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What the Stone Did Not ForgetThe lineage of the sacred feminine from Neolithic Europe all the way to the Stardust Lineage.There is an image of a woman small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. She is less than four and a half inches tall, carved from Neolithic limestone over 28,000 years ago near the Danube River in what is now called Austria. She is all curved. A sacred feminine body with a round belly, full breasts, wide hips, a body in its fullness and generative power, honored in the most permanent material available.She has no face. She does not need one. She is not a portrait of an individual woman. She is every woman. And she is a statement about what the female body means, what it carries, what it represents, and the cosmology of the people who made her. She is, of course, the Venus of Willendorf.She was once tinted with red ochre, the same iron-rich pigment as human blood, and women's blood. Even in the act of carving, there was an awareness of the connection between body, earth, and cosmos. The stone itself was not incidental. The stone holds what time cannot otherwise keep. The stone holds the story and remembers.Across a vast arc of prehistoric Europe and Asia, from France to Siberia, archaeologists have uncovered hundreds of similar figurines spanning thousands of years of human creative life. Each one encoded the same understanding. The female body is sacred. It doesn't represent the sacred. It is the sacred and created from the sacred. She is the source. She is the organizing principle of human life.Honoring the feminine because of matriarchy was not something radical, was not feminism. It was not simply embedded into the fabric of early human cultures. It was actually what the fabric was woven from — not just embedded, woven from. It is the very fibers of the tapestry.And this story lasts for thousands and thousands and thousands of years before the eventual widespread emergence of organized warfare, before the legal and theological structures that would later declare the female body a problem to be managed and named, before the invention of land ownership.The stone did not forget, even as later cultures obscured, suppressed, and reinterpreted and renamed what these figurines meant. The stone holds the story. The clay holds the imprint.Marija Gimbutas and the Language of the Sacred BodyMuch of what we know about these ancient cultures comes from the work of Marija Gimbutas, the Lithuanian-American archaeologist, Professor Emeritus at UCLA, and one of the most important and most contested scholars in the 20th century. She spent decades excavating what she called Old Europe, the Neolithic cultures of prehistoric Europe that flourished before the arrival of the patriarchal peoples from the Pontic-Caspian steppes beginning around 4000 BCE. In the regions of what is now known as Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania, the Cucuteni-Trypillia era, she documented cultures that developed sophisticated symbolic systems over thousands of years, deeply rooted in agricultural art and the cyclical understandings of life.In thousands of figurines, burial sites, ceremonial objects, and symbolic markings, she identified a coherent visual language — circles, spirals, triangles, and the female form encoding an entire civilization's understanding of life, death, the regeneration cycle, and the sacred. This is not primitive decoration. These are not fertility charms made for male desire. These are acts of reverence and collaboration, a co-creative relationship, symbols encoded into stone and clay, telling a story about who we were and perhaps who we could be.And she found no weapons there until later.Her interpretation, by the way, has been challenged and debated by subsequent scholars. Her naming, her description of the archaeomythology of the ancient mothers — to this day, archaeologists are trying to disprove her theories and relabel her findings.And yet the figurines — it's even hard to call them that. The mother. She just exists. The symbols recur across vast distances and thousands of years with a consistency that really demands no explanation. We honored her and her body. Whatever the precise nature of the social structures that produced them, the female body represented in these artifacts is the power. She is the primary symbol through which a civilization found its meaning.That understanding did not disappear when the cultures that held it were disrupted. It went underground, literally, and it survived in objects and then modern day practices that the dominant culture wasn't successful in stamping out.So much they took from us. So much we remembered. The stone remembers, and the stardust bones remember.Lenore Thomas Straus — Choosing the MotherThis is how it leads into our Stardust Lineage.In 1937, sculptor Lenore Thomas Straus received a commission through the Public Works Administration — sometimes called the Works Progress Administration — in Greenbelt, Maryland. This is one of the New Deal communities being built during the Depression, supported by the Roosevelts' vision for an American public life. Lenore worked on multiple projects connected to this era of public art, and photographs document her alongside Eleanor Roosevelt in a hard hat.Lenore also made a note that these communities were being built for white people, but by Black people. That is part of the story. The untold story.For the Greenbelt commission, Lenore was given latitude to choose her subject. It was going to go in the town square. She chose a mother and child — not a warrior, not a statesman for the area, not an allegory of progress or industry. A mother kneeling, with her child holding a cup with both hands. It is carved across three four-foot limestone blocks from Indiana, twelve feet of stone placed in public space, and functional — a water fountain. Just like a woman, she wanted to make sure it made sense. Utility and reverence made inseparable, the act of offering water given permanent form in stone. The sculpture was commissioned in 1937 and completed in 1939.This is, of course, a conscious choice. With the full range of American civic iconography available to her, with the imprimatur of federal commission behind her, Lenore Thomas Straus chose to place the sacred feminine body in a public square — a mother and a child.She also carved in a separate commission the Preamble to the Constitution in stone, also in Maryland.She knew what she was doing. She was doing what the Neolithic carvers had done across thousands of years — inscribing the female body and the values of a society that honors life in the most permanent material available.She wrote of her relationship to carving stone as an artist: Quietly, I bow to the stone.To our community, this summarizes the root system of Intentional Creativity. The sentence holds an entire philosophy. The sculptor does not dominate the material. She listens to it. She honors what it carries. She brings her full devotion to bear before she raises a hand to shape it.Greenbelt, Maryland is where Lenore Thomas Straus is from — Prince George's County, Maryland.Lenore Thomas Straus became the teacher of a young artist named Sue Hoya Sellers. She recognized Sue when Sue was seventeen years old. Sue had ridden seven miles on dirt roads to find her, a portfolio strapped to her bicycle, clothes starched and ironed, two years of preparation. Lenore called her a young artist, and Sue was one.Among the things Lenore passed to Sue was an understanding that the sacred feminine image belonged in the hands of women — that carving was not decoration, that it was transmission, and honestly, a form of decolonizing the female body.Sue carried this forward in her own large-scale work, including a monumental pregnant woman carved in wood commissioned for Alice Walker that stands at Stardust Ranch in Sonoma — the sacred feminine body again in the most permanent material available, given to the woman who had sat at the table with Sue, given to the writer who told me that to be happy is one of the most revolutionary acts.And Sue passed this assignment to me when I was twenty-four. Sue co-mothered me, and this was among the most sacred things she passed forward.A Cold Day and a Palm-Sized PrayerI remember the day.It was cloudy and cold on the mountain. Sue and I, months before, had gone out to dig the very clay from the earth — red clay. She wanted me to understand the whole cycle of making. Finally, the clay was made. It was placed in my hands, and she said: make it fit the palm of your hand. For prayer. Put your intention into it.I brought the clay into my hands and began to shape it. I didn't know what it would become, but I knew that I was called to make the Sacred Mother. It was the first thing I ever made out of clay.Amazingly, years after Sue's death, Lenore's daughter Nora sent me a small figurine carved in stone — one of Sue's earliest works — a goddess figurine, small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. It was only then, holding that piece, understanding what Sue had been handed and what she handed to me, that I received the full weight of the assignment — not as an instruction, as a lineage, as a specific, unbroken transmission of an understanding that Lenore had carried from her own teachers, and they from theirs, all the way back to the women who pressed their hands into cave walls and shaped limestone into figurines small enough to fit in the palm of your hand.It makes me think of my recent visit to Malta — how the Sleeping Lady of Malta is so tiny she can almost fit in the palm of your hand. But there were also sculptures so huge they were claimed to be made by giantesses. Lenore and Sue did the same thing — made the tiny and the large.Lenore was a Norwegian woman. She decided to carve an enormous sculpture, a mother and child. She went on to carve the Preamble to the Constitution in stone. She taught Sue and Sue taught me — from hand to hand and really from heart to heart.And when I think of this teaching and share it with my students today, I feel the throughline of the sacred feminine image always emerging and becoming and arriving in and through our hands. Back at the beginning, right at the time I made that sculpture, I knew I wanted to change the way that women were treated and the way that the face of the feminine was regarded in my lifetime.Thousands of paintings are part of it. The carrying on of a Stardust Lineage — from Neolithic limestones to these stardust bones.Us. We.Footnotes(1) The Venus of Willendorf is housed in the Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria. On the red ochre tinting and its connection to blood symbolism in prehistoric ritual contexts, see: Jill Cook, Ice Age Art: Arrival of the Modern Mind (British Museum Press, 2013); Marija Gimbutas, The Language of the Goddess (HarperCollins, 1989).(2) On the geographic distribution of similar prehistoric female figurines: Gimbutas, The Language of the Goddess (1989), Introduction; Cook, Ice Age Art (2013).(3) Marija Gimbutas, The Civilization of the Goddess: The World of Old Europe (HarperCollins, 1991). On the Kurgan hypothesis and the cultural transition beginning around 4000 BCE.(4) On the Cucuteni-Trypillia culture: Gimbutas, The Language of the Goddess (1989). See also: John Chapman, Fragmentation in Archaeology (Routledge, 2000) for a more recent treatment.(5) Gimbutas, The Language of the Goddess (1989). On the visual symbolic language of prehistoric European artifacts.(6) For scholarly critique of Gimbutas's methodology, see: Lynn Meskell, “Goddesses, Gimbutas and ‘New Age' Archaeology,” Antiquity 69 (1995): 74–86. For a balanced recent assessment, see: Douglass Bailey, Prehistoric Figurines: Corporeality and Representation in the Neolithic (Routledge, 2005).(7) Lenore Thomas Straus, Mother and Child, Indiana limestone water fountain, commissioned 1937, completed 1939, Greenbelt Homes Inc., Greenbelt, Maryland. Commissioned through the Public Works Administration / Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project. Photographic documentation of Straus with Eleanor Roosevelt held in the Stardust Lineage archive. For archival verification, consult Greenbelt Museum records.(8) Lenore Thomas Straus, Preamble to the Constitution, stone, Greenbelt, Maryland. Documented by personal visit. For archival citation, consult Greenbelt Museum records and WPA Federal Art Project documentation.(9) Lenore Thomas Straus, Stone Dust. Exact page number to be confirmed before publication. Get full access to Tea with the Muse at teawiththemuse.substack.com/subscribe

