Visiting the Presidents takes listeners through the birthplaces, homes, gravesites, libraries, and other historical sites associated with the Presidents of the United States. Join Dr. Joe Faykosh as we explore the childhoods, lives, loves, careers, and deaths of these presidents through the sites that were touched by them.
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As the birthplace of the mindfulness movement in the United States, Naropa University has a unique perspective when it comes to higher education in the West. Founded in 1974 by renowned Tibetan Buddhist scholar and lineage holder Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Naropa was intended to be a place where students could study Eastern and Western religions, writing, psychology, science, and the arts, while also receiving contemplative and meditation training. Forty-three years later, Naropa is a leader ...
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A Place in Time: The Offical Podcast of the North Canton Heritage Society
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"A Place in Time" is a podcast dedicated to telling the story of North Canton, Ohio. North Canton is small city in northeastern Ohio: birthplace of the Hoover vacuum, launch pad for President McKinley's career, and a place with a lot of stories to tell. North Canton is the story of generations. The story of the many lives that have passed through this town. The story of the innovations that have been born here. The story of a community, not always perfect, but always striving to be better. " ...
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I'm the Vice President of World Help; seeking justice for all.
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106. Translating Poetry: Finding the Heart
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Did you know that translating poetry from one language to another is an art unto itself? In our latest episode of Mindful U podcast author, translator, and veteran, Bill Porter, who goes by the pen name Red Pine, takes us through the process of finding the true heart of poem that’s hidden beneath words. Hear his journey of how he began translating …
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North Canton native Bruce Woodside joins us to talk about growing up in suburban Ohio and moving to Colorado and then California to follow his dreams.By North Canton Heritage Society
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We have a chat with Mike and Gretchen Leckie-Ewing about their North Canton story, and how that lead to them opening the New Berlin Brewery! New Berlin Brewery website: https://www.newberlinbrewingco.com/By North Canton Heritage Society
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"Doctor, I am going. Perhaps it is best.” Our First President to die in a foreign country, John Tyler, 10th President of the United States.! Learn about his tumultuous post-Presidency; his illness and death; his funeral, burial, and commemorations, plus his controversial gravesite! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids,…
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BONUS! How I Spent My Christmas Break with Presidential Travels 2024!
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BONUS episode featuring my Christmas break with Presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into my Visits home between Arizona and Ohio (and New Orleans?). Join me as I Visit Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Louisiana! Sites Visited Include: Abraham Lincoln and Sinking Spring William Henry Harriso…
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"I wish you to understand the true principles of government; I wish them carried out, I ask nothing more.” Our First Presidential Death: William Henry Harrison exited the world just one month after taking office as the 9th President of the United States, a shocking and tragic end to a long life. Learn about Harrison's brief Presidency; his illness …
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Mitchie Takeuchi is the writer and producer of the "The Vow From Hiroshima" a film about an atomic bomb survivor in Hiroshima who has dedicated her life to nuclear disarmament and activism. Mitchie is also a descendant of survivors of the atomic bomb and the film follows their friendship and mission to abolish nuclear weapons worldwide. On this epi…
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"There is but one reliance." Martin Van Buren, our 8th President was a career politician, living and breathing politics to the very end. Hear about the end of his Presidency, his life after the office, his death, burial, and commemorations! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading…
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"Do not cry; be good children and we shall meet in heaven." Andrew Jackson, our 7th President, lived hard, and died harder, a man who rarely took an easy breath throughout his long life. Hear about his Presidency, his life after the office, his death, burial, and commemorations! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, li…
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"This is the last of Earth but I am composed!" Fewer Presidents have had a more difficult Presidency, and given more in their post-Presidency than John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States. Hear about his Presidency, his remarkable life after the office, his death, burial, and commemorations! Check out the website at VisitingthePresid…
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Another Fourth, another President's death! Hear about the strange afterlife of James Monroe, our first President to die away from his home, and one of the first to be transferred from one state to another! Learn about James Monroe's brief post-Presidency, death, and commemorations! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids,…
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James Madison, the last of the Founding Presidents to pass, but one supremely focused on his historical legacy. Journey back to Montpelier to check out the simple cemetery with a large obelisk, and what this means for the memory of the Fourth President! Learn about James Madison's long post-presidency, his death, and the ways he is commemorated! Ch…
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"Thomas Jefferson surives!"--famous last words. While not true in a corporeal sense, Jefferson's legacy is with us and debated here. Journey back to Monticello to check out the simple cemetery with a large obelisk, and an outsized contribution to our country! Learn about Thomas Jefferson, Third President, and his long post-presidency, his death, an…
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"Querulous, bald, blind, crippled, toothless" John Adams! And those are the compliments! We are back in Quincy and checking out the church that holds TWO presidents' graves, as well as their spouses! Learn about John Adams' long post-presidency, his death, and the way he is commemorated! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual…
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"First in War, First in Peace, First...President in a Grave?!" We are back and checking out George Washington's precedence-setting end of term, post-Presidency, death, and gravesite! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information! Episode Page: https://visitingthe…
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S3 E0 About Season 3 of "Visiting the Presidents"!
