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Tonight, we'll read “O Pioneers!”  a 1913 novel by American author Willa Cather. Set on the windswept prairies of Nebraska, “O Pioneers!” tells the story of Alexandra Bergson, a determined young woman of Swedish-American descent who takes over her family's farm.  Cather's quiet, poetic prose captures both the hardships and beauty of prairie life at the turn of the twentieth century, and Alexandra's journey reflects broader themes of endurance, transformation, and connection to the land. The novel marked the beginning of Cather's Great Plains Trilogy, which also includes The Song of the Lark and My Ántonia. Though she wrote this trilogy while living in New York City, Cather drew inspiration from her own upbringing in Nebraska and from the lives of immigrants who shaped the American Midwest. — read by 'V' — Sign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to snoozecast.com/plus! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Swedish American pop band 7000apart's members Amelie and Jon return to Art is Alive to give an update on their career achievements. Less than 24 hours before we recorded this interview, they not only finished their third studio album ''Why Do We Do What We Do?'', they also won a WAMI (Wisconsin equivalent to a Grammy) for their last album ''Feel Your Feelings''. Join us this episode as we delve into the question that their forthcoming album is all about: why do we do what we do? Why am I not a barista? Why is Amelie a Disney princess and not working at a plant shop? And why is Jon a producer and not an architect or a math teacher? This and so much more in this new episode of Art is Alive. Follow 7000apart's Spotify playlist for the podcast here. Check us out online: 7000apart on Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, TikTok, Threads, YouTube Zeventine on Instagram, Facebook, Spotify, Snapchat, TikTok, Threads, YouTube

Meet Paulina Porizkova, a Swedish-American model, actress, and author. She's has an illustrious career on magazine covers, as the face of numerous brands, and as an advocate for women. I had an amazing time catching up with her, and I hope you enJOY!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Swedish-American artist Yukimi is the co-founder and vocalist of Grammy-nominated band Little Dragon. Last month, the musician began a new chapter with the release of her debut solo album: 'For You' explores "love, loss, feminine energy and innate resilience" with a fusion of jazz, soul, electronic pop, roots and hip-hop. The artist stops at Chicago's Thalia Hall tonight on her North American tour in support of the album. In a conversation with Vocalo, she said fans can expect a journey through sound and emotion during her show. She also delved into the easiest ("Sad Makeup") and hardest ("Make Me Whole") songs to record on the project and the importance of embracing sadness. This interview originally aired on Vocalo Radio 91.1 FM during Nudia in the Afternoons on Thursday, April 24. It was hosted and produced by Nudia Hernandez. It was edited and mixed by Morgan Ciocca, with production support from Elizabeth Landt. Keep up with us @vocalo on Instagram and @vocalo.radio on TikTok.

7000apart is a Swedish-American indie-folk/rock band led by the talented duo Amelie Eiding and Jonathan Kresin. Their story began as a high school romance that turned into a long-distance relationship spanning 7,000 kilometers—hence the name of the band. Over time, their connection evolved into a musical partnership and marriage. 7000apart uses their music to address meaningful topics, including mental health. Their second album, Feel Your Feelings, produced by GRAMMY-winning producer FEMKE, reflects their commitment to reducing the stigma around mental health and features a blend of empowering and introspective tracks.Amelie and Jonathan joined us for an in depth interview where we talked about how they got into music, how they met, the formation of the band, their numorous releases, and how Amelie voiced the Swedish version of Snow White!Find out more about 7000apart at 7000apart.comCode Zero Radio is an independent streaming rock station broadcasting out of Appleton, WI. Listen on the website or anywhere using your smart speaker.live.CodeZeroRadio.comIf you'd like to support the show you can do so by making a donation here:https://paypal.me/foxcitiescore#7000apart #foxcitiescore #CodeZeroRadio #MileofMusic

In this episode of the Where Parents Talk podcast, host Lianne Castelino explores the profound impact of outdoor play with journalist and author, Linda Akeson McGurk.The discussion delves into the Scandinavian philosophy of "friluftsliv," or open air living, and its benefits for children and families alike. McGurk, an advocate for nature connection, and mother of two, shares how embracing the great outdoors can enhance physical, mental, and emotional health, while fostering resilience and independence in children. The Swedish-American journalist references the alarming trends of indoor childhood activities and the resulting consequences on kids' well-being, including increased anxiety and decreased physical strength. McGurk offers practical tips for integrating outdoor time into daily life and suggests reimagining childhood through the lens of nature, emphasizing the importance of communication and discipline in fostering a healthy relationship with the world outside.Takeaways: Engaging children in outdoor play nurtures their independence and resilience, preparing them for life's challenges. The practice of outdoor living encourages children to communicate and collaborate effectively while navigating nature's challenges. Balancing device usage with outdoor activities is crucial for maintaining children's emotional and physical health. Understanding and overcoming irrational fears about outdoor safety can empower parents to embrace outdoor living for their children. Regular exposure to nature can significantly impact children's mental health, helping to mitigate anxiety and depression. Incorporating outdoor play into daily routines can lead to healthier, well-rounded children, fostering both physical and emotional well-being. Links referenced in this episode:whereparents talk.comThis podcast is for parents, guardians, teachers and caregivers to learn proven strategies and trusted tips on raising kids, teens and young adults based on science, evidenced and lived experience.You'll learn the latest on topics like managing bullying, consent, fostering healthy relationships, and the interconnectedness of mental, emotional and physical health.Takeaways: The Scandinavian concept of 'friluftsliv' encourages families to embrace outdoor life, fostering a connection with nature. Children's mental and physical health suffers from a lack of outdoor play, leading to rising rates of anxiety and depression. Parents are urged to challenge their fears about letting children play outside, recognizing that these fears are often irrational. Incorporating nature into daily routines can be as simple as walking to school or eating meals outdoors with the family. Outdoor play is essential for developing resilience and independence in children through natural challenges and risk management. Making outdoor activities a regular part of family life helps combat the trend of over-scheduling children and promotes unstructured play.

This episode of Big Blend Radio features international prog rock duo The Vegetarians who discuss their new album "Space Age Pagliacci," along with the world of Artificial Intelligence, their music and songwriting, and what the music industry is like today. The Vegetarians are a Swedish-American duo consisting of Hans Annellsson, composer and musician from Sweden, and composer and songwriter John Tabacco from Long Island, New York. Their new album, “Space Age Pagliacci”, is a semi-concept album about spacetime. Stylistically, the music is a mix of Prog Rock and Classic Rock, with some hints of Circus Music. Get the album and keep up with The Vegetarians here: * Bandcamp: https://thevegetarians.bandcamp.com/album/space-age-pagliacci  * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7b7khQqC4ekEn9Xi2AFuOz?si=pMfaLLANTCK5ousP2f1PpA  * Hans Annellsson: www.annellssongs.com  * John Tabacco: https://www.johntabacco.net/ 

Join Justin as he chats with actor Kari Wahlgren about The Monster Squad, Zombies, horror movies, Samurai Champloo, Final Fantasy Tactics, and more!Kari Wahlgren bio:“Kari Wahlgren (born July 13, 1977) is a Swedish-American voice actress who has provided English-language roles for animated movies, TV series, and video games. She got her start in anime voice-overs as Haruko Haruhara in FLCL, and would later land major roles in a number of shows and films: Robin Sena in Witch Hunter Robin, Lavie Head in Last Exile, Fuu in Samurai Champloo, Rip van Winkle in Hellsing, Scarlett in Steamboy, Pacifica Casull in the Scrapped Princess, Saya Otonashi in Blood+, Michiru Satomi and Luca in Immortal Grand Prix, Kagami Hiiragi in Lucky Star, Saber in Fate/Zero, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works and Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel, and Celty Sturluson in the Durarara!! series.In American animation, she has provided voices for a number of series including Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Gravity Falls, Fish Hooks, voicing Little Suzy in Phineas and Ferb, Dorothy and Queen Ozma in Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, Ben 10, Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters, Bunnicula, The Fairly OddParents, Bunsen Is a Beast, and the Nickelodeon versions of Winx Club and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Jessica and Diane in Rick and Morty, and Baby Scrat in the Disney+ miniseries Ice Age: Scrat Tales, produced by Blue Sky Studios.In video games, she voiced lead characters Ashe in Final Fantasy XII, Shelke in Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII, and Raine Sage in Tales of Symphonia.”Monsters, Madness and Magic Official Website. Monsters, Madness and Magic on Linktree.Monsters, Madness and Magic on Instagram.Monsters, Madness and Magic on Facebook.Monsters, Madness and Magic on Twitter.Monsters, Madness and Magic on YouTube.

