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Continuing work on the Frank Gilroy play, The Subject Was Roses, this expert from Milton's in-person class begins to explore the road in to building a character with more depth.

On this episode of Stang Stories, Molly O'Brien '26 interviews Jennifer Sarbach '02, co-founder of the Wall Street Skinny podcast, about her formative years at Milton, her Princeton studies, and her early career on Wall Street. Jen also explains why she transitioned to real estate and offers advice to current Milton students.

How can horror writing help readers — and writers — work through psychological trauma? Why does cross-genre fiction take longer to find an audience, but pay off in the long run? Is running a direct sales store actually worth the inventory, postage, and learning curve? And how can SubStack work for fiction authors? With psychotherapist and award-winning author P.D. Alleva. In the intro, thoughts on why in-person conferences are still worth it, even when they are a challenge for sensitive introverts! and tips for making the best of conferences [Self-Publishing Show]. Today's show is sponsored by Draft2Digital, self-publishing with support, where you can get free formatting, free distribution to multiple stores, and a host of other benefits. Just go to www.draft2digital.com to get started. This show is also supported by my Patrons. Join my Community at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn P.D. Alleva is the award-winning author of horror, sci-fi, thrillers, and fantasy books. He's also a psychotherapist. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below. Show Notes Why horror puts the human condition on display better than any other genre Emotional trauma as the silent psychological killer most people overlook The pros and challenges of cross-genre writing and finding your audience Practical lessons from running a direct store, including integration and signed-copy fulfilment How a 3 a.m. writing routine keeps the writing separate from the marketing and admin Serialising fiction on Substack, multiple newsletters, and avoiding paid subscriber promotions Why Facebook groups, TikTok Lives, and the three-to-one rule are working right now You can find P.D. at PDAlleva.com or on Substack. Transcript of the interview with P.D. Alleva Jo: P.D. Alleva is the award-winning author of horror, sci-fi, thrillers, and fantasy books. He's also a psychotherapist. So welcome, Paul. PD: Thank you very much. Thank you for having me. This is a great opportunity. I love doing interviews, and I love talking to great people. Jo: Oh, good. Well, first up— Tell us a bit more about you and how you got into writing and being an indie author. PD: So I've been writing since I was a kid, at least second grade and more than likely even before that. I've always had that creative itch. Getting into indie author publishing, I published my first book in 2011. At the time I was also operating my own business, which took up about 24 hours of my time every single day. Then I kind of got through that and sold that in 2016, and I'm like, you know what? The time has come. I'd always written books, poetry, short stories, but never really did anything with them because I just didn't have the time. So in 2017, that's when I really came out and said, all right, the time is now. Indie publishing was doing great. The one good thing I do love about Amazon is they allowed us to come out there and start showing our craft to people. So in 2017, I just started—let's do this. Let's write full time. Let's put books out there. Let's be creative. Let's really get those juices flowing. Plus, I was getting a little bit old, and I was like, now is definitely the time to do this. Since then I've been publishing consistently, and most of my books are horror books, but I dabble. I have a sci-fi series, and I'm starting to get into psychological thrillers too. I've got a new psychological thriller that'll be published in early 2027 called Girl on a Mission. For the most part, I'm definitely into the horror genre—books, short stories, all that good fun stuff. Jo: Right, so a couple of follow-ups. You said you're a bit old. Can you give us what decade you're in at least? PD: Well, I'm 51, so born in 1971. Jo: Oh, there you go. Same age as me. PD: All right, good. See that? So we're going head-to-head there. Jo: I don't think that's old at all. Also, you mentioned you sold your business in 2016. So what was your business before? Because I think business experience is so important. PD: Agreed 100%. So I'm a psychotherapist, and I had owned a treatment centre for mental health and addiction. That was started in 2011, and in 2016 is when it sold. Since then, my wife and I started a private practice. So I still, even to this day—well, about a year and a half ago is when I stopped. I specialise in trauma, PTSD, and addiction. Trauma mostly. Most of my caseload has always been trauma, PTSD, sexual abuse, psychological abuse, war-type trauma. I was doing that mostly individually since 2016 in private practice, and I'll still go into treatment centres and see patients there too, specifically for trauma. About a year and a half ago is when I started wanting to do writing 100% full time. I thought about becoming a professor, maybe going to college, but then I wasn't sure if I wanted to get into that full time, as far as a caseload and school and everything like that. So I decided to just do group therapy, group facilitation, and I've been doing that consistently since then. It may be 15 hours a week. I do love to give back, and to me, it's more what I teach. I specialise in neuro-linguistic programming, bilateral stimulation or EMDR, hypnotherapy, science of mind concepts, psychopharmacology, biological bases of behaviour—which is pretty much how your brain works—ancient wisdom, quantum physics. I do this in a drug addiction treatment centre mostly, also mental health. And of course, just living an addictive lifestyle is traumatic, too, in and of itself. So pretty much I'm teaching them. Behaviour modification is a big part of what I'm teaching during that time. You'll see that, too, if you read my books. There's two things you can figure out from my books. You can figure out how to murder people and get away with it, and two, you can figure out how to overcome trauma as well. The whole “murder people and get away with it” comes from my upbringing. I have a very sorted past, let's put it that way. My upbringing was very different than what most people grow up in. Jo: Oh, can you give us any more than that? Now everyone's like, “Oh.” PD: “What's going on with this guy, right?” So I grew up, let's say, quote unquote, “in an Italian New York family.” Jo: Okay. All right. PD: That might give people ideas, right? Jo: That's going to give people a lot of ideas. PD: If you've ever seen the movie Goodfellas, I kind of grew up in that atmosphere, and with even some of those people too. My family had connections to those people in that movie, which I find very funny. If you watch that movie with me, you get a very different perspective on what's going on in the movie. Jo: Wow. So you're an interesting guy with an interesting background, with a very interesting backstory job as well. Some people are like, “Well, of course he's writing horror because horror is just awful and full of slasher gore and all that.” I often have to say to people who don't read horror, “Look, it's not like that.” Maybe some of it is, sure. But most of it isn't. Could you talk about how reading and writing horror can also be psychologically healthy? How do these worlds intertwine for you? PD: Well, sure. It 100% can be healthy. Especially over the last few years, there's a trend going on out there right now where people are taking their trauma and putting it into a creative process through poems, short stories, and even novels. They're taking their trauma and giving it a face, like a monster, where people are overcoming that monster within the creative process. I always say that horror is the genre that puts on display, better than any other genre out there, the human condition. Why is that? When people are in a terrifying situation, you really see who they are. You get to the heart of the matter of who that person is by putting them in these horrific but undefinable situations where it's like, what are they going to come out as? That real true personality needs to come out, and that courage comes out. That's huge in horror, and I think horror gets such a bad name. Now, I know there's the extreme horror and the splatterpunk, and that has its kind of role too in what I'm saying, but that's where horror is getting its bad reputation out there with the over-the-top type of gore. For the most part, that's a small part of the horror genre. It's a subgenre for a reason. It has its readership, and that's fine. Nothing wrong with it. I read it all the time. I find a lot of joy in it, a lot of excitement. However, for the most part, any horror novel that is not completely with the gore and stuff like splatterpunk can be seen as a psychological thriller, and a lot of psychological thrillers can be seen as a horror novel. Look at books like The Silence of the Lambs, Red Dragon. That's horrific as well, but if you read the novel, it's in there. It just gets that bad rap right now, and it's not all gore. Most horror novels that I read today are psychological horror. It's tame on the gore, and the psychological aspect is there. I always see that psychological aspect—it's like psychological trauma. Most people, even in my industry, when people are out there and you mention trauma, PTSD, they're thinking about sexual abuse, physical abuse, or war-type trauma. The silent psychological one—I once wrote an article called “Emotional Trauma: The Silent Psychological Killer.” The one that's out there is the psychological trauma, the emotional trauma that is widespread. Most people go through that, and it could even be from parent to child, and most people don't understand that that's a traumatic experience. It's like a distortion of reality that you're experiencing that then creates a belief system in your brain, and you're constantly acting out that belief system. That's where the psychological component of horror really comes out. People breaking through that psychological belief system that was created through a traumatic experience by reaching courage and coming out through a horrific situation. Jo: Yes, it really annoys me, because with romance, of course people understand that romance is a huge genre. Something like a small town sweet romance is a world away from the bully romantasy, dark, or mafia. Mafia romance is a really big thing with very dark themes. I'm like, well, how can you understand that romance is a huge genre with all these different subgenres, and not think that horror or thriller or fantasy or sci-fi all have so many different subgenres within them? I personally read a lot of supernatural horror, but rarely the slasher gore kind of stuff. So I'm really glad you said that, and hopefully more people will open up a bit more. I did also want to ask you about what you write. You write all these different things. You write standalone—I mean, often horror is standalone—but you also have some series. How do you balance it? What are the benefits of cross-genre writing, but also the challenges of it? PD: Okay. So obviously I love cross-genre writing. To me, I use fantasy to explain the supernatural elements. I blend mostly a tad of fantasy to help explain the supernatural components in my supernatural novels. When I write sci-fi, specifically sci-fi, that has the fantasy element in it too, but there's also a tad of horror in there as well. It's just who I am. When I grew up, I had a lot of different influences. I had Star Wars on one side, and then I'm watching B-rated '80s slasher films on the other side. Those two mixes just kind of followed me throughout my life, and that's why I like putting them into my novels. As I tell my patients, don't limit yourself. Never limit yourself. If you're just limiting yourself to one genre, you're missing out on so much more that's out there. So I love the blend of mixing genres. It just gets my goat each and every time. It is a challenge though. I remember when I first started getting into indie publishing, I was never big into Facebook and social media up until I started becoming an indie author. Before that, with my type of upbringing, you don't advertise yourself. You don't advertise where you're going. That's a big no-no. So I always had this aversion to social media. I'll tell you a funny story. It was the late 2000s, probably 2006. I was a full-time single father at that time, and I was living in Florida. My family—brothers and sisters-in-law—were living in New York, and my sister-in-law said, “Get a Facebook account so we can see pictures of the kids.” I said, “Oh.” I didn't want to do it, but I said, “Okay,” so I did it. And I'm thinking, looking at this Facebook thing, “How do I put pictures on here?” So I figured out how to put pictures in folders. Then I phone called her, and I'm like, “Okay, so they're on there.” And they're like, “Well, where are they?” I'm like, “I put them in these folders. You can go and look at them.” She's like, “No, you've got to post them.” That to me was like, “I'm not posting pictures of my kids.” That was a big no-no. It didn't click. When I got on there finally in 2016, 2017, I'm like, “Okay, so I need to figure out social media. As an indie author, I need to be on there, so I need to get through this aversion and get on there.” I started noticing how people are so particular with their genres. If they're reading a romance, it had to be very specific with that exact type of romance, and if you deviated from it, they're not going to like it. So that was the challenge. I was like, “All right, number one, I'm not going to dilute myself” and say, “All right, take things out of my writing or out of my novel just so I could cater to a certain type of audience.” I'm like, “I'm not going to do that.” I know with me, myself, as a reader, I'll read everything. I don't limit myself to a specific genre. I'll read psychological thrillers. I'll read romance. I've been doing that all my life. So I'm like, if there's a person like me out there—and look at this, I just met like four other people who also read cross genres—then I know that there's at least another 30,000 people, and I know that at least then there's 300,000, then there's three million people out there. So just write the books that you're writing and find your audience. Now, that takes longer. So you've got to chip away. Chip away. You're going to find readers here and there, and then that reader kind of tells a few people about you, and then you've got a few more readers. Then you keep going, and you go on these Facebook groups, and you do a whole bunch of different things, and then you gather a few more readers. Then they're telling some friends, and then you've got more. The process takes a lot longer, yes, 100% agreed, but I would say be true to yourself and you can never go wrong. Jo: Yes, I agree. I write cross-genre as well, and I've browsed your collection. Golem was the one I was like, “Ooh, yes, I like that one.” I haven't read it yet, it's on my list. I think when you're cross-genre, my people come to my store as well, and it's like, “Okay, I'm interested in lots of things, but this is the one by this author that I'm interested in.” Whereas with other authors who only write one type of thing, then I might not like any of their stuff. So I think there are definitely pros and cons and different ways into our world. I also wanted to ask you about the differences in business. Obviously you ran this treatment centre and there were physical humans on all sides, and now you've got a business as an author. So what have you learned in business from what you used to do and what you do now? PD: Okay. You're right. The treatment centre industry is very different from what I'm doing now, but it's still people. Treat those people right, have integrity. If you say you're going to do something, follow through with it. My word is my bond type of thing. That definitely has fed into the writing and publishing industry that I'm in now in a huge way. Just connecting with people is, to me, the biggest part of it. I mean, treatment centres, you've got to connect with people. When I would market the treatment centre, where would I go? I would go to hospitals, residential facilities, detoxes, and talk to them about my programme and why they should be referring clients there. It's the same thing here. Why should you be reading my books? You get there through interviews like what I'm doing here with you. Other podcasts. You get there by doing Facebook Lives, TikTok. I haven't started TikTok Lives yet, but I actually love that platform. I'm falling in love with it. IG Lives, anything like that where you're talking to people and you're making a connection with those people. Through that, I've gathered so many different types of readers who are like, “Yes, I'll give this book a shot.” And then they read it and they're like, “Hey, this is really good, and I'm going to read another book.” With my books, I have very different books. Golem is my psychological horror novel. It's my slow-burn psychological horror novel, heavily inspired by Frankenstein and the Pygmalion myth. It's my first true horror book that I published. Then there's Jigglyspot and the Zero Intellect, which is inspired by B-rated '80s horror movies and the old grindhouse movies of the '70s, and it's mind manipulation. It's just wild and bizarre. And then The Sleepy Hollow Incident is my Gothic tale—it's like a dark romance mixed in with Gothic horror. So I always try to put something for everyone that's out there. To me, when I'm writing, it's got to be about depth, psychological depth. I always refer to my books to be like peeling layers off a Texas-sized onion. The more you read, the more in-depth you get into not only the characters, but the story. It's just something that comes out of me. It's part of me. That's the way I always have to do it. I always have to put that depth in there. To me, that's good storytelling. When I grew up, I read a lot of classic literature. Yes, Edgar Allan Poe, but also Dante's Inferno, Milton's Paradise Lost, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the Brontë sisters. Keep going. Ray Bradbury, Ayn Rand, Daphne du Maurier, Shirley Jackson. Those to me are my books that I absolutely love. So there's a sweet science in today's fast-paced, social media type of world in marrying the depth of the old classic literature and the entertainment value that is required today for being an author. There's that sweet science behind it, and I love just hitting that nail on the head every time. Jo: So did you ever pitch traditional publishing, or have you thought about going that way? Because I also find that a lot of horror actually sits very close to literary. Like, I read a lot more literary horror than I do in some of the other genres. PD: Correct. So in the beginning, yes. Not in a long time. I maybe went to a couple of indie publishers, but as far as traditional, the Big Five publishers, I have an aversion to them for a big reason. I know people who have