Podcasts about Newtown

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In Newtown geschah vor zehn Jahren das Unvorstellbare: Ein Amokläufer tötete in einer Schule 26 Menschen, darunter 20 Kinder. Zurück blieben eine traumatisierte Gemeinde - und Eltern, die zu Aktivisten wurden. Da ist etwa Mark Barden. Sein sechsjähriger Sohn wurde damals im Schulhaus erschossen. Bis heute quält Barden der Gedanke, dass sein kleiner Bub einsam und allein sterben musste - weil der Täter so leicht Zugang hatte zu einer tödlichen Waffe. Die Tat hat in den USA eine heftige Debatte über Waffengewalt ausgelöst. Präsident Obama reiste damals nach Newtown, während der rechte Verschwörungstheoretiker Alex Jones behauptete, der Amoklauf habe gar nie stattgefunden. Die Waffengewalt ist derweil zu einer Art Epidemie geworden in den USA: So viele Menschen wie nie zuvor starben 2020 durch Schusswaffen: gut 45 000. Schusswaffen sind bei Kindern inzwischen die häufigste Todesursache. Vater Mark Barden hat nach dem Tod seines Sohnes eine Organisation gegründet, die versucht, Amokläufe zu verhindern. Er engagiert sich vor allem in der Prävention. Schüler:innen und Lehrpersonen sollen Warnzeichen bei potenziellen Tätern erkennen und rechtzeitig Hilfe suchen. Zudem kämpft Barden - wie viele andere Menschen in Newtown - für schärfere Waffengesetze, ein schwieriges Unterfangen, weil Amerikas Konservative den praktisch unbegrenzten Zugang zu Schusswaffen für ein Grundrecht halten. In der Sendung kommen auch zu Wort: Teenager, die als Kinder den Amoklauf von Newtown überlebt haben sowie Matthew Crebbin, ein örtlicher Priester. Er versucht seit dem Amoklauf, den Schmerz in seiner Gemeinde zu lindern.

Massive drug bust in Greater-Danbury! Danbury Police worked with Brookfield PD, New Milford, Newtown, Ridgefield and the DEA to get pounds of fentanyl and coke off the street. When all was said and done four suspects were arrested. Three of the suspects are from Danbury and one is from New Milford. A real life Danbury pilot will be portrayed in an upcoming Amazon Prime movie called "On a Wing and a Prayer." CT's Patient Zero speaks out. Patient 0 was the first person in the State of CT to get COVID-19 in 2020.

Brianna Sclafani L'23, G'23 is a 3L law student in Syracuse University's College of Law, graduate student in the Maxwell School's master of public administration program, editor-in-chief of the Journal of Global Rights and Organizations/Impunity Watch and chair of the University's inaugural Community Review Board. The Community Review Board (CRB) was established in 2021 following an independent review of the Department of Public Safety (DPS) by former Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and is responsible for providing oversight for key DPS functions that impact the University community. Growing up in Newtown, Connecticut, and attending Virginia Tech as an undergraduate, Sclafani's life has been irrevocably influenced by the gun violence that has impacted her communities. Her decision to pursue a career in law and her ongoing commitment to public service and giving back were inspired by these events. Sclafani discusses her experience as a student in the J.D./M.P.A. joint degree program, the work of the CRB, and ways students, faculty and staff can get involved in its mission to improve transparency, accountability and community relations on campus.

A group of Christian men have not been welcomed in Newtown on Friday night.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sean is in Newtown, Powys speaking to businesses ahead of the Spring Budget to learn what help they're hoping for from the Chancellor.

**Content warning – this episode contains difficult subject matter. We advise you listen with caution, knowing topics of child suicide, trauma, grief and mass shootings are discussed.  Suzy DeYoung didn't plan on devoting her life to the subject of trauma, however an accident involving her child led her down a path exploring some of the most difficult subjects imaginable. For more than a decade, she has studied and educated others as a trauma-informed parent. She was also one of the founding members of Sandy Hook Promise, which began after the horrific school shooting that occurred in her hometown of Newtown, CT. Most recently, she has conducted research on behalf of author Andrew Solomon, Ph.D., where she has interviewed dozens of families and experts impacted by child suicide. This discussion is enlightening, challenging and important, though it may be triggering for some.  We also want to hear from you. Please take our brief survey to let us know how we're doing and what topic you want to hear discussed on Raising Joy.

We're excited to have Naarm underground artist, V, on the pod this week! It's been a while since we all caught up. We chat about going to the dentist, their recent experience living in a caravan in Newtown, how they started their project in a squat in Berlin, and the new incarnation of V live, feat. Ghost Bitch and Dog Wig.Get tickets to our tour here: https://tnsw.co/tourShout outs @vlovescatsSign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod each week (that's double the pod!) and other VIP stuff for just $5 a month:https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunkJoin us all in the TNSW Discord community chathttps://tnsw.co/discordWatch our Comedy Central mockumentary series and TNSW Tonight! on YouTube:https://youtube.com/thesenewsouthwhalesTNSW on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/0srVTNI2U8J7vytCTprEk4?si=e9ibyNpiT2SDegTnJV_6Qg&dl_branch=1TNSW: @thesenewsouthwhalessJamie: @mossylovesyouTodd: @mrtoddandrewshttps://patreon.com/whatagreatpunkhttps://thesenewsouthwhales.comShout-outs to the Honorary Punks of the Pod:MagnusHarry WalkomHugh FlassmanZac Arden BrimsNickClaireJimi KendallEdmund SmithAngus LillieLachy TanShane OgleyScott MontgomerieAndy Drill

More than 113,000 children in Tarrant County live in poverty. Carol Klocek and the team at the Center for Transforming Lives work alongside women and their children to disrupt the cycle of poverty in a way that is compassionate and trauma-informed. On this episode of Raising Joy, we talk to Klocek about her role as CEO of the 115-year-old nonprofit, and how mental health, domestic violence and substance abuse impact the women and families they serve.  We also want to hear from you! Please take our brief survey to let us know how we're doing and what topic you want to hear discussed on Raising Joy.

The town of Potter's Bay is welcoming a new resident. But what do the local teen misfits think about that?

