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Welcome to another installment of the Block! Ep. 3 is about the kids. Well actually it's about the parents, the title of this one is You're not gonna like this one Press Play and allow me to explain what I mean when I say I Heard you. Also touch on my personal miscarriage and what I hear whenever people complain about their kids... Yeah you're not gonna like this one. Find out!

Today we are interviewing special guests Drass and Mottzy from Drattzy Games, about their upcoming title Alterium Shift! And also talking about all the OTHER cool RPG stuff from this week! Play the Demo and Wishlist Alterium Shift: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1586990/Alterium_Shift/ Join the last push on the Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/drattzygames/alterium-shift✩ Audio Version ✩ ► https://superderekrpgs.com/hitpoint/ SOCIAL LINKS --------------------------------------------------- ✩ Derek ✩ ►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/SuperDerekRPGs►Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/superderekrpgs.com ►Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SuperDerek ►Discord: https://discord.me/superderek✩ Baku ✩ ►Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/BakusanOG►Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bakusanog.bsky.social ►Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/WeebSauce ►Discord: https://discord.me/ABC UPCOMING RELEASES --------------------------------------------------- ►Monster Hunter Wildshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_wNFT4j6qI  ►Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Warshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIL88ZqQurQ GAME ANNOUNCEMENTS --------------------------------------------------- ►MADO MONOGATARI: Fia and the Wondrous Academy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssV0H0rXIK0 ►Scar-Lead Salvationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKwMv6z5ZZ8 ►KinnikuNeko: SUPER MUSCLE CAT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2YZFe0uzNo ►Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If5Lzf_M9KU ►Yasha: Legends of the Demon Bladehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZmVEogYGlc ►The Lonesome Guildhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQWc-2nEqNE ►Pokemon Legends: Z-A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_KNDtKJJ-8  ►Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgqr6mm6ZuI INDUSTRY NEWS --------------------------------------------------- Square Enix NieR series 15th anniversary live streamhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FQD3gUBShw TIMESTAMPS--------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Welcome back to HitPoint! 0:01:06 Intro0:01:37 A Long, Long Time Ago0:02:48 Baku, How Are You Doing?0:04:37 Derek, What's going on?Developer Interview:0:05:35 Interview with "Drass" and "Mottz"y from Drattzy Games, Alterium Shift0:07:15 How Did You Come Together?0:12:50 What Have Been the Biggest Challenges So Far?0:17:22 What Is a Popular Game You Dislike?0:20:27 What Are Some of Your Core Design Philosophies for Alterium Shift?0:23:07 Trailer Watch-Along0:26:37 Were Any Changes or Specific Choices Made Because of Derek's Feedback?0:32:13 How Do You Find a Balance Between Implementing Feedback vs. Your Original Vision?0:35:46 What Are Some of Your Primary Inspirations Behind Alterium Shift?0:39:25 How Difficult Is It to Keep Track of the Different Characters with Their Own Stories?0:42:34 Is the Intention to Play the Game Three Times or Shift Between the Characters?0:46:31 How Do You Create Your Games from Pixel Art to 3D Models?0:49:24 What Role Do Sound Design and Music Play in Informing the Atmosphere of Alterium Shift?0:52:07 Could You Discuss Some of the Technical Choices Behind Implementing Map Abilities?0:55:31 How Do You Plan to Balance Early Access with the Kickstarter?0:59:29 How Do You Envision the Transition from Early Access to a Full Game?1:02:43 How Do You Balance Taking Creative Risks with Practical Commercial Considerations?1:07:14 I Heard, Mottzy, That Your Employment Situation Will Change a Little Bit?1:09:31 Your Kickstarter Reached Its Funding Level and the First Stretch Goal?1:12:19 What Was the Catalyst for Making a Whole Bunch of Changes?1:17:14 Will You Also Change the Font?1:19:16 How Have You Made an Agile Development Process Work for You?1:27:26 How Long Do You Suppose You'd Like to Support the Game After Release?1:34:03 What Are Some Other Things You Can Share with Us About Future Projects?1:35:52 What Is Your Taylor Ratio?1:37:10 Is There a Question You Wish Was Asked?1:44:38 RetrospectiveUpcoming Releases This Week:1:46:30 Monster Hunter Wilds1:53:31 Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification WarsNew Games Announced:1:59:13 MADO MONOGATARI: Fia and the Wondrous Academy – 20252:02:31 Scar-Lead Salvation – 29 May 20252:04:29 KinnikuNeko: SUPER MUSCLE CAT – Console Release 19 March 20252:06:50 Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 – 29 May 20252:11:45 Yasha: Legends of the Demon Blade – 24 April 20252:14:30 The Lonesome Guild – Fall 20252:17:20 Pokémon Legends: Z-A – Late 20252:25:47 Samurai Pizza Cats: Blast from the Past! – 2026Industry News:2:29:54 Square Enix NieR Series 15th Anniversary Live StreamResponding to Super Chats & Outro:2:33:42 Responding to Super Chats2:42:23 Outro

Marie Wattel, a French Olympian and world-class sprinter, opens up about the challenges she faced in the past year, including a devastating knee injury during her Olympic preparation. She discusses the mental and physical toll of chasing perfection, her decision to move to the States to train at Arizona State University (ASU) under Herbie Behm, and her fresh perspective on competition, swimming, and personal growth.Become a part of the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sprint Revolution⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Get access to our growing collection of workouts, seminars, and exclusive content. New items added every month. ✓ 1 Month of Sprint Workouts (24 New Workouts Each Month)✓ Online Educational Seminar✓ Live Q & A with Brett Once a Month⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SWIMNERD:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our new timing equipment!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Keep our sport's history alive by joining the 1 in 1000 Club! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our YouTube Channel!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#swimming #swimmer #swimcoach 0:00 - Hello Marie Wattel! 0:22 - The Knee Injury That Changed Everything 1:58 - The Moment It Happened: "I Heard the Noise and I Knew" 2:32 - Olympic Pressure & How It Broke Her Body 5:15 - Learning to Listen to Her Body Again 5:32 - "Not Winning an Olympic Medal Didn't Change Who I Am" 6:05 - Why She's Still Swimming: A New Purpose 7:19 - Why She Chose ASU & Herbie Behm 8:35 - Almost Moving to Australia & Mel Marshall's Advice 10:10 - Training Background: From France to the UK & Marseille 12:28 - What Each Training Environment Taught Her 13:05 - Losing Her Longtime Coach & What's Next 14:15 - How Team France Performed at the Paris Olympics 15:47 - The Flo Manadou Comeback: A Forgotten Highlight? 16:33 - Moving to America: What She's Expecting 17:52 - What U.S. Training Does Differently Than France 18:42 - Strengths & Weaknesses: What She Needs to Improve 19:42 - Body Image as a Female Sprinter & Comparing to Other Swimmers 22:31 - How Emma McKeon & Sarah Sjöström Inspire Her 23:20 - The French Swimming Federation's Response to Her Move 24:35 - The One Swimmer She's Grateful She Got to Race 25:18 - What Makes Sarah Sjöström So Special? 26:15 - Personal Best Times & Breaking Major Barriers 27:14 - Pre-Race Superstitions: Music & French Rap 27:48 - Favorite French Rapper: Jul from Marseille 28:03 - Favorite Sprint Workout: "10x25 Max on 3 Minutes!" 28:40 - If She Could Change One Swimming Rule… No More Underwaters? 29:25 - The Gretchen Walsh Effect: Mastering Underwaters 30:18 - Studying Footage of Gretchen Walsh & Léon Marchand 30:35 - The Surgery Process & When She Plans to Race Again 31:37 - Moving to ASU: When She Arrives & First Training Plans 32:15 - Plan for French Nationals & World Championships 32:57 - Final Thoughts: "Sometimes the Best Things Happen When You Least Expect It" 33:14 - Outro & Good Luck Message

This week, during our "Sacred Music" segment of Morning Light, Kris Foster from St. Mark's in Boise reminds us that it's almost time for our Lenten journey. What will be happening in our parishes and during Mass during Lent that sets it apart from Ordinary Time? She also shares a beautiful song off of her Humbled CD entitled "I Heard the Voice of Jesus."

In this episode of the Faith Film Fan Podcast, host Rick Altizer sits down with Derek Dienner (Producer) and Nathaniel Deen (Subject of the Film / Producer) to discuss their powerful new movie, Brave the Dark, hitting theaters on January 24. Together, they explore the incredible journey of turning Nate's story into an inspiring film, diving deep into the creative process and the heart behind the project.This rare opportunity offers listeners a chance to hear directly from the person whose life inspired the movie, as Nate shares his personal perspective. Rick also delves into both Derek's and Nate's faith journeys over the years and how that had an impact on the film.Don't miss this behind-the-scenes look at Brave the Dark and be sure to catch it in theaters starting January 24!Watch the trailer, get tickets and more at faithfilmfan.com.____________________________________________________________________________________________About Brave the Dark: When Mr. Deen (Jared Harris, Chernobyl, The Crown) discovers one of his students has been living out of his car and thrown into jail, he decides to bail him out. Determined to curb Nate's self-destructive behavior, Mr. Deen quickly discovers a host of dark secrets that are slowly tearing Nate apart. What started as a good deed becomes a desperate fight to save Nate from his own demons. As Nate spirals deeper into despair, Mr. Deen must decide how far he's willing to go to save a kid on the brink of losing everything—even himself. About Derek Dienner: Derek Dienner is the founder and executive producer of MAKE/FILMS, a Lancaster-based production company known for commercials, Emmy-nominated documentaries, and feature films like Brave the Dark, starring Jared Harris. Diagnosed with stage III colon cancer at 31, Derek chronicled his journey in the award-winning short documentary The Day I Became Alive, showcasing his resilience and inspiring others. Passionate about storytelling and community impact, he also hosts the MAKE/IMPACT podcast, fostering meaningful conversations. Through his work and personal life, Derek is dedicated to creating positive change, leading both his family of four and his company with a focus on connection, love, and acceptance.About Nathaniel Deen: Nathaniel Deen is a filmmaker and arts advocate based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with over 30 years of experience at Sight & Sound Theatres in roles like Staff Photographer and Associate Film Producer. Now self-employed, Nathaniel has contributed to notable projects, including I Heard the Bells and Brave the Dark, the latter being a deeply personal film he wrote and produced, inspired by his journey of overcoming adversity through the transformative support of a devoted teacher, Stan Deen. In a heartfelt tribute, Nathaniel and his wife Jessica adopted the surname Deen in 2018 to honor Stan's profound impact on their lives. He also founded The Stan Deen Foundation, which empowers underprivileged youth through arts and education, embodying the compassion and resilience that have defined his journey.

