Where we talk about life, dating, advice, and all of the ups and downs of being a young(ish) adult. Some things happen when you least expect them. Or not.
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The Flame tells the story of two women: Jamie (Ellie Brigida), an LGBTQ bar owner, and Sam (Jasmin Savoy Brown), the woman selling the building the bar inhabits, and the inevitable sparks that end up flying between them! With the help of her best friend, Heather (Leigh Holmes Foster), and bar regular Jo (Jenn Colella), can the residents of The Flame keep the bar alive? Or can Sam’s friend Mel (Valerie Rose Lohman) help her work through her complicated feelings about her father’s death and th ...
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Despite the Grateful Dead’s ethos of peace and love and communal music, there is a darkness that surrounds the band. Across five decades, a string of unexplained accidents, murders and disappearances have befallen some of the band’s most dedicated fans; affectionately known as "DeadHeads." Some were last seen on their way to Grateful Dead concerts, others simply vanished or were tragically murdered while attending shows. Hosted by Payne Lindsey (Up and Vanished) and Jake Brennan (Disgracelan ...
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Explores current issues and topics in education and how they relate to teaching and students.
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Trauma researcher and author Kristin Souers talks about her work, and discusses what makes a school resilient, and how the systems of a school need to come together and work in tandem toward being trauma-informed.By Matt Weld
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Dealbreakers...are they good or bad? We're getting into what dealbreakers mean to us, as well as people who rush relationships during Red Flag of the Week.By Lindsey and Bridget
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Becoming a Trauma-Operational School with Lisa Dinhofer
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Is your school or district walking the talk? Are they training educators to become trauma-informed but then still run the school as if it's the 1050's? Using the Appreciative Inquiry model as her framework, guest Lisa Dinhofer takes us through questions a team of educators can ask themselves as they go through the work of ensuring that the operatio…
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We're dishing out our funniest, cringiest, and most memorable dating stories. From awkward introductions to apartment complex photoshoots, get ready to laugh with us.By Lindsey and Bridget
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Insecurities make dating hard. We're exploring the ways our insecurities affect us in dating and life at large. Not to mention, red flag of the week!By Lindsey and Bridget
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Do you have a fear of teenagers, vegetables, or mayo? You might have a phobia. Listen in as we chat about a number of unusual phobias including our own.By Lindsey and Bridget
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8 Things Your Single Friends Wish You Knew
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We're getting candid about singleness! Listen in as we discuss our red flags of the week and 8 things your single friends wish you knew.By Lindsey and Bridget
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Bridget and Lindsey dive into weird and fun facts about Australia, including but not limited to cockroach races, kangaroo fights, and a man who tried to auction off the whole of New Zealand.By Lindsey and Bridget
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Women in the workplace, the great Australian emu war of 1923, and our red flags of the week! Nothing is off limits in this episode as we discuss women's challenges in the workplace and some exciting news from Lindsey.By Lindsey and Bridget
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Secondary Trauma, Vicarious Trauma, Compassion Fatigue, and Burnout
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Crisis expert Lisa Dinhofer is back to explain the nuances of compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, vicarious trauma, and burnout. As we are navigating this new world of SEL and mental health-focused schools and programming, it's important to understand the differences. Language matters.By Matt Weld
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Un-Hinged: Signs You Might Need a Break From Dating Apps
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Dating apps got you down? It might be time for a break. This week we're exploring alternative ways to invest your time while taking a break, as well as bad texters.By Lindsey and Bridget
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Everybody plays the fool sometimes! Lindsey and Bridget discuss all things rejection including coping mechanisms and their own stories.By Lindsey and Bridget
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Dating Apps: The Good, The Bad, and The Funny
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Lindsey and Bridget discuss the pros and cons of dating apps, their red flags of the week, fish pictures, and humorous dating stories.By Lindsey and Bridget
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Lindsey and Bridget introduce the podcast and discuss 5 etiquette tips for first dates. Email us at whenyouleastexpectit.pod@gmail.com with your questions or topics that you would like us to tackle on our next episode!By Lindsey and Bridget
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COSEM Book Author Talk with Tracy Heilers and Lindsey Frank
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Founder and CEO Tracy Heilers and Board President Lindsey Frank of the Coalition of Schools Educating Mindfully (COSEM) share how the organization came about and how they created their book, "Educating Mindfully: Stories of School Transformation Through Mindfulness." This text has become one of their most popular tools it helping schools and distri…
