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Paul Layendecker's Bi-Weekly chat with Bangor School Superintendent Lynn Johnson about what's up and coming up at Bangor Schools. Bangorvikings.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the rest of the conversation, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/nathan-tankus-122595422 CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou talks about the JFK Files, USAID, Donald Trump and endless war. But first Nathan Tankus breaks down what the hell Elon Musk is doing. John Kiriakou is the only person to go to jail over the CIA torture program, which he blew the whistle on. He is a former CIA analyst and case officer, a PEN USA Award Winner and best-selling author. He's the host of Political Misfits and writes at http://johnkiriakou.substack.com In addition to being the Publisher of Notes on the Crises, Nathan Tankus is the Research Director of the Modern Money Network. He has written for the Financial Times, Politico, Rolling Stone, Business Insider, The Guardian, The Appeal, The American Prospect and JSTOR Daily. His work has also been extensively covered in The Washington Post, Bloomberg, The Nation, Marketwatch, The New Yorker, New York Magazine, Fortune Magazine, Vox, The Hill and The New Republic among other outlets. He was also the subject of a major profile in Bloomberg Businessweek, which has made him a sought after speaker and expert on the technical details of monetary policy, central banking and economic policy more broadly. Nathan is currently working on a book, under contract with Viking Press of Penguin. It is in the process of being rethought as a result of the "Trump-Musk Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025." ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kthalps/ #news #politics #youtube

O tema do luto na literatura de horror psicológico, diálogos entre King e Daphne du Maurier; sobre a crise de criatividade de King nos anos 90 e o fim de seu contrato com a Viking Press.Música de desfecho: Black Brothers - Huembello (Papua Nova Guiné, 1977)

Superintendent Lynn Johnson has the latest from Bangor Public Schools. Teacher conferences are NEXT WEEK! Details within!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Paul Layendecker hosts Superintendent Lynn Johnson as he updates the community on school events and happenings this month!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Superintendent Lynn Johnson chats with Paul Layendecker one more time this year and updates us on construction, Gone Boarding, The Graphic Arts program and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Superintendent Lynn Johnson has brought a number of coaches and Athletic Director Fred Smith to this show! They give a wrap up on Fall sports and look ahead to Winter sports!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Layendecker and Superintendent Lynn Johnson's Bi-Weekly chat about what's happening in Bangor Public Schools!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can you love Shakespeare and be an antiracist? Farah Karim-Cooper's book The Great White Bard explores the language of race and difference in Shakespeare's plays. Dr. Karim-Cooper also looks at the ways Shakespeare's work became integral to Britain's imperial project and its sense of cultural superiority. But, for all this, Karim-Cooper is an unapologetic Shakespeare fan. It's right there in the subtitle of her book: “How to Love Shakespeare While Talking about Race.” Far from casting Shakespeare out of the classroom or playhouse, Karim-Cooper shows new ways to appreciate him. By drawing connections between the plays and current events, she offers an eyes-wide-open tour of Shakespeare's continued relevance. Karim-Cooper talks with Barbara Bogaev about the role of race in Titus Andronicus, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, and more. Farah Karim-Cooper, is the new Director of the Folger Shakespeare Library, was previously a Professor of Shakespeare Studies at King's College London and Director of Education at Shakespeare's Globe. The Great White Bard is available now from Viking Press. From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast. Originally published August 15, 2023, updated and rebroadcast November 5, 2024. © Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This episode was produced by Matt Frassica. Garland Scott is the associate producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster. Paola García Acuña is the web producer and edited this transcript. We had technical help from Mark Dezzani in Surrey and Voice Trax West in Studio City, California. Final mixing services provided by Clean Cuts at Three Seas, Inc

Paul Layendecker and Bangor Superintendent Lynn Johnson from the Saturday, Oct. 26 show on COSY.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Layendecker and Superintendent Lynn Johnson bring us up to date on happenings in the Bangor School District.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Layendecker with Superintendent Lynn Johnson, Saturday, Sept..28, 2024.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Follow us at @reedingbetweenthelinespod on Instagram https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQTwwca940URfX9iyZ6yOpQ https://sisterschoice.typepad.com/sisters_choice_quilts/ Books mentioned: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams was originally published in 1979 by Pan Books The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester was originally published in 1956 by Sedgwick and Jackson All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells was originally published in 2017 is a Tor Book, published by Tom Doherty Associates, and I think is owned by McMillan Publishing Group THE WONDLA TRILOGY - Tony DiTerlizzi Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Idoru - William Gibson, Viking Press 1996, Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir, Ballantine Books

Darrell Hartman (@dwhartman) is the author of The Battle of Ink and Ice: A Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, and the Making of Modern Media. It is published by Viking.Newsletter: Rage Against the AlgorithmShow notes: brendanomeara.comSocial: @creativenonfiction podcast on IG and ThreadsSupport: Patreon.com/cnfpod

As the U.S. primary elections unfold, the issue of border security, particularly along the US-Mexico border, has taken center stage. Concerns about the number of people crossing the U.S. southern border illegally have prompted extreme and sometimes fatal measures by U.S. officials to curb the flow of migrants. How effective are these measures at slowing illegal immigration, and what is the cost for those trying to enter the U.S.? In this week's podcast, we sit down with Dr. Jason de León, professor of Anthropology and Chicano Studies at UCLA and the director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, to discuss the effects of various immigration policies.Dr. de  León sheds light on the methods that have been employed since at least the 1990s to deter border crossing, such as the Prevention through Deterrence policy, highlighting the conditions faced by those who cross the border and the potentially fatal outcomes. Challenging the perception of migration as a localized issue, Dr. de  León argues that migration is a multifaceted phenomenon with global implications. He advocates for humane policies that address the root causes of migration, such as poverty and political turmoil, rather than relying on border enforcement policies that actively and often purposely cause harm and even death.Dr. de  León is the Executive Director of the Undocumented Migration Project (UMP),  professor of Anthropology and Chicano Studies at UCLA, and the Director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology. Dr de León earned his bachelor's at UCLA, and his PhD at Penn State University. He was named a MacArthur Foundation fellow in 2017. His first book “The Land of Open Graves: Living and Dying on the Migrant Trail”, was published in 2015 by the University of California Press, and his second book, “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling”, was published by Viking Press in March 2024.  

Occasionally you read a book that changes the way you think about a topic or a place. The New China Playbook: Beyond Socialism and Capitalism by Keyu Jin is just such a book and it was great to have her join me on TRIUM Connects. We discuss the consequences (both intended an unintended) of the one child policy, the combination of strong political centralisation and economic decentralisation, the ‘mayor economy' and the combination of a super powerful yet agile state, able to act much more quickly than more democratically constrained actors. Jin argues that to understand all of this, you need to read China in the original – that is, as much as possible, not through the lens of Western, capitalistic assumptions about economic development but to see it for what it does, within its own terms. Jin is a great guide for this journey – she was born in China, educated in the USA (BA, Masters and PHD from Harvard) and now lives in London. She is an associate professor of economics at the LSE where her research focusses on global trade imbalances, global asset prices and China's economic growth model. Jin has also advised and consulted for the World Bank, the IMF and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The book ends with a discussion of the current challenges facing China. Jin argues that the reforms and policies which created the tremendous economic development over such a comparative short time must now change if China is to avoid its own version of the middle income trap. Whether China is able to do so will, in no small measure, shape the kind of world we will all live in. Jin's background, insight and deep knowledge shine through in the book and in our conversation. I hope you enjoy the conversation! CitationsKeyu Jin (2023) The New China Playbook: Beyond Socialism and Capitalism. Viking Press.Swerling J. and Burrows A. Guys and Dolls – First performed in 1950. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to our Halloween Lit for Christmas party! In this episode, Marty and Beth partake in a little drink called the Bobby Burns and talk about the King of Horror's novella "The Breathing Method" from the novella collection Different Seasons. BONUS POINTS:  Take a shot every time your hear the word "breathing." CAUTION: You WILL get very drunk. SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT: Bobby Burns (courtesy of Liquor.com) Ingredients: 1 shot of blended scotch whiskey (ideally a 12-year-old) 1 shot of sweet vermouth 1/2 shot of Benedictine garnish with lemon peel (optional) Directions: 1. Add the scotch, vermouth and Benedictine to a mixing glass with ice and stir until well-chilled. 2. Strain into a cocktail glass. 3. Twist a lemon peel over the glass to release its oils and then drop it into the drink. Directions for Non-Alcoholic Bobby Burns Recipe  Follow same directions as above, substituting apple juice for scotch, lemon-lime soda for vermouth, and cranberry juice for Benedictine.  Lit for Christmas Party Hosts: Marty has an Master's in fiction writing, MFA in poetry writing, and teaches in the English Department at Northern Michigan University in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.  He served two terms at Poet Laureate of the Upper Peninsula, and has published the poetry collection The Mysteries of the Rosary from Mayapple Press.  For more of Marty's thoughts and writing visit his blog Saint Marty (saintmarty-marty.blogspot.com) or listen to his other podcast Confessions of Saint Marty, also on Anchor.fm.  Marty is a writer, blogger, wine sipper, easy drunk, and poetry obsessor who puts his Christmas tree up in mid-October and refuses to take it down until the snow starts melting. Beth has a BS in English Secondary Education.  She has worked as a substitute teacher, medical transcriptionist, medical office receptionist, deli counter attendant, and Office Max cashier.  Currently, she works in a call center and enjoys discussing/arguing about literature with her loving husband. Music for this episode: "Jingle Bells Jazzy Style" by Julius H, used courtesy of Pixabay. "A Christmas Treat" by Magic-828, used courtesy of Pixabay. Other music in the episode: Manson, Marilyn. "This Is Halloween." Nightmare Revisited. Walt Disney, 2008. A Christmas Carol sound clips from: The Campbell Theater 1939 radio production of A Christmas Carol, narrated by Orson Welles and starring Lionel Barrymore. This month's Christmas lit: King, Stephen. “The Breathing Method.”   Different Seasons. Viking Press, 1982.

According to the non-profit Mapping Police Violence, since 2013 when experts first starting tracking police shootings, last year was the deadliest year on record with 1,176 law enforcement gun deaths, or more than three people per day and nearly 100 per month.  In 2022 Blacks were three three times more likely to be killed by police than Whites.  However in, for example, MPLS and Chicago, Black shooting deaths were respectively 28 and 25 times more likely than White.   In her recently published book by Viking Press, Prof. Schwartz explains how the corruption of the 4th amendment and Civil Rights law, the creation of the legal fiction “qualified immunity” and other reasons make it nearly impossible to police the police.  During this 38-minute interview, Prof. Schwartz begins by discussing the case of Ornee Norris. She in turn explains the courts' undermining of 4th amendment's protection from unreasonable searches, civil rights protections, specifically section 1983 of the 1871 Civil Rights Act, and the Supreme Courts 1967 creation of, in Pierson v. Ray, of qualified immunity, discusses the case of systematic violence by Vellejo, CA, police, the failure by governments to learn from these cases, efforts by states to pass laws ending qualified immunity, notes the value of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, and finally comments on the issue of the militarization of the police. Joanna Schwartz is Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law and the Faculty Director of the David J. Epstein Program in Public Interest Law and Policy.  She was a recipient of UCLA's Distinguished Teaching Award in 2015 and served as Vice Dean for Faculty Development from 2017-2019. Beyond Shielded, her recent scholarship has been published in the Yale Law Journal, Stanford Law Review, University of Chicago Law Review, Columbia Law Review, New York University Law Review, Michigan Law Review, Northwestern Law Review, Georgetown Law Journal, UCLA Law Review, and elsewhere. She has also written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, The Atlantic, The Boston Review, and Politico, and has appeared on NPR's Fresh Air, CBS Sunday Morning, PBS NewsHour, ABC News, CNN, MSNBC, and elsewhere. Professor Schwartz is also co-author with Stephen Yeazell and Maureen Carroll of a leading casebook, Civil Procedure (11th Edition). Professor Schwartz was graduated from Brown University and Yale Law School. She clerked for Judge Denise Cote of the Southern District of New York and Judge Harry Pregerson of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thehealthcarepolicypodcast.com

More than half the world's population currently lives in cities, and current estimates suggest that by 2050 nearly 7 out of every 10 people will live in urban spaces. In an increasingly crowded and urbanized world, space has become a precious commodity. As a species, we seem drawn to cities, despite their obvious disadvantages. From the ancient cities of Southeast Asia to the crowded streets of modern Los Angeles, cities offer opportunities for interactions that wouldn't be possible in urban areas. In this episode, we sit down with Professor Monica Smith, who shares her perspective on the importance of infrastructure and shared spaces in the birth and survival of cities past and present. How do cities affect the way that we interact with the natural environment and with our fellow human beings, and how can we think creatively about shared spaces in crowded urban environments? Dr. Monica L. Smith is a professor and Navin and Pratima Doshi Chair in Indian Studies at UCLA. She is an ancient economic historian who uses archaeological data to analyze the collective effects of routine activities through the study of food, ordinary goods, and architecture. Her current research focuses on the Indian subcontinent, a region that has produced some of the world's earliest and most long-lived urban areas. Her most recent book was published by Viking Press in 2019, and is titled “Cities: The First 6000 Years.”

Can you love Shakespeare and be an antiracist? Farah Karim-Cooper's new book, The Great White Bard, explores the language of race and difference in plays such as Antony and Cleopatra, Titus Andronicus, and The Tempest. Karim-Cooper also looks at the ways Shakespeare's work became integral to Britain's imperial project, and its sense of cultural superiority. But for all this, Karim-Cooper is an unapologetic Shakespeare fan. It's right there in the subtitle of her book: "How to Love Shakespeare While Talking about Race." Far from casting Shakespeare out of the classroom or playhouse, Karim-Cooper shows new ways to appreciate him. And, by drawing connections between the plays and current events, she offers an eyes-wide-open tour of Shakespeare's continued relevance. Karim-Cooper talks with Barbara Bogaev about the role of race in Titus Andronicus, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, and more. Listen to Shakespeare Unlimited on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. Farah Karim-Cooper is a professor of Shakespeare studies at King's College, London, and a director of education at Shakespeare's Globe theater. The Great White Bard is available now from Viking Press. From the Folger's Shakespeare Unlimited podcast. Published August 15, 2023. © Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This episode was produced by Matt Frassica. Garland Scott is the associate producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster. Ben Lauer is the web producer. Leo Fernandez edits our transcripts. We had technical help from Mark Dezzani in Surrey and Voice Trax West in Studio City, California. Final mixing services provided by Clean Cuts at Three Seas, Inc.

We're concluding our adaptation of the Peasant's Revolt this week - and adapting it to a D&D adventure that you can use in your home game! Everyone loves an underdog story where justice is served, but what happens when mob rule gets a little out of hand? We discuss ways to balance your game's revolutions with ease and style. Join our discord community! Support us on patreon! Check out our merch! Sources: Dobson, R. B. The Peasants' Revolt of 1381. 2nd ed., Macmillan, 1983. Hilton, Rodney. Bond Men Made Free: Medieval Peasant Movements and the English Rising of 1381. Viking Press, 1973. A great primer on the Peasant's Revolt is Ian White's "The Black Death, Economic and Social Change and the Great Rising of 1381 in Hertfordshire" - read it here! Socials: Website Twitter Instagram Facebook

Happy May Day! We know how tiring it is to work all day only to have a few hours to prep for D&D sessions on the weekend, and that's why we're celebrating international workers' day this week by recounting the Peasant's Revolt in England. This historical account is FULL of ideas for an impactful campaign no matter your play style - combat heavy, political intrigue, or story driven, we can adapt all of it! Join our discord community! Support us on patreon! Check out our merch! Sources: Dobson, R. B. The Peasants' Revolt of 1381. 2nd ed., Macmillan, 1983. Hilton, Rodney. Bond Men Made Free: Medieval Peasant Movements and the English Rising of 1381. Viking Press, 1973. A great primer on the Peasant's Revolt is Ian White's "The Black Death, Economic and Social Change and the Great Rising of 1381 in Hertfordshire" - read it here! Socials: Website Twitter Instagram Facebook

This week on ‘The Write Question,' host Lauren Korn chats with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Timothy Egan about ‘A Fever: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them' (Viking Press).

This week on ‘The Write Question,' host Lauren Korn chats with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Timothy Egan about ‘A Fever: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them' (Viking Press).

Dr. Chris Blattman is a faculty member in The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts, Chris Blattman focuses on why some people and societies are poor, unequal and violent, and how to tackle these issues. His book, "Why We Fight", was released by Viking Press in April 2022. Most people think war is easy and peace is hard. Blattman synthesizes decades of social science and policymakers' practical experiences to argue the opposite: War is hard and finding peace is easier than you think. In his day-to-day research, Blattman works with governments and civil society to design and test approaches to reduce violence and poverty.

Whatever happened to Ukraine's foreign fighters? What are the parallels between Syria and Ukraine? And where does the Cold War against China fit into it? To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined by investigative journalist Seth Harp, a contributing editor for Rolling Stone and author of the forthcoming book The Delta Force Murders, which will be published by Viking Press.Seth's articles discussed in the episode:https://theintercept.com/2022/06/30/ukraine-azov-neo-nazi-foreign-fighter/https://harpers.org/archive/2022/07/searching-from-the-ukrainian-foreign-legion/ https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/09/19/putting-ukrainian-battle-successes-into-cold-hard-perspective/ You can listen to all episodes of Rania Khalek Dispatches anywhere you get podcasts.Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3za9DRK Apple: https://apple.co/3zeYpeW 

On this day in 1926, Sylvia Townsend Warner's debut novel, Lolly Willowes, was published by Viking Press.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welche Geschichten erzählt die Gegenwartsliteratur? In der letzten Podcast-Folge des Jahres ziehen wir Bilanz und diskutieren mit Marie Schmidt und Carlos Spoerhase narrative Trends und Konjunkturen, die sich in jüngerer Zeit abgezeichnet haben: Welche Kritik gibt es am Trauma-Plot? Kennt die neuere Literatur noch klassische Liebesgeschichten? Wollen Leser:innen von Belletristik nur gefälliges Entertainment in Form altbekannter Stile und Motive? Und ist der Bedarf an autofiktionaler Literatur irgendwann gedeckt?Marie Schmidt ist Literaturkritikerin bei der Süddeutschen ZeitungCarlos Spoerhase ist Literaturwissenschaftler in München.In der Januar-Folge sprechen wir mit Aaron Lahl über Ethnopsychoanalyse.Literatur: Annie Ernaux, Der junge Mann. Aus dem Französischen von Sonja Finck, Suhrkamp, im Erscheinen.Benoîte Groult, Salz auf unserer Haut, Knaur 2017.Christian Kracht, Eurotrash, Kiepenheuer & Witsch 2021.Hanya Yanagihara, Ein wenig Leben, Hanser Berlin 2015.Helen DeWitt, The English Understand Wool, New Directions 2022.Hervé Le Tellier, Die Anomalie, Rowohlt 2021.Honoré de Balzac, Glanz und Elend der Kurtisanen, aus dem Französischen von Rudolf von Bitter, Hanser 2022.Laureate J. M. Coetzee, Elizabeth Costello, Viking Press 2003.Lea Ypi, Frei. Erwachsenwerden am Ende der Geschichte, aus dem Englischen von Eva Bonné, Suhrkamp 2022.Leif Randt, Allegro Pastell, Kiepenheuer & Witsch 2020.Martin Kordić, Jahre mit Martha, S.Fischer 2022.Moritz Baßler, Populärer Realismus, Vom International Style gegenwärtigen Erzählens, C.H. Beck 2022.Natasha Brown, Assembly, Penguin Books 2021.Parul Sehgal, The Case Against the Trauma Plot, in: The New Yorker (2022); 10, online unter https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/03/the-case-against-the-trauma-plot (18.12.2022).Sebastian Fitzek, Mimik, Droemer 2022.Thea Sternheim, Tagebücher 1903–1971, herausgegeben und ausgewählt von Thomas Ehrsam und Regula Wyss, Wallstein Verlag 2011.Virgina Woolf, On Being Ill, in: The Criterion (1926), January.Kontakt: podcast@his-online.de Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Book:   We Have Always Lived in The Castle      By Shirley Jackson   Film:   We Have Always Live in the Castle    (2018)   We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a 1962 mystery novel by American author Shirley Jackson. It was Jackson's final work, and was published with a dedication to Pascal Covici, the publisher, three years before the author's death in 1965. The novel is written in the voice of eighteen-year-old Mary Katherine "Merricat" Blackwood, who lives with her sister and uncle on an estate in Vermont. Six years before the events of the novel, the Blackwood family experienced a tragedy that left the three survivors isolated from their small village.  The novel was first published in hardcover in North America by Viking Press, and has since been released in paperback and as an audiobook and e-book.[2] It has been described as Jackson's masterpiece.   We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a 2018 American mystery thriller film directed by Stacie Passon, written by Mark Kruger, and starring Taissa Farmiga, Alexandra Daddario, Crispin Glover, and Sebastian Stan. It was based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Shirley Jackson.     Opening Credits; Introduction (2:31); Amazing Design Advertisement ( 19.14); Background History (20.26); Plot Synopsis (21.26); Book Thoughts (25.32); Let's Rate (1:07.56); Introducing a Film (1:16.06); We Have Always Lived In The Castle Film Trailer (1:17.11); Lights, Camera, Action (1:19.02); How Many Stars (1:59.49); End Credits (2:04.39); Closing Credits (2:06.26)   Opening Credits– Epidemic Sound – copyright 2021. All rights reserved   Closing Credits:  I'll Be Home For Christmas by Elvis Presley and Carrie Underwood.  Taken from the album Christmas Duets.  Copyright 2008 RCA Victor Records ​ Original Music copyrighted 2020 Dan Hughes Music and the Literary License Podcast.    All rights reserved.  Used with Kind Permission.   All songs available through Amazon Music.

In 1971, middling author Clifford Irving was able to convince a giant publisher that he landed the white whale—the autobiography of reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes. This was a guaranteed best seller. Problem was, Irving had made the whole thing up. Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly discuss this literary con and how it all came crashing down. Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands Cite your sources: Grimes, William. “Clifford Irving, Author of a Notorious Literary Hoax, Dies at 87 (Published 2017).” The New York Times, 20 December 2017, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/20/obituaries/clifford-irving-author-of-a-notorious-literary-hoax-dies-at-87.html. Accessed 4 September 2022. Irving, Clifford. “The Movie.” Clifford Irving, 2006, https://web.archive.org/web/20071224024956/http://www.cliffordirving.com/movie.php. Linklater, Magnus, et al. Hoax: The Inside Story of the Howard Hughes - Clifford Irving Affair. Viking Press, 1972. Accessed 4 September 2022. Loria, Kevin. “What Motivates Con Artists?” Business Insider, 12 February 2016, https://www.businessinsider.com/what-motivates-con-artists-2016-2. Accessed 9 September 2022. Smith, Harrison. “Clifford Irving, whose 'autobiography' of Howard Hughes nearly fooled the nation, dies at 87.” The Washington Post, 21 December 2017, https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/clifford-irving-whose-autobiography-of-howard-hughes-nearly-fooled-the-nation-dies-at-87/2017/12/21/83c7f9ba-e662-11e7-833f-155031558ff4_story.html. Accessed 29 August 2022. 

This week we interview Toluse Olorunnipa and Robert Samuels, Peabody Award and Polk Award-winning journalists and co-authors of His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice, published by Viking Press […]

David Halperin - In the 1960s, David Halperin was a teenage UFOlogist. He grew up to become a professor of religious studies—his specialty, religious traditions of heavenly ascent and otherworldly journeys. He taught history of Judaism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1976 through 2000. He's published five books and numerous articles on Jewish mysticism and messianism, and one novel, Journal of a UFO Investigator, which draws on his teenage dreams and fantasies as well as the UFO scene of the early 1960s. The novel was published in 2011 by Viking Press and has been translated into Spanish, Italian, and German.“David has a blog at www.davidhalperin.net, where he posts biweekly on UFOs, religion, and other subjects dear to his heart. He's working on a second novel and on a non-fiction book, Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO, in which he explores what UFOs once meant to him and what they mean for us and our culture. He lives in North Carolina with his wife Rose.

David Halperin - In the 1960s, David Halperin was a teenage UFOlogist. He grew up to become a professor of religious studies—his specialty, religious traditions of heavenly ascent and otherworldly journeys. He taught history of Judaism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1976 through 2000. He's published five books and numerous articles on Jewish mysticism and messianism, and one novel, Journal of a UFO Investigator, which draws on his teenage dreams and fantasies as well as the UFO scene of the early 1960s. The novel was published in 2011 by Viking Press and has been translated into Spanish, Italian, and German.“David has a blog at www.davidhalperin.net, where he posts biweekly on UFOs, religion, and other subjects dear to his heart. He's working on a second novel and on a non-fiction book, Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO, in which he explores what UFOs once meant to him and what they mean for us and our culture. He lives in North Carolina with his wife Rose.

Fear changes everything. Lauren and Jared are solo on the crit this week! What happens when the world is ending and a group of people are trapped together? We discuss that and more in our crit of another early aughts classic, The Mist (2007). Time Stamps: 3:08 - Negronomicon35:47 - Crit: The Mist (2007)1:40:14 - Final curlsFind Us Online- Website: www.scarycritpodcast.com- Twitter: http://twitter.com/scarycritpodcast- Instagram: http://instagram.com/scarycritpodcast   Credits- Host and Producer: Lauren La Melle - instagram.com/laurenlamelle | twitter.com/laurenlamelle | Website: www.laurenlamelle.com- Host and Editor: Jared Hudson - instagram.com/blossomsandbooks93 | Gems from E56Man Cave (2022, play)King Kong (2013, play)Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (2016, play)Avenue Q (2003, play)Scandal (2012)Good Hair (2009)Bad Boys 4 (TBA)Rothaniel (2022)The Carmichael Show (2017)Saturday Night Live (1975)Whoopi: Back to Broadway - The 20th Anniversary (2005)It (2017)The Mist (2007)The Shawshank Redemption (1994)The Green Mile (1999)A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)The Blob (1988)Saw (2004)The Green Mile (Stephen King, Signet Books, 1996, Print)The Mist (Stephen King, Viking Press, 1980, Print)Deep Blue Sea (1999)The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (Stephen King, Grant, 1982, print)The Thing (1982)Pan's Labyrinth (2006)Under the Dome (Stephen King, Scribner, 2009, print)Lord of the Flies (1963)War of the Worlds (2005)The Happening (2008)The Crazies (2010)Being Human (2009)Brooklyn 99 (2013)The Shield (2002)Cloverfield (2008)The Mist (2017)The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)Artist Unknown (TBD)Parasite (2019)A Peculiar Silence (2022)

Did you know that goths have the lowest "life satisfaction levels" of any subculture? We here at Gutter Boys work with goths at various locations around the US to bring out their hidden potential. Fortunately, this week's guest isn't plagued by this rampant epidemic and is in fact already well on her way to the top. Bianca Xunise is a Chicago-based cartoonist known for her contributions to the nationally syndicated comic strip Six Chix as well as multiple strips for various publications including The Nib, Vogue, and the Washington Post. We talk about her early life as a cartoonist, her influences and motivations, how she got into comics, and her current project and upcoming book Punk Rock Karaoke which will debut in 2023 from Viking Press. You can follow Bianca on Instagram and Twitter @biancaxunise or check out her website and Patreon. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email us at gutterboyspodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the next episode, or give the Gutter Boys a follow on Instagram and Twitter (JB: @mortcrimpjr; Cam: @camdelrosario). And of course, please rate, review, like, share, and subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and help grow the Gutter Gang Nation! If you're feeling generous, subscribe to our Patreon at patreon.com/gutterboys (or gutterboys.top) and browse our different subscription tiers to receive exclusive merch, behind-the-scenes comic process updates, bonus episodes, plus much more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gutterboys/support

Julie Hayden es autora de un solo libro, este Las listas del pasado. Fue publicado hace treinta y seis años por The Viking Press. Diez de los cuentos que reúne este tomo aparecieron en The New Yorker, la revista en la que Hayden trabajó durante dieciséis años. Kirk Walsh cuenta todo esto en un prólogo imprescindible, que el lector no se debe saltar. Estamos ante una autora enigmática, tímida hasta la enfermedad, de vida interior intensa, a la que la existencia cotidiana le resultaba de una aspereza abrasiva. Walsh descubrió a Hayden a través de un podcast de Lorrie Moore. Nosotros en Fanfan esperamos que este milagro se repita. Por eso hemos grabado el cuento más importante de este tomo deslumbrante.

Vikings trenerduo Morten Jensen og Bjarte Lunde Aarsheim gjester ukens Studio A.

Mark Rogers from Bear Flag Books and Retro in Masterton reviews second hand bookshop favourite Cannery Row by John Steinbeck, originally published by Viking Press.

David Halperin - In the 1960s, David Halperin was a teenage UFOlogist. He grew up to become a professor of religious studies—his specialty, religious traditions of heavenly ascent and otherworldly journeys. He taught history of Judaism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1976 through 2000. He's published five books and numerous articles on Jewish mysticism and messianism, and one novel, Journal of a UFO Investigator, which draws on his teenage dreams and fantasies as well as the UFO scene of the early 1960s. The novel was published in 2011 by Viking Press and has been translated into Spanish, Italian, and German.“David has a blog at www.davidhalperin.net, where he posts biweekly on UFOs, religion, and other subjects dear to his heart. He's working on a second novel and on a non-fiction book, Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO, in which he explores what UFOs once meant to him and what they mean for us and our culture. He lives in North Carolina with his wife Rose.

David Halperin - In the 1960s, David Halperin was a teenage UFOlogist. He grew up to become a professor of religious studies—his specialty, religious traditions of heavenly ascent and otherworldly journeys. He taught history of Judaism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1976 through 2000. He's published five books and numerous articles on Jewish mysticism and messianism, and one novel, Journal of a UFO Investigator, which draws on his teenage dreams and fantasies as well as the UFO scene of the early 1960s. The novel was published in 2011 by Viking Press and has been translated into Spanish, Italian, and German. “David has a blog at www.davidhalperin.net, where he posts biweekly on UFOs, religion, and other subjects dear to his heart. He's working on a second novel and on a non-fiction book, Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO, in which he explores what UFOs once meant to him and what they mean for us and our culture. He lives in North Carolina with his wife Rose.

