians were biased against, didn't see, or couldn't even imagine anyone different from themselves. That means that history has often left out the stories of LGBTQIA+ people: men who loved men, women who loved women, people who loved without regard to gender, and people who lived outside gender boundaries. Historians have even censored the lives and loves of some of the world's most famous people, from William Shakespeare and Pharaoh Hatshepsut to Cary Grant and Eleanor Roosevelt. Throughout the text, Lee Wind shares primary sources—poetry, memoir, news clippings, and images of ancient artwork—and explores the hidden (and often surprising) Queer lives and loves of two dozen historical figures. No Way, They Were Gay was honored as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection, and was selected for the Chicago Public Library's 2021 Best of the Best Books list. Our guest is: Lee Wind, who writes stories that center marginalized kids and teens and celebrate their power to change the world. Closeted until his 20s, Lee writes the books that would have changed his life as a young Gay kid. His Masters Degree from Harvard didn't include blueprints for a time machine to go back and tell these stories to himself, so Lee pays it forward with a popular blog with over 3 million page views (I'm Here. I'm Queer. What The Hell Do I Read?) and books for kids and teens. He is the author of No Way, They Were Gay? His day-job is for the Independent Book Publishers Association (as their Chief Content Officer), and for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (as their official blogger). Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, who holds a PhD in history, which she uses to explore what stories we tell and what happens to those we never tell. She is the producer and show-host of the Academic Life podcasts. Listeners to this episode may be interested in: Read These Banned Books: A Journal and 52-Week Reading Challenge, by the American Library Association Nonfiction Writers Dig Deep, edited by Melissa Stewart Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators This conversation with Dr. Anya Jabour about Sophonisba Breckinridge Gay on God's Campus: Mobilizing for LGBT Equality at Christian Colleges and Universities, by Jonathan Coley Welcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey--and beyond! Join us to learn from experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. Missed any of the 175+ Academic Life episodes? You'll find them all archived here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

Which stories are left out of the history books? What's in the documents omitted from the “official” record? And what happens when we go in search of people's hidden lives? Today's book is  No Way, They Were Gay? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves (Zest Books, 2021), by Lee Wind, in which he reminds us that “history” was crafted by the people who recorded it. And sometimes, those historians were biased against, didn't see, or couldn't even imagine anyone different from themselves. That means that history has often left out the stories of LGBTQIA+ people: men who loved men, women who loved women, people who loved without regard to gender, and people who lived outside gender boundaries. Historians have even censored the lives and loves of some of the world's most famous people, from William Shakespeare and Pharaoh Hatshepsut to Cary Grant and Eleanor Roosevelt. Throughout the text, Lee Wind shares primary sources—poetry, memoir, news clippings, and images of ancient artwork—and explores the hidden (and often surprising) Queer lives and loves of two dozen historical figures. No Way, They Were Gay was honored as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection, and was selected for the Chicago Public Library's 2021 Best of the Best Books list. Our guest is: Lee Wind, who writes stories that center marginalized kids and teens and celebrate their power to change the world. Closeted until his 20s, Lee writes the books that would have changed his life as a young Gay kid. His Masters Degree from Harvard didn't include blueprints for a time machine to go back and tell these stories to himself, so Lee pays it forward with a popular blog with over 3 million page views (I'm Here. I'm Queer. What The Hell Do I Read?) and books for kids and teens. He is the author of No Way, They Were Gay? His day-job is for the Independent Book Publishers Association (as their Chief Content Officer), and for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (as their official blogger). Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, who holds a PhD in history, which she uses to explore what stories we tell and what happens to those we never tell. She is the producer and show-host of the Academic Life podcasts. Listeners to this episode may be interested in: Read These Banned Books: A Journal and 52-Week Reading Challenge, by the American Library Association Nonfiction Writers Dig Deep, edited by Melissa Stewart Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators This conversation with Dr. Anya Jabour about Sophonisba Breckinridge Gay on God's Campus: Mobilizing for LGBT Equality at Christian Colleges and Universities, by Jonathan Coley Welcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey--and beyond! Join us to learn from experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. Missed any of the 175+ Academic Life episodes? You'll find them all archived here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

Which stories are left out of the history books? What's in the documents omitted from the “official” record? And what happens when we go in search of people's hidden lives? Today's book is  No Way, They Were Gay? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves (Zest Books, 2021), by Lee Wind, in which he reminds us that “history” was crafted by the people who recorded it. And sometimes, those historians were biased against, didn't see, or couldn't even imagine anyone different from themselves. That means that history has often left out the stories of LGBTQIA+ people: men who loved men, women who loved women, people who loved without regard to gender, and people who lived outside gender boundaries. Historians have even censored the lives and loves of some of the world's most famous people, from William Shakespeare and Pharaoh Hatshepsut to Cary Grant and Eleanor Roosevelt. Throughout the text, Lee Wind shares primary sources—poetry, memoir, news clippings, and images of ancient artwork—and explores the hidden (and often surprising) Queer lives and loves of two dozen historical figures. No Way, They Were Gay was honored as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection, and was selected for the Chicago Public Library's 2021 Best of the Best Books list. Our guest is: Lee Wind, who writes stories that center marginalized kids and teens and celebrate their power to change the world. Closeted until his 20s, Lee writes the books that would have changed his life as a young Gay kid. His Masters Degree from Harvard didn't include blueprints for a time machine to go back and tell these stories to himself, so Lee pays it forward with a popular blog with over 3 million page views (I'm Here. I'm Queer. What The Hell Do I Read?) and books for kids and teens. He is the author of No Way, They Were Gay? His day-job is for the Independent Book Publishers Association (as their Chief Content Officer), and for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (as their official blogger). Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, who holds a PhD in history, which she uses to explore what stories we tell and what happens to those we never tell. She is the producer and show-host of the Academic Life podcasts. Listeners to this episode may be interested in: Read These Banned Books: A Journal and 52-Week Reading Challenge, by the American Library Association Nonfiction Writers Dig Deep, edited by Melissa Stewart Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators This conversation with Dr. Anya Jabour about Sophonisba Breckinridge Gay on God's Campus: Mobilizing for LGBT Equality at Christian Colleges and Universities, by Jonathan Coley Welcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey--and beyond! Join us to learn from experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. Missed any of the 175+ Academic Life episodes? You'll find them all archived here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/academic-life

Which stories are left out of the history books? What's in the documents omitted from the “official” record? And what happens when we go in search of people's hidden lives? Today's book is  No Way, They Were Gay? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves (Zest Books, 2021), by Lee Wind, in which he reminds us that “history” was crafted by the people who recorded it. And sometimes, those historians were biased against, didn't see, or couldn't even imagine anyone different from themselves. That means that history has often left out the stories of LGBTQIA+ people: men who loved men, women who loved women, people who loved without regard to gender, and people who lived outside gender boundaries. Historians have even censored the lives and loves of some of the world's most famous people, from William Shakespeare and Pharaoh Hatshepsut to Cary Grant and Eleanor Roosevelt. Throughout the text, Lee Wind shares primary sources—poetry, memoir, news clippings, and images of ancient artwork—and explores the hidden (and often surprising) Queer lives and loves of two dozen historical figures. No Way, They Were Gay was honored as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection, and was selected for the Chicago Public Library's 2021 Best of the Best Books list. Our guest is: Lee Wind, who writes stories that center marginalized kids and teens and celebrate their power to change the world. Closeted until his 20s, Lee writes the books that would have changed his life as a young Gay kid. His Masters Degree from Harvard didn't include blueprints for a time machine to go back and tell these stories to himself, so Lee pays it forward with a popular blog with over 3 million page views (I'm Here. I'm Queer. What The Hell Do I Read?) and books for kids and teens. He is the author of No Way, They Were Gay? His day-job is for the Independent Book Publishers Association (as their Chief Content Officer), and for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (as their official blogger). Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, who holds a PhD in history, which she uses to explore what stories we tell and what happens to those we never tell. She is the producer and show-host of the Academic Life podcasts. Listeners to this episode may be interested in: Read These Banned Books: A Journal and 52-Week Reading Challenge, by the American Library Association Nonfiction Writers Dig Deep, edited by Melissa Stewart Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators This conversation with Dr. Anya Jabour about Sophonisba Breckinridge Gay on God's Campus: Mobilizing for LGBT Equality at Christian Colleges and Universities, by Jonathan Coley Welcome to Academic Life, the podcast for your academic journey--and beyond! Join us to learn from experts inside and outside the academy, and around the world. Missed any of the 175+ Academic Life episodes? You'll find them all archived here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/lgbtq-studies

Have you ever wondered what's going on in your aggressive dog's mind? Are they just naturally mean or is there a deeper emotional struggle at play? This episode of Dog Aggression Answers reveals the misunderstood side of your dog's aggressive behavior. We focus not just on the obvious growling, lunging or biting, but we delve into the inner fears and anxieties that fuel these actions. Just like humans, dogs too have emotional lives. And the fear that triggers their aggressive behavior can lead to long-term stress impacting their overall health.Join us as we uncover the parallels between the emotional lives of dogs and humans, and how fear and stress can affect their behavior and physical health. We also share insights on how to help your dog navigate stressful situations and improve their emotional wellbeing. This isn't just about stopping the aggression, it's about understanding our dogs better and helping them lead happier, more comfortable lives. Remember, it's not just about stopping your dog's aggression, but also improving their emotional wellbeing. The change you want to see in your dog starts with understanding their fears. So tune in, and let's make a difference in your dog's life.About Scott SheafferScott Sheaffer, CCBC-KA, CDBC, CPDT-KA, is a certified dog behavior consultant who has worked with thousands of dog owners and their aggressive dogs. Scott specializes in the assessment and treatment of fear, anxiety, aggression, and phobias in dogs six months and older.Social Media and Other Links:DogAggressionAnswers.com (scroll to the bottom of this page to leave me a message)FacebookTraining VideosScott Sheaffer's Dog Behavior ArticlesDisclaimerIf you have a dog who is aggressive and dangerous to humans, it is important that you immediately consult directly with an experienced and certified dog behavior consultant who specializes in dog aggression to humans. Take proper measures to ensure that your dog is never in a position to injure anyone. The information presented in this podcast is for educational purposes only and is neither intended nor implied to replace the need for the direct involvement of an experienced and certified dog behavior consultant who specializes in dog aggression to humans. Scott Sheaffer, Dog Aggression Answers Podcast and USA Dog Behavior, LLC, are not liable for any incidents or outcomes resulting from following the advice given in this podcast.