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Why We Need Parenting & Caregiving Curriculum in High School
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Host Matt Weld speaks with ParenTeach and ParentABLE founder/CEO Katharine Bensinger about the importance of teaching parenting and caregiving to high school students. It's important for kids to understand Adverse Childhood Effects while they are young and to gain enough child development and personal advocacy skills to avoid 'unintentional' parent…
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The Power of Relationships with Greg Wolcott
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Author and educator Greg Wolcott joins host Matt Weld in discussing the importance of relationships in schools. Greg also gives easy classroom strategies to strengthen relationships with students and teachers.By Matt Weld
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Social Emotional Learning - SEL - is the buzzword in education. Author, coach, and teacher Lindsey Frank stops in to talk about what SEL is, how adding the mindfulness piece adds power, and how teaching kids her HEART process can be a lifelong gift.By Matt Weld
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Was Jeremy Alex paranoid from drugs or actually being chased by "bad people?" Payne interviews a local in Belfast who claims to have some information that suggests Jeremy might've been on the run. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https…
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In 2004, Jeremy Ted Alex went missing from Northport, Maine and has never been found. A guitarist who traveled in a van to Grateful Dead shows, Jeremy was last seen by a couple in their backyard. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https:…
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The Grateful Dead were on their tour of doom, an unsolved grateful doe case solved by DNA, and another serial killer To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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What's it like attending an English-speaking school from the perspective of a student who doesn't know English? In this conversation, Bridget, a High School Junior tells her story of how she navigated teachers, friends, and the friction between her White and Latin identities as she learned the language and culture of America through school.…
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Bridget lived at a residential hotel in the mission district, is it possible that a serial killer who preyed on prostitutes was involved? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Disappearance of Bridget Pendell-Williamson | 6
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In 1995, Bridget Pendell-Williamson travelled around the US before ending up in San Francisco staying at residential hotels. She last spoke to her family in December of 1996, and was booked by police in 1997. This is the last known record of her before she went missing. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.…
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A boyfriend, a stalker, roommates, aliases, pot farms, suicides, and hitchhiking. What happened to Jennifer? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Tenderfoot TV, Double Elvis & Audacy
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In 1993, Jennifer Wilmer up and vanished from her place in Northern California leaving behind a single note to her roommates. Billy Jensen has never stopped investigating her case and continues to keep it from going cold. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about you…
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After contradicting autopsy reports, a lawsuit, and final thoughts on Adam Katz we begin to explore a new case of a missing deadhead. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Journey to the Heart - A New Musical Preview
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Support Journey to the Heart Here: bit.ly/supportjourneytotheheart In a world where everyone shares a tattoo with their soulmate, you'd think falling in love would be easy. Journey to the Heart follows three best friends as they go on an adventure of a lifetime. Albina, Babette, and Charlie are displeased with their soulmate tattoo, or lack of one,…
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A false sense of security. Payne and the team dive further into the circumstances surrounding Adam Katz' murder and security behavior at the show by talking with witnesses. Did they see what happened on October 14, 1989? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your…
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Return of the Dead. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Tenderfoot TV, Double Elvis & Audacy
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The long, strange, deadly trip continues. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Tenderfoot TV, Double Elvis & Audacy
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How2Inform with Dr. Vesna Markovic & Kimberley Skubic
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'Verify before you Amplify' is the catchphrase of How2Inform, a website dedicated to teaching students about misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation on social media and the Internet in general. Dr. Vesna Markovic and Kimberley Skubic, both with backgrounds in criminal justice, talk with host Matt Weld about their program.…
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Meditation in the Classroom with Dr. Bill Meyer
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Meditation in the Classroom with Dr. Bill Meyer, author of the book, "Three Breaths and Begin: a Guide to Meditation in the Classroom." In addition, we discuss the hallmarks of good SEL programming in schools and the different ways in which they can start.By Matt Weld