In this sizzling episode of Cultpix Radio, we're diving horns-first into Satanic September, our devilishly delightful themed month. Prepare your souls (and your eyeballs) for a hellish ride through our infernal collection!We kick things off by bragging about our recent documentaries, including some fancy-schmancy lectures from the Wickman Week film festival - we managed to persuade several professors and international academics to come all the way out to rural Sweden to discuss vintage smut. We've even added subtitles to Christina Lindberg's Swedish chatter - because nothing says "exploitation cinema" like educational content!Then we descend into the fiery pits of Satanic September, featuring such unholy gems as:1. "Satan in High Heels" (1962) - Because nothing says 'devil worship' like fabulous footwear!2. "To Hex with Sex" (1969) - A comedy about making deals with the devil. Spoiler: It doesn't end well (but it's hilarious).3. "Enter the Devil" (1972) - A budget so low, even Satan wouldn't touch it.We also gush about our eternal flame "Alucarda" (1977) and wax poetic about regional exploitation films. Who knew Texas and Florida were hotbeds of cinematic sin?Looking ahead, we tease you with upcoming theme weeks that'll make your head spin (maybe literally):- "31 Nights Until Halloween" - Because 31 days just isn't enough spook for your buck.- "Art-sploit" week - Where we pretend exploitation films are high art. Bring your beret!- Joe Sarno week - Swedish-American co-productions that'll make you say "Uff da!"- A Dutch treat with Just Jaeckin and Sylvia Kristel - Prepare for an Emmanuelle overload!- Irving Klaw week - Betty Page, anyone?We wrap up by sharing the most hilarious excuses members have given for unsubscribing. Our personal favorite? "I was drunk and horny when I signed up." Hey, we've all been there, buddy!Remember, at Cultpix, we're adding new films faster than you can say "Hail Satan!" So stick around, sinners. It's gonna be one hell of a ride!

pWotD Episode 2652: Armand Duplantis Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.With 588,887 views on Monday, 5 August 2024 our article of the day is Armand Duplantis.Armand Gustav "Mondo" Duplantis (born 10 November 1999) is a Swedish-American pole vaulter, the current world outdoor and indoor record holder (6.25 metres (20 ft 6 in) and 6.22 metres (20 ft 5 in) respectively), two-time Olympic (2020 and 2024) champion, two-time World outdoor (2022 and 2023) and two-time indoor champion, the current European champion, and the current Diamond League champion. He won the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships. Duplantis is a three-time European champion from 2018, when he set current world under-20 record, and from 2022 and 2024, he is 2022 World Indoor Championship and 2021 European Indoor Championship gold medalist. He is widely considered the greatest pole vaulter of all time.Duplantis won titles as a 15-year-old at the 2015 World Youth Championships. A year later, he placed third at the World U20 Championships. In 2017, he took the European U20 title, and the following year, World U20 title. Duplantis is also a three-time Diamond League champion.Both European and World Athletics Male Rising Star of the Year in 2018, two years later he was voted World Male Athlete of the Year. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Duplantis won his first Olympic Gold Medal. For his 2022 season, which saw him breaking the world records three times, becoming World outdoor and indoor champion, European and Diamond League champion, and clearing six-metre-plus 22 times, Duplantis was crowned both European and World Male Athlete of the Year. As of February 2023, he has cleared six metres or higher 60 times, the most of any athlete in history. At various points in his career, Mondo has cleared the nine highest jumps of all time after Renaud Lavillenie jumped a WR 6.16 m (20 ft 2+1⁄2 in) in 2016. Since then, Duplantis has cleared every single height from 6.17m all the way to his current WR of 6.25m, which he did at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Duplantis won the gold medal with a jump of 6.00m and broke the world record with a jump of 6.25m in the same final, on his final attempt at the height.Duplantis is one of only eleven athletes (along with Valerie Adams, Usain Bolt, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jacques Freitag, Yelena Isinbayeva, Kirani James, Faith Kipyegon, Jana Pittman, Dani Samuels, and David Storl) to win world championships at the youth, junior, and senior level of an athletic event.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 15:51 UTC on Tuesday, 6 August 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Armand Duplantis on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Matthew.

At the last Summer Olympics, not a single American man won gold in track. This year, track superstars, including Noah Lyles, are trying to set the record straight on Paris's purple track. The Washington Post's Ava Wallace speaks with reporter Adam Kilgore about the start of track and field and which men and women to watch.Check out this Post story about how the Swedish-American pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis keeps setting new world records in his sport.Subscribe to Ava's newsletter here. Subscribe to The Washington Post here.Today's show was produced and mixed by Ted Muldoon. It was edited by Joe Tone.

Tillie Anderson (1875-1965) was a Swedish American cyclist who dominated the women's bike racing circuit in the 1890s. Her rival on the track was the French cyclist Lisette, who accused Tillie of sabotage.   For Further Reading:  This Seamstress Conquered Bike Racing in the 1890s Women on the Move: The Forgotten Era of Women's Bicycle Racing Tillie Anderson Website This month we're talking about adversaries. These women fought against systems, governments and – sometimes each other to break barriers in their respective fields. They did unthinkable and sometimes unspeakable things to carve out their place in history. History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn't help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should. Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we'll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more. Womanica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures. Womanica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Grace Lynch, Maddy Foley, Brittany Martinez, Edie Allard, Lindsey Kratochwill, Adesuwa Agbonile, Carmen Borca-Carrillo, Taylor Williamson, Sara Schleede, Paloma Moreno Jimenez, Luci Jones, Abbey Delk, Hannah Bottum, Lauren Willams, and Adrien Behn. Special thanks to Shira Atkins. Original theme music composed by Miles Moran. Follow Wonder Media Network: Website Instagram Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 145: On The Importance of Nature, with Linda Åkeson McGurk In the third episode of our Summer 2024 Poolside Professional Development Series for Moms, we explore the importance of nature in the lives of our children, teens, and ourselves. This week, we are sharing a conversation with Linda Åkeson McGurk, a Swedish-American writer, author, and blogger. If you're a lifelong nature enthusiast, or if you'd love to include more nature into your days but don't know where to begin, you're going to love this episode! View the show notes here: - Episode 145: On The Importance of Nature, with Linda Åkeson McGurk

news birthdays/events what's the perfect movie length? word of the day news game: calendar trivia do you always have a vacation destination in mind or have you just gotten in the car and figured it out on the way lawn/garden injuries news safari park or zoo? game: quiz gamed: feud news did you mom ever cut/trim your hair?  what's your "vibe" for May? goodbye/fun facts....national zipper day...The first attempt at creating the zipper came from the inventor of the sewing machine. In 1851, Elias Howe received a patent for the “Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure.” Even though Howe patented his invention... never marketed it.  Forty-two years later, Whitcomb Judson began selling the “Clasp Locker.” Similar to Elias Howe's patent, this device served as a more complicated hook-and-eye shoe fastener. Judson started the Universal Fastener Company...In 1906, he hired Gideon Sundback, a Swedish-American electrical engineer who created and was granted a patent for the modern zipper, known then as the "Separable Fastener....and we call it a zipper because in 1923 b.f. goodrich used Gideon Sundbäck's fastener on a new type of rubber boots and referred to it as the zipper, and the name stuck.

I'm pumped to start of this next season with a returning guest, Linda Åkeson McGurk.  She was a big inspiration behind our move from NY to Sweden, and it's so cool to be able to talk to her again after now living in Sweden for almost 2 years.  We talk about some of our shared experiences living in the US and Sweden, and spend a lot of time talk about her amazing new book, The Open-Air Life.We hope you enjoy the episode, and please don't forgot to rate it and subscribe so you don't miss out on new content!  Thank you!http://www.movrs.orghttp://www.instagram.com/movrskids Linda Åkeson McGurk is a Swedish American writer and author of the parenting memoir There's No Such Thing As Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids (from Friluftsliv to Hygge) which was published by Simon & Schuster in 2017 to critical acclaim. Her second book, The Open-Air Life: Discover the Nordic Art of Friluftsliv and Connect with Nature Every Day was published by Penguin Random House in 2022. McGurk and her books have been featured in several leading American magazines, newspapers and online sites, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The New York Post, Huffington Post, Psychology Today, Orion Magazine, Slate Magazine, TreeHugger, ScaryMommy and many more. Her own writings about Scandinavian parenting have appeared in publications across the world, including Time.com and Parents.com. McGurk is a passionate advocate for the Nordic outdoor tradition friluftsliv and believes that the best childhood memories are created outside, while jumping in puddles, digging in dirt, catching bugs and climbing trees. She is the founder of the blog Rain or Shine Mamma, a resource where parents and other caregivers find tips and inspiration for outdoor play every day, regardless of the weather. Support the Show.

Justin Dauer shares how he conquered his ego to become a better designer, why he's left executive design leadership, and how unfulfilled designers make bad products. Highlights include: Has digital visual design become a little bit boring? Why is humility the most important trait for a designer? What made you realise you were done with in-house design leadership? Why is it unacceptable for design leaders to ‘coast' in their careers? How have you've been able to reach a high level of professional fulfilment? ====== Who is Justin Dauer? Justin is the Founder of Anomali by Design, a consultancy specialising in design strategy, product design, and engagement. Through Anomali, Justin helps organisations to develop their design leaders, so that they in turn foster healthier processes, methods, and cultures. Before founding Anomali, Justin was the Vice President of Human-Centred Design and Development at bswift, a tech company owned by CVS Health, that transforms the way millions of employees perceive and engage with their benefits. Justin also spent a number of years as Design Director of Nansen, a Swedish-American design firm. In this role, he established the Chicago office and managed a multi-disciplinary team of designers, front-end developers, and UX architects. He is the author of two celebrated books on design. His first, the beautifully illustrated “Cultivating a Creative Culture” was published in 2017, with a second-edition released in 2020. His latest book, “In Fulfillment: The Designer's Journey” was released is early 2022. ====== Find Justin here: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pseudoroom/ Website: https://anomalibydesign.com/ X: https://twitter.com/pseudoroom Books: In Fulfillment: The Designer's Journey -  https://www.in-fulfillment.com/ Createive Culture: Human-Centered Interaction Design & Inspiration - https://www.the-culturebook.com/ ====== Liked what you heard and want to hear more? Subscribe and support the show by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen). Follow us on our other social channels for more great Brave UX content! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TheSpaceInBetween/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-space-in-between/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespaceinbetw__n/ ====== Hosted by Brendan Jarvis: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanjarvis/ Website: https://thespaceinbetween.co.nz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/brendanjarvis/

Linda Åkeson McGurk is the author of two books: There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids and The Open-Air Life: Discover the Nordic Art of Friluftsliv and Embrace Nature Every Day. Linda is a Swedish American writer who passionately advocates for the Nordic outdoor tradition called friluftsliv. She's written two books, which I already mentioned, and runs the blog “Rain or Shine Momma” where she shares tips and inspiration for outdoor play everyday, regardless of the weather. And I don't think these tips are for kids alone. They're also for the forgotten child inside of all of us who still need free time outside every week. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, The New York Times, The New York Post, Huffington Post, and Psychology Today, and more.  Visit NightSkyTourist.com/93 for more information about this episode. CHECK OUT THESE LINKS FROM EPISODE 93: Rain or Shine Momma: https://rainorshinemamma.com/  Rain or Shine Momma on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rainorshinemamma/  Subscribe to Night Sky Tourist's newsletter & get free download of my 2024 Stargazing Guide: https://nightskytourist.com/  Rate Night Sky Tourist with 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. THANK YOU! FOLLOW NIGHT SKY TOURIST ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NightSkyTourist  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nightskytourist/  SPREAD THE WORD Help us reach more people by subscribing to the podcast, leaving a review, and sharing it with others. GET TO KNOW US MORE Visit NightSkyTourist.com to read our great blog articles, check out our resource page, and sign up for our newsletters. Our monthly newsletter has content that is exclusive for subscribers. SHARE YOUR QUESTION We want to hear your questions. They could even become part of a future Q&A. Record your question in a voice memo on your smartphone and email it to us at Hello@NightSkyTourist.com. COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS Email us at Hello@NightSkyTourist.com.

7000apart is a Swedish-American pop band joining Art is Alive's 74th episode. We talk about how their band came to be, their debut single being featured on MTV's The Hills: New Beginnings, mental health and upcoming projects. Follow us: 7000apart Instagram Facebook TikTok Spotify Zeventine: Instagram Facebook TikTok 7000apart took over my Spotify and made a playlist containing music they're into right now as well as some favorite songs from their discography. Listen here.

Siobhan Farr is the founder of Digital Nomads Beyond 50 ("DBN50"), which is a global resource network to inform and inspire location-independent aspirations for those in their late 40s+. As a community, DNB50 creates connections throughout the world with others who currently travel/work remote, are planning to, or are just curious about Digital Nomad life. She left her life in Dallas, Texas in 2020 to begin her nomad years. She was looking forward to adding new countries to the 34 she already had visited, but the pandemic locked her in the first destination of her six countries in six months itinerary. Her initial three weeks in Ecuador stretched into 13 months! As a result, she pivoted her plans and became an "Unintentional Digital Nomad." Her search for others who were older "Location Independents" led her to become the "Spark Originator" of Digital Nomads Beyond 50. Siobhan's personal experience growing her Urban MosaiX MeetUp to 1300+ members helped her in this endeavor. Siobhan grew up in beautiful Belize, then moved to Pennsylvania, where she lived with her Swedish American stepfamily on a dairy farm. She coincidentally married a Swedish American. They had a daughter together and later divorced. She settled in Texas, where one of her many jobs included a specialization in diversity training. She started Urban MosaiX initially to create social diversity for her daughter. She observed that, in Dallas, many people were working in diverse companies but that they did not appear to have opportunities to socialize together, for various reasons, including natural affinity for many to socialize with people similar to themselves. Siobhan created a safe space for people to socialize outside of their typical circles and to ask questions of those who differed from themselves, in the spirit of true understanding and strengthening community. DNB50's online community is thriving, with more than 4,000 members. Sixty percent of DNB50's members are either planning to work remotely or are simply curious; the other forty percent are traveling and working remotely. Siobhan turned to her previous profession in corporate Learning & Development to organize and present the DNB50 Virtual Summit to almost 300 participants in June 2021, which included 30+ topics presented by 28 experts. In June 2022, DNB50 launched its first LifeMap CoLIVEwork Workshop in Medellin, Colombia. The focused yet fun retreat was aimed at explorer digital nomads planning to launch this type of life. This May, DNB50 will host the 3rd Annual LifeMap and in late July DNB50 will host Connect CoLIVEwork for Experienced DNs. These are the first Digital Nomad CoLiveWork events specifically designed for older nomads! See https://digitalnomadsbeyond50.com/2024-lifemap-colivework-medellin-colive-cowork-midlife-digital-nomads/ to learn more. Siobhan is truly a HomeFree Digital Nomad. She has no permanent base; her home is wherever she lays her head on the pillow that night.   From September to December, she returned to Dallas to assist with in-person Medicare and ObamaCare Annual Enrollment. The other eight months of the year, from various global locations, she served her clients via internet. As a solo Digital Nomad in her 60s, and a woman of color, Siobhan wants to inspire others to banish the belief that it's too late for them to reinvent themselves. "Flip the page; the future is still unwritten!" she says. One of Siobhan's tips: Try the Gratitude - Journal app, which allows users to include photos of vision boards and more when creating searchable gratitude lists. Learn more at her website: https://digitalnomadsbeyond50.com/ DNB50's offerings also include a stellar podcast. Below are the top three DNB50 podcast interviews: T•Mobile Radio Diaries 29m:03shttps://spoti.fi/3NiY6pY She Hit Refresh 42m:48shttps://bit.ly/SHR-DNB50-Interview The Radio Vagabond 31m:05shttps://bit.ly/TRV-DNB50-Interview --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maria-leonard-olsen/support

This episode features Sal Ababneh, President of Swedish American Hospitals, UW Health. Here, he discusses key insights into his background & organization, what he is currently focusing on in his role, the importance for healthcare leaders to “get back to the basics”, and more.

Kate Abdo, Clint Dempsey, Charlie Davies and Mo Edu welcome in Ethiopian-born Swedish-American celebrity chef, restaurateur and television personality Marcus Samuelsson. He tells his story of adoption and survival at a young age, his pursuit of soccer, love of Arsenal, playing for GAIS, how his cooking origins began after being cut from the sport, and how the kitchen and the pitch share a lot of commonality. Samuelsson also discusses the the difficulties he faced early on as a black chef and how important it is to champion people that look like him. And finally, what it's like to cook for the likes of Presidents, musicians, and cultural figures from around the world. Kickin' It is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.  Follow the Kickin' It team on Twitter: @CBSSportsGolazo, @kate_abdo, @CharlieDavies9, @MauriceEdu, @clint_dempsey Watch Kickin' It on the CBS Sports Golazo Network, the 24-hour soccer streaming network that is available for free on connected TV and mobile devices through the CBS Sports App and Pluto TV, and on CBSSports.com, as well as Paramount+. For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, Serie A, Coppa Italia, CONCACAF Nations League, NWSL, Scottish Premiership, Brasileiro, Argentine Primera División, soccer documentaries and more by subscribing Paramount Plus: https://www.paramountplus.com/home/ 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

Today my guest is Linda  Åkeson McGurk is a Swedish American writer and author of The Open-Air Life and the bestselling parenting memoir There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather. She is a passionate advocate for the Nordic outdoor tradition friluftsliv and runs the blog Rain or Shine Mamma, where she shares tips and inspiration for outdoor play every day, regardless of the weather. McGurk and her work have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, The New York Times, The New York Post, Huffington Post, Psychology Today and many more. When she is not working, she is usually found sauntering around the pine forests near her home in southwestern Sweden.5:52 What prompted Linda to write my first book and blogs. Reaching out to community.6:37 Latest book "The Open Air Life: Discover the Art of Friluftsliv and Embrace Nature EverY Day " wanted to share outdoor cultural traditions of Sweden. 7:23 How to help people take the step11:45 Why getting into nature feels like going home. But nature is not a bottomless pit. View nature in terms of personal health, important to attach to environmental policy. 18:00 What is Friluftsliv? (below are 4 of the 10 principles) 1) Appreciate and are one with nature2) when you go to local nature spaces. If close by, much more likely to go. Get to know your local birds and trees.3) Non competitive. Feel the joy and keep it simple.4) Starts when the motor is turned off, when you compel yourself in space as in swimming, walking, running, cycling, cross country skiing, paddle boarding, kayaking..24:00 water skiing vs swimming - activity and personal thrill vs being and communing with what is under the water, communing with nature. Also the difference in the environmental impact. And which is most sustainable. For a full transcript of this conversation go to https://treesmendus.comFor peer reviewed research on how your time spent in green space can change your mindset, balance your nervous system and your heart rate please go to my website https://treesmendus.com and check out my books Take Back Your Outside Mindset: Live Longer, Stress Less, and Control Your Chronic Illness and Optimize Your Heart Rate: Balance Your Mind and Body With Green Space

Today's guest is Linda Åkeson McGurk, a Swedish American writer and author of There's No Such Thing As Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids. Her latest book is called The Open-Air Life: Discover the Nordic Art of Friluftsliv and Embrace Nature Every Day. She is the founder of the blog Rain or Shine Mamma, a resource for parents and other caregivers.In this episode we talk about:Why humans are so drawn to nature and what the many scientific benefits areThe historical roots of friluftsliv in Nordic countriesWhy we should go outside even when the weather sucksWhy we should go camping The benefits of cold plungesThe benefits of silenceThe danger of seeing ourselves as separate from natureAnd why she believes appreciation of nature and meditation are complimentaryFull Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/linda-akeson-mcgurkTheMightyFix.com/HAPPIEROther Resources Mentioned:Wim HofAdditional Resources:Download the Ten Percent Happier app today: https://10percenthappier.app.link/installSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In 1902, a Swedish-American pastor named Henning Jacobson refused to get the smallpox vaccine. This launched a chain of events leading to two landmark Supreme Court cases, in which the Court considered the balancing act between individual liberty over our bodies and the collective good. A version of this story originally ran on The Experiment on March 21, 2021. Voices in the episode include: • Rev. Robin Lutjohann — pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts • Michael Willrich — Brandeis University history professor • Wendy Parmet — Northeastern University School of Law professor Learn more: • 1905: Jacobson v. Massachusetts • 1927: Buck v. Bell • 2022: National Federation of Independent Business v. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration • 2022: Biden v. Missouri • "Pox: An American History" by Michael Willrich • "Constitutional Contagion: COVID, the Courts, and Public Health" by Wendy Parmet   Music by Ob (“Wold”), Parish Council (“Leaving the TV on at Night,” “Museum Weather,” “P Lachaise”), Alecs Pierce (“Harbour Music, Parts I & II”), Laundry (“Lawn Feeling”), water feature (“richard iii (duke of gloucester)”), Keyboard (“Mu”), and naran ratan (“Forevertime Journeys”), provided by Tasty Morsels. Additional music by Dieterich Buxtehude (“Prelude and Fugue in D Major”), Johannes Brahms (“Quintet for Clarinet, Two Violins, Viola, and Cello in B Minor”), and Andrew Eric Halford and Aidan Mark Laverty (“Edge of a Dream”).  Shadow dockets, term limits, amicus briefs — what puzzles you about the Supreme Court? What stories are you curious about? We want to answer your questions in our next season. Click here to leave us a voice memo. Supreme Court archival audio comes from Oyez®, a free law project by Justia and the Legal Information Institute of Cornell Law School. Support for More Perfect is provided in part by The Smart Family Fund. Follow us on Instagram, Threads and Facebook @moreperfectpodcast, and X (Twitter) @moreperfect.

Ann-Margret Olsson Is a Swedish-American actress, singer and dancer. Her career spans 6 decades.

The Swedish-American combo, 7000Apart are heading to Galva for the Levitt Amp Galva Music Series this Sunday. Amelie and Jon met in High School and survived a long distance relationship, Green Bay to Sweden, to end up getting married and forming their band. They also survived the pandemic which slowed their momentum a little but also taught them about how to navigate the new world of the music industry. Their music is incredible, described by them as the kind of music you're invited to sing along with. 7000Apart will in Wiley Park this Sunday, May 28th, at the Levitt Amp Galva Music Series and we were happy to chat with them on WKEI today. 

A short break does more than just fuel our bodies, it strengthens our minds. Our overworked guest tries the Swedish practice of 'Fika' – taking short coffee breaks throughout the work day. Episode summary: In the United States, we're taught that it's a good thing to work more, and work harder. But research shows that overworking isn't just physically and mentally draining, it can also be deadly. One strategy to manage our work culture? Take more breaks. Our guest this week is Mike Heyliger, a music executive and self-described “workaholic.” He incorporated the Swedish tradition of fika – taking coffee and snack breaks throughout the day – into his own life, and found it not only helped him de-stress, it also shifted his mindset and enabled him to connect with others. Later, we look at the scientific benefits of taking microbreaks and hear from Anna Brones, co-author of Fika: The Art of the Swedish Coffee Break. Practice: Actively choose to take a break during your day. Typically, fika breaks happen twice. Once in the morning and once in the mid-afternoon. Traditionally, fika breaks include a drink, like coffee, and a snack, but this is not required. Often, fika breaks are taken with others. Today's guests: Mike Heyliger is a music executive and the creator of Detoxicity, a podcast on progressive masculinity.  Learn more about Mike's Initiative, ‘Mindful Vinyl': https://mindfulvinyl.org/about/ Listen to Mike's Podcast, ‘Detoxicity': https://tinyurl.com/vc72tjn2 Anna Brones is a Swedish-American writer and artist. She produces the newsletter and podcast, Creative Fuel. Anna is also the co-author of Fika: The Art of the Swedish Coffee Break.  Learn more about Anna and her work: https://www.annabrones.com/about Listen to the Creative Fuel Podcast: https://www.creativefuelcollective.com/podcast Read Anna's book on Fika: https://tinyurl.com/yhdzaj2m Resources from The Greater Good Science Center: Five Reasons to Take a Break from Screens: https://tinyurl.com/333tuvax Why You Should Take More Time Off from Work: https://tinyurl.com/k5brkp46 Tuesday Tip: Take a Break: https://tinyurl.com/5986ste3 How to Avoid Burnout – or a Breakdown: https://tinyurl.com/bddw7cap Why You Should Take a Relaxing Lunch Break: https://tinyurl.com/2p8axdba More Resources on Fika: NYT - In Sweden, the Fika Experience: ​​https://tinyurl.com/54wpw8p5 Insider - A daily habit from Sweden could make you more productive at work: https://tinyurl.com/4exjydrr TED - Forget the Pecking Order at Work: https://tinyurl.com/yk68dmzy BBC - The Swedish tradition that can make you happier at work: https://tinyurl.com/yx28x2v8 Have you tried incorporating fika in your life? Tell us how it went. Email us at happinesspod@berkeley.edu or use the hashtag #happinesspod. Help us share The Science of Happiness! Share this episode with a friend: https://tinyurl.com/4uyr2w35 Leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/2p9h5aap

Swedish American writer Linda McGurk is the author The Open-Air Life and There's No Such Thing As Bad Weather. In episode 17, she shares some of the fascinating Scandinavian histories that gave rise to the Nordic concept of Friluftsliv and how it's practiced today - from troll forests to barefoot walkabouts to forest cemeteries.This episode is brought to you by The Open Air Outpost, a nature escape with luxury tiny home and glamping options just 1.5 hours from the Twin Cities metro and 2 hours from Madison, Wi. Learn more at openairoutpost.com

What's the Scandinavian perspective on outdoor play? That you can't have too much of it, and there's no such thing as bad weather! Linda Åkeson McGurk, from Sweden, teaches us the essential nature of the outdoors in childhood.  Linda Åkeson McGurk is a Swedish American writer and author of the parenting memoir There's No Such Thing As Bad Weather and The Open-Air Life. McGurk is a passionate advocate for raising kids in the outdoors and thinks that the best childhood memories are created outside, while jumping in puddles, digging in dirt, catching bugs and climbing trees. She is the founder of the blog Rain or Shine Mamma, a resource where parents and other caregivers find tips and inspiration for outdoor play every day, regardless of the weather.     Some Key Takeaways:  Kids need unstructured play for their emotional, social and cognitive skills. Play is different than activities outside. Play is chosen by the child and directed by the child and is intrinsically motivated  Outdoor life can be as simple as daily walks, green spaces, and utilizing what you have (even in a city)  Getting outside gets you in the rhythm of getting outside  We don't know all the consequences of indoor time and screen time yet, but we do know all the benefits of outdoor time!!  Experiencing nature = gentle with it, versus  consuming nature = using motor vehicles in nature     Other Episode Referenced:  https://kidswhoexplore.com/podcasts/ep-112-open-air-classrooms-with-amy-cornet/    Linda's Books:  There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather  Open Air Life  https://rainorshinemamma.com/shop-2/    Other Book Suggestion:  Book: Slow Birding by Joan E. Strassmann    Follow Linda:  Blog: rainorshinemamma.com – sign up for newsletter  IG and Facebook: @rainorshinemamma      Check out KWE's #patch4apurpose to support 1, or all 8, charities: https://kidswhoexplore.com/product/original-explorer-patch4apurpose/  Production: @kpmediaproductions. Music: @michaelferraro_music.     Today's Host: @adriannaadventures & @laurenrodycheberle from @kidswhoexplore Production: @kpmediaproductions. Music: @michaelferraro_music 

Ethiopian-born, Swedish-American chef Marcus Samuelsson is the owner of Red Rooster restaurant in Harlem, the youngest person to receive a three-star review from The New York Times, an eight-time James Beard Foundation Award winner, and a philanthropist. In the latest edition of Get Stuff Done-Cast, Samuelsson shares his origin story, the times he nearly left NYC for good, and how a legendary American writer helped plant the seed that led to his iconic Harlem eatery.