Novelists Maggie O'Farrell, Stacey Halls, and Ruta Sepetys on turning research into living scenes, building non-linear structure that still feels clear, and writing voice and dialogue that make the past feel immediate. Timestamps:00:01:30 Maggie O'Farrell00:26:14 Stacey Halls00:49:33 Ruta Sepetys You'll learn:The importance of "reading like a writer" to reverse-engineer time, tense, and technique from books you love.How to structure a non-chronological narrative using flowcharts and “breadcrumb trails” so readers never feel lost.Where to look for small, specific historical details that unlock character, scene, and momentum.A practical way to treat research as idea-generation, not “homework you must finish” before you start drafting.A simple plotting method (index cards + one-sentence scenes) that helps you see the whole book at a glance.Why a first draft is allowed to be rough, and how that mindset can help you write faster and finish.How “writing toward a feeling” can guide structure when you can't see the whole plot in advance.Ways to keep going through the long middle by focusing on the work itself, not external noise.How to use collaboration and expert readers to pressure-test cultural and historical authenticity. Resources & Links:Join our LWS community!Maggie's full episode and notesStacey's full episode and notesRuta's full episode and notes About the authors:Maggie O'Farrell is the bestselling author of Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait, noted for lyrical prose and inventive structure; her craft insights span sentence-level cadence, non-linear timelines, and historically grounded voice.Note: Our episode with Maggie was done in collaboration with Arvon, the UK's leading creative writing charity. Arvon believes everyone can benefit from the transformative power of creative writing. It hosts residential, online and community-based writing courses and events, embracing over 6,000 people each year, tutored by some of the most respected writers in the UK today. Find out more at arvon.orgStacey Halls is the UK author of The Familiars, The Foundling, and Mrs England, known for vivid period settings, propulsive plotting, and character-driven suspense; she outlines with index cards and drafts quickly before deep revision.Ruta Sepetys is a Lithuanian-American novelist (Between Shades of Gray, Salt to the Sea) whose work uncovers suppressed histories with YA-accessible clarity; she emphasizes collaboration, ethical research, and a clear “why” for every project. For show notes, transcripts and to attend our live podcasts visit: podcast.londonwriterssalon.com.For free writing sessions, join free Writers' Hours: writershour.com.*FOLLOW LONDON WRITERS' SALONTwitter: twitter.com/​​WritersSalonInstagram: instagram.com/londonwriterssalonFacebook: facebook.com/LondonWritersSalonIf you're enjoying this show, please rate and review this show!

Get 20% OFF your DeleteMe plan by texting TRACK to 64000. Message and data rates may apply. Oracle is offering to cut your current cloud bill in HALF if you move to OCI. Go to https://oracle.com/TRACKLIMITS to see if your company qualifies for this special offer. In this episode of Track Limits, we sit down with David Malukas, one of IndyCar's rising stars, for a candid and entertaining conversation about his road to recovery, what it's like being back in the car, and the unique journey that's shaped his career. David shares stories from his Lithuanian-American upbringing, his first big breaks in racing, and the rollercoaster of injuries, comebacks, and staying mentally sharp in one of the toughest motorsport series in the world. Off the track, he opens up about his passions, sense of humour, and how he keeps life balanced when the racing pressure ramps up. Whether you're an IndyCar fan or just love hearing what life is really like behind the helmet, this episode is packed with laughs, insights, and inspiration. ⏱️ Episode Highlights 00:00 – Introduction & David's comeback story 01:40 – Growing up Lithuanian-American in Chicago 04:15 – Early racing memories & family sacrifices 07:00 – Breaking into IndyCar & first big moments 10:30 – Injury setbacks & mental resilience 13:05 – Returning stronger: lessons from recovery 16:20 – Off-track hobbies & passions 18:40 – Funniest paddock stories & teammate banter 21:15 – Advice for young drivers chasing IndyCar dreams 23:30 – What's next for David Malukas

Lithuanian-American siblings Vija and Dovas Lietuvninkas have been singing traditional Lithuanian folk music since they can remember.  “One of my earliest memories in general is of my grandfather singing Lithuanian folk songs to us as we were going to sleep, as lullabies as we’re sleeping over at their houses,” Dovas said. “So, literally from the […]

Chris Haynes and Marc Stein get ready for the NBA's annual summer league in extremely timely fashion in this fun and lively visit with Bulls rookie Matas Buzelis. The highly rated 6-foot-10 forward tells the guys all about his draft night experience, getting selected by his hometown team, how a season with the G League Ignite prepared him for the highest level and what he hopes to achieve both in the NBA and internationally. As a bonus: Buzelis and Haynes get a history lesson from the old man Stein about the little-known magical history of the No. 14 that the Lithuanian/American forward has chosen to wear in Chicago.   Follow, rate and review #thisleague UNCUT with Chris Haynes & Marc Stein here!https://link.chtbl.com/thisleagueuncut #fsrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Haynes and Marc Stein get ready for the NBA's annual summer league in extremely timely fashion in this fun and lively visit with Bulls rookie Matas Buzelis. The highly rated 6-foot-10 forward tells the guys all about his draft night experience, getting selected by his hometown team, how a season with the G League Ignite prepared him for the highest level and what he hopes to achieve both in the NBA and internationally. As a bonus: Buzelis and Haynes get a history lesson from the old man Stein about the little-known magical history of the No. 14 that the Lithuanian/American forward has chosen to wear in Chicago.   Follow, rate and review #thisleague UNCUT with Chris Haynes & Marc Stein here!https://link.chtbl.com/thisleagueuncut #fsrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's World in 10 we hear from a Lithuanian-American woman, whose Second World War-hero grandfather is glorified in villages across Lithuania...except she's discovered his dark, Nazi-style secret, and is trying to have that stopped.Also, did someone in France bring the UK's Air Traffic Control system to a grinding halt?AND the woman whose surgeon discovered a worm - alive - in her brain, the calming effects of Mozart revealed and the reason AI's not writing for the Times just yet!The World in 10 is a Times of London podcast. For more stories like these listen to Times Radio or take out a digital subscription at thetimes.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of Our American Stories, The Lithuanian American who created the #1 depression research foundation in the country. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Patty Mechael is a leader in digital transformation of global health in low-and middle-income countries. She is the Co-founder and Policy Lead of HealthEnabled. She has held numerous executive and leadership positions, traveled to over 40 countries, and spent more than 20 years improving public health throughout the world. She has served as Executive Director of the mHealth Alliance at the UN Foundation and Executive Vice President of the Personal Connected Health Alliance at HIMSS as well as Visiting Professor at Princeton University and Adjunct Professor at the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs and Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.Patty takes this deep knowledge of public health and combines it with a passion for writing fiction. She recently released a middle-school novel "The Antidotes: The Pollution Solution" a book she wrote with input from her middle-school aged son during the pandemic. Patty has a PhD in Public Health and Policy from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She has a Master of Health Science, International Public Health/International Health from Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health and a BA in Near Easter Studies from The Johns Hopkins University.Episode NotesPatty's newly released book “The Antidotes: The Pollution Solution” brings together two of her greatest passions – writing fiction and global health. Patty shares how she became interested in writing fiction, how she actually began the writing process, her inspirations, and provides some guidance that may be helpful for other scientists who are interested in writing. She shares her extensive experience in global health in over 40 countries and more than 25 years in the field. We talk a bit about the pandemic and she provides her viewpoints of what went well, what could be improved upon and our joint hope for our future in the youth of the world.To learn more about Patty and to join the The Antidotes Community visit: www.patriciamechael.com/antidotes  Music used in the podcast: Higher Up, Silverman Sound StudioAcronyms, Definitions, and Fact CheckBellagio Fellowship - The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Residency Program is a project-based residency that offers academics, artists, policymakers, and practitioners a serene setting for focused, goal-oriented work, and the unparalleled opportunity to establish new connections with residents from a wide array of backgrounds, disciplines, and geographies.  (https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/bellagio-center/residency-program/)Rūta Šepetys; born November 19, 1967) is a Lithuanian-American writer of historical fiction. As an author, she is a #1 New York Times and international bestseller and winner of the Carnegie Medal. She is a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Fellow and the first American writer of young adult literature to speak at the European Parliament and NATO. (Wikipedia)The history of plastic pollution in the ocean is extensive because of plastic's long life. The material never truly goes away — it merely breaks apart into microplastics that marine animals ingest and absorb. Three species of fish in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean have been found to have polyethylene and polyester microplastics in their bodies.  (https://www.4ocean.com/blogs/blog/a-brief-history-of-the-plastic-crisis)Dr. LaQuandra S. Nesbitt is a board-certified family physician with over a decade of experience leading population health initiatives in governmental public health agencies. Dr. Nesbitt currently serves as the Director of the District of Columbia Department of Health in Washington, DC, a position she has held since January 2015. (https://dchealth.dc.gov/b

This week we are delighted to welcome back our good pal Kapil Seshasayee as he talks about his upcoming album, his latest single and how this particular album by Lithuanian-American musician Vyto B was a huge influence on his early work.   Tricentennial 2076 is a contender for being the most obscure thing we've yet covered on this podcast. Borning in obscurity in 1976, its existence and the mystery of its creator seemed to grow in the decades since its inception. Due to a couple of exceptional pieces by The Chicago Reader in 2019, much of the mystery of who Vyto B is was made clear to the general public. Which is particularly great for a podcast like ours, and someone as elusive as Vyto B is just catnip for us.   He claimed to have written hundreds of songs over the course of his career but most of it remains inaccessible. The music of his that is known though is fascinating. This album is a mixture between 70s acoustic folk and mental free-jazz piano pieces, all wrapped in a barely comprehensible sci-fi story set in post-apocalyptic America. Future records are all over the shop, and nothing at all like this.  This week we dive into the man, the myth and the pseudo-legend, and also chat to Kapil about his latest single, which you can listen to here: https://youtu.be/hZqF9DFkW_A Next week - something very different from this indeed.

ENGLISH starts after our intro! Also finally on YouTube (https://youtu.be/MoxpsgpenAk) - We are starting CON FUERZA in our 3rd season of Contraelite! We interviewed Lithuanian-American author Silvia Foti, who wrote "The Nazi's Granddaughter: How I Discovered My Grandfather was a War Criminal" and buckle up, because it's a super interesting ride into how Silvia found out the very painful history of her grandfather, Jonas Noreika, or "General Storm" who was hailed as a Lithuanian war hero, while in reality, he had been an anti-Soviet partisan and Nazi collaborator. Follow us @Contraelite1 on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook Contraelite podcast on different platforms: Apple: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnApple Anchor: https://anchor.fm/contraelite Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnSpotify Google: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnGoogle YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/ContraeliteOnYouTube Our breaks music is "Draco" by Yung Kartz (https://www.yungkartzbeats.com/) Related reading and more information about our guest: New York Times article "No more lies. My grandfather was a Nazi" by Silvia Foti: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/opinion/jonas-noreika-lithuania-nazi-collaborator.html NYT article en español: https://www.nytimes.com/es/2021/01/31/espanol/opinion/abuelo-nazi.html Silvia Foti on HardTalk BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct1n10 Silvia's article: https://www.silviafoti.com/who-is-jonas-noreika/ Article on the Chicago Tribune: https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-lithuania-nazi-jonas-noreika-20210407-k72dbr373fforgk6kuq5ubzkru-story.html My grandfather, a national hero in Lithuania — and a war criminal - Article on the Harvard Gazette: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/10/how-author-silvia-foti-discovered-her-grandfathers-nazi-past/ Silvia's book: https://www.amazon.com/Nazis-Granddaughter-Discovered-Grandfather-Criminal/dp/1684511089 Articles about controversial monument in Budapest, Hungary: -EURACTIV article https://www.euractiv.com/section/central-europe/news/controversial-monument-divides-hungarians-angers-jewish-community/ -Reuters article: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hungary-holocaust-german-memorial/hungary-pm-defends-contested-monument-to-nazi-victims-idUSBREA0L1H820140122

When the Lithuanian president Gitanas Nausėda, who opposes same-sex marriage, came to visit Lithuanian-Americans in Chicago, Eglė Malinauskaitė greeted him with a banner "Nausėda yra homofobas". The picture went viral but the person behind the banner remained unknown. For the first podcast episode of 2022, we met Eglė in their room in Chicago to talk about the power of bold protest and the absence of LGBTQ voices in the Lithuanian-American community. This episode kicks off the series of conversations with global Lithuanians on their relationship with Lithuania and their work to inspire progressive changes in Lithuanian society, even when they don't live there physically. We called this series Rethinking Lithuania to challenge the traditional narrative of what defines us as a community. These conversations are held by Karolis Vyšniauskas, one of NARA's editors, who's currently studying journalism masters in New York University.

In today's adventure, we speak with David Malukas, 19-year-old Lithuanian American racing driver. David moved through the Cooper Tires USF2000 series and the Pro Mazda series. Now he races for HMD Motorsports in the Indy Lights Championship, the final step on the Road to Indy. David shares his story into racing at a very young age with lots of laughs. Listen in to learn more about David and Indy Lights! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/adventureswithaggie/support

Conservative columnist, media strategist, and Lithuanian-American Gabriella Hoffman joins the show to tell the story of her family's escape from the Soviet Union and Communist tyranny. What was it like for her parents in Soviet-era Lithuania? How has modern-day Lithuania responded to its dark authoritarian past? And what made America such an appealing place for her family to flee to? Are those elements of American life under attack? We discuss all this, plus the modern conservative movement's anti-immigrant faction and Gabriella's hot food take. Follow Gabriella on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gabby_Hoffman Read her Townhall columns: https://townhall.com/columnists/gabriellahoffman/ Subscribe to her on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSfCHqRsfAOsJRNIJhOKWaw

Rose Namajunas, a female UFC Fighter has had the courage in our cowardly world to stand up and say what needs to be said. Communism is bad and “better dead than red”. We used to understand this in the United States. We applaud her bravery for speaking the truth.  During the week’s Finished Firearm segment from Duracoat University, Professor Paul shows off the refinished Mossberg 930, semi-automatic 12 gauge shotgun. This shotgun is one of several in the “Punisher Collection” that Mr. Markel recently completed.   Thanks for being a part of SOTG! We hope you find value in the message we share. If you’ve got any questions, here are some options to contact us: Send an Email Send a Text Call Us Enjoy the show! And remember…You’re a Beginner Once, a Student For Life! TOPICS COVERED THIS EPISODE • [0:02:45] Prof. Paul talks about Audio Books• [0:08:41] DuraCoat Finished Firearms - DuraCoat University     • TOPIC: Mossberg 930 12 Gauge• Huge thanks to our Partners:Brownells | CrossBreed | Duracoat | SWAT Fuel • [0:31:00] ‘Better Dead Than Red’: UFC Fighter Doubles Down On Anti-Communism Remarks www.dailywire.com FEATURING: Daily Wire, DuraCoat University, Madison Rising, Jarrad Markel, Paul Markel, SOTG University PARTNERS: Brownells, Inc., CrossBreed Holsters, DuraCoat Firearm Finishes, SWAT Fuel FIND US ON: Full30, Parler, MeWe.com, iTunes, Stitcher, AppleTV, Roku, Amazon, GooglePlay, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, tumblr SOURCES From www.dailywire.com: UFC strawweight contender Rose Namajunas isn’t backing down from her criticisms of communism, reiterating her family’s struggles against communist oppression. Ahead of her April 24 fight against Chinese champion Zhang Weili, Namajunas, who is Lithuanian-American, said her motivation for winning the fight is partly fueled by her opposition to communism. ESPN reported Tuesday: Namajunas’ family is from Lithuania, and she said she has drawn inspiration from the documentary, “The Other Dream Team.” The film focuses on the 1992 Lithuanian men’s national basketball team, which entered the Barcelona Olympics as an independent country after the fall of the Soviet Union. Namajunas recently told a Lithuanian outlet that the movie is a reminder that “it’s better dead than red,” an anti-communist expression coined during the Cold War. She also said Zhang is “red” and that freedom is a “huge motivating factor” for why she fights. (Click Here for Full Article)

This week, to mark Lithuanian Independence Restoration Day on March 11, we revisit AFI Silver Theatre Associate Film Programmer Abbie Algar's conversation with Lithuanian-American writer/director Tomas Vengris [4:54] about his brilliant feature debut MOTHERLAND (2019), recorded in December 2020 as part of the AFI EU Film Showcase.

Meet Nika, a Lithuanian-American who moved to Lithuania to see what it would be like living here, connect more to her roots and share her field of expertise through working in the public sector. She is passionate about gender equality and sexuality education and has successfully initiated and coordinated projects in these ares at the youth department here in Vilnius. Nika shared what it was like to grow up Lithuanian-American and be involved in the Lithuanian community over in NY, her first visits to Lithuania and becoming closer to family living here, her work through the Create Lithuania program and differences in dating culture that she has observed. Had a blast chatting, hope you enjoy too!

Silvia Kučėnaitė Foti, MSJ, MAT, MFA, is a journalist, creative writer, teacher, and mother. Silvia holds Masters’ degrees in Journalism, Education, and Creative Nonfiction has been a journalist for twenty years, has published two mystery novels, and has been a high school English teacher since 2007. With a Master’s in Journalism from Northwestern University, Silvia has extensive experience in writing nonfiction and has written for a variety of publications, including the Chicago Tribune, Southtown Economist, Southwest News-Herald, Crain’s Chicago Business, Chicago Parent, LA Parent, Buenos Aires Herald, Argentine News. After she earned her Master’s degree in Journalism, she moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to live with her great aunt, her grandfather’s sister, while recording many stories about her legendary grandfather. At the same time, she wrote movie reviews and features for the Buenos Aires Herald and Argentine News, photographed polo players for Polo News, taught English to business executives, and learned how to speak Spanish fluently. Upon her return to Chicago, she worked for the Academy of General Dentistry, where she managed its flagship monthly newsmagazine AGD Impact, as well as its major communications pieces. She left the AGD to form her own freelance writing company called Lotus Ink, and worked from home while raising two children, Gabriel and Alessandra. As a freelance writer, she wrote content for several websites, columns for newsmagazines, and feature articles for several publications, including Crain’s Chicago Business, Southtown Daily, and Real Woman Magazine. She won an Honorable Mention Award from Parenting Publications of America for her spot-news feature on “Are we scaring our kids silly?” published in Chicago Parent. While working as a journalist, she wrote two mystery novels featuring a journalist who covers paranormal events. Skullduggery, published by Creative Arts, received a positive review by the Library Journal: “A highly appealing, up-front heroine and a novel look at Chicago politics make this an attractive first mystery.” The Diva’s Fool, published by Echelon Press, garnered The Lovey Award from the Love Is Murder Conference for Best Paranormal/SciFi /Horror. She shifted gears and decided to become a high school English teacher to allow her to write her grandfathers story during the summer school break. She pursued a Master’s in Teaching at National Louis University, then joined the staff of Proviso Mathematics and Science Academy, a selective public high school that attracts a diverse student body. In the meantime, during her school breaks, she kept researching and writing about her grandfather. After several rewrites and rejections, she realized her journalism training and objective reporting style were inadequate for the complicated and subjective scope of this project. She decided to pursue a second writing degree, this time an MFA in Creative Nonfiction at Murray State University in Kentucky. She published a memoir piece about her experience at a diaconate retreat in the literary magazine Dappled Things and was awarded second place in its 2015 Jacques Maritain Prize for Nonfiction. Silvia speaks English, Lithuanian, and Spanish fluently. She grew up speaking Lithuanian exclusively in her home in Chicago, attended Lithuanian Saturday School for ten years, and was a member of several Lithuanian organizations, including scouts, a dancing group, a volleyball club, and Futurists, a Catholic organization. Most of her summers were spent at Lithuanian camps in Michigan, where she learned more about her heritage. As a teenager, she worked at a hospital founded by Lithuanian nuns, at a printing company that published Lithuanian publications, and for Lituanus, a Lithuanian-American quarterly. At home, she heard countless stories about her grandfather from her mother and grandmother and was raised to adore him, as well as the homeland. Silvia is an involved and practicing Catholic. Her most touching ministry involves SPRED–Special Religious Education for youth with developmental disabilities, such as autism or cerebral palsy. Besides reading, writing, and listening to classical music, she likes to walk, swim, do strength-training, and experiment with the latest diet fad because she’s always trying to be on a diet. She is passionate about the subject of heroin addiction. Her daughter, Alessandra, dated a young man who introduced her to the deadly drug and by her third exposure was helplessly addicted. She succumbed to an overdose at the age of twenty-one in 2015. This might be the subject of a future book. What You Will Learn: How Silvia became a successful author What’s in store for Silvia’s upcoming book release How the discovery of allegations that Silvia’s grandfather killed Jews in WWII inspired her new book How Silvia personally processed the shocking truth about her grandfather as she dug deeper into his history The two major breakthroughs that helped Silvia gain clarity around the confirmation of the allegations regarding her grandfathers crimes her What’s next for Silvia after her book gets published How to contact Silvia Foti: Website: https://silviafoti.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvia-foti-96a3081/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/silvia.foti.14 Twitter: @silvia_foti

Welcome to episode 30, The Prince of Darkness, featuring Lithuanian-American composer, film scorer, violin prodigy, and band leader Prince Massard Kurzhene (1900-1989). Having graduated from a Russian conservatory and begun touring Europe at the age of 12, Kurzhene found his voice in New York City’s vaudeville circuit, where he would express the supernatural and demonic through his violin. He went on to score the all-Ojibwe cast film, The Silent Enemy, as well as recording his own arrangements of multi-cultural religious musics for CBS. While little is known of the last 50 years of Kurzhen’s life, this episode offers the most exhaustive information available on this completely forgotten American artist. Welcome to the diabolical string…

The Suppressed Histories Archives is an incredible wealth of information on women's and indigenous histories from around the world, and you'll find links to all of Max's courses and livecasts here. You can also follow Max and the Suppressed Histories Archives on Facebook, where Max shares a tremendous amount of her research. And, you can learn more about her book, Witches and Pagans: Women in European Folk Religion, and purchase it a 20 percent discount, here. We covered a lot of ground in this episode - here are some links to related to some of our discussion:Max has written a three-part article about the history of Goddess veneration:Part 1Part 2 Part 3Marija Gimbutas was a Lithuanian-American archeologist whose research suggested that European prehistoric culture was both female- and Goddess-centric.   Robin Wall Kimmerer is the author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a beautiful book that weaves together indigenous wisdom and scientific knowledge to celebrate the gifts of the natural world The Sogorea Te' Land Trust is an effort led by Indigenous women in the Bay Area of California to return native lands to native people. 

Bringing you Lithuanian American voices about the upcoming presidential election and the views and insights of likeminded friends in the Baltic, Polish and Ukrainian American communities.

027 - Lithuanian American, the New York Times bestselling author Ruta Sepetys by Lithuanian Dream

Take a listen to our interview with Sezin. She is a 38-year-old woman who describes herself as a “Wear Your Voice Magazine contributor, HuffPost blogger, feminist, artist, horror novelist, tattoo collector, Frida Kahlo devotee, Third Culture Kid, who lives in Lighthouse Point, Florida after a lifetime living abroad.”  Sezin is half Lithuanian-American and half Sri-Lankan and has been married to her husband for 11 years. Since she has lived abroad, she shares some interesting perspectives from around the world regarding our central question.  Sezin is well versed in environmental and political issues and what part that has played in her decision. It seems Sezin has received aggressive scrutiny and criticism by strangers and acquaintances because she is vocal about her stance. You’ll hear how her experience contrasts with that of her husband’s and the double standard that is prevalent in our society. She is a real advocate for women who have decided their path and hopes others will also lend their support in furthering the effort to normalize this population.  Our guest is truly a Renaissance woman with smarts and a broad worldview that allow her to see things from a grander perspective. Her interview is full of interesting tidbits and facts that will have you hanging on her every word! To learn more about Sezin Koehler, please visit her website at: http://www.sezin.org     Help more people find our podcast! Rate & Review us here! Get the scoop before the episode comes out! Please visit our website and subscribe to our Newsletter!    Check us out at www.ischildfreeforme.com or email us at hi@ischildfreeforme.com Podcast Disclaimer: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the “Is Child-Free For Me?” podcast are solely those of the individuals involved and do not represent any professional advice dispensed by the hosts, Jill Brenner (social worker) and Saira John (psychologist). The podcast hosts happen to be licensed mental health therapists in the state of Texas; yet, they clearly state the nature of the podcast is for entertainment, advocacy, support and information-sharing purposes and not to be used in lieu of personal mental health services. Neither host is acting in a professional capacity in this podcast and deems their role as interviewer/host being informal and not falling within the purview of activities related to their respective professional licenses. All interviewees are aware their information, identifying demographics and content will be made public and have participated on their own free will and without coercion or external influences.  All interviewees grant verbal consent to participate in this podcast.  The hosts own all contents, rights and materials.  This podcast is available for public listening and may be shared among individuals. However, any attempt to copy or reference specific information in the podcast for use in professional endeavors, without the express approval and knowledge of the hosts, is forbidden. The hosts assume no liability for any unforeseen implications this podcast or the impact the contents might have on its listeners and interviewees.

Good Morning Zompoc is a comedy podcast brought to you from Marc & Bex in Great Britain.  They broadcast from Post-Zombie-Apocolypse Britain.   Todays episode is a little different.     In memory of the writer, director and film maker George A Romero who sadly passed away on the 16th of July 2017, this episode will feature interviews and tributes to the father of the modern zombie.   Night of the Living Dead, a micro-budget zombie film combining horror and social satire, which Romero co-wrote with John Russo, was released in 1968 and became a cult classic. It spawned a series: Dawn of the Dead (1978), Day of the Dead (1985), Land of the Dead (2005), Diary of the Dead (2007) and Survival of the Dead. The last was released in 2009.    George A Romero was born in the Bronx, in New York City, on 4 February 1940, to a Cuban father and a Lithuanian-American mother. He began his filmmaking career as a commercial director before finding his niche in horror. Indelibly associated with the zombie movie, he came to be seen as a master of the entire genre.

Today show, an epic conversation with artist and painter Skirmantas Pipas. Skirmantas Pipas is a Lithuanian-American artist in the process of painting fantastic otherworldly landscapes that serve as History Paintings of a world yet uncharted. I first met Skirmantas (aka "Skip") when he briefly worked at a Philadelphia cafe in my neighborhood, a lovely spot called The Chapterhouse, where Skip revealed himself as an unusually thoughtful and perceptive 29 year-old. Only after getting to know him better did he share his story as a 21st century American Immigrant relocating from Lithuania to Philadelphia in the years after the Soviet Union's collapse. Living under the Soviet system and the West, has given Skip a rich perspective on our country and our moment in time. Over our expansive conversation Skip discusses arriving in the U.S. as a non-English speaker, navigating the city's somewhat insufficient English as a Second Language program, attending art school, we discuss modern Lithuania, ROBOCOP, Iphones, I-Pads, Gaming and the internet, and the interests and concerns that Skip is working into his paintings. There is an eloquence to Skip's insights that I found particularly intriguing as I pieced together this episode, I think you'll enjoy the ideas he brings to this week's show. The F2K studios went mobile to the back room of Skip's West Philly apartment, and you will a steady array of passing sounds in the background, circular saws, car alarms, sirens, crashes from the other room that I'm embracing as a certain aural scenery of the bustling neighborhood of West Philly.

The president of Lithuania is a Lithuanian American from Chicago, Valdas Adamkus.  In today's lesson we explain how Lithuanian families name their members.  Stasys Nutautas and Ona Nutautienė had a daughter named Alma Nutautaitė. Alma married Valdas Adamkus and changed her name to Alma Adamkienė.  Words on today's lesson;  taip                          yesne                            noačiū                         thank youprašom                     you're welcome Thanks to:  CCMixter.org, ditto ditto, and Vieux Farka Touré for allowing us to use the music for this podcast.http://www.vieuxfarkatoure.com/http://www.ccmixter.org/