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Upcoming Illinois Conferences You Need to Know About
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Learn about Illinois Education & Technology Conference (IETC), Raising Student Achievement Conference (RSAC), Educating Mindfully Conference (EMCon), The Teacher Leadership Summit (TLS), and The Illinois Digital Educators Alliance Conference (IDEACon) coming up later in 2021 and into 2022.By Matt Weld
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The Substitute Teacher Experience with Amanda von Moos
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There is a substitute teacher shortage in the United States. Substantial Classrooms used design thinking to come up with possible solutions on where and how to recruit subs, how to train them, provide ongoing support, and also how very little changes in school procedures can make a big difference in the substitute's experience.…
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PD Post-COVID : Cross-post from EdTechDistilled
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Adam Geisen and David Lerch from the podcast EdTechDistilled had host Matt Weld on as a guest to talk about the future of Professional Development post-COVID. Discussion includes edtech updates, the Directions Conference, and a summary of what we are doing in our own lives and what we're drinking that night.…
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Host Matt Weld has a conversation with Communications Professor Julie Smith that ranges from Formula 1 Racing to Star Wars to trips out west to empty nesting and more.By Matt Weld
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Previously on the Flame: Rachel (Chilina Kennedy) wants Jamie back and she'll stop at nothing to get what she wants. Harold (Jesse Nowack) brings Sam (Jasmin Savoy Brown) to dinner to negotiate the contract and make sure she sees Jamie (Ellie Brigida) on a "date" with Rachel. Sounds like a disaster in the making! And Mel (Valerie Rose Lohman) and J…
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Previously on the Flame: Sam (Jasmin Savoy Brown) and Jamie (Ellie Brigida) go on the world's cutest ice cream date and Jamie gets some digits! But things get tense when Harold (Jesse Nowack) shows up to check on "his" property and he won't let a little sapphic romance get in the way of his steal of the century. And Rachel (Chilina Kennedy), shows …
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Previously on the Flame: Jamie (Ellie Brigida) and Sam (Jasmin Savoy Brown) got all cute on us in the jail cell and finally kissed! Jo (Jenn Collela), Mel (Valerie Rose Lohman) and Heather (Leigh Holmes Foster) bond over a "Car Ride From Hell" on the way to pick up Sam and Jamie. This week on the Flame, Sam (Jasmin Savoy Brown) and Jamie (Ellie Bri…
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Previously on the Flame: Jamie (Ellie Brigida) and Sam (Jasmin Savoy Brown) confront each other, get arrested and put in the same jail cell. This week on the Flame, Sam (Jasmin Savoy Brown) and Jamie (Ellie Brigida) spend some quality time together discussing astrology, daddy issues and getting cozy. And talk about a tight fit! Jo (Jenn Collela), M…
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Previously on the Flame: Jo (Jenn Colella) and the patrons of the Flame are ready to fight! This week on the Flame, Sam (Jasmin Savoy Brown) and Mel (Valerie Rose Lohman) are heading to the bar to offer to sell the bar to Jamie so that the Patrons of the Flame don't have to leave their space, but she's greeted by Jamie (Ellie Brigida), Jo (Jenn Col…
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Previously on the Flame: Mel and Jo reconnect and Sam starts to deal with some Daddy Issues This week on the Flame, Jamie (Ellie Brigida) is having one of her famous dumpster cries and double fisting Slurpees, Heather (Leigh Holmes Foster) cheers her up with a song "You've Got Me" and Jo (Jenn Collela) is rallying the patrons of the Flame to fight!…
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Previously on the Flame: Jamie and the Patrons of the Flame are getting evicted! This week, everyone is freaking out! Jamie (Ellie Brigida) is having a full on melt down in the back office and that Goop is not looking too good the second time around, Heather (Leigh Holmes Foster) is doing everything she can to take care of her best friend and Sam (…
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Jamie (Ellie Brigida), the owner of the Flame, everyone's favorite LGBTQ bar, is having a rough day. It's the anniversary of when her proposal was rejected by her ex-girlfriend Rachel (Chilina Kennedy) and all she wants to do is marathon Buffy Season Six. But her best friend Heather (Leigh Holmes Foster) and the patrons of the Flame are always ther…
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Welcome to The Flame, premiering in June 2021! We wanted to give you all a sneak peek of what's coming your way here at the Flame. Here's a preview of Maybe Today, sung by Jamie (Ellie Brigida), our hopelessly romantic protagonist. With the support of over 300 Pinkstart backers, we were able to pay for the entire production of this song including l…
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Payne challenges Weston in the season 1 finale To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Tenderfoot TV, Double Elvis & Audacy
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Payne finds Bo To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Tenderfoot TV, Double Elvis & Audacy
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Payne searches for a little Grateful Dead magic To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Tenderfoot TV, Double Elvis & Audacy
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Payne follows up after Weston's interview and finds a new witness To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Tenderfoot TV, Double Elvis & Audacy
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