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I Spent 2024 Researching UFOs UAPs and Here's What I Found. A special livestream episode looking at the major UFO / UAP related events of 2024 with the perspective of seeing trends for 2025.If you enjoy the show, leave a 5 star review..!!To see the VIDEO of this episode, click or copy link -  http://youtu.be/9GiI-YG165kVisit my website with International UFO News, Articles, Videos, and Podcast direct links -www.ufonews.co❤️ EXCLUSIVE FREE MERCH INCLUDED & BEHIND-THE-SCENES ONLY FOR MY SUPPORTERS ON PATREON ➔ https://www.patreon.com/paradigm_shifts/membershipBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-and-unexplained--5235662/support.

An impassioned account of the fall and rise of the small American towns she cherishes by Dar Williams.   A musician, educator, author, Dar rose out of the vibrant mid-90's Boston scene, inspired by the eclectic influences of alt-rockers, Berklee jazz musicians, slam poets, and folk artists, After a year of touring non-stop with her first album, The Honesty Room, in 1994, she was invited by Joan Baez to tour in Europe and The United States. To date she has written 14 albums and 6 books. And we wanted two speak with Dar about one of those books. “What I Found in a Thousand Towns” A Traveling Musician's Guide to Rebuilding America's Communities—One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, and Open-Mike Night at a Time(published in 2017). A beloved folk singer presents an impassioned account of the fall and rise of the small American towns she cherishes. Dubbed by the New Yorker as “one of America's very best singer-songwriters,” Dar Williams has made her career not in stadiums, but touring America's small towns. She has played their venues, composed in their coffee shops, and drunk in their bars. She has seen these communities struggle, but also seen them thrive in the face of postindustrial identity crises. Here, Williams muses on why some towns flourish while others fail, examining elements from the significance of history and nature to the uniting power of public spaces and food. Drawing on her own travels and the work of urban theorists, Williams offers real solutions to rebuild declining communities. What I Found in a Thousand Towns is more than a love letter to America's small towns, it's a deeply personal and hopeful message about the potential of America's lively and resilient communities. All Music and Lyrics by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin.

A beloved folk singer presents an impassioned account of the fall and rise of the small American towns she cherishes. Dar Williams is a musician, educator, author and has had over a 25+-year career. She rose out of the vibrant mid-90's Boston scene, inspired by the eclectic influences of alt-rockers, Berklee jazz musicians, slam poets, and folk artists, After a year of touring non-stop with her first album, The Honesty Room, in 1994, she was invited by Joan Baez to tour in Europe and The United States. To date she has written 14 albums and 6 books. And we wanted two speak with Dar about one of those books. “What I Found in a Thousand Towns” A Traveling Musician's Guide to Rebuilding America's Communities—One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, and Open-Mike Night at a Time (published in 2017). A beloved folk singer presents an impassioned account of the fall and rise of the small American towns she cherishes. Dubbed by the New Yorker as "one of America's very best singer-songwriters," Dar Williams has made her career not in stadiums, but touring America's small towns. She has played their venues, composed in their coffee shops, and drunk in their bars. She has seen these communities struggle, but also seen them thrive in the face of postindustrial identity crises. Here, Williams muses on why some towns flourish while others fail, examining elements from the significance of history and nature to the uniting power of public spaces and food. Drawing on her own travels and the work of urban theorists, Williams offers real solutions to rebuild declining communities. What I Found in a Thousand Towns is more than a love letter to America's small towns, it's a deeply personal and hopeful message about the potential of America's lively and resilient communities. All Music and Lyrics by James Harrell and Ilyana Kadushin.

A new MP3 sermon from Calvary Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: What I Found at Calvary Subtitle: Spring Revival 2023 Speaker: Alan Ryman Broadcaster: Calvary Baptist Church Event: Sunday - PM Date: 4/30/2023 Bible: Luke 23 Length: 65 min.

February 22, 2023The Daily Mojo is 2 hours of news, commentary, comedy, and auditory deliciousness."Liars, Freaks, & Racism"More and more of the untruths of the January 6th protests are being uncovered. Nicki Haley is living by the rule that if you can't fix it; feature it. Aunt Jemima too tasty! They're lying to us about the food again. And, can 6th graders be racist? Please support the Mojo50 platform if you can. We stand for the Constitution and individual responsibility. We especially love 1A & 2A. Join us and help take our country back! Purchase official merch:https://www.mojo50.com/shopDavid G - retired Navy SEAL, Paramedic, & Firefighter - brings us another exciting edition of "What I Found on Instagram" - and it features some wise words from Richard Pryor.Links:https://www.toolskool.com/https://www.instagram.com/toolskool/All things in one place: https://linktr.ee/realbradstaggs All things in one place: https://linktr.ee/realronphillips WATCH The Daily Mojo LIVE 7-9a CT:Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/DailyMojoFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoJo50Radio Mojo 5-0 TV: https://www.mojo50.com/mojo50tvOr just LISTEN:MoJo 5-0 Radio PlayerPlease support our advertising partners, if you're able. American Pride Roasters CoffeeCustom Laser Engraving:MojoLaserPros.comMy Pillow Promo Code: Mojo50My Pillow Mojo Specials!Emergency Food Supply & Tools:PrepareWithMojo50.com

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2017's What I Found in a Thousand Towns finds Dar Williams tackling urban studies. It's new territory for the singer-songwriter, but one that builds on decades of fascination with the small towns she frequented on tour. The book has taken on a special sort of resident over the past two years, as the pandemic has spurred countless think pieces about the future of life in cities. It's certainly top of mind as we discuss the force stasis of life during Covid-19, and something Williams is clearly thinking about as her latest album (her first in six years) I'll Meet You Here is returning her to the road again. This, perhaps, is where the book and album converge, around the concept of “meet[ing] life as it arrives,” as Williams puts it – however and wherever that might be.   

