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Episode 83: The Edgewell Tree with Stephen McCabe

House of Legends: World Myths & Legends - July 13, 2024 07:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
My guest today is Stephen McCabe of Green Temple Therapy. A former student on my Myth Singers course, Stephen is a storyteller, author, Zen Buddhist, tarot reader and nature therapist based in the village of Temple in Scotland. He’s the author of The Moorfoot Tales, a collection in which his dee...

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Fond of Foxes (ACOS: Ch 16-17)

Cool Story - A Wheel of Time Podcast - July 11, 2024 15:00 - 41 minutes
Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Matt and Enn discuss A Crown of Swords from Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series! This week we cover Chapters 16 & 17 - thanks for joining us! Ch. 16: A Touch on the Cheek Ch. 17: The Triumph of Logic From the Episode: SPOILERS FOR X-MEN '97 at 2:30-3...

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Evil World Peace

Bible Stories for Blasphemers - July 04, 2024 00:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Blessings upon all ye blasphemers, for we are back from summer vacation!!! This is one of the BEST Bible stories we've gotten to cover so far as we continue in the Book of Judges with the stories of Othniel, Ehud, and also Shamgar was there. Most of the time we focus on the story of Ehud and his...

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Get Lit: Lauren Woods and Andrew Bertaina

DC Public Library Podcast - July 02, 2024 18:00 - 42 minutes
Credits: Dark Ambient Music (Death And Forever) by TheBoseDeity is licensed under the Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License. https://freesound.org/people/TheBoseDeity/sounds/395691/ DC Metro - Interior 1 by crashoveride6 is license under CC0 https://freesound.org/people/crashoverride6/sounds/...

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Ep. 39: Kevin Smokler - Brat Pack America

Page One Podcast - June 29, 2024 15:47 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Page One, produced and hosted by author Holly Lynn Payne, celebrates the craft that goes into writing the first sentence, first paragraph and first page of your favorite books. The first page is often the most rewritten page of any book because it has to work so hard to do so much—hook the reade...

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Episode 82: Davey Boy & The Devil with Jess Smith

House of Legends: World Myths & Legends - June 28, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
My guest today is Jess Smith. Jess is a storyteller, author and singer from the Scottish travelling people. She spent much of her childhood living on a bus and travelling around Scotland with her parents and seven sisters, spending evenings around fires listening to the stories carried by the tr...

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Mili Skane and her Pseudonym (ACOS: Ch 14-15)

Cool Story - A Wheel of Time Podcast - June 27, 2024 14:00 - 52 minutes
Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Matt and Enn discuss A Crown of Swords from Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series! This week we cover Chapters 14 & 15 - thanks for joining us! Ch. 14: White Plumes Ch. 15: Insects Listeners! We will be taking ONE week off and returning on July 11th (n...

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Episode 81: Keeping Out The Sea Man

House of Legends: World Myths & Legends - June 26, 2024 20:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
In this episode I share a Scottish story taken from my forthcoming book, Scottish Myths & Legends Volume II. The story comes from Orkney, an archipelago northeast of the Scottish mainland. Get my free ebook of Orcadian stories here. Support the podcast by buying one of my books for the price ...

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Storybeater Episode 134: Delicious in Dungeon

Storybeater - June 25, 2024 16:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Anthony and Andrew explore the dungeoneering tropes of the hit animated series Delicious in Dungeon, aka Dungeon Meshi.

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Romance Adaptations & Genre Perceptions: Teaching The Hating Game

Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse - June 24, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
Ever wondered how "The Hating Game" fares in a classroom setting? Dr. Diana Filar is back to discuss her experiences teaching The Hating Game book and film in a class about popular genre fiction. We discuss the challenges of translating romance novels into films, how stereotypes of genres are fo...

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Myrelle: Woman on the Verge (ACOS: Ch 12-13)

Cool Story - A Wheel of Time Podcast - June 20, 2024 14:00 - 42 minutes
Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Matt and Enn discuss A Crown of Swords from Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series! This week we cover Chapters 12 & 13 - thanks for joining us! Ch. 12: A Morning of Victory Ch. 13: The Bowl of the Winds Support the Show.

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How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life by Scott Adams *Patron's Choice* - Episode 194

Terrible Book Club - June 18, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 46 ratings
Our patron Arrant has requested another non-fiction gem for their Patron's Choice episode this year. In How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life, Dilbert-creator Scott Adams weaves together the strands of memoir and self-help and fills any extra space in t...

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Episode 52. The Power of Single-Mothering w/ Ruby Russell

About Face - June 17, 2024 14:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 52 ratings
As a single mom myself I've had to battle the negative stereotypes and stigmas around single motherhood and what happens after a marriage/parenting relationship breaks down. In this episode I am talking with Ruby Russell is a journalist, author, and single mom from London, also living in Berlin,...

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Not Salami, the Other One (ACOS: Ch 10-11)

Cool Story - A Wheel of Time Podcast - June 14, 2024 16:00 - 58 minutes
Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Matt and Enn discuss A Crown of Swords from Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series! This week we cover Chapters 10 & 11 - thanks for joining us! Ch. 10: Unseen Eyes Ch. 11: An Oath SO sorry about the late episode release - I am out of town, but the show...

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261. Becky Selengut with Bethany Jean Clement: Misunderstood Vegetables

Town Hall Seattle Arts & Culture Series - June 13, 2024 23:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Go from “what the heck is this” to “how does it taste so good” in a celebration of misfit vegetables. Maybe you just discovered celery root (a lumpy, softball-sized bulb), at the grocery store. Or perhaps you received watermelon radishes in a CSA package. Did a parsnip catch your eye at the fa...