Back in 1997, when Anthony Valerio’s Conversation with Johnny was first published, the world hadn’t yet seen The Godfather, The Sopranos, or Goodfellas. In this slim volume, Valerio explores two distinct Italian American stereotypes: the dashing man about town and the successful gangster. Nicholas, the descendant of parents who emigrated to America, goes back to the old Italian New York neighborhood where Johnny, the old but still powerful gangster resides, surrounded by acolytes and luxury. The source of Johnny’s power and wealth is assumed to be crime, but he is is a caring and nurturing godfather, listening closely as Nicholas cries about his married, lover calling it quits. He is also a ruthless don who can shower Nicholas with wealth, get him a job as a maître-d at a famous restaurant, or create a retirement home for Italian American Writers. But he can’t promise Nicholas an Italian-American culture that focuses on solely on art as if organized crime never happened. Anthony Valerio is the author of 12 books of fiction and non-fiction. As a book editor in major publishing houses, including McGraw-Hill, he was fortunate to have edited great writers such as Toni Cade Bambara, Shel Silverstein and others. His short stories have appeared in the Paris Review and have been published in anthologies by Random House, the Viking Press, and William Morrow. He has taught undergrad and post-grad writing at New York University, City University of New York, and Wesleyan University, and he has been a fiction judge at PEN's Prison Writing Committee. He works every day, is a jazz afficionado, and a passionate golfer who tries to get out in nature and on the links. About Anthony Valerio’s work, his friend and legendary children’s book author, the late Shel Silvertein said: "He knows his craft: he gets in, tells his story and gets out. It’s what good writing should be." I interview authors of beautifully written literary fiction and mysteries, and try to focus on independently published novels, especially by women and others whose voices deserve more attention. If your upcoming or recently published novel might be a candidate for a podcast, please contact me via my website, gpgottlieb dot com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Back in 1997, when Anthony Valerio’s Conversation with Johnny was first published, the world hadn’t yet seen The Godfather, The Sopranos, or Goodfellas. In this slim volume, Valerio explores two distinct Italian American stereotypes: the dashing man about town and the successful gangster. Nicholas, the descendant of parents who emigrated to America, goes back to the old Italian New York neighborhood where Johnny, the old but still powerful gangster resides, surrounded by acolytes and luxury. The source of Johnny’s power and wealth is assumed to be crime, but he is is a caring and nurturing godfather, listening closely as Nicholas cries about his married, lover calling it quits. He is also a ruthless don who can shower Nicholas with wealth, get him a job as a maître-d at a famous restaurant, or create a retirement home for Italian American Writers. But he can’t promise Nicholas an Italian-American culture that focuses on solely on art as if organized crime never happened. Anthony Valerio is the author of 12 books of fiction and non-fiction. As a book editor in major publishing houses, including McGraw-Hill, he was fortunate to have edited great writers such as Toni Cade Bambara, Shel Silverstein and others. His short stories have appeared in the Paris Review and have been published in anthologies by Random House, the Viking Press, and William Morrow. He has taught undergrad and post-grad writing at New York University, City University of New York, and Wesleyan University, and he has been a fiction judge at PEN's Prison Writing Committee. He works every day, is a jazz afficionado, and a passionate golfer who tries to get out in nature and on the links. About Anthony Valerio’s work, his friend and legendary children’s book author, the late Shel Silvertein said: "He knows his craft: he gets in, tells his story and gets out. It’s what good writing should be." I interview authors of beautifully written literary fiction and mysteries, and try to focus on independently published novels, especially by women and others whose voices deserve more attention. If your upcoming or recently published novel might be a candidate for a podcast, please contact me via my website, gpgottlieb dot com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Back in 1997, when Anthony Valerio’s Conversation with Johnny was first published, the world hadn’t yet seen The Godfather, The Sopranos, or Goodfellas. In this slim volume, Valerio explores two distinct Italian American stereotypes: the dashing man about town and the successful gangster. Nicholas, the descendant of parents who emigrated to America, goes back to the old Italian New York neighborhood where Johnny, the old but still powerful gangster resides, surrounded by acolytes and luxury. The source of Johnny’s power and wealth is assumed to be crime, but he is is a caring and nurturing godfather, listening closely as Nicholas cries about his married, lover calling it quits. He is also a ruthless don who can shower Nicholas with wealth, get him a job as a maître-d at a famous restaurant, or create a retirement home for Italian American Writers. But he can’t promise Nicholas an Italian-American culture that focuses on solely on art as if organized crime never happened. Anthony Valerio is the author of 12 books of fiction and non-fiction. As a book editor in major publishing houses, including McGraw-Hill, he was fortunate to have edited great writers such as Toni Cade Bambara, Shel Silverstein and others. His short stories have appeared in the Paris Review and have been published in anthologies by Random House, the Viking Press, and William Morrow. He has taught undergrad and post-grad writing at New York University, City University of New York, and Wesleyan University, and he has been a fiction judge at PEN's Prison Writing Committee. He works every day, is a jazz afficionado, and a passionate golfer who tries to get out in nature and on the links. About Anthony Valerio’s work, his friend and legendary children’s book author, the late Shel Silvertein said: "He knows his craft: he gets in, tells his story and gets out. It’s what good writing should be." I interview authors of beautifully written literary fiction and mysteries, and try to focus on independently published novels, especially by women and others whose voices deserve more attention. If your upcoming or recently published novel might be a candidate for a podcast, please contact me via my website, gpgottlieb dot com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

Back in 1997, when Anthony Valerio’s Conversation with Johnny was first published, the world hadn’t yet seen The Godfather, The Sopranos, or Goodfellas. In this slim volume, Valerio explores two distinct Italian American stereotypes: the dashing man about town and the successful gangster. Nicholas, the descendant of parents who emigrated to America, goes back to the old Italian New York neighborhood where Johnny, the old but still powerful gangster resides, surrounded by acolytes and luxury. The source of Johnny’s power and wealth is assumed to be crime, but he is is a caring and nurturing godfather, listening closely as Nicholas cries about his married, lover calling it quits. He is also a ruthless don who can shower Nicholas with wealth, get him a job as a maître-d at a famous restaurant, or create a retirement home for Italian American Writers. But he can’t promise Nicholas an Italian-American culture that focuses on solely on art as if organized crime never happened. Anthony Valerio is the author of 12 books of fiction and non-fiction. As a book editor in major publishing houses, including McGraw-Hill, he was fortunate to have edited great writers such as Toni Cade Bambara, Shel Silverstein and others. His short stories have appeared in the Paris Review and have been published in anthologies by Random House, the Viking Press, and William Morrow. He has taught undergrad and post-grad writing at New York University, City University of New York, and Wesleyan University, and he has been a fiction judge at PEN's Prison Writing Committee. He works every day, is a jazz afficionado, and a passionate golfer who tries to get out in nature and on the links. About Anthony Valerio’s work, his friend and legendary children’s book author, the late Shel Silvertein said: "He knows his craft: he gets in, tells his story and gets out. It’s what good writing should be." I interview authors of beautifully written literary fiction and mysteries, and try to focus on independently published novels, especially by women and others whose voices deserve more attention. If your upcoming or recently published novel might be a candidate for a podcast, please contact me via my website, gpgottlieb dot com. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/italian-studies

In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin answer Pump Head questions from five listeners via Zoom. Justin caught flexing. (4:18) Mind Pump's latest obsession, the ‘Viking Press'. (7:15) Which states have the highest/lowest IQ? (10:44) Education versus experience/starting a career. (13:51) The Public Goods mission of bringing safe/environmentally friendly products to the general population. (24:42) Mind Pump Investments: Uber's next BIG move. (27:15) Mind Pump Debates: The zealots on both sides of the government-mandated vaccine requirement argument. (29:38) Don't call it a comeback, Domino's is launching autonomous pizza delivery. (38:42) You don't “skitch” bro?! (40:25) The value of NCI is a no-brainer! (42:07) #Quah question #1 – How can I implement more kettlebell exercises to complement my barbell training? (47:05) #Quah question #2 – What is the best programming option to start with post-pregnancy? (56:34) #Quah question #3 – Recommendations on nutrition during Ramadan? (1:07:19) #Quah question #4 – What program can I follow to complement my Olympic lifting training to overcome an exercise sticking point? (1:15:53) #Quah question #5 – How can I get a handle on my diet with a family and busy work life? (1:24:20) Related Links/Products Mentioned April Specials: MAPS Anabolic or Shredded Summer Bundle 50% off!  **Promo code “APRILSPECIAL” at checkout** Average IQ by State 2021 - World Population Review Your Next Five Moves: Master the Art of Business Strategy Visit Public Goods for an exclusive offer for Mind Pump listeners! **Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order with NO MINIMUM purchase** Count Down: How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race Uber CEO Says Company Might Get Into Cannabis Delivery Business If Federal Laws Change J&J coronavirus vaccine pause hurts its reputation Only the VACCINATED will be saved? Confusion after St. Vincent PM says only those with Covid jab can flee VOLCANO on cruise ships Domino's is launching autonomous pizza delivery with a tiny self-driving car Skitching - Wikipedia Skitchin' - Wikipedia NCI Certifications x Mind Pump Mind Pump #1492: Five Things To Look For In An Online Coach With Jason Phillips How to do a Proper Kettlebell Swing (Don't Make THIS Mistake!!) How To Overhead Press with Kettlebells | Mind Pump Kettlebells For Aesthetics - Mind Pump Media How To Do A Kettlebell Half Kneeling Windmill Press | FREE Shoulder Growth Guide Enter the Kettlebell!: Strength Secret of the Soviet Supermen MAPS Starter | MAPS Fitness Products - Mind Pump Media How Should You Approach Your Postpartum Fitness? - Mind Pump Blog MAPS Prime Pro Webinar Ramadan - Wikipedia MAPS Fitness Prime Pro - Mind Pump Media Mind Pump #1240: The Muscle Building & Fat Burning Effects Of Oly Lifting With Sonny Webster Build Your Core Strength with the Hollow Body Tension Movement Mind Pump #1435: How To Kick Your Sugar Addiction In 5 Simple Steps Mind Pump Podcast – YouTube Mind Pump Free Resources People Mentioned Ben Pollack, Ph.D. (@phdeadlift)  Instagram Jason Phillips (@jasonphillipsisnutrition)  Instagram Sonny Webster (@sonnywebstergb)  Instagram

Choisir ses études, son métier, faire des choix qui paraissent déterminants dès le lycée… Nous passons tous-tes par là. Trouver sa voie est un long chemin, qui peut parfois être semé d'embûches. On hésite, on se questionne: et maintenant, que vais-je faire ? Vers quel domaine s'orienter ? Et si ce choix là n'était pas le bon, après tout ? Que se passera-t-il si on fait des erreurs ? Dans ce premier épisode, Raïssa Gloria et sa meilleure amie Roihamat demandent conseil à deux expertes, Julia de Strada et Inès Magne, toutes les deux présidentes d'Inspiring Girls, une ONG ayant pour but d'inspirer les jeunes femmes en leur présentant des rôles modèles féminin. Un épisode idéal si vous êtes en plein doute concernant votre avenir professionnel ! Les références entendues dans cet épisode : Victoria Beckham, chanteuse, danseuse, styliste, designer et femme d'affaires britannique Michelle Obama, avocate et essayiste américaine. Elle a notamment écrit le livre “Devenir”, une autobiographie publiée aux éditions Viking Press (2018). Livre qui a également fait l'objet d'un documentaire éponyme diffusé sur Netflix (2020). Sistas Club est un programme de Cacharel Parfums en partenariat avec Inspiring Girls, animé par Raïssa Gloria. Réalisation, montage et mixage par Zoé Richard et traduction par Ray Wofsy. Production par Nouvelles Ecoutes. 

Embodiment & Social Justice We shared such a potent and enlivening conversation with Rev. angel Kyodo williams and Dr. Scott Lyons. In this conversation we talk about an upcoming training they are hosting called the Embodied Social Justice Certification Program. So of course, we talked about some of our favorite topics - embodiment, social justice, soft-bellies, the highly contagious nature of reactivity, spiritual bypassing, ways of perceiving our world as influenced by our conditioning and our language, and the skills that support us in doing the deep and necessary work of becoming embodied and co-creating a better world for all. We dive into talking about liberation, cancel culture, minding our own business, and the essential foundation of contemplative/somatic practice for doing any kind of racial healing work. These are two wonderful human beings and skilled teachers and we think you’ll love this rich conversation as much as we did.    Learn more about the training here https://www.theembodylab.com/embodied-social-justice-certificate     Dr. Scott Lyons is dedicated to teaching embodiment as a way of exploring human development, healing, growth and transformation. Scott’s deep passion is to integrate somatic practices, transpersonal inquiry and scholarly research into the creative and healing arts. Scott is a Clinical Psychologist, Osteopath, and Mind-Body Medicine practitioner who specializes in therapies for infants, youth and adults.   Scott is the founder of The Embody Lab DrScottLyons.com  TheEmbodyLab.com IG@Drscottlyons   Rev. angel Kyodo williams is a writer, activist, ordained Zen priest and the author of Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living with Fearlessness and Grace, published by Viking Press in 2000, and the co-author of Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation , published by North Atlantic Books.   You can find out more at:   http://angelkyodowilliams.com/ http://transformativechange.org/ https://radicaldharma.org

One of the most popular fiction genres, mysteries take the reader on a journey that involves trying to solve a puzzle, finding clues, engaging in logical deduction, considering (and discarding) red herrings… the who, why and how of a crime that must be solved, an event that must be explained.   Join Nisa and Crystal as they discuss a mix of classics and new books in the genre: Death in the East - Abir Mukherjee. Penguin Random House, 2019 The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman. Viking Press, 2020 Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie. Collins Crime Club, 1934 and Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie and François Rivière. Harper, 2007 A Study in Scarlet - Arthur Conan Doyle. Beeton’s Christmas Annual Magazine, 1887

Irish author Colm Toibin joins us for the inaugural episode of The Artist's Statement. He discusses his early writing career and his evolution from poet to journalist to novelist, and his return to poetry. We examine Toibin's novella, A Long Winter, and short story "One Minus One" from his collection, The Empty Family. He reads from his latest novel, The Magician, which tells the story of writer Thomas Mann and is scheduled for publication by Viking Press in September, 2021. Toibin describes the importance of finding rhythm in sentences and how intuition and intellect work together to develop his narratives. He also discusses balancing plot and details that help to enhance the world of his stories. Hosted by Davin Malasarn. The Artist's Statement is brought to you by the Granum Foundation. Visit us for more information. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-artists-statement/message

In today's episode, Sean Murray talks with Nabil Ayers, a professional musician, successful entrepreneur, and U.S. head of the independent music label, 4AD. Nabil is also a gifted writer. He has published in the New York Time, and the National Public Radio (NPR). Later this year, Viking Press will publish his memoir.Nabil exemplifies so much of what we talk about on this show. There is a theme of music and creativity that runs throughout his life and career. In this episode, he talks about listening to an inner voice that has guided him through major decisions and career transitions. We also discuss what it means to follow your passion, and how that has played out in his life. Other topics include how Nabil channels creativity, and how writing has changed his day-to-day experiences.IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN:The role of creativity in “The Good Life”What it means to “follow your passion”How Nabil started and built Sonic Boom, a successful chain of record stores in SeattleHow Nabil balanced playing music professionally while growing a businessHow a conversation at a party made him lead the New York office of a major independent record labelHow Nabil went from not writing in 5 years, to publishing in the New York Times and the magazines, to having a memoir coming outHow writing has changed Nabil's lifeBOOKS AND RESOURCES:Nabil Ayers' websiteCONNECT WITH NABIL AYERS:Nabil's TwitterNabil's LinkedInGET IN TOUCH WITH SEAN MURRAYSean's Twitter AccountSean's LinkedIn AccountEmail: Sean@TheInvestorsPodcast.comWebsite: RealTime Performance, Inc.Weekly Newsletter: RealTime Performance NewsletterHELP US OUT!Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For the housebound everywhere, I'll post a daily (or so) episode of me reading from Pacific Northwest history books that I like. In Episode 21, the next installment of "Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle" by Murray Morgan, published by Viking Press, New York, in 1951. We continue the section called "Hiram Gill and the Newspapers, 1910-1918."

For the housebound everywhere, I'll post a daily (or so) episode of me reading from Pacific Northwest history books that I like. In Episode 20, the next installment of "Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle" by Murray Morgan, published by Viking Press, New York, in 1951. We begin the section called "Hiram Gill and the Newspapers, 1910-1918."

For the housebound everywhere, I'll post a daily (or so) episode of me reading from Pacific Northwest history books that I like. In Episode 19, the next installment of "Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle" by Murray Morgan, published by Viking Press, New York, in 1951. We complete the section called "Gold."

For the housebound everywhere, I'll post a daily (or so) episode of me reading from Pacific Northwest history books that I like. In Episode 18, the eighteenth installment of "Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle" by Murray Morgan, published by Viking Press, New York, in 1951. We complete the section about John Considine and Alexander Pantages, and begin the section called "Gold."

For the housebound everywhere, I'll post a daily (or so) episode of me reading from Pacific Northwest history books that I like. In Episode 17, the seventeenth installment of "Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle" by Murray Morgan, published by Viking Press, New York, in 1951. We continue with the section about John Considine and live entertainment in Seattle circa 1900, and the rise of rival Alexander Pantages.

For the housebound everywhere, I'll post a daily (or so) episode of me reading from Pacific Northwest history books that I like. In Episode 16, the sixteenth installment of "Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle" by Murray Morgan, published by Viking Press, New York, in 1951. We continue with the section about John Considine and live entertainment in Seattle circa 1900, and a violent confrontation and Second and Yesler.

For the housebound everywhere, I'll post a daily (or so) episode of me reading from Pacific Northwest history books that I like. In Episode 15, the fifteenth installment of "Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle" by Murray Morgan, published by Viking Press, New York, in 1951. We continue with the section about John Considine and live entertainment in Seattle circa 1900, as a political dispute veers toward possible violence.

"Helene Atwan is the Director of Beacon Press, an independent non-profit book publisher founded in 1854. She began her publishing career in 1976 at Random House in New York as an assistant editor in their College Division, before moving to Alfred A. Knopf in 1977 as a publicity associate. She then joined The Viking Press in 1979 as the associate director of publicity. In 1981, she moved to Farrar, Straus and Giroux, where she began as the director of publicity. She also became a vice president of the house in 1987 and the associate publisher in 1991. In 1993, she joined the Pocket Books division of Simon & Schuster as a vice president and director of marketing. She was appointed director of Beacon Press by the board of trustees of the Unitarian Universalists Association in October of 1995." We met at her offices in Boston to talk about Emerson and the history of the Beacon Press, plus its connection to the Unitarian Universalists; Helene's role with the press; social justice - slavery, reparations, inter-sectional issues, and the environment; about the price of paper, the function of design, and the process of editing books at Beacon; plus Victor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning, and newly discovered Yes to Life, and much more. 

For the housebound everywhere, I'll post a daily (or so) episode of me reading from Pacific Northwest history books that I like. In Episode 14, the fourteenth installment of "Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle" by Murray Morgan, published by Viking Press, New York, in 1951. We continue with the section about John Considine and live entertainment in Seattle in the 1890s.

For the housebound everywhere, I'll post a daily (or so) episode of me reading from Pacific Northwest history books that I like. In Episode 13, the thirteenth installment of "Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle" by Murray Morgan, published by Viking Press, New York, in 1951: conclusion of the section called "Fire" and beginning of the section about John Considine and live entertainment in Seattle.

For the housebound everywhere, I'll post a daily (or so) episode of me reading from Pacific Northwest history books that I like. In Episode 12, the twelfth installment of "Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle" by Murray Morgan, published by Viking Press, New York, in 1951: conclusion of Section II, and beginning of the section called "Fire."

For the housebound everywhere, I'll post a daily (or so) episode of me reading from Pacific Northwest history books that I like. In Episode 11, the eleventh installment of "Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle" by Murray Morgan, published by Viking Press, New York, in 1951: Section II, Part 5.

For the housebound everywhere, I'll post a daily (or so) episode of me reading from Pacific Northwest history books that I like. In Episode 10, the tenth installment of "Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle" by Murray Morgan, published by Viking Press, New York, in 1951: Section II, Part 4.

For the housebound everywhere, I'll post a daily (or so) episode of me reading from Pacific Northwest history books that I like. In Episode 09, the ninth installment of "Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle" by Murray Morgan, published by Viking Press, New York, in 1951: Section II, continued.

For the housebound everywhere, I'll post a daily (or so) episode of me reading from Pacific Northwest history books that I like. In Episode 08, the eighth installment of "Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle" by Murray Morgan, published by Viking Press, New York, in 1951: beginning of Section II.

For the housebound everywhere, I'll post a daily (or so) episode of me reading from Pacific Northwest history books that I like. In Episode 07, the seventh installment of "Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle" by Murray Morgan, published by Viking Press, New York, in 1951: conclusion of Chapter 2 (and conclusion of Part I).

For the housebound everywhere, I'll post a daily (or so) episode of me reading from Pacific Northwest history books that I like. In Episode 06, the sixth installment of "Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle" by Murray Morgan, published by Viking Press, New York, in 1951: Chapter One, Part VII, and opening pages of Chapter Two.

For the housebound everywhere, I'll post a daily (or so) episode of me reading from Pacific Northwest history books that I like. In Episode 05, the fifth installment of "Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle" by Murray Morgan, published by Viking Press, New York, in 1951: Chapter One, Part VI.

For as long as I maintain interest in this project or until the COVID-19 crisis is over (whichever comes first), I'll post a daily episode of me reading from Pacific Northwest history books that I like. In Episode 04, the fourth installment of "Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle" by Murray Morgan, published by Viking Press, New York, in 1951: Chapter One, conclusion of Part IV and all of Part V.

For as long as I maintain interest in this project or until the COVID-19 crisis is over (whichever comes first), I'll post a daily episode of me reading from Pacific Northwest history books that I like. In Episode 03, the third installment of "Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle" by Murray Morgan, published by Viking Press, New York, in 1951: Chapter One, Parts III and a portion of Part IV.

For as long as I maintain interest in this project or until the COVID-19 crisis is over (whichever comes first), I'll post a daily episode of me reading from Pacific Northwest history books that I like. In Episode 02, the second installment of "Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle" by Murray Morgan, published by Viking Press, New York, in 1951: Chapter One, Parts I and II.

For as long as I maintain interest in this project or until the COVID-19 crisis is over (whichever comes first), I'll post a daily episode of me reading from Pacific Northwest history books that I like. In Episode 01, the first installment of "Skid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle" by Murray Morgan, published by Viking Press, New York, in 1951.

Written and researched by Ashley Carr Transcript: If you’re a young woman from a working class family from New Jersey in the years leading up to the outbreak of the Civil War, chances are, you would feel that growing tension, feel it about to burst, and want to do something about it. But for a woman, who has been told she has no use on the battlefield, and no voice in politics, options are limited. You could be a nurse, but, if you don’t have the stomach for gore, like Elizabeth Carter didn’t, you take up work on the home front.[1] Elizabeth moved to Erie, Pennsylvania to be a school teacher, working hard so she could send money back to her family in New Jersey, who depended on her. Amid the terror and freedom of being a young woman on her own in the world for the first time, she met the man who would become her husband, and a Brigadier General of the Union Army: Strong Vincent.[2]   A while into their budding relationship, Elizabeth and Strong were walking the streets of Erie together when man cat-called Elizabeth. We don’t know what was said, but we do know that Strong Vincent, her knight in shining wool uniform, punched him. Right in the face.[3]   The name “Strong” was a family surname before it was given to him.[4] But never was there a man more fit for it than Strong Vincent.   [patriotic, uplifting music]   Perhaps because of a powerful sense of patriotism, or perhaps because he was sick of sitting behind a desk at a law firm, Vincent enlisted into the 83rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army.[5] He and Elizabeth Carter married that same day, he packed his bag, and was gone.[6]   Sending off your brand new husband into what would become the bloodiest war in American history sounds debilitating, life altering, tragic. But, if you come from a working class family, and the men are off at war, you don’t have time to feel sorry for yourself. You keep going.   And so life went on in Erie without Strong Vincent, and the other men of the Pennsylvania 83rd. Elizabeth, now Mrs. Vincent, continued teaching. News of the war and of the daily life of battle trickled in.   Essentially alone once more, Elizabeth again experienced an exhilarating sense of freedom, this time underlined with the kind of dread that only work could distract from. So, she and the other women of Erie worked, volunteering to put together food, supplies, and clothing for the soldiers.[7] There was no reward for this, no glory, no recognition for the sacrifice of daily stability and what little money she and the other women had. But, they did it anyway.   Not long into their marriage, and, into the war, Elizabeth realized she was pregnant. She gave birth, alone, to a daughter, Blanche Strong Vincent, whose names, all three, were of her husband’s family, not her own. And she buried that child after less than a year of life, alone.   Of course, she did have the family of her new husband to keep her company, and the women of her community, but, when the people you most want near you are away, your husband, your own family, the presence of others can do very little.   [transition music]   We don’t have many letters written by Elizabeth or Vincent, but we do have records of what other soldiers wrote home. Some detailed the mundane and trivial of daily life; I got a tear in my uniform, or the sunset was beautiful today. Others were heavier; my friend just died, or I’ve been wounded, or tell the children I love them, though they may never see me again.   [sad music]   Two years into the war, Strong Vincent had been in and out of battle, and moved up the ranks to Lieutenant Colonel.[8] The infamous battle of Gettysburg loomed around the corner. At 26, Vincent had none of the youthful misconceptions of immortality left in him. In one letter to Elizabeth, just before Gettysburg, he wrote, “If I fall, remember you have given your husband to the most righteous cause that ever widowed a woman.”[9]   [“oh shit this is getting real” music]   What can you do when your husband tells you he might die? When you live in a world where you are nothing without your husband? When your only child died within a year of birth, your family cannot financially support you, and you are hundreds of miles away from being able to physically put your body in anyone else’s place?   You wait. You wait, and you pray, and you busy yourself with work. You try not to allow yourself to think of what you fear might happen, what you don’t dare to imagine, and what happens anyway.   Because the pain of being the one left behind is demanded of you. You must suffer gracefully, for surely others have suffered more in the name of your country.   Elizabeth didn’t know what happened in that fateful battle until days later, when she received word that her husband, fiery Strong Vincent, Colonel and commander of the brigade, had been mortally wounded in Gettysburg, had been shot just after giving a rallying speech to his men, standing on top of a rock.[10]   Elizabeth pieced together the story bit by bit.   Strong Vincent had intercepted an order that otherwise would have gone unfulfilled. His men had been marching for days to offer their support in the battle, many going long hours, and even days, without sleep, shoes torn to pieces, and precious little ammo left. The order Vincent intercepted was from Union General Meade, commanding another battalion to cover one crucial hill called Little Round Top. What the messenger and Meade did not know, though, is that that commander was not there yet to receive the order.   In one of Vincent’s most famous moments, he said, “I will take the responsibility of taking my brigade there.”   This hill, if surrendered to the Confederate Army, would have given a vantage point from which they could gun down the entirety of the Union’s forces. This was a matter of life and death, not just for Vincent and his men, but for the ideal of a free nation.[11]   His last words, just after he was shot, were “Don’t give an inch”.[12] And his men didn’t. The battle was won, and Vincent was moved to a hospital where he was treated for several days.   Union General Meade sent a telegraph to President Lincoln, petitioning him to promote Vincent to Brigadier General for his heroism at Little Round Top in Gettysburg.[13]Lincoln granted this request, and there is debate about whether Strong Vincent was conscious at the time his promotion was announced. He died soon after.     [funeral-ish music] To have buried a child and been widowed by the age of 24 is a tragedy few can imagine, and even fewer can endure. After the death of Strong Vincent in the battle of Gettysburg, historians don’t seem to have paid attention to Elizabeth, but her life did go on. Her husband’s service had bought her some social and financial security.   She lived, fulfilling the dream of the Union, peacefully existing in a nation of states that were once again united. Strong Vincent never got to see that. But Elizabeth did, and she lived it, for the both of them, and for their child who never got to grow up to see the reunited nation her father defended.   Elizabeth Carter Vincent lived until 1914. [14] She is buried next to Strong Vincent and their child in the Erie Cemetery, where to this day visitors place pennies on their headstones, Lincoln-side up, in remembrance of Strong Vincent’s sacrifice.[15]   [music]   The last line of a poem by Wilfred Owen reads “Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori”, which translates “It is sweet and honorable to die for your country.”[16] But, what we forget so often about so many wars is that it is sweet and honorable to live for your country, too.   [end credits music]   This episode of Hurstories was researched and produced by me, Ashley Carr. A special thanks to the Mercyhurst University Digital Storytelling class and Dr. Averill Earls for research and editing assistance.   [1]Nina Silber, Daughters of the Union: Northern Women Fight the Civil War. Cambridge Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2005, page 75. [2] Michael Schellhammer, The 83rd Pennsylvania Volunteersin the Civil War. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2003, page 171. [3]Nina Silber, Daughters of the Union: Northern Women Fight the Civil War. Cambridge Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2005, page 77. [4] findagrave.com [5]Michael Schellhammer, The 83rd Pennsylvania Volunteersin the Civil War. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2003, page 170. [6]Michael Schellhammer, The 83rd Pennsylvania Volunteersin the Civil War. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2003, page 171.   [7] Stonesifer, Roy P. Brigadier General Strong Vincent A Hero of Gettysburg. Erie, PA: Edinboro University, 1996, page 2. [8] Michael Schellhammer, The 83rd Pennsylvania Volunteersin the Civil War. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2003, page 171. [9] Stonesifer, Roy P. Brigadier General Strong Vincent A Hero of Gettysburg. Erie, PA: Edinboro University, 1996, page 3. [10] Stonesifer, Roy P. Brigadier General Strong Vincent A Hero of Gettysburg. Erie, PA: Edinboro University, 1996, page 5. [11] Michael Schellhammer, The 83rd Pennsylvania Volunteersin the Civil War. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2003, page 169. [12] Stonesifer, Roy P. Brigadier General Strong Vincent A Hero of Gettysburg. Erie, PA: Edinboro University, 1996, page 6. [13] Stonesifer, Roy P. Brigadier General Strong Vincent A Hero of Gettysburg. Erie, PA: Edinboro University, 1996, page 6. [14] findagrave.com [15] Personal experience [16] Wilfred Owen, “Dulce Et Decorum Est”, Viking Press, 1921.

We didn’t say all we needed to last week, so this week’s episode we just keep going on the topic of  #metoo. We talk about how our justice system’s treatment of victims, weird expectations of women’s “modesty,” and how we can talk to our kids about consent and bodily autonomy. And again, personal stories are told. Listen in, and if you find that you have something to add to the conversation, we’d love to hear from you. Shoot us an email at womenafpodcast@gmail.com or find us on social media at:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenafpodcast/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/womenafpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/womenafpodcast Become a Patreon supporter for exclusive behind-the-scenes material, to vote on topic ideas, get a bunch of great freebies and more at www.patreon.com/womenafpodcast. www.womenafpodcast.com Women AF is produced by Mortar Box Media and Engineered by Adam Rostad. Intro and Outro Music is SQZ by Shane Ivers. Check him out at silvermansound.com. If you or somebody you know is being sexually assaulted the National Sexual Assault hotline is 1-800-656-Hope (1-800-656-4673) or you can visit rainn.org.  Weisensee Egan, Nicki, Chasing Cosby, (2020) - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chasing-cosby/id1493558501 “Amy Fisher.” You’re Wrong About, 3 Dec. 2018 -  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/amy-fisher/id1380008439?i=1000465289931Miller, Chanel. Know My Name. Viking Press (2019)

In this episode, Professor Amy Gajda, the Class of 1937 Professor of Law at Tulane Law School explains the four privacy torts and shares discusses the likely impact of recent cases including Bollea v. Gawker (The Hulk Hogan Case)Some key takeaways are... The Privacy Rights are(1) Misappropriation - use of another's name or identity without permission.(2) Intrusion into seclusion - peering in on someone who is in seclusion.(3) Publication of private facts (the gossip tort) publishing of private information about another person that is highly offensive and not newsworthy.(4) False Light - which is similar to the tort of defamation and not accepted in all jurisdictions.About our guest...Amy Gajda is recognized internationally for her expertise in privacy, media law, torts, and the law of higher education; her scholarship explores the tensions between social regulation and First Amendment values. Gajda’s first book, The Trials of Academe (Harvard 2009), examines public oversight of colleges and universities and its impact on academic freedom. Her later work draws on insights from her many years as an award-winning journalist and focuses on the shifting boundaries of press freedoms, particularly in light of the digital disruption of traditional media and rising public anxieties about the erosion of privacy. Her second book, The First Amendment Bubble: How Privacy and Paparazzi Threaten a Free Press (Harvard 2015), explores these boundaries in the context of judicial oversight of journalistic news judgment. Gajda is presently at work on a third book, The Secret History of the Right to Privacy, under contract with Viking and slated to be published in 2021. Her upcoming book, tentatively titled The Secret History of the Right To Privacy will be published by Viking Press. In Fall 2019, the American Law Institute appointed her to serve as an Adviser for its new Restatement on Defamation and Privacy, a multi-year project that begins in 2020. You can hear Professor Gajda's take on the Hulk Hogan case and its fallout, by visiting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnaCDyP_k7s&t=109sThis episode is sponsored by Kaplan Bar Review. Getting ready for the bar exam means you’ll need to choose the study program that’s right for you. Kaplan Bar Review will get you ready to take on test day with confidence by offering $100 off live and on-demand Bar Review with offer code Leslie100. Visit kaplanbarreview.com today to sign up.

'Self-Portrait In A Convex Mirror' (an excerpt) by John Ashbery read by Andrew Mummery who dedicates the reading to Philip Ackerman. 'Self-Portrait In A Convex Mirror' appears in the collection of the same name, first published by Viking Press in 1975. A transcript can be found at https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse?volume=124&issue=5&page=3 More from Andrew Mummery can be found at http://www.andrewmummery.co.uk

Yancey Strickler is a writer and entrepreneur. He is the cofounder and former CEO of Kickstarter and author of This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World, coming October 29 through Viking Press.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Tim Beckley and Tim Swartz welcome to Exploring The Bizarre (KCORradio.com) DAVE HALPERIN whose friendship with Beckley goes back to when they were both teenagers. In the UFO controversy, the skeptics are right about the less important point: UFOs have no physical existence. TheUFOlogists are right about the more important point: UFOs are a vitally important subject, never to be dismissed as “bunk” or “claptrap.” Attention must be paid. UFOs, like religion, are a human phenomenon. They have nothing to do with space travel or life on other planets. Back in the 1960s, David Halperin was a teenage UFOlogist. Later he became a Professor of Religious Studies at theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he taught until his retirement in 2000. His specialty: religious traditions of heavenly ascent and otherworldly journeys. He is the author of five books on Jewish mysticism and messianism, and a novel, "Journal of a UFO Investigator," published in 2011 by Viking Press and translated into Spanish, Italian, and German. His non-fiction book, "Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO," will be published next year by Stanford University Press. He blogs on UFOs, religion, and other subjects dear to his heart at www.davidhalperin.net.

Mona Awad was born in Montreal and has lived in the US since 2009. Her debut novel, 13 WAYS OF LOOKING AT A FAT GIRL (Penguin), won the Amazon Best First Novel Award, the Colorado Book Award and was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and the Arab American Book Award. It was also long-listed for the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour and the International Dublin Award. Her new novel, BUNNY was released June 11, with Viking Press. I spoke with her by phone, and the call dropped about halfway through the interview. We resumed shortly. It does not do any harm to our conversation.

Check out episode 475 of "Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do".  Podcast host Thom Singer interviews Yancey Strickler about his journey from small farm town to being the co-founder of Kickstarter.  Thom met Yancey at a conference where they were both speakers, and was instantly impressed with his world view and cool personal demeanor.  When Thom asked "will you be on my podcast", he was thrilled that Yancey responded "yes" instantly.  This is a great interview and Strickler shares very useful insights for all entrepreneurs.    About Yancey Strickler   Yancey Strickler is a writer and entrepreneur. He is the cofounder and former CEO of Kickstarter and the author of This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World, coming October 29, 2019 through Viking Press.   Yancey has been recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People. He’s a former music journalist whose writing has appeared in Pitchfork, theVillage Voice, and New York Magazine. He’s spoken at the Museum of Modern Art, Tribeca and Sundance Film Festivals, Web Summit, and events around the globe. He’s cofounder of the creative resource The Creative Independent, the record label eMusic Selects, and an app that lets fans announce NBA games called Micd. The London Spectator called him “one of the least obnoxious tech evangelists ever.”   Learn more about Yancey and his new book at https://www.ystrickler.com   https://www.thomsinger.com/podcast/yancey-strickler   *********************

This week Heather and Clara discuss some of the issues you need to think about when embarking upon irrigation.   Key references that may be of help are as follows:   Irrigation water analyses guidelines from Alberta Agriculture (accessed spring 2019) Rural Water Quality Information Tool (Alberta Ag and Forestry accessed spring 2019) Alberta government guidelines for preparing agricultral feasibility reports for irrigation projects Alberta Agriculture Season Extension Webinare referring to salt accumulation in hoop houses Good summary document from the FAO Good Fact Sheet on Irrigation Water Quality from Colorado State University Reference for cost of groundwater salinization in the Central Valley of California Diamond, Jared.  2005, 2011.  Collapse. How societies choose to fail or succeed. Viking Press.    Our theme music was composed and performed by Heather's son Callum and the challenging job of audio editing was completed by the uber-talented Laura Eccleston. 

For our 30th episode, host Jason Jefferies is joined by Jasper Fforde, author of the Thursday Next series, the Nursery Crime series, and most recently, Early Riser, published by Viking Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House.  The conversation touches upon writers' block, sleep, viral dreams, zombies, and the moon landing.  Happy listening!    

In 1994, Deborah Harkness was doing research at Oxford University’s Bodleian Library when she stumbled across the Book of Soyga, a long-lost manuscript treatise on magic that once belonged to Elizabethan scientist and occult philosopher John Dee. About fourteen years later, she had an idea for a story: a historian—who turns out to be a witch—discovers a lost and much-coveted manuscript that thrusts her into a world of vampires, demons, and magic. Harkness’s idea became A Discovery of Witches, the first book of her All Souls Trilogy. The novel is now a television series starring Teresa Palmer and Matthew Goode. The show comes to AMC and BBC America on April 7. We asked Harkness to join us on Shakespeare Unlimited to talk about how her research influenced her fiction writing and to tell us about how witches, demons, and the supernatural were perceived in Shakespeare’s England. Dr. Deborah Harkness is a teaching professor of history at the University of Southern California. She is the author of John Dee’s Conversations with Angels and The Jewel House: Elizabethan London and the Scientific Revolution, as well as the All Souls Trilogy, originally published by Viking Press for Penguin Books. Harkness is interviewed by Barbara Bogaev. From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast series. Published March 19, 2019. © Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This podcast episode, “Excellent Witchcraft” was produced by Richard Paul. Garland Scott is the associate producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster. Ben Lauer is the web producer. We had technical help from Shawn Corey Campbell and Bianca Ramirez at KPCC Public Radio in Pasadena, California.

Han växte upp i den amerikanska Södern med rassegregation och bestialiska lynchningar, men omvandlade sitt hat, sin ilska och bitterhet mot den vita terrorn till rasande skildringar över samtidens tillstånd. Litteraturväven berättar historien om Richard Wright: Vit terror, svart tragedi. Litteraturväven är ett program av och med Jonas Stål, med inläsningar av Beatrice Berg och Dick Lundberg. Richard Wrights porträtt är ritat av Irem Babovic. KÄLLOR: [Litteratur] Fraile, Ana Maria (red.) – Richard Wright’s Native son, Rodopi (2007) Kuichi, Toru – Richard Wright: A documented chronology 1908-1960, McFarland & Company inc. (2014) Mörk sång: Fyrtiofem amerikanska negerdikter, Albert Bonniers Förlag (1949) Lynching in America: Confronting the legacy of reacial terror, Equal Justice Initiative (2015) Rowley, Hazel – Richard Wright: The life and times, University of Chicago Press (2008) Wright, Richard & Rosskam, Edwin – 12 million black voices: a folk history of the negro in the United States, The Viking Press (1941) Wright, Richard – How ”Bigger” was born, (1940) Wright, Richard – Hunger i Amerika, Wahlström & Widstrand (1978) Wright, Richard – Onkel Toms Barn, Albert Bonniers Förlag (1957) Wright, Richard – Son av sitt land, Albert Bonniers Förlag (1944) Wright, Richard – Native son, Harperperennial Modern Classics (2005) [Artiklar] Dagens Nyheter: 7 oktober 1943, 14 oktober 1943, 11 mars 1945, 21 november 1956, 27 november 1956, 25 november 1956. [Nätet] Greer, Brian – Little Rock’s last lynching was in 1927, but the terrible memories linger, Arkansas Times, 4 augusti 2000 Wikipedia: Lynching in the United States, Racial Segregation in the United States, Lynchningen av John Carter, Dysenteri

Host Jason Jefferies is joined by National Book Award Winner William T. Vollmann.  For part one of this two-part episode, they discuss Vollmann's new Carbon Ideologies, which was published by Viking Press in two volumes (No Immediate Danger and No Good Alternative).  Vollmann speaks about the explosions off nuclear reactors in Japan's Fukushima-Daiichi district and the fallout that followed, coal in Nitro, West Virginia, oil in Oklahoma, and secrecy in the United Arab Emirates.  Part two of this interview, which will be published next week, touches on the rest of Vollmann's career.  Signed copies of Vollmann's No Immediate Danger, Europe Central, and Riding Towards Everywhere can be purchased in person at Quail Ridge Books or online here: https://www.quailridgebooks.com/signedbooks

In this episode, we are done. Done done done. The Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process is over but we are just getting started. We talk about why calls for civility in the wake of injustice are often calls to silence underrepresented voices. We discuss the fact that so many white women were galvanized to support the Kavanaugh nomination, and why that points to the need for more women leaders in religious spaces. And we feed our rage with some family-size bags of Peanut M&Ms. **_If you want to support the show financially--for as little as $1 per month,[please visit our Patreon Page](https://www.patreon.com/impolitecompanypodcast)to become a monthly patron. We're putting together plans for an audio documentary about campaigns and religion, and your help could free us up to concentrate on it and other show projects._** Discussed This Week: [The Waves](http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/doublex_gabfest/2018/10/the_hosts_of_the_waves_discuss_male_entitlement_female_rage_and_what_comes.html) podcast, "The Rage at Brett Edition" [Good and Mad](https://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781501181795): The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger (Rebecca Traister, Simon & Schuster) [Flight of the Conchords](https://www.hbo.com/specials/flight-of-the-conchords-live-in-london): Live in London [The Witch Elm](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/10/books/review/tana-french-witch-elm.html), (Tana French, Viking Press)

Steven Pinker is a cognitive scientist and is the author of several books including Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism and Progresspublished by Viking Press earlier this year. Editors at Quillette contacted Professor Pinker for a Q&A: what follows is a transcript of our Q&A, conducted via email. On Psychology Quillette: What are some of the classic experiments in psychology that you think an educated person should know about? Steven Pinker: Where to begin? I’d cite studies of illusions and biases, to remind people of the fallibility of our perceptual and cognitive faculties. These would include experiments on visual attention by the late Anne Treisman and others showing that people are unaware of visual material they don’t attend to, together with any experiment on memory showing how un-photographic our recollections are (for example, Elizabeth Loftus’s studies on the unreliability of eyewitness testimony, or even the low-tech study in which people are asked to draw a penny, an object they have seen thousands of times). Let’s add Slovic, Tversky, and Kahneman’s demonstrations of illusions in reasoning about … The post Steven Pinker: Counter-Enlightenment Convictions are ‘Surprisingly Resilient’ appeared first on Quillette.

Dr. Colleen Hacker has served as a member of the United States coaching staff for five Olympic Games as a Mental Skills Coach and Performance Psychology Specialist. Dr. Hacker began her National Team service in 1995 working with the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team. They won the first Gold Medal awarded in women’s soccer at the 1996 Olympic Games followed by a dramatic overtime victory over China in the 1999 World Cup that year. She has been named on the coaching staff for more than 10 World Championship and has been named Olympic games Coaching staff for women’s soccer, field hockey and ice hockey. She helped the US women’s hockey team win gold this year at the Winter Olympics. In addition to her work with National Teams, Dr. Hacker serves as the mental skills coach to professional, international and Olympic athletes in a variety of sports. With more than 30 years experience in higher education, she is currently a Professor in Kinesiology specializing in Sport and Exercise Psychology in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Hacker has received numerous professional awards including the Distinguished Professional Practice Award from AASP (the first woman to do so) and the Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award (the highest teaching honor awarded by the University). ESPNW named Dr. Hacker as one of 30 women in the country who "change the way sports are played."  Catch Them Being Good (Penguin Books and Viking Press) a collaboration with champion soccer coach Tony DiCicco, was released in 2002. In this interview, Colleen and Cindra talk about: Why it’s important to do good work where you are at How she got involved with Olympic Teams Why people in the field should be scholars first and practitioners second How the best of the best can perform on demand The 4-step progression of mental skills development You can find a full description of the Podcast and contact information for Colleen at cindrakamphoff.com/colleen.

Rob Eagle (UCL Communications & Marketing) reads a passage from Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road' for the UCL Festival of Culture Book Club: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/festival-of-culture/festival-book-club 'On the Road' is published by Viking Press: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.co.uk/publishers/penguin-general/viking/

The first 100 days of Trump’s presidency have been a whirlwind of victories and setbacks, leaving Americans with mixed opinions about President Trump and how the next four years could unfold. While his approval ratings are at historic lows and he has yet to enact any major legislation, his supporters have been pleased with the burst of executive actions and his defiant stand against the political establishment. How has President Trump done, and how does he compare to past presidents? Why is the first 100 days in office used as a barometer in the first place? Do these presidential beginnings predict the course of an entire term? In this episode of Politics & Polls, professors Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang interview political historian Meg Jacobs, a research scholar at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Jacobs explains the concept of evaluating a president’s first 100 days and how she thinks Trump’s faring from a historical perspective. Jacobs, who is married to Zelizer, is the author of “Pocketbook Politics: Economic Citizenship in Twentieth-Century America,” and, more recently, “Panic at the Pump: The Energy Crisis and the Transformation of American Politics in the 1970s.” She is currently working on a new book with Viking Press about the history of the New Deal and World War II.

David Halperin - In the 1960s, David Halperin was a teenage UFOlogist. He grew up to become a professor of religious studies—his specialty, religious traditions of heavenly ascent and otherworldly journeys. He taught history of Judaism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1976 through 2000. He’s published five books and numerous articles on Jewish mysticism and messianism, and one novel, Journal of a UFO Investigator, which draws on his teenage dreams and fantasies as well as the UFO scene of the early 1960s. The novel was published in 2011 by Viking Press and has been translated into Spanish, Italian, and German.“David has a blog at www.davidhalperin.net, where he posts biweekly on UFOs, religion, and other subjects dear to his heart. He’s working on a second novel and on a non-fiction book, Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO, in which he explores what UFOs once meant to him and what they mean for us and our culture. He lives in North Carolina with his wife Rose.

David Halperin - In the 1960s, David Halperin was a teenage UFOlogist. He grew up to become a professor of religious studies—his specialty, religious traditions of heavenly ascent and otherworldly journeys. He taught history of Judaism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1976 through 2000. He’s published five books and numerous articles on Jewish mysticism and messianism, and one novel, Journal of a UFO Investigator, which draws on his teenage dreams and fantasies as well as the UFO scene of the early 1960s. The novel was published in 2011 by Viking Press and has been translated into Spanish, Italian, and German.“David has a blog at www.davidhalperin.net, where he posts biweekly on UFOs, religion, and other subjects dear to his heart. He’s working on a second novel and on a non-fiction book, Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO, in which he explores what UFOs once meant to him and what they mean for us and our culture. He lives in North Carolina with his wife Rose.

Topics:Firestarter, by Stephen King. Published in 1980 by Viking Press. Stranger Things Season 1, created by the Duffer brothers. Netflix. 2016. Beyond: Two Souls, developed by Quantic Dream and published by Sony. Published on the Playstation 3 in 2013 Intro / Outro Music: "Go Cart" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Exploring How Failure Can Lead to Success The latest ABI Podcast features ABI Executive Director Sam Gerdano speaking with Bloomberg View writer Megan McArdle, author of The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success. Based on her research of both personal and business failure, McArdle provides examples of how businesses and consumers have built a fresh start after financial disaster. The new book from Viking Press is set for release on February 11.

In Creating Room to Read: A Story of Hope in the Battle for Global Literacy (Viking Press, 2013), John Wood presents this big idea: you can change the world if want to. The nice thing about John’s book is that he doesn’t tell you the “theory” of world-changing (though he does discuss “social entrepreneurship”), he tells you how he did using his own experience. John saw that a lot of people around the world couldn’t read and created an organization to teach them. This involved building a dedicated team, fund-raising, finding out what his clients–illiterate, impoverished children–wanted, and giving it to them in a flexible way. John’s “Room to Read” has built thousands of libraries around the world and taught hundred of thousands of children to read. That’s something. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Creating Room to Read: A Story of Hope in the Battle for Global Literacy (Viking Press, 2013), John Wood presents this big idea: you can change the world if want to. The nice thing about John’s book is that he doesn’t tell you the “theory” of world-changing (though he does discuss “social entrepreneurship”), he tells you how he did using his own experience. John saw that a lot of people around the world couldn’t read and created an organization to teach them. This involved building a dedicated team, fund-raising, finding out what his clients–illiterate, impoverished children–wanted, and giving it to them in a flexible way. John’s “Room to Read” has built thousands of libraries around the world and taught hundred of thousands of children to read. That’s something. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Creating Room to Read: A Story of Hope in the Battle for Global Literacy (Viking Press, 2013), John Wood presents this big idea: you can change the world if want to. The nice thing about John’s book is that he doesn’t tell you the “theory” of world-changing (though he does discuss “social entrepreneurship”), he tells you how he did using his own experience. John saw that a lot of people around the world couldn’t read and created an organization to teach them. This involved building a dedicated team, fund-raising, finding out what his clients–illiterate, impoverished children–wanted, and giving it to them in a flexible way. John’s “Room to Read” has built thousands of libraries around the world and taught hundred of thousands of children to read. That’s something. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices