Podcasts about Square Pegs

Welcome back to the SNL Hall of Fame Podcast, where each week we spotlight a cast member, host, writer, or musical guest from Saturday Night Live's storied history—and make the case for their enshrinement in the Hall of Fame. And today? Oh boy, we've got a doozy.Today we shine the spotlight on Anne Beatts—one of SNL's original writers and an unsung comedic trailblazer who helped define the show's tone in its earliest days.Joining host Bill Kenney in the Hall's cozy conversation chamber is none other than James Stevens, archivist, collector, and SNL scholar from the Saturday Night Network. Together, they explore the comedic brilliance, fearless writing, and cultural significance of Anne's work—including some all-time iconic sketches.

Send us a textMartin, Laurie and Stephen have a laugh about Colin Nish, Score draw with the Hibees, more tactical confusion and lots more. Enjoy Support the show

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July 21-27, 1990 This week Ken welcomes film producer and host of the Hollywood Gold podcast, Daniela Taplin Lundberg. Ken and Daniela discuss growing up in show business with an actress mother and producer father, producing Mean Streets, La Bamba, hating Coach, Murphy Brown, Action Jackson, the teen TV stars of the 80s and 90s, Hollywood poor, going to events for the food, Doogie Howser PI, the movie guide in the back of TV Guide, Premiere Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Tom Hanks, Bosom Buddies, telling stories you think make you look good that don't actually make you look good, Different World, Wonder Years, Square Pegs, Northern Exposure, Beauty and the Beast, The Facts of Life, backdoor pilots, Ken's trivia weak points, TV Horror Hosts, NBC Pictures, target audiences, SNL's best cast, Life Goes On, Our House, Newhart, The Elliot comedy legacy (Bob, Chris, Abbey, Bridey), loving thirtysomething and Sisters, Battle of the Network Stars, Who's the Boss, Living Dolls, Mona, Charmed, Head of the Class, Hollywood it couples, Brad Pit, not connecting with Neil Patrick Harris, Silver Spoons, Jason Bateman, Ricky Schroeder being mean to you, Cosby, Grand, mid-season replacements, loving Bonnie Hunt, disliking Full House, being social on Friday Nights, Miami Vice, the beauty of Crime Story, before they were stars, the greatness of not binging shows, and My So-Called Life. 

Susan Silver is a trailblazer in the world of sitcom writing. She began her career on The Mary Tyler Moore Show—during an era when comedy writing was overwhelmingly dominated by men. Starting as a casting director on the iconic show Laugh-In, she went on to write for The Bob Newhart Show, Maude, The Partridge Family, and Square Pegs. Like a showbiz Zelig, Susan's path has crossed with icons such as Elvis, Jim Morrison, Lenny Bruce, and Clint Eastwood. Susan is also the author of Hot Pants in Hollywood, and we deep dive into her comedy history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Claudette Wells, a versatile artist known for acting, writing, and voice-over work, is here to provide insights about her new book, FINE FRENCH THINGS.You may know Claudette from her roles as Peggy from A Different World and the iconic sitcom Square Pegs, where she starred alongside Sarah Jessica Parker.   Claudette was on the Hangout with us previously to discuss a unique group she and I are a part of called Dead Mother's Day. Listen to episode 16 for the 411 on that; it is a good thing.  Buckle up for an exhilarating journey as Claudette Wells leads us to uncover the adventure of FINE FRENCH DOGS.You can purchase FINE FRENCH DOGS at Amazon.Be the first to email thewritershangoutpodcast@gmail.com with your favorite French food to win a free copy of Claudette's book. The PAGE International Screenwriting Awards sponsors the WRITERS' HANGOUT.Executive Producer Kristin OvernProducer Sandy AdomaitisProducer Terry SampsonMusic by Ethan Stoller

The belief that relationships drive sales in the engineering industry is outdated.   Tune in to hear Mark Rathore discuss a modern approach to engineering sales, where laser-focused problem-solving and leveraging past successes for credibility take centre stage.   We share insights on how advancements in transportation, automotive, and renewable energy are not only transforming industries but also improving human lives.   Plus, we'll touch upon the concept of "flattening the curve" in engineering sales and how engineers can capitalise on their problem-solving skills to excel in marketing their innovations.   Understanding revenue distribution and client management is crucial for engineering and manufacturing businesses.   This episode illuminates how visualising revenue spread through graphs can uncover that a large portion of revenue often comes from a small set of clients.   We address the balancing act of maintaining loyalty to long-term clients while attracting higher-value prospects.   We also examine the common pitfalls businesses face after initial growth and offer strategies to sustain momentum and mitigate risks, ensuring the longevity of their success.     Finally, we discuss the importance of emotional drivers in motivating small businesses to grow beyond their comfort zones and share personal anecdotes on how fear of losing their current lifestyle can spur engineers into action.   -------- EPISODE CHAPTERS WITH KEY POINTS ---------   (0:00:00) - Modern Engineering Sales Approach Engineering sales are driven by problem-solving, credibility, and urgency, with a focus on advancements in transportation, automotive, and renewable energy.   (0:05:55) - Scale Strategies for Growing Businesses Visualising revenue spread and client spend, balancing loyalty and growth, and reaching initial milestones in engineering and manufacturing businesses.   (0:15:03) - Scaling Success Through Pipeline Management Comfortable lifestyle can hinder growth in small businesses, but fear of losing it can drive change.   (0:24:50) - Revolutionising Engineering Sales Techniques Engineers with technical expertise and successful project histories face unique challenges when thrust into sales roles, but can leverage their problem-solving abilities to excel.   Connect with Mark LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/markrathore/ Watch Mark's Bell Curve Video:  https://www.paage.io/c3vulll   Follow me https://linktr.ee/fredcopestake   Take the  Collaborative Selling Scorecard https://collaborativeselling.scoreapp.com/   Watch this episode on YouTube https://youtu.be/Mu2DzZWkCHE

A Classic RISK! episode from our early years that first ran in October of 2012, when Cooper Barnes, Dana Rossi, Aaron Wolfe and Larry Rosen told of times they made for a bad fit. • Come to Portugal for RISK!'s 15th Anniversary in May 2025: risk-show.com/portugal • Pitch us your story! risk-show.com/submissions • Support RISK! through Patreon at patreon.com/risk or make a one-time donation: paypal.me/riskshow • Get tickets to RISK! live shows: risk-show.com/live • Get the RISK! Book and shop for merch: risk-show.com/shop • Take our storytelling classes: thestorystudio.org • Hire Kevin Allison as a coach or get personalized videos: kevinallison.com 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

