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Meet Tricia Copeland. She is an award-winning author of books for youth and young adults. Mostly she writes fantasy books, but as we learn during this episode, she also does write some romance books.   Tricia says that as a child she hated writing. Even so, she went to school and eventually she went to college where she received a degree in Microbiology. She also attained a Master's degree. She then went to work for a chemical company. After four years she found herself beginning a journey of technical writing and writing patterns and supporting materials.   After a few years Tricia became a stay-at-home-mom for a time. She tells us how she loved to tell stories and entertain her children.   We learn how she wrote her first fiction book series in 2015-16 about her time facing anorexia. In real life, she faced this and overcame it. She then began writing fantasy youth books and realized not only that she could write, but that she did not hate writing at all. She has written several series and has plans for more.     About the Guest:   Tricia Copeland is the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of Kingdom of Embers, To be Fae Queen, Lovelock Ones, and Azreya, Aztec Priestess, and dozens of other titles. She is the host of the Finding the Magic Book Podcast who weaves magical stories about love, courage, and finding your passion.   Tricia began her author journey with a women's fiction series, the Being Me series, which is an adaptation of her experience with anorexia. Afterwards she quickly pivoted to her favorite genre, fantasy. Her young adult fantasy series highlight themes including resilience, perseverance, faith, loyalty, trust, friendship, family, and love. They include the Kingdom Journals and Realm Chronicles series that find witches, vampires, and fae fighting an evil spirit determined to end them all. She tempers the high stakes drama in these books with her fun rom coms in the Perfect romance series.   Tricia Copeland believes in finding magic. She thinks magic infuses every aspect of our lives, whether it is the magic of falling in love, discovering a new passion, seeing a beautiful sunset, or reading a book that transports us to another world. An avid runner and Georgia native, Tricia now lives with her family and four-legged friends in Colorado. Find all her titles including contemporary romance, now penned under Maria Jane, young adult fantasy, and dystopian fiction at www.triciacopeland.com.   Ways to connect with Tricia:   https://triciacopeland.com https://www.facebook.com/TriciaCopelandAuthor/ https://www.instagram.com/authortriciacopeland/ https://twitter.com/tcbrzostowicz https://www.tiktok.com/@triciacopelandauthor https://www.youtube.com/@triciacopelandauthor https://www.amazon.com/stores/Tricia-Copeland/author/B00YHN5Q4G https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14055439.Tricia_Copeland https://www.bookbub.com/authors/tricia-copeland     About the Host:   Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards.   https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/   accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/       Thanks for listening!   Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! 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The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.     Michael Hingson ** 01:17 Well, hello everyone. We're really glad to have you here, wherever you may happen to be listening in from. We're really glad that you're listening to unstoppable mindset. I'm your host, Michael hingson, and our guest today is Tricia Copeland. Tricia is a prolific author. I use that word absolutely without any any concern, a prolific author of children's books, especially in the fantasy world. So she has been doing this a while and and also has an interesting story just of her life to tell. So we're going to go into all of that and delve in and see where we go. So Tricia, I want to welcome you to unstoppable mindset. We're really glad you're here.   Tricia Copeland ** 02:05 Thank you, Michael, I appreciate you having me, and I do want to make a little edit to that intro. Okay, go ahead. My books are young adult to New Adult books, so ages 13 plus mostly, all right,   Michael Hingson ** 02:19 so young adult to new adult. All right, that's fair. So how do you feel that your books fall into the range of things like the Harry Potter series and so on, sort of the same age groups,   Tricia Copeland ** 02:40 right? Genre adjacent, I have a series, The Kingdom Journal series, which includes three witches that have to break a curse on the witch lines. So the witches have to find each other as well as figure out how to break the curse using various forms of magic. So not really the same as Harry Potter, but definitely with with the witches, and the kind of contemporary world that Harry Potter is. But actually, I won't say that, because I haven't I think Harry Potter is mostly in the contemporary world, right? I didn't read all the books. I have to admit that he's   Michael Hingson ** 03:18 somewhat in the contemporary world, but, but I was thinking more of from a standpoint of the same type of age group.   Tricia Copeland ** 03:25 Yes, I think a younger reader. I think people started reading Harry Potter maybe around 10 or 11. And these books have older teenagers to start, age 1718, so 13 Plus is a good indicator. I think the other   Michael Hingson ** 03:42 thing I would observe about Harry Potter is that there are a lot of people who aren't necessarily teenagers or young adults, including me, who have read them and enjoyed them. I think that that Harry Potter certainly brought an interesting dimension to reading for teenagers especially, and hopefully young adults, because a lot of people did catch on to them, and they they had a great theme, and you do some of the same sorts of things by virtue of the fact of what you're writing and who you're writing it for,   Tricia Copeland ** 04:17 right? They definitely caught adult eyes and hearts and minds too   Michael Hingson ** 04:23 well, tell us somewhat about the early Trisha growing up and so on. Love to learn a little bit more about you, and then we can talk about whatever we feel is relevant to talk about the early Tricia,   Tricia Copeland ** 04:35 right? Well, I grew up in rural South Georgia, small town in south Georgia, and always loved reading and hiking and the outdoors, and very quickly, knew that maybe I didn't want to be in a small town forever. So I went to college in Atlanta, and I got a degree in microbiology, and from there, I got a master's. Degree, and I started my career in Central Research and Development at a chemical company, a large chemical company. So I was looking at making chemicals from microbes. And that was very exciting. That was my dream job that I'd always wanted. So that was very cool to be able to achieve that goal, and I actually didn't like writing until I started doing more technical writing with papers and patents.   Michael Hingson ** 05:29 Technical writing can be boring, but people could make it more exciting than oftentimes they do. I would say I've had to do some of it. I understand   Tricia Copeland ** 05:39 well, you have to like the topic, right? If you don't like the topic, you're not going to like the paper,   Michael Hingson ** 05:45 right? But also, I think that a lot of technical writers write and it's all very factual, but I think even in technical writing, it would be better if writers could do some things to draw in readers. And I've always felt that about textbooks. For example, my master's degree and bachelor's degree are in physics, and I've always maintained that the the physics people who write these books, who are oftentimes fairly substantial characters in in the genre, if you will, or in the field, could do a lot more to interest people in science and physics by rather than just doing these technical books, telling some stories along the way, and bringing people in and making people relate more to the topic. And they don't do that like I think at least that they should.   Tricia Copeland ** 06:36 I guess that can be said, maybe for every technical Yeah. Area,   Michael Hingson ** 06:43 yeah, it would be nice if technical writers spend a little bit of time, but of course, then the other side of it is that the industry doesn't want that. So what do you   Tricia Copeland ** 06:54 do? It may be a catch 22 on that one   Michael Hingson ** 06:56 might be, but that's okay. So how long did you stay working at the tech at the chemical companies and so on?   Tricia Copeland ** 07:06 I was in the lab for four years, and then I moved into the patent Legal Group. So I began my career as a Patent Agent, and now that's what I do for a living. My day job is that I help clients draft and file their patent applications.   Michael Hingson ** 07:22 So you have your own business doing that. I do, yes, oh,   Tricia Copeland ** 07:28 well, I write by day and I write by night.   Michael Hingson ** 07:32 Yeah, well, that can be pretty exciting, though. You get all sorts of interesting things to write about. I   Tricia Copeland ** 07:40 do I meet a lot of cool people that are inventing cool things.   Michael Hingson ** 07:44 So here's the question, do you ever find that what you write about during the day influences you, and you want to use some of that, or the general concepts of some of that, at night, when you're doing your your fiction writing?   Tricia Copeland ** 07:58 I haven't done that yet, I did write one dystopian fiction about a viral pandemic, and that touched on a little bit of my background in microbiology and genetics, but not anything that my clients have done   Michael Hingson ** 08:19 well. So you got into the patent field when you when you started doing that initially, were you doing it for a company, or did you just leap out on your own and start to have your own business?   Speaker 1 ** 08:30 Yes, I was doing that for a company. Okay? And how long did you do that? I was at that company   Tricia Copeland ** 08:35 about a year and a half. And at the time, we lived in Pennsylvania and outside of Philly. So then we had a job change, and we moved to Denver, so I took a little time off to be with my kids before I started my business.   Michael Hingson ** 08:53 So how long ago did you start the business?   Speaker 1 ** 08:57 In 2012 so 13 years doing it a while? Wow,   Michael Hingson ** 09:01 okay, and obviously you're having some success because you're still doing it.   Tricia Copeland ** 09:05 I am. Yes, I love helping my clients, and feel like I can definitely give them a value add   Michael Hingson ** 09:14 if you're not giving something away. What's probably the most interesting patent that you helped somebody work on attaining   Tricia Copeland ** 09:24 I will say, I worked with an inventor a year ago, and amazing man, he had had his career in education and teaching, and he developed a set of blocks to help people or Help kids. I should say, learn the parts of speech so you could put the together, the blocks, whether it was a subject, verb, pronoun, noun, adjective, adverb, and I learned parts of speech that I never knew existed from helping them with this application, and I was very excited. To help him get his patent. That's kind of cool.   Michael Hingson ** 10:04 Yeah, I am fair. I'm not sure I know all the parts of speech, but I remember being involved in high school well and in elementary school and diagramming sentences and learning a lot about the different or a number of the different parts of speech. Not sure I necessarily remember all of them extremely well, so I probably split infinitives and well, what do you do?   Tricia Copeland ** 10:28 Yes, I hated sentence structures.   Michael Hingson ** 10:35 Well, so what got you started then, since you were writing patents for people and so on, and helping people in securing patents. What got you then started in dealing with fiction writing, right?   Tricia Copeland ** 10:49 Well, when my kids were very young, I was a stay at home mom, and most of my days were spent chasing them around, occupying them, entertaining them, shuttling them from one place to another. So I realized in the evenings I was bored. I did my mind didn't have enough to occupy it. And I was about, I think it was about 38 and, you know, looking at my 40 year old birthday and thinking, huh, well, and I maybe it was like my 20 year high school reunion. I don't know why it coincide coincided, but I started thinking about my early college years I developed anorexia, and thinking about that time in my life and how poignant it was that I was able to recover from that disease and really gain some life skills from that experience. So I started a story that was a fictionalized account of my experience with anorexia and recovering for anorexia. So my first series, called the being me series, is a four book series about a character named Amanda who develops anorexia and then is able to recover.   Michael Hingson ** 12:01 So what caused if you understand, or, man, I don't know a lot about anorexia, Anorexia, and probably have some misconceptions about what I'm about to ask, but what, what caused it? Why did you develop that condition?   Tricia Copeland ** 12:16 Well, there's a lot of I mean, it happens differently for a lot of people, I think anorexia is a lot about control and having control over your environment. And I got there was a number of factors that I was depressed and not happy about not feeling like I was achieving, maybe what I should be achieving, and instead of someone might have turned to alcohol or drugs to alleviate those stressful feelings. I channeled all that into Okay? Well, if I'm just thin and if I just look good enough, then everything will be fine. And obviously, once your brain starts to get in that cycle, it just compounds on itself. You can't stop yourself from thinking that way. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 13:05 and what helped you get out of doing that? Was it writing or what? What really caused you to realize that ain't the way to go?   Tricia Copeland ** 13:16 Yeah, I almost died. That was it very it was a low point. And really, you know, if I didn't do something different, if I didn't let people help me do something different, I would not have made it. So really, you know, a lot of that is like educating people how serious eating disorders are, as well as how helpless sometimes the person that is experiencing them is in being able to help themselves.   Michael Hingson ** 13:48 And you said that this happened somewhat in your your college years.   Tricia Copeland ** 13:53 Yes, I was 20.   Michael Hingson ** 13:56 Were there a lot of pressures were, were people criticizing you in any way that helped contribute to it, or was it sort of really   Tricia Copeland ** 14:04 internally? Part of it was internally. Part of it was, you know, what I thought people's expectations I was in. I was at a engineering school and I was a biology major, so maybe that wasn't the best place for me. Everybody was very high in performing. Yeah, yeah. There are many, many factors, I think, and just my my brain that was not processing things, maybe as realistically as they could have been processed.   Michael Hingson ** 14:33 But what you eventually did about it was to write a series about it, so clearly you were able to move beyond it, and then, if you will, talk about it,   Tricia Copeland ** 14:45 right, right? So I went into inpatient recovery, and then was able to get the help that I needed with therapist and psycho psychiatrist and support groups, and that was a big help. And then, yes, 20 years later, I. Wrote a series about it.   Michael Hingson ** 15:02 Well, that's pretty cool. And again, it's I'm always one who admires people who are able to and willing to talk about things. I went to an event last year was the Marshfield, Missouri Cherry Blossom Festival, and the Cherry Blossom Festival, which happens every April, is a celebration of American history, and they'll bring people in who have some relationship to an historic event, or who have relatives who were so for example, the great grandson of President Grant was at this event, but one of the people who was there was a former secret service agent who rode in the car behind John Kennedy when he was in Dallas and assassinated, and it took him 45 years to get to the point where he could come out of his experiences enough to start to talk about it, and I just have always admired people who do that. For me, being in the World Trade Center on September 11 and getting out, I never really viewed it as all that traumatic, but I guess it was, but my way to deal with it was, and I realized it much later, but we had so many newspaper reporters who wanted to know about the blind guy who got out of the World Trade Center. I talked about it, I mean, answered everyone's questions. And that was ironically, I love to pick on the media, but ironically, it was the media that really probably helped me move forward from September 11 the most.   Tricia Copeland ** 16:41 Yeah, I can imagine that was a lot of processing that you were able to do, as you talked about it.   Michael Hingson ** 16:48 People asked all sorts of questions, some really good questions, some not so good questions. And we got to observe all sorts of different types of press people. We had one Italian film crew who came to our house, there were 13 people, most of whom didn't really seem to do a whole lot, but they were there. And then there was a Japanese crew that came. And I think there were two people. It's just amazing what you see and what you learn. And for me and my wife, both now my late wife, but both, both of us love to observe and study and really think about what all these people are doing and how they do it, and we use it as ways to help us learn more about things, if you will, studying and being a student. I think of life as always an important thing,   Tricia Copeland ** 17:39 right, yeah, and I guess everybody reacts different to trauma and how you can process that everybody needs a little bit different. But yes, if you could look at things through a learning lens, that can definitely help too.   Michael Hingson ** 17:52 So you wrote the being me series. How many books are in that series? Four books, four books. Okay, and so, how long ago did you write those?   Tricia Copeland ** 18:03 I published them between 2015 and 2016   Michael Hingson ** 18:07 Okay, did you self publish or I do? Yes, you still do. Okay, great. Well, all right, and then what? What made you decide to then continue and start going into sort of teenage and so on, fiction and fantasy and so on, right?   Tricia Copeland ** 18:31 I realized that I just loved writing, and it was something that I didn't want to stop doing. So when I looked around for my next genre to write in, it was very obviously fantasy. For me. I read fantasy from a very young age. I loved Merlin and King authors legends and the Lord of the Rings and all of those books as a young person and a young adult, and that's just what I wanted to write. So my first book, interestingly enough, my editor sent it back to me and said, This is not fantastical enough. You need to make it more paranormal. So it took a minute to make that switch. What   Michael Hingson ** 19:15 book was that   Tricia Copeland ** 19:16 that is drops of sunshine and it is mirrored off an experience I had. I was a camp counselor at a camp for the blind when I was in I guess after my freshman year of college, and the campers in my story have these extra sensory skills where they can read people's minds. That was the paranormal aspect of my book, and that's not known in the beginning the story to our main character, and then she discovers that these kids have this special talent, and that was how my fantasy books started out. Mm, hmm.   Michael Hingson ** 20:00 Then where did it go from   Tricia Copeland ** 20:01 there? Then I jumped into the witches with the kingdom Journal series. I developed a character that was a vampire or is a vampire witch hybrid, and so she has a vampire mother and a witch father, but she doesn't know who her father is. She's never met him. And to make things a little bit harder, vampire witch Hyderabad are not allowed, but either the witch lines or the vampires, so both the vampires and the witches got together and said, these beings are too dangerous. We're not going to allow them in our society. And if she's discovered, then she'll be killed. That was the first character, Alina, and she's and to give her just a little more stress, I put her in a human High School, so now she pretends, you know, can't pretend to be a witch. Can't pretend to be a vampire. She needs to be human too. And, yeah, so that was a really fun book to write, and that's the series where the trinity of witches has to come together, so she has to find the other two witches of the Trinity, and they each get to tell their story in the books too. So that's why it's called the kingdom journals. It's a little bit of a journal format, so each character gets to tell their own story as well as telling the overall plot line of the series. How   Michael Hingson ** 21:19 do you come up with these characters and create these stories? I mean, it's very imaginative. I wouldn't have thought of it. How do you, and I'm sure other people say that, but how do you create the characters? How does all that   Tricia Copeland ** 21:32 work? Yeah, I set out, funny enough, I set out to write a vampire series that was my vampire is my favorite fantasy characters. And I thought, Okay, I'm gonna write a vampire series. It's not you don't want to do it too far out from what most people write or most people think of vampires. But I wanted my vampires to be a little bit different from the other vampires and other series. So I had this idea of making the vampire witch hybrid and her set in a human High School, and what would that look like? And then the challenge? I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with the challenge, but somehow I came up with this curse, and the curse was on the witch line, so it very quickly morphed into more of a witch book and the magical side of things, but the vampire characters are still there, and I explore them a little bit, although not as much as the witches.   Michael Hingson ** 22:27 Do you find that the characters essentially tell you what they want to be and who they are and why they do what they do. How much are the characters involved in your writing process? I've heard other authors say that that in some of the fiction things, the characters really create the story   Tricia Copeland ** 22:47 they do. I feel like my books are very character driven. So how I usually start with the idea for a character and think of their personality, their challenges, what I want, what themes I want to show with that character and then build the world sort of around that character. So it shows those themes and those character traits and what they're overcoming, either in their personal life or in their their physical life, right? But I do have characters that go off script. In the second book, kingdom of darkness. I have a character who we're not sure if he's a good guy or a bad guy. The main character thinks that he may be trying to delude her into thinking he's good when he's not really good. But I wrote him so well, like he was so nice that I couldn't make him a villain. So he became, I rewrote the story a little bit. I'd written it in my mind, I guess, but I rewrote it a little bit. So he did end up being a villain. And then somehow he got his whole own book, so he gets to star in his whole book after that.   Michael Hingson ** 23:54 And does he stay a villain? No, he   Tricia Copeland ** 23:57 didn't stay. He didn't was never, I mean, I kind of wrote it so the main character thought he was a villain, but in the end, I didn't make him a villain.   Michael Hingson ** 24:06 Well, I like books like that. I yeah, I think that most creatures are generally pretty nice.   Tricia Copeland ** 24:14 We would hope so,   Michael Hingson ** 24:16 although I don't know that that bears necessarily are overly generally nice to people, but, you know, who knows? Yeah, that doesn't mean they're evil either. Well, no, yeah.   Tricia Copeland ** 24:27 I mean, they're just living their life, right? That's they need their food sources. Is just like we need our food sources. So   Michael Hingson ** 24:35 I'd rather not be their food source, though, but that's okay, right?   Tricia Copeland ** 24:39 Yeah, and I don't know. I do struggle with, like, evil or antagonistic characters, because I'm, I don't like the idea that there's a character that is purely evil for no reason. So that is, that's always a grapple in an author's mind. I think,   Michael Hingson ** 24:56 well, and you know, I'll go back to Harry Potter. Modern Of course, we have Lord waldemart, who was definitely evil. But even so, the way she created the characters and the way she crafted the books, which probably in some ways, are similar, just in a process of what you do, it's not necessarily overly graphically evil. Even if there's evil, it isn't so graphic that you you you become totally adverse or against it. Evil or bad things are there, but it's all on how you present it. That's why I like books that are essentially puzzles, if you will, because they leave a lot of things to your imagination, and they give you the ability to as a reader, think about it, but as a writer, you also are essentially drawing the reader in to where you want the reader to go, but, but they're puzzles, rather than just some graphic thing, talking about all these horrible, mean, nasty things that a character may do.   Tricia Copeland ** 26:08 That's true, and it's all perspective, right? So the quote, unquote villain in my series is out to destroy all the vampires. But then you meet vampires that are good vampires, right? And you think, Huh, well, maybe this one vampire shouldn't be destroyed, because this vampire is not acting in a mean or hurtful way. So many sides to those questions,   Michael Hingson ** 26:33 yeah. Well, so the Kingdom series. How many books are in that one?   Tricia Copeland ** 26:38 There are four books in the main series, and there's a prequel to that series, okay?   Michael Hingson ** 26:45 And then what happened? What happened after that series?   