Send us a textPLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY TO INTRO FOR INFO ON HOW TO HELP CELEIGH CHAPMAN AND JIMMY ESPINOZA (THEE MIDNITERS) - BOTH PREVIOUS GUESTS FEATURED ON BAKOTUNES WHO LOST THEIR HOMES IN THE LA FIRES. THANK YOU!---------------Bakotunes welcomes Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald for a pair of previously unreleased interviews pulled from my person audio archive. I was inspired to dig up these gems after watching the amazing "Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary" doc available now on streaming. I highly recommend it! At the time these interviews were conducted in 2013, the Yacht Rock craze was very niche, and now it's everywhere! We got music, stories and a mystery! Special Thanks to Brian Wallace AKA Dubrobot for cleaning up the audio. Please give him some work by visiting dubrobot.com! Songs included in episode: "What a Fool Believes", The Doobie Brothers; "Gone Baby Gone", Boz Scaggs; "I Heard it Through The Grapevine", Michael McDonald; "Regulate", Warren G; "I Keep Forgettin' (Everytime You're Near)", Michael McDonald; "JoJo", Boz Scaggs. Enjoy!  Sponsored by Chain Cohn Clark - Kern County's leading accident, injury, and workers' compensation law firm. Subscribe to Bakotunes at all podcast outlets and follow our socials!Instagram / More LinksContact: mattomunoz@gmail.com

Daniel Koch introduces a new sermon series for December to discuss the theology of some popular Christmas hymns. Today, we're discussing "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day."

There is no greater feeling for a teacher, a friend, or mentor than to see someone they have influenced take their teachings and incorporate them into their own life. Join us in this program, I Heard it Through the Grapevine, as Kim Miller of Woman at the Well Ministries takes us through Philemon 1:5, which says, "Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus and toward all saints;" Do you want to connect with Kim and Erika? Visit us on our website, on Facebook, or on Instagram.  Did you enjoy this podcast? Post a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning into this podcast, then do not hesitate to write a review. You can listen to us on all major podcasting platforms like Apple Podcasts,  Spotify,  Google Podcasts,  YouTube, and Podbean. Check out Kim's latest Bible Bit book on Amazon! Do you want to bring Kim Miller to your church, upcoming retreat, or conference? Contact us! This podcast is brought to you by Woman at the Well Ministries and is supported by our faithful listeners. To support this podcast, please visit our support page. 

Original publishing date June 10, 2022 We are back at it after a year off. Run for cover and spread the word. We have a new segment called, "I Heard a Rumor" along with our Cow Patties and Bullhorns. Hosted by Roberto Henriquez, Ann Dickerson, and Amy Ferguson https://legislature.ky.gov/Public%20Services/GIS%20contents/C1278B01%20%2822RS-SB3%29.pdf https://lehman4kentucky.org/ https://charlesbooker.org/  The opinions expressed in this show are our own.

The hard story of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day reveals how God's salvation transforms despair into hope and grief into gratitude. How do we hear God's peace and promise resounding in our darkest moments and how can we share it as good news in our community?

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL! "Peace On Earth"SCRIPTURE: Luke 2:10-15SHOW NOTES: For encouragement on your spiritual journey, we invite you to visit our ministry website, Discover God's Truth, where you can access additional resources to support your Walk with God. Christmas looks different for everyone around the world. Whether you live in a small town or a large city, your Christmas traditions are likely distinct from those in my family. Yet, many centuries ago, the angels announced this message to the shepherds: “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.”In this podcast, Brenda shares phrases from the renowned poem “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day," by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Despite being surrounded by tragedy and sorrow, Longfellow's words of hope flowed from his pen, and today, we sing the song inspired by his poem. We want to encourage you to listen to the song today: "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZtNlZmnEMU

Christmas is a time to remember that God has remembered us! (I Heard the Bells - Rachel Hughes from the movie I Heard the Bells The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. AvilaPastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MAThanks for listening! May God's Word find a home in you.

Enjoy the Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at the Quentin Road Baptist Church. This message is preached by Pastor Jim Scudder centered around the classic Christmas carol, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day."

Enjoy the Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at the Quentin Road Baptist Church. This message is preached by Pastor Jim Scudder centered around the classic Christmas carol, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day."

Send us a textThis weekend's program was produced in 2022 and was prepared to focus our attention on the Christ of Christmas. In the left column are resources and ideas for you to use personally with your own families.  The Christian Worldview wishes all of you a memorable and meaningful Christmas.  To God be all Glory!Christmas is upon us. While it's easy to get distracted by all that competes for our attention—current events and politics, work and school, sports and recreation, travel and material things, even family and church—there is really only one most important issue and that is the person of Jesus Christ and what He has done for mankind.Jesus said, “He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him” (John 3:36).That couldn't be more clear. Where you spend eternity hinges on whether you place your faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.Christmas is the time when Christians remember and celebrate God sending His Son into our world, born of a virgin woman, mighty and holy in word and deed, and loving and sacrificial in offering His perfect life to satisfy God's wrath and justice for our sins.Today will be a program to think about not Christmas generally, but the Christ of Christmas specifically. We will read God's word, listen to some music, even do a Christmas quiz, all to appreciate and worship the God/Man, the Lord Jesus Christ. For none of us would have any hope without His “One Solitary Life”.-----------------------------CHRISTMAS RESOURCES for you and your family:QUIZ/POEMS/READINGS:Christmas QuizHistory behind I Heard the Bells on Christmas DayOne Solitary LifeOn Going Home for ChristmasVIDEO:The Gospel | Paul WasherTreasures of the Snow filmThe Legend of the Candy CaneTruce in the Forest short filmHans Brinker film AmazonMUSIC:O Holy Night | Phil WebbThe Messiah | Robert ShawTCW Christmas Music (Spotify)

✨ Immerse yourself in the warmth of the Enchanting Christmas Fireplace, where a medieval Celtic fireplace sits amidst a snowy landscape. The soothing crackle of the fire blends seamlessly with beautiful and relaxing Celtic Christmas music, creating the perfect atmosphere for holiday relaxation. Picture the cozy glow of the hearth surrounded by frosty broughs, as the serene melodies transport you to a magical winter evening. Ideal for unwinding, meditating, or setting a peaceful holiday mood, this enchanting scene is your perfect escape to a Celtic Christmas wonderland.

Today we'll continue our Advent series, "Christmas Hymns" as we explore the biblical foundations for "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day." This song, while not as well-known, speaks a timely message for us today. Despair can so easily grip us as it looks like peace on earth and good will to men has been ground up under the hate and mocking of sin. But rest assured, there is good news found in God's character and power in the midst of our world's darkness!

On today's show, we chat with rising artist, Christian Anderson! Recording and performing Christian artist on the rise, Christian Anderson Band has captured the attention of thousands of music fans hungry for a bold, cinematic and an inspirational “Epic Christian Pop” sound. He is best known for his catchy melodies, signature falsetto voice, and engaging crowds with an epic show they never forget!  If you're watching him perform on stage, you'll never guess his next move, as he bounces from the mic to piano to drums to the glockenspiel to a keytar. He's always sure to leave an audience captivated.  His rendition of “I Heard the Bells (Peace on Earth) is available everywhere! christianandersonband.com @christianandersonband christianmusicguys.com @christianmusicguys

Send us a textIn this episode, I speak with Neuroscientist, author and musician Dr. Daniel Levitin on how music affects our health.  From reducing cortisol to lessening the effects of Parkinsons and how we can use music as medicine!  We talk science and his new book "I Heard there was a Secret Chord: Music as Medicine":  Daniel Levitin's music:https://open.spotify.com/artist/7iRoKs96ka4AJPOA39VJj5?si=su7HYKBPT5y1LKw1ws5YfQhttps://www.daniellevitin.com/contacthttps://www.amazon.com/Heard-There-Was-Secret-Chord/dp/1324036184/ref=sr_1_1?crid=274VRU3KC3Q2Y&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.5IaZHwLTgwh8-AzCAHt3kPDTjEUUDj8oH7KYdhuKtZU8XWjEBPwfWA2yUYORIZ_itvi4tir_1TPCxuwyfK5XhOgIuWi6s06iC9NL3rlr-0S7HxC5Dhb2zElgfXUKl9fq5hukodT71mwY0kfSQfodgZvyabALJAoj0-7dbUmqsXQpzu5Vcq8ecsXDWAOC9uUgfRz9X35zmy3J08juQ3Qua_O5xLXVEks31MwO7kqidw0.izSDOoW9LvNCZ-lOnOMvJqL_cNZZlqR5IfpZ0pimcqM&dib_tag=se&keywords=music+as+medicine&qid=1733872553&sprefix=music+as+medicine%2Caps%2C200&sr=8-1Mixed by Peter Sykes: https://www.petersykesmusic.com/Otto Gross: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMnxx19QD-vxD4wnYGTn3JwScarlet's website:https://www.scarletkeys.comScarlet's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scarletkeysofficial/To purchase Scarlet Keys' book "The Craft of Songwriting:https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Songwrihttps://www.amazon.com/Craft-Songwriting-Music-Meaning-Emotion/dp/0876391927/ref=sr_1_1?crid=119TH6YQTH349&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.GwjMoShoQQ4LkwVcPHTP5IsFQanO1VPyx1zz3Bb4-7Ffl9gB95Og0_jt8TG-PMDAg4o3Q2vuEwWCma8wUo-DHpR6mFM_eZ6d07zqSbtlMiP1zBKXa2KP6P0g3jksVGTLOkWjxCsHAiNyGUQGHdxttbW_gEag07lREzcDa6Gvc2aN6DYqIurxcLK-xNKq52dS8bK9mDf-I3NHkS_Eu9WuhM7i1cIed4EMOhKHAgQpccs.KkFHodeEgcHLFavSPdmBuI0yXDQ5mWY3pbRLlxJi5lk&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+craft+of+songwriting&qid=1733872594&sprefix=the+craft+of+songwritin%2Caps%2C148&sr=8-1Scarlet's website: https://www.scarletkeys.comScarlet's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scarletkeysofficial/To purchase Scarlet Keys' book "The Craft of Songwriting:https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Songwriting-Music-Meaning-Emotion/dp/0876391927/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PP55NU6E9ST6&keywords=the+craft+of+songwriting&qid=1659573139&sprefix=the+craft+of+songwritin%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-1

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the famous poem and now Christmas song, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day." This Civil War era poem draws from the first ever song sung by the angels at the birth of Jesus Christ. This beautiful carol should remind us that in the midst of our Christmas celebrations, we are not just filled with joy for the coming of a baby, but for the coming of the Prince of Peace, with whom the Father is pleased!

