Talk Jam Podcast
129 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome to TALK JAM…Musicians jam, just for fun. Here at TALK JAM, recorded live and then flash-frozen in a secret undisclosed location somewhere on the planet, two good friends talk about everything under the sun. It’s about writing, it’s about books, it’s about the Bible; it’s a lot about history, politics and conspiracy theories; we’re serving them all up in one big jam!
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EXTRA EXTRA Happy Thanksgiving
November 24, 2021 15:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBWelcome to the LAST TALK JAM EXTRA for 2021 and our final episode of the 2nd season! TALK JAM EXTRA #6 is a heartfelt 'thank you' to our loyal listeners, for sticking with us and continuing to support our podcast. As we roll into the holiday season, Kelly and Susan wanted to let you know how much you've meant to us and how much we appreciate you! So our LAST episode of the 2nd season of TALK JAM is this brief Thanksgiving reflection--a little about food, a lot about love--for you, our l...
EXTRA EXTRA Happy Thanksgiving
November 24, 2021 15:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBWelcome to the LAST TALK JAM EXTRA for 2021 and our final episode of the 2nd season! TALK JAM EXTRA #6 is a heartfelt 'thank you' to our loyal listeners, for sticking with us and continuing to support our podcast. As we roll into the holiday season, Kelly and Susan wanted to let you know how much you've meant to us and how much we appreciate you! So our LAST episode of the 2nd season of TALK JAM is this brief Thanksgiving reflection--a little about food, a lot about love--for you, our l...
First NFL Game at Arrowhead and Jim Caveziel
November 12, 2021 12:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBEpisode 44 of Season 2 is another 'personal hero' episode and one we think you'll really enjoy! One of Kelly's personal heroes is actor Jim Caveziel, not just for his wonderful acting in films like FREQUENCY and THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, but also for his principled stand against abortion and his work in promoting the horror of child sex trafficking in his upcoming movie, SOUND OF FREEDOM, opening in January 2022. In our first jam, we have a lighthearted talk about Susan's weekend in Kansa...
First NFL Game at Arrowhead and Jim Caveziel
November 12, 2021 12:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBEpisode 44 of Season 2 is another 'personal hero' episode and one we think you'll really enjoy! One of Kelly's personal heroes is actor Jim Caveziel, not just for his wonderful acting in films like FREQUENCY and THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, but also for his principled stand against abortion and his work in promoting the horror of child sex trafficking in his upcoming movie, SOUND OF FREEDOM, opening in January 2022. In our first jam, we have a lighthearted talk about Susan's weekend in Kansa...
ALEC BALDWIN, NANOWRIMO & THE CHARACTER YOU LOVE TO HATE
November 05, 2021 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBToday's episode is a reflection on the tragic Alec Baldwin shooting, with some ironic commentary from Susan about a novel she read years ago that could have been ripped from the headlines! Life imitates art, who knew? Our second jam is a discussion about Nanowrimo, the insane November marathon to write 50,000 words of an original novel in a single 30-day month. This is one of the best ways to kick-start your own creativity, so if you've ever wanted to write a novel, this is a great time to ...
Nutrition and Biblical Healing
October 29, 2021 12:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBEpisode 42 of Season 2 introduces a special guest--MacKenzie Fowler, the young writer, and daughter of our own Kelly Fitzgerald Fowler! MacKenzie joins us to discuss her recent health challenges and how she has dealt with them, primarily through nutritional changes. This young woman is a treat to listen to! In our second jam, MacKenzie joins us again to talk about healing in the Bible, focusing on Jesus's healing of Peter's mother-in-law and how we can get in alignment with Him. She has a ...
BRINGING AN AUDIOBOOK TO LIFE: AN INTERVIEW WITH AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR CRAIG McCARTHY
October 22, 2021 05:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBEpisode 41 of Season 2 is a full-length interview with audiobook narrator Craig McCarthy, who just finished his first audiobook project--narrating none other than KYLE & COREY AND THE GAME-STORE MYSTERY, one of our regular show sponsors! In this far-ranging interview, Craig, a Texas elementary-school librarian, talks about the decision to narrate audiobooks, why he chose to audition for KYLE & COREY and tells the surprising story of finding the book that turned him into a life-long reader! ...
POLITICAL TALK & SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS IN OUR LIVES
October 15, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBWhat's the difference between a conspiracy theory and an accepted fact? Answer: About six months. And these days, it sure is the truth!! In this 40th episode of Season 2 of TALK JAM, we have a PACKED Political Talk segment to open: It's true that things are moving fast, so today, instead of defining a specific word or phrase, we spent our Political Talk time discussing three major developments NO ONE is talking about--we feel lucky that we found them on the Internet at all! First, a bit...