worked in that industry that have told me some pretty bad horror stories about those places. So I haven't sent anything to that type of place in a very, very long time. Maybe close to 20 years. Indie publishers, the small presses, yes, here and there, but even then, I'm always moving at a fast pace. So if I've got a book and I'm sending it out as a query letter, by the time that query letter is even read, I'm almost done publishing. I love that aspect of it. The control of my story, where I know where this character's going. And listen, I've got my beta readers, I've got my ARC readers. They're there to tell me, “Hey, maybe you should change this or change that.” Whether I take that advice or not, of course my editor too, is really up to me. I always put out the book that I know is the one I want to read. And to me, I haven't gone wrong in doing so. I know with traditional publishing, you sometimes get too many thoughts in the pot there. Let's put it that way. Jo: Okay, so coming back to being indie then. You mentioned Amazon earlier, but you have a store where you sell direct. Many authors are doing this now, but it can be a challenge. So what have you found are the pros and cons of your direct store? What's working? Any lessons there? PD: Okay. So I use a place called Big Cartel. They're the platform where the books are on. They're hosting my website, PDAlleva.com. The big challenge was actually just starting it. It was so overwhelming. How do I put this on there? At the time, I've got all these books, so how do I present them? I'm even going to be doing another revamp with it too, because I want better pictures—taking pictures of the books, stuff like that, instead of just having the covers on there. I also have a lot of shirts that I'm selling. So I think the biggest challenge is just getting on there and starting it. Then of course, you've got to learn a whole new platform, and the mechanics, and how people are going to be downloading, and how that's done on an e-book versus a print version of the book. So it's a huge learning curve that you've really got to put your focus on and give it time. What most people like in indie publishing is signed copies. It's a huge part of indie publishing, selling those signed copies. People love a signed copy, and that's primarily what my website is for. You can order signed copies from me. I also use a place called IngramSpark, and they're more like a distributor. They're used by everyone. They've been around for a very long time. Traditional publishing uses them too, and they're just distributing your novel. I'd say about a year ago, maybe two years ago, they started where you can sell your books on discount through them as well. So I have that on my website too, where you're just clicking on the book and you're pretty much going directly to their site and you're buying paperbacks and hardbacks at a discount. That's going well too. For the most part, people are definitely coming to my site because they want the signed copies. A good thing with indie publishing is limited editions, first print copies, special editions. That type of stuff really just takes off. People love to see that, especially in the indie community. You can sell them too. I go to a few different book conventions during the year, and the limited editions are there. Like I said, people love the signed copies. They love being a part of that and getting that signed copy. They treasure it, just like I treasure my books too. I'm not referring to my books that I've written, but books that I have as well. I love my e-reader, don't get me wrong, but I still prefer the physical copy—the paperback, and even more so than the paperback, the hardback. So people love those signed copies, and that's why I created the website, to sell on there for them. Jo: Yes, I mean, we're getting to a point now though where I think some people are questioning the pros and cons of it. For example, you doing the signed copies—I don't do that from my Shopify store because I don't want to hold stock and I don't want to deal with postage. So I only do it when I do a Kickstarter. I've just finished one recently, Bones of the Deep, and I'm going up to the printer, and I'm going to sign a couple of hundred copies and then they do the postage. That's the only way I'm willing to do it because of the pain of getting books to your house, signing them, getting them in the post. So how do you manage that practically? PD: Okay, so the inventory's there. I don't go and sign everything right away. I just keep the inventory. Once somebody buys the book, then I'll pull out the book, log it and all that good fun stuff, sign it, and then ship it out immediately. Here in my country, we get discounts at the United States Post Office because they're books. So they pass that shipping cost over to the reader too, so it's a little bit cheaper for shipping. I'll just take books once or twice a week over to the United States Postal Service and ship those books out. I don't sign them until I actually get that order. Jo: How many do you have in your house? It's the holding stock of all the backlist that is the problem. PD: Ooh, gotcha. All right. That's why I have a two-car garage. But here's the thing, I won't order 500 at a time. I'll order 20 at a time. Jo: Okay. Right. PD: When I see that inventory's getting low, I'll order another 20 at a time. Jo: And you get those from IngramSpark? PD: Correct. When the new one comes out, maybe at that time I'm just selling those, bringing those to conventions that I go to. Or maybe doing a sale on those books at that time to get rid of the inventory so it's not sitting around anymore. Jo: I think that's so important. Then like you mentioned, you do T-shirts or shirts. That is also really hard because of sizing. So is that all print on demand? PD: Yes. So I don't really hold the stock on the shirts. When I get an order, whatever the size is at that time, I go directly to the place and order it. I use a place called Sublimation Station that's here in Orlando. They do great all-over print T-shirts. They're fantastic. I just did one for The Sleepy Hollow Incident. So The Sleepy Hollow Incident is one long story, and it's broken up into four books. Each book has its own. The covers are fantastic. I use a lady named Cherie Foxley. She's a phenomenal cover designer. So the shirts are, like, book one is on the front of one shirt with book two on the back, and then the second shirt is book three on the cover and book four on the back. However, I can customise those. I just did a giveaway in my Facebook group and I let people know I could customise them, and she wanted book one and book four, so I just got that and sent it out to her. Now, if people go ahead and order that on the website, I can just order it right away from them, boom, and that place will get it shipped right then and there. Jo: Right, so they do the shipping. These are all sort of practical things that people need to answer because I feel like sometimes it's like, “Oh, yes, having a direct store is great,” but there's actually quite a lot of work that goes into it, isn't there? PD: There is. There's a lot of work. You're pretty much opening almost like your own brick-and-mortar store at that point. You just don't have walk-in traffic coming in—your traffic is all coming online. So there is a lot to it, but it's worth it. If you're a self-published author or even a small indie press, it's good to have. Because like I said, people love the signed copies. Jo: When you say it's worth it, is it worth it financially or just because you like to serve the customers in that way? PD: Both. Jo: Right. So it is financially worth it for you? PD: Yes. Jo: I was talking to a friend of mine and saying, are you valuing your time in terms of things like taking the books to the post office and stuff like that? Do you find it eats into your writing at all, or do you just manage it all separately? PD: No, I manage it separately. So I'm an early morning riser. I get up at 3:00 in the morning, and that's when I write my books or do editing or brainstorming. I'm about to write a new novella now called The Adam and Eve Story, which is actually based on a little-known CIA shelved book from the 1990s called The Adam and Eve Story as well. So I've been brainstorming that, and I was doing that this morning. I get up at 3:00 a.m. and I do my writing, and by the time the kids are up and by the time the wife is up, it's like 8:00 a.m. is rolling around and I'm pretty much done at that point. Then I have my days. Tuesday I'm completely working from home and I do my thing in the morning, and then the rest of the day is marketing, fulfilling orders, stuff like that. On the days when I'm going to do group facilitation, I'll of course still get up at 3:00 o'clock in the morning, and then I'll plan out the day. I've got an hour between this group and I can go ahead and do that, and I'm already there so it's not a problem. The post office is right around the corner. You kind of figure out all the logistics for yourself. There are some days, like on Monday, I don't facilitate groups until the afternoon, so I've got the whole morning to work on marketing and do other things, and fulfilment. Then of course Saturday's a big day for that too. Jo: Oh, that's good. I feel like people always need to know how to balance their time, but it sounds like you manage, because at 3:00 a.m., as you say, there's not much else to do other than write. You mentioned marketing, and you have a Substack, pdsalternativefiction.substack.com. Talk about that and serialising fiction and how Substack works. Because I feel like a load of people are jumping in but might not necessarily know how it works, especially for fiction. PD: Correct. It is becoming quite popular out there. I think the one before that was Patreon, and Patreon is pretty big for that too, kind of the same thing. I wanted to start something and just get the work out there. I was very interested when Amazon came out a few years ago with what was called Vella. They kind of started that. I was like, “This is kind of cool.” Couple chapters at a time. I'm writing the books anyway, so why don't we kick this off and see how it goes—a type of experiment. I had a lot of fun doing it. I started on October 4th, 2024. I've done four novels so far. One is still going, which is Volume 3 of my Dark Veil serie— that's a sci-fi series. I wrote three other novels. The Hypnotist, which is a thriller, heavy on the sci-fi and a tad of horror in there too. And then I wrote Girl on a Mission, which is my psychological thriller, and then Cat Fight, which is a horror novel—all within that time. I think I finished all three of those novels in January, and then the first week of February they were all pretty much done. Now what I'm doing is, I went paid recently on the Substack. It's like everything else that's out there—chip away, chip away. I fell into that hole where they say, “Hey, we can promote you and get people to sign up for your newsletter.” And I'll be honest with you, don't do it. It's not worth it. You spend money, and what happens is they're what I refer to as dead leads. They don't click. You wind up shuffling them off after three to six months, because they're just not clicking. Everybody gets a star rating, so you know—are they clicking, are they staying on, are they not? So I got rid of pretty much all of those people, and I'll never do that again. It's got to be done organically. That's why when you read my books, especially the new books, towards the end it'll say, “Sign up for my newsletter.” I do more with that newsletter too. If you're on the free tier, every month I do a monthly newsletter, which is just me talking about updates, things going on in the publishing industry, things going on with me. My daughter puts together a weekly Horror and Sci-Fi Chronicles newsletter, which gives what's going on in new releases in the industry—sci-fi, horror, books, movies, television. She does deep dives into industry tropes, historical tidbits, and a weekly quiz. I also do a monthly Terrors and Tales newsletter. I started this last year, and it was a quarterly newsletter. It's other authors who are new, upcoming, never been published before, looking to get published. It's a chance for them to be on the newsletter where they have a flash fiction story or poem or even a short story that I publish for them. It's called the Terrors and Tales newsletter. What happened is I would put out calls for submissions. And a place called Duotrope—I don't even know who these people are, but all of a sudden I got an email from them stating, “Hey, we found that you're looking for submissions, and we posted your link. We hope you don't mind.” I'm like, “No, of course I don't mind.” I got so many submissions from that one link. I'm like, “Okay.” Do I really want to deny people? I'm not like that. I want to help promote other authors. I know what it's like when you're new and upcoming, no matter what age you are, to say, “Hey, here's a platform for you to see your stuff in print.” Obviously, I read through them just to make sure they're up to a certain standard, but for the most part, if you submit, you're getting in there. With Duotrope, I'm like, I have enough here to put out one a month. So in May 2026, the first one goes out, and then I'll have one each month until December, and then who knows? In 2027 I might go back to quarterly. I might get enough submissions to just keep it going once a month. So that's the Terrors and Tales newsletter, and it usually comes out towards the end of the month—the last two weeks. I have nothing to do with it in terms of content. None of my stories are on there. None of my poems are on there. None of my flash fiction. It's all other authors, just for them to see their name in print, see their work in print, share it with their friends, and put something on their resume, and to encourage people to keep reading and keep the craft going. Jo: When you say in print, you don't mean in physical print? PD: Oh, I mean in the newsletter. I'm sorry. Jo: I think that's important, or you're going to get a lot more submissions, and you will need to do publishing contracts and all that kind of thing. I think that's the difficult thing with a Substack newsletter approach—it's difficult to know where to categorise it. Is it marketing? Is it publishing? It's all of these things, I suppose. A bit like this podcast, it's all kinds of things. In terms of Substack actually making money on its own or leading to book sales that make money, do you think it does serve that purpose? PD: I think I've gotten more book sales through it, and also ARC readers who are enjoying the books and giving reviews. As far as the paid tiers, that's kind of a little bit slow, and that's where I'm saying chip away at it. Keep it up there. Keep it going. Over time, you're going to build that type of audience where it's going to be like, “Hey, this is financially feasible for me to continue to do this.” That's the response that I'm getting out there. Jo: Yes. Before, you mentioned you were doing Facebook Lives and you're looking at TikTok, but— Is anything else working for you in book marketing? If people have a few books and they're like, “What is working for book marketing right now?”—what do you recommend? PD: Okay. For me, the thing that has made the most sense is making sure the reader knows the book is out there through some sort of social media. I've had really good success on TikTok since the beginning of this year especially. I started it about a year ago, year and a half ago, but then my father got sick and passed away, and it was a new venture and I put it off to the side. I really got the flavour going at the beginning of this year. February, March of this year. It seems to be going really well, and I've noticed an uptick in sales from just getting the videos out there and getting it in front of people's eyes. There's an event I'm going to in August called ShiverCon, which is a pretty big event. After that event, I'm going to look to see what type of inventory I have left over from the event, and I'm going to start doing TikTok Lives. I'm very comfortable being on camera. So I'm like, “Yeah, that seems like a good way to go.” I know there's a few other horror authors who are doing it and having good success with TikTok Lives as well. A guy named Jason Davis is doing really well with TikTok Lives, and a few other authors too. I'm like, “Yes, I could definitely do that.” I want to get up to a certain number of people, and I want these events. I'm going to one in July, and then ShiverCon in August. Once those are done, I'm going to have more time to do the TikTok Lives. As far as Facebook is concerned, what I've had really great success with on Facebook is being in the groups and meeting other authors. That's not always about my book per se, but whatever books I'm reading, I'm posting my reviews about those books in those groups and meeting readers. Then obviously, they always say the three-to-one rule. Post about three different books and then post about your own book, whether you're doing a sale or a new release or a re-release or whatever. I've found success through that just by interacting with readers. When they post a book, I'll comment, “Hey, I've read that book,” or, “Hey, that book looks really cool. I like the review.” Commenting on it so you start these relationships with people who are out there in these Facebook groups. I've recently started my own Facebook reader group. I kind of go with the same thing. Last night, we did a live reading for another author. I like other authors to be on there. I always like to think, what does the reader need? What do I want to see as a reader? I would love to hear live readings from authors. So I kind of learn about them, learn about the book, and get a live reading. To me, that's a good way to go. So I started that recently, and it seems to be going well. I've got a new folk horror coming out soon, and I put out a call for ARC readers and got a fantastic response from that. That kind of drives the sales anyway, because when you get those reviews, then people see it gives credibility to the book, and then other people see it, and then they're buying it too. So that comes from the groups. There's so many wheels to spin in this industry as an indie author when you're doing this, especially when you're doing 99% of it on your own. You've got to get out there. No one's going to know your book exists if you don't get out there and tell somebody about it. Jo: Brilliant. Well, tell us— Where can people find you and your books online? PD: All right. Perfect. So obviously I'm on Amazon like everyone. Most of my books are worldwide, so you'll find them in Barnes & Noble as well. And of course, if you want the signed copies or discount print books, I always lead people straight to my website, PDAlleva.com. Then, of course, if you go to my Substack, you'll get all the updates, and you'll get all the links to purchase or find out where they are on Amazon and Barnes & Noble and things like that too. Jo: Brilliant. Well, thanks so much for your time, Paul. That was great. PD: Thank you very much for having me. It was great chatting with you. The post Writing Cross-Genre, Selling Direct, And Serialising On SubStack With P.D. Alleva first appeared on The Creative Penn.

