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On the #amwriting podcast's Margin Notes, host Jennie Nash talks with Dr. Diana Hill, author of Wise Effort, about how writers handle mishaps and self-talk when juggling book-related obligations. Hill describes accidentally booking two plane tickets to a Washington, DC conference, prompting a discussion about shifting the story from “I'm disorganized” to one of abundance and opportunity. Hill introduces Buddhism's “wise speech” filters—helpful, kind, timely, and true—and distinguishes guilt (which motivates clean-up and repair) from shame (which labels the self as bad and can paralyze writers). They share examples of painful feedback and feelings of insignificance, discuss the “worldly winds” (fame/insignificance, pleasure/pain, blame/disrepute, gain/loss), and conclude that choosing to “pay the price” of a busy, opportunity-seizing life can be healthier than spiraling into blame or defensiveness.#AmWriting is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.TranscriptJennie: [00:00:00] Hi, I'm Jennie Nash, and you're listening to the #amwriting podcast, the place where we help writers of all kinds play big in your writing life, love the process, and stick with it long enough to finish what matters most. This is Margin Notes, the place in the podcast where we talk about the big decisions writers face in their work or creative lives.Jennie: And I'm here again with Dr. Diana Hill, author of Wise Effort, and we're gonna talk about a really interesting reality that you and I have both noticed, Diana, which is that when you're out there in the world with your book as a writer and you're juggling all the things, you're ... You have interviews, you're putting, you know, inquiries out, you're showing up for conferences or workshops or events or things, and sometimes things don't always go the way that you planned.Jennie: So today you have a little experience [00:01:00] with that, which is why we're even talking today.Diana: Well, it's, it's more like things don't go the way that I plan. It's more like I had no idea about my own plans because I'm juggling so much. Bec- I, I'm on my way to this pretty, uh, big conference in Washington, DC, and I'm going to present on a book that I wrote, uh, called I Know I Should Exercise, But: 44 Reasons Why We Don't Move and How to Get Over Them.Diana: And I'm going to present to a bunch of researchers and therapists about this sort of model of what gets in the way of us exercising. And I open up my American Airlines app and realize I have booked myself a ticket today and a ticket tomorrow. I bought two plane tickets to this conference without any awareness that I had already bought one.Diana: And so I had to decide, am I gonna go tomorrow or gonna go today? And, uh, I canceled and said, “Hey, I'd rather...” And I called you, I texted you right away, “Hey, I have an open af- afternoon. Do you wanna meet up, Jennie?” But this is the case, right? [00:02:00] W- when you have so much on your plate because you're, you are moving pieces around to make things happen, little bits of sand drop through the cracks.Diana: I think, yes, that's, that is a problem. But what's the bigger problem is how we treat ourselves after that or during that, or the stories we tell ourselves about who we are and our capabilities. I think I said, “I'm so disorganized,” and you said, “Oh, I'm so disorganized.” And then we said, “Wait a minute, maybe we need to change our script.”Diana: Right? Which is hilarious because that's what your entire book is about, is telling yourself a different story, not believing the first story that y- comes into your head, which is, oh, well, what happened was you told me that you did this and I laughed and I said, “Oh, I, I do things like that all the time. I c- I think of myself as a terribly disorganized person.”Diana: And that's when we both stopped and said, “Well, wait a minute. What would the other story here be?” So that's what- Yeah ... we thought we would talk about. Yeah. I often [00:03:00] think of the Lucille Ball episode when the chocolates are coming down the conveyor belt, and they start speeding up, and she's stuffing them in her bra, and she's stuffing it in her face, and they're, and they're flying off.Diana: And then you realize, well, wait a minute here, there's an abundance of chocolate coming your way. Like, this is, this may be a good thing, you know? Like, you have a conference that you're going to, or you have all these different opportunities that you're juggling. And we could start there with, uh, shifting to that type of a story, which is a story of there's so much ‘cause it's an experience of abundance.Diana: It's an experience of opportunities, of possibilities, which already shifts our mind into a different place. And you could notice that even in your body when you shift from, “I'm a disorganized mess,” to, “Oh, I have so many opportunities and possibilities right now.” Well, and what's interesting in your case is that you, it, it wasn't like you didn't have a plane ticket.Diana: You had two plane tickets. So in some ways there's a story of [00:04:00] you're quite organized. You were gonna get yourself to this conference no matter what. Or a story of I didn't trust myself, that I bought the plane ticket. So I had, I had to do it twice. But yes, I mean, the, the nature of the human mind is that it's a story-making machine, and actually everything that we experience comes through the, our, our mental filters, and we get to be the chooser of which stories are most helpful.Diana: In Buddhism, there's something called wise speech, and wise speech has these four qualities to it. The first quality is, is it helpful? The next one is, is it kind? The next one, which I think is a very useful one, is, is it timely? Like, is it a good time for m- for me to tell myself this story? Sometimes you might wanna tell yourself the story that you're disorganized and you need to go get organized.Diana: You need to, you know, clean stuff up, do a little , spring cleaning. But telling yourself that when you're in the middle of a ton of other things and now you have to deal with your low mood and feeling bad about yourself isn't helpful. And then the fourth [00:05:00] quality of wise speech is, is it true? Sometimes we do need to question, is it true?Diana: Is it not true? But most of the time, if we're getting all wrapped up with the, is it true? Is it not true? Am I disorganized or not? We're just doing black and white thinking, and it's m- usually more a little bit of both. That type of questioning our thoughts or questioning our stories and asking ourselves what would be the most helpful, what would be the most kind, what would be the most timely, and maybe what would be the most true, is a better angle to take with it, I think.Diana: I love that. I love that so much. I know another thing that happens when writers are juggling all the things is sometimes we, we drop one of the balls and w- we disappoint someone. So let's say in a different iteration of this that you actually were supposed to fly yesterday, and so you missed the conference.Diana: You know, that, that happens when you have a whole bunch of things going on, or you wrote the time wrong down for the podcast interview, or you missed [00:06:00] some critical deadline, and now you have on top of that like, “Oh, I, I let these people down. I said I was gonna show up, and I'm not.” Or, you know, what, what do we do when the disorganization leads to those kinds of thoughts?Diana: Mm-hmm. Well, if, if there is something you need to clean up, sometimes we do need to clean up. Yeah. I mean, that's kind of getting radically honest with ourself, and there's, there's t- two layers to that. Guilt is a, actually an emotion that we evolved as humans for a good reason, to clean stuff up. I made a mistake, I feel a little guilty, I go apologize.Diana: Um, I've, I had a, I gave, I did a white lie about something, I got caught, so I admit it. You know, whatever it is. That happened this morning. My son took my AirPod and he, he wouldn't fess up. And finally he fessed up. I'm like, “See, doesn't it feel better just to be honest?” Like, it's just be honest about it.Diana: But there's a, there's a distinction between guilt, [00:07:00] which motivates us to just, just to clean stuff up, and shame. Shame is I am bad. There's something wrong with me. I'm a bad person because I scheduled two flights or because I, you know, had, said a white lie to my mom for taking her AirPod. Shame is pretty detrimental, and it's the type of emotion that makes us climb back into a hole and not put ourselves out there.Diana: And as writers, we need to be putting ourselves out there a lot. We need to be making lots of mistakes. Maybe every once in a while feeling a little bit guilty for something that we need a course correction on, but we course correct and we move on, as opposed to shame of I am bad, and then we're paralyzed, frozen, and we go nowhere.Diana: Yeah. Yeah. Gosh, you're making me think of something that happened to me one time when I was out there promoting a book, and I had been invited to do the keynote speech at a big conference. And- There was a process in place where [00:08:00] my presentation was vetted. Like, I had to submit it and, um, and it was vetted and, and we were really clear on what I was talking about and what I was doing there vis-a-vis what some other of the speakers were doing.Diana: So there was this nice work on the whole presentation, and I felt really confident about what I was doing. And I, I did the, um, presentation and, and it was sort of s- short and, um, I thought it was awesome. And then I got feedback from the conference presenters that I had completely misunderstood my role, that I should have spoken three times longer than I had, that I had delivered something sort of thin and not what they were expecting and what they had hired me for.Diana: I, I just remember I... Actually, what I did was I gave the money back that they had paid me. [00:09:00] I felt so bad. I felt so shameful that I, that I said, “I, I can't take the money if, if it didn't go well. You know, I'm giving it back.” I was so freaked out about it. But as... This is years and years ago. As the years have gone by, I've thought about it a lot, and I've thought, it wasn't actually my fault.Diana: Like, I did i- all the steps that I did to make sure I was doing what I thought I was doing, and somehow I told the story that it was my... I did something bad. So- Yeah. Yeah ... that's kinda, that's what's coming up for me when you said that. Isn't that amazing? I think that that can be, um, our experience in so many different ways where we can fall into feeling bad, we can, um, we have experiences of feeling insignificant.Diana: I mean, especially when you're putting yourself out there, and we take one little thread of feedback, and it can destroy us, especially where that feedback is coming from. Because you're getting that feedback from the presenter, you know, whatever committee. The person who hired me, yeah. Who hired you.Diana: Imagine if w- if we went around and [00:10:00] we passed a microphone to the people in the audience. You would have been gotten a l- very different, you know, perspectives. And the, the question becomes, like, who, who am I doing this for? And, um, there was in- unclear communication. The last time I was at a big, uh, conference, uh, just a few months ago- I gave what I thought...Diana: It was on, on the book Wise Effort, and I gave what I thought was, like, the best talk I'd ever given, ever, on this. I was, I was flying high. I got great feedback. I thought it was, I thought it was pretty amazing. And it was- You're like, “I'm so good at this.” Yeah. Yeah. I'm like, “I, I finally nailed it.” Yeah. Like, so many times.Diana: I finally said it the way I wanna say it. And, and when I give these talks, I- there- I- a la Jennie Nash, I bring in a giant notepad and a Sharpie, and I sometimes I do these little one-on-one exercises with people in the