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Ross Gay teaches us how to notice delight and joy in our everyday lives. We discuss: concrete ways to rediscover and capture joy every day; how to rebuild your “delight muscle”; how to dissolve the myth of disconnection between us; and how to “unknow” our people so we can delight in them. About Ross:  Ross Gay is an American poet, essayist, and professor committed to healing the world through observing and articulating joy, delight and gratitude. He won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award for his 2014 book, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, which was also a finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry. A devoted community gardener, Ross is a founding board member of the Bloomington Community Orchard, a non-profit, free-fruit-for-all food justice and joy project. A college football player, he is a founding editor of the online sports magazine Some Call it Ballin'.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) / Some Call it Loving (1973) Once upon a time we woke up sleeping beauty with James B. Harris and set sail for the island of Colossa with Ray Harryhausen…

Ross Gay teaches us how to notice delight and joy in our everyday lives. We discuss: concrete ways to rediscover and capture joy every day; how to rebuild your “delight muscle”; how to dissolve the myth of disconnection between us; and how to “unknow” our people so we can delight in them. About Ross:  Ross Gay is an American poet, essayist, and professor committed to healing the world through observing and articulating joy, delight and gratitude. He won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award for his 2014 book, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, which was also a finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry. A devoted community gardener, Ross is a founding board member of the Bloomington Community Orchard, a non-profit, free-fruit-for-all food justice and joy project. A college football player, he is a founding editor of the online sports magazine Some Call it Ballin'. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We turn our attention to the narrow strait that divides China and Taiwan, which some analysts believe is the most likely flashpoint for another far-away conflict involving the US military. If President Biden reconfigures foreign policy to focus more on threats at home, will that leave us unprepared to defend US interests abroad? Or should we rethink which battles we're willing to fight? GUESTS: Oriana Skylar Mastro, Fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Michael Mazarr, Senior Political Scientist at the RAND Corporation. ADDITIONAL READING: The Taiwan Temptation, Foreign Affairs. Time for a New Approach to Defense Strategy, War on the Rocks. Biden Backs Taiwan, but Some Call for a Clearer Warning to China, New York Times. ** This episode was originally published on September 13, 2021.

We turn our attention to the narrow strait that divides China and Taiwan, which some analysts believe is the most likely flashpoint for another far-away conflict involving the US military. If President Biden reconfigures foreign policy to focus more on threats at home, will that leave us unprepared to defend US interests abroad? Or should we rethink which battles we're willing to fight? GUESTS: Oriana Skylar Mastro, fellow at Stanford University's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Michael Mazarr, senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation. ADDITIONAL READING: The Taiwan Temptation, Foreign Affairs Time for a New Approach to Defense Strategy, War on the Rocks Biden Backs Taiwan, but Some Call for a Clearer Warning to China, New York Times

Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Garrett WielandGarrett Wieland is a singer-songwriter living in Corpus Christi, Tx, and one part of the Americana group The Independent Thieves, radio host of the long-running folk show “Some Call it Folk,” a co-founder of the Corpus Christi Songwriter's Festival, and staff member and host of local listening room The Churchyard. He has one album recorded, 2015's “Letter from the End of the World,” and is currently working on both an album with the Thieves as well as his own solo album. His songs are inspired by the old west, literature, mental health and love, and not always in that order but sometimes in the same song.

Private Firefighters Accused of Allegedly Setting Illegal Backfires State fire officials are investigating several private firefighters for allegedly setting illegal backfires to protect some structures threatened by the Glass Fire in the wine country. Jackie Lacey and George Gascón Square Off in LA County District Attorney Race The candidates to lead the largest prosecutor’s office in the country squared off last night in a virtual debate. Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey is running for her third term against George Gascón, the former San Francisco D.A., who is campaigning as a progressive challenger. Some Call for a Less Partisan Election Chief in California California Secretary of State Alex Padilla is charged with overseeing the state's elections. But he's also a Democrat, who has to face his own election every four years. Some election experts think the job needs a fundamental overhaul. Reporter: Scott Shafer, KQED Over 100,000 College Students Lack Tech for Online Classes More than 100,000 California college students don’t have the technology they need for online classes. That’s according to a new estimate from the nonprofit Ed Trust West. Reporter: Vanessa Rancaño, KQED