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell chapter 22 "A Blow and Its Consequences", narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D⁠https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join⁠Summary:Margaret waits for a long time before anyone of the Thornton family comes to see her. Fanny eventually walks in apologising for the wait and tells her that her brother is with his new Irish workmen and women in the factory, trying to reassure them before the strikes get worse. Mrs. Thornton then comes in and looks incredibly stern. Mrs. Thornton doesn't seem to fully listen to Margaret when she asks for the waterbed, when she does respond, it is in response to the crashing sound of many bodies against the gates. John soon comes in and the crowd reacts with bloodlust as they hear Mr. Thornton's voice in his house. Margaret fears that she is a coward but forgets herself and only feels a deep sympathy. He tells his mother and the maid to get upstairs to safety. Margaret is watching at the window and then turns to Mr. Thornton to ask where his imported workers are. He responds that they are in the factory, but that it is not the workers that the crowd wants, but himself. His mother asks how long until the soldiers should arrive, he responds that it should still be 20 minutes. They shut the windows and then a sudden stillness arises. They stop and listen, the crowd is pushing with all of their might against the gate, and it eventually gives in, followed by the crowd. Mrs. Thornton and Fanny get upstairs and Margaret refuses to go with them.The faces of angry men are everywhere in the yard, and Margaret recognises the face of Mr. Boucher. As the crowd sees Mr. Thornton, they erupt into a beastly roar, startling even Mr. Thornton's cool reserve. He tells Margaret that they need only to wait 5 minutes more and the soldiers will be there. Margaret calls him out for his attitude, tells him to go and face these men like a man with kindness. A dark cloud comes across his face and he goes, only asking Margaret to bar the door behind him. The men in the yard look like savage beasts; they have children at home, like Boucher, and can't stand the thought of foreigners taking away their bread. Margaret feels like the crowd will reach its breaking point in a moment and she rushes outside, after she sees men reaching for projectiles. The men still their arms as they see this girl run out and place herself between them and their enemy. She tries to tell the men to calm themselves, but her voice dies away. Thornton moves from behind her. A man calls out asking if the Irish will be sent home and when Thornton replies that he will not send them back, the crowd explodes. Margaret tries to shield Thornton from the men's incoming projectiles, but he shakes her off. The first misses, the second flings a stone towards their mark hitting instead, Margaret causing Thornton to react. The men are silent while he speaks, watching the blood trickle down Margaret's head. It seems to knock sense into the men, and they start to back away. Mr. Thornton walks into the crowd, calling on the men to attack him if they are not cowards, but they leave, defeated. Thornton rushes to Margaret and carries her into the house. He calls for his mother to take care of her and he goes to check on his Irish workers. Mrs. Thornton goes to get a doctor...SEO stuff I don't want to do. Elizabeth Gaskell's classic, "North and South" sees Margaret Hale's live uprooted as her family moves to the north of England. Initially disgusted by the ugliness of the industrial town of Milton, Margaret develops a strong sense of social justice after seeing the poverty and suffering of local mill workers.

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Send us Fan MailHarvard University & North Shore Navigators SS Jack Rickheim takes a break from his crazy NECBL schedule to join, “The Happy Hour”!!Jack and Hap talk about his baseball life from Milton, Georgia to All Ivy-League 1st team at Harvard University to Fraser Field..... and where to next?The guys tackle some controversial topics like NIL and the Transfer Portal. But mostly the guys talk some baseball with the VIP CHATROOM & have some fun!!!THIS EPISODE WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY DUDEROBE! The official Robe of The HHSC & THE UFC!!    The Dads Day sale is on!!!   Get the Duderobe , The Bro-Throw or the "She-Robe" for the ladies and save 30% till dads day at the link below!http://duderobe.sjv.io/0GYN43YOU CAN ALWAYS SAVE 20% WITH CODE KINGHAPFollow Jack on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jack.rickheim12This episode was recorded live on the network infront of Happy Hour V.I.P.s If you want to be part of the live tapings follow us onTwitch https://m.twitch.tv/thehappyhourscOrwww.TheHappyHourSocialClub.comAS  ALWAYS The Happy Hour is brought to you by LIQUID-IV & LIQUID-IV SUGAR FREE LIV ENERGY!!!https://glnk.io/koyv/kinghap  *PROMO CODE KINGHAP OR KING.HAP SAVES 25%OLD SCHOOL LABS AMAZING Supplements made for Amazing people!….. Try the Delicious TIRAMISU PROTEIN! Save 25% site wide with promo code Kinghap(https://shop.oldschoollabs.com/KINGHAP)NORTH CANNA CO.Discover the best THC-infused drinks and THC gummies on the planet. Sip or chew while relaxing the enjoyable life's finer moments with no hangover!  CBD blends are also available as option for both drinks and chews. https://www.drinkthenorth.com/?snowball=KINGHAP

In this ICYMI episode for the Line Life Podcast, Duke Energy lineworkers who responded to Hurricanes Helene and Milton share their stories about the long shifts, logistical challenges, and the teamwork that restored power and hope to devastated communities. The episode also shares practical hurricane-response best practices, rapid-restoration achievements, and how local communities and crews supported one another during recovery. To read the story, which appeared in the January 2026 issue of T&D World magazine right after the one-year anniversary of the hurricanes, visit the website.  Also, if your line crew has just finished a storm restoration and wants to share your story, please email Amy Fischbach, host of the Line Life Podcast and Head of Content for T&D World, with high-resolution photos of the damage and restoration. We look forward to hearing from you and sharing your best practices for storm restoration with our readers, subscribers and Line Life Podcast listeners. 

In this ICYMI episode for the Line Life Podcast, Duke Energy lineworkers who responded to Hurricanes Helene and Milton share their stories about the long shifts, logistical challenges, and the teamwork that restored power and hope to devastated communities. The episode also shares practical hurricane-response best practices, rapid-restoration achievements, and how local communities and crews supported one another during recovery. To read the story, which appeared in the January 2026 issue of T&D World magazine right after the one-year anniversary of the hurricanes, visit the website.  Also, if your line crew has just finished a storm restoration and wants to share your story, please email Amy Fischbach, host of the Line Life Podcast and Head of Content for T&D World, with high-resolution photos of the damage and restoration. We look forward to hearing from you and sharing your best practices for storm restoration with our readers, subscribers and Line Life Podcast listeners. 

