Podcast appearances and mentions of kathleen ryan

Summary: In this episode, A.B. Ridgeway, host of Financial Advisors Say The Darndest Things, dives into a shocking case involving an Oakland County probate judge, Kathleen Ryan, who was removed from her bench after accusations of making racist, homophobic, and inappropriate comments. Ridgeway highlights the broader implications of probate court on finances, explaining the crucial role of probate judges in overseeing the estates of deceased individuals. He warns about the power these judges hold, which can directly impact families and their financial well-being. Ridgeway also touches on how such power dynamics can go unchecked and the importance of protecting vulnerable communities.3 Key Takeaways:The Role of Probate Judges in Finances: Probate judges oversee the administration of estates after someone dies, including granting administrative powers and appointing executors. If misused, this authority can harm families financially.The Danger of Bias in Power Positions: When those in power, such as Judge Ryan, hold racial, homophobic, or inappropriate biases, it undermines the fairness of the legal system, making it unsafe for vulnerable communities.Estate Planning is Essential: Ridgeway emphasizes the importance of having a will and an estate plan to protect your family's financial future, especially from judges who may not be impartial.3 Quotes:“This is not necessarily a racist thing as much as it's going to be a financial thing. I want to make the differences here.” – A.B. Ridgeway explains the deeper financial implications of bias in the probate system.“Nobody with that much hate in their heart for certain people or certain groups of people, I don't believe they could possibly make fair unbiased decisions.” – Ridgeway reflecting on the judge's harmful biases and the potential impact on court decisions.“When you're talking about being able to influence someone's livelihood… that's a very scary place to be.” – A.B. Ridgeway stresses the gravity of unchecked power in the probate court system.

Summary: In this episode, A.B. Ridgeway, host of Financial Advisors Say The Darndest Things, dives into a shocking case involving an Oakland County probate judge, Kathleen Ryan, who was removed from her bench after accusations of making racist, homophobic, and inappropriate comments. Ridgeway highlights the broader implications of probate court on finances, explaining the crucial role of probate judges in overseeing the estates of deceased individuals. He warns about the power these judges hold, which can directly impact families and their financial well-being. Ridgeway also touches on how such power dynamics can go unchecked and the importance of protecting vulnerable communities.3 Key Takeaways:The Role of Probate Judges in Finances: Probate judges oversee the administration of estates after someone dies, including granting administrative powers and appointing executors. If misused, this authority can harm families financially.The Danger of Bias in Power Positions: When those in power, such as Judge Ryan, hold racial, homophobic, or inappropriate biases, it undermines the fairness of the legal system, making it unsafe for vulnerable communities.Estate Planning is Essential: Ridgeway emphasizes the importance of having a will and an estate plan to protect your family's financial future, especially from judges who may not be impartial.3 Quotes:“This is not necessarily a racist thing as much as it's going to be a financial thing. I want to make the differences here.” – A.B. Ridgeway explains the deeper financial implications of bias in the probate system.“Nobody with that much hate in their heart for certain people or certain groups of people, I don't believe they could possibly make fair unbiased decisions.” – Ridgeway reflecting on the judge's harmful biases and the potential impact on court decisions.“When you're talking about being able to influence someone's livelihood… that's a very scary place to be.” – A.B. Ridgeway stresses the gravity of unchecked power in the probate court system.

Einmal die Woche spielen Hamburgs Kunsthallen-Direktor Alexander Klar und Abendblatt-Chefredakteur Lars Haider „Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst“ – und zwar mit einem Kunstwerk. Heute geht es um die Skulptur „Generator II“ von Kathleen Ryan aus dem Jahr 2022 - und um das schönste Auto der Welt.

Einmal die Woche spielen Hamburgs Kunsthallen-Direktor Alexander Klar und Abendblatt-Chefredakteur Lars Haider „Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst“ – und zwar mit einem Kunstwerk. Heute geht es um das Bild „Bad Peach (Bite)“ aus dem Jahr von Kathleen Ryan.

On Tuesday's Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey spoke with the Principal of Kildysart National School, Kathleen Ryan to discuss the urgent road safety issues impacting their community. Kathleen shares insights on the challenges faced by students and parents, and outlines the school's initiatives to promote safer streets. Picture (c) Kildysart NS Parents Association via Facebook

