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In this milestone 300th episode of Circulating Ideas, Steve Thomas chats with Rich Harwood, president and founder of the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation and author of “The New Civic Path: Restoring Our Belief in Each Other and Our Nation,” about Harwood's inspirational journey, the importance of community in building hope, and how libraries and … Continue reading 300: The New Civic Path with Rich Harwood

We're talking with Kevin again about workers inquiry as an organizing tool and the example of the pamphlet The American Worker from 1947.   Twitter: https://x.com/AmericanWork47  readingstruggles.info notesfrombelow.org    Media mentioned The American Worker on COVER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikphd5bNza4&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Ff9eaa73e-0b64-4316-a994-c97369b4e555.usrfiles.com%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY “Searching for the American Worker” https://newpol.org/issue_post/searching-for-the-american-worker/ Culbertson, Anna W. “Our Labor, Our Terms: Workers' Inquiry in Libraries,” in “Assemblage, Inquiry, and Common Work in Library and Information Studies,” eds. Melissa Adler and Andrew Lau. Special issue, Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies 4; https://journals.litwinbooks.com/index.php/jclis/article/view/175 (CC BY-NC) In and against the state: discussion notes for socialists. https://libcom.org/book/export/html/31378  Reading Struggles: Working-Class Self-Activity from Detroit to Turin and Back Again. https://www.readingstruggles.info/ Guerillas of Desire: Notes on Everyday Resistance and Organizing to Make a Revolution Possible. https://www.akpress.org/guerrillas-of-desire.html  Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/bgobg2t9  Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG

Karen & Janet open this podcast with buying and rental opportunities throughout Ventura County... Their first guest is Reverse Mortgage Queen Shelly Wells who tells us reverse mortgages can close within 30 days. Rates are edging down and now is an excellent time to learn which plan fits your needs and lifestyle.  Next up is Lynn from The Greek at The Ventura Harbor, Holiday parties are here and The Greek is taking reservations for The Parade of Lights and for your holiday party from friends 30 or more the Greek is your place for great food, dancing and fun! Etiquette is the next topic and Lisa Schoeffler, from which for to use, which water is yours, handshakes and conversation, List will teach you the proper way to enjoy your next get together.  Matt Shoupe wraps up the podcast inviting listeners to the Trivia Challenge on Wednesday November 5th at Sterling Hills Golf Club to benefit The Ventura Library Foundation.  Grab your smartest friends and listen to Girls On The Air!

Award-winning Detroit Author & Founder of Motown Writers, Sylvia Hubbard has independently published over 65 romance suspense books over 25 years. Sylvia joins us to talk about the opportunities authors could be missing out on if they aren't making the most of library distribution. //Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career//  Looking for your path to self-publishing success? Draft2Digital is the leading ebook publisher and distributor worldwide. We'll convert your manuscript, distribute it online, and support you the whole way—and we won't charge you a dime.  We take a small percentage of the royalties for each sale you make through us, so we only make money when you make money. That's the best kind of business plan.  • Get started now: https://draft2digital.com/• Learn the ins, the outs, and the all-arounds of indie publishing from the industry experts on the D2D Blog: https://Draft2Digital.com/blog  • Promote your books with our Universal Book Links from Books2Read: https://books2read.com  Make sure you bookmark https://D2DLive.com for links to live events, and to catch back episodes of the Self Publishing Insiders Podcast.

Ryan Short — author of the new book The Civic Brand, and founder of place-branding firm Civic Brand — joins the show this week for a discussion on how cities can more meaningfully define their brand. The term has been used and overused in almost every industry imaginable, and yet, Ryan argues the importance of the idea at its root. Particularly, for places.Through this, we spend time on the lifecycle of a cliché, and how cities of various sizes can and should) go about avoiding becoming one.The new book zooms in, and surveys places that have done the work around brand intentionally, across the states. It's a great starting spot for folks in and around local government, and citizens alike. Timeline:00:00 Ryan Short is in good traffic.03:14 Cities at the tipping point with brand.04:55 Why Ryan wrote The Civic Brand.07:31 An Alaska project and triple bottom line.09:37 Tourism vs. place management.10:25 Listening to locals, not just departments.12:00 Branding as a tool for equity and alignment.13:18 Urbanism and marketing.15:06 Walkable cities vs. livable cities.17:15 Who the book is for — civic leaders to citizens.19:17 Libraries, Dewey Decimal, and early feedback.21:13 Marketing professionals and the shift toward destination management.23:20 How local culture actually drives big decisions.27:54 Power, culture, and the street-level brand.29:18 Balancing capitalism, people, and place.32:08 Density as environmentalism.33:53 Realism over idealism.34:38 When words lose meaning — “brand” and “place.”38:06 “Keep Austin Weird” and what it really means.39:09 Religion, symbols, and the depth of meaning.41:35 Making “welcoming” real in the built environment.43:28 Incongruities between vision and reality.44:10 Brand as civic north star.46:39 Why alignment matters.47:32 How to start civic alignment locally.49:18 Housing, universities, and shared goals.52:16 “Civic alignment” as the real message.52:54 The thesis chapter — start with Chapter 1.53:36 Commute — living and walking in Salida, CO.55:48 Wrapping up.For context:Buy the book.Ryan's firm: Civic Brand.

Join Samar Shaikh and Musharaf Ahmed for Wednesday's show where we will be discussing : « Immunity » and « Libraries ». Immunity Did you know your immune system has its own “peacekeepers”? Sometimes, our body's defenses can turn against us — but regulatory T cells, or T-regs, step in to keep everything in balance. This 2025 Nobel Prize shows how understanding the body's natural “peacekeepers” can transform medicine, prevent disease, and save lives — a remarkable example of science uncovering the intricate wisdom built into our biology. Libraries From ancient scrolls to modern digital archives, libraries have always been sanctuaries of learning and discovery. They preserve the wisdom of generations and provide everyone with the opportunity to grow, reflect, and connect through knowledge. Join us as we explore how libraries empower communities, inspire curiosity, and uphold the value of lifelong learning. Guests : Professor Paul Moss (Professor of Haematology and Deputy Head of the College of Medicine and Health at the University of Birmingham.) Producers : Maryam Syed and Laiba Mubashar

Send us a textWe dig into guerrilla scholarship with Dr. Sheldon Greaves, exploring how independent learners can recreate the best parts of academia without the bureaucracy. We share practical tools, stories of underground universities, and a sober view of AI's promise and limits.• defining guerrilla scholarship and why it matters now• academia's incentive traps and the credential vs qualification gap• accreditation gatekeeping and absurd rejections of real expertise• models from history: flying universities and community salons• practical access: open courses, public libraries, government repositories• building affiliations and “scholar in residence” pathways• AI as automation tool vs human intuition and reasoning• slowing the pace to fight misinformation and think clearly• creating neighborhood learning communities and alternative librariesFollow Sheldon Greaves at ...Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/sheldon.greaves/Substackhttps://guerrillascholar.substack.com/LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sheldongreaves/Sheldon's Book: The Guerrilla Scholarhttps://book.spines.com/books/the-guerrilla-scholars-handbook/Support the showFollow your host atYouTube and Rumble for video contenthttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUxk1oJBVw-IAZTqChH70aghttps://rumble.com/c/c-4236474Facebook to receive updateshttps://www.facebook.com/EliasEllusion/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasmarty/ Some free goodies Free website to help you and me https://thefreewebsiteguys.com/?js=15632463 New Paper https://thenewpaper.co/refer?r=srom1o9c4gl

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Steve chats with Max Brallier, author of The Last Kids on Earth and the Destructor’s Lair, about the evolution of the series over its ten-year run, the appeal of post-apocalyptic stories for kids, the enduring importance of friendship at the heart of the series, and the challenges of balancing humor with darker themes. Read the … Continue reading 299: The Last Kids on Earth and the Destructor’s Lair by Max Brallier

In today's polarized landscape, libraries face two key challenges: the difficulty of turning raw data into narratives that effectively advocate for libraries, and the ethical complexities of representing communities in these stories. In Critical Data Storytelling for Libraries: Crafting Ethical Narratives for Advocacy and Impact (ALA, 2025), Kate McDowell empowers librarians and information professionals to transform data into ethical, compelling narratives that connect with communities and advocate for their organizations. This book teaches both the practicalities of data storytelling and introduces critical approaches that ensure stories are inclusive, socially just, and impactful. Readers will find the book essential for communicating library value to help secure funding, resources, and community support.  This conversation makes reference to Kate McDowell's webinar about the book; view it here on YouTube. Dr. Kate McDowell is Professor at the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Her interdisciplinary work examines how storytelling plays a vital role in humanizing data analysis and communication. Jen Hoyer is Technical Services and Electronic Resources Librarian at CUNY New York City College of Technology. She is co-author of What Primary Sources Teach: Lessons for Every Classroom (2022) and The Social Movement Archive (2021), and co-editor of Armed By Design: Posters and Publications of Cuba's Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Africa, Asia, and Latin America (2025). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In today's polarized landscape, libraries face two key challenges: the difficulty of turning raw data into narratives that effectively advocate for libraries, and the ethical complexities of representing communities in these stories. In Critical Data Storytelling for Libraries: Crafting Ethical Narratives for Advocacy and Impact (ALA, 2025), Kate McDowell empowers librarians and information professionals to transform data into ethical, compelling narratives that connect with communities and advocate for their organizations. This book teaches both the practicalities of data storytelling and introduces critical approaches that ensure stories are inclusive, socially just, and impactful. Readers will find the book essential for communicating library value to help secure funding, resources, and community support.  This conversation makes reference to Kate McDowell's webinar about the book; view it here on YouTube. Dr. Kate McDowell is Professor at the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Her interdisciplinary work examines how storytelling plays a vital role in humanizing data analysis and communication. Jen Hoyer is Technical Services and Electronic Resources Librarian at CUNY New York City College of Technology. She is co-author of What Primary Sources Teach: Lessons for Every Classroom (2022) and The Social Movement Archive (2021), and co-editor of Armed By Design: Posters and Publications of Cuba's Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Africa, Asia, and Latin America (2025). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's polarized landscape, libraries face two key challenges: the difficulty of turning raw data into narratives that effectively advocate for libraries, and the ethical complexities of representing communities in these stories. In Critical Data Storytelling for Libraries: Crafting Ethical Narratives for Advocacy and Impact (ALA, 2025), Kate McDowell empowers librarians and information professionals to transform data into ethical, compelling narratives that connect with communities and advocate for their organizations. This book teaches both the practicalities of data storytelling and introduces critical approaches that ensure stories are inclusive, socially just, and impactful. Readers will find the book essential for communicating library value to help secure funding, resources, and community support.  This conversation makes reference to Kate McDowell's webinar about the book; view it here on YouTube. Dr. Kate McDowell is Professor at the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. Her interdisciplinary work examines how storytelling plays a vital role in humanizing data analysis and communication. Jen Hoyer is Technical Services and Electronic Resources Librarian at CUNY New York City College of Technology. She is co-author of What Primary Sources Teach: Lessons for Every Classroom (2022) and The Social Movement Archive (2021), and co-editor of Armed By Design: Posters and Publications of Cuba's Organization of Solidarity of the Peoples of Africa, Asia, and Latin America (2025). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Sibling Rivalry, Bob and Monét welcome Kim Chi to look back on the time since their season, the gigs they've done together, and driving adventures with Kim and Naomi. They talk about LA vs. NYC drivers, airport pickups, and which city is best for up-and-coming artists. Kim shares the story behind Kim Chi Eats the World, how a tweet about libraries sparked the idea, and who inspired the villain in her book Donutella Hamachi and the Library Avengers. They test their origami skills and debate whether Chicago beaches count as real beaches. Plus: TikTok rice wars, Kim's umami secret, Monét's special ranch recipe, what they would choose as their last meal, and who makes the best wings. Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at ⁠https://www.rula.com/rivalry⁠ #rulapod Open an account in 2 minutes at ⁠https://Chime.com/RIVALRY⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Book Besties Season 9 Episode 8: None of This Is TrueThis week the Besties keep spooky season going by diving into Lisa Jewell's thriller None of This Is True. Join the Besties as they talk true crime in real life, storylines that make you question what you actually have read, and (of course) the importance of Libraries.Things talked about in this episode: Baker & Taylor Shutting Down: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/98777-baker-taylor-prepares-plan-to-shut-down.htmlSingle White Female: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105414/Storygraph Season 9 Challenge: https://bit.ly/3VqOj7w Carpe Librium: https://beawesomereadbooks.com Meet Molly and April, they bonded over books and became Book Besties. So, what do you do when you find your book bestie? Start a podcast of course. Hang out with April and Molly as they talk about everything they love and hate about books. Follow the Book Besties on Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, and YouTube. If you'd like to contact the Book Besties, please email us at bookbestiespod@gmail.com or visit our website bookbestiespodcast.com. This episode is sponsored by Carpe Librium: Bookish Things for Bookish People. Use the code bestiesrule to get a free magnetic bookmark with the purchase of a t-shirt at https://beawesomereadbooks.com.