Brent talks with Justin Steele from Local Sauce Tours in Sydney, Australia. Justin tells Brent about eating ice cream in the middle of winter, strawberry watermelon cake, and a friendly coffee rivalry between Australia and New Zealand. Plus, Justin breaks down some of the cool neighborhoods in Sydney like Chinatown and Newtown. [Ep 219] Show Notes: Local Sauce Tours with Justin Steele Rising Sun Workshop Black Star Pastry Gelato Messina Love, Tilly Devine Handpicked Wines Cellar Door Zigi's Wine Bar Haven Specialty Coffee Brent's story about Pastel de Tentugal

Ana Walshe, a 39-year-old working mother of three young boys is reported missing on January 4, 2023. But not by her husband, by her Washington, DC employer when they said she never returned to work after the New Year's holiday. A visit to her South Shore Massachusetts home in the coastal town of Cohasset sets off a string of events that leaves investigators highly suspicious of husband, Brian Walshe, and locals glued to the story. Ana was last seen in the early morning hours of January 1, 2023, after a celebratory dinner with her family and a friend. The husband's explanation of where she went, we learn pretty quickly, doesn't add up and his moves from the last time she is seen have left digital footprints that paint a very grim picture of what took place on the first day of January 2023. His criminal past takes a front seat as the story unfolds. Ana Walsh is still missing; her three small boys, her family, and her many friends miss her. They realize what the evidence is suggesting and it is terrifying. I always hold out hope that she will be found. Alive. Her husband is charged with her murder and she is presumed dead. Can someone be convicted without a body? I cite two New England cases where husbands were convicted in the deaths of their wives when a body was never recovered: The November 1986 murder of Helle Crafts of Newtown, Connecticut and the September 1998 murder of Katherine Leonard Romano of Quincy, Massachusetts.Crime of the Truest KindHosted & created by Anngelle Woodcrimeofthetruestkind.comFollow @crimeofthetruestkindMusic included in this episode by Andrew King and Joe onlyone Kowalski, Boston, MassSupport the show, become a Patreon patron!Patreon.com/crimeofthetruestkindSupport the showCrimeoftheTruestKind.com for show notes

