Snarky, ass-toot discussion and analysis of what's left of daytime TV, some primetime, and a little dose of reality!
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OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE: City Church exists to continue what Jesus began. Proclaim the Gospel (what Jesus taught) AND Demonstrate the Gospel (what Jesus did) OUR CORE VALUES Our Core Values flow out of our Mission Statement and serve as the guidelines for how we do ministry. At City Church, we believe…The Church belongs to Jesus|Grace is a way of life|We live intentionally in community|We are for our city
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Required Reading revisits the most impactful books from our childhood with a new guest every week.
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Cookbook author Julia Turshen speaks to some of the most interesting people in and around food. The conversations thoughtfully explore varied themes such as cooking, writing, mental health, relationships (professional and personal), volunteering, and more.
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Two sisters tackle the under-appreciated world of CS and talk about customer service and success from both sides.
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Exclusive interviews and reunions celebrating some of the biggest names in TV and film. A TV enthusiast’s paradise. There's also special shows and series and a regular Distinct Nostalgia Mind of the Month Quiz. Plus every now and then some original fresh comedy and drama. This is pure entertainment and fun. Enjoy! Definitely ‘more than a podcast’.
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http://afrocaribbeanvibesmix.com/ 1. Elevation Worship - (feat. Chandler Moore & Tiffany Hudson) - More Than Able 2. Travis Greene feat Titus Tucker - I remember I 3. JJ Hairston feat. Cecily Hennigan You Deserve It 4. Jonathan Ferguson - Hosanna 5. Jonathan Ferguson - Hosanna Reprise 6. Draylin Young feat. Brooke Ashely - Jesus 7. Todd Dulaney - No Weapon 8. VaShawn Mitchell - See The Goodness (feat. Donnie McClurkin) 9. Annatoria If I Could Have Anything 10. Shirley Caesar - All The Glory. ...
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A podcast highlighting empowering stories about women being underestimated and how they rose above to establish their worth. Listen to real stories from real women dealing with everyday hurdles and discussing what they learned.
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Elazar Sontag is a James Beard and National Magazine Award-nominated writer and editor. He's also a Forbes 30 Under 30 recipient. Most importantly, he is currently trying for a 400-pound deadlift. He joined Julia Turshen to talk about powerlifting, eating, queerness, bodies and more. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WH…
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Shelby Copple joins me to discuss a book about lovin books: INKHEART by Cornelia Funke. The story follows bookish twelve-year-old Meggie, who learns that her bookbinder father Mortimer or 'Mo' has a special gift: he can bring fictional characters to life. Read Shelby's newsletter! Support the podcast! Follow Erin!…
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ROCK - drama by Tim Fountain..... in tribute to the veteran actor Bette Bourne. He plays the notorious Hollywood agent Henry Wilson who manufactured Rock Hudson. Distinct Nostalgia producer MIM won a BBC ...
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Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message A special re-issuing of Rock, by Tim Fountain in tribute to the veteran actor Bette Bourne who has died at the age of 84. An excellent performance in this drama produced by DN producers' Made in Manchester as Bette plays Henry Wilson, Ho…
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Alex Lau is a food and travel photographer from San Francisco. When not sitting in car rentals and airport terminals, he is the proud owner of three dogs named Rocco, Ellie, and Nina. With the rest of his free time, he trains and competes as a nationally ranked powerlifter. He joined Julia Turshen for a conversation about his lifting. Follow-up lin…
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Get your freak on theater kids, we're doing Shakespeare. Kylie Brakeman joins me to discuss William Shakespeare's immortal classic: Macbeth. Listen to Kylie's podcast Artists on Artists on Artists on Artists! Support the show! Follow Erin!
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A Chat with Mr Roy who was Basil Brush's sidekick in the early to mid 70s. But will Basil surprise his old TV partner?
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Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Ashley's catching up with Roy North who was the actor who became Basil Brush's sidekick in the early to mid 70s on The Basil Brush Show. The show hosted by the wily old fox lasted from the late 60s til the early 80s and became a favourit…
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Gabi Dixson, a Multi-World Record Breaking Athlete, has been named the 5th Worlds Strongest Woman. She is also a model, public speaker, musician, and social worker with over a decade of experience. She joins Julia Turshen for a conversation about her life and strength. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WHAT, head here! …
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Wayside School is Falling Down! with Kevin T Porter
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Kevin T Porter joins me to discuss the second book in Louis Sachar's Wayside series: Wayside School is Falling Down! Our original Wayside episode with Jenny Cavallero! Listen to Kevin's podcast Good Christian Fun! Support the podcast! I'll send you MAIL!! Follow Erin!