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David McAbee sits down with Carlos and Kyle Plummer of the SLO Film Society. With the Film Expo coming up in November and a fundraising night at The Bay Theater, they've got a lot happening, both on screen and behind the scenes.Then, Dr. Consuelo Meux is back with The Nonprofit Story. This week, it's all things library as she talks with Juliane McAdam, President of the SLO Library Foundation, and County Library Director Christopher Barnicle.And we'll close with Michelle Haddad from The Literacy Connection, who's helping students and tutors build stronger futures, one page at a time.

Notes document is available here, with timecodes: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/main/2025/2025-10-20.md The CircuitPython Weekly normally is held at 2pm US ET/11am us PT on Mondays. Check the #circuitpython-dev channel on Discord for notices of change in time and links to past meetings. Meeting times are also available in iCal format using the following link: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/master/meeting.ical or view it in your browser: https://open-web-calendar.herokuapp.com/calendar.html?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/master/meeting.ical CircuitPython development is sponsored by Adafruit. Please support them by purchasing hardware from https://adafruit.com. Reminders: Podcast available on most services. Let us know if we're missing some. 0:00 Housekeeping 2:30 Community News 8:05 State of CircuitPython, Libraries & Blinka 17:25 Hug Reports 20:42 Status Updates 26:20 In the Weeds 26:30 Wrap-up ----------------------------------------- Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------

Libraries welcome book lovers through their doors and on their digital platforms every day, but you might be surprised at the generation that makes up most of their foot traffic. This week, Sarah and Tennille discuss "Friends of Libraries" and the many things libraries provide beyond good stories.

Every year the American Library Association puts out a list of banned books in libraries and schools. Censors are hard at work. 

(Oct 17, 2025) On today's Story of the Day, North Country at Work profiles an elementary school librarian in Malone. Also, Gov. Kathy Hochul hopes the state can buy 32,000 acres of the Whitney estate in the Adirondacks.

In this final episode of Season 2 of Longwood GradCast: Beyond the Degree, host Dr. Sarah Tanner-Anderson engages with Janine Cervantes (M.Ed.'05), a school librarian from Honduras, to explore her remarkable journey in education and libraries across the globe. Janine reflects on her roots and early life influences in Honduras, where her parents instilled a love for learning and languages. She shares how she originally pursued special education and later transitioned to library science, leading her to Longwood University. Janine recounts her academic experiences, highlighting the courses and faculty members who played pivotal roles during her studies.Throughout the episode, she discusses the various international libraries she has worked in, emphasizing the importance of cultural respect, adaptability, and focusing on positive influences. Janine shares the challenges and joys of working in countries like Morocco, Qatar, Thailand, and Egypt, noting unique experiences and professional growth in each. Now back in Honduras, she is opening a children's library, aiming to inspire and educate young minds through storytelling. Janine's journey underscores the transformative power of libraries and the lasting impact of a Longwood education.

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Joining the Exchange are Kristen Anderson, Josh Letsinger and Brystan Strong from Jackson County Library Services (JCLS).