Ritual and Festival Etiquette: https://thewonderpodcast.podbean.com/e/ritual-and-festival-etiquette/   CW:  Brief mention of recreational substances. ~ 27:00-29:00   Remember, we welcome comments, questions and suggested topics at thewonderpodcastQs@gmail.com   S4E5 TRANSCRIPT:----more----   Mark: Welcome back to the Wonder Science-based Paganism. I'm your host, mark, and I'm Yucca. And today we are talking about events and festivals, how to organize them and how to be at them, and just generally going over different kinds of events and how you might put those together and why you might want to, all that kind of stuff,  Yucca: right. And, and y attend. And we'll touch a little bit on some of the etiquette as well, but about a year back, I think we did an episode. around that, geared specifically at that. So we'll put a link in the show notes if you anyone wants to go back and listen to that one.  Mark: Right. The one on ritual etiquette on festival etiquette. Yep. Yeah.  Yucca: So, well, and there's also one reason that this has been on our minds is there is an upcoming gathering, although digital, Do you wanna speak to that a little bit,  Mark: mark? Sure. On June 3rd and fourth, we are going to hold the atheopagan web weaving 2023 or ah ah, . And it will be an online. Conference, which will take place over those two days. There will be workshops and presentations and rituals and performances, and an open mic opportunity and lots of socializing. We'll, we'll really use the, the breakout room function on zoom to good effect. Mm-hmm. . So, , it's, it's an opportunity for us to see one another's faces and to gather with one another, even though we're not doing an in-person century retreat this year. Mm-hmm. , we're gonna do one next year, but don't really have it together to do it two years in a row.  Yucca: Right. And that's the first weekend of June. Right? Of June, okay. That's right. Yeah. And so, and you're saying that we just got a lot of proposals for workshops and a pretty big mix of kinds,  Mark: right? We did. Very, very interesting diverse mix of, various proposals. You know, there's some sciencey things, there's some ritually things, there's some psychological things, there's crafty things. So I, I just, I think it's gonna be a really good time. And the, the biggest challenge for people might be in any given workshop slot, which of the workshops they're gonna go to, right? As with any conference. .  Yucca: That has always been the hardest part for me is go, wait, but they all, I wanna be in all three places at once or four. How many of her slots? Yeah.  Mark: Seems to me like I always have bad luck. They, they always schedule like two things that I really want to go to directly opposite one another and I can only pick one. Yeah.  Yucca: Hmm. Well, that will be upon us before we. As mm-hmm. , the wheel keeps turning, right?  Mark: Right. Tickets will go on sale on April 1st. They are a sliding scale from 10 to $50 with an encouraged price point of $20 per person. And. Hopefully we'll sell enough tickets that we'll be able to pay our presenters something. Mm-hmm. and the balance of the money will go to the atheopagan Society. Yeah.  Yucca: Which pays for things like hosting for this podcast. That is correct. Yeah. Well, let's, let's talk about some of the different scales of gatherings that we could be talking about, because there's the digital side, but there's also the in person. gathering. And why don't we start with the kind of small local, because that's gonna be the most, for most people, that's gonna be the most common. Right? It's a lot easier to get six people, 10 people together than it is to get 50 people or 80 people.  Mark: Right. When you're talking about those small, intimate gatherings, you're generally talking about people you already know. Mm-hmm. . . And so it can be more along the lines of hors dvs and wine or sit down dinner parties, something like that where there's an opportunity for everyone to talk to everyone else and to get to know one another. One of the things that I've encouraged people to do if they're looking for others to celebrate rituals with, is to do those kinds of events and just invite like-minded friends. and, you know, do ritual light. Mm-hmm. , you know, do a, do a meal blessing and maybe a little something for the season at that gathering and, and have that be enough. And then maybe do another feast at the next station of the wheel of the year and invite those folks back again. That can turn into an ongoing tradition that can be really meaningful. Yeah. .  Yucca: Well, and, and sometimes we are starting to try to build community. I think especially in the Pagan community where many pagans are very spread out. Mm-hmm. , um, it's not like you can just go to a new town and, and there you go. You got your choice. But you know, you go to New Town and you can choose between your Baptist church and your Lutheran and your this and your that. But that's not usually the case for Pagans. We're trying to. Pull together the, the small community that we might have. So one suggestion depending on personality types, but it sometimes can really help to have something to focus on that everyone's coming together to do with one of those, like you maybe not just expect everyone to come and. Right off the bat, hit it off and have no structure, but maybe we're going on a hike together, and then once we get to the location that we're hiking to, then we have our little ritual. Or maybe there's an activity that we can come together and do. That's one of the reasons Game nights, in addition to games being awesome, but game nights really can be a great way to connect because it gives people something to be doing who might not be super outgoing to begin with. Mm-hmm. . So that's one, one possibility.  Mark: Right. And there are some good tools for organizing those kinds of things. If you're going to have people that you don't know, you don't. You probably don't wanna invite them into your home. Mm-hmm. , without having had any experience of them. But a hike is a great idea. Mm-hmm. . And you can organize something like that on meetup.com. It's a very useful tool. You can describe your event. You know, we're gonna do a. Mindful hike along this particular trail with you know, a blessing for nature at the end of it. And if people are freaked out by the idea of a blessing for nature, they won't show up. And if they're not, then they will show up. And now you've, now you've got the, the beginnings of a group where you can meet people and decide who you might eventually invite to something more intimate. Right.  Yucca: And of course we're just using a hike as an example. You know, that might not be a good fit for where you are or your mobility or whatever it is, but you know, something like that. Right. The  Mark: other possibility is to organize some kind of volunteer activity. Hmm. You know, if you connect with, say, a conservation organization that's doing a restoration project and they need. They need a whole ton of saplings. They just put in watered mm-hmm. or or they're doing a, a trash cleanup of a local creek or a river or something like that. Mm-hmm. . You can pull a group of like-minded people together and come as a group. Now you're contributing something really great. And developing a bit of a, of a group identity. people that are doing that together. You know, maybe you all buy t-shirts or something that all look the same so you can recognize the other members of your group. Mm-hmm. . And that's, that's a good way to just kind of start off on that earth focused public minded kind of mentality that we, we really encourage. Yeah.  Yucca: I like that idea. I imagine little bandanas. Everybody have the same , Uhhuh, , same bandana. That'd be great. You make your bat houses or bird houses or something. Uhhuh, . So, and then once you, you have an, a more intimate connection, maybe the inviting into the home, if that's something you're comfortable with or going into someone else's home or, or something like that.  Mark: Huh. Yeah. I mean having, or you know, if you're not, and the weather's good, you know, do a picnic. Mm-hmm. , pick a park, have everybody bring their own food. But you can do it sort of potluck so people can trade stuff around. Mm-hmm. . But  Yucca: then you don't need to worry about not having something for somebody if they have a particular restriction and Exactly. That kind of thing.  Mark: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So, you know, all of those kind of human in low, low stress, low effort, human engagement, things are, are good opportunities. To meet other people who either are naturalistic pagans or who could very well be naturalistic pagans if they knew what one of those was. . Yep.  Yucca: There's a lot of those  Mark: folks. There are. And we have more of 'em coming into our community every day. Yeah. Saying, wow, I thought I was the only person who thought like this. Don't think of it as proselytizing, cuz that's, we're really not about that. We're not trying to convert people, but we do wanna offer people an opportunity Yeah. To be, you know, aware that this is a path that exists and they can have it if they want to. Yeah. And they can adapt it to whatever their needs are as they want to. Right.  Yucca: Right. Be exposed to it and. You know, if there's bits and pieces that make sense to them, then fantastic. Mm-hmm. . Yeah. So what about if we, we kind of scale this size up a little bit mm-hmm. to a more medium or maybe even like a regional kind of event,  Mark: right. When you're, you're talking about, I mean, maybe you could accommodate 60, 75 people at a picnic. Mm-hmm. , but kind of at maximum. . But you're certainly not going to have those folks at your house, . You've, you've  Yucca: gotta, unless you have a very different house than either of us have .  Mark: Yes, exactly. Yeah. I mean we can, if  Yucca: you do, awesome. More power to you.  Mark: Right? We can maybe fit 75 people in here if they were all jammed up against one another in every room of the house. Yucca: I'm sure the fire marshal would like that .  Mark: Yeah, that would be great. . So. , you, you often will need a venue. The what I find is that Unitarian Universalist churches often rent their space for very little mm-hmm. . And that gives you, you know, a room and you pay a cleaning deposit and stuff like that. But you can ask people to contribute at the door as they come in to recoup that money. Mm-hmm. . . And and you can explain that in the invitation. You can say, you know, please bring $10 to help pay for the hall.  Yucca: Yeah. If you can, or  Mark: whatever. Yeah. Yes. You know, no one turned away for lack of funds. Yeah. By the way, that is the way that the The atheopagan, we web weaving will be as well. No. You know, if you can't afford $10, then you know, we'll, we'll give you a, an entry code anyway. Right. Because we don't want anyone to be caught. Just because they don't have money.  Yucca: Right. Yeah. Cuz it's not, we're not doing it to make money. No. Charging because we need to compensate, trying to compensate the people who are putting a tremendous amount of, of effort into to, and volunteering time and all of that. Mark: We're, we're actually, at least as I'm conceiving it now, I mean, I wouldn't make any money the peop, but it's the people that are doing the presentations. Right. Although actually I am doing two presentations now that I think about it. But anyway, we'll work that out. The, the, the people that go to the trouble to put together a presentation and, and give it to us. Even if it's only a very, you know, like very token amount, like 25 or $50. I think it's, it's something that shows that we value. It represents what they're offering to the community.  Yucca: Right. It represents something. Right. In the same way we might use a tool and ritual. Mm-hmm. just having that exchange communicates that. Right?  Mark: Yeah. Yeah. And, and we talk a lot about reciprocity in our relationship with with nature as being one that needs to be reciprocal, where we give as well as take. And that's true with people. . So it's, it's something that's consistent with our values. So anyway, . Yeah, there's, there's your tangent for today. Yucca: At least number one. Yes. Let's see if we get to number two. Um-huh. . But, so coming back to the regional, right, you were saying that sometimes places like EU churches or places like that, you might be able to. Rent out for a short period of time.  Mark: Right. Or even group campgrounds. Mm-hmm. , if you wanna do like an overnight thing. Right before Covid, I announced an event called Midsummer Dawn that was going to be done at the group campground of a, a local state park here where I am. and I promoted it as an event for pagans of all flavors. Mm-hmm. , you know, the idea was what we were gonna have in common was being pagans, what we believed about the gods or any of that really didn't matter. The. , the rituals that we were gonna do in the evening were gonna be organized by me and my cohorts. So they were gonna be non theist rituals but very generic. Mm-hmm. . So, you know, if during the qualities phase people wanted to invoke their gods, well fine. Let 'em. Sure. Yeah. And we would enjoy time around the bonfire and. just have a, a good social time. I had to cancel it because of Covid. Right. But that's, that's an example of the kind of event you can do without a ton of effort, you know? Mm-hmm. , you have to reserve the, the campground and that involves laying out, you know, can be a few hundred dollars. Well also  Yucca: check with your municipal park system. I know that we, we were able to, Reserve a park for, I got married years ago and it didn't cost us anything. Now that might be the part of the, our particular city that we were in. Mm-hmm. . But you might not have to charge, you might not have to pay very much. It just go and, you know, talk with your Right. Your parks department and see what. What are the restrictions they might have if you're under a certain number of people? They did have some requirements that we had to go and check out some trash cans from them and then give the trash cans back and do some, you know, some paperwork. But that was about it. And  Mark: very often they'll, if you're doing an event, they'll require event insurance, which is very affordable For a one day event, event insurance, it's about a hundred dollars. Mm-hmm. .  Yucca: and, and that's probably gonna depend on si the number of people attending,  Mark: right? Yes. And, and other factors like, you know, will there be alcohol? Stuff like that. Mm-hmm. . But generally speaking, you know, for a hundred bucks you can get a million dollar policy liability policy for an event. And that should cover hopefully, you know, hopefully even, you know, even if somebody breaks a leg, you know, that should cover. all of the expenses necessary. Mm-hmm. . So, so anyway, oh, and in many homeowners and renters policies holding events like that is included in the policy. So you should check your own policies and see if you've already got coverage for events that you organize right Now.  Yucca: That would be on the smaller side though, because you're gonna have an occupancy limit. Yes. Right. There's a limit to how many people you can have in safely in a, in a building,  Mark: right? Yeah. But even, even events that aren't in a building, like an event in a park. Mm-hmm. , Of those policies apply even to an event like that. Hmm. Okay. It's, it's worth investigating or talking to your broker or, you know, whatever, whatever that is. So yeah, you can get 50, 75, a hundred people together in a, in a nice place and. Have a lot of socializing and visiting and all that good stuff. And then maybe when the sun goes down, if you're able to light a fire, that's perfect you can circle up around the fire. People can say their name and where they're from or their name and what brings them to this gathering. You go around.  Yucca: were their favorite  Mark: something? Yes. Their favorite. Something we did. Favorite, favorite color in the mixer this morning. Oh, nice. .  Yucca: Yeah. Or favorite tree or bird or, you know, star or things  Mark: like that. Yeah. So it's, it's an opportunity to do, you know, very, very low key kind of ritual. , but to bring people of like mind together and socialize and make friends and, and visit with one another. Mm-hmm. . And then of course there are the very large festivals, the ones that pull in 300, 500. Even more people like Pagan spirit gathering or rights of spring or, you know, some of these Starwood, some of these very, very large ritual or pagan gatherings. Mm-hmm. and that's, we're not gonna talk about organizing an event like that because this podcast would then be four hours long. Right. There are tremendous logistics to organizing something that big. Yeah.  Yucca: And probably there's going to be fewer people. organizing an event like that than, than folks who are gonna be doing a regional gathering or a small local gathering?  Mark: Yes. Yeah. Y yeah. I, I think what, what I encourage people to do, if they, if they have a solitary practice and they feel lonely in that, they want to connect with other people of like mind, you know, start. You know, if you find, if you find five or six people that really resonate with what you're doing, you've got critical mass for a ritual circle. Mm-hmm. don't wanna get much smaller than that because if somebody doesn't show up, then you really don't have critical mass. Right. But you know, my, my ritual circle is eight people and. Has been working fine for more than 30 years. So, it's, it's worth making that effort to hold a gathering, see what kind of folks you, you come up with, you know, kind of test the waters with people and get a sense of their personalities and their interests mm-hmm. , and and proceed from there. Yeah. .  Yucca: Well, is there anything we wanna say about attending those kinds of real big gatherings  Mark: though? Oh one other thing that I wanted to mention before we talk about attending those gatherings, there is an online tool that's free at least it, it, it is free. For the purposes that we used it for, for the Suntry retreat, it's called SignUpGenius. Mm-hmm. signupgenius.com. And it's great. People can check options of different things that they want to register for. So I. admission plus tent camping, plus linens, plus food. Mm-hmm. . And all that gets all added up and, and they get registered and it goes into a spreadsheet that you can download. It's, and Oh, nice. And then you can have them pay through PayPal or Venmo or something like that. Mm-hmm. , um, and. . It was a really slick way of organizing, you know, keeping track of, okay, we have this many slots for this sort of lodging opportunity. How many of those slots are gone? Right? It was, it was a really effective way of keeping track of all of that stuff. Mm-hmm. , and I really encouraged people to check it out, sign up. genius.com. They're not sponsoring the podcast , right? I'm just giving them free press .  Yucca: And I was not involved with the organizing on that, but I did use that as one of the attendees, and I found it was very user-friendly, easy. There was no confusion. It was super clear exactly what they were asking and how to use it. So,  Mark: mm. Yeah. There were people that did not find it. It wasn't that they didn't find it easy, it's that they didn't understand how to do it correctly. So we had a couple of people that didn't sign up for attendance. They only signed up for lodging and food , but they didn't sign up for attendance, so you had to go back through, figure out. So we had to call them and they did it. Sure, it's fine. But between, you know, the, the pay systems. PayPal and Venmo and systems like Signup genius. There are just wonderful tools online right now for organizing events. Brown paper tickets is another. Mm-hmm. , you know, if you have a, a set ticket price. So check it out. You know, you, you may be able to get a lot of the. The busy work, the administrative work for organizing your event taken care of with free tools on the net. Yeah, so big festivals. As, as Yucca said, we did do a episode on festival etiquette about a year ago. . So we encourage you to go and check that out, but let's hit some of the high points. I think the number one thing there, what you'll find in these in these festivals is lots of very happy Abu friendly people. Mm-hmm. ,  Yucca: it's kinda a party kind of feeling going on. Yes.  Mark: And a lot of people know one another, so you see lots and lots of hugging and all that good kind of stuff. So just be really aware of consent and your own boundaries. Ask people before you hug them. If you're introduced to somebody, they may well want to hug you. just as a greeting. Mm-hmm. , because that's pretty common in those circles. It is perfectly okay for you to say No hugs, please. Yeah. And  Yucca: so one thing you can try doing with that and it's is when they move forward for the hug and you're not comfortable with it, if you are comfortable with the handshake, , you move into the handshake right away. Right? And that's one of the things that can, that doesn't always work. But it gives them kind of a, a social out to shift what they're doing and not have it feel, not, not seem as like a rejection for them. Uhhuh . .  Mark: Yeah. So the whole concept of boundaries and consent is something that you'll really want to keep at the forefront throughout the time that you're at a festival like this. You may encounter people that aren't very good about that. Yeah. And so, being able to communicate clearly is important. You should that's, that's not comfortable for me. Yeah. You know, please don't do that. I'm not comfortable. . Yeah. That's, you know, no is a complete sentence. Mm-hmm. , it's perfectly all right for, for you to do that. And you're not being a spoiled sport or putting a damper on the party or any of that. That's, you know, that's just not, that's not what you're doing.  Yucca: You've got, not only do you have every right, it's really important. . Mm-hmm. you that you have the boundaries that you're comfortable with and that people learn to respect that. Mm-hmm. . So  Mark: now that said, you're gonna find people with whom you might be able to get real friendly, real fast, , and maybe you'll want to get real friendly real fast. That's okay. As long as it's your choice, right? Yeah. So the next thing that I would talk about is ritual. Et. . Just be aware of what, what the, and ask if you aren't clear about what the kind of ritual rules are. There are some people that organize pagan rituals where if you have to leave the circle for some reason, you have to make some sort of big gesture of cutting, cutting the gate in the circle so you could leave and then resealing it. It's not as, it's not an issue. You can just leave and come back as you need to,  Yucca: or there's a certain spot that you're supposed to leave from. Right, right, right.  Mark: Yeah, that's, that's another one. Some. Are very focused on turning clockwise accepted halls when they would go counterclockwise.  Yucca: Oh, and what are the fun words for those? The old-fashioned words? Oh,  Mark: Witter, deci and wit shins. Oh, that's just so fun. . Yeah, those are great words. Wi Witter shins. Shins. Whi  Yucca: shins. Okay. Yeah.  Mark: Yeah. . Yeah. So just be aware. You know, and my rule as always is they're party their rules, so, mm-hmm. , you know, if, if you're an atheopagan, a naturalistic, pagan, and they start proclaiming how, you know, the goddess is coming down, come down Athena and yada, yada, yada, yada. , that's fine. You know, we're not, we're not there to set anybody straight or, you know, convince them of our worldview. Just, you know, yeah. Waited, waited out, and you'll get to parts of the ritual that will resonate for you more. Yeah.  Yucca: Yeah. So just that, just that paying attention, right. And mm-hmm. and recognizing that. You were the guest and enjoying it to the extent that you can. Right. And also if there's something you don't wanna participate in, that you, you don't have to. No. Right. So there's a, the big opening ritual, but you know that they're gonna be talking all about, you know, the gods and the spirits and the this and the that. Then you, you don't have to put yourself into that position if that's not gonna work for.  Mark: No, you really don't. And or you can just do it and tough it out and see what you can get out of it. Any of those choices is fine. The, the main issue is choice. Yeah. . Another thing is that there will very often be a variety of intoxicating substances around mm-hmm. And people will offer them to you. Just be aware of yourself, right? Mm-hmm. be, you know, , and that can be, you know, if you want to go into a Dionysian frenzy and you know, really be kind of out of control for a while that's your choice. You're, you're a grownup and you get to make that choice. But that can possibly endanger you in some ways because you're not in full control of your faculties, right? Otherwise you can make judici judicious choices. using some or all of those substances and kind of, you know, keep, keep a lid on it, you know? Mm-hmm. with moderation. So that while you're altered, you're not you're not three sheets to the wind. Right.  Yucca: Well then also have the awareness. , some people might be altered when you're not. Don't. Right, right, right. That, that may be part of the factor of the, the way that they're behaving. They're the choices or how they're, they are or aren't. Reading your social cues. Mm-hmm. ,  Mark: right? Mm-hmm. . Mm-hmm. . Yeah. And if, if things start going in a, in a general direction, like there you are around the bonfire and suddenly it appears that everybody is making out except you. It's okay to go to. Yeah. or take a walk in the woods, or, I mean, you don't need to participate in anything that you don't want to participate in. Mm-hmm. . And it's, it's perfectly fine for you to make choices like that.  Yucca: Right. And we brought this up in the, the big scale, but this applies as well to the medium and, and I think it just sounds. At least my personal philosophy, and it sounds like it's yours as well, mark, that that's a choice that you can make in whatever the, the. Scale of social gathering that you're in that Sure, of course. It's your body, your agency, your choice. Right, right, right.  Mark: Yeah. Yeah. It's just that the more people you,  Yucca: the more people around, the more pressure, the more the flow. We we're social creatures, right? We just don't go. Yeah. And  Mark: there, there is a, a mob mentality at some level. I mean, a, a crowd of people has a personality of its own that is only partly determined by any one person within. Yeah. So it's it's important to be aware of that, not let yourself get swept away in the mob vibe if you don't want to go there. Right.  Yucca: Or, and you're saying mob, but it may not, mob has a very strong connotation and it could have that, but it also, we were talking earlier about that kind of party friendly vibe that happens at many of these gatherings as well. It's not necessarily just the angry mob with pitchforks, but Oh, no, I didn't mean that. Mark: No, I, I, I have yet to see an angry mob with pitchforks at a pagan festival, although certainly I've seen. Some behavior that probably deserved to win Angry mob in pitch Forest . Yeah. So. So, and the, the thing to be aware of is you can have a, a lot of fun and some really wonderful conversations and interactions and just, you know, really meaningful, enjoyable time at these kinds of gatherings. It's just a matter of keeping your wits about you and just being aware, not letting yourself be swept away by something without considering it.  Yucca: Right. Well, we hope that in the coming months and years there will be more of these types of gatherings, especially as our community is growing. Mm-hmm. . And maybe one day we'll get to the point where we have one of these big ones, but for now we're, we're in this smaller scale. , right.  Mark: I think it's more likely that our sector of the community will become recognized more and more as part of the community. And so we'll have recognizable contingents at some of the big ones that are already happening, right? Mm. But who knows? Yeah, who knows? I mean, you know, we're, we're still, we're still contending with Covid. There's, there's a lot to wonder about the future of social gatherings, in, in our world. Yeah. I really hope that all of you listening will consider coming to the web weaving event in June. We'll keep you updated on what's going on with that. As I said, tickets will go on sale in April which gives us a couple of months to pull things together, and it would, it'd be great to see your face, so  Yucca: yeah, I'd really love to have  Mark: you. Once again, we really appreciate your listening and your interest in what we have to say. Go. If you haven't already please check out the new YouTube. Channels videos, right? Because that, that's now happening once a week. We're having new video content and as well as posting the podcast to to YouTube as well,  Yucca: right? And there, and you can comment there. Mm-hmm. . So that's been lovely for those of uh, thank you so much for those of you who've been commenting. It's really nice to see that and get. Have that feedback and, and conversation around it.  Mark: Yeah, it's been really great. So thanks to all of you. Once again, you can still reach us if you would like to at the wonder podcast cues gmail.com and shoot us some email. Let us know what you think or some ideas for a new show. Yep.  Yucca: Thanks everybody. Mark: Bye-Bye.    