Tricia Copeland ** 26:48 So in the finale, kingdom of war, my witches were going to have this huge battle against a vampire army that the evil witch created to, you know, battle the good witches. Yeah, she put which souls in the vampires. So that made them sort of like super vampires. But anyway, my witches needed an army, and I thought who would be a good character to be, to have an army that can come help the witches. So, yeah, the beings I thought of were fairies, and I created a queen Titania, is her name, who had an army who would come help the witches battle these vampire witch soul hybrid be. And when I created her, she just kind of took on her own character, and I quickly morphed that into what was her backstory, what were struggles? Where was she living? Where would the spay army come from? And that is what kind of launched my realm chronicle series, that the finale is coming out next month. Well,   Michael Hingson ** 28:10 that's that's pretty cool, and that that answers, again, the question we talked about earlier. The character actually took over, if you will, the writing, which is always cool, because that really shows how deeply you're invested in the characters and you let them have their voices, right?   Tricia Copeland ** 28:26 And I couldn't really give up the characters from my kingdom Journal series. They not, you know, not to give too much away, but they do complete their first quest and but this evil witch who's trying to destroy the vampires is still out there somewhere, so I couldn't completely let them go. So the witches from my kingdom Journal series come into the round Chronicles series, and the fairies and the witches are continuing to help each other.   Michael Hingson ** 28:56 Well, that's cool. Well, it's kind of neat to even though it's a new series, and I assume you can read one without reading the other, but still, it's neat that you, you follow on and help to craft and expand the world.   Tricia Copeland ** 29:11 It's been a lot of fun. And I, you know, selfishly, I didn't want to let go the characters. I felt like they had a little bit of story left in them, and I was able to do that through the round chronicle series. And yeah, it it was a lot of fun for me to   Michael Hingson ** 29:26 write. And now, of course, the question is, will there be a lot more story with them, which is part of the adventure that will come next? Right?   Tricia Copeland ** 29:33 Yes, I'm, I'm thinking of that. I put my characters through a lot. So after I finished the finale, I felt like I just had to let them rest. I'm not really sure if I will continue with those same characters or or either pull out some different characters from that book to have their own stories. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 29:54 well, it's, it's going to be an adventure. No question about. It   30:00 definitely so   Michael Hingson ** 30:04 with your books. Do you have themes in your books? That is, are you? Are you trying to convey messages? Do you have themes and things that you want people to think about as they go through reading your books?   Tricia Copeland ** 30:16 I do. I feel like I like that in the book, and so I kind of embed that in my books too, but it's really more about what is the character grappling with. Not only, like I said in their physical world, maybe Queen Titania is the first female queen in her realm, and some of the old guard, other monarchs are not sure that a female should be able to rule, So that's sort of an out, outside challenge. But she also has inner conflict and challenges where she's not really trusting that she really can do it and she's really supposed to do it, and should she, you know, hand the crown to someone else who may be older or wiser or and so it does she have faith in herself. You know, would sort of be that theme there. And so each of the books have, I mean, it's not like I say, hey, the theme of this book is you need to believe in yourself, yeah, but just showing that the character arcs and how they overcome their challenges.   Michael Hingson ** 31:22 How do you again create those? How do you work those in what? What's the process that allows you to to put those themes in and and add them to the book and bring that value out? Right?   Tricia Copeland ** 31:37 I guess it's just how, the way I the challenges I choose to put in front of my characters and showing them fail at times, and showing them I do write first person, so you're getting a very up close view of what the character is thinking and feeling at all times. So I think that helps with a little bit of that, knowing that the character is struggling with whatever their um, XYZ, inner, inner turmoil that they're struggling with. And then, you know, just having other characters bounce things off of them, because the character themselves might not realize, hey, I I get anxious when I'm not in control of situations. So, you know, somebody might say, Hey, you're doing this again, stop.   Michael Hingson ** 32:29 That's why we have editors,   32:30 right,   Michael Hingson ** 32:33 and other people to help well, so you are you, but you clearly talk with your characters and you let them have a voice, which is, I think, something that adds a really great dimension to the writing that you do. And I think it's very important to do that.   Tricia Copeland ** 32:51 I hope so. I have very detailed character sheets for each of my characters. I create much bigger back stories than, probably, than really makes it into the books, just to be able to know, like, how my characters will react in situations, what their growth needs to be, where areas that I want to show that growth, and what's most important in their values, And how would they react to all the different challenges?   Michael Hingson ** 33:24 What caused you to bring fairies into it again? I think that's pretty imaginative. You were writing about witches of vampire. Fairies are are different. How did that come about?   Tricia Copeland ** 33:34 Honestly, I was at a book event, and a person was walking around with these postcards, and they were trying to get authors to write a short story for an anthology, and it had to be a fantasy genre, and it had to be a character with a mental health challenge. But the image on the postcard was of a fairy, and she was hunched in a meadow in these grasses, and she looked kind of anxious or scared, maybe even a little timid or worried. And I thought, Oh, that's a cool image. It was very striking with the green grass and her fairy wings and just her eyes were like had just a lot of feeling behind them. So it caught my eye. I never thought I'd write about fairies. I was looking for the Army for my witches, and I thought, well, you know, the fairies could be like the characters the witches go to. So it was just kind of happenstance that I happened to see this fairy character on a postcard and think, Huh, I could, you know, the fairies could be the answer.   Michael Hingson ** 34:44 And turns out, they were, they were Yes. So are all fairies girls? No, okay.   Tricia Copeland ** 34:51 I mean, fairies are much like humans in my world, except that my fairies have wings. They in. Middle Earth, which is just below earth. So they share our same bedrock. It kind of mirrors our Earth in my world. And they have rings where they can come back and forth between the fae and the human realm, and they live in our contemporary times. I like those themes of there might be witches, there might be vampires, there might be fairies that walk alongside us every day, and we don't know it.   Michael Hingson ** 35:24 And do they know Bill Bo Baggins, since we're talking about Middle Earth, just   Tricia Copeland ** 35:29 they do, well, they might have read the book. I don't know that they met him personally.   Michael Hingson ** 35:35 Yeah. Well, that's, you know, another, another story, but it's but it's cool. What other kinds of characters are you thinking of for maybe future books, outside of witches, vampires and fairies,   Tricia Copeland ** 35:49 right? So I won't give too much away, but no, in order to perform some of the spells that they need to perform in, I guess in two of my books in this series, to be a Fae legend, which is the third book of the series, and to be a Fae which is the finale, The last book of the series. My witches and fairies need to perform these spells. So they need a great amount of power or energy, and they have to assemble different kinds of beings. And in the finale, they have to assemble 12 different kinds of beings. If you try to make a list of different kinds of being, you actually in ones that the witches and the fairies could find in the human realm, like so I had an elf and the werewolves and nicks and selkies like so the Nicks are shape shifters that shift into fish, and then the selkies are shape shifters that shift into now I'm blanking not walruses seals, sorry. So yeah, I had to go find all these different characters. So all of those characters are in this final book, and I I'm thinking of maybe some of those characters that can form a new series.   Michael Hingson ** 37:11 So are all trolls, mean, nasty creatures, or, do you know yet,   Tricia Copeland ** 37:16 in my series, they are depicted as that? Yes,   Michael Hingson ** 37:21 how about gnomes? I don't have any gnomes. Well, there's another one for you to look at down the line. Might be. It might be interesting to see where that goes. Of course. Yep, so you but you have a variety of characters, and I think it's it's great when you have a rich culture of a lot of different characters. And of course, there are all sorts of potentials for conflict or for different creatures to work learn to work together too,   Tricia Copeland ** 37:56 right? The Fay historically have not worked with other beings or creatures. They very much kept to themselves and had primary purpose. They think their primary purpose is to protect the humans from all the evil spirits. So that has been their focus historically, and they've shunned other groups of beings based on whether they thought they were descended from the Creator, who's sort of like their god or the creator or the evil one, right? So the Fae believed that the vampires and werewolves, for instance, were created by the evil ones, so they shouldn't associate with those types of beings, and there's a lot of learning in there. I guess you could say it, are we going to partner with these beings, and how? What does that look like? And is that really okay? And can we choose a different path than what our predecessors have chosen?   Michael Hingson ** 38:59 And I guess it's sort of pretty clearly, is that they somewhat do that.   Tricia Copeland ** 39:06 Yes, they do. And Titania, our main character, is very much the Herald for that type of behavior and that type of community and that type of acceptance   Michael Hingson ** 39:23 well. So your next year, your book will be out in July, and then where do you go from there?   Tricia Copeland ** 39:31 Yes, so like I said, I'm tossing around ideas for fantasy characters. I also write in the romance genre, so generally, I'll write a fantasy, and then I'll write a romance. I'll switch back and forth between writing those. The past year and a half, I guess I've been focusing on finishing this fantasy series, so I have two romances now queued up that I'm excited about writing, and we'll get to those first. I   Michael Hingson ** 39:58 think, hmm. What romances Have you written already?   Tricia Copeland ** 40:03 So after the being me series, I started the perfect romance series, which the first book was a little bit different from a typical romance. It has five parts, and it's the same main character, but based on decisions at different times in her life, her life goes off in a different way. So you see her go to France and fall in love with the French man, or you see her take a job in New York City and fall in love with a investment banker. And so you see her in different stages of her life, having made different decisions, but still finding happily ever after. So that kind of kicked off that. And somebody, somebody called it speculative romance at one time, and it's more like make your own story or choose your own ending type of book. But from there, I initially thought I would write like a full book showing each of the happily ever afters with that same character, but I wrote one book showing one happily ever after scenario, but then decided that I would look at all of her friends lives so they all met in college, and they were in this one sorority together. And so I write different books showing the different friends love stories. So I've written perfect. Was the first one perfect, always with Chloe. And then Brie book is a close as close to perfect. And this is still set in Lexington, Kentucky. And then the last one is perfect office pack, which is a enemies to lovers, office romance.   Michael Hingson ** 41:51 Now, do you put a lot of sex in your books? I   Tricia Copeland ** 41:54 don't know. My books are what's called closed door or fade to black, so you'll see some kissing, but not much more than that,   Michael Hingson ** 42:03 and that's fine. And the reason I asked that question was to get to the whole issue of so many people when they're writing, just have to make everything so graphic. There's got to be all this sex and all this other stuff that they put in them. And my view has always been, is that really necessary? And I gather you, you're essentially saying the same thing. And again, it's like detective stories. I love to read a lot of detective stories, but I like the detective stories most that are puzzles. That is, I want to figure out who done it. I don't need all the graphics of how somebody got murdered, or what happened. It happens. You don't need to put all that graphic stuff in to get to dealing with the puzzle. And it's the same thing with sex. You really need all that. Like a lot of comedians, it's all the shock stuff. They got to have all these horrible words, swear words, and everything else but the best comedians, I think most people, if they really study it, will agree, are the ones that tell stories without all that dirty and sex stuff in it.   Tricia Copeland ** 43:12 And that's what I like to read and what I like to watch, too. But there are definitely people that enjoy different types of books. Yeah, there are, yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 43:21 yeah, I hear you, but I, I would prefer to be able to use my imagination in various things. So one of my favorite detective stories or Characters of All Times is Nero Wolfe, written by Rex Stout, because he he writes in a way where you don't see all the graphic and don't need to see any of the graphic to get the entire picture. He describes enough so you know what's going on, but he doesn't deal with it in a way that would How do I put it? Offend anyone?   Tricia Copeland ** 43:59 Right? And I would probably argue that mystery books are would be the hardest to write, I think, because you have to give enough clues throughout so that the reader doesn't think, Oh, I would have never thought that was the villain, but you don't want to put too much in. So it's so obvious who the villain is, right? So I think it's the ways those authors weave those stories are very intricate and thought out and multi layered and impressive to me   Michael Hingson ** 44:34 well. And the reality is that sometimes, and again, I'll use Rex Stout as an example, when you find out who did it, or who the bad person was, and Wolf explains it clearly, all the clues were there, but it would be really hard for you to put it together. Now, there have been a few times where there were things that he didn't tell you, that if you if he had said those. Because during the book, you might have figured it out, but mostly the clues are somewhat there, but it is so subtle that I doubt very many people would figure it out, which   Tricia Copeland ** 45:14 is, yeah, definitely.   Michael Hingson ** 45:17 It makes it so much fun. When that happens, it is. So you're, you're still deciding what you want to do for your next series of books, or what, what the next realm will be, if you will,   Tricia Copeland ** 45:31 in the fantasy genre, yes, I'm still deciding which way to go with my next characters.   Michael Hingson ** 45:38 Yes, right, but you're going to probably do some romances before you go into those. I   Tricia Copeland ** 45:43 am, yes, I was just writing a newsletter to my subscribers. In the last book, I had subscribers pick names for my characters. And so in this book, I thought, You know what? I don't like this character has has only been introduced and very briefly in one of the books, and so she doesn't have a lot of backstory. And I thought, You know what, I can just ask my readers, where do you think she should live? What are her hobbies? What does she like to do? What's her favorite book genre? I thought that would be a lot of fun for my readers to direct some of that.   Michael Hingson ** 46:18 And what kind of answers did you get? Did you get a lot of feedback?   Tricia Copeland ** 46:22 Like I said, I Well, with the names one when? So I'm just sent out the poll today, new one, but for the name ones, yeah, I would. I got like 100 answers. And then I thought, you know, next time, I won't do the names, because sometimes names are so personal and can vote like a lot of emotion that people get very heated about people's names.   Michael Hingson ** 46:47 Now, do mostly women answer? Do you get both sexes answering your questions? It is   Tricia Copeland ** 46:52 mostly women, but definitely, maybe 10% male, I would think. And actually, I feel like I have more interaction, and that's mostly on the fantasy side, but I feel like I actually have sometimes more interaction. Maybe, I don't know, maybe this get more passionate about fantasy?   Michael Hingson ** 47:13 Yeah, probably so. But you know, there's, there's something to be said for reading a good romance book. I like cozy mysteries as well, and a lot of those are really combinations of mysteries and romance, and the mystery part is oftentimes more straightforward, but it's just the whole book and the putting the entire book together that makes it so much fun.   Tricia Copeland ** 47:41 Yeah, those can be a quick, you know, kind of feel good read. I yeah for that genre, yeah, and   Michael Hingson ** 47:49 there's nothing wrong with that. It's good to have feel good books occasionally,   Tricia Copeland ** 47:54 too. I am all for feel good everything, yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 47:58 Well, when I travel, I like to read on airplanes, and I like not to work and do reading that's really related to work, because going and coming from events is really the time that I get to have the most down time once I get somewhere I am on until I am on the airplane coming home. And so it is the way to relax. So I enjoy reading things that will allow me to relax when I'm going and coming from trips or from events, which is so important, I think, to be able to do and I think people should do more of that. It's always worth slowing down some and really letting your mind just wander.   Tricia Copeland ** 48:38 Yeah, plane trips are my favorite, because that's I do the same thing. I read on the plane, and I listen to audio books mostly if I'm home, when I'm exercising or when I'm doing chores. But to be able to sit down and read doesn't happen that often.   Michael Hingson ** 48:56 What do you like to read most from audio books? What? What genre?   Tricia Copeland ** 48:59 Um, exactly what I write, fantasy and romance.   Michael Hingson ** 49:03 What's your favorite fantasy books   Tricia Copeland ** 49:06 I just finished, and I'm so behind because I don't read fantasy when I'm writing fantasy. So I just finished Holly Black's, the folk of the air series, the cruel prince, I think the cool prince, the wicked king and the queen of nothing. I think they're the three books in that series. So that was really good series. And I'm writing Emily's wild encyclopedia fairies right now. So I just started that get   Michael Hingson ** 49:33 a little bit more information on those fairies for a future book. Right? That's that's kind of important to do. So do you produce with I've asked a number of people this, and I'll ask you, do you arrange for audio books to be produced from your series?   Tricia Copeland ** 49:53 I do both my fantasy series, The Kingdom journals, as well as the realm Chronicles. I have audio books. Four. I'm a little bit behind in the realm Chronicles. My Narrator had some health problems, so I'm switching narrators. But my new narrator, Tina walls, wolsen craft, yes, I think that's how you pronounce her last name, she will be working on the fourth book in the realm Chronicles series in September. So I'm hoping that will come out in October, and that will be my, my eighth audio book.   Michael Hingson ** 50:23 And where can people get the audio books?   Tricia Copeland ** 50:26 So the kingdom Journal series is on all platforms, and then the realm chronicle series, the newest series, is on Audible. Okay,   Michael Hingson ** 50:37 so and again under your name for the author?   Tricia Copeland ** 50:42 Yep. Tricia Copeland, author, the Kingdom Journal series. The first two books are female character, so and now I'm blank. I can't believe I'm blanking on her name. It'll come to me in a minute. Yeah. So I had a female narrator for the first two books, and then the second two books are male Lee main characters. So Dan Delgado did the narration on those and then Jillian Yetter, who was the most amazing narrator for Titania. She even had pink hair, just just like Titania does, a hold of the the cover of the book has Titania is pink hair. So that was really fun to work with her, and we won an award for the second book in that series, to be a fake guardian   Michael Hingson ** 51:26 in audio book. Oh, cool. What was the award? It   Tricia Copeland ** 51:29 was independent book publisher Association, young adult fantasy, Silver Award.   Michael Hingson ** 51:35 Oh, cool. That's exciting. It's always good to have awards. Have you run other awards along the way?   Tricia Copeland ** 51:40 I have several Colorado independent book Publishers Association for the first book, kingdom of embers, in the kingdom Journal series, as well as several the global Book Awards for to remember it to be, to be a fake queen, which is the first book in the kingdom journals and as Ray at my Aztec mythology.   Michael Hingson ** 52:06 So how many books have you written all together?   Speaker 1 ** 52:08 Next month's book will be 23 Wow.   Michael Hingson ** 52:13 That is really exciting. Well, I know we're putting in the show notes, the picture of the book cover for the next book. And as I mentioned earlier, if you want to send us other books that you think people ought to read, we'll put those pictures in the the notes as well. I'm glad to have all the pictures you want to share.   Tricia Copeland ** 52:31 I will definitely share them. Thank you. Well,   Michael Hingson ** 52:34 so is there anything else you'd like all of our listeners and viewers to know or to think about going forward,   Tricia Copeland ** 52:42 right? Well, if you go to my website, which is triciacopeland.com,   Michael Hingson ** 52:47 and Tricia is T, R, i, c, I A, Copeland, C, O, P, E, L,   52:53 a n, d, l, a n, d.com.com,   Tricia Copeland ** 52:56 yes, if you go there, and if you just want to get a trial of my books. If you subscribe to my newsletter, then you can read a free short story fantasy as well as a free short story romance.   Michael Hingson ** 53:07 Oh, okay. If people want to reach out to you, what's the best way to do that,   Tricia Copeland ** 53:13 they can reach out on direct message, on social media, or my email is Tricia T, R, i, c, I a@triciacopeland.com   53:21 too. Okay,   Michael Hingson ** 53:24 then people can, can reach out and and they'll, I'm sure, have all sorts of ideas for you.   Tricia Copeland ** 53:31 I love ideas, and I love talking to readers about my books.   Michael Hingson ** 53:36 Yeah, I I've written three, and I love getting comments and feedback from people, because I get new ideas and new thoughts. And mine are really all about helping to inspire people and so on. So it's it's always good when people have their their observations, whatever they are.   54:01 I agree.   Michael Hingson ** 54:03 Well, anyway, I want to thank you for being here. This has been a lot of fun, and I really value your time being here, and I hope people will reach out and and also, more important, get your books and read your books and review them. One of the most important things that all of us who are authors will tell anyone is, please review the books. Please go to places like Amazon and Reddit and so on and review the books, because those reviews are are viewed and paid attention to by so many people. So giving an author, a great review is always a wonderful thing to do.   Tricia Copeland ** 54:44 We do appreciate those and thank you so much, Michael for having me.   Michael Hingson ** 54:48 Well, it was my pleasure, and I want to thank all of you for listening and watching today. We really appreciate it. If you've got any thoughts, I'd love to hear from you, please email me at Michael H i. M, I, C, H, A, E, L, H, I, at access, A, B, A, C, C, E, S, S, i, b, e.com, but also go to our podcast page, www, dot Michael hinkson.com/podcast, you can see all of our podcasts there, but they're also available wherever you're listening to podcasts and and you can find the most anywhere podcasts are available. If you know anyone who ought to be a guest that you think would make a wonderful guest, and you'd like to have them tell their stories and Tricia you as well, I would really appreciate you introducing us, because we're always looking for more people to have on the podcast, and so please don't hesitate to reach out and don't hesitate to provide introductions, but again, give us a five star review here on unstoppable mindset. We value your reviews greatly, and we really appreciate you doing it. So I want to thank you, Tricia again, for being here. This has been fun, and I think it's really important that people do get a great sense of what you're doing, and I think we've done that, and we're really anxious to see where you go from here.   Tricia Copeland ** 56:08 Thank you so much, Michael, I so appreciate it.   Michael Hingson ** 56:15 You have been listening to the Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Thanks for dropping by. 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Join Charlie as he explores a beautiful nebula, and the colourful stars that are born there ✨If you enjoyed today's episode, why not dive into one of our Question & Answer episodes? You can hear from real scientists and astronomers answering curious questions about the universe. About AudiomovesAudiomoves is a podcast for little ones to move to, and in this series we're blasting off into space