audience demonstrating Wise Effort. Like, draw what it feels like in your body and, and then I hold up the notepad for everyone to see.Diana: And so it was the day after, I'm leaving the conference, and I had the notepad under my arm, and [00:11:00] I'm getting a coffee, and this guy comes up to me looking like a very stately psychologist. He comes up to me, um, in line and he's like, “Oh, did you go to the conference?” And I said, “Yes.” I said, “I...” And he said, “Oh, big notepad.”Diana: I said, “Yeah, actually, I presented yesterday.” And he said, “Oh, yeah, great. What did you present on?” And I said, “Well, I- uh, my name's Anna Hill. I presented on Wise Effort.” And he said- ... “Oh, I think I went to that workshop.”Diana: It sounds like it made a mark. Insignificance. Insignificance. And i- in Buddhism, there's something called the, um, the four worldly winds, which are the, the, the things that push... Or sometimes they say the eight worldly winds, but they're things that push us off our game, right? And they are fame and insignificance.Diana: Ah. When you're on either one of those, right, you're- you got, you got, you got a chance that you're gonna get knocked off. Another one is pleasure and pain. Another one is, um, blame and disrepute. Ooh. Ooh. Which is what you're talking about there, blame. I feel like I was blamed. It knocked me off. [00:12:00] And then the last one is gain and loss.Diana: Hmm. And so as writers, we're constantly, like, facing those winds, right? I get pr- I get, I feel famous, I feel insignificant. Oh, this is so great, so much pleasure. This sucks. This is the most painful thing I've ever been through in my life, right? Oh, I got the book deal. Ooh, it's with this, you know, kinda crappy publisher.Diana: So f- you know, all up and down, up and down, up and down. And the question becomes, I mean, back to the story of juggling all the things. If you're juggling all those things, where are your feet planted? Are you stable? Even, even if you're dropping stuff right and left. And that doesn't really matter if you're dropping stuff, if you feel planted in who you are, what you have to offer, you know?Diana: And yeah, you're gonna ... It's gonna go high and it's gonna go low, and you'll double book. Well, that's what I thought was remarkable about what you did today. You pivoted so fast. I think you texted me, might have been before 8:00 AM. You were just, just like, “I have a whole day.” You know, do, like you just started making meaning of your new [00:13:00] reality, which was you're not on an airplane today.Diana: You're on an airplane tomorrow, and it seemed like it took you no time at all to, like you said, your feet were so planted that you sort of just shook it off and moved on. Is, is that what it felt like? Yeah, it felt like carpe diem. You know? It was one of those, I was mad, I was disappointed, I was ... I, I hate those airline apps, and then I'm calling the airline.Diana: I was in the struggle for a little bit, and then, and then I just dropped it and said, “Okay, then what do I wanna do today?” So already today I, I've been to yoga, I went to I went to Savoy to get my favorite salad, I'm talking to Jennie Nash. I'm like, “This is a great day. I'm so glad I'm not in Washington DC.”Diana: Wait, is your favorite salad the kale blueberry? At Savoy? It's ... No. Yeah I go s- I go to the salad bar because they, I think they're the only salad bar that has like the, the most amazing salmon, like in the salad bar. Like, you can just like, you know, put wild salmon- Pile it on. Okay, okay ... yeah, pile it on. So that's what I do.Diana: Yeah. All right. We're talking about [00:14:00] a little deli in our town. Um- Down in Santa Barbara. You gotta go ... I mean, it does sound like a great day. And then- Yeah ... we're recording a podcast, ‘cause why not? So that, um, that's really instructive. You, you sort of let the struggle be, and, and then you said being solid on your feet and not spiraling into the blame, um, of it.Diana: Yeah. Choosing ... You know, you get to be the chooser of the story that you tell. And, um, and so, you know, choose, choose ones that are kind and ones that are, you know, for the most part true, but also ones that are helpful and timely. Yeah. And then when you do that, you can kind of n- weather stuff a little bit better I think.Diana: And I'm curious what happens if this kind of thing happens to you and other people say, “You're so disorganized. You need to slow down. You need to stop saying yes to so many things.” What do you say about that? ‘Cause that happened to you. Jennie, are you... I was gonna say, are you, are you only asking that because this happens to you?[00:15:00]Diana: Yes. Does this happen to you sometimes, Jennie? It happens to me all the time. What do you do when people ask you that? Oh, dang. You're putting it on me. Um, I usually totally take it in and think, “Oh yeah, there's something wrong with me. I should say, say no more often. I should go slower. I should, uh, should, should, should.”Diana: Mm-hmm. I do. That's what I tend to do. Yeah. And then what are the, the costs and consequences of that for you? I lose faith in my own knowing, my own intuition. I like to be busy, I like to be challenged, I like to have all the balls in the air. Um, and so I lose faith in that, and it doesn't feel good. Uh, then I, I also feel like I have to get defensive, um, why I do that.Diana: And, uh, so then I'll bring that defensiveness into my relationships. So it, it impacts me both inside and it impacts my [00:16:00] relationships. And then I think I second-guess the next time I say yes to something that feels like too much. So there's like- Mm ... a lot of repercussions. Mm-hmm. There's like dominoes falling from, from that.Diana: Mm-hmm. And then if I were to say, that happens to me, you know, what you just described in terms of people are telling me, “Diana, Diana, you're doing too much. You're taking on too much. You're, um, juggling too much. That's why you messed up the plane ticket. You need to be more organized”- Yeah ... what advice would you tell me?Diana: Gosh. Um I don't think that I would've gotten to where we got together. Um, I think, I think I might be a person who would say that, who would say, “Yeah, you're moving too fast. What are you, what are you doing?” Hmm. “Slow down. Take a minute.” I think I- Mm-hmm ... I think I might say that [00:17:00] to you. Mm-hmm. That was in fact the first thought that came through my head when you told me what happened to you.Diana: I was like, “She's doing too much. She's ta- she's got too many irons in the fire.” Mm-hmm. I put that... I did have that blame thought. Mm-hmm. Um- So it's a, it's a really interesting thing, this, you know, sort of the blame, or even if you're s- what you're saying has a, has a kernel of truth to it. When you tell it to somebody, you don't necessarily get back, “Oh, you're right, Jennie.”Diana: What you get back is what, what you just described, which I said, what are the costs and consequences to you? Well, I go into either self-blame, blame, or defensiveness, right? So the question becomes, if, if there's a kernel of truth or maybe there is a shift in, in, you know, I'm juggling too much, that's why I booked two plane tickets, yeah, you know.Diana: Um, or you're juggling too much and your friends are noticing it. There's also another kernel of truth in there, which is there's a reason why you're juggling all those things. Yeah. And, [00:18:00] and, and I would be... I'd actually go for that first. Hmm. So I would go for, in, in asking of you, uh, if I were your friend and I was noticing this, or if a friend were noticing it of you, to ask yourself, why am I juggling so much?Diana: Hmm. What is important to me? Like, what, what... You know, why are you so busy, Jennie? What's important to you? Oh, gosh. Um, I feel like I could answer that very easily. I hate missing opportunities, and the opposite of that is I love seizing opportunities. Things, really good things have come to me from... I'm gonna use the word impulsive, and there's a reason I'm using that word, but impulsive decisions.Diana: A lot of what I've built has, has come from that. I'm really good at that. Um, I think I'm good at juggling a lot of things. Uh, I like the feeling of, [00:19:00] uh, fast decision-making. I think I do better making decisions under pressure than I do when I have a lot of time. Yeah. So there's a lot of reasons why I like having a lot of irons in the fire.Diana: Mm-hmm. It doesn't scare me. It usually energizes me if I were, uh, able to do them all without the blame or the defensiveness. Mm-hmm. Yeah. It's a quality I actually like about myself. Yeah. I, I, I've, I've gotten a sense of that from you, and there's also a bit of... And I'm willing to have the, I'm okay maybe more than some other people may be okay with having a little bit of that, you know- a, a tousled hair experience of things are kinda moving at me quickly, fast, you know?Diana: And, and there's a little bit of feeling like I'm kinda juggling too much. Like I- Yeah ... I'm willing to tolerate [00:20:00] that feeling because of these other things that you, that you care about. And the, it's the, it's the second arrow. It's the layer on top of the blame and defensiveness that is the problem, not necessarily the layer of, I juggle a lot, it's kind of a mess sometimes, and then it's also exhilarating and I, I, I, it's impulsive and, and I found that that's actually a secret to my success.Diana: Yeah. And there's, um, it's, there's a, there's a thing in psychology where they talk about, um, are you willing to pay the price? And what that means is like, you know, for example in, in a relationship, you're never gonna get everything that you want. Are you willing to- You're not ... you're, are you willing to pay the price of like, you know, he has all of these qualities, but then there's this aspect of him that wouldn't, you know, he has that too.Diana: Am I, am I willing for, because I love all of this, to also have that? Yeah. And if you love the intensity and the, um, uh, um, you know, the, [00:21:00] the level of feeling and impulsivity, then you have to be willing to pay the price of sometimes things being in that tousled hair state. And I'm, and I'm, I'm the same. You know?Diana: I don't, I'm not meticulous with things like plane tickets. Yeah. I don't spend my... Like, my husband, he would spend like, you know, double check, triple check, put in the code for everything kinda guy. Yeah. Make sure we don't have any credits. I'm like, I'm just... I'm just booking my flight ... No, what, what's the harm?Diana: What, what harm was done? Yeah. No one died.Diana: And I can pivot quickly, so it's fine. You know? And, and that's, so I'm willing to pay the price. I love that so much. So that's the story. The story is not, look at Diana, she's so chaotic. Look at Jennie, she's got too many irons in the fire. It's we've chosen to pay that price- Mm-hmm ... for being this way, for working this way, for moving through the world this way.Diana: I love that. Yeah. [00:22:00] Yeah, absolutely. I love that. Well, I feel like that is a great place to end, and you get to continue on with your great day, ‘cause it's still the afternoon, so who knows what will come out of this day for you. Maybe something good. Yeah, surprise. Thanks for joining us, and have a good, uh, conference.Diana: And for our listeners, until next time, stop playing small and write like it matters.Diana: The #amwriting podcast is produced by Andrew Perilla. Our intro music, aptly titled Unemployed Monday, was written and played by Max Cohen. 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Is Star Trek's puppet episode genius or a cop-out? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler split over whether Strange New Worlds S4E5's dream-ending twist earns its plot holes, plus a hidden Lucille Ball reference few will catch. The post Level-Five Transporter Accident (SNW) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