My children were picking up their children from school, and that day they were holding them very close. Because some parents of little schoolchildren in Connecticut would not be able to pick up their children from school or hold them close. Not that day - never again. I felt what millions were feeling the day of those shootings some years ago in Newtown, Connecticut. All of us that had a child we loved or we couldn't imagine losing; we had a deep heaviness in our spirit. And it was the Christmas season if you remember, and it suddenly obscured the "sunshine" of the Christmas season. I watched our President, with tears in his eyes, simply saying, "Our hearts are broken." It wasn't so much a President talking at that point; it was a parent who sent his daughters off to school every morning. As I tried to sort out my own racing thoughts and feelings with that unfolding news, my heart landed on the only bedrock I knew - God's unchanging Word - the Bible. I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "Hope on a Very Dark Day." Yeah, I found myself quoting again a verse that has sustained me and over the years sustained my wife through decades of parenting and then grand parenting. It didn't answer all of our questions that tragic day, but it provided some solid ground for a parent to plant their feet on. It's our word for today from the Word of God in Isaiah 40:11. "God tends His flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart; He gently leads those that have young." You know, it's great to put the name of your child (or your "lamb") that you love in that verse, "He gathers (put their name in there) in His arms and carries him/her close to His heart." You can't be with them everywhere they go. He can; carrying them close to His heart. As a parent, you need to know that today. As a child, your son or daughter needs to know it, too. And then don't forget your part of God's promise: "He will gently lead (put your name in there) who has young." He's promising to guide you in every situation, every decision, and every conversation with that child that He's entrusted to your care. On a day when I was suddenly faced with the possibility that I might never see the love of my life again alive, when she was CODE BLUE some years ago, another word from God took over my mind. "I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard (I put my wife's name in there) who I have entrusted to Him until that Day" (2 Timothy 1:12). And He did guard her that day. He would have guarded her even if she'd gone from that hospital to heaven that day. And I know He would have guarded me, too, because He did on the day that was her last day this side of eternity. See, that's another promise you can hang on to on a dark and tragic day. It's because of these Biblical anchors that a Mom or Dad can say, even when your parent's heart is unsettled, "God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind" (2 Timothy 1:7). Whatever the news of the day, God knows a parent will make wrong choices out of fear and right choices out of faith. On days when the tragic news comes, I'm so grateful that Jesus is real, that Jesus is close, and that Jesus is a deeply personal Savior. He offers to do life with us, and then to bring into our lives and into the lives of our children the love that made Him die for us. And the power that brought Him out of His grave. He's promised, "I will never leave you, nor forsake you" (Hebrews 13:5). Or the children we hold dear. Listen, if you've never begun a personal relationship with this Savior who loved you enough to die for you, who has the power to change the kind of Mom or Dad you are, would you go to our website and find out how to begin that? Right there you'll get that information. It's ANewStory.com. Please visit there. You know, the children sing a song in Sunday School, "Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world" and they're right.