Welcome to Episode  211. It's 2024. So now you've got to hit the ground running. You've got to go towards your ambitions and everything seems to be in sync. And I want you to feel energized. We all do. I am so on your side and I'm thrilled that you're here to celebrate 2024. So this conversation is with Meryl Cook and she is a creative person whom I admire. She's a writer, an author herself, and she does something called hooking. Now get your mind out of the gutter. It has to do with yarn and creating beautiful designs. What a wonderful woman and conversation that might be best enjoyed with a mom friend. That was a hint because we'll get into some thoughts on making more mom friends and what to look for in them too. Ultimately, think about this episode as a helpful reminder for 2024. What if you had mom friends that were ahead of you? And what if you had a handful that also reminded you that you get to play too? That is what Meryl and I talked about in this conversation. This is the last chat in my series that involved my book launch of Fertile Imagination. It was maybe like one of my first IGTV lives with a mom who was ahead of me. Also an empty nester. And what I love about the conversation is that 2024, you may have not considered it, but what if it's the year that you make friends? If you love parties then please do say hi on Instagram which was where this party took place: https://www.instagram.com/melissallarena/ Shop/gift/review - Fertile Imagination: https://amzn.to/3F6AgMu TRANSCRIPT What if it's the year that you find a group of women who emboldened you and inspire you and give you the inspiration that you need to actually go after what is on your heart? On that note, I wanted to share a review from an empty nester who is also ahead of me in her motherhood journey. So Meryl Cook, as I mentioned before, is ahead of me in her motherhood journey. All her quote-unquote kids are out of the house. And the same is true of this Amazon reviewer, Kathleen Ryan. So Kathleen Ryan is someone who worked at Ogilvy & Mather and has had an amazing career that I completely admire and Kathleen is a great-grandmother right now. This is what she says about fertile imagination, my debut book for moms who want to rediscover their imagination, especially this year in 2024. This is your year, like legitimately if you choose it to be, she says, fertile imagination is a virtual powerhouse of real-life scenarios that will help any woman. Moms, especially navigate today's workplace. I wish I had been gifted this kind of access to smart women back in the seventies when I was raising my boys as a single mom. I wanted to point that out because Kathy Ryan also shared with me the idea that now that we have access to technology, we can be always on 24/7. It's like an extra hurdle that working moms have to really overcome. How can you take back your time? How can you hold sacred time? And it's something that I hadn't thought about until Kathy Ryan actually told me over text. And that's the value of having moms who are ahead of you. They have a really good appreciation for what they were able to accomplish, but they wish they had greater support. And I think it helps us in the modern time right now within any season of motherhood that you're in, to reconsider what's necessary and what's superfluous. So I hope you enjoy the conversation with Meryl Cook. It had to do with the book launch for imagination and it's about celebrating, right? So January 2, if you got through the holidays unscathed, if you got through. Everything that needed to happen, like, why don't you celebrate? Why don't you do a spa day? Why don't you throw yourself a dance party? Right. And that's what Meryl Cook and I talk about this idea that oftentimes as moms, we don't celebrate. So again, there are benefits to having moms that are ahead of you in your season of motherhood and 2024 might be the year of friends. It might be the year of friends. It might be the year of Mom friends who are ahead of you. So I appreciate you both Kathleen Ryan for leaving your Amazon review and also Meryl Cook for reminding me that it is important to celebrate. And I suggest that you do the same too. Okay. Enjoy the conversation. Thank you. So how's your day been going?  Ah, it's been going. I feel like I have, it's overwhelming with the support that I've gotten from people. And it's interesting because maybe for other people also like taking compliments feels weird and different. So when people tell me that they're proud of me for having this book out in the world, I feel so, it's like unusual. You know, yes. Good for you. I really think it's just soak it up and enjoy it. It's, it's a fabulous way that you've launched and I'm so pleased that, that you called on so many different people to help you. And, and I mean, that's what being a mom is about, right? Is, it calling on your tribe and saying, can you help me? I need to do this. Yeah. Yeah, it's wonderful, wonderful. And so one of the questions I wanted to ask you, Melissa, because I've just started my new podcast called Renegade Conversations, and I started out with a really great cast of people, but now I'm searching around for other people, and I wonder,  how did you get so many really really top-notch people on your podcast. What, what was your, what was your magic that you did? Do you know what my magic is? It's it's being very authentic and sincere. You can actually, you will be surprised. Like for example, now, as you go on your own sort of audio journey or visual journey, cause I've seen some Instagram too, you will be surprised that. Individuals whom you might feel are hard to reach are not as difficult to reach if you approach them from a place of sincerity. So if you want to have a deep conversation on your channel and you want to talk about something that is truthfully, On your heart, like it really matters to you. Then someone like Suzy Batiz, who was a founder of Poo~pourri, or David Meltzer an entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Like they're willing to have a conversation with you. And I think it's for a couple of reasons. Like, I honestly think, first of all, they must think to themselves, well, if this person has the guts to ask, there's gotta be something about her, that's a little different. And then the second side of it is. These individuals are approached so often with people who have agendas. So you are refreshing if you truthfully want to have a deep conversation, but you're very refreshing. When I interviewed Susie Batiste, for example, Who's in my book, fertile imagination. I approached her from the position where I knew her background. Like I knew that she had family members who had mental illnesses. And then my mom has a mental illness. And I also saw that she really cared about spirituality and the universe and all of that. And for me, it wasn't a leap really to approach her and say, Hey, I've been looking at you on this channel and that channel. And I feel like we're vibing similarly. May I approach you? Yeah. No. So. That's the key. Sincerity. Cool. I've been doing that and that's been working for me so far. A few people are a bit hard to reach and hard to get past, their managers, for example, or, their media people. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's the funny thing. That's the funny thing, Meryl. I actually don't ever approach, the managers or PR people. Like, that's a nice, that's a nice consideration and I'll respect it if it's a requirement, but I talk to them actually like individually.  And so I think that makes the difference because when I was putting together the book, there were so many approvals that I had to get. And ultimately, some of the individuals that are in the book, you can literally reach out to them one on one and they'll get your approval or whatever. But for other individuals, you have to be more strategic. It's like who was the audio guy behind this person who I physically saw at the comedy club? Like that's how I got James Altucher's approval. Like I had to really be like sleuth work, you know? And so you got somebody to give you an introduction then basically is how you did that.  No, I showed up to his comedy club is how I did that. Awesome. Good.  I've been doing some similar things. Yeah. Yeah. So it's a lot of fun. Actually, I really enjoy it. So I was so excited to see you putting your opening your book video and all those kinds of things because I think that's I think that As women, as mothers, especially, we need to celebrate these, these milestones, right? We need to because they are a big deal. And, I think often, what we do is rush from one hurdle to the next hurdle to the next hurdle. So we accomplish something and we don't take time to really have fun. And so today you're, you're doing your big launch and I hope tomorrow you're just going to celebrate and say, hey, what did I do? And really, really take time to acknowledge the hard work that's gone into this launch. I mean, you've, you've been on this for months now, right? Even before, as the book was going to the printer, you were already planning your launch. So that, that's really. Really impressive. Thank you. I, it's funny because I, I was thinking about how a lot of typical book launches, like you go to a bookshop and you're signing stuff, selling the books. And I thought to myself, I was like, honestly, for me as a mom, a slumber party where no one's invited, would be the best book launch party for me. It's like, can I just like sleep? Like, is that like on the table? And, and it's like, like, I get it. Like I get wanting to like to spend time with other people and make it a big party and celebration. But I also get to be able to use my fertile imagination and think about how I want to truly celebrate. Like I want to celebrate online with women from around the world who have different viewpoints and I want to do it and I want to be home to then take my three little boys trick or treating. Wondering about that because yes, you do have to go trick or treating tonight, and uh, but you're on the West Coast, right? So you have a bit of time Austin, okay the middle of the U.S. Yeah. Okay. Wonderful. That's great. And so what's been your biggest surprise about today?  