Welcome back! We are in our Finishing Strong Series. We want to finish this year strong and head into the new year strong.    Today, I want to talk to you about the life-changing power of micro habits and another superpower that will transform your life. It's called compounding. It's more than numbers. Compounding is about how small actions done consistently over time will multiply their impact in ways that we can't even imagine.    Listen now : Listen now on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Watch on YouTube Favorite quotes:   (0:56) - “Compounding is about how small actions done consistently over time will multiply their impact in ways that we can't even imagine.” (2:04) - “Small, consistent actions done over time really do add up.”  (5:24) - “Health isn't built in a day; it's built one small choice at a time.” (6:54) - “We don't have to change everything we're doing. We don't have to make it hard. We need to go for just a 1% improvement every day.”  (8:43) - “Every positive choice you make will ripple out to your family, friends, and community. It creates a wave of positive change.”   Links to great things we discussed:    Good Shepherd - Joe L Barnes  Worship for Fierce Faith Spotify Playlist Lumify Eye Drops Only Murders in the Building Create a Course Alli Worthington on YouTube Remaining You While Raising Them   Little Things Studio   Lovely gifts and home decor from Little Things Studio! Speak hopeful expectations to all who enter your home with this  I Heard the Bells Hymn Art Print hymn art print. The beloved seasonal hymn, surrounded by greenery and bell illustrations against a creamy vanilla background, will surely delight all who see it.     Hope you loved this episode!  Make sure to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Don't forget to check us out on YouTube and slap some stars on a review! :)   xo, Alli

Welcome to Get Up in the Cool: Old Time Music with Cameron DeWhitt and Friends. This week's friend is Brandon Godman! We recorded this in November at Brandon's San Francisco shop, The Fiddle Mercantile. Tunes in this episode: * Ragtime Annie (0:58) * Dance Around Molly (15:55) * Sally Goodin (33:09) * Godman's Bottoms (Brandon Godman original) (58:50) * I Heard the Morgan Bell (Brandon Godman original) (1:06:22) * Hell Broke Loose in Georgia (1:08:28) * Bonus Track: Great Buck in the Night Sky (Brandon Godman original) Visit The Fiddle Mercantile website (https://thefiddlemercantile.com/) Visit The Violin Shop website (https://www.theviolinshop.com/) Sign up for Cameron's Ear Training for Old Time workshop series (https://www.camerondewhitt.com/store) Support Get Up in the Cool on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/getupinthecool) Send Tax Deductible Donations to Get Up in the Cool through Fracture Atlas (https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/get-up-in-the-cool) Sign up at Pitchfork Banjo for my clawhammer instructional series! (https://www.pitchforkbanjo.com/) Schedule a banjo lesson with Cameron (https://www.camerondewhitt.com/banjolessons) Visit Tall Poppy String Band's website (https://www.tallpoppystringband.com/) and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/tallpoppystringband/)

Hallmark and Lifetime: Nov 27 - Christmas Under the Lights - Hallmark Mystery - Heather Hemmens and Marco Grazzini Nov 28 - Debbie Macomber's Joyful Ms. Miracle - Hallmark - Rachel Boston, Pascal Lamothe-Kipnes, Tanner Novlan, Matthew James Dowden, Max Lloyd-JonesNov 29 @ 6 PM - A 90s Christmas - Hallmark - Eva Bourne, Chandler Massey, Katherine Barrell, and Alex HookNov 29 @ 8 PM - Deck the Walls - Hallmark - Ashley Greene, Wes Brown and Danny PellegrinoNov 30 @ 6 PM - Believe in Christmas - Hallmark - Meghan Dry and John ReardonNov 30 @ 8 PM - Holiday Touchdown: A Chief's Love Story - Hallmark - Hunter King and Tyler Hynes Nov 30 - Bebe Winans' We Three Kings - Lifetime - BeBe Winans, Deborah Joy Winans, Lisa Berry, Faith Wright, Bethany BrownDec 1 @ 6 PM - The Finnish Line - Hallmark - Kim Matula, Beau Mirchsof Dec 1 @ 8 PM - The Christmas Quest - Hallmark - Lacey Chabert and Kris PolahaDec 1 - Make or Bake Christmas - Lifetime - Vivica A. Fox, Jackée Harry, Landon Moss, Jasmine AivaliotisOther Channels: Nov 27 - Our Little Secret- Netflix - Lindsay Lohan, Ian Harding, Kristin ChenowethNov 28 - Unwrapping Christmas Olivia's Reunion - Hallmark+ - Cindy Busby and Jake EpsteinNov 28 - The Day Before Christmas - BET+ - Tristan Mack Wilds, Candace Maxwell, Towanda BraxtonNov 28 - I Heard the Bells - Great American Family Nov 29 - A Cinderella Christmas Ball - Great American Family - Danica McKellar and Oliver Rice Nov 30 - A Prince and Pauper Christmas - UPtv - Brittany Underwood, Jonathan Stoddard and Tom ArnoldDec 1 - Home Sweet Christmas - Great American Family - Candace Cameron Bure and Cameron MathisonDec 1 - A Bluegrass Christmas - UPtv - Brian Cox, Fiona Shaw, and Jodie Whittaker

ABOUT A CHRISTMAS LESS TRAVELED A CHRISTMAS LESS TRAVELED, starring Candace Cameron Bure and Eric Johnson. A local business owner finds an audio cassette in the player of her recently departed dad's classic red truck. The message instructs Desi to go on a holiday road trip down memory lane where she meets a man who needs her help and who offers help in return. World Premiere Original, Saturday, November 16 (8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT) Here's the trailer: Https://www.greatamericanfamily.com/movie/a-christmas-less-traveled/  ABOUT HOME SWEET CHRISTMAS (ALSO STARRING CAMDACE CAMERON BURE) HOME SWEET CHRISTMAS, starring Candace Cameron Bure and Cameron Mathison. Two former childhood friends reunite after a beloved family members passes, leaving the future of his magical maple sugar farm in their hands. World Premiere Original, Sunday, December 1 (8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT). CANDACE CAMERON BURE BIO Candace Cameron Bure is an actress, producer, and New York Times bestselling author. She is beloved by millions worldwide for her roles as DJ Tanner in the iconic family sitcoms Full House and Fuller House, in romantic comedies, mysteries and Christmas movies, as former cohost of The View, and as a Dancing with the Stars season 18 finalist. Candace is both outspoken and passionate about her family and faith. She is the CEO of CandyRock Entertainment and the Chief Content Officer at Great American Media. Candace and her husband Val have been married for more than 26 years. They have three grown children and live in California.Great American Family Unveils 2024 Christmas Movie Slate (from Variety) Great American Media is back for its 4th annual Great American Christmas lineup. The network has built both a robust library of holiday content as well as new exclusive films.Great American Christmas, which features 16 new films, begins on October 17 on Pure Flix and October 19 on Great American Family. "Christmas is a time to reflect on what matters most," Bill Abbott, President & CEO, Great American Media, said in a statement. "As a brand, Great American differentiates its Christmas offering by remembering the nostalgia of the Christmas classics and why we love them. The timelessness of stories that affirm our faith, the love and joy of being present with family and all those we love, and the hope that the season transcends us all into our best selves. These values are the heart of Great American Christmas, Christmas as its meant to be." On Thanksgiving night, GAF will have the linear premiere of the 2022 film "I Heard the Bells," starring Stephen Atherholt, Jonathan Blair, and Rachel Day Hughes. Additionally, they will host the 128th Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year's Day, beginning at 8 a.m. ET. Throughout the holidays, GAF will also air films from their library, including Candace Cameron Bure's fan-favorite hit "Let It Snow" from 2013 and 2019's hit, "When Hope Calls Christmas."Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/i-am-refocused-radio--2671113/support.