Do stars fall down?

Buffalo, NY — June 4, 2025 — The Longevity & Aging Series has been honored with the Silver Award for “Excellence in Video/Film” at the inaugural EPIC Awards celebration on May 29, 2025, during the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) 47th Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. The EPIC Awards recognize the achievements of those who are advancing scholarly publishing through creativity, collaboration, and cutting-edge innovation. The Longevity & Aging Series, hosted by Aging (Aging-US) Editorial Board member Dr. Evgeniy Galimov, stood out for its impactful storytelling, production quality, and commitment to advancing understanding in the field of aging research. The Longevity & Aging Series brings together leading experts to discuss the latest developments in the biology of aging, healthy longevity, and interventions to improve healthspan. Now in its third season, the series is a trusted resource for scientists, clinicians, and the broader public interested in the future of aging research. For more information about the Aging (Aging-US) Longevity & Aging Series and to view the award-winning videos, please visit our show page or YouTube channel. If you are interested in becoming a guest or would like to know more about the series, please email us at media@impactjournals.com. Longevity & Aging Series Show Page - https://www.aging-us.com/longevity Aging-US YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@AgingJournal To learn more about the journal, please visit our website at https://www.Aging-US.com​​ and connect with us on social media at: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AgingUS/ X - https://twitter.com/AgingJrnl Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/agingjrnl/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/aging/ Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/aging-us.bsky.social Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/AgingUS/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1X4HQQgegjReaf6Mozn6Mc

Join our panel on writing, reading, and getting out there with Urban Fantasy, or what we call "Fantasy Without Elves." In honor of the release of TUNNELS OF BUDA (https://amzn.to/4mNSWFs) by Don Sawyer. Panelists:Tricia Copeland -Critically acclaimed and Award-Winning author, Tricia Copeland has been acknowledged as an Award Winners in two separate book categories for the prestigious 2024 Global Book Awards– acclaimed novel, To Be A Fae Queen which is the first book in her Realm Chronicles series was the recipient of the Gold Award in the Teen and Young Adult Action/Adventure category. In addition, Tricia also received the Silver Award in the Teen and Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Category for her stand-alone novel, Azreya, Aztec Priestess. Mark Morton - Noted Canadian non-fiction author and long-time CBC columnist Mark Morton has a debut as a novelist with The Headmasters, from Shadowpaw Press; he has DEEP experience in nonfiction as well, Cupboard Love: A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities (was nominated for a Julia Child Award Don Sawyer He has authored over 12 books in several genres, including two Canadian bestsellers, his new book is THE TUNNELS OF BUDA which launches TODAY Mickey Mikkelson is the founder of Creative Edge Publicity. Since founding Creative Edge, Mickey has signed some of the top talents in the literary industry, including multiple award-winning authors, New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors, and successful indie authors.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/castle-of-horror-podcast--4268760/support.

Join Charlie as he spins on his axis, twisting and turning through space like a planet.If you enjoyed today's episode, why not dive into one of our Question & Answer episodes? You can hear from real scientists and astronomers answering curious questions about the universe. About AudiomovesAudiomoves is a podcast for little ones to move to, and in this series we're blasting off into space

Why do planets stay in their orbits and not just fly away? And do planets spin whilst orbiting? Anna Gammon-Ross, Senior Planetarium Astronomer at Royal Observatory Greenwich, answers these questions and more.If you enjoyed hearing from today's astronomer, why not take your curiosity even further? Check out the Royal Observatory Greenwich - it's the perfect place to expand your cosmic knowledge. Visit rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory to find out more. About AudiomovesAudiomoves is a podcast for little ones to move to, and in this series we're blasting off into space

Why are planets different colours?

From volcanoes on Venus, to diamond rain on Neptune - join Charlie on a cosmic adventure to discover the planets in our solar system

Ever wondered how asteroids form? Or the difference between a meteor, a meteorite, and a meteoroid? Jake Foster, Public Astronomy Officer at Royal Observatory Greenwich, answers these questions and more.If you enjoyed hearing from today's astronomer, why not take your curiosity even further? Check out the Royal Observatory Greenwich - it's the perfect place to expand your cosmic knowledge. Visit rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory to find out more. About AudiomovesAudiomoves is a podcast for little ones to move to, and in this series we're blasting off into space

Space rocks…

Ever wondered how many craters there are on the moon? Or why the moon is grey and not rainbow coloured? Imo Bell, Astronomy Education Assistant at Royal Observatory Greenwich, answers these questions and more.If you enjoyed hearing from today's astronomer, why not take your curiosity even further? Check out the Royal Observatory Greenwich - it's the perfect place to expand your cosmic knowledge. Visit rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory to find out more. About AudiomovesAudiomoves is a podcast for little ones to move to, and in this series we're blasting off into space

Can you imagine skateboarding on the moon!? Well that's exactly what Charlie is up to in this episode. Join in as he glides, flips, and carves out shapes across the lunar landscape.

Stars don't just twinkle - sometimes they explode. Witness the spectacular end of a star's life and discover how it gives rise to new stars, black holes, and the building blocks of life itself.Content warning: please be aware that this episode features sounds of fireworks and explosions throughout.If you enjoyed today's episode, why not dive into one of our Question & Answer episodes? You can hear from real scientists and astronomers answering curious questions about the universe. About AudiomovesAudiomoves is a podcast for little ones to move to, and in this series we're blasting off into space

Why do some stars explode? What different shapes can a nebula can be? Sam Imperato, Planetarium Astronomer at Royal Observatory Greenwich, answers these questions and more.If you enjoyed hearing from today's astronomer, why not take your curiosity even further? Check out the Royal Observatory Greenwich - it's the perfect place to expand your cosmic knowledge. Visit rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory to find out more. About AudiomovesAudiomoves is a podcast for little ones to move to, and in this series we're blasting off into space

Move along with Charlie as he buzzes with energy from the sun!If you enjoyed today's episode, why not dive into one of our Question & Answer episodes? You can hear from real scientists and astronomers answering curious questions about the universe. About AudiomovesAudiomoves is a podcast for little ones to move to, and in this series we're blasting off into space . These short, accessible episodes encourage children to move, dance, and use their imagination. Winner of the Silver Award at the 2023 British Podcast Awards (Kids category) and featured at No. 5 in The Guardian's “20 Best Podcasts for Kids and Teens.” Search ‘Audiomoves' wherever you get your podcasts.Follow for more fun!Check out our YouTube: youtube.com/@peutetretheatre  Instagram: @peutetretheatreWebsite: peutetretheatre.co.ukThanks to the Royal Observatory Greenwich. You can find out more about their amazing work here: rmg.co.uk/royal-observatoryCreative TeamCreator & Director: Daphna AttiasNarrator: Charlie HendrenWriter: Bridget LappinComposer & Sound Designer: Ellie IsherwoodProducer: Bridie DonaghyEngagement Producer: Niki Lavithis Access Consultant: Amelia CavalloMarketing Manager: Vic Shead Podcast Illustration: Evie FridelGraphic Design: Studio27ElevenAudiomoves in Space is funded by Arts Council England. Peut-Être Theatre is supported by Garfield Weston Foundation, Backstage Trust, and Phoenix Court. 

Does every solar system have a sun? How can astronomers study the sun when it's so bright? Tania de Sales Marques, Senior Astronomy Manager at Royal Observatory Greenwich, answers these questions and more.If you enjoyed hearing from today's astronomer, why not take your curiosity even further? Check out the Royal Observatory Greenwich - it's the perfect place to expand your cosmic knowledge. Visit rmg.co.uk/royal-observatory to find out more. About AudiomovesAudiomoves is a podcast for little ones to move to, and in this series we're blasting off into space . These short, accessible episodes encourage children to move, dance, and use their imagination. Winner of the Silver Award at the 2023 British Podcast Awards (Kids category) and featured at No. 5 in The Guardian's “20 Best Podcasts for Kids and Teens.” Search ‘Audiomoves' wherever you get your podcasts.Follow for more fun!Check out our YouTube: youtube.com/@peutetretheatre   Instagram: @peutetretheatreWebsite: peutetretheatre.co.ukCreative TeamCreator & Director: Daphna AttiasNarrator: Charlie HendrenWriter: Bridget LappinAstronomer: Tania de Sales MarquesComposer & Sound Designer: Ellie IsherwoodProducer: Bridie DonaghyEngagement Producer: Niki Lavithis Access Consultant: Amelia CavalloMarketing Manager: Vic Shead Podcast Illustration: Evie FridelGraphic Design: Studio27ElevenThank you to the children at Beecroft Garden Primary School for their awesome questions. Audiomoves in Space is funded by Arts Council England. Peut-Être Theatre is supported by Garfield Weston Foundation, Backstage Trust, and Phoenix Court. 

Guy Morris has released three pulse-pounding thrillers inspired by true stories, actual technologies, global politics and history.#guymorris #ai #masonicgroup================All Episodes can be found at ⁠https://www.podpage.com/speaking-podcast/ All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants at ⁠https://roycoughlan.com/⁠ ------------------    About my Guest Guy Morris :After a traumatized childhood, Guy pushed on to earn multiple undergraduate degrees in economics, finance with a minor in computer science, before earning an MBA. Guy was awarded a full grad school scholarship and acceptance into the Harvard MBA program by building a macro-economic model that out-performed the US Federal Reserve. Starting with IBM, Guy went on to a 36-year leadership career with Fortune 100 software, high-tech and global energy such as Burroughs, Oxy Petroleum, Oracle, and Microsoft. Known as a thought-leader and innovator of leading edge technologies that span over three decades, including early stage AI, Guy now speaks to the dangers of AI. During his career, Guy was also a published song writer for Disney Records, recorded multiple CDs, produced an award-winning webisode series that brought the FBI to his door, earned a Coast Guard charter captain license, and an adventurer /diver who fed sharks. In 2019, Guy retired to pursue his third-act career as a self-published author of award-winning thrillers, most often compared to Dan Brown. From cartel death threats in Latin America to the shark diving in Moorea; from the Board Room to a recording studio; from child homelessness to corporate jets, Guy pulls from a rich life of diverse experience to write books that thrill, educate, and inspire thoughtful dialogue on genuine issues facing humanity.Since his 2021 debut, Guy has released three pulse-pounding thrillers inspired by true stories, actual technologies, global politics and history. His Kirkus recommended books won both a Reader's Favorite Gold and Silver Award, listed on BookTrib's Favorite 25 Books of 2021, finalist for IAN Book of the Year, and semi-finalist for Screencraft's Cinematic Book. His articles have been published in SD Voyager, and Mystery & Suspense magazines.What we Discussed:  00:40 Who is Guy Morris01:20 How he became Homeless at a young age05:15 The Hardship created his success mentality08:10 Never Judge any persons job Position10:30 The Patents he created13:30 The FBI Knocking on his door  20:20 His book was ahead of his time22:15 DARPA mentioned in the book26:10 The Bilderberg Group29:00 The Illuminati and Freemasons33:00 Who is the Bad Guy Behind the Bad Guy33:35 My expereince at a Masons Event and friends in it36:00 They believe in Karma so tell us what they will do38:00 The World Economic Forum and the Great Reset39:45 How he wrote about things before they happened44:30 DNA & Cloning47:15 It was not called Artifical Intelligence before50:10 Different Ai Types53:10 What is Good with Ai56:45 Ai does not need to be politically correct1:01:15 Ai can be Biased1:04:10 Technology that was available 100+ years ago1:08:00 His 3 Books and Awards1:10:05 Could the Book become a MovieHow to Contact Guy Morrishttps://www.guymorrisbooks.com/https://x.com/guymorrisbookshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/guybmorris/https://www.instagram.com/authorguymorris/https://www.facebook.com/OfficialGuyMorrisBookshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGi3JinUp6w24dJmDVq3ZKg------------------All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants at ⁠https://roycoughlan.com/⁠ ___________________

Guy Morris has released three pulse-pounding thrillers inspired by true stories, actual technologies, global politics and history.#guymorris #ai #masonicgroup================All Episodes can be found at ⁠https://www.podpage.com/speaking-podcast/ All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants at ⁠https://roycoughlan.com/⁠ ------------------    About my Guest Guy Morris : After a traumatized childhood, Guy pushed on to earn multiple undergraduate degrees in economics, finance with a minor in computer science, before earning an MBA. Guy was awarded a full grad school scholarship and acceptance into the Harvard MBA program by building a macro-economic model that out-performed the US Federal Reserve. Starting with IBM, Guy went on to a 36-year leadership career with Fortune 100 software, high-tech and global energy such as Burroughs, Oxy Petroleum, Oracle, and Microsoft. Known as a thought-leader and innovator of leading edge technologies that span over three decades, including early stage AI, Guy now speaks to the dangers of AI. During his career, Guy was also a published song writer for Disney Records, recorded multiple CDs, produced an award-winning webisode series that brought the FBI to his door, earned a Coast Guard charter captain license, and an adventurer /diver who fed sharks. In 2019, Guy retired to pursue his third-act career as a self-published author of award-winning thrillers, most often compared to Dan Brown. From cartel death threats in Latin America to the shark diving in Moorea; from the Board Room to a recording studio; from child homelessness to corporate jets, Guy pulls from a rich life of diverse experience to write books that thrill, educate, and inspire thoughtful dialogue on genuine issues facing humanity.Since his 2021 debut, Guy has released three pulse-pounding thrillers inspired by true stories, actual technologies, global politics and history. His Kirkus recommended books won both a Reader's Favorite Gold and Silver Award, listed on BookTrib's Favorite 25 Books of 2021, finalist for IAN Book of the Year, and semi-finalist for Screencraft's Cinematic Book. His articles have been published in SD Voyager, and Mystery & Suspense magazines.What we Discussed:  00:40 Who is Guy Morris01:20 How he became Homeless at a young age05:15 The Hardship created his success mentality08:10 Never Judge any persons job Position10:30 The Patents he created13:30 The FBI Knocking on his door  20:20 His book was ahead of his time22:15 DARPA mentioned in the book26:10 The Bilderberg Group29:00 The Illuminati and Freemasons33:00 Who is the Bad Guy Behind the Bad Guy33:35 My expereince at a Masons Event and friends in it36:00 They believe in Karma so tell us what they will do38:00 The World Economic Forum and the Great Reset39:45 How he wrote about things before they happened44:30 DNA & Cloning47:15 It was not called Artifical Intelligence before50:10 Different Ai Types53:10 What is Good with Ai56:45 Ai does not need to be politically correct1:01:15 Ai can be Biased1:04:10 Technology that was available 100+ years ago1:08:00 His 3 Books and Awards1:10:05 Could the Book become a MovieHow to Contact Guy Morrishttps://www.guymorrisbooks.com/ https://x.com/guymorrisbookshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/guybmorris/https://www.instagram.com/authorguymorris/https://www.facebook.com/OfficialGuyMorrisBookshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGi3JinUp6w24dJmDVq3ZKg------------------All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants at ⁠https://roycoughlan.com/⁠ ___________________

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The Founder of Nice N' Spiky Comedy Clara Heimerdinger recounts her journey from working at the BBC as a Business and Production Manager to running her own comedy business. Having been involved in running comedy nights as a side hustle while progressing her career at the BBC, Clara gave it all up to start Nice N' Spiky in 2019. A new business was born bringing together comedians, agents, clubs and venues. Over nearly six years, Clara has worked hard to grow her business, despite the best efforts of the pandemic to disrupt her progress. Discover how she pivoted, and came through it stronger. Our discussion covers a wide range of issues, from how to monitor acts when you have four performing in different venues in one night. We explore the disparity between male and female comedians on the circuit, delving into the reasons why men still outnumber women three to one. In celebration of her efforts, Clara entered the Best Businesswomen Awards in 2024 and won a Silver Award. She tells us why she got involved, and the joy of attending the gala final with her mother. For anyone struggling to come to terms with running a business, this is a great episode to understand you're not alone. Clara explains how she learns on the job, outsourcing where she can afford to, doing it herself when necessary. You'll also learn the charming reason why Clara named her business Nice N' Spiky. It may not be what you think! This is a great episode for anyone interested in the comedy circuit, but also for those considering turning a side-hustle into a fully fledged business.   {2:08} Why Clara quit the BBC to start Nice N' Spiky. {4:37} How the business generates revenue. {6:17} Why Nice N' Spiky? {7:15} The challenges Clara has faced along the way. {10:41} Delivering live events while building a team. {13:00} Choosing which comedians to work with. {16:20} The disparity between male and female comdians. {18:18} Do women experience nerves more than men? {20:54} Why Clara entered the Best Businesswomen Awards. {23:15} Why bringing your Mum to the gala final is so special. {25:18} Making the leap from side hustle to full-time business. {28:15} Learning to run the business. {29:11} Clara's upcoming events.   Connect with Debbie at: https://thebusinessawardsshow.co.uk Connect with Clara: https://nicenspiky.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicenspiky/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nice-n-spiky-comedy/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nicenspikycomedy Upcoming events: https://linktr.ee/nicenspiky

The Happy Home Designer Holly Scott is an award-winning interior designer with a passion for creating beautifully curated spaces. She has designed and styled for some of the world's most iconic brands, including Ralph Lauren, Harvey Nichols, and Harrods.    She joins us to plot her journey from window dressing at iconic stores to becoming a successful business owner. With a rich tapestry of experiences ranging from Ralph Lauren to Stella and Dot Jewellery, Holly's story is a masterclass in balancing creativity with entrepreneurial acumen. Having won a Silver Award for Customer Service at the 2024 Best Businesswomen Awards, Holly's insights into excellent customer service and personalised design reveal the heart of her thriving business, demonstrating a desire to delight her clients. Her passion for design shines through as she shares practical tips for homeowners eager to infuse personal style into their living spaces. She launched The Happy Home Design online academy to empower individuals to harness the emotional power of colour and functionality, turning ordinary rooms into extraordinary reflections of personal taste. From planning plug sockets to choosing the perfect colours and motifs, Holly's wisdom offers a roadmap for anyone looking to create a home that feels like a truly happy place. Networking and community-building take center stage as Holly discusses the evolution of her business offerings and the importance of collaboration. With the launch of her hybrid program, and her upcoming in-person event, Happy Home Design Live, Holly embodies the spirit of continuous growth and innovation. Her journey underscores the value of embracing change and leveraging networks to foster creativity and build meaningful relationships. This is the perfect podcast for anyone wanting to learn more about interior design or the essence of excellent service.   {1:37} Holly's journey to starting her business. {8:03} How Holly works with clients. {12:06} When and how to use colour and memorable design. {17:36} What makes for outstanding customer service. {21:23} What a customer service award has done for the business. {24:09} Holly's tips from 5 years in business.   Connect with Debbie at: https://thebusinessawardsshow.co.uk Connect with Holly: http://hollyscottinteriordesign.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollyscottinteriordesign/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/holly-scott-5a942024/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hollyscottinteriordesign YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hollyscottinteriordesign9635 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hollyscottinteriordesign Happy Home Design VIP: https://hollyscottinteriordesign.co.uk/happy-home-design-vip Happy Home Design LIVE: https://hollyscottinteriordesign.co.uk/hhd-live Design Academy for free blogs, downloads, and online course: https://hollyscottinteriordesign.co.uk/designacademy FREE DOWNLOAD - 4 Essential Design Secrets: To Create A Home You Love - https://academy.hollyscottinteriordesign.co.uk/products/courses/view/1165405

Join Audiomoves narrator Charlie and Abbe from the Koala Moon podcast as they explore the tranquil sleepy forest. Together, they embark on a magical camping adventure that blends storytelling with gentle movement. From setting up camp and stargazing to roasting marshmallows over the fire, this journey is perfect for stretching, unwinding, and drifting into peaceful sleep.For more episodes like this, search Audiomoves or Koala Moon wherever you get your podcasts.About AudiomovesThe podcast that gets kids moving. We love to dance, so we created a podcast for little ones and big ones to move around to. These short, accessible episodes encourage children to move, dance, and imagine—all screen-free. Winner of the Silver Award at the 2023 British Podcast Awards (Kids category) and featured at No. 5 in The Guardian's “20 Best Podcasts for Kids and Teens.”Instagram:@peutetretheatreYouTube:@peutetretheatrewww.peutetretheatre.co.ukAbout Koala MoonThe No. 1 kids' bedtime stories and sleep meditation podcast. Hosted by Abbe Opher, a bedtime story enthusiast, all episodes are safe for babies, children and really big kids 0 to 100. So settle down tonight and get sleepy with the world's greatest bedtime stories & sleep meditations for kids.Instagram:@koalakids.fmYouTube:@koalamoonfmwww.sleepiest.com/podcast/koala-moon'Sleeping under the stars' Creative TeamWritten by: Daphna Attias, Bridie Donaghy & Suzanna McloughlinNarrators: Charlie Hendren & Abbe OpherComposer & Sound Designers: Ben Kelly & SokiMarketing Manager: Vic Shead

KJ Fieler is known for her exceptional storytelling and captivating narratives. She's won multiple awards, including:​ Literary Titan Gold Firebird Award for Women's Issues and Weird Genre 2023 Historical Fiction Company, 5-star Reader's Choice and Silver Award for Fantasy The 20th Annual "Best Book" Awards, Finalist Reader's Favorite, 5-star Reader's Choice and Finalist​  She also hosts Writer 2 Writer, an enlightening YouTube author spotlight show. Through this platform, she delves into the lives and works of fellow authors, shedding light on their creative processes and showcasing their latest works.  Fieler's award-winning debut novel, "Shadow Runner" is the first installment in a thrilling three-book Victorian Adventure series which plunges readers into an exhilarating world of mystery and intrigue. "Shadow Hunter," the highly anticipated second book in the Shadow Series, is set to debut in December of 2024. LEARN MORE ABOUT KJ FIELER AND HER WORK: https://www.kjfieler.com/ TOPICS OF CONVERSATION About Shadow Runner and the inspiraton for the story Exploring Ada's journey from aristocrat to assassin, her changing views on freedom, and the societal and moral challenges she faces. The integration of Victorian elements with steampunk innovation and the supernatural, including world-building and the setting's unique atmosphere. How Ada's relationships reflect Victorian and modern power structures, as well as the deeper truths and societal norms challenged in the story. Insights into the series' trajectory, potential developments in book two, and any hints about upcoming projects. SHADOW RUNNER by KJ Fieler Born to aristocracy, Ada will marry and never want for anything, except freedom. An unearthly visitor and a series of seemingly supernatural events unexpectedly deliver her from the mundane. But no one could have predicted the darkness that comes with it. Taken in and raised by a secret society, Ada is groomed as an assassin. As she comes of age, she must become a predator, targeting members of the very nobility to which she was born... or try to escape. But if she leaves, she risks the lives of the two she loves most... her adopted sister... and her captor. CONNECT WITH KJ FIELER! https://www.kjfieler.com/ https://www.facebook.com/kat.fieler/ https://www.youtube.com/@KatFieler https://www.instagram.com/katfieler/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553066355617

CTL Script/ Top Stories of October 12th Publish Date: October 12th   From the Ingles Studio Welcome to the Award-Winning Cherokee Tribune Ledger Podcast    Today is Saturday, October 12th and Happy heavenly Birthday to Sam Moore. ***10.12.24 – BIRTHDAY – SAM MOORE*** I'm Keith Ippolito and here are the stories Cherokee is talking about, presented by Credit Union of Georgia.  1.  Cherokee County Farm Bureau Hosting Legislative Breakfast 2. Gary Farris' Son Testifies in Cherokee County Murder Trial 3. Hot Dog Luncheon Raises Nearly $1,000 For Cherokee County Seniors   We'll have all this and more coming up on the Cherokee Tribune-Ledger Podcast, and if you're looking for Community news, we encourage you to listen and subscribe!    Commercial: CU of GA (06.26.24 CU OF GA FREE CHECKING_REV_FINAL) STORY 1:  Cherokee County Farm Bureau Hosting Legislative Breakfast The Cherokee County Farm Bureau is hosting its annual Legislative Breakfast on Oct. 18 from 8-11 a.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church near Canton. The event, featuring Georgia Farm Bureau's Tom McCall and other local officials, is free but requires an RSVP. Attendees will enjoy a Chick-fil-A breakfast and can tour the House of Hope and Cox Arboretum and Garden afterward. RSVP by Oct. 17 via email at dbforward@gfbco.org or call 770-479-1481. STORY 2:  Gary Farris' Son Testifies in Cherokee County Murder Trial Chris and Scott Farris discovered their father's remains on a burn pile on July 5, 2018. Melody Walker Farris is accused of murdering her husband, Gary Farris, and burning his body. She faces multiple charges but has pleaded not guilty. Chris testified about his parents' marital issues, including suspicions of an affair and financial disputes. He also mentioned his father's belief that Melody was poisoning him. Witnesses included a neighbor who knew of Melody's affair and a police officer who found no struggle signs at the crime scene. The trial, which began Monday, is expected to last three to four weeks. STORY 3:  Hot Dog Luncheon Raises Nearly $1,000 For Cherokee County Seniors Cherokee County Senior Services and Stand Up For Seniors raised $995 for local seniors at their hot dog fundraising luncheon on Oct. 3, rescheduled due to Hurricane Helene. The event, held at the Cherokee County Senior Center, exceeded expectations with around 200 attendees. Funds will be used to purchase heaters for seniors before winter. The luncheon supported the Last Stop Program, aiding seniors with rent, utilities, and medical expenses. Tim Morris, Senior Services Director, praised the community's dedication. Stand Up For Seniors partners with donors and businesses to assist low-income seniors and veterans. More info is available on their websites. We have opportunities for sponsors to get great engagement on these shows. Call 770.874.3200 for more info.   Back in a moment  Break: DRAKE (Drake Realty (Cherokee County) – The Mill (09.26.24 THE MILL ON ETOWAH REV 2 30_FINAL) STORY 4:  CCSD Police Department Renews Accreditation and Earns State Award The Cherokee County School District Police Department has renewed its status as a certified agency by Georgia's Law Enforcement Certification Program, earning a Silver Award for 15 years of accreditation. Led by Chief Buster Cushing, it's one of only five school police departments in Georgia to achieve this status. The certification, requiring recertification every three years, ensures high professionalism and effective law enforcement. The process involves a comprehensive onsite assessment by state assessors. Key contributors to the reaccreditation were Mary Henson and Capt. Richie Rich. The department will be honored at the October school board meeting. STORY 5:  Julia Roberts and Stacey Abrams Rally for Harris in Canton Julia Roberts and Stacey Abrams visited downtown Canton to support Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign. They emphasized the importance of voting for Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, and advocated for abortion rights. Abrams highlighted Georgia's role in shaping the future and defending rights, while Roberts encouraged unity and dialogue among voters. Lisa Brooks and Debra Shigley also spoke, urging support for Harris against Donald Trump's policies. The event coincided with the opening of the Harris-Walz campaign office in Canton, marking a significant push for voter engagement in Georgia. Commercial: Ingles Markets (Nutrition Questions) 5 STORY 6:  Cherokee County Students Selected for All-State Theatre Program Four Cherokee County School District students have been selected for the All-State Theatre Program. Cherokee High seniors Kayleigh Coda and Samantha Geer, along with Sequoyah High seniors Noah Popp and Ava Grace Roberts, will perform at the 2025 Georgia Thespian Conference. Coda, Geer, and Roberts were cast for the opening and closing performances, with Roberts and Popp being selected for the second consecutive year. Popp will design and operate the event's lighting. Theatre directors Jodi Burn and Cindy Humphlett will guide the students, who will be recognized at an upcoming school board meeting. STORY 7:  R.M. Moore Elementary Earns Cafeteria of Excellence Award R.M. Moore Elementary has been honored with the Cafeteria of Excellence Award. This recognition highlights the school's commitment to providing outstanding food service and maintaining high standards in their cafeteria operations. The award celebrates the efforts of the cafeteria staff in ensuring nutritious and appealing meals for students. This achievement underscores the school's dedication to fostering a healthy and supportive dining environment for its students.   We'll have closing comments after this.    COMMERCIAL: 01.02.24 HELLER LAW 4 GENERIC_FINAL   SIGN OFF –   Thanks again for hanging out with us on today's Cherokee Tribune Ledger Podcast. If you enjoy these shows, we encourage you to check out our other offerings, like the Cherokee Tribune Ledger Podcast, the Marietta Daily Journal, or the Community Podcast for Rockdale Newton and Morgan Counties. Read more about all our stories and get other great content at www.tribuneledgernews.com Did you know over 50% of Americans listen to podcasts weekly? Giving you important news about our community and telling great stories are what we do. Make sure you join us for our next episode and be sure to share this podcast on social media with your friends and family. Add us to your Alexa Flash Briefing or your Google Home Briefing and be sure to like, follow, and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. 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CTL Script/ Top Stories of October 12th Publish Date: October 12th   From the Ingles Studio Welcome to the Award-Winning Cherokee Tribune Ledger Podcast    Today is Saturday, October 12th and Happy heavenly Birthday to Sam Moore. ***10.12.24 – BIRTHDAY – SAM MOORE*** I'm Keith Ippolito and here are the stories Cherokee is talking about, presented by Credit Union of Georgia.  1.  Cherokee County Farm Bureau Hosting Legislative Breakfast 2. Gary Farris' Son Testifies in Cherokee County Murder Trial 3. Hot Dog Luncheon Raises Nearly $1,000 For Cherokee County Seniors   We'll have all this and more coming up on the Cherokee Tribune-Ledger Podcast, and if you're looking for Community news, we encourage you to listen and subscribe!    Commercial: CU of GA (06.26.24 CU OF GA FREE CHECKING_REV_FINAL) STORY 1:  Cherokee County Farm Bureau Hosting Legislative Breakfast The Cherokee County Farm Bureau is hosting its annual Legislative Breakfast on Oct. 18 from 8-11 a.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church near Canton. The event, featuring Georgia Farm Bureau's Tom McCall and other local officials, is free but requires an RSVP. Attendees will enjoy a Chick-fil-A breakfast and can tour the House of Hope and Cox Arboretum and Garden afterward. RSVP by Oct. 17 via email at dbforward@gfbco.org or call 770-479-1481. STORY 2:  Gary Farris' Son Testifies in Cherokee County Murder Trial Chris and Scott Farris discovered their father's remains on a burn pile on July 5, 2018. Melody Walker Farris is accused of murdering her husband, Gary Farris, and burning his body. She faces multiple charges but has pleaded not guilty. Chris testified about his parents' marital issues, including suspicions of an affair and financial disputes. He also mentioned his father's belief that Melody was poisoning him. Witnesses included a neighbor who knew of Melody's affair and a police officer who found no struggle signs at the crime scene. The trial, which began Monday, is expected to last three to four weeks. STORY 3:  Hot Dog Luncheon Raises Nearly $1,000 For Cherokee County Seniors Cherokee County Senior Services and Stand Up For Seniors raised $995 for local seniors at their hot dog fundraising luncheon on Oct. 3, rescheduled due to Hurricane Helene. The event, held at the Cherokee County Senior Center, exceeded expectations with around 200 attendees. Funds will be used to purchase heaters for seniors before winter. The luncheon supported the Last Stop Program, aiding seniors with rent, utilities, and medical expenses. Tim Morris, Senior Services Director, praised the community's dedication. Stand Up For Seniors partners with donors and businesses to assist low-income seniors and veterans. More info is available on their websites. We have opportunities for sponsors to get great engagement on these shows. Call 770.874.3200 for more info.   Back in a moment  Break: DRAKE (Drake Realty (Cherokee County) – The Mill (09.26.24 THE MILL ON ETOWAH REV 2 30_FINAL) STORY 4:  CCSD Police Department Renews Accreditation and Earns State Award The Cherokee County School District Police Department has renewed its status as a certified agency by Georgia's Law Enforcement Certification Program, earning a Silver Award for 15 years of accreditation. Led by Chief Buster Cushing, it's one of only five school police departments in Georgia to achieve this status. The certification, requiring recertification every three years, ensures high professionalism and effective law enforcement. The process involves a comprehensive onsite assessment by state assessors. Key contributors to the reaccreditation were Mary Henson and Capt. Richie Rich. The department will be honored at the October school board meeting. STORY 5:  Julia Roberts and Stacey Abrams Rally for Harris in Canton Julia Roberts and Stacey Abrams visited downtown Canton to support Vice President Kamala Harris' presidential campaign. They emphasized the importance of voting for Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, and advocated for abortion rights. Abrams highlighted Georgia's role in shaping the future and defending rights, while Roberts encouraged unity and dialogue among voters. Lisa Brooks and Debra Shigley also spoke, urging support for Harris against Donald Trump's policies. The event coincided with the opening of the Harris-Walz campaign office in Canton, marking a significant push for voter engagement in Georgia. Commercial: Ingles Markets (Nutrition Questions) 5 STORY 6:  Cherokee County Students Selected for All-State Theatre Program Four Cherokee County School District students have been selected for the All-State Theatre Program. Cherokee High seniors Kayleigh Coda and Samantha Geer, along with Sequoyah High seniors Noah Popp and Ava Grace Roberts, will perform at the 2025 Georgia Thespian Conference. Coda, Geer, and Roberts were cast for the opening and closing performances, with Roberts and Popp being selected for the second consecutive year. Popp will design and operate the event's lighting. Theatre directors Jodi Burn and Cindy Humphlett will guide the students, who will be recognized at an upcoming school board meeting. STORY 7:  R.M. Moore Elementary Earns Cafeteria of Excellence Award R.M. Moore Elementary has been honored with the Cafeteria of Excellence Award. This recognition highlights the school's commitment to providing outstanding food service and maintaining high standards in their cafeteria operations. The award celebrates the efforts of the cafeteria staff in ensuring nutritious and appealing meals for students. This achievement underscores the school's dedication to fostering a healthy and supportive dining environment for its students.   We'll have closing comments after this.    COMMERCIAL: 01.02.24 HELLER LAW 4 GENERIC_FINAL   SIGN OFF –   Thanks again for hanging out with us on today's Cherokee Tribune Ledger Podcast. If you enjoy these shows, we encourage you to check out our other offerings, like the Cherokee Tribune Ledger Podcast, the Marietta Daily Journal, or the Community Podcast for Rockdale Newton and Morgan Counties. 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Rich Wilson and Sara Barron kick off with a moan about the weather! It's too hot! Wait until you get to Edinburgh, Sara. They also touch on the challenges of parenting, sleep training, self-esteem, body image, and relationships. Find Sara at @sarabarron1000000Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and host of the cult-hit podcast, They Like to Watch, Sara Barron has a new show that's fierce, savage and other adjectives from RuPaul's Drag Race. The clock is ticking, and the questions aren't cute anymore: is it your fault you're so angry? How old is too old to blame your mum? Why are you meaner to her, than to anyone else? And why is she so angry?! Oh. A regular on television, Sara's credits include Live at the Apollo (BBC Two), Would I Lie to You? (BBC One), and Richard Osman's House of Games (BBC Two). She is co-creator of the hit podcast FireCrotch and Normcore: They Like to Watch, which won a Silver Award at the 2023 British Podcasting Awards. Featured guests on the podcast include Daisy May Cooper, Russell T. Davies, Self-Esteem, Jesse Armstrong, and Charlie Brooker. Sara has appeared on The News Quiz, The Now Show, and Woman's Hour (BBC Radio 4), and has published two essay collections with Random House, People Are Unappealing and The Harm in Asking. “Rendered gut-achingly speechless” ★★★★★ (Dave Esson, The Daily Express). “Beautifully crafted, no-nonsense stand-up… Highly recommended” ★★★★(Stephen Armstrong, The Sunday Times). Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Full transcription available at http://heartsofgoldpodcast.com/  Savannah, a dedicated Girl Scout who shared her journey of earning the prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award. Savannah's project focused on improving the trails at her local animal shelter. She identified the need for better-marked trails to help volunteers and visitors navigate the area more easily. Her project involved cleaning up existing trails, adding new ones, naming them, and creating a detailed map with mileage information. She also developed a pamphlet for new volunteers to help them understand the shelter's rules and how they can contribute. One of the unique aspects of Savannah's project was the creation of color-coded signs for the trails. Despite some challenges with the durability of the materials, she learned valuable lessons about project management and material selection. Savannah's dedication to her project, even while juggling a busy high school schedule, is truly commendable. Savannah also shared her experiences with time management, the importance of teamwork, and the support she received from her family, friends, and fellow scouts. She emphasized the significance of the global link in the Gold Award process, connecting her project to broader issues like volunteerism and health. In addition to her Gold Award project, Savannah continues to support her Girl Scout troop, helping younger members with their own awards and serving as a role model. She is currently a sophomore at Austin Peay State University, studying engineering technology with a concentration in mechatronics, and is actively involved in various roles on campus. Savannah's story is a testament to the impact of the Girl Scout Gold Award and the importance of perseverance, planning, and community support.    More About Savannah: Savannah has been a Girl Scout since she was in the second grade. Her mom became her troop leader when she was a first-year junior. Savannah earned her Silver Award in 2019. She is the first Girl Scout from her service unit to earn her Gold Award in 11 years and is the fourth Girl Scout to age out from her service unit within the same amount of time. As a senior in high school, she was part of many clubs but still found time to complete her Gold Award and lead the Girl Scout Seniors in earning badges. During the fall of 2023, she was a leader to the Brownies. Now, Savannah is mentoring the different age groups through their courses of earning the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards. When she had her last badge ceremony as a Girl Scout, her troop surprised her with a lifetime membership. This summer, Savannah is working as a nature counselor at Camp Sycamore Hills. She is attending Austin Peay State University and pursuing her bachelor's degree in engineering technology with a concentration in Mechatronics. At the university, she is also a writing tutor and a lab assistant for the engineering technology department.   Key Takeaways from this episode: Importance of Time Management: Savannah highlighted the challenge of time management during her Gold Award project, especially while juggling multiple responsibilities in high school. She emphasized the need to write everything down to keep track of hours and tasks effectively. Teamwork and Collaboration: Savannah's project involved a team effort, including volunteers, family, friends, and even Boy Scouts. The collaboration and support from her team members were crucial in successfully completing the project. Continuous Improvement and Adaptation: Despite facing challenges with the signage for the trails, Savannah remained resilient and open to feedback. She iterated on the design based on input from the animal shelter, demonstrating a commitment to continuous improvement and adaptation in her project. Share this show with your friends on Twitter. Click to have an editable already written tweet! https://ctt.ac/33zKe Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3rx06pr   Join our Facebook Community https://www.facebook.com/sherylmrobinson/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sherylmrobinson/?hl=en Please subscribe to Hearts of Gold on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/sherylmrobinson or on your favorite podcast app. Support future Hearts of Gold episodes at https://www.patreon.com/heartsofgold Editing by https://www.offthewalter.com/ Walter's YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0wFZRVaOpUd_nXc_8-4yQ

In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Steven Howard about his book, Humony Leadership: Mindsets, Skills and Behaviors for Being a Successful People-Centric Leader. Steven Howard (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenbhoward/) is the award-winning author of 22 leadership, business, and professional development books. His latest book, Humony Leadership: Mindsets, Skills and Behaviors for Being a Successful People-Centric Leader was published in August 2022. In awarding the book a Gold Medal, the Nonfiction Authors Association called Humony Leadership, “a significant work with an important mission.” Humony Leadership was also voted the 8th Best Indie Book of 2022 by the readers at ReadFreely.com and received a Bronze Medal in the Business/Leadership category from Reader Views Literary Awards. Steven was named one of the 2023 Top 200 Global Biggest Voices in Leadership by the LeadersHum network in recognition of his thought-provoking and leading-edge thinking on leadership. Humony is a word created by Steven comprising Human, Humanity, and Harmony to emphasize the leading of people and the need for leaders to create workplaces of wellbeing and harmony. His book Better Decisions. Better Thinking. Better Outcomes. How to go from Mind Full to Mindful Leadership, received a Silver Award from the Nonfiction Authors Association. He also wrote Leadership Lessons from the Volkswagen Saga, which won three prestigious publishing industry awards (2017 Independent Press Award, National Indie Excellence Award, and San Francisco Book Festival Award). He is also the author of Great Leadership Words of Wisdom. He is also the co-author of Strong Women Speak on Leadership, Success, and Living Well. Howard is well-known and recognized for his truly international and multicultural perspective, having lived in the USA for over 30 years, in Singapore for 21 years, and in Australia for 12 years. He currently resides in Southern California and Mexico City.  Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network! Check out the ⁠HCI Academy⁠: Courses, Micro-Credentials, and Certificates to Upskill and Reskill for the Future of Work! Check out the LinkedIn ⁠Alchemizing Human Capital⁠ Newsletter. Check out Dr. Westover's book, ⁠The Future Leader⁠. Check out Dr. Westover's book, ⁠'Bluer than Indigo' Leadership⁠. Check out Dr. Westover's book, ⁠The Alchemy of Truly Remarkable Leadership⁠. Check out the latest issue of the ⁠Human Capital Leadership magazine⁠. Each HCI Podcast episode (Program, ID No. 655967) has been approved for 0.50 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). Each HCI Podcast episode (Program ID: 24-DP529) has been approved for 0.50 HR (General) SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCPHR recertification through SHRM, as part of the knowledge and competency programs related to the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge™ (the SHRM BASK™). Human Capital Innovations has been pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute to offer educational programs that can be used towards initial eligibility and recertification of the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials. Each HCI Podcast episode qualifies for a maximum of 0.50 points.

Areum Yang (b. 1994 Seoul, South Korea; lives and works in New York) graduated from Hongik University, Seoul, South Korea in 2017 and from the Hunter MFA program, New York, NY in 2021. She recently undertook residency at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. She has been included in group shows at Long Story Short, Los Angeles, CA; Analog Diary, Beacon, NY: Hauser & Wirth, New York, NY; Margot Samel, New York, NY, and Mamoth, London, UK. Yang was selected as the winner of the Silver Award for AHL T&W Foundation Contemporary Visual Art Awards and the KCC Young Artist Awards in 2021. Her work has been selected for print publication in Art Maze Magazine edition 23, Friend of Artists volume 15, and Whitewaller issue 33. The Day Before, 2024 acrylic, oil, fabric collage, oil pastel, pencil on poly cotton 82 x 74 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Derek Eller Gallery, New York, photo, Adam Reich.  In Between Dreams, 2024 acrylic, oil, fabric collage, oil pastel, and pencil on poly cotton 70 x 60 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Derek Eller Gallery, New York, photo, Adam Reich.  Morning Laundry, 2024 oil, acrylic, pencil, oil pastel, fabric collage on poly cotton 70 x 75 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Derek Eller Gallery, New York, photo, Adam Reich. 

Send us a Text Message.Affectionally labeled as the “most Canadian brand in Canada,” Tim Hortons is a beloved quick-service restaurant (QSR) featuring coffee and other beverages, delicious donuts, breakfast favorites, and sandwiches. The brand counts more than 5,000 restaurants worldwide—with the majority of them located in Canada. Tim Hortons restaurants can be found in the U.S., with more concentrated pockets close to the Canadian border.    The company was founded 60 years ago in Hamilton, Ontario, and has since become the largest restaurant chain in Canada. Tim Hortons serves nearly 7 out of 10 coffees purchased in the nation, which represents approximately 80% of Canadian visits to Tim Hortons' restaurants at least once per month. Today, the brand is arguably embedded in the fabric of Canadian life, with core values rooted in those of Canadians. Tim Hortons was a finalist at Loyalty360's 2024 Loyalty Expo in the Customer Experience Strategy and the Loyalty Program Design categories, taking home the Silver Award in the former and the Bronze Award in the latter.  Mark Johnson, CEO of Loyalty360, spoke with Ricardo Frydman, Director of Performance Analytics & Pricing for Tims Financial, and Shannon Torabi, Senior Manager for Digital & Loyalty Growth at Tim Hortons, about the launch of Tims Word Challenge, authentic emotional loyalty, and how customers must always be top of mind.Watch the interview here: https://youtu.be/uImmE12atxIRead the feature on Loyalty360 here: https://loyalty360.org/content-gallery/in-depth-exclusives/tim-hortons-cultivating-and-increasing-customer-engagement-by-leveraging-a-unique-and-innovative-ap

Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Patrick O'Donovan TD, today announced 419 primary schools nationwide have been awarded the SFI Curious Minds Award 2024. Led by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), the programme aims to increase interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) among primary school students, parents, and teachers nationwide in a fun, engaging way. Announcing the 2024 Curious Minds Awards at a visit to Kilbehenny National School, Knockrour, Kilbehenny, Co. Limerick (Platinum award-winners), Minister O'Donovan said: "I am delighted to announce the winners of this year's SFI Curious Minds Awards. Congratulations to all involved - your individual and collective dedication and effort has paid off! Curiosity about science provides the building blocks to explore new ideas, increase knowledge and even unearth discoveries. I want to thank the schools and teachers who have facilitated such enthusiastic and productive participation among their students." The SFI Curious Minds Awards celebrate and recognise the participation of schools in hands-on, inquiry-based learning in STEM. Since launching twenty years ago, the programme has seen students exploring a wide range of STEM activities, from investigating renewable energy, egg drop challenges, growing vegetables, launching rockets, mini-beast hunts, learning about materials and maths through baking, design and make challenges, marble runs, enhancing their technology skills through coding, and using STEM to solve everyday problems. The Awards offer three categories for applicants: The Silver Award is aimed at schools starting out on the STEM journey and involves a minimum of two classes. The Gold Award, which is for schools further along their STEM journey, involves at least half of the classes in the school. The Platinum Award is for schools that have already achieved the Gold Award and want to challenge themselves to further integrate STEM into the school culture. This year, 47 schools received the Silver Award, 346 schools achieved the Gold Award, and 26 schools accomplished the Platinum Award. The schools' achievements were celebrated in classrooms across the country during a virtual SFI Curious Minds Awards Ceremony held this morning, Friday, 14 June 2024. TV presenters Gráinne Bleasdale and Phil Smyth hosted a live-streamed event, which featured a number of exciting experiments. Commenting on the awards, Dr Ruth Freeman, Director of Science for Society at SFI, said: "The SFI Curious Minds Awards are a true highlight of the year and reward the active and ongoing involvement of thousands of pupils nationwide in STEM-related activities. The winners' interest in STEM inspires other pupils - both younger and older - to get and stay curious, all of which helps to build a culture and community of exploration and learning." The SFI Curious Minds programme supplies tools to empower schools in teaching science, technology, engineering and Maths, allowing teachers to spark fun and curiosity both inside and outside the classroom. SFI, in conjunction with the European Space Education Resource Office (ESERO), offers free continuous professional development (CPD) in STEM for primary school teachers, as well as curriculum-linked STEM classroom resources. The programme explores STEM topics through inquiry-based learning. The programme also offers a varied selection of Department of Education-approved summer courses with partners like ESERO Ireland, MTU Blackrock Castle Observatory and Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Applicants who complete a summer course will be eligible for EPV days. Registration for the 2024/2025 Academic Year SFI Curious Minds Awards will open in September 2024. Registration for the CPD courses for 2024/2025 are open now. For more information on the SFI Curious Minds programme, please visit www.curiousminds.ie or contact the team on curiousminds@sfi.ie.

Full transcription available at http://heartsofgoldpodcast.com/  Valerie's Girl Scout Gold Award project addressed the critical issue of cat overpopulation in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Partnering with her local Humane Society, HAWS, she contributed to their Project Guardian initiative by building weather-resistant cat shelters and creating an educational video presentation on the causes and effects of cat overpopulation. Valerie shared her journey, from her initial inspiration driven by her love for animals to the challenges she faced, particularly with the technological aspects of her project. She emphasized the importance of communication and leadership, skills she honed throughout her project. Valerie also highlighted the support she received from her project advisors, her troop, and her family, which was instrumental in her success. We delved into her favorite memories, including building the shelters with her troop and the satisfaction of seeing her project come to fruition. Valerie also offered valuable advice for other Girl Scouts considering their Gold Award, encouraging them to take the leap and reassuring them of the support available throughout the process. Currently studying mass communications with an emphasis on public relations at Winona State University, Valerie aspires to work for an organization that positively impacts the community, potentially even Girl Scouts. More About Valerie: Valerie has been a part of Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast since 1st grade. Her troop created birdhouses for the Chinook Program Center for their Bronze Award and organized a community game night at their middle school to collect supplies and raise awareness for veterans for their Silver Award. Now, she and her troop return to day camp as alumni volunteers. In addition to her involvement in Girl Scouts, Valerie has participated in the National Honor Society, the Girls Golf team, and the marching band at her high school. She is currently studying Mass Communications with an emphasis on Public Relations at Winona State University, where she is also a member of Delta Phi Epsilon. With her degree, she hopes to work for a business that gives back to the community, such as a local news station or her local Girl Scout council. Project Link: https://hawspets.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021_HAWS_TattleTails_AUGUST_forWeb.pdf Key Takeaways from this episode: 1. Valerie's Girl Scout Gold Award project focused on addressing cat overpopulation in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, by creating shelters for feral cats and educating the community about the issue. 2. Valerie learned the importance of communication, leadership, and time management skills throughout her project, highlighting the support and guidance available to Gold Award candidates. 3. Starting her project in the sophomore year allowed Valerie to develop skills and passion for her project, although she acknowledged that working with shorter timeframes might have helped her prioritize tasks more efficiently. Share this show with your friends on Twitter. Click to have an editable already written tweet! https://ctt.ac/33zKe Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3rx06pr   Join our Facebook Community https://www.facebook.com/sherylmrobinson/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sherylmrobinson/?hl=en Please subscribe to Hearts of Gold on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/sherylmrobinson or on your favorite podcast app. Support future Hearts of Gold episodes at https://www.patreon.com/heartsofgold Editing by https://www.offthewalter.com/ Walter's YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0wFZRVaOpUd_nXc_8-4yQ

Isabel has been in Girl Scouts since kindergarten. Isabel and her troop have plans to stay together with her friends until they graduate from High School. They are saving all their cookies and fall products proceeds for a cruise in 2027. Some of Isabel's best memories in Girl Scouting were the photo booth they had at their Bronze Award Community Pet Care Fair, doing a baking class over zoom during COVID, and going to Universal and Savannah with her troop. Scouting has given her plenty of memories to share with others like camping in the low 30's in the treehouses at Indian Echo, attending the National Girl Scout Convention in Orlando where she met scouts from all over the World, all the fun they had renovating the Heritage Room for the Marines as part of their Silver Award, and many more. Through Girl Scouts, Isabel has been able to travel too… Last summer she went to Tallahassee, Helen, and Savannah Georgia, and Asheville North Carolina. After this spring break she'll be going to India; she can't wait for that trip. Besides Girl Scouts, she's also an active member of BSA. With them, she gets to camp every month and try outdoor activities like canoeing, tubing, outdoor cooking, hiking, etc. She also gets to meet scouts from other schools and try other things. Isabel's plans include attending college to pursue a STEM career like engineering. This summer she will attend a summer program training that would help her not only explore college campuses but also determine which type of engineering she likes. https://sites.google.com/view/isabels-gold-award-project/home?fbclid=IwAR3pDi5HySifOcCznVQ86bCkCCQWafI876v9O6Y5WtS-mQargrE8LT-k2RM Key Takeaways from this episode: 1. Isabel's Girl Scout Gold Award project focused on water conservation, including replacing shower heads, installing rain barrels, and educating others on water efficiency. 2. Isabel learned the importance of accepting help from others during her Gold Award project, emphasizing that leadership involves collaboration and support. 3. Isabel shared her experience at Lowe's, highlighting the challenges of public speaking and the importance of persistence in engaging with the audience. Share this show with your friends on Twitter. Click to have an editable already written tweet! https://ctt.ac/33zKe Sign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3rx06pr   Join our Facebook Community https://www.facebook.com/sherylmrobinson/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sherylmrobinson/?hl=en Please subscribe to Hearts of Gold on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/sherylmrobinson or on your favorite podcast app. Support future Hearts of Gold episodes at https://www.patreon.com/heartsofgold Editing by https://www.offthewalter.com/ Walter's YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt0wFZRVaOpUd_nXc_8-4yQ

https://youtu.be/WYmfoqhr9_8  Youtube Version  https://www.breathethechange.com Laurie Ellis-Young and George T. Ellis. PsyD, received Two Silver Benjamin Franklin IBPA Awards in the categories for their book, Breath Is Life, at the 35th Annual 2023 Independent Book Publishers Association conference in San Diego, CA on May 5th. Additionally, Breath Is Life is a finalist in the largest international awards competition Next Generation INDIE Book Awards in the two categories of Overall Book Design (nonfiction) and Mind, Body, Spirit. And (MIPA) Midwest Independent Publishers Association Award has selected Breath Is Life for a Silver Award in the category of HEALTH and is nominated for a GOLD award on June 17, 2023 at the MIPA Gala at Open Book in Minneapolis.

“I call it strategic appreciation because you don't do it strategically, but you do it because you care about the person, and it ends up benefiting you as well. It's an immediate return on your generosity…I've just noticed time and time again in my career, when I give - I get.” Future World of Work Summit: March 28, 2024, San Francisco, CA - Discount code: ROG Kia Afcari is the Co-Founder & CEO of Caravann Consulting. Kia is on a mission to re-imagine the workplace and bring a lot more joy and impact to the future of work.  He has over twenty years of experience helping leaders, teams, and organizations with culture and collaborative change. He has consulted with a wide variety of organizations, including tech companies, UN agencies, universities, and US climate change organizations.  As a Co-founder and CEO of Caravann Consulting and the Future World of Work Summit, Kia is a sought-after speaker, consultant, and facilitator that employs facilitative techniques, executive coaching, graphic facilitation, theater, and the latest in social science research to help organizations win by aligning their strategy, culture, and DEI efforts. For his help to shift the organizational culture of UC Berkeley's 8,000 staff, Kia was awarded Chief Learning Officer Magazine's Silver Award for Innovation.  Kia's TEDx talk on How We Can Reshape Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Together has over 73,000 views. R.O.G. Takeaway Tips: Ask yourselves as business leaders, “How are we going to win?”  What is the culture that we want to create?  What are the behaviors that enable us to have that culture?  How does DEI help you win?  How is this a part of the package for enlightened leadership?  Change requires energy. Scale strategic appreciation. How can we gamify things?  Where do you invest your time and attention? Resources: Future World of Work Summit: March 28, 2024, San Francisco, CA - Discount code: ROG Caravann.co How We Can Reshape Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Together | Kia Afcari | TEDxGeorgetown Diversity and Unconscious Bias: The Creativity Matters Interview with Kia Afcari Where to find R.O.G. Podcast: R.O.G on YouTube R.O.G on Apple Podcasts R.O.G on Spotify How diverse is your network?  N.D.I. Network Diversity Index What is your Generosity Style?  Generosity Quiz Credits: Michael Powell, Sheep Jam Productions, Host Shannon Cassidy, Bridge Between, Inc. Coming Next: Please join us next week, Episode 172, with Shannon Cassidy for a Generous Leadership Coaching Tip.

Mary Beth O'Connor joins David Clemen to discuss her journey from Junkie to Judge and all things along the way. Thank you for listening! https://www.amazon.com/Junkie-Judge-Womans-Triumph-Addiction/dp/0757324568/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1XI3KL9 She is on Twitter as well: https://twitter.com/MaryBethO_ From a junkie addicted to methamphetamines to a federal judge, Mary Beth O'Connor's memoir shares her inspiring journey from rock bottom to resilience as she forged a personal path to recovery from trauma and addiction.Silver Award, 2023 Nonfiction Book AwardsSearing, unsettling, and ultimately triumphant, Judge O'Connor's debut memoir takes readers on a wild ride through the rock-bottom underbelly of intravenous drug addiction to the hallowed halls of justice where she rose to the pinnacle of success as a federal judge.With wit and unabashed honesty, O'Connor shares her remarkable three-phase journey: the abuse and trauma that drove her to teenage drug use, the chaos that ensued from her addiction; and how she developed a personalized secular recovery plan that led to twenty-nine years of sobriety. Her story proves any addict can recover and anyone can build a productive and happy life, no matter how low the bottom or how deep the pain.Within a week of being born, O'Connor was dropped off at a convent. When she was brought into her home, her mother focused on her own needs and desires, ignoring her young child. When she was nine, her stepfather kicked her in the stomach for spilling milk, beat her when she didn't clean a plate to his satisfaction, and molested her when she was twelve. A few months later, with her first sip of Boone's Farm Strawberry Hill wine, her life changed. She felt euphoric and relaxed. So she got drunk as often as possible, adding pot, then pills, then acid. At sixteen, she found her drug of choice--methamphetamine. With her first snort, she experienced true joy for the first time. When this high was no longer sufficient, she turned to the needle and shot up.During the next sixteen years, she descended into a severe meth addiction, working her way down the corporate ladder, destroying relationships, and shattering her physical and emotional well-being.At thirty-two, she entered rehab, where she was ordered to submit to the 12-steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. As an atheist, turning her will and her life over to a higher power was not an option, and she refused to agree she was powerless. Told to comply or fail, she bravely created a new path that combined ideas from multiple programs and even incorporated some AA concepts.Clean and sober now for more nearly three decades, she is proof that anyone can find their sober self, their best self, no matter how far they have fallen. Along with her inspiring story, she offers a comprehensive checklist of questions for readers to ask themselves as they take the brave steps toward recovery, offering a powerful blueprint for personal change. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/recoverynuggetspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/recoverynuggetspodcast/support

KJ Fieler (Kat) is known for her exceptional storytelling and captivating narratives. Among her many awards are: * Literary Titan Gold * Firebird Award for Women's Issues and Weird Genre * 2023 Historical Fiction Company, 5-star Reader's Choice and Silver Award for Fantasy * The 20th Annual “Best Book” Awards, Finalist * Reader's Favorite, 5-star...

So peeps, Cosmic Bos (your hosts of the MMC) presented the Gold Awards for the awesome music sent in the the Monthly Music Challenge in 2023. That was the Best of 2023, 11 Gold Award winning artists of the indie music scene, taking on challenges with a time limit and making the crispiest Golden music known to earballs in the solar rotational calander year known as 2023. There were of course, a great many Monthly Music Challenge submissions from which the gold award winners were plucked, and to honour the truly exceptional work of the awesome artists of the MMC, Cosmic Bos gave Silver Awards to all the shortlisted songs for the awards. So, we now present to you the Rest of MMC 2023, containing 10 of the Silver Award winning artists award winning songs, as well as 10 more Cosmic Bos songs from the rest of the music we made for the Monthly Music Challenge. Side note - Cosmic Bos took part in the Music Weeklies challenge for almost the entire year, producing 43 songs for the MMC which are all available on the EP's that went with each Monthly Challenge. Not to brag or nothing, but it was an experiment that helped shape both Andy and Nick into the Bos'es they need to be to helm the MMC Challenger (it's a rocket, submarine, train thing that crosses the musical multiverse, see previous episodes for more details). Monochrome Motif Records (the label run by Andrew Hartshorn) very kindly released Cosmic Bos MMC 1 (2023) on CD no less! Check out the bandcamp link here for details on purchase, download and streaming freeloads too. https://cosmicbos.bandcamp.com/album/mmc-1-2023-album Here is the full shortlist of awesome Silver Award winners, please go and subscribe to them all on all the socials.  New Beginnings Silver Award winners In the Beginning - Tonal Drift  A New Beginning - Chemical Shift Phoenix Rising - Andrew Hartshorn Starting Over - Third Echo Sounds Escape Silver Award winners Breakout - Trench Gun How to Stop Time - Stefan Bohacek Dance (escape the week) - Mijimo Escape - Peter Hawkey Ignorance Silver Award winners Ignorance - Peter Hawkey I is for Ignorance - Hellwaddler The Size of the Stars - Notehead Ignorance - Mobidextrous Without Your Love - A Sea Warren Winning Silver Award winners Winning (Deep Fried Mix) - Mobidextrous Slow and Steady wins the race - Andrew Hartshorn You Can't Be a Winner (if you're a Sinner) - A Sea Warren Smell Defeat - Notehead Razzmajazz Silver Award winners Razzmajazz - Scowsh Molosh This is Fine - Notehead Razmajazz - Tonal Drift The Jazzman's Trumpet - Andrew Hartshorn Artificial Intelligence Silver Award winners Era Oeuvre - Voltage Poetry Project Clouds Dissolve - Texmex Shaman and TRC Techno sapiens - Tonal Drift Ghost in the Machine - J Peck Mother Earth Silver Award winners Price to be Paid - Aye Nevo Gaias Moonshine Merriment - Hellwaddler The Assassination of Mother Earth - Man of Arun Mother Nature - Taylor Lidstone Dreams Silver Award winners Dreamscape Promises - Taylor Lidstone Crisp - John Serrano Unsettled Sleep - Tonal Drift Princess in the Snow - Hellwaddler Lonely in Lucidity - Notehead Impossible Perks - Mobidextrous Super Spectacular Silver Award winners Mecha Funk - Mario Marino Can't Get You Out of my Head - John Serrano and Raul Lupianez Atlantis (Tringle) - Andrew Hartshorn Super-Spectacular - Above the Snow Line Epiphany - Hellwaddler Finale Silver Award winners Lost - Only the Host Feed Me the Finale - Notehead Once Stowaway - Voltage Poetry Project Finale - Taylor Lidstone Noot and Carnage - Hellwaddler I Want to Run Away - A Sea Warren Now that is one helluva set of songs right there, we recomment you go and listen to all of them, and please share the love with all the artists, they are amazeballs and deserve more attention. The 10 Cosmic Bos songs played, or what we refer to as our Rest of 2023 are as follows: One Pixel at a Time Heart Holder Ivory and Ebony Kick in the Cultures Basic Sandcastle Destruction Get a Little Bit Smarter Everyday Salt on the Speakers Persevere Keeping it Old School Pinata of Troy So there you have it, 2023 in a couple of nutshells, this being the Silver one, go rub the Gold one if you haven't already, or just go rub it again if you are so inclined. Thank you so much for all your support over the year, the Monthly Music Challenge has been an absolute joy to watch grow and evolve, and it's all the amazing artists taking part that have helped grow this community of real music happening now for the earballs of today. We are open for submissions of any previous hashtag for MMC1, as well as any Intro pieces you wish to send us ready for MMC2. In Jan we will do an introduction to MM2 episode, where we will announce the theme for Monthly Music Challenge 2.1. Please comment on this podcast too, help us spread the word of the Monthly Music Challenge Peace and infinite love Cosmic Bos

Here it is peeps, the Monthly Music Challenge 2023 Awards - GOLD EDITION with your hosts Cosmic Bos 2023 has been one helluva ride for the Monthly Music Challenge podcast, when we started this back in Jan 2023 (ahh memories) with the help of Music Weeklies and the support of our awesome partners in musical business (Andrew Hartshorn & Al Warren), we had no idea how it would go, but here we are at the tail end of 23 and we are doing an Awards show, 2 of them no less (SPOILER ALERT! there will be a Silver Awards show too). Welcome to the first annual Monthly Music Challenge Awards, 2023, with your hosts Cosmic Bos We have handed out awards to go with each of the themes of MMC1, and using the album that we made ourselves for the challenge (which you can buy on CD and Download from bandcamp right now! follow the link - https://cosmicbos.bandcamp.com/album/mmc-1-2023-album So as not to reveal the winners in this here bit of text, all the nominees will be written out in no particular order, and you will have to listen to find out the Gold Award winner. New Beginnings Award New Beginnings - A Sea Warren In the Beginning - Tonal Drift A New Beginning - Chemical Shift/Broken Nomads Phoenix Rising - Andrew Hartshorn Starting Over - Third Echo Sounds Escape Award Breakout - Trench Gun How to Stop Time - Stefan Bohacek Escapist - Notehead Escape - Peter Hawkey Dance (escape the week) - Mijimo Ignorance Award Without Your Love - A Sea Warren Ignorance - Peter Hawkey I is for Ignorance - Hellwaddler Ignorance - Mobidextrous Eden - Andrew Hartshorn The Size of the Stars - Notehead Winning Award Smell Defeat - Notehead Winning isn't Everything - Man of Arun Slow and Steady Wins the Race - Andrew Hartshorn You Can't be a Winner (if you're a Sinner) - A Sea Warren Winning (deep fried mix) - Mobidextrous Razzmajazz Award Razzmajazz - Tonal Drift This is Fine - Notehead The Jazzman's Trumpet - Andrew Hartshorn Razzmajazz - Scowsh Molosh Just Make it Up - Hellwaddler Artificial Intelligence Award Ghost in the Machine - J Peck Dichotomy - Natalie Williams Calhoun Clouds Dissolve - Texmex Shaman and TRC Era Oeuvre - Voltage Poetry Project Techno Sapiens - Tonal Drift Mother Earth Award Price to be Paid - Aye Nevo Gaias Moonshine Merriment - Hellwaddler The Assassination of Mother Earth - Man of Arun Mother Nature - Taylor Lidstone They Lied to Me - J Peck Dreams Award Princess in the Snow - Hellwaddler Lonely in Lucidity - Notehead Impossible Perks - Mobidextrous Dreamscape Promises - Taylor Lidstone Polarsken - Chemical Shift Crisp - John Serrano Unsettled Sleep - Tonal Drift Super Spectacular Award Super - Texmex Shaman Can't Get You Out of My Head - John Serrano and Raul Lupianez Atlantis (Tringle) - Andrew Hartshorn Mecha Funk - Mario Marino Super-Spectacular - Above the Snow Line Epiphany - Hellwaddler Finale Award Feed Me the Finale - Notehead Lost - Only the Host Once Stowaway - Voltage Poetry Project Finale - Taylor Lidstone Noot and Carnage - Hellwaddler I Want to Run Away - A Sea Warren Finale - Above the Snow Line ft. John Serrano There you have it, all these songs have picked up an award, but only one from each list gets the GOLD Award. Massive THANK YOU to everyone that submitted a song to the MMC in 2023, we had 167 songs made for the challenge by you! that's so awesome sauce. In between each of the award winning songs, you get to hear Cosmic Bos submission to the MMC for that month, which you can buy on CD from Bandcamp here https://cosmicbos.bandcamp.com/album/mmc-1-2023-album And you can get Andrew Hartshorn's MMC album on bandcamp too https://andrewhartshorn.bandcamp.com/album/mythos-unveiled-album And you can buy the pair of them together for a lovely little discount, please consider supporting us by buying our music, we do this all for love, but it would be nice to see some money pwease too. Anyway, the Cosmic Bos songs that you will hear scattered across the award show are as follows Nude Beginnings Make Good Our Escape Idiots We Are All in This Together Razzmajazz There's No A.I in Team Earth's Children Could This All be a Dream? Super Spectacular Grand Theft Autotune (live) All the tracks on our album that Monochrome Motif have put out on CD! and you can grab a copy right here https://cosmicbos.bandcamp.com/album/mmc-1-2023-album Also also, right at the end of the podcast we gave a cheeky extra GOLD Award to Hartshorn, Jackson, Jackson and Warren for the song 'Barbenheimer', as it was originally an MMC sub by Hartshorn that got bigged up into a HJJW track, so that Nick and Andy (the Jackson's) could get a Gold award too. Thank you for all the support Please like, share and subscribe And leave us comments, we love comments See you soon for the SILVER AWARD show Peace and infinite love Cosmic Bos Oh yeah, go buy the album https://cosmicbos.bandcamp.com/album/mmc-1-2023-album

Glass Knitting by Carol Milne A pioneer in the field of knitted glass, Carol Milne combines passion for knitting with experience in sculpture. The artist began working with kiln cast lead crystal, experimenting with different methods and developing a lost wax process to cast individual knitted works into glass. Playing with translucency and the material's ability to highlight a prismatic range of hues, light is essential to Milne's body of work, and she has recently been working on pieces that focus on illumination. States Milne: “I see my knitted work as metaphor for social structure. Individual strands are weak and brittle on their own, but deceptively strong when bound together. You can crack or break single threads without the whole structure falling apart. And even when the structure is broken, pieces remain bound together. The connections are what bring strength and integrity to the whole and what keep it intact.” Receiving a degree in landscape architecture from the University of Guelph, Canada, in 1985, Milne realized in her senior year that she was more interested in sculpture than landscape. After casting iron around glass in graduate school, she experimented with many materials: clay, bronze, concrete, wood, glass, epoxy, fiberglass, mosaic and found objects. In 2000, she returned to glass and has been working primarily with the material ever since.   In 2006, Milne created her Knitted Glass, incorporating the techniques of knitting, lost wax casting, mold making and kiln casting. Her unique process involves knitting the original art piece using wax strands, surrounding the wax with a heat-tolerant refractory material, removing the wax by melting it out, thus creating a mold; and placing the mold in a kiln where lead crystal frit is heated to 1530 degrees F, melting the glass into the mold. After it has cooled, the mold material is removed to reveal the finished piece within. Collected internationally, Milne's work garnered the Silver Award at the International Exhibition of Glass, Kanazawa, Japan; the Juror's award, All Things Considered 9: Basketry in the 21st Century, National Basketry Organization; Special Citation and Honorable Mention, the 9th Cheongju International Craft Juried Competition, Cheongju, Republic of Korea; the Joan Eliot Sappington Award for On the Fringe: Today's Twist on Fiber Art, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts; and Honorable Mention purchase award, Art of Our Century, UVU Woodbury Art Museum, Orem, UT.. Recent exhibitions include Carol Milne: Knit Wit, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art in 2019; Vogue Knitting LIVE! Seattle, Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, WA; and Carol Milne: Knitting Glass, Schiepers Gallery, Hasselt, Belgium, both in 2017. Milne's collectors include Amazon Headquarters, Seattle, WA; Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC; Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA; Glasmuseum Lette, Coesfeld, Germany; The Glass Furnace, Istanbul, Turkey; Gustav Selter GmbH & Co KG, Germany; The Kamm Teapot Foundation, Sparta, NC; MusVerre Nord, Sars Poteries, France; Notojima Glass Art Museum, Ishikawa, Japan; and UVU Woodbury Art Museum, Orem, UT. She has published three e-books: In the Name of Love; Knitted Glass: Kiln-cast Lead Crystal Bowls; and Glass Slippers. Carol Milne Knitted Glass: How Does She Do That?, authored by Steve Isaacson, is available as an e-book and in paperback Through her original work in knitted glass, Milne has blazed a new artistic path. Bringing the visual illusion of softness and drape to a material that is fixed in its final form, her work encourages closer inspection to reveal the nuances of her designs.  Says Milne: “I've knitted since I was 10, but knitting wasn't a career path – or at least it didn't seem like one. I studied landscape architecture as a bridge between engineering and design. But I became captivated by earthworks and kinetic art, which lead me to sculpture. Glass is very much like kinetic sculpture, since it changes with the light.” Through different bodies of work – socks, shoes, baskets, hands knitting themselves – Milne addresses themes including the circle of life, the disconnect between appearance versus reality, black humor and visual puns. If the work wasn't challenging, she says, she would get bored and quit making it. “But in working with glass, scale is the biggest challenge. Large work requires large molds. Large molds are difficult to make, and heavy to move once they're made,” explains Milne. This month, Milne will have an open studio during REFRACT: The Seattle Glass Experience, October 14 from 11 to 4 p.m. She will exhibit a new body of work in an upcoming solo show, Knotty and Nice, at Culture Object gallery in NYC. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on October 18. Three of her Grenade pieces are on view in an ongoing group show called Like Mother, now through November 2 at the Helen S. Smith Gallery at Green River College, Washington. Milne will teach Knitted Glass from November 4 to 6 and 10 and Casting Hands, November 8 to 9 at Milkweed Arts, Phoenix, Arizona. In 2024, she will exhibit at the Gala Opening of Chasen Gallery's new location at The Mark in Sarasota, FL, on January 20 and participate in Blue Spiral 1 Gallery's Glass Invitational, November 2 – December 25, 2024 in Asheville, NC.  

This week the I am reading from Paul Walters' book 'To Heaven And Back - Don't Die... Live On!: A True Story of Coma Survival, Near Death Experience and Living on With Disability' and John Russell's book '20 Ways to Increase Your Psychic Abilities'.John RussellJohn's third book, "20 Ways to Increase Your Psychic Abilities," is a series of practical how-to lessons in psychic development that will take you by the hand and walk you step-by-step through the learning process as you discover how to: successfully learn and practice psychometry; accurately interpret your dreams; begin to understand and read the Tarot cards; safely conduct your own seance; practice effective candle magic; make your own amulets and talismans; practice healing; record spirit voices; attract the perfect mate; and much more.BioJohn Russell has been a professional psychic for 50 years.He is a Psychic/Psychic Reader, a Medium, a Certified T.A.R.O.T. Master, a Paranormal Investigator, and now a published Author. Internationally known, he has provided psychic readings for clients in over 40 countries.For over 15 years he has been a popular featured guest, heard worldwide, on many radio shows and podcasts, including: Coast to Coast AM with George Noory; The Unexplained with Howard Hughes (UK); Beyond Reality with JV Johnson; The Leak Project with Rex Bear; FATE Magazine Radio with Kat Hobson; Beyond the Darkness with David Schrader of TV's The Holzer Files; The Singularity Lab with Michael Mataluni; and many more.John also filmed a TV pilot for The History Channel in which he psychically explored the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.Thanks to a visit from a ghost John became aware of his psychic abilities when he was about 6 years old. By around age 12 he was conducting his own paranormal investigations and research. He began to give readings to friends and family in his early teens, and by the age of 18 he was reading professionally.In September of 2020 John released his first book, “Riding with Ghosts, Angels, and the Spirits of the Dead,” which has become an award-winning multicategory best seller, winning a Silver Award from the Non Fiction Authors Association as well as a Bronze Medal from the Readers' Favorite International Book Awards Contest.In February of 2021 John released his second book, “A Knock in the Attic,” which has also become an award-winning multicategory best seller, winning a Gold Award from the Non Fiction Authors Association.John continues to provide psychic readings for his worldwide clientele, conducts paranormal research and investigations, is heard worldwide as a featured guest on podcasts and radio.Amazon link http://rb.gy/zozazhttps://atdaylong.tripod.com/index.htmlPaul D. WaltersTo Heaven And Back: Don't Die… Live On! is a memoir of one man's heart-wrenching journey through the depths of despair, and search for solace. Experiences of battling mental health issues, the aftermath of a suicide attempt and a life-changing brain injury, are painstakingly told.During coma, he visited heaven and other worlds on his ethereal and supernatural quest, and fought to stay alive. He yearned for the love of angels. After his near death experience he emerged into a new, terrifying reality determined to defy the odds and embrace life to the fullest, as a brain injury survivor.Entwined with divine mystery, Paul D Walters' candid and inspiring story is raw, gripping, and both harrowing and uplifting. It is a testament to the power of resilience and the human spirit. Don't miss out on this unforgettable memoir of a life-journey few experience or live to tell.Strive toward a world of less heartache, that recognises everyone's special, where those with depression reach out. Buy the book today and be empowered to start living your best life, knowing at the darkest dawn of despair, the sun will rise again — depression needn't be the end.Amazon link: http://rb.gy/yzrd1https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/pastlivespodcast

This week I'm talking to John Russell about his book '20 Ways to Increase Your Psychic Abilities'.John's third book, "20 Ways to Increase Your Psychic Abilities," is a series of practical how-to lessons in psychic development that will take you by the hand and walk you step-by-step through the learning process as you discover how to: successfully learn and practice psychometry; accurately interpret your dreams; begin to understand and read the Tarot cards; safely conduct your own seance; practice effective candle magic; make your own amulets and talismans; practice healing; record spirit voices; attract the perfect mate; and much more.BioJohn Russell has been a professional psychic for 50 years.He is a Psychic/Psychic Reader, a Medium, a Certified T.A.R.O.T. Master, a Paranormal Investigator, and now a published Author. Internationally known, he has provided psychic readings for clients in over 40 countries.For over 15 years he has been a popular featured guest, heard worldwide, on many radio shows and podcasts, including: Coast to Coast AM with George Noory; The Unexplained with Howard Hughes (UK); Beyond Reality with JV Johnson; The Leak Project with Rex Bear; FATE Magazine Radio with Kat Hobson; Beyond the Darkness with David Schrader of TV's The Holzer Files; The Singularity Lab with Michael Mataluni; and many more.John also filmed a TV pilot for The History Channel in which he psychically explored the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.Thanks to a visit from a ghost John became aware of his psychic abilities when he was about 6 years old. By around age 12 he was conducting his own paranormal investigations and research. He began to give readings to friends and family in his early teens, and by the age of 18 he was reading professionally.In September of 2020 John released his first book, “Riding with Ghosts, Angels, and the Spirits of the Dead,” which has become an award-winning multicategory best seller, winning a Silver Award from the Non Fiction Authors Association as well as a Bronze Medal from the Readers' Favorite International Book Awards Contest.In February of 2021 John released his second book, “A Knock in the Attic,” which has also become an award-winning multicategory best seller, winning a Gold Award from the Non Fiction Authors Association.John continues to provide psychic readings for his worldwide clientele, conducts paranormal research and investigations, is heard worldwide as a featured guest on podcasts and radio.Amazon link http://rb.gy/zozazhttps://atdaylong.tripod.com/index.htmlhttps://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/pastlivespodcast

GDP Script/ Top Stories for Oct 1st Publish Date:  Sept 29th From the Henssler Financial Studio Welcome to the Gwinnett Daily Post Podcast Today is Sunday, October 1st, and happy heavenly birthday to actor Walter Matthau. ****Bad News Bears – Meeting the Team **** I'm Bruce Jenkins and here are your top stories presented by Peggy Slappey Properties. Lidl's 'Groceries That Give Back' campaign to benefit Gwinnett County Public Schools Powered by devoted volunteers, Duluth Fall Festival returns this weekend Gwinnett's StillFire Brewing named Georgia Brewery of they Year at New York International Beer Competition Plus, Bruce Jenkins conversation with Leah McGrath from Ingles Markets to discuss working for Ingles. All of this and more is coming up on the Gwinnett Daily Post podcast, and if you are looking for community news, we encourage you to listen daily and subscribe!  Break 1 : Slappey          Story 1: Lidl's 'Groceries That Give Back' campaign to benefit Gwinnett County Public Schools Lidl US, one of the nation's largest grocers, has initiated a fundraising effort called the "Groceries That Give Back" campaign to support high schools in metro Atlanta. They've committed $3 million to over 70 area high schools. Customers can participate by using the myLidl rewards app when shopping at Lidl stores, and based on their spending, Lidl will donate between $1,000 and $50,000 to participating high schools. Every high school in Gwinnett County Public Schools is part of the fundraiser, with schools from various counties in the metro area also joining in. This initiative aims to fund athletic programs and extracurricular activities. The campaign runs until November 7th at all 16 Lidl stores in metro Atlanta.......…..read more at gwinnettdailypost.com STORY 2: Powered by devoted volunteers, Duluth Fall Festival returns this weekend The Duluth Fall Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary and expects up to 100,000 patrons in downtown Duluth for a weekend of arts, crafts, food, and entertainment. It's been recognized as one of the top 24 fall festivals in the US by U.S. News & World Report. Proceeds from the festival now benefit Duluth-based nonprofit organizations. Over 400 volunteers are crucial to the event's success. This year, minor changes include a parade, a 5K run, and a service by Duluth First United Methodist Church. Notable changes involve the return of a children's petting zoo and the near-completion of the Thrive building, improving festival flow. Entertainment includes music and dance performances on two stages. Shuttle services are available due to limited parking. For more details, visit www.duluthfallfestival.org.   STORY 3: Gwinnett's StillFire Brewing named Georgia Brewery of they Year at New York International Beer Competition StillFire Brewing, based in Suwanee, Georgia, was recently honored as the Georgia Brewery of the Year at the prestigious New York International Beer Competition. The brewery received this recognition alongside four medals at the 2023 competition, including a Gold Medal for their Dark Moo'd Imperial Milk Stout, a Silver Medal for O'Farrell's Irish Red, and Bronze Medals for both College DropOut Light Lager and Koastal Krush Mimosa Sour. Phil Farrell, Brewmaster at StillFire Brewing, expressed immense pride in their team's dedication and passion, and the brewery's commitment to crafting exceptional brews. The New York International Beer Competition is known for its stringent judging process, involving Distributors and Retailers who evaluate entries based on taste, quality, and adherence to style guidelines. For more information, visit stillfirebrewing.com. We have opportunities for sponsors to get great engagement on these shows. Call 770.874.3200 for more info. We'll be right back   Break 2:   M.O.G. – Tom Wages - Obits – Cumming Fair         STORY 4: Rahaf Barakat honored with Georgia Gwinnett College's Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award Georgia Gwinnett College honored its faculty and staff at the annual Fall Recognition Ceremony. Six faculty and two staff members received recognition for their contributions in scholarship, leadership, service, and creativity. Notably, Rahaf Barakat, an associate professor of information technology, received the Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award. She emphasized her passion for technology and the importance of inclusivity and diversity in education. Other awardees included Dr. David Weiss, Dr. David Kirschner, Dr. Sairam Tangirala, Dr. Cynthia Woodbridge, Dr. Binh Tran, Anessa Griffin, and Kathija Jamaloodeen, each recognized for their outstanding contributions. Additionally, faculty promotions were acknowledged during the event.   STORY 5: Gwinnett Girl Scout Troop 18165 earns Bronze Award Girl Scout Troop 18165, based in Lawrenceville, achieved the Bronze Award, the third-highest honor for Girl Scouts at the junior level. Led by Angela Vasquez and Krystal Eustice, the troop collaborated with the Neighborhood Church in Buford to enhance its food pantry, 12 Baskets, by adding a hygiene section. They collected numerous hygiene products, promoted their project through flyers and a video, and secured sponsorships from local companies. This sustainable community project earned them the Bronze Award, and they now aim to earn their Silver Award in the future. Each scout contributed 20 hours to the project, demonstrating their commitment to benefiting the local community.   We'll be back in a moment   Break 3:  ESOG – Ingles 4    – Lawrenceville Events   STORY 6: Leah McGrath   And now here is Bruce Jenkins conversation with Leah McGrath from Ingles Markets to discuss working for Ingles.   STORY 7: Leah McGrath   We'll have final thoughts after this.   Break 4: Henssler 60 Thanks again for hanging out with us on today's Gwinnett Daily Post podcast. If you enjoy these shows, we encourage you to check out our other offerings, like the Cherokee Tribune Ledger Podcast, the Marietta Daily Journal, the Community Podcast for Rockdale Newton and Morgan Counties, or the Paulding County News Podcast. Read more about all our stories, and get other great content at Gwinnettdailypost.com. Did you know over 50% of Americans listen to podcasts weekly? Giving you important news about our community and telling great stories are what we do. 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Food shopping, cooking and eating together means so much more than meets the eye---in the process you are creating food memories that can comfort and guide you throughout your life. I am revisiting some of my best episodes in my Allstar Summer Series, featuring beloved TV food icons. In this episode the remarkable Lidia Bastianich talks about why creating healthy food memories is so important to her, and how you can cultivate them for yourself and your loved ones. Lidia Bastianich is an Emmy award-winning public television host, best‐selling cookbook author, successful restaurateur, and owner of a flourishing food and entertainment business. Most importantly, she has accomplished all of this by marrying her two passions in life—her family and food—to create multiple culinary endeavors alongside her two children, Joseph and Tanya.  Her most recent book is Lidia's A Pot, A Pan, and a Bowl, a companion to her new 26-part public television series, Lidia's Kitchen. She is also the author of the English and Italian version of her memoir: My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and Food. Lidia's cooking shows air nationwide in the U.S. on public television and CREATE, internationally, and on various digital networks. Among the numerous awards and accolades Lidia has earned are seven James Beard awards and two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Culinary Host (2013 and 2018).  In 2022 Lidia received the Silver Award from APT for 25 years on Public Television. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.