well  For me, I guess it's like, I thought, I thought that things would be a little bit more like real-time from a technology perspective, but apparently they're not, there's like a lot of lag in terms of the world of Amazon. So that's more like, but it's, what do you call it? a rookie kind of thing. Right. I just bought one thing and I got another in terms. You know what it is too, in terms of seeing people reshare the stories that I put out there and like share with their community about me and the book, and then also like the reviews. So honestly, for me, it's like the reaction of everybody. And, and I see it so visually, visually for me, it feels like people are like, like hugging me like, like virtually we are. That's so cool. Wonderful. Oh, wonderful. Do you have any new, stats yet? Or is Amazon still calculating everything that's where we get tricky. That's right. Could you believe it? Like static, static. So how it's like as someone, like when you're in the thick of it and you're like in a launch or whatever, you always have obviously like two paths, either be like what deflated or forget it, but, but, but, and for me, I'm just like, I don't know what's happening on the logistics end and all of that, but I'm going to keep going. When I was giving birth and I gave birth to the identical twins, like there was all this, like a SWAT team in the room looking at me, right? Like a miracle or something. And, and I'm giving birth and I'm like, ultimately everybody was telling me, Oh, push all this or that. And like, who was in charge? Me, it was just me. And so it's like, okay, the same thing with a book. It's like, I have to keep up my energy. I have to keep up the faith. I have to keep this up because ultimately here's what I know for sure. Like you, you have a book, you have books, plural, like. You had them inside of you. You had books inside of you. And do you know how many people say that and don't do it? So for me, like that in and of itself, it's an accomplishment. It's a huge accomplishment. It's really huge. And what will be really nice is five years from now when you find your book is still selling. People are still benefiting from it. That's a really big deal. And your book is the type of book that will be evergreen. It's not something that's going to go out of style. It's the kind of advice that all mums need. Yeah, I think, I think you're going to be five years from now, we're going to be having this conversation saying,  Oh, I'm still selling on Amazon. And here's where I sell most of my books and it'll be awesome. So my son was just on Keegan is one of my boys. He said, Hi Mom. I'm just about to leave for work.  How cute. He lives in Vancouver. He's a tattoo artist. So.  How cool is that?  That's what I love, Meryl. I love, I love being around moms who are at different stages of motherhood. I think it's so important. Yeah. It's important to have intergenerational friends, especially among mothers. When I first moved to the Northwest Territories, my son was just on Keegan was three weeks old and the nurse at the nursing station said, the best thing you can do is to make fun. Make friends with a woman who has kids in school who has sort of been through the early kids stage and has some advice to give you and it was really good advice. Yeah, I think it's important for sure, for sure. Yeah, nice, nice. So, is there anything else you'd like me to ask you? Is there anything else? I don't know how our times are, we have about four minutes left. No, I think right now, It's funny because you and I were talking about the title of the book. Yeah. I think you did a great job. Thank you. I remember. So that's something that's kind of like the backstory, right? The amount of pressure that I felt to come up with like the world's best title was something that I couldn't even like. Put my finger on it like it's that it's like that last thing that matters the most and it's like, oh great but yeah, I remember when you and I were brainstorming and you were sharing your opinion and you like the fact that it had something about playful and it was like play playback no playbook and playful Yeah, right Yes. Do you think that more than one meaning to and yeah, and that it's um,  yeah. And so that idea of playfulness, I'm just curious about your stage of motherhood. However, you define that for yourself. How have you remained?  I think I have not only remained playful, I've become more playful. My kids are all launched. The youngest is 30 now and mostly doesn't live in our house. The occasional weekend he lives with us still. I would say that I take more time to be playful and to make sure, for example, that I work on my art every day, no matter what else I'm doing, I'm crazy, crazy busy. If I don't take time for my art or I don't take time to play. I noticed that I started to make mistakes. I start to kind of fall apart. And when I make time for play, it regenerates me and gives me the enthusiasm and the energy to keep going forward. So. Yeah, so I'm more playful,  see, and that's something that I think as, as a mom who has three little boys who are nine, nine, and 12, it's like, I see them play and in the book, I even talk about how, like, my husband is like, he'll go straight for like the chess set. Meanwhile, for me, if I see the chess set, I will pick up everything from the floor on the way to the chess set, and then I'll forget that I intended to play. It's like adding a to-do, right, in your list? I was actually writing about that this morning. I just published a blog on creativity and midlife and beyond and, and, and I was exactly like that. I would, I would always do all my chores before I would do my creative process. What I discovered is, is that The chores are never done,  and they're never all done, so it was more important to really take the time to play and to do the creative process, and that would help me to get more done in the end, but I think as women, we're so conditioned to taking care of everything else and everyone else, and we think of our creative process as frivolous, or as something that's kind of stuff for the day. A nice thing, but, but maybe we won't get to it. And, I think that for me, having had breast cancer, I realized that I really need to focus on myself. And, I think that young moms also need that, I wish that I hadn't waited until I had a big health scare to focus on myself and to make time to play because I think in general, I mean, my husband is, is a very. He's a good father, he does a lot around the house, but he's, he doesn't, he doesn't think twice about lying back on the couch if he's tired. He'll get things done, but whereas I'm like 30 at night, then I'll sit down. And so I'm, I've really worked on that in the last eight years to, uh, to work on, okay, now's the time to do work, and now's the time to just let the dishes sit there or let, let something else sit there because it never will be done and, uh, yeah, we need to play as mothers. Yeah.  No, I think so as well. And I think you reminded me. So one chapter in the book is exactly what you're saying. And it's basically this DJ  who is in her fifties DJ yo Mama Esther. And she had also felt like. She was focused on helping everyone be happy and she was losing sight of her own happiness. And so she had her health scare and her daughter also had a health scare when she was a little girl, but ultimately like the message in the book, I have a chapter. Dedicated to this is that it's like your body doesn't know why you're neglecting it. Like neglect is neglect. And you've got to be really mindful as moms. And I would say if there were a way to help us prioritize ourselves, I think, I think the art of playing might be the answer. Like our kids want to, they want to, I  mean, maybe not your son since they're adults, but Oh, I don't know. I think they still play. They have their hobbies, they have the things that they love to do and they prioritize them. Some, someone is saying, uh, make time for what matters most. Your relationships, your tribe of people, that's the prize of life. Yeah. I think that that's true, but you have to include yourself in that tribe. So make time for what matters most, including me. Right? Mm-Hmm. Yeah. Absolutely. Absolutely. Cool. Thank you so much. I wanted to tell people that the book is available today. The link in my bio, and I would be honored if anyone in your community, Meryl actually got the book and got enjoyment out of it and felt that sense of play. Excellent. Well, I'm, I'm sure that people will take a good look at it and I would highly recommend it. So. Thank you so much. Have an awesome one. I appreciate you. Let us know, let us know how the stats go when they finally tell you what they are.  Thank you. Thank you again. Thank you, Melissa. Bye. Merrill is so amazing and a big shout out to my Canadians, honestly. The book is available to you as well. You could absolutely get it in Kindle format and you could go on Amazon. And purchase the book as well. If you have already purchased Fertile Imagination, I would invite you to write a two to three-sentence Amazon review today. Here's why there are about 3 million moms who are logging into Amazon every single day around the world. I surmise, that they are shopping. And right now they're getting recommendations in their shopping cart. That could be things like lipsticks, or it could be things like sneakers, or it could be things like. Tie detergent. What if instead, Amazon noticed that Fertile Imagination was getting all these reviews and put it as a recommended product for them to imagine being recommended, being recommended that you go after your dreams? Imagine if someone told you, you know what, there's this book out there for imagination that I think you will like to, that can actually take what's in your heart and bring it out live. To whatever market you so desire. That's what we want more of. Like, I would love to see shopping carts filled with a fertile imagination and then filled with whatever tools are necessary to execute whatever dream you have in your heart. That's what I want to see more of in 2024. And I need your help in order to do that. The more reviews we get on Amazon.com, the more likely 3 million moms every single day will see Fertile Imagination, my debut book. Online is available to them and for them and that is so important every single day. That's 3 million missed opportunities. It is not yet really buzzing with Amazon reviews. Thank you so much for choosing unimaginable wellness, and this is going to be the year of friends, the year of seeking friends who support you so that you don't feel lonely so that you don't feel overwhelmed and unable to ask for help. I want all of that for you for 2024. Happy New Year. Thank you so much again for all of your support for shopping, and fertile imagination for activating the ideas for making sure that you're reawakening. Reawakening, playing with, and stretching your imagination for maximum impact. Thank you so much.  ​ 