Your stories with Daniel Levitin, author of the best seller of the book "This is Your Brain on Music," and discusses his new book: “I Heard there was a secret chord: Music as Medicine”

It's Celtic Christmas Music #76. Anne Roos & David Blonski, Triskele, The Chivalrous Crickets, Enda Reilly, Bart Zeal, Alisa Marie, Spoil the Dance, Cherish the Ladies, Terry McDade With The McDades, Brigid's Bounty, Ken O'Malley, Screaming Orphans, Scythian, Plunk Murray, Eileen Ivers, Brad Tuck, West of Eden WELCOME TO THE CELTIC CHRISTMAS MUSIC I am Marc Gunn. I'm Celtic musician with Christmas music and a podcaster. We are promoting Celtic culture through Christmas cheer. Today's show is a re - release of episode #586 of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast (Celtic Folk Christmas). If you're not ready for Christmas music in September, then listen to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. It features the best indie Celtic music online every week. Then once a year, there's Christmas music too. I want to remind you that Celtic Christmas Music is funded by people just like you. For as little as $1 per episode, you can support new Celtic Christmas music and have it shared with thousands of Celtic and Christmas music fans around the world. Your small donation helps me a LOT to produce these episodes. You won't even be charged for any episodes until the last one of October. So if you enjoy this podcast, it would mean a lot to me if you would become a Celtic Christmas Patron. Please make a pledge to spread Christmas cheer this holiday season. Alright, without further adieu, let's listen to the 2022 Celtic Christmas special: If you hear music you love, please support the artists. Visit the shownotes to find out more about them and follow the show at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 02:00 -  Intro 01:29 -  Anne Roos & David Blonski "Winter's Eve Aire" from A Winter's Dance 05:45 -  WELCOME 06:42 -  Triskele "Dona Nobis Pacem" from Christmas Is A Comin' 08:19 -  The Chivalrous Crickets "Wexford Carol / First of Winter" from A Chivalrous Christmas 14:04 -  Enda Reilly "Getting Close To Christmas" from Christmas is With Us (Tá An Nollaig Linn) 16:35 -  Bart Zeal "Winter Solstace" from December Celebrations 19:31 -  Alisa Marie "Ding Dong Merrily on High" from Winter Harp (by the fireside) 21:07 -  FEEDBACK 24:16 -  Spoil the Dance "Noel Nouvelet (Sing We Now Of Christmas)" from single 28:11 -  Cherish the Ladies "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" from Christmas in Ireland 31:40 -  Terry McDade With The McDades "The Angel Gabriel" from Midwinter 34:08 -  Brigid's Bounty "Come Emmanuel Christmas Medley" from Celtic Christmas Medleys 38:16 -  Ken O'Malley "Don Oíche ÚD I MBeithil" from Songs By a Winter's Hearth 41:13 -  THANKS 42:44 -  Screaming Orphans "Wishing You a Merry Christmas" from Happy Christmas, Vol. 1 46:30 -  Scythian "Arthur McBride feat. Catie Parker Fedoryka" from Christmas Out at Sea 52:06 -  Plunk Murray "Christmas at the Pub" from Christmas in the Pub 55:21 -  Eileen Ivers "Children Go" from Scatter the Light 1:00:00 -  Brad Tuck "The Lights of Port de Grave" from single 1:03:48 -  CLOSING 1:05:57 -  West of Eden "Next Stop Christmas (with Stefan Andersson)" from Next Stop Christmas Celtic Christmas Music was produced by Marc Gunn. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. The show is supported by Christmas music lovers just like yourself over on Patreon. Join others to spread Christmas Cheer! Sign up for just $1 per episode. Visit our website to subscribe to the podcast. You'll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Finally, please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Promote Celtic culture through Christmas music at CelticChristmasPodcast.com. Nollaig Shona Daoibh! #celticchristmas #celticchristmasmusic

¡Prepárate para un viaje musical épico a través del tiempo! En este episodio de Vinyl Radio, exploramos los éxitos más importantes del Billboard Hot 100 de agosto de 1987, cuando la música pop y el rock dominaban las ondas de radio. Desde las baladas poderosas hasta los himnos llenos de energía, te llevaremos a una era inolvidable con un Top 10 que definió a toda una generación.

Gościem Radio RAMPA jest Bożena Gąsior – mama utalentowanego pianisty Miłosza Gąsior, który swój talent rozwijał i rozwija w trudnych warunkach, gdyż będąc dwuletnim dzieckiem został u niego zdiagnozowany autyzm.Miłosz ma dzisiaj 21 lat, a jego mama nie tylko nie boi się mówić o autyzmie swojego syna, ale nawet napisała o nim książkę pod tytułem „Przez labirynt autyzmu. Droga matki i dziecka ku samowyrażeniu”.O tym, jak Miłosz potrafił dostosowywać się do wymagań treningu na pianinie, jak został przyjęty do liceum muzycznego do elitarnej grupy muzyków - co dla dziecka autystycznego nie jest takie oczywiste - i o różnorodnych zmaganiach związanych z dysfunkcjami Miłosza, możecie usłyszeć w wywiadzie udzielonym dla Radia RAMPA.Książka o Miłoszu jest już dostępna w angielskiej wersji językowej pod tytułem "I Heard the Light” i można ją kupić na Amazon, a premiera książki w języku polskim miejsce miała 8 sierpnia w Polsce. W polskiej wersji językowej książka nosi tytuł "Przez labirynt autyzmu. Droga matki i dziecka ku samowyrażeniu." Niebawem, będzie również dostępny audiobook w języku polskim.Zdjęcia udostępnione przez Bożenę Gąsior (zdjęcia z TEDx: courtesy of Saint Petersburg College).

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This week, Amber, Robin, and Shannon are discussing historical mysteries. Titles mentioned include: Eleanor Kuhns, A Simple Murder (Will Rees #1) Walter Mosley, Devil In a Blue Dress (Easy Rawlins #1) Louise Hare, Miss Aldridge Regrets (Canary Club Mysteries #1) Nelly H. Steele, Death of a Duchess (Duchess of Blackmoore #1) Lev A. C. Rosen, The Bell In the Fog (Evander Mills #2) Naomi Hirahara, Clark and Division (Japantown Mysteries #1) June Hur, The Silence of Bones Elizabeth Peters, Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) Harini Nagendra, The Bangalore Detectives Club (The Bangalore Detectives Club #1) Amanda Flower, I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died (Emily Dickinson Mysteries #2) K.J. Charles, Death in the Spires Chanel Cleeton, The Cuban Heiress You can always contact the Book Bistro team by searching @BookBistroPodcast on facebook, or visiting: https://www.facebook.com/BookBistroPodcast/ You can also send an email to: TheBookBistroPodcast@gmail.com For more information on the podcast and the team behind it, please visit: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/book-bistro

What If Jesus Was Serious | Week 1 | Selective Hearing | Pastor Tyler Sollie | Life Center Tacoma Matthew 5:1-2 (CSB) If Jesus was serious... then He actually EXPECTS us to DO what He SAID. Skye Jethani Quote What have I HEARD from Jesus? Has my HEARING led to LEARNING? Has my LEARNING turned into LIVING? John Ortberg Quote 1 Samuel 15:22 (CSB)

For those who haven't heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the second part of a two-episode look at the song “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”. This week we’re looking at the career of Marvin Gaye from 1963 through 1970, as well as his duet partners Mary Wells, Kim Weston, and Tammi Terrell, whose tragically short life comes with a great many content warnings. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Patreon backers also have a twenty-minute bonus episode, on “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” by Iron Butterfly And if you just can’t get enough of me talking, I’ve also guested this week, with Tilt and Gary from The Sitcom Club, on our friend Tyler’s podcast Goon Pod, talking about the 1974 film Man About The House. Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Check out Tilt's irregular podcasts at http://www.podnose.com/jaffa-cakes-for-proust and http://sitcomclub.com/ (more…)

We're joined by podcaster, actor and retired rapper Lil Frex to talk about the Drake vs. Kendrick beef, basketball, and sports betting. Subscribe to "That's what I Heard w/ Lil Frex" on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxLohewLT_F6R0pVEhEbtYg SEE MIKE IN EUROPE THIS WEEK: London 5/11 Amsterdam 5/12 Berlin 5/14 Madrid 5/16 Tickets at https://mikerecinecomedy.com Subscribe to our Patreon for a bonus episode every week and access to the entire OFS archive: https://patreon.com/outforsmokes

