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A surreal MicroFiction Podcast. "A role playing game hums within a global network of power lines, fiber optic cables and obsolete satellites. Players who gain access to this mysterious phenomenon create a projection and are guided by the Dictator to realms not yet known to the conscious mind."
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Each week, co-hosts Ester Golden and Larry Brechner interview a variety of guests, exploring individual artistic practice, upcoming events and exhibitions, and the arts organizations that serve our community.This project is made possible by the Indiana Arts Commission, South Shore Arts, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
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Ester is not an active participant in her world. She spends her days on the internet, playing video games, and keeping to herself. She couldn’t tell you much about current events and politics, preferring it to stay that way, but that unexpectedly changes. Through chance meetings, this “average” university student gets caught up in the grandiose affairs of the magical elite. Eastwynne, a city filled to the brim with magic, high society life, the best of the best businesses and real estate, bu ...
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A podcast series for healthcare leaders who are looking for fresh perpsectives, bold solutions and inspiration in their journey to advance value based care.
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Desperate to find meaning in his life, troubled Matthew Leads takes a job as the caretaker of an Antarctic Research Facility. An atmospheric isolation horror following his struggles with mental illness, a broken heart and the suffocating presence of Station Blue.
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NC Shop Talk is a no limits interview show that shares never before heard tips, secrets, and hilarious conversations with today's biggest names in the auto, aircraft, & carpet industries. Join Mal Maher, owner of NC Carpet Binding, as he interviews today's most talented craftsmen. You'll pick up some new vendors, how to grow your business, and he'll be asking some wild questions that you've never heard answered before. Connect with Mal and NC Carpet: Website: https://www.n-ccarpet.com/ Insta ...
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In these very special times of a global pandemic, I am collecting testimonies of our globalized time and the influence of the international on everyone: whether it is a benefit, the loss of our roots, or interdependence which may be harmful both to humans and the environment, we are all interconnected, globalized. Good or bad? Thanks to this podcast, I wish to observe how we live the international in our daily life through a series of interviews conducted in French and in other languages. Th ...
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A young disabled woman in a wheelchair protects an unaware world from demons and monsters. Ester Vasquez, born with arthrogryposis, hunts the monsters and demons that hide from the unsuspecting masses along with her 6'8, 360lbs Samoan care provider, Sammy. In episode one - 'Pilot' - Ester and Sammy travel just over the Mexican border from their home in Arizona to help a little boy possessed by a demon, but what awaits them when they return home is far worse than anything they've ever faced. ...
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This will be a Harry Potter podcast. Talk about Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts series. Cover art photo provided by Ester Marie Doysabas on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@esterrestrial
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FBX|PPL is a podcast about the individuals who reside in the Fairbanks North Star Borough and their stories. Fairbanks is a unique town with individuals from all over the corners from Ester to North Pole, people who are three or more generations deep, or individuals who came to Fairbanks looking for adventure, or were stationed at Fort Wainwright or Eielson Air Force Base. Either way, these individuals make up the Golden Heart and their stories deserve to be heard.
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“Pure, piercing truth. Slicing through bullshit with the sharpest Japanese knife.” · “It’s surreal. And so fucking ALIVE. Parts of me froze and burned at the same time with alchemical impact.” · “This podcast is completely unique and becoming even more so. It's the only podcast interview I have ever done, and will ever do.” Sanna Tirronen · “You’re kinda blowing my mind because this is the complete opposite of anything I’ve ever seen and outside of anything I’ve ever heard of.” Justin Blackb ...
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The Dead Ladies Show presents the stories of amazing women from history told live on stage in Berlin and beyond. Inspiring, irreverent, and entertaining! @deadladiesshow on Instagram and Twitter. Facebook: thedeadladiesshow.
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Sermons by Westbrook Park United Methodist Church
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Histórias do Velho Testamento | SD | PORTUGUESE
A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Últimos Dias
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Each week we share a story, explore insights that can illuminate our path, and interview guests with their own fascinating immigrant journeys, getting to know what’s cool, weird and mental about each other’s cultures showing that we’re all a little messed up but we’re all pretty similar too. Hosted by Carmen Neta & produced by Philip Kidd. Music by Caterina Schrebri #society #culture #immigrantsinireland #migrant #immigrants
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STORIE DELL’ANTICO TESTAMENTO | SD | ITALIAN
La Chiesa di Gesù Cristo dei Santi degli Ultimi Giorni
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Welcome to Five or Flop, a podcast for the best (and worst) historical fiction has to offer! Each week, we'll be reading and reviewing a different historical fiction book on a scale from flop to five. Make sure to follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok @fiveorflop_pod for all the latest updates! Have a book you want us to read? Send us a recommendation: https://forms.gle/1JroxLkK157zpa9N8 Read along with us on StoryGraph! Join the Five or Flop: Season One Reading Challenge and track you ...