WIKIPEDIA AND ANOTHER PERSONAL HERO: AMELIA EARHART
October 08, 2021 05:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBWIKIPEDIA AND ANOTHER PERSONAL HERO: AMELIA EARHART Today's episode of TALK JAM features two jams, one on current events, the other another personal hero of Susan's, aviator Amelia Earhart. In Jam 1 we talk about Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, which is not always accurate, but which recently sent Susan an email soliciting funds. Listen to her defiant response! In Jam 2 we talk about another personal hero of Susan's (and about whom she wrote a book long ago!)--Amelia Earhart, the 20th...
TOP TEN '80's LISTS and CREEPY FACEBOOK ALGORITHMS
October 01, 2021 05:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBTOP TEN '80's LISTS and FACEBOOK ALGORITHM Today's episode of TALK JAM is both fun and a little creepy! In Jam 1 we run through our Top 10 lists of favorite '80's things, though I'm not sure we really hit ten each... but they sure are fun to talk about! We may have updated lists later, but for now, it was fun remembering STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION and Luke & Laura on GENERAL HOSPITAL! In Jam 2 we talk about the all-powerful Facebook algorithms, which in 2018 were upgraded because Mark...
REMEMBERING 9/11 and TOP TEN LISTS from the 1970's
September 24, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBREMEMBERING 9/11 and TOP TEN LISTS from the 1970's Episode 37 of Season 2 has two jams. In the first jam, Kelly and Susan share their personal memories of September 11, 2001, and the weeks that followed. There are some searing moments here, so you may need to reach for the tissues! In our second jam, we go back to the lighter side, led by Kelly. Get out your bell-bottoms, your tie-dye, and your disco shoes: Our second jam today is ALL about the 1970s! We count down the Top 10 lists of thi...
A COUP IN AFRICA and ROLLING STONE AND FAKE NEWS!!
September 17, 2021 05:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBA COUP IN AFRICA and ROLLING STONE AND FAKE NEWS!! Episode 36 of Season 2 has two jams! Jam 1 is about the latest political movement in Guinea--a military coup overthrowing the current government! This is one of several small countries which have recently overthrown their governments and established a new government! We break it down for you here! Jam 2 discusses ROLLING STONE Magazine and its recent article, claiming that a hospital in Oklahoma is so overrun by patients who've been poiso...
GUN CONTROL & AUTHOR DICK FRANCIS
September 10, 2021 05:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBEpisode 35 of Season 2 has two fun jams, starting with our Political Talk segment! In today's Political Talk, we discuss gun control--which as Susan says, means hitting what you aim at. Of course, to other people, it means something very different. Kelly and Susan discuss their own experience with guns and the great importance of proper training, so you know what you're doing when you have one in your hand! In our second jam, we discuss the extraordinary legacy of Susan's all-time favorite...
GUN CONTROL & AUTHOR DICK FRANCIS
September 10, 2021 05:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBEpisode 35 of Season 2 has two fun jams, starting with our Political Talk segment! In today's Political Talk, we discuss gun control--which as Susan says, means hitting what you aim at. Of course, to other people, it means something very different. Kelly and Susan discuss their own experience with guns and the great importance of proper training, so you know what you're doing when you have one in your hand! In our second jam, we discuss the extraordinary legacy of Susan's all-time favorite...
STUART WAKEFIELD, AUTHOR AND AUTHORS' COACH
September 03, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBEpisode 34 of Season 2 introduces yet another important personality to our TALK JAM podcast! In this episode, we interview the delightful Stuart Wakefield, English author and book coach for authors everywhere. Stuart has led a life that should inspire writers--from starting a career in fashion to moving on to theater, to doing a Master's in professional writing BEFORE he ever started writing his first book--DURING NANOWRIMO! And from there, he got into book coaching--accidentally--and it's ...
EXTRA EXTRA Spirit of Fear /Galaxy ZFold 3 /Kids Who Don't Know Paul McCartney
September 01, 2021 12:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBTALK JAM EXTRA #5 is a jam-packed extra, with NO COMMERCIAL BREAK! We talk about a number of topics in this extra: Susan's brand-new Samsung Galaxy ZFold 3 phone--a phone and tablet in one! A funny YouTube clip: This one will absolutely make you laugh! What are these kids THINKING? Kelly talks passionately about an article she discovered by Florida attorney Jeff Childers, who lays out some persuasive arguments (which he CAN prove in court, with charts and graphs!) about Covid, plus a d...