Joining the Exchange are Kristen Anderson, Josh Letsinger and Brystan Strong from Jackson County Library Services (JCLS).

The modern obsession with leaving the world began, oddly enough, with a fall. In 1827, John Nelson Darby tumbled from his horse, banged his head, and started writing a new idea into the Christian imagination. He sketched a future where the faithful are whisked away from the grit and grief of history while the rest of creation burns. A quick exit. An escape hatch. A promise that the real home is elsewhere and that the earth is disposable, like a cracked cup you set in the bin.This is not ancient. It is not apostolic. It is recent and it is seductive. It tells a suffering people, your pain will be over soon, the plane is already boarding, no need to change anything down here. If you have felt that tug toward evacuation, you are not foolish. You are tired. That fatigue is understandable in an age of fires measured in miles, plague-years mapped by grief, and a public life where cruelty is mistaken for strength. The promise of escape is shaped to meet that ache. It is also a lie.The Kin-dom is already here.That is the heart of realized eschatology, the teaching we carried in the episode and carry again in this essay. “Eschatology” means the study of last things. Realized means the future is not only ahead of us. It is breaking in now. Jesus described it as a reign spread out among us, hidden like yeast in dough, like a seed in soil, like light within the body. The Kin-dom is the web of right relationship in which all can breathe, eat, heal, and flourish. Not a passcode. Not a flight plan. The Kin-dom is a way of living.From DespairDespair is honest. It names what is broken. The temptation is to make despair a home. Rapture-thinking offers a furnished apartment in that neighborhood. It whispers, if the world is going to burn, the moral thing is to detach. Sell your goods. Quit your job. Leave your lease. Tell yourself it will be over soon and the pain will end. The trouble is simple. People get left behind in our leaving. Children, neighbors, the unhoused, the exhausted caregiver down the hall. And the earth herself.We must say this plainly because our faith is not a riddle. Jesus did not ask us to decode news cycles. He asked us to feed the hungry, give water to the thirsty, clothe the naked, welcome the stranger, visit the sick and the imprisoned. These are not optional extras. They are the criteria he gave for what salvation looks like when it is walking around in a body. If we are known by our fruits, then escapism is sterile ground. It cannot grow love.There is another reason the escape story keeps getting told. It flatters power. If we are leaving any day now, then the powerful do not have to reckon with what their choices do to air, water, soil, and bodies. If the earth is a demo model to be replaced, who cares about rivers turned to poison or forests to ash. If the poor are props in a cosmic drama, who cares whether they eat. History shows the same pattern again and again. Doctrines that separate faith from works turn out to be very useful to those who profit from our apathy.To DiscoveryDespair does not have to be destiny. What if the ache we feel is not proof that the world is ending but a summons to begin. The Kin-dom has already arrived. We do not wait for permission to love. We do not ask empire how to heal. We participate in the life that is present.The early church learned this quickly. Expectations of an immediate ending gave way to the discovery that Christ is already here. Not absent. Present. Not awaiting return from a distance. Active in the web of relationships that make for life. If that is true, our question shifts. Instead of asking when we leave, we ask how to live. Instead of hunting for dates, we look for neighbors.This is where realized eschatology becomes simple and practical. If the Kin-dom is here, then our daily life is the place of devotion. Prayer is our breath when we choose to share air with one another. Eucharist is the shared table where food becomes love. Repentance is not a sad impossibility. It is repair as ordinary as changing a habit, paying a debt we owe to a community, or stepping back from a lie we learned to speak without thinking.There is an old word for hell in the gospels, Gehenna. It was a trash heap outside the city. When Jesus warns that some will be given over to Gehenna, he is not talking about a theme park in the afterlife. He is asking whether we want to live in a world organized like a dump, a society that treats people and places as disposable. The counter-picture is the Kin-dom. A shared life where no one is tossed aside.To DevotionDevotion is what love looks like on repeat. Not a one-time burst of zeal. A cadence. A rhythm. A set of holy repetitions that strengthen the soul for a lifetime of service. In the episode, we joked that rapture apparently means selling your Xbox and leaving a note. That is darkly funny. It is also a parable. If you can decide in a weekend to abandon your life, you can also decide in a weekend to begin again. The choice is yours. The drills are daily.Let us choose a set of practices that make us steady, supple, and brave. Think of them as everyday drills of freedom. No need for special terms. No need for perfect conditions. We begin where we are and repeat.1) Begin with breath and blessing.Each morning, sit for three slow breaths. On the in-breath, say inwardly, “Here.” On the out-breath, “Now.” Place a hand on your chest and another on your belly. Say out loud: “The Kin-dom is within and among us.” This is not a trick. It is a way of waking the body to reality.2) Touch the ground.Step outside if you can. Touch soil, trunk, leaf, or light. Name what you feel. Cool. Rough. Wet. Warm. This is devotion, not escape. The earth is the altar. You are a priest of the living world. Ask quietly, “How can I tend you today?”3) Choose one work of mercy.Every day, do one small act from the list Jesus