Tyler Salat, Rapid Pro Pressure Washing, on Soft Washing, Exterior Cleaning, and Building a Business at Age 18 (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 962) In this episode of North Fulton Business Radio, host John Ray welcomes Tyler Salat, founder and CEO of Rapid Pro Pressure Washing, serving Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Roswell, Milton, and surrounding areas. Rapid […]

Hoy, el Estadio Ciudad de México se convertirá en el primer estadio del mundo en albergar tres inauguraciones mundialistas, después de las de 1970 y 1986.Y hablando de las protestas en la capital… Ayer, a menos de 24 horas de la inauguración del Mundial, la CNTE retomó las negociaciones con el gobierno federal en la Secretaría de Gobernación.Al cierre de esta edición, no se había llegado a un acuerdo entre el gobierno federal y la CNTE. Además, las protestas estaban subiendo de tono en la capital, con elementos desplegados en las inmediaciones del Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México, por el posible avance de los maestros. Los que también se han visto afectados por el paro de la CNTE fueron las y los niños. La SEP reveló que alrededor de 1.2 millones de estudiantes se han quedado sin clases por el paro magisterial. La Comisión de Investigación y Acusación de la Cámara ordenó la suspensión provisional del presidente Gustavo Petro, mientras se resuelve una controversia relacionada con el proceso electoral rumbo a la segunda vuelta del 21 de junio. El caso Epstein nos dio updates este miércoles, con la comparecencia de Bill Gates ante un comité del Congreso de Estados Unidos. Atención fanáticos de Jack White… El artista estadounidense anunció su nuevo álbum como solista, “Frozen Charlotte”. Y para el vaso medio lleno… deadmau5 donó 30 mil dólares para cubrir los gastos de atención de 27 gatos rescatados por la Sociedad Humanitaria de Oakville, Milton y Halton, en Canadá. Para enterarte de más noticias, suscríbete aquí a nuestro newsletter y síguenos en redes sociales. Estamos en todas las plataformas como Te lo cuento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of SPACES, Dimitrius sits down with Colby Cox, founder and CEO of Convergence Communities, to explore how the built environment can either isolate us or help bring us back together.Colby has spent more than two decades developing mixed-use, master-planned communities rooted in human connection, wellbeing, and intentional living. For him, development is not just about what pencils out on a pro forma. It is about legacy: how a place feels 50 or 100 years from now, how it supports the people who live there, and whether it helps create a true sense of belonging.Through projects like The Granary in Milton, Delaware, Colby is challenging the conventional suburban model by rethinking porches, lot sizes, shared green space, public amenities, programming, and community gathering places. His goal is not simply to build houses, but to create places that gently pull people out of isolation and into relationship with their neighbors, their town, nature, and themselves.The conversation explores why many modern neighborhoods fail to foster connection, how fear and liability often shape development decisions, and why the return on investment in real estate should include more than dollars and cents. Colby also shares how his team is experimenting with ideas like a brewery incubator, meditation gardens, shared living models, and community-serving amenities designed to invite the surrounding town in—not wall residents off from it.This is a conversation about development, loneliness, legacy, and the role of design in rebuilding social connection.As discussed:The GranaryConvergence CommunitiesBuilt to Divide Podcast SeriesLYNESIf you enjoy our content, you can check out similar content from our fellow creators at Gābl Media.Spaces Podcast Spaces Podcast websiteLYNES // Gābl MediaAll rights reserved

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell chapter 21 "The Dark Night", narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D⁠https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join⁠Summary:Margaret and her father walk home from the Thornton residence, feeling very happy. They talk together a little about the strike and Mr. Hale suggests that Thornton is anxious about the situation. When they get home, all joy they were feeling is ripped away from them by a look of horror on Dixon's face. They enter and find Dr. Donaldson taking care of Mrs. Hale. She has had a fit and is very, very unwell, and has been administered a sedative. Mr. Hale is finally informed of the state of his wife's health and is distraught by the terrifying news. He initially upset with Margaret for keeping it from him, but the Doctor tells him that it is he that is to blame, and not Margaret. The doctor tells Mr Hale to go to bed and leave the family alone. Everyone refuses to go to bed, so Dixon, Margaret, and her father watch over Mrs. Hale. Dixon eventually nods off, but Margaret watches carefully over her mother and responds to her father's questions. After her father goes to sleep too, Margaret reflects on Harley Street and Helstone, two places that she wishes she could go back to, to get away from the tragedies of the North. In the morning, it seems like the previous night was all but a dream. Mrs. Hale doesn't know how ill she was and is shocked to see Dr. Donaldson so early. After a few days, she gets permission to return to the drawing room, but that night, she becomes feverish again. Dr. Donaldson says that it is a reaction to the medicine that he has used and recommends that they try to find a waterbed for Mrs. Hale, stating that Mrs. Thornton has one she could maybe lend and asks Margaret if she could make the trip to Marlborough street to ask for it. In the afternoon, Margaret starts walking to the Thornton's, her head full of thoughts about her mother's health. She doesn't notice anything different about the streets, but around her, many people are heaving, and talking, and listening, while she moves through the streets. When she gets to Marlborough street however, she starts to feel the oppressive atmosphere, and as she gets to the Thornton's, the crowd starts to make its way towards the Factory. She is cautiously let in by the porter and is rushed into the house.SEO stuff I don't want to do. Elizabeth Gaskell's classic, "North and South" sees Margaret Hale's live uprooted as her family moves to the north of England. Initially disgusted by the ugliness of the industrial town of Milton, Margaret develops a strong sense of social justice after seeing the poverty and suffering of local mill workers.

On this episode of The Milton Report, Steve Milton analyzes the Hamilton Tiger-Cats first road game of the 2026 regular season as they travel to Winnipeg to take on the Blue Bombers.

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Trascrizione con glossario (gratis)In questo episodio di livello intermedio, parliamo del rapporto tra l'Italia e la letteratura inglese: da Chaucer a Shakespeare, da Milton ai poeti romantici Byron, Shelley e Keats. Un viaggio attraverso i secoli per scoprire come e perché l'Italia ha ispirato alcuni dei più grandi scrittori di lingua inglese.Altri link e risorse utili:Dentro l'Italia - Corso di italiano avanzato (C1)Ebook gratuito: come raggiungere il livello avanzato in italiano"Ebook gratuito, "50 modi di dire per parlare come un italiano"YouTubeInstagramFacebook

Commander CKMoore, Planning Section Chief of Hillsborough County's Office of Emergency Management, joins host Steve Vancore to share hard-won insights from a career spanning 27 years in the Coast Guard and three years with Hillsborough County. CK walks through what makes tabletop exercises truly effective, emphasizing the importance of bringing the right stakeholders together and using realistic scenarios that genuinely test emergency plans.The conversation covers Hillsborough County's experience with Hurricanes Debbie, Helene, and Milton, and how each storm exposed new challenges that drove improvements. CK also discusses technological innovations, including roboticdrain inspection systems and strategies for balancing emergency response with routine maintenance.

In this episode, Daniel M. Sciubba, MD, MBA, Lucille & Milton Cohn Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and Senior Vice President of the Neurosurgery Service Line at Northwell Health, joins the podcast to discuss the growing importance of personalized, tailor-made approaches to healthcare. He also shares his perspective on the future of AI in healthcare and how emerging technologies may enhance clinical decision-making, efficiency, and patient outcomes.

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell chapter 20 "Men and Gentlemen", narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D⁠https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join⁠Summary:Margaret goes home heavy hearted and wondering how she can keep a positive mindset to help her mother's morale. Her mother asks her about how Bessy is doing and reflects on how bad it must be to be sick while living in one of those back streets. Margaret breaks down and tells her mother about what she heard at the Higgins'. They then work together preparing a basket to send to them and the Bouchers. When Mr. Hale comes home, they talk about the Bouchers a little more and he promises to go and see the man and his family. The following day, Margaret prepares to go to the Thornton dinner, and reflects on her time in London, preparing for dinners with her cousin. Margaret doesn't really wish to go to the dinner but goes nonetheless to appease her mother. Margaret and her father are the first guests to arrive at the Thornton residence, where they are greeted by Mrs. Thornton and Fanny. Mr. Thornton is a little late with business, and his mother supplies conversation while they wait for their host and the other guests. Mrs. Thornton talks about how proud she is to be able to live next to her son's factory, where she can reflect on his greatness. When Thornton arrives, he asks them how Mrs. Hale is and tries to keep his cool while struck by Margaret's beauty. When the guests arrive, Fanny and Mrs. Thornton get distracted welcoming the guests, and Mr. Thornton notices that Margaret is being left alone, and though he doesn't go to talk to her himself, he watches he discretely the whole time before dinner. At dinner, the men talk amongst themselves, and the women remain mostly quiet. This gives Margaret an opportunity to listen to the conversation, and she finally sees Mr. Thornton in his element, where is his respected and where he has none of the awkwardness that she had seen before when they had interacted at her home. Margaret enjoys the dinner and listens to the conversations, eagerly learning many new things about Milton. After dinner, Margaret is bored until the men come back into the room. Mr. Thornton comes to talk with her, and they discuss the conversation at dinner and then what it means to be a gentleman. Thornton says that he doesn't really understand the term and prefers the term “a true man” or “a man.” Thornton sees the term “Gentleman” as something that only applies to a man in his relationship to others, whereas “man” applies to the man as a whole. Before Margaret has time to respond, he is called away to talk with the other men. They are far enough away where Margaret can only get the gist of the conversation, but it seems to be about the strikes. The guest of honour, Mr. Horsfall, asks him about Margaret, the quiet, stately, beauty. Mrs. Slickson asks Fanny the same question.SEO stuff I don't want to do. Elizabeth Gaskell's classic, "North and South" sees Margaret Hale's live uprooted as her family moves to the north of England. Initially disgusted by the ugliness of the industrial town of Milton, Margaret develops a strong sense of social justice after seeing the poverty and suffering of local mill workers.

Pensador crucial para a Geografia contemporânea, laureado em todo o mundo, Milton Santos enfrentou o racismo dentro e fora do Brasil. Em suas reflexões, ele não dissociava a questão racial das questões sociais e econômicas. Na última reportagem da série em homenagem ao centenário do professor, ouvimos Renato Emerson, docente do Instituto de Pesquisa e Planejamento Urbano Regional (Ippur) da UFRJ, e a jornalista Nina Santos.Reportagem: Brenno AlmeidaEdição: Thiago Kropf

Nie ma czasu na odpoczynek, tak dla żywych, jak i martwych. Aimee uciekająca z zakładu, Milton poznający sekrety swojego niedawno zmarłego ojca, Billie i jej tajemniczy przyjaciel z obrazu oraz Vito i telefon od domniemanego Austriaka. Ponadto całe miasto zdaje mierzyć się z niespotykaną falą upałów, które rujnują biznesy i doprowadzają do szału tych, którym wysokie ciśnienie nie sprzyja. Tylko jak te wszystkie elementy układanki mają się do siebie i czy to aby nie zwiastun znacznie większych kłopotów, niż te, których doczekali się badacze przez ostatnie lata?