In this episode of the Healthpath podcast Alex speaks with author, dream guide, trainer, and lucid dreaming authority Melinda Powell. Topics that could are covered include: What is dreamwork. Lucid dreaming. How dreams can help us develop. The power of healing presence in dreams. The interconnection between our dreams and the external world. Nightmares.  The term lucid surrender. You can learn more about Melinda here: https://melindapowelldreams.com You can find her books here: The Hidden Lives of Dreams: https://amzn.to/3JnYofp Lucid Surrender: https://amzn.to/3l7TVFc You can find her professional course here: https://www.driccpe.org.uk/courses. Our team at Healthpath help people take charge of their gut health. Visit our website to learn more: https://healthpath.com Order a SIBO test: https://healthpath.com/products/sibo-hydrogen-breath-test-uk/ Order a gut microbiome test: https://healthpath.com/products/microbiome-gut-bacteria-test-uk/ Work with a healthpath practitioner: https://healthpath.com/practitioners/ Visit our blog: https://healthpath.com/blog/ Follow us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/ourhealthpath/ Follow Alex on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/alexandermanos/ Sign up to our new newsletter: https://healthpath.com/newsletter/

Middle school might not feel like a very enchanting time in our lives — it definitely didn't feel that way for me when I was living through it. But according to my guest Chris Balme, middle school is a time of great magic and opportunity for our kids, and for us as parents, if we know what we're looking for. In our conversation, Chris explains the three stages of identity development a child goes through in middle school, how we as parents will want to adapt our parenting styles change as our kids reach these stages, and how to navigate our child breaking our trust. We also talked about what individuation is and what it means to become a better companion for our kids, which is a reframe I really love.Chris Balme is an education leader and writer, passionate about helping young people discover more of their human potential. As Co-Founder and Head of School at Millennium School, a lab school in San Francisco, Chris helped pioneer new learning methods for middle schoolers, based in developmental science. Chris then founded Argonaut, an online program to bring social-emotional learning to more students. He now serves as the Founding Principal of Hakuba International School in Japan, developing learning approaches that foster human and environmental well-being. Things you'll learn from this episodeWhy Chris believes the middle school years are magicalWhat the three stages of identity development for middle school students are how kids may progress through themWhat individuation is and how to navigate it with your childrenAdvice for parents regarding scaffolding in a way that supports their child's developmentHow to navigate a child breaking our trustWhat companioning is and how to do that for our kids Resources mentionedChris Balme's websiteFinding the Magic in Middle School: Tapping Into the Power and Potential of the Middle School Years by Chris BalmeChris's Growing Wiser newsletter (Substack)Not Much, Just Chillin': The Hidden Lives of Middle Schoolers by Linda PerlsteinMaria Montessori Anders Ronnau on How He's Transforming ADHD (Tilt Parenting podcast)Ned Johnson and Bill Stixrud on How to Motivate Kids and Build Their Stress Tolerance (Tilt Parenting podcast) The Self-Driven Child with Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson (Tilt Parenting podcast) Support the showConnect with Tilt Parenting Visit Tilt Parenting Take the free 7-Day Challenge Read a chapter of Differently Wired Follow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram

Bad Bridget is the new book from historians Elaine Farrell and Leanne McCormick. It tells the unheard stories of Irish girls and women who emigrated to North America in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The book which follows the successful podcast series of the same name, is a culmination of over five years worth of research into the lives of these women who travelled across the Atlantic and didn't quite find the American dream. The pair's extensive research into police, court and prison records uncovers the types of criminal activity in which Irish women were involved, including drunkenness, sex work and murder. In this episode, Farrell and McCormick speak to Róisín Ingle about the Bad Bridget podcast series and the Irish women that history chose to forget. This episode was originally published in February 2021. The Bad Bridget book is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ronald Kessler is a former investigative reporter for the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times bestselling author of 'The First Family Detail: Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents and 'The Secrets of the FBI.' Mr. Kessler penned an article for London's Daily Mail that alleges that Joe Biden, as Vice President ordered his US military attaché to keep the briefcase containing the nuclear launch codes at least one mile from him whenever Mr. Biden appeared in public. The reason for the distance was to protect Mr. Biden's image as an everyday guy.Rick Wiles, Doc Burkhart. Airdate 1/17/23.You can partner with us by visiting TruNews.com/donate, calling 1-800-576-2116, or by mail at PO Box 690069 Vero Beach, FL 32969.The Fauci Elf is a hilarious gift guaranteed to make your friends laugh! Order yours today! https://tru.news/faucielfIt's the Final Day! The day Jesus Christ bursts into our dimension of time, space, and matter. You can order the second edition of Rick's book, Final Day. https://www.rickwiles.com/final-day

This episode is sponsored by the incredible book Divine Echoes by Dr. Mark Gregory Harris. If you haven't already read this book you're missing out!In today's episode, Jason speaks with Brent Schebler of Ink Drinker Editing and Literary Services about his spiritual journey and some of his favorite reads of 2022.Books mentioned in this episode:The Shack by William Paul YoungParenting Deconstructed: Navigating Your Spiritual Evolution Without Leaving Your Family BehindThe Hidden Lives of TreesKissing With Eyes Wide OpenSolo MysteriumBlue Like JazzI'm Glad My Mom DiedGreen LightsNightThe Black KlansmanThe Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon11-22-63Under the DomeNeverVerityNight MonstersThe WishJoin the conversation on our Messy Conversations Facebook group.Want to be a producer of the show and get exclusive access to videos, blog posts, and merch from the hosts of the show? Check out our Patreon page!Thanks for listening! Please leave us a rating or review on your platform of choice! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Melinda Powell practiced as a psychotherapist for many years.  She now devotes her time to writing and teaching on dreams and lucid dreaming.  She co-founded the Dream Research Institute (DRI) in the UK (link) and served as the Vice President of the International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD) (link)  She is the author of The Hidden Lives of Dreams and Lucid Surrender:  The Alchemy of the Soul in Lucid Dreaming (2021), the latter being the focus of this podcast.  Her upcoming book:  Dreams My Mother Taught Me: Lessons in Lucid Dreaming from Beyond the Grave is due to be released in 2023.   To connect with Melinda in your waking life, please see:  https://melindapowelldreams.com/ To  connect with her lucidly, you need only ask:-). Have a blessed holiday season, in whatever manner guides you to higher purposes. This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here:  https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-245-melinda-powell-lucid-dreamslucid-surrenderjungian-dream-alchemythe-empty-center Stay warm!

The ACP get festive this week, as the gang talk about Christmas stories and characters in comics! Theres talk about the longevity of such tales, the importance of them and also a focus on something that isn't what it used to be - the ANNUAL! Plus there's great recommendations and the usual awesome banter as we roll in the good times to finish off the year! Great stuff to check out this week - Marvel Comics, XMen,2000ad, Raechel Ball, Hidden Lives, Gateway City: Vol3, Beneath Us, Pat Mills, Marshall Law, All Against All, Alex Paknadel, Casper Wijngaard, Spanned Ex, Webtoons, Stomped, Santos Sisters #2 Click here to buy comics from the creators of the Awesome Comics Podcast! Let us know what you think! Email: awesomecomicspod@gmail.com  Join the discussion today at our facebook group Awesome Comics Talk Check out the folks who sponsor this lil show - the mighty folks at Comichaus! If you love our Intro/Outro music, then check out the brilliant Chad Fifer and more of his musical badassery at www.chadfifer.bandcamp.com

It took me a minute, but I had to realize that my kids weren't going to automatically love books I chose for them just because I, also, love to read. I share about some of that journey, my method for both getting my kids to read what they want and what I want, and (cheating a little) two recommendations for you as you (hopefully) raise readers!…recommendation(s)…How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare, by Ken LudwigBirth of an Island, by Millicent E Selsam…currently reading…The Hidden Lives of Trees, by Peter Wohlleben…other books & things mentioned…The Wingfeather Saga, by Andrew PetersonPeter Pan, by JM BarrieDogman, by Dav PilkeyThe Borrowers, by Mary Norton…contact etc…Email - westmorelandpodcast@gmail.comInstagram - @westmorelandreadsWebsite - www.westmorelandpodcast.comHeidi's Bookstagram - @heidisbooksjustso To help the podcast find the exact right audience, leave a rating and review on iTunes (or wherever you listen!) or give a shoutout and tag on social media. Theme music is by SergeQuadrado on PixabayLinks in the show notes support websites and businesses I use and enjoy, but are not affiliate links and I do not receive any compensation for clicks or orders.

This week, Laura and Kara delve into The Hidden Lives of Pets - a 4 episode series on Netflix. This, of course, leads Kara to talk about her menagerie of pets throughout her life as well as some interesting pet facts she's learned along the way. Laura comes with stories about being accused of cheating, and how the government may be responsible for our allergies...what?! Tune in and let us know what you think of this week's podcast!

