I Always Wanted To
75 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsA podcast for people who long to try something bold but need some encouragement.
Liz Sumner interviews people who are doing (or teaching) things that others have always wanted to do.
What have you always wanted to try?
https://ialwayswantedto.net/
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Learn Sound Engineering
April 20, 2020 04:00 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MBSteve Armstrong - from Springfield MA. Fell in love with and studied String Bass for a few years in the 60s' Went to college for Music ed. Received a BA in Music theory and composition - too shy to be classroom teacher. Along the way, played in R+R dance bands in bars and clubs. Went into music electronics repair. While in school took a job at KSC as their main academic audio support person. In that role I applied my love for physics and knowledge of electronics to the tasks at hand; Providi...
Be A Farmer
April 13, 2020 04:00 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBCity girl gone country! I moved to Alstead Center, NH from MA, in the fall of 1980. You have to be creative to “make it” here. Learning to; unfreeze plumbing pipes, get out of 18 inches of mud, drive up or down an icy hill with a rear wheel drive car, get lost and then found, has kept me here, and I am happy. The natural highs are plentiful and the neighbors are terrific, they come with a tractor to pull you out of that mud. I raised my family here, met the love of my life, finished my A...
Play the Ukelele
April 06, 2020 04:00 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MBPeter Scharf is a British pensioner living in the rural Le Marche in Italy. He spent many years working in finance in the old City of London whilst running a sheep farm at the same time. His interest in music was sparked late in life by a fateful visit to a NY music store and a desire to trace back to the origins of finger-picked acoustic blues of the 1920's, 30's and 40's. The two largest download sites for musical instrument teaching material are: Homespun.com - run by Happy Traum, an...
Play the Ukulele
April 06, 2020 04:00 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MBPeter Scharf is a British pensioner living in the rural Le Marche in Italy. He spent many years working in finance in the old City of London whilst running a sheep farm at the same time. His interest in music was sparked late in life by a fateful visit to a NY music store and a desire to trace back to the origins of finger-picked acoustic blues of the 1920's, 30's and 40's. The two largest download sites for musical instrument teaching material are: Homespun.com - run by Happy Traum, an...
Learn to play Bluegrass
March 30, 2020 04:00 - 17 minutes - 23.6 MBCarrie Kidd I am a theatre artist in practice. Lots of folks may know me from local theatre productions. I've lived in Keene for close to twenty years now and love it. I was born in New Jersey, but have always been drawn to New England. So Keene is really my home. I played violin as a kid, but like so many of us, I stopped because... well that's a mystery. I love music but don't have any particular talents. My sister began playing the banjo awhile ago and I decided to take up the v...
Intro to Season Four
March 23, 2020 13:48 - 30 minutes - 42 MBRestrictions have been imposed to slow the contagion. Some of us are fortunate enough to simply accept the new rules with only mild inconvenience-- or at least we have times during the day when we aren’t feeling afraid or angry or sorry for ourselves. In my work as a coach I help people with big responsibilities find time for their own pursuits. Now suddenly many of us have a LOT more time than we expected. What have you always wanted to learn or create or attempt? What’s on your Maybe S...
Learn To Sing - Part 2
November 18, 2019 05:00 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBJudy Fine With a Master of Music in Composition and a penchant for encouraging others to follow their passion, Judy Fine has been teaching and performing popular music styles for two decades, as a singer, keyboardist and sometimes trombonist. Over the years, she has performed in a variety of musical projects, from an original solo act to groups as big as a ten-piece wedding band. Formerly the owner of the Singers and Musicians Studio, a performance-based pop music school in Keene, NH, Judy...
Start A Charity
November 11, 2019 05:00 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBMary Bennell and Mark White Mary is currently the regional director of a UK framework procurement company for social housing and public construction. Mark is a retired secondary school teacher, art and art history, these days he tries unsuccessfully to do as little as possible. Now in the South West of the UK, from 2013- 16 they lived in Gulu, Northern Uganda working as volunteers with VSO on a big vocational training program, consequently they run a small charity supporting vocational t...
Change My Habits
February 11, 2019 05:00 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MBBetsy Burroughs Founder & President of, FocusCatalyst: Innovation Based On The Neuroscience Of Insight. Betsy is also the author of the upcoming book, How To Stop A Bad Habit: Available 2019 Website www.focuscatalsyst.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/betsyburroughs TEDx: http://betsyburroughs.net/2013/07/11/tedxlivermore-6813-how-to-get-more-ahas/ Betsy's Before Picture
Try Couch Surfing
February 04, 2019 05:00 - 15 minutes - 21.5 MBSusanne Uhl-Vening https://www.couchsurfing.com/ https://belfiore-italia.com/ Born 1952 in Germany, married to my Dutch husband for almost 30 years Lived in Germany and Holland and worked in marketing and sales of fragrances for international companies Hobbies: ceramics, design, literature, traveling, cooking In my leisure time I studied NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) and made my NLP master coach degree after 2 years: New view of life, new convictions and knowing myself bett...
Learn to Sing Jazz
January 28, 2019 05:00 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBIsabella Celentano teaches singing at Civica Scuola di Musica Paolo Soprani in Castelfidardo, and Zona Musica and Cantieri Musicale in Ancona, Italy. Isabella sings regularly with the Reunion Jazz Band among others. She is the vocal maestra for Fabrijazz, a weeklong summer program for singers and musicians of all ages, presented by Fabrianopromusica.it.
Join the Peace Corps
January 21, 2019 05:00 - 42 minutes - 59 MBRobin Picard is currently living in Keene, NH, enjoying the seasons, her grandchildren and a relatively quiet and uneventful life. As opposed to traveling through cultures and countries with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) and the Peace Corps, Robin has been focused on traveling through life stages and noting the shifting thoughts and perspectives of aging. From time to time, she remembers her adventures living and traveling in various locations in the US of A, East Africa, Mozambique, Ukr...