gave. Feed someone. Offer water, literal or metaphorical. Share clothing or blankets. Write a card to someone ill. Give to a bail fund or visit someone who is locked away. If you cannot leave home, support a group that does. Make the Kin-dom tactile.4) Tell the truth with kindness.Practice a single sentence of truth-telling to pierce a lie you meet often. Not a speech. A sentence. For example, “No one is disposable.” Or, “Health care is not a luxury.” Or, “Libraries are sacred.” Use it when the moment comes. Gentle. Steady. Clear.5) Learn to say no.Refuse demands from power that require you to harm your neighbor, yourself, or the earth. Start small. Decline gossip that erases someone's dignity. Decline a purchase you know funds harm. Decline a schedule that turns you into a machine. Each no makes room for a larger yes.6) Make and keep a neighborly promise.Choose one ongoing commitment in your place. A monthly food distribution. A tenants' meeting. An interfaith meal. A neighborhood garden. Keep showing up. Devotion turns from idea to muscle when it is scheduled and communal.7) End the day with examen.Before sleep, name one wound you witnessed and one repair you practiced. Offer both to the Holy One. If you failed, ask for strength to try again. If you succeeded, give thanks without vanity. Tomorrow you will begin again.These are not random acts. They are kin-making acts that reveal the Kin-dom that already is. They keep us from the trap of despair and the temptation to acquiesce to the demands of power. They grow fruit where propaganda said nothing could grow. They teach the body that hope is not a mood. Hope is a practice.The History We Carry, The Future We ChooseIt helps to remember how we got here. After Darby's invention took root, other ideas cleared the way for it. Some preachers told us we are saved by believing the right things, not by doing the right things. Others taught that destiny is already set and our actions do not matter at all. Across centuries, those messages made it easier to bless wealth, ignore the poor, and outsource responsibility to an imagined timetable. Power liked that. Power still likes that.Creation Spirituality says no. It says the Holy is immanent, present in the soil, the river, the neighbor, the stranger. It says original blessing, not original sin, is the first truth about you. It says the Four Paths are a way to live: Awe that opens our eyes, Letting go of lies and fears, Creativity that builds what is needed, Transformation that turns wounds into wisdom. The Kin-dom is not hiding in the sky. It is shimmering in our shared life, asking to be chosen again.Scripture keeps the edge sharp:“The Kingdom of God is within you.”— Luke 17:21, WEB“Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.”— Matthew 25:40, WEBRead those lines slowly. If the Kin-dom is within and among us, we cannot leave without leaving Christ. If Christ meets us in the hungry, the thirsty, the sick, the imprisoned, then love is measurable and daily. Faith is not nullified by works. It is made visible by works.A Pastoral Benediction For Beginning AgainHoly One, Light within all lights, you who kindle stars and soup kitchens, gardens and grief groups, teach us to stay. Unmask the cheap promise of escape. Give us instead the costly joy of devotion. Take our despair and convert it into discovery. Take our discovery and convert it into daily love. Let our hands become sacraments. Let our words become shelter. Let our homes become small monasteries of repair. The Kin-dom is here. Help us live like it.Amen.How We Keep GoingWhen the next prediction comes, and someone names a date for leaving, remember what Jesus said about dates and hours. Remember how relief can trick the heart. Then look around. Where are the needs at the bottom of the hierarchy. Food. Water. Shelter. Medicine. Safety. Belonging. Begin there. Begin again tomorrow. This is how we refuse the empire of abandonment. This is how we become citizens of the Kin-dom.You are not powerless. You are not alone. You are not late. The future you long for is arriving in your next act of care. It will not trend. It might not be glamorous. It will be real. The earth is not a prison to flee. It is the body of God, aching for our touch, ready to be healed.Creation's Paths book: . Please share your feedback with us we want to hear your experience.Thanks for reading! This post is public so feel free to share it.Thank you for Tips / Donations: * https://ko-fi.com/cedorsett * https://patreon.com/cedorsett * https://cash.app/$CreationsPaths* Substack: https://www.creationspaths.com/New to The Seraphic Grove learn more For Educational Resource: https://wisdomscry.com Social Connections: * BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/creationspaths.com * Threads https://www.threads.net/@creationspaths * Instagram https://www.instagram.com/creationspaths/#Rapture #RaptureMyth #AntiImperialFaith #RealizedEschatology #CreationSpirituality #Christopagan Chapters:00:00 Introduction: Why Do Christians Want to Escape the World?01:45 Announcements and Book Release02:31 Has Belief in the Rapture Failed Jesus?02:46 Biblical Context: Who Gets Taken?04:23 Jesus's True Criteria for Salvation05:07 The Reformation: Luther and Calvin's Influence06:35 Faith Alone vs. Works: The Protestant Divide08:01 The Fruits of Rapture Theology09:19 The Dark Psychology of Rapture Belief10:21 Power and the Reformation11:25 The Great Awakenings and American Christianity12:32 How the Rapture Enables Injustice13:13 Realized Eschatology: The Kingdom Is Here15:07 Offshoring Responsibility to Fiction16:19 Imagining a Better World Through Right Relationship18:07 The ‘I've Got Mine' Mentality18:48 Disposable Earth: Misreading Scripture20:54 Recent Rapture Predictions and Human Suffering22:37 Compassion for Rapture Believers23:44 The Work We Should Be Doing25:05 Ancient vs. Novel: The Age of Traditions Get full access to Creation's Paths at www.creationspaths.com/subscribe