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Kathleen Ryan has been around the solar industry since the mid-90's, when she was simultaneously working with the greatest researchers in solar panels, raising babies and finding opportunities to dance on tables. Everyone who's encountered Kathleen during her decades in the industry would know that she's an absolute livewire who puts people first. We really enjoyed recording this one!Just Another Solar Podcast is hosted by Luke Beattie and Karl Jensen.This is the sort of conversation that solar industry professionals would have at the pub.If anything sounds like financial, business, legal or any other type of advice, you should always do your own research and get a professional opinion. 

On today's show all- Ireland Winning Hurlers Tom Morrissey & Seán Finn join Ray in studio, founder of the I Love Limerick website, Richard Lynch is in studio, we have live music from Emma Langford, Treasa Ryan & Kathleen Ryan tells us more about the Oola Gaelic For Mothers & Others group and Faye Shortt talks about touring the new show called Well.

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This month, I am speaking with Sister Kathleen Ryan, the Executive Director of the Dominican Literacy Center in Aurora. Their programs help women find a voice in this country. The organization began in 1993, in her words, on a shoestring budget and a broken card table. Today, they serve hundreds of individuals each year. We also talk about Sister Kathleen's personal journey and commitment to serving new immigrants in our community, and how her educator background took a turn into literacy education for immigrants. She also shares the importance of volunteers for their mission. Enjoy our conversation.