For those who haven't heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first part of a two-episode look at the song “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”. This week we take a short look at the song’s writers, Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, and the first released version by Gladys Knight and the Pips. In two weeks time we’ll take a longer look at the sixties career of the song’s most famous performer, Marvin Gaye. This episode is quite a light one. That one… won’t be. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Patreon backers also have a half-hour bonus episode, on “Bend Me Shape Me” by Amen Corner. Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Check out Tilt's irregular podcasts at http://www.podnose.com/jaffa-cakes-for-proust and http://sitcomclub.com/ Resources Mixcloud will be up with the next episode. For Motown-related information in this and other Motown episodes, I've used the following resources: Where Did Our Love Go? The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound by Nelson George is an excellent popular history of the various companies that became Motown. To Be Loved by Berry Gordy is Gordy's own, understandably one-sided, but relatively well-written, autobiography. Women of Motown: An Oral History by Susan Whitall is a collection of interviews with women involved in Motown. I Hear a Symphony: Motown and Crossover R&B by J. Andrew Flory is an academic look at Motown. The Motown Encyclopaedia by Graham Betts is an exhaustive look at the people and records involved in Motown's thirty-year history. Motown: The Golden Years is another Motown encyclopaedia. And Motown Junkies is an infrequently-updated blog looking at (so far) the first 693 tracks released on Motown singles. For information on Marvin Gaye, and his relationship with Norman Whitfield, I relied on Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye by David Ritz. I’ve also used information on Whitfield in  Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations by Mark Ribowsky, I’ve also referred to interviews with Whitfield and Strong archived at rocksbackpages.com , notably “The Norman Whitfield interview”, John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 1 February 1977 For information about Gladys Knight, I’ve used her autobiography. The best collection of Gladys Knight and the Pips’ music is this 3-CD set, but the best way to hear Motown hits is in the context of other Motown hits. This five-CD box set contains the first five in the Motown Chartbusters series of British compilations. The Pips’ version of “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” is on disc 2, while Marvin Gaye’s is on disc 3, which is famously generally considered one of the best single-disc various artists compilations ever. Patreon This podcast is brought to you by the generosity of my backers on Patreon. Why not join them? Transcript Before I start, a brief note — this episode contains some brief mentions of miscarriage and drug abuse. The history of modern music would be immeasurably different had it not been for one car breakdown. Norman Whitfield spent the first fifteen years of his life in New York, never leaving the city, until his grandmother died. She’d lived in LA, and that was where the funeral was held, and so the Whitfield family got into a car and drove right across the whole continent — two thousand five hundred miles — to attend the old lady’s funeral. And then after the funeral, they turned round and started to drive home again. But they only got as far as Detroit when the car, understandably, gave up the ghost.  Luckily, like many Black families, they had family in Detroit, and Norman’s aunt was not only willing to put the family up for a while, but her husband was able to give Norman’s father a job in his drug store while he saved up enough money to pay for the car to be fixed. But as it happened, the family liked Detroit, and they never did get around to driving back home to New York. Young Norman in particular took to the city’s nightlife, and soon as well as going to school he was working an evening job at a petrol station — but that was only to supplement the money he made as a pool hustler. Young Norman Whitfield was never going to be the kind of person who took a day job, and so along with his pool he started hanging out with musicians — in particular with Popcorn and the Mohawks, a band led by Popcorn Wylie. [Excerpt: Popcorn and the Mohawks, “Shimmy Gully”] Popcorn and the Mohawks were a band of serious jazz musicians, many of whom, including Wylie himself, went on to be members of the Funk Brothers, the team of session players that played on Motown’s hits — though Wylie would depart Motown fairly early after a falling out with Berry Gordy. They were some of the best musicians in Detroit at the time, and Whitfield would tag along with the group and play tambourine, and sometimes other hand percussion instruments. He wasn’t a serious musician at that point, just hanging out with a bunch of people who were, who were a year or two older than him. But he was learning — one thing that everyone says about Norman Whitfield in his youth is that he was someone who would stand on the periphery of every situation, not getting involved, but soaking in everything that the people around him were doing, and learning from them. And soon, he was playing percussion on sessions. At first, this wasn’t for Motown, but everything in the Detroit music scene connected back to the Gordy family in one way or another. In this case, the label was Thelma Records, which was formed by Berry Gordy’s ex-mother-in-law and named after Gordy’s first wife, who he had recently divorced. Of all the great Motown songwriters and producers, Whitfield’s life is the least-documented, to the extent that the chronology of his early career is very vague and contradictory, and Thelma was such a small label there even seems to be some dispute about when it existed — different sources give different dates, and while Whitfield always said he worked for Thelma records, he might have actually been employed by another label owned by the same people, Ge Ge, which might have operated earlier — but by most accounts Whitfield quickly progressed from session tambourine player to songwriter. According to an article on Whitfield from 1977, the first record of one of his songs was “Alone” by Tommy Storm on Thelma Records, but that record seems not to exist — however, some people on a soul message board, discussing this a few years ago, found an interview with a member of a group called The Fabulous Peps which also featured Storm, saying that their record on Ge Ge Records, “This Love I Have For You”, is a rewrite of that song by Don Davis, Thelma’s head of A&R, though the credit on the label for that is just to Davis and Ron Abner, another member of the group: [Excerpt: The Fabulous Peps, “This Love I Have For You”] So that might, or might not, be the first Norman Whitfield song ever to be released. The other song often credited as Whitfield’s first released song is “Answer Me” by Richard Street and the Distants — Street was another member of the Fabulous Peps, but we’ve encountered him and the Distants before when talking about the Temptations — the Distants were the group that Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, and Al Bryant had been in before forming the Temptations — and indeed Street would much later rejoin his old bandmates in the Temptations, when Whitfield was producing for them. Unlike the Fabulous Peps track, this one was clearly credited to N. Whitfield, so whatever happened with the Storm track, this is almost certainly Whitfield’s first official credit as a songwriter: [Excerpt: Richard Street and the Distants, “Answer Me”] He was soon writing songs for a lot of small labels — most of which appear to have been recorded by the Thelma team and then licensed out — like “I’ve Gotten Over You” by the Sonnettes: [Excerpt: The Sonnettes, “I’ve Gotten Over You”] That was on KO Records, distributed by Scepter, and was a minor local hit — enough to finally bring Whitfield to the attention of Berry Gordy. According to many sources, Whitfield had been hanging around Hitsville for months trying to get a job with the label, but as he told the story in 1977 “Berry Gordy had sent Mickey Stevenson over to see me about signing with the company as an exclusive in-house writer and producer. The first act I was assigned to was Marvin Gaye and he had just started to become popular.” That’s not quite how the story went. According to everyone else, he was constantly hanging around Hitsville, getting himself into sessions and just watching them, and pestering people to let him get involved. Rather than being employed as a writer and producer, he was actually given a job in Motown’s quality control department for fifteen dollars a week, listening to potential records and seeing which ones he thought were hits, and rating them before they went to the regular department meetings for feedback from the truly important people. But he was also allowed to write songs. His first songwriting credit on a Motown record wasn’t Marvin Gaye, as Whitfield would later tell the story, but was in fact for the far less prestigious Mickey Woods — possibly the single least-known artist of Motown’s early years. Woods was a white teenager, the first white male solo artist signed to Motown, who released two novelty teen-pop singles. Whitfield’s first Motown song was the B-side to Woods’ second single, a knock-off of Sam Cooke’s “Cupid” called “They Call Me Cupid”, co-written with Berry Gordy and Brian Holland: [Excerpt: Mickey Woods, “They Call Me Cupid”] Unsurprisingly that didn’t set the world on fire, and Whitfield didn’t get another Motown label credit for thirteen months (though some of his songs for Thelma may have come out in this period). When he did, it was as co-writer with Mickey Stevenson — and, for the first time, sole producer — of the first single for a new singer, Kim Weston: [Excerpt: Kim Weston, “It Should Have Been Me”] As it turned out, that wasn’t a hit, but the flip-side, “Love Me All The Way”, co-written by Stevenson (who was also Weston’s husband) and Barney Ales, did become a minor hit, making the R&B top thirty. After that, Whitfield was on his way. It was only a month later that he wrote his first song for the Temptations, a B-side, “The Further You Look, The Less You See”: [Excerpt: The Temptations, “The Further You Look, The Less You See”] That was co-written with Smokey Robinson, and as we heard in the episode on “My Girl”, both Robinson and Whitfield vied with each other for the job of Temptations writer and producer. As we also heard in that episode, Robinson got the majority of the group’s singles for the next couple of years, but Whitfield would eventually take over from him. Whitfield’s work with the Temptations is probably his most important work as a writer and producer, and the Temptations story is intertwined deeply with this one, but for the most part I’m going to save discussion of Whitfield’s work with the group until we get to 1972, so bear with me if I seem to skim over that — and if I repeat myself in a couple of years when we get there. Whitfield’s first major success, though, was also the first top ten hit for Marvin Gaye, “Pride and Joy”: [Excerpt: Marvin Gaye, “Pride and Joy”] “Pride and Joy” had actually been written and recorded before the Kim Weston and Temptations tracks, and was intended as album filler — it was written during a session by Whitfield, Gaye, and Mickey Stevenson who was also the producer of the track, and recorded in the same session as it was written, with Martha and the Vandellas on backing vocals. The intended hit from the session, “Hitch-Hike”, we covered in the previous episode on Gaye, but that was successful enough that an album, That Stubborn Kinda Fellow, was released, with “Pride and Joy” on it. A few months later Gaye recut his lead vocal, over the same backing track, and the record was released as a single, reaching number ten on the pop charts and number two R&B: [Excerpt: Marvin Gaye, “Pride and Joy”] Whitfield had other successes as well, often as B-sides. “The Girl’s Alright With Me”, the B-side to Smokey Robinson’s hit for the Temptations “I’ll Be In Trouble”, went to number forty on the R&B chart in its own right: [Excerpt: The Temptations, “The Girl’s Alright With Me”] That was co-written with Eddie Holland, and Holland and Whitfield had a minor songwriting partnership at this time, with Holland writing lyrics and Whitfield the music. Eddie Holland even released a Holland and Whitfield collaboration himself during his brief attempt at a singing career — “I Couldn’t Cry if I Wanted To” was a song they wrote for the Temptations, who recorded it but then left it on the shelf for four years, so Holland put out his own version, again as a B-side: [Excerpt: Eddie Holland, “I Couldn’t Cry if I Wanted To”] Whitfield was very much a B-side kind of songwriter and producer at this point — but this could be to his advantage. In January 1963, around the same time as all these other tracks, he cut a filler track with the “no-hit Supremes”, “He Means the World to Me”, which was left on the shelf until they needed a B-side eighteen months later and pulled it out and released it: [Excerpt: The Supremes, “He Means the World to Me”] But the track that that was a B-side to was “Where Did Our Love Go?”, and at the time you could make a lot of money from writing the B-side to a hit that big. Indeed, at first, Whitfield made more money from “Where Did Our Love Go?” than Holland, Dozier, or Holland, because he got a hundred percent of the songwriters’ share for his side of the record, while they had to split their share three ways. Slowly Whitfield moved from being a B-side writer to being an A-side writer. With Eddie Holland he was given a chance at a Temptations A-side for the first time, with “Girl, (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)”: [Excerpt: The Temptations, “Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)”] He also wrote for Jimmy Ruffin, but in 1964 it was with girl groups that Whitfield was doing his best work. With Mickey Stevenson he wrote “Needle in a Haystack” for the Velvettes: [Excerpt: The Velvettes, “Needle in a Haystack”] He wrote their classic followup “He Was Really Sayin' Somethin’” with Stevenson and Eddie Holland, and with Holland he also wrote “Too Many Fish in the Sea” for the Marvelettes: [Excerpt: The Marvelettes, “Too Many Fish In The Sea”] By late 1964, Whitfield wasn’t quite in the first rank of Motown songwriter-producers with Holland-Dozier-Holland and Smokey Robinson, but he was in the upper part of the second tier with Mickey Stevenson and Clarence Paul. And by early 1966, as we saw in the episode on “My Girl”, he had achieved what he’d wanted for four years, and become the Temptations’ primary writer and producer. As I said, we’re going to look at Whitfield’s time working with the Temptations later, but in 1966 and 67 they were the act he was most associated with, and in particular, he collaborated with Eddie Holland on three top ten hits for the group in 1966. But as we discussed in the episode on “I Can’t Help Myself”, Holland’s collaborations with Whitfield eventually caused problems for Holland with his other collaborators, when he won the BMI award for writing the most hit songs, depriving his brother and Lamont Dozier of their share of the award because his outside collaborations put him ahead of them. While Whitfield *could* write songs by himself, and had in the past, he was at his best as a collaborator — as well as his writing partnership with Eddie Holland he’d written with Mickey Stevenson, Marvin Gaye, and Janie Bradford. And so when Holland told him he was no longer able to work together, Whitfield started looking for someone else who could write lyrics for him, and he soon found someone: [Excerpt: Barrett Strong, “Money”] Barrett Strong had, of course, been the very first Motown act to have a major national hit, with “Money”, but as we discussed in the episode on that song he had been unable to have a follow-up hit, and had actually gone back to working on an assembly line for a while. But when you’ve had a hit as big as “Money”, working on an assembly line loses what little lustre it has, and Strong soon took himself off to New York and started hanging around the Brill Building, where he hooked up with Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, the writers of such hits as “Save the Last Dance for Me”, “Viva Las Vegas”, “Sweets for My Sweet”, and “A Teenager in Love”.  