EXTRA EXTRA Spirit of Fear /Galaxy ZFold 3 /Kids Who Don't Know Paul McCartney
September 01, 2021 12:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBTALK JAM EXTRA #5 is a jam-packed extra, with NO COMMERCIAL BREAK! We talk about a number of topics in this extra: Susan's brand-new Samsung Galaxy ZFold 3 phone--a phone and tablet in one! A funny YouTube clip: This one will absolutely make you laugh! What are these kids THINKING? Kelly talks passionately about an article she discovered by Florida attorney Jeff Childers, who lays out some persuasive arguments (which he CAN prove in court, with charts and graphs!) about Covid, plus a d...
EXTRA EXTRA Galaxy ZFold 3 /Kids Who Don't Know Paul McCartney / Spirit of Fear on the World
September 01, 2021 12:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBTALK JAM EXTRA #5 is a jam-packed extra, with NO COMMERCIAL BREAK! We talk about a number of topics in this extra: Susan's brand-new Samsung Galaxy ZFold 3 phone--a phone and tablet in one! A funny YouTube clip: This one will absolutely make you laugh! What are these kids THINKING? Kelly talks passionately about an article she discovered by Florida attorney Jeff Childers, who lays out some persuasive arguments (which he CAN prove in court, with charts and graphs!) about Covid, plus a d...
FIELD OF DREAMS/HOME-SCHOOLING
August 27, 2021 05:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBEpisode 33 of season 2 of TALK JAM has two jams Jam 1 is about a happy topic: baseball and fantasy. What's not to love? The Field of Dreams game, played by the White Sox and the Yankees on August 12th, near the site of the original Field of Dreams (from the movie of the same title), starring Kevin Costner. Watch them come through the corn, and try not to cry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug4bsd4LqqM&ab_channel=MLB Jam 2 is about home-schooling, a topic Kelly feels strongly about. Sh...
VIRAL COVID VIDEO FROM A TEXAS SCHOOL-BOARD MEETING /BOOK MARKETING
August 20, 2021 05:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBEpisode 32 of Season 2 of TALK JAM is JAM-packed! In our first jam, we discuss the viral video of Physicians' Assistant Miguel Escobar, who spoke earnestly at a recent Texas school-board meeting about the information we're all getting about Covid, why the facts are so out of whack with the truth, and what we all need to know before deciding how to school our children in the near future. His words are powerful, and we've tried to verify a lot of his claims! In our second jam, we talk about ...
THE MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD--Part 4
August 13, 2021 05:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBEpisode 31 of Season 2 of TALK JAM features Mark Novak, precision-instrument specialist, who joins us for another exciting episode! When Mark talks, we always want to listen! In this episode, Mark talks about his early career on a submarine--from watching it being built from the ground up to its first sea trials and beyond! Mark also talks about how he's taught people how to learn, and how his father, a fighter pilot, taught him the fundamentals of how to learn as a very young child. It'...
Talk Jam Extra #4: Extra! Extra! Governor Andrew Cuomo Steps Down!
August 10, 2021 18:00 - 5 minutes - 3.56 MBSusan and Kelly talk about Andrew Cuomo's resignation (today!) from his seat as governor of New York. He said he'd never resign... but he has! What's behind it, we wonder?
Talk Jam Extra #4: Extra! Extra! Governor Andrew Cuomo Steps Down!
August 10, 2021 18:00 - 5 minutes - 3.56 MBSusan and Kelly talk about Andrew Cuomo's resignation (today!) from his seat as governor of New York. He said he'd never resign... but he has! What's behind it, we wonder?
Extra Extra Cuomo Steps Down!
August 10, 2021 18:00 - 5 minutes - 3.56 MBSusan and Kelly talk about Andrew Cuomo's resignation from his seat as governor of New York. He said he'd never resign... but he has! What's behind it, we wonder?
THE MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD--Part 3
August 06, 2021 05:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBThe Most Interesting Man in the World--precision instrument specialist Mark Novak--returns to TALK JAM for another stimulating conversation! Today, he talks about his gunsmithing business, how he researches the old guns he's asked to restore, and especially, how he learned that a gun damaged in Hurricane Hugo and brought to him turned out to be a piece of genuine American history. Don't miss this fascinating conversation--because when Mark talks, we should ALL listen! Visit Kelly Fitzgera...