New England singer/songwriter Dar Williams has been putting out music for over 30 years. She's played with Mary Chapin Carpenter, Ani DiFranco and Joan Baez, among others. She's also written several books, including What I Found in a Thousand Towns: A Traveling Musician's Guide to Rebuilding America's Communities – One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, and Open Mic Night At a Time.Her latest album is her first in six years, called I'll Meet You Here. We talk about the inspiration for many of the songs on the record, including “You Give It All Away,” which deals with the current state of streaming music, and “Today and Every Day,” which talks about the little things we can do save the world. She also revisits a song from her very first album, “You're Aging Well.”

Often we push off our to-do list not because we are lazy , But but because We are afraid of failing, Or we're feeling overwhelmed, Or we don't think were good enough, so why bother. What I Found best for me is just to get started, just do the 1st step , you will gain momentum. Sometimes it's better just to "ready fire aim"... In this podcast we will cover 5 reasons why we procrastinate . Enjoy!!!

In our Replay today, Lisa tells the story of her just-completed kitchen. The project included the relocation of her washing machine to the upstairs master bedroom. This outside-the-box solution facilitated expansion of the kitchen. Split HVAC systems require a lot of tubing to be inserted into wall cavities. In our Horror Story today an installer got creative and ran the tubing on the outside of the house, including over the roof. Unbelievable! Then in our Feature segment, singer, songwriter, author Dar Williams joins Gary Toth and Cynthia Nikitin from the Placemakers Guild for Part 2 of a fascinating discussion of why some towns flourish and others flounder. Dar shares some of the wonderous transformations she's experienced in cities and towns across America. It's all in her book, What I Found in a Thousand Towns: A Traveling Musician's Guide to Rebuilding America's Communities-One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, and Open-Mike Night at a Time.

In our Replay today, Mark's 1,000 square-foot basement is almost totally made over. Imagine this: a built-in gas fireplace and a kitchen with cabinets that match those in his just renovated kitchen above. There's a water monitor just in case. Egress was achieved with Bilco Doors. All things to consider, if you want to make your basement livable. In our Horror Story, we talk about a contractor who was called in to fix a leaky roof. He took 50 percent up front and disappeared for three weeks. Four months later, the job still wasn't finished. Watch out for big upfront payments and contractors who don't show. In our Feature segment, we're joined by Gary Toth and Raj Mohabeer from The Placemakers Guild for part one in a two-podcast series about what it takes to make a city or town flourish. The Guild is a collection of urban planners and pros of related disciplines who know how to create places where life can happen. In part two, which posts on 5/13, Cynthia Nikitin, a colleague of Gary's in The Placemakers Guild, joins the conversation along with singer, song writer, author, Dar Williams, who discusses some of the wonderous transformations she's experienced in cities and towns across America. It's all in her book What I Found in a Thousand Towns: A Traveling Musician's Guide to Rebuilding America's Communities-One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, and Open-Mike Night at a Time.

— “They (our parents) have a profound influence on us — And the process of growing up with them leaves us with ingrained mental and emotional programming.” What does the darkness mean to you? Does it bring up fear and doubt? Does it make you feel alone? Tobias hopes to change that perspective by offering his story. This book is an opportunity to connect on an emotional level—through all the suffering—so that you can see the other side, the beauty that lies in the darkest of times. What I Found in the Darkness is a heart-felt story of a 17-year-old boy's deeply emotional journey about his father's brain cancer and eventual death. This insightful memoir shares Tobias' experience, which inspires the reader to value and love life. Valeria Teles interviews Tobias McGowan — the author of “What I Found in the Darkness: A Memoir About Life, Death, & Making Our Suffering Matter.” Tobias McGowan is a mindset coach and writer, working primarily with entrepreneurs and leaders on personal development and emotional healing. Tobias also has a personal blog and newsletter, and he provides online workshops. He's currently in Campbell, CA. Tobias latest book it's a memoir about his younger self, and the deeply emotional journey that he went through while experiencing his father's brain cancer and death. In the book Tobias integrates some of life's most profound lessons that he learned through the process of his father's illness. To learn more about Tobias McGowan and his work please visit: https://www.tobiasmcgowan.com       — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well. 

One of my most-read posts on the blog is called, “Creating Absentee Owner Letters that Get a Great Response”, and I will put a link to that blog post in the show notes.  Both letters and postcards work for marketing to absentee owners, and I used letters for many years.  However, today I want to look at the benefits of using postcards when you’re marketing to these folks. Not only are there financial benefits to using postcards rather than letters, but there’s another big reason you might want to choose postcards when marketing to absentee owners. They get read!  Here Are Some Statistics According to the company, “The Address”, they have a 100% open rate.  That’s pretty obvious since there’s nothing to open.  They go on to say this: 54% of postcards are read by the recipients – they are the most read type of DM 56% of consumers say they have tried a new business after receiving direct mail 70% of consumers have renewed a previous business relationship after receiving direct mail 90% of Americans prefer the personal aspects of direct mail over email The direct mail marketing association found that postcard marketing leads have the cheapest cost per lead compared to any other marketing method.  That’s pretty impressive. According to Hub Spot, although direct mail’s response rate has dropped over time, it’s still a valuable tool for marketers and salespeople. The Direct Marketing Association found direct mail’s response rate is 4.4% — compared to 0.12% for email.  In my experience, it’s a little lower than that for real estate investors; it’s more like 1-2% What I Found in My Business When I tested postcards against my direct mail letter specifically for absentee owners, I found that postcards performed just as well if not better in some instances than letters. When Should You NOT Use Postcards? This answer is simple.  For probates.  People that have lost a loved one find it insensitive to receive a “we buy houses” postcard in the mail. In fact, they probably will never do business with you if you use postcards.  Marketing, in general, is different for probates.  If you want to learn about probates and how to market to this very lucrative niche, check out my course Probate Investing Simplified. Show Notes Out of state absentee owners have always been a group of sellers that I have had good luck with.  I like to call these deals “marketing money”.  I always knew I wasn’t going to be a millionaire from just this one niche, but it was lucrative enough to pay for all my marketing for the year. What is the best size postcard to use? Which design is better? What should the focus of your message be? Getting your list Which days of the week are best for sellers to receive your mail? One of the major benefits of using a small postcard The two main reason postcards out-perform letters in many One of the major reasons you may not be getting good results Fatal flaws in direct mail campaigns Final Thoughts If you get these 4 things right, you’ll be on the road to success: Your list The perfect mail piece for this group of people Your message. Remember, “Don’t try to sell steaks to a vegetarian.” Consistence in your mailings Quick Question… Do you have better results with letters or postcards when mailing to absentee owners?  Let me know! Resources Mentioned in the Show Probate Investing Simplified Course Creating Absentee Owner Letters that Get a Great Response       . 

At a time of social distancing, limited travel and other restrictions to protect public health, we get a nostalgic reminder of the joy of journeys, and infinite variety of America's small cities and towns.This episode was first published in 2018. Our guest, Dar Williams, has been called "one of America's very best singer-songwriters" by The New Yorker. A remarkably well-traveled musician, she tells us how towns and cities can turn themselves around. "What I Found in a Thousand Towns: A Traveling Musician's Guide to Rebuilding America's Communities" is an impassioned account of the fall and rise of small American towns she cherishes. Dar chronicles practical success stories and challenges, delivering her message with hope and love."The opposite of division is not unity. It is collaboration," says Dar.We discuss the power of positive proximity and how working on local projects together can bring different parts of a community together. Dar speaks of the strength of weak ties and why they help build networks of people who act as stewards for the places that they love. From improving police-community relations in Gainesville, Florida, to the revival of Beacon, New York, we learn of many examples of how communities can succeed and thrive. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Technology news of the week for July 5th - July 11th 2020. "Bad Big Brother" - Welcome to the Segment Bad Big Brother - Today we are talking about DNA Deletion and reshuffling - "CRISPR gene editing in human embryos wreaks chromosomal mayhem - Three studies showing large DNA deletions and reshuffling heighten safety concerns about heritable genome editing."------------------------I’m Nathan Mumm and today we’re talking about Bad Big Brother, Gamer Time, What I found on the web, Pick of the Day and we are calling this episode "BAD APPLES" with Co-Host Mike Gorday. We also have our [Whiskey Review] using the WHISKEYSMITHS.COM rating system, so make sure you listen all the way through to see what Whiskey Brand is our selected as [Pick of the Day].” Now it’s time to welcome back Mike Gorday to TechTimeRadio. He is an expert on the psychology factors of human interaction - I like to call him the "LIE TO ME Expert" and is here to provide expertise, regarding the thought process of humans and a technology at his own right.------------------------"Gamer Time" - Segment Two"Age of Empires 4 - from Relic Games creator of Company of Heroes, gets ready for the most successful RTS game with a new chapter"------------------------"What I found on the Internet Today" - Segment ThreeIs it legal to for Cops to Force you to Unlock your Cell Phones""Indiana's Supreme Court has ruled that the Fifth Amendment allows a woman accused of stalking to refuse to unlock her iPhone. The court held that the Fifth Amendment's rule against self-incrimination protected Katelin Seo from giving the police access to potentially incriminating data on her phone. The courts are divided on how to apply the Fifth Amendment in this kind of case. Earlier this year, a Philadelphia man was released from jail after four years of being held in contempt in connection with a child-pornography case. "Pick of the Day" - SegmentMike and Nathan both agree on the best Whiskey for the day **** And Pick of the Day Winner *** Pendleton Blended Canadian Whisky - Let'er Buck - 80 Proof---------------------- Transcript Start Episode 4 --------------Nathan Mumm: Coming to you live from Studio six in Seattle, keeping you up to date on technology while enjoying a little whiskey on side with leading edge topics, along with special co-host to navigate technology and segmented, stylized radio program. The information that's going to make you go now sit back, raise a glass and welcome to tech time Radio your homes Technology News of the week I'm Nathan Mumm, and today we are talking about bad Big Brother. We got a new segment called Gamer Time and in the other segment called “What I Found on the Web”, and of course, we're gonna end our day with the pick of the day. Today's episode is called Bad Apples. I'm here with co-host Mike Gorday. So always make sure we have our whiskey reviews, and we have our whiskey Smith's rating system that we have for all of our alcohol. So we make sure that we're are enjoying it. And there was a lot of criterias to make sure that when we make a pick, why we make a pick is a certain way we have that, and then I think we also just if we really like a taste. I think we kind of just pick it that way. Just minutes that moon is that makes you go. Yeah. Works right. Mike Gorday: It works right with your intro. Nathan Mumm: Okay, so let's look at our whiskey brands that we have today. So we have the all known Yes. Jim Bean, Kentucky straight Bourbon whiskey.Mike Gorday: My default. Is this your default? Normally, that's Yeah. That's the one I get when I feel like drinking. Nathan Mumm: Uh, okay. So, Well, Mike you gotta be impartial, so maybe we can find a better taste. Mike Gorday: Okay. All right.

Tom Vasel takes a look at something he found on the internet. What are the benefits of playmats? Plus, many great segments from a plethora of board game experts! Episode # 308 Dice Tower East Registration is going on now! https://www.dicetowereast.com For Audio of our shows check out http://dicetoweraudio.com Segments: 1:46 What I Found on the Internet 4:46 Meeple University 6:32 Ryan & Bethany 8:43 Dice Tower Library Additions 9:33 Until May 11:24 The Theme Is 13:14 Tom Thinks 16:13 Mystery Component Monday 18:33 Speed Quiz Check out the friendliest conventions on Earth! Dice Tower East! - www.dicetowereast.com (July 1-5, 2020) Dice Tower West! - www.dicetowerwest.com (Feb 26 - Mar 1, 2020) Dice Tower Cruise! - www.dicetowercruise.com (January 24-29, 2020) Dice Tower Retreat! - www.dicetowerretreat.com Buy great games at http://www.coolstuffinc.com Find more reviews and videos at http://www.dicetower.com Get a great game table here! https://www.rathskellers.com/ BGG Link: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2...

Tom Vasel takes a look at something he found on the internet. What are the secondary effects of awards? A new review segment from Tom! Plus, many great segments from a plethora of board game experts! Episode # 307   Dice Tower East Registration is going on now! https://www.dicetowereast.com   For Audio of our shows check out: http://dicetoweraudio.com   Segments: 1:59 What I Found on the Internet 4:37 We Game Together 7:46 Meeple University 9:38 Dice Tower Productions 10:57 Thrift Store Throwbacks 13:26 Jordan Plays Blue 15:26 By the Numbers 17:25 Dice Tower Library Additions 18:35 Board Game Bakes 20:34 The Theme Is 22:10 Tom Reviews...Other Stuff 24:39 Retro Boardgame Corner 27:15 Speed Quiz 29:30 Tom Thinks 32:45 Fellowship of Meeples 34:47 Dead Last Check out the friendliest conventions on Earth! Dice Tower East! - www.dicetowereast.com (July 1-5, 2020) Dice Tower West! - www.dicetowerwest.com (Feb 26 - Mar 1, 2020) Dice Tower Cruise! - www.dicetowercruise.com (January 24-29, 2020) Dice Tower Retreat! - www.dicetowerretreat.com Buy great games at http://www.coolstuffinc.com Find more reviews and videos at http://www.dicetower.com Get a great game table here! https://www.rathskellers.com/ BGG Link: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2...

Tom Vasel takes a look at things (well, technically one thing) he found on the internet. How much credit needs to be given to creators? Plus, many great segments from a plethora of board game experts! Episode # 306   Segments: 1:51 What I Found on the Internet 4:11 Meeple University 6:04 Dice Tower Productions 7:44 Jordan Plays Blue 9:44 Mega Meeple 11:44 Dice Tower Library Additions 12:33 Ryan and Bethany 14:23 Speed Quiz 16:26 Tom Thinks 20:24 Almost a Board Gamer 22:32 Smashin’ Buttons and Slammin’ Cards 24:32 Dead Last Check out the friendliest conventions on Earth! Dice Tower East! - www.dicetowereast.com (July 1-5, 2020) Dice Tower West! - www.dicetowerwest.com (Feb 26 - Mar 1, 2020) Dice Tower Cruise! - www.dicetowercruise.com (January 24-29, 2020) Dice Tower Retreat! - www.dicetowerretreat.com Buy great games at http://www.coolstuffinc.com Find more reviews and videos at http://www.dicetower.com Get a great game table here! https://www.rathskellers.com/ BGG Link: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2...

Tom Vasel takes a look at things he found on the internet. Are you a slave to theme? Plus, many great segments from a plethora of board game experts! Episode # 305 Dice Tower East Registration is going on now! https://www.dicetowereast.com For Audio of our shows check out http://dicetoweraudio.com Segments: 0:22 Welcome 2:07 What I Found on the Internet This Week 4:20 From The Page To The Table 6:23 Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews 8:14 Board Game Bakes 10:14 Dice Tower Productions 11:44 We Game Together 14:08 The theme is… 15:54 Mystery Component Monday 18:14 SpeedQuiz 20:08 Tom Thinks 24:17 Quick Draw! 25:27 Dead Last 27:23 Closing Thoughts This Weeks Internet Links: Paula Denning - Kickstarter Part of Your World - https://youtu.be/BMhH3YH0Wpw 25 Best Board Games of the 2010s. https://www.pastemagazine.com/article... The Blacklist show on NBC, episode the aired on Friday, October 25th, showed Ticket to Ride being played and verbally mentioned MTG Uncanny Annie - https://www.hulu.com/movie/uncanny-an... EXIT Advent Calendar from Ravensburger - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ravensburger... WBUR radio show about Wingspan - https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/... Cheat Sheets for games - https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/23... Start Player Blog - https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/96... Reddit Guy builds his own Table Topper - https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/c... How to win friends and manipulate people - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMtxi... Check out the friendliest conventions on Earth! Dice Tower East! - www.dicetowereast.com (July 1-5, 2020) Dice Tower West! - www.dicetowerwest.com (Feb 26 - Mar 1, 2020) Dice Tower Cruise! - www.dicetowercruise.com (January 24-29, 2020) Dice Tower Retreat! - www.dicetowerretreat.com Buy great games at http://www.coolstuffinc.com Find more reviews and videos at http://www.dicetower.com Get a great game table here! https://www.rathskellers.com/ BGG Link: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2...  

Tom Vasel takes a look at things he found on the internet. Are you part of a gaming family? Tom talks about his experience gaming with his kids. Plus, many great segments from a plethora of board game experts. Episode # 302 Dice Tower East Registration is going on now! https://www.dicetowereast.com Segments: 0:22 Welcome 1:00 What I Found on the Internet This Week 3:13 We Game Together 5:47 ESSENtials 8:44 Dice Tower Productions 9:54 Quick Draw! 10:24 Fellowship of Meeples 12:32 Dice Tower Library Additions 14:09 Smashin’ Button and Slammin’ Cards 15:51 By the Numbers 17:50 Tom Thinks 23:53 Ryan and Bethany Board Game Reviews 25:48 The Theme Is… 27:55 Final Thoughts This Week's Internet Links: RAND Puts Teen Girls in Command of Wargames https://www.rand.org/blog/rand-review... 3D Bases for Tapestry https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/c... Visualizing Card Shuffles https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_co... AMA - Godspeed, Pandasaurus Heads of Dev https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/c... AMA - Prospero Hall https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/c... Q&A with Isaac Childress from SHUX https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_co... 10 Modern Games that Elevate the best parts of classic games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqbj9... Mattel Braille version of Uno https://www.wxyz.com/news/mattel-intr...   Check out the friendliest conventions on Earth! Dice Tower Con East! - https://www.dicetowereast.com (July 1-5, 2020) Dice Tower West! - www.dicetowerwest.com (Feb 26 - Mar 1, 2020) Dice Tower Cruise! - www.dicetowercruise.com Buy great games at www.coolstuffinc.com Find more reviews and videos at www.dicetower.com

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Support the podcast through Patreon and get access to special audio and written content, be part of a private Facebook group and enjoy other benefits reserved for supporters of the podcast! ***** Today’s conversation is with Dar Williams. I’ve been a fan of Dar’s since the late 90’s when I first heard Cry Cry Cry, the band (and eponymous album) she recorded with Richard Schindell and Lucy Kaplansky. I’m sure I still have that on tape somewhere (yeah, I still have all my tapes from way back). Dar is a singer-songwriter with about 20 or so albums to her name as well as several books including her most recent, What I Found in a Thousand Towns. She is a great observer of culture and human behavior and what strikes me most about her music, her recent book and this conversation is that she is quite the optimist. I think that someone who is such a keen observer could easily fall into seeing the world from the dark side. But she doesn’t. She not only sees the good but she is also a problem solver – which is exactly why she published this book which was borne out of her observing towns across the country. It hasn’t all been easy for Dar and in this conversation, she does talk about her bouts with depression and her suicidal thoughts. But, as you’ll hear, she owns it. She doesn’t shy away from talking about her low points or beliefs and that right there makes her pretty bold in my book. I know you’ll love this conversation with the amazing Dar Williams. ***** Have a burning question and want to be featured on a future episode? Call 877-280-5170 and leave a message or email me here. ***** Connect with DarWebsite | Youtube | Facebook | Twitter   Links/books/people mentionedWhat I Found in a Thousand Towns by Dar Williams (Amazon) Cry Cry Cry by Dar Williams, Richard Shindell and Lucy Kaplansky Brene Brown Ted Talk on shame So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson (Amazon) Monica Lewinsky Ted Talk on shame Felicity Huffman scandal The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk (Amazon) Connect with me: PATREON! (join the community!) Facebook Instagram WanderTours Be Bold Facebook Group (women-only) Twitter Enjoyed this episode? Subscribe then tell a friend! Be Bold, Beth

After more than 30 years touring the country, singer-songwriter Dar Williams has learned a lot about what makes a town great. She talks about her new book What I Found in a Thousand Towns and what small cities like New Haven can do to capitalize on resources and draw people together.

America's landscape of towns and cities is ever-changing. Countless Main Streets and small downtowns were eviscerated by big box stores, globalization, online commerce and poor planning.But today, many resilient communities are fighting back. Called "one of America's very best singer-songwriters" by The New Yorker, our guest, Dar Williams, tells us how towns and cities can turn themselves around. "What I Found in a Thousand Towns: A Traveling Musician's Guide to Rebuilding America's Communities" is an impassioned account of the fall and rise of small American towns she cherishes. Dar chronicles practical success stories and challenges, delivering her message with hope and love."The opposite of division is not unity. It is collaboration," says Dar.We discuss the power of positive proximity and how working on local projects together can bring different parts of a community together. Dar speaks of the strength of weak ties and why they help build networks of people who act as stewards for the places that they love. From improving police-community relations in Gainesville, Florida, to the revival of Beacon, New York, we learn of many examples of how communities can succeed and thrive. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Community BuildingMusic was everywhere. We played music, we were encouraged to play music, we sang in the car. But that was also the 70's.Dar grew up in Chappaqua, NY during the 70's. It was developing and becoming more progressive as a commuter city to New York City. Her parents were involved in city politics but also enjoyed art, gardening, and music.Through volunteering and fundraising, her parents exemplified community building, her father specifically holding an instrumental role in bringing their local library to life. Dar emphasizes the importance and beauty of libraries as community gathering spaces.Growing up, she has a clear memory of listening to Judy Collins and connecting with the seriousness and poetry of the songwriting. She pursued playwriting and theater until she moved to Boston where she began doing open mics and writing songs in its supportive, vibrant music community.Taking OffAs Dar began traveling and performing, she shares how she fell in love with watching the small towns evolve with each performance, time and time again. She credits this cultivation of culture to the people and the community builders who bring the artists into the town.I watched towns grow up as the venues grew up.Understanding Positive ProximityPositive proximity is the experience of living side by side with people and knowing that your life is better because there are other people, not despite the fact that there are other people.Dar shares a personal example of this from her life of a man who tilled the herb garden while sharing differing political views. Although she disagreed with his politics, she was grateful to spend time with someone who was so different from her but shared a common vision for their community.Some of the Towns That Dar Loves:1. Her hometown, Beacon, NY.2. Phoenixville, PA.3. Gainesville, FL.4. Moab, UT.Based on her 25 years of touring the country, Dar wrote the book “What I Found in A Thousand Towns,” which highlights her unique perspective on how communities evolve. As a bonus, Dar plays her song, “February.” You can find more of her work on her website.

As a folk singer who has performed across the country, Dar Williams authored the book “What I Found in A Thousand Towns” to provide her unique perspective on how communities evolve. She also plays her song “February.”

Dar Williams is a musician and author. The New Yorker has described her as “one of America’s very best singer-songwriters.” Her latest album is the self-produced and critically acclaimed Emerald, and her new book, What I Found in a Thousand Towns, combines anthropological field work she conducted as a touring musician with scholarly research on the renaissance … Continue reading Episode 48: Dar Williams →