Motley Crue on tour, avoiding abortion, Rudy Giuliani assaulted by a back slap, Unrivaled: Red Wings v. Avalanche, Ben Affleck kid's car crash, Eli Zaret stops by, waiting for the Detroit Fireworks, Danny Bonaduce's mystery illness, and Drew's wild weekend.Wild Weekend: Matt Riley's 60th birthday bash. Todd Rundgren killed it... and then totally made up with Trudi. Paul McCartney headlined Glastonbury, but some people are saying Dave Grohl ruined Band on the Run. Robert Plant bored everyone by bringing Alison Krauss. The Rolling Stones played Hyde Park. The Motley Crue tour is a disaster and Vince Meal is terrible.The Ford Fireworks are tonight. You better get in line early.Eli Zaret drops by to discuss ESPN's Unrivaled, the Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup Champs, the crappy Detroit Tigers, the Detroit Pistons' draft, $10M NIL deals, Deshaun Watson's arbitration, the Houston Texans new lawsuit and much more.Movies: Top Gun: Maverick earns $1B. The new Elvis movie tied TG for first place this weekend. Some people are saying Jurassic World: Dominion sucks. Abortion was all the rage this weekend. Drew chose to watch The Hidden Lives of Pets instead.Jussie Smollett is back on the red carpet at the BET Awards and Twitter is angry.Alec Baldwin is interviewing Woody Allen as some rebuttal to the Allen v. Farrow HBO show.Danny Bonaduce is trying to bounce back from his mystery illness. SIST: Is anyone out there "running around with red hair and grey pubes?".Ben Affleck's 10-year-old is already crashing Lamborghinis. We call the car rental agency that is supporting Ben's story.Drew continues to lament Chelsea Handler. He also can't understand how a podcast with 500,000 views on YouTube has only 15 podcast reviews.Gone in 60 Seconds Part II: Birmingham Edition.Kim Adams is back! Ben Baily's still missing.Roe v. Wade: Billie Joe Armstrong is done with America. Chicks are stocking up on Plan B. Madonna doesn't know how to support her grandbabies if her kids get knocked up. Full House's Jodie Sweetin got roughed up during a protest. Olivia Rodrigo is angry. A lot of people got racist on the internet because of Clarence Thomas and the SCOTUS ruling.Britney Spears vs her mom. Jason Alexander remains in jail. Try and decipher her latest mad rant.Mavis Staples vs Aretha Franklin.Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to nordvpn.com/dams or use the code dams to get a HUGE Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 1 additional month for free + a bonus gift! It's completely risk free with Nord's 30-day money-back guarantee!Taco Fest is coming up in Royal Oak.Three people have died following a train derailment in Missouri.We almost lost Rudy Giuliani after a devastating grocery store attack. or he's just a liar.Nancy Pelosi assaulted a 6-year-old child of color.Matt Riley prop dances.Nobody rides the QLine. Ever.Build Back Better is going great. Everything is totally built, back and better than they were before. A Joe Biden voicemail has been leaked from Hunter's laptop.Lauren Santo Domingo outs Ivanka Trump for having an abortion.Social media is dumb, but we're on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (Drew and Mike Show, Marc Fellhauer, Trudi Daniels and BranDon).

Today we have the pleasure of speaking with the incredible author of the incredible book "No Way, They Were Gay? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves" Lee Wind. Lee Wind's superpower is stories that center marginalized kids and teens and celebrate their power to change the world. He is an Award-winning blogger and Lee's middle grade nonfiction “No Way, They Were Gay? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves” was honored as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection and was selected for the Chicago Public Library's 2021 Best of the Best Books list. We discuss the noble reason he wrote "No Way They Were Gay? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves" along with "Red and Green and Blue and White". Lee Wind shares incredible stories about the hidden queer lives and loves of historical figures. He gives us some insight into why people have attempted to erase their stories. He also shares what historical figure speaks to the core of his inspiration. We end our interview with a fun game of "Would You Rather". Keep a look out for more to come from Lee Wind!Find Lee Wind here-Website: www.leewind.org- https://www.leewind.org/Twitter: @leewind- https://twitter.com/leewindInstagram: @iamleewind- https://www.instagram.com/iamleewind/Facebook: @leewind- https://www.facebook.com/leewindFind Books Here-https://www.leewind.org/my-books/#NoWayTheyWereGay

Closeted until his 20s, Award-winning blogger and author Lee Wind writes books today that would have dramatically changed his life as a young Gay boy. With his Master's Degree from Harvard, Lee commits to writing Cool Stuff For Queer Kids. His book "No Way, They Were Gay? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves" explores the hidden (and often surprising) Queer lives and loves of two dozen historical figures, including William Shakespeare, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. "I give young people access to a hidden history that can be life-changing. History has been sanitized for the protection of those in power, leaving out the stories of women, people of colour, indigenous people, disabled people, and – my focus – men who loved men, women who loved women, people who loved without regard to gender, and people who lived outside gender boundaries." Giving young people access to this hidden history is life-changing. Seeing people like you in the past changes how you see your place at the table now. And that changes what you can imagine for the future."

This week the gang finishes off a week of events (and gardening) to talk some comics! The ACP trio discuss Lawless Comic Con, original art, vintage comics, recommendations and release news about a new anthology you definitely need to keep your eyes out for! Great stuff to check out this week - Lawless, Hidden Lives, Sentinel - Bolt, Battle Panda, No-Brainer 1-4, Plaza, Dick Fight Island, Eagle, Battle, David Roach Art Book Click here to buy comics from the creators of the Awesome Comics Podcast! Let us know what you think! Email: awesomecomicspod@gmail.com  Join the discussion today at our facebook group Awesome Comics Talk Check out the folks who sponsor this lil show - the mighty folks at Comichaus! If you love our Intro/Outro music, then check out the brilliant Chad Fifer and more of his musical badassery at www.chadfifer.bandcamp.com

Lois Blackburn creates issue-based pieces, mainly in batik and textiles and makes art that is vibrant, evocative, approachable and connects people together.  She exhibits her work internationally, has been commissioned for a wide range of public art and private artworks, and her artwork is held in public collections. We talk about:Her fabulous menopause quiltHow she was an arty childThe war widows quiltAbout mourning and how objects connect us with our loved onesThe power of creating to slow  us downTo soothe usHow creativity changes as we ageThe power of storiesMore information about Loishttps://loisblackburnartist.uk/Instagram @artistloisbMore information about Katehttps://www.katecodrington.co.uk/Instagram @kate_codringtonSecond Spring: the self-care guide to menopause is available from your favourite bookshopYou will find the podcast on Spotify, iTunes and all major platforms, just search for 'Life - An Inside Job'.If you enjoyed the episode yourself, then it would be fab if you shared it with a friend or with your community on social media. MusicTrust Me (instrumental) by RYYZNCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / StreamMusic promoted by Audio LibraryArtworkPortrait by Lori Fitzdoodles

In this episode, we talk with Lee Wind, who is a celebrated author and the Director of Education and Book Marketing Programs for the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), who we know through our company Booky Call and have a fantastic relationship. THOUGHT #1The Messenger Matters (So, Our Story Matters) THOUGHT #2It Would Be Too Easy to Say that I Feel Invisible. Instead, I Feel Painfully Visible, and Entirely Ignored.-      David Levithan CONNECT:Website: LeeWind.orgWebsite: IBPA-Online.orgBlog: The Official Blog: Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators- with Lee Wind and Thushanthi PonweeraBlog: Cool Stuff For Queer Kids Newsletter: I'm Here. I'm Queer. What The Hell Do I Read?Media: Bringing History into the Light: An Indie Success StoryMedia: Dual Cover Reveal & Interview: NO WAY, THEY WERE GAY? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves by Lee WindBook: Queer As A Five-Dollar Bill Book: No Way, They Were Gay?: Hidden Lives and Secret Loves (Queer History Project)Book: Red and Green and Blue and WhiteFacebook: Lee Wind Instagram: I am Lee WindTikTok: Lee WindTwitter: Lee Wind LinkedIn: Lee WindYouTube: Lee Wind BRAND & RESOURCE MENTIONS:"Colors of the Wind" (Vanessa Williams) - Genius.com Meet Lee Wind (audio) - Teachingbooks.netKroger - TheKrogerCo.orgCrisco - Crisco.com Skittles - Skittles.com Indie Publishers - IBPA-Online.org Publishers Weekly Indie Success Story - Lee Wind - PublishersWeekly.com Publishers Weekly - PublishersWeekly.com IBPA Member Press  - Zest Books - LernerBooks.Pages.Salesfusion.comIBPA Member Press - Levine Querido - LevineQuerido.com Chicago Public Library - “Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2021” - ChiPub.BiblioCommons.com Junior Library Guild Gold Standard - JuniorLibraryGuild.comThe New York Times - NYTimes.com Sydney Taylor Book Award - JewishLibraries.org "The medium is the message" - Marshall McLuhan - MarshallMcLuhan.comAbraham Lincoln - TheWhiteHouse.gov Mary Todd - PapersofAbrahamLincoln.orgPapers of Abraham Lincoln Digital Library - Abraham Lincoln to Joshua F. Speed, 5 October 1842-1 -  PapersofAbrahamLincoln.orgJoshua F. Speed - PapersofAbrahamLincoln.orgFanny Speed - PapersofAbrahamLincoln.0rg Mount Rushmore National Memorial - MtRushmoreNationalMemorial.com Five Dollar Bill - USCurrency.gov Mohandas Gandhi - Thought.co Hermann Kallenbach - JewishVirtualLibrary.org Mohandas Gandhi, The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, Vol. 012: April 1, 1913 – December 23, 1914 - GandhiServe.net Kasturba Ghandi - MKGandhi.org Mohandas Gandi - Letters to Hermann Kallenbach - MKGhandi.orgEleanor Roosevelt - FDRLibrary.org “Empty Without You: The Intimate Letters of Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok” - Eleanor Roosevelt - InkMarksOnEmptyDreams.com Lorena Hitchcock - NYCLGBTSites.orgFranklin D. Roosevelt - WhiteHouse.gov‎We'wha, a Lhamana (Zuni Two Spirit) - WomensHistory.orgCisgender - Transhub.orgThird Gender - HRW.orgLGBTQ - GayCenter.orgWilliam Shakespeare - Shakespeares-Sonnets.com#OwnVoices: Diversity in Children's and Young Adult Books - LibGuides.OCLS.InfoPay-To-Play - TheBusinessProfessor.comPublishers Marketing Association (PMA) - IBPA-Online.orgPublishers Weekly - PublishersWeekly.com Sappho of Lesbos - WorldHistory.org"Fragment 16" - Sappho - LiteratureEssays.com Anactoria (or Anaktoria) - En.Wikipedia.org"Sleeping Beauty" (Disney) - Movies.Disney.com 1st Amendment - Constitution.Congress.govHate Speech - ALA.orgNetflix - Netflix.com "Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On" - Rashida Jones - Netflix.com Florida Bill HB 1557 - "Don't Say Gay" - NBCNews.com Bayard Rustin - KingInstitute,Stanford.eduCivil Rights Movement - History.com Martin Luther King JR - NobelPrize.orgFreedom's Ring is Martin Luther King, Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech - FreedomsRing.Stanford.edu“I think the most important thing I have to say is…try to build coalitions of people for the elimination of all injustice,” – Bayard Rustin - Advocate.com ‘Individual Freedom' bill – “Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees (W.O.K.E.) Act” - EdWeek.orgClean Air Act - EPA.govDavid Levithan - DavidLevithan.com YA Fiction - TheGuardian.com Queer - Them.UsNon-binary - LGBT.FoundationSawyer Bennett - SawyerBennett.com Elon Musk - Forbes.com Twitter - Twitter.com Amazon - Amazon.com "The Family Book" - Todd Parr - PublishersWeekly.com Anti-Human Trafficking - "Not For Sale" - NotForSaleCampaign.orgVoice of the Voiceless - VoiceoftheVoiceless.infoTy Bennett - TyBennett.comBooky Call - Book Review App on Apple - Apps.Apple.comBooky Call - Book Review App on Google Play - Play.Google.Com Hard Rock International – HardRock.comBooky Call - https://www.bookycall.combookstarPR - bookstarPR.comThoughts That Rock – ThoughtsThatRock.comCertified Rock Star - CertifiedRockStar.comLeadership That Rocks: Take Your Brand's Culture to Eleven and Amp Up Results (Jim Knight) - LeadershipThatRocksBook.comCulture That Rocks: How to Revolutionize Your Company's Culture (Jim Knight) – CultureThatRocks.comBlack Sheep: Unleash the Extraordinary, Awe-Inspiring, Undiscovered You (Brant Menswar) - FindYourBlackSheep.comRock ‘n Roll With It: Overcoming the Challenge of Change (Brant Menswar) – RocknRollWithIt.comCannonball Kids' cancer – CannonballKidscancer.orgBig Kettle Drum - BigKettleDrum.comSpectacle Photography (Show/Website Photos) – SpectaclePhoto.comJeffrey Todd “JT” Keel (Show Music) - JT KeelLEE WIND'S BIO:As the director of education and programs (book marketing programs) for the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Lee loves empowering indie publishers to have their voices heard. As an author, he published the crowd-funded young adult novel “Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill” celebrated by Publishers Weekly as an Indie Success Story, and has two books published by IBPA member indie presses; the middle grade nonfiction “No Way, They Were Gay? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves” (Lerner), a Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books Winner and a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection; and the picture book “Red and Green and Blue and White” (Levine Querido) which received five starred trade reviews, was called "beautiful" by the New York Times, and was honored as a Sydney Taylor Award Notable Picture Book. Learn more about Lee and his books at www.leewind.org. Find out more about IBPA at www.ibpa-online.org