Episode Transcript (provided by Riverside - forgive any errors)Follow I Must Be BUGN on IGFollow Square Pegs Podcast on IGDon't forget to subscribe, SHARE and leave a reviewJoin me for my first guest/collaboriation episode where I was interviewed by Arash Zaghi of the "Square Pegs" podcast. This is one of my favorite episdoes because Arash's vision is very much aligned with mine.I share my journey as a neurodivergent person, reflecting on childhood experiences, educational challenges, and the importance of advocacy. I discuss how my unique learning needs were often misunderstood, highlighting the critical role of supportive environments and the value of diverse thinking in STEM fields. We also discuss the intersectionality of being Black, gifted, and neurodivergent, addressing systemic biases and the importance of community and self-acceptance. Our discussion emphasizes the need for educational reform to better accommodate non-traditional learners and calls for a holistic approach to learning that recognizes and nurtures diverse cognitive abilities. Square Pegs Podcast is a series of intimate conversations about navigating life and learning within the neurodiverse community, hosted by Dr. Arash Zaghi, Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Engineering. In each episode, we talk to neurodiverse students and experts in the field of neurodiversity. Episode Highlights:00:42 Meet Sheldon Gay: host of "I Must Be BUG'N" podcast 02:18 Sheldon's early school experiences 05:37 Discovering a passion for math and science 07:53 Divergent thinking and early academic challenges 11:10 The impact of real-world applications in education 15:42 Challenges in traditional education systems 27:41 The evolution of cognitive skills 28:24 Embracing uniquely brilliant minds 29:43 Changing systems to fit diverse minds 30:27 Choosing an MBA over engineering 32:18 Innovative projects and missed opportunities 33:39 Starting the "I Must Be BUG'N" podcast 34:42 Challenges of being neurodivergent in marginalized communities 38:08 The importance of diagnosis and acceptance 47:07 Creating a supportive community 53:15 Advice to younger self Helpful Links:Wait, Could I Be Gifted? The "Quiz"Community for Black/BIPOC Gifted Adults - Our Wild MindsUmbrella US - Non-profit focused on neurodivergent advocacySubmit your Questions or Misunderstood Insights Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Square Pegs was a tv show that debuted in the sept 1982 timeslot opposite the last season of MASH which would be a hard slot for anyone to handle - this show about adolescence and the painful attempts of two young girls Patty Greene and Lauren Hutchinson (played by the before Carrie Bradshaw, Jessica Parker and a young Amy Linker) to get into the IN-crowd was a trailblazer of its kind - yet it only lasted ONE season = what happened = what happened to the show Square Pegs that led it early demise = was it the sex drugs and rock and roll debauchery of the 80s,,,, ? Or something else?

Today Jacks and Rachel finish off looking at the ep 19-20 of Square Pegs!  Get your Factor Meals today at 50% off factormeals.com/hallmarkies50 (ad)  To get SQUARE PEGS on DVD and digital https://amzn.to/3VLwmlu (ad)  Follow Jacks on twitter https://twitter.com/JacklynCTweets Follow Jacks on instagram https://www.instagram.com/jacklyncollier/ For all of our Sex and the City content https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXv4sBF3mPUCIWkSCbv5ri4PDpc7jLX1x Follow our new twitter https://twitter.com/citygirlspod Follow us on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288?mt=2 https://twitter.com/HallmarkiesPod on twitter @HallmarkiesPodcast on Instagram HallmarkiesPodcast.com Support the podcast with our City Girls Pod merch! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/29520645-city-girls-pod-logo-sex-and-the-city-podcast?ref_id=8581&store_id=192534 Please support the podcast on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Rachel's blog at http://rachelsreviews.net Follow Rachel on twitter twitter.com/rachel_reviews Follow Rachel's Reviews on youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/rachelsreviews

We embark on a new series – Release, where we explore how God releases us to make a godly impact in the areas of ministry, marketplace and missions. Join Ps Benny as he kicks the series off with the first area of ministry, where we discover God's purpose for it, our giftings, and pitfalls to avoid!

Today Jacks and Rachel are diving back into 1982 to talk about SQUARE PEGS EP 17-18. This one has guest star Bill Murray Get your Factor Meals today at 50% off factormeals.com/hallmarkies50 (ad)  To get SQUARE PEGS on DVD and digital https://amzn.to/3VLwmlu (ad)  Follow Jacks on twitter https://twitter.com/JacklynCTweets Follow Jacks on instagram https://www.instagram.com/jacklyncollier/ For all of our Sex and the City content https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXv4sBF3mPUCIWkSCbv5ri4PDpc7jLX1x Follow our new twitter https://twitter.com/citygirlspod Follow us on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288?mt=2 https://twitter.com/HallmarkiesPod on twitter @HallmarkiesPodcast on Instagram HallmarkiesPodcast.com Support the podcast with our City Girls Pod merch! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/29520645-city-girls-pod-logo-sex-and-the-city-podcast?ref_id=8581&store_id=192534 Please support the podcast on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Rachel's blog at http://rachelsreviews.net Follow Rachel on twitter twitter.com/rachel_reviews Follow Rachel's Reviews on youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/rachelsreviews

We're off for Fourth of July, so we're sharing something from the Archives: a poolside chat with Sarah Jessica Parker that we recorded in August of 2017 (while we waited for John Benjamin Hickey to make dinner). We chatted shoes, the last time she watched "Sex & the City," "Square Pegs", and much more. Listen poolside to get the maximum kiki effect. For more interviews and behind-the-scenes tea, tune in to Andy Cohen Live weekdays on Radio Andy by subscribing to SiriusXM. Use my link https://sxm.app.link/AndyCohen for a free trial!

Today Jacks and Rachel are diving back into 1982 to talk about SQUARE PEGS EP 15-16 To get SQUARE PEGS on DVD and digital https://amzn.to/3VLwmlu (ad)  Make sure to check out our sponsor SOCIETY GIRL by Alys Murray https://amzn.to/4cMtFpi Follow Jacks on twitter https://twitter.com/JacklynCTweets Follow Jacks on instagram https://www.instagram.com/jacklyncollier/ For all of our Sex and the City content https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXv4sBF3mPUCIWkSCbv5ri4PDpc7jLX1x Follow our new twitter https://twitter.com/citygirlspod Follow us on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288?mt=2 https://twitter.com/HallmarkiesPod on twitter @HallmarkiesPodcast on Instagram HallmarkiesPodcast.com Support the podcast with our City Girls Pod merch! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/29520645-city-girls-pod-logo-sex-and-the-city-podcast?ref_id=8581&store_id=192534 Please support the podcast on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Rachel's blog at http://rachelsreviews.net Follow Rachel on twitter twitter.com/rachel_reviews Follow Rachel's Reviews on youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/rachelsreviews