A DIET UPDATE and MAGNA CARTA for WRITERS
July 30, 2021 05:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBEpisode 29 of Season 2 is a treat! In this episode, we begin with a diet update (Susan has gone back to intermittent fasting and so far, it's been successful!) In our second jam, we discuss a topic most writers will appreciate: a writing exercise called Magna Carta, in which you list all the things you LOVE to read in a book, and all the things you HATE to read in a book--because by constantly referencing them, you'll end up writing a project you LOVE! Hear our own Magna Carta lists and som...
Introducing Personal Heroes--The Life of Desi Arnaz
July 23, 2021 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBEpisode 28 of Season 2 introduces a new type of segment on TALK JAM, where Kelly and Susan discuss their personal heroes and why they admire them so much. Today is Susan's turn to kick things off, with a segment on Desi Arnaz, the man who created I LOVE LUCY, started a dance craze with the conga in the US, and who went from cleaning birdcages in Florida as a homeless refugee from his Cuban homeland to starring on Broadway, leading his own orchestra and marrying a bona fide movie star--Lucil...
Political Unrest Around the World and The Pros and Cons of Network Marketing
July 16, 2021 05:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBEpisode 27 of Season 2 has two jams. In our first segment, we talk about the unrest (ie, riots and protests) in countries like Cuba and South Africa; what is HAPPENING in the world today? And why? In our second jam, we talk about network marketing--what it is, which companies use it, why, and how well (or badly) it works. When it's bad, they call it 'a pyramid scheme'. When it's good, they call it a miracle. Get the lowdown from two people who actually did it! Visit Kelly Fitzgerald Fowle...
DRINKING THE KOOL-AID and WRITERS AND WRITING TIME
July 09, 2021 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBEpisode 26 of Season 2 has two intriguing jams! In our Political Talk segment, we talk about the origin of the phrase 'swallowing the Kool-Aid', where it came from and what it means in the context of political conversation today. In our second jam, we talk about how long it ACTUALLY TAKES to write a book. That time can vary widely--from three days to, in one case, thirty years! The good news is, other writers have done it much more quickly, and we discuss them, too, and how to get a good ...
UFO's --TRUE, FALSE OR BIBLICAL?
July 02, 2021 05:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBEpisode 25 of Season 2 is an exploration of one of America's favorite topics--UFO's! Kelly takes the lead in a lively discussion about the work of prominent UFO researchers, what she's learned in watching their documentaries and reading their stories, and finally comments on whether she herself believes in UFO's. We also learn what 'Foo Fighters' actually are (Susan didn't know before this conversation!) and what "Operation Paperclip" was really about. (Note: It was the OSS--Office of Stra...
"AMERICA IS GREAT" and Introducing "KYLE & COREY and the Game-Store Mystery"
June 25, 2021 05:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBEpisode 24 of Season 2 is special--Kelly is back from Ireland and behind the microphone again, where she belongs! We've all missed her, and we're so glad to be creating new content for you IN PERSON again! Thanks for sticking with us through this very tough time! This episode has two jams, starting with a Political Talk segment unlike the others. In this one, instead of defining a term that may not be familiar, I just read a very special quote from Alexis de Tocqueville--which you may know ...
THE MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD, Part 2
June 11, 2021 07:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBTHE MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD, Part 2 Mark Novak, The Most Interesting Man in the World, returns to TALK JAM for another enlightening episode! This precision instrument repairman has sailed on America's nuclear submarines, repaired three-hundred-year-old pipe organs in historic churches, taught high-school students HOW to learn, and now researches and restores old guns to their former glory--all while running a popular YouTube channel and discussing history, politics and world econo...
Mandatory Hotel Quarantine in Dublin, Ireland : Talk Jam Extra #3
June 04, 2021 05:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBWelcome to Talk Jam Extra #3. In this extra episode, Kelly and Susan discuss how Kelly has found herself in Mandatory Hotel Quarantine in Dublin, Ireland, due to a family emergency. What Kelly calls an emergency, the Irish Government does not call an emergency. Having been distraught when she first arrived, she has managed to work within the confinement of the hotel on the family emergency. However, just being in the same time zone has made a great deal of difference. Mind you, this is...
Psyops and False Flags in History & Diet Update
May 28, 2021 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBEpisode 22 of Season 2 contains two jams. 1) Jam 1 is another diet update; thankfully, Susan FINALLY has some good news on her intermittent fasting! And who'd believe it: KELLY has started intermittent fasting, too! 2) Jam 2 is a Political Talk segment. This one, a little more complicated than most, deals with both psyops (military-speak for psychological operations, often in the intelligence agencies) and false-flag events, which we discuss at length. Did you know Pearl Harbor may have...