This month, we paint the town purple. Join Dr Vilashini Somiah and Rizal Rozhan as they discuss Dr Vila's new book 'Irregular Migrants and the Sea at the Borders of Sabah, Malaysia: Pelagic Alliance'. Listen to stories of how migrant women found strength, courage and empowerment through the sea.

Friendly or Deadly? A View Into the Hidden Lives of Fungi Fungi are all bad, right? Well…not exactly. You might be surprised by how much you benefit from fungi in your everyday life. Learn what those mushrooms in the woods, or even on your pizza, are doing in nature and what those splotches of color you see on trees and rock are. By providing a window into the hidden lives of these fascinating and important organisms, we will highlight how fungi can be both friendly and deadly. Presenters from the Field Museum include: Matthew Nelsen - Research Scientist, Negaunee Integrative Research Center Todd Widhelm - Collections Manager of Mycology and Lichenology, Gantz Family Collections Center If you have any questions, please direct them to Illinois Mycological Association illinoismyco@gmail.com. Recorded via Zoom on March 7, 2022 IllinoisMyco.org

Wir sprechen heute über Gastarbeiter:innen in der BRD und haben uns hier auf das Abkommen mit der Türkei fokussiert. Wir beginnen und sprechen über die Vorauswahl in der Türkei. Wie konnten sich Menschen bewerben? Nach welchen Kriterien wurde ausgesucht? Auch die Reise in die BRD schauen wir uns an und hier auch ganz besonders das Bild in der Öffentlichkeit So wurde das Wort "Transportleiter" durch das Wort "Reiseleiter" ausgetauscht um einen Vergleich mit Nazi-Deutschland zu verhindern. Außerdem sprechen wir über Essen, Wohnbedingungen, Momente der Solidarität und Freundschaft, ob Deutschland nun Einwanderungsland war, der Mythos der Integration durch Fußball und vieles mehr. Hausarbeitsthemen heute auch inklusive und for free. Wer Gast sein möchte, Fragen oder Feedback hat, kann dieses gerne an houseofmodernhistory@gmail.com oder auf Twitter an @houseofModHist richten. Literatur und Quellen: Zitat im Titel: Vorwort zu dem Buch «Siamo italiani – Die Italiener. Gespräche mit italienischen Arbeitern in der Schweiz» von Alexander J. Seiler, Zürich: EVZ 1965. Aybek, Can M.: Politics, Symbolics and Facts: Migration Policies and Family Migration from Turkey to Germany. PERCEPTIONS, Summer 2012, Vol. XVII, Nr. 2, pp. 37-59. Baumann, Ansbert: Mehr Integration? Fußball und Arbeitsmigranten in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1955 bis 1973. Vierteljahrshefte für Zeitgeschichte, 2022: https://doi.org/10.1515/vfzg-2022-0003 Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung: Vor 60 Jahren: Anwerbeabkommen zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der Türkei, BpB, 2021: https://www.bpb.de/kurz-knapp/hintergrund-aktuell/342651/vor-60-jahren-anwerbeabkommen-zwischen-der-bundesrepublik-deutschland-und-der-tuerkei/ Dejung, Christof: Oral History und kollektives Gedächtnis. Für eine sozialhistorische Erweiterung der Erinnerungsgeschichte. Geschichte und Gesellschaft 34, 2008, S. 96-115. Dunsworth, Edward: Book Review of Miller, Jennifer A.: Turkish Guest Workers in Germany: Hidden Lives and Contested Borders, 1960s to 1980s. Global Labour Journal, 1019 10(1), pp. 95-97. Faist, Thomas: Social Citizenship for Whom? Young Turks in Germany and Mexican Americans in the United States, Avebury, Aldershot, 1995. Hunn, Karin: „Nächstes Jahr kehren wir zurück…“ Die Geschichte der türkischen „Gastarbeiter“ in der Bundesrepublik. Göttingen, 2005. Mattes, Monika: „Gastarbeiterinnen“ in der Bundesrepublik. Anwerbepolitik, Migration und Geschlecht in den 50er bis 70er Jahren, Frankfurt a. Main, 2005. Miller, Jennifer A.: Turkish Guest Worker in Germany. Hidden Lives and Contested Borders 1960s to 1980s. Toronto, 2018. Philip, Martin: Guest or Temporary Foreign Worker Programs. In: Handbook of the Economics of International Migration, Vol. 1A, Elsevier B. V. 2015, Chapter 14, S. 717-771. Severein-Barboutie, Bettina: Multiple Deutungen und Funktionen. Die organisierte Reise ausländischer Arbeitskräfte in die Bundesrepublik Deutschland (1950er-1970er Jahre) Geschichte und Gesellschaft, Vol. 44 No. 2, 2018, pp. 223-249. Soehn, Janina: Immigrant Settlement Structures in Germany: General Patterns and Urban Levels of Concentration of Major Groups. Urban Studies, 2009. Topp, Sascha: Medical selection in the recruitment of migrant workers („Gastarbeiter“) in: Ilkiliç, Ilhan; Ertin, Hakan; Brömer, Rainer & Zeeb Hajo (Eds.): Health, Culture and the Human Body. Epidemology, Ethics and History of Medicine, Perspectives from Turkey and Central Europe. Pp. 19-38. Vierra, Sarah Thomson: Turkish Germans in the Federal Republic of Germany. Immigration, Space, and Belonging, 1961-1990. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2018. Walraff, Günther: Ganz unten. KiWi, 1985.

Leigh Calvez and I discuss her passion for conservation, studying owls, whales and all sorts of creatures all over the Pacific Northwest and the world. There is rumored to be talk of sasquatch in this episode as well. Only one way to find out! Leigh is a scientist, naturalist and author of two great reads, The Breath of a Whale: The Science and Spirit of Pacific Ocean Giants and The Hidden Lives of Owls: The Science and Spirit of Nature's Most Elusive Birds which I have linked below. Books: https://amzn.to/3nYb6av Leigh's Website: http://www.leighcalvez.com/ Get 10% off Absolute Aid Products: https://bit.ly/3px2Jnt Discount Code: APTITUDE10 More Aptitude Outdoors here: https://bit.ly/2YLp82N

Lee Wind's superpower is stories – true and fictional – that center marginalized kids and teens and celebrate their power to change the world. Closeted until his 20s, Lee writes the books that would have changed his life as a young Gay kid. His Master's Degree from Harvard didn't include blueprints for a time machine to go back and tell these stories to himself, so Lee pays it forward with a popular blog with over 3 million page views (I'm Here. I'm Queer. What The Hell Do I Read?) and books for kids and teens.His latest book for readers age 11 and up is the nonfiction “No Way, They Were Gay? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves”, honored as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection, and named to the Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Books of 2021 list. With day jobs for the Independent Book Publishers Association (as their director of education and programs) and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (as their official blogger), Lee's superhero job is storytelling to empower readers to shine with their own light.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mohanni-love/message

Lee and I spoke of Queer History and his books sharing the history of some very famous people who were gay. Lee has an amazing site full of books and resources that he never had growing up. Lee Wind's superpower is stories – true and fictional – that center marginalized kids and teens and celebrate their power to change the world. Closeted until his 20s, Lee writes the books that would have changed his life as a young Gay kid. His latest book is the nonfiction “No Way, They Were Gay? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves” for readers age 11 and up, honored as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection. Lee's award-winning blog, I'm Here. I'm Queer. What the Hell Do I Read? highlights books, culture, and politics for LGBTQ youth and their allies. Check out Lee's website https://www.leewind.org and you can even take a quiz to find out a secret about Michael Angelo's ‘David' https://www.leewind.org/quiz/ You can find Lee's books here: No Way, They Were Gay?: Hidden Lives and Secret Loves (Queer History Project) https://amzn.to/3ifo01e Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill https://amzn.to/3kRHb2y Red and Green and Blue and White https://amzn.to/3EZ2QOF October is LGBT History Month About LGBT History Month How It Works Each year LGBT History Month celebrates the achievements of 31 lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender Icons. Each day in October, a new LGBT Icon is featured with a video, bio, bibliography, downloadable images, and other resources. LGBT History Is History “LGBT History Month sends an important message to our nation's teachers, school boards, community leaders, and youth about the vital importance of recognizing and exploring the role of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in American history." Background In 1994, Rodney Wilson, a Missouri high school teacher, believed a month should be dedicated to the celebration and teaching of gay and lesbian history, and gathered other teachers and community leaders. They selected October because public schools are in session and existing traditions, such as Coming Out Day (October 11), occur that month. Celebrate Our Heritage The LGBT community is the only community worldwide that is not taught its history at home, in public schools, or in religious institutions. LGBT History Month provides role models, builds community, and makes the civil rights statement about our extraordinary national and international contributions. https://lgbthistorymonth.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/queervoicez/support