It was supposed to be the highlight of our trip. I spent a few days with my son hiking in the North Cascades last summer. The North Cascades is, according to one YouTuber who titled his video The Most Breathtaking Hike of my Life!, the “American Alps”.It's also one of the least visited National Parks in the US lower 48. It ranks as the second-least, to be precise, after Isle Royale National Park in Michigan, a large island in Lake Superior which requires over 12 hours travel time from the closest major airport. All of this to say, it's a mystery to me why so few people visit the North Cascades. We saved this hike for our last day, because we were staying on the east side of the range and the hike was on the west side. What we failed to comprehend was the east side forecast calling for clouds meant west side rain. The North Cascades operates like a giant squeegee, scraping the moisture from the cloud layer. And so it was, that the grand vistas of chromatic glacial valleys were replaced by a visibility of 100 feet or so; a blanket of silvery grey. The hike started at the end of a gravel spur road. The trail was essentially switchback after switchback for over 3 miles, gaining 1,700 feet in elevation as it climbed the SW flank of Sahale Mountain under a conifer canopy. Streams and seeps were alive with water coming down the slope. The canopy was a safe, warm refuge for the birds on that day. They called to each other as we climbed. I have to say, I was really enjoying the thick fog. The construction of the trail was superb; a nice even climb. The canopy filtered out the fine rain. I focused my attention on the near field wonders. The numerous little waterfalls were vivid landscapes in miniature. The wildflowers and mosses seemed to glow in the visibility deprivation tank. As we got closer to the exposed ridge traverse the fog thickened and heavy rain began to fall. It felt like we were in the clouds. “Every cloud has a silver lining,” according to the Milton poem that birthed the phrase. The metaphor of the bright cloud edge is taken here to mean every negative situation holds positive qualities, so long as you are able to notice them. We made the call to turn around before the pass, which was only a few hundred yards away. The experience didn't match the expectations we set for it, and I'd be lying if I said it wasn't a disappointment for both of us. Still, it was memorable and special for its dreamlike quality. As the visible was minimized, the audible was maximized; ephemeral, resonant, and enveloping.Thanks for joining me here. Cascade Pass Rain is available on all music streaming services today June 5th, 2025. Also, the first two singles from my vinyl LP release Wildwood Trail Soundwalk are also out and available to stream. Find the limited run LP only on Bandcamp. (20% off pricing is extended through release day, June 26) Lastly, I posted Part 7 from my in-depth series on the Wildwood Trail a few days ago. So long for now! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chadcrouch.substack.com/subscribe

CONGRATULATIONS to Justine from Milton for winning our CUP AND RUN grand prize--Justine will enjoy an overnight stay at Pelham on Earle and dinner at Tides Kitchen and Bar!

In this episode, Daniel M. Sciubba, MD, MBA, Lucille & Milton Cohn Professor and Chair of Neurosurgery at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and Senior Vice President of the Neurosurgery Service Line at Northwell Health, joins the podcast to discuss the growing importance of personalized, tailor-made approaches to healthcare. He also shares his perspective on the future of AI in healthcare and how emerging technologies may enhance clinical decision-making, efficiency, and patient outcomes.

Host Richie Tevlin and Co-Host Evan Blum talk with Tom Nielsen, Director of Brewery Operations at Emberside Brewery, opening Fall 2026 in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. A 20-year veteran of the craft beer industry, Tom spent two decades at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., where as a leader in R&D and quality he helped shape some of the brewery's most beloved beers including Torpedo Ale, Hop Hunter IPA, and Hazy Little Thing. Now back in his home state of New Jersey, he is building Emberside's debut lineup from the ground up.   https://www.embersidebrewery.com/ @EmbersideBrewery _____________________________________________ THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!: The Beer Accountant: https://www.paddymaccpa.com/brewerysolutions Patrick McDonald Email: pmcdonald@paddymaccpa.com 267-566-4077 - Licensed CPA Norris McLaughlin P.A. https://norrismclaughlin.com/ted-zeller Ted Zeller - Epi 91 Email: tzeller@norris-law.com (484) 765-2220 - Liquor Attorney Cascade Floors https://cascadefloors.com/ Chris Klein Email: chris@cascadefloors.com (541) 510-1080 _______________________________________ EPISODE NOTES: Mentioned Craft Brands Sierra Nevada Brewing - Chico, CA New Trail Brewing - Epi 41 - Williamsport, PA Single Hill Brewing - Yakima, WA Odell Brewing Company - Fort Collins, CO Founders Brewing - Grand Rapids, MI Bell's Brewery - MI Stone Brewing - San Diego, CA Farmers Brewing - Princeton, CA Rupee Beer Human Robot - Epi 10, 15, & 62 - Philadelphia, PA Dogfish Head Brewery - Epi 100 - Milton, DE Victory Brewing - Downingtown, PA The Lost Abbey's - Cardiff, CA Georgetown Brewing - Seattle, WA Tenma Beer Project - Oakland, CA Twin Elephant Brewing - Chatham, NJ Oakflower Brewing - Millington, NJ Sunken Silo Brew Works - Lebanon, NJ Untied Brewing - Providence, NJ Icarus Brewing - Epi 85 - Brick, NJ Tonewood Brewing - Barrington, NJ The Alchemist Brewery - Stowe, VT Hill Farmstead Brewery - Greensboro Bend, VT Mentioned People Mike LaRosa - Epi 41 - Owner of New Trail Brewing Zack Turner - Founder of Single Hill Brewing Vinnie Cilurzo - Co-Owner of Russian River Matt Brynildson - Brewmaster of Firestone Walker Brewing John Mallett - Former New Belgium & Bells Brewery R&D Dan Carey - Co-Founder and Brewmaster of New Glarus Brewing Garrett Oliver - Legendary American Beer Writer & Brooklyn Brewery Brewmaster Val Peacock - ABInBev's Manager of Hop Technology Jeremy Moynier - Brewer of Stone Brewing Jamie Floyd - Co-Founder of Ninkasi Brewing John Henning - Oregon State  Angela Randazzo - Oregon State John Segal - CBC 5 - Owner of Segal Hop Ranch  Sam Calagione - Epi 100 - Founder of Dogfish Head Brewery Charles Kyle - Communications Manager at Sierra Nevada Brewing Gilbert Sanchez - Director of R&D at Sierra Nevada Brewing  Tomme Arthur - Co-Founder of The Lost Abbey & Port Brewing Bill Covaleski - Co-Founder of Victory Brewing Ron Barchet Jr - Co-Founder of Victory Brewing Max Koby - Founder of Abstrax Hops The Connell family - Rice Trader Olson Kundig - Architecture Eric Orlando - Epi 13 - Director of Government Affairs at the Brewers Guild of NJ Scott Jennings - Head Brewer of Sierra Nevada Brewing John Kimmich - Founder of The Alchemist Brewery Steve Gonzalez - Head Brewer of Stone Brewing Breeze Outhwaite - Senior Innovations Scientist for Totally Natural solutions Other Mentions Abstrax Hops Yakima Chief - National Hop Producer Hop Quality Group Brewers Association Haas - National Hop Producer Segal Hop Ranch - CBC 5 - Yakima Hop Ranch Beer Lobo - CA Beer Bar Lukr Faucet - Beer Draft Systems  The Michael J. Jackson Foundation  What We Drank? Trailside Pounder Pilsner | 5.0% | Thora & Tangier New Trail brewing (Collab w/ Emberside Brewery) _______________________________________   STAY CONNECTED: Instagram: ⁠⁠@brewedat⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠⁠@brewedat ⁠⁠/ ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠@brewedat⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠BrewedAt Website: ⁠⁠www.brewedat.com

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell chapter 19 "Angel Visits", narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D⁠https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join⁠Summary:Mrs. Hale is very excited about her husband and Margaret going to a dinner at Mr. Thornton's residence. She wants to know about all of the little details of the event and wants to help Margaret get ready. Margaret finds her mother's fretting funny and lets her mother help pick out her dress for her. Later, Margaret goes to see Bessy Higgins. Bessy is shocked by Margaret being invited to dine at the Thornton's and can't hide her feelings that Margaret is not wealthy enough to mingle with the upper society of Milton, which Margaret notices and responds to by saying that they are educated and know how to interact in society. Bessy is still shocked by it, saying that the Mayor dines there. Margaret talks a little about her dresses, saying that she never thought that she would have an opportunity to wear some of them, and Bessy begs to see her dressed up, and goes on a delirious recounting of having seen Margaret in a dream like an angel. Margaret tells her that it was only a dream, and she should not put too much meaning on it. Margaret then asks if her father has gone on strike yet, to which Bessy replies positively. He and many others have gone on strike. They are forgoing food to be on strike. Margaret asks if they really think that the strike is going to help, and Bessy explains what her father feels about the strike and as she finishes, her father walks through the door and confirms what he heard his daughter say. Mr. Hale is depressed by the tales of the working men and talks to Thornton about it. Mr. Thornton explains his case to Mr. Hale explaining that, in Margaret's understanding, commerce is everything and even makes her feel ungrateful for the medicine that he brings to help her mother. Margaret very much dislikes him.Margaret goes to visit Bessy Higgins the day before the dinner party and find a man called Boucher, lamenting to Mr Higgins about the dire state his family is it. He cannot afford to be on strike any longer. He says that the union promised that only 2 weeks would be required for the master's to give in to their 5%, but two weeks have nearly passed and not a single master has changed his mind. Boucher's story is fully of emotion, and both Bessy and Margaret are incredibly moved by it. Margaret tells Bessy that she will give what money she can to help these people. Bessy says that she would like to see these men refuse Boucher if they were to speak to him. Bessy is getting sicker and sicker, and the girl claims that death is not far off. SEO stuff I don't want to do. Elizabeth Gaskell's classic, "North and South" sees Margaret Hale's live uprooted as her family moves to the north of England. Initially disgusted by the ugliness of the industrial town of Milton, Margaret develops a strong sense of social justice after seeing the poverty and suffering of local mill workers.

On this episode of the podcast, Milton, Ben, and Chris discuss the box office, critical rating, and audience rating of Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu and if the movie will keep the Mandoverse alive for Disney and Lucasfilm.   You can find the video version on my YouTube channel: Is the Mandalorian and Grogu Successful? - Outer Rim Transmission #232   While you are on the channel, please be sure to subscribe!    Twitter - https://twitter.com/Starrapter Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Starrapter/ Email - Starrapter@aol.com   Ben - https://twitter.com/RealBenMaynard Milton - Milton Webber (@MiltonWebber7) / X (twitter.com) Email us at: outerrimtransmission@gmail.com

In part two, an Auckland woman is trying to get a memorial bench installed to honour her 21 year-old son who tragically died last year. But the decision to approve it isn't so straightforward for the local board. Then, a slice of Kiwiana is up for grabs as the tiny Southern town of Milton auctions the old one off.

Extended summer episode. More sunny and surreal character comedy with Luff & the gang, plus...

In this episode, Nathan and Cameron tackle one of the most requested and misunderstood topics in Christianity: demons, Satan, spiritual warfare, and the supernatural realm. Responding to listener questions about demonic influence, spiritual attacks, possession, oppression, and the power of Satan in the life of a believer, they explore what the Bible actually teaches about demons and how Christians should think about spiritual warfare in a modern world increasingly interested in the occult, paranormal experiences, and unseen spiritual realities. Drawing from Scripture, church history, C.S. Lewis, Milton, deliverance ministry, and personal experience, Nathan and Cameron discuss the difference between demonic activity and the struggles of the flesh, whether Christians can be possessed by demons, the dangers of both skepticism and obsession, and how believers can cultivate spiritual discernment without falling into fear or fascination. This thought-provoking conversation offers a biblical framework for understanding evil, temptation, spiritual oppression, prayer, the authority of Jesus Christ, and the hope Christians have in a world where spiritual forces are real but ultimately defeated by God.DONATE LINK: https://toltogether.com/donate BOOK A SPEAKER: https://toltogether.com/book-a-speakerJOIN TOL CONNECT: https://toltogether.com/tol-connect TOL Connect is an online forum where TOL listeners can continue the conversation begun on the podcast.

Justine from Milton called in and qualified for our CUP AND RUN by sharing her story of living on the South Shore and dealing with traffic for her food truck "Cheesy Chicks!"

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell chapter 18 "Likes and Dislikes", narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D⁠https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join⁠Summary:When Margaret returns home, she finds two letters on the table and starts to read one of them, from her aunt, when her father walks in and asks about the doctor's visit. Margaret is avoidant, causing her father to worry a little and press her for more information. Margaret sees that her father is worried for his wife, and during that evening, he constantly brings the conversation around to his wife's health. After supper, he paces back and forth worrying for his wife and then goes to see her. When she wakes up, he goes to read the letters to her, the other one is from Mrs. Thornton, asking them to a dinner. Though Mrs. Hale is too ill to attend, she insists on her husband and daughter going. The following day, Mr. Hale and Margaret discuss this dinner a little more together before going about their days.At the Thornton residence, Mr. Thornton asks his mother which guests are going to be attending the dinner. Mr. Thornton tells his mother that he is very worried for Mrs. Thornton after what Dr. Donaldson told him. Fanny tries to jest with her brother about the Hale family but only ends up vexing him. Mrs. Thornton gives her opinion on the family which vexes John too, but he doesn't react to his mother's comments. Fanny then says that Margaret is not accomplished, “she does not play.” After all this, John tells his mother that he wishes she would like Margaret… His mother asks if he is thinking about marrying her, “a girl without a penny,” to which he replies that she would never have him even if he did want her. Mrs. Thornton then says that she has too high an opinion of herself to accept her son. He closes the conversation by saying that he believes that Margaret could soon be in need of motherly care. The conversation then turns to the strikes. Mr. Thornton's men have not yet struck and will work out their week; if they were to leave their posts beforehand, he would take them all to court for breech of contract. Mrs. Thornton suggests that he gets replacement workers from Ireland to spite his disrespectful workers. He says that the Americans are getting cheaper fabric into the market and thus need to pay everyone less to be able to compete, but the workers don't know this. Mrs. Thornton apologises for choosing to host a dinner while all of this is going on, which her son agrees with, but it had to be done. After everyone else goes to bed, Mr. Thornton stays awake thinking and pacing.SEO stuff I don't want to do. Elizabeth Gaskell's classic, "North and South" sees Margaret Hale's live uprooted as her family moves to the north of England. Initially disgusted by the ugliness of the industrial town of Milton, Margaret develops a strong sense of social justice after seeing the poverty and suffering of local mill workers.

On this episode of The Milton Report, Steve Milton reflects back on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2013 season in Guelph, ahead of their second preseason game at Alumni Stadium against the Toronto Argonauts.

In this conversation, I sat down with Kim Jenkins from Empowering Speech Services (https://www.empoweringspeechservices.com/meet-kim)  to talk about how she's used the frameworks from Language Therapy Advance Foundations (https://drkarenspeech.com/languagetherapy/)  along with the gestalt language processing stages, for reluctant readers, and AAC users. We also talk about how important it is for clinicians to think flexibly with how they apply frameworks in therapy so they can pull from multiple sources to come up with their own personal protocols that work for their caseload. We also chat about other topics such as what “alter ego” we want to emulate when we're going through a challenge, social media strategies and mindset, our dogs, and how to draw parallels between language therapy, clinical practice, fitness, tips for learning how to do pull-ups, and other areas of life. Kim Jenkins is a neurodiversity-affirming speech therapist who is passionate about helping neurodivergent children and their families flourish.  Empowering Speech Services was built on the idea that authentic and meaningful communication can be achieved by focusing on a child's strengths, meeting their sensory needs, following their lead, and empowering family members in the process. Serving the Milton and Alpharetta areas of Georgia, she takes the time to truly get to know her clients, their joys, interests, unique strengths, and individual challenges. In this conversation, we discuss:✅ How Kim uses semantic features and syntactic study with AAC users✅ Using the “Essential 5” framework from Language Therapy Advance Foundations with students who use a lot of scripting and gestalts✅ Engaging a reluctant reader literacy and vocabulary work✅ Parallels between life, language therapy, fitness, and social media marketingLearn more about Kim's private practice on her website here: https://www.empoweringspeechservices.com/Visit her on TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@empoweringspeechservices@UCSeGnUyaf6NBHJFBuoUFUTA Visit her on Instagram @empoweringspeechservicesConnect with her on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-jenkins-a0288796/Check out her TeachersPayTeachers store here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/empowering-speech-servicesI mentioned the following previous De Facto Leaders Podcast interviews:EP 205: Using the Essential 5 to Build Vocabulary and Syntax in Secondary School (with Amy Baugh) here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-205-using-the-essential-5-to-build-vocabulary-and-syntax-in-secondary-school-with-amy-baugh/EP 140: Creating an Intentional Career and Life with Alter Egos (with Meg Niman) here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-140-creating-an-intentional-career-and-life-with-alter-egos-with-meg-niman/EP 154: Therapy Session Structure, Narrative Language, and Commentary on Gestalt Language Processing here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/ep-154-therapy-session-structure-narrative-language-and-commentary-on-gestalt-language-processing/Also mentioned in this episode:”Stories that Stick” by Kindra Hall here: https://www.storiesthatstick.com/Sarah Brashears from Social Mogules: @socialmogulsIn this episode, I mentioned Language Therapy Advance Foundations, my program that gives speech pathologists a scalable framework for building language skills needed to thrive in school, social situations, and daily life. You can learn more about the program here: https://drkarenspeech.com/languagetherapy Learn more about today's sponsors, Playworks, IXL and Renaissance:Learn more about Renaissance:As a global leader in education technology operating in more than 110 countries, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. We believe that technology can unlock a more effective learning experience, ensure that students get the personalized teaching they need to thrive, and help educators and administrators to truly, fully, See Every Student. Learn more at renaissance.com.We're proud to be sponsored by Playworks, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with evidence-based practices that help schools improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.If you're a school or district leader struggling with the challenge of chronic absenteeism, as so many are across the U.S., you may not realize that structured recess is a research-backed approach to keep kids in school. In fact, a UC Berkeley study of Title I schools found that those partnering with Playworks had significantly lower chronic absenteeism rates. Further, Mathematica research demonstrated that Playworks schools spent 27% less time transitioning from recess back to learning, saving teachers valuable instructional time. These results are possible for your students, too. Learn how Playworks can help you improve student-educator relationships, belonging, and attendance by signing up for a quick no-obligation conversation. We're also thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. IXL's comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:Simplify and streamline technologySave teachers' timeReliably meet Tier 1 standardsImprove student performance on state assessments

Host Richie Tevlin and Co-Host Evan Blum talk with Sam Calagione, co-founder of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. Opened in 1995 in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, Dogfish Head began as the smallest commercial brewery in the United States and grew into one of the most celebrated and innovative craft breweries in the country. Dogfish Head is based in Delaware with a brewpub and distillery, a seafood restaurant, a harbor-front beverage-themed motel, and a production brewery and tasting room in Milton. Sam served as CEO until the brewery's merger with Boston Beer Company in July 2019, and his innovative style has earned him a James Beard Award for Outstanding Wine, Spirits, or Beer Professional. He is also the author of five books including Brewing Up a Business and Off-Centered Leadership.   https://www.dogfish.com/ @DogfishHead _____________________________________________ THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!: The Beer Accountant: https://www.paddymaccpa.com/brewerysolutions Patrick McDonald Email: pmcdonald@paddymaccpa.com 267-566-4077 - Licensed CPA Norris McLaughlin P.A. https://norrismclaughlin.com/ted-zeller Ted Zeller - Epi 91 Email: tzeller@norris-law.com (484) 765-2220 - Liquor Attorney Cascade Floors https://cascadefloors.com/ Chris Klein Email: chris@cascadefloors.com (541) 510-1080 _______________________________________ EPISODE NOTES: Mentioned Craft Brands Sierra Nevada - Chico, CA Sam Adams Brewery - Boston, MA Yards Brewing Co - Epi 36 - Philadelphia, PA Victory Brewing - Downingtown, PA Tröegs Independent Brewery - Epi 76 - Hershey, PA Iron Hill Brewery - West Chester, PA Athletic Brewing - Milford, CT Stoudts Brewing - Reinholds, PA - Closed in 2020 Other Half Brewing - Brooklyn, NY Human Robot - Epi 10, 15, & 62 - Philadelphia, PA Hop Butcher for the World Brewery - Chicago, IL The Veil Brewing - Richmond, VA Stone Brewing - San Diego, CA Firestone Walker Brewing - Venice, CA Trumer Brewery - Berkeley, CA Yuengling Brewery - Pottsville, PA Mentioned People Ken Grossman - Co-Founder of Sierra Nevada Jim Koch - Co-Founder of Boston Beer Co. Michael J. Jackson - Legendary Beer Writer Mariah Calagione - Co-Founder of Dogfish Head Ralph Waldo Emerson - American Writer David Wain - Actor Ken Marino - Actor Joe Lo Truglio - Actor Jonathan Richman - Guitarist Ed Friedland - Legendary Beer Distributor for Philly Carol Stoudt - Founder of Stoudts Brewing Tom Kehoe - Epi 36 - Founder of Yards Brewing Bill Covaleski - Co-Founder of Victory Brewing Chris Trogner - Co-Owner of Tröegs Independent Brewing John Trogner - Epi 76 - Co-Founder of Tröegs Independent Brewery Jeff Norman - Epi 33 - Founder of the Kennett Brewfest George Hummel - Epi 80 - Co-Owner of My Local Brew Works Nancy Rigberg - Co-Owner of Home Sweet Homebrew Craig Leban - Philadelphia Inquirer Food Writer Martha Stewart - Famous Cooking Icon Garrett Oliver - Legendary American Beer Writer & Brooklyn Brewery Brewmaster Bill Shufelt - CEO of Athletic Brewing Jerry Garcia - Music Icon / Member of The Grateful Dead Miles Davis - Music Icon Phil Lesh - Member of The Grateful Dead David Lemieux - Film archivist for The Grateful Dead Rob Tod - Founder of Allagash Brewing Ted Zeller - Epi 91 - PA Liquor Law Attorney Other Mentions Monks Cafe - Epi 42 - World Renowned Beer Bar Nacho Mama's Burritos - NY Beer Bar - CLOSED Little Shop of Hops - NY Hop Shop - CLOSED BeerAdvocate - Beer Resource Website Siebel Institute - Professional Brewing Education Kennett Brewfest - Epi 33 - Legacy Beerfest Home Sweet Homebrew - Philly Homebrew Shop MidAtlantic Brew News - Brewing Publication Fergie's Pub – Philly Irish Pub Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia Publication TouchTunes - Music App Brooklyn Bowl - Philadelphia Bar Fish - Band The Strokes - Band Deltron 3030 - Band Brewers of PA - PAs Brewers Guild Pac-a-Deli - Philadelphia Beer Store What We Drank? SeaQuench Ale Sour | 4.9% Dogfish Head Craft Brewery --------------------- Grateful Dead Juicy Pale Ale | 5.3% | El Dorado & Azacca Dogfish Head Craft Brewery _______________________________________   STAY CONNECTED: Instagram: ⁠⁠@brewedat⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠⁠@brewedat ⁠⁠/ ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠@brewedat⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠@thebrewedatpodcast⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠BrewedAt Website: ⁠⁠www.brewedat.com

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell chapter 17 "What is a Strike?", narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D⁠https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join⁠Summary:Margaret is really not feeling like going out but eventually livens up a little in the hustle and bustle of the Milton streets. She decides to go and see Bessy Higgins. Nicholas is there when she goes in and offers her a chair, while she asks Betty how she is. Bessy doesn't like the strike, and this is the 3rd one she has seen. Nicholas is adamant that this one will be the final one, the good one. Margaret asks them what a strike is. Margaret tells them that if people down south struck, then no seed would be sown, and no hay would be reaped. Nicholas doesn't seem to be bothered by this but eventually says that he doesn't know enough about the south but has heard that the men down south are all too soft to strike, compared to the Northen men. Bessy says that she wishes she lived down south, causing Margaret to tell her that there are problems down there too. Nicholas gets a little riled up about people not willing to fight for what they deserve. Nicholas eventually says that there are several masters in town that have told them that they are going to offer lower wages than they had over the last 2 years, so then workers are going to strike; why should they do the same works for less. He goes on to say that he is striking not only for himself, but for everyone else. He is taking up the cause for everyone who cannot work. Margaret asks him to ask the masters why they are offering less, believing that they will freely tell. Nicholas laughs this off, and says that the masters would never reveal why, as they believe that they have no need to tell the hands what is going on. He then mentions Mr Thornton's name. Margaret ask to know what Thornton is like as a master. Nicholas describes the man as a bulldog; the moment he gets a hold of a notion he will not let go of it. Bessy wishes that there would be talk of other, happier things in her happier days, and she mentions that tobacco smoke chokes her. Nicholas puts his pipe out and then leaves the girls to talk alone. Bessy asks Margaret if she is a fool for letting her father go out like that, she knows that he is going to go and drink. There are days here where people just go through the motions, hoping for change, and people will do something different, like drink, or eat, just hoping for something different in their mouth or their minds. Bessy doesn't blame people for doing these things but wishes that things weren't like they were. There are many reasons for people to get mad during a strike and they will turn to worse actions. Bessy says that Margaret does not know anything about strikes, and this is just the beginning. Margaret tells Bessy to be careful; she has issues too. Margaret says that she has to go home to her sick mother and pretends to her father that everything is fine. Bessy then goes on a religious tangent about revelations, and Margaret begs her to focus on the clearer passages and not the prophecies. Margaret leaves to go home, thanking Bessy for talking to her about her grievances. SEO stuff I don't want to do. Elizabeth Gaskell's classic, "North and South" sees Margaret Hale's live uprooted as her family moves to the north of England. Initially disgusted by the ugliness of the industrial town of Milton, Margaret develops a strong sense of social justice after seeing the poverty and suffering of local mill workers.