How did a struggling entertainer's last $7 help set in motion the creation of one of the most recognized children's research hospitals in the world?In Part 1 of our two-part series on St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, we explore the remarkable story of Danny Thomas, the promise he made to St. Jude Thaddeus, and how that promise ultimately became a hospital dedicated to treating children facing cancer and other life-threatening diseases.We discuss the unusual way St. Jude cares for patients and their families, the enormous cost of operating the hospital, the role donations play in keeping its mission alive, and how Danny Thomas used his entertainment career and public profile to support his dream.We also follow the surprising connection between St. Jude and professional golf through the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, including Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Scottie Scheffler, TPC Southwind, and the PGA Tour's long relationship with charitable causes.And there are some fascinating side roads along the way, including Marlo Thomas, The Danny Thomas Show, Desilu Studios, Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Tau Kappa Epsilon, and even Andy Griffith.This is Part 1. In Part 2, we continue deeper into Danny Thomas, St. Jude, and the extraordinary legacy that grew from one man's promise.

You've seen his face countless times. You've heard that unmistakable voice. But do you know the name Charles Lane? In this episode of ProfessorFrenzy, we take a look at the remarkable life and career of one of Hollywood's most recognizable character actors. Charles Lane appeared in hundreds of movies and television shows during a career that lasted more than seven decades. He worked with legends including Frank Capra, Lucille Ball, James Cagney, Edward G. Robinson, and Jimmy Stewart, appearing in classic films such as Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, You Can't Take it With You, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Arsenic and Old Lace, and It's a Wonderful Life. Television audiences knew him from memorable appearances on I Love Lucy, The Twilight Zone, Perry Mason, Dennis the Menace, The Andy Griffith Show, Bewitched, and many others. He became especially recognizable as the scheming Homer Bedloe on Petticoat Junction. We'll explore Lane's early life, his beginnings at the Pasadena Playhouse, his long relationship with Hollywood's character-actor tradition, his work with Lucille Ball and Frank Capra, and the exraordinary longevity of his career. And there's one more remarkable fact: Charles Lane continued working into his 90s and made his final performance at the age of 101. Let us know what you remember Charles Lane from! If you enjoy classic Hollywood, classic television, character actors, horror, science fiction, and forgotten gems from entertainment history, subscribe to ProfessorFrenzy.

"As a TV junkie, the Fall TV Preview was the best time of the year. The network specials highlighted their new shows—they were always informative, joyful, and optimistic because everyone expected these shows to be big hits!" — Sharon JohnsonNEW EPISODE! Summer is winding down, back-to-school season is here, and the 80s TV Ladies are diving into one of the absolute best pop-culture traditions of the 80s: The Network Fall TV Previews! Join hosts Susan Lambert Hatem and Sharon Johnson, along with producer Melissa Roth and Carnegie Mellon summer intern, Shannon Lee, as they look back at how it felt when fall was approaching and a brand-new season of television was about to drop.Before streaming, DVRs, or internet spoilers, catching a glimpse of upcoming shows meant waiting with bated breath for the extra-thick TV Guide Fall Preview issue and tuning into wild, star-studded prime-time network specials. Together, the ladies explore the history of TV Guide, the agonizing strategy of choosing between conflicting time slots, bizarre prime-time crossover promos, fever-dream Saturday morning cartoon previews, and the classic fall lineup shows that captured our hearts. THE CONVERSATIONTHE HOLY GRAIL OF TV GUIDE: Exploring the history of TV Guide magazine, from its iconic 1953 debut cover featuring Lucille Ball's newborn son Desi Jr. to why the annual September Fall Preview issue was every TV junkie's holy grail.TIME-SLOT WARS & STRIKE DELAYS: How pre-DVR audiences navigated brutal schedule conflicts (sacrificing new shows for established favorites!), how the 1980 SAG actors' strike delayed fall premieres, and the wild 1980 magazine ads for hard liquor, cigarettes, and brand-new Maxwell VHS videotapes.WACKY NETWORK PROMO SPECIALS: Recapping the gloriously surreal prime-time preview specials—from the 1983 ABC Love Boat crossover where real stars boarded in-character, to Kenny Loggins singing "We've Got the Touch" on CBS, and ABC's bizarre 1985 parody of "I Love L.A."SATURDAY MORNING CARTOON FEVER: Remembering the surreal Saturday morning cartoon preview specials hosted by 80s icons like Mr. T, Joyce DeWitt, Ted Knight, Weird Al, and the cast of The Facts of Life.FALL SHOW HITS & MISSES: Reminiscing about short-lived gems, cult classics, and massive hits from fall lineups, including WKRP in Cincinnati, Hill Street Blues, Ladies' Man, Freebie and the Bean, Breaking Away, The A-Team, and Hardcastle & McCormick.

“WHO GETS THE LAST DANCE? STEVE & NAN RANK THE ASTAIRE & ROGERS FILMS” - 8/10/2026 (152) This week on From Beneath The Hollywood Sign, we're putting on our dancing shoes for one of classic Hollywood's greatest screen pairings: FRED ASTAIRE & GINGER ROGERS. From dazzling Art Deco ballrooms to unforgettable musical numbers, we're attempting the impossible—ranking every Astaire & Rogers film from least favorite to absolute masterpiece. Which classics soar to the top? Which ones deserve another look? And just how heated can a debate about Golden Age musicals get? Whether you're a lifelong fan of classic cinema or just discovering why Astaire and Rogers remain the gold standard for movie musicals, this episode is packed with lively discussion, hot takes, and plenty of love for Hollywood's most iconic dance duo. SHOW NOTES:  Sources: Fred & Ginger: The Astaire/Rogers Partnership 1934-1939 (2007), by Hannah Hyam; “Shall We Dance?Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire's On-Screen Romance,” August 27, 2023, by Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair; “85 Years of Fred and Ginger,” October 15, 2019, by Aurora, Once Upon a Screen Blog; Wikipedia.com TCM.com; IMDBPro.com; Movies Mentioned: Flying Down to Rio (1933) – staring Delores Del Rio, Gene Raymond, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Eric Blore & Franklin Pangborn The Gay Divorcee (1934) – Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes, Betty Grable, Eric Blore, & Alice Brady; Roberta (1935) – starring Irene Dunne, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Helen Westley, Claire Dodd & Luis Alberni; Top Hat (1935) – starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes, Eric Blore, Helen Broderick & Lucille Ball: Follow the Fleet (1936) – Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Randolph Scott, Betty Grable, Harriet Hilliard, Lucille Ball, & Astrid Allwyn;  Swing Time (1936) – starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore, Betty Furness, & Georges Mataxa Shall We Dance (1937) – Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore, Jerome Cowan, & Ketti Gallian;  Carefree (1938) - starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Ralph Bellamy, Jack Carson, Luella Gear, & Franklin Pangborn; The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) – Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edna May Oliver, Walter Brennan, & Janet Beecher, & Lew Fields; The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) – Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Billie Burke, Oscar Levant, Gale Robbins, Jacques Francois & George Zucco; --------------------------------- http://www.airwavemedia.com Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friday night arrived wearing a tiara and clutching a troubleshooting manual as Adam's shiny new production setup immediately met Daniel's deeply princess-coded need for everything to be exactly where it belongs. Once the technology stopped demanding top billing, Daniel marked the surreal end of nearly a decade at his old job, wondered when his brain would finally stop checking broken servers out of habit, and looked ahead to sixteen days of detox, Zach's wisdom-tooth recovery, and a much more exciting new chapter.The boys mapped out Adam's Florida visit and their pilgrimage to Big Fatty, accidentally canceled next week's show and then uncanceled it, and took Contact on a tour through peppermint spider control, movie trivia, birthday wishes, and the dangerously lavish celebrity-death jackpot. Daniel also explained why his ongoing feud with Joe Betance is basically vintage radio theater, unveiled his lovingly fabricated 1985 radio station, and learned that Adam is apparently number ten—even behind someone who is not on the show. A 4 p.m. comedy outing introduced a chatty twink boy, inspired a red-light/green-light system for human interaction, and somehow ended at bathhouse etiquette. As one does.The News Game and bonus trivia then became a live demonstration of why we test things, with mysterious buzzers, disappearing answers, Disney quotes, carnivorous plants, and Daniel's exhausted head brain doing its level best. Charlize Theron, David Duchovny, Michelle Yeoh, and Lucille Ball rounded out birthdays before the prize money lost ten dollars in real time. We hope you enjoy this lovingly chaotic work in progress—and yes, despite what you heard earlier, they will be back next week.Contact@MixMinusPodcast.com707-613-3284