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Ashley Dyce, a Para Powerlifter, joins Julia Turshen for a conversation about athletic career and what drives her. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WHAT, head here! To sign up for Julia's weekly newsletter, head here. BUILT FOR THIS: THE QUIET STRENGTH OF POWERLIFTING, Julia’s long-form essay, can be read here or liste…
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Natalie Ortega (Wicked!!!) joins me to discuss Scott Westerfeld's 2005 library staple: UGLIES. Also, a movie of this 19 year old book is coming to Netflix in a few weeks. That's called serendipity, baby. Uglies is a 2005 science fiction novel by Scott Westerfeld. It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is considered an…
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Corinne Fay, the person behind Big Undies, a Substack newsletter about clothes, and @SellTradePlus, a peer-to-peer plus size resale community, joins Julia Turshen for a conversation about powerlifting, bodies, queerness and more. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WHAT, head here! To sign up for Julia's weekly newsletter…
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I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You with Grace Bahler
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Grace Bahler joins me to discuss the first book in Ally Carter's Gallagher Girls series: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You from 2006! The Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women is a fairly typical all-girls school—that is, if every school teaches advanced martial arts in PE, chemistry always consists of learning about th…
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A real celebration of all things Zippy and George from Rainbow with Ronnie Le Drew, Zippy. George and a special guest appearance!
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Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message We’ve been planning this for a while - and here they are by popular demand. Ronnie Le Drew with Zippy and George from the legendary kids tv series Rainbow. Ronnie chats to Ashley about the early years of Rainbow which started in 1972, ho…
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Casey Johnston, the writer behind She’s a Beast, Ask a Swole Woman and LIFTOFF: Couch to Barbell, joins Julia Turshen for a conversation about lifting and writing about it. Follow-up links: To pre-order Julia’s new book, WHAT GOES WITH WHAT, head here! To sign up for Julia's weekly newsletter, head here. BUILT FOR THIS: THE QUIET STRENGTH OF POWERL…
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The Tale of Despereaux with Jess Woodworth
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Jess Woodworth joins me to discuss Newbery Medal winner The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (one of only 6 authors to win 2 Newberys!) The main plot follows the adventures of a mouse named Despereaux Tilling, as he sets out on his quest to rescue a beautiful human princess from the rats. (Wikipedia) Support the podcast! Follow Jess! Follow Eri…
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Laura Khoudari, a trauma-informed wellness writer, coach, and storyteller, is the author of Lifting Heavy Things: Healing Trauma One Rep at a Time. She joins Julia Turshen in a conversation about lifting heavy stuff, knowing when to stop lifting heavy stuff, and how to approach it all from a holistic, embodied lens. Follow-up links: To pre-order Ju…
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest with Chelsea Pope
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Chelsea Pope joins me to discuss Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey! Trigger warnings for discussions of mental health, institutionalization, suicide, and more. The book is narrated by Chief Bromden, a gigantic half-Native American patient at a psychiatric hospital, who presents himself as deaf, mute, and docile. Bromden's tal…
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Pride and Prejudice with Hua Chen and Ashley Westover
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It's another dealer's choice episode! Returning guests Hua Chen and Ashley Westover join me to discuss a book I hated in high school (I was wrong! I know!) Jane Austen's PRIDE AND PREJUDICE! Book summary: While the arrival of wealthy gentlemen sends her marriage-minded mother into a frenzy, willful and opinionated Elizabeth Bennet matches wits with…
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I didn't mean to have the American Revolution episode come out on July 3rd, but! I'll take any serendipity I can get. Another Dealer's Choice episode - professor Carly O'Brien returns to discuss Esther Forbes' 1943 Newberry winning novel Johnny Tremain. Book summary: Johnny, a young apprentice silversmith, is caught up with Otis, Hancock, and John …
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Don't look now, it's the Gruffalo! Book summary: Walk further into the deep dark wood, and discover what happens when a quick-witted mouse comes face to face with an owl, a snake . . . and a hungry Gruffalo! (Storygraph) Support the podcast! Follow Hayley Follow me!
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Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist with Jenny Cavallero
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I'm launching a series called DEALER'S CHOICE where I pick the book!! So I picked my middle school backpack staple, my entry into adulthood, the book that made me say "teenhood? i'm here!" it's Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn! The novel is told from the alternating perspectives of Nick, the only straight member …
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From the Files of Madison Finn with Lyvie Scott
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ITS EPISODE 30! Don't bring back jelly sandals unless you're cosplaying the Big Lebowski!
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Original guest Georgia Shenk joins me to discuss Meg Cabot's AIRHEAD - a book about modeling, full body transplants, and a chinchilla named Anna Nicole Smith.
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A Series of Unfortunate Events with Justin Crosby
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Flop Soup's Justin Crosby joins me to discuss Lemony Snicket's first Unfortunate Event: The Bad Beginning! Why is Erin's audio so bad? We don't know but hopefully she'll figure it out. Or else!
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We meet prolific TV actor George Layton - Doctor in the House, It Aint Half Hot Mum, The Likely Lads, Dr Who, Z Cars, Minder - and More!