EPISODE SUMMARY: Humorist, journalist, and actor Mo Rocca shares his inspiring journey through broadcasting, emphasizing the importance of following your passions and cultivating a genuine voice. Discover how his diverse experiences, from children's TV to hosting national programs, shaped his unique perspective in media, journalism, and comedy. On this episode of Chachi Loves Everybody, Chachi interviews Mo Rocca about: Growing up in Bethesda, Maryland and the influence of The World Book Encyclopedia on his curiosity The importance of pursuing niche interests and becoming an expert in your passion How early media experiences shaped Rocca's storytelling and comedy skills, including his work on Wishbone The role of authenticity and personality in building a distinctive voice on television Lessons learned from iconic shows and hosts, including John Stewart and Larry King The significance of storytelling and curiosity in journalism and broadcasting His creative process and the value of keeping personal projects alive Advice for young creatives navigating the evolving media industry surrounded by AI and technological changes The power of experimentation and collaboration in producing impactful content How personal experiences, like family and historical interests, influence professional work The importance of maintaining a personal space for creativity and growth And More! ABOUT THIS EPISODE'S GUEST: Mo Rocca is an award-winning correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning," the top-rated Sunday morning news program. He joined the broadcast as a contributor in 2006. For "CBS News Sunday Morning," Rocca has explored a broad range of subjects, from the life of St. Francis of Assisi to the death of singer Bobby Darin. He's profiled public figures from "Police Woman" star Angie Dickinson to Tony winner Cole Escola to hockey legend Bobby Orr. Rocca frequently tells stories about American history, with a penchant for former and often-forgotten presidents, usually from the 19th century. Other pieces include the history of the pencil, the origin of the Automat, and the story of the Astrodome. To mark the country's 250th birthday, he's been a chief contributor to the show's "These United States" segments. In addition to his work at CBS News, Rocca is also a frequent panelist on NPR's weekly quiz show "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!" Rocca is host and creator of the hit podcast "Mobituaries" and co-author with Jonathan Greenberg of the New York Times bestselling books "Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving" and "Roctogenarians: Late in Life Debuts, Comebacks, and Triumphs." Rocca is also the author of "All the Presidents' Pets," a historical thriller about White House pets and their surprising role in presidential decision-making. Previously, Rocca hosted the CBS series "The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation." Earlier, Rocca created and hosted Cooking Channel's "My Grandmother's Ravioli," in which he learned to cook from grandmothers and grandfathers across the country. Rocca has guest-starred on the primetime series "Elsbeth, "The Good Wife" and "The Good Fight," as well as on the CBS daytime series "The Young and the Restless" in the role of Milton the accountant. Rocca began his career in TV as a writer and producer for the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning PBS children's series "Wishbone." He went on to write for other kids' series, including ABC's "Pepper Ann" and Nickelodeon's "The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss." He made his on-camera debut as a correspondent on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," where he spent four seasons, a period that included its breakout "Indecision 2000" coverage. Rocca won a Primetime Emmy as a writer for the 64th annual Tony Awards in 2010, and he earned Daytime Emmy Awards for his work on "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation." And he finished second in the 2024 "Celebrity Jeopardy!" tournament, winning $250,000 for charity. Outside of television, Rocca starred on Broadway in "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." Other stage credits include "South Pacific" at Paper Mill Playhouse and the role of Doody in the Southeast Asian Tour of "Grease." Rocca is a graduate of Harvard University. He lives in New York. ABOUT THE PODCAST: Chachi Loves Everybody is brought to you by Benztown and hosted by the President of Benztown, Dave “Chachi” Denes. Get a behind-the-scenes look at the myths and legends of the radio and broadcast industry and beyond as they share their unique career paths. Hear how a variety of innovative leaders grow businesses, develop iconic brands, and entertain audiences in this in-depth interview podcast. ABOUT BENZTOWN: Benztown is a leading international audio imaging, production library, voiceover, programming, podcasting, and jingle production company with over 3,000 affiliations on six different continents. Benztown provides audio brands and radio stations of all formats with end-to-end imaging and production, making high-quality sound and world- class audio branding a reality for radio stations of all market sizes and budgets. 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Forecasters are expecting eight to 14 storms this hurricane season, which starts Monday and runs through November. And while last year was relatively quiet, you may still be recovering from Helene, Milton and Debby if you were here for 2024.On “Florida Matters Live & Local,” we talk about why forecasters are calling for fewer storms than average and what you should pay attention to.Website: https://www.wusf.orgSign up for our daily newsletter: https://www.wusf.org/wakeupcall-newsletterFollow us on social media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WUSFInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wusfpublicmedia/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsN1ZItTKcJ4AGsBIni35gg

On this special edition of The Milton Report, Steve Milton gives you the details on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats inking All-CFL receiver Kenny Lawler to an extension that keeps him signed through the 2028 season.

Only one in three eligible lung cancer patients receives the targeted therapy they should get.That is not a failure of science.It is a failure of delivery.After more than two decades of precision oncology, biopharma has never had better tools: cell and gene therapy, in vivo CAR-T, antibody-drug conjugates, AI-enabled diagnostics, organoids, multi-omics, and global clinical data.Yet too many breakthroughs still fail to reach the bedside.Patients fall through fragmented systems.Data does not move cleanly.Community oncologists are overloaded.Tests are missed, delayed, or misread.Promising assets die in quarterly portfolio reviews.And healthcare systems built for pills, tablets, and chronic disease management are now being asked to deliver personalized medicine at scale.In this SPARK20 highlight episode, Alasdair Milton, PhD, Principal at KPMG and leader of the firm's Precision & Advanced Therapies practice, explains why the future of biopharma will not be decided by science alone.It will be decided by translation.From lab bench to boardroom.From data to decisions.From treatment to prevention.Alasdair brings more than 20 years of experience across life sciences strategy, commercial due diligence, precision medicine, advanced therapies, cell and gene therapy, biopharma M&A, diagnostics, and global healthcare transformation.This conversation moves from the precision medicine delivery crisis to China's biotech acceleration, from AI and organoids to trapped pharma assets, from lifelong wellness to the one skill every future biotech leader needs:The ability to translate complex science into business strategy, capital allocation, and patient impact.What You'll Learn in 22 MinutesWhy only one third of eligible lung cancer patients receive targeted therapy(00:01:53)And why precision medicine still breaks in everyday clinical practice.Why science keeps compounding even when systems fail(00:04:33)Including in vivo CAR-T, functional cures, gene therapy, and antibody-drug conjugates.Why innovation does not move in a straight line(00:05:20)How technologies can look dead for years before suddenly changing the market.Why China's biotech speed matters(00:07:36)How AI, organoids, scale, and execution are changing the global innovation map.Why great science dies inside Big Pharma(00:09:20)And how deprioritized assets can become billion-dollar companies when externalized properly.Why the industry must move from sickness to lifelong wellness(00:10:03)Alasdair's vision for a more proactive, preventive, data-driven healthcare system.Why pharma needs better ways to rescue shelved assets(00:13:06)Including examples such as SpringWorks, Cerevel, and new models for unlocking trapped value.How a 400-person Scottish island shaped Alasdair's worldview(00:15:07)The personal story behind his resilience, discipline, and leadership style.Why careers and companies are never linear(00:17:19)What Alasdair learned after moving to Boston and losing his role within weeks.Why the future belongs to translators(00:20:06)The most valuable skill in biotech: explaining complex science to business leaders, investors, and boards.How to connect with Alasdair Milton and the KPMG Precision & Advanced Therapies team(00:21:47)Quotes to Carry With You

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell chapter 16 "The Shadow of Death", narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D⁠https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join⁠Summary:A doctor has finally come to see Mrs. Hale, but in spite of how close Margaret and her mother have become, Margaret is not permitted to be in the room with the doctor and her mother. Margaret goes into her mother's room to wait for the doctor to finish. She hears all sorts of concerning sounds from her mother and then the sound of scraping chairs. The doctor closes the room behind Mrs. Hale and Margaret goes to ask him questions. He is very hesitant to respond at first, Mrs. Hale asked him not to tell her about state of her health, but Margaret is very persistent. He eventually submits, and tells Margaret calmly, but sadly, that Mrs. Hale is very ill and does not have terribly long left. Margaret is distraught and tries to calm herself enough to ask more questions in spite of her tears. He says that he will come back to check on her mother and lets Margaret know that she must look at him as a friend and not just a doctor, it is the only way to go forwards. Following the doctor's departure, Margaret goes into her mother's room and takes her mother's hand, letting her know that the doctor told her the truth of her illness. Mrs. Hale is very upset with her but does not let go of Margaret's hand. Margaret begs her mother to let her act as a nurse, saying that she will learn whatever she can from Dixon, but Mrs. Hale is very caution of this. They then talk of Helstone, and while Mrs. Hale admits that she never really liked the place, the thought of never seeing it again greatly upsets her, but the idea of never being able to see her son, Frederick, again force the tears out. Margaret calls to Dixon for help. After Mrs. Hale has been calmed, Dixon and Margaret talk about her mother's sickness, and Dixon tells Margaret that she must not tell her father the real extent of Mrs. Hale's sickness; Margaret never intended to do so, not right away, but this conversation managed to mend the relationship between Margaret and Dixon. Dixon tells Margaret to go on a walk to recover herself before Mr. Hale comes home.SEO stuff I don't want to do. Elizabeth Gaskell's classic, "North and South" sees Margaret Hale's live uprooted as her family moves to the north of England. Initially disgusted by the ugliness of the industrial town of Milton, Margaret develops a strong sense of social justice after seeing the poverty and suffering of local mill workers.

Muriel Spark wrote it in months while Nixon was still in office. Fifty-two years later, Melanie and Ed test whether the joke still lands. Spark's 90-page novella, subtitled "A Modern Morality Tale," relocates Watergate to a Benedictine convent in Cheshire. The newly elected Abbess Alexandra has bugged the grounds, rigged her election, and reads Yeats and Milton over dinner while her sisters eat dog food. Her working theory is that the world wants a myth and facts don't matter. A stolen thimble doubles as the Watergate burglary; Sister Gertrude, the Kissinger figure, phones in advice from Peru while negotiating between cannibals and vegetarians. Melanie carries Alexandra's strategy forward into 2026 without much trouble; Ed flags the tonal divergence — Spark's abbess is composed and unbothered, where Nixon was paranoid and raving at portraits. The honest verdict is mixed: dry, esoteric, of its time. Glenda Jackson played Alexandra in Michael Lindsay-Hogg's 1977 film adaptation Nasty Habits. Related episodes: - Black Narcissus (1947) — https://whothehellarewe.libsyn.com/website/10th-anniversary - Lilies of the Field (1963) — https://whothehellarewe.libsyn.com/website/lilies-of-the-field Full discussion notes and the WTHAW catalog: https://melanieanded.substack.com Who the Hell Are We? is hosted by novelists Melanie Benjamin and Edward Kelsey Moore. New episodes roughly monthly.

