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Hal Ackerman is making his second appearance on StoryBeat. Hal spent thirty years teaching screenwriting in UCLA's legendary screenwriting program. Along with Richard Walter and Lew Hunter, Hal helped launch the careers of many dozens of writers whose work you've seen on screens large and small. Hal has sold film and television material to all the outlets. His screenplay Holmeyer's Bridge, holds the unofficial Guinness record for having been continuously optioned for twenty consecutive years, owned during that stretch by two Academy Award winning producers, two Tony Award winning producers and others.His short fiction has appeared in numerous literary journals. “Sweet Day” was recorded by the late Robert Forster. Concrete Charley and The Golden Boy won the 2020 Sports Literate Sport Short contest.Hal's written three “Soft boiled” murder mystery novels about an aging counter-culture P.I. named Harry Stein. The first of those, Stein Stung, won a Lovey award for best first novel. Subsequently, he published Stein Stoned and more recently, Smoke and Lather. I thoroughly enjoyed reading all three Stein books and can tell you Hal delivers a unique take on the detective genre. Funny while being dramatic, Hal's writing is cleverly brilliant and brilliantly clever. I highly recommend all three Harry Stein books to you.Hal's also known for publishing the highly informative and truly useful book, Write Screenplays that Sell: The Ackerman Way. If you want insight from one of the foremost screenwriting teachers of the last half century, make a point to check it out. Hal's One-Man play, Testosterone: How Prostate Cancer Made a Man of Me (renamed Prick) won the William Saroyan award for drama and was named Best Play at the 2012 New York Solo Festival. In the interest of full disclosure, I'm proud to say I was fortunate to have been one of Hal's many students while I was attending UCLA's Graduate Screenwriting program. www.halackermanwriting.com CreativeLive.com
Sometimes you want to go where everybody is a thread in the fabric of the human condition. Also they know your name. Phil Gonzales discusses William Saroyan’s The Time of Your Life (1939). John McCoy with Phil Gonzales.
Sometimes you want to go where everybody is a thread in the fabric of the human condition. Also they know your name. Phil Gonzales discusses William Saroyan’s The Time of Your Life (1939). John McCoy with Phil Gonzales.
Today on another encore edition of the Rarified Heir Podcast we are talking to Charlie Matthau, son of actor Walter Matthau. We spoke to Charlie about his amazing father & their special relationship but also his incredible mother, actor/author Carol Matthau. We quickly learn that she was (wait for it), the basis for Truman Capote's Holly Golightly from Breakfast at Tiffany's. There is one small difference between the character and the person however and we discuss that too. We also discuss Carol's first husband, author William Saroyan and Charlie's grandfather Charles Marcus of Bendix Aviation – which are both bigger-than-life stories unto themselves. Somehow we were able to parse all this out and discuss what it was like growing up the son of one of the most beloved actors of his generation. Be it comedy or drama, we get into Walter Matthau's career on stage & film as well as the weird and wonderful curios of his career. An uncredited cameo in Earthquake? We discuss it. His viewing habits of the television version of The Odd Couple? We discuss that too. Along the way we discuss the Malibu beach house Charlie inhabited when host Josh Mills & family along with Walter's best pal Jack Lemmon took to Broad Beach road in the 1970s. Plus, we get to hear about Walter's penchant for card tricks, Christmas' spent at the Lemmon's house as well as what it was like for Charlie to direct his father in a film, The Glass Harp. Along the way we discuss Gloria Vanderbilt and Oona O'Neill, Howard Hughes, the unsung film Mikey and Nicky his mom starred in and much more. This is the Rarified Heir Podcast and everyone has a story.
Reciban un cordial saludo. Desde Cali (Colombia), les habla Sergio Luis López, compartiéndoles un nuevo episodio de "Así la escuché yo..." Terminaba la década de 1950, cuando el sello peruano MAG (sigla tomada de las letras iniciales del nombre de su propietario el señor Manuel Antonio Guerrero), reunió a un grupo de músicos del Perú cobijados bajo el proyecto Sonora MAG. Algunos de estos artistas fueron el reconocido Ñiko Estrada y la cantante Vicky Zamora, quienes grabaron la canción éxito incluida en el álbum “El Negro bembón” de 1959, titulada “Ven pa' mi casa”. Así la escuché yo… La melodía ya había sido éxito en el Caribe con letra adaptada al castellano por el inimitable cantante puertorriqueño Daniel Santos, quien la grabó en 1951 junto al sexteto cubano conocido como Los Jóvenes del Cayo con el título “Ven pa' mi casa”. Los anteriores temas musicales son en realidad versiones al castellano de la canción compuesta en 1939 por los estadounidenses (de origen armenio) Ross Bagdasarian y William Saroyan; la cual fue grabada originalmente en inglés por Kay Armen en 1951 con el título “Come on-a my house” (Ven a mi casa). Ese mismo año, llegó a ser éxito mundial la versión grabada en1951 por la cantante estadounidense Rosemary Clooney, bajo el título “Come on-a my house”. Como dato curioso, hay que decir que erróneamente se ha acreditado la versión de la Sonora MAG, a la orquesta del peruano Lucho Macedo; pero, en realidad, es la Sonora de Ñiko Estrada la que grabó “Ven pa' mi casa”. También hay que decir que algunas personas creen que esta versión la interpretó Celia Cruz con la Sonora Matancera; pero la verdad es que la encargada de popularizar “Ven pa' mi casa” fue la peruana Vicky Zamora, acompañada por la Sonora de Ñiko Estrada bajo la figura de La Sonora MAG. ¿Y tú, conocías la canción éxito en inglés grabada por Rosemary Clooney? Autores: Ross Bagdasarian & William Saroyan (estadounidenses) - Versión al castellano Daniel Santos (puertorriqueño) Ven pa' mi casa - Sonora MAG con Ñiko Estrada & Vicky Zamora (1959) “El Negro bembón con la Sonora MAG” álbum (1959) Canta: Vicky Zamora (nombre real Martha Zamora Huaco, peruana) Ñiko Estrada (nombre real Germán Antonio Estrada Alvarado, peruano) Género: Guaracha Rock Ven pa' mi casa - Daniel Santos & Los Jóvenes del Cayo (1951) single “Ven pa' mi casa/ Bula Waya” (1951) Daniel Santos (nombre real Daniel Doroteo de los Santos Betancourt, puertorriqueño) Los Jóvenes del Cayo (sexteto cubano) Género: Guaracha Come on-a my house - Kay Armen and The Ray Charles Singers (1951) single “Come on-a my house/Just in case” (1951) Kay Armen (nombre real Armenuhi Manoogian, estadounidense de padres armenios) Come on-a my house - Rosemary Clooney (1951) single "Come on-a my house/Rose of the mountain" (1951) Rosemary Clooney (estadounidense) ___________________ “Así la escuché yo…” Temporada: 8 Episodio: 15 Sergio Productions Cali – Colombia Sergio Luis López Mora
“What’s he mean, calling me a dentist? I wouldn’t hurt anybody, let alone a tooth.” —William Saroyan, The Time of Your Life, 1939.
In this segment, Dr Robin bet Shmuel delves into his translation work on the renowned international author William Saroyan's book, '70 Thousand Assyrians'. During this discussion, Dr Shmuel explores the ethical considerations and effective methods contributing to a successful translation.
In this segment, Dr Robin bet Shmuel delves into his translation work on the renowned international author William Saroyan's book, '70 Thousand Assyrians'. During this discussion, Dr Shmuel explores the ethical considerations and effective methods contributing to a successful translation.
For our MGM 1943 episode, we look at two films that are highly representative of the Mayer ethos, The Human Comedy (directed by Clarence Brown), a portrait of WWII-era American small-town life infused with the beatific sensibility of William Saroyan (who provided the story), with Mickey Rooney in a coming-of-age story that's equal parts Andy Hardy and David Lynch; and the children's classic Lassie Come Home (directed by Fred M. Wilcox), which we compare to Mizoguchi's Sansho the Bailiff as a sold-into-slavery story but find wanting in its social analysis despite its Communist screenwriter. We try to tease the strangeness out of the sentiment—which doesn't really take much doing. Time Codes: 0h 00m 45s: THE HUMAN COMEDY [Dir. Clarence Brown] 0h 43m 59s: LASSIE COME HOME [Dir. Fred M. Wilcox] Studio Film Capsules provided by The MGM Story John Douglas Eames Additional studio information from: The Hollywood Story by Joel W. Finler +++ * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: “Sunday” by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Read Elise's latest film piece on Preston Sturges, Unfaithfully Yours, and the Narrative role of comedic scapegoating. * Check out Dave's new Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project! Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com We now have a Discord server - just drop us a line if you'd like to join!
In this episode of Lust for Life (feat. The Weeknd), the dimension of wellness social wellness. We kick off the episode with some inspiring quotes from notable figures such as William Saroyan, Richard Bach, and Elbert Hubbard. Which highlighted the importance of social connections and community in our lives. We then dive into some tips and tricks for improving social wellness, including making time for social connections, volunteering, using social media and technology mindfully. We should realize example is an antidote to illustrate each player in an added touch of humor to keep things like hearted. Overall, this episode emphasizes the power of social connections in our lives, and provided practical advice for cultivating strong relationships in a greater sense of community, whether you're extroverted or social butterfly, or an introverted homebody, there's something here for everyone to take away.
Daryl is an international recording artist, actor and leader of The Daryl Davis Band. He is considered to be one of the greatest Blues & Boogie Woogie and Blues and Rock'n'Roll pianists of all time, having played with The Legendary Blues Band (formerly the Muddy Waters band) and Chuck Berry. As an Actor, Daryl has received rave reviews for his stage role in William Saroyan's The Time Of Your Life. Daryl has done film and television as well and had roles in the critically acclaimed 5-year HBO television series The Wire. This will be a fantastic ITP podcast.
The Soul Cafe ‘where life is served-up freshly brewed'. As always to get our minds and hearts to open up we might just need a Rude Awakeing (by Della Mae and permission by Della Mae and Concord Music). Wake us up Della Mae!Are we not all struggling right now? People on both sides of the fence yelling at each other and yelling at ourselves—yes, we are a divided people. Now we are not calling for some kind of blind unity (Kum ba Yah) that means absolutely nothing—maybe we need to figure out some ways to get around the table—-and listen to each other—to sense each other's humanity—lots of listening.Getting around the table—starting with basic humanity. We quote a little from the book SAVING GRACE—Speak Your Truth, Stay Centered, and Learn to Coexist with People Who Drive you Nuts by Kirsten Powers. We talk a little about famous odd couples of differing political and other persuasions—and how they found common humanity.Bell Hooks said “How do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their capacity to be transformed”.We pause to ponder having Room at the Table for everyone by listening with permission from singer-songwriter Carrrie Newcomers song—ROOM AT THE TABLE. “but there is room at the table for everyone—-so pull up a chair”Then we focus a little on Frank's wife Jill's new buisness in retirement—BEANS AND SPROUTS—beanssprouts.com —one way of making room for everyone is justice—-selling fair trade and organic coffee where the farmers around the world are getting a fair wage and helping to transform their communites—Drink Coffee and Be the Change. And selling local organically grown herbs and plants. Also selling Sweet Justice products by (Deans Beans) organic and fair trade dark chocolate disc and hot cocoa mix—giving 10% of the sales to a local agency named—Benevolence Farm near Graham, NC helping formerly incarcerated women to have room at the table.Frank then switches gears slightly by pointing out that this whole struggle is not about opposing sides not standing for anything—as the Dali Lama says, “if you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion” which leads us even among division to declare humanity for all—-so………………………..VOTE AS IFYour skin is not whiteYour parents need medical careYour spouse is an immigrantYour land is on fireYour child is transgenderYour house is floodedYour sister is a victim of gun violenceYour brother is gayYour water is unsafeBecause Privilege has no place in an Election, But Empathy Does!Winding down today….an Armenian American writer William Saroyan penned these words in his breakthrough article “The Daring Young Man on the flying Trapeze”, published in 1934. You might say this is a rousing piece of advice that reads like a rallying cry to live life to its fullest: “Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste the food when you eat, and when you sleep really sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive, with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive.”Yes, it is almost Halloween—crazy how for some that even divides people—but I say get out there—let your bones rattle—pull out the witches—strobe lights—fog machine—-and laugh with the whole neighborhood—we are in this together—and be ready for some good ole gratitude humanity as Thanksgiving approaches.We head off into nature—as Della Mae sings—For the Sake of My Heart———just maybe the table needs to be outside—all humanity breathing the same air—watching the change of seasonsThe Soul Cafe—the table is large enough for all—-see you next time.
This month at Article Club, we've been diving into “A Kingdom From Dust,” by Mark Arax — a big, bold, outstanding piece about the magic and plunder of California. I've been hearing from many of you about how much you are appreciating the article. If you haven't read it yet, I highly encourage you to do so. And if you find the piece moving, I urge you to sign up for our online discussion on Sept. 25 at 2 pm PT.I'm very honored to announce that this week's issue of The Highlighter is dedicated to a conversation I had with Mr. Arax a few days ago. We talked about a range of topics, including: his love-hate relationship with California; how water politics determine who succeeds and who suffers in the state; how meeting William Saroyan influenced his writing; how he approaches reporting with compassion and nuance; and what we need to do to make sure California survives.I hope you take a listen, whether or not you've already read “A Kingdom from Dust.” Hearing from Mr. Arax made me proud to be a Californian, even if our state is facing potentially catastrophic climate calamity.The interview also got me excited to order Mr. Arax's latest book, The Dreamt Land: Chasing Water and Dust Across California, which received rave reviews, including recommendations from Linda Ronstadt and Mark Bittman.I'd love to hear what you think of the conversation! Feel free to leave a comment here. What was thought provoking? What surprised you? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit articleclub.substack.com/subscribe
Episode Notes More on Saroyan Our Patreon Auto-Generated Transcript Registry-The Human Comedy Fri, 8/12 11:53AM • 6:32 SUMMARY KEYWORDS film, presents, story, family, script, ithaca, andy hardy, focused, work, star, great, comedy, james cagney, telegraph office, incredibly, deserved, dialoguing, fascinating, mayor, role This is Registry, a Podcast, from Office Supply Publishing and Klaus at Gunpoint The Human Comedy is exactly the type of film the National Film Registry should be honoring. It is a uniquely American film about a fascinating time in American history. It has a backstory that's wonderful. But ultimately, it is a hopeful story, a hopeful story being told in a time when hope was somewhat limited. The concept of the Human Comedy is based on the work of William Saroyan and William wrote in the style that been referred to as Troyan esque, it is optimistic, perhaps sentimental, at the same time as being somewhat cynical of the role of society and rules. Basically, it's this idea that everyone in a society is a value in as much as they present, a goodness of sorts, and that becomes more hazy. sering wrote the original screenplay and gave it to Louis B. Mayer of MGM, and Mayer picked up this 240 Page screenplay and said that Saroyan wasn't going to direct it as he had kind of hoped. And he had actually made a short film called The Good Job as sort of an audition for that. Mayer gave the script to another screenwriter and to a different director. And Serena adapted that screenplay into the novel The Human Comedy, which became his biggest seller. The film was excellent. And it featured, among others, Frank Morgan, as the telegraph operator who was fantastic. He, I think, deserved incredibly high billing. And I think he even got it. We also had, of course, Mickey Rooney, who was the biggest star in the world at that point. Well, okay, one of the biggest stars in the world, he was huge. Donna Reed, Van Johnson, this wonderful set of character actors, which is actually the perfect set of actors to have for this story. Because it's not a straight narrative. There's narrative elements, of course, there's a through line. The idea being that the McCauley family is in Ithaca, California in the Central Valley during World War Two, and the oldest son is off at war, the other son has taken a job at the telegraph office, delivering messages, which are often messages of members of their families being killed in action. And we see the interactions between people. What's fascinating is that serine often focused on sort of the focus on immigrant populations, he focused on the downtrodden, the gamblers, the sex workers, to a lesser degree. Here, he focuses on the McCauley family that is decidedly WASPey, for lack of a better word. And what he's done is he has presented them as poor or at least lower on the economic ladder, but an incredibly tight family, an incredibly loving family, and most importantly, I think, an incredibly earnest family, and that earnestness makes the dynamics of the story work. The shooting is wonderful, the script is great. There's probably not a lot of saurians original script, it's he won the Oscar for Best Story. And the story is all there really, but I think the way the dialogue is handled is less certain than it is traditional Hollywood dialoguing. What makes a story so powerful, though, is the fact that there is a positivity towards every scene, even when it's scenes of conflict. There are scenes of conflict towards an end, which is positive and beautiful. In other words, it's a Williams Orion story. Mickey Rooney is great in it. I love Mickey Rooney in general. I think here is his best non Andy Hardy work until we would see him in Sugar Babies and other things in the 70s and 80s. I think that Johnson is great. We there's not a lot of him, but there's just enough that I was very pleased. None of reads. Okay, she's got her moments. But the real star is Frank Morgan. And his presentation is precisely what we get from Saroyan's take on the character and we see this 100% In the scenes where he is dealing with the sons and how he presents what he does. I mean, it's a kind of a showy role, honestly. The youngest I love the family is adorable as always, I think it just Jack Jenkins was his name. I don't know if he did much after. But overall, every performance in it is good. The script is solid. The cinematography is good. I wouldn't say it was one of the best, the best shot films of the time, but it's beautiful. It really is. And that just may be my black and white bias. But ultimately, it is the best example of William Saurian on fill the time of your life also presents that serinus quality but is really more of a James Cagney film. But here you are getting to run through a work that isn't entirely so Ryan. And that actually helps that I think there was a remake of this done called Ithaca I believe in 2016 Directed by Meg Ryan, featuring Tom Hanks, Hamish Linklater, who is actually great in it, and it's okay. It's nothing special. But the original is so strong and such an excellent document of its time that it deserves to be included on the National Film Registry. Find out more at https://registry-a-podcast.pinecast.co
In the history of Pulitzer Prizes and the Oscars, very few winners have turned down these awards. One of those who did was a famous Armenian-American, a writer from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. His name was William Saroyan. He turned down the Pulitzer for the drama called "The Time of Your Life" in 1940. Saroyan said he was opposed in principle to awards in the arts and was quoted as saying "such arts awards vitiate and embarrass art at its very source." His son Aram, a well-known poet in his own right, has written a lot about his father and his relationship with him. We asked him to talk about his book "Last Rites: The Death of William Saroyan." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If you've ever wanted to heal from illness, or feel better about your life, then do we have the Art of Healing show for you. Today I'll be talking with Dr. Bernie Siegel, revolutionary doctor and the best selling author of numerous books including Love, Medicine and Miracles, Love Animals and Miracles, and a book that's dropped my jaw to the floor, The Art of Healing. We'll talk all about how to uncover your hidden wisdom and potential for self-healing, and for happiness. Plus we talk about a Boo-Boo rescue from 3000 miles away, love me teddy bears and cemeteries, why a heart transplant patient would be dying for a beer, What do a box of crayons, a water gun, a noise-maker, and a magic marker have in common? What Buddy the dog said about riding in cars, why a case of amnesia, may be the greatest gift in the world, flipping coins and first dates and what in the world, hope, miracle and sex have to do with one another. The Art of Self-Healing Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What happened to Bernie at age 4 Bernie Siegel on near death experiences What's a Jungian surgeon? What it truly means to surrender and give our challenges to a higher power What's the healing importance of drawing What can parents learn from their children's drawing What we can learn from Buddy his dog What can happen when we're out running What was the book Buddy's Candle (and why your tears put out your loved-one's cancer) How dreams can help us with healing What does it mean ‘people choosing to live' How do we use this information for healing How do we learn to love ourselves – and what's the importance of self-love? Recommended Book: The Time of Your Life by William Saroyan, also ‘The Human Comedy' Visit: http://www.berniesiegelmd.com/ To find out more visit: https://amzn.to/3qULECz - Order Michael Sandler's book, "AWE, the Automatic Writing Experience" www.automaticwriting.com https://inspirenationshow.com/ ……. Follow Michael and Jessica's exciting journey and get even more great tools, tips, and behind-the-scenes access. Go to https://www.patreon.com/inspirenation For free meditations, weekly tips, stories, and similar shows visit: https://inspirenationshow.com/ We've got NEW Merch! - https://teespring.com/stores/inspire-nation-store Follow Inspire Nation, and the lives of Michael and Jessica, on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/InspireNationLive/ Find us on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@inspirenationshow
Episode Notes The Story itself Next Week - Mr. Death by Alix Harrow (Hugo Nominated Short Story!) Join us every friday (except when schools are on holiday) for discussion of short stories! saroyan writing fiction shortfiction Find out more at https://short-story-short-podcast.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
Christian Blauvelt returns to Front Row Classics to celebrate one of the greatest homefront films of World War II. Brandon and Christian discuss 1943's The Human Comedy. The movie, based on an original screenplay by William Saroyan, was made at the peak of MGM's powers during the days of the studio system. Mickey Rooney delivers an Oscar nominated performance alongside a top notch ensemble cast. The film is a perfect mix of sentimentality and the reality of war on the homefront. Both Brandon and Christian hope this dicussion will lead listeners to re-discover this underappreciated gem. Christian Blauvelt is an entertainment journalist, who serves as the managing editor of leading film and TV industry website IndieWire. He regularly appears on CBS New York to give previews of upcoming films and awards season analysis; has hosted films on Turner Classic Movies; and has presented at South by Southwest and San Diego Comic-Con. Blauvelt is the author of books including, "Hollywood Victory" from TCM and Running Press. He lives in New York City.