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Agriculture in Interior Alaska? Yes, Interior Alaska is a place that encourages many people to start an agricultural enterprise. Farming Produce, Foraging Mushrooms, Keeping Bees, Raising Chickens; it’s all here. It’s the passion of these individuals that is changing the landscape of Interior Alaska. It’s their vision, their stories and I bring these visionaries and their stories to you. Join us for fun conversations, surprising disclosures, challenges, the trials, the joys and disappointmen ...
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Messages from Word of Life Church, Dubuque, IA. Visit us online at mywordoflife.church.
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Our discussion is not partisan or an academic or scientific thesis, medical diagnosis, prognosis, prescription, discipline, philosophy or treatment. Based on experience we do not propose or oppose any person, place, or thing: real or imagined - nor is our discourse promoting ritualistic or religious concepts. Listening is a demonstration of interest and not a replacement for taking direction from responsible parties you rely on or are under the care of including professionals. Consideration ...
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Relatos del Antiguo Testamento | SD | SPANISH
La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días
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Groovy interview chattarama with amazing, inspiring audio fiction creatives both new and established, with podhost Sarah Golding. Also…quizzes and in character interviews with awedio fiction folks on the way…. #soon
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I was fired from my job June 2018. I was sat down before my scheduled shift and was given this heavy news. This was my first day back from Family Leave after having our third child. How could this be? Well, it was. Immediately, I started an ecommerce Amazon FBA business. The year before, I dabbled in this model after dealing with a massive business failure. Doing Amazon FBA was amazing. At one point I was on top of the world. Then I fell through the many holes Amazon Sellers choose to ignore ...
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Three friends just trying to figure out life. Join Van Hemmo & the babbling Bell Brothers as they discuss and discover the absurdity of the universe.
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A weekly podcast about investing. Join us as we chat with the top investors from the Invstr community and get their insights for how you can crush your investing goals and get in the green.
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Space Ranger 421 is a gripping narrative science fiction podcast that unfolds in a distant future where Earth’s resources have been exhausted and its surface is uninhabitable. Humanity has turned to the stars, colonizing space in a desperate bid for survival. When a distress signal comes from the abandoned Mars colony MR-54821, a team of mercenaries embarks on a rescue mission, only to uncover a lethal government secret with the potential to alter the course of humanity. As they grapple with ...
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A podcast about pairing wine with art and culture! Every other week, Emma, your host, talks with various guests about how to pair wine with the things that they love- and they're not talking about food! Learn more about wine and which bottles to look out for through a discussion of art, books, movies, music, theater, and more.
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We are a Latinx Podcast, which specializes in platicas de psicoeducacion, therapy within the Latinx community, community activities, and social/cultural problemas within our communities; we will be utilizing pop culture and uplifting marginalized voices, specifically those of the Latinx and Afro-Latinx communities. The goal is to destigmatize the utilization of mental wellness resources and remedies. We hope to bring light to daily microaggressions that people of the Latinx communities navig ...
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This is a safe place for parents to get away from it all. It’s a cliche that having kids is both the most rewarding and the hardest thing you’ll ever do. And it never ends: just when you’ve figured out how a newborn works, the kid becomes a toddler, then a tween, a teenager and beyond. And kids don’t come with an instruction manual or an off switch. Sure, you love your kids, best thing that ever happened to you blah blah blah, BUT… Welcome to I Love My Kid, But… a weekly escape where comedia ...
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Food is a DRUG!! And that's not funny. But my life and struggles as a food addict are quite hysterical. I find COMEDY the best way to heal and grow from the DAMAGE that being a food addict has done to me and my family. If you're a person that doesn't UNDERSTAND addiction, TUNE IN!! I make UNmanageability look very easy and funny. This is a comedy podcast, I am not selling anything, but my SOUL. I can bet you what's in my pocket (probably just sweaty pennies) that you know someone that has fo ...
