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This is a Vintage Selection from 2006The BanterThe Guys discuss a New York Times Review from their newly opened Catherine Lombardi restaurant. They are pleased because they met their expectations, if not their aspirations. The ConversationThe Restaurant Guys welcome author Robert Tinnell to talk about his graphic novel The Feast of the Seven Fishes. It's a tale of an Italian-American hosting Christmas Eve and bringing a newcomer to the spectacular dinner. Robert shares the impetus for writing this book and his dream (that came to fruition in 2018).The Inside TrackThe Guys have attended many Italian-American Christmas eves. Mark has experienced them his entire life and Francis joined in once he saw the magic. Robert and Mark compare notes on their varied experiences with big Italian-American families and the feast of the seven fishes.“There's a growing disconnect when you get three, four, five generations,  removed from the original immigrants, who themselves were just gung ho about becoming Americans. I'm happy to be a good American, but there's just a lot of wonderful things about my Italian heritage I'd like not to lose,” Robert Tinnell on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2011BioRobert Tinnell is a director, producer, and graphic novelist. Robert directed such films as Feast of the Seven Fishes (2019), Frankenstein and Me (1996), and Kids of the Round Table (1995). His producer credits include Back Fork (2019), The Hunted (2013) and Surf Nazis Must Die (1987).His graphic novel writing includes Flesh and Blood, The Living and The Dead, The Black Forest, The Wicked West, and the Eisner Award Nominee Feast of the Seven Fishes.InfoGraphic NovelFeast of the Seven FishesMovieFeast of the Seven Fishes (2018)Our Sponsors The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Centerhttps://www.theheldrich.com/ Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/ Withum Accountinghttps://www.withum.com/ Our Places Stage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life:https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguysReach Out to The Guys!TheGuys@restaurantguyspodcast.com**Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.**Click Below! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe

Last week, we featured an interview with the leftist American theologian, Jim Wallis, who warned about the false white gospel of contemporary Christian nationalism. And we return to the existential dangers of American religion today with Talia Lavin whose new book, Wild Faith, warns that the Christian right is actually taking over America. In contrast with Wallis, however, Lavin doesn't offer a more loving version of American christianity as an theological alternative to the evangelical right. For radically secular Lavin, the challenge is to get any kind of fundamentalist religion out of politics. That's the way to fix democracy. That's how to save America.Talia Lavin is the author of the critically acclaimed book Culture Warlords. She is a journalist who has had bylines in the New Yorker, the New Republic, the New York Times Review of Books, the Washington Post, and more. She writes a newsletter, The Sword and the Sandwich, which is featured in Best American Food and Travel Writing 2024. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

What does it take to be a juror of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction? Former columnist for the New York Times Review, Danielle Trussoni, discusses her experiences on both sides of the page-as writer and reviewer. She gives us a peek into a typical writing day and shares information about The San Miguel Writers Conference. Danielle Trussoni is a New York Times and Internationally bestselling author of seven books. She has been the chair jurist of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction and a book columnist for The New York Times Book Review. Her novels have been translated into over thirty languages. She has lived in Japan, England, Bulgaria, France, The United States and Mexico. She currently lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, with her family. Her latest novel, which David Baldacci said, “This novel has it all and more,” is The Puzzle Box.Learn more at Danielletrussoni.com https://sanmiguelwritersconference.orgIntro reel, Writing Table Podcast 2024 Outro RecordingFollow the Writing Table:On Twitter/X: @writingtablepcEverywhere else: @writingtablepodcastEmail questions or tell us who you'd like us to invite to the Writing Table: writingtablepodcast@gmail.com.

Shannon Pufahl is the author of On Swift Horses, her critically acclaimed debut novel which takes place in the mid-century American West. The New York Times Review of Books said this about her novel: “The spaces she creates for her characters — San Diego's languid Chester Hotel, hiding in plain sight, and Tijuana rendered as an underworld — have the aura of realms.” Pufahl grew up in rural Kansas and teaches at Stanford University, where she was a Stegner Fellow in Fiction. She lives in Monterey, CA, with her wife and their dog.

In the episode, "An Interview with Tanya Frank, Author of Zig-Zag Boy: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhood (S5, E15)," Tanya lends her powerful voice to the show, sharing her insight and experience with the mental health industry.  Tanya's association with the mental health system began in 2009 when Zach, Tanya's son, was diagnosed in 2009 after his first episode with hearing voices.  Both Zach and Tanya were not happy with the treatment offered, and Tanya opens up about his forced drugging and coercive hospitalization, as well as the alternative treatments that lent hope and relief. Tanya also shares differences and similarities in mental health approaches to treatment between the US, the UK, and other nations that are moving onto a more compassionate path, who utilize programs such as Open Dialogue and the Soteria Network.  Tanya acts as an advocate for families with experience of psychosis and stresses the importance of such support. While she acknowledges the power of the institution, she sees a new revolution emerging, consisting of a growing movement of critics of the status quo, as more people come forward to share their own stories and challenge the current paradigm. Tanya's compassionate perspective and courageous heart gives hope to all who have lost faith in a system, that for so many survivors, not only proved unhelpful but aggressively harmful. Tanya's book is so beautifully written with honesty, rawness, and openness, and her presence on the podcast is equally moving and enlightening. To buy Tanya's book, go to: https://www.amazon.com/Zig-Zag-Boy-Memoir-Madness-Motherhood/dp/0393531880Bio: Tanya Frank gained her MFA in Creative NonFiction at the University of California, Riverside. Her debut book, ZIG ZAG BOY: MOTHERHOOD, MADNESS & LETTING GO (Spring 2023) was an editors pick in the New York Times Review of Books. Tanya currently lives in London where she teaches and mentors writers with lived experience of psychosis. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, The Telegraph, The New York Times, The Washington Post and in various literary journals. She is the recipient of a 2022 Develop Your Creative Practice Award from the Arts Council England.To learn more about Tanya, go to her website at: https://www.tanyafrank.com/or follow her on Twitter: @TanFrankUK#mentalhealth #mentalillness #psychosis #bigpharma #forceddrugging #livedexperience #psychsurvivor #forcedhospitalization #schizoaffective #DSM #ZigzagBoyPlease visit my website at: http://www.notascrazyasyouthink.com/​Don't forget to subscribe to the Not As Crazy As You Think YouTube channel @SicilianoJenConnect:Instagram: @ jengaita LinkedIn: @ jensicilianoTwitter: @ jsiciliano

Byron Lane's love affair with words is far from languishing. Winning two regional Emmy Awards for his time as a TV journalist, he went on to write for and appear on the stage and screen. Remember the odd but highly successful stage piece Tilda Swinton Answers an Ad on Craigslist? That was from his mind. Three years ago, he made the leap into novel writing with A Star is Bored, a fictional homage to his time working for Carrie Fisher, a master of words herself. The book barely hit the shelves as it was scooped up by critics and readers alike. It was a smashing success. It made the top book lists for People, Town & Country, Harper's Bazaar, Parade Magazine, New York Times Review, USA Today, and the NY Post, with the list going on and on – not to mention the social media frenzy it stirred with celebs from the LGBTQ world and beyond touting his book. We had the honor of chatting with him as his debut novel was released. That's when we fell in love with the man behind the keyboard. Unassuming and soft-spoken, he is a force of optimistic and infectious energy. He is what his books promote – sincere love and affection. He somehow turns the conversation around, asking how you are and what you are going through to the point you don't know if the conversation will result in laughs or tears with it most times having a bit of both.This summer, he's back with his sophomore novel, Big Gay Wedding: A Novel. Already a hit lauded literally everywhere, it centers on a gay man's journey back to his small-town home – with whom he visits with his fiancé. The two decide to get married on his childhood farm, despite the pushback from conservative townsfolk and gasp! even his own mother. The book is beautifully written, and it is not only very funny, but also deeply emotional as it focuses on getting older, unconditional love, and even grief.In this episode, we talk about his new book, married life, how he captures his characters so well, the balance of comedy in drama (even in real life), dealing with cancer, noticing the beauty in everything, dealing with loss, forgiving those who don't accept us, the need to be super gay, building bridges with “the other side,” what's up ahead for Byron, his Pride message to the community, and more! Hosted by Alexander Rodriguez.You can catch our in-depth conversation with Byron in the Pride issue of Metrosource, now on newsstands or at Metrosource.com. Follow everything Byron at ByronLane.com.

Earlier this year, The New York Times Review of Books published All Your Racial Problems Will Soon End. The collection features cartoons dating back to the 60s and 70s, offering a glimpse into author Charles R. Johnson many have not seen. Decades before he won the National Book Award for Middle Passage, his historical novel about the slave trade, Johnson was being published as a cartoonist. The works contained in the volume are gag strips tackling some of the day's biggest hot button topics, primarily race relations at the height of America's civil rights movement. Johnson joins us to discuss a wildly diverse career, as well as his time teaching drawing on public television and a long-time embrace of Buddhism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a world where so much is competing for our child's attention, how do you get them to simply read a book? Our guest is Maria Russo, Children's Books Editor of the New York Times Review, co-author with NYT Review Editor Pamela Paul, of HOW TO RAISE A READER, a book focused on how to foster a lifelong love of books from birth to teenage years.

Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton chat with author Cleyvis Natera, author of the new Ursa Original short story, “Fog,” and the recently published debut novel Neruda on the Park. Read the full transcript. About the Author  Cleyvis Natera is the author of the debut novel Neruda on the Park. She was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New York City. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Skidmore College and a Master of Fine Arts in Fiction from New York University. She's received honors from PEN America, Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundation (VONA). Her fiction, essays and criticism have appeared in The New York Times Review of Books, The Brooklyn Rail, The Rumpus, Alien Nation: 36 True Tales of Immigration, TIME, Gagosian Quarterly, The Washington Post, The Kenyon Review, Aster(ix) and Kweli Journal, among other publications. Cleyvis teaches creative writing to undergraduate and graduate students in New York City. She lives with her husband and two young children in Montclair, New Jersey. Episode Links and Reading List:  “Fog” (Ursa)  Neruda on the Park (2022) “Played or How I Failed at Becoming a Chapiadora” (Kweli Journal, 2019) In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd by Ana Menéndez (2002)  More from Deesha Philyaw and Dawnie Walton:  The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, by Deesha Philyaw The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, by Dawnie Walton Support Future Episodes of Ursa Short Fiction Become a Member at ursastory.com/join. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://ursastory.com/join