Pomus and Shuman, according to Strong, signed him to a management contract, and they got him signed to Atlantic’s subsidiary Atco, where he recorded one single, “Seven Sins”, written and produced by the team: [Excerpt: Barrett Strong, “Seven Sins”] That was a flop, and Strong was dropped by the label. He bounced around a few cities before ending up in Chicago, where he signed to VeeJay Records and put out one more single as a performer, “Make Up Your Mind”, which also went nowhere: [Excerpt: Barrett Strong, “Make Up Your Mind”] Strong had co-written that, and as his performing career was now definitively over, he decided to move into songwriting as his main job. He co-wrote “Stay in My Corner” for the Dells, which was a top thirty R&B hit for them on VeeJay in 1965 and in a remade version in 1968 became a number one R&B hit and top ten pop hit for them: [Excerpt: The Dells, “Stay in My Corner”] And on his own he wrote another top thirty R&B hit, “This Heart of Mine”, for the Artistics: [Excerpt: The Artistics, “This Heart of Mine”] He wrote several other songs that had some minor success in 1965 and 66, before moving back to Detroit and hooking up again with his old label, this time coming to them as a songwriter with a track record rather than a one-hit wonder singer. As Strong put it “They were doing my style of music then, they were doing something a little different when I left, but they were doing the more soulful, R&B-style stuff, so I thought I had a place there. So I had an idea I thought I could take back and see if they could do something with it.” That idea was the first song he wrote under his new contract, and it was co-written with Norman Whitfield. It’s difficult to know how Whitfield and Strong started writing together, or much about their writing partnership, even though it was one of the most successful songwriting teams of the era, because neither man was interviewed in any great depth, and there’s almost no long-form writing on either of them. What does seem to have been the case is that both men had been aware of each other in the late fifties, when Strong was a budding R&B star and Whitfield merely a teenager hanging round watching the cool kids. The two may even have written together before — in an example of how the chronology for both Whitfield and Strong seems to make no sense, Whitfield had cowritten a song with Marvin Gaye, “Wherever I Lay My Hat, That’s My Home”, in 1962 — when Strong was supposedly away from Motown — and it had been included as an album track on the That Stubborn Kinda Fellow album: [Excerpt: Marvin Gaye, “Wherever I Lay My Hat, That’s My Home”] The writing on that was originally credited just to Whitfield and Gaye on the labels, but it is now credited to Whitfield, Gaye, and Strong, including with BMI. Similarly Gaye’s 1965 album track “Me and My Lonely Room” — recorded in 1963 but held back – was initially credited to Whitfield alone but is now credited to Whitfield and Strong, in a strange inverse of the way “Money” initially had Strong’s credit but it was later removed. But whether this was an administrative decision made later, or whether Strong had been moonlighting for Motown uncredited in 1962 and collaborated with Whitfield, they hadn’t been a formal writing team in the way Whitfield and Holland had been, and both later seemed to date their collaboration proper as starting in 1966 when Strong returned to Motown — and understandably. The two songs they’d written earlier – if indeed they had – had been album filler, but between 1967 when the first of their new collaborations came out and 1972 when they split up, they wrote twenty-three top forty hits together. Theirs seems to have been a purely business relationship — in the few interviews with Strong he talks about Whitfield as someone he was friendly with, but Whitfield’s comments on Strong seem always to be the kind of very careful comments one would make about someone for whom one has a great deal of professional respect, a great deal of personal dislike, but absolutely no wish to air the dirty laundry behind that dislike, or to burn bridges that don’t need burning. Either way, Whitfield was in need of a songwriting partner when Barrett Strong walked into a Motown rehearsal room, and recognised that Strong’s talents were complementary to his. So he told Strong, straight out, “I’ve had quite a few hit records already. If you write with me, I can guarantee you you’ll make at least a hundred thousand dollars a year” — though he went on to emphasise that that wasn’t a guarantee-guarantee, and would depend on Strong putting the work in. Strong agreed, and the first idea he brought in for his new team earned both of them more than that hundred thousand dollars by itself. Strong had been struck by the common phrase “I heard it through the grapevine”, and started singing that line over some Ray Charles style gospel chords. Norman Whitfield knew a hook when he heard one, and quickly started to build a full song around Strong’s line. Initially, by at least some accounts, they wanted to place the song with the Isley Brothers, who had just signed to Motown and had a hit with the Holland-Dozier-Holland song “This Old Heart of Mine”: [Excerpt: The Isley Brothers, “This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You)”] For whatever reason, the Isley Brothers didn’t record the song, or if they did no copy of the recording has ever surfaced, though it does seem perfectly suited to their gospel-inflected style. The Isleys did, though, record another early Whitfield and Strong song, “That’s the Way Love Is”, which came out in 1967 as a flop single, but would later be covered more successfully by Marvin Gaye: [Excerpt: The Isley Brothers, “That’s the Way Love Is”] Instead, the song was first recorded by the Miracles. And here the story becomes somewhat murky. We have a recording by the Miracles, released on an album two years later, but some have suggested that that version isn’t the same recording they made in 1966 when Whitfield and Strong wrote the song originally: [Excerpt: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”] It certainly sounds to my ears like that is probably the version of the song the group recorded in 66 — it sounds, frankly, like a demo for the later, more famous version. All the main elements are there — notably the main Ray Charles style hook played simultaneously on Hammond organ and electric piano, and the almost skanking rhythm guitar stabs — but Smokey Robinson’s vocal isn’t *quite* passionate enough, the tempo is slightly off, and the drums don’t have the same cavernous rack tom sound that they have in the more famous version. If you weren’t familiar with the eventual hit, it would sound like a classic Motown track, but as it is it’s missing something… [Excerpt: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”] According to at least some sources, that was presented to the quality control team — the team in which Whitfield had started his career, as a potential single, but they dismissed it. It wasn’t a hit, and Berry Gordy said it was one of the worst songs he’d ever heard. But Whitfield knew the song was a hit, and so he went back into the studio and cut a new backing track: [Excerpt: Marvin Gaye, “I Heard it Through the Grapevine (backing track only)”] (Incidentally, no official release of the instrumental backing track for “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” exists, and I had to put that one together myself by taking the isolated parts someone had uploaded to youtube and synching them back together in editing software, so if there are some microsecond-level discrepancies between the instruments there, that’s on me, not on the Funk Brothers.) That track was originally intended for the Temptations, with whom Whitfield was making a series of hits at the time, but they never recorded it at the time. Whitfield did produce a version for them as an album track a couple of years later though, so we have an idea how they might have taken the song vocally — though by then David Ruffin had been replaced in the group by Dennis Edwards: [Excerpt: The Temptations, “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”] But instead of giving the song to the Temptations, Whitfield kept it back for Marvin Gaye, the singer with whom he’d had his first big breakthrough hit and for whom his two previous collaborations with Strong – if collaborations they were – had been written. Gaye and Whitfield didn’t get on very well — indeed, it seems that Whitfield didn’t get on very well with *anyone* — and Gaye would later complain about the occasions when Whitfield produced his records, saying “Norman and I came within a fraction of an inch of fighting. He thought I was a prick because I wasn't about to be intimidated by him. We clashed. He made me sing in keys much higher than I was used to. He had me reaching for notes that caused my throat veins to bulge.” But Gaye sang the song fantastically, and Whitfield was absolutely certain they had a sure-fire hit: [Excerpt: Marvin Gaye, “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”] But once again the quality control department refused to release the track. Indeed, it was Berry Gordy personally who decided, against the wishes of most of the department by all accounts, that instead of “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” Gaye’s next single should be a Holland-Dozier-Holland track, “Your Unchanging Love”, a soundalike rewrite of their earlier hit for him, “How Sweet It Is”. “Your Unchanging Love” made the top thirty, but was hardly a massive success. Gordy has later claimed that he always liked “Grapevine” but just thought it was a bit too experimental for Gaye’s image at the time, but reports from others who were there say that what Gordy actually said was “it sucks”. So “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” was left on the shelf, and the first fruit of the new Whitfield/Strong team to actually get released was “Gonna Give Her All the Love I’ve Got”, written for Jimmy Ruffin, the brother of Temptations lead singer David, who had had one big hit, “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted” and one medium one, “I’ve Passed This Way Before”, in 1966. Released in 1967, “Gonna Give Her All the Love I’ve Got” became Ruffin’s third and final hit, making number 29: [Excerpt: Jimmy Ruffin, “Gonna Give Her All the Love I’ve Got”] But Whitfield was still certain that “Grapevine” could be a hit. And then in 1967, a few months after he’d shelved Gaye’s version, came the record that changed everything in soul: [Excerpt: Aretha Franklin, “Respect”] Whitfield was astounded by that record, but also became determined he was going to “out-funk Aretha”, and “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” was going to be the way to do it. And he knew someone who thought she could do just that. Gladys Knight never got on well with Aretha Franklin. According to Knight’s autobiography this was one-sided on Franklin’s part, and Knight was always friendly to Franklin, but it’s also notable that she says the same about several other of the great sixties female soul singers (though not all of them by any means), and there seems to be a general pattern among those singers that they felt threatened by each other and that their own position in the industry was precarious, in a way the male singers usually didn’t. But Knight claimed she always *wished* she got on well with Franklin, because the two had such similar lives. They’d both started out singing gospel as child performers before moving on to the chitlin circuit at an early age, though Knight started her singing career even younger than Franklin did. Knight was only four when she started performing solos in church, and by the age of eight she had won the two thousand dollar top prize on Ted Mack’s Amateur Hour by singing Brahms’ “Lullaby” and the Nat “King” Cole hit “Too Young”: [Excerpt: Nat “King” Cole, “Too Young”] That success inspired her, and she soon formed a vocal group with her brother Bubba, sister Brenda and their cousins William and Eleanor Guest. They named themselves the Pips in honour of a cousin whose nickname that was, and started performing at talent contests in Atlanta Chitlin’ Circuit venues. They soon got a regular gig at one of them, the Peacock, despite them all being pre-teens at the time. The Pips also started touring, and came to the attention of Maurice King, the musical director of the Flame nightclub in Detroit, who became a vocal coach for the group. King got the group signed to Brunswick records, where they released their first single, a song King had written called “Whistle My Love”: [Excerpt: The Pips, “Whistle My Love”] According to Knight that came out in 1955, when she was eleven, but most other sources have it coming out in 1958. The group’s first two singles flopped, and Brenda and Eleanor quit the group, being replaced by another cousin, Edward Patten, and an unrelated singer Langston George, leaving Knight as the only girl in the quintet. While the group weren’t successful on records, they were getting a reputation live and toured on package tours with Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, and others. Knight also did some solo performances with a jazz band led by her music teacher, and started dating that band’s sax player, Jimmy Newman. The group’s next recording was much more successful. They went into a makeshift studio owned by a local club owner, Fats Hunter, and recorded what they thought was a demo, a version of the Johnny Otis song “Every Beat of My Heart”: [Excerpt: The Pips, “Every Beat of My Heart (HunTom version)”] The first they knew that Hunter had released that on his own small label was when they heard it on the radio. The record was picked up by VeeJay records, and it ended up going to number one on the R&B charts and number six on the pop charts, but they never saw any royalties from it. It brought them to the attention of another small label, Fury Records, which got them to rerecord the song, and that version *also* made the R&B top twenty and got as high as number forty-five on the pop charts: [Excerpt: Gladys Knight and the Pips, “Every Beat of My Heart (Fury version)”] However, just because they had a contract with Fury didn’t mean they actually got any more money, and Knight has talked about the label’s ownership being involved with gangsters. That was the first recording to be released as by “Gladys Knight and the Pips”, rather than just The Pips, and they would release a few more singles on Fury, including a second top twenty pop hit, the Don Covay song “Letter Full of Tears”: [Excerpt: Gladys Knight and the Pips, “Letter Full of Tears”] But Knight had got married to Newman, who was by now the group’s musical director, after she fell pregnant when she was sixteen and he was twenty. However, that first pregnancy tragically ended in miscarriage, and when she became pregnant again she decided to get off the road to reduce the risk. She spent a couple of years at home, having two children, while the other Pips – minus George who left soon after – continued without her to little success. But her marriage was starting to deteriorate under pressure of Newman’s drug use — they wouldn’t officially divorce until 1972, but they were already feeling the pressure, and would split up sooner rather than later — and Knight  returned to the stage, initially as a solo artist or duetting with Jerry Butler, but soon rejoining the Pips, who by this time were based in New York and working with the choreographer Cholly Atkins to improve their stagecraft. For the next few years the Pips drifted from label to label, scoring one more top forty hit in 1964 with Van McCoy’s “Giving Up”, but generally just getting by like so many other acts on the circuit. Eventually the group ended up moving to Detroit, and hooking up with Motown, where mentors like Cholly Atkins and Maurice King were already working. At first they thought they were taking a step up, but they soon found that they were a lower tier Motown act, considered on a par with the Spinners or the Contours rather than the big acts, and according to Knight they got pulled off an early Motown package tour because Diana Ross, with whom like Franklin Knight had something of a rivalry, thought they were too good on stage and were in danger of overshadowing her. Knight says in her autobiography that they “formed a little club of our own with some of the other malcontents” with Martha Reeves, Marvin Gaye, and someone she refers to as “Ivory Joe Hunter” but I presume she means Ivy Jo Hunter (one of the big problems when dealing with R&B musicians of this era is the number of people with similar names. Ivy Jo Hunter, Joe Hunter, and Ivory Joe Hunter were all R&B musicians for whom keyboard was their primary instrument, and both Ivy Jo and just plain Joe worked for Motown at different points, but Ivory Joe never did) Norman Whitfield was also part of that group of “malcontents”, and he was also the producer of the Pips’ first few singles for Motown, and so when he was looking for someone to outdo Aretha, someone with something to prove, he turned to them. He gave the group the demo tape, and they worked out a vocal arrangement for a radically different version of the song, one inspired by “Respect”: [Excerpt: Gladys Knight and the Pips, “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”] The third time was the charm, and quality control finally agreed to release “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” as a single. Gladys Knight always claimed it had no promotion, but Norman Whitfield’s persistence had paid off — the single went to number two on the pop charts (kept off the top by “Daydream Believer”), number one on the R&B charts, and became Motown’s biggest-selling single *ever* up until that point. It also got Knight a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female — though the Grammy committee, at least, didn’t think she’d out-Aretha’d Aretha, as “Respect” won the award. And that, sadly, sort of summed up Gladys Knight and the Pips at Motown — they remained not quite the winners in everything. There’s no shame in being at number two behind a classic single like “Daydream Believer”, and certainly no shame in losing the Grammy to Aretha Franklin at her best, but until they left Motown in 1972 and started their run of hits on Buddah records, Gladys Knight and the Pips would always be in other people’s shadow. That even extended to “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” when, as we’ll hear in part two of this story, Norman Whitfield’s persistence paid off, Marvin Gaye’s version got released as a single, and *that* became the biggest-selling single on Motown ever, outselling the Pips version and making it forever his song, not theirs. And as a final coda to the story of Gladys Knight and the Pips at Motown, while they were touring off the back of “Grapevine’s” success, the Pips ran into someone they vaguely knew from his time as a musician in the fifties, who was promoting a group he was managing made up of his sons. Knight thought they had something, and got in touch with Motown several times trying to get them to sign the group, but she was ignored. After a few attempts, though, Bobby Taylor of another second-tier Motown group, the Vancouvers, also saw them and got in touch with Motown, and this time they got signed. But that story wasn’t good enough for Motown, and so neither Taylor nor Knight got the credit for discovering the group. Instead when Joe Jackson’s sons’ band made their first album, it was titled Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5. But that, of course, is a story for another time…