Sorry we didn't have a BEHIND THE LENS show for you last week due to unforeseen circumstances, but I'm back this week with a fun interview with a very affable, engaging, funny, and talented director, writer, and actor REED ARNOLD as we talk about his feature directorial debut DO US PART. A fun, fun rom com, filled with a lot of heart, terrific performances, and some great physical comedy, DO US PART is the perfect relaxing summer entertainment. On what should be the happiest day of his life, Ryan's wedding is thrown into chaos when Rose, his best friend from college—and the woman who has secretly loved him for years—arrives uninvited, determined to finally tell him how she feels. As old emotions resurface, Ryan's best man, Mark, finds himself scrambling to keep a web of long-buried secrets from detonating before the couple can say "I do." Starring Travis Laughlin as our groom Ryan, Reed Arnold as Ryan's best man and long time best friend Mark, and Kelly Russo as Rose, the third prong in this collegial friendship, the dynamic between the three is seamless, palpable, and beyond believable. But beyond that, their individual and collective acting talents with comedic timing – both in dialogue and physical comedy – is superb. As I told Reed, Kelly has shades of Lucille Ball in her performance as Rose. So, take a listen and enjoy the fun and insight from writer/director/actor REED ARNOLD into DO US PART. http://eliasentertainmentnetwork.com

Podcast for a deep examination into the career and life choices of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Patrick goes to a museum of natural history, but is dismayed when everything inside is unnatural. Joe tries to invent a hot dog that isn't made out of dogs. Lev could tell him how the sausage is made, but would rather watch TV instead. Is there anything good on cable tonight? Find out on this week's episode of 'What the Hell Happened to Them?' Email the cast at whathappenedtothem@gmail.com Disclaimer: This episode was recorded in August 2026. References may feel confusing and/or dated unusually quickly. 'Pumping Iron' is available on DVD, VHS, Audio Tape, & Blu-ray (not to mention streaming on Tubi with 'Happy Anniversary and Goodbye) at: https://www.amazon.com/Pumping-Iron-25th-Anniversary-Special/dp/B01M5IS5KN/ Music from "Disco Lucy" by Wilton Place Street Band   Artwork from BJ West   quixotic, united, skeyhill, vekeman, arnold, schwarzenegger, pumping, iron, happy, anniversary, goodbye, lucy, ball, arnez, ferrigno, body, building, carney, dinosaurs

National Root beer float day. Entertainment from 2002. First atomic bomb dropped on Japan, First execution by electric chair, First woman to swim the English Channel. Todays birthdays - Alexander Fleming, Hoot Gibson, Lucille Ball, Robert Michum, Andy Warhol, Pat McDonald, Michelle Yeoh, Geri Halliwell, Soliel Moon Frye. Rick James died.Intro - God did good - Dianna Corcoran https://www.diannacorcoran.com/Rootbeer float song - Krevil HavikHot in Herre - NellyThe good stuff - Kenny ChesneyBirthdays - In da club - 50 Cent https://www.50cent.com/I love lucy TV themeThe futures so bright - Timbuk 3It's raining men - Geri HalliwellPunky Brewster TV themeSuper Freak - Rick JamesExit - Those kinda songs - Brinley Addington https://www.brinleyaddington.com/History & Factoids about today Playlist on SpotifyHistory & Factoids about today webpagecooolmedia.comcountryundergroundradio.comNational Days Puzzles - JulyGrace & Grit Christian Country Radio

Gary Hahn with the National Comedy Center talks about who will be performing during the 35th Annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival with Lucas and Tom.

Send us Fan MailDonate to the GoFundMe for my feature-length film, The Cabin!Remembering 1980s summers. The creation of the sports drink. Some of the biggest 1980s TV show fails.The dog days of summer begin, and Episode 255 is here to try to keep you cool.It begins with the creation of the thirst quencher. Sports drinks have been helping athletes and everybody else stay hydrated for six decades. What began as an experiment on the University of Florida campus became a billion-dollar industry on the back of Gatorade. We do a deep dive into the drink that is for that deep-down body thirst.Summer was different in the 1980s. It was freedom and adventure. It was bikes and dirt and sugar. It was getting out and staying out until the streetlights came on. Let's reminisce about those bygone days when technology was an appetizer and not the main course. When the outdoors called via landline. Let's look at summer in the 1980s.Not everything was better in the 1980s. The Top 5 will attest to that. We will be looking at some of the biggest TV show fails of the 80s. Horrible spin-offs, ridiculous premises, big stars failing badly, it's all here.Of course, there is a brand-new This Week In History and Time Capsule, looking at the sad death of Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe.To support me and the show, become a member on Patreon. Or you can support my work and Buy Me A Coffee!Helpful Links from this EpisodeBuy My New Book, In Their Footsteps!Searching For the Lady of the Dunes True Crime BookHooked By Kiwi - Etsy.comDJ Williams MusicKeeKee's Cape Cod KitchenMSFTS CommunityKingfisher Hotels Cape CodChristopher Setterlund.comCape Cod Living - Zazzle StoreSubscribe on YouTube!Initial Impressions 2.0 BlogCJSetterlundPhotos on EtsyListen to Episode 254 hereSupport the show

Before Animal House became one of the greatest comedies ever made, Tim Matheson was already building one of the longest and most fascinating careers in Hollywood. In this episode of Still Here Hollywood with Steve Kmetko, Tim shares unforgettable stories about John Belushi, Lucille Ball, Steven Spielberg, Henry Fonda, Ryan Reynolds, Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Meghan Markle, Aaron Sorkin, Clint Eastwood and many more. He reveals what Belushi was really like before fame changed everything, how Spielberg personally tracked him down in Las Vegas, the acting lessons he learned from Henry Fonda, directing Meghan Markle on Suits, working opposite Mel Brooks, starring in Animal House, The West Wing, Fletch, Van Wilder and Johnny Quest, and why he finally decided to write his memoir. If you love classic Hollywood, behind-the-scenes stories and the golden age of film and television, this episode is packed with incredible moments. Subscribe for new celebrity interviews every Monday.   00:00 Intro, Tim Matheson arrives 00:46 Knee replacement and getting older 01:46 Leave It to Beaver and becoming a child actor 04:02 Working with Steven Spielberg 07:18 The Hollywood legend who influenced him most, Lucille Ball 11:03 Henry Fonda's unforgettable acting lesson 13:48 John Belushi and making Animal House 16:50 Belushi's death and Hollywood's cocaine culture 20:30 Directing Meghan Markle on Suits 21:47 Why Tim finally wrote his memoir 24:11 Ivan Reitman, Animal House and comedy history 27:18 Growing up in broken home and finding Hollywood 36:33 Becoming Johnny Quest 41:22 The West Wing and Aaron Sorkin 44:29 Buying National Lampoon 46:52 Clint Eastwood's advice about aging 47:52 Ryan Reynolds before superstardom 50:32 Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft stories 54:25 Final thoughts Show CreditsHost/Producer: Steve KmetkoAll things technical: Justin ZangerleExecutive Producer: Jim LichtensteinMusic by: Brian Sanyshyn https://stillherehollywood.comhttp://patreon.com/stillherehollywoodSuggest Guests at: stillherehollywood@gmail.comAdvertise on Still Here Hollywood: jim@stillherenetwork.comPublicist: Maggie Perlich: maggie@numbertwelvemarketing.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

JUL. 1, 2026Keep on keeping on."Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." Gal 6:9 NIVSome of the world's most successful people were told by so-called experts that they didn't have what it took to be a success in the professions they had chosen. In 1927, Lucille Ball was told by an instructor at the John Murray Anderson Drama School, "Try any other profession. Any other." Universal Pictures dismissed both Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds, claiming that Reynolds had no talent and Eastwood talked too slowly.Malcolm Forbes, the late editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine, failed to become part of the staff of his school newspaper when he was an undergraduate at Princeton University. Decca Recording Company executives responded negatively to the audition of four young musicians, saying,"We don't like their sound. Groups with guitars are on the way out." So the Beatles took their sound elsewhere. For seven years, a young inventor named Chester Carlson took his idea to twenty corporations, all of which turned him down. The Haloid Company finally purchased the rights to his electronic paper-copying process. And Haloid became Xerox. Don't be discouraged if you are not finding the acceptance and success you desire right now. Your story is still being written! The Bible says, "Do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises" (Heb 6:12 NKJV). Faith and patience are the two qualities that will bring you success. This is why the apostle Paul wrote: "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."Keep on keeping on Faith and patience will bring you success.Share This DevotionalSend us Fan MailSupport the showChanging Lives | Building Strong Family | Impacting Our Community For Jesus Christ!

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz not only had a massive hit with I Love Lucy, but they also changed TV forever. The then-husband and wife team had millions of Americans in stitches for their original run and continue to entertain old and new fans today. We'll hear the couple in thrillers: first, Ms. Ball stars in "Dime a Dance," a thriller from the pen of Cornell Woolrich (originally aired on CBS on January 13,1944), and then she's joined by her husband in "The Red-Headed Woman" (originally aired on CBS on November 17, 1949). Then, Lucy and Desi are Lucy and Ricky in the audition for what would have been a radio version of I Love Lucy.