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Bites of Brilliance is the offshoot of, and companion to, Mandyland Radio; the hub for deep, candid, uncensored, unscripted, edge of consciousness conversations. · Bites of Brilliance is made up of the juiciest clips from each Mandyland Radio interview in the Edge of Consciousness Series, highlighting those who are doing work / creating art that overflows with magic. · Mandyland Radio is comprised of the most potent clips from private conversations with those who are ready to ride the edge o ...
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Queer Comedian Ali Kolbert explores dating, relationships, and mental health on her complaint-riddled journey towards adulthood. She says the things people are too afraid to, and asks the questions we are all wondering, like: “who pays on a same sex date?” “what do your porn preferences mean about your sexuality?” and “why are people so obsessed with babies anyway?!"
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This week on ART ON THE AIR features eighty-year old sculptor, mixed media artist, and spoken word performer, Jake Webster, Brazilian-born abstract artist and musician Eugenio Cerrosi who returns to South Bend ’s 2025 For The Love Of Art Fair, and spotlight on Valparaiso Creative Council’s new Artist Hub and a spotlight extra on Chicago Street Thea…
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In today's new episode, we're reading Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman and (spoiler alert) making plans to watch the 2022 movie. Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. The theme for Season Three is Back t…
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Comments / Questions welcome : here Neither our discussion nor any directed or non-professional participant comments are a medical or scientific diagnosis, prognosis, academic thesis, advice, or religious service. We do not encourage stopping any protocol, program, practice, exercise, regimen, ritual, or therapy you are on or that may be suggested.…
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Finding Me This section has been called the “Gospel of the Outcast”. In the next 4 chapters Jesus will talk about tax collectors and sinners, Rich man and Lazarus, persistent widow, Pharisee and Tax Collector, Zaccheus. All outcasts.... These next 2 parables, the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal……
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Episode #186 Who Really Pays for Higher Healthcare Costs? with Zack Cooper, Associate Professor of Public Health and Economics, Yale University
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Zack Cooper is a health economist whose work is focused on producing data-driven scholarship that can inform public policy. He currently serves as an Associate Professor of Public Health and Associate Professor of Economics at Yale University in addition to being the Director of Health Policy at Yale’s Tobin Center for Economic Policy. Zack’s resea…
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In today's new episode, we're taking another trip back to the American Revolution and reading Johnny Tremain by Ester Forbes! Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. The theme for Season Three is Back to School. …
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Comments / Questions welcome : here Neither our discussion or any directed or non-professional participant comments are a medical or scientific diagnosis, prognosis, academic thesis, advice, or religious service. We do not encourage stopping any protocol, program, practice, exercise, regimen, ritual, or therapy you are on or that may be suggested. …
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We cannot be certain what verse 1 refers to. Tensions of the day made revolution possible at any time. Pontius Pilate did not get along with the Jews- he was insensitive to their religious convictions. He brought official Roman ensigns into Jerusalem and the Jews were angry with Caesar’s image in the……
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In this episode, Rachel Pronger of the Invisible Women film collective brings us the story of iconoclastic Czech film multi-talent Ester Krumbachová. Ester was a screen writer, costume and stage designer, author, and film director. Her work was quirky, colorful, and political, lashing out at patriarchy and authoritarianism. She had a defining influ…
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This week on ART ON THE AIR features landscape photographer, professor, and Fine Arts Department Chair at Indiana University South Bend, Susan L. Moore, burgeoning vocalist and pianist from South Bend , Molly Abraham, and spotlight on Memorial Opera House’s November and December events including “Scrooge.”…
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On this episode meet Mel Sikes, the imminent authority on food security, consummate educator and a tireless foot soldier helping farmers, educating students, and community of growing their own fresh food. Her passion is beyond comparison and her energy endless. She travels across the Interior Alaska to bring classes to everyone interested in garden…
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Number the Stars by Lois Lowry and The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss: Newbery Medals and Newbery Flops
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In today's new episode, we're revisiting WWII and some childhood classics, Number the Stars by Lois Lowry and The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss. Two rereads for Erin, and a former DNF for Grace! Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale …
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Comments / Questions welcome : here Emotional sobriety is the daily reprieve from induced insanity. The possibility to think wrong thoughts are right is constant - since we are free to choose what and how we think. Addiction’s promise suggests that the problem will one day be the absolute solution. This absolution never comes, since it is a lie; it…
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1 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. “Then” is elsewhere translated,”at that time”. You may ask, “at what time?” . It is at the onset of the consummated Kingdom..... we have been looking at Matthew’s parables, and repeatedly we have……
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Have any questions about the story or thoughts? Send me a text message~ Content Warnings: Mild-moderate language Next Episode? Next Wednesday, October 16th 📅 💕 Support the Kickstarter & follow the pre-launch page! https://kck.st/4710nRY Ester is good at many things, but history is not one of them. - 📖 You can read chapters of the Eastwynne book on …
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Episode #185 Humanizing the Medical Supplies Industry with Better Health with Naama Stauber Breckler, CEO of Better Health
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Our guest today is Naama Stauber Breckler, Co-Founder and CEO of Better Health, a medical supply and support platform that bundles peer coaching, education, and delivery of medical supplies to help people manage their chronic conditions at home. Naama is a true humanistic rebel leader dedicating her entire entrepreneurial journey to creating human-…
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In today's new episode, we're headed all the way back to the American Revolution - our first time (but not last this season!) covering this era. Listen to our thoughts on Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson - our first time (but not last this season!) covering this author. Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has…
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Comments / Questions welcome : here Obsessive thoughts try to perfect the self we think we are. Since this "self" is born of thought it is a thought thinking of it-self - not our Self. Like Narcissus falling in love with his image this seeming self-centeredness is actually thought centered narrowly focused obsessively on reflections of more and mor…
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23 “Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. Kingdom servants serve a great king who has forgiven far more than they could ever forgvie each other.... so failure to forgive excludes one from the kingdom because this King’s kingdom has……
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Lencis / Ester I
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Comments / Questions welcome : here Lencis and Ester, mother and daughter, share their experience with a focus on forgiveness - and Ester wanted to be sure that anyone interested watch the following moral story: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse on Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-boy-the-mole-the-fox-and-the-horse/umc.cmc.2aenzy…
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Dr. Jan Mielke Schwartz
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Comments / Questions welcome : here Author & speaker Dr. Jan Mielke Schwartz "is considered to be one of the most theoretically minded, hopeful, and erudite professionals in the fields of Criminology, Forensic Behavioral Science, Intelligence, and Homeland Security." (LAWeekly.com: September 28, 2022) She brings warmth, authenticity, conviction, an…
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This week on ART ON THE AIR features two local theater directors, executive director for the Memorial Opera House, Scot “PJ” MacDonald and next with the new artistic director for the Towle Theater, Dion Stover. Our Spotlight is on LaPorte County Symphony’s 52nd Season opener with a vibrant musical tribute to Latin-American Music and the Day of the …
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This week on ART ON THE AIR features Chicago-based jewelry artist, Bobbie Rafferty, Indiana Artisan Neelu Jain shares her Japanese art forms of Ikebana and Temari and Spotlight on Chicago-based singer/songwriter Michael McDermott discussing his upcoming November 2nd concert at Memorial Opera House.
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Comments / Questions welcome : here Thinking that thought will get us there is to think we are not here. If we are here there is no then or there to get nor is there any more or less of this, or that, to have. To not have what we have is to think we have to have something else, somewhere else in an amount that can never be achieved. To maintain thi…
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Season Three is here, and it's Back to School! In our first episode of the children's and YA season, we're tackling the American Girl books by reading Josefina and being transported to 1824 New Mexico. Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a …
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Comments / Questions welcome : here MOD episodes have no shelf-life or expiration date. Our focus is principled so each episode reflects the immediate peace and stability of our Ever-Present Knowing Awareness that clarifies conflicted impressions manifest by the instability and hyper-reactivity of obsessive thinking. This form of thought is purely …
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Matthew 13.24-43 Remember that the parable of the sower revealed that the kingdom is now making its way into hearts that are hard, with pressures, failure and yet produce crops. 24 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field,……
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Mikey Brown's Redemption Vehicle & Hot Wheels Legend
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What does it take to come back from defeat and strive for redemption? Mikey Brown, a true embodiment of resilience, shares his inspiring journey on a second attempt to win the prestigious Hot Wheels Legends Tour. Last year, Mikey came incredibly close to victory, capturing the attention of Jay Leno and inspiring countless others with his innovative…
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This week ART ON THE AIR celebrates our 6th anniversary and the start of our 7th season with an interview with Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals, and spotlight on award-winning journalist and author, Joseph S Pete's new book, "Lost East Chicago and Indiana Harbor ."
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Episode #184 Extending Time by Outsourcing Chronic Care Management with Brian Esterly, CEO of TimeDoc Health
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Our expert guest on this episode is Brian Esterly, who was appointed CEO of TimeDoc Health in August 2023. Brian brings more than 25 years of healthcare leadership experience to this role. Prior to this he served as the Chief Growth and Strategy officer at Centria Healthcare. Working with healthcare systems, primary care providers, FQHC’s and Medic…
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Is Jesus A Lousy Farmer? To run a germination test: Count out at least 20 randomly picked seeds (50 is better, 100 is best).Spread the seeds on several layers of premoistened paper toweling and roll them up in the paper so the seeds stay separated from one another.Place the roll into a plastic bag and……
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This week on ART ON THE AIR our entire show features “Etheric Medicine” practitioner, Bobbi Vogel, who shares her current practice as a healing guide for others, and spotlight is on LaPorte County Symphony’s 36th Annual Drayton Family Education Concert on October 9th.
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This week on ART ON THE AIR printmaking artist Dawn Diamantopoulos updates us on her art practice and about the Highland Arts Council, an encore interview with post-graffiti abstract expressionist artist, Ish Muhammad, spotlight is on Chicago Street Theatre’s production of “The Woman In Black.”
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In this episode, we’re live at PodFest Berlin! DLS co-founders Katy Derbyshire and Florian Duijsens do the introducing, while DLSP Producer Susan Stone tells us about the amazing life of Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress (in 1968). Four years later, Shirley was the first Black person and the first woman t…
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Episode #183 Improving Maternal Healthcare in America: Why it’s not just a “Nice to Have” with Ann Somers Hogg, Director of Health Care, Clayton Christensen Institute
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Ann Somers is the Director of Health Care at the Clayton Christensen Institute. Her research focuses on drivers of health (a.k.a. social determinants of health), maternal health, and the pathways to improve them. Ann Somers holds an MSPH in Health Policy and Management from UNC-Chapel Hill and a BS in Commerce from the University of Virginia. Last …
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10 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” 11 And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from……
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Episode #182 The Power of AI in Chronic Disease Management: The Ibis Touch with Piali De, CEO, Senscio
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Piali De, PhD is a talented physicist who started her career developing artificial intelligence systems for the United States defense departments. In 2010, Dr. De founded Senscio Systems, a digital health company redefining chronic care management with the nation’s first AI-powered home-to-clinic digital therapeutics platform called Ibis. Senscio’s…
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In today's bonus episode, we finally sit down to watch Pachinko and Lessons in Chemistry on our enemy platform, Apple TV. Five or Flop is a podcast dedicated to the best and worst historical fiction has to offer. Each week we'll be reading a new book and rating it on a scale of flop, fine, or five. The theme for Season Two is Booktok and Bestseller…
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Fresh vegetables all year long? In Alaska? Yes! Meet Sam Knapp. He is the only farmer in Interior Alaska that has a cold storage farm and produces winter storage vegetables, a niche that he has cultivated for himself and his farm that serves his passion for winter storage farming. Everything he grows is meant for storage in his specially-designed, …
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Easton- listening to the Bridge on XM. Elton John came on. Easton asked, “What’s with the colored glasses?” We look at life through rose colored glasses... I recently saw a man from my hometown where my father was a police officer. He told me, my brother was brought home more than once by your dad because……
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Top 1% Builder Is Simple & Complicated With Stitchwurx Auto Upholstery's Rick Esterly
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From quitting school at 16 to gracing the pages of Sports Illustrated, Rick Esterly's journey to becoming a top 1% auto upholstery craftsman is far from conventional. Growing up in North Idaho, Rick felt the call of the great outdoors more than the classroom. BMX racing and hanging with older car enthusiasts eventually led him to drop out and pursu…
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This week on ART ON THE AIR our entire show features artist, author and glassworks creator, Lynda Pownall-Carlson , spotlight is on Memorial Opera House’s grand reopening production with the Mel Brooks’ musical “Young Frankenstein” opening September 26th
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