On this week's 51%, we kick off our series speaking to women religious leaders and celebrate the different ways that women worship. Sister Danielle Bonetti teaches the importance of worship through service, and the women behind the Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church share their hopes for the future of the UMC. Guests: Sister Danielle Bonetti, Providence Coordinator of the Justice Ministry for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet; Kathleen Ryan, priest with the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests; Heather Williams (pastor) and Alison Klock (associate pastor) of the Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church 51% is a national production of WAMC Northeast Public Radio. It's produced by Jesse King. Our executive producer is Dr. Alan Chartock, and our theme is "Lolita" by the Albany-based artist Girl Blue. Follow Along You're listening to 51%, a WAMC production dedicated to women's issues and experiences. Thanks for joining us, I'm Jesse King. For many of us, the topic of religion plays a considerable role in our lives, whether you're born and raised in your beliefs, “newly reformed,” devout, agnostic, or even atheistic. Our feelings on the afterlife have a way of guiding our life paths - but many of today's mainstream religions are, at least traditionally, male-led. So, with the holiday season in full swing, consider this part one of a series speaking to women religious leaders about why they worship, how they worship, and the issues they care about most in their respective faiths. Because increasingly so, women are finding ways to take part and lead. Today we'll start in Latham, New York, at the provincial house of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, a Roman Catholic group of women religious that traces back to the mid-1600s in France. The Latham headquarters serves primarily as a home for retired sisters, but it also houses its administrative offices, including the office of Sister Danielle Bonetti, the group's Province Coordinator of the Justice Ministry. “The Sisters of St. Joseph were founded in 1650. In those days, in the 1600s, if a woman entered a religious life, there was only one form of religious life, and that was cloistered convents. And so they have to spend their whole time praying and just living behind a cloister,” Bonetti explains. “What Father Medaille wanted to do was have little cells of women dedicated to serving others, who he called ‘the dear neighbor.' There was a strong Jesuit influence, and what they call ‘ignatian spirituality,' so that attracted me a great deal. Because I've always been attracted to the ignatian way of praying and imaging God.” Bonetti says the Roman Catholic faith was always a major part of her life. She went to join the Sisters of St. Joseph at just 18 years old, with hopes of serving in one of several ministries. The Sisters of St. Joseph notably started Albany College of Saint Rose in 1920, and played a role in the development of St. Mary's Hospital (now St. Mary's Healthcare) in Amsterdam. “But I was always wanting to do pastoral work, to be out with people,” says Bonetti. “So I was lucky, I got to do the very beginnings of parish work, of Sisters being in parish work. I was a religious ed director. I was always in the Albany diocese, and I was out in Oneonta for five years, and then in Troy. So I organized all the religious ed for the children who didn't go to Catholic school. What did that work look like? In those days I mainly worked to train the lay people who were gonna be what we would call the ‘catechist,' or the religion teacher. And in Oneonta, it was kind of exciting. It was a very rural parish, in the city of Oneonta we had the mother parish, and then we had these little missions. And so every day I was in a different little town, and I had a group of, usually, mothers who were (at that time) home during the day, and they would be the teachers. These children would be released from school, and we'd walk them to — it was a rural area, so we would use whatever building we could. One time, we even rented a grange hall and we had the classes there. One time there was an undertaker who let us use the basement of his establishment — which wasn't the best place to have class, but we did it. And being with the young mothers was wonderful, because it was a chance to get to know them, and for many of them it was their entry back into the workplace. Many of those women went on and stayed in that field, became religious ed directors themselves, youth ministers. So it was a chance to work with adults as well as the children. Later on, like the 1980s, late 1980s, I was like the assistant to the pastor, and I did hospital visiting. I had time to visit the parishioners who were homebound. [The pastor] would do the funeral, and I would do the wake service. It was what they called a “pastoral associate” role.  What kind of work do you do now? I organize things to help the Sisters grow in their understanding of justice issues, which is a tremendous commitment on our part as a community. We see ourselves as advocating for those on the margin of our society, doing legislative actions, [advocating for the passage] bills and laws that will lead to a more just society. I work with a group called Capital District Border Watch, and these are people very committed to work for immigrant rights, especially the people that are being detained at the border. So I just did a project yesterday with our senior Sisters here, where we made Christmas cards for the people who are now being held in detention. And I translated phrases into Spanish, so they wrote the phrases in Spanish to tell people that we're thinking of them and praying for them. But then I also work with the Capital District Council of Churches, and also the New York State Council of Churches, where we'll visit with legislators to look at New York legislation. Now that we can get out more, I'm starting to meet with groups. I've tried to get in touch with what's happening with the Afghan refugees who are coming into the area.  What other kinds of leadership positions do you see women taking in the Church? I think this is a crucial time for the Church right now. We've had some real soul-searching moments that still are very difficult. And I think the Church has the opportunity, especially with Pope Francis, to reach out to women — and he is doing that, he's starting to include women in leadership roles at the Vatican. And here in this diocese, we had many Sisters in leadership roles. When I worked for the diocese, almost every diocesean department was led by a woman, lay woman or a Sister, and that was a wonderful time in the Church. We're in a different time now, we don't have as many Sisters. But I think the Church has the opportunity of using the gifts of women — lay women, married women — and integrating that into the very life of the Church. I think women are studying theology and becoming very experienced in areas like teaching theology and spiritual direction. We have many Sisters, including myself, who do spiritual direction. We help men and women talk about and get in touch with how God is leading them in their life.  So it sounds like the acts of service are almost a way of worshiping. They are. They're very much tied into the way we envision God among us. Emmanuel means “God among us,” and we have a rich, rich tradition of spirituality. Of how we pray and how we approach God, and how we reach out to others. We see that as all connected. You know, we don't say, “Here you pray, here you serve others, and here you study scripture.” We're very strong about relationships. We really believe that our God is a God of relationships. Jesus didn't send a program, he came himself and was among us, and formed relationships. And so we feel that the best way to serve people is to be in a relationship with them. And we're enriched, you know, it's not a one-sided thing. I can't think of one experience in my life as a Sister that hasn't enriched me as much as I've given. My favorite, very favorite scripture story is “The Visitation,” where Mary, when she realized she was pregnant, she heard the angel speak to her — and she heard that her cousin was pregnant — went out right away to visit her cousin, and to be with her. You can just visualize, she was an older woman, and here's this very young woman. Both of them were pregnant, and they were both there to help each other and to, probably, try to understand what was happening. Because both were pregnancies that weren't expected. That's my very favorite, because I think women have always done that for each other, and you want to encourage that. And that doesn't exclude men, because I think men are called to the same kind of reaching out to others. Rather than top-down, it's much more one-to-one to each other.  While Sister Danielle points out that there are many ways women lead within the Roman Catholic Church, the Church currently does not allow women to become priests. Our next guest, Kathleen Ryan, was ordained in 2015 by an organization that hopes to change that. The Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests says it is technically excommunicated by the Vatican, but it still sees itself as loyal members of the Church, and it has ministers in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, and elsewhere around the world. Ryan is one of multiple priests at The Upper Room, a non-hierarchical, Inclusive Catholic Community in Albany, New York. Like Sister Danielle, Ryan says her faith was an important part of her life from a young age.  What made you want to become a priest? I wanted to be very active [in the Church]. I was baptized Roman Catholic, and I grew up in the Catholic Church. But from the very beginning, I always felt like an outsider. The men — and the boys, my brothers — were able to do things in the Church that I wasn't able. So I always participated in every way I could as a young person, and then also as an adult. I was parish president, you know, I did all the things that the Church would allow women to do. But we were never really a full participant. And then in 2002 this movement began — and I didn't hear about it until 2013 — and one of the bishops, her name is Bishop Bridget Mary Meehan, she was coming to Albany to do “A Conversation with a Woman Bishop.” I went to hear her speak, and when I got home, I said to my husband, “We just found our church.” This was so inclusive, including men. And it's a theology of blessing. The Catholic Church, we grew up with the theology of “original sin,” and we no longer accept that any more than we accept that canon law says that women cannot be priests. So for you, what was the process of becoming a priest? Well, there's a police background check, psychological background check. But a lot of new theology. It's progressive theology, the kind of theology that you cannot get in the typical seminary nowadays. And so we've created, through a program called People's Catholic Seminary, which is open to the public, a very progressive study of Christianity. We don't believe that everybody has to be baptized. I mean, it's nice — we do baptisms if you request it — but you're baptized into the church, into the community, and not to get that sin off your soul, so to speak. We're pro-immigrant, we are very socially justice minded. We're not for war. And yet we're a continuum, so if you talk to 200 women priests, you'll probably get differences of where we are on the continuum. But in general, we are an inclusive community who accepts anybody who feels they have the call, and are willing to study. Do you see this becoming more prevalent in the future of the Church? Well, we hope so. For a while we were hoping that the Catholic Church, the Vatican, would see us and say, “Hey, women should be part of us, too.” Well, it's not happening. If anything, many of our women priests have gotten letters of excommunication. They won't excommunicate a male priest who has abused, but they'll excommunicate me, who decided I wanted to be a woman priest. So their level of why they excommunicate — they're saying it's traditional, they say that Jesus did not have women priests. But he didn't have priests, for one. But he also did have many women who followed him and formed communities at his time. There was 12 disciples, but there was a lot women, and some are named, but more are not named because at the time women were not named in writings. It was just uncommon. There was a woman who walked with Paul, her name was Thecla. She worked with Paul in getting the message out of Jesus — and Jesus' message always was, “God loves you, and you need to love everybody else.” He didn't have all these canon laws. You know, he was Jewish, and he obeyed the Jewish traditions, but he did it with great love. And that's what Paul was saying. His words got kind of turned sometimes, but Thecla was right with him. She herself became a bishop. During the persecutions, they tried to kill her in the coliseums, and the legend is that she went in with the lions, and the lions just laid down. They didn't kill her. So she is as famous as Paul was at the time, but the Church kind of let that disappear. There's actually writings called, “The Book of Paul and Thecla.” Well, they left out the “Thecla.” Women have disappeared. Mary Magdalene is often considered to be a prostitute. Well, she wasn't. She was a follower of Jesus, and she was the first one to see Jesus resurrected. He came to her first. Why, because women weren't important? Women were very important.  