This week we're continuing our exploration of Fear Street with Part II: 1978! Join us as we learn about Cherry Bomb, the origins of the word "shagadelic", 1970s Stephen King, the surprisingly violent history of Halloween teen vandalism, and more! Sources: Google Ngram, "Shagadelic": https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=shagadelic&year_start=1800&year_end=2019&corpus=26&smoothing=3&direct_url=t1%3B%2Cshagadelic%3B%2Cc0#t1%3B%2Cshagadelic%3B%2Cc0 OED, Shagadelic: https://www.oed.com/viewdictionaryentry/Entry/269205;jsessionid=60BE157F752D353BB699000D850299EC Richard Lingeman, "Something Nasty in the Bathtub," New York Times Review of Books, March 1 1977, available at https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/97/03/09/lifetimes/kin-r-shining.html Carol Lawson, "Behind the Bestseller: Stephen King," New York Times Review of Books, September 23 1979, available at https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/97/03/09/lifetimes/kin-v-behind.html Stephen King Bibliography, available at https://stephenkingbooks.co.uk/books/?wpv_view_count=373&wpv_paged=6 Early examples of general Halloween vandalism: St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.), 09 Nov. 1893. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84023253/1893-11-09/ed-1/seq-4/  and Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa), 03 Nov. 1896. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88059319/1896-11-03/ed-1/seq-1/ and Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.), 04 Nov. 1898. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86063592/1898-11-04/ed-1/seq-4/ and The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.), 08 Nov. 1901. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85030821/1901-11-08/ed-1/seq-1/  More typical early forms of vandalism: The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]), 18 Oct. 1924. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015313/1924-10-18/ed-1/seq-1/ [plus an ax murder] Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.), 22 Oct. 1949. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1949-10-22/ed-1/seq-29/  Burning a barn: Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.), 08 Nov. 1962. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016209/1962-11-08/ed-1/seq-6/  Throwing TP in opposition: Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.), 09 Nov. 1962. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87062224/1962-11-09/ed-1/seq-4/  Prince Edward County/R.R. Moton H.S. and vandalism: The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.), 12 Nov. 1963. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn98068396/1963-11-12/ed-1/seq-1/  Parents encouraging mild vandalism: Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.), 30 Oct. 1960. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1960-10-30/ed-1/seq-85/  Egging and soaping: Greenbelt news review. (Greenbelt, Md.), 03 Nov. 1960. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89061522/1960-11-03/ed-1/seq-5/  Emily Chertoff, "A Sinister History of Halloween Pranks," The Atlantic 31 October 2012. https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/10/a-sinister-history-of-halloween-pranks/264127/  Brian VanHooker, "A messy History of Egging and Toilet-Papering Houses," MEL, https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/a-messy-history-of-egging-and-toilet-papering-houses  Google ngram: "Toilet-papering" https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=toilet-papering&year_start=1800&year_end=2019&corpus=26&smoothing=3&direct_url=t1%3B%2Ctoilet%20-%20papering%3B%2Cc0  "teepeeing" https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=teepeeing&year_start=1800&year_end=2019&corpus=26&smoothing=3&direct_url=t1%3B%2Cteepeeing%3B%2Cc0#t1%3B%2Cteepeeing%3B%2Cc0  Rotten Tomatoes, Fear Street: 1978: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fear_street_part_two_1978 Meagan Navarro, "Fear Street Part 2: 1978 Pays Tribute to Classic Slashers With Higher Body Count," Bloody Disgusting, available at https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3672761/review-fear-street-part-2-1978-pays-respects-classic-slashers-higher-body-count/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_Bomb_(The_Runaways_song)  and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubbling_Under_Hot_100  Emily Nyberg, "The Runaways Planted a Cherry Bomb in the Rock Industry," https://pages.stolaf.edu/americanmusic/2015/04/21/1164/  Alan Penchansky, "Runaways" Talent in Action, Billboard (26 February 1977). https://books.google.com/books?id=FEUEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA39&dq=%22Cherry%20Bomb%22&pg=PA39#v=onepage&q&f=false  "A Day In The Life Of KIM FOWLEY: Producer 'Hustles' His Way Through Deals, Phone Calls, New Projects," Billboard (8 October 1977). https://books.google.com/books?id=DkUEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PT59&dq=Runaways&pg=PT59#v=onepage&q=Runaways&f=false  "Runaway Hit" Billboard (19 February 1977). https://books.google.com/books?id=jkUEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA4&dq=Runaways&pg=PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false  Billboard (4 February 1978). https://books.google.com/books?id=gSQEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PT97&dq=Runaways&pg=PT47#v=onepage&q=Runaways&f=false 

Content warning: explicit language, sex, depiction of violence. Author Cleyvis Natera debuts her original short story “Fog.” It's the story of a worker at a Dominican resort who caters to high-end clients and must confront the choices he's made to elevate his status and seek a different life for himself.  Read Along Listen to the story in your favorite podcast app, and read along at ursastory.com/fog.  Support Ursa Help us fund future episodes. Become a Member at ursastory.com/join. Story Credits “Fog” is edited by Dawnie Walton and performed by Alberto “Mojo” Peña, with music and sound design by Alexis Adimora, illustrations by Bex Glendining, and audio engineering by Deon Vozov (LA Voiceover). Ursa executive producers are Dawnie Walton and Mark Armstrong.   About the Author  Cleyvis Natera is the author of the debut novel Neruda on the Park. She was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New York City. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Skidmore College and a Master of Fine Arts in Fiction from New York University. She's received honors from PEN America, Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundation (VONA). Her fiction, essays and criticism have appeared in The New York Times Review of Books, The Brooklyn Rail, The Rumpus, Alien Nation: 36 True Tales of Immigration, TIME, Gagosian Quarterly, The Washington Post, The Kenyon Review, Aster(ix) and Kweli Journal, among other publications. Cleyvis teaches creative writing to undergraduate and graduate students in New York City. She lives with her husband and two young children in Montclair, New Jersey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://ursastory.com/join

Kent Larson is Director of City Science at the MIT Media Lab, with research focused on compact transformable housing, ultralight autonomous mobility systems, sensing and algorithms to recognize and respond to complex human behavior, and advanced modeling, simulation, and tangible interfaces for urban design. Larson's book, Louis I. Kahn: Unbuilt Masterworks, was selected as one of the Ten Best Books in Architecture 2000 by the New York Times Review of Books. He has founded or cofounded multiple MIT spinoff companies including ORI Living, an architectural robotics company creating systems for dynamically reconfigurable environments. In this podcast, Kent Larson explains the concept of autonomous communities to create the autonomous cities of the future. He also proposes that future architects should be antidisciplinary in order to make the concept of autonomous cities a reality. Common Futures is a new series of podcasts produced by the Norman Foster Foundation that aim to empower our community to make positive change as a platform for people around the world to share and hear inspirational stories and ideas that will shape the future. www.normanfosterfoundation.org

Well before Ed Levine and Pete Wells, in the New York Times, declared Razza in Jersey City as “the best pizza in New York,” Razza's owner, Dan Richer, appeared on Pizza Quest to discuss how it all happened. Is it the naturally leavened sourdough crust, or the best locally sourced ingredients, or something about the technique, imagination, and passion that drives Dan's vision? You'll find out as you join us for Peter's conversation with Dan Richer on this episode of Pizza Quest with Peter Reinhart.Click here for the video versions of Pizza Quest. If you count on HRN content, become a monthly sustaining donor at heritageradionetwork.org/donate.Pizza Quest is Powered by Simplecast.

As a canonized work of fantasy fiction, a Hollywood institution, and a global cultural phenomenon, JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings is in a class all its own. Not only has the series had tremendous cultural staying power since its original publication in the 1950s, renewed for generations with Peter Jackson's film adaptations, but it became a lifeline for many people quarantining throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Why have Tolkien's works captivated us for so long? What does it tell us about our world and about the world Tolkien created that each perpetually has so many revealing things to say about the other? How has the series become the subject of an unending interpretive battle between reactionaries and revolutionaries who want to claim it as their own? And what does it mean to truly love Lord of the Rings for what it is, warts and all?In the inaugural episode of her new TRNN podcast Art for the End Times, writer and editor Lyta Gold dives deep into one of the most complex, lore-filled, and culturally enduring works in the fantasy canon with journalist, researcher, and diehard Lord of the Rings fan Talia Lavin. Lavin is the author of the critically acclaimed book Culture Warlords: My Journey Into the Dark Web of White Supremacy, and her writing has been featured in outlets like The New Yorker, The New Republic, The New York Times Review of Books, the Washington Post, the Village Voice, and more. She also writes regularly on her Substack The Sword and the Sandwich.Pre-Production/Studio/Post Production: Stephen FrankRead the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/reading-lord-of-the-rings-in-the-end-timesHelp us continue producing radically independent news and in-depth analysis by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer: Donate: https://therealnews.com/donate-podSign up for our newsletter: https://therealnews.com/newsletter-podLike us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/therealnewsFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therealnews