On this Thanksgiving week, we’re presenting a few favorite segments from our archives. We dig into our energy series “The Big Switch” with stories about solar power on homes and farms, and profile a new large-scale passive housing movement. And singer-songwriter Dar Williams tells us what she’s learned about making a vibrant community while writing a new book. Plus, the craft beer industry is exploding in New England, but another time-honored trade is in danger of disappearing. A pedestrian street in the Old Port in Portland, Maine, a neighborhood popular with tourists. Musician and author Dar Williams says towns thrive when they achieve a balance between places of interest to visitors and those of interest to residents. Photo by PhilipC via Flickr Building More, to Burn Less New England is at a time of big change in the way we get our energy. Aggressive goals to cut carbon emissions have meant a move toward more renewable sources of power. But the shift from burning fossil fuels to harvesting sun and wind power comes with challenges in a region where it's not always easy to find space for big energy projects. The New England News Collaborative is covering these changes in a project we call The Big Switch. Randolph-based Catamount Solar is installing an 8.7 kilowatt system in a homeowner’s yard in East Montpelier, Vermont. Kestrel Marcel is connecting the optimizers, which are a converter technology that helps maximize the energy harvested from the panels. Photo by Kathleen Masterson for VPR Farmer Kevin Sullivan rents a portion of his Suffield, Connecticut farmland to a solar company. “The money that comes off that acreage exceeds anything else I could do out there,” he says. Photo by Patrick Skahill for WNPR Vermont has been leading the way on solar energy for years. It's got a small population, but big goals for renewable energy. That's meant more competition in the solar installation field — with big national companies coming in to fight local companies for customers. As VPR's Kathleen Masterson reports, that competition comes at a tricky time. While Vermont has been pushing more residential solar, other states see the promise of solar panels helping to preserve dwindling farmland. As WNPR's Patrick Skahill reports, solar energy is providing many farmers – particularly in southern New England – with new opportunities, and questions. Bayside Anchor is an affordable passive housing development in Portland, Maine. Photo by Fred Bever for Maine Public And there's innovation on the other side of the power equation, too. A new type of energy-efficient construction is drawing attention in the U.S.  So-called “passive housing” residences are built to achieve ultra-low energy use. In fact, passive housing is so efficient that developers can eliminate central heating systems altogether. Imported from Germany, it’s been a boutique building style until recently, with eco-minded home owners making costly upfront investments to downsize their carbon footprints. But now, New England is joining a surge in large-scale passive housing development. Maine Public Radio’s Fred Bever reports. Fred Gordon opens a panel in the wall of his unit at the Distillery North Apartments in Boston to show the heat recovery ventilator. It provides fresh air, transferring 95 percent of the heat collected from the apartment and recirculating it with cold air from outside. Photo by Jesse Costa for WBUR. Building a Better Place to Call Home Have you ever revisited a town you hadn't seen in years and thought “This place has really changed!”? Suddenly, there’s a new row of restaurants; or a boarded-up mill building has come back to life. Maybe you’ve witnessed the opposite: a hollowed-out shell of a once-busy main street. As a touring musician, singer-songwriter Dar Williams has a front seat to the changes happening in American towns large and small. Her new book is What I Found in a Thousand Towns: A Traveling Musician’s Guide to Rebuilding America’s Communities – One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, & Open-Mike Night at a Time. In her writing, Williams theorizes about why some towns thrive, and others can't seem to get out of their post-industrial slump. The book is peppered with references to New England towns, and Williams has personal history here. She lived and worked in Boston, and Western Massachusetts, and spent her undergrad years at Wesleyan University  in Middletown, Connecticut in the 1980s.  All About Craft Selection of beers on tap at Grey Sail Brewing, Westerly, RI. Photo by Tom Verde for NENC. The craft beer industry in New England has plenty to raise a glass to. Craft beer is growing faster here than anywhere in the country. But is growing too fast? Is it possible to have too much craft beer? Tom Verde went to find out. In the mid-1800s, New England was a global center for the clockmaking industry. Today, the region is filled with antique, often centuries-old clocks — in church steeples, libraries, courthouses, and homes. That industry, of course, is long gone. And slowly, the people who preserve its artifacts are disappearing, too. Dan Richards reports. Master clockmaker James Roberts examines a churchtower clock in Redding, Mass. The timepiece in the center connects to four transparent glass dials, one on each wall. View of the clocktower room from above. Photo by Dan Richards for NEXT. David Roberts with a clock face and dial that he and his brother James restored. Photo by Dan Richards for NEXT. About NEXT NEXT is produced at WNPR. Host: John Dankosky Producer: Andrea Muraskin Executive Producer: Catie Talarski Contributors to this episode: Kathleen Masterson, Patrick Skahill, Fred Bever, Tom Verde, and Dan Richards Music: Todd Merrell, “New England” by Goodnight Blue Moon Get all the NEXT episodes. We appreciate your feedback! Send praise, critique, suggestions, questions, story leads, and raves about your favorite brewery to next@wnpr.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We check in with New Englanders and their loved ones in Puerto Rico. And with everything we now know about opioid addiction, are doctors still over- prescribing painkillers? Also, after Las Vegas, one gun shop owner says the industry should self-regulate. Plus, we chat with singer-songwriter Dar Williams about her new book on rebuilding America's towns. All that and more this week on NEXT. A pedestrian street in the Old Port in Portland, Maine, a neighborhood popular with tourists. Musician and author Dar Williams says towns thrive when they achieve a balance between places of interest to visitors and those of interest to residents. Photo by PhilipC via Flickr Aftermath Katie Herzog takes a walk with her dog, Pippen. Photo by Jesse Costa for WBUR Katie Herzog, a business consultant and grandmother from Newton, Massachusetts had back surgery at one of Boston's teaching hospitals last spring. The doctor sent her home with a powerful opiod, which she took as prescribed. Four weeks later, she was in withdrawal. Herzog’s experience reveals the many ways doctors, nurses, and hospitals are still fueling the opioid epidemic, and helps to explain an emerging call to hold hospitals accountable. From WBUR's CommonHealth, Martha Bebinger reports. Connecticut native Veronica Montalvo (not pictured) has spent time delivering food, water, and toiletries to Puerto Ricans outside of San Juan. Photo by Veronica Montalvo via Facebook Veronica Montalvo was born in Willimantic, Connecticut and has lived in Hartford, Middletown, and Waterbury. She moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico earlier this year, and she weathered Hurricane Maria in her 300-year-old apartment building. She says the hours of howling winds were unbearable. The walls of her apartment were so wet they looked like they were crying. Part of her ceiling caved in. But many others had it worse. So Montalvo set out to help. WNPR’s Jeff Cohen has her story. Ben Beauchemin owns Wicked Weaponry in Hooksett, Nh. Photo by Casey McDermott for NHPR After the mass shooting in Las Vegas on October 1, people on both sides of the debate over firearms started to come together toward a possible ban of “bump stocks,” the device that the shooter used to increase the firing capacity of his rifle. Despite this small patch of middle ground, a gulf remains between gun advocates and those who want stricter gun control. New Hampshire Public Radio's Casey McDermott spoke with a gun store owner in Hookset, New Hampshire who says his outlook differs from others in the gun industry. More on the gun debate in New England: Wednesday’s episode of The Exchange from NHPR. Vermont Public Radio’s multimedia in-depth reporting project “Gunshots,” which digs into six years of data on firearm deaths. NEXT‘s conversation with Harvard gun violence researcher Matthew Miller and VPR reporter Taylor Dobbs. A Better Place Have you ever revisited a town you hadn't seen in years and thought “Boy, this place has changed”? Suddenly, there’s a new row of restaurants, or a boarded-up mill building has come back to life. Maybe you’ve witnessed the opposite: a hollowed-out shell of a once-busy main street. As a touring musician, singer-songwriter Dar Williams has a front seat to the changes happening in American towns large and small. Her new book is What I Found in a Thousand Towns: A Traveling Musician’s Guide to Rebuilding America’s Communities – One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, & Open-Mike Night at a Time. In her writing, she theorizes about why some towns thrive, and others can't seem to get out of their post-industrial slump. The book is peppered with references to New England towns, and Williams has personal history here. She lived and worked in Boston, and Western Massachusetts, and went to college at Wesleyan University  in Middletown, Connecticut in the 1980s. And she visits the region often. You can see her perform at several venues this fall. Destructive Bugs, Healing Plants The yellow blobs are a sign of infestation by southern pine beetle. When attacked, the tree releases resin in attempt to push out the beetles. Photo courtesy of CT DEEP. Pine forests in New England could soon be at the mercy of an incredibly destructive insect. As WNPR's Patrick Skahill reports, the southern pine beetle is making its way north. And a new study says climate change could speed its migration. To prevent their collective cultural knowledge about medicinal plants from disappearing, some Vermont tribal nations are sharing their expertise with those outside the native communities. On a recent sunny morning, Vermont Public Radio’s Kathleen Masterson went along on an educational plant walk. Usnea is a genus of lichen that’s sometimes referred to as old man’s beard. Photo by Kathleen Masterson for VPR About NEXT NEXT is produced at WNPR. Host: John Dankosky Producer: Andrea Muraskin Executive Producer: Catie Talarski Contributors to this episode: Jeff Cohen, Martha Bebinger, Casey McDermott, Patrick Skahill, Kathleen Masterson Music: Todd Merrell, “New England” by Goodnight Blue Moon, “Johnny Appleseed” by Dar Williams Get all the NEXT episodes. We appreciate your feedback! Send praise, critique, suggestions, questions, and story leads next@wnpr.org.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Passover hasn’t passed you over yet (see what I did there?) In honor of Passover we are continuing our 10 episode series of the deathbed commandments (read: morbid) I hope to pass on to my daughters and my demented listeners. I was having a wonderful before-bed conversation with my older daughter (I have to enjoy... The post TTSC Part 2 – What I Found from Lost appeared first on Living Clean and Dirty.

Passover hasn’t passed you over yet (see what I did there?) In honor of Passover we are continuing our 10 episode series of the deathbed commandments (read: morbid) I hope to pass on to my daughters and my demented listeners. I was having a wonderful before-bed conversation with my older daughter (I have to enjoy them while they last) and thought about what life lessons I want to pass on to them in order to retain my Mother-of-the-Year status. This {Read More} The post The Ten-Step Commandments – Part 2 What I Found from Lost appeared first on Living Clean and Dirty.

In this Episode, Nicholas Upchurch discusses: #1) [Health & Wellness] I've Been to Hell, Here is What I Found #2) [World News] Forgiving Both Donald Trump & Barack Obama Our website: http://www.believe.love

It's episode 7 of Season 5. We have five tales this week from the rivers, lakes, and forests of nature to the unnatural confines of a cement cell. The full episode features the following stories. The free version features only the first two tales.  "What I Found" written by Keith McDuffee and read by Channe Nolen & David Cummings. (Story starts at 00:04:20) "She Was Such a Sweetie Pie" written by Keith McDuffee and read by David Cummings & Channe Nolen & Jessica McEvoy. (Story starts at 00:21:20) "I Spent Two Years in Hell" written by Seamus Coffey and read by Jeff Clement. (Story starts at 00:45:35) "Salt in the Dark River" written by Brian Martinez and read by David Ault & Peter Lewis & Channe Nolen & David Cummings. (Story starts at 01:05:30) "The Tree House" written by The Claverhouse Email Series and read by Jessica McEvoy & David Cummings. (Story starts at 01:38:20) Click here to learn more about The Faculty of Horror podcast Click here to learn more about Keith McDuffee Click here to learn more about Seamus Coffey Click here to learn more about Brian Martinez Click here to learn more about The Claverhouse Email Series Click here to learn more about Channe Nolen Click here to learn more about Jeff Clement Podcast produced by: David Cummings Music & Sound Design by: Brandon Boone & David Cummings "The Tree House" illustration courtesy of Lukasz Godlewski This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons License 2015.