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Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message George Layton is prolific - he's done the lot - and he's still working in his early 80s. Both an actor and screenwriter, his career stretches from the early 50s and Children's Hour and working with Violet Carson (who played Ena Sharples …
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Lock and Key with Cassandra Kyriazis
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Sarah Dessen has LANDED. Cassandra Kyriazis of Flop Soup joins me to discuss Sarah Dessen's novel LOCK AND KEY, 2008s jewelry, and the power of having 2-3 friends. Flop Soup: https://www.flopsoup.com/ Substack: https://goodlinksbycassandra.substack.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CassandraKy
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The Tail of Emily Windsnap with Zannah Schorer
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MERMAIDS, ARE YOU READY? Zannah Schorer joins me for episode 26 to discuss Liz Kessler's tale of a girl probing the mysteries of her absent father, the weird lighthouse operator, and why her legs are becoming a tail!
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ITS EPISODE 25!!! And one of the best books in American literature in my opinion. Corryn Diemer joins us to read Louis Sachar's 1998 classic - its both twinkling fairytale and sweaty gritty story about the juvenile penal system. And of course, the movie. Follow Corryn! Support the show! Follow Erin!
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A Life in Television: An Exclusive Interview with Former LWT, ITV, Channel 4 & BBC boss Michael Grade
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Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message A very special interview here with Lord Grade (Michael Grade) whose fingerprints are all over British TV - from the days when his uncle Lew ran ATV to his own stewardship of LWT, BBC, Channel 4 and Later ITV again. Michael has launched (…
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Little House on the Prairie at 50 - Karen Grassle talks to Ashley about family life on the farm
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Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Karen Grassle who played Caroline celebrates 50 years since the launch in 1974 of Little House on The Prairie. The then new show from America would pull in huge audiences all around the world including in the UK where it had a prime time…
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Grab your gear, we're looking for dragons. Ashley Westover joins me to discuss Dugald Steer's interactive DRAGONOLOGY and his OLOGIES series! Support the podcast! Follow Ashley's podcast QueerPG! Follow Erin!
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Its a Required Reading first - childhood friend Hua Chen joins Erin to discuss a book they read together in Mr Swift's 10th grade English class: THE GRAPES OF WRATH, a book which both love, but could not remember. Spoiler: it's really good!
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Love it or Loathe It, Why Don't You!? was part of all our childhoods. Ashley meets up with Phil Noble from the Liverpool gang
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Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Why Don't You?! played to millions of kids in the school holidays on BBC1. It began in 1973 and lasted until 1995, meaning the show touched several generations over nearly a quarter of a century. Among the presenters Ant from Ant and Dec…
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All of a Kind Family with Emily Caulfield
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This week writer and artist Emily Caulfield joins me to discuss Sydney Taylor's ALL OF A KIND FAMILY! I can't believe we recorded the whole episode and I forgot to ask what a Whatnot is!
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Please Hold - Getting Hip Hop'd w/Nick Love
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Trigger warnings abound but its a goodie all the same - Zoë Dennis joins me to discuss Sylvia Plath's 1963 novel The Bell Jar! The Bell Jar is the story of 19-year-old Esther Greenwood, the breakdown she experiences, and the beginnings of her recovery. The year is 1953 and Esther Greenwood, having finished college for the academic year, has won a o…
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Please Hold - The Art Of Feedback w/Ray Daniels
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The Golden Compass with Sam Walt Jones
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ITS OUR TWENTIETH EPISODE!!!! A classic among classics, book one of the His Dark Materials series, The Golden Compass
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A real 70s Kids TV Exclusive as we meet the voice behind The Flumps
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Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message She was the voice behind one of the most well loved kids series of the 70s. Gay Soper was the person who brought to life the world of The Flumps. Pootle, Perkin, Posie, Ma and Pa Flump and Grandpa Flump all became real characters thanks …
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The Care and Keeping of You with Amanda Yuan
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ITS THE BODY EPISODE, MOM AND DAD DON"T LISTEN. Dive in to Valorie Lee Schaefer's THE CARE AND KEEPING OF YOU from American Girl Magazine in 1998.
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On the Inside: We meet the legendary Val Lehman who played the iconic Bea Smith - one of the original stars of the cult Aussie Drama Prisoner Cell Block H
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Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message A special interview and another real treat here for all fans of cult Australian drama series Prisoner Cell Block H. The show first aired twice a week down under in 1979 and quickly began pulling in huge figures. The big star from the sta…
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The Boxcar Children with Madeline Douglass
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We're going to the dump and making a swimming pool! Madeline Douglass joins us to talk Gertrude Chandler Warren's 1942 THE BOXCAR CHILDREN! Mystery grandfathers abound!
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TV Icons Behind the Scenes - At Home With Legendary British TV Director Royston Mayoh - Part Two
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Let us know what you think of the latest episode of Distinct Nostalgia by clicking here and sending us a message Royston Mayoh was - and by reputation remains - one of the biggest names in British TV production. A writer and prolific director, Royston was involved with a plethora of top shows - This is Your Life, Opportunity Knocks, Tommy Cooper, L…
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