Bob speaks with “The Outsider” co-director Steve Rosenbaum about his film documenting the fraught creation of the National September 11 Memorial & MuseumTEDDY ROOSEVELT: Surely there never was a fight better worth making than the one which we are in. GARFIELD: Welcome to Bully Pulpit. That was Teddy Roosevelt, I'm Bob Garfield. Episode 8: The Outsider.It has been twenty years since the bloody horrors of September 11th, 2001 scarred lower Manhattan and the American psyche. Within three years of the terror acts that claimed nearly 3,000 innocent lives, plans were underway to commemorate the fateful day and its events for posterity. The National 9/11 Memorial & Museum would be constructed on the hallowed footprint of the atrocity. A decade later, the half-billion dollar project would be opened to the public. Here was President Barack Obama at the dedication ceremony:OBAMA: A nation that stands tall and united and unafraid -- because no act of terror can match the strength or the character of our country. Like the great wall and bedrock that embrace us today, nothing can ever break us; nothing can change who we are as Americans.GARFIELD: That was perhaps a fitting tribute to a new national shrine, the memorial part of the project that must necessarily dwell in the grief, the sacrifice, the heroism that so dominate the 9/11 narrative. But what Obama left out was the museum part and its role of exploration, illumination and inquiry, such as where do those acts of terror and their bloody toll fit into the broader sweep of history, into America's story, into our understanding of human events before and since? If the dedication ceremony was appropriately a moment for communion and remembrance and resolve, surely the ongoing work of the museum would go beyond the heroism and sacrifice to the complex history and geopolitics that led to 9/11 evil.SHULAN: One of the key meta narratives of this exhibition, one of the most important things about this exhibition, is to say to people, “Use your eyes, look around you, look at the world and understand what you're seeing.” And if we don't do that with the material that we're presenting to people, then how can we give them that message? How will that message ever get through?GARFIELD: A new documentary by husband and wife filmmakers Pam Yoder and Steve Rosenbaum offers an inside view of the creation of the 9/11 Museum. It tells the story of the storytellers as they labor for a decade, collecting artifacts, designing exhibits, and editing the narratives flowing from that fateful day. And its protagonist was a relatively minor character who was propelled by internal conflict among the museum's planners into a central role in this story. The film is called “The Outsider,” available on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Vudu, Facebook and other platforms. Steve Rosenbaum joins me now. Steve, welcome to Bully Pulpit.ROSENBAUM: I am so glad to be here, because I've always wanted to be on a bully pulpit.GARFIELD: Uh huh. Well, congratulations. You have achieved your dream, perhaps your destiny. OK, first, a whole lot of disclosure. You and I have been friends for most of our adult lives, so about 100 years, and I've been following your progress in getting this movie made for a long time. And furthermore, at more or less the last minute this summer, I stepped in to help write the narration and ended up voicing it in your movie. So I'm not exactly bringing critical distance into this conversation, but I still have a lot of questions. You ready?ROSENBAUM: I am ready indeed.GARFIELD: OK, so not only have you made a feature length movie about a process, it is a feature length movie about the process of museum curation with most of the action taking place around conference tables. So what I'm saying is Fast and Furious, it isn't.ROSENBAUM: You know, the Blue Room, which is the conference room you're referring to, was both the magical place where the magic happened and also a bit of our albatross because it is, in fact, a conference.GARFIELD: So in the end, though, you do manage to capture quite a bit of drama, quite a bit of drama, but there is no way you could have anticipated, when you got started, what would emerge over these years and -- how many hours of film?ROSENBAUM: 670. GARFIELD: Over how long a period of time?ROSENBAUM: Six and a half years.GARFIELD: How did you come to be a fly on the wall for six and a half years as they undertook this project?ROSENBAUM: So we negotiated with a then non-existent museum to trade them a very precious, valuable archive that my wife and I had lovingly gathered over many years in exchange for access to the construction, design, and development of the museum. And I think at the beginning, everyone thought it was fairly harmless. Like, what could go wrong? I mean, the museum will be fantastic and they'll record all of its fantasticalness, and that will be a film.GARFIELD: When you went in there for those six and a half years, it was purely as a matter of documentation, right? You didn't walk in with a premise or a hypothesis or a scenario or an angle, much less an agenda. But there must have been some sort of core interest, some focus when you undertook this project.ROSENBAUM: You have to remember that in the weeks after 9/11, particularly in New York, there was this extraordinary feeling of camaraderie and connectedness, both among New Yorkers and also around the world. And the sense that maybe what would come of this terrible day is some real goodness, that people would understand each other, that we'd be part of a global community. And so, we brought that, what now seems like naive optimism, to the museum. And they, at least in the early days, fueled that. I mean, they said to us, “We're going to build a different kind of museum. It's going to be open and participatory. It's going to be democratic.” And, you know, that worked for us as filmmakers. We thought a different kind of museum in a country that's gone through a terrible day and hopefully will come out of it stronger and wiser and, you know, more introspection--GARFIELD: But as of at least a year ago, you really didn't know what your film was going to be about. You didn't really have a movie scenario.ROSENBAUM: Well, you have to start with the problem that we had as a filmmaker, as filmmakers, which was a) No one gives a s**t about museums and how they're made. There's zero public interest in that. And then secondly, as it turned out, no one really gave a s**t about the museum. Nobody went to it other than tourists. Thoughtful people, historians, scholars, New Yorkers, media people didn't go there in droves. So, we're like, “How do we make a movie about a museum nobody cares about?” And in fact, the museum opened in 2014 and we spent three or four years fumfering around trying to get our arms around a movie we could make and pretty much gave up. And then Pam, my filmmaking partner and life partner and smarter person than I am, came to me one day and she said, “You know, I think there's a scene that might help.” And she came out with this little -- in her hand, this little Hi 8 tape, she handed it to me, said, “Put it in the deck.”And it was this exhibit in Soho. It was a photo exhibit, which I actually remember going to and some of your listeners may remember as well. It was called “Here is New York,” and it was literally the first crowdsourced photo exhibit in history. All of these people with little mini cameras made pictures of 9/11. And this character, a guy named Michael Shulan, who is a kind of a failed author, owned a little storefront gallery that had been essentially empty, put a picture on the window. And what exploded there was this spectacular collection of real person pictures. And so, the scene that Pam found was of this guy, who we had at that point never met -- one of our camera people had recorded him -- telling the story of why they gathered these pictures.SHULAN: We've asked basically that anyone bring us their pictures and we will display them. And to date we've probably had sixty or seventy people who've brought in pictures in the past two days.GARFIELD: So two things. One, this clip Pam found was from video you guys had shot twenty years ago for a previous movie about 9/11's aftermath called “Seven Days in September.” And you watch it and you're like, “Holy hell, that's Michael.” He is one of the guys who wound up on the museum planning staff, and you have been filming for six and a half years.ROSENBAUM: You know, we have 500 hours of the day of 9/11 and 670 hours shot at the museum construction. It is the definition, the filmmaking definition, of a needle in a haystack. We literally didn't know we had the Shulan scene until Pam magically pulled it out of -- the rabbit out of the hat. And Shulan was one of the five people we had chosen to follow for all six and a half years. And so, the combination of that -- and “Here is New York” is a wonderful kind of mile marker for where the film began because Michael talks about democracy and openness and sharing and letting people kind of find their own story in the photos. And that's exactly what the museum began as.GARFIELD: You say it was a needle in a haystack, finding this film of one of your characters surface. It was also very serendipitous because Shulan, who had the title of museum creative director and who is the “outsider” of the title -- of your title -- is not a professional museum executive or even a professional curator. He had this storefront where he crowdsourced this enormous collection of, you know, amateur images of the day and its aftermath.SHULAN: I live in this little building on Prince Street in Soho, which was inside of the World Trade Center. On the storefront of the empty shop, someone had taped up a copy of the 9/11 morning's newspaper and people were touching this thing and seeming to take some solace in this. And I suddenly remembered I had an old picture of the World Trade Center. So I ran upstairs and I got this picture and I taped it up. And as the day wore on, I noticed that people now came by and were starting to take pictures of the picture. And that was how the whole thing started.GARFIELD: And he was kind of thrust by events into the spotlight, which is how he got hired by the museum to begin with, right?ROSENBAUM: That's exactly correct. But I don't want to, you know, sell him short. I mean, he's quite brilliant in the way that lots of thoughtful New Yorkers are about images and sound and picture. He's just not a museum person in that he doesn't play by the rules. And I think it's important to foreshadow that because, you know, nobody who hired him could have had any confusion about what his behavior was going to be. I mean, he wore his heart on his sleeve.SHULAN: 9/11 was about seeing. 9/11 was about understanding that the world was a different place than you thought it was. It didn't start on the morning of 9/11. It started twenty or thirty or forty or fifty years before that, and we didn't see it.GARFIELD: You know, I've seen this movie now a number of times. He is clearly, as you say, a smart and interesting guy. He is a very thoughtful guy. He is a man of principle. What he isn't exactly, is a charmer.SPEAKER: Robert--SHULAN: Do you understand what I'm saying? Do you care what this project looks like?SPEAKER: Michael, I care very much what this project looks like, but we are in a process that makes decisions and moves forward.SHULAN: But the process makes the decision. You made a check, but is it the right decision?ROSENBAUM: No, he's abrasive. But, you know, I'm personally very fond of him, both as a character and as a human being, because I don't think 9/11 needs lots of people patting it on the head and telling it how heroic that day is. I think we need more of him, not less of him.GARFIELD: And this will ultimately coalesce into the thematic basis of the film, because Shulan was not only abrasive, but he's a man with a point of view. And his point of view was very specific. He believed that a museum documenting 9/11 should not be pedantic and definitive, it should be open ended and inquiring -- well, I'll let him say it:SHULAN: One of the conditions I laid down both explicitly to Alice and to myself when I took the job was that if we were going to make this museum, that we had to tell the history of what actually happened.GARFIELD: Which is not categorically a bad way of approaching museum curation, is it?ROSENBAUM: No. In fact, if you think about your journeys to museums and the ones that you remember, if you've ever gone to one -- I mean, you know, if you go to the Met or to MoMA or the Whitney, there'll be some art in those museums that you like very much and there'll be some other art that you'll look at and go, “Why in God's name did anybody put this thing in this building?” And museum curators don't do that accidentally. They want to challenge your comfort zone. They want to show you things you may not like, and then they want you to think about why you don't like them. So, I don't think museums succeed by being simplistic or pedantic.GARFIELD: Well, as we shall see, there were those who wished not to have this sacred space marred by uncomfortable questions. So you got this guy as your protagonist, a not particularly warm and fuzzy one. And from a dramatic perspective, I guess, the story requires a villain or at least a foil, someone whose philosophy of museuming is very different from Shulan's, providing you the conflict you need as a storyteller, right? And that role fell to the museum's big boss, the CEO, Alice Greenwald.GREENWALD: The politics are the terrain we're in. And it's the, you know -- the World Trade Center has always been a complicated site. You know, it's a bi-state agency that operates, you know, an entity that, an authority that deals with transportation, but it's also building commercial buildings and, you know, a transportation center. It's going to be complicated. It's just going to be complicated.ROSENBAUM: So, Alice is charming. She's warm. She's approachable. She answers questions. She doesn't get caught up in her knitting. And from the day that we met, you know, I remember this conversation like it was yesterday. I said to her, “You're going to be the magnetic north of this story. All people on the planet that want to come and explore it are going to come here.” And she said, “We understand that. We understand that's our responsibility.”GARFIELD: And yet, she is also clearly not as keen as Shulan is in exploring, let's just say, the geopolitical nuance of 9/11. And this has something to do with curatorial philosophy, but it also has to do with this museum being both a memorial and a museum and there being a lot of stakeholders, including the families of the 2,900 plus victims of the attacks. She was politically in an awkward position because there was no way that whatever decision she made, that everybody was going to be delighted.ROSENBAUM: Well, let's go back just half a step. She came from the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. So that was the bulk of her career and that was her experience. And so, you know, she's used to demanding stakeholders and people who want the story told a certain way. But the Holocaust Museum is also quite open, and in fact, allows lots of different points of views, some of which they find abhorrent. And so, I don't think she -- I don't think she brought to the museum any sense of shutting down debate or dialogue. I think that happened in an evolutionary process over time.GARFIELD: But as we see the design and construction and planning and curatorial decisions play out, there did seem to be -- you know, I hesitate to use the word whitewash, but it was there seemed to be no great effort to do what Shulan wanted, which is to ask difficult questions, even if you could not come up with a definitive answer. When did it become clear to you as a filmmaker looking at the footage that you had found the conflict that I previously described?ROSENBAUM: So, you said it exactly right. I mean, you know, people say to me, “Well, you know, did you know when you were at the museum, there was a change? Did you feel like it was shift--?” The answer is no, we didn't. And it wasn't until Pam handed me that first tape and we then took the 14 hours of Michael Shulan and laid it out end to end and watched it, that you could feel the tone changing and his kind of quizzical nature become more frustrated and then more angry by about year three. And one of the things I think that's important to remember here is there were some things that Alice was facing that are now lost in history a little bit. So, you know, they began construction in 2005, 2006. By 2008, Wall Street had collapsed. And all these people that had committed donations to build this thing took their money back. And the mayor of the city of New York, who is also the museum's chairman at that point, was Michael Bloomberg. And, you know, Michael's got no shortage of cash, but I don't think there was ever an intention that this museum was going to be a perennial money suck for him or other donors. And so, part of the drumbeat that you start to feel is, “How do we make this private museum” -- not a public museum -- “without government funding, something that people will come and buy a ticket for?” And that's, I think, where some of the rub was.GARFIELD: A twenty three dollar ticket, if I recall correctly.ROSENBAUM: They raised the price. It's now twenty six.GARFIELD: So at that point, you know, apart from any political or philosophical considerations, there becomes the problem of needing, in order to meet expenses, to have not just a shrine and not just a museum, but an attraction which changes the calculus altogether. And what you were able to do when you were combing through your footage was find some pretty upsetting scenes of museum staff trying to figure out what would make the customers react.ROSENBAUM: Yes, there was definitely a series of debates about what would be impactful. And they were always careful to never say immersive. But there definitely became a bit of a schism on the team between people that wanted the museum to be welcoming and complicated and people who wanted the museum to be intense and dramatic. And there are some good examples of that, in particular, some particular scenes that I think the museum wasn't happy to see recorded. But, you know, we had them on tape.SPEAKER 1: Do you have any interest in developing ties? You can do whatever you want on it.SPEAKER 2: I think a tie is a really — you know what's nice to give away is a tie and a scarf.NEWS REPORTER: Just days away from the public opening of the 9/11 Memorial Museum, there's growing criticism of high admission fees. Twenty four dollars to get in and the sale of souvenirs at the gift shop. SPEAKER 3: I think it's a revenue generating tourist attraction. NEWS REPORTER: Jim Riches shares the same sentiment shown in this New York Post headline titled “Little Shop of Horror.” ROSENBAUM: But I also think it's important for your audience to understand people don't want to re-experience 9/11. Certainly New Yorkers don't, and probably Americans as a class.GARFIELD: There was the question, and this was a word you ended up not using in your film, of whether you going through that footage were witnessing the “Disneyfication” of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, yet you ended up pulling that punch up. Why? ROSENBAUM: It made people so staggeringly angry that -- I mean, I don't think it was inaccurate or untrue. It was just we were picking our battles a little bit at that point with the museum and like, they -- because we didn't have any of our characters raising the word “Disneyfication,” although we'd heard it, we decided it was harder to defend than some other challenges that we made that were on tape.GARFIELD: You got a lot of good press for this film, but you also ran into a couple of buzzsaws, notably The New York Times Review, which was pretty scathing. And, although the critic was kind enough to single out my performance as a narrator -- what word did he use?ROSENBAUM: I believe the word was “amateurish.”GARFIELD: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Well, that was unfortunately true because I did it for nothing. But his central complaint is why you and Pam, as filmmakers, would privilege the creative vision of this novice outsider, Shulan, over the consensus of the team and the museum that they together crafted. Why did you, in the end, apart for reasons of just dramatic conflict, focus on Shulan?ROSENBAUM: Well, let me answer that question. So a couple of things: in the review, his criticism is that we're somehow promoting Shulan's career as a museum curator. And, you know, I watched the film not objectively, but I don't think anyone's going to be hiring Michael as a result of this. I also don't think that that was his intention or ours. I think, you know, what we liked was that Michael said, “Let's make a museum that's open and democratic.” And that that was the same thing Alice told us on day one. And then, as we slipped away from that, we slipped to an institution that felt to us heavy-handed and pedantic. And so, you know, Michael certainly represents a point of view that the filmmakers share about the museum. But I also think that, you know, the questions he raised about the museum, he's not alone. I mean, Tom Hennes, who's the head of Exhibits, feels very much the same way. And, you know, Philip Kennicott from The Washington Post feels very much the same way. And the head architecture critic from The New York Times, oddly, feels very much the same way. But it wasn't meant to put Shulan on any kind of a pedestal. It was simply that he was a really good lens through which to focus the question.GARFIELD: Speaking of Michael Kimmelman, the architecture critic at The Times, you have some tape of him commenting on a sign that is erected, you know, in the plaza area of the museum, the above ground portion of the museum. Most of the exhibit space is below ground, which was jaw dropping for him and for, I think, any viewer of the film.KIMMELMAN: The list of don'ts on the site is astonishing. You can't sing, much less stage a protest or a demonstration. And I think that does raise some very profound questions. You know, I have to keep coming back to say, I think the ability of New York, and by extension, America, to return again to life and return this place to life would have been a very remarkable and powerful statement.GARFIELD: If one bookmark of the movie was Michael Shulan, at his open source photo exhibit in Soho, this was the other bookend: the opposite of open source democratic anything, this closing down of protest or comment or debate on this site. I mean, it's not to be believed.ROSENBAUM: You have to think about where it sits in the arc of the last twenty years in American history. I mean, you know, you got the Patriot Act, you got renditions, you've got drone strikes, you've got police being heavily armored and turning into military units. The museum's fear of terrorism was the reason why they controlled the site so closely, but it also was part of this larger shift over the last twenty years toward a nationalistic heavy-handed kind of militaristic control. And I don't think that they were out on their own when they were limiting the fact that you couldn't sing or, you know, bring a guitar or read a piece of poetry on the site. I also think, by the way, it's worth remembering that the site is private property. So there's really nowhere else in New York -- I mean, if I want to go to Central Park and read a poem, no one, no cop is going to come up and say, “I'm sorry, sir, no poetry reading here.” The only place where that's going to happen is at the September 11th Museum.GARFIELD: Now, let me ask you this final thing. You have documented what I think could be characterized as the denaturing of the 9/11 Museum, the slowly evolving whitewashing of what we described in the very beginning of this thing, which was the search for meaning in the events of that day twenty years ago. As a museum goer, will I come away with the sense that something is being withheld, or does what they have come up with provide the raw material I need as a member of the society and a citizen to ask these questions myself?ROSENBAUM: You know, I've come to be able to answer that question after a couple of months of talking to other people. I think the best answer is, you know, that they're in a really tough box at this point because the thing about, you know, Afghanistan is it's not going to go away and it will be the bookend on this twenty years that will raise questions about, “Wait a minute, is the museum not going to talk about Afghanistan and the war, the twenty year failed -- our failed war in Afghanistan?” Well, of course they have to. And then the question is, what about the twenty years between the “never forget moment” that they hit like a drum beat and now? Because lots of things happened. And theoretically, at some point, the material about Saudi Arabia that has been hidden by the government will make its way into the light and then that will raise questions about, “Oh wait, who did 9/11?” So, when you really look at what the museum has chosen to put on a pedestal, it's essentially those two towers and they're falling down and all of the horrible human pain and suffering that comes from that. But I'm not sure that counts as the appropriate historic take on that day.GARFIELD: Steve, I want to thank you very much for doing this. I'm sorry Pam couldn't join us, but thank her for me as well. And I wish you all best of luck with the film.ROSENBAUM: We love people to watch it and send us, you know, notes, criticism, feedback. We think it's the beginning of a conversation, not the end.GARFIELD: Just as Michael Shulan would have preferred. Steve, thank you. ROSENBAUM: Thanks. GARFIELD: Steve Rosenbaum with his wife, Pam Yoder, directed the new documentary “The Outsider,” available now on Apple TV, Prime Video, Vudu, Xbox, Facebook, and other digital platforms. All right, we're done here. We encourage you to become a paid subscriber to Booksmart Studios so you can get extra content, including my weekly text column from Bully Pulpit, Lexicon Valley and Banished. Meantime, do please review Bully Pulpit on iTunes. Amid a cacophonous glut of podcasts, we depend on you to bring news of us to the world. We are trying to bring unapologetic scrutiny to the world of ideas and we cannot do that without you. Thanks in advance. Bully Pulpit is produced by Mike Vuolo and Matthew Schwartz. Our theme was composed by Julie Miller and the team at Harvest Creative Services in Lansing, Michigan. Bully Pulpit is a production of Booksmart Studios. I'm Bob Garfield. Get full access to Bully Pulpit at bullypulpit.substack.com/subscribe

Tara and EmKay continue their deep dive into the history of The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" as it debuts at the Majestic Theatre on Broadway in 1975! Rabbit holes include the impact of the extensive advertising campaign, Stephen Sondheim's love of the production, an unnecessarily critical review from The New York Times, cast recordings and further national tours. Stay tuned for an unpacking of the road to the 1978 film  on Friday!Show Notes:Broadway Musicals: The Biggest Hit & the Biggest Flop of the Season - 1959 to 2009 by Peter FilichiaHow the Wiz Was by Jeremy Aufderheide"The Wiz" - New York Times Review (1975)Instagram: @downtheyellowbrickpod#DownTheYBPTara: @taratagticklesEmKay: @emshrayOriginal music by Shane ChapmanEdited by Emily Kay Shrader

Recorded on the 20th Anniversary of the first Shrek, Logan Flinders & Shrek Theologian Jaya Chakka take a deep dive into the cultural impact that the Shrek franchise has had on society. They also look into Chris Farley's Shrek, some scathing reviews by the Guardian, and the musical masterpieces the movies therein contain. Here are some links as referenced in the episode: The New York Times Review: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/movies/shrek-20th-anniversary.html The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/may/17/shrek-20-unfunny-overrated-low-blockbuster The Ringer's The Massive Musical Footprint of the Shrek Soundtrack: https://www.theringer.com/movies/2021/5/18/22441409/shrek-soundtrack-legacy-all-star-hallelujah www.somebodyhastoendthecw.com Thanks for listening. Follow us on Twitter @getshrekdpod --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/getshrekd/support

This week I'm pleased to converse with James Marcus about one of my favorite subjects—Ralph Waldo Emerson! James is a writer, editor, and translator. A former editor-in-chief of Harper's Magazine, his articles have also appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, the New York Times Review of Books, The Nation, and many other publications. He wrote a memoir, “Amazonia: Five Years at the Epicenter of the Dot-Com Juggernaut,” about his experiences as an early employee of Amazon.com. And he's currently at work on a book about Ralph Waldo Emerson. James talks about Emerson's transition from minister to lecturer, how he became an anti-slavery activist, the tension between self-reliance and society, his complicated friendships with Margaret Fuller and Henry David Thoreau, an upcoming Emerson biopic, and more. Our overarching theme is that Ralph Waldo Emerson is as relevant today as ever. Follow James on Twitter: twitter.com/jamesamarcus Read his essay, “Channelling Emerson”: theamericanscholar.org/channeling-emerson Watch his lecture on Emerson & religion: vimeo.com/259007250 Read another interview with James: fivebooks.com/best-books/ralph-waldo-emerson-james-marcus This ad-free podcast is supported by Sam's Torode's books, including “Living from the Soul: The 7 Spiritual Principles of Ralph Waldo Emerson,” available at samtorode.com.

Carl Safina explores non-human feelings. Dr. Safina an ecologist and author of many best selling books. Safina’s Book, Beyond Words; What Animals Think and Feel, has according to the New York Times Review of Books, “the potential to change our relationship with the natural world.” As Carl so eloquently says, only through achieving dignity for all life will we be able to maintain a planet capable of supporting life for all.

Arthur and Andrew watch superstar Douglas Fairbanks’ The Thief of Bagdad (1924), a blockbuster from Hollywood’s golden era of silent cinema. We look at the film’s use of innovative VFX and lavish art direction to create something audiences at the time had never seen before. We also discuss the best ways to watch really long films like this one, and the racism prevalent in early Hollywood.The Thief of Bagdad (1924) IMDBThe Thief of Bagdad - Where to watch (also in public domain)The Thief of Bagdad on Youtube 1924 New York Times Review of The Thief of BagdadBattleship Potemkin (1925) on IMDB Battleship Potemkin - Where to watch (also in public domain)

Tandem presented new studies at the recent ADA conference and got approval for some of the youngest people with diabetes to use their newest tech. Steph Habif is Tandem’s Senior Director of Behavioral Sciences. She shares what those studies found, gives us more information about Control IQ and touches on what products are up next for the company. Check out Stacey's new book: The World's Worst Diabetes Mom! Listen to our previous episodes with Tandem Diabetes In Tell Me Something Good, great news about college scholarships for students with type 1. Diabetes Scholars info here  Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Sign up for our newsletter here ----- Use this link to get one free download and one free month of Audible, available to Diabetes Connections listeners! ----- Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone      Click here for Android   Episode Transcript:   Stacey Simms  0:00 Diabetes Connections is brought to you by One Drop created for people with diabetes by people who have diabetes and by Dexcom , take control of your diabetes and live life to the fullest with Dexcom .   Announcer  0:16 This is Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms.   Stacey Simms  0:22 This week, Tandem presented new studies at the recent ADA conference and got approval for some of the youngest people with diabetes to use their newest technology. But Tandem is also keeping a close eye on including many more people in future studies.   Steph Habif  0:37 It's a shared responsibility across many communities to figure out how to make it easier for different types of people to be included in this research.   Stacey Simms  0:48 That's Steph Habif, Tandem’s Senior Director of Behavioral Sciences. We'll talk more about what communities she means there and why Tandem wants to reach out more. And of course, we talked about Control IQ And what's next for Tandem? In Tell me something good great news about college scholarships for students with type one. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider.   Welcome to another week of Diabetes Connections. I am so glad to have you along. I am your host Stacey Simms. We aim to educate and inspire about diabetes by sharing stories of connection. This time of year we are sharing a lot of stories about technology and studies and that is because the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions conference has recently concluded so every year at this time, there's new information. Sometimes it is also timed with FDA approvals like we saw last week with the Libre 2 and with Tandems approval that we're going to talk about for the Control IQ software to be used down to age six. It means a lot of information. It means some bonus episodes, it means some playing with the schedule. Because just trying to get this information out in podcast form can be a little bit more difficult. But you know, that's what I am here for what I love to do If you're new, my son was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes right before he turned to my husband lives with type two diabetes. I don't have diabetes, I have a background in broadcasting and local radio and television news. And that's how you get this podcast. And just a quick note about my son Benny, I realized the other day, so we're 13 and a half years in with type one, which means we're coming up July 4 which his 13 year anniversary of wearing an insulin pump, which I cannot believe and I remember it like it was yesterday. So I'm going to maybe do an episode or talk about that in another episode, looking back on what's changed and you know how to pick an insulin pump and all that kind of stuff, but oh my gosh, oh, I can't believe he's 15. Speaking of Benny, the world's worst diabetes mom is now available in more places. My publisher reached out to me. We are now sold online at Target and Barnes and Noble and pretty much expanding to every place You can buy a book online, I didn't realize this was a thing that we started on Amazon and now we are elsewhere, which shows that it's a good thing that I have these people to help me out. But it's also available in library form. And I'm still investigating this. So as you listen, if you get ebooks, that's the library form, it would have to be an E book, you know, Kindle or something like that. If you have a service that gets you library books, check it out, let me know where it is. Because I haven't been able to exactly track that down with COVID. I think there's some issues. I'm trying to get the hardcopy into libraries too. So that's something that you could really help me out with. And I have to give a big shout out to Molly Cooper. Molly lives in the UK. She sent me a message that she really enjoyed the book. It was so nice of her to reach out like that. So of course, I asked her a little bit about it. You know, I have some UK readers, but I'm interested in the process. There's a different Amazon site for different countries. So I was just interested in how it all worked. And then she posted in one of the diabetes parenting Facebook groups that she belonged in, and oh my god. Molly, thank you so much. A bunch of people talked about the book. And it was such a nice thing for you to do. So if you've read and enjoyed the world's worst diabetes Mom, I always ask please leave a review on Amazon that helps us so much when people are looking to see if they want to buy the book or get the book. But if you could also post in your Facebook group or on your timeline about it and tag me, but it would be so helpful to spread the word because let's face it, this isn't gonna show up in the New York Times Review of Books, right we have the community to spread the word and it may be immodest to say but I do think it's a book that can help people it's not just our story. There's a lot of advice in there and a lot of learning that I did over the years, I believe very much in it and I really appreciate those of you who are already spreading the word if you're ready and you don't like it forget you know me! In just a moment I'm going to be talking to Tandem’s, Steph Habif about Control IQ, new studies and lots more. But first diabetes Connections is brought to you by a One Drop and getting diabetes supplies. It's a pain let's face it. Not only the ordering the people up the arguing with insurance over what they say you need and what you really need. Make it easy with One Drop. 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So I want to make that disclosure. First thing I just love the way it works. Look, it's not perfect nothing is but we have been using Tandem for three years now. We switched from Animas insulin pump in August of 2017, just as the Dexcom G 5 update was approved for for Tandem. So basically we got a pump and then we immediately updated the software. We have done two other updates the basal IQ last year and we went to Control IQ in late January pretty much just as it hit the market. I can't believe it has been six months already. So well. I don't think that influenced the actual questions I'm asking. It certainly influences how I feel about the system. So here is my interview with Tandems, Steph Habif. Steph, thank you for joining me. I'm so excited to talk about Tandem and learn more. Thanks for being here.   Steph Habif  6:55 Thanks for having me. I've been a listener of yours for a while so it's a real pleasure. Thank you very much   Stacey Simms  7:02 this year's ADA very different may start by just asking you what that was like for you to to present and have to do everything virtually.   Steph Habif  7:08 Yeah, it was definitely, I think unique and interesting experience for a lot of us especially people who regularly attend the ADA each year. And I'm not gonna lie. My favorite part about the event is getting to see people and kind of have very energized Creative Conversations together in person, I think a lot of brainstorming and some of the best ideas, birth from, you know, getting together with kids from all over the world at meetings like that. So that part was kind of missing, obviously this year. But given what's happening in the world, I think it was put on fabulously well produced really, really nicely. The excitement leading up to the conference was there that was a part of my experience this year for sure, like every year, and then it all happens through email and chat and tech So my eyes hurt. At the end of the conference, I think my eyesight has taken a little bit of a hit in the past couple months, like a lot of other people. But there was some very exciting information that got presented.   Stacey Simms  8:12 Yeah, let's talk about some of that. We've talked about Control IQ in depth before its launch or right as it was launched. Tell us about some of the presentations here. I know one of them was Control IQ in the real world, the first 30 days. Tell me about that.   Steph Habif  8:29 Yeah, so that was a proud moment for me and my team, the scientific posters that we presented at this year's ADA. I think one of the people you have had on your podcast to talk about Control IQ is Molly Malloy and she's on my team here at Tandem, we get to work together. She was one of the researchers whose name was on these presentations at ADA and the first 30 days. That was really our first look under the hood, so to speak. So one of the things that my team here at Tandem is responsible for is post market surveillance and user experience research. Meaning once the FDA approves or clears a medical device, like the T slim X2 and people start using it in their everyday lives, the job of my team is to observe, measure, learn, how's that going for people? whether it has to do with their glycemic outcomes, like time and range, or quality of life, things like how's your sleep? Those are all the things that we're responsible for researching and studying. Now, what we did for a DEA was we didn't have very much time with Control IQ in the market before the ADA deadline presented itself. So Control IQ came to the US market starting mid January, and we had to have all of our materials submitted to ADA by the second week of March, so not a lot of time. So like I said, sort of first look Under the hood, meaning we went into our databases into our T Connect web application, back end systems, and we use some research methodologies to kind of see how it was going for people. What sort of glycemic trends and outcomes were we seeing for the early adopters right out of the gate, and we specifically focused on folks who software updated. So I think Benny's a software updater - he was on Basal IQ leading up to Control IQ. And how old is Benny? Again? He's 15. So he was probably included in our analysis. Absolutely. So sorry, no. Yeah, so anybody who was age 14 or older and had at least 21 days of use on control, IQ technology, leading up to march 11, was included in this analysis. So   Stacey Simms  10:52 he was he was definitely in there. And you would have seen a great response. I don't mind telling you.   Steph Habif  10:56 Yeah, so this information that we presented at ADA Like I said, we didn't have that much time. So really data mining to look at glycemic outcomes. So it was a retrospective data analysis exercise, essentially, which is a very common thing to do when it's your first look at sort of what's happening in the real world. And we were really pleased to discover that overall real world users are experiencing an increase in time and range of 10%. Before updating to Control IQ. The folks in this study had a time in range of about 68%. And throughout their first 30 days on controlling IQ, they experienced an increase to get that overall time and range metric to 78%. And what's exciting about that is that 10% jump matches what we saw in our control, IQ clinical trial.   Stacey Simms  11:53 Did you have any data about ease of use? In other words, do people continuously use it? Did people have sensor issues? If you have have problems figuring out how to adjust anything I know it's it's tough to glean in such a short time. I'm just curious if you learned anything else.   Steph Habif  12:06 So for the purpose of what we presented at ADA, we kind of kept it really simple. Again, because we didn't have very much time we mined data we we worked with what was available to us. And so we really focused on things like changes in time and range hyperglycemia hypoglycemia, and we didn't for the purposes of what was presented at ADA, talk about quality of life, things like sleep improvement, but what we do know is that for the folks who were included in this analysis, overall, they experienced the percent of time in closed loop automation was 96%. And that's really exciting. Now for the Control IQ technology system. The only reason a user isn't in automation is if they lose connection with their CGM for 20 or more minutes, that's it. And then once CGM is reconnected automatically, you're back in that automation close loop. So that's really elegant and simple. And that came through in these metrics that we presented at ADA.   Stacey Simms  13:17 Yeah. So that's interesting. I mean, not to jump to a conclusion. But let me just make sure I'm hearing you right. So we can pretty much conclude if 96% of people using Control IQ, excuse me, if people using Control IQ stayed using it 96% of the time in automation. That means that their sensors were working that things were chugging along just as they should.   Steph Habif  13:35 Yes. And thank you for bringing that up. So we have some consensus guidelines on data integrity for this type of research. When you're doing real world research like this, the guideline is for the purposes of data integrity, to include CGM rates that are 70 to 75% or above. So what that means is in our analyses for the ADA we included people who had at least 75% CGM connectivity over that 60 day period. Now in the clinical trial for Control IQ, the investigators reported CGM connectivity in the high 90s. That was a way that we could sort of control for that variable given that we were doing a retrospective data analysis, if that makes sense.   Stacey Simms  14:27 Yeah, it does. Because it's really important. And you know, this people in the diabetes community, there's separate issues here, right? There's Control IQ. There's the Tandem pump, but there's the Dexcom  sensors, which Listen, it's not a Dexcom  interview here. But we've talked a lot on this podcast about people who just have trouble with the sensors, and sensor failures and things. So I'm glad to hear you clarify because I'll be honest, that 96% number didn't really sound real world to me, but it makes a lot more sense when you understand that it's already looking at people who have good sensor luck. I don't know what to call it. Good sensor usage or It lasts.   Unknown Speaker  15:01 Connectivity.   Stacey Simms  15:03 Yes, connectivity, that’s what I was looking for. Yeah, that makes a lot more sense. There was another study, if I'm reading this correctly about people with type one and type two, use the Control IQ. I didn't know anybody was type two was was really using it. Can you speak to that?   Steph Habif  15:16 Yeah, that's pretty cool. So it turns out we have a fairly present segment of our customer base that have insulin dependent type two diabetes. And so again, first look under the hood, we sort of sat there and we were curious, and we said, well, we have some people who are updating software updating to Control IQ who report that they have type two diabetes, I wonder if they're experiencing things differently than folks with Type One Diabetes. And it turns out that both people with type one and type two diabetes are experiencing significant improvements in time and range with use of Control IQ. So the second publication that we presented at ADA was looking at glycine outcomes type one versus type two. Now you've heard me say that folks with type one in our analyses experienced a nine or 10% increase in time and range as a result of their software update. And for folks with type two, that was a 6% increase in time and range. But here's the really cool part, the analysis that we did for looking at the difference between type one and type two, we required a minimum of 14 days of use leading up to the software update, and then 14 days of use after the software update, which is half the amount of time from our first analyses. And so what that means is by seeing that our folks with type one got to a 9% improvement in time arrange, it means that those improvements are happening really quickly, right after the software update.   Stacey Simms  16:46 That's really interesting. I want a little dig a little deeper into some of these studies. But I also want to kind of do some bullet points here. So let's talk about Control IQ okayed for young children, because I just happened. Yeah, can you speak to what those studies found? Was there anything different or anything parents of children down to the age of six now should be thinking about anything different?   Steph Habif  17:06 I don't really think so. We recently, just a couple days ago, got our FDA clearance for the pediatric indication for Control IQ for children's six year old Jr. Before then it was previously approved for ages 14 and older. We know investigators have been doing research and even younger populations. But right now we're only approved down to age six. And what the clinical trial that focused on ages six to 13 using Control IQ saw was the sensor timing range increase to 67% from 53%. compared to those in the control group, and overnight children using Control IQ technology in the same study state and range an average of 80% of the time, those glycaemic outcomes match what we're seeing in the real world with a slightly older group, and so it's looking very consistent. So far across the board,   Stacey Simms  18:02 one of the things I wanted to ask you about these studies and in Tandem isn't the only one who does this. It looks to me like a lot of the automated studies that I'm reading from Insulet, Medtronic and some of the other companies, was that 68% in range number that you mentioned, like the people who started when from 68 to 78, which is fantastic. But we know that so many people with diabetes have like 30%, time in range, right? They need this technology so badly. And I'm wondering, can you just speak to that in terms of I don't know why the studies, and I was glad to hear the kids study was 53% to 67%. That seems a little bit more realistic to me. I mean, God forbid you study teens. What, you know why? Why do you? Why do most of these studies take people who frankly, have relatively decent control, right, we're talking about the whole sphere of diabetes, that just people who have great technology, I would think you'd want somebody who's got an A1C of 10 and you can say, look, we knocked them down to six.   Steph Habif  18:55 That is a great question and you are speaking my language. I'm so thrilled To hear you ask that question. That was actually one of the biggest themes to emerge from this year's ADA. And it certainly isn't a new theme, but it was a very prominent theme this year. The call for more diversity in research studies diversity, whether it has to do with baseline A1C or baseline time and range where somebody lives. There was a really exciting study presented at the ADA by researchers in New York who looked at inner city urban teenagers onboarding to the T slim x two with Basal IQ. And that was very cool to see. And so you're absolutely right. It is on us as researchers, as scientists, as clinicians to figure out how to be more inclusive in this type of research. And that's certainly one of our goals here at Tandem.   Stacey Simms  19:49 It's interesting because I thought you were going to say, I don't know I thought it was going to be more on the medical side of it. So in other words, is it more of a question and I'm pardon my ignorance here because I wasn't really even sure what I was. Asking there. Is it just harder to find people to be in these studies? Or is it the study criteria that excludes people?   Steph Habif  20:07 So at Tandem, we try to have the most inclusive criteria that we possibly can for this year's ADA, again, because we had such a short amount of time, and we really only could take quote, unquote, the first look under the hood, we had to work with the data that was available. When you consider early adopters of any technology really, but certainly early adopters of Control IQ technology, like you said, a lot of those folks were already doing pretty well, especially because most of them were on T slim x two with basal IQ leading up to their Control IQ technology update. It's a loaded question, you know, why isn't there more diversity in this type of research? And there's no one simple answer to that question. I think it's a shared responsibility across many communities to figure out how to make it easier for them. Different types of people to be included in this research. So I think the medical community, the research community, the scientific community and the diabetes community sort of at large, we just need to be better about being more inclusive.   Stacey Simms  21:13 Well, and I think it's very easy. Once you set the parameter that you looked at people who are early adopters, we know who those early adopters were there us, there are people who listen to podcasts, there are people who are super educated, they went for the portal before the email came to them. So it's a it's a very self selected group of highly educated people. So I'm not being critical. I get it. It's just Gosh, like I said, I'd love to see what happens when you start people who have a very high A1C and don't have a lot of time and don't have a lot of perhaps access to get a technology like this and see what it can do. Because, you know, I'm such a cheerleader. Listen, my bias is showing, but my son has always been in very good health with diabetes. We've been very lucky. You probably know we don't share numbers, but we're on track to have probably his lowest A1C ever and he has never done less work. It's amazing. So I just hope everybody gets a technology like this.   Steph Habif  22:05 Yeah, you know, the psychologist and behavioral scientist in me is just thrilled to hear you say that. I mean, for somebody like me who has studied social science her entire career and has also worked in health technology and medical technology, my entire career, I like to say that my purpose professionally is to advocate for the humans using the machines. And so I want the science to be able to tell the most insightful stories, whether powerful stories like one you're experiencing with Benny, where he's having to do less and less work but experience better and better outcomes, or whether it has to do with, you know, somehow shining a light on underserved populations who could be the greatest beneficiaries of this type of technology, and how can we make that happen? So all of that, to me is very exciting.   Stacey Simms  22:56 It's gonna be fascinating for somebody with your background to work in this field, where the mental side of diabetes is just as important. The Human Factors on pumps. It's, we could talk all day.   Steph Habif  23:05 Absolutely, yeah. So the easiest way to think about it for in terms of what I do and my team's do here at Tandem is, as you know, the FDA requires very rigorous Human Factors testing in order to submit and receive clearance on a medical device. And so my teams do all of the usability and Human Factors testing prior to our FDA submissions. And then other parts of my teams are the psychologists and the social scientists responsible for doing all the work to understand how the machines are functioning and the everyday lives of everyday users. I feel very blessed to be able to do that for work.   Stacey Simms  23:39 So moving to, you know, heaven forbid, we left to let you rest on your laurels at all moving ahead to what may be next. We know that COVID-19 has delayed a lot of things, you know, in all medical fields, but can we ask about the T sport and the Tandem mobile app? Can you talk about where those are right now?   Steph Habif  23:57 Of course you can ask. So a lot of you know We have a new insulin pump system that we're working to bring to market next year, we typically refer to it as the T sport. That's our internal project name for it. That's what we've kind of affectionately been calling it while it's been in development. It's about half the size of the T slim x two. It's being designed to be controlled either entirely by a mobile app or by an independent controller. And you're right due to the current COVID-19 environment. We have had some delays in some of our human factors testing. Because the data is required for our regulatory filings. The target submission timing for the tee sport will be pushed out until protective government restrictions are lifted. And because I am the person that oversees our human factors team, let me just say that trying to plan and carry out to actors testing during a pandemic is one of the most unique challenges of my career. And I know for anybody out there who's attempted to plan anything right now it's been particularly difficult.   Unknown Speaker  25:04 Before we go on, do you believe the Tsport will have a different name when it launches?   Unknown Speaker  25:08 Oh,   Stacey Simms  25:10 I won't hold you to it. It's just the first time I've heard somebody say that. Like with Omnipod, you know, they said, Oh is Omnipod horizon? And they said, No, it's Omnipod five. Yeah. Sometimes we sometimes we find ourselves getting ahead, right. We're ahead of marketing. We're ahead of labeling we we follow these projects. So early that we kind of assigned we as a community assign names to things that don't even have a name yet, right? Steph Habif Yeah, I am not a betting woman. And so I would be afraid to put money down on what t sport is officially going to be called when it gets commercialized. Stacey Simms Alright, fair enough. Fair enough. We'll just know that that's the working title. And then the mobile app. I know there's some people beta testing the phone app, which is more of a observant app, you look at things you can't do anything really yet. Is that the same timeline as the tee sport, whatever that timeline turns out to be?   Steph Habif  25:58 No, the mobile app is happening on In a different timeline. So we're developing a mobile app platform that is the foundation of our digital health strategy. The first generation of the app had a beta launch in the first quarter of 2020. And it will be rolled out more broadly in the upcoming weeks. So the first generation of the app will include remote data uploads so that patients can send their hcps important pump data without an office visit. We know that right now we've kind of been forced into this telehealth world. So that's going to be a really critical part of the user experience. And future iterations of the app will include remote bolus capability due to COVID. For sure. We've had some delays in human factors testing on the remote bolus features. And again, because data is required for our regulatory filings, we have to work with that the best we possibly can.   Stacey Simms  26:48 I'm so excited about that. I mean, obviously, the idea of bolusing from the phone seemed like the holy grail for a long time, but that is exactly what you're saying. right that the idea here is that you would take out your phone, bolus using pump, you'd be able to control it from your phone.   That's right. I give you the impression. I want to talk to you much more about that.   Steph Habif  27:09 You know, it's, I will say, being a scientist who's in charge of doing all of the research makes me an interesting candidate for a podcast interview.   Stacey Simms  27:20 All right. Well, I have so here's a question for you. And again, no answers a fair answer. I'm curious. When you you start doing things like that. The remote monitoring capability of the Dexcom , obviously, has been very, very popular. I'm curious if I wouldn't expect to bolus my son from my phone. Right? You wouldn't expect a caregiver to be able to do something like that. But what a caregiver be able to see more about the pump? Will there be more information available to people who want to, let's say follow, I don't know what kind of language we'll be using, like the pump battery, the insulin onboard, all of that kind of stuff. Will that be   Steph Habif  27:54 available? Yeah. So that's a great question. So follow capabilities through a mobile app. is certainly a part of our product roadmap, there are plans underway for that. I can't speak to when that would come to the market specifically, but it is being worked on.   Stacey Simms  28:11 Okay. And one more thing if you can't answer this is fine too. Would it be possible I'm just thinking out loud when my son was was younger and we did do everything for him? If like I could use you could designate like, this is the bolus phone, and it wouldn't necessarily be the phone that's with the kid.   Steph Habif  28:25 Great question. You know, cybersecurity is such a critical consideration in this land of remote anything. I can't tell you one way or the other, whether or not you as the parent would be able to use your smartphone to bolus you know from your son's pump. We'll have to wait and see what the FDA decides in the land of you know, security and safety and cybersecurity. For sure. Right now we're focusing on doing the necessary Human Factors testing for enabling the pump wearer to be able to use his or her smartphone   Stacey Simms  29:00 I'm trying to keep track of the timeline here. So forgive me for clinical trials underway for the T sport yet,   Steph Habif  29:06 right. So for the T sport project, we are not yet doing active clinical trials. But as many of you know, being a medical device company, we have a robust r&d department, and our engineers are experimenting on a regular basis.   Stacey Simms  29:22 Ooh, sounds intriguing. You should do all of your studies in Charlotte, North Carolina, you should include 15 year old boys. Yeah, let's move on. Do you know this isn't really your department, a bunch of my listeners had questions about insurance. And a lot of insurers were making noise a few years ago about only going with one pump company. And of course, the big one was United Health and Medtronic does tend to make any progress in that, you know, that deal. Right? So like   Steph Habif  29:53 what you said is true. It's not my department. So we don't provide individual payer updates, but we We believe having continued positive data on our technology, like what we presented at the ADA helps with all of our payer discussions.   Stacey Simms  30:08 So I would say to paraphrase that Tandem is not going to give up on working with as many insurance companies as possible.   Steph Habif  30:14 That is correct. We believe in doing whatever we can to create access for as many people in the world as possible.   Stacey Simms  30:21 another bit of news that came out right around ADA was FDA approval of Libre 2 and you all have had an agreement already with Abbott. I don't I don't know the parameters of the agreement. I don't think there's a lot of public the timeline or how it will work. Can you speak to anything about that about how sometime in the future I suppose the Libre will work with a Tandem pump?   Steph Habif  30:42 Yes, so Abbott and Tandem share a common goal to provide people with new ways to manage their diabetes that can integrate easily into their daily lives. The interoperability landscape is is very promising in Tandem is working with Abbott on an agreement to integrate a future generation of their glucose sensing technology with our insulin pumps. We haven't announced a timeline for the completion of the agreement, but we're working on it.   Stacey Simms  31:08 so dumb question because I always get confused with interoperability. Would this be a situation where I flip a switch on my pump and one week, I could use a Dexcom  sensor and the next week, I could use a Libra sensor.   Steph Habif  31:17 I think for some people, that is what the vision is, like, I think we're all playing an active role right now in forming what this interoperable landscape could be. But conceptually, the idea is you could mix and match your technologies and they would be able to speak to one another. Now, that requires business agreements between the companies as well. So don't forget that part because that's an important part.   Stacey Simms  31:42 Yeah, yeah. Yeah, let's keep dreaming. Let's forget. So what are you studying? Now? Obviously, this isn't the end of the studies on Control IQ or Tandem products. Can you give us a glimpse into what what you're looking at in the next couple of months?   Steph Habif  31:55 Yeah, sure. Well, as you know, we currently offer the TCM x two with basal IQ technology and Control IQ technology. We had some pretty exciting research debut at the ADA on basal IQ in that we followed folks who on boarded to basal IQ during their first six months on basal IQ. And that was what we call a prospective study, meaning we were able to follow people in real time over the course of several months to see how it was going for them. The research we presented at ADA related to that specifically focused on self reported severe hypoglycemia episodes, and we were thrilled to tell the world that basal IQ is doing a phenomenal job of decreasing adverse events related to severe hypoglycemia. So basically, like he's seemingly doing a very good job at keeping users safe. And you know, safety is always at the top of our priority list. So as we continue to see more people take on Control IQ technology if they choose to do that. We will Do these long term studies where we follow people if they opt in and want us to, we'll follow them while they onboard to and get to know and continue to use Control IQ technology so that we can learn from them. Again, not just the glycemic outcomes, things like time and range and hypoglycemia, but sleep quality, or other things like is it a hassle to use? Is it making your life better? One of the things that I'll never forget is a couple months after phase like q hit the market, I had the chance to briefly talk with a father who had a 16 year old daughter, and she had been on basal IQ for about six weeks. And he looked at me and he said, this is the most under promised, over delivered diabetes technology Our family has ever experienced. And I said wow, tell me more about that. And he said, We're finally sleeping. You know, we can sleep through the night. And you know, sleep is a precursor to everything for everybody. So we're going to be doing a lot more research on the sleep front to see how we can be better continue to improve sleep quality for people with diabetes. That's a very big topic of interest for us.   Stacey Simms  34:19 I'm curious to if you're looking at how people on board and adjust to Control IQ, because most people and again, we're biased because we think we're very well educated, right? When we were in Facebook groups, we talked to each other. Most people kind of went through the training, talk to their endo and then did all the troubleshooting themselves over the first two to three weeks. We're experiencing lows we didn't experience before so we decreased bezel or we increased ISF or whatever, whenever people had to adjust. Are you following like common practices to find out how to better teach? Okay, I'm sorry, we are   Steph Habif  34:51 we are and in fact, next week we're putting on a couple of webinars specifically for healthcare providers first because it's We've been hearing from them even before we launched into market when we started training healthcare providers on the control acute technology system. We have some best practices now to share now that it's been out there for a couple of months. And we've been able to connect some dots. We'll be putting on several webinars next week for health care providers, where we'll be talking about these best practices and tips and tricks. And we know that not just health care providers, but users and their family members want to be able to ask these questions, too. So I think Molly told me that maybe she'll be getting together with you again, Stacy for a future podcast.   Stacey Simms  35:36 Yes. So I'm going to be asking her all of these questions. As the webinar we can kind of see what the what the research shows people with right we're gonna be doing another episode in the near future about best practices. That's great.   Steph Habif  35:46 Yes. And so Molly's just such a great person to talk with about that. But for sure, I'll send you the information on the webinars next week. If you want to chime in and watch they'll be recorded as well. And we are starting to roll out all of that message. Now,   Stacey Simms  36:00 oh my gosh, that's wonderful. Because I gotta tell you, we laughed. We got ours so early, like I said, who waited for the email? Right? We just logged into the portal that my son's endocrinologist said, Hey, let me know what you've learned. Let me know how you adjust.   Steph Habif  36:15 Yeah, that's true. That's true for my family members as well. So one of my niece's has type one, and she's now I think, gosh, almost 12 that blows my mind 11 or 12. I can't believe it. And her dad reminds me on a regular basis that she teaches him, you know, about how to use the pump, and how to use the technology. And I've heard that from other families as well, like, well, we went to our endo appointment, and I'll say, How was it? Well, we taught her a lot, you know, we were able to teach her a lot.   Stacey Simms  36:47 It's so funny. Well, it's also new. It's it's amazing to realize that we're all kind of doing this together.   Steph Habif  36:52 The energy and enthusiasm for good that is in the diabetes community is so special and so unique.   And so I feel very lucky to be a part of it and to play some small role in trying to make it better for everybody.   Stacey Simms  37:07 I can't thank you enough for jumping on. As I said, I'm kind of a fan. So I don't think this was an unbiased interview. But your information is fantastic. And I thank you so much for jumping on and sharing some of it with us. Thank you so much stuff.   Steph Habif  37:19 Absolutely. And I look forward to continuing to listen to hear how other people you know, share their experiences and tell Benny to keep us informed.   Unknown Speaker  37:30 No doubt   Unknown Speaker  37:36 you're listening to diabetes connections with Stacey Simms.   Stacey Simms  37:42 More information at Diabetes connections.com. The episode homepage always has the transcript and other links that you may need. And I will link up our last episode with Tandem there as well which was all about the launch of Control IQ. And as Steph mentioned, we're going to be talking to Molly Malloy and Others from Tandem. I'm in discussions with them this they've already agreed. It's just a question of scheduling, about getting someone to talk about best practices and other questions. You had so many questions for Tandem, that are more mechanical about how Control IQ works, that we want to do a second interview and really dig into the nitty gritty right, how do I know whether I need to adjust Bazell? How do I know whether it's the carb ratio issue and a bunch of questions of what you'd like to see in the next iteration of Control IQ. So that is coming. Thank you for your patience. But it's always interesting, right to get a high level view of what's going on in these companies, and to try to look at the timeline as best we can. So that was really interesting that the reminders Steph gave me about how we do kind of get ahead of the curve around here, you know, not just on this podcast, but those of us who are engaged enough to be in Facebook groups and be on conference calls and listen to the investor calls these companies make and feel like we are familiar with the language and the labeling before it's even submitted to the FDA. So I'm in interested to see if the name of the T sport does change. Frankly, I really like it. But hey, that's I'm not in their marketing department. So we'll see. Okay, tell me something good coming up in just a moment. But first, do you know about Dexcom  clarity, it is their diabetes management software. And for a long time, I really thought it was just something our endo used, right? It was something we went there and he looked at it, but you can use it on the desktop or as an app on your phone. And it is an easy way to keep track of the big picture. I check it about once a week. Well, to be honest with you, I check it more now ever since we flipped over to Control IQ. I really like to look at it because and I noticed a psychological, right because it gets better and better. But it really does help me and Benny dial back and sees longer term trends. And it does help me not overreact to what happened for just one day, or even just one hour. The overlay reports help context to Benny's glucose levels and patterns. And then you can share the reports with your care team which makes appointments a lot more productive and it was essential for a remote appointment that we have Back in March, it was amazing. managing diabetes is not easy, but I feel like we have one of the very best CGM systems working for us Find out more at Diabetes connections.com and click on the Dexcom  logo.   Tell me something good this week all about diabetes scholars, we talked about this, I try to let you know when it opens up. This is something that comes from Beyond Type 1 and they give more than 50 scholarships to students living with Type One Diabetes. So it's a combined $250,000. And these are for students who are in the high school class of 2020. entering their first year of college. This was a record number of scholarships for the organization. So a little bit about the kids 54 outstanding students representing 26 different states. They are advocates, student athletes, scientists, writers, actors, mathematicians, and leaders. Each of them of course lives with Type One, two beedis there is a list of the diabetes scholars class of 2020 that I will link up so you can peruse and see all these fantastic students who aren't going to change the world as they head off to college at a very uncertain time. Oh my goodness. And these are significant scholarships, they range from $1,000 for individuals to $5,000. If you have a student who is in high school, and you want to check this out, I will also link up how to enter they do not open again until January. And I should mention that diabetes scholars was an independent organization for a long time. But when it kind of seemed like it for I don't know the reasons behind it, I hope I'm not privy to the inside information. But a couple of years ago, it seemed like they were going to go under and beyond type one scooped him up and put them under their umbrella. And now they are part of the big beyond type one family. And that's one of the really interesting things not to get off the subject here about beyond type one. You know, when they first started, a bunch of us who've been around for a while, kind of thought, Well, what is this fancy new social media feed going to do? Right? What is there Legacy going to be what kind of changes are they're going to make? And while I think that they have still differentiated themselves by appealing, perhaps more to young adults, and focusing a lot, I mean, their social media is amazing. They've also now really made a name for themselves by being an umbrella organization for smaller diabetes groups that it's really hard to survive with a low budget when you try to go yourself safe sitting as part of them. I think slipstream now is part of them. Lots and lots of be on type run lots of little organizations that make a big difference, but needed their help so I guess that's a Tell me something good as well for beyond type one. If you haven't Tell me something good story. I'm in the process of gathering more I've been putting up the posts in the Facebook group and elsewhere. If you have some good news, I want to share it just let me know you can also email me Stacey at Diabetes connections.com and tell me something good. I mentioned at the top of the show that we are going to be marking 13 years with an insult pump in July, really just late next week, July 4. Yeah, we were geniuses and decided to start it over Independence Day weekend, when we were not even at home. That's a story for another time that I have told that I tell in the book too. But we are also next week headed to the endocrinologist for the first time since January, we did not get an A1C when I had a telehealth appointment for Benny in March. So I'm really interested to see I mean, I know the drill from Dexcom . And while I don't share numbers, I think we are going to have one of if not the lowest A1C’s Benny's ever had thank you to Control IQ. But there's always more to talk about when we see the end, other than just the numbers. So I will keep you posted. If there's anything that Benny wants me to share, or that we want to talk about, but I'm really looking forward to that appointment just because Gosh, we've never gone six months without seeing our endocrinologist and while I know a lot of people think it's a pain to go every three months i mean i think it's a pain to but I'd like checking in I love Dr. v. I always learned something we always ask about Questions, even though he except it was asks me questions now, which is really funny and I do enjoy. I think that when you have a kid who changes as much as my kid has over the years, just physically, you know, and everything else, it's really important, at least for me to have that kind of touchstone, so I am really looking forward to it. And I think Benny's grown an inch. He thinks he hasn't grown at all. Anyone. Let me measure him. I mean, how ridiculous so we'll get a bite, which is what I'm looking forward to as well. Okay, we have so many great episodes on tap. I have all this technology stuff. I have some personal stories that I've been holding, always a mix around here about the technology, the news, the great stories from our community camp. Oh my gosh. So there's lots coming up. It's just a question of what comes next. If there's any breaking news, we'll do our very best, but please join Diabetes Connections, the group on Facebook, that is the best way to stay up to date as to what's coming and I often ask you all questions as well, which helps me figure out what episodes are really important to you. Thank you to my editor John Bukenas from audio editing solution. And as always, thank you for listening. I'm Stacey Simms. I'll see you back here next week until then be kind to yourself.   Unknown Speaker  45:12 Diabetes Connections is a production of Stacey Simms media. All rights reserved. All wrongs avenged   Transcribed by https://otter.ai