OCTOBER 1 - 3, 2021 Haystack Book Festival in Norfolk, CT Announces Book Festival Program at the Norfolk Library for October 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, 2021 This year's festival will feature three ways for you to participate: 1. Live in-person @ the Norfolk Library* with 60 seats available 2. In-person but live-streamed on the Norfolk Hub's* large screen with 25 seats available 3. Virtually live-streamed to watch from home. *Proof of COVID-19 vaccination and masks required to enter. To register for your preferred viewing mode see below…. The program for 2021 includes the following events: The Brendan Gill Lecture Friday evening at 6:00PM, October 1st will kick off the festival with “The Brendan Gill Lecture.” Robert Jones, Jr., bestselling author of the critically acclaimed novel The Prophets, a singular and stunning debut novel about the forbidden union between two enslaved young men on a Deep South plantation, the refuge they find in each other, and a betrayal that threatens their existence. ************************************ Saturday, October 2nd Freedom in Black and White 10:00AM Tyler Stovall, the author of White Freedom: The Racial History of an Idea In conversation with: Manisha Sinha, the author of The Slave's Cause: A History of Abolition. ********************** “A Soul Admitted to Itself”: Solitude, Sociability, and Poetry 12:00 PM Fenton Johnson, author of At the Center of All Beauty: Solitude and the Creative Life, In conversation with: Margaret Gibson, CT State Poet Laureate, and the author of Not Hearing the Wood Thrush: Poems and The Glass Globe: Poems. ********************** The Hidden Lives of Ordinary Things 2:30PM Object Lessons Series – Three authors in conversation: Dinah Lenney, Kim Adrian and Matthew Battles Object Lessons is an essay and book series about the hidden lives of ordinary things, from sardines to silence, juniper berries to jumper cables. Each Object Lessons project will start from a specific inspiration: an anthropological query, ecological matter, archeological discovery, historical event, literary passage, personal narrative, philosophical speculation, technological innovation—and from there develop original insights around and novel lessons about the object in question. Dinah Lenney, the author of Coffee Kim Adrian, the author of Sock Matthew Battles, the author of Tree ********************** Sunday, October 3 I Caught This Morning Morning's Minion, Kingdom of Daylight's Dauphin...” 10:00am A bird walk on Dennis Hill (CT State Park) with Sharon Audubon Center director Eileen Fielding. ********************** VIRTUAL EVENT ONLY What It's Like to Be a Bird – David Allen Sibley 1:00 PM David Allen Sibley, author of What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing - What Birds Are Doing and Why ********************** COVID-19 NOTICE THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL WILL REQUIRE PROOF OF COVID-19 VACCINATION AND USE OF MASKS WHILE INDOORS AND IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GUIDELINES FOR SAFE CONDUCT FOR IN-PERSON GATHER

We're talking about Books That Make You Rethink the Private Lives of Historical Figures Gay people have done extraordinary things across history, in science, art, sports, literature, social justice, military conquest and more. Very often, though, the nature of their orientation was not included in history books, or revealed or discussed at all. Oftentimes, those writing history were biased against, didn't see, or couldn't imagine anyone leading lives different from themselves. Lee Wind is the author of “No Way, They Were Gay?: Hidden Lives and Secret Loves.” which launches readers on an edifying journey through primary sources—poetry, memoir, news clippings, and images of ancient artwork—to explore the hidden Queer lives and loves of two dozen historical figures. He is also the author of the crowd-funded YA novel “Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill,” featured as a Publishers Weekly Indie Success Story. In October 2021, he will also publish his upcoming picture book “Red and Green and Blue and White”. During the day, he works for the Independent Book Publishers Association as their director of marketing and programming, and as the main blogger for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Find out more on Books That Make You. You can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

"History should be like chocolate." - Lee WindIn this episode, Lee Wind brings his love for history and his mission to empower LGBTQ+ youth and community to the forefront in this powerful episode of The Compassionate Educators Show.  To serve our students means to create inclusive and safe environments for all youth as well as for adults. Whether you are here because you identify as queer, an ally, or an educator wanting to make a difference, our conversation will be insightful and full of fun facts from Lee's newest book, "No Way, They Were Gay?"Take the Queer History Quiz here: www.leewind.org/quiz and tell us your Pride colors! Mine were red and orange for life and healing. My score was dismal, but that means I have lots of room to learn and grow!Lee Wind's superpower is stories – true and fictional – that center marginalized kids and teens and celebrate their power to change the world. Closeted until his 20s, Lee writes the books that would have changed his life as a young Gay kid. His Masters Degree from Harvard didn't include blueprints for a time machine to go back and tell these stories to himself, so Lee pays it forward with a popular blog with over 3 million page views (I'm Here. I'm Queer. What The Hell Do I Read?) and books for kids and teens.His latest book is the middle grade nonfiction “No Way, They Were Gay? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves” (Lerner Publishing Group/Zest Books, April 2021), honored as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection.With day jobs for the Independent Book Publishers Association (as their director of marketing and programming) and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (as their official blogger), Lee's superhero job is storytelling to empower readers to shine with their own light.Let's change lives together.Join The Compassionate Educators Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/compassionateeducationresources/  for more resources.EMAIL: support@compassionateeducators.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/CompassionateEducators)

In this week's episode of “The Be Ruthless Show” I spoke with Lee Wind about the important LGBTQ+ topics he is passionate about, and his latest book “No Way, They Were Gay? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves”. Lee Wind's superpower is stories – true and fictional – that center marginalized kids and teens and celebrate their power to change the world. Closeted until his 20s, Lee writes the books that would have changed his life as a young Gay kid.

This week we cover another BBC Africa Eye documentary. This time, we delve into the world of 'housegirls'. We also discuss our love of bottomless brunch. Social media: twitter.com/2girls1doc instagram.com/2girls1doc facebook.com/2girls1doc

Did you know that our history is inundated with powerful leaders who were Queer? Men who loved men, women who loved women, and those who identify outside of gender boundaries. The theme of love throughout history knows no bounds and today's guest is here to shed light on the powerful facts and data that our history books left out. From Abraham Lincoln, to Gandhi, to King James himself! These revolutionary thinkers and leaders, that we often idolize, knew the boundless power of love! Join us as LGBTQIA2+ Author and Blogger Lee Wind, shines a light on the Queer community from our past! Lee Wind is an established author and blogger in the LGBTQIA+ community and has made it his mission to be an ally for Queer youth and teens...with a goal to create as much opportunity as possible for youth and teens to know they are not alone and to understand just how promentat being Queer has been throughout history. Lee is the Author of the crowd-funded Young Adult novel “Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill,” featured as a Publishers Weekly Indie Success Story, and one of Publishers Weekly's Top Five Independently Published Middle Grade and Young Adult Books of 2018 as well as the Winner of the National Indie Excellence Award for Best Book for LGBTQ Children & Young Adults. Lee's latest book which was just released this past April 2021 is a middle grade nonfiction book titled “No Way, They Were Gay? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves” which has been honored as a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection and has been Featured in Publishers Weekly. Lee is the blogger and Founder of the award-winning blog I'M HERE. I'M QUEER. WHAT THE HELL DO I READ? With over 3.1 million viewers ... you can find at www.leewind.org What we're talking about... Queer History LGBTQIA Community The power of standing together to heal How to be an ally to the LGBTQIA2+ Community Empowering yourself to live your most authentic life Reframing our language to reframe perception: HomoLOVEual instead of HomoSEXual LINKS MENTIONED Visit Lee's author website: https://www.leewind.org to find his blog “I'm Here. I'm Queer. What The Hell Do I Read” Take a fun BuzzFeed-style Quiz to celebrate June being LGBTQIA2+ Pride Month: https://www.leewind.org/quiz/ Purchase Lee's book “No Way, They Were Gay? Hidden Lives and Secret Loves” HERE Purchase Lee's book “Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill” HERE Ad: One World Empowered 28 Day Energetic Reset ->click here

Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Lee Wind, Author, Advocate and Blogger on “I'm Here.  I'm Queer.  Now what the Hell do I read?”Harvey and Lee discuss his books, “Queer as a Five Dollar Bill” and “No Way, They Were Gay?: Hidden Lives and Secret Loves” an extremely well-researched book that provides very persuasive evidence that some of the most famous people in history – people like Abraham Lincoln and Mahatma Gandhi and even Shakespeare - MAY IN FACT have been gay or bisexual.  They also discuss his focus on providing support for LGBTQ kids so they can avoid stigma, bigotry and social isolation through his blogFor more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com

In episode #18 of Stories of Hope, we talk with Fr. Christian Siskos, a very good friend of Project Mexico. Fr. Christian shares with us about his PM connections, what it means to be an "at home" missionary, and thoughts on the priesthood. Ready yourself for a thoughtful, spiritually enriching conversation that I was blessed to be a part of! An immense thank you to Fr. Christian for agreeing to be on our little podcast. Fr. Christian has his very own podcast, "Hidden Lives" where he interviews Orthodox Christians of varying professions. Have a listen here! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hidden-lives/id1551746149 (Or search for Hidden Lives anywhere podcasts are found.)

