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In this episode we celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas together with a mix of old and new. Thanksgiving — that All-American holiday of festive foods married with historical debates — get a look through the lens of pandemic past. We explore the Thanksgiving of 1918 and how it was the same and how it was different. This conversation comes as a backdrop to modern-day calls to abolish Thanksgiving by The New York Times and The Atlantic. While we agree some liberties have been taken with the history of Thanksgiving we have to take a real-world look at what Puritans and Native Americans really have to do with the Thanksgiving we really celebrate. But highlighting this episode even more is the fact that Thanksgiving, as always, sets the Christmas stage and helps build the delicious anticipation we all get in Santa Claus. Our merry little Thanksgiving Gobble Contest has yielded some festive results that we shared include the laughter of my 5 year old grandson who grabbed the microphone to tell me a Christmas tale that happened in my home just last Christmas. Mind you, I’ve never heard this story before — and it is, as all Santa stories are — a legendary thing. And that led to the debut of our first edition of our reading of A Visit from St. Nicholas – the Merry Forums sponsored event we call the Twas the Night Before Christmas Read-a-thon. This is an activity we have talked about for years that we have finally made a reality. And it is a little production sure to produce a smile and loads of Christmas spirit. We also share some more new music. A new song from Robyn Scott titled I Saw Santa Last Night brings a party feel to this episode. Song Details: Title:  I Saw Santa Last Night Artist:  Robyn Scott Writers:  Robyn Scott & Brian Dolph Length:  2:54 BPM:  100 ISRC:  CA8ZW1900001 Social Media Links Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Robynscottsingscountry Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/country.singer.robyn.scott/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobynScottsings I Saw Santa Last Night – Links: Spotify: http://bit.ly/RS_Santa_Spotify iTunes: http://bit.ly/RS_Santa_iTunes Apple Music: http://bit.ly/RS_Santa_AppleMusic Amazon: http://bit.ly/RS_Santa_Amazon Google Play: http://bit.ly/RS_Santa_GooglePlay YouTube:http://bit.ly/RS_Santa_GooglePlay

‘Twas the night before the weirdest Thanksgiving of all time and Jana reveals the only other time she missed the holiday with her family! Find out which movie legend she spent it with instead! Plus, we have life coach Ryan Haddon with some incredible advice on how to keep your stress levels down during the holidays.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

'Twas a long time ago, longer now than it seems, in a place that perhaps you've seen in your dreams.... Yes, it's cult film time again, in this podcast we go back to 1993 for the cult classic The Nightmare Before Christmas, written by Tim Burton, directed by Henry Selick and featuring music by Danny Elfman!

On this episode of the Steel City nation podcast, host Mark Maradei is flying solo and breaking down some good Thanksgiving football from past, present and future. We take a look at what is transpiring in all major sports in and out of season, a breakdown of the previous Ravens and Steelers match up and forecast what is yet to come this week and finally we look back at the Top 10 Thanksgiving Day football games ever played in the NFL. WE conclude the show with a tasty little poem "Twas' the Night before Thanksgiving".I hope you enjoy this special feature episode and please Like, Share and Subscribe!!! =========================== CONNECT WITH US =========================== Check out our websites which includes our store and much more: https://www.steelcitynation2020.com/Like our Facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/steelcitynationpodcastJoin the conversation on Twitter https://twitter.com/SCNpodcastFollow us on Instagram pics https://www.instagram.com/steelcitynationpodcast/Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVZuudj681oIAbnscyHBa0g?view_as=subscriber=========================== Feel free to let us know if you have any comments or questionsBy emailing us at: steelcitynation2020@gmail.comAudio Engineer: Shawn AntkowiakVideo Engineer: Angela AntkowiakVoice intro: Matt NobleIntro and outro music provided by Ryan BentonArtwork for SCN: Joelle Miller and Nick StewartWeb page/Store Manager: Terri MaradeiJoin us next time where we are Iron City built on the Steel City Nation podcast….

'Twas the week before Thanksgiving and all through the land, Creatures were gathering, the ‘rona be damned, The Trumpers fanned their lies and wild theories with care, They still thought that from Biden they’d be spared. The president was in the crapper, fuming on Twitter, While visions of a prison cell made him quite bitter. And in our houses that we dare not leave, Came visions of Rudy that we couldn’t believe. Hair dye streaking down his face with the sweat, Surely, we thought, they’d fetch the net. But, no, the clown car ran into a post, And democracy started to look quite like a ghost. I thought of the demons hijacking elections could muster, And wondered how grievous might be this cluster. History tells me these things cause wars to be fought, That countries, for some, can be sold and bought. Dead men’s ghosts warn nobility is sparse, That tragedy is repeated often as farce. And the dye’s still running down old Rudy’s face, While Mad King Donald’s still riling his base. Whom COVID won’t kill, cult leaders still can, The life of a nation slips through fingers like sand. Then I swear I heard a federal judge laugh, Pondering clown-car filings that were one big gaffe. Said he, “Farce is not sparse, and clusters pass muster, “But God, these jerks are a nuclear disaster!” In Trump’s head, it’s quite bad that fever dreams dance, “But must he send me a lawyer with his hand down his pants?” Then the wife yelled at me, “Turn the damn TV off! “Thanksgiving’s coming up, and is that a cough? “It’s a shred of normality of which I’m desirous, “I can’t deal with nuts when the air’s filled with virus.” So I’ll do my best to send warm wishes to you, That and one question: Can you buy a turkey for two? It's 3 Chords & the Truth, y'all. Be there. Aloha.

What was that? Was it... the Invisible Man?!?! Nope! Twas your invisible banter hosts talking about the early 2020 remake of the classic film that we have a whole lot of opinions on. And, if that wasn't enough, stick around for four men to talk about a movie based entirely around female sexuality and religion in Yes, God, Yes. Don't worry, we weren't awful (probably). We do however say some things that one could consider crude no matter how laced with innuendo they are, so listener beware.Featuring Matthew Huh, Manuel Menchaca, Orson Codd, and Calvin Leslie

Hey there everyone, and welcome to another episode of the Paul or Nothing "Catch-Up" side series, where we have been going over all the stuff I should have covered the first time around. This time we're gonna be looking at Macca's first post-Beatles compilation, 1978's Wings Greatest!This week I am joined by the new kid on the. podcasting block, Ethan Alexanian. Ethan hosts the wonderful "Fans on the Run" podcast, that is by Beatles fans, for Beatles fans. 'Twas a pleasure to have Ethan on, I really enjoyed his energy, and I cannot recommend his podcast enough.Anyway, hope you're all safe & sound.Please enjoy. Hare Krishna. Peace and love.   Be sure to check out Ethan's podcast, "Fans on the Run" where he interviews all the big names in Beatles new media/podcasting/and books. Find it down below....Fans on the Run - https://fansontherun.podbean.com/ Also, while you are there you may as well start with the episodes I appeared on. Again link below...Part 1 - https://fansontherun.podbean.com/e/fans-on-the-run-sam-whiles-ep-23-part-one/ Part 2 - https://fansontherun.podbean.com/e/fans-on-the-run-sam-whiles-ep-23-part-two/    If you haven't seen the blog, check it out at www.paulmccartneypod.wordpress.com where you can see loads of episodes start out life as a random blog post, before being resculpted into the quality content you are here for today!  If you want to support the show, check out our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/mccartneypodcast To get in contact with the show, drop us an email at paulmccartneypod@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter for all Macca updates by searching @mccartneypod.  Hosted by Sam Whiles.

“Through many dangers, toils, and snares/I have already come;/’Twas grace that brought me safe thus far,/And grace will lead me home.” John Newton penned these words in his famous hymn, “Amazing Grace.” A slave trader who, after his conversion to Christianity, became a pastor, Newton was celebrating God’s gracious leading in his own life and the life of others. “Dangers, toils, and snares” perfectly describe what Paul and Barnabas experienced during their return trip to Antioch. But they refused to let these trials stop their mission. Their message to these new disciples was: “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God” (v. 22). Paul and Barnabas had learned through experience. Nearly everywhere Paul preached, he faced opposition. Even some of his successes posed problems. In Lystra, after Paul and Barnabas healed a man who had been lame since birth, the people concluded that he and Barnabas must be gods. His opponents came down from Antioch and Iconium winning over the crowd who then tried to stone Paul, leaving him for dead. But none of this discouraged Paul! Rejection and opposition did not cause him to question his message or the God who had commissioned him to deliver it. Despite the many toils and dangers they faced, Paul and Barnabas returned to Antioch triumphant. It would have been easy for them to deliver a negative report. After all, they had been opposed at every turn. Instead, they gave a positive report, observing that God had “opened a door of faith to the Gentiles” (v. 27). It was true. God had used the opposition Paul and Barnabas faced to direct their efforts. >> Not all the obstacles you face are true roadblocks. Many are street signs, placed in your path by God to refine your direction. Every believer faces hardship. We can see trials and rejection as proof that we are being faithful to God’s calling and message.

On the eve of Diwali 2020, Niru speaks with fellow Torontonian and author Zenia Wadhwani, whose new children's book, 'Twas the Night Before Diwali, introduces us to the Mithai Monster who gobbles up piles of sweets in the midst of family Diwali festivities!

What’s up, dudes? Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd are in their stride and Michael Christelman joins me to talk all about it! Yep, that’s ‘Twas the Episode Before Christmas’ of “Moonlighting”! Trapped in an allegory? Maybe. Let’s see: 1) Mary with a child? Check; 2) Three kings? Check; 3) Christmas star? Check, even if it is on a tree. Oh, yeah, and it gets meta! Don’t forget to vote in Gag Me with a Spoon! Check it out!

Twas the days before Next gens, and all through the houses We are all patiently waiting, all except our wives. Haha. Anthony and Wes kicked the specs and facts about the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5. WHICH ARE COMING THIS WEEK!!!!! We also talk about another game that is delayed, and a few other bits of news. We hope you enjoy and have a great week. If you got to pre-order these systems, Go hog wild. Game On everyone!!!! Find us on all of these podcasting platforms: Look for us on Amazon Music!!!! Just type in Console Gaming Crew Anchor: https://anchor.fm/console-gaming-crew Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/console-gaming-crew-872791 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bSgOLPaUFBZRwgFcZZuZz Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/console-gaming-crew/id1467645920?uo=4 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/console-gaming-crew Google Podcast: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iZGZmNjc4L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1467645920/console-gaming-crew Pocket Cast: https://pca.st/4nAh Radiopublic: https://radiopublic.com/console-gaming-crew-WJD3r2 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/anchor-podcasts/console-gaming-crew iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-console-gaming-crew-53617983/ Make sure you tell us what you think by hitting us up on all of our platforms: www.consolegamingcrew.com consolegamingcrew@gmail.com Facebook: Console Gaming Crew Instagram: Consolegamingcrew Twitter: @ConsoleCrew YouTube: Console Gaming Crew Twitch: twitch.tv/Dragon_CGC twitch.tv/SkoobyCGC twitch.tv/CGC_ SquishySoprano --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Words: John Newton (1715-1807)Music: American melody from Carrell's and Clayton's Virginia Harmony (1831)AMAZING GRACED G DAmazing grace! How sweet the sound D AThat saved a wretch like me! D G DI once was lost but now I'm found; Bm D A DWas blind, but now I see.'Twas grace that taught my heart to fearAnd grace my fears relieved.How precious did that grace appearThe hour I first believed!The Lord has promised good to me;His Word my hope secures.He will my shield and portion beAs long as life endures.Through many dangers toils and snaresI have already come.'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus farAnd grace will lead me home.When we've been there ten thousand years,Bright shining as the sun,We've no less days to sing God's praiseThan when we first begun.© 2012 Shiloh Worship Music COPY FREELY;This Music is copyrighted to prevent misuse, however,permission is granted for non-commercial copying-Radio play permitted.www.shliohworshipmusic.com

'Twas the eve before election 2020 and Philly was a stirring... Barstool talk from the biggest sipper in Philly with some of the most innovate people in the world, Sammie is the one to sit and sip wit if you wanna enjoy conversation. #sippinwitsammie #ifuaintsippinwitsammieyouaintsippin #ifuaintsippin #geturfuckinglifetogether #craftbeerandcognac #victorybeer #glocawearradiostation #promotion #politics2potatochips #exposure #outlet #platform #pullupistrill #letstalkaboutit #iswear #toreup #hennessy #heineken #flytalk #thankgodimfly #backwoods #producer #neosoul #singer #entrepreneur #hiphop #phillyhiphop #phillyentertainment #phillymusic --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

'Twas the night before the election and all through the BigBeefn show, not a person was listening not even crow. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/shane-rollins/support

On today’s episode, I try to spin Election Day into a happy time, w/ a sarcastic rendition of “‘Twas the Night Before The Election”. Also, what campaigns like “Rally the Vote” and LeBron’s “More than a Vote” can accomplish, life lessons from Sam Hinkie, and MORE!!!!

Episode #169 of the Level Down Games Podcast. On today's show, the crew fully takes advantage of the S.A.D A.N.U.S as we have one gaming-related discussion in Mad Rat Dead, one cinema-related discussion in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, and one sports-related discussion in the problem with baseball. From there, 'twas the week before next-gen, and all through the podcast.. we go over our launch plans, and memories of consoles past. Plus My Time at Sandrock on Kickstarter. Email the show at ldgpodcast@leveldowngames.com with questions, feedback, suggestions, or whatever else you want! Please consider supporting the show by using our Amazon Affiliate link when shopping online! Timestamps for this episode are as follows: 00:00:39 - Introductions 00:02:46 - The Problem with Baseball 00:16:17 - Mad Rat Dead 00:23:23 - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm 00:31:50 - 2020 Game Challenge (Week 44) 00:36:02 - New Release Roulette (Week of 11/2/2020) 00:43:44 - BGMania Preview 00:45:22 - Wagers 00:48:21 - The Sean Waltman Lightning Round (News Roundup) 01:01:17 - 'Twas the Week Before Next-Gen 01:32:17 - Kickstart My Heart (My Time at Sandrock) 01:40:56 - Final Words CONTACT US Website: https://leveldowngames.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/cC73Heu Twitch: https://twitch.tv/leveldowngames Twitter: https://twitter.com/OriginalLDG Instagram: https://instagram.com/bryan.ldg/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/leveldowngaming MUSIC CREDIT The Intro, New Release Roulette, and Outro music were all provided by @NeonDanTV over on Twitter and used with permission He can also be found over on his Bandcamp page for Midnight Playtime! Intro: "Miami Heatwave" by Midnight Playtime New Release Roulette: "Rooftop Runners REDUX" by Midnight Playtime Outro: "She Likes Scanlines" by Midnight Playtime Kickstart My Heart: "Kickstart My Heart -Eurobeat Remix-" by Turbo Ad Read: "Song of Elune" from World of Warcraft, copyright by Blizzard MISC INFORMATION This episode's Sean Waltman Lightning Round consists of the following being discussed: Final Fantasy XVI, The Amazing American Circus, Netflix and Assassin's Creed, November 2020 Free Games for Xbox and PlayStation, Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town, Destruction AllStars, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, Xbox Game Pass, Bravely Default II, Cyberpunk 2077, Far Cry 6, and Rainbow Six Quarantine --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ldg-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ldg-podcast/support

One step forward, one giant leap back. Twas always the way under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's stewardship. Following the emphatic midweek victory over RB Leipzig, United lost at home to Arsenal, in desperately limp fashion. Ed & Paul discuss. There's some sad news to process, with Nobby Stiles passing away and Sir Bobby Charlton revealing a diagnosis of dementia. Finally, we look forward to United's midweek Champions League fixture against İstanbul Başakşehir. For backers, a rapid-fire review of this week's Premier League games.