As per tradition (at least from days of yore when we did episodes weekly), we're using the week of Easter to add some more traditional Christmas music to our list. And it just so happens that both of this episode's songs are from the same album, 2012's Holidays Rule! Both songs were also composed by guys named Henry who were better known for other things, which I guess is also kind of a fun coincidence? Calexico's take on King Henry VIII's "Green Grows the Holly" is a breath of fresh air, but Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" as performed by The Civil Wars is just kinda... air. This week's ranking music is "The Holly and the Ivy" performed by Los Campesinos!

Comedian, writer, and artist Julie Mitchell and I get on like gangbusters in this episode that easily could have gone twice as long. The whole conversation felt like unhinging a release valve for me, despite taking on one of my toughest challenges yet as a host: Julie has a definitive coma moment, but it's too raw and unresolved for her to go into detail. How do you talk about a moment that changed you when you can't talk about the moment itself? You talk about the changes!Content warning: musical improv, rape jokes, Long COVID, Palestine, big "T" vs. little "t" trauma, vulnerability requires anonymity, Maya Shetreat, the Psychedelic Assembly, crowdwork in standup comedy, Pigeon Feathers, finally getting the movie Magnolia.If you believe in This Is Your Afterlife and want fun bonus episodes, become a patron for $5 or $15/month at patreon.com/davemaher. Follow Julie @juliepoptart on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.Subscribe to her Substack—Girl, Uninterrupted—at juliepoptart.substack.com. And read her movie reviews on her blog, I Heard the Book Was Better!Donate to the Chicago Abortion Fund via my page to provide life-saving healthcare to folks who need abortions.Follow this show on IG: @thisisyourafterlife, and get more info at thisisyourafterlife.com. Have thoughts on the show? Email thisisyourafterlifepodcast@gmail.com.Follow me @thisisdavemaher on Instagram and Twitter.All music by This Is Your Afterlife house band Lake Mary.Check out my other podcast, Genre Reveal Party!, where I analyze TV and movies with my friend, writer and cultural critic Madeline Lane-McKinley.

For this RKO 1945 episode, two beautifully filmed noirs (by Harry J. Wild), Edwin L. Marin's Johnny Angel, another noir with a femme fatale (Claire Trevor) who loves too much (and gets a very unexpected - and gory - redemption), and Edward Dmytryk's Cornered, in which Dick Powell learns why you shouldn't hunt down Nazis and kill them with your bare hands, but doesn't seem very interested. And in Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto, we discuss the 1982 documentary I Heard It Through the Grapevine, in which James Baldwin talks to the people who were there about the failures of the civil rights movement and what they say about America.  Time Codes: 0h 00m 35s:      JOHNNY ANGEL [dir. Edwin L. Marin] 0h 29m 15s:      CORNERED [dir. Edward Dmytrk] 0h 46m 40s:      Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto – TIFF Cinémathèque – I Heard it Through the Grapevine (1982) by Dick Fontaine & Pat Hartley 0h 53m 22s:      Listener mail with Simon!   Studio Film Capsules provided by The RKO Story by Richard B. Jewell & Vernon Harbin Additional studio information from: The Hollywood Story by Joel W. Finler                                     +++ * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: “Sunday” by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Read Elise's latest film piece on Preston Sturges, Unfaithfully Yours, and the Narrative role of comedic scapegoating. * Check out Dave's new Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project!  Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com   We now have a Discord server - just drop us a line if you'd like to join!         

www.atravelpath.com   00:00 Introduction 01:23 Sun Lakes Resort 03:40 Steamboat Rocks and Grand Coulee 04:35 When is the best time of year to visit? 05:28 What is the nightlife like? 06:45 How much time should someone spend here? 08:07 How far in advantage should someone make a reservation? 09:37 Rodeo, ice cream, the Palouse Mountains, and Dry Falls 11:00 What are two complaints someone might have? 12:10 What is one thing you can't leave Grand Coulee without doing?   Luis and Robyn Website and Social: Bout that RV Life - YouTube WELCOME (lrvaldezrentals.com) Luis R Valdez (@boutthatrvlife) • Instagram photos and videos Log in | TikTok Boutthatrvlife (@Boutthatrvlife1) / X (twitter.com)   Don't forget to listen to Part 1 where Luis and Robyn talked about their fascinating RV rental business, and how they went from 1 to 37 RV rentals in just three years! In today's episode of Travel Tips, we sat down with them to discuss some awesome things to do in their home state of Washington.  

Song List - Amazing Grace (My Chains are gone) The Way, Build My Life, I Heard the Lord (Norbert's Song) Jump to timestamp: Service Starts 1:36 Music 3:31 Communion 7:40 Music 12:27 Sermon 23:30 Dismissal Reminders 47:40 Norbert's Song 53:17

Almost 200 years ago the poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, wrote a piece called “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.” I was struck recently by some of the lines of that song, when it says: And in despair, I bowed my head: "There is no peace on earth," I said, "For hate is strong and mocks the song Of peace on earth, goodwill toward men." Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: "God is not dead, nor doth he sleep; The wrong shall fail, the right prevail, With peace on earth, goodwill toward men." Those of us who are followers of Jesus Christ can know His peace in our lives. As we read in Acts 10:36: “You know the message of God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.” Let's be reassured by those words as we celebrate Christmas in a world that seems to have forgotten what real peace looks like. radio.hopewithgod.com

Inspired by the bells on Christmas eve, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote a beautiful poem which later became the lyrics to I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.  (Rachel Day Hughes from the Movie "I Heard the Bells")The homilies of Msgr. Stephen J. AvilaPastor, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth, MAThanks for listening! May God's Word find a home in you.

IF YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED THE ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS SPECIAL EPISODE, DELETE IT.  A LOT OF ERRORS HOPE THIS ONE IS MORE ENJOYABLE! On a very special episode, Coach uses the format of an old Christmas special, with 4 different talks centering on Christmas. Being addressed are: 1) Coach's Christmas Tradition Origin Story 2) The Grinch Who Want to End Christmas 3) Why Die Hard is a Hallmark Christmas Movie for Men 4) What the carol, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" can remind us about Christianity. Here is the link to the song discussed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7670CXvPX0 Merry Christmas! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ptcpodcast/message

This is a rebroadcast of a program that first aired December 24, 2022.This weekend's program was first broadcast in December 2022 and was prepared to focus our attention on the Christ of Christmas. In the left column are resources and ideas for you to use personally with your own families.  The Christian Worldview wishes all of you a memorable and meaningful Christmas.  To God be all Glory!Christmas is upon us. While it's easy to get distracted by all that competes for our attention—current events and politics, work and school, sports and recreation, travel and material things, even family and church—there is really only one most important issue and that is the person of Jesus Christ and what He has done for mankind.Jesus said, “He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him” (John 3:36).That couldn't be more clear. Where you spend eternity hinges on whether you place your faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.Christmas is the time when Christians remember and celebrate God sending His Son into our world, born of a virgin woman, mighty and holy in word and deed, and loving and sacrificial in offering His perfect life to satisfy God's wrath and justice for our sins.Today will be a program to think about not Christmas generally, but the Christ of Christmas specifically. We will read God's word, listen to some music, even do a Christmas quiz, all to appreciate and worship the God/Man, the Lord Jesus Christ. For none of us would have any hope without His “One Solitary Life”.-----------------------------------CHRISTMAS RESOURCES for you and your family:QUIZ/POEMS/READINGS:Christmas QuizHistory behind I Heard the Bells on Christmas DayOne Solitary LifeOn Going Home for ChristmasVIDEO:The Gospel | Paul WasherTreasures of the Snow filmThe Legend of the Candy CaneTruce in the Forest short filmHans Brinker film AmazonMUSIC:O Holy Night | Phil WebbThe Messiah | Robert ShawTCW Christmas Music (Spotify)

Have you ever heard the song "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"? Have you listened to the lyrics carefully? It's not exactly the blissful naiveté of "Deck the Halls". It's much more real and raw than that. Today, Fr. Mike is here to remind us that although "hate is strong and mocks the song of peace on earth, good-will to men," the truth is that "God is not dead, nor doth He sleep; the wrong shall fail, the right prevail, with peace on earth, good-will to men."

Christmas - it's such a bittersweet holiday. We see plenty of reminders about the joys of the holiday season, but I know this -  Christmas is a time when we also remember, and grieve those we've lost. In this episode, I talk about how to hold holy space for both. I explain WHY painful memories come up during the Christmas time, and how to handle this mixed bag of emotions during Christmas.   Your grief is precious in the eyes of the Lord, and is a way to reconnect with the TRUE gift from this season - PEACE.   And in case you'd like to listen, here's where you can listen to "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" by Casting Crowns.  

In this special episode, join Pastors Bill and Eric from Eagleville Bible Church as they delve into the poignant Christmas song, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day." Unraveling the historical backdrop of the song adds a layer of depth to the timeless message of peace that echoes through its lyrics.   So, tune in as Pastors Bill and Eric reflect on the profound message of "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day," intertwining Longfellow's journey with the biblical narrative of peace, reminding us that even in the darkest moments, God's presence brings hope and a peace that transcends understanding.   Join us for a straightforward and uplifting conversation that goes beyond the surface, providing a guide to navigate life's challenges with renewed hope. Subscribe now to be part of a community dedicated to exploring faith, forgiveness, and the enduring power of hope. Connect with Eagleville Bible Church: Facebook - www.facebook.com/eaglevillebiblechurch Google Play - https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Apple - http://appstore.com/eaglevillebiblech... Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eaglevilleb.. YouTube - / @eaglevillebiblechurch    

The Director of Marketing & Communications for Sight and Sound, Katie Miller, shared an update about its first motion picture release, I Heard the Bells, depicting the history behind a familiar Christmas carol, as well as a filmed presentation from one of the Sight and Sound Theatre locations, Miracle of Christmas. You can learn more at sight-sound.com. 

The Director of Marketing & Communications for Sight and Sound, Katie Miller, shared an update about its first motion picture release, I Heard the Bells, depicting the history behind a familiar Christmas carol, as well as a filmed presentation from one of the Sight and Sound Theatre locations, Miracle of Christmas. You can learn more at sight-sound.com. 

LibriVox selection of traditional Christmas carols, hymns and songs in English, French, German, Greek, Italian and Ukrainian. We wish you all a happy and peaceful Christmas.English:All Children are on Christmas Eve - Words & Music: Rev. Charles L. Hutchins (1838-1920).Angels from the Realms of Glory - Words: James Montgomery (1771-1854); Music: Henry T. Smart (1813-1879).Angels We Have Heard on High - Words: French Carol, trans. James Chadwick (1813-1882). Music: 'Gloria' French carol melody.The Babe of Bethlehem - Old Kentish carol, arr. Henry R. Bramley (1833-1917) & John Stainer (1840-1901).The First Nowell - traditional English carol, first published in its current form in Carols Ancient and Modern (1823) edited by William Sandys.Good King Wenceslas - Words: John Mason Neale (1818-1866). Music: from Piae Cantiones (1582) arr. Henry R. Bramley (1833-1917) & John Stainer (1840-1901).Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Words: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Music: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), arr. William H. Cummings (1831-1915).The Holly and the Ivy - Words: Traditional. Music: Traditional, arr. Henry R. Bramley (1833-1917) & John Stainer (1840-1901).I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Words: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) Music: John B. Calkin (1827-1905).In Little Bethlehem - Words: Katherine Parker; Music: George W. Wilmot. In Beginner and Primary Songs for use in Sunday School and the Home.In the Bleak Midwinter - Words: Christina Rossetti (1830 - 1894); Music: Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934).Joy to the World - Words: Words: Isaac Watts (1674 - 1748); Music: 'Antioch' pieced together from 'Messiah' by George F. Handel (1685 - 1759) arr. Lowell Mason (1792-1872).Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming - Words: Words: v. 1-2, 15th Century German, trans. Theodore Baker ( 1851–1934); v. 3,4 Fridrich Layriz (1808-1859), trans. Harriet Reynolds Krauth (1845-1925); v. 5, 15th Century German, trans. John C. Mattes(1876-1948). Music: 'Es Ist Ein Ros Entsprungen (Rhythmic)' German from Köln, 1599, arr. Michael Praetorius (1571-1621).Masters in this Hall, or, Nowell, Sing We Clear - Words: William Morris (1834-1896); Music: French Traditional.O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Words: translated from the Latin by John Mason Neale (1818-1866). Music: 'Veni Emmanuel', 15th Century.Rise Up, Shepherd an' Foller - Words & Music: American Traditional arr. Franklin Robinson.Sweet Was the Song the Virgin Sung - From William Ballet's Lute Book c.1600. Music: arr. Dr. Charles Wood (1866–1926).Wassail! Wassail All Over the Town! (Gloucestershire Wassail) - Words & Music: English Traditional.We Three Kings of Orient Are - Words & Music: Rev. John Henry Hopkins, Jr. D.D. (1821-1891).What Child is This? - Words: William Chatterton Dix (1837-1898). Music: English Traditional.français (French):.Dans cette étable - Words: French Traditional; Music: Charles Gounod (1818-1893).Deutsch (German):.Es kommt ein Schiff geladen - Words: Daniel Sudermann (1550 - 1631?); Music: first published in Andernacher Gesangbuch 1608.ελληνικά (Greek):.I Parthenos Simeron (Η Παρθένος Σήμερον) or Today the Virgin - Words and music: St. Romanos the Melodist (5th Century).italiano (Italian):.Canzone di Natale - Music: Arranged by Alberto Bimboni.українська мова (Ukrainian):.Коляда (Kolyada) - Words and music: Traditional Ukrainian..Про різдво Христове... (Prorizdvo Khrystove) - Words and music: Traditional Ukrainian. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/librivox1/support

Katie Miller from Sight & Sound Theater is in the studio sharing details about that production company's first venture in the world of film with "I Heard the Bells." (Encore Presentation)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.