Tracee Ellis Ross joins Keke for an unforgettable conversation about building a life on your own terms. She talks about making her Broadway debut in Every Brilliant Thing, growing up with her mom, Diana Ross, and childhood encounters with icons like Marvin Gaye and Lucille Ball. And Tracee has the stories, from confidently correcting Michael Jackson on his own lyrics to memories from the set of Girlfriends and some truly terrible dates. Then they play “Acting Casual,” a dating game of awkward flirting. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It seems like the only time you hear about new statues these days is when something goes horribly wrong. Unfortunate bronze renditions of Lucille Ball, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dwayne Wade, and many others are always going viral, becoming a fixture of late-night shows and mocking comment sections. Is the internet too harsh a critic? Or is American statuary a total bust?In this episode of Decoder Ring, host Willa Paskin talks to artist Atalanta Arden-Miller about what's happened to one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world—why so many contemporary statues turn out off-center, off-kilter, and off-putting. The answer takes us from ancient Greece to Nazi Germany to North Korea.This episode was written by Willa Paskin. It was produced by Max Freedman. It was edited by Josh Levin and Evan Chung, our supervising producer. Merritt Jacob is Senior Technical Director. Our intern is Phoebe Mulder.Special thanks to the Works in Progress Podcast, where we first heard Atalanta talk about the dismal state of statuary today.If you have any cultural mysteries you want us to decode, email us at DecoderRing@slate.com or leave a message on our hotline at (347) 460-7281.Get more of Decoder Ring with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of Decoder Ring and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Decoder Ring show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/decoderplus for access wherever you listen.Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our FAQ at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It seems like the only time you hear about new statues these days is when something goes horribly wrong. Unfortunate bronze renditions of Lucille Ball, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dwayne Wade, and many others are always going viral, becoming a fixture of late-night shows and mocking comment sections. Is the internet too harsh a critic? Or is American statuary a total bust?In this episode of Decoder Ring, host Willa Paskin talks to artist Atalanta Arden-Miller about what's happened to one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world—why so many contemporary statues turn out off-center, off-kilter, and off-putting. The answer takes us from ancient Greece to Nazi Germany to North Korea.This episode was written by Willa Paskin. It was produced by Max Freedman. It was edited by Josh Levin and Evan Chung, our supervising producer. Merritt Jacob is Senior Technical Director. Our intern is Phoebe Mulder.Special thanks to the Works in Progress Podcast, where we first heard Atalanta talk about the dismal state of statuary today.If you have any cultural mysteries you want us to decode, email us at DecoderRing@slate.com or leave a message on our hotline at (347) 460-7281.Get more of Decoder Ring with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of Decoder Ring and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Decoder Ring show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/decoderplus for access wherever you listen.Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our FAQ at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It seems like the only time you hear about new statues these days is when something goes horribly wrong. Unfortunate bronze renditions of Lucille Ball, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dwayne Wade, and many others are always going viral, becoming a fixture of late-night shows and mocking comment sections. Is the internet too harsh a critic? Or is American statuary a total bust?In this episode of Decoder Ring, host Willa Paskin talks to artist Atalanta Arden-Miller about what's happened to one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world—why so many contemporary statues turn out off-center, off-kilter, and off-putting. The answer takes us from ancient Greece to Nazi Germany to North Korea.This episode was written by Willa Paskin. It was produced by Max Freedman. It was edited by Josh Levin and Evan Chung, our supervising producer. Merritt Jacob is Senior Technical Director. Our intern is Phoebe Mulder.Special thanks to the Works in Progress Podcast, where we first heard Atalanta talk about the dismal state of statuary today.If you have any cultural mysteries you want us to decode, email us at DecoderRing@slate.com or leave a message on our hotline at (347) 460-7281.Get more of Decoder Ring with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of Decoder Ring and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Decoder Ring show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/decoderplus for access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It seems like the only time you hear about new statues these days is when something goes horribly wrong. Unfortunate bronze renditions of Lucille Ball, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dwayne Wade, and many others are always going viral, becoming a fixture of late-night shows and mocking comment sections. Is the internet too harsh a critic? Or is American statuary a total bust?In this episode of Decoder Ring, host Willa Paskin talks to artist Atalanta Arden-Miller about what's happened to one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world—why so many contemporary statues turn out off-center, off-kilter, and off-putting. The answer takes us from ancient Greece to Nazi Germany to North Korea.This episode was written by Willa Paskin. It was produced by Max Freedman. It was edited by Josh Levin and Evan Chung, our supervising producer. Merritt Jacob is Senior Technical Director. Our intern is Phoebe Mulder.Special thanks to the Works in Progress Podcast, where we first heard Atalanta talk about the dismal state of statuary today.If you have any cultural mysteries you want us to decode, email us at DecoderRing@slate.com or leave a message on our hotline at (347) 460-7281.Get more of Decoder Ring with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of Decoder Ring and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Decoder Ring show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/decoderplus for access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It seems like the only time you hear about new statues these days is when something goes horribly wrong. Unfortunate bronze renditions of Lucille Ball, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dwayne Wade, and many others are always going viral, becoming a fixture of late-night shows and mocking comment sections. Is the internet too harsh a critic? Or is American statuary a total bust?In this episode of Decoder Ring, host Willa Paskin talks to artist Atalanta Arden-Miller about what's happened to one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world—why so many contemporary statues turn out off-center, off-kilter, and off-putting. The answer takes us from ancient Greece to Nazi Germany to North Korea.This episode was written by Willa Paskin. It was produced by Max Freedman. It was edited by Josh Levin and Evan Chung, our supervising producer. Merritt Jacob is Senior Technical Director. Our intern is Phoebe Mulder.Special thanks to the Works in Progress Podcast, where we first heard Atalanta talk about the dismal state of statuary today.If you have any cultural mysteries you want us to decode, email us at DecoderRing@slate.com or leave a message on our hotline at (347) 460-7281.Get more of Decoder Ring with Slate Plus! Join for exclusive bonus episodes of Decoder Ring and ad-free listening on all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe from the Decoder Ring show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/decoderplus for access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(Replay from 2021)   In the days before Twitter and Instagram, fans would have to pen a personal letter to their favorite celebrity, stamp it, send it through the postal service, and MAYBE said celeb has a chance at reading it, AND THEN the opportunity a response will be sent is quite minuscule. David Fantle and Tom Johnson were so obsessed with the golden age of Hollywood that, as teenagers, they flew all over the country to interview and soak in their favorite actors on the stage and screen. They put those interviews to print in the book Hollywood Heyday: 75 Candid Interviews with Golden Age Legends. They spoke with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur on meeting these larger-than-life figures such as Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, and James Cagney, and they compared eras of film and television to today. Make sure you pick up a copy of Hollywood Heyday: https://www.amazon.com/Hollywood-Heyday-Candid-Interviews-Legends/dp/1476668051   Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the above, as well as bonus podcasts per week. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Tony is also on Rumble! Go find his video podcasts over there for free. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Learning how to handle criticism about homeschooling is one of the quietest struggles home educating moms carry. If you’ve ever walked away from a family dinner, a grocery store run, or a casual conversation wondering how to handle criticism about homeschooling without losing your peace — this one is for you. It’s not always loud or dramatic. Sometimes it’s a raised eyebrow. A loaded question at Christmas. A relative who quizzes your kids on times tables with a little too much enthusiasm. And it’s exhausting. I remember standing in the produce section of the grocery store when an older man walked by and said, just like that, “Get your kids into school.” I had never seen him before in my life. Never recognized him. And yet he assumed he knew exactly what my kids needed. And then there was the relative at the barbecue table — someone I genuinely wanted in my corner — who looked around at all of us and said casually, “So you’re not putting the kids into homeschool high school though, right?” Not a direct criticism. But I heard it. I felt it. Maybe you have your own version of those moments. Maybe yours happened at Thanksgiving, or in a parking lot, or in a text from your mother-in-law. The details are different but the feeling is the same — that quiet sting of having a choice you love questioned by someone whose opinion lands. Get your free 7-Day Confident Homeschool Mom Roadmap Your step-by-step guide to homeschooling with clarity and confidence — even when the people around you don’t get it. Get your free 7-Day Confident Homeschool Mom Roadmap As a television actress, Lucille Ball had a lot of practice responding to other people’s opinions, and she learned, ‘not everyone likes me, but not everyone matters‘. Why Homeschool Criticism Feels So Hard to Handle Here’s the belief that makes criticism about homeschooling so draining: we think that if we just find the right words, explain things clearly enough, or present enough evidence, the people who matter to us will eventually come around. But they might not. And building your confidence on that hope is an unstable foundation. One of the most repeated voices that pulls us off course is the collective noise of what others might think. As Lucille Ball once put it, ‘not everyone likes me, but not everyone matters.’ I’d love to believe everyone should naturally understand and support each other’s choices. (You probably know I’m an idealist — you’re reading a site called Capturing the Charmed Life.) But the truth is, not everyone will get it. And learning to make peace with that is one of the most freeing things you can do as a homeschool mom. Knowing how to handle criticism about homeschooling starts with releasing the belief that you can bring everyone along with you. Watch: How to Handle Homeschool Criticism Without Letting Other People’s Opinions Run Your Life I unpacked this whole topic on video — because sometimes it helps to hear it out loud. If you’re in the thick of navigating homeschool criticism right now, press play. https://youtu.be/5387lYcjipA What to Say When Someone Criticizes Your Homeschool Choice You don’t owe anyone a dissertation. When a family member, a stranger in the produce aisle, or a well-meaning friend questions your decision, consider this first: they may simply be curious. They may be afraid for your kids because they love them and don’t yet understand what you’re doing. They may never have encountered an alternative to conventional school. Group think influences generations. A calm, kind, honest response is enough. Try something like: “Here’s what I’ve learned about this choice and what I want you to know.” Answer their questions directly, stay grounded, and then you get to go home. That’s it. You don’t need to win the conversation. And for the family member who insists on quizzing your kids? Kindly redirect their questions to you. Or if your child absolutely nails it — let them have the moment. Then casually mention it at every family dinner for the next four to five years. You’ve earned it. And yes, sometimes the ‘but what about…’ comes from another homeschooler doing things differently. That one can sting in its own particular way. How to Handle Homeschool Criticism With Integrity Instead of Defense Here’s what I really want you to hear. The goal isn’t to get everyone on board. The goal is to live in integrity and alignment — to make choices based on what you genuinely believe is right for your family, not based on what you’re afraid others will think. When you live outward — constantly asking what will they think? instead of what do I actually believe? — you absorb the cost of that. You feel frustrated, defensive, and like you’re not living the intentional life you set out to build. But when you get clear on your own convictions, something shifts. You stop writing the three-point persuasive essay in your head every time someone comments. You stop needing to make them wrong so you can feel right. And you become genuinely more curious about other perspectives because you’re no longer threatened by them. Confidence isn’t reactive and defensive. Confidence is living your life and minding your own business. And that is exactly how to handle criticism about homeschooling in a way that actually protects your peace long term. If you’re ready to go beyond reading and actually work through what’s holding you back, the Build Boundaries in Your Homeschool Journaling Workbook is your next step. It pairs beautifully with everything we’ve covered here — and at under $7, it’s the most affordable way to do the deeper work. Build Boundaries in Your Homeschool (& Life) Journaling Workbook Build Boundaries in Your Homeschool (& Life) Journaling Workbook $9.99 Original price was: $9.99.$6.99Current price is: $6.99. Shop now When Homeschool Criticism Comes From Someone You Love Sometimes the hardest part of handling homeschool criticism is that it comes from someone whose opinion genuinely matters to you — a family member you really wanted in your corner, who just doesn’t get it. That grief is real. I’ve lived it. There was someone I kept hoping would come around, and that door stayed closed. It hurt. Sometimes the person who isn’t on board is even closer than a relative. If your spouse or co-parent has doubts, that’s its own tender conversation — and it deserves its own honest attention. You’re allowed to grieve the connection you hoped for. And at the same time, spending your energy trying to convince someone who isn’t listening is costing you something. Accepting the reality of a relationship as it is isn’t giving up — it’s clarity. Brené Brown, author of Daring Greatly, The Gifts of Imperfection, and Rising Strong, puts it this way: the most boundaried person is the most compassionate person. Before you invest energy trying to be understood by someone, ask yourself honestly — does this person have the capacity to hold a differing opinion without steamrolling yours? How have they already shown up for you? If they’re not really listening, you already have your answer. 7 ways Brené Brown rescued me from one of those homeschool days How Brené Brown Can Teach Homeschoolers to Be Confident How Brené Brown’s Inspiring Thoughts Have Informed My Homeschool Handling Homeschool Criticism Starts With This One Mindset Shift Learning how to handle criticism about homeschooling is ultimately less about what you say to others and more about what you believe about yourself. Henry David Thoreau wrote: if a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears. Friend, you are stepping to your own music. That is not a problem to be fixed. That is the entire point of this homeschool journey. The more you practice living from integrity and alignment, the less you’ll be preoccupied with other people’s opinions. You’ll become clearer in your convictions, more curious about different perspectives, and far less threatened by them. It really is a practice. And I promise you — you will get there. If This Resonated, You Might Also Love Where do I find your book, Homeschool Mama Self-Care: Nurturing the Nurturer? 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Responding to homeschool criticism from a place of clarity rather than defense — that’s the shift that changes everything. If you’re done letting other people’s criticism rent space in your head, I made something just for you. The free 7-Day Confident Homeschool Mom Roadmap walks you through practical, encouraging steps to build the mindset and boundaries you need to home educate with clarity and joy — even when the people around you don’t understand your choice. And if you’re well past your first year and beyond frustrated with this storyline in your life, there’s a next step for you too. Book a free Aligned Homeschool Reset Session and we’ll get you out of the spin cycle and back to the most intentional, aligned version of you. Think of it this way: the Roadmap gives you clarity, the Journaling Workbook helps you do the inner work, and the Aligned Homeschool Reset Session is where we work through it together. Wherever you are right now, there’s a next step for you. If you want to take care of your homeschool mama self, start by taking care of your thoughts — because learning how to handle criticism about homeschooling is one of the most peaceful, powerful things you can do for your family. Book your free Aligned Homeschool Reset Session I help homeschool moms trust themselves, edit expectations, and make intentional choices that create a more confident, connected, and present homeschool life. Book your Reset Session with Teresa Latest episodes You’re Invited to the Homeschool Mom Book Club 2026 July 14, 2026 Post-Partum Overwhelm in Your Homeschool: 12 Ways to Cope July 12, 2026 A 2023 High School Graduate’s Thoughts on her Homeschool Life July 11, 2026 What It’s Like? The Homeschool to High School Transition July 11, 2026 Navigate Homeschool High School (What You Need to Know) July 7, 2026 How to Set Realistic High School Expectations? 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At the end of the last episode, Lucy filed for divorce from Desi, citing mental cruelty. However, despite the divorce being granted, Lucy and Desi continued to stay married, with the promise that they would be better spouses to one another. But did they keep their promises?In Part 2, hear about all the highs and lows Lucy and Desi's rollercoaster of a marriage underwent. Together, they faced not just the lows of long distance and infidelity, but also the highs of parenthood, and the creation of their immensely popular show, I Love Lucy. Desi always said that "I Love Lucy was never just a title." But was love enough to keep their marriage afloat? P.S. We are going on a hiatus following this episode until fall 2026. We will miss you - have a great summer! ********This is a teaser for a bonus episode— the full episode is 1 hour 30 minutes long. You can listen to it in full ⁠on Patreon⁠. About Significant LoversSignificant Lovers is a true-love podcast exploring couples throughout history and pop culture, hosted by cousins Kelly Anderson, Melissa Duffy, and Kaitlyn Anderson. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @significantlovers, listen on YouTube, and contact us at significantlovers@gmail.com.