Anna and Amanda discuss the screen adaptation of No Friend But The Mountains by Behrouz Boochani, and books inspired by the film Parasite. Our book of the week is The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy.  This novel about a man who travels to East Berlin was long-listed for the 2019 Booker Prize and was a best book of 2019 in the New York Times Review of Books, the Washington Post and Time, among others.  But what did Anna and Amanda think? Next week, Anna and Annie will be back with Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo. Follow us! Facebook: Books On The Go Email: booksonthegopodcast@gmail.com Instagram: @abailliekaras and @amandalhayes99 Twitter: @abailliekaras Litsy: @abailliekaras Credits Artwork: Sascha Wilkosz

Katherine Singh and Jordan Currie join Michal for an exploration of how women’s desire gets talked about in the media. Featured interviews with Laura Hensley of Global News and Jaime Green from the New York Times Review of Books. The post Pull Quotes Season 2 Episode 11: A Second Pull Quotes Valentine first appeared on Ryerson Review of Journalism :: The Ryerson School of Journalism.

Minister Faust is an award-winning Kenyan-Canadian science fiction and fantasy author, artist and broadcaster. In this episode we discuss his long-awaited sequels to the Coyote Kings and War on Mir series, as well as independent publishing, tips on self-promotion for artists, the white canon of CanLit, and ancient Kemeti philosophy. For more on Minister Faust, and to subscribe to his upcoming Patreon for the serialised Coyote Kings sequel, check out: http://ministerfaust.com Here's a bit more on Minister Faust: The critically-acclaimed author of The Alchemists of Kush and the Kindred Award-winning and Philip K. Dick runner-up Shrinking the Heroes, Minister Faust first achieved literary accolades for his debut novel, The Coyote Kings of the Space-Age Bachelor Pad, which was shortlisted for the Locus Best First Novel, Philip K. Dick, and Compton-Crook awards. The New York Times Review of Books praised The Coyote Kings for its “jumpy, hold-nothing-back style,” saying that the author “anatomises [Edmonton] with the same loving care Joyce brought to early-20th-century Dublin…. fresh and stylish entertainment.” The National Post called it the “most exciting Canadian debut in decades,” and director Ernest Dickerson (Juice, The Walking Dead, The Wire) said, “Minister Faust is Samuel Delaney, Harlan Ellison and Ishmael Reed all rolled into one. His writing is biting, insightful and hugely entertaining.” Robert J. Sawyer says, “Minister Faust is a genius.” His podcast MF GALAXY [patreon.com/mfgalaxy] features artists in every field, especially writers, on their craft and their commerce. He will launch his Patreon-backed serialized novel sequel The Coyote Kings vs. The Myconauts of Plutonium City on November 12, 2018 [see ministerfaust.com for details].