This week we are in the fine company of writer, performer and former doctor Adam Kay! Adam's first book This is Going To Hurt spent over a year at number one in the bestseller list. It became the bestselling non-fiction title of the decade, the bestselling non-fiction e-book of all time and the winner of four National Book Awards. His next three titles, Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas, Dear NHS and his new book for children Kay's Anatomy have become instant bestsellers. We talked to Adam about the therapy of reading and writing, bizarre bodily functions, funny books and why you should never read on the toilet.BOOKSDaisy Buchanan - How To Be a Grown UpDaisy Buchanan - The SisterhoodDaisy Buchanan - InsatiableAdam Kay - This is Going To HurtAdam Kay - Kay’s AnatomyAdam Kay (Editor) - Dear NHSMark Watson - ContactsF Scott Fitzgerald - Great GatsbyAlan Bennett - Lady in the VanGraham Greene - Brighton RockVictoria Wood - PlaysJasper Rees - Victoria Wood: Let's Do ItAlan Partridge - I, PartridgeAlan Partridge - NomadRichmal Crompton - Just WilliamPG Wodehouse - Jeeves and WoosterElinor Lipman - On Turpentine LaneEric Carle - Very Hungry CaterpillarJonathan Coe - What a Carve UpJonathan Coe - Middle EnglandJonathan Coe - House of SleepJonathan Coe - Rotter’s ClubMatthew Walker - Why We SleepNina Stibbe - Love NinaSue Townsend. - Secret Diary of Adrian MoleNorton Juster -

It’s Halloween time and episode 128 is our annual “spooky” take on the unscripted film and television business. This episode’s question was inspired by a Producing Unscripted podcast listener named Justin, who wrote in with a question about editing. We’re just beginning post-production on our brand new TV series (more coming soon!) and facing a […] The post ‘Twas the Nightmare Before Editing! appeared first on Producing Unscripted.

We were delighted to welcome Adam Kay as a guest on the podcast this week. Adam Kay is a multi-award-winning writer, comedian and former doctor. His new book, Kay’s Anatomy: A Complete (and Completely Disgusting) Guide to the Human Body is out now and is a must for every classroom. It is a funny and informative organ-by-organ tour of the human body for those aged eight and upwards. Grab a copy here - https://amzn.to/3m7tElw His last book, This is Going to Hurt, https://amzn.to/3oekN3l has sold over 2.5 million copies, been translated into 37 languages, and is the bestselling narrative non-fiction title of the decade, spending over a year at number one in the Sunday Times bestseller chart. It is soon to be a major comedy-drama for BBC/AMC starring Ben Whishaw. His follow-up, Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas, sold over 500,000 copies in the last three months of 2019, and his recent anthology Dear NHS was an instant Sunday Times number one, raising over £250,000 for charity. We talk all about his new book, the success of This is going to Hurt and his time at school. Find out more about Adam's work here - https://www.adamkay.co.uk/ Follow him on Twitter and Instagram: @amateuradam

Trust / Gerri Aylor C @ 09/28/20 Today I trusted in myself, It didn't work I see I planned the day, just what I'd do, Twas all in vain for me I've learned I cannot trust in man, God's word proved that is true And you can't trust your feelings; Hey, that is nothing new Well, I recalled what must come first In early morning light The worship of my Lord my God, Who makes my day alright The world will always trick you; It's ok, “just have your way” But if you sin, what's coming is A dark and heavy day We'll never have the energy To change our way of life Until we call on Jesus; He'll save us from the strife We often plan our lives so sure; This is what we all do But truly God, it's in Your hands, It's totally up to you! Gerri Jeremiah 10:23 I know, O LORD, that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps. Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand. Proverbs 16:9 The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps. Philippians 2:13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

Allen, Ski, and Brent recap and review Season 2, Episode 11, "'Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas."  Our first Christmas episode!  Will Blanche win at Dirty Santa?  Is Dorothy a true Italian?  Can the Goldens be trusted to run a diner?  Listen now to find out!

"Whoever sings [to God, in worship], prays twice." These words from Augustine of Hippo suggest that when we sing as part of our worship, something unique is happening. For the next several weeks, we'll be exploring some great songs of our faith, the scripture truths that they illuminate, and just why singing is so important to the Christian life. Our focus hymn this morning is Amazing Grace, written by John Newton in 1799. Here's the text: Amazing grace (how sweet the sound)that saved a wretch like me!I once was lost, but now am found,was blind, but now I see. 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,and grace my fears relieved;how precious did that grace appearthe hour I first believed! Through many dangers, toils and snaresI have already come:'tis grace has brought me safe thus far,and grace will lead me home. The Lord has promised good to me,his word my hope secures;he will my shield and portion beas long as life endures. Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,and mortal life shall cease:I shall possess, within the veil,a life of joy and peace. The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,the sun forbear to shine;but God, who called me here below,will be forever mine.

I’ve known TAXI member Ed Hartman for a number of years, and frankly, I had little idea just how successful he’s been! He’s pretty soft-spoken and humble. Ed specializes in making music with mallets, so maybe he’s not as “cool” as a guitar slinging Rock Star. But when rock stars look at his credits, they’re probably a little jealous ;-) His music has been in feature films like, The Blind Side, Scooby Doo, The Mystery Begins, The Cold Light of Day, Surviving Christmas, Into the Fire, Spirit of the Game, A Different Sun, Cool It, Mini's First Time, and The Turkey Bowl. He’s also scored music for the feature films, As the Earth Turns (34 best score awards/nominations), Fitz (Who Made Who Productions) - 2008 Alberta Film and Television Awards Nominee: Best Feature Film), and the documentary Project Colombia (The MapMakers). As if all that isn’t impressive enough, Ed has also scored a bunch of short films, including: “SHAM Therapy” (Web-series), “The Son, The Father,” “Pause,” “Little Peter Needs to Fly,” "End Zone,” “The Three Stars,” “Trauma,” “Winston,” “Those in Need,” and “A Rich Mann.” Some of his TV placements include: The Twilight Zone, Revenge, Motive, Twas the Night, Katie Morgan, Big Love, Lucifer, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Passions, Let's Make a Deal, Doc-Block, Greek, Emeril Green, Nature, Gourmet Adventures with Ruth, Channel 5 Takes Latin, Relic Hunter, Extreme Towns, America Now, Shalom In The Home, Toddlers and Tiaras, and many others we didn’t have room to list here! But it’s mainly the Short and Indie Film Scores I want to ask him about! I’m pretty sure many musicians would love to do some film scoring, but they all have the same questions… How do I find clients? How do you get paid? Should I do one on spec to get the experience? What do I need to know from a musical perspective? How did you learn the craft of scoring to picture? How much time does it take to score a short film? How many changes do you have to make? What kind of technical stuff do you have to know? Which instrument libraries do you find most useful? And many more questions you probably want answers to! Questions or comments for Ed? Please email him: edhartmanmusic.com

We saw Tenet. In a movie theater. Twas glorious. Might as well talk about the movie and God’s sovereignty over time. So, just some light easy conversation today. Christopher Nolan’s Tenet recently came out in theaters marking the return of the movie theater. Caleb and Danny went and oh boy do we need to talk about this movie and the various aspects of it. With a movie engaging in time travel as a theme and plot we talk about the time we have been given and how we can steward the time we have been given. The Parable of the Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-30)Do you have any thoughts about anything we talked about today? We want to hear from you and what you think. You can either find us on Instagram at NobodySpecialPocast or Facebook at NobodySpecial Podcast. Or go to http://www.thegospeloutpost.com/nobodyspecial/ and let us know what you think. Send us a message and we may answer your question on the show.The Gospel Outpost Presents Nobody Special See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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What chapter in your life do you hate revisiting? We all have one. Do you ask God why did I have to go through that pain?? He KNEW what pain you would face yet it still happened. On Big Creek Greenway Trail in Cumming, Ga  chat with Jheydith on part two of her testimony. Can you hear all the summer bugs?? Phew! Twas toasty! She was brutally attacked while driving someone to church. He choked her, stabbed her, and left her with 33 staples in a hospital bed. She struggled with PTSD but in the end DOMINATED the attack and now lives to share her testimony and God's love. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My special guest today was MovieRob! Enjoy our hour long conversation. I challenged him, not a horror fan, to watch and discuss these two amazing horror films (well that's my opinion anyway.) Twas a lively chat! He will be back very soon. He can be followed at two places (and Twitter of course) MovieRob (Check to enter his monthly challenges!), The Lamb, and he is @Realmovierob on Twitter.

 Audio RecordingSermon Manuscript:It will be helpful for us to consider what the two men were like in our Gospel reading this morning. The point of the parable turns on these two being quite different from one another outwardly. So that is how we will begin today before getting into the meaning of the parable itself. The more important character to properly understand to get Jesus’s point is the Pharisee. Pharisees, understandably, do not have a great reputation among us because they were often Jesus’s enemies. But we must understand why they were Jesus’s enemies. In a sense, it was because they were so dedicated to their important task of preserving the church at that time. Something that is not widely understood is that all of God’s people owe a debt of gratitude to the Pharisees. The Pharisees were those especially dedicated people who kept the religion of the Bible going in the couple hundred years before Jesus was born. About 300 B.C. Alexander the Great conquered almost the whole of the known world at that time. This included the Jews. While the Jews lived under Greek rule they were sorely tempted to become like the sophisticated Greeks. The Greeks were thought to be much more advanced than those Jewish simpletons who believed in the revelation contained in the Bible. If Jews got rid of the Jewishness it also opened up doors to them for personal advancement. They were much more likely to get good jobs from their Greek rulers. If this situation would have gone on without anybody crying foul, the religion of the Bible would have passed away within a few generations. The Jewish children would have been brought up the way the Greeks wanted them to be brought up. They would have studied Greek thinkers instead of the much more roughly hewn Scriptures. But God, in his grace, raised up a group of people who eventually became known as Pharisees. The Pharisees were the people who championed the Bible regardless of how it might be made fun of by the Greeks. They encouraged people to be faithful to what the Bible said regardless of the consequences. One of the very important things about them is that they were honest. If one of their fellow Jews abandoned the teachings of the Scriptures it was not just brushed under the rug. They were called out for their unfaithfulness. They were disciplined and eventually shunned as a pagan and a tax collector if they would not repent. Not only did the Pharisees teach the Bible, but they followed up with the consequences. This work of discipline and integrity is vital for the church at all times so that it can continue to be strong and healthy. With any body there has to be a way to get rid of waste. If you don’t get rid of that which is toxic, then the healthy tissues will become infected and be destroyed too. If you think about the efficient way our bodies get rid of waste every day, you realize how important this unpleasant and stinky work actually is. If we couldn’t get rid of the waste in our bodies we wouldn’t live very long. So it is with a church body too. Without the Pharisees championing God’s Word the Jewish people would have simply been taken over by the Greek world around them. In our day our people’s souls, also, are being taken over by the unbelieving culture around us. Unfortunately, we do not have Christians with the strength of character that the Pharisees had to be distinct in our beliefs. As a result all our people’s hearts, souls, and minds are being colonized and taken over without much of anything standing in the way. Thus our people are more or less agnostic about spiritual things because that is precisely the way that they have been trained to think. There are a few things they are sure of: they know that the Bible can’t be right—at least not if it is understood literally. They know that there are multiple genders and sex is for the purpose recreation instead of procreation, so who’s to judge what a person might enjoy doing with their sexual recreation? They know that believing in themselves is the key to success. They know that we are the best and most advanced people who have ever lived on this planet, and only more goodness lies in the future. These are all like the Greek thoughts that were invading the Jewish people in the time before Christ. If the Pharisees hadn’t worked their whole life, preserving the teaching and preaching of the Word of God it would have gone away entirely. Nobody would know of God’s promise of a Savior. So when Jesus speaks of a Pharisee going up into the temple to pray, he is not saying something negative as we might otherwise suppose. Pharisees were very serious about the Word of God, which is nothing to be ashamed of. This particular Pharisee was especially outstanding. He didn’t take what didn’t belong to him. He paid people fairly for their goods and services. He wasn’t trying to rip anybody off. He was faithful to his wife. He didn’t get drunk at home or in the taverns. He fasted twice a week. He gave ten percent of all that he received in income as well as ten percent of all that he spent to the church and to support the poor and the widows. These virtues, unfortunately, are not that impressive to our ears. So in order for you to get a sense of the excellency of this man, let me put it into the lesser virtues that are popular today. This fellow was like the honor roll student who volunteered at the homeless shelter on the weekend. He graduated from college summa cum laude, married his high school sweet heart and moved back to his hometown to do his part in improving his people’s way of life. He has a beautiful wife and two dogs. He always gives money to St. Jude when he shops at Kmart and works out every morning. He is a beautiful specimen of Americana. Almost all of Jesus’s parables are shocking in one way or another, and this one does not fail to deliver. What is shocking is that this outstanding man is not justified. That is to say, God does not have regard for him and his offering like Cain of old. God prefers someone else—the tax collector. So what kind of man was the tax collector? I don’t want to spend a lot of time describing the tax collectors of Jesus’s day. They were bad men. They took wherever they could. Jesus one time lumps them together with prostitutes, which are not the most honorable of people. In our day we know that prostitutes live wretched lives. The reason why they sell their bodies is usually so that they can get high on one drug or another. I doubt that the tax collectors were putting away money in their 401ks. They spent their ill-gotten gains on the dishonorable things available to them. So when you picture the tax collector in your mind you middle class people have to put in mind someone that you enjoy looking down on—some wretch who dresses in a way you don’t approve of, who isn’t responsible, who has many kids from different lovers, and so on. Yet this man goes to his home justified rather than the other. How come? It was because God had mercy on him. Like the old song goes: “‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved.” The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. True fear of the Lord is something that only God can do. He strikes terror into the heart of the sinner. A person can fake this fear, try to convince one’s self that he or she has it, but only God can really do it. This fear makes someone want to be far, far away from God. It makes them believe that they cannot even lift their eyes into heaven, because they know that God doesn’t hear the prayers of evil people. This is the despair that sinners experience when God reveals to them what they deserve for the life that they have lived. Somehow, someway, however, it was revealed to this tax collector that there was hope for forgiveness in God. Accordingly he strings together what is a miraculous sentence: “God, be merciful to me, a sinner.” The reason why this sentence is miraculous is because of the faith that is in it. Sinners do not deserve mercy. Sinners deserve punishment and damnation. The more sin there is the more punishment and damnation are thoroughly deserved. But this fellow says to God, “Do me good.” More exactly he says, “Have mercy on me.” Or more precisely still: “Propitiate me.” To propitiate means to make atonement. It is the blood sacrifice that is given because of guilt. All the prayers that sinners make to the one true God to be merciful to them are grounded in propitiation—the propitiation of Christ’s sacrificial death on the cross. This was not the blood of goats or bulls. It wasn’t even the blood of a mere man. This was the bloody sacrifice of the Son of God, begotten of the Father from eternity, born of the virgin Mary. This was a powerful and effective sacrifice, to say the least. Luther liked to talk about how just one drop of Jesus’s blood was of greater value than the entire world, the entire cosmos. So if you heaped up all the money and gold in the world, and threw in the stars and the planets to boot, this still wouldn’t be even close to enough to compare to but a pin prick of Jesus’s blood. But Jesus pours out his blood thoroughly and liberally. Jesus gives you his blood to drink in his last will and testament for the forgiveness of your sins. Jesus thy blood and righteousness, my beauty are, my glorious dress. Midst flaming worlds, in these arrayed, with joy shall I lift up my head. Therefore, by faith in God’s propitiation of him, the tax collector is justified. He is truly righteous. He is given God’s own righteousness as his own possession, and, let me tell you, God’s righteousness is very good. In fact it is so heavy and weighty that it overcomes all that might be put in opposition to it. So think of one of those old fashioned scales where there is a pan on one side as well as on the other. The weight of something can be figured out by putting something on one side as well as the other. Whichever side is heavier will make the other side go up. Now let’s think about your justification. The devil knows that you have not been a good person. He’s put together a very strong case against you with God’s own Law as the standard backing it up. All your sins get put on one side of the scale and it is a mighty heavy load. But then on the other side is put God’s own big, fat righteousness. This righteousness is so heavy, and slams down on the scale so hard, that all your sins are thrown off on the other side because they are lifted so quickly and easily. In fact, we could probably carry this analogy a little further and say the whole scale gets busted, for you are not justified by the Law. Christ is the end of the Law for all who believe. You are not received like a slave who is only esteemed by his master if he does well. You are received as God’s very own son in Christ. God the Father loves his Son. He is justified and righteous in the Father’s sight. Therefore God is also well pleased with you who are in him. And so it happens that although you are a sinner by thought, word, and deed, you are righteous according to God’s own declaration concerning Jesus’s death and resurrection. Jesus did not die for his own sins. He died for your sins. Therefore, you are propitiated. By faith in this propitiation you are in the same shoes as this tax collector. You are righteous, just as he was righteous. The devil, the world, and our flesh, however, do not want to believe that Christ is the end of the Law. All these enemies of God do not believe that Jesus’s death on the cross does a darn thing. Everybody should be judged according to his merits. What makes the world go round for them is not the forgiveness of sins for Jesus’s sake, but the supposed progress that comes from whipping everybody into shape. Accordingly, all who do not believe will hate this parable of Jesus’s if they will only take it seriously enough. They will say that it isn’t fair that the hometown boy is cast aside while the repentant thug is received scot free. Instead, everybody should get what he or she deserves. The devil is especially interested in preserving this tenet of justice. The devil wants everybody to get what he or she deserves because the devil wants everybody in hell. And if we are talking about what we deserve, then hell is the answer. God has consigned all to be under sin so that he might have mercy on all. Therefore you must not think too highly of yourself. Maybe you are seen by our society as more honorable than the other wretches. Good for you. That righteousness still doesn’t cut it, which you have to admit if you will only be honest with yourself. The only righteousness that avails is Christ’s own righteousness, given and shed for you for the forgiveness of all your sins. Think less of yourself and more of God’s righteousness that has been given to you.