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372: Greek Myths: Things as they Are

Myths and Legends - June 12, 2024 07:30 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 22.8K ratings
The story of Demeter from Greek mythology is one of finding her place in the world. A world run by her terrible siblings, but it's ok. She's her own person and she can weather anything as long as she has her daughter Persephone by her side. As long as nothing happens to Persephone. The creature...

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Cold Hearted by Heather Guerre

Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse - June 10, 2024 04:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
Do you love scent marking, some healthy jealousy, and a beautiful and believable mix of internal and external romance in your paranormal werewolf romance? Get your parka and bundle up for "Cold Hearted" by Heather Guerre, the first book in the Tooth and Claw series, in discussion with foremost v...

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5 Psychic Skills to Protect Yourself

Golden Age Timeline Podcast - June 07, 2024 17:22 - 23 minutes
Here we delve into the mystical realm of psychic protection against negative forces. Discover five potent skills based on the TEVAS personality styles. Try the TEVAS 60-second personality style quiz here: https://goldenagetimeline.com/ These skills are featured in the fantasy science fiction ...

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260. Scratch Night 2024 with Maia Brown and Brivele

Town Hall Seattle Arts & Culture Series - June 07, 2024 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Town Hall's 2024 Scratch Night featuring the work-in-progress of our Artist-in-Residence Maia Brown In collaboration with Brivele bandmate, Stefanie Brendler, Maia crafts an intimate evening that dives deep into the Yiddish archives of anti-fascist poetry and song, offering a glimpse into thei...

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mini heartbreaks | are you the bunny or the hat?

Slightly Crooked: Good Stories, Told Well - June 07, 2024 10:15 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
⚡️ In closing, Douglas Vigliotti reads a short essay titled "Are You the Bunny or the Hat?", which was originally published on DouglasVigliotti.com in August 2020, and then concluded his poem collection, "mini heartbreaks (or, little poems about life)". 📚 Download a copy of the poem collection ...

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259. Lifecycle of Seattle Artists: A Panel Discussion with Local Artists

Town Hall Seattle Arts & Culture Series - June 06, 2024 20:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Explore the life cycle of Seattle artists in a dynamic round table discussion hosted by Sarah Traver, director of Traver Gallery. Join the conversation on transforming artistic practice into a flourishing and creative career within the vibrant artistic landscape of Seattle. Esteemed artists Es...

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Intense In Tents (ACOS: Ch 08-09)

Cool Story - A Wheel of Time Podcast - June 06, 2024 15:00 - 47 minutes
Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Matt and Enn discuss A Crown of Swords from Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series! This week we cover Chapters 8 & 9 - thanks for joining us! Ch. 08: The Figurehead Ch. 09: A Pair of Silverpike Support the Show.

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mini heartbreaks | the poem collection

Slightly Crooked: Good Stories, Told Well - June 06, 2024 10:15 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
⚡️ In seventy-four little poems, Douglas Vigliotti reads his entire 2021 poem collection, "mini heartbreaks (or, little poems about life)", an unorthodox mini-memoir about writing, artistry, alcohol, women, missed opportunities, growing up, and moving forward. 📚 Download a copy of the poem coll...

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mini heartbreaks | how this came to be

Slightly Crooked: Good Stories, Told Well - June 05, 2024 10:40 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
⚡️ Season 2 begins with an introduction on the inception, direction, and intention of "mini heartbreaks (or, little poems about life)" by Douglas Vigliotti, as well as the dedication and preface from the poem collection. 📚 Download a copy of the poem collection at douglasvigliotti.com/mini-hear...

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371: Flemish folklore: Stuck

Myths and Legends - June 05, 2024 10:30 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 22.8K ratings
Two stories from Flanders (the region of Belgium, not Homer Simpson's annoyingly nice neighbor) about people who are stuck. One is a married couple who wants their long awaited dream to come true. The other is people who are literally stuck to a thing they shouldn't be touching in the first plac...

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Dividing and also maybe Conquering

Bible Stories for Blasphemers - June 05, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Happy Bible!  We've finally said goodbye to Joshua and are entering our Biblical Folk Hero Era. With no successor named by Joshua, the nation of Israel continues on without a conduit to God. A generation has passed and it turns out God's not really popular anymore. And so God didn't take that we...

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Get Lit: George Koors and LJ Pemberton

DC Public Library Podcast - June 04, 2024 18:00 - 47 minutes
Join us as we explore what librarians and libraries do. Did you know for example that you can read The Paris Review on PressReader if you have a library card? Also, keeping in theme, we hear from Takoma Park librarians, Writer and Adult Librarian George Koors about his novel Always the Wanderer,...

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51. I Went to Jail! The Stories We tell About Ourselves

About Face - June 04, 2024 17:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 52 ratings
Somewhere there is a mugshot of me after I got arrested at a house party in Seattle when I was 20. There is also a picture of me graduating law school a few years later. Both of these pictures tell a story, and both are true. But how do I make meaning from these stories and these truths? What do...

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Mogworld by Yahtzee Croshaw *Patron’s Choice* - Episode 193

Terrible Book Club - June 04, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 46 ratings
Our patron Of The Void (The Taco Eating Unicorn of the Hot Springs) requested yet another Yahtzee Croshaw book in the hopes that we would enjoy it more than Jam, their Patron's Choice from last year. In that sense, this episode is a spiritual successor to Episode 177 where we return to Yahtzeewo...

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Consuming Desires: Cannibalism and Hunger in Romance

Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse - June 03, 2024 04:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
“What is a greater expression of love than eating someone else or wanting to consume and have that person in a way that no one else can have?” Dr. Nicola Welsh-Burke joins to delve into the intriguing topic of cannibalism in romance novels. We explore the intersection of food, eating, and sexual...