Today Jacks and Rachel are diving back into 1982 to talk about SQUARE PEGS EP 13-14. We've got lots of fun!  To get SQUARE PEGS on DVD and digital https://amzn.to/3VLwmlu (ad)  Make sure to check out our sponsor of this episode of the podcast. From Harlequin Press and author Susan Mallery's new book FOR THE LOVE OF SUMMER https://amzn.to/4c1GRGo (ad)  Our Christmas podcasts are at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4f2KtBPzUE&list=PLXv4sBF3mPUDo41tHqhkjHCvedmZwLzHx Make sure to check out the sponsor of the podcast. From Harpeth Road Press THE GOLDEN HOUR by Jenny Hale https://amzn.to/3wSQsQW Follow Jacks on twitter https://twitter.com/JacklynCTweets Follow Jacks on instagram https://www.instagram.com/jacklyncollier/ For all of our Sex and the City content https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXv4sBF3mPUCIWkSCbv5ri4PDpc7jLX1x Follow our new twitter https://twitter.com/citygirlspod Follow us on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288?mt=2 https://twitter.com/HallmarkiesPod on twitter @HallmarkiesPodcast on Instagram HallmarkiesPodcast.com Support the podcast with our City Girls Pod merch! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/29520645-city-girls-pod-logo-sex-and-the-city-podcast?ref_id=8581&store_id=192534 Please support the podcast on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Rachel's blog at http://rachelsreviews.net Follow Rachel on twitter twitter.com/rachel_reviews Follow Rachel's Reviews on youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/rachelsreviews

Today Jacks and Rachel go back to 1982 holiday season and talk about Ep 11-12 2-part Christmas special for Square Pegs (Also they might rant about dining in Europe)  To get SQUARE PEGS on DVD and digital https://amzn.to/3VLwmlu (ad)  Make sure to check out our sponsor of this episode of the podcast. From Harlequin Press and author Susan Mallery's new book FOR THE LOVE OF SUMMER https://amzn.to/4c1GRGo (ad)  Our Christmas podcasts are at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4f2KtBPzUE&list=PLXv4sBF3mPUDo41tHqhkjHCvedmZwLzHx Make sure to check out the sponsor of the podcast. From Harpeth Road Press THE GOLDEN HOUR by Jenny Hale https://amzn.to/3wSQsQW Follow Jacks on twitter https://twitter.com/JacklynCTweets Follow Jacks on instagram https://www.instagram.com/jacklyncollier/ For all of our Sex and the City content https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXv4sBF3mPUCIWkSCbv5ri4PDpc7jLX1x Follow our new twitter https://twitter.com/citygirlspod Follow us on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288?mt=2 https://twitter.com/HallmarkiesPod on twitter @HallmarkiesPodcast on Instagram HallmarkiesPodcast.com Support the podcast with our City Girls Pod merch! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/29520645-city-girls-pod-logo-sex-and-the-city-podcast?ref_id=8581&store_id=192534 Please support the podcast on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Rachel's blog at http://rachelsreviews.net Follow Rachel on twitter twitter.com/rachel_reviews Follow Rachel's Reviews on youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/rachelsreviews

Today Jacks and Rachel are talk about lots of things including the band Devo with their look at SQUARE PEGS Ep 9-10 To get SQUARE PEGS on DVD and digital https://amzn.to/3VLwmlu (ad)  Make sure to check out the sponsor of the podcast. From Harpeth Road Press THE GOLDEN HOUR by Jenny Hale https://amzn.to/3wSQsQW Follow Jacks on twitter https://twitter.com/JacklynCTweets Follow Jacks on instagram https://www.instagram.com/jacklyncollier/ For all of our Sex and the City content https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXv4sBF3mPUCIWkSCbv5ri4PDpc7jLX1x Follow our new twitter https://twitter.com/citygirlspod Follow us on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288?mt=2 https://twitter.com/HallmarkiesPod on twitter @HallmarkiesPodcast on Instagram HallmarkiesPodcast.com Support the podcast with our City Girls Pod merch! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/29520645-city-girls-pod-logo-sex-and-the-city-podcast?ref_id=8581&store_id=192534 Please support the podcast on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Rachel's blog at http://rachelsreviews.net Follow Rachel on twitter twitter.com/rachel_reviews Follow Rachel's Reviews on youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/rachelsreviews

In this episode, I talk with my friend Andrew Forster, whom I met at a Square Pegs meetup group for autistic adults up in Seattle a few weeks ago. Andrew and I talk about weather, TV shows, feeling misunderstood, food and more.

Today Jacks and Rachel are back to talk about SQUARE PEGS Ep 7-8 including a pretty cringy episode!  To get SQUARE PEGS on DVD and digital https://amzn.to/3VLwmlu (ad)  Please support our sponsor THE LAW OF ATTRACTION by Nancy Naigle https://amzn.to/3yhi8zd (ad)  Follow Jacks on twitter https://twitter.com/JacklynCTweets Follow Jacks on instagram https://www.instagram.com/jacklyncollier/ For all of our Sex and the City content https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXv4sBF3mPUCIWkSCbv5ri4PDpc7jLX1x Follow our new twitter https://twitter.com/citygirlspod Follow us on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288?mt=2 https://twitter.com/HallmarkiesPod on twitter @HallmarkiesPodcast on Instagram HallmarkiesPodcast.com Support the podcast with our City Girls Pod merch! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/29520645-city-girls-pod-logo-sex-and-the-city-podcast?ref_id=8581&store_id=192534 Please support the podcast on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Rachel's blog at http://rachelsreviews.net Follow Rachel on twitter twitter.com/rachel_reviews Follow Rachel's Reviews on youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/rachelsreviews

Today we are talking SQUARE PEGS EP 5-6 including an epic Halloween episode To get SQUARE PEGS on DVD and digital https://amzn.to/3VLwmlu (ad)  Make sure to check out our sponsor for this episode  THERE GOES THE GROOM by Esther Hatch use our affiliate link (ad) https://amzn.to/3w1XthN Check out our sponsor for this episode of the podcast SOCIETY GIRL by Alys Murray using our affiliate link https://amzn.to/3W5Joue (ad)  Follow Jacks on twitter https://twitter.com/JacklynCTweets Follow Jacks on instagram https://www.instagram.com/jacklyncollier/ For all of our Sex and the City content https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXv4sBF3mPUCIWkSCbv5ri4PDpc7jLX1x Follow our new twitter https://twitter.com/citygirlspod Follow us on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288?mt=2 https://twitter.com/HallmarkiesPod on twitter @HallmarkiesPodcast on Instagram HallmarkiesPodcast.com Support the podcast with our City Girls Pod merch! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/29520645-city-girls-pod-logo-sex-and-the-city-podcast?ref_id=8581&store_id=192534 Please support the podcast on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Rachel's blog at http://rachelsreviews.net Follow Rachel on twitter twitter.com/rachel_reviews Follow Rachel's Reviews on youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/rachelsreviews

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Things were really different in a high school in 1982 and Jacks and Rachel are here to talk about it with SQUARE PEGS recap ep 3-4 To get SQUARE PEGS on DVD and digital https://amzn.to/3VLwmlu (ad)  Check out our sponsor for this episode of the podcast SOCIETY GIRL by Alys Murray using our affiliate link https://amzn.to/3W5Joue (ad)  Follow Jacks on twitter https://twitter.com/JacklynCTweets Follow Jacks on instagram https://www.instagram.com/jacklyncollier/ For all of our Sex and the City content https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXv4sBF3mPUCIWkSCbv5ri4PDpc7jLX1x Follow our new twitter https://twitter.com/citygirlspod Follow us on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288?mt=2 https://twitter.com/HallmarkiesPod on twitter @HallmarkiesPodcast on Instagram HallmarkiesPodcast.com Support the podcast with our City Girls Pod merch! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/29520645-city-girls-pod-logo-sex-and-the-city-podcast?ref_id=8581&store_id=192534 Please support the podcast on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Rachel's blog at http://rachelsreviews.net Follow Rachel on twitter twitter.com/rachel_reviews Follow Rachel's Reviews on youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/rachelsreviews

