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For this episode I interview Lillian Parker, a resident in Long-Term-Care at The Village of Riverside Glen. Lil is utilizing her time at Riverside Glen by helping her fellow residents, and taking part on the Residents' Council, advocating on behalf of residents for a "Social Model of Living". Lil has an incredible disposition, and she speaks openly about her perspectives on life in Long-Term Care, about aging, friendship, health, and even death.

EP. 11: I just want you to know, it’s not in your head. If you think you are being harassed, you are. Yeah. Let’s talk HARASSHOLES. EP. 10: YOUR FLAWS ARE YOUR BEAUTY I actually didn’t want to do this podcast topic today. I had something else planned. But watching the international headlines about a national anchor, released from her job, from the same company where I worked. Then another woman comes forward from that same company.

Samuel Larsen is a musician, singer-songwriter, actor, and model, best known for his work on Glee. Recently, on social media, he’s been sharing openly about his sobriety journey, which spawned an idea in my mind to get him on here to talk about it. Samuel and I discuss fame - having it, losing it, and getting smack-down humbled, as well as drinking problems, love and sex addiction, dating, and a whole lot of recovery.

Welcome to A History of Film Festivals in 100 Movies.  I’m excited to share our first episode - Episode 1 - Sex, Lies and Videotape, directed by Steven Soderbergh. You can hear the 26 minute podcast above, or read the transcript below). If you ask industry professionals, like myself, who’ve been in the business for 35 years or more, they will agree this film may have had the greatest impact on the state of independent film, when it hit the festival circuit in 1989.

Dr. Brandy Shufutinsky is a social worker, writer, and researcher committed to building intercultural learning and communication opportunities. She holds her Doctorate in International and Multicultural Education from the University of San Francisco, MSW from the University of Southern California, and her MA in International Relations from the Universit… ncG1vNJzZmihkqi2b7%2FUm6qtmZOge6S7zGinaJ2gnsCwsMRmaHJllKd6o77Ap5uyZaOdwqfB06KlrKOp

I am SO EXCITED for y’all to hear this week’s episode on Zheng Yi Sao, China’s famous pirate queen and one of the most successful pirates of all time. Have you told anyone about Unruly Figures yet? This is a great episode to get someone hooked. Share Hey everyone, welcome to Unruly Figures, the podcast that celebrates history’s greatest rule-breakers. I’m your host, Valorie Clark, and today I’m covering Zheng Yi Sao, the famous pirate queen and the most successful pirate of all time.

Alec Stewart wrote us a profound email on addiction and design a couple years ago (we’ve shared it below). Both of us had known of Alec at RISD, where he studied as an undergrad during our time as graduate students. At the time he possessed a great energy and creativity that we found envious. We had little idea he was also struggling with addiction and great inner turmoil all the while.

Welcome back to A History of Film Festivals in 100 Movies - Episode 4. Lady Bird directed by Greta Gerwig, and the Telluride Film Festival As with the previous films shared on this podcast, Lady Bird was a low budget indie, taking film festivals by storm, in this case, premiering at the top tier Telluride Film Festival.  The movie would help Gerwig transition comfortably to the filmmaker’s chair, launching a career that has continued to thrive, eventually leading to the Billion dollar Barbie juggernaut.

In Chapter VII of Blood Meridian, the Gang rides to the outskirts of Chihuahua City where Glanton buys crates of new pistols from a Prussian arms dealer named Speyer. McCarthy provides the following description of these revolvers: “Glanton opened the package and let it fall to the dirt. In his hand was a longbarreled sixshot Colt’s patent revolver. It was a huge sidearm meant for dragoons and it carried in its long cylinders a rifle’s charge and weighed close to five pounds loaded.