The Davis and Davis Show focused on discussing actor-comedians who started their careers in stand-up comedy before transitioning to film. Scott and Burke each compiled lists of 15 comedic actors, with some overlapping selections including Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Lucille Ball, Peter Sellers, Robin Williams, Carol Burnett, Jim Carrey, Mel Brooks, Eddie Murphy, and Bill Murray. They discussed the qualifications for their list, noting that while some actors like Mel Brooks and Peter Sellers didn't strictly do stand-up, they had sufficient comedy backgrounds in sketch comedy and improvisation. The show covered the careers of multiple comedians including their filmographies, notable roles, and personal backgrounds, though they ran out of time to complete the full list of 15 actors each had prepared.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Drama school told her she had no talent. Hollywood gave her B-movies and called her the Queen of the B's. At 40, an age when most actresses were written off, she premiered I Love Lucy and changed television forever. In this episode, Darren Hardy draws four lessons from Lucille Ball's journey for anyone who has been told it's too late, or too little, or just not enough. Get more personal mentoring from Darren each day. Go to DarrenDaily at http://darrendaily.com/join to learn more.

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were TV's perfect “It” couple throughout the 1950s. But was their marriage in real life as perfect as their on-screen counterparts? This week, Kaitlyn dives deep into the turbulent backstories of Lucy and Desi, their rises to fame, and their eventual meeting on a Hollywood set that ignited a whirlwind romance for the ages. Due to the magnitude of Lucy and Desi's relationship, we're splitting their story into two parts. This episode will explore their meeting and the first few rocky years of their marriage. Or, as one could say, their first marriage… About Significant LoversSignificant Lovers is a true-love podcast exploring couples throughout history and pop culture, hosted by cousins Kelly Anderson, Melissa Duffy, and Kaitlyn Anderson. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @significantlovers, listen on YouTube, and contact us at significantlovers@gmail.com.

A special podcast because I messed up and posted the scheduled podcast yesterday. Oh wellFirst, the Old Gold Comedy Theater with Harold Lloyd, originally broadcast June 10, 1945, 81 years ago, Tom, Dick and Harry starring June Allyson.   Should the telephone operator marry the rich man, the odd man, or the regular guy?  An adaptation of the 1945 picture starring Ginger Rogers.  The last show of the series.  Then, The Great Gildersleeve starring Willard Waterman, originally broadcast June 10, 1953, 73 years ago, Leroy Has The Mumps.  Leroy uses a case of mumps to promote a weekend train trip. Followed by My Favorite Husband starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning, originally broadcast June 10, 1949, 77 years ago, Gossip.  Liz and Iris gossip, to the frustration of the men.  Then Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast June 10, 1941, 85 years ago, Fibber & Molly Have A Picture Taken.  The McGees visit the Wistful Vista photo studio for a portrait. Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast June 10, 1935, 91 years ago. Squire Skimp makes Lum and Abner an offer for a one-third interest in "Skimp's Hippodrome." The offer is emphatically declined! Dick Huddleston helps out.Thanks to Bill B for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamCheck out Professor Bees Digestive Aid at profbees.com and use my promo code WYATT to save 10% when you order! Find the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdfhttps://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.html

EPISODE 143 -  “GUESS WHO'S NUMBER ONE?: STEVE & NAN RANK TRACY/HEPBURN FILMS” - 6/08/2026  One of the most dynamic duos in film history is undoubtedly the teaming of SPENCER TRACY and KATHARINE HEPBURN. This chemistry was electric. Over the course of their careers, they appeared in nine films together — covering a wide range of genres. They were in everything from Westerns (“The Sea of Grass”) to film noirs (“Keeper of the Flame”) to what would become their specialty, romantic comedies (“Pat and Mike”). They also appeared in the seminal 1960s social comedy/drama “Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.” This week, Steve & Nan will do the impossible  — they will attempt to rank the nine films this duo made together. Form worst to best! How will your favorite stack up? SHOW NOTES:  Sources: Wikipedia.com TCM.com; IMDBPro.com; IBDB.com; RogerEbert.com Movies Mentioned: Woman of the Year (1942), co-staring Fay Banter, Reginald Owen, Minor Watson, William Bendix, Gladys Blake, and Dan Tobin; Keeper of the Flame (1942), co-staring Richard Whorf, Stephen McNally, Forest Tucker, Howard De Silva, and Margaret Wycherly; Without Love (1945), co-starring Lucille Ball, Keenan Wynn, Patricia Morison, Felix Bessart, Carl Esmond, and Gloria Grahame; The Sea of Grass (1947), co-starring Melvyn Douglas, Robert Walker, Phyllis Thaxter, Harry Carey, and Edgar Buchanan; State of the Union (1948), co-starring Angela Lansbury, Howard Lindsay, Van Johnson, Roger Moore, Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer, Margaret Hamilton, and Charles Lane; Adam's Rib (1949), co-starring Judy Holiday, Tom Ewell, David Wayne, Jean Hagen, and Hope Emerson; Pat and Mike (1952), co-starring Aldo Ray, William Ching, Sammy White, Charles Bronson, Chuck Connors, Phyllis Povah, and Jim Backus; Desk Set (1957), co-starring Gig Young, Joan Blondell, Dina Merrill, Sue Randall, and Neva Patterson; Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (1967), co-starring Sidney Poitier, Katharine Houghton, Beah Richard, Roy Glenn, Cecil Kellaway, Isabel Sanford, and Virginia Christine; --------------------------------- http://www.airwavemedia.com Please contact sales@advertisecast.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode Kyler sits down with Kate Luckinbill, the granddaughter of television royalty Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, and the daughter of Lucie Arnaz. As a partner at Desilu, Too, Kate works directly with her mother to protect, license, and strategically manage the incredible legacy left behind by her iconic grandparents. Kate shares hilarious behind-the-scenes stories from her childhood, growing up under a massive Hollywood shadow, and her heartwarming personal memories of spending afternoons with her "Nana."The conversation explores the brilliant, often underappreciated mind of Desi Arnaz—from his groundbreaking structural contributions to television to his introduction of Afro-Cuban rhythms to American music. Kate reflects on the family's effort to keep his history authentic, highlighting the recent re-release of his autobiography, A Book, and Lucy and Desi: The Love Letters. Thanks for listening!---Episode Links:Desilu, Too, LLCPurchase A Book by Desi ArnazFollow Kate on TikTok: @k8luckinbill

Some movie stars never left Hollywood including Lucille Ball. But she had information that she wanted to share. Fatty Arbuckle is one, thinking he wants vindication .Cocktail: Strawberry jalapeno margarita. It was good. Just a wee bite from the pepper. Even did a mocktail version of it.Remember to find us on social media where we give updates and post things of interest and potential topics

On this week’s Wrap Party, Zeth is talking about the Hollywood Blacklist, the Hollywood Ten, Dalton Trumbo, and Lucille Ball. Later, inspired by the recent success of the films ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession,’ he’s joined by Jake Brennan to give recommendations for albums and movies made by younger creators. Plus your voicemails, texts, emails, and more. Become an All Access member today by visiting disgracelandpod.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lucille Ball might have been a natural boundary-pusher, but America's top TV comedienne had some ‘splaining to do when a damning news broadcast unveiled her former ties to the Communist Party. The hysteria of the Red Scare threatened to bury this redhead at the bottom of the Hollywood blacklist overnight. Even when America put rampant McCarthyism to rest, the United States government kept watching Lucille Ball – and we’re not talking about I Love Lucy reruns.Lucille Ball might have been a natural boundary-pusher, but America's top TV comedienne had some ‘splaining to do when a damning news broadcast unveiled her former ties to the Communist Party. The hysteria of the Red Scare threatened to bury this redhead at the bottom of the Hollywood blacklist overnight. Even when America put rampant McCarthyism to rest, the United States government kept watching Lucille Ball – and we’re not talking about I Love Lucy reruns.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every now and then, a conservation opportunity comes along that you can't pass up. The Western NY Land Conservancy (WNYLC) is currently in a race to permanently protect the Bear Lake Preserve, 311 acres of undeveloped shoreline, mature forest, and an array of critical wetland habitats linked to the Lake.To break down what makes this property so special, the guys hit the trail with WNYLC Stewardship Director Josh Balisteri. He gives them a tour of the property, discussing the history and ecology of Bear Lake, the historical and global crisis of wetland loss, and why we need to start viewing the Great Lakes ecosystem through the lens of crucial "inland coasts."Head over to wnylc.org/bearlake to check out maps of the new preserve and support their work!This episode was recorded at Bear Lake in Stockton, NY (and Pomfret, NY) on May 18, 2026.Episode Notes and LinksLucy and Bear Lake:During the episode, Bill boldly threw out a bit of local lore suggesting that WNY's favorite daughter, Lucille Ball, once stayed at a cottage on Bear Lake. He diligently searched online for any evidence that this was true, but came up empty. Lucy did grow up on the shores of nearby Chautauqua Lake in Celoron and spent many summers during the peak of her popularity escaping to Chenango Lake in eastern NY, but there is no official record of her hiding out at Bear Lake. Sorting Out Our Flight Paths: Later in the conversation, Bill referenced Darryl McGrath's excellent book Flight Paths: A Field Journal of Hope, Heartbreak, and Miracles with New York's Bird People and misidentified Hemlock Lake as one of the state's first eagle hacking (establishment) sites. While Bill was correct in remembering that Hemlock Lake was mentioned in the book, he was confused about the context. In reality, Hemlock Lake played a far more poignant role: it was the home of the very last known native nesting pair of bald eagles in New York State. By the late 1970s, chemical contamination from DDT had devastated the population, and that lonely Hemlock Lake pair was all that remained of our national bird in the entire state. (The pioneering hacking program Bill was thinking of launched nearby at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge).Why the South Shore of Bear Lake Stayed Wild: A major piece of that puzzle comes down to local history: from the 1920s through the 1970s, the land was home to a vibrant YMCA camp, and local authors Bob and Anne Deming (who Josh mentioned as key people in aiding the effort to save Bear Lake) published a book mapping out the camp's history. Originally inspired by a single chapter in their debut book, A History of Bear Lake (recently updated and re-released), they dove deeper into the archives to publish Camp in the Woods, a collection of photos and first-hand accounts from nearly 500 former campers and staff members. Find their books on Amazon: Bob and Anne Deming's Author & Book PageRead more about the project: New Book Recounts Stories from Y Camp in the WoodsSpecial thanks to Andrew Gaerte, the Western New York Land Conservancy's Director of Development and Communications, for sharing this history with us!Find out more about the Western NY Land Conservancy, including the Bear Lake Project and their Western NY Wildway.Sponsors and Ways to Support UsThank you to Always Wandering Art (Website and Etsy Shop) for providing the artwork for many of our episodes.Support us on Patreon.Works CitedPeterjohn, W.T. and Correll, D.L., 1984. Nutrient dynamics in an agricultural watershed: the role of a riparian forest. Ecology, 65(5), pp.1466-1475.Radomski, P. and Goeman, T.J., 2001. Consequences of human lakeshore development on emergent and floating-leaf vegetation abundance. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 21(1), pp.46-61.Schindler, D.E., Geib, S.I. and Williams, M.R., 2000. Patterns of fish growth along a gradient of shoreline development. Nature, 407(6801), pp.202-205.This episode's photo is from the WNYLC's Bear Lake Project page!

What if reality isn't something happening around you? What if it's actually responding to you? In this fascinating Dead Talk, Christy brings in renowned channel and author Jane Roberts and visionary physicist David Bohm. Together, they share with us a radically different way of understanding consciousness, manifestation, choice, and the nature of experience. They reveal why life is not a fixed world unfolding independently of you, but a living field of possibilities shaped by perception, expectation, attention, and participation. Along the way, they explore probable realities, the illusion of separation, the interconnected nature of the universe, and why even your thoughts, fears, hopes, and assumptions are participating in the experiences you call your life. If you've ever wondered whether reality is more fluid than it appears, whether consciousness plays a larger role than science has traditionally acknowledged, or whether there is a deeper intelligence woven into everyday experience, this conversation will challenge the way you see yourself and the world around you. The most important question raised in this episode is not: "What do I want to create?" It's: "What am I already participating in?" Once you understand the difference, you'll never look at reality the same way again. Earlier this week, Christy and I appeared on the Recover Your Soul podcast and Christy brought in Lucille Ball and Vincent Van Gogh. Listen here Read about The Freedom Project 7-day Boosts here Schedule a call with Christy to learn more about The Freedom Project here Schedule a call with Gary to learn more about The Freedom Project here      