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“There's just an infinite amount of ways to just get better in every single little aspect of what I do. And if I can improve my mental strength just by these little amounts, then it causes huge differences.”Developing a growth mindset has been fundamental to Swedish-American pole vaulter Armand ‘Mondo' Duplantis and his journey to becoming Olympic champion and a serial world record breaker. In this episode of Mind Set Win, Mondo speaks openly about his mental approach and, as in every episode of the series, host Cédric Dumont shares practical exercises that can help us all incorporate the same kind of psychological tactic in our daily lives.For more, check out www.redbull.com/mindsetwinGet in touch with us @cedricdumont & @mondo_duplantis

Hi, Lisa here. I just got home from walking the dogs on this beautiful winter day with a few inches of snow on the ground and I was inspired to add this episode even though today's already went up earlier.  I am joined by Linda Åkeson McGurk the author of The Open-Air Life: Discover the Nordic Art of Friluftsliv and Embrace Nature Every Day.Linda Åkeson McGurk is a Swedish American writer and author of the bestselling parenting memoir There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids (from Friluftsliv to Hygge) as well as The Open-Air Life: Discover the Nordic Art of Friluftsliv and Connect with Nature Every Day. McGurk has been featured in several leading American magazines, newspapers, and online sites, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, New York Post, HuffPost, Psychology Today, Slate, TreeHugger, ScaryMommy, and many more. Her own writings about Scandinavian parenting have appeared in publications across the world, including Time and Parents. McGurk is a passionate advocate for the Nordic outdoor tradition friluftsliv and believes that the best childhood memories are created outside, while jumping in puddles, digging in dirt, catching bugs, and climbing trees. She is also the founder of the blog Rain or Shine Mamma, a resource where parents and other caregivers find tips and inspiration for outdoor play every day, regardless of the weather. McGurk lives in Sweden with her two daughters, husband, and two bonus daughters.Book description:A complete guide to Friluftsliv, the Nordic secret to unplugging and connecting more deeply with nature.In The Open-Air Life, Swedish-American writer Linda McGurk introduces readers to a wide array of Nordic customs and practices that focus on slowing down and spending more and more of ones' time outdoors. An outdoorsy cousin of hygge, friluftsliv is what Nordic people do outside all day before they cozy up in front of the fireplace with their wool socks on and a cup of hot cocoa. From the pleasures of foraging for wild berries and birding to how to stay warm and cozy outside in the middle of winter, this charmingly illustrated, inspirational guide shows readers how to harness the power-of-nature to improve their physical and mental health, as well as their relationships with both other people and Mother Nature. Readers will learn: Why and how they should spend more time outsideHow to use friluftsliv to combat stress, anxiety disorders, depression, and burnoutPractical skills like making fire, cooking outdoors and cleaning water on the go.  For country and city lovers alike, this book will serve as an essential guide to slowing down in this modern, fast paced society and connecting with the natural world.

Happy New Year, Tree Speechers! We celebrate 2023 and our 30th episode by speaking with Swedish-American author Linda Åkeson McGurk, whose book "The Open-Air Life: Discover the Nordic Art of Friluftsliv and Embrace Nature Every Day” shows us how to embody a Frilufsliv life by getting outside and embracing the outdoors no matter the time of year or temperature. Our conversations explore the many ways being outside strengthens our mental and physical health, builds community, and nurtures a necessary relationship with nature. Even more, it might all be more simple than you think! This episode was written and recorded in Massachusetts on the native lands of the Wabanaki Confederacy, Pennacook, Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), and Pawtucket people, and in New York on the land of the Lenapee tribes, as well as the Sápmi tribe of Sweden. Tree Speech is co-written and produced by Jonathan Zautner with Alight Theater Guild. For more information about Linda Åkeson McGurk, please visit https://lindamcgurk.com/ To learn more about our podcast and episodes, please visit treespeechpodcast.com. We're thrilled to be able to offer interviews, creative insights, and stories about the natural world we live in, and the trees who guide our way. Please also consider supporting us through our Patreon - every contribution supports our production, and we'll be giving gifts of gratitude including an invitation to Tree House, our new virtual community for patrons of all levels. Please also consider passing the word to tree loving folks, and rate and review us on Apple podcasts. Every kind word helps. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/treespeech/message

While about 80% of the population of the developed world lives in urban areas—human bodies and brains are much the same since we lived in caves and in nature. In her new book, THE OPEN-AIR LIFE, Swedish-American writer Linda Åkeson McGurk shares the principles the Nordic practice of Friluftsliv and explains how unplugging and connecting more deeply with nature can improve mental and physical health, relationships, and general well-being. For more, visit LindaMcgurk.com.

5 employees and a 16-year-old boy have been killed inside a Virginia Walmart after an overnight manager of the store opened fire on his colleagues in a break room. Lorenzo Gamble, Brian Pendleton, Kellie Pyle, Randall Blevins, and Tyneka Johnson have all been identified as victims by so far by officials. Walmart employee Jessie Wilczewski gives her harrowing account of the ordeal, and how she miraculously survived.The DOJ is seeking Mike Pence's testimony in the January 6 criminal probe. Trump's former Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney joins to discuss whether Pence will comply, Trump's chaotic week of legal losses, and Kevin McCarthy facing a new term with a more extreme freedom caucus. Ethiopian born Swedish-American chef and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson joins to discuss how more Americans are opting to eat out on Thanksgiving amid rising food prices, and the importance of celebrating cultural differences during the holiday season.Hosted by Kasie Hunt.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

5 employees and a 16-year-old boy have been killed inside a Virginia Walmart after an overnight manager of the store opened fire on his colleagues in a break room. Lorenzo Gamble, Brian Pendleton, Kellie Pyle, Randall Blevins, and Tyneka Johnson have all been identified as victims by so far by officials. Walmart employee Jessie Wilczewski gives her harrowing account of the ordeal, and how she miraculously survived.The DOJ is seeking Mike Pence's testimony in the January 6 criminal probe. Trump's former Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney joins to discuss whether Pence will comply, Trump's chaotic week of legal losses, and Kevin McCarthy facing a new term with a more extreme freedom caucus. Ethiopian born Swedish-American chef and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson joins to discuss how more Americans are opting to eat out on Thanksgiving amid rising food prices, and the importance of celebrating cultural differences during the holiday season.Hosted by Kasie Hunt.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Eagle-Eye Cherry shot to fame in the late 1990s with his debut album “Desireless”, which featured the planetary hit “Save Tonight”. The Swedish American alternative rock singer-songwriter is back with a new album “Back on Track” out on January 27. He tells FRANCE 24 how coming from a musical family – his father was jazz trumpet player Don Cherry, his half-sister is hip-hop singer Neneh Cherry – helped him recognise the moment he hit fame with “Save Tonight” as a rare thing.

Linda McGurk is a Swedish-American freelance writer and author of the book, There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient and Confident Kids. Linda is a passionate advocate for the Nordic outdoor tradition friluftsliv and believes that the best childhood memories are created outside, while jumping in puddles, digging in dirt, catching bugs and climbing trees. Her latest book, The Open-Air Life: Discover the Nordic Art of Friluftsliv and Connect with Nature Every Day was published earlier this month. In this conversation, we discuss Linda's experiences parenting bilingual and bicultural daughters, as well as her own experiences with bilingualism and biculturalism. We talk about the Nordic preschool curriculum and parallels with the Montessori approach to early childhood. We also talk about the benefits of being outside, for both children and adults, and how we can motivate ourselves to spend more time outdoors. If you have a question about anything related to Montessori and multilingualism that you'd like me to answer on one of these episodes, you can send me a message on Instagram or email me. You can also submit a voice message, and you might hear your voice on a future episode! Follow Linda: Website Instagram Facebook Follow Multilingual Montessori: Website Instagram Consultations Patreon

Swedish/American champion Jenny Wolpert joins us to talk about "becoming" a bridge player, the problem with dawdlers, and maintaining a bridge/life balance. Plus, she shares her top tip for developing players. But first, we kibitz!SUPPORT THE SHOW!!-Become part of the Sorry, Partner Posse at Patreon: SORRY, PARTNER/PATREON. Benefits include a monthly newsletter, stickers, mugs, tote bags, Insta shout-outs, and bonus audio from time to time. Not to mention our undying gratitude!!-Looking for some Sorry, Partner SWAG? Check out the Sorry, Partner Merch Store-Take a gander at our sponsor offers and discounts.GET IN TOUCH ...-Join our MAILING LIST here. We'll email you a link to every new episode and occasional other information.-Send your bridge stories and comments to sorrypartnerpodcast@gmail.com.-Or @sorrypartnerpodcast on Instagram.-Or send us a VOICE MESSAGE at (it's FREE!).These links are also available on our website at sorrypartner.comSHARE THE SHOW ...If you have a bridge-playing friend who is not yet listening to podcasts in the car, on walks, or while doing the dishes, why not show them how easy it is -- and start with SORRY, PARTNER on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/sorry-partner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rain or Shine Mamma, Linda Akeson McGurk is back to discuss friluftsliv - a form of slow nature. Linda Akeson McGurk is a Swedish American journalist and author who believes life is better outside. Her first book, the parenting memoir There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids (from Friluftsliv to Hygge), was published in 2017 to critical acclaim, receiving mentions in The Wall Street Journal as well as The New York Times. Since then, the book has become an Amazon bestseller and been translated into five languages. The Open-Air Life: Discover the Nordic Art of Friluftsliv and Embrace Nature Every Day is her second book. In this episode we talk about dealing with exhaustion, cultural differences surrounding time in nature, our soundscapes, dressing for the weather, and passing down a love of nature to our children. Everyone loves Linda and I know you're going to love this episode. Make sure you tune into Linda's last episode where we talk about how different types of weather help us develop grit and resilience (Episode #12).  Learn more about Linda here: https://rainorshinemamma.com/ Check out Linda's brand new book The Open Air Life here: https://amzn.to/3WoKQG2 This episode is sponsored by 1000 Hours Outside double hammocks! Get $10 off your hammock with code "PODCAST10". Shop here: https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/shop/p/hammock  

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Melissa Walls grew up in International Falls, Minn., the daughter of an Ojibwe — or Anishinaabe mom — and a Swedish-American dad. But for the most part, she was raised as part of her mom's large extended family, which descends from Ojibwe bands on both sides of the Canadian border.  Many of them worked at the Indian Center in town, where she remembers playing with other Native kids as a child. "So I knew very well that I was Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, growing up," Walls said.  In graduate school, she studied American Indian mental health and bonded with other Native American students. Now she's a professor and researcher for Johns Hopkins University, based in Duluth, where she's immersed herself in Ojibwe culture.  Derek Montgomery for MPR News Melissa Walls is a professor and researcher for Johns Hopkins University, and she's immersed herself in Ojibwe culture. But Walls said she never knew much about her dad's side of the family. "I was a jingle dancer as a little girl and now I dance again,” she said. I “go to ceremony,” and “get to work with amazing elders across the region." But through all this time, she never knew much about her dad's side of the family. Then, one day about five years ago, her dad's sister found an ad in the paper for a Swedish TV show called “Allt for Sverige.” “And she sent me in the snail mail, a little clip of this little ad and she said, ‘they're casting for a reality show in Sweden, you should apply and learn something about this side of the family.'" Walls knew she was joking. But she applied anyway. She recorded a brief video before running out the door to drive her son to a hockey game. To her shock, she was accepted.  "And all of a sudden, I'm being flown to Sweden to be on a reality show to find out about my Swedish family. It was bizarre.”  The show aired at the end of 2019. The experience, Walls said, changed her life.  "I got to meet a Swedish family member. I got to learn about where my family came from. I got to visit and touch the house that my ancestors lived in in the 1700s,” Walls said. “It was deeply, deeply emotional." A growing number of Native Americans Walls, 41, is one of about four million people who identified as Native American and white in the last census, nearly triple the number from 2010.  In all, nearly 10 million people identified as Native American, an 87 percent jump from 2010. Of those people, about six million are multi-racial. Some of that dramatic growth is due to changes in how the Census Bureau collected and coded data, said Carolyn Liebler, a sociologist at the University of Minnesota who studies Native American and mixed race identity.  But she said it also reflects a willingness of more people to embrace their Native ancestry, after years of government policies that tried to erase it.  "Generations later, they're still Native people, but they're feeling less of that pain. It's more generational pain and not personal pain. And so people are willing to come back to it. It's more socially accepted now to be Native, to be a person of color," she said.  For Melissa Walls, she never had an issue accepting that she's Anishinaabe. But she struggled to understand how that core part of her identity could co-exist with her Swedish side. She hoped the reality TV show would help her reconcile something she wasn't even sure was reconcilable. "Which is, embodying both the colonized and the colonizer, walking through the world with light skin, but feeling like I'm an Anishinaabe person. How could I be both? Can I be both? What does that mean? Why did my ancestors leave? Did they come here and do harm?" Walls doesn't have the answers to all those questions, she admits. She's still evolving. But she feels more at peace about who she is.  "I think before the trip to Sweden. I don't know if I would use the word shame,” she said. “But I would use the word 'not proud' of being anything other than Anishinaabe. It was almost like a stain. Because of all of the harm that has happened because of colonization. How could I embrace that? How could I be okay with that?" There's still tension there, she said. But she's also discovered surprising parallels between her Anishinaabe and Swedish sides. Like how connected her Swedish ancestors were to the land and water and seasons, and how they lived communally, similar to her Ojibwe family.  Earlier this summer, Walls had a chance to return to Sweden, with her new husband, a Swedish man who she met while working on the TV show. They met more of her extended family, who presented her with a traditional midsummer folk dress. Right away she was startled with how similar it felt to putting on pow wow regalia.  "Then something that gave me the shivers happened," she recalled. When they were dressing her, they told her to tuck her handkerchief behind a heart shape on the folk dress that covered her chest.  "And I said, ‘Well, why?' And they said, ‘Well, we always lead with the heart.' And those words 'lead with the heart,' you will hear Anishinaabe people saying that. I thought, ‘What is happening here?'" Tears came into her eyes. She was stunned, she remembers thinking. “They're saying the exact same words that I'm learning in Minnesota from Anishinaabe people! These are deep teachings.”  ‘Finnishinaabe' Other Native people in northern Minnesota who have reconnected with their Scandinavian roots have discovered similar parallels. Finnish people revere the sauna, for example, while Ojibwe people have the sweat lodge.  They're both spiritual, in different ways, said Arne Vainio, a well-known physician on the Fond du Lac reservation, who takes an hours-long sauna every Saturday morning.  "It is a time to reflect on life and life changes,” he said. “I always feel like I'm with my father when I'm in there. And with my grandfather." Derek Montgomery for MPR News Arne Vainio grew up north of the Iron Range, the son of a Finnish father and an Ojibwe mother who owned a bar in the tiny town of Sturgeon.  Vainio, 63, grew up north of the Iron Range, the son of a Finnish father and an Ojibwe mother who owned a bar in the tiny town of Sturgeon.  Over the years, he said, he's saved the lives of several people who hated him for the color of his skin. Before going to medical school he worked as a paramedic on the Range, where he recalls responding to a man having a heart attack.  "And as soon as he got in the ambulance with me, he said ‘No F-ing Indian is going to touch me.' And then I started an IV on him, and I talked with him, and by the time we got to the hospital, which was maybe half an hour, he wouldn't let go of my hand and he wanted me to come into the ER with him." Vainio's father died by suicide when he was only four. When his Finnish grandparents died, “there was no more Finnish anchor, and I became mostly Ojibwe,” he said. That sense deepened when he attended college at the University of Minnesota Duluth and connected with an Anishinaabe group.  The reawakening of Vainio's Finnish side began in 2008 at a FinnFest celebration in Duluth, where he and others spoke about what it meant to be a "Finndian," or "Finnishinaabe."  There are about 1,200 Minnesotans who identify as both Native American and Finnish, according to census data analyzed by the APM Research Lab as part of its project Roots Beyond Race.  Additionally, there are about 1,800 who identify as both Swedish and Native, and more than 5,000 who identify as Norwegian and Native. Dan Kraker | MPR News Lyz Jaakola stands inside a recording studio at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in Cloquet, Minn., on July 22. Lyz Jaakola also spoke at FinnFest. She's a musician and teacher at Fond du Lac Tribal Community College.  Both her dad's Finnish family and her mom's Ojibwe family played important roles in her childhood growing up on the Fond du Lac Reservation. Both families lived nearby; her dad's family had homesteaded on the reservation.  APM Research Lab Roots Beyond Race ‘Where do I belong?' Native roots, hard realities surface in woman's search for her past Still, she said sometimes she felt like she wasn't accepted by white or Native people. "There's some challenges in being a mixed person,” she said. "You know, feeling like an outsider, and feeling like, you know, an ‘other,' wherever I was. And I know that that's not only true for myself. I've talked with other folks who have had similar experiences.” Jaakola, 53, channeled some of those emotions into a song she wrote called “Red & White Blues,” which she included on an album titled “Finndian Summer.”  But as she got older, she began to see her background as a source of strength. She said it's taught her to look for commonalities among people, and also to celebrate differences.  "I think people who are aware of their multicultural background, it's almost natural to do that,” she said. “I think that that's, I don't want to say like a product of being a mixed person, but it is a strength." She believes that perspective helped get her elected to the Cloquet City Council two years ago.  "They trusted that I was going to be thinking about, you know, not only one part of my family circle when I was being asked to make decisions. So that's pretty humbling.” Jaakola said she's learned to embrace the totality of who she is, in a way that builds on the strengths of both cultures.  For Arne Vainio, it's what's inside of you that's important.  "And I have inside of me Ojibwe, and Finnish culture,” he said. “And I wouldn't have it any other way." Derek Montgomery for MPR News Arne Vainio stands for a portrait Tuesday, July 26, in downtown Duluth.

The current times call for a special all-English episode of the "Så vad händer?" podcast! #Swedengate has broken the internet and the world is asking the same questions: Is it true Swedes don't feed their kids' friends? What are the reasons for it? Is the image being portrayed of Sweden as an innocent/perfect country correct? Was Sweden involved in slavery and colonialism? We break it all down: Swedish patriotism, Swedish cultural quirks and the need for Swedes to just sit down and take these jokes. Stötta oss på Patreon för regelbundna bonusavsnitt + mer! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

David Long is a Swedish American citizen with in depth tech and asset management experience. Prior to joining CV VC, he served as Managing Partner & Investment Manager at an ESG Asset Management Firm and served as an Advisor to multiple tech companies. He currently still serves on the Board of Directors at LaunchSource, an HR SaaS platform headquartered in Boston. Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil's experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over one hundred podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil's primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

Jonathan Kuhn, Director of Arts and Antiquities of NYC Parks, sheds light on the John Ericsson sculpture in Battery Park. The sculpture depicts Ericsson, a Swedish-American inventor and engineer, who was important in revolutionizing maritime and military technology and travel. 

Jonathan Kuhn, director of Arts & Antiquities for the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, discusses the Monitor and Merrimac Monument, celebrating the life of John Ericsson. This statue honors the esteemed Swedish-American engineer and inventor John Ericsson (1803 - 1889), as well as the Monitor, the ironclad ship he designed. Created by the Italian-American sculptor, Antonio de Filippo (1900 - 1993), this sculpture was dedicated in 1938. The statue depicts a heroic male nude pulling a rope attached to a capstan, and symbolizes Ericsson's role in military-maritime technology, and honors the memory of the men of the Monitor.

IVA is a Swedish-American crossover artist, singer songwriter, opera singer, bandleader and composer. Signing her original music with Universal Sweden after a Fulbright Scholarship year, she simultaneously premiered Sven-David Sandström's Batseba at the Royal Opera, Stockholm while performing her popular music on national TV and radio. Now heard with her band The New Young on NPR and US tastemaker radio, she's been tapped “Who's Next” by M Musicians Magazine, “supremely talented” by Guitar World's Acoustic Nation, and featured in Billboard. Trained at Princeton, Juilliard and Manhattan School of Music, she teaches voice at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music, The Brooklyn Music School, and has a thriving private studio, allowing singers to learn from multiple vocal techniques to find their authentic voice. IVA is the youngest laureate of the Vasa Order's Swedish American of the Year award, honoring her contributions to cultural exchange between Sweden and the U.S. Previous laureates include actress and singer Ann Margret, lunar astronaut Buzz Aldrin, Chief Justice William Rehnquist, and E Street Band Member Nils Lofgren. She's based in Brooklyn, New York, and Delaware, where she is steward for a home on a National Park.

Having a daily experience with nature has countless benefits for our mental and physical wellbeing.  For this episode we welcome Linda McGurk, author of the book There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather, to share with us how this simple wellness routine has impacted her journey through motherhood.   “We have such a brief opportunity to pass on to our children our love for this earth and to tell our stories.  These are the moments when the world is made whole.” - Richard Louv   The importance of outdoor play is something that we've talked about on this podcast many times, but until now, we haven't really touched on the ways that nature benefits us as well, as human beings and as mothers. We're delighted to have Linda McGurk join us for this episode's conversation about motherhood.  Linda's book, There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather, has been an inspiration to us while raising our own children and in this episode she shares with us how her own parenting journey inspired her to write the book as well as how she has chosen to take her own life lessons and apply them to her parenting and lifestyle choices. We are excited to share this episode with you, we hope you enjoy Linda's inspirational journey, and that you will find a way to get yourself outside today - no matter the weather!   Resources From This Episode: Linda McGurk, There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids (from Friluftsliv to Hygge): http://lindamcgurk.com/book/ Linda McGurk, Rain or Shine Mama Blog: http://www.rainorshinemamma.com   --- Linda Åkeson McGurk is a Swedish American journalist, blogger and author of the parenting memoir There's No Such Thing As Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids (from Friluftsliv to Hygge) which was published by Touchstone in 2017 to critical acclaim. Her writings about Scandinavian parenting have appeared in newspapers, magazines and online publications across the world, including Time.com, Parents.com, Outdoor Families Magazine and more. McGurk is a fierce advocate for the Nordic outdoor tradition and believes that the best childhood memories are created outside, while jumping in puddles, digging in dirt, catching bugs and climbing trees. In 2013, she started the blog Rain or Shine Mamma to chronicle the adventures of her own two wildlings and to inspire other parents and caregivers to get outside with their children every day, regardless of the weather.   Subscribe Now: iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play

Welcome to episode 5 of The Perfectly Circular Rock. The chronicle of the huge rock that suddenly appeared in Elkisbourne, a small non-Swedish American town. As usual, we begin at the site of the rock.For more, visit: www.rockdrama.org