Join Natalie and Tom as they discuss this weekend's match - Burnley v Brighton. From Josh Brownhill's pressed goal, to Arijanet Muric's howler, we have got it all. In-depth analysis and passionate commentary from dedicated fans. Don't miss out on this post-match discussion!Please make sure to like, subscribe and turn on notifications to never miss an episode. UTC.~SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoNayNever Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nonaynever Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nonaynevernet/ Newsletter: https://nonaynever.substack.com/ Subscribe to our podcast: https://podfollow.com/no-nay-never-podcastThis Podcast has been created and uploaded by the No Nay Never Podcast. The views in this Podcast are not necessarily the views of talkSPORT. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're talking STEM today, and Emily Kircher-Morris is joined by Dr. Arash Zaghi, a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut, to discuss the importance of neurodiversity in STEM fields. They talk about the need for diverse perspectives and ways of thinking to solve complex problems in science and engineering. There's a value in different types of contributions, such as creative ideas and detailed execution plans, and a need to shift the focus from deficits to strengths. They also discuss the importance of creating a sense of belonging for neurodivergent students in academia and the need for faculty to be more supportive and inclusive. Takeaways Neurodiversity in STEM fields is crucial for solving complex problems and creating innovative solutions. The focus should shift from individual skills to the true meaning of diversity, bringing together different perspectives and ways of thinking. Creating a sense of belonging is essential for the success of neurodivergent students in STEM fields. Faculty should be more supportive and inclusive, valuing diverse contributions and providing options for different types of learning and assessment. Neurodivergent individuals should embrace their strengths and bring their whole selves to their academic and professional pursuits. To learn more about the Neurodiversity University courses for educators, click the link, and get in touch with us through the contact page if you have questions. Join the Neurodiversity Podcast Advocacy & Support Group on Facebook! Arash E. Zaghi is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Connecticut. His research is focused on engineering education, emphasizing the role of neurodiversity in fostering creativity within the engineering workforce, as well as strength-based approaches to diversity. Arash's interdisciplinary work aims to develop personalized tools for middle-school students with dyslexia to engage in STEM, leveraging AI, neuroscience, and education research. Professor Zaghi was diagnosed with ADHD at 33, and his dedication to neurodiversity in engineering education has earned him multiple recognitions, including from Prism Magazine of the American Society of Engineering Education. He holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno and is a strong advocate of neurodiversity in STEM education. He hosts the Square Pegs podcast, where he further explores these themes. Square Pegs Podcast via Spotify

Today Rachel and Jacks are starting a new series looking at Sarah Jessica Parker's first show SQUARE PEGS- the pilot and Ep 2!  To get SQUARE PEGS on DVD and digital https://amzn.to/3VLwmlu (ad)  Make sure to check out our sponsor of this episode of the podcast LOVE IN TANDEM by Becca Kinser https://amzn.to/3TCCSbL (ad) And find more at https://www.beccakinzer.com/ Follow Jacks on twitter https://twitter.com/JacklynCTweets Follow Jacks on instagram https://www.instagram.com/jacklyncollier/ For all of our Sex and the City content https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXv4sBF3mPUCIWkSCbv5ri4PDpc7jLX1x Follow our new twitter https://twitter.com/citygirlspod Follow us on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hallmarkies-podcast/id1296728288?mt=2 https://twitter.com/HallmarkiesPod on twitter @HallmarkiesPodcast on Instagram HallmarkiesPodcast.com Support the podcast with our City Girls Pod merch! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/29520645-city-girls-pod-logo-sex-and-the-city-podcast?ref_id=8581&store_id=192534 Please support the podcast on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/hallmarkies Follow Rachel's blog at http://rachelsreviews.net Follow Rachel on twitter twitter.com/rachel_reviews Follow Rachel's Reviews on youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/rachelsreviews

Why are we trying to get infants, toddlers, and two to do things that are not age or developmentally-appropriate for them? Why do we do that with older children who are not yet ready? Stop trying to put square pegs in round holes. You don't have to spend valuable learning time trying to herd cats! Join Cindy and Alison for an episode that could empower you to spend your time with children in better ways.

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Remembering “Square Pegs” and reconnecting with it today. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kelli-n/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kelli-n/support

One of the most frustrating  things a parent can face is watching their child struggle in school.Yet many children hit speed bumps during their early school years.  For some children it's trying to master math. For others it could be tackling spelling and grammar - or reading.  What seems like something that should be easy to achieve ends up being a source of daily angst for both the students - and their families.  For most parents and teachers the advice is to push the child to try harder … to spend more time on homework … or to start paying attention in class.But if there was a different approach?  One that not only was more effective in helping your child to learn - but that they also enjoyed.  Something that made learning fun and helped build a strong bond between parents and their school age children?Today we are joined by Dawn Strachan, the founder of the massively successful Clara James Tutoring Method and author of ‘Square Pegs, Round Holes' a book that offers innovative ways to help primary school children master even the most challenging subjects.This podcast is part of our new author series, where I am bringing you some of the most interesting ideas and insights from leading authors and to make sure you never miss a great book.In this podcast Dawn will be discussing- What parents and teachers might be overlooking when they have a child who is struggling in school.- Easy ways to gamify learning that take your child from ‘I can't' to ‘Yes, I can!'- Why often its not the student its the teaching method that is the problem.Dawn's insights could make this your year child's best school year ever!USEFUL LINKS:The Clara James Approach website:  The Clara James Approach"Square Pegs, Round Holes" book:   Square Pegs & Round Holes: Supporting Every Child's Education : Strachan, Dawn: Amazon.co.uk: Books"Getting to Grips with Angles" book:  Getting to grips with angles: Amazon.co.ukThe Revision Planner:   https://www.amazon.ca/Your-exams-just-around-corner/dp/B0CQ8CZPMMAsianet Consultants website:  https://asianetconsultants.comVisit A Seat at The Table's website at https://seat.fm

Thanks for listening to this episode of the Long Ball Futebol podcast! This week Barney & Albert are back to discuss Jornada 12 of the Primeira Liga season as Benfica slip up against Moreirense and allow to go Sporting back to the top of the tabel. There's also discussion of Porto's win against Famalicão, Braga beating Estoril, Arouca winning after 10 games, and Chaves overcoming Vizela in an entertaining game.To become a Long Ball Futebol Sócio sign up here - https://www.patreon.com/LongBallFutebol

March 12-18, 1983 This week Ken welcomes comedian and man behind the new Blonde Medicine Comedy lp "Ice Cream vs. Everything", Paul Morrissey. Ken and Paul discuss Paul's excitement being on the show, why he picked 1983, the early 80s mix of famous people guest stars, The Love Boat, Smokey and the Bandit, Paul Williams, Milton Berle, cocaine, 70s Variety Shows, Solid Gold, Tim Thomerson, Top of the Pops, Steelers Wheel, miming, Richard Marx's Lionel Richie debut, cigarettes, David Bowie playing with Mott the Hoople, Robin Williams, Gen Xers vs. Boomers, buying awful products from TV Guide, horrifying children's decor, having to pay massive fines for ruining a VHS tape, Diff'rent Strokes, video games, Silver Spoons, Jason Bateman, Teen Wolf, how massive Bob Hope was, Jackie Gleason, never flying, Voyagers, the death of Jon Eric Hexum, on set accidents, getting bumped on Letterman so many times it becomes an inside joke, dry cleaning The Jeffersons, Newhart, Fritz Leiber, Jay Thomas, Square Pegs, production values, Little House of the Prairie, The A-Team, Happy Days, James Bond, Remington Steel, Pierce Brosnan, The Celtics vs. The Sixers, the Celtics 80s team, Facts of Life, baby death, Very Special Episodes, Fred Willard, Magnum PI, Vietnam, CHPs, Franken and Davis, Saturday Night Live, when everything was on Ice, Benson, Knight Rider, K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R., Stephen Tobolowsky, Morgan Fairchild, $20k TVs, the power of the mustache, roasts, Beverly Hills Cops, action comedies, and why Real Genius is the greatest comedy of all time. 

Ben and The Bobble discuss all your question and all the talking points surrounding Everton. Dyche, 777, the midfield, the full backs and current managers available on the market. Get exclusive content on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The guys discuss 777, Farhad Moshiri, all the rumours with the media and much more... Get exclusive content on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ever felt like a square peg trying to fit into a round hole? That's how I felt in my past relationship and guess what, I am here to tell you, it's okay to be the square peg. This week, we tackle the uncomfortable truths and evaluate the lies that keep us tethered to unhealthy relationships. We also challenge the conventional narrative of divorce equating to 'giving up' and explore the potential it holds for personal well-being. Following a divorce, what does happiness look like? Sit tight as we walk through the journey of rediscovery and healing after the storm. We'll share authentic experiences of feeling like the ‘odd one out' in relationships and how it's perfectly fine to walk away if things aren't aligning. Let's grow together and refine our edges with faith as the driving force, creating a life we desire. It's a deep dive into personal topics that challenges our perceptions and encourages a happier life, even after the most demanding hurdles.Please follow me on instagram and facebook @happilyevenaftercoach and if you want to see what coaching is all about I offer a free 30 min. clarity call via zoom. Email me: hello@lifecoachjen.com for any comments or questions. Thanks for listening, please like and review as well as share with your family and friends. My website is www.lifecoachjen.com

Broadcasting LIVE from the Sold by Eldon Studio, at MediaSkapes, the fellas welcomed Jenny, Amy, & Anne from ASRC & Team Garrett to the studio!   *** On September 8th, the "Driving Fore Autism" Golf Outing will take place at The Flint Golf Club.  The event raises much-needed funding for ARSC (Autism Support & Resource Center http://www.geneseeautism.org/).  The ARSC is a 501(c)3 which provides social, recreational and life skill experiences to those living with autism across the lifespan. The Team Garrett "Driving Fore Autism'' Golf Outing was established in 2015 by the family of Garrett Dennis.  Garrett's family shared ASRC's vision of starting a Life Skills Center where teens and adults could learn skills to gain independence regardless of where they are on the spectrum.  Driving Fore Autism was then born and since 2015, there have been seven golf outings with all proceeds all went toward construction costs for our Life Skills Center, "Garrett's Place", which was completed in May 2017, as well as, programming and scholarship funds.  This includes a partnership with a local manufacturing company that provides job preparation, training and job placement. Since the inception of this program, they have employed 12 young adults with autism!  All dollars are put to use!  They do not receive funding from any other source.  Team Garrett Registration and Fundraiser:  http://www.geneseeautism.org/golf-outing-registration.html Please support this amazing organization!   And the fellas reached out to Jim Green from the Goodtimes In Goodrich Festival.  That event kicks off this weekend, in Goodrich with a classic car show, the Hoedown in G Town,  80's rocking with The Square Pegs and so much more!  They are a fantastic organization.  Head out to Goodrich and have some FUN! . https://gtigfestival.com ASGP is POWERed by MediaSkapes!  Love, CT & Rich … and Phil!!!  

That's right.  I'm still not done yappin' about Norman Lear.  Why should I be?  At 101 years old, he's not done workin'.  In this episode, I dive into One Day At A Time, Mary Hartman Mary Hartman, Square Pegs, 227, and more.  We'll chat about incest and SJP maybe being a drug trafficker...all while grooving to the theme song to 227.  It's a whole scene.

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Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Susan Silver, Author, “Hot Pants in Hollywood: Sex, Secrets and Sitcoms” About Harvey's guest: Today's guest, Susan Silver, is a show business trailblazer.  She was one of the first women to have a successful career as a television comedy writer, in an industry overwhelmingly dominated by men.    Back in the late 60s', and despite being the youngest runner up for a prestigious Writers Guild Award for a script she'd written in graduate school, the only open door for a female writer in Hollywood was as a secretary.  She worked her way up to be producer of a TV show starring comedian Mort Sahl, and then got hired as a casting director on the groundbreaking TV show, “Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In”.  When the show's producer, George Schlatter, refused to allow a woman to join his writing team – offering her a job as a writer's assistant instead - she pivoted into the world of TV sitcoms, and never looked back.   She wrote for some of the most iconic shows of all time, including The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, Maude, The Partridge Family, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, Square Pegs, and many more.  In fact, our guest wrote the episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show called “The Square Shaped Room”, which won Ed Asner an Emmy Award.  She also wrote TV movies including “The Couple Takes a Wife” starring Paula Prentiss and Bill Bixby, and “The Girl Who Came Gift Wrapped”, starring Karen Valentine and Farrah Fawcett.    She's one of the founding members of “Women in Film”, and she's taught comedy writing at the Television Academy, and lectured at the Paley Center, and at numerous universities.   She's appeared on TV many times, on CNN, HLN and The Today Show to name only a few.  She's had her own weekly radio commentary on Robin Hood Radio called “Susan Says”.  And she's written op-ed columns for The New York Times – AND for 4 years she wrote a highly entertaining column about dating, called “The Search For Mr. Adequate”, on NEW YORK SOCIAL DIARY DOT COM.    And FINALY, in 2017, she released her brilliant, hilarious, sometimes salacious, and very insightful memoir entitled, “Hot Pants in Hollywood: Sex, Secrets and Sitcoms”.   This book was such an enjoyable read, that I hated to get to the last page.    And let me tell you:  the episode describing a highly unusual medical “event” resulting from a particularly satisfying encounter with a vibrator, is most definitely worth TEN TIMES the price of the book. For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com/ To see more about Susan Silver, go to:https://hotpantsinhollywood.com/ https://www.facebook.com/HotPantsinHollywood https://www.instagram.com/susansilver88/  #SusanSilver   #harveybrownstoneinterviews