Author Lee Wind talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of OUTTAKE VOICES™ about his new book “No Way, They Were Gay?: Hidden Lives and Secret Loves” a Queer History Project published by Zest/Lerner. In “No Way, They Were Gay?” Wind takes the reader on a fascinating journey through primary sources of poetry, memoir, news clippings and images of ancient artwork to explore the hidden and often surprising Queer lives and loves of two dozen historical figures. History has often left out so many stories of our LGBTQ community and people who lived outside gender boundaries. Historians have even censored the lives and loves of some of the world's most famous people from William Shakespeare and Pharaoh Hatshepsut to Cary Grant and Eleanor Roosevelt. Wind skillfully revisits famous figures in the USA and world history by delving into primary sources and reassesses what's made legible about people's sexual and gender identities when the present and past are allowed to collide. The book is divided into three categories: men who loved men, women who loved women and people who lived outside of gender binaries. Wind not only delivers a long overdue education for everyone that reads this book but also helps our LGBTQ youth by providing role models that are among the most revered of leaders. We talked to Lee about what he hopes to accomplish with “No Way, They Were Gay?: Hidden Lives and Secret Loves” and his spin on our LGBTQ issues.  Lee Wind is the founding blogger and publisher of “I’m Here. I’m Queer. What The Hell Do I Read?” an award-winning website about books, culture and empowerment for LGBTQ youth and their allies. For over 11 years readers from 100-plus countries have racked up 2.6 million page views and counting. Lee’s debut novel “Queer as a Five-Dollar Bill” addressing the theory about Abraham Lincoln's close relationship with Joshua Fry Speed a Springfield, Illinois merchant who met Lincoln in 1837 one of Publishers Weekly’s top five independently published middle grade and young adult books of 2018. Currently Wind is Director of Marketing and Programming at the Independent Book Publishers Association and the official blogger for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Lee’s passion is writing stories to empower LGBTQ youth and their allies. Lee Wind lives in Los Angeles with his husband and their teenage daughter. “No Way, They Were Gay?: Hidden Lives and Secret Loves” is available everywhere books are sold.  For More Info...  LISTEN: 500+ LGBTQ Chats @OUTTAKE VOICES 

Join naturalist and science writer Leigh Calvez on her adventures into science and spirit of animals, as we discuss her two recent books: The Hidden Lives of Owls, and The Breath of the Whale (Sasquatch Books, 2016 and 2019, respectively). Calvez makes the science and research entertaining and accessible, describing the social behavior of owls and whales while exploring the questions about the human-animal connection. Our conversation highlights the impressive resilience and intelligence of the animals we have the pleasure to share the world with, the role of research and intuition in field work studies, in addition to the complexity of ethical decisions we humans must make to ensure and perpetuate a diverse and healthy ecosystem for every creature.  Leigh Calvez has worked with whales and dolphins as a scientist, naturalist and nature writer, her work featured in Smithsonian Magazine, High Country News, The Ecologist, Ocean Realm, The Christian Science Monitor, the Seattle Times, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Bainbridge Island Magazine. She also teaches private writing classes and lives near Seattle, Washington, with her daughter Ellie and their two cats. Sarah (@annotated_sci) is an acquisition editor for an open scholarship publishing platform, a freelance science writer, and loves baking bread. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join naturalist and science writer Leigh Calvez on her adventures into science and spirit of animals, as we discuss her two recent books: The Hidden Lives of Owls, and The Breath of the Whale (Sasquatch Books, 2016 and 2019, respectively). Calvez makes the science and research entertaining and accessible, describing the social behavior of owls and whales while exploring the questions about the human-animal connection. Our conversation highlights the impressive resilience and intelligence of the animals we have the pleasure to share the world with, the role of research and intuition in field work studies, in addition to the complexity of ethical decisions we humans must make to ensure and perpetuate a diverse and healthy ecosystem for every creature.  Leigh Calvez has worked with whales and dolphins as a scientist, naturalist and nature writer, her work featured in Smithsonian Magazine, High Country News, The Ecologist, Ocean Realm, The Christian Science Monitor, the Seattle Times, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Bainbridge Island Magazine. She also teaches private writing classes and lives near Seattle, Washington, with her daughter Ellie and their two cats. Sarah (@annotated_sci) is an acquisition editor for an open scholarship publishing platform, a freelance science writer, and loves baking bread. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/animal-studies

Join naturalist and science writer Leigh Calvez on her adventures into science and spirit of animals, as we discuss her two recent books: The Hidden Lives of Owls, and The Breath of the Whale (Sasquatch Books, 2016 and 2019, respectively). Calvez makes the science and research entertaining and accessible, describing the social behavior of owls and whales while exploring the questions about the human-animal connection. Our conversation highlights the impressive resilience and intelligence of the animals we have the pleasure to share the world with, the role of research and intuition in field work studies, in addition to the complexity of ethical decisions we humans must make to ensure and perpetuate a diverse and healthy ecosystem for every creature.  Leigh Calvez has worked with whales and dolphins as a scientist, naturalist and nature writer, her work featured in Smithsonian Magazine, High Country News, The Ecologist, Ocean Realm, The Christian Science Monitor, the Seattle Times, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Bainbridge Island Magazine. She also teaches private writing classes and lives near Seattle, Washington, with her daughter Ellie and their two cats. Sarah (@annotated_sci) is an acquisition editor for an open scholarship publishing platform, a freelance science writer, and loves baking bread. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/book-of-the-day

Join naturalist and science writer Leigh Calvez on her adventures into science and spirit of animals, as we discuss her two recent books: The Hidden Lives of Owls, and The Breath of the Whale (Sasquatch Books, 2016 and 2019, respectively). Calvez makes the science and research entertaining and accessible, describing the social behavior of owls and whales while exploring the questions about the human-animal connection. Our conversation highlights the impressive resilience and intelligence of the animals we have the pleasure to share the world with, the role of research and intuition in field work studies, in addition to the complexity of ethical decisions we humans must make to ensure and perpetuate a diverse and healthy ecosystem for every creature.  Leigh Calvez has worked with whales and dolphins as a scientist, naturalist and nature writer, her work featured in Smithsonian Magazine, High Country News, The Ecologist, Ocean Realm, The Christian Science Monitor, the Seattle Times, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Bainbridge Island Magazine. She also teaches private writing classes and lives near Seattle, Washington, with her daughter Ellie and their two cats. Sarah (@annotated_sci) is an acquisition editor for an open scholarship publishing platform, a freelance science writer, and loves baking bread. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

Join naturalist and science writer Leigh Calvez on her adventures into science and spirit of animals, as we discuss her two recent books: The Hidden Lives of Owls, and The Breath of the Whale (Sasquatch Books, 2016 and 2019, respectively). Calvez makes the science and research entertaining and accessible, describing the social behavior of owls and whales while exploring the questions about the human-animal connection. Our conversation highlights the impressive resilience and intelligence of the animals we have the pleasure to share the world with, the role of research and intuition in field work studies, in addition to the complexity of ethical decisions we humans must make to ensure and perpetuate a diverse and healthy ecosystem for every creature.  Leigh Calvez has worked with whales and dolphins as a scientist, naturalist and nature writer, her work featured in Smithsonian Magazine, High Country News, The Ecologist, Ocean Realm, The Christian Science Monitor, the Seattle Times, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Bainbridge Island Magazine. She also teaches private writing classes and lives near Seattle, Washington, with her daughter Ellie and their two cats. Sarah (@annotated_sci) is an acquisition editor for an open scholarship publishing platform, a freelance science writer, and loves baking bread. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science

Join naturalist and science writer Leigh Calvez on her adventures into science and spirit of animals, as we discuss her two recent books: The Hidden Lives of Owls, and The Breath of the Whale (Sasquatch Books, 2016 and 2019, respectively). Calvez makes the science and research entertaining and accessible, describing the social behavior of owls and whales while exploring the questions about the human-animal connection. Our conversation highlights the impressive resilience and intelligence of the animals we have the pleasure to share the world with, the role of research and intuition in field work studies, in addition to the complexity of ethical decisions we humans must make to ensure and perpetuate a diverse and healthy ecosystem for every creature.  Leigh Calvez has worked with whales and dolphins as a scientist, naturalist and nature writer, her work featured in Smithsonian Magazine, High Country News, The Ecologist, Ocean Realm, The Christian Science Monitor, the Seattle Times, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Bainbridge Island Magazine. She also teaches private writing classes and lives near Seattle, Washington, with her daughter Ellie and their two cats. Sarah (@annotated_sci) is an acquisition editor for an open scholarship publishing platform, a freelance science writer, and loves baking bread. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

This episode is based on the talk that I gave at the 2020 European Association for Social Anthropologists. I was delighted to take part in the first virtual 2020 EASA panel on Ethnography beyond the looking glass. I presented the work that I have been doing as part of the Nightworkshop project designed to research nightwork communities in urban spaces. In this talk I focus on the use of the body in research and the use of cyberethnographic methods to capture the sensorial experiences of a researcher immersed in night ethnography. The audio-visual methods that I have used to bring this information to the mixed audiences includes short ethnographic films and this podcast series, the Nightworkpod. The three short films, Invisible Lives, Nocturnal Lives and Nightshift Spitalfields are available to watch on Vimeo and Youtube or go to Nightworkshop. This work is based on a book chapter due for OPEN ACCESS publication in May 2021. You can read the abstract here.

The secret lives of tyrants can be downright fascinating, from their semi-kidnapped full-time sushi chefs, to their meth dealing, to their breeding of giant dog sized bunnies.  One podcast shares behind the scenes looks at many of humanity’s very worst people. This week on Easy Listening - a podcast about podcasts - we introduce you to the series “Real Dictators” -- it’s real interesting. Teresa Strasser and Gina Grad welcome you to the show!

Today we’re jumping right in to our Weekly News Reel, where we hear first-hand from reporters and editors about the unique stories they write and beats they cover in the area. (00:00) First up, Times-Independent editor Doug McMurdo. He highlights Grand County’s interest in lobbying the state legislature for changes to Transient Room Tax law, testing local students for COVID-19, and Green River’s mayor spending $17,000 outside of the city’s purchasing policy. (11:00) Next, Maggie McGuire, editor of the Moab Sun News. Their latest edition features Full Circle Intertribal Center, a nonprofit providing culturally specific pandemic relief for Native elders in the Moab community. McGuire also highlights their new ‘Hidden Lives’ feature. (17:00) Finally, Salt Lake Tribune reporter Zak Podmore is covering the latest at the Lisbon Valley Mining Company. The mine’s operators are seeking permits that would allow in-situ copper mining on a portion of their property. However, cattle ranchers, environmentalists, and the San Juan County Commission are coming together in opposition to this proposal. Weekly News Reel! Mentions – The Times Independent: Grand asks (again) for flexibility in spending tourism tax https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/grand-asks-again-for-flexibility-in-spending-tourism-tax/ The Times Independent: Biweekly testing mandated for school extracurriculars https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/biweekly-testing-mandated-for-school-extracurriculars/ The Times Independent: ‘I made a boo-boo, guys’ – Green River mayor cuts checks totaling $17,000 without invoices… https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/i-made-a-boo-boo-guys/ *The Moab Sun News mentions are not yet available on their website* The Salt Lake Tribune: Ranchers, landowners worry copper mine’s plan will taint groundwater in San Juan County https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/11/21/ranchers-landowners-worry/ The Salt Lake Tribune: San Juan County copper mine on track to reopen after abrupt shutdown in March https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/10/24/san-juan-county-copper/ Photo: Burro Canyon Aquifer in Lisbon Valley/Utah Division of Water Quality

Why do we dream? Our dreams hold deeper meaning, which can bring useful insights to our conscious mind.  In this podcast UKCP's Chief Executive talks to UKCP psychotherapist and author of The Hidden Lives of Dreams, Melinda Powell, to find out how we can better understand our dreams. Melinda is also a co-founder of the Dream Research Institutes. If you are interested in finding out more about dreams, then you can visit their website.

Title: Jekyll & Hyde-Hidden Lives Series: Monsters

Mike and Ryan begin a new series: "Keeping Your Church on Track." In this series they are first talking about factors that can "derail" a church or take them off-track from their primary calling. Today's first topic is life stage. The life stage of your congregation impacts how you engage in ministry. At every stage in the life cycle the church responds differently to change, leadership development, new ministry,  discipleship, and community engagement. Understanding your life stage helps your church to navigate it better. The resource Ryan references in the episode is The Hidden Lives of Congregations by Israel Galindo. 

This week we’re joined by Natalie’s Mum, Laura Payne, a dream analyst, Psychotherapist and course facilitator at the Dream Research Institute in the UK. A unique Mother/ Daughter conversation episode, with Laura currently on lockdown at home in the UK. This is a special episode about dreams we’re experiencing in the pandemic. On twitter #PANDEMICDREAMS has been trending as people have been having an increase of fear dreams, invasion dreams, alien dreams, dreams of being trapped, being lost and dreaming of people from our past to name a few. In this conversation we talk about the collective themes that have been coming up, what our dreams are here to teach us and how to heal from them during the pandemic. Laura also shares her insight on two submitted pandemic dreams from listeners. If you’ve wanted to know more about dream state, psychic dreams, lucid dreaming and how to work with your dreams this is a must listen to episode!  In this episode we talk about: Collective themes coming up in Pandemic dreams Why many of us are having more vivid dreams than normal right now What our dreams are here to teach us Symbolism in dreams and how to work out what your dreams mean Dream world & the psychic space connection Lucid dreaming Meeting Guides in your dreams The Ancients & dream healing Asclepion dream techniques The Waking Dream Technique & Dream Therapy Collective prophetic dreams Deja Vu & Dreams How to cultivate a dream practice Laura shares her insight on two listeners’ pandemic dreams Podcast Music: “Follow You” by Daniel Gong (Dansonn) Resources mentioned Dream Research Institute  The Hidden Lives of Dreams by Melinda Powell  Awakening Through Dreams by Nigel Hamilton  Dreams by Carl G Jung Man and his Symbols by Carl G Jung  Lucid Dreaming: Gateway To the Inner Self by Robert Waggoner Dream Glove Article Book Natalie’s 1 on 1 sessions or Sacred Guidance Circles for May. Listen to the April Energy Forecast- The Empty Room. Listen to the 2020 Energy Forecast from January 2020 Ways to connect with LAURA Website- http://www.laurapayne.co.uk/ Instagram- @onefulness  Find out More- At Home Dream Retreat mentioned on the show 10% off this dream retreat and all other future DRI events with the Eventbrite code INTUITION at check out Dream Research Institute  Ways to connect with NATALIE Visit - www.natalie-miles.com for all her offerings and services Instagram- Follow Natalie Sign up to the newsletter to receive VIP discounts, offerings and Spirit musings that aren’t shared anywhere else. Take the Free How Do You Receive Your Intuitive Guidance Quiz to discover your gifts.        Send Natalie a Spiritual/Intuitive Question as a voice memo to be answered on the podcast hello@natalie-miles.com (no personal questions will be answered) Episode Sponsors Skillshare- Explore your creativity and get 2 free months of Premium Membership at Skillshare.com/NATALIE Better Help: Get 10% off your first month of therapy- Visit betterhelp.com/NATALIE All content and written show notes: Copyright Natalie Miles 2020

Former RNIB Connect Radio presenter Sam Little is exploring Hidden Lives in a new BBC series. She caught up with Kris Wallace to tell him all about it, and explain what a pre-wedding Blackening is. Catch Hidden Lives (Episode 4): The Blackening on BBC iPlayer until Friday 6th December.

Sean Kelley, Senior Vice President at Eastern State Penitentiary returns to the show to talk to Kristen about a project called Hidden Lives Illuminated. Hidden Lives Illuminated features films by incarcerated artists, projected onto the outer walls of Eastern State Penitentiary. These films are visible from the sidewalk every night for FREE at 7pm, 8pm and 9pm through September 12th. Go see the films projected on the historic walls of Eastern State Penitentiary each night, with special guest speakers and performers between viewings. Learn more about the films and artists, and watch the films (as available, after their premiere) at www.HiddenLives.org.

Episode 041: PLC Plus with Nancy Frey & Doug Fisher Join us for this discussion with the potent pair Doug Fisher & Nancy Frey! We learn about their new book, PLC+ and the five questions that get to the heart of what collaboration time should look like in schools. Stay tuned until the end for a special promo code for our listeners for the PLC+ Institutes the authors will be hosting in Colorado in October! Connect with Fisher & Frey Website: www.fisherandfrey.com/ | Twitter: @DFisherSDSU; @NancyFrey | Newest Book: PLC Plus, Corwin Press Connect with Vrain Waves Website: vrainwaves.com | Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Links & Show Notes Out of Our Heads & Into the Classroom: (01:30) American Express: Simple Guide to Lean Meetings Robyn Jackson on weekly team meetings Have an agenda / protocol Techless meetings Pre-mortem from Daniel Pink Collaborative notes & DRIs Toby - Chrome Extension Introduction to Fisher & Frey & PLC Plus (08:12) Their School: Health Sciences High & Middle College in San Diego Questions: Where are we now? & the importance of pre-assessments Side note: common questions for PLC work come from DuFour, DuFour, Eaker, & Many, 2010 as a PLC foundation: Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work; we acknowledge this foundational work when discussing PLCs : What do we want students to learn? (essential standards) How will we know if they have learned? (team-developed common assessments) What will we do if they don’t learn? (systematic interventions) What will we do if they already know it? (extended learning) Collective Efficacy Graham Nuthall, Hidden Lives of Learners Students already know between 40-50 percent of what the teacher is teaching (Nuthall, 2007) Equity: Removal of Barriers vs. intervention as responses to student data Activator: Someone to guide the group What are PLCs getting wrong? (13:21) Emphasis on the structural conditions can overwhelm the focus and mission of the group PLC must continually reinvest in itself Lack of attention to instruction - “How do we move learning forward?” Literacy example (16:49) Curriculum / Instruction / Assessment Recent research that ~20% of in-class tasks are on grade level TNTP’s The Opportunity Myth - and an article from EdWeek PLC+ Protocol - Assignment analysis (from The Education Trust) (19:34) Equity in Motion work from The Education Trust Trust and the importance of Relational Conditions (21:18) Activator helps keep the conversation moving Protocols provide consistency PLC+ / PD (22:57) Roughly a 1 to 3 ratio - Full staff Professional learning to PLC+ Time Credibility & Efficacy (24:33) Teacher Credibility: Trust, Competence, Dynamism, Immediacy Self-Efficacy and Collective Efficacy (27:17) Albert Bandura’s research on self-efficacy - From Leading Impact Teams, by Bloomberg & Pitchford (& based on Bandura’s research, as well as Goddard, Hoy, & Hoy): Efficacy = Mastery Moments, Vicarious Experience, Feedback, and Trust “Where are we going?” and “Where are we now?” (31:08) 5 Questions in PLC+: Where are we going? Where are we now? How do we move learning forward? What did we learn today? Who benefited and who did not benefit? Bringing data to the PLC+ (33:22) Student feedback Equity / Cognitive Bias / The Decisions we choose to make: (35:52) Quote from PLC+: “Underlying every decision about what we choose to gather data on is an unspoken decision about what we won’t look at.” Data should be aligned to team’s common challenge; then did we impact learning or not? Invite students to PLC+ times for feedback Protocols for learning walks Microteaching protocols What did we learn today? Every single day we should be formatively assessing Scheduling logistics (44:56) Two PLC+s - Grade level & Content level Vertical & Horizontal conversations are necessary Grading at their school (48:19) Competency-Based / Mastery of Standards Formative homework & classwork All Learning is Social Emotional (50:41) Social Emotional Academic Learning Removing institutional barriers vs. Intervention (54:27) Support each learner individually - help them find a way to mastery Special offer for Vrain Waves Listeners!! (58:50) Promo Code: VRAINWAVES Go to corwin.com/PLCColorado to register; Oct 3 & 4 in Denver at the Curtis Hotel

Hidden Lives - Colossians 3:1-11 - from Sunday, August 4, 2019

Are high heels oppressive or powerful? Good or bad? Beauty or pain? What if the answer to all of those questions is...yes? We talk with Summer Brennan about her new book, High Heel, which explores how heels aren’t just about fashion or culture, but are really about women’s place in public life. Summer is a journalist who writes about gender, art, and the political history of fashion. Her new book, High Heel, is part of a Bloomsbury series called “Object Lessons: Exploring the Hidden Lives of Ordinary Things.” What does it mean if the most feminine shoe is the shoe that makes it difficult to get from one place to another? In the literal sense, does that say something about our metaphorical ability to get from one position to another position? We chat about: Summer’s new book. High Heel is out now! Why high heels are such a divisive topic, and how Summer deals with negative feedback High heels and class: how what women are expected to wear ties directly to perceptions about where they stand economically Her own relationship with high heels—and ours (it’s complicated) Writing about oyster farms and environmental policy, high heels and feminism, and a thousand things in between—all at the same time Links: Twitter Summer’s website Information on all of Summer’s books “Sex, power, oppression: why women wear high heels” in The Guardian Bloomsbury’s Object Lessons series Plus Sara shares why liking things thought of as girly ended up feeling like a rebellion to her—and how that resulted in sneaking clear mascara as a kid. Katel reveals that a love of clogs runs in her family, and why she blames high heels for once fainting on the NYC subway. We recommend Bossed Up, a podcast that keeps it real about the challenges women face at work. And a big fuck yeah to...Cantrip Coffee, a new roaster in Philly whose co-owner is Robyn from Blowdryer—the band behind our theme song!

1. Most substances make a clean break between their liquid and solid states. But liquid crystals straddle the boundary: They flow smoothly, like water, while maintaining a crystalline structure. A tiny jolt of electricity aligns the molecules in the same direction and allows them to rotate light—an effect you see when the pixels in your LCD television or smartphone flip on and off to form pretty images. 2.

Graham Nuthall was an education researcher from New Zealand who spent most of his career on classroom observation, both by directly sitting in on lessons and by recording them by the hundred, watching them back, and analysing them with his team. He also made extensive use of interviews with students to clarify their thought processes. This short book communicates his most important findings to other researchers and to teachers. His most impressive achievement is being able to predict, with some accuracy, what concepts or facts children have learned based solely on classroom observation. His team would analyse what different students were doing at key moments in lessons, noting whether they were paying attention to the information being taught or discussed. They found that if a student had been paying attention at least three times when the full information necessary to understand a concept was being stated, then they would almost always have formed the concept and be able to articulate it after the end of the unit. If they had paid attention only two or fewer times, they had not learnt the concept. His work emphasises the individual lives of students, and particularly peer interactions. It's not only "distraction" either - for some students, over half of what they learned had been from peers. He goes over detailed examples of classroom conversations, both the public and the clandestine, showing how these affect both student learning and broader behaviour and culture. Although the main points of the book concern peers and the number of exposures required to learn something, given that the book is a summary of the most important things that Nuthall has to say, it touches on many other points and ideas in education. Although I was hoping to make this a short episode, as per my Public Service Announcement (last "episode"), it ended up having to be around 50 minutes long to cover the most important things that he had to say, even briefly. Maybe 50 minutes is still short for me. Enjoy the episode.

RONALD KESSLER is the New York Times bestselling author of The First Family Detail: Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents, The Secrets of the FBI, In the President's Secret Service, and The CIA at War. A former Wall Street Journal and Washington Post investigative reporter, Kessler has won eighteen journalism awards, including two George Polk awards: one for national reporting and one for community service. He was named a Washingtonian of the Year by Washingtonian magazine. Ronald Kessler lives in Potomac, Maryland, with his wife, Pamela Kessler, also an author and former Washington Post reporter. His website is www.RonaldKessler.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/themichaelcalderinshow/message

Episode 018: John Hattie, Visible Learning We are so excited to share with you the conversation we were lucky enough to have with Dr. John Hattie - educational researcher, professor, Director of the Melbourne Educational Research Institute, and overall brilliant person. Please enjoy, and send your questions, comments, discussions to us @VrainWaves to keep this conversation going! Connect with Dr. John Hattie Twitter: @john_hattie, @VisibleLearning | Website: https://visible-learning.org/ Connect with Vrain Waves Twitter: @VrainWaves | Becky Twitter: @BeckyEPeters | Ben Twitter: @mrkalb Links & Show Notes Out of our heads and into the classroom (01:18) Graphic Jam / dual coding (02:15) Everyone Can Create, Apple (03:45) Show me your values (04:17) Intro to John Hattie (07:11) | Hattie’s Meta-Analyses Start of interview (07:49) Hardware / software / inside - How we think (08:52) What is visible learning & what problem does visible learning answer? (10:38) 95-97% of what we do increases achievement to some degree Above average effect = >0.4 effect size / List of influences Know thy impact (13:59) Professional development (15:25) Moving from ‘how we teach’ to ‘how we interpret our impact’ Hattie’s visible learning team workflow: (17:30) Teachers are to “D.I.E.” for Diagnosis = Needs Analysis (16 to 20 factors) - ask staff, teachers, students Intervention & Implementation Make sure the intervention addresses the diagnosis Implement effectively Evaluation Use a portfolio of evidence to change how we think Evaluation vs. Research (20:03) Evaluative mindset for educators Graham Nuthall’s research | book: Hidden Lives of Learners | Feedback discussion (23:28) Feedback given v. feedback received What type of feedback is received? (25:30) Importance of where to go next Amount of feedback the teacher receives about where to go next (26:40) June 2018 EdWeek article w / Dr. Hattie on Feedback (2018) 2011 article on feedback Directions for Assessment in New Zealand | NZ Assessment for Learning Visible Learning Feedback book, 2018 Assessment-Capable Learners (28:33) Book: Developing Assessment-Capable Visible Learners Teaching students to be interpretive about their test scores Book: 10 Mindframes for Visible Learning Assessment as helping the teacher Nuthall: students know 40-60% of what is being taught ASCD Article - Fisher, Frey, Hattie: Assessment-Capable Learners Class Size Discussion (34:24) 0.2 effect size Same instruction in smaller v. larger classes (35:45) Hattie’s 2015 Reports: What Doesn’t Work in Education: The Politics of Distraction | What Works Best in Education: The Politics of Collaborative Expertise Gene Glass research Andreas Schleicher: TED Talk - Use Data to Build Better Schools Classroom relationships (39:32) Henry Levin (40:52) - The Economics of Student Time | Mapping the Economics of Education How do we make schools more inviting for students (40:03) Science of Learning Center in Melbourne (42:23) Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (43:20) Strengths-based Education (45:56)

What did everyday life look like for women throughout Tudor society? A new social history, "The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women by Elizabeth Norton," introduces us not only to the restrictions, but also to some of the surprising freedoms that touched these women’s lives. Hear the stories of remarkable women who owned businesses, stood up to kings, and lived independently. Elizabeth Norton is interviewed by Barbara Bogaev. From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast series. Published July 10, 2018. © Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This podcast episode, Talkest Thou Nothing but of Ladies?, was produced by Richard Paul. Garland Scott is the associate producer.

The Agewyz Podcast is on a summer break and will be back with all new episodes starting September 14th. Meanwhile, we hope you enjoy this popular rebroadcast: We often think of caregiving as something only adults do, but in the US there are at least 1.3 million youth caregivers (ages 8 to 18), many of them forced to drop out of school to provide care to a family member. That's what happened when a surgical error left Feylyn Lewis' mother in need of 24/7 care. Feylyn was just eleven years old at the time and her parents were divorced, so her 18-year old brother left college to care for their mother and even took a job to pay the mortgage. In today's show, Feylyn talks about her brother's sacrifice on behalf of their family and what it was like to grow up with a mom who needed constant care. Currently in England completing a PhD focused on identity development in young adult caregivers between the ages of 18 and 25, Feylyn also shares some of her research results and tells us how support for youth caregivers in the UK differs from support in the US. Tune in for a spirited conversation with a researcher on a mission. Follow Feylyn on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/FeylynLewis Learn about the American Association of Caregiving Youth: https://www.aacy.org Music: “Secrets” (Instrumental) by Yeyey | CC BY NC | Free Music Archive

Tom Hall, the author of Footwork: Urban Outreach and Hidden Lives, reads an extract from his book. Footwork is a street-corner ethnography of the homeless living in Cardiff in Wales, drawing on the themes of urban regeneration, lost space and the 24-hour city. It’s an insightful and at times very funny portrait of hidden lives, an ‘erudite book about city life that exudes a deep but irreverent sense of humanity.’

"I can’t trust my own mind, or my memory, so I’m writing all of this down… There’s been a murder in this town and I’m determined to get to the bottom of it." Aaron Grayling hates summer. It’s a time of heat and humidity in the dreary town of Meriville. It’s also the time when the bad dreams come, which have been intensifying since the death of his father. He hardly seems to find the space to breathe… Until the fateful day he finds a diary in the woods. Penned by the mysterious X, it hints at a shadowy world of murder that seems too true for the boy to ignore. Torn between school and a murder investigation, Aaron finds himself an unlikely companion in X. Can they stop the crimewave from hitting Meriville before it's too late? And will it help Aaron understand the turbulent goings-on in his head? Hidden Lives is a powerful novel of friendship and loss, and staying true to who you are against the odds. Bio Kestral Gaian is an award-winning broadcaster, scriptwriter, musician, and performer. Best known for their work presenting regular radio series The Geekly Chronicles and for their often performed choral compositions, they have also published two poetry collections - Silent Poet and Counterweights - before breaking into longform writing with their debut novel Hidden Lives. Having trained as an animator and worked in software before moving to writing and the arts, Kestral's view on the world is eclectic and thoughtful. Their unique views on how technology impacts human nature, their charity work, and tireless campaigning for equality has led to them being invited to guest lecture at a number of top institutions across the world, including Eton College, Cambridge, and Université de Bordeaux. Outside of work, Kestral is a keen cook and even more keen consumer of food. They can be found on Twitter and more of their work is available at their website https://www.amazon.com/Mattie-J.-T.-Stepanek/e/B001KHJQY8/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1496203053&sr=1-2-ent https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Lives-Kestral-Gaian-ebook/dp/B071LBP4N7/ref=pd_rhf_ee_p_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ZB802D38RQWJ6K5H03AW

Feylyn Lewis is a millennial from Nashville, Tennessee who's doing her PhD thesis on identity development in young adult caregivers in the US and UK. She has firsthand knowledge of the challenges faced by this often overlooked group: when she was eleven years old, complications from a surgery left her mother—a former nurse—with a physical disability and Feylyn's brother left college to become mom's full-time caregiver. In today's episode Feylyn talks about what it was like growing up with a mother who needed 24/7 care, her brother's incredible sacrifice on behalf of their family and how young adult caregivers can be supported through the transition into adulthood. Tune in for a spirited conversation with a researcher on a mission. Follow Feylyn Lewis on Twitter: www.twitter.com/FeylynLewis Learn about the American Association of Caregiving Youth: http://www.aacy.org Music: “Secrets” (Instrumental) by Yeyey | CC BY NC | Free Music Archive

If you think it's a lot of work to stay up-to-date on the latest trends, just imagine the average day of your favorite glam fashion blogger. Outlining the industry's evolution from grassroots passion projects to massive money-making Instagram empires, Cristen and Caroline discuss how successful fashion bloggers monetize the artifice of effortless femininity. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Info from "Hidden Lives" by Dan McDougall in The Sunday Times Magazine. Image from Robin Hammond.

With the news about Carlton and Gina Pearson's divorce and Josh Duggar's secret affairs, is it time for Christian leaders to be more transparent and if so, how should they go about doing it? I've always wondered why lay persons are more tolerant of someone's fall from grace after it happens instead of allowing leaders to show their own fallibilities How transparent should Christian leaders be to those they serve? Let's talk about this and more with Pastor Lorenzo Neal

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