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell chapter 15 "Masters and Men", narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D⁠https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join⁠Summary:Mr Hale and Margaret go to repay a visit to Mrs. Thornton. Mr Hale finally starts to talk about his wife's health which Margaret likes, having been worried about his nonchalance. He is worried about her and feels scared that their coming to Milton will be the death of her. Margaret tries to calm him a little, but they are nonetheless both worried. When they arrive in the Marlborough Street, they are shocked to not find a large stately house, considering the wealth of Mr. Thornton. Asking a passer by, they find out that Mr. Thornton resides in the house that connects to his factory. The walls are darkened by the smoke of the factory, but inside the house, everything is perfectly clean and white, spotless. The two talked quietly together before being joined by Mrs. Thornton. Margaret tried to explain to the woman that her mother was not well enough to come, but because she tried to explain it in a way that wouldn't make her father more worried either, she give the impression to Mrs. Thornton that Mrs. Hale could have made the effort if she could be bothered to. They talk about Mr. Thornton, and his mother declares that she doesn't see the point in her son taking up his studies again; he should focus on his business. A man should focus on maintaining his place amongst the ranks of the merchants, and her son is known all over Europe amongst the merchant class. Mr. Hale and Margaret had never heard of him before Mr. Bell told them of him. Mrs. Thornton picked up on this and asked them flat out if they knew about him. They end up saying that Mr. Bell told them of her son. Mrs. Thornton then brings up the topic of a strike that is going to be taking place in the city of Milton. Her son is going to be incredibly busy dealing with it. Later, Mr. Thornton goes to join the Hales at their place of residence to give them a doctor's name and address. Margaret thanks him deeply. Mr. Hale brings up the strike. Mr. Thornton explains what is happening and goes on to explain that the workers do not know what is going on behind the scenes, the only thing that they care about is that their wages are not being increased, they have no idea that the business are struggling more than in previous years. He says also have no right to know what a businessman does with his money, and that they shouldn't care about it either. Margaret test him on this but also claims that she knows so little about economics that she cannot properly push him on the subject. They go back and forth a little bit and then Margaret brings up someone abusing the masters and Mr. Thornton presser her asking who she heard saying such things. Margaret goes back and says that if workers are kept ignorant, then it is better for the Masters. Mr. Hale tries to get his daughter to be quiet, as he hears Mr. Thornton getting offended. Mr. Thornton then tries to explain his position further and goes to say that he wishes to work to benefit both his workers and himself, but he feels no need to explain his actions to them. Mr. Thornton then leaves saying goodbye to Mr. and Mrs. Hale, and then to Margaret after privately apologising to her for his tone of voice.SEO stuff I don't want to do. Elizabeth Gaskell's classic, "North and South" sees Margaret Hale's live uprooted as her family moves to the north of England. Initially disgusted by the ugliness of the industrial town of Milton, Margaret develops a strong sense of social justice after seeing the poverty and suffering of local mill workers.

This week on the podcast, Ben, Milton, and Chris give their final speculation and theories about Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu before it's release next week.   You can find the video version on my YouTube channel: The Mandalorian and Grogu Preview - Outer Rim Transmission #230 While you are on the channel, please be sure to subscribe!    Twitter - https://twitter.com/Starrapter Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Starrapter/ Email - Starrapter@aol.com   Ben - https://twitter.com/RealBenMaynard Milton - Milton Webber (@MiltonWebber7) / X (twitter.com) Email us at: outerrimtransmission@gmail.com

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell chapter 14 "The Meeting", narrated by Isaac BirchallSubscribe on YT or Join the Book Club on Patreon and support me as an independent creator :D⁠https://ko-fi.com/theessentialreads⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfOFfvo05ElM96CmfsGsu3g/join⁠Summary:Margaret and her mother are growing closer in her illness, and Margaret is finally feeling like she has the place she always wanted. One evening when Mr. Hale is out, her mother starts to talk of Margaret's brother Fredrick. There was a terrible storm the previous night, and every time there is a storm, Mrs. Hale claims that she can only think of Fredrick on a ship somewhere in the sea. She says that she is very glad that he is now on shore again. Margaret asks where he is based now, and her mother responds that he is somewhere in Spain, but that he has taken the name of Dickenson, so that he cannot be recognised. Margaret asks properly, for the first time, what truly happened. Mrs. Hale sends Margaret to her cabinet to get some letters from Fredrick. Margaret starts to read the letters, but her mother takes over and tells her what happened. Fredrick was put onto a ship called the Orian where he worked under a man called Mr Ried, whom he did not like. Later he was put on another ship called the Russell, where said Mr. Ried was in command. Fredrick promised that he would try to get along with the captain, but it seems that Mr Ried is a very strict captain. One letter tells how Mr. Ried threatened to flog the last sailor to climb down from the rigging, and the men, terrified of the beating that would await them raced down as fast as they could. The highest man decided it would be quicker for him to jump and try to catch a rope on his way down, but he missed and hit the deck instead. Mrs. Hale says that they only received this news after the mutiny. That captain Ried was sent off to drift in a boat with a few men while the rest set off to be pirates. Mrs. Hale was certain that her Fredrick would be with Mr Ried and that his surname had just been misspelled in the newspaper. When Mr. Hale came back from collecting the paper that day he was so stunned that he could hardly speak, and when Mrs. Hale read that paper, the was so disgusted by what was written about her son that she ripped it up, even with her teeth. She is certain that he son was innocent in the affair, and even if he wasn't, she is prouder of him for defending the innocents than letting people be bullied. Margaret then asks if it would be possible for her brother to come home one day to which Mrs. Hale tearfully responds that he would be hanged if he were to ever come back to England. On announcing this, Mrs. Hale turns away from her daughter, too hurt by the thought of her son's punishment.SEO stuff I don't want to do. Elizabeth Gaskell's classic, "North and South" sees Margaret Hale's live uprooted as her family moves to the north of England. Initially disgusted by the ugliness of the industrial town of Milton, Margaret develops a strong sense of social justice after seeing the poverty and suffering of local mill workers.

The Thinking Fellows examine one of Christianity's most difficult and avoided topics: hell. In a world where many people either explain hell away or imagine it through the lens of Dante and Milton rather than Scripture, the Fellows discuss what Christians can seriously and straightforwardly confess about eternal judgment. Looking especially to the teaching and ministry of Jesus Christ, the conversation explores how Christians can speak honestly about hell without falling into speculation, sensationalism, or silence. Show Notes: Support 1517 Podcast Network Taking Hell Seriously 1517 Podcasts 1517 on Youtube 1517 Podcast Network on Apple Podcasts 1517 Events Schedule 1517 Academy - Free Theological Education What's New from 1517: By Water and the Word by Brian Thomas Being Family by Dr. Scott Keith A Reasoned Defense of the Faith by Adam Francisco Stretched: A Study for Lent and the Entire Christian Life by Dr. Christopher Richmann The Essential Nestingen: Essays on Preaching, Catechism, and the Reformation More from the hosts: Caleb Keith Scott Keith Adam Francisco Bruce Hilman  

Today, Michael welcomes Barnet Bain. Barnet is an award-winning filmmaker, author, and teacher known for exploring themes of spirituality, consciousness, creativity, and human connection. His film credits include the Oscar-winning What Dreams May Come, Homeless to Harvard, Milton's Secret, and Jesus, one of the most widely viewed films in history. His latest book, How to Be a Friend (in an Unfriendly World), explores friendship as a spiritual practice and a path toward deeper awareness, compassion, and authentic connection. Please scroll down to find out how to receive Barnet's free gift!  Conversation Highlights include: -A powerful exploration of friendship as a spiritual practice that invites awareness, growth, empathy, and emotional maturity. -Why modern culture conditions people to react quickly, dominate conversations, and avoid the discomfort of true understanding. -The importance of slowing down enough to notice emotional reactions, inherited programming, and the stories shaping our relationships. -A breakdown of the "first, second, and third story" of life, and how awakening begins when we move beyond transactional living. -How authentic friendship becomes a portal into self-awareness, compassion, uncertainty, and spiritual evolution. -A conversation about why modern relationships often become transactional, performative, or rooted in personal validation rather than connection. -Why we can only love others to the degree that we have learned to love and understand ourselves. -A beautiful reflection on honoring another person by allowing yourself to be changed through the relationship rather than trying to control them. -Why deep listening, presence, empathy, and civility are disappearing from modern culture—and how reclaiming them transforms human connection. Finally, a closing meditation guided by Michael to help you return to stillness and awaken to your True nature.

Dr. Leslie Baynes returns to the podcast to talk about biblical and literary allusions in (and origins of) The Magician's Nephew! If you haven't already, check out her book, Between Interpretation and Imagination: C.S. Lewis and the Bible. Among other things, we discuss:  1:37 — Introductions Chris introduces Dr. Leslie Baynes — NT scholar, author on CS Lewis and the Bible. 3:30 — Stars, Singing & Job 38 Discussion of how Aslan's creation song echoes Job 38 ("the morning stars sang together"). Lewis loved this verse even as a teenage atheist. 6:07 — Hebrew Poetic Parallelism Leslie explains Hebrew poetic parallelism and the connection between "stars" and "sons of God" in Job. How this idea — that stars are divine beings — was widespread in the ancient world. 9:09 — Stars as Minor Gods in Narnia & Tolkien Voyage of the Dawn Treader's Ramandu as a retired star; comparison to Tolkien's Ainur singing creation into existence in the Silmarillion. 11:58 — E. Nesbit as a Source for Lewis Lewis openly based the Chronicles on E. Nesbit's children's books. The frame story of The Magician's Nephew (sick mother, absent father, magical adventure, happy resolution) follows Nesbit's formula exactly. 18:04 — The Wood Between the Worlds & Charn These sections feel less biblical; Charn likely drawn from Nesbit's The Amulet (children traveling through time to an ancient Near Eastern setting). The Wood Between the Worlds echoes Lewis's Mere Christianity hallway metaphor. 23:03 — Jadis/White Witch & Lilith Luke Mills found a passage in the medieval kabbalistic Alphabet of Ben Sira linking Lilith to a golden bell — possible indirect influence on Lewis's Witch origin story. 26:08 — Narnia's Creation vs. Genesis Aslan creates stars first — Lewis "correcting" the light-before-sun problem in Genesis 1. Frank and Helen as Adam & Eve; their children marrying nymphs and dryads resolves the "who did Cain marry?" puzzle. 31:22 — The Garden of the Hesperides The western garden in The Magician's Nephew blends the Garden of Eden with the Greek Garden of the Hesperides (Atlas's daughters, golden apples, a guardian dragon/serpent). Lewis changed the apples to silver — possibly echoing Yeats's "silver apples of the moon." 34:45 — Milton's Comus & Watchful Dragons Lewis adored Comus as a teenager. His famous "past watchful dragons" metaphor connects to the guardian dragon of the Hesperides (who keeps people away from the apples), inverting the Eden serpent (who tempts people toward the fruit). 39:48 — Joy, West, and the Last Battle The western garden = "Joy" (sehnsucht) for Lewis. In The Last Battle, the characters run west, then turn east to their final home — fulfilling joy rather than endlessly pursuing it. Same arc as The Pilgrim's Regress. 42:25 — Lewis as a "Magpie" Creator Lewis freely borrowed from everything — Nesbit, Milton, Job, the Hesperides — without apology. Discussion of his view (in Mere Christianity) that true originality comes from surrender to God, not self-invention. 45:43 — Pagan vs. Christian — A False Split Lewis (like Justin Martyr) believed all truth is God's truth. Anything good in "pagan" sources can be integrated into a Christian worldview — rejecting the idea that they must be kept entirely separate.

During the 4pm hour of today's show Chuck & Chernoff talked about the Hawks getting the #8 pick in the NBA Draft, the mock drafts that have come out since the lottery, Bobby Cox, Ted Turner, the Atlanta Braves and more before being joined by former Braves great and MLB Hall of Famer, John Smoltz. Later in the hour the guys talked about Mauricio Dubon and just how crunk Milton, Georgia can get on a Friday night these days. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Check out this show from May 17, 2022 Acts 14:19-28 When has the Church been strong? Jn 14:27-31a What was one of the great messianic expectations? Letters What is the Holy Communion fast? What's Father's take on Ez 20:25-26? Listener talks about her experience of confession and forgiveness Listener asks Father Simon about Milton's Paradise Lost Word of the Day: Believe! Callers When we die do we go right to heaven? Is it a sin to go to a Protestant service, while also still going to mass on Sunday? Is it a sin to not play music for mass, when you have the ability to do that? I'm a cabinet maker, and I have Indian clients that want me to build a temple. Is that okay? I'm unclear about the Gods like Zeus, Jupiter; did they have power?