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The Baby-Sitters Club comes to Netflix! The beloved series features a character who lives with type 1 diabetes. How did the show do portraying life for a 7th grader with T1D? We talk to New York Times Bestselling author and winner of the National Book Award Robin Benway. Robin loved the books as a child and was diagnosed with type 1 as an adult. Also this week, Mike Suarez turned his son’s story into an adorable picture book called Year One with Type One Join the Diabetes Connections Facebook Group! In Tell Me Something Good – she had a huge goal for the JDRF rides this year – of course so much had to be cancelled this year but her story took a wonderful turn.. on and off the bike. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Check out Stacey's new book: The World's Worst Diabetes Mom! Sign up for our newsletter here The Guy's Guide to Diabetes ----- Use this link to get one free download and one free month of Audible, available to Diabetes Connections listeners! ----- Get the App and listen to Diabetes Connections wherever you go! Click here for iPhone      Click here for Android Episode transcription: Stacey Simms 0:00 Diabetes Connections is brought to you by One Drop created for people with diabetes by people who have diabetes by Gvoke HypoPen, the first pre mixed autoinjector for very low blood sugar, and by Dexcom take control of your diabetes and live life to the fullest with Dexcom. Announcer 0:22 This is Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms. Stacey Simms 0:28 This week, it's all about books and a TV show that's based on books. We're talking about the Baby-Sitters Club with a New York Times bestselling author who loved the series as a child and was diagnosed with type one as an adult. Robin Benway 0:43 Oh my gosh, I'm now something that I was a fan of for so long. I can now watch on television. You know, I was thinking about Stacey when I did start to watch it. I thought it was nearly perfect. Stacey Simms 0:54 Robin Benway is the winner of the National Book Award when we talk about Stacey and the babies sitters club, what we liked what we didn't, and about diabetes in media. Plus a dad turns his toddler story into an adorable picture book about type one. in Tell me something good. She had a huge goal for the JDRF rides this year, of course, so much had to be cancelled and changed. But this woman's story took a wonderful turn on and off the bike. This podcast is not intended as medical advice. If you have those kinds of questions, please contact your health care provider. Welcome to another week of the show. I'm so glad to have you along. I'm your host, Stacey Simms, and we aim to educate and inspire about type 1 diabetes by sharing stories of connection. My son was diagnosed with type one, gosh, ages ago now he was almost two and in December it will be 14 years. Yeah, he's 15 and a half 15. And more than that, I don't even know anymore. My husband lives with type two diabetes. I do not have diabetes, but I have a background in broadcasting and that is how you get the podcast which we've been doing now. for more than five years, and I have been wanting to talk about the Baby-Sitters Club for a long time, I mean, we have talked about it because many guests over the years have said that it was very influential to them, either. They read it and really were touched by Stacey's story, the character who lives with type one, or somebody else read it and diagnose them because of it. That happened at least once to one of my guests. It's really incredible to think about these books, and the impact they've had on our community. So when I saw column in Elle magazine recently, about the Netflix adaptation, I really wanted to talk to Robin Benway, the author, I knew she'd be fun to talk to just by her writing voice in the magazine, and she really was and Robin also had some unique insight about the books and about the adaptation, and I was really excited to talk to her. We also talked about diabetes in other media, you know, I think a lot of us cringe when we know there's going to be a depiction of diabetes and a show or they mentioned insulin and we Oh, we know what's coming. So it was fun to talk to Robin about that. And to kind of spotlight some good stuff that's actually out there. All right, I'm going to talk about my reaction in more depth to Baby-Sitters Club in a little bit of a review, but I'm going to do that later on. Because this is a longer episode. We've got two interviews, we've got Robin. 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My guest this week is a National Book Award winner and a New York Times best selling author. She wrote a column about the Baby-Sitters Club and her reaction to it in Elle magazine. That's what caught my eye. I reached out and said, Would you talk to us but to come on the show? She said sure. And we had a great conversation. Now she grew up with a father who lived with Type One Diabetes, but she herself was not diagnosed until she was an adult. So her perspective on the Baby-Sitters Club, which she loved, as you'll hear as a kid was very different because she wasn't relating to the type one aspect about it right away. I'm also curious to know what you thought of the Baby-Sitters Club. I'm going to be putting more about this in the Facebook group. We've talked about it a little bit, but we'll put more posts in there and get your take. And as I said earlier, I'm going to put a little bit more of my review, although you'll you'll hear much of it in the interview. But a little bit more later on. Here is my talk with Robin Benway. Robin, thank you so much for jumping on to talk about this. I really appreciate it. It's I'm looking forward to talking with you. Yeah, same here. Thank you so much for having me. All right before we jump into the Baby-Sitters Club, and I have a lot to talk about with that. Let me ask you just the basics. You were diagnosed as a young adult, right you were in your in your mid 20s? Robin Benway 5:28 Yes, I was 26 it was July of 2003. I was diagnosed I was diagnosed with celiac disease at the same time I was having really low iron problems I was having anemia so they started doing a lot of bloodwork just to find out what was going on and started noticing that I had elevated blood sugar levels. And my father, who was my biological father was also a type one diabetic. So once they saw those blood sugar levels being elevated, they started to put things together pretty quickly. And so I in a, you know, a very strange way felt very lucky that I was diagnosed that way that it didn't progress to the point where I had to be hospitalized or my blood sugar's were, you know, four or five 600 or something like that, that I was diagnosed sort of accidentally and was able to catch it pretty early and could start, you know, meeting with an endocrinologist and started taking insulin pretty soon after that. So there was no mistaking at that age, oh, maybe it's type two, maybe it's something else because of your father, they pretty much went right there. At first, they were like, maybe it's type two. There was a lot of I think, you know, this was 17 years ago. So I think now, the way that people are diagnosing type one and people in their 20s and 30s is very different than it was 17 years ago. I think that was when people were just starting to see that, at least based on my experience and the responses that I was getting from doctors at the time. You know, I had grown up knowing that my dad was diabetic, but in our family, we had always sort of been under the impression that once you hit 12 or 13 years old, you're sort of out of the woods of that, you know, I think a lot of they used to call juvenile demise you know, because they were diagnosis of young. So I think it was a real shock because I had always thought, okay, I'm out of the woods. I'm fine. And that wasn't the case. But they definitely did think it was type two. They started me on oral medications at first Metformin, but nothing worked. And I remember I still remember the first time I took insulin, it was just like, oh, that was the problem. You know, that's what I need because my blood sugar's just came down to right where they should be. So, you know, it was a little disheartening knowing that I was going to have to go on insulin, but at the same time, that relief of knowing that now here's the drug that works was it balanced it out? Stacey Simms 7:36 Do you remember I've been told this by other adults that I've talked to that what that first dose of insulin feels like, Do you remember that? Robin Benway 7:44 I do. Remember, I was staying at my mom's house. I was living alone at the time and I thought I don't want to be alone when I take my first dose of insulin just in case. And I remember it dropped. My blood sugar's a little lower. They were like maybe in the mid 60s, and I just remember, I didn't feel shaky but I just remember feeling less. It's that feeling of a sugar rush basically, you know when your blood sugars are high I for me personally, I definitely feel a little agitated, a little edgy, you know a little bit more, I don't know Piper's the word but just a little fuzzier. And I just remember that feeling going away. And I remember also being so terrified of like having to give myself an injection like having to give myself a shot. And I was incredibly amazed at how easy it was and how painless it was. I had always imagined that it would just be a torturous experience, you know, mostly because your experience with injections is like vaccinations or inoculations. You know, it's Earth flu shot. It's a very different experience. Give yourself a shot of insulin. And I remember feeling that relief also of Oh, I can do this. Okay, this is something that I can do. Wow. Yeah. So Stacey Simms 8:50 the article that I'd mentioned, you start out by talking about this high spot in your career, the National Book Awards Gala and then the reality of being an adult with type one, which is go to the bathroom, I get up your formal gown, you know, giving an injection. And, you know, certainly a great way to start the article. But I'm curious, do you share your diabetes experiences with your friends and family? I mean, not everybody has to be giving themselves injections at the table. Right? I know. I'm sure you're not hiding things. I don't mean to imply that. Oh, as a mom, that was the first thing I thought of was, oh, my goodness in the bathroom. She okay. Yeah. Robin Benway 9:29 You know, I obviously all of my friends and family know about it. I'm not someone who would ever conceal that part of me. It's not something that I ever feel ashamed of, or feel like I need to keep secret. That's certainly not it at all. I think. For me, it's more about I'm very conscientious of other people's reactions to blood and to syringes or needles, and I just don't want to ever make someone I definitely have known people and I've heard of people who just give themselves an injection right at the table, you know, or will check their blood sugar under the table. And for me, I'm just not comfortable. That just in terms of making other people uncomfortable, but also sometimes things go wrong, you know, like, sometimes, you know, there's a little bit more blood than you thought there would be or you hit a blood vessel when you're injecting yourself with insulin. And, you know, sometimes it's just easier to be in, even if it's a public restroom, you know, it's still a confined space. And sometimes just the privacy is sorted out is something that I prefer but in terms of being open, I definitely I talk about it. I do a lot of school visits with my job, you know, writing for young adults and young people, I do a lot of school visits. And I always talk about how I was diagnosed and how that changed the trajectory of my life. And I always say to kids, who here knows somebody with diabetes, and almost every kid raises their hand you know, whether it's type one or type two, it doesn't really matter to me, I just, I know that they can make a connection with what I'm saying and relate it to either themselves or someone that they love in their lives. No doubt. Stacey Simms 10:53 Yeah, I think that's to is the difference between my my personal experience of type 1 diabetes is my 15 year old who has made a career out Have trying to gross out his friends. Yeah, no, since the third grade watch this. Yeah, slightly different experience than a grown woman in Robin Benway 11:09 that dress. You know? It's expensive. You just really don't want to get anything on this. Stacey Simms 11:15 So let's talk about the Baby-Sitters Club. Now I'm a little bit older so my guilty reading pleasure as a kid was worse sweet Valley High then Babysitter's Club, also say, okay, okay. But were you a fan of this as a kid, this was something that you read and you look forward to. Robin Benway 11:32 Oh, I cannot even describe to you like how much I love the Baby-Sitters Club. Like, I can just remember going to my local bookstore, you know, the Walden books that was in the mall at the time when there were still Walden books in malls and scanning the shelf and just looking for the new one and either being so excited when there was a new one or so disappointed when, you know, they came out every month and you know, on day 30 I'd be like, Where's the next one you know, and sharing with your friends or your Got the new super special, so then they would loan it to you and super specials were bad. But yes, I mean, just when I think about the Baby-Sitters Club, because I've also talked a lot about, you know, what is sort of my formative reading now as a writer, like, what did I read as a child and a young adult that sort of made me a writer? I think the two things about the Baby-Sitters Club is that they were so funny. And I think I learned how to write humor and really good dialogue from those books. I think you can't really teach how to write humor or write something funny, but I think if you can see it, you can see how either rapid fire dialogue or really smart responses or interrupting each other like, that was formative for me as a writer was seeing how they did that. And then also just as like a 11 1213 year old girl, you know, that is where, and I'm sure a lot of women and girls have had this experience, your friendships just kind of implode. And nobody really knows why. But suddenly, your best friend in sixth grade is your biggest enemy in seventh grade. And the factions are changing all the time and who's friends with who and who's not friends with who and who Did what to whom it's traumatic, it's a really difficult experience. It's a big part of growing up, but it's still difficult. And the thing with the Baby-Sitters Club was that at the end of the book, they were always friends. So you could see the sort of regeneration of friendship again and again and again. And for me, it was very comforting. You know, when sort of my female friendships were in turmoil, it was so lovely to see these girls work through things and stay friends in the end. So those were, I think the two things that kept me coming back to the book, but a great way to look at it. Stacey Simms 13:29 Yeah, but you as a reader, your type one experience was with your dad. So I imagined Stacey McGill, the character in the book who has type one wasn't somebody who could really relate to that wasn't what you were reading the books at the Robin Benway 13:42 time? Absolutely not. Absolutely not. You know, I actually I shied away from Stacey as a reader. You know, I loved I moved to New York when I was 18 years old. I've always wanted to live in New York. So reading her as a 12 year old I was like, Oh, that's she's a sophisticated city girl. You know, that's how they always portrayed her. She's From New York City, but that was my favorite part of her but there were books where either she was just diagnosed or I think there's a book later in the series where she was hospitalized. And I had a hard time reading those just because at the time my dad's health he had been a diabetic for 30 years at that point, so his health had gone up and down, you know, just the nature of the disease and the nature of treatment at the time as well. It wasn't as advanced as what we have now. So you know, it was scary to see my dad go through that and I, Baby-Sitters Club was my safe place. You know, that was my fun, safe, circular path of Stony Brook Connecticut. I didn't want a hospital or an insulin shot coming into it. So I don't say I didn't like Stacey as a character. I love Stacey as a character but in terms of what she went through, I just I really shied away from that. That wasn't I was much more a Claudia dawn girl. So yeah. Stacey Simms 14:54 How did you approach the Netflix series you've lived with type one now for a while. We all know that they never get it right in In media, I really looked looked at the show. I look very much forward with a lot of trepidation. I was almost afraid to watch it. What was your reaction? Robin Benway 15:09 I mean, I literally had an alert set on Netflix to remind me that the Baby-Sitters Club will be on Friday, July 3, and then I got the notification. I was so excited for it just because I had loved the books. And you know, I don't know any of the creators personally, but I was familiar with their work and their backgrounds. And I had read a lot of articles by that point about how they had approached the material and I just had a really good feeling about it. You know, I just thought that this is possibly in really good hands. And honestly, I wasn't even thinking about it in terms of Stacey and diabetes. I was thinking about it as oh my gosh, I'm now something that I was a fan of for so long. I can now watch on television. You know, I was even thinking about Stacey, so when I did start to watch it. I mean, I thought it was nearly perfect. I thought that they kept the spirit. I love that they kept the girls young, you do feel like you're watching 12 and 13 year old girls, b 12 and 13 year old girls, you know, and all of the struggles that go into that, but all of their I don't say immaturity, but just that feeling of they're still young, they're still figuring things out. They're not 17 years old in high school, you know, they're still little girls and I thought that was really important what the books were and to the show, and I just thought the way they modernized the material was perfect. You know, they talk about Claudius grandmother being in bands and our you know, Claudia is Japanese American and talk about her grandmother being advanced in our when she was young. And you know, at one point Marianne is babysitting for a kid who's transgender and that would have never been in the past 30 years ago, and I just thought they did a beautiful job of modernizing not only the characters, but the storylines while still staying true to what the spirit of the books was. They did Stacey Simms 16:45 a nice job with that too. And they did this many times where they would put something in like that, you know, the child who was transgender, but the storyline wasn't so much about that child. It was the babysitter character's reaction to it and reflection of it. But I thought was going to throw this word up. I really thought it was masterfully done. Yes, she learned more about her. And yes, there was a there was a lesson there. And, you know, I know there's a lot of criticism from people who get uncomfortable with those kinds of issues, but I thought it was so well done. And they did it many, many times over. And my 18 year old who's really conscious of those things right now, I was really impressed. I thought it was really well done. But I was very worried about the truth about Stacey, I was like, Oh, no, because we see this happen so many times in media, and I think they got a couple of things that adults would notice kind of wrong. Boy, did they hit it out of the park, in terms of what younger people would see. Robin Benway 17:41 What did you see in Stacey, what I see in myself. Here's a girl who has many, many things. But one of those things is diabetic. It is not the arc of her life is not the big picture of who she is. It's one thing and there's a scene where she goes to babysit and her blood sugar feels a little bit low and she pulls out a juice box and I realized that I had never seen that in media before. You know, I hadn't seen this girl or any girl or any woman just do that she feels better she keeps going. I mean, I have had literally hundreds of juice boxes on the road working, traveling, you know, so many so many juice boxes go down in bathroom stalls and downstairs bathrooms and you know, just you do what you have to do that's important. And then your blood sugar's come back up and you move on. And I was shocked to how blown away I was by that because it's such a simple act, but it is such a big part of managing your blood sugar and managing diabetes. Stacey Simms 18:35 Yeah. Didn't you expect her not to do that and faint or have to go home from a babysitting job? That's that's what I think we all expected her to do. It was such a nice normal. No, I'm fine. Robin Benway 18:45 Yeah. And I also I did like there is a scene I think at the end where it's sort of like a neighborhood meeting with all the parents of the kids that they watch and though the girls are explaining what it what this means for Stacey and how this works, and I liked that they introduced the doubt of the parents. Because I think that's, it's the pushback that you get like, are you okay? Can you handle this? You know, there's this feeling of, are you just gonna collapse at any moment? Are you safe and I like that they were like, this is how we this is how Stacey manages that this is how she handles it like these are factors in her daily life, but she's also smart enough and mature enough and knowledgeable enough to take care of herself. And I thought that that was a really good message as well to see that some people may not understand it. And here we are explaining to you what this is. Really, if we had had that exact discussion, not as a group of parents, because we aren't lucky enough to have a Baby-Sitters Club in my neighborhood. Stacey Simms 19:37 One of our babysitter's when my children were younger, has type one. And when Lauren would come over we the first couple times we talked about, well, what would happen if you had a low blood sugar and what would happen if this happens, and we talked about all of that, and it was funny, I saw a few adults in the community commenting on the show, and they that would never happen. parents wouldn't talk about it that way. And then they also and I said yes, well, I'm sorry, but we did. Mother's overreaction, right? No mother would overreact like that. I was like, Hello, I mice my son's very first low blood sugar when it was a bad enough low sugar that we had to treat with more than just a juice box. We were about three weeks in, I called my endocrinologist convinced he was gonna send us to the ER, Mm hmm. Right? Okay, we treated it. His blood sugar's coming up. What do we do now? They were like, What do you mean? But I thought we were gonna go in for tests or something. So that kind of confusion really made me laugh, because in the show, she actually did wind up going to the hospital for the day. But in our experience, I mean, I did call I can't say that I didn't. So it was pretty funny to see our real life reflected in that way. I did also like the mom turn around by the end, but it was more as we mentioned earlier, it was more about Stacey and less about the other character. She turned it around. Robin Benway 20:52 Well, going back to the mom, you know, I was diagnosed at 26 I know how much my mom still worries about me to this day like she would never Say that you're stupid ever say it explicitly. And I'm sure the way you worry about your children and your son, you know, there's just always going to be the worry. I think that's also very much based on who Stacey's mom and her parents were in the books as well. They were very anxious about her disease. And I think that was really important to see that, you know, Stacey is managing many different facets of this disease, including what is other people's reaction to it, including, what is her? What are her parents reactions to her? And it and I like that they were able to have that conversation and the confusion between this is who I am versus this is how you're making me feel. I mean, I think those are things that every young person feels even if they're not dealing with a chronic disease or not diabetic, how are you reacting to me versus how I want you to react to me, so I thought they did a really good job with that, but it's just tricky because every person you meet is going to react completely differently to your diagnosis and regardless of how you react to it. And so that's another thing that you're always navigating is, I mean, I'm sure your son has heard this. I'm sure every diabetic has heard this, but we Hear the Oh yeah, my uncle had it. He lost a leg or he now he's blind. You know, everybody write tragic stories and you have to sort of put up a barrier and remind yourself okay, well, that's not me that is your uncle or your dad or whoever. So I think that was for me as I bet seeing Stacey navigate the reactions of other people I thought was really important as well because that is a big part of it. Stacey Simms 22:22 Robin Well, I have you and as you listen, Robin is a National Book Award winner New York Times bestselling author, six novels for young adults. I want to ask you, Robin, why is it so hard to write genuinely for young people? Robin Benway 22:38 I think for me, you know, six books in now at this point is empathy. It's the very first thing that it has to be the biggest part of every book is empathy. I think it's very easy to like see young people today and be like you kids with your tic tac toe and your snip snap, you know, like they don't, you know, people it's very, very easy to look at what is this? What are we in now, generally See, I guess and look at them and think, well, in my day, we had this and not that we weren't on our phones all day. I mean, I'm on my phone all day. I'm a 43 year old woman. So I don't you know, I'm not gonna judge a 15 year old for being on their phone all day. But I think for me, the biggest thing is empathy, because nothing really changes, right? Like we're all still figuring out how to get along with our friends. Who do we want to be? How do we get along with our parents? How do we move through the world? You know, I as you get older, you hope you get wiser you hope you have more experience that makes you grow mentally, you hope that you maybe have a little bit more agency and a little bit more ability to vocalize how you feel and how to stand up for yourself but the struggles are still the same. You know, the way you get along with your teachers the kind of the same way we all get along with a boss or sometimes in a classroom, you have to be with people you don't really want to be with same as in an office space. You know, sometimes you have co workers. So I think the feelings are always the same. The technology doesn't matter. The place doesn't really matter for me. It's just The feelings whether it's love or family or friendships, Stacey Simms 24:03 have you ever considered putting type one into one of your books? Yes, Robin Benway 24:08 I have. I've definitely over the years, I've had conversations with different editors or people in publishing. And they've said, like, hey, you're diabetic, would you ever think about writing a book about diabetes? I think the thing is for me, and this is something that I've really, really, it's why I don't speak publicly about being a diabetic so much is that I don't want it to become the only thing that people think of when they think of me again, I'm not ashamed of it, I'm very open with it. But at the same time, you don't want to just become Oh, that's Robin, she's the diabetic, you know, we we are all more than just one thing. And so I know that if I do a book about being a diabetic or a character who has diabetes, I will have to talk about that book for years, you know, hopefully, you know, one to two years. You know, it will become the defining part of every interview that I do every, you know, work conversation that I have, and Worry sometimes that it will dilute down to just me being the diabetic when I like I said I am so many other things as are pretty much every other diabetic out there we are more than just that disease. And so I do think about it. Also for me fiction is such a wonderful escape. I don't write books because I have to I write because I love writing books, especially for young people. And I think that for me, I love that escapism of it. I love that I am not having to figure out a character's blood sugar situation. I'm already I've got enough doing that for myself. So I don't know I think about it. Maybe as the years go by, maybe in a few years, I'll engage it. There would have to be a really good idea. It wouldn't just be Oh, this character has been diagnosed with diabetes, there would have to be more at play for me so. So I think about it, never say never, but if someone else wants to do it, go for it. Stacey Simms 25:52 You know, it's funny, I don't want to put too fine a point on it. But the first part of your answer there, which is you didn't want to be defined by Diabetes Connections. What Stacey's story is all about to Yes. And I think that's why we like it so much, because that's how almost everybody I know with any kind of diabetes feels. Yeah, right. Agreed. I think anybody with anything Robin Benway 26:11 like that, you know, it's very easy, especially in sort of these wild modern times to focus on maybe what is unknown or scary or, you know, baby, if people don't understand it, that's what they kind of go to first. But that's just not how I view and that's not how I view being diabetic. It's just so it's just a thread that's woven into my life, you know, I, it will always be there. It's something I will always manage. But it's so inherent to me. I don't want someone just to pull that thread out and only look at that rather than the bigger picture. Stacey Simms 26:41 Is there any depiction of type one in media that just makes you mad? Like, can you think of something where you're like, Oh, I hate that one. When people refer to that one, Robin Benway 26:48 I can definitely think of one thing but I can't say Robin Benway 26:52 but I it was fairly recent and yeah, it just I for me, it was sort of like that thing where you're just like, Are you serious? Like, is this really like, this is what you had to do, and this is what you did with it. And it just it was petty on my part. And, you know, mean, and I can't say it, but I got so frustrated and so annoyed. And, you know, I think that was a long simmering feeling that once I got to the depiction of Stacey, I think those two feelings just sort of combined and became an article which was I can't believe I just had to read this versus Oh, I can't believe I just saw this, you know, and that the negative and the positive of that sort of combined together, but yes, Stacey Simms 27:32 definitely. And then Baby-Sitters Club has got to have a season two, you know, is there anything that you remember reading that you really liked them to see? And it doesn't have to be about Stacey, oh gosh, Robin Benway 27:42 I really want to see Don's mom and Mary's dad get together. I know they were together in the first season but I if memory serves, they get married. So I really want to see that wedding. Just because I love Dawn's mom both in the book and on the show and I love the way that they've treated Maryam dad is fun. This is kind of sad, but in the opening scene. Louis, the Collie, you know, appears with Christie. It's Christie's dog Louie Who's that Collie dog. And I was like, Oh, no, Louis because I don't. If memory serves things get a little dicey. Oh, no. Stacey Simms 28:11 Sorry. Spoiler Robin Benway 28:13 alert. I really, I when I saw Louis, I was like, Louis, you know, Stacey Simms 28:19 it is amazingly six with us from what we read in our childhood, right. Robin Benway 28:24 Well, I was talking with a friend of mine about this. You don't realize how much you buried in your brain. You know, I'm watching the show. And I'm like, oh my god. It's Louis. Oh my gosh, it's more been a destiny. I forgot about a bit of destiny. And just Charlotte Johansen, Jamie Newton and his sister Lucy and I'm like, how do I remember all of this? And yet I'm like, did I pay that bill? See now I'm Stacey Simms 28:45 jealous. I want it I like sweet Valley High. backer revel in those memories. Robin Benway 28:52 I'm sure it's developing somewhere. Stacey Simms 28:54 I kind of hope not really cheesy. Can I ask you are you working on anything new right now I know authors always hate that. I know just finished and Oh, that was great. But what's that? Robin Benway 29:07 I always say it takes a brave person to ask a writer somebody working on because oh tread carefully. I am working on something. Yes, it has been a slow road. But the book has evolved many, many times. And I've sort of distilled down to what the book actually is. And I have started writing it. I feel really good about it. I started it a couple times, didn't feel good, went back to the drawing board ripped it all up again and started over. So I do feel good about it. Now it has taken me a long time to figure out what it's about. And I think at the same time, I was coming down off the success so far from the tree and the time that that took, which was wonderful, no complaints, but it was hard for me to both work on a new book and enjoy the success apart from the tree. So I am basically staying with family for a few months. I'm sort of quarantined away here and just everyday I sit down and write 1000 words and it's going well, it feels very, very good to be writing. Again, I haven't written for a while and I have missed it very much. That's fantastic. Well, I look forward to reading that. I'm so glad that I read the article. That was an L. Thank you so much for joining me to talk about this. It was a lot of fun. And I continue to learn more about the Baby-Sitters Club baby. Those books. Thanks so much for joining me. Thank you call me if you have any questions about the baby sitters. Stacey Simms 30:17 You got it Robin. Robin Benway 30:23 You're listening to Diabetes Connections with Stacey Simms. Stacey Simms 30:29 More information on Robin and her books on the episode homepage. I'm really appreciative that she jumped on with me and I definitely got to seek out her books now. It was funny to think about not just the Baby-Sitters Club books, which as I said, I was marginally familiar with as a kid I was a little too old. But the sweet Valley High books man, she made me want to see if my mother still has them. I bet she does. I guarantee you they do not hold up for where they are relic of their time. Right The 80s if you're familiar with sweet Valley High I know you know what I'm talking about. If you are not I will not suggest Due to any more of an explanation, all right, in just a moment, I will be talking to a different kind of book altogether a different kind of author, a dad who wrote a book about his son's diagnosis to help other kids and families. But first Hey welcome to our newest sponsor Diabetes Connections is brought to you by Gvoke HypoPen you know, almost everybody who takes insulin has experienced a low blood sugar and that can be scary. have very low blood sugar is really scary. And that's where Gvoke HypoPen comes in. 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And that is Mike's for as he wrote year one with type one, four and featuring his son, Andrew, it's all about their diagnosis story and also a bit of a teaching tool. Here's my conversation with Mike. Mike, thanks so much for joining me. It's great to talk to you. Mike Suarez 32:43 Hi, Stacey. Thanks for having me on. Stacey Simms 32:45 One of the things I loved doing when my son was diagnosed was finding books that we could read together. And you know, My son was tiny, he wasn't yet too. And so when you have a picture book like this, it's really a nice opportunity to go through it with the kids. So I just want to let you know that They really appreciate what you've done here. I think it's great. Mike Suarez 33:02 Yeah, thanks for saying that. You know, it's kind of the same experience I had, you know, I went to Amazon when he first got diagnosed, and I was looking for books myself, and I found some pretty good ones out there. But I was, you know, really looking for one that really kind of resonated and something that I could share with my own family members and friends to really kind of drive home what it is that he goes through and what it's all about. Stacey Simms 33:23 Well, it's been a couple of years now since Andrew was diagnosed, but why don't you take us through? Even though you're talking about it in the book, why don't you take us through his diagnosis story? Had you all had any experience with type one Had you ever given an injection before and this, Mike Suarez 33:36 so I was unfamiliar entirely with Type One Diabetes. My wife was more aware of it because she had friends growing up and in college that had type one diabetes, and she was around people that have given themselves insulin injections. And for me, I was just totally unaware of this condition. I was totally aware of of the treatment for it. The only thing I knew of diabetes was unfortunately, just That joke that people like to tell around how if you eat too much candy, you get diabetes. And that's basically all I knew of diabetes, which obviously isn't true or isn't fair and especially isn't isn't true of type one diabetes. So I learned a ton, just in that that first few days in the hospital, Stacey Simms 34:15 when did it occur to you that with everything else that's going on, it would be a good idea to write a book. Mike Suarez 34:21 So it was probably a couple months shy of his first year with it. I don't know how the idea popped into my head. I was taking the train in and out of Boston every day for work. And I think just a few lines kind of popped into my head. So I took out my iPhone and just wrote him in my notes app. And I think part of it too, was that my wife and I were talking about bringing a book into school, to read to his classmates, know what it is that he has and goes through and know why it is that he has to leave and see the nurse and why it is he gets, you know, Skittles every once in a while and he's in class. And, you know, going through the books out there, you know, again, there were good ones, but I was just looking for the right one that told the story I wanted to tell his classmates in the way that I wanted to, you know, I've seen that a lot of the other books out there are actually self published. So I knew that the opportunity to do this was out there, you just had to kind of sit down and figure it out. So I utilize my train time in and out of Boston to kind of write and refine my lines and kind of do a little bit of research to figure out what the process was all about Stacey Simms 35:26 was the idea for you to write it for kids to read or for parents to read. I mean, it's the kind of book right, it's in rhyme. But there's some concepts in there that are going to be above a four year olds head. Mike Suarez 35:38 Right. I think what I wanted, most of all, well, I guess there were a few goals. There were a few readers I had in mind. One was the newly diagnosed I wanted for newly diagnosed children to be able to read this and be able to relate to Andrews story and be comforted to know that you're not alone in this that there's other people that have been through Through this and have dealt with it. So that was maybe my primary audience secondary to that would be kind of the friends and family of somebody who is newly diagnosed, including my own friends and family so that they can get an appreciation for what it is and kind of understand what it is that their, you know, diabetic friend or family member goes through. But I guess, you know, I was just thinking about when I read to my own kids, you know, a lot of time it's me reading to them, not them. I guess as they get older, it's more of them reading to themselves, but it's mostly me reading to them. So I can, you know, kind of pronounce the big words, but also the books that we tend to enjoy the most, or that I enjoy reading the most and they seem to be the most receptive to are the ones that rhyme. So I did want to have that kind of make it accessible for kids not make it kind of a chore to read. And that's something that I none of the other books that I saw did was was kind of right in verse so I wanted to have that aspect of it to be accessible. Similarly with the pictures and the drums I wanted them to be kind of, you know, light hearted in a way as much as it's a serious subject matter, but to make it accessible for kids to understand, Stacey Simms 37:08 the book tells the story of you know, your family's journey, and then educating people about the basics of type 1 diabetes. But at the very end, your son has signed it and say, thank you. How did that piece come about? Mike Suarez 37:23 One thing I haven't mentioned yet is I actually did this whole thing in secret, because I did it on my train rides, and nobody was watching me and then at night, I would, you know, once everybody wants it bad, I'd maybe work on it a little bit more. And this includes the whole process, finding the illustrations, kind of framing it for them, getting beta readers to help sharpen up the the rhyme and all that sort of thing. And I wanted this kind of personal touch because I wanted people to read it and realize that this wasn't a fictional character that this is a real boy. There was maybe the same day that I asked Andrew to write up a birthday card for a birthday party he was going to I just took out another piece of paper and just asked them to write on it. Thank you for reading love Andrew. And he asked me What's this for? And I just was like, I don't worry about it. Like I didn't really, I just asked him to do it. Then I put it all together. And then I when it was finally done, I got to read it to my family for the first time, you know, naturally they all loved it. But I think it was I read it first to my wife and son while my daughter was napping, because I didn't, I kind of wanted to, you know, have their full attention. But after she woke up, Andrew took the book, and he showed it to her. And he flipped immediately to that page that had his writing on it, and was like, so proud of having that contribution to the book. That was the first thing he showed his little sister. That's great. Stacey Simms 38:41 There's a page of the book that, you know, has him coming home and has gifts and things with a lot of beams on tags. Are those friends and family names. Mike Suarez 38:51 Yep, they were basically you know, the people that probably were the first to find out and you know, felt, you know, really bad and came to us with, with just some gifts for Andrew, including our next door neighbors and their kids, my sister and her husband and their kids, basically, you know, aunts, uncles, siblings, it just so happened that some of the names rhymed. So if you read them in order, even though the name tags kind of, you know, rhyme together, when I recognized that I was like, you know, I should put them all in there and kind of, you know, thank, you know, some of the people that were, you know, part of this journey and a part of kind of coping with all of this. Stacey Simms 39:31 Yeah, I think it's really well done. The one thing I would say is, there's this little bit about no sneaking snacks. We count carbs to know what goes into my body, but no sneaking snacks. That's beyond being naughty. Yeah, I'm no psychologist, but I always felt like sneaking and and associating any bad behavior with diabetes was something that maybe it was something that we never did. Let's just write that way in my house. We always said you can't get in trouble for anything to do with diabetes, it just flies off the books. So that's the only thing that kind of made my eyebrows go up a little bit. But Gosh, Mike, I'm not really not a critic here. Sure, you know, and I think that's also a good illustration, no pun intended that we all parent in different ways. Yeah. Right. I mean, there's no one size fits all you got to put insulin in, you got to know where your blood sugar is. Yeah. But you know, the way you parent is probably not exactly the way I parent and that's fine. Right. So that I was just curious. And you know, you showed it to your endo. I think that's, again, with my book, I did the same thing, right. You know, you're not a medical professional, but you're showing it to the medical professionals and hoping that they will flag anything that comes up. I'm also curious to know, your daughter makes a couple of appearances in the book, and she's one of those names that we mentioned. Who is she doing and how do you balance the son who gets all this attention for type one and trust me, I have the same situation in my family, right. I have an older daughter who doesn't have type one. How do you handle that with her? How is she doing? Mike Suarez 41:00 Yeah, I mean, she's just as used to it by now as as Andrew, you know, Andrew was four and a half, she was one and a half. So she has no memory, you know, whereas Andrew may may recall, he's he's a, he's got a pretty good memory for a kid his age, he may recall a time before all of this, she would have absolutely no memory. So this is all she's ever kind of grown up to now. So whereas if they were teenagers, then maybe if she was used to just, you know, snacking whenever she wanted, she would continue to do that, despite Andrews diagnosis, but because we're able to kind of be careful around that about that stuff from the outset. If it's not time for Andrew to eat, then we're not going to let her eat in front of him. But if we're you know, giving Andrew you know, something to bring his blood sugar up, if it's maybe a pack of Smarties or something like that, and we only need to give them eight of the 10 then maybe we'll give her the other two, but it is interesting to see how she internalizes as she gets older, how she responds to it, somewhat funny side note around it She sees Andrew take shots all the time and she doesn't get them herself. And sometimes she sees Andrew get shots and she like, asks or she at least at least did this. earlier on, she would say, where's Maggie shot? Where's Maggie shot? And we would explain No, Maggie doesn't need a shot. So I think it was last year when we took her to get a flu shot. She was all about getting her flu shot right. After she got it, she asked for another one. And she was like crying because not because she got the shot, but because she only got one, which was kind of backwards from what you'd expect a kid raised to do. And then another kind of similar story is there was one day where she closed like a dresser draw on her finger and her fingernail started bleeding and you would expect a kid her age to just start wailing. She actually picked up her finger and she was like check my blood sugar. Check my blood sugar. Mike Suarez 42:51 You also wrote a Christmas story. Yep. Why did that come about? Tell me that story? Mike Suarez 42:59 Yeah, sure. So When you're one with type one first came out, yeah, I created a Facebook page to kind of go along with it to give updates about Andrew and to kind of, you know, create some fun memes and things like that to kind of draw attention to it. And I created a kind of a spin on Twas the Night Before Christmas. And every once in a while, like a new couple lines would occur to me even after Christmas, and I would kind of go back and edit the post. And then at some point, I was like, you know, there's probably enough here and there's probably enough opportunity for reuse from my first book that, you know, I wouldn't even be that many more new illustrations. I could just turn this into another book, relatively inexpensively and you know, certainly justify the cost that goes into it. And so I said, Yeah, why not? So I just kind of thought through it and just kind of threw it together and I was really happy with the way it came out. Stacey Simms 43:50 So Mike, we celebrate Hanukkah. I'm not sure how well versed I am in this classic poem, right? But it seems to me that all of the reindeer have Dexcom on I'm not sure I remember that from the original Am I looking at this right? Do they all have Dexcom Mike Suarez 44:07 everybody everybody basically everybody in the story that the Dexcom the reindeer have all all of Dexcom on the Elf on the Shelf has one Santa has one basically everybody in the book and that's what I wanted to create was kind of a world where you know what, it's okay that everybody in the story has it. Stacey Simms 44:25 All right, so what's next? Well, there'll be another issue of this are you gonna move on to the elementary school ages Andrew, you know, with seven now so it's a little different than when he was little? Mike Suarez 44:35 Yeah, it's a good question. I'd certainly like to do you know, to continue Andrews story. I haven't really started anything yet. But I've got a few ideas floating around. I mean, I think one of the things I realized is that there's actually more children's books that are picture books than there are kind of chapter books. That's obviously a whole different ballgame. Then picture books, but my mother in law's actually she's an author. As well, and she's written lots of novels. So if I do decide to go down that road, it'll probably be a lot more work than I did for these other ones. But I certainly would have, you know, a mentor throughout the process. If I did go down that route. Stacey Simms 45:13 It'd be great to have more books with a protagonist who lives with type one. And it's not about type one, if I could put a request in. Yeah, no, it would be really nice. There's a few books and I'll, as you listen, I'll link some of them up in the show notes. But there are a few books Besides, you know, the Baby-Sitters Club that feature Stacey who lives with type one, but it's a little outdated at this point. And the lily books, there are some I hesitate to call them novels. They're like novelizations for middle schoolers and stuff like that. It'd be great. There's only a couple of books I can think of that have a protagonist who lives with type one, but the book is really not about the diabetes. Mike Suarez 45:47 Right. So yeah, Stacey Simms 45:48 that's, I'll put my vote in for that. Mike Suarez 45:50 Yeah, certainly. I think that's a great idea. Stacey Simms 45:53 Well, Mike, I really appreciate you coming on. These books are so fun. I have a lot of great memories of reading the book that we liked. When he was little Jackie's got game was our favorite. I don't even know if they're still printing that one. But that was the one we loved. So I hope that people find this and love it, you know, kind of just like we did that stories. Thanks for coming on and sharing your story. Sure, Mike Suarez 46:13 yeah. Thanks so much for having me. Stacey Simms 46:14 You can find out more about Mike's book, just go to Diabetes connections.com and click on the episode homepage. This is in the show notes. Every episode has show notes on whatever app you're listening to. If you listen to podcast apps, they will display a little bit differently. I think Spotify is finally letting people click through. In other words, if there's a link in the show notes, you can get there through Spotify, but you can always go to the homepage at Diabetes connections.com. if things aren't showing up in your player and find out more there, tell me something good is up next. And boy, there have been so many changes this year with COVID and the JDRF bike rides not an exception, but there's some really good news about one particular writer and I'm going to share that but first diabetes Connections is brought to you by Dexcom. Do you know about Dexcom Clarity. It is their diabetes management software. For a long time, I just thought it was something our endo used, but you can use it on both the desktop or as an app on your phone. And it's an easy way to keep track of the big picture. I check it about once a week. It really helps me in many dial back and sees longer term trends and helps us not to overreact to what happened for just one day or even just one hour. The overlay reports help add context to Benny's glucose levels and patterns. And you can share the reports with your care team. We've done that all this year with the virtual appointments makes it so much easier and productive. managing diabetes is not easy, but I feel like we have one of the very best CGM systems working for us Find out more at Diabetes connections.com and click on the Dexcom logo a couple of years ago I met a local woman here in the Charlotte North Carolina area who lives with type 1 diabetes. Dana Cumberworth first impression that she made me was that this might be one of the fittest people I would ever meet and come to find out she is really Just an athlete, just one of these people who is always always moving and pushing and thriving with type one she bikes she runs she weight trains. Dana was diagnosed as a student. She was a first year student at Wake Forest and their physician's assistant program. And how she was diagnosed is pretty incredible because they were doing the endocrinology part of the class. And when her lab partner tested Dana's blood sugar, it came back at 700. So she was diagnosed in the class while she was diagnosed at the doctor's office the next morning. Fast forward. She has since done I believe, three Iron Man races and then she started getting involved with jdrf. And the bike rides this year was two been a very big deal for Dana because this is her 10 year diaversary. It was just last week actually that she marks 10 years with type one, and she was going to do several if not all of the rides this year. Oh my goodness. But of course plans changed. Everything went virtual. So she and her husband and friends planned ahead To the beach to the east coast here of Charlotte, North Carolina, and do their own version of the ride there. This was supposed to happen this past week. But if you've been following the weather and the hurricane trackers, then you probably know that hurricane eecs was a big problem here in North Carolina. So instead of being able to complete this at the beach, in fact, with the way the podcasting time shifts here, she will have completed 100 miles in Charlotte with some friends and family. So that is absolutely amazing. She set a new goal she keeps surpassing her monetary goals. So her new goal set just a couple of days before that ride is $20,200 because as she said in one of the videos she makes 2020 has already been unbelievable. So why not push that goal? That way? She's not that far off. So 2020 $20,200 and oh, I have forgotten to mention that Dana and her husband announced a couple of weeks ago that she is pregnant, I believe at this point. She's about 1819 weeks along. Hi, I'm going to put some of her videos in the Facebook group because she's been talking about her journey this whole year. And I just think her story is amazing. I will link up some of the videos that she's been doing into the Facebook group at Diabetes Connections, the group, but yeah, hundred miles, type 1 diabetes pregnant. And when you look at her smile, it just looks like it's a piece of cake. She's so inspirational to me, especially to push on with everything that's happened this year and how this ride keeps getting changed and changed and changed. So congratulations, Dana. Continued Good luck and good health to you and your family. And we will cheer you on. If you have something good going on. It doesn't have to be 100 miles of biking while you're pregnant. It can be you know, a diaversary milestone that makes you and your family happy or something that you really want to shout to the hills. Let me know you can email me Stacey at Diabetes Connections comm or post in the Facebook group Just tell me something good At the top of the show, I said I was going to talk a little bit more about the Baby-Sitters Club, the TV show on Netflix. And I think that Robin and I covered it pretty well. But I just wanted to say a couple of more quick things about the actual depiction that I realized we didn't touch on in the interview. If you haven't seen it, or you've had I'm curious what you think the feedback I heard from my friends who have kids with type one who watched it was that I don't know anybody who didn't like it universally, very well received by their kids. They loved seeing a beautiful young woman who was accepting of her condition who told her mom, you know, I'm going to do it this way. Who asked for a fancy purse, she didn't get the fancy purse. But you know, she did this for that Gucci bag. And you know, other things like that, which made it seem very normal. You know, she was low during babysitting, she drank the juice box and went on her way. It didn't seem insurmountable and her friends, the kids, I don't think Robin and I talked about this. The other babysitters in the club, when they found out said Why does somebody with diabetes or you can still do such And so with that, right? Okay, no problem and they really just moved along. Like most kids do, it's the adults that have more of a problem, the things I didn't like about it, they still got stuff wrong, which amazed me because I know that they had to be consulted with people who have type one for this, or at least I hope they did. But what they got wrong was the seizure. Did you see that she had a seizure before she was diagnosed, and they talked about it like she went into insulin shock. Now, I am not a medical expert. Perhaps that could happen. But it makes no sense to me that somebody who is not yet diagnosed with type one, so they are not taking any insulin could go into an insulin shock that would make them have a seizure. Right. It just seemed kind of a stretch. They wanted to do something that would make Stacey embarrassed to push the reason why they moved. It was just this whole I don't know to me that was a big turn off, but it was quick, and I get it it move the plot along. The other thing was this weirdness where that one low blood sugar, which Stacey treated herself causes her mother to take her in for a day of tests. Now, having been a very Worried Mother, I'm still one, let's face it. But when I called my endocrinologist every single day of the first month that Ben he had type one, which I really did do, they never told me bring him in for tests because he had a low blood sugar. Right? I could see a parent calling. I could see a parent being alarmed. I couldn't see an endocrinologist going along with that. And given Stacey was talking about how she was in the hospital for a whole day taking tests. So that was also a little weird. Is it nitpicky? Yeah. But if you're going to tackle something like type one, it's really not that hard to get it right. So I hope they continue to follow Stacey and show her confidence and show we're doing lots of other things that have nothing to do with diabetes. There's definitely gonna be a season two of this show. It's a huge hit. That means there's a lot of room to get it right. So I stay optimistic. What did you think I'm really curious to hear what other people have to say about this as more people discover the series before I let you go, I have something to ask of you and it is about podcast reviews. If you are still listening, I know you were a big fan. I would really appreciate it. If you haven't moment to go to whatever podcast player you're listening on and leave a review. Maybe you're listening on the website or through social media, but especially if you're on Apple podcasts, I'd really appreciate a review there. If you're not, you can head over to Apple podcasts easily find Diabetes Connections and hit subscribe. It's free to subscribe. no cost. It is free on any podcast player and we are everywhere you can get audio Spotify, Pandora, Apple, Google Android, if you're not sure, go to the website, Diabetes connections.com. Scroll down, and you will see 15 links of places to subscribe to the podcast. And you just you can pick one, chances are good, the app is already on your phone and subscribe for free and leave review. I'd really appreciate it. All right, thank you to my editor john Kenneth audio editing solutions. Thank you so much for listening. I'm Stacey Simms. I'll see you back here next week. Until then, be kind to yourself. Benny 55:01 Diabetes Connections is a production of Stacey Simms Media. All rights reserved. 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Twas a glorious episode today with the one and only, Dan (the man) Wilkens! Dan and I met around 2005/2006 while attending UW Washington County together -- and we began to talk guitars and music and rock & roll. That friendship quickly resulted in Dan joining my band Child On Fire ("Prolapse" at the time) as our lead guitarist. We remained tight for years and years to follow -- jamming, playing shows, recording albums, etc. We even lived with one another on the east side of Milwaukee at one point and had quite a blast during that time. Life moved on from there, but then in and around 2013 Dan moved to Chicago to explore a new chapter of life and to of course become best friends with Mayor Lightfoot! ;) Join us as we reconnect and reminisce a bit about past experiences and what-not. Today's topics range from musicianship, to the events unfolding in 2020, to entertainment, to UFOs/UAPs and crazy-new technologies such as Starlink and the like, and much more! Dan is seriously one of the most chill dudes on the planet and definitely one of the most solid, stand-up fellas I know. Thanks for checking out this episode of the Souled Out Podcast! Enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/somtv/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/somtv/support