Piper and Traci Brooks speak with Dr. Eleanor Green and Dr. Jim Heird about a revolutionary equine veterinary education program and Dr. Adriana Wilford about equine dentistry. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.Host: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid Horse and Traci Brooks Guest: Dr. Eleanor Green is the co-director of the Lincoln Memorial University Equine Veterinary Education Program and Chair of the Advisory Council.  Dr. Green holds the Carl B. King deanship of Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and served as president of three national organizations: American Association of Equine Practitioners, American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, American Association of Veterinary Clinicians. Guest: Dr. Jim Heird is the co-director of the Lincoln Memorial University Equine Veterinary Education Program. Dr. Heird is the former coordinator of the Texas A&M Equine Initiative and the former director of the Equine Sciences Program at Colorado State University. Dr. Heird is also the past President of the American Quarter Horse Association.Guest: Dr. Adriana Wilford grew up in Southern Maine and developed a love for horses at a young age. Dr. Wilford earned her BS in Animal Science from The University of Vermont and then went on to attend the University of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Wilford graduated at the top of her class in 2019 and was the recipient of the Charles F. Reid Sports Medicine and Imaging Award, as well as the American College of Veterinary Surgeons Large Animal Surgery Prize. Upon graduation, Dr. Wilford completed a one year rotating internship at B.W. Furlong and Associates in New Jersey, where she developed a love for internal medicine and a keen interest in dentistry. Dr. Wilford is currently an Associate Veterinarian at Dunbarton Equine in Newtown, Connecticut.Title Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance ServicesSubscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineSponsors: Purina Animal Nutrition,  America Cryo, LAURACEA, Alexis Kletjian Jewelry, BoneKare, Show Strides Book Series, Online Equestrian College Courses, With Purpose: The Balmoral Standard, and American Equestrian School

Troy Anderson, Retired Ct. State Police Sergeant was on scene after the horrific Sandy Hook School Massacre. He tells the story of their response, and efforts to protect the mental health of first responders on scene. On December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut a killer forced their way into the Sandy Hook Elementary School and started firing. 26 people, including the shooter were killed. 20 of the victims were children. Troy Anderson, then a Connecticut State Police Sergeant, now retired, oversaw the agency's Mental Health and Wellness unit. He responded to the scene and tells the story of the Police and other First Responders efforts at the School and the notifications of next of kin. Troy is now the Executive Director, Officer Safety and Wellness for the National Law Enforcement Officers Fund and he talks about their on going programs and efforts to help officers stay healthy and resilient. Check out the Clubhouse: Drop In Audio Chat App for free. It is social audio, think of truly interactive talk radio. Be sure to become a member of our club for free, LET Radio and Podcast.  Be sure to check out our website. Interested in being a guest, sponsorship or advertising opportunities send an email to the host and producer of the show jay@lawenforcementtoday.com.  Background song Hurricane is used with permission from the band Dark Horse Flyer. Follow us on MeWe, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook.  There is social media and then there was social audio. Now the Breakout app combines the best of both. Best of all the Breakout app is free, with versions for iPhone and Android. Never miss out on an episode of the Law Enforcement Today Podcast subscribe to our free email newsletter, never more than 2 issues a week sent out. Click here and scroll down about halfway.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kara Fitzgerald, ND, IFMCP, is the first-ever recipient of the Emerging Leadership Award from the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute in recognition of her work on DNA methylation. As a leading voice in the intersection of nutrition, epigenetics, and aging, Dr. Fitzgerald's work has been featured in media outlets such as Prevention, Fast Company, MSN, Everyday Health, and many more. Receiving her doctorate from National University of Natural Medicine, she is on the faculty at the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) and is an IFM Certified Practitioner with a clinical practice in Newtown, Connecticut. She lives with her daughter in Connecticut. drkarafitzgerald.com youngeryouprogram.com  Take the Bio Age Quiz http://youngeryouprogram.com/basa/   JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the host of several podcasts including People's Choice Awards nominee Spirit, Purpose & Energy. JJ Flizanes works with conscious, spiritual truth seekers who want to remove emotional blocks to success. She helps people identify sabotaging patterns and transmute struggle into joy. Through a series of clarifying exercises, she is able to curate a personalized roadmap to emotional healing.  JJ is passionate about empowering people with the knowledge and awareness of how they can live the life of their dreams. http://jjflizanes.com  

Kara Fitzgerald, ND, IFMCP, is the first-ever recipient of the Emerging Leadership Award from the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute in recognition of her work on DNA methylation. As a leading voice in the intersection of nutrition, epigenetics, and aging, Dr. Fitzgerald's work has been featured in media outlets such as Prevention, Fast Company, MSN, Everyday Health, and many more. Receiving her doctorate from National University of Natural Medicine, she is on the faculty at the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) and is an IFM Certified Practitioner with a clinical practice in Newtown, Connecticut. She lives with her daughter in Connecticut. drkarafitzgerald.com youngeryouprogram.com  Take the Bio Age Quiz http://youngeryouprogram.com/basa/   JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the host of several podcasts including People's Choice Awards nominee Spirit, Purpose & Energy. JJ Flizanes works with conscious, spiritual truth seekers who want to remove emotional blocks to success. She helps people identify sabotaging patterns and transmute struggle into joy. Through a series of clarifying exercises, she is able to curate a personalized roadmap to emotional healing.  JJ is passionate about empowering people with the knowledge and awareness of how they can live the life of their dreams. http://jjflizanes.com  

Kara Fitzgerald, ND, IFMCP, is the first-ever recipient of the Emerging Leadership Award from the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute in recognition of her work on DNA methylation. As a leading voice in the intersection of nutrition, epigenetics, and aging, Dr. Fitzgerald's work has been featured in media outlets such as Prevention, Fast Company, MSN, Everyday Health, and many more. Receiving her doctorate from National University of Natural Medicine, she is on the faculty at the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) and is an IFM Certified Practitioner with a clinical practice in Newtown, Connecticut. She lives with her daughter in Connecticut. drkarafitzgerald.com youngeryouprogram.com  Take the Bio Age Quiz http://youngeryouprogram.com/basa/   JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the host of several podcasts including People's Choice Awards nominee Spirit, Purpose & Energy. JJ Flizanes works with conscious, spiritual truth seekers who want to remove emotional blocks to success. She helps people identify sabotaging patterns and transmute struggle into joy. Through a series of clarifying exercises, she is able to curate a personalized roadmap to emotional healing.  JJ is passionate about empowering people with the knowledge and awareness of how they can live the life of their dreams. http://jjflizanes.com  

  Kara Fitzgerald, ND, IFMCP, is the first-ever recipient of the Emerging Leadership Award from the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute in recognition of her work on DNA methylation. As a leading voice in the intersection of nutrition, epigenetics, and aging, Dr. Fitzgerald's work has been featured in media outlets such as Prevention, Fast Company, MSN, Everyday Health, and many more. Receiving her doctorate from National University of Natural Medicine, she is on the faculty at the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) and is an IFM Certified Practitioner with a clinical practice in Newtown, Connecticut. She lives with her daughter in Connecticut. drkarafitzgerald.com youngeryouprogram.com  Take the Bio Age Quiz http://youngeryouprogram.com/basa/   JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the host of several podcasts including People's Choice Awards nominee Spirit, Purpose & Energy. JJ Flizanes works with conscious, spiritual truth seekers who want to remove emotional blocks to success. She helps people identify sabotaging patterns and transmute struggle into joy. Through a series of clarifying exercises, she is able to curate a personalized roadmap to emotional healing.  JJ is passionate about empowering people with the knowledge and awareness of how they can live the life of their dreams. http://jjflizanes.com  

Kara Fitzgerald, ND, IFMCP, is the first-ever recipient of the Emerging Leadership Award from the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute in recognition of her work on DNA methylation. As a leading voice in the intersection of nutrition, epigenetics, and aging, Dr. Fitzgerald's work has been featured in media outlets such as Prevention, Fast Company, MSN, Everyday Health, and many more. Receiving her doctorate from National University of Natural Medicine, she is on the faculty at the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) and is an IFM Certified Practitioner with a clinical practice in Newtown, Connecticut. She lives with her daughter in Connecticut. drkarafitzgerald.com youngeryouprogram.com  Take the Bio Age Quiz http://youngeryouprogram.com/basa/   JJ Flizanes is an Empowerment Strategist and the host of several podcasts including People's Choice Awards nominee Spirit, Purpose & Energy. JJ Flizanes works with conscious, spiritual truth seekers who want to remove emotional blocks to success. She helps people identify sabotaging patterns and transmute struggle into joy. Through a series of clarifying exercises, she is able to curate a personalized roadmap to emotional healing.  JJ is passionate about empowering people with the knowledge and awareness of how they can live the life of their dreams. http://jjflizanes.com  

A collection of short interviews across a wide range of topics, both on field and off field!

We've got your last headlines of 2022 and New Year's weekend weather report before KVMR's Felton Pruitt speaks with Ken Miele from the band Cousin Cricket. The North San Juan based group performs at the Miners Foundry this New Year's Even with the Earles of Newtown. The California Report walks us through all the do's and don'ts to avoid starting 2023 with a pounding headache and a roaring hangover. 

Will Arndt is a professional athlete, quarterback, and quarterbacks coach from Newtown, Connecticut who was most recently signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League. A graduate of Western Connecticut State University, a mere stones throw from where the podcast is located, Will defied the odds and is now living his dream. Will has also appeared in a few movies, such as the HBO movie Paterno where he portrayed Penn State play caller Matt McGloin. I was so excited to chat with Will right here in Brookfield while he was home for Thanksgiving. We covered how we both graduated from Newtown High a year apart and haven't seen each other in 10 years, his High School playing days, his days at Westconn, workouts with current NFL superstars, when he was signed by the CFL, the other movies that he has appeared in, what it has taken to get where he is today and so much more!

Robert Hoagland was reported missing from Newtown, Connecticut in 2013. He was found dead in Rock Hill, New York, in December 2022. We covered Robert's disappearance and his shocking ending. Now, we've learned new information on Robert's life in Rock Hill, where he had been living as Richard King for the past nine years. What has Robert been doing? Where was he working? We find out all of that from "Richard King's" best friend.Join the discussion on this episode here: https://galas.fm/episode/fb94f47f-cb77-5f6b-86fc-6e3a725f7529Find us everywhere: https://linktr.ee/attwgpodGet episodes early and ad-free on Patreon: https://patreon.com/attwgpodMerch store: https://www.andthentheyweregone.com/merch-storeFor a full list of our sources, please visit our blog: https://andthentheyweregone.com/blogLooking for dinner ideas? Look no further than Hello Fresh, America's #1 meal kit. Ready to try it out? Go to www.HelloFresh.com/attwg70 and use code attwg70 for 70% off plus free shipping!

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In early December, a 59-year-old man was found dead in the room he rented at a house in Rock Hill, New York. The police and emergency responders who arrived on the scene after a 911 call from his housemate found no evidence of foul play. But there was something unsual about this case. The dead man had no identification, save a few pieces of mail among his posessions addressed to Robert Hoagland - a man who had gone missing under mysterious circumstances 9 years ago, nearly 100 miles away in Connecticut.  On this episode of "The Eagle," the Times Union's Phillip Pantuso talks about what we know so far of this bizarre story, which has baffled everyone from police to the man's family, and to the housemate who called him a best friend for the better part of the last decade.  

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Andy Sachs is one of the country's top-producing real estate professionals. Previously when we last spoke to Andy, he was manning the helm of the Newtown based Around Town Real Estate Team, a member of Keller Williams, where we spoke to him about how the COVID-19 pandemic was impacting the real estate market in our area and beyond. Fast forward to today, a good two years later, and Andy is now manning the helm of AROUND TOWN REAL ESTATE, his own real estate firm with no more ties to Keller Williams. Not only is Andy leading his own real estate firm, but he has moved into a new building that was in his family many years ago, building the space out to serve the needs of his clients and his employees. Best part, he's still located in my hometown of Newtown, CT and is still the nicest human being around! Andy and his team of word class real estate professionals are some of the best and I had a blast chatting with Andy yet again for the show. We touched on how the market is doing today, what his new firm has to offer the residents of Newtown and beyond, what he's been up to the last two years since we chatted, his advice for those thinking of selling or buying and so much more!