Do you have a favorite biblical message or story you'd like to share? My favorite is “The Road to Emmaus.” So it's after Jesus was crucified, and the word was that he was resurrected, but not everybody saw it. And a disciple of his called Cleopas and his “companion” were walking to Emmaus. Well, the companion, we suspect strongly, was a woman, and most likely his wife, because women in those days would not walk alone. And the two of them were walking on the road to Emmaus, and talking about what they'd heard about Jesus being resurrected after the crucifixion, and they were all upset. And Jesus appears to them, but they don't recognize him. The way I look at it, Jesus followed them and chased after them to catch up to them. And he explained to them what happened in Jerusalem, why the crucifixion, why it had to happen, and what it means for now. And they still didn't recognize him until he sat with him and broke the bread. Cleopas and his wife ran back to Jerusalem — it's about seven miles away — to tell the disciples what they witnessed. And by that time Jesus had been appearing in different places, including to the other disciples. What I love about it is, first of all, [Jesus] chased after them to let them know what was really happening. He followed them, he pursued them. And I think God always pursues us. We're always on some path going in some direction, and somehow God pursues us. Our last guests today are the leaders of the Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church in Saratoga Springs, New York. The UMC is one of the largest Protestant churches in the U.S., behind the Southern Baptist Convention, but a long-held stalemate over its stance on same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy is prompting threats of a split by some of its more conservative churches.  Pastor Heather Williams has been at the front of her congregation for the past eight years. Her associate pastor, Alison Klock, could be considered its next generation: she graduated from Drew Theological School this past spring, is working toward becoming ordained, and splits her time as a program director for a Christian summer camp at Sky Lake, a retreat center in Windsor, New York. The pair shared with me their love for their congregation, their views on women in the Bible, and their hopes for the future of the UMC.  What made you want to become a pastor? Klock: I would say, for me, it was definitely a process that began because I had so many mentors in my life who sort of ushered me forward in this process. Because I would say I was maybe 11/12-years-old when I started to sense a call on my life toward ordained ministry, but I didn't know how to identify that. But other people who had been through this process were able to identify that in me, and they said, “Had you considered this?” or “Maybe we'll get you signed up for this.” And before you knew it, I was a 12-year-old girl who was reading scriptures on a Sunday, and going to summer programs where you learn about leadership in the church, and all these sorts of opportunities were thrown my way because people saw something in me. Williams: And for me, in ministry over the last 20-ish years…at first, I just thought my pastor had a cool job. To be honest, I always wanted to do what he did. But now, after 20 years, my real passion has grown into mentoring and uplifting and nurturing women in leadership.  Tell me more about the community you have at the Saratoga Springs UMC. Williams: We have this incredible group of generous and kind people, and yesterday, a member donated land for us to start a Habitat build across from the high school in Saratoga Springs.  So, like a Habitat for Humanity kind of build? Williams: Yes. That's just the tip of the iceberg, though. We're a reconciling congregation, and in the United Methodist Church, that means that we are open and affirming of people from the LGBTQ community. That decision was made in 1995. And they embody the position of welcoming everyone. It is one of the healthiest churches I've ever seen, and they do welcome children, and love them, and make space for them to be them. We created a “little kid nook” in the back, with rocking chairs for parents and soft toys for children to play, in the sanctuary itself. This Sunday we had a baby cry, and it just took everyone's breath away, because it's been so long that we've heard a baby cry in the sanctuary, because of COVID and everything.  You said that a big part of your passion now is inspiring leadership, and working with women. Can you tell me a bit more about that? Williams: Sure. I am currently working on my Doctor of Ministry degree at Drew University, “Women in Religious Leadership.” And now I think I'm more formally thinking that that is my call. How exactly that will take shape, I'm not exactly sure. It's still a rough environment. It's still an environment where people assume my husband is the pastor being appointed to the church. It's still a place where people touch you unwarranted. It's still a place where you feel your voice is not seen as…and I think the political environment that we had for the last four years nurtured that type of ability to disempower, disengage, or push aside the voices of women.  One thing I've been asking my guests is — either in the UMC or in the church in general — what do you see as some of the biggest obstacles facing the church? And what do you see as some of the biggest opportunities? Williams: I think, for me, one of the obstacles is the rigidity around doing church differently. I read this book, Another Way, for my class in seminary, and it had this acronym, C.A.R.E., about leadership and creating a safe place, and hearing the voices [of everyone]. And that's one style of leadership that we won't embody, because church growth looks like, and I'm just gonna be real, a young, white man in skinny jeans and a large church. And the numbers are growing and growing and growing. That's what is seen as valuable or successful leadership in the church. And women don't lead that way. Women lead in teams. Women lead in community. Women lead in relationship. We don't lead in a top-down way where numbers are the most important thing. But the greatest hope is our denomination is in the middle of upheaval. So my hope is that, out of this upheaval, will come a brand new thing that the spirit of the living God will breathe into. That's my hope. Klock: Yeah, I was gonna speak on that a little bit, too. Our denomination, as it stands now, is the product of several, several years of denominations coming together and splitting for different political/social reasons. So yeah, where we are now is a product of that, and we are in the process of moving forward, too. And there's talks of splits, and that's very anxiety-provoking, because when something splits we don't know what will stand, but as Heather said, we're confident that the Spirit will burst something beautiful out of this new creation, whatever it is. Williams: One of the things we are planning: we are having an old-fashioned tent revival. “Resurgence: This is What Holiness Looks Like.” May 6 and 7 at our church, we're bringing in a renowned musician, Mark Miller. And the point of our gathering is to build hope. To build hope and for people to see the voice in the denomination, the things you've been hearing in the news, that's not what we are all. This is what holiness looks like. Being engaged in social justice, and showing up, and being present with one another no matter what. And we will not go back to a denomination that says you cannot recognize the full humanity of all people and provide full pastoral care. We won't go back. Our congregation refuses to adhere to that.  Lastly, do you have a favorite message or character from the Bible that you'd like to share? Klock: One of my favorite women in the Bible is actually “The Woman at the Well.” And the reason I like this story is because it's oftentimes a story that conservative folks will use to villainize women. It's a story where Jesus recognizes a woman who is living with a man who is not her husband, and she's been married several other times. She goes out in the middle of the day to get water from the well, and Jesus is there, and he says, “I know who you are,” and he references that. And so people will use that as a way to talk about, you know, “Jesus is calling you away from your sinful life.” But what I really like about that story is that Jesus is sitting there — it's noon on a really hot, summer's day — and he says, “Do you have water?” And she offers him water. And I don't think people recognize the significance of that. That Jesus asked this woman for something that is life-saving. Something that is life-giving. And that she is able to give this to him. She is the only one that's able to give this to him. So I think by people using this story as solely an opportunity to talk about sexual morality — they're missing the point, of the way that Jesus asks each of us, of all genders, of all walks of life, for our life-giving resources, to offer to him, to create something beautiful. Williams: Allison preached a beautiful sermon on Sunday about Mary and Elizabeth. In her sermon, she made me realize the need, for my own life and my own heart, to claim the beauty and the light that God has planted in me. And you can recognize that when you're in the presence of your Elizabeth.  You're the second person who's brought up that story. I think that's cool. I was speaking with Sister Danielle, and she mentioned that that was one of her favorite stories, too. Because Mary was so young, and she made the trip to go and see [Elizabeth], and [Sister Danielle mentioned] it being a story of women supporting each other. Williams: Yeah, she literally ran for the hills, that's what the scripture says. To go see Elizabeth. But yeah, there are so many other stories of women in the scripture, some of them fraught with racism and classism. We see too many times the ability of one woman, because of their status, to be able to subjugate, or abuse, or mistreat another woman because of their status. And so I guess that's why it's so important to me.  That's a wrap on this week's 51%. 51% is a national production of WAMC Northeast Public Radio. It's hosted by me, Jesse King, our executive producer is Dr. Alan Chartock, and that theme underneath me right now? That's “Lolita” by the Albany-based artist Girl Blue. A big thanks to all of the women who took part in this episode: Sister Danielle Bonetti, Kathleen Ryan, Pastor Heather Williams and Associate Pastor Alison Klock. We'll continue our celebration of women religious leaders next week. Until then, I'm Jesse King for 51%.

In this incredible interview that I have with the hysterical, fun-loving, and magnetic Kathleen Ryan, we dive pretty deep into the topic of self-love, and what it feels like and looks like when we don’t love ourselves.  We also take a deep look inside mental illness, society’s perception of mental illness, and the journey that many go through on the way to mental wellness.  You can find Kathleen on the socials at: https://www.facebook.com/kathleen.brennanryan https://www.instagram.com/yogaasyoua

In this incredible interview that I have with the hysterical, fun-loving, and magnetic Kathleen Ryan, we talk a lot about yoga and the benefits of yoga in one’s life both on and off the mat; but we also dive pretty deep into the topic of self-love, and what it feels like and looks like when we don’t love ourselves.  We also take a deep look inside mental illness, society’s perception of mental illness, and the journey that many go through on the way to mental wellness.  No two people are alike, and so, how does comparing ourselves to others benefit us in trying to be who we were always destined to be?   Kathleen is a wife and mom to two incredible boys, and she completed her yoga teacher training in 2020 and is now sharing her gift by teaching on-line yoga!!  I’ve taken her class and it’s just awesome!!  Highly recommend signing up for one of Kathleen’s classes!! You can find Kathleen on the socials at: https://www.facebook.com/kathleen.brennanryan https://www.instagram.com/yogaasyouare/ Enjoy!!! Katie

Kathleen Ryan. (Take Two). American Sculptor. We wish we were her friend. Collector of bowling balls and bejeweled fruit. Cult of Ritual madness and Religious ecstasy. Mold and fruit flies. Desert horror flick. Find our Spotify playlist for the good tunes mentioned in this episode. Middlebrow is hosted by Olive Moya and Lindsey Schulz You can find images from this episode on our instagram HERE

Glow By Amy Kathleen RyanImagine being out in space, with no way of rescue. Kieran and Waverly are both teens on board the Emprean, a ship that left earth with the idea of colonizing another planet. A sister ship, the New Horizon, left a year before their ship. However, now for reasons that aren’t being shared with the crew or passengers, that sister ship, appears in the darkness of space and wants to make contact. Quickly, Waverly, a fifteen year old girl and her boyfriend, sixteen year old Kieran realize all they thought about the crew and those in charge are not what they seem.Recommended for grades 8 and up.

Episode 71 of Lake County Sports Talk with Jon Kerr of Tribune Media and Joe Aguilar of Daily Herald. Recorded on Thursday, May 2, 2019. In this episode, Jon and Joe have a conversation with Zack Ryan. Zack is the head boys basketball coach at Carmel Catholic. The conversation was not about basketball. Three months ago, his mother, Kathleen, was found dead inside her car in Lake County. The investigation into her mysterious death is ongoing.  Zack explains what happened the day his mother disappeared, gives updates on what the family knows about the investigation, how they are coping with the tragedy, and how any information on what happened to Kathleen Ryan would help investigators (1:45). Anyone with information can call Lake County Police at 847-377-4159 or email Zack Ryan at zack.ryan44@gmail.com.  In our Headline of the Week, Jon and Joe discuss a few former Lake County football players about the begin their NFL careers and a new coaching hire in the North Suburban Conference (37:45). It's another great episode of Lake County Sports Talk. For more information on the podcast and how to subscribe to the show on iTunes, go to https://exit.sc/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lakecountysportstalk.com (www.lakecountysportstalk.com).

Episode 71 of Lake County Sports Talk with Jon Kerr of Tribune Media and Joe Aguilar of Daily Herald. Recorded on Thursday, May 2, 2019. In this episode, Jon and Joe have a conversation with Zack Ryan. Zack is the head boys basketball coach at Carmel Catholic. The conversation was not about basketball. Three months ago, his mother, Kathleen, was found dead inside her car in Lake County. The investigation into her mysterious death is ongoing.  Zack explains what happened the day his mother disappeared, gives updates on what the family knows about the investigation, how they are coping with the tragedy, and how any information on what happened to Kathleen Ryan would help investigators (1:45). Anyone with information can call Lake County Police at 847-377-4159 or email Zack Ryan at zack.ryan44@gmail.com.  In our Headline of the Week, Jon and Joe discuss a few former Lake County football players about the begin their NFL careers and a new coaching hire in the North Suburban Conference (37:45). It’s another great episode of Lake County Sports Talk. For more information on the podcast and how to subscribe to the show on iTunes, go to www.lakecountysportstalk.com.

Kathleen Ryan is a sculptor who has created an artwork for Desert X 2019 called "Ghost Palm." The transparent plastic and steel evocation of a full-size palm tree, with a skirt of acrylic rods, sits on the San Andreas at a spa in Desert Hot Springs. In this episode Ryan and Desert X curator Amanda Hunt reflect on moving out of the white box gallery; the “invisible mythological power” that drew Ryan to the site; and the inspiration from the iconic palm tree. “In my piece,” Ryan says, “it's the palm trees that are natural. It's us and what we're making that's unnatural.”