“Twas in the town of Jacksboro, in the spring of '83.” So recounts one of the great ballads of the Great Plains, “The Buffalo Skinners,” also known as “The Range of the Buffalo.” Tis the tale of an unfortunate lot of men who sign on to “spend one summer pleasantly” skinning buffalo on the Texas plains for a man named Crego. The song concludes when they “left old Crego’s bones to bleach on the range of the buffalo.”

The Water Cooler Gang gathers on the Sunday before the 2020 Emmy nominations to spitball any potential trends or surprises and to list our biggest Emmy wishes. The post ‘Twas the Podcast Before Noms and We’re Gathered ‘Round the Cooler appeared first on Awards Daily TV.

Lilly Stairs is the Founder of Patient Authentic, which is exactly as it sounds: a bully pulpit that takes (1) the chocolate that is the health tech sector and (2) the peanut butter that are the nonprofits, and makes the Reeses Peanut Butter cup of social change that puts the patient at the forefront of every conversation. Advocates are not born. They are made, often of their own condition. Lilly is no exception having been diagnosed with psoriasis at 7, and then both psoriatic arthritis and Crohn's disease at 19. She's worked for Pharma, Bio, Patient Advocate Groups, and Nonprofit Organizations. She wears many hats. In addition to all those things, we spent time exploring the "donut hole of access" between the health-tech and nonprofit sectors—Twas an epic discussion.

How goes it, ya lil booger eaters?! Speaking of booger eaters, allow me to tell you a story. Twas the summer of 1990, and a super cool kid named Matt was sitting down with his aunt to watch a movie. In said movie there was a character with a blank, pale, emotionless face with eyes soulless and black, like a shark. No, I'm not talking about Kirsten Stewart, I'm talking about Blade! While the leech woman may have terrified the living shit out of me, Blade was different. Sure, he was the leader of a murderous gang of puppets, but Blade was cool, calm, and most of all, brutal. You just knew he had to have a compelling backstory and we all looked forward to the solo film we all knew he deserves. Fast forward 30 years and Full Moon Features has silently released Blade: The Iron Cross, the stand alone Blade movie and the first Puppet Master spinoff! (Review at 34:12) Part of me wants to tell you about all the other hijinks we get into, but I'd rather you listen for yourself. Dorks. Fuck you, you Ivy League tight ass. It's the Who Goes There Podcast episode 267! If you enjoy the show, please consider joining our Patreon subscribers (http://patreon.com/whogoestherepodcast) . That means for less than the cost of a beer, you get bonus content, exclusive merchandise, and special giveaways! Most importantly, you get to help us continue doing what we love. The Who Goes There Podcast is available to subscribe to on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/who-goes-there-podcast/id685991398?mt=2) and Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/5UO3YcEhW5U9TWDhDduNIe?si=odslFtP0Ria8jb_IjVzqUw) . Not an iTunes user? You can listen on our Dread Central page (https://www.dreadcentral.com/category/podcasts/who-goes-there/) . Can’t get enough? We also do that social media shit. You’ll find us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/whogoestherepodcast) , Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/whogoestherepod) , Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/whogoestherepodcast) , Twitch (http://twitch.tv/whogoestherepodcast) , and YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/whogoestherepodcast) .

How goes it, ya lil booger eaters?! Speaking of booger eaters, allow me to tell you a story. Twas the summer of 1990, and a super cool kid named Matt was sitting down with his aunt to watch a movie. In said movie there was a character with a blank, pale, emotionless face with eyes soulless and black, like a shark. No, I'm not talking about Kirsten Stewart, I'm talking about Blade! While the leech woman may have terrified the living shit out of me, Blade was different. Sure, he was the leader of a murderous gang of puppets, but Blade was cool, calm, and most of all, brutal. You just knew he had to have a compelling backstory and we all looked forward to the solo film we all knew he deserves. Fast forward 30 years and Full Moon Features has silently released Blade: The Iron Cross, the stand alone Blade movie and the first Puppet Master spinoff! (Review at 34:12) Part of me wants to tell you about all the other hijinks we get into, but I'd rather you listen for yourself. Dorks. Fuck you, you Ivy League tight ass. It's the Who Goes There Podcast episode 267! If you enjoy the show, please consider joining our Patreon subscribers (http://patreon.com/whogoestherepodcast) . That means for less than the cost of a beer, you get bonus content, exclusive merchandise, and special giveaways! Most importantly, you get to help us continue doing what we love. The Who Goes There Podcast is available to subscribe to on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/who-goes-there-podcast/id685991398?mt=2) and Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/5UO3YcEhW5U9TWDhDduNIe?si=odslFtP0Ria8jb_IjVzqUw) . Not an iTunes user? You can listen on our Dread Central page (https://www.dreadcentral.com/category/podcasts/who-goes-there/) . Can’t get enough? We also do that social media shit. You’ll find us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/whogoestherepodcast) , Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/whogoestherepod) , Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/whogoestherepodcast) , Twitch (http://twitch.tv/whogoestherepodcast) , and YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/whogoestherepodcast) .

This week we chat with Matthew Hannibal Butler about which of life's truths can be gleaned from the Kennedy-favourite musical - Camelot!"A 1993 review in The New York Times commented that the musical "has grown in stature over the years, primarily because of its superb score ... [which] combined a lyrical simplicity with a lush romanticism, beautifully captured in numbers like 'I Loved You Once in Silence' and 'If Ever I Would Leave You.' These ballads sung by Guenevere and Lancelot are among the most memorable in the Lerner-Loewe catalogue. King Arthur supplies the wit, with songs like 'I Wonder What the King Is Doing Tonight.'"Listen to Matthew's Podcast here: thatsnotcanon.com/deliciouswordsandwichpodcastFURTHER READING:Camelot (musical)Camelot (film)Alan Jay LernerFrederick LoeweThe Once and Future King.Kennedy AdministrationJulie AndrewsRichard BurtonRobert Goulethttps://open.spotify.com/album/5Fp6Y3gNufwzUeEBxuOZpohttps://music.apple.com/us/album/camelot-original-1960-broadway-cast-recording/158476378Camelot: The Musical, A History By Matthew Hannibal ButlerBy Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick LoweA History By Matthew Hannibal ButlerCamelotis an oft forgotten and underrated musical masterpiece by the iconic duo Lerner and Lowe, first premiering with Sir Richard Burton as King Arthur and Dame Julie Andrews as Guinevere, with Robert Goulet as the dashing Sir Lancelot. They did not have these titles when it premiered in 1960 at the Majestic Theatre, but I thought it was a nice touch considering their royal counterparts.Camelotis inspired by the definitive Arthurian novel The Once and Future King by T.H. White, a four book saga consisting of the iconic Sword in the Stone,The Witch in the Woods, The Ill-Made Knight and finally The Candle in the Wind. The musical mainly focuses on the events of this final instalment detailing with the last weeks of Arthur’s reign, the machinations and ultimately revolts by his son Mordred, Guinevere and Lancelot’s demise, and the tragic king’s final reflections of right and wrong. For all its levity, what I adore about this musical’s story is its choice to focus on one of the greatest tragedies in western folklore: The Fall of Camelot.As you can tell, I am an Arthurian lore fanatic, and T.H. White’s book, in my opinion, is the best classic interpretation of King Arthur. A tragedy of this musical is, in my opinion, that it did not inspire more interest in White’s marvellous book.Lerner and Lowe, as well as Camelot’s original director Moss Hart, were all coming from the chaotic universal success of their musical My Fair Lady and their musical film Gigi. Tensions and stakes were high. ‘Twas the classic tale of ‘What’s next?’ after tremendous success. Hart and Lerner decided upon T.H. White’s quintessential fantasy published in 1958 for their next musical. For a very small background on White, he wrote the bulk of the series in Ireland as a conscientious objector of the second World War between 1938 and 1941, thus writing a distinctly anti-war, anti-violent story engrained with western identity. To adapt this at this time, just before Kennedy’s escalation of the Vietnam War is a right proper noble gambit worthy of Arthur, let me tell you.Frederick Lowe initially had no interest in the project, but agreed to write the score on the condition that, if it went badly, it would be his last. This do or die spirit, I found, reigned throughout the whole production, in spite of everything, and made it the suitably tragic triumph that it became. There were several problems plaguing the production, not least of which was Lerner’s wife leaving him during its writing, causing him to seek medical attention. I can’t help but surmise this informs one of the most poignant moments of the play, when Arthur realises the feelings shared between Lancelot and Guinevere and he thus soliloquises about his love for his kingdom, his purpose and in truth his friends will ensure that they will together nonetheless prevail through all challenges.During its initial previews, it overran drastically. It was supposed to be two hours and forty minutes, instead it clocked in at a casual four and a half hours with the curtain coming down at twenty to 1 in the morning. Lerner later noted, “Only Tristan and Isolde equalled it as a bladder endurance contest”. In spite of this trial, positive reviews still generally prevailed though with an insistence much work needed yet. With drastic editing to be done, Lerner was hospitalised for three weeks with a bleeding ulcer, then Hart tagged into the hospital just as Lerner tagged out with his second heart attack.Cutting it down became a stubborn quest, for Lerner did not want to make dramatic decisions without Hart. Alas, Jose Ferrer of Cyrano de Bergerac fame was unable to step in, and so it goes as Lerner wrote: “God knows what would have happened had it not been for Richard Burton.” He accepted cuts and changes all while radiating faith and geniality to calm the fears of the cast. A King off and on the stage. Meanwhile, ever the Queen, last minute changes were so dramatic that literally at the last minute before the New York preview Julie Andrews was given the iconic number “Before I Gaze At You Again”, simply remarking “Of course, darling, but do try to get it to me the night before”.With Hart returned, literally and figuratively, cuts and edits continued. The New York critics’ reviews of the original production were mixed. However, My Fair Lady’s fifth anniversary approached and Ed Sullivan wanted to do a tribute segment on his show. Lerner and Lowe chose to mainly perform highlights from Camelot on the show, and so it was their new show achieved an unprecedented advance sale of three and a half million dollars.Now that’s perseverance, even when things are going haywire, you raise the stakes even higher! This served also to make Robert Goulet a household name with his signature ballad, “If Ever I would Leave You” becoming the Once and Future Belter.Camelot had its initial run. In such time, it gained many an award, including four Tony Awards, with Richard Burton for Best Leading Actor, naturally Best Scenic Design and Best Costume Design, with Franz Allers for Best Conductor and Musical Director and finally with Julie Andrews being ROBBED and fetching a nomination for Best Leading Actress.Robert Goulet became a STAR with appearances on the Danny Thomas and Ed Sullivan Shows, and the stellar, and frankly best, original cast recording became a favourite bedtime listening for President John F. Kennedy, who was Lerner’s classmate at Harvard University. His favourite lines from the final reprise of the titular song became well-documented, and forever associated Camelot, with all its idealism and sheen, with the Kennedy Administration.Small sidenote, to enjoy this tremendous score, the best buck starts and ends with the original cast soundtrack.Alas, the obstacles encountered in producing Camelot were hard on the creative partnership of Lerner and Loewe, the show turning out to be one of their last collaborations. Camelot was indeed Hart’s last Broadway show, dying of a heart attack on December 20, 1961.Since the original production, Richard Burton reprised his role as Arthur with Christine Ebersole as Guinevere and Richard Muenz as Lancelot. Then ‘twas revived in 1981 with Richard Harris as Arthur, Meg Bussert as Guinevere, Muenz once more as Sir Lancelot. This version can be found three parts on the YouTubes. Harris starred in the tragic for all the wrong reasons film, but proved he was the jewel in that particular crown for he took the show to tour nationwide with Muenz. A curious Broadway Revival also ran in 1993 with Robert Goulet now King Arthur.There was then in 2007 Michael York as King Arthur, Rachel York, no relation, as Guinevere and the disgraced James Barbour ironically as Lancelot.Alas, I have not been able to see Michael York as King Arthur, as that is inspired casting.The final production I have had the honour of seeing was in 2008, since alas taken down from the YouTubes, where the New York Philharmonic presented five semi-staged concerts of Camelot with Gabriel Byrne as a more contemplative and subdued King Arthur, Marin Mazzie as Guenevere, and Nathan Gunn as Lancelot. What made this production stand out for me was it didn’t overdo anything, as this musical can oft be overwhelming, and also it featured Christopher Lloyd as Pellinore, a role I feel he was destined to do. Oh, if only they had done a spin-off adventure story starring Christopher Lloyd as Pellinore in his endless hunt for the Questing Beast.All in all, the history of Camelot I think reflects it perfectly for better or ill. It is not a universally appealing production. In my opinion, it was never destined to be, considering its content and style. It is very chatty, pontificating and philosophical, yet with its simply magic score, a lush fantastical world, sweeping tragic romance and swashbuckling glory, when it connects with people it connects as firmly as the sword in the stone.Like us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter! Support us on Patreon!Email us: musicalstaughtmepodcast@gmail.comVisit our home on the web thatsnotcanonproductions.comOur theme song and interstitial music all by the one and only Benedict Braxton Smith. Find out more about him at www.benedictbraxtonsmith.com

Season 16 Episode 12 Show 359 Listen here. VISIT OUR SPONSORS: Louisiana Renaissance Festival www.larf.net/ Renaissance Magazine www.renaissancemagazine.com/ The Ren Cruise www.therencruise.com/ SONGS   The Campbells Haste To The Wedding performed by Oakley the Faerie from the album First Sapling www.facebook.com/OakleyTheFaerie/ Eriskay Love Lilt performed by Brian Tinker Leo from the album A Bottle O' The Best - Three Centuries Of Scottish Folksongs www.facebook.com/tinkersings/ Black Is the Color performed by Jesse Linder from the album Crescent Moon www.facebook.com/pg/JesseLinder.Bard Went Sailing (Pirate Love Song) performed by Pirates Inc from the album Fools Gold www.facebook.com/WeArePiratesInc/ Bogie's Bonnie Belle performed by Coeur De Lion from the album Coeur De Lion www.mpetersco.com/CDL/ So Ben Mi Ch'a Bon Tempo performed by Consort of SomeSorte from the album Danse www.myspace.com/theconsorteofsomesorte Toast to Love and Marriage performed by Empty Hats from the album Greatest Hats www.emptyhats.com Tartan Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair performed by Barleyjuice from the album Six Yanks www.barleyjuice.com Pride Of Ireland performed by Celtic Shores from the album Weathering The Storm www.matthughesmusic.com Mary Stewart Queen Of Scotts performed by Celtic Shores from the album Weathering The Storm www.matthughesmusic.com Mary Mack performed by Queen Ann's Lace from the album Unlaced www.QALace.com Lover's Wreck performed by Cheeks and Phoenix from the album Any Requests www.cheeksandphoenix.com/ I Still Remember performed by Blackmore's Night from the album Fires At Midnight www.blackmoresnight.com Mist-Covered Mountains performed by Crimson Pirates from the album Your Day In The Barrel www.crimsonpirates.com/ Love Has Shown The Way performed by Terry Griffith from the album Musings www.facebook.com/terry.l.griffith.1 Married to a Mermaid performed by Dregs from the album Do It Like You're Drunk www.the-dregs.net HOW TO SUPPORT US Ko-fi Tip www.ko-fi.com/renfestpodcast Patreon https://www.patreon.com/RenFestPodcast LINKS The Renaissance Festival Bawdy Show www.renbawdy.com/ Faire Relief 2020 to support the Faire community. https://www.facebook.com/groups/FR2020/ Digital Ren Faire to watch online festivals. https://www.facebook.com/digitalrenfaire/ Pirate Directory for a listing of all things piratical. www.piratedirectory.com/ The Ren List for a listing of all Renaissance Festivals. www.therenlist.com/ HOW TO LISTEN Applewww.podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/renaissance-festival-podcast/id74073024 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/0UcBe1IGWeIQ4y22y3bWgi Pandora https://www.pandora.com/ Podbay www.podbay.fm/show/74073024 HOW TO CONTACT US Post it on Facebook www.facebook.com/pages/Renaissance-Festival-Music/74412537263/ Email us at  renfestpodcast@gmail.com Call or text the castle at  478- castles (227-8537) LYRICS Haste to the Wedding/Rural Felicity Come haste to the wedding ye friends and ye neighbours The lovers their bliss can no longer delay. Forget all your sorrows your cares and your labors, And let every heart beat with rapture today.   Come, come one and all, attend to my call, And revel in pleasures that never can cloy. Come see rural felicity, Which love and innocence ever enjoy.   Let Envy, Let Pride, Let Hate & Ambition, Still Crowd to, & beat at the breast of the Great, To Such Wretched Passions we Give no admission, But Leave them alone to the wise ones of State.   We Boast of No wealth, but Contentment & Health, In mirth & in Friendship, our moments employ Come see rural felicity, Which love and innocence ever enjoy.   With Reason we taste of Each Heart Stirring pleasure, With Reason we Drink of the full flowing Bowl, Are Jocund & Gay, But 'tis all within measure, For fatal excess will enslave the free Soul,   Then Come at our bidding to this Happy wedding, No Care Shall obtrude here, our Bliss to annoy, Come see rural felicity, Which love and innocence ever enjoy. Eriskay Love Lilt performed by Brian Tinker Leo from the album A Bottle O' The Best - Three Centuries Of Scottish Folksongs www.facebook.com/tinkersings/ An Eriskay Love Lilt   Nana Mouskouri Bheir mi oh a ro van oh;bheir mi oh a ro van e. Bheir mi oh a ro ho! Sad am I without thee. When I'm lonely dear white heart;Black the night or wild the sea, By love's light my foot finds the old path way to thee. Bheir mi oh a ro van oh;bheir mi oh a ro van e. Bheir mi oh a ro ho! Sad am I without thee. Thou art music of my heart;Harp of joy oh cush ma cree Moon of guidance by night;light the pathway to thee. Bheir mi oh a ro van oh;bheir mi oh a ro van e. Bheir mi oh a ro ho! Sad am I without thee. Black Is the Color performed by Jesse Linder from the album Crescent Moon www.facebook.com/pg/JesseLinder.Bard "Author: adapted by John Jacob Niles Copyright: G. Schinner Music Inc. Black is the color of my true love's hair her lips are like some roses fair she's the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands and I love the ground where on she stands   I love my love and well she knows I love the ground where on she goes if she on earth no more I'll see My life will quickly fade away   I'll go to the Clyde and I'll mourne and weep for satisfied I'll never be I'll write her a letter just a few short lines and suffer death a 1000 times   Winter's past and the leaves are green the time has passed that we have seen but still I hope the time will come when she and I will be as one   (Not the same version as Christy Moore sings)   The Christy Moore Version Black is the Colour   Black is the color of my true love's hair her lips are like some roses fair she's the sweetest smile and the gentlest hands and I love the ground where on she stands   I love my love and well she knows I love the ground where on she goes I wish the day It soon would come When she and I Could be as one   I go to the Clyde And I mourne and weep For satisfied I ne'er can be I write her a letter just a few short lines and suffer death a thousand times"   Bogie's Bonnie Belle performed by Coeur De Lion from the album Coeur De Lion www.mpetersco.com/CDL/ "Bogie's Bonnie Belle As I came down to Huntly town, a-searching for a fee I met with Bogie o' Cairnie and with him I did agree. To work his two best horses, barrow, cart or plow Or any kind of good farmwork he knew well that I could do.   He had a lovely daughter, and her name was Isabel, She was the lily of the valley and the primrose of the dell. And when she'd go out walking she'd take me for her guide; Down by the banks of Cairnie we watched those small fish glide.   And when three short months had gone and passed, this lassie lost her bloom. And the red fell from her rosy cheeks, and her eyes began to swoon. And when nine long months had gone and passed, she bore to me a son, And swiftly I was sent for to see what could be done.   I said that I would marry her, but och, that would not dee, Saying, “You're no match for Isabelle, and she's no match for thee.” So I took my own son all in my arms, may he bring to me much joy, And may he mean as much to me as the girl that I adore.   And now she's married to a tinker lad and he comes from Huntly town, Mending pots and pans and paraffin lamps and he scours the country 'round. Maybe she's got have a better match, old Bogie can't tell, Fare ye well, you lads o' Huntly side and Bogie's Bonnie Belle."   So Ben Mi Ch'a Bon Tempo performed by Consort of SomeSorte from the album Danse www.myspace.com/theconsorteofsomesorte "So ben mi ch'a bon tempo, Al so ma basta moSo ben ch'e favorito, Ahimé no'l posso dir,O s'io potessi dire, Chi va, chi sta, chi vien.La ti darà martello Per farti disperarSo ben mi ch'a bon tempo, Al so ma basta mo"   Toast to Love and Marriage performed by Empty Hats from the album Greatest Hats www.emptyhats.com "Toast to Love and Marrage   When I was just a lad, me mum said ""Darlin' Paddy So's you won't be sad someday you'll want to marry It's time we had this chat on how to find a wife for you Old, young, skinny, or fat, the best to make a life for you   Just seek a girl with charms, like Venus but with arms To keep your bed all warm and happily married will you be It's how I caught your dad, me beauty drove him mad And now you see he's had these many years of marital bliss and harmony.""   Raise your glasses high and toast to love and marriage We'll never understand 'til they slide our coffins from the carriage Whack-fe-lol-da-rah   But then I turned fourteen, me pa said, ""Darlin' Paddy I'll teach you the routine to find the girl to marry You'll have the benefit of all me experience In a relationship of lasting joy and permanence   Just marry an ugly girl, the oyster not the pearl The ugliest in the world, 'cause a bonny lass could leave ya I'm telling you now, me son, it's the reason I married your mum So do as I have done, if an ugly girl, she leaves you You'll find you don't really mind.""   Raise your glasses high and toast to love and marriage We'll never understand 'til they slide our coffins from the carriage Whack-fe-lol-da-rah   So's I've grown up a bit confused, love was such a bother Courted pretty girls, and some that looked like me mother So Mom and dear old Dad, the words to me you've spoken I feel that I've been had, me heart is always broken   When I thought Id found true love, and I'm thanking God above Push it came to shove and I'm back out on me bum again I'm telling you lads it's true, no longer will I woo Me heart is black and blue, I'll leave this game of love to you I'm going off to become a priest!   Raise your glasses high and toast to love and marriage We'll never understand 'til they slide our coffins from the carriage Raise your glasses high and toast to love and marriage We'll never understand 'til they slide our coffins from the carriage Whack-fe-lol-da-rah"   Tartan Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair performed by Barleyjuice from the album Six Yanks www.barleyjuice.com "Tartan is the Colour Of My True Love's Hair (Mark Mulholland / IMRO; Kyf Brewer / Brewerds&Music / ASCAP)   Well when I was just a young lad, my life about to start There was ever only one girl had a place inside my heart We walked the glen, we climbed the Ben, the forest was our bed, And many a morn I'd wake to find me kilt across her head   And I been up and I been down and I been here and I been there Never saw a bonny lassie quite as comely or as fair You can talk of pretty maidens and I don't bloody care Cause tartan is the colour of my true love's hair   We walked the bonnie highlands, no matter what the weather And we'd shag each other senseless in the bonnie purple heather ŒTil one day we were frolicking and as my true love laughed, She fell into the workings of an old disused mineshaft   And I been up and I been down and I been here and I been there Never saw a bonny lassie quite as comely or as fair You can talk of pretty maidens and I don't bloody care Cause tartan is the colour of my true love's hair   Well I never have recovered from that sad, sad, sorry day So I left my native land for the shores of Amerikay And many a man has made remark about me ancient dress But I wear it in remembrance of the girl it e'er first kissed   And I been up and I been down and I been here and I been there Never saw a bonny lassie quite as comely or as fair You can talk of pretty maidens and I don't bloody care Cause tartan is the colour of my true love's hair"   Mary Mack performed by Queen Ann's Lace from the album Unlaced www.QALace.com "Mary Mack   There's a little girl and her name is Mary Mack Make no mistake, she's the girl I'm gonna track There's a lot of other fellas who would get up on her track But I'm thinking that they'll have to get up early   CHORUS Mary Mack's father's makin' Mary Mack marry me My father's makin' me marry Mary Mack And I'm goin' to marry Mary for my Mary to take care of me Well all be making merry when I marry Mary Mack   There a little lass and she has a lot of brass has a lot of gas and her father thinks I'm gas And I'd be a silly ass for to let the matter pass Her father thinks she suits me fairly CHORUS   Mary and her mother do an awful lot together In fact you hardly ever see the one without the other Lot of people wonder whether if its Mary or her mother Or both of them together that I'm courting CHORUS   Now the weddin's on Wednesday and everything's arranged Soon her name wil change to mine, unless her mind is changed And makin' the arrangements is makin' me deranged marriage is an awful undertaking CHORUS   It's sure to be a grand affair and grander than a fair There's gonna be a coach and pair for every pair that's there We'll dine upon the finest fare, I'm sure to get my share If I don't I'll be very much mistaken CHORUS"   Lover's Wreck performed by Cheeks and Phoenix from the album Any Requests www.cheeksandphoenix.com """Lover's_Wreck   A hundred days at sea, A retch away from misery Rummies and rats and tarry jacks my only family (break) The island of salvation Is still a scream a way As the lungs of the night Blow out the light my heart kneels Down to pray   (strait into chorus) Lord why did you take her She meant so much to me Now I’m a wretched soul on a privateer Drowning out at sea I’m killing and I’m drinking My blue heart to black But I swear oh lord I’ll never sin again If you bring her back   Gypsy was a siren, Dripping with desire Her moonless hair and skin so fair as warm as frozen fire She had the loyalty of a cat, behind those pale green eyes Through her cherry lips, the devil slipped, a thousand lies A clan of rogues and vagabonds, occupied her head That thieving band took her pale white hand and stole her from my bed And like a ghost ship in the night, She drifted out once more To land upon the sand of another lover’s shore   Lord why did you take her She meant so much to me Now I’m a wretched soul on a privateer Drowning out at sea I’m killing and I’m drinking My blue heart to black But I swear oh lord I’ll never sin again If you bring her back   In my sleeping mind she sings a sad and lonely lullaby When I wake there’s just the ache it will haunt me till I die When those winds of vanity no longer blow her west I pray they’ll guide her home (across the foam) and put my heart to rest Press gang filled this Man-o-War To make the black mouthed cannon roar Now all my trade is ball and blade, and blood forever more And the sting of salt and spray, the ocean’s howl and squall A stumbling wreck, I roam the deck, at the devil’s beck and call At the devil’s beck and call   Lord why did you take her She meant so much to me Now I’m a wretched soul on a privateer Drowning out at sea I’m killing and I’m drinking My blue heart to black But I swear oh lord I’ll never sin again If you bring her back I swear oh lord I’ll never sin again If you bring her back"""   I Still Remember performed by Blackmore's Night from the album Fires At Midnight www.blackmoresnight.com "I thought of you the other day How worlds of change led us astray Colors seem to fade to gray In the wake of yesterday You looked into my eyes You had me hypnotized and I can still remember you I had a dream of you and I A thousand stars lit up the sky I touched your hand and you were gone But memories of you live on You looked into my eyes You had me hypnotized and I can still remember you Those moments spent together Promising forever and I can still remember you Do you ever think of me And get lost in the memory When you do, I hope you smile And hold that memory a while You looked into my eyes You had me hypnotized and I can still remember you Those moments spent together Promising forever and I can still remember you Still remember you Still remember you Still remember you Still remember you Still remember you Still remember you Still remember you Still remember you Still remember you Still remember you"   Mist-Covered Mountains performed by Crimson Pirates from the album Your Day In The Barrel www.crimsonpirates.com/ "O chì, chì mi na mòr-bheanna O chì, chì mi na còrr-bheanna O chì, chì mi na coireachan Chì mi na sgoran fo cheò   Hail to the mountains with summits of blue, To the glens with their meadows of sunshine and dew. To the women and men ever constant and true, Ever ready to welcome one home.   Oh ro soon shall I see them; Oh he ro see them oh see them. Oh ro soon shall I see them the Mist covered mountains of home.   There shall I gaze on the mountains again, On the fields and the woods and the burns and the glens, Away 'mong the corries beyond human ken In the haunts of the deer I will roam   Oh ro soon shall I see them; Oh he ro see them oh see them. Oh ro soon shall I see them the Mist covered mountains of home. There shall I visit the place of my birth And they'll give me a welcome the warmest on earth All so loving and kind full of music and mirth, In the sweet sounding language of home.   O chì, chì mi na mòr-bheanna O chì, chì mi na còrr-bheanna O chì, chì mi na coireachan Chì mi na sgoran fo cheò   Oh ro soon shall I see them; Oh he ro see them oh see them. Oh ro soon shall I see them the Mist covered mountains of home.   Married to a Mermaid performed by Dregs from the album Do It Like You're Drunk www.the-dregs.net "Married_to_a_Mermaid   There was a gay young farmer, Who liv'd on Salisbury plain; He lov'd a rich Knight's daughter dear! And she lov'd him again. The Knight he was distressed, That they should sweethearts be. So he had the farmer soon pressed, And sent him off to sea. Singing Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves Britons never, never, never shall be slaves... 'Twas on the deep Atlantic, Midst Equinoctial gales; This young farmer fell overboard Among the sharks and whales; He disappeared so quickly, So headlong down went he, That he went out of sight Like a streak of light To the bottom of the deep blue sea. Singing Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves Britons never, never, never shall be slaves... We lowered a boat to find him, We thought to see his corse, When up to the top he came with a bang, And sang in a voice so hoarse, 'My comrades and my messmates, Oh, do not weep for me, For I'm married to a mermaid, Atthe bottom of the deep blue sea.' Singing Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves Britons never, never, never shall be slaves... He said that as he went down, Great fishes he did see; They seemed to think as he did wink, That he was rather free. But down he went so quickly, Saying, ""Tis all up with me, ' When he met a lovely mermaid Atthe bottom of the deep blue sea. Singing Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves Britons never, never, never shall be slaves... She came at once unto him, And gave him her white hand, Saying, 'I have waited long, my dear, To welcome you to land. Go to your ship and tell them, You'll leave them all for me; For you're married to a mermaid At the bottom of the deep blue sea.' Singing Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves Britons never, never, never shall be slaves... The wind was fair, the sails set, The ship was running free; When we all went to the captain bold, And told what we did see. He went unto the ship's side, And loudly bellowed he, 'Be happy as you can, my man, At the bottom of the deep blue sea.' Singing Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves Britons never, never, never shall be slaves..."

Show Notes Kenny Mittleider from Knights of the Guild, Alien Nation: The Newcomers Podcast & The Geek Roundtable Podcast and Simon Meddings from Waffle On Podcast discuss one of the most successful and longest running television series in history.. M*A*S*H Today we cover Season 10 Episodes 10 'Twas the Day After Christmas" 228th Episode Overall Directed by Burt Metcalfe Written by Elias Davis & David Pollock Originally Aired on December 28, 1981 Production Code is 1-G06 Set during the Korean War in the 1950’s Plot Summary: On the day after Christmas, the 4077th decides to try out an English tradition, Boxing Day, where the officers and enlisted personnel change places for a day. Hope you enjoy it, Kenny & Meds Find Us on the Web: Main website - http://MASH4077Podcast.com Listen on Stitcher Radio - HERE Spotify - HERE Twitter - @MASH4077Podcas Facebook Fan Page - http://www.facebook.com/MASH4077Podcast Email Us - MASH4077Podcast@Gmail.com Patreon (Donation) Supporter - https://www.patreon.com/geekyfanboy Podcast promo’s played during the show this week: Waffle on The Geek Roundtable Podcast © Geekyfanboy Productions

Twas that the siege of Vicksburg

Piece based on Poems on Various Subjects Religious and Moral by Phil Smith. "The reason I chose this item from the list of Smithsonian Treasures was, I think, because it looked like something I might instinctively shy away from, or think, "that's not mine to explore." It’s a book of poems, published in 1773, written by Phillis Wheatley, "a young Negro Girl, who was but a few Years since, brought an uncultivated Barbarian from Africa." The horrific language of that description is from the book’s introduction, in which her "master" addresses the public to confirm that these poems really are the work of his slave. I found it an intense and confusing document to engage with, knowing the context of its creation, and even more so as I began to explore the poems. How she crafts iambic pentameter, and brings such richness of sound and image together in her invocations of nature - this really grabbed me (lines like: “And nectar sparkle on the blooming rose.”); but I felt resistance to all the talk of heaven (most of the poems are elegies for the recently-bereaved, called “On The Death Of … ”). There are poems in which she describes her own story as one of salvation - lines like "’Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land”; alongside other passages, like this one, where she lays out her anger and grief: Should you, my lord, while you peruse my song,   Wonder from whence my love of Freedom sprung,   Whence flow these wishes for the common good,   By feeling hearts alone best understood,   I, young in life, by seeming cruel fate   Was snatch’d from Afric’s fancy’d happy seat:   What pangs excruciating must molest,   What sorrows labour in my parent’s breast? I am grateful for the invitation to respond to this Smithsonian item. Reading the book of poems made me touch on the sadness and fear that I feel around the implications of my whiteness and my maleness. It made me feel angry about our past, and shameful of - and frustrated by - my complicity in the refusal of some parts of self and society in the UK (and America) to dismantle colonial attitudes and address racist structures, mental and social. I felt drawn to trying to express something of that by using Wheatley’s words. "I started by collecting phrases from across the book and reordering and reassembling them into short choruses and mantras. I was drawn to fragments of text around the oft-repeated phrase "on the death of", as well words that refer to existence - "endless", "breath". I noted down lines that, taken out of their original context, seem to address the reader directly: "How soon would you each sigh, each fear dismiss?" "InitialIy, I asked a friend in the US to read the extracts, and thought about finding an African-American actor as I feared erasing or misrepresenting Wheatley’s experience and story. But through conversations, and with some time, I realised that I was being evasive, looking to hide behind other people’s voices rather than being up front about the fact that it was my own response to Phillis Wheatley's work. "The piece that has emerged is called “Torn”. This word is one Wheatley uses to describe death (the image of a branch ripped from the tree), and it echoes the violence of the transatlantic slave trade in which children were “seiz’d” from their parents. “And sure ’tis mine to be ashamed, and mourn” - I sing this line as a lament, inviting myself to engage with Wheatley's story, acknowledging my positionality as a white British man and the responsibility we all have to learn from the "evils past”. In the middle, Wheatley’s words are heard in celebration of nature - the divinity of mountains and forests; but the idyll is ruptured, sonically, by the returning violence of human brutality - the ripping apart of families and community. "This piece is just a response. To understand Wheatley’s world and experience and art is to read her poems. I hope this piece will invite you to do so!" Part of the Smithsonian Treasures project, a collection of new sound works inspired by items from the Smithsonian Museums’ collections - for more information, see http://www.citiesandmemory.com/smithsonian

Twas a rainy night, the boys were driving in their trusty van, looking for the famous McDonalds in Romania, where they serve the legendary ţuică. 70's instrumental music was playing in the background, when a spooky Ronald McDonald Ghost jumped from the tree right in front on them. He let out the most villainous cackle, amplified by a plate reverb. It sent shivers down their spines! Will they survive? Will they find out who is behind the spooky retired fast-food chain maskot?! FIND OUT TONIGHT, ON TWOFOLD PODCAST! Scoob!The Scoob CG 03:11The Deakins Podcast 05:23Synopsis 10:06The Right Opinion 13:25Digital Cinematography 18:07Is it Scooby-Doo? 23:49 OG Scooby and HB CartoonsScooby Spooks! 44:13Scary Cartoon Memories 53:00 (Lisa Vamp Turn & Johnny Q Werewolf)Why is it So Hard to make a Scoob Movie? 1:04:03Many Other Hannah-Barbera TV Shows 1:14:54In Conclusion 1:28:20

’Twas brillig, and the podcast hosts      Did quarantine in the bade:All wobbly were the microphone posts,      And bad puns were made. Beware the John-erwock, my son! The JAHS that bite, the claws that catch!Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Alexxcast!Funny poetic lines, etc! To finish off our exploration of Tim Burton we watched “Alice in … Continue reading "Episode 77 – Alice in Wonderland" The post Episode 77 – Alice in Wonderland appeared first on John and Alexx Hate Stuff.

‘Twas the weeks during lockdown, When all through the pits not a creature was stirring, except …… Vettel went and broke up with Ferrari, Sainz jumped in his seat and Ricciardo saw an opportunity and left Renault for a safer seat in McLaren. Yes, Elton and Andy are back with a bonus episode with all...

‘Twas the weeks during lockdown, When all through the pits not a creature was stirring, except …… Vettel went and broke up with Ferrari, Sainz jumped in his seat and Ricciardo saw... A simple podcast feed. Various artists.

'Twas an honor to be on Ryan Galiotto's Fueled Live podcast. Sam had a chance to talk about SIP Beer Fest and meet some new friends out in Pennsylvania. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This episode may come out a few days after April 20th, but good news! It's still April 2020, so it's 4/20 for another week and a half! Stay safe, smoke responsibly, and enjoy our takes on these two reefer-fueled holiday tunes - "Do You Wanna Hit My Vape Pen?" by MC Flow and "Twas the Night" by Nate Dogg and Snoop Dogg. This week's ranking music is "Pot in the Latkes" by MC Flow.

Anyone get that reference/joke?! Really aging ourselves... On this week's show, we talked with Michael Memsic, one of the co-founders of Sanitas Brewing Company in Boulder, Colorado. 'Twas a really fun and interesting interview with a dude we'll be drinking with in-person as soon as this COVID-19 thing ends. As mentioned in the intro, information on the Shelter-in-Place (SIP) Beer Festival can be found at sipbeerfest.com. If you have questions, just email sam@unfilteredcraft.com. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week’s show will take us to Chelsea, one of New York’s most exciting neighborhoods. My guests will be Kevin Draper, Director of New York Historical Tours, and Monica Saxena, owner of aRoqa, a restaurant serving superb and contemporary Indian cuisine. Segment 1 Jeff introduces the first guest of the show, Kevin Draper, who talks growing up in Long Island and Manhattan and how he got into the current business he is in now, which rose from a passion he formed in childhood. The conversation begins with the Native pre-colonial history of the Chelsea area transitioning to the arrival of the Dutch and the American Revolution. The two highlight a notable resident, Clement Clarke Moore, who is credited with writing the poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, and talk about his legacy in the neighborhood. The segment ends with the industrialization of Chelsea.  Segment 2 Kevin gives out information for New York Historical Tours and promotes new short virtual tours that people can experience at home. The conversation continues with how modern Chelsea first started to take shape as how it is known today back in the sixties, the architectural evolution and standouts of the neighborhood, and the continual development through the twentieth century of the socioeconomic, visual and cultural aspects of Chelsea.   Segment 3 Jeff introduces the second guest of the show, Monica Saxena who talks about her origins growing up in India, living in London, and moving to the United States, before talking about the history and the mission of her nonprofit aRoqa and how she first got involved in the first place. The conversation steers towards Monica’s charitable ventures and her motivations behind supporting those as well as her motivations for opening up her restaurant in Chelsea. Segment 4 Monica explains the meaning of the name aRoqa and how she came to open up her business in Chelsea. She describes the vibe of the local area and how she chooses to give back to the neighborhood, also discussing changes that she’s seen in Chelsea over time. Monica discusses the demographics of her customers, as well as talks about what she’s learned owning an independent business, especially during times like these, the show closing on what she thinks is currently lacking in the neighborhood.

'Twas a long time ago, longer now than it seems, in a place that perhaps you've seen in your dreams...Bowery Ballroom in New York City, the night of February 8, 2020! It was on the Bowery when Jordan, Dave, and incredibly special guests, nighttime ladies Kristen (Jordan's girlfriend) and Krissy (Dave's wife) all saw a They Might Be Giants Flood 30th anniversary concert and lived to tell the tale! Join us after the show for a secret shadow government meeting in the empty back room of a diner just up the highway as us women and men discuss the show (with CLIPS!!!), the lovely lasses' history with the music of TMBG, and how much tip to leave the disaffected waitress. We marvel at startlingly different live versions of songs like Older, Particle Man, Why Does The Sun Shine and Turn Around, plus The Quiet Storm acoustic set, and the entire Flood album! Krissy tells a surreal story about We Want A Rock, Kristen reveals her most played and least fav TMBG tunes, and Jordan and Dave exchange tense looks from across the table! Spoiler Alert for those who are planning to see their current live show! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dontletsstart/support