Travel and Paint
January 14, 2019 05:00 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBCharles Mitchell Charles is an experienced artist and teacher who has taught in specialist art colleges and universities in the UK and overseas. He was Dean of the Faculty of the Arts and Humanities at the University of Cumbria before moving to Italy in 2010. Now semi retired, Charles leads painting workshops all over Italy through http://paintinginitaly.com
Try Tinder (at age 70)
January 07, 2019 05:00 - 21 minutes - 30.4 MBBetsy Burroughs Founder & President of, FocusCatalyst: Innovation Based On The Neuroscience Of Insight. Betsy is also the author of the upcoming book, How To Stop A Bad Habit: Available 2019 Website www.focuscatalsyst.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/betsyburroughs TEDx: http://betsyburroughs.net/2013/07/11/tedxlivermore-6813-how-to-get-more-ahas/ Betsy's Tinder Profile I am looking for a man who’s fun, smart, kind, sexy and can show me the places and things li...
Series Two Introduction
December 26, 2018 13:40 - 2 minutes - 3.13 MBLiz Sumner introduces the next series of the podcast, a little wiser and even more determined. New episodes begin January 7th, 2019.
Series One in Conclusion
July 15, 2018 11:55 - 3 minutes - 4.26 MBLiz Sumner wraps up the first series of the podcast with some thoughts in conclusion. Now when I get an invitation and I feel that little gasp of “oh wow” I don’t cut myself off before I even have a chance to think about it. I say yes and ride that wave like Gidget.
Put My Poetry Out Into The World
July 09, 2018 04:00 - 30 minutes - 42 MBPoets Lynn Horsky and Halina Scharf describe how they found inspiring community with other poets by sharing their work. Lynn Horsky Freelance Consultant, offering graphic arts management for design-to-fulfillment services Personal movtivators: nature, mysticism, music, poetry, history, cooking Halina Scharf I was born in London. I have a degree in English Literature. Worked for twelve years in Recruitment. Retrained as a teacher in mid thirties: my profession until retirement...
Compete in Ballroom Dancing
July 02, 2018 04:00 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MBLauryn Franzoni works with individuals, teams and organizations helping them clarify what they want and then how to align their people, plans and practices to achieve those goals. From her roots in business journalism, she brings a finely honed curiosity and open mind to each collaboration. A creative strategist and inspirational leader, Lauryn has recruited, trained and led high-performing creative and business teams for global research, media, and training companies in the US, UK and Eu...
Get Back on a Horse
June 25, 2018 04:00 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBKathy Waite and Roberta Shanman both rediscovered their love of horses later in life, and tell any other "mature, terrified novices" how much they love it. Kathy Waite Using her 25 years experience as a Registered Retirement Consultant Kathy helps those within 10 years of retirement make the most of what they have. Instead of being educated by salesmen join her RetireSmart programme, a step by step process to ensure you see real change and progress towards the life you desire. Kath...
Write My Book
June 18, 2018 04:00 - 15 minutes - 21.6 MBWriter, editor, and "book midwife," Siobhan Colgan helps you bring your vision and voice into the world. Siobhan is a writer who writes and edits articles, white papers and books for business owners, entrepreneurs, coaches and creatives. Over the years she has had the privilege to work with both male and female change-makers. But recently she’s found herself guided more to support women in these roles. In this capacity, she works as a “book midwife,” using her 20 years of experienc...
Travel the World On My Own
June 11, 2018 04:00 - 32 minutes - 44.2 MBWorld travelers Jennifer Sumner and Barbara Castleton have each explored exotic places and don't let not having a partner who likes to travel slow them down. Jennifer Sumner is a retired teacher and business consultant, a wife, grandma and watercolor painter. She loves to travel internationally and she also travels around the western US in a sprinter RV. When she’s not traveling, she applies her appreciation of diversity and multicultural awareness to working for racial justice. Barbara w...
Go Parasailing and Scuba Diving
June 04, 2018 04:00 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBAnne Huffington didn't start diving or flying until she was in her forties. When I was 40 I miscarried my third baby and was aware that motherhood would not be in my future. I asked myself what I could do now that I could not have done as a mother, and the answer was “learn to scuba dive”. That set me on a course of diving all over the world. At a Professional Women’s Network event, I found myself in a hot tub with the Jungian Therapist and Author Jean Sinoda Bolin, who asked me what my...
Start a B&B
May 28, 2018 04:00 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBAward-winning hosts, Kathy Hansen and Louise Haasjes, talk about getting started and running their successful B&Bs. Katharine (Kathy) Hansen is a writer, educator, and a 5-star Airbnb SuperHost. She is author/co-author of 9 books on career and college topics. Kathy lives on a 40-acre farm in Kettle Falls, WA, with dogs, goats, a pony, and chickens. When Kathy isn’t teaching online or running her Airbnb business, she enjoys bicycling near the Columbia River and taking nature photographs,...
Learn To Sing
May 21, 2018 04:00 - 29 minutes - 41.2 MBNancy Salwen teaches singing to “non-singers,” beginners and anyone who wants to sing more comfortably and expressively. She is the author of the book (and online program), “The Fear of Singing Breakthrough Program: Learn to Sing Even if You Think You Can’t Carry a Tune!” She leads singing workshops in Vermont, New York City and California, offers online programs, and teaches lessons in-person and over Skype (or FaceTime). Nancy is a certified Music for People improvisation facilitator a...
An Introduction
May 04, 2018 12:30 - 2 minutes - 3.32 MBNew series premiering in May In this introduction I explain what it's all about. Plus I reveal the origin and demise of my brief yet humble songwriting career.