In this last FYF of the month, Lesley Logan opens with a Lucille Ball reminder that loving yourself first is what makes everything else fall into line. She celebrates wins from Amanda LG, including a Friday the 13th flash tattoo and a client whose mental health is being saved by her classes, before sharing her own win. It's a grounded, joyful reminder that self-love and prioritized time with the people you love create a ripple effect on everyone around you. If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at beit@lesleylogan.co mailto:beit@lesleylogan.co. And as always, if you're enjoying the show please share it with someone who you think would enjoy it as well. It is your continued support that will help us continue to help others. Thank you so much! Never miss another show by subscribing at LesleyLogan.co/subscribe https://lesleylogan.co/podcast/#follow-subscribe-free.In this episode you will learn about:A Lucille Ball quote on why loving yourself first matters most.A listener wins on adult stickers, joy, and Friday the 13th tattoos.How one Pilates teacher is saving her client's mental health.Lesley's road trip with her bestie from Vegas to Florida.Episode References/Links:Amanda LG - https://www.instagram.com/amandalgpilatesSubmit your wins or questions - https://beitpod.com/questions If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating and leave us a review on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser or Castbox. https://lovethepodcast.com/BITYSIDEALS! DEALS! DEALS! 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Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.Lesley Logan 0:47  Hello. Be It babe. How are you? Oh my gosh. Welcome to the last FYF. We had a fifth FYF. This may how I mean, so it's kind of fun when there's five, because we get to celebrate you for an extra you get an extra chance to find another reason to celebrate a win in a month, right? Like you had five Fridays five times to find someone to celebrate. I hope you're doing this every single day. But honestly, if you just do it on Fridays, that's going to be great. Did you listen to last week? It was talking about how to build confidence. It was so good. Okay, so something inspirational, your win, my win, and a mantra that's it. We're just gonna keep it tight. Keep it quick. Here it is. Lucille Ball. Love yourself first, and everything falls into line. You really have to love yourself first to get anything done in this world. You really do. You really do. Especially with everything that's going on, you have to love yourself first. It matters. It changes the way people love themselves around you. It's a bubble of influence. Lesley Logan 1:42  Okay, your win. This one. We have two from @amandalgpilates. So I got a Friday the 13th flash tattoo because adults need stickers and they make me happy. Well, I too, have some adult stickers, and I agree. I love them. I got a few flash tattoos as well from the last Friday the 13th. And I love them very much. They're called little freckles, like I'm in brown ink. So they actually like because if I was born with a star freckle and a heart and then you also sent in, one of my clients told me that coming to my classes has been saving her mental health. Whoa. Huge, huge, huge. That's a huge win, right? Huge win. Look at the effort like look at how you're changing her life. Whatever you're doing is making them want to keep coming, keep coming when they've got so much going on. I love that so much. Lesley Logan 2:30  Okay, my win is, okay. So here's the deal. My bestie and I are on a road trip from Las Vegas to Hollywood, Florida, by ourselves. So I don't have Brad driving. I had to drive. She has to drive. We're doing it together. It's really exciting because, like, we've always wanted to go on a vacation together, and we're like, let's go. Where should we go? What should we do? And honestly, like, this is quite cool, even though I'm doing tons of road trips. I've done this route-ish before, and I'm doing something similar in August. Like to do it with her means, like, one, I'm not teaching. Two, we get to just like, enjoy ourselves and have a great time and and have time away from the rest of the world. And like, you know, usually when we hang out together, our husbands are there too. And, like, they often go off and do their own thing. But like, just nice seven days, just the two of us. I'm super stoked. I'm super excited. I and you're hearing this while I'm on it. And so anyways, we're probably in New Orleans right now, and then I actually get to spend a couple days in New Orleans, and instead of just like a meal, I could do like five meals. So I'm super excited about that. So just why is this a win? Because two really busy people planned time and money away from their lives and their family and their routines to be together, and that's a win. You can do it too. You don't have to do a road trip with your bestie, but do the thing that you and your bestie said you're gonna do, and then send it in to the beitpod.com/questions so we can celebrate your wins, because you are amazing. You're doing great work, taking care of yourself, prioritizing yourself, loving yourself first, is like the thing, the secret to life. So thank you. Be it, babe. Lesley Logan 3:59  Here is your mantra, although we could just have Lucille Ball's be a mantra. I fully embrace all parts of me. I fully embrace all parts of me. You fully embrace all parts of you, Be It babe. Yes, you do. All right, go Be It Till You See It. Lesley Logan 4:16  That's all I got for this episode of the Be It Till You See It Podcast. One thing that would help both myself and future listeners is for you to rate the show and leave a review and follow or subscribe for free wherever you listen to your podcast. Also, make sure to introduce yourself over at the Be It Pod on Instagram. I would love to know more about you. Share this episode with whoever you think needs to hear it. Help us and others Be It Till You See It. Have an awesome day. Be It Till You See It is a production of The Bloom Podcast Network. If you want to leave us a message or a question that we might read on another episode, you can text us at +1-310-905-5534 or send a DM on Instagram @BeItPod. Brad Crowell 4:58  It's written, filmed, and recorded by your host, Lesley Logan, and me, Brad Crowell. Lesley Logan 5:03  It is transcribed, produced and edited by the epic team at Disenyo.co.Brad Crowell 5:08  Our theme music is by Ali at Apex Production Music and our branding by designer and artist, Gianfranco Cioffi.Lesley Logan 5:15  Special thanks to Melissa Solomon for creating our visuals. Brad Crowell 5:18  Also to Angelina Herico for adding all of our content to our website. 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Comedy on a Wednesday First, a look at the events of the day.Then, Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast May 27, 1941, 85 years ago, Fibber Makes A Record.   After pushing him off a ladder, Fibber visits a recording studio to make an apology record for neighbor Gildersleeve, who lives at #83 Wistful Vista. Followed by My Favorite Husband starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning, originally broadcast May 27, 1949, 77 years ago, Liz In The Hospital.  George wakes up feeling sick, but it's Liz who winds up in the hospital for a tonsillectomy. Then, The Lucky Strike Program starring Jack Benny, originally broadcast May 27, 1951, 75 years ago, Jack Visits the Doctor.   Jack goes to the doctor and meets "Speedy" Riggs getting his eyes examined.  Followed by The Old Gold Comedy Theater hosted by Harold Lloyd, originally broadcast May 27, 1945, 81 years ago, June Moon starring Jack Carson and Frank McHugh.   A novice songwriter meets up with an old pro. An adaptation of the 1931 motion picture.  Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast May 27, 1948, 78 years ago,  Mr Reynolds.  Mr Reynolds wants David to build…something...  Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star.  Thanks to Debbie B. for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamCheck out Professor Bees Digestive Aid at profbees.com and use my promo code WYATT to save 10% when you order! If you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

Emcee extraordinaire DeeDee Cupcake of Los Angeles talks with Viktor Devonne about hosting bar shows and at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender, rockabilly modeling, winning pageants while sick, Lucille Ball, glitter, and how every choice is wrong, and that's ok. This chat was recorded on April 21, 2026.  Give love to the folks… DeeDee: https://www.instagram.com/deedee.cupcake/  More Viktor: @viktordevonne  More WEBurlesque: @weburlesque FOOTCLOTHES! Get 10% off your order with the code VIKTORDEVONNE at FOOTCLOTHES.COM @footclothesofficial

Rowan University Adjunct Professor and host Paul Perrello welcomes actress, singer, writer, director, and daughter of one of Hollywood's most famous couples to talk about her career and her parents Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.

A Shroud for SarahIn this episode, we delve into the complex layers of suspense, deception, and moral ambiguity within the radio play "A Shroud for Sarah," featuring Lucille Ball. This story exemplifies how intricate character motives and psychological tension can craft a compelling narrative that keeps you guessing until the very end.Most people don't realize how close we are to danger whenever we think we've left the crime behind. In tonight's tense thriller, Lucille Ball takes us deep into a web of murder, betrayal, and cold calculated plans—all with a single, deadly black valise containing $17,000 at the center. Discover how appearances deceive, and why paying attention to subtle clues can mean the difference between life and death.This episode unpacks a masterclass in plotting and deception. You'll see how a seemingly simple ad in the newspaper becomes the secret code that unravels a series of deadly twists. We break down the psychological tactics used by each character—men so ruthless they're willing to murder, manipulate, and betray for political power, money, or love. Plus, learn the real-world insights into the dark art of deception, from mounting evidence to the cracks in seemingly airtight alibis.We explore the stakes of complacency in danger—how ignoring the warning signs can cost lives, and why understanding the subtle interplay of motive and opportunity is crucial. This episode is perfect for anyone fascinated by classic thrillers, criminal psychology, or how secrets buried deep beneath the surface explode with lethal consequences.By uncovering the hidden motives of characters like George Monk and the deadly games they play, you'll gain insights into how deception drives human behavior—and how, in the right moment, truth is often just a carefully hidden clue away. If you love stories of high-stakes intrigue and the psychology of crime, this is a must-listen.Lucille Ball delivers a captivating performance in this suspense-filled story that's as clever as it is chilling. Whether you're a fan of classic mysteries or eager to sharpen your own skills in reading between the lines, this episode keeps you hooked from start to finish. Don't miss it—because in the game of deception, one wrong move can be your last

On this episode of Scene Missing, we head into shadowy postwar London for a stylish and strange detour in the career of Douglas Sirk. Before the lush Technicolor melodramas of the 1950s, Sirk took a crack at noir with the 1947 thriller Lured. A serial killer mystery wrapped in elegance, obsession, and just a touch of dark humor. Starring Lucille Ball in a rare dramatic role, the film follows a woman drawn into a dangerous undercover game as bait for a killer targeting lonely hearts. Along the way, she crosses paths with a gallery of suspects played by the likes of George Sanders and Boris Karloff, each bringing their own eerie flavor to the mystery.Joining me for the conversation is Washington D.C. comedian Lady Vee, and we dig into what makes Lured such an odd and fascinating hybrid. Is this a straight noir, or something more playful and subversive? How does Sirk's later thematic obsession with performance and identity show up here? And where does this sit in the evolution of Lucille Ball before I Love Lucy changed everything?

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Former teen idol Frankie Avalon broke into show business as a child prodigy and was soon receiving 12,000 pieces of fan mail per week and working alongside Hollywood greats Jack Benny, Jackie Gleason, Lucille Ball, Groucho Marx and John Wayne. Frankie joined Gilbert and Frank for a look back at his humble beginnings in South Philly, his years as a teen heartthrob and his decades-long friendship with onscreen love interest Annette Funicello. Plus: The Duke makes Laurence Harvey cry! Buster Keaton meets Houdini! “Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine”! Dueling Draculas! And Cesar Romero and Arnold Stang hit a strip joint! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices