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US Supreme Court justices spent a lot of time last week discussing the meaning of LGBTQ-themed books that parents in a Maryland public school district say interfere with the religious rearing of their children. One book, “Uncle Bobby's Wedding,” was a focal point of the April 22 arguments in Mahmoud v. Taylor. The justices questioned whether mere exposure to things a parent disagrees with burdens their religious rights. Cases and Controversies hosts Kimberly Robinson and Lydia Wheeler take listeners through the proceedings and why they signal the parents are likely to win this case against books Montgomery County Public Schools say are meant to foster mutual respect for others in a pluralistic educational community. Do you have feedback on this episode of Cases and Controversies? Give us a call and leave a voicemail at 703-341-3690.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard a case that could hand parents with religious objections a lot more control over what their kids learn in the classroom.Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court, explains how a case about children's picture books with titles like “Pride Puppy” and “Uncle Bobby's Wedding” has broad implications for schools across the country.Guest: Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court and writes Sidebar, a column on legal developments, for The New York Times.Background reading: In a lively and sometimes heated argument, the Supreme Court's conservative majority appeared set to allow opt-outs from L.G.B.T.Q. stories in schools.For more information on today's episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday, April 21st, in the case of Mahmoud v Taylor, a case in which a group of Maryland parents are using religious justifications to advocate that their children not be exposed to books that portray LGBTQ families in schools. We'll speak with Sarah S. Brannen, the author and/or illustrator of two dozen children's books, including “Uncle Bobby's Wedding”, which is one of the books listed in the Supreme Court case Mahmoud v. Taylor. We also speak with Sarah & Ian Hoffman, authors of a series of childrens books about a character named Jacob. Their book “Jacob's Room to Choose” is one of the books listed in the Supreme Court case Mahmoud v. Taylor. Read Sarah S. Brannen's op-ed in the Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/16/opinion/childrens-book-lgbtq-supreme-court/ Read Sarah & Ian Hoffman's op-ed in TIME: https://time.com/7266486/lgbtq-books-scotus-case-jacobs-room-choose-essay/ — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post SCOTUS Poised to Rule Against LGBTQ Books in Elementary Schools w/ Sarah Brannen & Sarah & Ian Hoffman appeared first on KPFA.
Chalk and Ink: The Podcast for Teachers Who Write and Writers Who Teach
Send us a textAnn McCallum exposes the root of nonfiction in this episode. Ann has tons of tips for you including how to find a nonfiction structure that highlights your passions, how to craft enticing sidebars, and how to write a nonfiction book proposal.Our next episode will feature Cindy Jensen Elliott. Her newest nonfiction book, The Doomsday Detectives, How Walter and Luis Alvarez Solved the Mystery of Dinosaur Extinctions, just released on March 11th. We'll also be talking about Weeds Find a Way, which is one of my all-time favorite books and her picture book biography Antsy Ansel.I want to take this moment to thank Sarah Brannen, the creator of Chalk + Ink's artwork. Her picture book, Uncle Bobby's Wedding, is one of nine books that some parents are trying to ban in the Mahmoud vs. Taylor Supreme Court Case. Join me in supporting Sarah and the other authors in this case by clicking on the court case link above to sign a petition through Pen America to fight against book banning.Support the show
Chalk and Ink: The Podcast for Teachers Who Write and Writers Who Teach
Send us a textAnn McCallum exposes the root of nonfiction in this episode. Ann has tons of tips for you including how to find a nonfiction structure that highlights your passions, how to craft enticing sidebars, and how to write a nonfiction book proposal.Our next episode will feature Cindy Jensen Elliott. Her newest nonfiction book, The Doomsday Detectives, How Walter and Luis Alvarez Solved the Mystery of Dinosaur Extinctions, just released on March 11th. We'll also be talking about Weeds Find a Way, which is one of my all-time favorite books and her picture book biography Antsy Ansel.I want to take this moment to thank Sarah Brannen, the creator of Chalk + Ink's artwork. Her picture book, Uncle Bobby's Wedding, is one of nine books that some parents are trying to ban in the Mahmoud vs. Taylor Supreme Court Case. Join me in supporting Sarah and the other authors in this case by clicking on the court case link above to sign a petition through Pen America to fight against book banning.Support the show
A tradition that is now a quarter-century old continued Friday when the WGN Radio Morning Show crew paid tribute to the former host: the late Bob Collins. Orion Samuelson, Spike O’Dell, John Williams, and Dave Eanet joined Bob Sirott in wishing Happy Birthday to “Uncle Bobby” on what would have been his 83rd birthday.
JW discusses parenting triggers and patterns of anger and resentment in his family, Papaw answers questions with his usual questionable advice. Wendell Wiggins receives a big promotion, and a fight with a Mazda ignition system yields some sound advice from Uncle Bobby. JW's Links https://linktr.ee/JerryWayneLongmireJr
Acknowledgement of Country// Hamid Khan and Matyos Kidane - Stop LAPD Spying CoalitionPriya caught up with Stop LAPD Spying Coalition's Hamid Khan and Matyos Kidane in July 2024 to talk about organising with unhoused community in downtown Los Angeles' Skid Row and beyond against militarised policing and surveillance by the Los Angeles Police Department. In this wide-ranging conversation about the group's work, broadcast in three parts across August 2024, Hamid and Matyos also discuss Stop LAPD Spying Coalition's abolitionist ethos, the importance of a structural analysis of police violence, and emphasise why it is crucial to resist liberal reformism and academic and non-profit complicity in state violence.// Tamar Hopkins and Ilo Diaz - Centre Against Racial ProfilingWe replay a conversation from October 2024 with Tamar Hopkins and Ilo Diaz of the Centre Against Racial Profiling, who joined us to speak about the launch of the Racial Profiling Data Monitoring Project. The project's website, racialprofilingresearch.org, hosts important data showing the extent of racial profiling in Victoria Police during street searches obtained via Freedom of Information requests covering four years worth of police search records. Tamar has been working in the area of police accountability and racism since 2005. She was the founding lawyer of the Police Accountability Project at Flemington & Kensington Community Legal Centre in Melbourne Australia in 2009. She has a PhD from UNSW on racial profiling, and has appeared as an expert witness at inquests and commissions investigating police accountability and racial profiling. Ilo has worked directly with communities experiencing human rights abuses in Melbourne, South America and Palestine. His background is in Human Rights observing in areas of conflict. Ilo also volunteers with Melbourne Activist Legal Support, providing his expertise to Legal Observer teams that observe police actions in protests.// Justice for Sonya Massey Oakland RallyThe Anti Police Terror Project joined organisations around the United States to coordinate a rally calling for Justice for Sonya Massey on the 29th of July 2024 in Oakland, California. Sonya Massey was a 36-year-old Black mother who was shot and killed by Deputy Sean Grayson of the Illinois Police Department on 6 July, 2024, after she called the police with concerns about an intruder entering her home. The rally was MC'd by APTP's Cat Brooks, and the recording we played in today's show (originally broadcast in August 2024) features poetry by Oakland's first Poet Laureate Dr Ayodele 'WordSlanger' Nzinga, as well as reflections from Uncle Bobby and Big Oscar, the uncle and father of Oscar Grant, who was killed on New Year's Day 2009 by Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland.//
Hop in an ailing Nissan 720 for Uncle Bobby and Poohbear's last big adventure. ZZTop is coming to Bossier City and they're on a mission.
“You jerk,” they'll shout, “that show title isn't relatable! Only the die-hards will understand! For pete's sake, man, think of the traffic analytics!” Who cares? I am Sam and I write these ep descriptions, and that title makes me happy. If you don't like it, hey, you probably aren't the kind of person to listen to a show about a “flap,” anyway. And: This is a show about a flap! It's also about two of the greatest American racers to have ever lived. The moment where two men of experience and wisdom grew frustrated. And how they stumbled onto an invention that changed aerodynamics forever. This show's format rotates weekly, because squirrel. This episode is our monthly deep dive into an epic moment from racing history. In this case, the time when Dan Gurney and Bobby Unser used an Indy car to discover something that would later be used to help helicopters fly. Related Trivia: Ross can fly a helicopter. Sam once rode in a Robinson R22. Jeff is a private pilot and about 1000 times cooler than Sam and Ross combined, so he probably taught his sons to autorotate in the womb or something. (I don't know, I've never asked, but you do the math, the guy is basically our Fonzie, right?) This episode was produced by Mike Perlman. ** Who We Are + Spicy Merch: www.ItsNotTheCar.com Support It's Not the Car: Contribute on Patreon www.patreon.com/notthecar ** Topic suggestions, feedback, questions? Let us know what you think! INTCPod@gmail.com ** Check out Sam's new book! Smithology: Thoughts, Travels, and Semi-Plausible Car Writing, 2003–2023 ** Where to find us: https://www.instagram.com/intcpod https://www.instagram.com/j.v.braun/ https://www.instagram.com/rossbentley/ https://www.instagram.com/thatsamsmith/ https://www.facebook.com/INTCpod https://rossbentley.substack.com/ https://speedsecrets.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Drivercoach ** ABOUT THE SHOW: It's Not the Car is a podcast about people and speed. We tell racing stories and leave out the boring parts. Ross Bentley is a former IndyCar driver, a bestselling author, and a world-renowned performance coach. Jeff Braun is a champion race engineer. Sam Smith is an award-winning journalist and a former executive editor of Road & Track magazine. We don't love racing for the nuts and bolts—we love it for what it asks of the meatbag at the wheel. New episodes every Tuesday.
The 2 Old Farts breakdown the Tx State vs Arizona State football game. Plus other talk about college football. Plus an update on Uncle Bobby. He spent most of the week in the hospital. No real diagnosis but he's feeling better and at home today. Yay!
Acknowledgement of Country// Headlines// We played a recording of two speakers at the small but powerful Kanaky Libre Solidarity Rally, which was held on Parliament steps on the night of Friday 26th July, discussing the history of Kanaky (so-called 'New Caledonia'). This excerpt also includes a discussion about boycotting the Olympic games in Paris, as the opening ceremony was held on the same day.// We listened back to an excerpt from Brisbane Free University and Radio Reversal's 'Challenging Colonial Copaganda' webinar, which brought together Professor Chelsea Watego, Dr Amy McQuire, Ronnie Gorrie and Associate Professor Amanda Porter to speak about the laundering and normalisation of policing in so-called Australia. In this segment, we hear Chelsea and Amanda critically discussing the normalisation of police presence at First Nations community events, and the machinations of police image-management through ties with other institutions.// Last week, Priya caught up with Stop LAPD Spying Coalition's Hamid Khan and Matyos Kidane to talk about organising with unhoused community in downtown Los Angeles' Skid Row and beyond against militarised policing and surveillance by the Los Angeles Police Department. We played part one of this interview today.// The Anti Police Terror Project joined organisations around the United States to coordinate a rally calling for Justice for Sonya Massey on the 29th of July in Oakland, California. Sonya Massey was a 36-year-old Black mother who was shot and killed by Deputy Sean Grayson of the Illinois Police Department on 6 July, 2024, after she called the police with concerns about an intruder entering her home. The rally was MC'd by APTP's Cat Brooks, and the recording we played in today's show features poetry by Oakland's first Poet Laureate Dr Ayodele 'WordSlanger' Nzinga, as well as reflections from Uncle Bobby and Big Oscar, the uncle and father of Oscar Grant, who was killed on New Year's Day 2009 by Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Officer Johannes Mehserle in Oakland.//
We want to wish everyone in America a Happy 4th of July - or as they call it in England, Treason Day. J/K. Sorry this episode isn't that great - we really didn't have a lot to talk about and Uncle Bobby isn't quite ready for his next guest appearance. We hope you like it and if you didn't, please let us hear about it.
Childhood Meals and Culinary Memories In this episode of the Okayest Cook Podcast, host Chris Whonsetler and his co-hosts Colton Heiniger, Corey Cole & Andy Heiser discuss cherished childhood meals and food experiences. They talk about cooking with family, favorite childhood meals like beanies and weenies, potatoes and onions and fluffer nutters. They also reflect on the significance of food in shaping memories and how those experiences influence their current cooking practices. The episode delves into themes of food security, economic constraints, and how childhood eating habits shape future culinary endeavors. AI Generated ‘Chapters' 00:00 Introduction and Banter 00:44 Time Travel Debate 03:04 Childhood Staples Discussion 03:32 Venison Pinwheel Experiment 05:28 Family and Food Memories 08:36 School Lunch Stories 19:01 Food Deserts and Economic Realities 27:39 Throwback to the Eighties 28:23 Sunday Nachos and Family Traditions 28:45 Uncle Bobby's Legendary Cookouts 29:53 The Mystery of the Food Source 31:15 Neighborhood and Community Feasts 32:05 Childhood Food Memories and Staples 36:47 Passing Down Food Traditions 38:19 Introducing Kids to New Foods 41:53 Cooking with Family 47:21 The Importance of Knowing Your Food Source 48:45 Recipe: Potatoes and Onions 53:36 Childhood Meals and Their Impact More at OkayestCook.com Connect with us on Instagram @Okayest_Cook And facebook.com/AnOkayestCook Video feed on YouTube.com/@OkayestCook Crew: Chris Whonsetler Email: Chris@OkayestCook.com Web: ChrisWhonsetler.com Instagram: @FromFieldToTable & @WhonPhoto Andy Heiser Email: Andy@OkayestCook.com Web: RakeDevelopment.com Instagram: @andheiser Corey Cole Email: Corey@OkayestCook.com Web: CoreyRCole.com Instagram: @ruggedhunter Colton Heiniger Email: Colton@OkayestCook.com Web: ElevateAccountingServices.com
Happy belated Father's Day everyone! Today we have a VERY long episode with our VERY FIRST EVER Interview! Today we talk to my Uncle Bobby. He's had an interesting and extraordinary life. We hope you like it, so sit back, listen up and enjoy!
Happy belated Father's Day everyone! Today we have a VERY long episode with our VERY FIRST EVER Interview! Today we talk to my Uncle Bobby. He's had an interesting and extraordinary life. We hope you like it, so sit back, listen up and enjoy!
Happy belated Father's Day everyone! Today we have a VERY long episode with our VERY FIRST EVER Interview! Today we talk to my Uncle Bobby. He's had an interesting and extraordinary life. We hope you like it, so sit back, listen up and enjoy!
Beach bears, a creative new name for our favorite brewery, Phathead's mother and parking cone tricks, Killdozer, Waco, Timmy brewing and a man named Uncle Bobby. Don't miss it! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theitlistpodcast/support
MLW FUSION The World Titan Federation (“Filthy” Tom Lawlor, Josh Bishop & Hammerstone) vs. The Bomaye Fight Club Thumbtack Pit of Death match: Jimmy Lloyd vs. Cannonball Wasted Youth vs. The Mane Event vs. Lucky 13 and Austin Luke Zayda vs. Gia Scott Days before One Shot on FITE+, World Titan Federation Superstars® collide with the Bomaye Fight Club in the main event of Fusion. Can the Bomaye Fight Club bring the ruckus to the World Titan Federation or will “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, Josh Bishop and Hammerstone send a message days before Matt Cardona challenges Alex Kane for the World Heavyweight Championship? WTF Hammerstone? Literally. Get the real story on wrestling's most scandalous story this fall as MLW does a deep dive on Hammerstone's MLW release and subsequent signing by The World Titan Federation. What does Salina de la Renta think of Máscara Dorada calling out and challenging Rocky Romero for both the MLW & CMLL titles at One Shot on FITE+? La Empresaria of Lucha doesn't hold back. 25,000 thumbtacks + 1 pit = Total devastation. For the first time ever witness a Thumbtacks Pit of Death Match as Jimmy Lloyd battles The Calling's Cannonball. “Filthy” Tom Lawlor readies for war against Satoshi Kojima as two of MLW's greatest World Heavyweight Champions prepare to throw down at One Shot live on Thursday, December 7. Wasted Youth enter MLW to throw down with fellow newcomers Lucky 13 and Austin Luke and “The Greatest Show in MLW” The Mane Event in trios tag team action. Zayda looks to prove she's no diva as she throws down with fellow featherweight contender Gia Scott. With suspension seemingly in his rearview mirror, Tony Deppen turns up the heat in his smear campaign against Kevin Blackwood. Check the LINK TREE BELOW for more content and Merch https://linktr.ee/StraightTalkWrestli
Welcome to #Millennial, the home of pretend adulting and real Thanksgiving drama talk! RIP Andrew's Black Friday joy. Don't forget to check out the #Millennial and MuggleCast Overstock Store for the podcast fan in your life this holiday season! This week's episode is a Confessional-palooza serving up some piping hot tea from our listeners' most dramatic Thanksgiving encounters. Estranged sibling say something shitty? Dad ruined the pie by putting raw Turkey in the fridge with it? Uncle Bobby ruin Thanksgiving by describing his erection in gory detail? We've got it all chronicled here! How do you even when Grandma's friend Irish goodbyes after having explosive shits in your guest bathroom? "Why aren't you married yet?" "Idk Ethel why aren't you dead yet?" Is it Thanksgiving if the menu doesn't involve mashed potatoes? How to handle Dad being a little too giving to an employee? This week's recommendations will give you a reprieve from stressful interactions this holiday season: Hero Cosmetics Mighty Patches (Andrew), ‘Doctor Who: Special 1 - The Star Beast' (Pam), and 'Spider-Man 2' on PS5 (Laura). And in this week's installment of After Dark: Our own Thanksgiving tea! There's always that one person who insists on driving a joke into the ground. A significant other who can't even fake it at family functions... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MLW Rewind November 9th Rewind We honour and Remember Ontario Indy wrestler Rob Rage then we get into the Rewind. Alex Kane and Jacob Fatu put pen to paper and make their World Heavyweight Championship showdown at Fightland on FITE+ official this week on Fusion with a contract signing. The first state of The Fed takes place as legitimate promoter Saint Laurent promises big plans for Fightland… and reprisals for Alex Kane and Jacob Fatu after last week's Samoan Grand Theft Auto in WTF Superstar® Matt Cardona's newly gifted set of wheels. The legendary Don King has a FIGHTLAND proclamation. What's the iconic promoter of the Bomaye Fight Club have to say to the fight world? Tune in and find out! A MAJOR announcement with big implications for Fightland drops in the wake of the carnage that ended last week's throwdown between The Calling and The Second Gear Crew. MMA Fighter turned WTF sports entertainment Superstar® “Filthy” Tom Lawlor has a chicken bone to pick and it involves Fusion on Thanksgiving?! World Featherweight Champion Janai Kai competes for the first time since dethroning Delmi Exo at Slaughterhouse to win the gold. Can anyone withstand the violent onslaught of Promociones Dorado's “Kick Demon”? Is there tension between AKIRA and Rickey Shane Page? The Calling has a message for the weak as the wicked ready for war at Fightland. Double champion Rocky Romero has a message for top ranked middleweight Ichiban and his new amigo Máscara Dorada. “Hot Sauce'” Tracy Williams grapples with newcomer Griffin McCoy. Coming off of an impressive showing in the 2023 Opera Cup, which saw the Brooklyn native go to the finals, Williams now looks to get a big win. A win, which could propel him into the mix for the National Openweight Championship. Standing in his way is the debuting 23-year-old Griffin McCoy. Despite his young age, McCoy is a 7-year veteran, debuting in 2016. Impressing league scouts, the 6'2” San Franciscan has a vicious arsenal of suplexes and strikes. The Bomaye Fight Club's dual powerhouses Mr Thomas and O'Shay Edwards go head to head with The Mane Event in tag team action! Check the LINK TREE BELOW for more content and Merch https://linktr.ee/StraightTalkWrestling
MLW Rewind November 9th Rewind We honour and Remember Ontario Indy wrestler Rob Rage then we get into the Rewind. Alex Kane and Jacob Fatu put pen to paper and make their World Heavyweight Championship showdown at Fightland on FITE+ official this week on Fusion with a contract signing. The first state of The Fed takes place as legitimate promoter Saint Laurent promises big plans for Fightland… and reprisals for Alex Kane and Jacob Fatu after last week's Samoan Grand Theft Auto in WTF Superstar® Matt Cardona's newly gifted set of wheels. The legendary Don King has a FIGHTLAND proclamation. What's the iconic promoter of the Bomaye Fight Club have to say to the fight world? Tune in and find out! A MAJOR announcement with big implications for Fightland drops in the wake of the carnage that ended last week's throwdown between The Calling and The Second Gear Crew. MMA Fighter turned WTF sports entertainment Superstar® “Filthy” Tom Lawlor has a chicken bone to pick and it involves Fusion on Thanksgiving?! World Featherweight Champion Janai Kai competes for the first time since dethroning Delmi Exo at Slaughterhouse to win the gold. Can anyone withstand the violent onslaught of Promociones Dorado's “Kick Demon”? Is there tension between AKIRA and Rickey Shane Page? The Calling has a message for the weak as the wicked ready for war at Fightland. Double champion Rocky Romero has a message for top ranked middleweight Ichiban and his new amigo Máscara Dorada. “Hot Sauce'” Tracy Williams grapples with newcomer Griffin McCoy. Coming off of an impressive showing in the 2023 Opera Cup, which saw the Brooklyn native go to the finals, Williams now looks to get a big win. A win, which could propel him into the mix for the National Openweight Championship. Standing in his way is the debuting 23-year-old Griffin McCoy. Despite his young age, McCoy is a 7-year veteran, debuting in 2016. Impressing league scouts, the 6'2” San Franciscan has a vicious arsenal of suplexes and strikes. The Bomaye Fight Club's dual powerhouses Mr Thomas and O'Shay Edwards go head to head with The Mane Event in tag team action! Check the LINK TREE BELOW for more content and Merch https://linktr.ee/StraightTalkWrestling
Tables match for World Tag Team Championship: The Calling vs. Second Gear Crew •Jacob Fatu vs. Mr. Thomas •Mance Warner vs. Talon •Brett Ryan Gosselin vs J Boujii FIGHTLAND may be in 3 weeks but tonight Jacob Fatu will square off with Alex Kane's cornerman and confidant Mr Thomas. Will Mr. Thomas power wrestling pulverize Fatu and soften him up for FIGHTLAND? Will Fatu's fury be too much for the Philly powerhouse? And what happens when the World Heavyweight Champion is in the corner of his fellow Bomaye Fight Team member? Could Fatu and Kane come to blows before their November 18 showdown live and exclusively on FITE+? The “Crown Jewel” of the World Titan Federation, Matt Cardona, will have a live mic. What's he got to say? Find out on Fusion! Promoter Saint Laurent presents Matt Cardona with a luxury car and celebrates the World Titan Federation's Superstar®'s mysterious big plans. The hustling huckster promoter promises big moves will be made this week on Fusion. What could the scheming Saint Laurent's dirty carny tricks be? Following a suspicious exchange of classified files for favors with Saint Laurent, what is Salina de la Renta up to? Gold and tables headline this week's Fusion as the Calling and the Second Gear Crew battle it out! Can SGC win gold in MLW and finish off their feud with the Calling? Or will the calling card finally drop on the highwaymen? Plus, Mance Warner looks to crack open the light beers early as The Bucksnort Brawler throws down with The Calling's Talon! In the wake of his physical assault on Kevin Blackwood, the league doubles down on Tony Deppen's suspension. Something new: Brett Ryan Gosslin makes his MLW debut against The Bomaye Fight Club's J Boujii! Will BRG be victorious in his debut. Check the LINK TREE BELOW for more content and Merch https://linktr.ee/StraightTalkWrestling --
Madilynn Dale describes herself as “an author, blogger, freelancer, podcaster, producer, reader, mother, outdoors enthusiast” and so much more. I met Madilynn when I was invited to be a guest on her podcast, “The Chapter Goddess”. Of course, I also had to have her as a guest here. She consented and here we are. She always wanted to write, but never did anything seriously about it until after her son was born. She will tell us the story and describe why writing has become so important to her. To date, Madilynn has written and self-published 19 books with at least two more on the way to come out this year. Prolific by any standard since she has only been publishing books for three years. Her story and insights are not only inspiring, but Madilynn offers some good advice using her life experiences. She offers us all some good ideas of how to live and function better. About the Guest: Madilynn Dale is an author, blogger, freelancer, podcaster, producer, reader, mother, outdoors enthusiast, and overall creative. She's a host for several shows featured under Go Indie Now's wide umbrella, hosts a podcast channel of her own, and loves to travel. Madilynn enjoys chatting with creatives from all areas of the field and letting her viewers see the authentic side of each one of them. Madilynn is an Oklahoma author and holds several different degrees. She has a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology and an associate degree in Physical Therapy Assistant Sciences. Her creativity stems from something deep within, and through her bond with the creative flow, brings her stories to life. She never envisioned herself as a writer but took a leap of faith while pregnant and began a new journey. She enjoyed writing short stories as a kid and has been an avid reader since grade school. Madilynn's hobbies, when not writing, include reading, baking, crafting, hiking, playing with her son, caring for her rescue pets, gardening, teaching, and horseback riding. She loves to travel and explore. One day she hopes to expand her travels and see the world, but in the meantime, you'll find her working on her next novel. Ways to connect with Madilynn: https://www.thechaptergoddess.com/ Facebook https://m.facebook.com/MadilynnDaleAuthor https://m.facebook.com/groups/2693867800852468/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@mdwriter?lang=en Instagram https://www.instagram.com/madilynndalewrites/ M.D. The Chapter Goddess Www.thechaptergoddess.com About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below! Subscribe to the podcast If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also subscribe in your favorite podcast app. Leave us an Apple Podcasts review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts. Transcription Notes Michael Hingson ** 00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us. Michael Hingson ** 01:20 Well, Hi, and welcome once again to unstoppable mindset. And today we get to chat with Madilynn Dale, I have to tell you the story. Because Madilynn has a podcast called The chapter goddess podcast, right? Yep. And I was interviewed for that a little while ago. And of course, as I am prone to do, I told her it'll cost her she'll now have to come on unstoppable mindset. That's the price, you know. Anyway. So she agreed to do that. And so here we are. Madilynn is an author. She's a freelancer, she is a podcaster and a whole heck of a lot of other kinds of stuff. And I'm not going to give it all away. Because then she wouldn't have anything to talk about. And where would we be if we let that happen. So Madilynn , welcome to unstoppable mindset. We're really glad you're here. Madilynn Dale ** 02:16 Thank you for having me. I am really excited to be on and very thankful for this opportunity. Michael Hingson ** 02:22 So Madilynn lives in Oklahoma City. My father was from Dewey, Oklahoma. And, and so he is no longer with us unless he is hovering around Dewey somewhere. But I'm not sure that that's happening. But anyway, I've never been to Dewey, Oklahoma. I've been to Oklahoma and various places, but never to where he was born. But one of these days I hope to get there. Meantime, let's start with you. Why don't you tell us a little bit about kind of the early matalin and, and adventures and what it was like growing up and all that kind of stuff. Madilynn Dale ** 02:56 Oh, well, definitely life was definitely full of adventures. So they kind of backtrack a little bit. I've always been an avid reader and dreamed of being an author. But I never actually thought I could go for it. But growing up, I loved reading and pretending using my imagination to free up creative stories and act them out, get my siblings involved. I have a little brother, a little sister. And we would always have these fun adventures going to the creek looking for worms playing in the mud climbing trees, just stuff like that. And it kind of gave me different experiences that I have used now that I'm actually pursuing my dream of writing. It's given me lots of story inspiration and real life experiences to plug into my characters. So yeah, that's kind of like growing up life in a nutshell for me. Wow. Michael Hingson ** 03:57 So were you born in Oklahoma? Madilynn Dale ** 03:59 I was not. I was actually born in Dallas. So my mom's family is from Oklahoma. My dad is from Texas. And they can't remember exactly how they met. I want to say it was through my Uncle Bobby. But we lived in the Dallas Fort Worth area until I was about five before we moved back to Oklahoma to be closer to my mom's family. Michael Hingson ** 04:24 Okay, and so you. You did most of your schooling then in Oklahoma? Madilynn Dale ** 04:31 Yep. Pretty much. Michael Hingson ** 04:33 There you go. Did you go to college after high school? Madilynn Dale ** 04:37 I did. So I graduated in oh nine and went to undergrad at Southern Nazarene University in Bethany Oklahoma, which is right outside Oklahoma City. then continued on and after getting my bachelor's of Kinesiology went to physical therapy assistant school through Oklahoma City Community College and curiam I have the degree have the licensing since stuff but I don't practice part as much. I do it on occasion. And I'm focusing on my author career and all the moms stuff that goes with it because I am also a parent to an amazing little five year old, who kind of drives me insane sometimes, but you know, what's parenthood without? Going crazy? Michael Hingson ** 05:22 Going Crazy, right? Is there a husband involved? Madilynn Dale ** 05:25 Oh, yeah, he the hubby is awesome. He is the whole reason I get to pursue my dream of writing. He's been very, very supportive. We've kind of butted heads on a few things. Because as a creative, you don't bring in a lot of income right away. But somehow we've managed to find a way and just keep moving forward slowly. So very huge shout out to my hubby for being amazing and supporting me. What does he do? He works in the restaurant business. So right now he's kind of like the GM or general manager for the restaurants he works for. And I'm not going to plug the name in because I will be scolded if I do. They're really particular about me sharing like that, because it's some of the stuff I write. Um, but oh, we'll do that offline. Yeah. hands full with a bunch of different restaurants. He basically travels all over Oklahoma. He goes in installs new technology sees what he can help with them improves, make their business become more efficient, run better workout better for customers, and just, he's got his fingers in so many things in the company. I don't know how he keeps up with it. Michael Hingson ** 06:42 It is like herding cats, sometimes very much so. And then you are at home and you're writing and you're momming and everything else. And I can imagine that that can drive a body crazy after a while. But also, I bet you would say it's well worth it. Madilynn Dale ** 06:59 Oh, yeah, definitely. Absolutely. Michael Hingson ** 07:01 So what is kinesiology? So Kinesiology is Madilynn Dale ** 07:05 basically like exercise science studying how the body works with exercise. And I got a funny, fancy crazy name, because it's just kind of studying how the body works. Another term they called it was like sports medicine. But can you kinesiology sounds fancier party Michael Hingson ** 07:27 does? It sounds a whole lot more sophisticated than sports medicine. Yeah. Well, that's cool, though. So you graduated. And then what did you do? Madilynn Dale ** 07:41 Um, so I worked as a physical therapy assistant for a while until my hubby and I decided we were ready to have kids. And this was kind of where life took a huge turn. We were ready. We planned it like, as close to possible when I got pregnant and stuff, but it also kind of fell on the same year, my sister was getting married. So there was all that craziness. And then after having my son, I had a lot of postpartum depression, anxiety and stuff, and kind of came to a point where I'm like, Okay, I have to do something different with my life. This is not the path I need to go because I was working, trying to work part time trying to do all of the things with motherhood, and it was just too much trying to do that and find the postpartum I did finally get help and get on medication, which made a huge difference. But it was also I needed to make life changes, like what I wouldn't do pursue in life. And I gave my writing an opportunity after some encouragement from some friends. And it just kind of kicked off and I fell in love with it. And my mental health and everything improved from there who's writing kind of made a huge impact on that I was able to write out my thoughts through characters, and it helped a lot. So Michael Hingson ** 09:15 you know, I've said before for me after September 11, if there's one thing that helped me, deal with everything that happened, it would be that I allowed myself to be interviewed by the media so much after September 11, literally hundreds of interviews, and they asked every kind of question that you can imagine, even some intelligent ones. But the point is that it forced me although I didn't think about it at the time to talk about September 11 and all the things that happened. And I think that it was invaluable to do and it became essentially my therapy And then also people started reaching out and saying, We want to hire you to come and talk about September 11. And I chose to do that. So again, talking about it, in even those arenas was helpful because it made me think about what happened and my personality is such that I tend to want to analyze, and fix. And as far as September 11, I can't fix what happened directly. But I realized that whether it's September 11, or anything that occurs in our lives, there may very well be lots of things that we don't have any control over happening. September 11, I am still not convinced that we could have predicted it, I don't think we would have had enough information to be able to predict it. And I got that from reading reports, like the 911 report from the government, so on. But anyway, the bottom line is, what we do have control over is how we choose to deal with whatever happens to us. And it's the same thing with you. And so you had the opportunity to sit down and begin to write and really think about your life and your world. And that has to have helped a lot. Madilynn Dale ** 11:14 It did, it definitely did. And like talking with my husband a lot too. Because he and I both neither one of us realized until at least like three months in what was going on with the postpartum and everything sweet. We didn't know what it was, we hadn't ever known anybody that had dealt with it. And I mean, now that I have, I feel like more people are coming forward about having struggled with it, because maybe people are more educated about it. But I didn't know what was going on. I was like, Okay, I'm supposed to be a mom, like, I was supposed to give all of myself to my child, which I was. But I also like, mothers need to realize that they can't give all of themselves because if they don't take care of themselves first, they can't provide for those they care about. And that was a hard lesson for me to learn and it just didn't want to stick until after I started taking anxiety medication and stuff. Michael Hingson ** 12:11 It's postpartum, more of a physiological thing or neurological or, or mental thing, or is it a combination? Madilynn Dale ** 12:20 I'd say it's more of a combination. Cuz, man, so many things in loons, that is part of it. i The hormones that came with breastfeeding made mine a little bit more, kind of, I wouldn't say worse, that may not be the best fitting word for it. But I got a little bit more most a stable after I quit breastfeeding, and all the stuff that came with that the fear that I wasn't producing enough the stress and everything just kind of I didn't have that. But I still had a whole bunch of other stuff going on. And it's just it. It's so many different things wrapped into one. Michael Hingson ** 13:02 Yeah, I understand what you're saying it can make life a challenge. I have heard of it. And I've known people who have said that they had it and work through it. But it is kind of one of those things that does come up often. And I'm glad that you found ways to deal with it, especially since she started writing. When you hadn't written up until that point, although you you would wanted to be a writer growing up you say Madilynn Dale ** 13:31 I did and I I was always told that because it wasn't the best money making career that I should put all of my work and my education and stuff behind something else, which is why I ended up going pretty much into the medical field and becoming burnt out and pregnancy everything just kind of like snowballed into this crazy mental health circus. I was at that point. Michael Hingson ** 14:02 So how long after you began writing? Was your first book published? Madilynn Dale ** 14:10 Oh, man. So I started writing before I quit working part time. So at least a year and a half. Yeah, you're gonna have to two I think is roughly about the time period because I finished the story and tried to do the whole traditional publishing route. But it didn't quite work for me because I couldn't afford to have an agent. And then I decided to give indie publishing a go and it kicked off and I've just been trucking along and writing and it's been a lot of work keeps me extremely busy. But it's I love it. I love getting to share my thoughts through characters and my experience through characters and stories that pile up in my head. Michael Hingson ** 14:58 So you To publish your own books? Madilynn Dale ** 15:01 I do. Yes, they're professionally edited, because I do go through that whole editing process. I edit like crazy before I send it to an editor. And I have two really good editors that I work with with different manuscripts. And they kind of they provide a lot of good feedback and criticism, and helps me improve. And I'm slowly eking my way into the proofreading, editing kind of field. But I've still got a ways to go, because I'm still learning there. But I don't think I will ever, like edit my own work, because it's good to have another set of eyes. Michael Hingson ** 15:41 Yeah, I absolutely agree. I have collaborated on the books that I've written so far. And we're working on our third one now, which is called tentatively a guide dogs Guide to Being brave. And it's about learning to control fear. But I find that editors can be extremely invaluable. When we did thunder dog, it was extremely helpful. Because the editor was a person who said, My job isn't to change this book. And to tell you what you should I shouldn't say, but my job is to help you make this book the best it can be. And, and he did, he made some really good suggestions that we took to heart and took back to finally finishing thunder dog. And it became a number one New York Times bestseller. So I can't complain about his suggestions. But he didn't try to change the book. He just said, here are weak parts of the book, or here's what needs to be improved to make it a stronger read. And he was absolutely right. Madilynn Dale ** 16:48 Yeah. And they always it fascinates me how much extra stuff they can give you like ideas and whatnot. And a lot of times I'm one of those people that goes up with manuscripts so many times, if a word is missing, like a simple like a or have or the or something my brain plugs it in. But it's not actually there. It's not Michael Hingson ** 17:11 actually there. Yeah. And that's what the editor can, in part bring in to point out those things, which is what therefore, yeah. So what was the first book that you published? Madilynn Dale ** 17:23 Oh, so my first book was releasing her power with him. It is book one of the phase shifter series. And this one, it's kind of based off the main character, she's a lot of who I was at the time. She's a physical therapy assistant, she's burned out. And she's struggling to deal with her mother's passing. So she moves back to the country, which is based off of the area I grew up round Idaho, Oklahoma, a lot of people if you've heard of Broken Bow or hold your town, like the state park there, it's very much based off of that scenery, because I grew up working in the park for five years as a trail guide and stuff. And she's diving into this cabin with all her mother stuff, her grandmother's stuff. And she discovers a huge family secret. And things just kind of explode around her. She finds out magic exists. She also finds out that she's not human that she can change into an animal. And as the story continues, she finds out more and more about her heritage. And her bloodline actually connects to someone from the beginning of people in general, and it's something that's been hidden and it's also dangerous, because it's tied to a whole other world of problems. Michael Hingson ** 18:57 So it's kind of a fantasy book. Madilynn Dale ** 18:59 Yeah. I dabble a lot in fantasy and romance stuff. And her she loves to kind of get a crazy chaotic family has a half sister that tries to kill her several times and fails. Michael Hingson ** 19:13 mean old half sister? Yes, yes. Well, so from a standpoint of publishing and selling books, I understand the whole concept of there's not necessarily a lot of money to be made, but how successful was the first book? Madilynn Dale ** 19:33 It did, okay. Um, I learned a lot of lessons along the way. Starting out, I didn't have a lot to put into funding so one of the things I ended up changing was like the cover I think it went through three different covers before I finally found something that stuck and was good for the rest of the series because there's four books with some spin offs and work yeah, had the You had a hard lesson of why you need to go with a good professional looking cover instead of doing it on your own when you don't have the skills to do that. Michael Hingson ** 20:09 So, yeah, I know that. For me, personally, I don't do pictures and art very well. So I am very glad to help others do that. Yeah, that's because it isn't going to be the thing that that works well. So you have five books in that series all together, Madilynn Dale ** 20:26 um, for that with a spin off in the works. And then the spin off stuff is going to be more of a short on the shorter stories. They're kind of I'm trying to finish the trilogy, that's going to be done this year, before I go back to do the spin off so Michael Hingson ** 20:45 well, so how is all your training and your upbringing and other things like that? How does all that feed into making your books and what you do better, like you had postpartum depression, and so on. So you've obviously dealt a lot with health care, or health care is certainly something you focus on, how does that enter into what you do as a writer. Madilynn Dale ** 21:11 So as I write my stories, all my characters, there is a couple of scenes and stuff where they have to kind of question their own personal mental health and their sanity, like, how they can work through something I want to use live as an example, in the phase shifter series, she does not know how to do any self care, she doesn't know how to get herself out of a burned out state to get back where she can function and go back to working and enjoying life. And then in the inverse series, she has so much emotional trauma dumped on her from where the story starts to where book three picks up, that she has to figure out how to work through it, how to deal with all the grief or the loss, and all of the weight of so many important decisions, crushing her to keep moving forward. Because if she becomes stagnant and doesn't move, the world's gonna fall apart, literally. Michael Hingson ** 22:18 So you're using these books, also to convey life lessons that you've learned along the way? Madilynn Dale ** 22:27 Yes, and they totally didn't start out like them. But that's how they've kind of come along the way. Michael Hingson ** 22:35 But doesn't that make them stronger? Because you make it personal in a way even though it doesn't necessarily look like it to people who don't know? Madilynn Dale ** 22:43 I think so because it kind of gives the reader more to identify with as they read. They're like, Oh, hey, I get that I've felt the same way. Or I've struggled with the same kind of issue. And it gives them a way to relate to that character to keep them interested in this person in the problems that are going on and move them through the action. Michael Hingson ** 23:07 Well, you mentioned Ember, and in any of your series, how do the characters change over time? So how does Ember change and evolve over time? Madilynn Dale ** 23:17 So Ember is one of my favorites for this kind of question. She at the start of the series believes she's a latent bull. She's stuck in this contract her parents made with their packs alpha because she's grown up at a wolf pack. She thinks she's a wolf, they're shifters there's magic. But on one of her days training, she's with her lover, who she's had this secret relationship going on because she is not as viro feelings for the guy she's in contract to marry. And he doesn't really have feelings for her. Neither one of them want to be in the contract, but they can't break the contract because the Alpha found it with magic. And the only way to unbind it is to convince him to let them go until the one she's bound to becomes the Alpha. But that day in training, they come across a house buyer, her childhood best friend's home is in flames. And she rushed into the thinking she can help them because somebody's stuck under a pile of wood of debris that's fallen down, and it's on fire, but the flames are black, which is different because normally fires not black, and she helps the person out. It's supposed to be her friend's mother, but it's not. It's a demon and him impersonating the person and she touches the flames but instead of burning her, her body absorbs it. And this kicks into gear, the release of her hellhound because her mother has a secret she had a one night stand with the devil and Amber's was the result. But none of no one knows the secret except for her mother and her father that's raised her. And as the story progresses, she has to figure out how to control her magic, how she can unlock it, and she gets taken, kidnap the hell has to escape. And it's just like left and right, she's thrown. All of these changes all of these secrets that have been hidden. And in the process, she gets thrown in the middle of a war that's been happening slowly, that increases in speed with her with rebel Vation, that Lucifer has an heir to the throne. And one of the fallen, the seven deadly sins, you know, one of them is finally makes their move on Lucifer to try to take him down and immerse thrown into this and a wars coming and she's got to be able to lead all of those who are on loose first side against the other side. Michael Hingson ** 26:07 Wow, you are going in a whole lot of different directions with this, aren't you? Madilynn Dale ** 26:12 Yeah, she has to grow from being the small town teenager to the air of hail and being able to lead all of these people, all of these armies, and it's all resting on her shoulders with the loss of different people that are close to her that I'm going to not say, Yeah, it's hard not to because a lot of the grief she has to work through and grow is because several those who are close to her, something happens to them. They don't all necessarily die, but some of them do. And that's a lot on any person. Sure. Michael Hingson ** 26:53 And, obviously, I am presuming that, in the long run that helps her girl. Madilynn Dale ** 27:01 Oh, yeah, she by the end of Book Three, she's going to have more power than any other angel or demon or anyone except her father in hell. Because she's also got other abilities that a lot of the other hellhounds do not have. Because she's got such powerful blood running through her veins because she is Lucifers daughter, it gives her stronger abilities and magical connections that no one else has. Michael Hingson ** 27:38 But I'm presuming that Ember overall is supposed to be a good person Madilynn Dale ** 27:42 she is so and I guess a little backtrack. Lucifer and Hal are not quite the same thing as what you would find like in the Bible. It's not all brimstone and fire, it's actually kind of like another version of Earth. But instead of people going there to be enslaved and be put in chains in step three, go there to heal and be given a second chance to make up for the things they've done in life. Now there are those that are beyond that, that are put somewhere else in hell. But ultimately, the whole point of them in our point of hell in the story is a second chance. Michael Hingson ** 28:23 Now, is there a happen that gets associated with this somewhere along the line? Or is that happening lately? Madilynn Dale ** 28:28 Oh, so in Book Three, on top of the war and everything that embers having to face she's also got to stop this person that's Trump tried to take Lucifer down. She's got to stop them from breaking down the gate that leads to heaven because he wants to do it go through the gate to bring the attack on heaven and bring everybody back up. And with Lucifer, down, injured dead, I'm not gonna say what happens to him, it weakens the power of the gate and makes it worse, somebody else can access it. Michael Hingson ** 29:05 So book three is what you're working on now. Or it's it's not out yet. Yeah. Okay. Will it be the end of the series? Or will there be more. Madilynn Dale ** 29:13 So that's the game plan, there are some spin off series that are going to kind of start to come after with focus on different characters. I have an idea for kind of like a prequel of how Lucifer and her mother Kyra meet and how that kind of leads into things. And then there's a couple of characters in the story that are really close to ember. One being her sister, who I'm not going to say what happens, but she has some stuff happen that transforms her into a creature that has not existed before or one that they've never had record of. And I kind of want to give my readers That story too, because she's going to come back, she's gonna make an appearance in books three as this new creature. And she's only mentioned of becoming this in book two. So Michael Hingson ** 30:16 pretty vivid imagination all the way around. How did you create all this? How did this come up? Madilynn Dale ** 30:21 I honestly, a lot of different things played into this, the idea kind of came from a dream I had. And then it just kind of slowly build, I built from there, I've always really liked urban fantasy and fantasy, in general. And this kind of mashes that all together. So it's just, yeah, I just took it away and let the characters kind of leave me a little bit where they wanted it to go, because I put a rough outline down to follow, and it's just kind of exploded from there. Michael Hingson ** 30:55 I think there is something to be said for letting characters drive the story. Because what it really means is your creativity is coming out. And if the characters really tell the story, and you are the scribe that puts that down, then you're really sticking more to a story that I think Madilynn Dale ** 31:17 needs to be told. Yeah, it would make sense. And my books I predominantly write in first person, so it's actually easy to kind of put out there, what their what their what's actually going on with their thoughts with their mental feelings and everything. Yeah. Michael Hingson ** 31:35 Which makes, which makes for interesting stories all the way around. What kind of challenges do you face as an author, I mean, there are obviously struggles and things that occur. So tell us about that a little bit. Madilynn Dale ** 31:49 So something I feel like is my biggest struggle is time management. No matter how many lists and whatnot, I plan out things, I can never get things done as fast as I want. And I've kind of learned to be a little more forgiving with myself when I don't meet those things. Because as an independent author, I get to make my own deadlines, or when my books come out, when I'm gonna have something done. And that's something I've had to really make myself learn and still have struggled with a little bit on this adventure. And it's just and then, as my son interrupts parenting, while finding all the balance, do this stuff as well, trying to space that out, and to make sure he gets plenty of stuff has been. I see it now. Hey, go. Let me finish. Oh, yeah, that makes more play figures. Okay, go. Go. I'll come back. Okay, I'll come back to when I'm done. Balancing that. Michael Hingson ** 32:56 Part of Yes, yes. Madilynn Dale ** 32:57 Um, and just also finding time to take care of myself with self care and giving my brain like a mental break. Something I've picked up probably in the last year is, which was recommended by another author, friend of mine is just doing nothing like set time aside, like 1520 minutes just to do nothing. Don't look at anything, don't do your phone or book or anything. Just relax, you can meditate or just stare at the ceiling. Like it's kind of a form of meditation in and of itself. Michael Hingson ** 33:31 It is absolutely. And there's a lot of value in that. Because thinking is as much a process and as much an process it can you can use up your energy as anything else. And we often don't slow down and just take time to think if we do we find out how much better our lives really are. Although we, we we may not realize it at the time. But if we start taking time every day to think and analyze, and how, how'd it go? Or what did I miss here? How do I not let that happen again? Or how do I improve what I'm doing? Or why did this go so well. And just think about them without really forcing yourself to and just letting things come as they as they come is always a valuable thing Madilynn Dale ** 34:23 to do. Yeah, and it's definitely given me a different perspective on things. I've kind of started organizing things a little bit better. Like my thoughts are a little more organized as well. Yeah. Michael Hingson ** 34:39 So works out for you though. Madilynn Dale ** 34:41 Oh, yeah, definitely. And it's made things a little, definitely a lot smoother. Michael Hingson ** 34:47 How many books do you publish a year? Or do you have enough of an average to really know that? Madilynn Dale ** 34:53 Well, so the book that's what the editor right now is, book number is going to be I go I story because it's such a like, I don't know, it's quite a controversy about how thick an actual novel is or whatnot. But I have, this is the book 19. That's what the editor, so a year I true, my plan is to do at least three per year, with a couple of short stories here and there if that like, something comes up, and I'm like, oh, you know, I'm just gonna play with this idea and put it out. Because I've submitted a couple of short stories to different anthologies, and those they've been published to so well, that's Michael Hingson ** 35:37 cool. Well, I have so have you been in addition to those stories? Have you have submitted anything else anywhere that's been published in any kind of a mainstream way or part of any other organ that was published. Madilynn Dale ** 35:55 A couple of short stories have been do some blood was with a Warren publishing that just dropped this last winter, beginning of this month, not last month. I'm sorry. It's like Wait still June. And I think when I've got another story with her, I think it's supposed to drop around Christmas it was supposed to do last Christmas. But we ended she ended up bumping it because not everybody got their stuff done. Have a retelling of Red Riding Hood that was with red penguin publishing. I think that might be it. For like, I'm forgetting something. But those are the top like ones I can remember. Michael Hingson ** 36:41 Bear and have had the if any of your books been published in any kind of audio format, or they just all in print, or Madilynn Dale ** 36:50 right now they're in print and electronic only, I'm slowly trying to get into the audiobooks because I listen to a lot of audiobooks myself. But having the right person and having the money to do it, at the same time has not all worked out yet. But I think I finally found the person to do it, I just gotta get the money saved up. So Michael Hingson ** 37:15 there is that. There is there's always that that that gets in the way sometimes of things but it's still part of what has to happen. So tell us some of the other things I know you have a lot of other stuff going on besides writing. Tell us about some of the other things. Madilynn Dale ** 37:33 So as you mentioned earlier, I podcast I bring different creatives on my podcast channel, which goes to YouTube as well. So there's video recording and audio over version of the conversations. And I do that pretty much weekly. I've slowly transitioned to doing them live instead of recording like I was before kind of cuts back on some of the editing time and I've had less interruptions from my son that's kind of the reason I was doing edits before. I also blog freelance I host for go indie now I'm on several different shows. This past spring I have done this week in indies character driven and talking indie mayhem, which is part of the game show go indie now have called indie mayhem, where indie creatives get together and kind of answer funny crazy questions. And in the fall, I'm going to be doing as of right now only character driven in this weekend Indies. Michael Hingson ** 38:46 What is go indie now. Madilynn Dale ** 38:48 So going out is a wide kind of like company, encompassing different independent art artists in general. So this could be indie video, or indie movie makers, indie authors, indie musicians, like anybody in the independent creative field. And Joe Compton is someone who is the head of it all. He puts together a ton of different shows, a lot of informational, shows a lot of fun shows, gets indies out there, gets their books kind of out there for people to check out lets you meet their authentic personality and whatnot on the shows. And it's just it's been a great way to connect with others in the indie community as well. I have fallen into a group of authors that I bounce ideas and step off of because of the things I've helped with on the show. So Michael Hingson ** 39:54 as an author, who clearly has some visibility, so have you been invited to go speak anywhere like libraries or schools or anything like that, Madilynn Dale ** 40:03 I, so I haven't been asked to speak. But I was asked to mentor other students in college, which I did that for two or three years during undergrad, I can't remember how long I did it. But it was a it was really eye opening because it gave me a different perspective. Some of the other things others struggle with. So for those of you guys listening, I have a TBI, traumatic brain injury. And it's kind of caused issues with my executive functioning because I left scar tissue on my frontal lobe. And I've also had, unfortunately, multiple concussions since then, one second severe head injury in the midst of that, I don't remember exactly the details on it. Because I lost vision and consciousness for a little bit. I was by myself when it happened. And thankfully, it was before touchscreen phone, that before I had a touchscreen phone because I have the buttons memorized and was able to call for help. But I could not see anything for like two or three hours on that one. But it's just kind of like, it makes things really difficult for me to organize. And I'm also ADHD on top of that. So I bounce around move a lot, as you guys have probably noticed, during this interview, I wiggle in my chair a lot. But yeah, just pushing through. Not really so much pushing through as learning how to find the path that works best for me with that has also helped me help others because I'm able to give them hey, this worked for me, maybe it'll help you kind of stuff. Sorry, I went on a tangent, but Michael Hingson ** 41:54 no, no, no, no, that that's what this is all about is having a conversation and conversations do go off on tangents. And that's what makes them fun. So it's okay. Not a not a problem at all. But I do want to go back to something we touched on briefly, but I'd like to explore it a little more. When your characters are literally writing the story through you. And you're in the middle of something. What happens when suddenly they change or something changes, and they go off on a tangent or in a different direction? How does that affect you? And how do you deal with that? Madilynn Dale ** 42:33 Well, if I'm writing, I kind of zone out and sit there for a minute because I'm like, Wait, where's this going? How does this go into the story? And sometimes I have to go back and like rewrite scenes or just review things completely. A lot of times those kind of thoughts and ideas hit me while I'm like doing the dishes or something. And I'm like, seriously, right now I cannot go write this down. Like you're just gonna have to wait. And then it's just, it's crazy. So, but a lot of times, I will try to put it on my phone, like I'll jot it down on a note. Or I have so many notebooks like little bitty notebooks. Where's my other one like this little one right here. stuff gets written down and half the time if you were to look at it, you'd be like, What is this? It'd be like a word or an acronym or something. But it makes sense to me. So Michael Hingson ** 43:23 Well, that's the important part, at least then you can translate it and deal with it. But what if you say, wait a minute, and the character says no, this has got to come out right now? Madilynn Dale ** 43:33 Yeah, then a lot of times easier. I figured out how to make it work. Or it gets lost, which has happened a lot. Michael Hingson ** 43:42 Does it get lost? Or do you put it somewhere and then maybe come back to it? Or that it gets lost? Madilynn Dale ** 43:48 Yeah. And a lot of times I've gotten better about dictating things to a note on my phone. That's kind of going to work Work in Progress still kind of is because sometimes it doesn't like to pick up the words and it puts something crazy weird in there. And I'm like, I don't even know what I was trying to say here. Michael Hingson ** 44:05 Oh, yeah. Voice recognition is not perfect yet. Well, just be careful. You don't want Ember to take over completely. Madilynn Dale ** 44:16 You my life could probably get a little bit chaotic if she did so. No, I don't have magic and I can't turn into this awesome hellhound Michael Hingson ** 44:26 Well, that's okay. You're a different than she. So you you need to be her representative here which is which is still okay. Another thing you mentioned urban fantasy, as opposed to I got well guess what other kinds of fantasy? What is what is urban fantasy and why do you like it? Or are what made you choose it? Madilynn Dale ** 44:49 So urban fantasy for me. And a lot of people may have a different kind of descriptor for this, but it's where you pull in the real world in with the fantasy kind of stuff So with mine, a lot of it, I'm pulling ideas and places and scenery from my hometown that I grew up in. And there's a lot of forest, a lot of trees, different places. In the phase shifters, there's a lot of different places that I name that are actually places but they're not in the spot they are in the real world. Pulling things like that, in our everyday life into this fantasy world, is what I would say is more urban fantasy versus like high fantasy you get to make up everything you get to make up the scenery the world, the religion that believes the magic system, everything. Michael Hingson ** 45:42 It would seem then that something like Harry Potter is kind of a combination of the two. Madilynn Dale ** 45:47 Yeah, I definitely would say so. Because he's got his real world and then the magical world there. Michael Hingson ** 45:57 Yeah, you, you see a little bit of both in there. But fantasy is fun. Fantasy and Science Fiction are fun, because I find that a lot of the times when I read it, the author is really talking about themselves. And they allow that to happen. They just do it in a different kind of, well disguised as the wrong word. But they, they do it inside of another picture. Madilynn Dale ** 46:23 Yeah, I agree. Because as I mentioned earlier, like, a lot of the things in life that I've experienced and stuff working through them, I've been able to process them better by them coming that like the stuff happening to me, coming out through the character and the characters world and the characters live and how I see them processing through a kind of makes me stop and like, okay, like, I can do that same kind of thing minus like the magic, so well Michael Hingson ** 46:51 as as a writer, and not just your characters. But in general. How do you see character development? We'll say because it's where your expertise is female characters? How are they evolving overall, and the whole genre of writing, as opposed to the way they used to be? What's what's changing and what's changed? Madilynn Dale ** 47:14 So that is a fantastic question. Because when I was young, picking up a book on the bookshelf, library and stuff, a lot of times the main character, the protagonist was always male is the, the males and the men, they all got to go on the adventures, women were typically written as a damsel in distress, needed rescuing. But nowadays, you see more and more of the woman coming in and being the strong person being the hero being the one that saves everybody being the one that rescues the world from falling into chaos. And I feel that's been a huge growth and speaks volumes to, hopefully what's been growth in our culture, with the female position in the world. Especially moving towards more equality. But it's just so much, it's so wonderful to see and write a strong female character. Because putting myself in that strong female characters shoes, I get to be the hero, like I get to be the one that saves everyone. And that's also an outlet for those women who are scared to step out and be themselves and show the world who they really are. Michael Hingson ** 48:30 Why do you think men are reacting to that? Madilynn Dale ** 48:33 I mean, I've had a lot of male readers like the female characters, and I've actually seen a lot of male authors create strong female characters too. And I don't know if that's just kind of like a change that's happened because women are stepping out and stepping up more to do more to claim their strength. But it also creates the raw variety. I mean, there's still books out there with male protagonists that are strong, but there's more variety in the field now than there were before. So hopefully, not all men are of those. Yeah. Michael Hingson ** 49:08 Yeah. Well, I think there's definitely room for strong men, but strong women as well. And it makes sense to, to see that evolution taking place and I go back to Harry Potter again. Hermione Granger, and Harry Potter is certainly as strong as anyone in that series. And she brings a lot to it, and, and others in that series as well. Professor McGonigal is another one. You can tell I've read the series actually more than once. And there are things about that kind of writing that I enjoy because it really helps. I think, especially with kids and maybe shy kids who have don't think they can do things. And then yet they see the characters in those books evolve, and do so many things that gee, maybe I could do more than I thought I could. And I assume that that's kind of somewhat what happens with your writing as well. Madilynn Dale ** 50:16 I think so I feel so now that you've said it, it definitely does follow along those lines, because like, Liz, for example, she discovers there's more to her and she has way more responsibilities put on her than she ever thought she would have had, because she was trying to find an easier lifestyle when where she could like de stress, relax. But it turns out, she's a princess. And a higher person in her clan, both have like different worlds. And it's kind of she has to figure out how to still find what she wants and fulfill those shoes. And she just wants to be the quiet left alone person doesn't think she can do certain things. And here she is, she accomplishes so much. Michael Hingson ** 51:03 And so when our lives and Amber's gonna meet or have Madilynn Dale ** 51:07 oh, man I so I've toyed with the idea of a crossover, because at the end of book four of the phase shifters, I kind of leave it open for things to happen. And I did this before I even wrote the inverse theories, because in the phase shifter series, the portals to all the different worlds all the different kind of like a multiverse theory. Like Dr. Strange and everybody in the MC, there's different worlds different timelines and everything. And in the phase shifters, all of that stuff is they start opening those things again. So Amber's off here in her own little world, and Liz is still often hers right now. But there's an opportunity that they could crossover, the idea has been kind of in the back of my mind, because of the portals opening. Michael Hingson ** 52:02 But the two haven't crossed over and met yet and then come to tell you time to do something different. Madilynn Dale ** 52:08 They've talked about it, I'm not gonna lie, they've talked about it. Okay, do this yet, guys. I'm not there. So my ideas come faster than I'm able to get them down. Well, Michael Hingson ** 52:20 okay, that gives you security of things to work toward. Mm hmm. So how do you evolve as a writer? How are you improving? And what do you do to improve your skills and become a better writer? You've been doing this now? What five years? You said 3x? Well, three. Okay. So since your son was born three years, okay. Well, I Madilynn Dale ** 52:44 guess technically, I started writing before that, but I didn't start publishing journey until three years ago, Michael Hingson ** 52:49 right? So how do you work to improve and become a better writer as you go. Madilynn Dale ** 52:59 So for me, I still read a lot, not nearly as much as I did before I became an author. And obviously, before I became a mom, because that takes more time away from getting to read. But I try my best to include books about the structure of a novel or grammar or stuff like that. And then just talking with other authors being on chat, like this one that we're having now, getting to talk with other authors, there's so much you can take away from the conversation, tidbits of information and knowledge regarding writing, marketing, social media, etc. Like just from having those conversations. also reaching out and getting in groups, or binding workshops, online workshops, going to conventions, which is something I've added in the past year to try to do more of mostly because it's a little bit more pricey on the financial end, yes, going to things like that, and just taking in as much as I can when I can. But more than anything, continuing to read continuing to read other authors like in the genre I write, keeping up with how things change and then doing my best to stick with the changes that come also with social media. Yeah. Michael Hingson ** 54:28 Yeah, cuz it's, it is. Well, it is a process where ongoing improvement ongoing growth is as important for you as it is for your characters, and they can help but there are also parts of it that they don't know how to do, and that's the actual writing part of it. So obviously, it's good that you can grow and improve and that you found ways to do that. Yeah. Which is cool. What do you do when You're not writing and I know you're always going to be a mom. But what other kinds of external activities do you like to do? Madilynn Dale ** 55:09 So outside of writing and doing anything other stuff, I am now homeschooling my son. So I do a lot of research on different topics to help him learn and grow. We've been doing a lot more unit studies as of late, just to kind of learn about different topics, like what holiday is going on right now how it's important when we started doing it, things like that. I also like to hike and travel and get outdoors. whenever I can. We spend right now since it's the warmer months, we're kind of outside in the morning. I have a garden, and it's grown a lot over the years kind of took over the backyard. There's like this play area and then garden stuff kind of everywhere else. So it keeps me busy. And then yeah, just traveling and visiting friends and family. Michael Hingson ** 56:03 We're all have you traveled? Um, Madilynn Dale ** 56:05 I have been to see we've been several places in Texas. We went to New Mexico about a year ago. Colorado, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana. Michael Hingson ** 56:22 Someday you'll have to get out here to California. Madilynn Dale ** 56:24 Yes, that's that's on my bucket list. Missouri. We spent. We've been in Missouri, Texas, Arkansas multiple times over the like, every year. That's like a common thing. I'm just slowly getting further and further out there to visit and explore things. Michael Hingson ** 56:42 So do you get a lot of snow in the winter? Madilynn Dale ** 56:46 No, I Well, okay. Sometimes we do. But more often than not, it's ice. Ice storms, and we do snow storms. No fun. are apparently our specialty though. So Oh, isn't Michael Hingson ** 57:02 that special and lovely? Yeah. We had a tornado out here in the Los Angeles area earlier this year. It's the first one in like 40 years. So it isn't like it hasn't ever happened. But still. Yeah, they're no fun. And Madilynn Dale ** 57:19 the weather is all good them in January this year. And I was like, okay, like, what does that mean for spring? And of course, it's kind of been crazy. I mean, they haven't been as bad as the ones we've had in I want to say 2013 are the really, really bad ones. We actually made national news with mourn, and the El Reno tornadoes that had so much damage. But this year, we've had quite a few move through. Michael Hingson ** 57:50 Well, if you were to have one thing that you'd like to advise would be authors or others who might be interested in authoring. If you had one thing you would tell them or advice you give them what would it be? Madilynn Dale ** 58:02 Hmm. Don't be afraid to reach out to authors you look up to you would be surprised because they're just people too. You can always ask them for tips and advice. A lot of times, they'll give it to you, they'll give you thoughts or ideas. Don't ask them to look over your manuscript, because that's a little too much. But you can be like, send them a question like, Hey, if you could? I don't know. Yeah, life, whatever question but don't ask them to look over your manuscript. Do that. BETA readers or an editor? Michael Hingson ** 58:38 Have you reached out to any authors who are famous that we might have heard of? Madilynn Dale ** 58:42 Um, yes. Mary Pope Osborne was the first one I actually like hand wrote a letter to you because I love the magic Treehouse books as a kid, and she actually did write back to me and I was blown away. And now since I'm older and whatnot, reaching out to some of the authors I've read, I've actually got to like, meet in person, or chat with like, we are over zoom or something. And it's been it kind of makes you step back and be like, holy cow. I'm actually living this world. It's no longer just like a fantasy idea. I'm actually getting to meet this person and trying to not have that. Like, star struck fan rambling thing happen. It's kind of funny sometimes. Michael Hingson ** 59:31 Yeah, I hear you. Well, and I would say everyone has a story to tell and more people should be unafraid or not afraid to tell their stories. And even if you feel you aren't a great writer, write it down. You can always find others who would be willing to help but that's why we do unstoppable mindset because I believe everyone has a story to tell that's relevant to bring to our PA I'd cast and that stories will inspire others. And we never know who will be inspired or take something solid from what we did here today or what we ever do on unstoppable mindset. So it's a lot of fun to do. And I enjoy the learning experience myself, so I can't complain a bit about it. Yes. Well, I want to thank you for being here with us. This is great. I enjoyed being on the chapter goddess. And I'm hoping that you enjoyed being on unstoppable mindset and that we we had a good time, if you ever want to come back on and tell us more about what's happening with books. I definitely want to hear when Amber and Liz get together. That's important that I bet it's going to happen at some point. And I think it will be fun, but we really appreciate you being here. And if you know of other people who we ought to have as guests on unstoppable mindset, please let us know. And for all of you out there if you know anyone who wants to be on unstoppable mindset, we'd love to hear from you. You can contact me well let me before I do that, how do people contact you? Madilynn Dale ** 1:01:07 So you guys can check me out on my websites the best place to find me. And I have connections to all of my social media there. It's www dot the chapter goddess.com. I'm on Facebook, Instagram and Tik Tok. You can email me there, reach out, check out my YouTube channels. My podcast. I'm on Apple, Google, Amazon with a podcast books are wide and I am very thankful for getting to be on the show today. Michael Hingson ** 1:01:42 Well, again, thank you for doing it. And we do want to stay in touch. And as I said earlier, if you'd like to reach out to us whenever you are listening, please feel free to reach out to me Michaelhi at Accessibbe A C C E S S I B E.com. Or go to our podcast page which is www dot Michael hangsen.com/podcast. Michael Hinkson is m i c h a e l h i n g s o n.com/podcast. And we would appreciate a five star rating wherever you're listening to this. We love getting ratings and especially those five star ones. We hope that podcasts are always interesting enough to to get that from you. We value your input we value your comments and your thoughts. So please don't hesitate to give us a rating and a review. We value it greatly. But again, Madilynn I want to tell you that we're really grateful that you came on today and we really appreciate your time. Madilynn Dale ** 1:02:37 Yes, thank you for having me. Michael Hingson ** 1:02:45 You have been listening to the Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Thanks for dropping by. I hope that you'll join us again next week, and in future weeks for upcoming episodes. To subscribe to our podcast and to learn about upcoming episodes, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com slash podcast. 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We get our @mlw #SLAUGHTERHOUSE review up as we run trough the entire card. Chamber Of Horrors Match The Second Gear Crew (Mance Warner & Matthew Justice) vs The Calling (Cannonball & Talon) MLW World Middleweight Title / World Historic Welterweight Title Match Rocky Romero (w/Salina de la Renta) (c) vs AKIRA (c) MLW Women's World Featherweight Title Match Janai Kai (w/Salina de la Renta) VS Delmi Exo (c) Minoru Suzuki VS Jacob Fatu MLW National Openweight Title Falls Count Anywhere Match Rickey Shane Page (c) VS 1 Called Manders MLW World Heavyweight Title Match Alex Kane (w/Mr. Thomas) (c) VS Tom Lawlor And we give our thoughts on an epic match card Check the LINK TREE BELOW for more content and Merch https://linktr.ee/StraightTalkWrestling
World Titan Federation Superstar® Matt Cardona takes over MLW's YouTube account for the night as The WTF Superstar plays “guest influencer”. Will his millions of followers show up to troll or support The Agent? Salina de la Renta ups the ante, and it sends shockwaves through Slaughterhouse on FITE+. Plus, who is Salina's first luchador in the new era of Promociones Dorado? You're about to find out. Alex Kane bosses up as he readies for his World Heavyweight Championship clash with Davey Boy Smith Jr. at Slaughterhouse on October 14… and Saint Laurent has a special offer for the “Suplex Assassin”. After Jimmy Lloyd crashed onto the scene to help the Second Gear Crew, can the aspiring SUPER middleweight Jimmy Lloyd serve up a beat down to the Death Fighter AKIRA? A different boy goes to war in a South Philly street fight! Saint Laurent's power throughout the world of wrestling continues to grow but what is the World Titan Federation? MLW looks at the Canadian huckster's ousting as Senior Vice President of league operations and the rapid growth of The World Titan Federation. The Calling indoctrinate their newest member. Kevin Blackwood debuts against “Silver Sniper” TJ Crawford and Alec Price in a triple threat bout! Emerging middleweight threat Ichiban gives his first interview. What does he have to say to the world? Tune in to find out! In featherweight division action, Tiara James goes head to head with the debuting Zayda Steel. PLUS: new matches drop for Slaughterhouse on FITE+! Check the LINK TREE BELOW for more content and Merch https://linktr.ee/StraightTalkWrestling
In Montgomery County, Maryland Public Schools the school board approved “LGBTQ-Inclusive Texts Approved for Instructional Use.” Books with titles like “Pride Puppy”, “Uncle Bobby's Wedding” and “Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope” are just a few of the approved books. Many parents with religious backgrounds have come together to challenge the school board in court to restore their right to opt their children out of instruction that is inconsistent with their faith. Newt's guest is Eric Baxter. He is the Vice President and Senior Counsel at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty and the attorney representing the plaintiffs in the case.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Salina de la Renta is en la casa! What's on the Empresaria of Lucha''s agenda this week as she continues to make quick moves and reconsolidate her power? The World Heavyweight Champion Alex Kane invites the media out for a filter-free press conference. What's next for the captain of the BOMAYE Fight Club? Breaking news on MLW's next FITE+ premium event drops this week on FUSION. Slaughterhouse will feature a DOUBLE main event. The first match is revealed tonight! Whispers of The Calling's ominous presence abound. Could Rickey Shane Page, AKIRA and the devout masked followers be in the house tonight? When the moonsault hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore… or Love, Doug when he wrestles Little Guido for the first-time ever! “International Popstar” B3CCA is in the house and in action against Tiara James. James, who makes her debut, faces an emerging contender to the World Featherweight Championship in B3CCA. Will B3CCA inch closer to a title shot? Will Tiara take a win in a triumphant debut? Microman goes one on one with Sam Adonis! Can MLW's 3 feet of fighting fury finally teach Adonis a lesson in respect after last week's deplorable punting incident? Plus an MLW newcomer joins forces with The Second Gear Crew in their ongoing war with The Calling. In middleweight action, Ichiban battles TJ Crawford. Crawford, who has proven to be a heavy hitting technician, doesn't think much of the hype for Ichiban. Wasting no time, Crawford demanded (and reportedly threatened) league officials for a match with the masked fighter and now it is official. What happens when The Number One Dojo's Kokujin Katana” rumbles “The Silver Sniper. Check the LINK TREE BELOW for more content and Merch https://linktr.ee/StraightTalkWrestling
Why does local governance constitute an alphabet soup of overlapping organizations? Sunil Dasgupta talks with Tracy Hadden Loh, Brookings Institution scholar and one of the authors of the book, Hyperlocal: Place Governance in a Fragmented World, about local democracy practice going beyond formal government. Local news re office building to home conversions, a first-ever pedestrian master plan and its discontents, and ongoing culture wars. Student book review of LGBTQ book, Uncle Bobby's Wedding, written by Sarah S. Brannen, and illustrated by Lucia Soto: https://a.co/d/gVaGW4l. Music from Washington DC post-punk band, Grey Swift: https://t.ly/cu_jx. Hyperlocal book: https://t.ly/Y2LmF. Discount Code: 4LOCAL23. Pedestrian Master Plan: https://t.ly/cQqJf
MLW FUSION featuring fallout from Fury Road We break down this week's Episode Following a contentious Fury Road World Heavyweight Championship clash, Alex Kane is in the house. What's next for the captain of the Bomaye Fight Club? Salina de la Renta is BACK in MLW. The empresaria of lucha libre shocked the world of wrestling at Fury Road. Get the scoop on Salina! A huge New Japan x MLW crossover update has a major player entering MLW… and Fatu has strong words about it. Promoter Saint Laurent promises reprisals for The Second Gear Crew after Ol' Mancer took a giant bite out of The World Titan Federation huckster's appendage at Fury Road. Plus an international championship hoss fight takes center stage as Germany's WXW Unified World Wrestling Champion Shigehiro Irie defends his gold against Calvin Tankman. In other competition, Microman and The Mane Event thrill the masses and take to the skies against The FBI and Jesus Rodriguez. It's not his fault if Snisky debuts in singles competition and puts a man in the hospital… or is it? Check the LINK TREE BELOW for more content and Merch https://linktr.ee/StraightTalkWrestling --
As the final countdown to Alex Kane and Willie Mack's World Heavyweight Championship mega-bout this Sunday at Fury Road on FITE+ draws near, MLW goes all access with an inside look at the lives of both men as they prepare for their date with destiny. Living the high life as Don King's newest fighter (and champion), Alex Kane mixes business and pleasure in the lead-up to his September 3 title defense at Fury Road on FITE+ by training at the world famous Big Bear gym in California and dining at his favorite spots in private. Willie Mack meanwhile, channels his past struggles in and outside the ring as motivation to knock off Bomaye's captain and become a champion truly for the people. Go in depth as Alex Kane and Willie Mack spotlight their contrasting personalities and prepare to put everything on the line to walk away with the World Heavyweight Championship this Sunday at Fury Road on FITE+! Plus, witness the key matches and moments that lead to Alex Kane and Willie Mack's showdown at Fury Road as Kane dethrones Hammerstone end his record setting reign as World Heavyweight Champion and Chocolate Thunder throws down with top contenders John Hennigan and Lio Rush in an championship eliminator. We also give our Predictions on all the fury road matches this Sunday on #fite+ Check the LINK TREE BELOW for more content and Merch https://linktr.ee/StraightTalkWrestling
Good afternoon and welcome to 50Talk. This is Episode 82 and Victor and Cathy have a great show lined up for you all. This episode is filled with passion. You can tell by me (Victor) getting all hyped and sweaty. We do want to say we love having the difficult conversations and that also would like to continue those difficult conversations. If you want to continue please send me an email at victor50talk@gmail.com . I would love to hear from you all. This week we start the show talking about our family reunion we just had over the past weekend. The McKinney, Craig & Austin Annual Reunion was a success. Cathy and I joined with six or seven other family members over the last few months and planned this whole thing out. We are all very happy with the outcome. We hope you enjoy that conversation and also al the statistics Cathy laid out for family reunions. She is definitely the brains of this organization.We work our way into the next conversation straight off of Family Reunion talk because we got a book from our Uncle Bobby. "The 1619 Project Born On The Water", it's a children's book and man, let me tell you. This sparked some serious conversation between Cathy and I even before we hit record. So brace yourself and get ready for this.That transitions right into our next topic with that being the Republican Presidential Debate that took place lasts Tuesday on Fox News. My opinion about the debate is up front and I also give my well wishes to the person whom I think helped their Presidential Campaign the most. Also in this part of the conversation we have to talk about "The Monster" that is Vivek Ramaswamy. This guy is a clear and present danger to America and he has to be put out of the race. I knew the 1st time I seen him on CNN with Don Lemon that he was nutts. That conversation transitions to the 18 Mugshots an 18 indictments including Former President Donald J. Trump with his "Legendary" mugshot. This dude thought about the tough guy face he was gonna put on so he could Con his followers into giving him money and make himself out to be the victim (like he always does). We also talk about "White Christian Nationalists" and what they are all about and also a Netflix five part series I watched called "The Family" about this religious group that infiltrates our politics starting way, way back in the days. They are the people who started the Presidential Prayer Breakfast. We hope you guys enjoy this episode as much as we did recording for you. My passion is on Full display this entire episode. Also thanks to coffee for getting me all hyped up this morning. Enjoy the show and we hope to see you all next week.
A BIG announcement drops in a must-see episode of MLW FUSION! Jacob Fatu's war with The Calling continues as the National Openweight Champion steps into the ring with “The Death Fighter” AKIRA. After his fight with Rickey Shane Page descended into chaos, Fatu has his sights set on the man who nearly kicked Fatu's head off and sent him for a month-long stay on the injured list. Will Fatu bulldoze through the current double champion or will AKIRA serve up Fatu to his Calling brethren and complete their decimation of The Samoan SWAT Team? 5 wrestlers! 2 debuts! One fall to a finish! MLW will present its first-ever scramble match! Willie Mack must contend with the Bomaye Fight Club's O'Shay Edwards plus Love, Doug, Ken Broadway and Nolo Kitano. What Mack keep the momentum cranked to the max going into Fury Road on FITE+? Or will O'Shay cripple the challenger before his dance with destiny? The Second Gear Crew steps into the ring with The Samoan SWAT Team and The Calling! Get an update on Delmi Exo after she had her head bashed with B3CCA's guitar. PLUS: Get the dirt on new Fury Road matches just signed. Check the LINK TREE BELOW for more content and Merch https://linktr.ee/StraightTalkWrestling
Randy and Uncle Bobby B sit down and talk all things RAW from 08'07/23 from The Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is the Summer Slam Fall-out episode Raw and ALOT of Things happened! _ Understanding " Kub Kars" - What they think of the first hour of "commercial free" programming - Ricochet vs. Chad Gable vs. Matt Riddle vs. Tommaso Ciampa Number 1 Contender?? - Chad Gable is Gold - Shinsuke for Brunson The Beast their thoughts! - Bazler got cleared and Raquel Didnt? And Much More! Only on SNME Radio! Join our Patreon at www.patreon.com/SNMEradio
Today's guests: - Michael Kelly, Professor of Law at Creighton University in Omaha - Markos Moulitsas, Founder of Daily Kos - Cephus "Uncle Bobby" Johnson, Founder of Love Not Blood - Comptroller Susana Medoza
In this 1272nd episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike records live from Myseum of Toronto with Ed "Retrontario" Conroy and PJ Fresh Phil. They talk Friendly Giant, Uncle Bobby, Polka Dot Door, Today's Special, Degrassi, and so much more. Toronto Mike'd is proudly brought to you by Great Lakes Brewery, Palma Pasta, the Yes We Are Open podcast from Moneris, The Moment Lab, Ridley Funeral Home and Electronic Products Recycling Association.
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Join Steve Swift and Uncle Bobby B as They go through this weeks WWE Raw from Jacksonville Florida (05/08/23) * How does Steve Drink his tea? * What did Steve and Bobby think of The WWE Heavyweight Semi Finals? * Talk THIER prospective on Imperium * What do they really think of Brocks Promo Skills? * Did they enjoy the Main Event? Please follow Steve Swifts Entertaining Reviews on Spotify! Spotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/4jJtBcjuh89wJAlOwLlDEd?si=7cfc467e8b7a4fcb
Welcome back to another episode of 50Talk. The host are glad to have you all back with us again for another fun filled episode. This week we would like to introduce to you all my Sister Terri. We (and all my siblings) are all getting to know each other a lot more since the passing of our Oldest Brother last year. I self-proclaimed 2022 as the year of family so what a better way to keep this new years 1st month rolling then with Family. We start off with a couple questions for Terri to make sure she is comfortable with this whole podcasting thing. I ask her if I'm being a good big-brother and if we have gotten to know each other better over the last year. A quick reminder about The 50Talk live show on February 18th at 2:00pm where we will be talking about the book "Uncomfortable Conversation with a Black Man" to keep with the theme for Black History Month. We hit Terri with the question "What is your favorite comfort food" because Terri is quit the cook, and also the best food she ever had. So today January 22nd in Chinese New Year, the year of the Rabbit. We talk a little bit about if we believe in Astronomy/Zodiac Signs. Some of the information about Chinese New Year was all new to me. So did you guys know or ever hear of "Dry January"? I had not until last week but I'm sorry to say I will not be taking part in the festivities. I like my booze to much but those of you who are, ya'll have a good time. I bring up my old buddy Ron DeSantis and the craziness that he pulled this week by taking a Black Histories Study class out of a schools curriculum. This guy keeps saying it's CRT and it is not. It is just Black history. History that shouldn't and won't be denied. Next up is conversation about another one of my "favorite" guys George Santos and more of his crazy ass lies. When anyone has to lie about there Moms death you know something is wrong with them. This week another story is added to his list of lies. The last topic of the show about Five Memphis Tennessee policemen who have all gotten fired for the arrest and the death of a motorists. It's another one of those stories that just eats me up inside and continues to piss me off. We had some listener feedback this week in the email variety that we end the episode with. So thank you Uncle Bobby & Marc for your emails and again we really want to thank Terri for joining us this week. We hope you all enjoy the show and see you all next week. victor50talk@gmail.com if you have any comments or questions.
Chalk and Ink: The Podcast for Teachers Who Write and Writers Who Teach
Welcome to Chalk + Ink's 50th episode! Without Andy J. Pizza, Chalk + Ink wouldn't exist. Want to know why? Give a listen.In this episode, we discuss the definition of creativity, what it means when we say art works, and how to produce a successful podcast. After you listen to this episode, if you want to hear more of what Andy has to say, be sure to check out his podcast Creative Pep Talk. He's about to drop his 400th episode.Listeners, here's your homework. Before our next episode, be sure to read Emily Francis's If You Only Knew: Letters From an Immigrant Teacher. For me, my homework is to read The Energy Clock by Molly Fletcher, which is the book Andy talks about at the end of the episode. The book's arriving at my house tomorrow. Maybe, I'll even be able to start it this weekend.I also plan on listening to one new writing or educational podcast each month in 2023, and then, if it seems like a good fit, following up with the creator, to see if they're interested in a swap, as Andy suggested. If you have podcast recommendations for me, please fill out my contact form on my website at www.katenarita.com or find me on Twitter or Instagram.Feeling generous? Please review the show wherever you listen to your podcasts. This will help more listeners find Chalk + Ink.Finally, I want to give a shout out to Sarah Brannen for Chalk + Ink's podcast art. If you haven't read Sarah's book, Uncle Bobby's Wedding, check it out. It's on the ALA 2021 Rainbow List and Bank Street's Best Children's Books 2021.Happy listening!Support the show
Chalk and Ink: The Podcast for Teachers Who Write and Writers Who Teach
On today's show, with we talk about getting outside, the importance of cultivating a gratitude mindset, Susan Edwards Richmond, and how it takes community collaboration to create a powerful picture book.Stay tuned to the end of the episode to find out how to win one of Susan's signed picture books or one of Susan's picture book critiques.I'm hoping you'll help me spread Chalk + Ink cheer throughout the new year. Boost the podcast on your favorite social media platform, tell a friend, family member, or write a review on your favorite podcast platform, or go to buymeacoffee/chalkandink and support the show with a simple click.Many thanks to to Sarah Brannen for Chalk + Ink's podcast art. If you haven't read Sarah's book, Uncle Bobby's Wedding, check it out. It's on the ALA 2021 Rainbow List and Bank Street's Best Children's Books 2021. Support the show
Thank you for tuning in to this installment of True Encounters on this episode you have heard:Home Alone by IronMundane2302How I met Uncle Bobby by docmlzGhost Runner by Open-strategy-2558283 East Broadway by blckwdw21The intercom in my room talks to me…but it's disconnected by httpkycr8I hope you all have a safe and happy holiday season and I'll see you in January 2023!--If you have a scary story you want to share or a haunt you want me to cover send it to southernhauntspodcast@gmail.com--Want ad free episodes? Listen HERE--IG: @SouthernhauntpodcastTwitter: @s_hauntspodcast--Subscribe to Oh! That's A Scary Movie--Music in this episode:https://uppbeat.io/t/kisnou/name-of-the-nighthttps://uppbeat.io/t/ak/midnight-stroll License code: WNT8HKI1FBYUZJMGhttps://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/friendly-ghost License code: HXQWQMBPM7FB232F"The Haunting Of Lake" originally composed and produced by "VivekMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/haunted-houseLicense code: JLHEABEB1EOUB2QDMusic from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/broken-dollLicense code: C0LENE86PQQLKPCUStarfleet Leadership Academy - Leadership Through Star TrekLeadership development told through the lens of Star TrekListen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show
Chalk and Ink: The Podcast for Teachers Who Write and Writers Who Teach
Today, Tracey Baptiste lets listeners in on the organizational tricks that have scaffolded her breakthroughs as an author and as a teacher. In addition to talking about organizational tools, we talk about the subconscious and debunking inaccurate historical “facts.”Before our next episode, please read one of Susan Edwards Richmond's fantastic picture books, Bioblitz! and Bird Count.Feeling generous? Please review the show wherever you listen to your podcasts. This will help more listeners find Chalk + Ink.Many thanks to Sarah Brannen for Chalk + Ink's podcast art. If you haven't read Sarah's book, Uncle Bobby's Wedding, check it out. It's on the ALA 2021 Rainbow List and Bank Street's Best Children's Books 2021. We'll talk again in 2023.Support the show
Chalk and Ink: The Podcast for Teachers Who Write and Writers Who Teach
Torrey Maldonado highlights the importance of fun, whether it's on the page in one of his amazing middle grade novels or in the classroom. We also talk about key questions and multidimensionality.Before our next episode, please read one of Tracey Baptiste's fantastic books. Although Tracey is probably most known for her Jumbies series, we focus on her nonfiction titles Because Claudette and African Icons in this episode.Want to support the podcast? It's easy. Go to buymeacoffee.com/chalkandink and with one single click you can buy me a latte-no subscription necessary.Many thanks to Sarah Brannen for Chalk + Ink's podcast art. If you haven't read Sarah's book, Uncle Bobby's Wedding, check it out. It's on the ALA 2021 Rainbow List and Bank Street's Best Children's Books 2021. Support the show
Chalk and Ink: The Podcast for Teachers Who Write and Writers Who Teach
Linda Urban talks about the importance of ditching “have-tos,” and embracing specificity and small moments.Want to win a signed copy of one of Linda's heartwarming books? Tweet or retweet this episode and be sure to tag me, 2) Go to www.katenarita.com/podcast and make a comment on this episode's post, 3) Make a comment about the episode on our Chalk + Ink Facebook page; and 4) Become a Chalk + Ink Patreon supporter. Please complete one of these actions by Friday, November 25th. The winner will be announced on Friday, December 2nd, on the podcast as well as on Twitter and on our Facebook page.Speaking of December 2nd, It's homework time. Before our next episode, please read one of Torrey Maldonado's fantastic novels. Secret Saturdays, published in 2010, is markedly different from his most recent releases Tight and What Lane?, which pubbed in 2018 and 2020 respectively. Torrey talks about the cause for the shift and how it stemmed from observing readers in his classroom.Want to support the podcast? It's easy. Go to buymeacoffee.com/chalkandink and with one single click you can buy me a latte-no subscription necessary.Finally, I want to give a shout out to Sarah Brannen for Chalk + Ink's podcast art. If you haven't read Sarah's book, Uncle Bobby's Wedding, check it out. It's on the ALA 2021 Rainbow List and Bank Street's Best Children's Books 2021. Support the show
Chalk and Ink: The Podcast for Teachers Who Write and Writers Who Teach
In this episode, the perseverant Sandy Stark-McGinnis talks about parallels, plot and point of view. Stay tuned till the end of the episode to find out how to win a signed copy of Extraordinary Birds or The Space Between Lost and Found from Sandy. Congrats to Jennifer Roman for winning a signed-copy of Sally Engelfried's debut middle grade novel, Learning to Fall.Want to support the podcast with a simple click? Go to buymeacoffee.com/chalkandink I don't know about you, but I love Christmas and so does author, Linda Urban. Treat yourself to a holiday delight and read her young adult novel, Talk Santa to Me before our next episode on November 18th. If Christmas isn't your thing, check out her newest middle grade novel, Almost There and Almost Not.Many thanks to Sarah Brannen for Chalk + Ink's podcast art. If you haven't read Sarah's book, Uncle Bobby's Wedding, check it out. It's on the ALA 2021 Rainbow List and Bank Street's Best Children's Books 2021. Support the show
Chalk and Ink: The Podcast for Teachers Who Write and Writers Who Teach
Today Sally Engelfried talks about productive weekends, innovative ways to use a writer's notebook, and how to find a story's emotional core. Please help me spread the word by sharing the podcast on social media, writing a review wherever you listen to your podcasts, and/or sharing this episode with family, friends and colleagues.Maybe you're not into promotion but you want to give me a boost and buy me a latte. It's easy. Go to buymeacoffee.com/chalkandink and with one single click you can support the podcast-no subscription necessary.In addition to being an amazing author and educator, Sally Engelfried is very generous. She's creating a five-minute video for Patreon supporters. Become a Chalk + Ink Patreon supporter and check it out.Sally also generously donated a 30-minute classroom or library visit to a lucky podcast listener and a signed book to another lucky podcast listener. There are several ways to enter: 1) Tweet or retweet this episode and be sure to tag Sally and me, 2) Go to www.katenarita.com/podcast and make a comment on this episode's post, 3) Make a comment about the episode on our Chalk + Ink Facebook page; and 4) Become a Chalk + Ink Patreon supporter. Patreon supporters are automatically entered into each giveaway. In order to enter the giveaway, complete one of these actions by midnight on Friday, October 28th. The winner will be announced on Friday, November 4th, on the podcast as well as on Twitter and on our Facebook page.Finally, I want to give a shout out to Sarah Brannen for Chalk + Ink's podcast art. If you haven't read Sarah's book, Uncle Bobby's Wedding, check it out. It's on the ALA 2021 Rainbow List and Bank Street's Best Children's Books 2021. Support the show
Chalk and Ink: The Podcast for Teachers Who Write and Writers Who Teach
In this episode with Cindy Rodriguez, we talk about the importance of embracing opportunities, growth mindset, and developing relationships in and out of the classroom.Please help me spread the word by sharing the podcast on social media, writing a review wherever you listen to your podcasts, and/or sharing this episode with family, friends and colleagues.Maybe you're not into promotion but you want to give me a boost and buy me a latte. It's easy. Go to buymeacoffee.com/chalkandink and with one single click you can support the podcast-no subscription necessary.In addition to being an amazing author and educator, Cindy Rodriguez is very generous. She's creating a five-minute Let's Write video that educators can use in their classrooms. Become a Chalk + Ink Patreon supporter, you can have access to Ruth's video as well as videos by April Jones Prince, Marcie Flinchum Atkins, Zetta Elliott, Erin Dealey, René Colato Laínez, Michelle Cusolito, Ruth Behar and Lisa Stringfellow. Cindy also generously donated a 30-minute classroom or library visit to a lucky podcast listener and a signed book to another lucky podcast listener. There are several ways to enter: 1) Tweet or retweet this episode and be sure to tag Cindy and me, 2) Go to www.katenarita.com/podcast and make a comment on this episode's post, 3) Make a comment about the episode on our Chalk + Ink Facebook page; and 4) Become a Chalk + Ink Patreon supporter. Patreon supporters are automatically entered into each giveaway. In order to enter the giveaway, complete one of these actions by midnight on Friday, October 14th. The winner will be announced on Friday, October 21st, on the podcast as well as on Twitter and on our Facebook page. Finally, I want to give a shout out to Sarah Brannen for Chalk + Ink's podcast art. If you haven't read Sarah's book, Uncle Bobby's Wedding, check it out. It's on the ALA 2021 Rainbow List and Bank Street's Best Children's Books 2021. Support the show
On the Season 1 finale, Rob sits with his good friend/broadcaster partner and mentor, "The Fabulous Playboy" Bob Keller. They discuss everything from the first show they called together, road stories, advice to young wrestlers, and the origin of the "Sweet Sexy Rob" nickname. Main Event Heat will return with Season 2 in March 2022! Join Host Rob Weathers as he talks about all things wrestling! Including his own personal experiences as a color commentator and ring announcer, top ten lists, interviews and current events in the pro wrestling industry. Thanks for hanging out! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/maineventheat/support
It's the season 1 finale! And we've included a few clips from some of our favorite conversations! Enjoy! In order of appearance: Sherman Young, Erick Andrade, Kaylee Westra, Mitchell Travis, Graham McMillan, Michael Ellington, Marcus McGarity, Clayton Jones, Preston Newsome, and Taylor Christenson. Buy one of Josh's books! Check out our sponsors: Take 20% off apparel at Uncle Bobby with code: NOWHERECLOSE Take 15% off a Guy Fox Starter Kit with code: NOWHERECLOSE Take 20% off handcrafted jewelry from Our Spare Change with code: NOWHERECLOSE
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