Noel Hynd has more than five million books in print. Most of his books have been in the action-espionage-suspense genre (Flowers From Berlin, Truman's Spy, Murder in Miami, Hostage in Havana) but others (Ghosts, The Prodigy, A Room For The Dead and Cemetery of Angels) are highly acclaimed ghost stories. He is also a former contributor to Sports Illustrated and several other national magazines. His 1988 non-fiction book, The Giants of The Polo Grounds, was an Editor's Choice of The New York TIMES Review of Books in 1988. Mr. Hynd was born in New York City, is a graduate of the University of Pennsylavnia, and lives in southern California between Los Angeles and San Diego with his wife Patricia. Along with his wife, Patricia White, Mr. Hynd is also the co-founder of Red Cat Tales, LLC, an independent publishing imprint in Los Angeles. Red Cat Tales publishes genre fiction (including much of Mr. Hynd's backlist) and graphic novels in translation. The RCT list can be found at www.RedCat.Tales.com. Join the Thorne & Cross newsletter for updates, book deals, specials, exclusives, and upcoming guests on Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE! by visiting Tamara and Alistair at their websites: alistaircross.com and tamarathorne.com This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast owned solely by the Authors on the Air Global Radio, LLC.

As part of its 10-year anniversary, we welcome "Friday Night Lights" to the Pilot Study Hall of Fame. Chris makes his case for the honor, while we also talk the changing state of football, a thankless Tami Taylor pilot role, and monkey studies (don't ask). Coming up, we have the start of our _____ & _____ theme month. Timeline 1:30, Hall of Fame Induction 2:10, Our relationship to the show 7:20, Plot Breakdown 13:35, Kyle Chandler's next move 16:12, Best looking athlete on the show 19:00, Specs 25:00, Role models for the community 28:52, Football changing and the show 32:24, Staging of the football 39:08, The “Street Moment” 48:45, New York Times Review

Natashia Deón is a wonder. When Julia Callahan gave her incredible ability to build networks and community back in Episode 10, I was impressed. But in reading her book, Grace, and speaking with her, I am now in love. Natashia is a novelist, criminal defense lawyer, law professor, and a mom. How does she do all these things? Even she doesn't know. If you've ever wondered how it feels to "make it" in writing- to publish a book, win a prestigious fellowship, and get a glowing New York Times Review, this conversation is for you. From the writing process to community to fears around writing and what it feels like to get your published book in your hands for the first time, we covered it all. I just know you'll love her as much as I do.   Show Notes for Episode 17 with Natashia Deón: Finding time to write (2:00) Mythbusting the writing retreat (3:45) The structure of Grace (4:45) Getting into criminal defense (7:15) Pen Emerging Voices Fellowship (9:45) The MFA (10:45) How long it took to write a book (11:45) Dirty Laundry Lit (12:30) Curating Dirty Laundry (15:45) Building literary community and giving back (16:00)  How writing benefits everyone (18:20)  When do I get to say I'm a writer? (19:15)  Why are we so hard on ourselves as creatives? (21:00) Going from writer to "author" (22:30) Never get the galley in public (23:15) On writing a tough subject (25:30) Taking real life work into fiction (26:45)  Writing about history so it feels alive in the present (29:30) The impact of slavery on our current reality (30:00) How we can look at contemporary issues as related to history (32:00) The importance of language in our society (33:30) International viewpoints on freedom and where we're trapped (34:45) How the nation is losing its voice and the two party system (37:30) The difficulty of "we" (38:45) Can I be a writer like this? (39:00) The next project & being open (41:30) The New York Times Review experience (42:00) On the critical self and perpetually moving the bar (44:00) Deserving vs. begin grateful (45:30) What Natashia is reading now (47:45)  Sponsored by Muse Monthly See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The New York Times Review of Books says Marilynne Robinson “is not like any other writer. She has created a small, rich, and fearless body of work in which religion exists unashamedly, as does doubt, unashamedly.” Robinson is perhaps best known for her Pulitzer Prize winning novel Gilead (2004). This year she received the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. Her latest book is a non-fiction collection of essays on topics like science and religion, grace, and Christology. It's called The Givenness of Things. In this episode we talk about writing, reading, faith, science, and theology. A complete transcript of this interview is available HERE. About Marilynne Robinson Marilynne Robinson is a critically acclaimed American novelist and essayist. She is currently completing her final year as Professor of English and Creative Writing at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. Her four novels are Housekeeping, Home, Lila, and Gilead, for which she received the Pulitzer Prize. She has published multiple collections of essays including When I Was a Child I Read Books and her latest, The Givenness of Things. (Photo courtesy of The Nation.)The post #46—Marilynne Robinson on The Givenness of Things [MIPodcast] appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

The New York Times Review of Books says Marilynne Robinson “is not like any other writer. She has created a small, rich, and fearless body of work in which religion exists unashamedly, as does doubt, unashamedly.” Robinson is perhaps best known for her Pulitzer Prize winning novel Gilead (2004). This year she received the Library of […] The post #46—Marilynne Robinson on The Givenness of Things [MIPodcast] appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

Happy birthday to me!  You know what I want for my birthday?  I want you to enjoy this lovely podcast episode that I have put together for you.  If anyone is put off by the title, let's be clear, the intention is for purely positive interpretations.  You listen to the selections and let me know what you think.  We're covering a lot of ground.  1930s France to modern day Brazil with a stop off in 90s Jersey in there, among other times and locales.  It's a good one.Lot of links today:- New York Times Review of Josephine: The Hungry Heart by Jean-Claude Baker (one of the best books I've ever read.  Ever.)Translations:Somos Sur by Ana TijouxJ'ai Deux Amours by Josephine BakerPretin by Flora MatosBoa Noite by Karol Conka(couldn't find the others)Videos- J'ai Deux Amour by Josephine Baker from 1937  (I love YouTube!)- Pretin by Flora Matos (in Sao Paulo)- Duvido ft. Pongo Love by Quantic- Fiesta by Bomba Estereo- Roll it Gal by Alison HindsOh and an editors note, I saw Quantic at the Annenberg, not the Ahmanson, Space for Photography.Thanks for listening and don't forget to support the artist.Aaronaaron@activelistenerpodcast.comTracklist1. Somos Sur by Ana Tijoux on Vengo2. J'ai Deux Amours by Joséphine Baker on J'ai Deux Amours3. Li'l Liza Jane by Nina Simone on Nina's Choice4. Ready Or Not by The Fugees on The Score5. The Jump Off by Lil' Kim on La Bella Mafia6. Real Bad Gyal ft. Warrior Queen by Dizz1 on Shapes: Wires Disc 27. Bomb by Lioness on This Is UK Rap8. BBD by Azealia Banks on Broke With Expensive Taste9. Stash’s Theme ft. Stash Marina by Jack Dice on Sip Paint10. Pretin (Verão, Pt. 1) by Flora Matos vs. Stereodubs on Flora Matos vs. Stereodubs11. Boa Noite by Karol Conká on Batuk Freak12. Duvidó ft. Pongo Love by Quantic on Magnetica13. Fiesta by Bomba Estéreo on Amanecer14. All Or Nothing ft. Bunji Garlin by Elliphant on Look Like You Love It15. Roll It Gal by Alison Hinds on Soca Queen

Andrew and Matt talk (for the second time) about middling Frankenstein picture SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, which features the impressive cast of Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Basil Rathbone, and Lionel Atwill. Sorry about the slight echo! New York Times Review of the FilmTCM’s page on the filmA video reviewBuy on Amazon

TGIF: Get ready for a wild Member Exchange event on Wednesday!You can also view the newsletter here. Thirty-first issue, Volume EightTLT Group TGIF 3.31.15  From TLT Group WorldHeadquartersThis is a short week for the TLT Group with no FridayLive!.  We do have a fantastic Member Exchange event planned for Wednesday. There will be a little Keeping Up and planning for the May 1st Seven Principles and apps session. Be ready for a wild ride!attirbution: http://farm9.static.flickr.com/8541/8644692919_270337dac3.jpgSupport the TLT Group by becoming a member or donating to the TLT Group you will help us continue this work.DONATE,  JOIN USMore from the TLT-SWG Bloghttp://tlt-swg.blogspot.com/Meerkat, Periscope, livestream video via twitter? v. Zoom? TLTGroup Members Exch KeepingUp 3pmET 20150401 NOT APRIL FOOLING!Collect Ideas, Discuss, and Vote Using Tricider Members ExchangeKeeping Up - Semi-Stone SoupShare Something New, UsefulDATE: April 1, 2015TIME: 3-4 pm EasternPRESENTERS: Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey and othersRegister HereThe focus of this Semi-Stone Soup session is to explore apps and CATS that could connect with the 7 Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education. This is in preparation for the FridayLive! session planned for May 1st. Please come with your suggestions.We will also be exploring the various alternative available for video conferencing.  If you are interested in testing ZOOM with us you will want to get an account. You can do so here.  We may even experiment a little with Periscope.  See Steve's blog post.SUMMARY:  Good practice in undergraduate education:Encourages contacts between students and faculty.Develops reciprocity and cooperation among students.Uses active learning techniques.Gives prompt feedback.[See CATs]Emphasizes time on task.Communicates high expectations.Respects diverse talents and ways of learning.Upcoming Member EventsApril 1, 2015 Keeping Up - Semi-Stone SoupShare Something New, UsefulApril 8, 2015 PLANNING MEETING: 2nd Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion -A GRAPHIC NOVEL,Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth.April 15, 2015  Evernote Learning CommunityApril 22, 2015 LMS Updates Surprises and Recommendations for Student Peer Review/Assessment OptionsApril 29, 2015 Members Exchange: PLANNING MEETING: 3rd Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion - COGNITIVE SCIENCE Brain Rules   No FridayLive! this week!!!Join Us Next Week for…. Free to all!Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion Series: Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth.Date: April 10, 2015  Time: 2:00-3:00 pm ET - free to allPresenters: Steve Gilbert, Beth Dailey, TLT Group and othersRegister HereGRAPHIC NOVELSelection #2 focuses on a graphic novel: Doxiadis, A & Papadimitriou, CH. (2009).Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth. Bloomsbury.You will enjoy this conversation even if you don’t have time to read the book.  If you have a little time, consider these additional resources:Hear from the authors, a 4 minute description.New York Times Review, September 25, 2019Wikipedia article Buffalo Library collection of reviewsUp-coming FridayLive! EventsApril 3, 2015 No FridayLive!April 10, 2015 Spring 2015 “Book” Discussion Series: Logicomix: An Epic Search for TruthApril 17, 2015 Effective Practices in Personal Digital Archiving for Faculty and Students April 24, 2015 Student Peer Review/Assessment: to Deepen Learning; to Reduce Faculty Workload Both? Either? May 1, 2015 Sharing Apps and LTAs that can be used Online to Support CATs and other Principles of Good Practice for Undergraduate Educationhttps://tackk.com/tltgbook-discussion Spring 2015 Book Discussion SeriesApril 10, 2015A GRAPHIC NOVELDoxiadis, A & Papadimitriou, CH. (2009). Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth. Bloomsbury.Register HereMay 8, 2015COGNITIVE SCIENCEMedina, John (2014) Brain Rules, (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, Seattle, WA: Pear PressRegister HereJune 12, 2015FICTIONAlameddine, Rabih (2014) An Unnecessary Woman Nov 11, 2014,  Grove PressRegister Here @TLTGroup Encourage. Enable. Engage.

Natalie Ascencios received her BA and BFA at the New School for Social Research at Eugene Lang College and Parsons School of Design NY/Paris. Works first appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times Review of Books, Rolling Stone, Time, as well as other publications. Ms. Ascencios' paintings can also be seen in the various competitive annuals of the Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, Communication Arts and the Print Annuals. The Society of Illustrators has awarded her one gold medal and two silver medals. She also received first place in puppetry in the Henson design competition. Interviews with the artist appear in the Pro-Illustration Vol. II, 1999 January/February Print magazine and in the January 1999 Communication Arts. She has taught drawing and painting at the School of Visual Arts at the graduate and undergraduate schools and has given talks on painting at Parsons School of Design, Maryland School of Art and various other institutions throughout the country. Ms. Ascencios has lived in New York for fourteen years and currently keeps a studio in Brooklyn.