JOHN LAURENS WAR - AGAINST THE WIND: THE RISE OF KAMEHAMEHA - CHRIS WEATHERHEAD
May 21, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBEpisode 21 of Season 2 is a treat! In this episode, we interview Chris Weatherhead, a gifted actress, daytime drama star (THE EDGE OF NIGHT), writer, and director, who is not ONLY a published novelist and one of the co-founders of the Actors' Theatre of South Carolina, but she has also directed and written a terrific new docudrama--premiering May 24th--about a real South Carolina hero of the Revolutionary War, JOHN LAURENS WAR. We also discuss her amazing historical novel, AGAINST THE WIND,...
POLITICAL TALK, SIGMUND FREUD & BINGE-WATCHING!
May 14, 2021 05:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBWe'd only expected to do 2 jams today, and we'd already signed off when we realized we could actually fit in a third jam! So here it is: In Jam 1, we bring back Political Talk after a long absence. Today we're defining "The Great Reset" and "The Great Awakening"--two diametrically different terms which have very different meanings, depending on which side you're on! In Jam 2, we discuss Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis--and how his highly dysfunctional family, from the nineteent...
OUR FAVORITE MOVIE MUSICALS & MORE SMALL STEPS TOWARD BIG CHANGES with Jane K. Dye
May 07, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBEpisode 19 of Season 2, we bring back registered nurse and certified holistic health coach (CHHC) Jane K. Dye, who works with people to achieve great changes in their bodies through small changes in their lifestyle habits. While we focused in her last appearance on water, sleep and oxygen, today Jane tells her own remarkable health story, gives us a glimpse of how she became so fascinated with what our bodies could do, and then talks about the incredible power of what she calls 'crowding out...
TALK JAM EXTRA #2--DISNEY WORLD!!
April 30, 2021 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBIn this second Talk Jam Extra (and our second jam about Disney World--we can never get enough), Kelly and Susan talk about visiting Disney World, how the experience changes there based on whom you're with and when you go (holidays are GREAT there, Kelly says!), and some of our favorite moments there, including Disney pin trading (we both have stories about that, as well as Susan's plan to remain there permanently!) Once again, this Talk Jam Extra appears with no intro or outro music, and NO...
WHODUNIT? - THE LINDBERGH KIDNAPPING, Part 2 of 2
April 23, 2021 21:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBEpisode 18 of Season 2 is the second of a two-part episode on the Lindbergh kidnapping. In the first part, we retold the story of this tragic episode, ending with the trial and execution of Richard Bruno Hauptmann, a German carpenter living in the Bronx, who was accused of kidnapping and murdering the 20-month-old Lindbergh baby. But was Hauptmann really guilty? Was justice served? And knowing what we know now, 90 years later, is it just barely possible SOMEONE ELSE--someone MUCH closer to ...
WHODUNIT? - THE LINDBERGH KIDNAPPING, Part 2 of 2
April 23, 2021 21:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBEpisode 18 of Season 2 is the second of a two-part episode on the Lindbergh kidnapping. In the first part, we retold the story of this tragic episode, ending with the trial and execution of Richard Bruno Hauptmann, a German carpenter living in the Bronx, who was accused of kidnapping and murdering the 20-month-old Lindbergh baby. But was Hauptmann really guilty? Was justice served? And knowing what we know now, 90 years later, is it just barely possible SOMEONE ELSE--someone MUCH closer to ...
THE LINDBERGH KIDNAPPING--THE CASE THAT WON'T GO AWAY Part 1 of 2
April 16, 2021 16:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBTHE LINDBERGH KIDNAPPING--THE CASE THAT WON'T GO AWAY Episode 17 of Season 2 is the first of a two-part episode on the Lindbergh kidnapping, a terrible crime that galvanized the nation in March 1932, in the heart of the Depression. In Part 1, we recap the details of Charles Lindbergh Jr's kidnapping, the 20-month-old son of global hero Charles Lindbergh, the first man to fly the Atlantic in 1927 successfully. Charlie Jr., known as 'The Eaglet' (his father was nicknamed 'Lucky Lindy' or 'The...
REALIZING YOU: Interview with Co-Author Susan Sloate
April 09, 2021 22:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBEpisode 16 of Season 2 is an interview with Susan about her self-help NOVEL--REALIZING YOU: A Novel Approach to Changing Your Life. Susan invented a genre--self-help FICTION--in 2013, with this novel, and in this episode, we break down how she got the assignment, how she developed the story and characters, and how she wrote it. Included are some self-help exercises Susan learned years ago, which she put in the novel, and thoughts about how readers received the book. For sure, this is a fun...
REALIZING YOU: Interview with Co-Author Susan Sloate
April 09, 2021 22:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBEpisode 16 of Season 2 is an interview with Susan about her self-help NOVEL--REALIZING YOU: A Novel Approach to Changing Your Life. Susan invented a genre--self-help FICTION--in 2013, with this novel, and in this episode, we break down how she got the assignment, how she developed the story and characters, and how she wrote it. Included are some self-help exercises Susan learned years ago, which she put in the novel, and thoughts about how readers received the book. For sure, this is a fun...
THE MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD
April 05, 2021 20:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBEpisode 15 of Season 2 introduces the man Dos Equis SHOULD be looking for--Mark Novak--a precision instrument repairman who has sailed on America's nuclear submarines, repaired three-hundred-year-old pipe organs in historic churches, taught high-school students HOW to learn, and now researches and restores old guns to their former glory--all while running his own well-respected YouTube channel and discussing history, politics and world economics without missing a beat. He IS... the most int...
GIRLS' SERIES BOOKS/WRITING FOR BOOK PACKAGERS/PIXAR STORY STRUCTURE
March 25, 2021 19:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBEpisode 14 of Season 2 is all over the place! Though we start out (as a follow-up to our maltshop books episode) by talking about the wonderful old-time girls' book series from the great book packager, the Stratmeyer Syndicate (Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, the Bobbsey Twins and many more), we also talk about Kelly's book review of READY PLAYER ONE and READY PLAYER TWO, a far more dystopian view of our world! And we segue from there to getting writing work as an author working for a book packa...
Talk Jam Extra - Diet Updates from Susan and Kelly
March 23, 2021 20:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBWelcome to our very FIRST Talk Jam EXTRA! These will be short segments we'll try to do every month or so... just because we love you, and we want to keep the jammin' going! You'll notice in our Talk Jam EXTRA segments, there won't be our usual theme music or 'extra' stuff (like NO ADS; yippee!)--just more talk from Kelly and Susan, usually on something we may have talked about before. Today's TALK JAM EXTRA is an update on our diets (yeeks!) since lockdown began, last year. It's now OVER ...
MALTSHOP BOOKS & MALTSHOPS IN THE MEDIA
March 12, 2021 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBEpisode 13 of Season 2 is another special episode! In this one, Susan shares her love for maltshop books--Y/A books written primarily in the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's, which feature teens dealing with family or love issues. These books, written by wonderful women writers, helped us grow up by showing us how these characters dealt with their problems and learned from them. No addictions, car crashes or teenage pregnancies in these books--just good, clean fun, lots of laughter and wonderful st...
MALTSHOP BOOKS & MALTSHOPS IN THE MEDIA
March 12, 2021 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBEpisode 13 of Season 2 is another special episode! In this one, Susan shares her love for maltshop books--Y/A books written primarily in the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's, which feature teens dealing with family or love issues. These books, written by wonderful women writers, helped us grow up by showing us how these characters dealt with their problems and learned from them. No addictions, car crashes or teenage pregnancies in these books--just good, clean fun, lots of laughter and wonderful st...
HEAVEN AND THE RAPTURE
March 05, 2021 14:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBEpisode 12 of Season 2 is a great discussion about the Rapture, an event referred to in the Bible but seldom (if ever) discussed in your local church. But Kelly is a fearless Bible warrior. She tackles it head-on, talking about how God loves us so much he wants to deliver us from evil (literally) before the Tribulation (also discussed in the Bible) how that's likely to happen. Many conversations here about God's love, about the nature of heaven, and some observations about how God shows us h...
TAKING SMALL STEPS TOWARD BIG CHANGES--INTERVIEW WITH JANE DYE/ POLITICAL TALK: RED PILLING
February 26, 2021 17:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBEpisode 11 of Season 2 is a real treat for our listeners! In this episode, in addition to our 'Political Talk' segment, we have an interview with registered nurse Jane K. Dye, who's spent much of her multi-faceted career working with people on a holistic level, to achieve great changes in their bodies through small changes in their habits. This remarkable woman has done it all--teaching, coaching, nursing--and in each phase she's brought more and more of her own ever-increasing knowledge t...