Meg and Jessica chat with Alex Smith at Ryan's Daughter about their childhoods roaming the streets of Yorkville and Carnegie Hill.Please check out our website, follow us on Instagram, on Facebook, and...WRITE US A REVIEW HEREWe'd LOVE to hear from you! Let us know if you have any ideas for stories HEREThank you for listening!Love,Meg and Jessica

Steven Mill and Ewen Cameron are taking a look back at the big Scotland game from the weekend and Ewen is not convinced about Steve Clarke's, 3–5-2! The guys are also checking out what happened in the SPFL Trust Trophy and all the action from the lower leagues Plus your favourite strips, what if Scottish football was a bakery and it's Steven v Ewen on new game, ‘The Ace of Clubs'

Are You A Square Peg being forced to fit in? We love how the affiliate model allows boxes to truly be unique.  By design you can build it however you want.  This is a very important aspect of what we do here at FitFilliate.  We learn about YOUR affiliate, what makes it special & unique, and WHY it needs to exist. And if you have forgotten some of these things we will help you discover them again! The gurus and advice models simply want to fit you into their definition of what they think works best.  Maybe it did work for them, but more often than not it can be problematic for you to just plug & play a solution.   And pretty soon you become them, your edges are rounded off, and you wake up one day and relalise this is not the affiliate you wanted or dreamed it to be. We are taking limited clients each quarter.  Book your consult today via the link below.  Rediscover your uniqueness and your love for what you have created. Why We're Different https://fit-filliate.as.me/DCPRequest Got a great story to tell about your affiliate? We love to highlight all that is amazing in the affiliate world.  Click the link below to jump on a call https://fit-filliate.as.me/podcast Follow Us 

In a world where delusions become reality, what is the standard for sanity? Ray Bradbury, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.  Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening. We are proudly supported by our listeners. Please sign up to be a supporter for as little as $5 a month. We'll give you a monthly coupon code for $8 off any audiobook order. Your support on a monthly basis is vital to keep us going. Go to http://classictalesaudiobooks.com and become a financial supporter today. Thank you so much. The Arsène Lupin Podcast is coming along. If you haven't heard, I'll be releasing the first collection of Lupin stories as its own show. Wednesdays are about to get even better.  This week we're continuing our little foray into the world of classic science fiction.  The New York Times dubbed Ray Bradbury, “The writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream”. While he wrote chiefly in the realm of speculative fiction, he also worked in other genres, including horror, mystery, and coming of age fiction.  His best-known works include the novel Fahrenheit 451, his collections of short stories, The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man, and the speculative horror novel Something Wicked This Way Comes. Today's story was first published in the pulp magazine, Thrilling Wonder Stories, in October 1948.  And now, The Square Pegs, by Ray Bradbury.  Follow this link to become a monthly supporter:   Follow this link to subscribe to our YouTube Channel:    Check out our blog about how audiobooks are made:    

Boys, parents, homework, and bullies!  Middle school and high school can be such a drag.  This week Zach and Jessica talk about three shows about teenage girls and how iCarly, Lizzie McGuire, and Square Pegs all depict girlhood. (I'm going to be perfectly honest with you: watching these shows sent us places.  Strap in for probably our weirdest episode yet.)Support the showPlease consider supporting the show on Patreon.Follow us on social media:TikTok (this is where we are most active!)FacebookInstagram

A one-size-fits-all education system is creating a growing number of ‘square pegs' - children and their families who don't fit in and who are suffering in many ways as a result. Ellie Costello from Square Peg join us to discuss the new book Square Pegs: Inclusivity, compassion and fitting in - a guide for schools. #attendance #inclusive #SEN #mentalhealth #family #pastoral

Karl, Ricci , Dean , Justin and Bruce look back on all the latest Spurs news incuding a Horrible NLD defeat as well as discussing exactly what is wrong at the club!

This episode looks at the 1984 debut novel by Bret Easton Ellis, and its 1987 film adaptation. ----more---- Hello, and welcome to The 80s Movies Podcast. I am your host, Edward Havens. Thank you for listening today. On this episode, we're going to talk about 80s author Bret Easton Ellis and his 1985 novel Less Than Zero, the literal polar opposite of last week's subjects, Jay McInerney and his 1984 novel Bright Lights, Big City. As I mentioned last week, McInerney was twenty-nine when he published Bright Lights, Big City. What I forgot to mention was that he was born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut, halfway between Boston and New York City, and he would a part of that elite East Coast community that befits the upper class child of a corporate executive. Bret Easton Ellis was born and raised in Los Angeles. His father was a property developer, and his parents would divorce when he was 18. He would attend high school at The Buckley School, a college prep school in nearby Sherman Oaks, whose other famous alumni include a who's who of modern pop culture history, including Paul Thomas Anderson, Tucker Carlson, Laura Dern, Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Alyssa Milano, Matthew Perry, and Nicole Richie. So they both grew up fairly well off. And they both would attend tony colleges in New England.  Ellis would attend Bennington College in Vermont, a private liberal arts college whose alumni include fellow writers Jonathan Lethem and Donna Tartt, who would both graduate from Bennington the same year as Ellis, 1986. While still attending The Buckley School, the then sixteen year old Ellis would start writing the book he would call Less Than Zero, after the Elvis Costello song. The story would follow a protagonist not unlike Bret Easton Ellis and his adventures through a high school not unlike Buckley. Unlike the final product, Ellis's first draft of Less Than Zero wore its heart on its sleeve, and was written in the third person.  Ellis would do a couple of rewrites of the novel during his final years at Buckley and his first years at Bennington, until his creative writing professor, true crime novelist Joe McGinness, suggested to the young writer that he revert his story back to the first person, which Ellis was at first hesitant to do. But once he did start to rewrite the story as a traditional novel, everything seemed to click. Ellis would have his book finished by the end of the year, and McGinniss was so impressed with the final product that he would submit it to his own agent to send out to publishers. Bret Easton Ellis was only a second year student at the time. And because timing is everything in life, Less Than Zero was being submitted to publishers just as Bright Lights, Big City was tearing up the best seller charts, and the publisher Simon and Schuster would purchase the rights to the book for $5,000. When the book was published in June 1985, Ellis just finished his third year at Bennington.  He was only twenty-one years and three months old. Oh… also… before the book was published, the film producer Marvin Worth, whose credits included Bob Fosse's 1974 doc-drama about Lenny Bruce starring Dustin Hoffman, 1979's musical drama The Rose, Bette Midler's breakthrough film as an actress, and the 1983 Dudley Moore comedy Unfaithfully Yours, would purchase the rights to make the novel into a movie, for $7,500. The film would be produced at Twentieth Century-Fox, under the supervision of the studio's then vice president of production, Scott Rudin. The book would become a success upon its release, with young readers gravitating towards Clay and his aimless, meandering tour of the rich and decadent young adults in Los Angeles circa Christmas 1984, bouncing through parties and conversations and sex and drugs and shopping malls. One of those readers who became obsessed with the book was a then-seventeen year old Los Angeles native who had just returned to the city after three years of high school in Northern California. Me. I read Less Than Zero easily three times that summer, enraptured not only with Ellis's minimalist prose but with Clay specifically. Although I was neither bisexual nor a user of drugs, Clay was the closest thing I had ever seen to myself in a book before. I had kept in touch with my school friends from junior high while I lived in Santa Cruz, and I found myself to have drifted far away from them during my time away from them. And then when I went back to Santa Cruz shortly after Christmas in 1985, I had a similar feeling of isolation from a number of my friends there, not six months after leaving high school. I also loved how Ellis threw in a number of then-current Los Angeles-specific references, including two mentions of KROQ DJ Richard Blade, who was the coolest guy in radio on the planet. And thanks to Sirius XM and its First Wave channel, I can still listen to Richard Blade almost daily, but now from wherever I might be in the world. But I digress. My bond with Less Than Zero only deepened the next time I read it in early 1986. One of the things I used to do as a young would-be screenwriter living in Los Angeles was to try and write adaptation of novels when I wasn't going to school, going to movies, or working as a file clerk at a law firm. But one book I couldn't adapt for the life of me was Less Than Zero. Sure, there was a story there, but its episodic nature made it difficult to create a coherent storyline. Fox felt the same way, so they would hire Michael Cristofer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, to do the first draft of the script. Cristofer had just finished writing the adaptation of John Updike's The Witches of Eastwick that Mad Max director George Miller was about to direct, and he would do a literal adaptation of Ellis's book, with all the drugs and sex and violence, except for a slight rehabilitation of the lead character's sexuality. Although it was still the 1980s, with one part of the nation dramatically shifting its perspective on many types of sexuality, it was still Ronald Reagan's 1980s America, and maybe it wasn't a good idea to have the lead character be openly bisexual in a major studio motion picture. Cristofer would complete his first draft of the script in just one month, and producer Marvin Worth really loved it. Problem was, the Fox executives hated it. In a November 18th, 1987, New York Times article about the adaptation, Worth would tell writer Allen Harmetz that he thought Cristofer's script was highly commercial, because “it had something gripping to say about the dilemma of a generation to whom nothing matters.” Which, as someone who had just turned twenty years old eight days after the movie's release and four days before this article came out, I absolutely disagree with. My generation cared about a great many things. We cared about human rights. We cared about ending apartheid. We cared about ending AIDS and what was happening politically and economically. Yeah, we also cared about puffy jean jackets and neon colored clothes and other non-sensical things to take our minds off all the other junk we were dealing with, but it would be typical of a forty something screenwriter and a fiftysomething producer to thing we didn't give a damn about anything. But again, I digress. Worth and the studio would agree on one thing. It wasn't really a drug film, but about young people being destroyed by the privilege of having everything you ever wanted available to you. But the studio would want the movie version of the book to be a bit more sanitized for mainstream consumption. Goodbye, Marvin Worth. Hello, Jon Avnet. In 1986, Jon Avnet was mostly a producer of low-budget films for television, with titles like Between Two Women and Calendar Girl Murders, but he had struck gold in 1983 with a lower-budgeted studio movie with a first-time director and a little known lead actor. That movie was Risky Business, and it made that little known lead actor, Tom Cruise, a bona-fide star. Avnet, wanting to make the move out of television and onto the big screen, would hire Harley Peyton, a former script reader for former Columbia Pictures and MGM/UA head David Begelman, who you might remember from several of our previous episodes, and six-time Oscar nominated producer/screenwriter Ernest Lehman. Peyton would spend weeks in Avnet's office, pouring over every page of the book, deciding what to keep, what to toss, and what to change. Two of the first things to go were the screening of a “snuff” film on the beach, and a scene where a twelve year old girl is tied to a bedpost and raped by one of the main characters. Julian would still hustle himself out to men for money to buy drugs, but Clay would a committed heterosexual. Casting on the film would see many of Hollywood's leading younger male actors looked at for Clay, including a twenty-three year old recent transplant from Oklahoma looking not only for his first leading role, but his first speaking role on screen. Brad Pitt. The producers would instead go with twenty-four year old Andrew McCarthy, an amiable-enough actor who had already made a name for himself with such films as St. Elmo's Fire and Pretty in Pink, and who would have another hit film in Mannequin between being cast as Clay and the start of production. For Blair, they would cast Jami Gertz, who had spent years on the cusp of stardom, between her co-starring role as Muffy Tepperman on the iconic 1982 CBS series Square Pegs, to movies such as Quicksilver and Crossroads that were expected to be bigger than they ended up being. The ace up her sleeve was the upcoming vampire horror/comedy film The Lost Boys, which Warner Brothers was so certain was going to be a huge hit, they would actually move it away from its original Spring 1987 release date to a prime mid-July release. The third point in the triangle, Julian, would see Robert Downey Jr. get cast. Today, it's hard to understand just how not famous Downey was at the time. He had been featured in movies like Weird Science and Tuff Turf, and spent a year as a Not Ready For Prime Time Player on what most people agree was the single worst season of Saturday Night Live, but his star was starting to rise.  What the producers did not know, and Downey did not elaborate on, was that, like Julian, Downey was falling down a spiral of drug use, which would make his performance more method-like than anyone could have guessed. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, who were hot in the Los Angeles music scene but were still a couple years from the release of their breakout album, 1989's Mothers Milk, were cast to play a band in one of the party scenes, and additional cast members would include James Spader and Lisanne Falk, who would become semi-famous two years later as one of the Heathers. Impressed with a 1984 British historical drama called Another Country featuring Colin Firth, Cary Elwes and Rupert Everett, Avnet would hire that film's 35 year old director, Marek Kanievska, to make his American directing debut. But Kanievska would be in for a major culture shock when he learned just how different the American studio system was to the British production system. Shooting on the film was set to begin in Los Angeles on May 6th, 1987, and the film was already scheduled to open in theatres barely six months later. One major element that would help keep the movie moving along was cinematographer Ed Lachman. Lachman had been working as a cinematographer for nearly 15 years, and had shot movies like Jonathan Demme's Last Embrace, Susan Sideman's Desperately Seeking Susan, and David Byrne's True Stories.  Lachman knew how to keep things on track for lower budgeted movies, and at only $8m, Less Than Zero was the second lowest budgeted film for Twentieth Century-Fox for the entire year. Not that having a lower budget was going to stop Kanievska and Lachman from trying make the best film they could. They would stage the film in the garish neon lighting the 80s would be best known for, with cool flairs like lighting a poolside discussion between Clay and Julian where the ripples of the water and the underwater lights create an effect on the characters' faces that highlight Julian's literal drowning in his problems. There's also one very awesome shot where Clay's convertible, parked in the middle of a street with its top down, as we see Clay and Blair making out while scores of motorcycles loudly pass by them on either side. And there's a Steadicam shot during the party scene featuring the Chili Peppers which is supposed to be out of this world, but it's likely we'll never see it. Once the film was finished shooting and Kanievska turned in his assembly cut, the studio was not happy with the film. It was edgier than they wanted, and they had a problem with the party scene with the Peppers. Specifically, that the band was jumping around on screen, extremely sweaty, without their shirts on. It also didn't help that Larry Gordon, the President of Fox who had approved the purchase of the book, had been let go before production on the film began, and his replacement, Alan Horn, who did give the final go-ahead on the film, had also been summarily dismissed. His replacement, Leonard Goldberg, really hated the material, thought it was distasteful, but Barry Diller, the chairman of the studio, was still a supporter of the project. During all this infighting, the director, Kanievska, had been released from the film.  Before any test screenings. Test screenings had really become a part of the studio modus operandi in the 1980s, and Fox would often hold their test screenings on the Fox Studio Lot in Century City. There are several screenings rooms on the Fox lot, from the 53 seat William Fox Theatre, to the 476 seat Darryl Zanuck Theatre. Most of the Less Than Zero test screenings would be held in the 120 seat Little Theatre, so that audience reactions would be easier to gauge, and should they want to keep some of the audience over for a post-screening Q&A, it would be easier to recruit eight or ten audience members. That first test screening did not go over well. Even though the screening room was filled with young people between the ages of 15 and 24, and many of them were recruited from nearby malls like the Century City Mall and the Beverly Center based off a stated liking of Andrew McCarthy, they really didn't like Jami Hertz's character, and they really hated Robert Downey Jr's. Several of the harder scenes of drug use with their characters would be toned down, either through judicious editing, or new scenes were shot, such as when Blair is seen dumping her cocaine into a bathroom sink, which was filmed without a director by the cinematographer, Ed Lachman. They'd also shoot a flashback scene to the trio's high school graduation, meant to show them in happier times. The film would be completed three weeks before its November 6th release date, and Fox would book the film into 871 theatres., going up against no less than seven other new movies, including a Shelley Long comedy, Hello Again, the fourth entry in the Death Wish series, yet another Jon Cryer high school movie, Hiding Out, a weird Patrick Swayze sci-fi movie called Steel Dawn, a relatively tame fantasy romance film from Alan Rudolph called Made in Heaven, and a movie called Ruskies which starred a very young Joaquin Phoenix when he was still known as Leaf Phoenix, while also contending with movies like Fatal Attraction, Baby Boom and Dirty Dancing, which were all still doing very well two to four months in theatres. The reviews for the film were mostly bad. If there was any saving grace critically, it would be the praise heaped upon Downey for his raw performance as a drug addict, but of course, no one knew he actually was a drug addict at that time. The film would open in fourth place with $3.01m in ticket sales, less than half of what Fatal Attraction grossed that weekend, in its eighth week of release. And the following weeks' drops would be swift and merciless. Down 36% in its second week, another 41% in its third, and had one of the worst drops in its fourth week, the four day Thanksgiving holiday weekend, when many movies were up in ticket sales. By early December, the film was mostly playing in dollar houses, and by the first of the year, Fox had already stopped tracking it, with slightly less than $12.4m in tickets sold. As of the writing of this episode, at the end of November 2022, you cannot find Less Than Zero streaming anywhere, although if you do want to see it online, it's not that hard to find. But it has been available for streaming in the past on sites like Amazon Prime and The Roku Channel, so hopefully it will find its way back to streaming in the future. Or you can find a copy of the 21 year old DVD on Amazon. Thank you for listening. We'll talk again real soon, when our final episode of 2022, Episode 96, on Michael Jackson's Thriller, is released. Remember to visit this episode's page on our website, The80sMoviePodcast.com, for extra materials about Less Than Zero the movie and the novel, and its author, Bret Easton Ellis. The 80s Movies Podcast has been researched, written, narrated and edited by Edward Havens for Idiosyncratic Entertainment. Thank you again. Good night.

By taking time to rest and make space, while being consciously aware of where our energy and creativity levels are, we can be more successful and focused in our careers alongside ADHD. If you've felt like you've been going around in circles in your career - or maybe in life? - this is an episode to listen to. As women with ADHD, we have an abundance of ideas, but thriving in business can feel difficult if we work against ourselves. This week's guest, Kim Raine, is a high-performance ADHD Coach, the author of https://www.amazon.co.uk/Square-Pegs-book-Self-discovery-women/dp/B0BCSDPWGW/ref=asc_df_B0BCSDPWGW/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=606721232131&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16408393045699583746&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045747&hvtargid=pla-1787857816708&psc=1&th=1&psc=1 (Square Pegs - A Book Of Self Discovery For Women With ADHD )and the founder of https://www.facebook.com/groups/adhdbrainsinbusiness (ADHD Brains In Business), a vibrant community of high flyers ready to lean into and celebrate their neurodiversity. During this week's episode, Kate and Kim speak about: How entrepreneurship and ADHD often go hand in hand How our brains thrive when we're creating How burnout and our ADHD nervous systems can hold us back in business How to thrive with ADHD in business By slowing down, we can achieve more with ADHD Hyperfocus and 'sprinting' Workaholism, ADHD and burnout Finding a balance between our ambitions and our energy levels The fear of burnout can hold us back in business Being enough with our relentless minds It's ok to stand still and celebrate our achievements Being ok with what we've done that day How 'Comparisonitis' and RSD can hold us back in the way we do business Trusting how we work even though it looks different to others Tailor-making a career that works for our creativity, cycles and energy To buy Kate's recent recording of her ADHD Burnout workshop, https://www.adhdwomenswellbeing.co.uk/ (click here) If you enjoy the podcast, why not join Kate'shttps://www.patreon.com/adhdwomenswellbeingcollective ( ADHD Women's Wellbeing Collective,) where you get access to monthly live workshops, exclusive audio content and new resources specifically for the membership? I'd love to see you in this like-minded community!https://www.patreon.com/adhdwomenswellbeingcollective ( Click here for all details). https://www.adhdwomenswellbeing.co.uk/ (Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD Lifestyle & Wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner) helping overwhelmed yet unfulfilled (many with ADHD like her) women find more calm, balance, health, compassion, creativity and clarity in their lives.  https://www.adhdwomenswellbeing.co.uk/adhd-guides-workshops (Have a look at some of Kate's workshops and free resources here.) https://www.instagram.com/adhd_womenswellbeing_pod/ (Follow the podcast on Instagram here) https://www.instagram.com/kate_moryoussef/ (Follow Kate on Instagram here) Have a read of Kate's articles in ADDitude magazinehttps://www.additudemag.com/?s=kate+moryoussef ( here)

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Student development theories and frameworks are foundational to the student affairs professions; however, there have often been concerns about their applicability to and effectiveness with marginalized college students. Square Pegs and Round Holes offers new perspectives to this important conversation by centering Critical Race Theory as a way to interrogate our understanding about the development of marginalized students.