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“Something's fundamentally wrong with my right leg." We review The Coldest Winter since 1854, a short story by William Saroyan. A random book report on the story Vocabulary flash cards Information on Sloan's liniment
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Lusin Dink, 2013'te yönettiği "Saroyan Ülkesi" (Saroyanland) filmini anlatıyor. William Saroyan ve Lusin Dink hayaletler ve hatıralarla nasıl mekanlar kuruyorlar?
Arnold Margolin joined me to discuss his upbringing; favorite radio shows; first time watching TV; working as an office boy on Broadway; being an understudy in a William Saroyan play and going on; Garson Kanin offering him a role in the original Diary of Anne Frank; moving to LA; Garry Marshall offers him a job and a partner; My Mother the Car; Hey Landlord; Andy Griffith Show; He & She; writing Disney movies; Love, American Style; Star Spangled Girl; writing an episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show which was a backdoor pilot for Bill Dailey; a pilot with Don Knotts & Eve Arden; trying to salvage the McLean Stevenson Show; pilot- The Dooley Brothers with Shelley Long; problems with Eileen Brennan on Private Benjamin; Growing Pains; One Big Family; That Girl; drug problems on Webster; working with a young Sally Field and Michael Constantine; how Joey Bishops not liking a friends script lead to him writing roast jokes that Garry Marshall saw; writing the Adventures of Mary Kate and Ashley; Between Love & Honor about Crazy Joe Gallo. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Episode 89 Notes and Links to Luke Epplin's Work On Episode 89 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Luke Epplin, writer of Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball. The two talk about, among other things, Luke's early relationship with language, his admiration for certain writers who have shaped his sensibility and philosophy of writing, and his purpose in writing nonfiction that has the best qualities of fiction. They also discuss his dazzling book about four intriguing members of The Cleveland Indians and their 1948 World Series victory and rollercoaster season. Luke Epplin, whose writing has appeared in The Atlantic, the New Yorker Page-Turner, The Washington Post, GQ, Slate, Salon, The Daily Beast, among others, and he has appeared in such places as NPR's “Weekend Edition,“ The New York Times, the MLB Network, and ESPN. He is the author of Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball about Bob Feller, Larry Doby, Bill Veeck, Satchel Paige, and the Cleveland Indians of the 1940s. Buy Our Team: The Epic Story of Four Men and the World Series That Changed Baseball “How Black Players Propelled Cleveland's Baseball Team To Win The 1948 World Series” from NPR, March 2021 Luke Epplin's MacMillan Page “Virtual Author Series” with Bruce Markusen-Video from National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum-Luke talks about the book on the Anniversary of Larry Doby's MLB Debut At about 2:00, Luke talks about growing up in a small town outside of St. Louis, including how he was a voracious reader and was exposed to great baseball writing, including David Halberstram and his October 1964 book as an influence for Our Team, his own novel At about 5:00, Luke talks about his fandom for the St. Louis Cardinals, and how the team's fortune has made the fanbase different than the fans of the hard-luck At about 7:20, Luke cites David Halberstram's Summer of ‘49 as an inspiration for his book's narrative At about 9:00, Luke talks about chill-inducing literature, including William Saroyan, Alice Munro, and Deborah Eisenberg, and William Trevor At about 10:10, Luke describes being into “lyrical realism” and how he would read aloud short stories and/or copy short stories word for word to help him “locate a voice that [was] wholly [his] own” At about 12:25, Luke talks about Gay Talese, David Halberstram, and others whose nonfiction read like fiction in the best possible ways and inspired Luke's own aesthetic At about 13:30, Luke talks about his appreciation of John Cheever and spiritual ancestors and descendants At about 15:30, Luke details great phrasing from Gay Talese's famous piece on Joe DiMaggio, and how he used “the rhythm” of the diction as inspiration fro his own book At about 18:00-Luke references Mark Harris' Pictures at a Revolution as a big source of inspiration and thrill and Erik Larson as well At about 20:05-Luke points out the lack of stats and numbers used in his Our Team book, and his rationale for this At about 21:40, Pete and Luke join the Laura Hillenbrand Mutual Admiration Society At about 24:00, Luke discusses the ways in which he balanced archive footage and interviews in “piecing together” his storyline for Our Team At about 25:20, Luke talks about the challenges of telling Larry Doby's story, as he was a reticent person for the most part At about 26:55, Pete asks Luke for his “ ‘Eureka' moments” and Luke shares an interesting anecdote about his grandfather, the St. Louis Browns, and Bill Veeck that were seeds for his book At about 30:50, Pete references Luke as part of a group of writers in recent years like Bradford Pearson and Eric Nusbaum, among many others, who have written a certain type of “sports book” that is not wholly a sports book; Pete's joke about the epically long titles so popular these days leads to Luke At about 33:15, Luke gives background on Bill Veeck, one of the four main characters of Luke's book At about 36:10, Luke gives background on Larry Doby, one of the four main characters of Luke's book At about 38:20, Pete and Luke discuss the unfair expectations for Larry Doby as a “pioneer,” and Eric juxtaposes Jackie Robinson and Larry Doby's experiences At about 43:00, Luke talks about the book's Epilogue that details the blatant racism that Larry Doby experienced, including after his heroic 1948 World Series, and some of the ways in which white writers didn't fully take into account the hardships he faced At about 46:00, Luke discusses the intriguing and singular Satchel Paige, one of the “Big Four” from the book At about 49:50, Pete and Luke discuss Larry Doby and Satchel Paige's relationship, as well as the latter's persona and its connection to the ugly history of racism, minstrel shows, etc. At about 52:10, Luke traces the modern frowning upon “showy baseball” in contemporary times At about 53:30, Pete and Luke discuss the brainstorming tours undertaken by Bob Feller, Satchel Paige described in great detail in the book At about 53:25, Pete proudly shares stories involving his grandfather, Joe Albanese, and how he got two hits off Satchel Paige in a barnstorming exhibition At about 56:25, Luke details Satchel Paige in juxtaposition to Bob Feller and to Jackie Robinson, as well as how Paige's legendary confidence and independence-he is, Luke says, “fully himself” At about 1:00:00, Luke talks of the absolute legend that Satchel Paige was and how his pitching was an absolute scene for spectators At about 1:00:40, Pete asks Luke to dispel (hehe) rumors that Pope Francis recently cited Luke's book while talking to Joe Biden, and Luke continues in talking about Satchel's LONG and illustrious career At about 1:03:10, Luke discusses the phenom Luke discusses the intriguing and singular Satchel Paige, one of the “Big Four” from the book, one of the “Big Four” from the book; Luke cites Feller's bona fides as someone who built himself up by himself, the “ ‘American Dream' writ large” post-Depression and Roaring 20s At about 1:08:55, Pete and Luke discuss the book's ending-the glorious victory in the 1948 World Series-including the letdown experienced by various characters in the book; Luke cites “loneliness” as a central theme of the book At about 1:11:00, Pete and Luke discuss Luke's meaningful focus on a certain pivotal August At about 1:12:35, Luke talks about future projects, including an exciting and intriguing basketball story he will be telling, and possibly writing in Spanish (pues, tal vez…) At about 1:14:17, Pete and Luke talk about the glorious “sic” and Luke's experience with the “colorful” sportswriting that he used to build his book At about 1:15:20, Effa Manley is discussed and why she needs her story to be written At about 1:15:55, Luke reads an excerpt from the book that deals with the legendarily energetic Bill Veeck At about 1:21:00, Luke gives out his contact information and shouts out his local favorite, The Astoria Bookshop You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode. This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com. Please tune in for the next episode, a conversation with Bill Esparza. Esparza is a professional musician, writer, and blogger whose travels throughout Latin America have made him a leading expert on Latin American cuisines. He fell in love with Mexican cooking at his grandmother's table and on childhood trips to his family's hometown of Aguascalientes, Mexico, where he was introduced to street food. His original style of writing and passion for culture have made Esparza a go-to source for magazines, newspapers, and food travel shows. His knowledge has been acquired the old-fashioned way, from firsthand experience on the streets and at the stands and markets of Los Angeles, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. The episode will air starting November 9.
Daryl Davis, a musician, author, and race relations expert was assaulted with flying bottles during the Cub Scout parade in 1968 when he was 10. This was his first experience with racism. He spent years studying and researching to answer the question he had about racial hatred. It would be a chance encounter later in life that would birth a dangerously intriguing project, documenting his search for the answers. Daryl Davis, a musician, author, and race relations expert was assaulted with flying bottles during the Cub Scout parade in 1968 when he was 10. This was his first experience with racism. He spent years studying and researching to answer the question he had about racial hatred. It would be a chance encounter later in life that would birth a dangerously intriguing project, documenting his search for the answers. As an entertainer, Daryl is an international recording artist, actor, and leader of The Daryl Davis Band. He is considered to be one of the greatest Blues & Boogie Woogie and Blues and Rock'n'Roll pianists of all time, having played with The Legendary Blues Band (formerly the Muddy Waters band) and Chuck Berry. As an Actor, Daryl has received rave reviews for his stage role in William Saroyan's The Time Of Your Life. Daryl has done film and television as well and had roles in the critically acclaimed 5-year HBO television series The Wire. As an author, lecturer, and race relations expert, Daryl has received acclaim for his book, Klan-Destine Relationships, and his documentary Accidental Courtesy from many respected sources including CNN, NBC, Good Morning America, TLC, NPR, The Washington Post, and many others. He is also the recipient of numerous awards including the Elliott-Black Award, the MLK Award, and the Bridge Builder Award among many others. Filled with exciting encounters and sometimes amusing anecdotes, Daryl's impassioned lectures leave an audience feeling empowered to confront their own prejudices and overcome their fears. More on Daryl Here: https://www.daryldavis.com/ Join Our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/theafricanamericanfolklorist --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/africanamericanfolklorist/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/africanamericanfolklorist/support
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En esta entrevista hablo con el narrador cubano Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo de qué significa escribir la cubanía, de qué manera la política, específicamente la revolución cubana, marca su escritura y la de nuestra generación y qué te lleva a convertirte en un personaje desesperado por atrapar todas las voces alrededor para que lleguen a tu público. Si alguna duda quedaba de que el autor ha muerto, este libro sirve como evidencia perfecta. Espantado de todo me refugio en Trump (Madrid: Editorial Hypermedia, 2019) es una novela autobiográfica o colección de crónicas semi ficcionales -depende de a quién se le pregunte- en la que Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo reflexiona sobre su experiencia como escritor migrante / exiliado en USA y cómo su idiosincrasia choca con las convenciones sociales de la academia norteamericana. En términos geográficos, el texto se mueve fundamentalmente entre su hogar de Lawton (un barrio de La Habana) y su nueva residencia en Saint Louis (Missouri) cerca del Saint Louis Chess Club, donde juega cerca de un retrato de José Raúl Capablanca, aunque su ELO es muy malo. La novela está llena de citas y re-escrituras: OLPL reescribe un famoso poema de Kavafis, “Ítaca”, o el inicio de “La edad de oro” de José Martí. En el libro también se usa de modo creativo el “lenguaje soez” y lo imbrica con términos muy sofisticados es sistemáticos juegos de asonancias que impiden una lectura relajada de la historia al construir relaciones inesperadas, como “Gnosis, génesis, gentrificación, genitalia”, el encabezado de la página 14. Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo (La Habana, 1971). Escritor y fotógrafo de La Habana. En Cuba, publicó los libros Collage Karaoke (2001), Empezar de cero (2001), Ipatrías (2005) y Mi nombre es William Saroyan (2006). En el exilio, ha sido profesor en Brown University y en Washington University de Saint Louis. Es autor del libro de relatos Boring Home (2014), la antología de narrativa Cuba in Splinters (2014) y el fotolibro digital La Habana abandonada (2014). En Hypermedia ha publicado los volúmenes de crónicas Del clarín escuchad el silencio (2016) y Espantado de todo me refugio en Trump (2018). Entrevista realizada por Yasmín S. Portales Machado escritora de ciencia ficción, activista LGBTQ, curiosa sobre las relaciones entre consumo cultural y política en Cuba.
En esta entrevista hablo con el narrador cubano Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo de qué significa escribir la cubanía, de qué manera la política, específicamente la Revolución Cubana, marca su escritura, y la de nuestra generación, y qué te lleva a convertirte en un personaje desesperado por atrapar todas las voces alrededor para que lleguen a tu público. Si alguna duda quedaba de que el autor ha muerto, este libro sirve como evidencia perfecta. Espantado de todo me refugio en Trump (Madrid, Editorial Hypermedia, 2019) es una novela autobiográfica o colección de crónicas semi ficcionales -depende de a quién se le pregunte- en la que Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo reflexiona sobre su experiencia como escritor migrante / exiliado en USA y cómo su idiosincrasia choca con las convenciones sociales de la academia norteamericana. En términos geográficos, el texto se mueve fundamentalmente entre su hogar de Lawton (un barrio de La Habana), y su nueva residencia en en Saint Louis (Missouri) cerca del Saint Louis Chess Club, donde juega cerca de un retrato de José Raúl Capablanca, aunque su ELO es muy malo. La novela está llena de citas y re-escrituras: OLPL reescribe un famoso poema de Kavafis, “Ítaca”, o el inicio de “La edad de oro” de José Martí. En el libro también se usa de modo creativo el “lenguaje soez”, y lo imbrica con términos muy sofisticados es sistemáticos juegos de asonancias que impiden una lectura relajada de la historia al construir relaciones inesperadas, como “Gnosis, génesis, gentrificación, genitalia”, el encabezado de la página catorce. Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo (La Habana, 1971). Escritor y fotógrafo de La Habana. En Cuba, publicó los libros Collage Karaoke (2001), Empezar de cero (2001), Ipatrías (2005) y Mi nombre es William Saroyan (2006). En el exilio, ha sido profesor en Brown University y en Washington University de Saint Louis. Es autor del libro de relatos Boring Home (2014), la antología de narrativa Cuba in Splinters (2014) y el fotolibro digital La Habana abandonada (2014). En Hypermedia ha publicado los volúmenes de crónicas Del clarín escuchad el silencio (2016) y Espantado de todo me refugio en Trump (2018). Entrevista realizada por Yasmín S. Portales Machado escritora de ciencia ficción, activista LGBTQ, curiosa sobre las relaciones entre consumo cultural y política en Cuba.
En esta entrevista hablo con el narrador cubano Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo de qué significa escribir la cubanía, de qué manera la política, específicamente la Revolución Cubana, marca su escritura, y la de nuestra generación, y qué te lleva a convertirte en un personaje desesperado por atrapar todas las voces alrededor para que lleguen a tu público. Si alguna duda quedaba de que el autor ha muerto, este libro sirve como evidencia perfecta. Espantado de todo me refugio en Trump (Madrid, Editorial Hypermedia, 2019) es una novela autobiográfica o colección de crónicas semi ficcionales -depende de a quién se le pregunte- en la que Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo reflexiona sobre su experiencia como escritor migrante / exiliado en USA y cómo su idiosincrasia choca con las convenciones sociales de la academia norteamericana. En términos geográficos, el texto se mueve fundamentalmente entre su hogar de Lawton (un barrio de La Habana), y su nueva residencia en en Saint Louis (Missouri) cerca del Saint Louis Chess Club, donde juega cerca de un retrato de José Raúl Capablanca, aunque su ELO es muy malo. La novela está llena de citas y re-escrituras: OLPL reescribe un famoso poema de Kavafis, “Ítaca”, o el inicio de “La edad de oro” de José Martí. En el libro también se usa de modo creativo el “lenguaje soez”, y lo imbrica con términos muy sofisticados es sistemáticos juegos de asonancias que impiden una lectura relajada de la historia al construir relaciones inesperadas, como “Gnosis, génesis, gentrificación, genitalia”, el encabezado de la página catorce. Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo (La Habana, 1971). Escritor y fotógrafo de La Habana. En Cuba, publicó los libros Collage Karaoke (2001), Empezar de cero (2001), Ipatrías (2005) y Mi nombre es William Saroyan (2006). En el exilio, ha sido profesor en Brown University y en Washington University de Saint Louis. Es autor del libro de relatos Boring Home (2014), la antología de narrativa Cuba in Splinters (2014) y el fotolibro digital La Habana abandonada (2014). En Hypermedia ha publicado los volúmenes de crónicas Del clarín escuchad el silencio (2016) y Espantado de todo me refugio en Trump (2018). Entrevista realizada por Yasmín S. Portales Machado escritora de ciencia ficción, activista LGBTQ, curiosa sobre las relaciones entre consumo cultural y política en Cuba.
En esta entrevista hablo con el narrador cubano Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo de qué significa escribir la cubanía, de qué manera la política, específicamente la Revolución Cubana, marca su escritura, y la de nuestra generación, y qué te lleva a convertirte en un personaje desesperado por atrapar todas las voces alrededor para que lleguen a tu público. Si alguna duda quedaba de que el autor ha muerto, este libro sirve como evidencia perfecta. Espantado de todo me refugio en Trump (Madrid, Editorial Hypermedia, 2019) es una novela autobiográfica o colección de crónicas semi ficcionales -depende de a quién se le pregunte- en la que Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo reflexiona sobre su experiencia como escritor migrante / exiliado en USA y cómo su idiosincrasia choca con las convenciones sociales de la academia norteamericana. En términos geográficos, el texto se mueve fundamentalmente entre su hogar de Lawton (un barrio de La Habana), y su nueva residencia en en Saint Louis (Missouri) cerca del Saint Louis Chess Club, donde juega cerca de un retrato de José Raúl Capablanca, aunque su ELO es muy malo. La novela está llena de citas y re-escrituras: OLPL reescribe un famoso poema de Kavafis, “Ítaca”, o el inicio de “La edad de oro” de José Martí. En el libro también se usa de modo creativo el “lenguaje soez”, y lo imbrica con términos muy sofisticados es sistemáticos juegos de asonancias que impiden una lectura relajada de la historia al construir relaciones inesperadas, como “Gnosis, génesis, gentrificación, genitalia”, el encabezado de la página catorce. Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo (La Habana, 1971). Escritor y fotógrafo de La Habana. En Cuba, publicó los libros Collage Karaoke (2001), Empezar de cero (2001), Ipatrías (2005) y Mi nombre es William Saroyan (2006). En el exilio, ha sido profesor en Brown University y en Washington University de Saint Louis. Es autor del libro de relatos Boring Home (2014), la antología de narrativa Cuba in Splinters (2014) y el fotolibro digital La Habana abandonada (2014). En Hypermedia ha publicado los volúmenes de crónicas Del clarín escuchad el silencio (2016) y Espantado de todo me refugio en Trump (2018). Entrevista realizada por Yasmín S. Portales Machado escritora de ciencia ficción, activista LGBTQ, curiosa sobre las relaciones entre consumo cultural y política en Cuba.
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The harrowing, hungry-making tale of Linda Burfield Hazzard and her sanitarium, Starvation Heights. Kristy reading "Pure Agony" by William Saroyan. Listen to Kristy and Chris over on Short Story, Short Podcast. Come on up and see us sometime: Patreon Facebook Instagram Twitter MERCH Amazon Wishlist Starvation Heights: A Ture Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest by Gregg Olsen Fasting for the Cure of Disease by Linda Burfield Hazzard Kathrine Beck on History Link. Bess Lovejoy on Smithsonian Mag. Findagrave. Washington State Digital Archives Trove: Sydney Stock and Station Journal Newspapers.com: Oregon Daily Journal Tacoma Daily Ledger LOC: Minneapolis Journal St. Paul Globe Music: Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-plan License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Breaktime by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3457-breaktime License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Living in the Sprawl: Southern California's Most Adventurous Podcast
In this week's episode of Living in the Sprawl: Southern California's Most Adventurous Podcast, host Jon Steinberg shares his top ten list of authors that capture all that is Southern California. His list includes: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Rex Pickett, Raymond Chandler, Ray Bradbury, Bret Easton Ellis, William Saroyan, Sue Grafton, Clive Cussler, Walter Mosely, and Charles Bukowski.Instagram: @livinginthesprawlpodcastEmail: livinginthesprawlpodcast@gmail.comCheck out our favorite CBD gummy company...it helps us get better sleep and stay chill. https://www.justcbdstore.com?aff=645Check out Goldbelly for all your favorite US foods to satisfy those cravings or bring back some nostalgia. Our favorites include Junior's Chessecakes from New York, Lou Malnati's deep dish pizza from Chicago and a philly cheesesteak from Pat's. Use the link https://goldbelly.pxf.io/c/2974077/1032087/13451 to check out all of the options and let them know we sent you.Use code "SPRAWL" for (2) free meals and free delivery on your first Everytable subscription. Support the podcast and future exploration adventures. We are working on unique perks and will give you a shout out on the podcast to thank you for your contribution!Living in the Sprawl: Southern California's Most Adventurous Podcast is on Podfanhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/sprawl Looking to start a podcast? Buzzsprout is the best and easiest way to launch, promote and track your podcast...trust me, I did a lot of research beforehand. Let Buzzsprout know we sent you, support the show and get a $20 Amazon gift card when you sign up. https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1735110Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/livinginthesprawlpodcast)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/livinginthesprawlpodcast)
On this week's special episode of Sucka Free Sunday, I get the chance to meet baby Xochi while I chat up his beautiful mom, Adrianna Sorondo about plants, five-song playlists inspired by her father, and much more. This episode is dedicated to her father, Antonio “Tony” Sorondo Sr. Tune in and listen to our discussion and find out a bit about Antonio's life of fixing jukeboxes in Fresno, about Adrianna's introduction to Grandma Betty, her life as part of Jazz Fresno, and how William Saroyan was introduced into her world by a group of elderly Armenian ladies. Click play, relax, and listen and if the spirit moves you share this with others, we ask that you do so and make sure to Stay Sucka Free! Five Song Playlist: From my Father to my Sun 1: I'm Your Puppet- James and Bobby Purify 2: Fruits of the Spirit- Jay Electronica 3: I can't go for that- Hall & Oates 4. Hash Pipe- Weezer 5: She's got you- Patsy Cline --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/staysuckafree/support
In this special episode we discuss The Cat, a short story by William Saroyan featured in The Golden Almanac (1946) and originally published in Little Children (1937). This is a can’t miss episode. So don’t! Japanese Yahoo Answers link Google Drive link to the story
On this episode of the Lost in Hollywood podcast Levon sits down with clinical psychologist Dr Anthony "Tony "Saroyan. They discuss working in the prison system, pigeonholed in certain careers, his relation to writer William Saroyan and much more
The Summer of The Beautiful White horse is a tale of two cousins, Aram and Mourad, who belong to the Garoghlanian family, a poor tribe, but known for their honesty. Which is why Aram is surprised when his cousin Mourad comes riding on a beautiful white horse early in the morning. The story has a childlike innocence with a touch of nostalgia. - I first encountered this story in two places, once in 6th grade, and then in 11th grade NCERT. Both cases analysed the story in different ways. Even today as I narrate this tale, I find new elements of the story I had previously not noticed. That's the great thing about stories, its different for every reader, and it changes every time you read it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kendsilva/message
Un escritor trabaja para mantenerse del oficio, aunque pertenece a un gremio donde subsistir resulta difícil. Entonces necesita otro empleo aparte, como William Saroyan (1908-1981), que cuando abandona sus estudios, escribe mientras labora en una compañía telegráfica. Igitur
Ses Olsun ekibi olarak, size zor zamanların içindeki tebessüm molanızda kısa bir ara eşlik etmek istedik ve bu kez keyifli bir öyküyle karşınıza gelmeye çalıştık. Usta öykücü William Saroyan'ın kaleme aldığı, hayatta kendi tecrübelerimizden sorumlu olduğumuzu tekrar hatırlatan öyküsü Amerikalı Yolcuya Memleketten Öğütler'i sizler için seslendirdik. Saroyan'ın bu öyküsü, diğer öyküleriyle birlikte Aras Yayıncılık tarafından yayımlanan ''Aram Derler Adıma'' adlı kitapta yer alıyor. Bu ay seslendireceğimiz eserler Aras Yayıncılık'tan olacak. Keyifli dinlemeler...
This week I sit down with three of my Armenian colleagues Garineh Avakian, Yeprem Davoodian, and Eddie Tchertchian, to discuss the history of the Armenia, the Armenian genocide, resistance, resilience, and the current conflict in Armenia and Azerbaijan.
There's an old saying that if you're not where you want to be in your life—or who—you should “fake it til you make it.” And it can work great. For example, let's say you're terrified of public speaking. And inside you feel like you're about to either pee yourself, barf up everything you've ever eaten, just turn around and flee, or possibly all three. But instead of letting the audience see your nerves, you straighten your shoulders and stride out to the podium in your best outfit, with a big, fake, confident smile on your face. Chances are, people will never know how scared you were, and you'll actually start to FEEL confident after a while. But…what if you never get to the “til you make it” part? What if the core of your being is so dark, so abhorrent, so contrary to everything that makes us truly human, that your only option is to fake it, all the time? I bet you'd get real good at it. William Saroyan once wrote, “It takes a lot of rehearsing for a man to be himself.” For the villain in this story, it was just the opposite. The rehearsal was all about hiding the self. Sources:Investigation Discovery's "Diabolical," Episode "Teach Me to Kill"https://lasvegassun.com/news/2004/jan/22/siblings-facing-off-against-each-other-in-murder-t/https://www.newsbreak.com/nevada/las-vegas/news/1547024008696/susanne-carno-paid-her-brother-to-murder-husband-richard-carno-so-she-could-pocket-the-life-insurancehttps://lasvegassun.com/news/2004/mar/12/carno-insists-shes-innocent-at-sentencing/http://www.jailhouse-babes.com/personals/f094/f09-497.htmFollow us, campers!Patreon (join to get all episodes ad-free, at least a day early, an extra episode a month, and a free sticker!): https://patreon.com/TrueCrimeCampfireFacebook: True Crime CampfireInstagram: https://gramha.net/profile/truecrimecampfire/19093397079Twitter: @TCCampfire https://twitter.com/TCCampfireEmail: truecrimecampfirepod@gmail.com
William Saroyan'ın "Love, Here Is My Hat" adlı öyküsünün Orhan Veli tarafından serbest çevirisi.
The Time of Our Life returns for a bonus episode. For episode seven in our series, Mark Arax reads two short stories by William Saroyan, Laughing Sam and The Poor and Burning Arab, along with discussion hosted by Valley Public Radio's David Aus.
Every week on The Twilight Zone Zone,we go down Donald Liebenson's list The 26 Episodes We Talk About When We Talk About The Twilight Zone from Vanity Fair, chronologically by release date and compare two episodes and choose which one to recommend. This week we watched "The Long Distance Call” and “Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?” “Long Distance Call” You can explore the vast reaches of The Twilight Zone and not find an episode as profoundly messed up as this one. On her deathbed, a five-year-old boy's grandmother bemoans how lonely she will be “far away,” and wishes aloud that her beloved Billy could go with her. Worst. Grandma. Ever. “Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?” Take mysterious footprints leading away from a pond where an unidentified flying object has crashed, a snowbound diner, and six (or was that seven?) stranded bus passengers, and you've got yourself a “regular Ray Bradbury.” Which one of them is the monster from outer space? This entertaining episode plays like a supernatural William Saroyan play (complete with a colorful coot portrayed by Jack Elam), with one of the series's most famous reveals. There are many paths in life, but which one will you travel down in the Twilight Zone, Zone… Host: Nic Hoffmann Panel: Matt and Daniel
Every week on The Twilight Zone Zone,we go down Donald Liebenson’s list The 26 Episodes We Talk About When We Talk About The Twilight Zone from Vanity Fair, chronologically by release date and compare two episodes and choose which one to recommend. This week we watched "The Long Distance Call” and “Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?” “Long Distance Call” You can explore the vast reaches of The Twilight Zone and not find an episode as profoundly messed up as this one. On her deathbed, a five-year-old boy’s grandmother bemoans how lonely she will be “far away,” and wishes aloud that her beloved Billy could go with her. Worst. Grandma. Ever. “Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?” Take mysterious footprints leading away from a pond where an unidentified flying object has crashed, a snowbound diner, and six (or was that seven?) stranded bus passengers, and you’ve got yourself a “regular Ray Bradbury.” Which one of them is the monster from outer space? This entertaining episode plays like a supernatural William Saroyan play (complete with a colorful coot portrayed by Jack Elam), with one of the series’s most famous reveals. There are many paths in life, but which one will you travel down in the Twilight Zone, Zone… Host: Nic Hoffmann Panel: Matt and Daniel
This week on The Time of Our Life with Mark Arax Fresno poet Kenneth Chacón reads William Saroyan's "70,000 Assyrians" and discusses the impact of Saroyan on his own work and on our times.
This week on The Time of Our Life, Fresno writer Brynn Saito reads William Saroyan’s The Journey to Hanford and a Saroyan essay on writing. Brynn Saito is a poet and professor in the English Department at Fresno State, and the author of two books of poetry. Together with Nikiko Masumoto, she’s the co-founder of Yonsei Memory Project, which creates inter-generational spaces for ‘memory keeping’ within the Japanese American community and in alliance with other communities and movements for justice and healing.
This week on The Time of Our Life, Fresno writer Aris Janigian reads William Saroyan's Five Ripe Pears and The Armenian and The Armenian. With host Mark Arax, Aris discusses Saroyan’s influence on his own work. The author of five novels, Aris Janigian is a writer, academic, and a wine grape packer and shipper. His latest novel is Waiting for Sophia at Shutters on the Beach.
Our guest this week on The Time of Our Life is Fresno Poet Laureate and Fresno City College instructor Marisol Baca, whose poetry collection Tremor was published by 3 Mile Harbor Press. In this episode, Baca reads William Saroyan's The Hummingbird That Lived Through Winter and The Daring Young Man On the Flying Trapeze , and she and Mark Arax discuss the divergent styles in these two very different Saroyan stories.
This week on the debut episode of the special series "The Time of Our Life", M ark Arax reads William Saroyan's The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse , originally published in 1940 as part of My Name Is Aram , a collection of short stories by Saroyan. Arax also shares recollections of his interactions with Saroyan, who was a family friend.
On this week’s Valley Edition: Today marks the 90th birthday of labor organizer and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta. We talk to her about her legacy of activism, and why our collective response to the coronavirus pandemic should be a united one. Plus, we hear from journalist and author Mark Arax, who invites us to revisit the work of William Saroyan. We also learn why a Shark Tank entrepreneur who runs a pet product company in Chicago is now supplying medical masks to hospitals in the Valley. Listen to those stories and more on the podcast above.
William Saroyan's The Cave Dwellers is a quiet play with powerful themes. It has no significant acting or technical challenges, making it a fine option for any theatre looking to produce an example of American Existentialism/Absurdism. It also features an actor portraying a bear! Music Credits: Delightful D Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Today we celebrate the botanical illustrator who was wrongfully fired from his first job and the French botanist who spent a month in California with a boatful of Russians. We'll learn about the botanical name of the city where people leave their hearts, and we’ll fall in love with a classic garden writer from Bronxville, New York. Today’s Unearthed Words feature an English poet who loved gardens and wrote many poems about them. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book that talks about the revolution that will save our food. I'll talk about a garden item that I have WAY too many of - but, then again, can you really have too many? I digress. And, then we’ll wrap things up with the story of the woman who wrote a flora dictionary anonymously - signing her work very mysteriously with the words “by a Lady.” But first, let's catch up on a few recent events. Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Curated Articles Good Decisions by @papaver Good Decisions in the garden -Alison Levey ("Lee-Vee") - The Blackberry Garden " I planted them and whispered to the nearby ants 'when you wake up, take the seeds and spread them throughout the garden.'” The Plight of the African Violets — In Defense of Plants The Plight of the African Violets — In Defense of Plants — "their numbers in captivity overshadow a bleak future for this genus in the wild. Many African violets are teetering on the brink of extinction." Now, if you'd like to check out these curated articles for yourself, you're in luck, because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. There’s no need to take notes or search for links - the next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group. Important Events 1708 Today is the birthday of the botanist and the incomparable botanical illustrator Georg Dionysius Ehret. Georg was born in Heidelberg, Germany, to Ferdinand Christian Ehret, who was a gardener and also had a talent for drawing. He taught his son both skills- gardening and drawing - before he died. Georg made his way to Regensburg. There, he met an apothecary who hired him to draw of specimens from his herbarium and garden. Georg earnestly took on the job, creating over 500 pieces in one year. Taking advantage of his young employee, the apothecary fired Georg and told him he should have completed 1,000 drawings. It was basically the apothecary's way of avoiding paying Georg. After this dreadful experience, Georg made his way to England and worked at the significant botanical gardens - Including Chelsea Physic. Isaac Rand, the first director of the Chelsea Physic Garden in London, told Georg to paint the rare plants in the garden. The uniqueness of the specimens added to the demand for Georg's work. As a result, Georg was on friendly terms with the plant collectors and naturalists of his time. Chelsea was formative professionally and personally for Georg; He married the head gardener's sister-in-law, Susanna Kennet. In The Art of Botanical Illustration, Wilfrid Blunt noted that, “By the middle of the century he had become a popular figure in London society: the highest nobility in England clamored to receive instruction from him,” Indeed, the wealthiest woman in England, Margaret Cavendish Bentinck (the Duchess of Portland), gladly retained Georg as a drawing instructor. Struck by the luminescence of his work, and ultimately she would buy over 300 of his paintings. In 1737, Georg was hired to draw by Sir Charles Wager, First Lord of the Admiralty. In August of that year, Wagner's personal garden is where Georg first observed the Magnolia grandiflora flowering. The bloom was so inspiring that Georg walked for an hour each way, from Chelsea to Wagner's house (in Fulham), to see and sketch every stage of the Magnolia grandiflora; from bud to full flower. Georg's work provided the world with the first Magnolia to be illustrated in England. Beyond his work in England, Georg traveled throughout Europe in pursuit of his craft. He met Linnaeus in Holland when he was visiting the botanical garden in Leiden. Linnaeus taught Georg exactly how he wanted plants to be dissected and drawn. By this time, Georg felt that his drawings were already aligned with Linnaeus, but the calibration didn't hurt; Georg's work made it possible for Linnaeus to show the differences between plants for his books. When Linnaeus released his catalog of rare plants, "Hortus Cliffortianus," in 1737, it featured 20 meticulous plates made by Georg. As a result of partnering with Linnaeus, Georg understood plant structure on a level that rivaled most botanists. Georg's style of drawing is referred to as the Linnaean style. Ehret's father could have never predicted the impact of teaching his son both gardening and drawing, but the two skills had come together in Georg in an extraordinary way. One expert wrote that, "[Ehret] was the greatest artist-illustrator that Linnaeus had." Today, Georg's work is difficult to source. Given the rarity of an Ehret drawing, they are expensive to acquire; pieces generally start around $1k (if you can find one.) Just this past year, the NYBG organized an exhibit called "Georg Ehret: The Greatest Botanical Artist of the 1700s.” They featured 48 Ehret watercolors and engravings. 1781 Today is the birthday of French-German poet, naturalist, and botanist Adelbert von Chamisso ("Sha-ME-So"). Born into a French Noble family, Chamisso’s family fled to Germany after the French Revolution. Chamisso is remembered for a number of different accomplishments. His creativity was captured in a novella called Peter Schlemihl’s Wonderful History, published in 1814. The story is about a naturalist who travels around the world thanks to a pair of seven-league boots and who sells his shadow to the devil in exchange for a bottomless wallet. Seven-league boots were a common part of European folklore and allowed the wearer to walk seven times further than an average stride, making the wearer possess super-human speed. Chamisso established himself as a Romantic poet with his poem Frauenliebe und leben, The poem’s English translation is A Woman's Love and Life and is actually a series of poems describing a woman’s love for a man from their first meeting, through their married life together and ultimately to the time after his death. Robert Schumann later set Chamisso's poem to music in his Opus 42. It takes a soprano opera singer 30 minutes to sing all the poems in the Opus from start to finish. After surviving the french revolution and the war between France and Prussia, Chamisso eagerly joined a round-the-world voyage aboard a Russian ship called the Rurik. It would be the greatest adventure of his life. The trip was financed by a Russian Count named Nikolay ("NEE-co-LIE") Rumyantsev ("Roo-myan-sev"), who was eager to find a route around North America by water - which would later be called the Northwest Passage. Chamisso was the ship’s naturalist, and Johann Friedrich Eschscholtz was the ship’s doctor and botanist. When the Rurik ended up in the San Francisco Bay area in 1816, Chamisso and Eschscholtz ended up exploring in California for about a month. One of his discoveries was the California poppy, which he named Eschscholzia California after his friend, the botanist Johann Friedrich Von Eschscholz. In return, Eschscholz named a bunch of plants after Chamisso - a little quid pro quo. The California Wild Rose (Rosa californica Chamisso and the California Blackberry (Rubus vitifolius Chamisso) are named for Chamisso. In 1903, the botanist Sarah Plummer Lemmon put forth a successful piece of legislation that nominated the golden poppy (Eschscholzia californica) as the state flower of California. During his three year Journey on the Rurik, Chamisso collected over 12,000 species of plants. Today his collection is preserved at the Russian Academy of Sciences in St Petersburg. It was Chamisso who said, “In pain, a new time is born.” 1847Today the city of Yerba Buena ("YAIR-Bah Byoo-Nah") is renamed San Francisco. San Francisco was originally known as Yerba Buena - Spanish for "good herb" - a small mint-like plant early explorers found. Over the years, people have left their hearts in San Francisco. The author Rudyard Kipling said, "San Francisco has only one drawback – ’tis hard to leave." Paul Kanter of Jefferson Airplane said, "San Francisco is 49 square miles, surrounded by reality." Ashleigh Brilliant, author and cartoonist, said, "There may not be a Heaven, but there is San Francisco." The writer William Saroyan said, "If you’re not alive, San Francisco will bring you to life." 1878 Today is the birthday of one of America's greatest Garden writers and one of the 20th Century's most famous horticulturists, Louise Beebe Wilder. Louise was born into a wealthy family in Baltimore. After marrying an architect named Walter Wilder, they bought a country place - a 200-acre estate in Pomona New York; they called BalderBrae. Louise set about adding fountains, terraces, arbors, walled gardens, and pathways. Her book called "My Garden" shared Louise's experiences learning how to garden at BalderBrae, where one of her first flower beds was bordered with clothespins. At BalderBrae, Louise and Walter created a garden and a stone garden house that was made famous in Louise's book "Color in My Garden" - which came out in 1918 and is generally regarded as her best work. In the book, Louise was the first garden writer to write about gray as a garden color. Louise was also the first person to write about Moonlight Gardens, and she wrote about looking at plants under the light of the Moon. After World War I, Walter and Louise settled in suburban Bronxville, New York. Louise created a personal Eden on a single acre of land complete with stone pillars and a long grape arbor. It was here that Louise began rock gardening. After 1920, most of her garden writing focused on rock gardening. Louise inspired both women and men to rock garden. By 1925, Louise founded a local Working Gardeners Club in Bronxville, and she also had steady work as a garden designer and as a garden writer. Her experiences gave her material for her writing. Louise included so many people from Bronxville in her writing that her columns were referred to by locals as "a Bronxville Family Affair." In all, Louise wrote eleven books about gardening. Her voice is pragmatic and pointed, which is why they were popular; gardeners appreciated her no-nonsense advice. For instance, Louise was not a fan of double flowers. In her book, "The Fragrant Path" from 1932, she wrote: “Some flowers are, I am sure, intended by a wise God to remain single. The hyacinth doubled, for instance, is a fat abomination.” Louise wrote for a number of publications, and her writing was published in many prominent periodicals like the Journal of The Royal Horticultural Society of England and the New York Times. House and Garden alone published close to a hundred and fifty articles by Louise. Many of Louise's columns were collected and published as books. A year before she died, Louise was honored with the Gold Medal for Horticultural Achievement from the Garden Club of America. It was the pinnacle moment in her career, and it came as Louise and her children were still grieving the loss of her husband. In the Spring of 1934, Walter had committed suicide after a long battle with mental illness. Louise wrote prolifically about gardening and plants. Her experiences resulted in increasing the awareness of different plant species, gardening practices, and she helped shape the gardens of her time. Louise gave us many wonderful garden quotes. On Snowdrops: “Theirs is a fragile but hardy celebration…in the very teeth of winter.” On Rosemary, “It makes a charming pot plant, neat, svelte, with its dark, felt-lined leaves held sleek against its sides. The smell… is keen and heady, resinous, yet sweet, with a hint of nutmeg.” On Roses: “Over and over again, I have experienced the quieting influence of rose scent upon a disturbed state of mind.” On gardening: “In the garden, every person may be their own artist without apology or explanation. Each within their green enclosure is a creator, and no two shall reach the same conclusion.” Louise is buried with her parents in lot 41 in Lakeside Cemetery in Wakefield, Massachusetts. It was a shock to read that her grave is unmarked and to see that it is completely unadorned - without any flowers - nor does it rest under the shade of a tree. Unearthed Words 1782Today is the birthday of the English poet and literary critic Ann Taylor. Her sister Jane was a poet as well. Ann famously said, “The most important thing is to wear a smile.” Here's a collection of poems about the garden by Ann Taylor. Come And Play In The Garden Little sister, come away, And let us in the garden play, For it is a pleasant day. On the grass-plat let us sit, Or, if you please, we'll play a bit, And run about all over it. But the fruit we will not pick, For that would be a naughty trick, And very likely make us sick. Nor will we pluck the pretty flowers That grow about the beds and bowers, Because you know they are not ours. We'll take the daisies, white and red, Because mamma has often said That we may gather then instead. And much I hope we always may Our very dear mamma obey, And mind whatever she may say. The Gaudy Flower Poem Why does my Anna toss her head, And look so scornfully around, As if she scarcely deigned to tread Upon the daisy-dappled ground? Does fancied beauty fire thine eye, The brilliant tint, the satin skin? Does the loved glass, in passing by, Reflect a graceful form and thin? Alas! that form, and brilliant fire, Will never win beholder's love; It may, indeed, make fools admire, But ne'er the wise and good can move. So grows the tulip, gay and bold, The broadest sunshine its delight; Like rubies, or like burnished gold, It shows its petals, glossy bright. But who the gaudy floweret crops, As if to court a sweet perfume! Admired it blows, neglected drops, And sinks unheeded to its doom. The virtues of the heart may move Affections of a genial kind; While beauty fails to stir our love, And wins the eye, but not the mind. The Field Daisy I'm a pretty little thing, Always coming with the spring; In the meadows green, I'm found, Peeping just above the ground, And my stalk is covered flat With a white and yellow hat. Little Mary, when you pass Lightly o'er the tender grass, Skip about, but do not tread On my bright but lowly head, For I always seem to say, "Surely winter's gone away." Grow That Garden Library The Seed Underground: by Janisse Ray The subtitle of this book is: A Growing Revolution to Save Food. Ray writes: “There is no despair in a seed. There's only life, waiting for the right conditions-sun and water, warmth and soil-to be set free. Every day, millions upon millions of seeds lift their two green wings.” Ray's book takes us to the frontier of seed-saving. She shares beautiful stories from gardeners around the country who are working to preserve our food by growing old varieties, heirlooms, and eating them. Gardeners will love this book because, as a gardener, Ray is relatable, and her stories feature ordinary gardeners who are trying to save open-pollinated varieties of old-time seeds - the true treasures in our Gardens. Ray's book is not just about gardening, but also about preserving our food by saving seeds before they disappear. Ray helps us understand why seeds are under threat and why a lack of seed diversity is something that should concern all of us. Ray is a writer, naturalist, and poet. This is one of my favorite books on this topic, so I hope you'll check it out. You can get a used copy of The Seed Underground: A Growing Revolution to Save Food by Janisse Ray and support the show, using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for under $4. Great Gifts for Gardeners Stonebriar 9 Inch Clear Glass Dome Cloche with Rustic Wooden Base, Antique Bell Jar Display Dome, For Plants, Succulents, Fairy Lights, Photos, Medals, Decorative Fill, and More, Medium $31.99 Add a rustic touch to your home decor with Stonebriar's clear glass bell-shape cloche with a wooden base. This cloche features a clear glass dome with the decorative knob so you can easily remove it. The rustic wooden base measures 6.1 inches in diameter and is the perfect size to display your favorite pillar candles, flowers, succulents, medals, photos, and fairy lights. This glass cloche is small enough to use in any room in your home but big enough to make a statement. Add your favorite filler and create a unique centerpiece for your kitchen or dining room or place filled cloche on your mantel for a little added decoration. This cloche is also the perfect party decoration. Buy multiple cloches for rustic tabletop display. This decorative cloche is the perfect size for any tabletop measuring 9" in height, and the wood base with metal trim measures 6.1" in diameter Glass dome inner measurements are 4.7" in diameter and 6" in height. It can easily fit your favorite pillar candles, flowers, succulents & more Rustic wooden base cloche is available in 2 separate sizes. Buy one size or buy both sizes and create your own unique display set. Today’s Botanic Spark 1784Today is the birthday of the American Floral Dictionary writer, Elizabeth Wirt. Elizabeth was the second wife of William Wirt, who served as an attorney general of the United States. They had ten children. In 1829, Elizabeth wrote her floral dictionary. She published it anonymously, using the very mysterious name ‘by a Lady.’ Wirt featured lovely tidbits in her dictionary - quotes and prose by poets and writers accompanied the information for each plant. Her dictionary also included extraneous information that would be of interest to gardeners in the early to mid-1800s: the Structure of Plants, the Structure of Flowers, and a sketch on the Life of Linnaeus. Elizabeth shared all she knew about the history of each flower she featured in her dictionary. Gardeners adored her book. It was republished every two years. In the 1835 edition, Elizabeth finally felt confident enough to publish the book using her name "Mrs. E. W. Wirt of Virginia.”The final edition of her book was published in in 1855 it was the first book of its kind in the United States to feature colored plates. You can see a copy of Wirt's dictionary online for free.
In China, July is the month of the lotus. Recently I shared a video in the Facebook Group for the Showfrom the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburghwhich shows Senior Horticulturist, Pat Clifford, teaching their intern Hazel, how to remove the older leaves of the Giant Water Lily so the pond does not get overcrowded. Using a pitchfork, Pat carefully folds the large lily pad first in half, then quarters, and then once more. Then he stabs the large folded pad with the pitchfork, hoists it in the air to let the water drain out and then flops the beast down on the edge of the pond. The camera zooms in to reveal the most savage thorns that grow on the underside of the lily pad and all down the stem of the plant. It was so surprising to see how viscous the thorns are - rivaling the thorniest rose. Brevities #OTD It's the anniversary of the day that Captain Cook arrived in England in 1771. He had successfully led that first voyage to Australia. But, neither Cook, nor his botanist Joseph Banks, realized that the quartz reef where they planted the British Flag contained gold. The area would remain untouched by Europeans for almost two more decades. And, Cook's ship, the Endeavor, had somehow managed to survive the trials of sailing on the Great Barrier Reef and River. Before he sailed for England, Cook worried the Endeaver wouldn't make it around the Cape of Good Hope. In a fateful decision, Cook had brought the ship to Batavia, a Dutch colony, in order to fortify his ship. Batavia was a dangerous place. Malaria and dysentery were rampant. As a result of his stop in Batavia, Cook lost a staggering 38 members of his crew. The botanists, Banks and Solander, managed to survive the stop, although at one point they were both gravely ill. Even as they battled back from illness, they still went out to collect specimens. So, on this day, in 1771, Cook and Banks and Solander make it home to England. 365 days later, Cook would be setting sail once more, but this time Banks would not be going with. Instead, a German, Johann Reinhold Forster and his son Georg—would be the botanists for his next big adventure. #OTD Today, in 1835, Charles Darwin wrote a letter to his friend John Stevens Henslow. He wrote: “In a few days time the Beagle will sail for the Galapagos Islands. I look forward with joy and interest to this, both as being somewhat nearer to England and for the sake of having a good look at an active volcano.” Throughout his life, Darwin exchanged letters with Henslow, professor of Botany and Mineralogy at Cambridge University, Their correspondence was a powerful influence on Darwin; helping to shape his thinking about the natural world. And, it was thanks to Henslow that Darwin received the invitation to join captain Robert FitzRoy on the HMS Beagle. Henslow had written a letter recommending Darwin for the journey because of his like-able personality. When they were young, Henslow and Darwin had walked the Cambridgeshire countryside together. Their walks inspired Darwin to study the natural world and to travel. Once Darwin was part of team Beagle, Henslow presented Darwin with a copy of Humboldt's Narrative, an account of Humboldt's travels in South America. In it, Henslow had inscribed these words: "J. S. Henslow to his friend C. Darwin on his departure from England upon a voyage around the World. 21st Sept. 1831." Darwin treasured this gift above all others and at his death, the book was safely brought to Cambridge University Library where it remains to this day. Unearthed Words #OTD It's the birthday of Henry David Thoreau, born on this day in 1817. National Simplicity Day is observed on July 12th in his honor. Thoreau was an advocate for living a life of simplicity. Thoreau said all of these things: "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer." ”The question is not what you look at, but what you see." "Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders." "Gardening is civil and social, but it wants the vigor and freedom of the forest and the outlaw." Today's book recommendation: Gardens Are for People by Thomas Church Church is one of the most influential American landscape architects of the twentieth century. Church's ideas on the 'modern' landscape revolutionized residential landscape design; changing the look of the suburban back yard. His notion that the suburban backyard should be an extension of the house, essentially creating an outdoor room, was revolutionary. Gardens Are for Peoplecontains the essence of Thomas Church's design philosophy and much practical advice. His four design principles include: • Unity • Function • Simplicity • Scale The book is loaded with photographs of some of the 2,000 gardens designed by Church. It was Thomas Church who said: "When your garden is finished I hope it will be more beautiful that you anticipated, require less care than you expected, and have cost only a little more than you had planned." Today's Garden Chore Propagate pelargoniums through cutting. If you've never taken cuttings of your pelargoniums before, you will be delighted with the results. Pelargoniums are also known as cranesbills or hardy geraniums. All you need to do is snip off short lengths of your favorite pelargonium, remove any leaves from the lower part of the stem that will get pushed into your growing medium, dip the stem in some rooting powder, and then place it in the pot. Pelargoniums root so easily - you'll have many new plants in just a few weeks. Something Sweet Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart Over the years, people have left their hearts in San Francisco. The author Rudyard Kipling said, "San Francisco has only one drawback – ’tis hard to leave." Paul Kanter of Jefferson Airplane, said, "San Francisco is 49 square miles surrounded by reality." Ashleigh Brilliant, author and cartoonist, said, "There may not be a Heaven, but there is San Francisco." The writer William Saroyan said, "If you’re not alive, San Francisco will bring you to life." During this week in 1969, newspapers across the country were sharing this little snippet about San Francisco. "San Francisco was originally known as Yerba Buena. Spanish for "good herb," a small mint-like plant early explorers found." Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."
In den Geschichten von William Saroyan passiert nicht so viel. Und doch werden die handelnden Personen zu Helden.
Screen Director's Playhouse, The Human Comedy starring Mickey Rooney, originally broadcast September 9, 1949, 69 years ago - MGM hacked William Saroyan's screenplay to pieces so horribly that Saroyan rewrote the original screenplay as a novel and released it about the time the movie was released. The final movie was much softer and sappier than Saroyan's movie, so NBC hacked it up and made it practically diabetic. Mickey Rooney reprised his critically hailed performance as a telegram delivery boy who finds out a little of what life is all about.
She was barely an adult, had a unique hairstyle, waz a heavy drinker, diagnosed with a mental illness and – for a few years in the early 1940s – was a huge star in Hollywood. Within less than 10 years, even while starring in a few huge films, she disappeared from Hollywood. Years later, she would be discovered working as a waitress in a hotel in New York City. Today, I tell the story of the actress Veronica Lake on the 159 episode of Sunday Morning Coffee with Jeff. Show notes and links: * Veronica Lake – Wikipedia (wikipedia.org) * The Story of Veronica Lake by Jeff Lenburg (goodreads.com) * Flesh Feast (1970) – Full Cast & Crew (imdb.com) * Veronica Lake, former ’40s Hollywood star, appeared ‘very damaged’ in her later years (foxnews.com) * Veronica Lake–Rare 1971 TV Interview, William Saroyan (youtube.com) * Veronica Lake interview 1952 – Eloise Salutes The Stars (youtube.com) * “FLESH FEAST”, (1970) BIZARRE HORROR FILM! PART 1 (youtube.com) * Veronica Lake, Peek-a-Boo Star of the ’40s, Dies at 51 (latimes.com)
William Saroyan, “Ragazzo coraggioso” - Gabriele Nissim, “Il bene possibile” - Carlo Levi, “Paura della libertà” - Eric Salerno, “Dante in Cina”
William Saroyan, “Ragazzo coraggioso” - Gabriele Nissim, “Il bene possibile” - Carlo Levi, “Paura della libertà” - Eric Salerno, “Dante in Cina”
Pulitzer Prize-winning dramas hit North Bay stages, first with the Raven Players production of Neil Simon’s Lost in Yonkers. Simon, whose best-known works are comedies tinged with a little melancholy (The Odd Couple, The Sunshine Boys) won the 1991 Pulitzer for Yonkers, which is a melancholy family drama tinged with comedy. With their mother deceased and their father off to work to pay off a loan shark he owes for covering his late wife’s medical bills, Jay (Ari Votzaitis) and Arty (Logan Warren) find themselves living for ten months in 1942 with their tyrannical grandmother (Trish DeBaun) and their mentally-challenged Aunt Bella (Priscilla Locke) in Yonkers, New York. Grandma Kurnitz is cold, demanding, and unable to express affection of any kind. She does not want the children there, but Bella does. The battle is on, first between Kurnitz and her grandchildren, but ultimately between mother and daughter. Director Joe Gellura has a strong ensemble at work in this piece with laughs generated by Warren as Simon’s alter ego. The key performance is delivered by Locke, excellent as the daughter simply looking for a little happiness in her life. It’s a sensitive performance that grounds this show and gives it more heart than one expects from a typical Simon play. ‘Lost in Yonkers ' runs Friday through Sunday through April 15 at the Raven Performing Arts Center. 115 North St., in Healdsburg. Friday & Saturday evenings at 8pm; Sunday matinee at 2pm. For more information, go to raventheater.org There may be no more “community theatre” in our area than the folks at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center. A glance through the bios in their programs shows a mix of trained veterans, community actors, and a fair number of newcomers. This willingness to cast from the community, while commendable, often leads to a variance in the quality of their productions. Their current presentation of William Saroyan’s prize-winning-but-severely-dated The Time of Your Life is a good example. The show, a sort of pre-WWII Cheers, has a cast of sixteen with various levels of experience playing the denizens of a San Francisco dive bar circa 1939. There’s no real plot, just a variety of human flotsam and jetsam floating through the tavern. In an early scene, one character asks another if a performance they’re watching is any good. The response – “It’s awful, but it’s honest and ambitious...” I can’t improve on Saroyan. 'The Time of Your Life' runs Friday through Sunday through April 15 at the Cloverdale Performing Arts Center, 209 N. Cloverdale Blvd., in Cloverdale. Friday & Saturday evening at 7:30pm; Sunday matinee at 2pm. For more information, go to cloverdaleperformingarts.com.
Today on WordsWithWings I share some old favorites and celebrate the blue moon!
Aaron is, first and foremost, a creative. Following his professional training in musical theatre at the London School of Musical Theatre, Aaron performed in productions, light entertainment and events in venues all over Europe. Following his performance career, Aaron briefly entered the business side of things as a producer, working on two major productions at the Finborough Theatre; the World Premiere of When Midnight Strikes, a musical by Charles Miller and Kevin Hammonds and a revival of the William Saroyan classic The Time of Your Life. Realising that producing wasn’t quite what Aaron was destined for, he joined Red Hot Entertainment as an agent and worked alongside the team before leaving to create his own boutique agency called Davis-Prior Associates. Following the birth of his first child, Aaron took the tough and heartbreaking decision to close the agency.In recent years, Aaron has developed his passion for creativity and imagery into a photography business and now provides portraiture and event photography services including, for example, headshot shoots, weddings and, of course, theatre production shots. Aaron has also been teaching theatre to young people for a number of years, principally at The Arts Centre Telford, a highly regarded performance and education company in Shropshire.Now Aaron lives in Denmark with his Danish wife and two children, is continuing to build his photography business both in the UK and Denmark and is working on a number of other projects, all (of course) creative!More about AaronWebsiteTwitterInstagramMore about Nicky@nickyraby across all social platformsmail: hello@nickyraby.com
In this short bonus episode, TFAL presents a retelling of the short story, “The Filipino and the Drunkard.” Written in 1935 by William Saroyan, this short story tells the tale of a young Filipino who is aboard a ferry boat in 1930s San Francisco. While waiting to go across the Bay to visit his brother,...
Wisdom-Trek / Creating a LegacyWelcome to Day 480 of our Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.This is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to WisdomFailure is the Best Teacher – Wisdom UnpluggedThank you for joining us for our 5 days per week wisdom and legacy building podcast. This is day 480 of our trek, and it is Tuesday and time for our 3-minute mini-trek called Wisdom Unplugged. This short nugget of wisdom includes an inspirational quote with a little additional content for today's trek. Consider this your vitamin supplement of wisdom each Tuesday and Thursday. So let's jump right in with today's nugget. Today's quote is from William Saroyan says, “Good people are good because they've come to wisdom through failure. We get very little wisdom from success, you know.”There is a purifying effect when you have to go through trials, tribulations, and failures. If you persevere through those times, you are able to gain a measure of goodness coupled with wisdom, insight, and understanding. Each season of trials and failures should work to make you even more resolute to continue on doing what is right, just, and fair. Trials, tribulations, and failures are much better teachers than success if you are willing to learn the lessons that are being taught. You should never allow failure to permanently defeat you but allow it to teach you the lessons that are available. Remember to keep moving forward, learn the lessons, gain wisdom, and enjoy your journey. As Jesus's half brother James told us in his letter in Chapter 1 verses 2-4, “Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.” That's a wrap for today's Wisdom Unplugged. If you enjoy these quotes, I have created and published a searchable database of over 10,000 quotes that I have collected for many years. If you would like access to my database of inspirational quotes, the link is available on the main page of https://wisdom-trek.com (Wisdom-Trek.com). So encourage your friends and family to join us, and then come along tomorrow for another day of our Wisdom-Trek, Creating a Legacy. Thank you for allowing me to be your guide, mentor, and most importantly your friend as I serve you through the Wisdom-Trek podcast and journal each day. As we take this trek of life together, let us always: Live Abundantly (Fully) Love Unconditionally Listen Intentionally Learn Continuously Lend to others Generously Lead with Integrity Leave a Living Legacy Each Day This is Guthrie Chamberlain reminding you to Keep Moving Forward, Enjoy Your Journey, and Create a Great Day Every Day! See you tomorrow for Wisdom Wednesday!
If you've ever wanted to heal from illness, or feel better about your life, then do we have the Art of Healing show for you. Today I'll be talking with Dr. Bernie Siegel, revolutionary doctor and the best selling author of numerous books including Love, Medicine and Miracles, Love Animals and Miracles, and a book that's dropped my jaw to the floor, The Art of Healing. And that's just what I want to talk with Bernie about today, about how to uncover your hidden wisdom and potential for self-healing, and for happiness. That plus we'll talk about a Boo-Boo rescue from 3000 miles away, love me teddy bears and cemeteries, why a heart transplant patient would be dying for a beer, What do a box of crayons, a water gun, a noise-maker, and a magic marker have in common? What Buddy the dog said about riding in cars, why a case of amnesia, may be the greatest gift in the world, flipping coins and first dates nd what in the world, hope, miracle and sex have to do with one another. The Art of Self-Healing Self-Improvement & Self-Help Topics Include: What happened to Bernie at age 4 Bernie Siegel on near death experiences What's an Jungian surgeon? What it truly means to surrender and give our challenges to a higher power What's the healing importance of drawing What can parents learn from their children's drawing What we can learn from Buddy his dog What can happen when we're out running What was the book Buddy's Candle (and why your tears put out your loved-one's cancer) How dreams can help us with healing What does it mean ‘people choosing to live' How do we use this information for healing How do we learn to love ourselves – and what's the importance of self-love? berniesiegelmd.com Recommended Book: The Time of Your Life by William Saroyan, also ‘The Human Comedy' Dr Bernie Siegel on The Art of Healing, Uncovering Your Inner Wisdom & Potential for Self-Healing! Health | Inspiration | Alternative Medicine | Motivation | Spiritual | Meditation | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com
"Screen Directors Playhouse" -- "The Human Comedy." Starring Mickey Rooney, originally broadcast on September 9, 1949. MGM hacked William Saroyan's screenplay to pieces so horribly that Saroyan rewrote the original screenplay as a novel and released it about the time the movie was released. The final movie was much softer and sappier than Saroyan's movie, so NBC hacked it up and made it practically diabetic. Mickey Rooney reprises his critically hailed performance as a telegram delivery boy who finds out a little of what life is all about.
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TACT Artistic Director Jack Marshall discusses The American Century Theater's current production of Crime and Punishment in America (Cops, by Terry Curtis Fox and Hello Out There, by William Saroyan) with directors Stephen Jarrett (Cops) and Ellen Dempsey (Hello).File Size: 26.8 MB Running Time: 22 minutesBefore the Curtain is Raised: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT IN AMERICA
Çıplak Ayaklar Kumpanyası'ndan Mihran Tomasyan ve Duygu Güngör, Açık Dergi'de, Çıplak Ayakla Dans'ta Gevende'den Ahmet Kenan Bilgiç'le beraberdiler. Mihran ve Duygu'nun, Amerikalı yazar William Saroyan'ın yıkık dökük evinde dans etmek için gittikleri Bitlis hikâyelerini ve Ahmet'in stüdyomuzda çalıp söylediği güzel şarkılarını dinledik.
Martin Bedoian is the artistic director of the Syzygy Theatre Group. We discuss Mr. Bedoian's production of William Saroyan's Love's Old Sweet Song.
The CBS Radio Workshop aired from January 27, 1956 through September 22, 1957 and was a revival of the prestigious Columbia Workshop from the 1930s and 1940s. Creator William Froug launched the series with this powerhouse two-part adaptation of "Brave New World" and booked author Aldous Huxley to narrate his famous novel. "Weâll never get a sponsor anyway," CBS vice president Howard Barnes explained to Time, "so we might as well try anything." The CBS Workshop regularly featured the works of the worldâs greatest writers. including Ray Bradbury, Archibald MacLeish, William Saroyan, Lord Dunsany and Ambrose Bierce.
The CBS Radio Workshop aired from January 27, 1956 through September 22, 1957 and was a revival of the prestigious Columbia Workshop from the 1930s and 1940s. Creator William Froug launched the series with this powerhouse two-part adaptation of "Brave New World" and booked author Aldous Huxley to narrate his famous novel. "Weâll never get a sponsor anyway," CBS vice president Howard Barnes explained to Time, "so we might as well try anything." The CBS Workshop regularly featured the works of the worldâs greatest writers. including Ray Bradbury, Archibald MacLeish, William Saroyan, Lord Dunsany and Ambrose Bierce.
English professor emerita Diane Middlebrook interviews Alice Rayner, associate professor of drama, about The Time of Your Life,by William Saroyan.
"The Season Of Disbelief" and "Hail And Farewell" *Aired 2-17-56The CBS Radio Workshop aired from January 27, 1956 through September 22, 1957 and was a revival of the prestigious Columbia Workshop from the 1930s and 1940s. Creator William Froug launched the series with this powerhouse two-part adaptation of "Brave New World" and booked author Aldous Huxley to narrate his famous novel. "Weâll never get a sponsor anyway," CBS vice president Howard Barnes explained to Time, "so we might as well try anything." The CBS Workshop regularly featured the works of the worldâs greatest writers. including Ray Bradbury, Archibald MacLeish, William Saroyan, Lord Dunsany and Ambrose Bierce. Go To GoDaddy, use the promo code blu19 and save 10%
Michael Lally Can't Be Wrong (Coffee House Press) Michael Lally--part Frank Sinatra, part William Saroyan--is an auditory seducer. This poet will leave you panting.