Libraries provide so much more than books. This episode, get acquainted with the free or discounted resources of your local library, like free museum tickets, SAT tutors, language classes and more. This episode originally published Oct. 16, 2023.Sign up for our newsletter series on credit card debt.Follow us on Instagram: @nprlifekitSign up for our newsletter here.Have an episode idea or feedback you want to share? Email us at lifekit@npr.orgSupport the show and listen to it sponsor-free by signing up for Life Kit+ at plus.npr.org/lifekitLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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Watsonville students created short films that will screen at UC Santa Cruz today. A Q&A discussion will follow the free event. And, local libraries are protesting censorship by celebrating Banned Books Week.

This week, libraries across the country, including the Cumberland County Library System, are taking part in National Banned Books Week, a celebration of the freedom to read and an effort to raise awareness about attempts to remove books from public shelves.Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, RHS Senior Plant Pathologist Dr Jassy Drakulic shares her passion for the mysterious world of fungi, revealing the hidden lives of their fruiting bodies and the ingenious ways they spread their spores. At RHS Garden Rosemoor, horticulturist Alex Paines takes us behind the scenes to explore the art of shaping formal hedges and offers expert tips for keeping them looking their best. And finally, Fiona Davison, RHS Head of Libraries and Exhibitions, delves into the gardens and landscapes that inspired the pages of Jane Austen's beloved novels. Host: Guy Barter Contributors: Dr Jassy Drakulic, Alex Paines, Fiona Davison Links: RHS Fungi For Gardeners book RHS Garden Rosemoor Chawton House

Send us a textSpooky season is upon us! Beth, Brittany, and Stephanie breakdown everything you need to know about the latest trends and tropes in the horror genre. And they share our own local ghost stories with The Library's resident spooky storyteller, Amy from Special Collections! But first, Sarah from the Midwest Writing Center joins us to discuss banned books. Upcoming programs: Adults: Quad Cities Archives Fair - Saturday, October 18th @ Haunted Rock Island Roadhouse Teens/Tweens: Teen Movie - Saturday, October 25th @ EasternKids: Monster Mash @ Main - Thursday, October 23rd @ Main  Helpful links from our discussion:Midwest Writing Center & Sarah Elgatian's contact: sarah.elagtian@mwcqc.orgALA's Banned Books Week 2025QC Libraries' Teentober Contests | Art, Writing & FilmBestsellers ClubLibrary Links:Calendar of Events - Learn more about the events discussed in this episode and about what is coming up at The Library!Library Catalog - Place holds on all of the books discussed today!Beanstack - Sign up to participate in our reading challenges!2025 Online Reading Challenge

Send us a textThis episode is dedicated to YOU and your library card. In a special in-depth interview, our Head of Borrower Services discusses the amazing things you can do with your Hamden library card. TJ also mentions some services we offer at the library, even if you don't have a card.Also includes a quiz show segment all about banned books, in celebration of Banned Books Week, currently in progress (Oct. 5-11). Libraries believe in the freedom to read, and that includes the freedom to listen, learn and discover new things - about the world, about other people, and about yourself. Enjoy!

It's Banned Books Week. Honorary youth chair Iris Mogul and Sam Helmick, president of the American Library Association, talk about what it is, why it matters so much, and how you can get involved.Visit theallusionist.org/bannedbooks for more information and many links about today's topics, plus a transcript of the episode.Support the show at theallusionist.org/donate and as well as keeping this independent podcast going, you also get behind-the-scenes info about every episode; livestreams with me, Martin and my ever-growing collection of dictionaries, and the charming and nurturing Allusioverse Discord community, where we're watching the current season Great British Bake Off - donors also get a weekly work of flanfic about the show.This episode was produced by me, Helen Zaltzman. Thanks to Thanks to Charisse Barnachea, and to Liv for the Judy Blume books circa 1989. Martin Austwick sings and composed the music. Download his own songs at palebirdmusic.com and on Bandcamp, and listen to his podcasts Song By Song and Neutrino Watch.Find the Allusionist at youtube.com/allusionistshow, instagram.com/allusionistshow, facebook.com/allusionistshow, @allusionistshow.bsky.social… If I'm there, I'm there as @allusionistshow. Our ad partner is Multitude. If you want me to talk compellingly about your product, sponsor an episode: contact Multitude at multitude.productions/ads. This episode is sponsored by:• Squarespace, your one-stop shop for building and running your online forever home. Go to squarespace.com/allusionist for a free trial, and get 10 percent off your first purchase of a website or domain with the code allusionist.• Home Chef, meal kits that fit your needs. For a limited time, Home Chef is offering Allusionist listeners fifty per cent off and free shipping on your first box, plus free dessert for life, at HomeChef.com/allusionist.• Rosetta Stone, immersive and effective language learning. Allusionist listeners get 50% off unlimited access to all 25 language courses, for life: go to rosettastone.com/allusionist.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Christopher Smith (aka Yuvi Lightman, aka Ganesha 1024) is the founder of the Quantus network: an mbitious quantum-zk blockchain which he proudly built with his team in just 6 months, with a budget of $500k. In this episode we talk about the threat of quantum computing, how quantum resistant cryptography works, and how Bitcoin can be saved from a potential disaster. Time stamps: 00:01:31 - Introducing Christopher Smith (Yuvi Lightman), known on Soundcloud Music as Ganesha1024 00:02:22 - Quantis: Zero-Knowledge Quantum-Resistant Blockchain 00:02:39 - Christopher's Background, Early Bitcoin Involvement 00:03:41 - Current Views on Bitcoin, All-Time High at $125K 00:04:19 - Discovering Bitcoin in 2012, Contributions to BitcoinJ 00:04:36 - Founding BitMesh: Micropayments via Payment Channels 00:04:42 - Mike Hearn and Payment Channels 00:05:17 - Bitcoin Whitepaper Praise, Satoshi's Genius 00:05:55 - Essence of Money, Overcomplication Critique 00:06:49 - Bitcoin's Corporate Takeover, Cultural Ethos 00:08:38 - SegWit Changes, Big Block Debate 00:09:45 - Bitcoin Cash Sympathy, Shift to Ethereum 00:10:41 - Vitalik Buterin and Gavin Wood as Geniuses 00:10:53 - Lunar Startup: Blockchain Wikipedia with ICO 00:11:08 - Bitcoin Threats: Throughput, Privacy, Quantum Security 00:11:29 - Child Porn Blackmail Tactics in Debates 00:12:18 - Social Bottlenecks in Coordination 00:13:09 - BTC Token vs Network Separation via ETFs 00:14:06 - Proof of Keys Day by Trace Mayer 00:15:23 - No Trusted Third Parties Philosophy 00:16:04 - Cryptography as Military Tech 00:18:04 - Open Source Importance, ERC20 Simplicity 00:19:21 - BlackRock as Central Bank, Cult of Saturn Symbolism 00:20:17 - Bitcoin Threats: Throughput with Shai Reference 00:22:50 - Privacy and Zcash Praise 00:23:32 - Quantus as Bitcoin Fork with Falcon Signatures 00:24:50 - Solana as Big Blocker Inheritor 00:25:04 - Overton Window Constraints 00:26:41 - Quantus Timelines Skepticism, PsiQuantum Investment 00:28:14 - Ethereum Proof of Stake, Stablecoin Control 00:29:27 - Catholic Church Analogy, Satoshi's Time-Buying Quote 00:30:04 - Weaponized Schizophrenia Concept 00:31:09 - Schizophrenia as Catch-All, LSD Benefits 00:32:21 - False Positives/Negatives in Machine Learning 00:33:34 - Arbitrary Thresholds in Science/Medicine/Physics 00:34:46 - Autistic Definitions, Bitcoin Redefinition 00:36:25 - Douglas Hofstadter's Godel Escher Bach Inspiration 00:37:32 - Ads: Bitcoin.com News 00:38:39 - Citrea: ZK Rollup on Bitcoin 00:40:21 - BIP300 Drivechains by Paul Sztorc 00:41:53 - Hacker Ethos, L2 Complexity Critique 00:43:27 - Lightning Network Failures 00:44:22 - Open Source vs Closed Source Thought Experiment 00:47:00 - Check Phrase for Security 01:00:00 - Quantum Mechanics Wave Function Collapse 02:02:17 - Chris Doesn't Sound Like Typical Founder 02:02:50 - Quantus Features: Reversible Transactions 02:05:23 - Check Phrase Innovation 02:07:29 - HD Wallets for Lattice Cryptography, QIPs 02:08:46 - Pro-Social to Industry, Ethereum Ethos 02:09:00 - Ross Ulbricht on Blockchain Decentralization 02:10:00 - Bitcoin Maximalism Critique 02:10:34 - Satoshi on ZK Proofs Efficiency 02:11:01 - Grin Fair Launch, Kaspa DAG Innovation 02:12:16 - Zcash Innovations, ZK Snarks 02:13:25 - Libraries from Zcash, Fluffy Pony Dismissal 02:14:07 - Zcash Made ZK Practical 02:15:36 - Ethereum Net Positive Despite Mess 02:16:04 - Stablecoins as Freezable CBDCs 02:18:19 - Eye-Openers: Iran Banking Struggles, Argentina Tether Use 02:20:40 - COVID Psychology Lessons 02:22:27 - QE Money Printing Realization 02:23:33 - Legal vs Moral, COVID Non-Compliance 02:25:13 - Forgetting COVID Coercion 02:26:36 - Psychedelic Community Enforcement 02:27:47 - Nature's Cruelty 02:28:55 - Vaccine Divisions 02:30:02 - Each Vaccine Unique, Pavlov's Association 02:31:03 - Freedom License Concept 02:32:01 - Agency and Responsibility 02:34:05 - Frustrated Developers, Utility Missed 02:35:07 - User Adoption Challenges 02:36:01 - Funnel for Adoption, Co-Founder Complement 02:37:38 - Check Phrase for Wallets 02:39:04 - Plato on Politics 02:39:46 - Habeas Corpus History 02:40:40 - Optimism: Sunlight, World Complexity 02:41:36 - Manifesting Intentions 02:42:28 - Soundcloud Recommendation, Quantus Docs 02:43:02 - Music Like Pink Floyd's Great Gig in the Sky 02:44:47 - Amir Taaki 7-Hour Record 02:45:43 - Zooko's 6-Hour Interview 02:46:47 - WeaponizedSchizophrenia.com Blog 02:47:00 - Closing Words

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0:00 Housekeeping 3:42 Community News 9:06 State of CircuitPython, Libraries & Blinka 20:05 Hug Reports 22:53 Status Updates 28:33 In the Weeds 28:43 Wrap-up Notes document is available here, with timecodes: https://github.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/blob/main/2025/2025-10-06.md Join here for the chat all week: http://adafru.it/discord The CircuitPython Weekly normally is held at 2pm US ET/11am us PT on Mondays. Check the #circuitpython-dev channel on Discord for notices of change in time and links to past meetings. Meeting times are also available in iCal format using the following link: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/master/meeting.ical or view it in your browser: https://open-web-calendar.herokuapp.com/calendar.html?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adafruit/adafruit-circuitpython-weekly-meeting/master/meeting.ical CircuitPython development is sponsored by Adafruit. Please support them by purchasing hardware from https://adafruit.com. Reminders: Podcast available on most services. Let us know if we're missing some. Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------

An explosion rocks the El Segundo Chevron refinery. Governor Newsom tells California universities not to sign President Trump's latest funding compact, or else. LA County libraries are ending their digital lending services. Plus more from Morning Edition. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.comVisit www.preppi.com/LAist to receive a FREE Preppi Emergency Kit (with any purchase over $100) and be prepared for the next wildfire, earthquake or emergency! Support the show: https://laist.com

On this episode, we talk to Mary Anna Evans about her book, The Dark Library.Want to discuss the book in person? Join us at Book Club: The Dark Library on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at 6:30 pm. The first 10 people to register may pick up a free copy of the book at the Customer Service Desk.Reading The Dark Library (or another book set in a library) is one of the prompts on the Summer-Fall Books & Bites Bingo reading challenge. Plus, if you read the book and 1) attend our Book Club discussion of it or 2) listen to the this episode of the Books & Bites podcast, you'll earn a free square of your choice!To download two recipes featured in The Dark Library, visit our website.

Gardens are more than places of beauty — they're living archives, preserving stories of the past. In this episode, we leaf through the September issue of The Plant Review to uncover what history can teach us about the gardens of today. RHS horticulturist Jack Aldridge recalls the rare purple-leaved Stachyurus—first spotted in a Devon garden in the 1970s, lost for decades, then rediscovered at a Cornish plant fair. Judith Taylor, a 91-year-old retired neurologist and garden historian, explores the legacy of Roy Genders, one of the most prolific gardening voices of the 20th century. And plant taxonomist and collector Jamie Compton joins James to untangle the thorny mysteries of the Banksian roses. Host: James Armitage and Gareth Richards Contributors: Jack Aldridge, Judith Taylor, Jamie Compton Links: The Plant Review

The libraries may belong to Faiz Ahmed Faiz but the streets belong to Habib Jalib.#78years78heroes

Steve chats with Becky Siegel Spratford, editor of Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature, about her deep involvement and interest in the horror genre, the inspiration and process behind her book, the diversity of voices in horror, how horror can foster empathy and address real-world anxieties, and the dangers of quicksand (it’s everywhere). … Continue reading 298: Why I Love Horror by Becky Siegel Spratford

U.S. officials cover up a “secret cemetery” of 230 Black boys, Trump to attend a gathering of top generals, Solange Knowles launches a free radical library, and the legacy of Assata Shakur takes center stage while Kamala Harris hits the book-tour circuit to mixed reviews. News230 dead Black boys. A 'secret cemetery. Officials knew, and didn't act.Assata Shakur, a fugitive Black militant sought by the U.S. since 1979, dies in CubaTrump to attend gathering of top generals, upending last-minute plansSolange Knowles is launching a free radical library.Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A PBS classic is making its way back to the airwaves (e-waves?) as a YouTube show for a new generation.Read more about the new show and its host here ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Arch Stanton Quartet (ASQ) will present a series of upcoming free performances of music, readings, and reflections inspired by Paul Bowles' celebrated 1949 novel “The Sheltering Sky.” Performances will be held at libraries throughout Albany County, supported by a community arts grant from the Albany County Arts and Culture program, coordinated by Advance Albany County Alliance.On its surface, Bowles' novel follows an American couple, Port and Kit Moresby, and their friend Tunner on a journey of post-WWII North Africa. Enigmatic and philosophical, the richly layered novel ultimately explores the depths of the human psyche, and its descent into despair and alienation. Less known is Bowles' work as a composer of music.

In 2013 the Scottish writer Val McDermid was cast away by Kirsty Young.Crime fiction is Val's chosen genre, and the millions of novels she sells examine and dissect the darkest recesses of human behaviour. Val spoke to Kirsty about her childhood love of libraries.You can listen to the full episode on BBC Sounds.

Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show has been pulled off the air following his comments about Charlie Kirk's killer. On this week's On the Media, how threats to free speech have escalated in the wake of the assassination. Plus, a school librarian in Louisiana shares how she's been targeted by book-banning activists.[02:25]  Host Micah Loewinger sits down with Lily Mason, professor of political science at Johns Hopkins and the co-author of the book Radical American Partisanship: Mapping Violent Hostility, to discuss what data we have on how Americans think about political violence. [21:07] Micah speaks with Ryan Broderick, author of the Garbage Day newsletter, to examine the evidence around Charlie Kirk's alleged killer, and what radicalization looks like in a digital age.  [35:45] Host Brooke Gladstone talks with Amanda Jones, school librarian in Livingston Parish, Louisiana and former School Librarian of the Year, to discuss being a target of book-banning activists. Plus, why protecting libraries is as crucial as ever. Further reading / listening:Radical American Partisanship: Mapping Violent Hostility, Its Causes, and the Consequences for Democracy, by Lily Mason“Charlie Kirk was killed by a meme,” by Ryan BroderickThat Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America, by Amanda Jones On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.

In this episode, Diosa and Mala reflect on their personal connections to libraries as third spaces, how they used library resources as children (even now as podcasters), and how these experiences tie into larger conversations around achievement gaps. They also discuss the importance of libraries as community spaces and why we need libraries now more than ever! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/locatora_productionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.