My guest this week is poet and professor Dr. Ross Gay. I loved Ross’s recent book, The Book of Delights (affiliate link), which we talked a lot about in this episode. I think you’ll be able to hear how much I enjoyed talking with Ross and hearing his insights into joy, sorrow, loss, love—toward the end I was really moved by his description of self-love, and why it’s often so difficult. Hopefully this conversation will inspire you to look for everyday delights in your own life. Other topics we discussed included: The delight we can find in simply noticing How often things can “flummox us with beauty” when we pay attention Readings from Ross’s most recent book The delight that comes from the removal of pain or unhappiness The power that our emotions and mindset have on our interpretations of what we notice The inextricability of joy and suffering/death Loss and change as fundamental features of our lives Joy as the experience of something delightful in the midst of what is sorrowful How to hold each other up in times of sorrow The Scandinavian concept of hygge and its overlap with delight Experiencing de-alienation from others as a lighting up of joy The simplicity that inheres in delight The nuanced and intimate conversation between writer and reader The possibility of positive public touch between strangers The “constant and subtle caretaking” we extend toward one another The overlap between joy and love The vulnerability in expressing love for something or someone The risk in remaining committed to loving oneself Photo by: Natasha Komoda | www.natashakomoda.com Ross Gay, PhD, is a professor of English at Indiana University—my undergraduate alma mater—in Bloomington, Indiana. In addition to The Book of Delights, Ross is the author of three books of poetry (affiliate links): Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, which won the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. Ross is a founding editor of the online sports magazine Some Call it Ballin', in addition to being an editor with the chapbook presses Q Avenue and Ledge Mule Press. He has received multiple fellowships, including from the Guggenheim Foundation. We didn’t have time to talk about our shared love of gardening in this episode, but Ross is an avid gardener and founding board member of the Bloomington Community Orchard, a non-profit, free-fruit-for-all food justice and joy project. Find Ross online at his website.

Some Call of Duty talk this episode with the announcement of the next game being a Modern Warfare reboot. We also talk about the Death Stranding game play trailer as well as a late reaction the series finale of Game of Thrones.

On this episode, a reading and interview with poet, essayist, educator and avid gardener Ross Gay.  Ross Gay is the author of three books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, which was awarded the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. The Book of Delights, released earlier this year, is his first collection of essays. Ross has co-authored, two chapbooks "Lace and Pyrite: Letters from Two Gardens," and "River."  He is a founding editor, with Karissa Chen and Patrick Rosal, of the online sports magazine Some Call it Ballin', in addition to being an editor with the chapbook presses Q Avenue and Ledge Mule Press.  Ross is a founding board member of the Bloomington Community Orchard, a non-profit, free-fruit-for-all food justice and joy project. He has received fellowships from Cave Canem, the Bread Loaf Writer's Conference, and the Guggenheim Foundation. Ross teaches at Indiana University.   This podcast was recorded as part of an event at Magers & Quinn Booksellers in Minneapolis. We are very grateful for their support and partnership in amplifying the voices of black writers and artists. We encourage you to support independent bookstores in your area. Visit blackmarketreads.com for more information on the podcast.

When Robert Troy (Zalman King) buys a "sleeping beauty" (Tisa Farrow) at a carnival and introduces her to the playscape of fantasy roleplay in which he lives every day, things don't necessarily work out in Some Call it Loving, a beautiful and unusual film from 1973.Writer/director James B. Harris discusses the genesis of the film as well as his work with Stanley Kubrick on The Killing, Paths of Glory, One-Eyed Jacks, and more. He also compares the volatility of Timothy Carey to Richard Pryor.Heather Drain and The Hollywood Outsider's Aaron Peterson join Mike in discussing the film as well as other interpretations of the Sleeping Beauty tale.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some Call It Jawaiian, Some Call it Island Reggae. I call it Mahalo Reggae, because artists like Anuhea, Siaosi, Irie Love, The Green, J-Boog, Fiji, Eli-Mac, Hot Rain and others seem to be able to create a perfect balance with that beautiful rootsy sounds with amazing vocals and it just makes me want to personally say Mahalo to all the artists in this session. I'm not the only one! Some of Jamaica's biggest labels have also noticed that the Hawaiian Islands can keep up with JA's best. Be ready to go out and purchase some of these tracks from these amazing artists!

Interview with Claire Bradin Siskin, WorldCALL 3 workshop presenter. Revoluton for Language Learning site: http://edvista.com/claire/rev/. Revolution Learning Templates: http://edvista.com/claire/rev/templates/templates.html WorldCALL 3 website: http://www.j-let.org/~wcf/modules/tinyd0/ Hello and welcome to another WorldCALL 3 podcast. This podcast features an interview with Professor Claire Bradin Siskin, a workshop presenter at this summer’s conference. Music It is early May, and there is still plenty of time to register for WorldCALL 3. This podcast is particularly aimed at those of you planning to attend the pre-conference workshops, and I really recommend that you do since there is a great selection of interesting opportunities to learn. To start to help you reach a decision on which workshops to attend, today we’re going to have our first interview with a workshop presenter, Claire Bradin Siskin , whose workshop is titled, Join the Revolution. The revolution involves a certain piece of software that allows users to easily create interactive learning applications for the computer. I’ll let her tell you more in a moment. She is director of the Robert Henderson Language Media Center at the University of Pittsburgh, and co-chair of the Program Committee for WorldCALL 3, in addition to being a workshop presenter and it certainly would not be wrong to call her one of the early pioneers in the field of CALL. I sent her some questions to learn more about her role with WorldCALL and the content of her workshop. 1) Could you introduce yourself and talk a little about your work and research areas? I started my teaching career as a Spanish teacher and then taught English as a second and foreign language for many years. I first became inspired by the possibilities of computer-assisted language learning (or CALL) in 1983. That was when I first had a microcomputer at home. In those early days, my son had to help me a lot because I didn’t know much about computers. One day I took my computer to class and watched my students work with a simple vocabulary exercise. I’ll never forget the excitement and energy in the classroom that day. Even though 6 students were working at only one computer, they loved the fact that they could interact with the program and get feedback. Today I work in a language lab, and I support the use of technology in learning many different languages. I guess I’ve never lost that feeling of excitement and enthusiasm that comes when the computers work as we intend them to and truly support the language learner. I have learned that CALL is most successful when language teachers are engaged in the process, so I am involved in teacher education. I am especially interested in software programs and tools that make it easier for teachers and learners to use computers effectively. I also teach a graduate-level course about CALL. 2) What has been your role with WorldCALL? I attended the first 2 WorldCALL conferences – first in Melbourne, Australia in 1998 and then in Banff, Canada in 2003 and presented papers at both. For those 2 conferences, I also served as chair of the Scholarship Committee. The committee members selected CALL practitioners from underserved countries to attend WorldCALL. The opportunity to attend WorldCALL and meet the scholarship recipients at both conferences was a rewarding experience, and I look forward to meeting the 2008 awardees in Japan. For the 2008 conference, I am co-chairing the Program Committee with Françoise Blin. Françoise and I are doing our best to put together a program which will be international in scope and reflective of the multiple ways in which computers are used today in language learning. We have the help of a large Program Committee, and we are especially grateful for the support that we have received from our Japanese hosts in the LET organization. 3) After I read the outline for your workshop, I took a look at the website for Runtime Revolution. The software seems impressive, but could you tell us what the benefits are to using this tool and how it differs from other programs that could be used to make CALL materials? Revolution is a little hard to define. It is described as a “rapid application development (RAD) tool,” and it has also been called a “software erector set.” If you liked playing with modelling clay when you were a child, you will enjoy Revolution. It gives the developer a lot of freedom to create. Some CALL practitioners may remember HyperCard, which was a popular tool for creating CALL materials for the Macintosh. Revolution incorporates many of the features of HyperCard, but it has been developed much further, and it offers many advantages over HyperCard. Revolution is cross-platform, and it is possible to develop materials on a PC and export them to a Macintosh, or vice-versa. There is integrated color, and you can capture and play back both audio and video files. It can be integrated with database programs and with the Internet. It is fairly easy to collect learner data with Revolution, so it is an ideal tool for both research and assessment in a language lab setting. What I like best about Revolution is its ease of use. Both teachers and students seem to enjoy creating materials with it, and they don’t need to have high-level programming skills to do this. I also like the fact that I can use Revolution without depending on the Internet, but I can also use it to connect to the resources on the Internet if I need to. 4) Many people are now using course management systems such as Moodle or Blackboard and using freely available content sharing tools to add multimedia and interactivity to their courses. What benefits do you see software like Revolution offering such instructors? In the first place, Revolution can be used to create CALL materials for those situations in which the Internet is not available at all or is not dependable. Course management systems do allow one to share multimedia resources, but the degree of interactivity with the learner isn’t as well developed as it is with Revolution. To achieve a high degree of interactivity in web-based materials requires the use of programs such as Java or Flash. Revolution is much easier to learn than either of these. I’m doing what I can to make the process of learning about Revolution even easier. If you are interested, you might want to check out my web page, “Revolution for Language Learning,” at http://edvista.com/claire/rev/. Also, I have created a number of templates for language learning. These can be downloaded from http://edvista.com/claire/rev/templates/templates.html. The purpose of the templates is to show language educators what can be done with Revolution and give them a starting point for developing their own CALL materials. Marcel: Well that brings us to the end of this podcast. I would like to thank our guest today, Claire Bradin Siskin, for taking part. I’m sure her workshop will be interesting. You can find the exact time and place of the workshop listed on the WrodCALL 3 website. If you’re planning to attend, or if you are just interested in the software, please take a look at the websites she mentioned. You can find them linked in the transcripts to this podcast. The transcripts, by the way, can be accessed by clicking on the little blue WorldCALL link in the player located on the WorldCALL 3 website. If you downloaded this podcast from iTunes, please be aware that due to space limitations, the full transcripts do not automatically get downloaded with the audio file. Thanks again to Jeff Wahl for his Loop-o-Plane music, available from magnatune.com. And thank you, for downloading this podcast. I’m Marcel Van Amelsvoort, a member of the Kanto chapter of LET. Have a great day and see you next time.

Director George Hickenlooper shares with us his wild ride through the industry, including working for Roger Corman, the short film "Some Call it a Slingblade," collaboration with Harvey Weinstein, and his current controversial indie film Factory Girl, starring Sienna Miller, Guy Pierce (as Andy Warhol) Hayden Christensen and Jimmy Fallon.