It's been ten years since a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut and murdered 26 students and staff. Four survivors are now young adults trying to lead lives forever scarred by the tragedy. Audrey Nichols, Saahil Ray and Cyrena Arokium were in second grade and Jordan Gomes was in fourth grade. They tell Anderson Cooper about what they remember about that day and how they're trying to take action against gun violence. Plus, at least three people are dead and several are injured after a tornado ripped through the New Orleans area. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser joins AC360 to give an update on what he's hearing from officials across the state.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Wednesday on the NewsHour, the Federal Reserve raises interest rates yet again in its effort to combat inflation. Congressional leaders hope to avoid a looming government shutdown with a newly unveiled budget deal. Plus, Newtown reflects on the mass shooting that killed dozens at Sandy Hook Elementary School a decade ago. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Wednesday, December 14, 2022 marks 10 years since 20 children and six educators were killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show we talk about the emotional impact of the day, and posttraumatic growth in its aftermath. If you or someone you know may be considering suicide or is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. GUESTS:  Dannel Malloy: Former Governor of the State of Connecticut. He is currently Chancellor of the University of Maine System  Scarlett Lewis: Founded the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement after her son, 6-year old Jesse Lewis, was murdered during the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting John Woodall: Psychiatrist, Medical Director of Newtown TMS, and the Representative for the Baha'i Community to the Newtown Interfaith Council Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. The Colin McEnroe Show is available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe and never miss an episode. Colin McEnroe, Catie Talarski, Eugene Amatruda, and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today December 14th, is the ten year anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting, when a gunmen entered an elementary school in Newtown Connecticut and took the lives of 20 young children and 6 staff members.  This year, New Orleans-based photographer Robert X. Fogarty and his storytelling organization, Dear World, traveled to Newtown, Connecticut to speak with survivors about their experience in an artistic and immersive experience called, the Prtrait Process. Robert, along with student and survivor Ashley Hubner, tell us more about this project. And this weekend, Opéra Louisiane is presenting its holiday performance of Amahl & the Night Visitors. Managing director Kathryn Frady tells us how this show refutes some of the presumptions the average listener might have about opera. Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Adam Vos. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz. Our engineers are Garrett Pittman, Aubry Procell, and Thomas Walsh.  You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12:00 and 7:30 pm. It's available on Spotify, Google Play, and wherever you get your podcasts.  Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to. Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

USA TODAY Investigative Reporter Erin Mansfield explains what she learned from the hearing surrounding FTX.USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page looks at former President Donald Trump's drop in support in an exclusive USA TODAY Suffolk University poll.Visiting professor at NYUShanghai Ray Suarez gives a report from China on the country's rising COVID-19 cases amid relaxed restrictions.USA TODAY National Correspondent Elizabeth Weise explains why scientists' fusion energy breakthrough is a big deal.Sandy Hook Promise co-founder Rob Cox remembers the Newtown shooting ten years later.Episode Transcript available hereAlso available at art19.com/shows/5-ThingsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Stephen “tWitch” Boss found dead at 40 in Los Angeles hotel room; 10 years after Sandy Hook shooting Wednesday, December 14, 2022: Beloved husband, father, DJ and dancer Stephen “tWitch” Boss was found dead at 40 inside of a Los Angeles hotel room. Plus, learn what we know about the cause of death of the World Cup journalist who died in Qatar, how Newtown, Connecticut is honoring the 10 year anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, and more on 3News Daily with Stephanie Haney. If you or someone you know may be struggling with suicidal thoughts you can call or text the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 any time of day or night or chat online at 988lifeline.org. Connect with Stephanie Haney here: http://twitter.com/_StephanieHaney http://instagram.com/_StephanieHaney http://facebook.com/thestephaniehaney Read more here: Stephen 'tWitch' Boss, former 'Ellen' DJ, dead at 40 https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/nation-world/stephen-twitch-boss-dead/507-3768b38b-f2fd-4f36-b886-8eab056de78d Grant Wahl's wife reveals US soccer journalist's cause of death https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/nation-world/grant-wahl-cause-of-death/507-af9f45ae-805e-45b1-a33e-6be659b6e897 Advocates push for passage of Ohio bill calling for stricter animal cruelty punishments https://www.wkyc.com/article/life/pets/ohio-advocates-push-stricter-animal-cruelty-punishments/95-48e8eb01-4d12-4171-86b6-ada7be9acf8b

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Survivors of last month's mass shooting at a Colorado LGBTQ night club say right-wing rhetoric has played a key role.  It's the tenth anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, which claimed 26 lives. The Federal Reserve raises a key interest rate for the seventh time this year, and disappoints some economists who hoped it would signal a pause in imposing any future hikes. A United Nations council which fights for gender equality votes to immediately oust Iran over its violation of the rights of women and girls. Image: The Sandy Hook Elementary School makeshift memorial on Washington Avenue in Sandy Hook, Conn., 12 days after the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. (Wed 12/26/22) via Wikimedia. The post Survivors of Club Q shooting testify about the onslaught of anti-LGBTQ threats and violence; 10 years since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, gun safety advocates urge semiautomatic weapons ban; Fed raises interest rates again appeared first on KPFA.

Each mass shooting has a grim number attached to it. But that number is made up of individuals, each of whom had a full life and a family who continues to cope with their absence. Ten years ago, 26 first graders and staff were murdered in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. In this episode, we make space to think of the individuals who died. We spoke with the parents of four students about how they'd like their children to be remembered. In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

On this Wednesday edition of Sid & Friends in the Morning, Sid runs through all the facts and information you need to finally understand exactly what happened to Sam Bankman-Fried and his cryptocurrency company FTX. Basically, the premise is simple. Bankman-Fried stole a lot of money and did with it what he pleased, but it still baffles us as to why he thought he could get away with it. When it comes down to it, anybody who engages in this level of fraud is a complete and utter sociopath with no regard for society. I guess we can find solace in the fact that he's most likely spending the rest of his life in jail, but there's a lot of people out there that might never financially recover thanks to Bankman-Fried's mistakes. In other news of the day, Title 42 is set to expire in about a week, which is sure to send waves of chaos across the southern border, it's been a full ten years since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced an expansion of seats for preschool students with special needs across all five boroughs. Ron Insana, Jason Trennert, Peter King and John Franco join the program, and as always make sure you don't miss out on the Wednesday installment of Lidia Reports with Lidia Curanaj. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ten years ago, a mass shooting forever changed the small town of Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty students and six educators were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history. William Brangham spoke with one of the parents who lost a child that day. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

It's been 10 years since a gunman killed 20 first-graders and their six teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. A decade later, the gun-violence prevention movement has never been stronger. Shannon Watts, founder and CEO of Moms Demand Action and Sylvia Bennett-Stone, director of Voices of Black Mothers United, join us. Then, a special flight out of Houston on Wednesday could mark a milestone for disability inclusion in space. K. Renee Horton, a scientist at NASA and one of the 16 passengers, joins us. She lives with what she calls an invisible disability: hearing loss. And, what we consider normal could actually be traumatic. Dr. Gabor Maté joins us to talk about his new book "The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic Culture."

Dom welcomes J.D. Mullane, Columnist for the Bucks County Courier back onto the Dom Giordano Program, after Mullane penned a column exposing a situation in which a local business faced some governmental heat for showing a conservative film. Mullane takes us inside the shocking story, telling of a threat levied by Newtown commissioners against the Green Parrot for hosting a conservative group, solely because they were going to show a film that had a wide theater release. (Photo by Getty Images)