FINALLY! It's taken some time but I had the pleasure to have Bonnie (known on Rebel as BK) on the podcast to tell me a little more about herself and why she makes films! We discuss topics including nicknames, making kids pay to watch you perform, oatmeal, trying to be original, and crying. This and much more! Follow Bonnie on instagram: @bonniekathleenryan

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To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Ce'Nai - Christmas Cheer Judy Coder - Emmanuel Randi Driscoll - Angel Medley Katherine Moller - Greensleeves Rachael Sage - Hanukkah In The Village Donna King - Anything is Possible Chappell & Dave Holt - Cause To Celebrate LInda Newlin - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Kathleen Ryan - Silent Night Teresa Eggertsen-Cooke - My Favorite Things Blue Creative - Peppermint Mocha For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Donna King at: Visit our Sponsor the Bluestone Sisters at: Visit our Sponsor Linda Newlin at:

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Ce'Nai - Christmas Cheer Judy Coder - Emmanuel Randi Driscoll - Angel Medley Katherine Moller - Greensleeves Rachael Sage - Hanukkah In The Village Donna King - Anything is Possible Chappell & Dave Holt - Cause To Celebrate LInda Newlin - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Kathleen Ryan - Silent Night Teresa Eggertsen-Cooke - My Favorite Things Blue Creative - Peppermint Mocha For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Donna King at: Visit our Sponsor the Bluestone Sisters at: Visit our Sponsor Linda Newlin at:

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Ce'Nai - Christmas Cheer Judy Coder - Emmanuel Randi Driscoll - Angel Medley Katherine Moller - Greensleeves Rachael Sage - Hanukkah In The Village Donna King - Anything is Possible Chappell & Dave Holt - Cause To Celebrate LInda Newlin - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Kathleen Ryan - Silent Night Teresa Eggertsen-Cooke - My Favorite Things Blue Creative - Peppermint Mocha For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Donna King at: Visit our Sponsor the Bluestone Sisters at: Visit our Sponsor Linda Newlin at:

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Bree Noble - I Wonder As I Wander Jennifer Saren - You Are My Christmas Star Harmony Roads - O Come Emmanuel Tamara Boyes - My Favourite Things Kathleen Ryan - O Holy Night Thorn & Roses - An Old Fashioned Christmas Linda Newlin - Christmas Song Valaura Arnold - Christmas Time Verily - What Does Christmas Mean Linda Clark - Mary Did You Know Betsy Walter - The Sound of Christmas For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Tamara Boyes at: Visit our Sponsor Verily at: Visit our Sponsor Linda Newlin at:

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Bree Noble - I Wonder As I Wander Jennifer Saren - You Are My Christmas Star Harmony Roads - O Come Emmanuel Tamara Boyes - My Favourite Things Kathleen Ryan - O Holy Night Thorn & Roses - An Old Fashioned Christmas Linda Newlin - Christmas Song Valaura Arnold - Christmas Time Verily - What Does Christmas Mean Linda Clark - Mary Did You Know Betsy Walter - The Sound of Christmas For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Tamara Boyes at: Visit our Sponsor Verily at: Visit our Sponsor Linda Newlin at:

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To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Rachael Sage - Joy To The World (radio mix) Danae - O Come Tracy Colletto - Simple Christmas Shawn Thies - Silent Night Bishon - Christmas in LA Tara Hendricks - Blue Holiday Beloved Heartsong - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Ed & Carol Nicodemi - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year Lauri Jones - Love is Christmas Kathleen Ryan - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Perpetual Motion - Christmas Time is Here For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Tamara Boyes at: Visit our Sponsor Carol Nicodemi at: Visit our Sponsor Shaun Murphy Band at:

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Rachael Sage - Joy To The World (radio mix) Danae - O Come Tracy Colletto - Simple Christmas Shawn Thies - Silent Night Bishon - Christmas in LA Tara Hendricks - Blue Holiday Beloved Heartsong - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Ed & Carol Nicodemi - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year Lauri Jones - Love is Christmas Kathleen Ryan - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Perpetual Motion - Christmas Time is Here For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Tamara Boyes at: Visit our Sponsor Carol Nicodemi at: Visit our Sponsor Shaun Murphy Band at:

To get live links to the music we play and resources we offer, visit This show includes the following songs: Rachael Sage - Joy To The World (radio mix) Danae - O Come Tracy Colletto - Simple Christmas Shawn Thies - Silent Night Bishon - Christmas in LA Tara Hendricks - Blue Holiday Beloved Heartsong - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Ed & Carol Nicodemi - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year Lauri Jones - Love is Christmas Kathleen Ryan - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Perpetual Motion - Christmas Time is Here For Music Biz Resources Visit Visit our Sponsor Tamara Boyes at: Visit our Sponsor Carol Nicodemi at: Visit our Sponsor Shaun Murphy Band at:

We talk Odd Man Out, the classic 1947 British thriller from Third Man director Carol Reed.  It stars James Mason as Johnny McQueen, the leader of an Irish revolutionary group who ends up running for his life after a botched robbery attempt.  His love interest is played by Kathleen Ryan and the eccentric artist he runs into on his journey is Robert Newton.  There's Hot Date talk of Irish accents, rich production design, the beauty of Robert Krasker's cinematography and the eccentric and eclectic acting.   We also catch up with where Dan and Vicky have been and what they've seen.  Vicky talks about her family trip to Florida and Dan his Halloween week adventures.  Horror gore-meister Lucio Fulci enters the discussion again as does the Showtime series Penny Dreadful.  Recent big screen talk veers to Dan Brown's Inferno, horror sequel Ouija: Origin of Evil, and the Emily Blunt starring The Girl on the Train.  And then there's the controversial Walking Dead season 7 premiere -- Dan and Vicky have definite thoughts on the show and the backlash.  Listen for some great 1947 tunes that play throughout the podcast. Don't be the Odd Man Out.  Listen now to Hot Date 39 and leave us some feedback on our iTunes page.  

 We chat with the director of the upcoming documentary film “Pin Up! The Movie”, Kathleen Ryan!

Originally posted on Oct 1, 2010. Naomi F. Miller, Katherine M. Moore, and Kathleen Ryan from University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology discuss the facets of Sustainable Lifeways, how humans adapt to changes in their environment over time.