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We are coming back for Season 3 of "Visiting the Presidents," focused on Visiting the Presidents' gravesites! Hear what you can expect from each new episode as well as some things to keep in mind as we explore the end of Presidents' administrations, their transitions, their post-Presidency, deaths, and commemorations! Check out the website at Visit…
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104. The Essential Relationship of Mindfulness and Activism
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Reggie Hubbard is a yogi, political campaigner and activist, speaker, and meditation instructor. On this episode he speaks to working with grief and how to heal, he tells his story of how he aligned his professional and spiritual life into an integrated path of purpose, and he explains why he believes mindfulness is essential to political activism.…
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103. Reexamining Imposter Syndrome and the Inner Critic
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Artist, author, and leadership development trainer, Rosi Greenberg, breaks down the concept of the inner critic and redefines imposter syndrome. Our inner critic isn’t going anywhere, but it can become an ally when we come into relationship with the wisdom that underlies it. She also examines imposter syndrome as something that is often a product o…
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102. Healing the Whole Person with Gestalt Therapy
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Hear from Harmony Kwiker on the magic that is gestalt therapy. Harmony is a visiting professor of Naropa’s master's program in Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling. She shares about how the gestalt therapy model has helped her bridge her spiritual path with a practical way to help others and provides a framework to treat patients as equals wh…
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BONUS! How I Spent My Summer...of Presidential Travels 2023 (Part 3)!
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BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. The second of three trips, join me as I visit New York State and City, Washington, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, St. Louis, and Arizona! Check out "How I Spent My Summer of Presidential…
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101. Midlife Emergence: Free Your Inner Fire
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Our latest podcast with Jen Berlingo, MA, LPC, ATR is out today! Jen is a Naropa Alumnx of the MA Transpersonal Therapy program, a practicing coach, licensed therapist and author of her new book Midlife Emergence: Free Your Inner Fire. In this episode you’ll hear about her Naropa experience and how getting a degree in counseling served her true cal…
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BONUS! How I Spent My Summer of Presidential Travels 2023, Part 2!
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BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. The second of three trips, join me as I visit Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, and DC! Check out "How I Spent My Summer of Presidential Travels, 2023, Part 1"! Links to P…
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BONUS! Visits FROM the Presidents! Halloween and Presidential Ghost Stories!
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BONUS Episode featuring Presidential hauntings and ghost stories from the White House, as well as a short history of how Americans fell in love with hauntings! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information! Support the Show. Visit the social media on Facebook, Tw…
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BONUS! How I Spent My Summer of Presidential Travels 2023, Part 1!
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BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. The first of three trips, join me as I visit Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Mississippi! Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned: Birthplaces "Andrew Johnson and Raleigh" "George W B…
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S2 E47 My Top Fifteen Presidential Homes and Season 2 Recap!
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We are recapping the Presidential Homes we Visited in Season 2! I will give out Presidential Home Superlatives, including, Most Improved, Can't Wait to ReVisit, and and Best Gardens, and rank my Top FIFTEEN Favorite Homes! Let's ring out Season 2 with this fun episode and get excited for Season 3! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com …
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100. Holistic Life Foundation: Let Your Light Shine
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Ali Smith, Atman Smith, and Andres Gonzalez are inspiring examples of what it looks like to build a successful non-profit that utilizes yoga and mindfulness to empower communities. They are the founders of The Holistic Life Foundation, a Baltimore-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to nurturing the wellness of underserved communities—…
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I am turning this Episode over to my listeners to hear about what sites and episodes you enjoyed hearing the most! I am also laying out what to expect in Season 3! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information! Support the Show. Visit the social media on Facebook…
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In this episode we’re diving into the world of creative entrepreneurship with Nova Han. Nova is the Creative Director for Electric Forest Festival, String Cheese Incident, and much much more. She discusses how she got started in the space, what her work looks to today, and how her creative vision keeps evolving. Check out this episode to hear an in…
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98. Stephanie Yuhas, PhD: Honoring the Earth: Climate, Ecology, and Ecopsychology
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In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Stephanie Yuhas, the chair of both Eco Psychology MA program and the environmental studies BA program at Naropa University. Dr. Yuhas discusses the topics of climate grief, eco anxiety, and how to mobilize and ease these states into helpful action for our planet. She also talks about the various career paths avai…
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Our First State and Current President go hand-in-hand! Joe Biden, 46th President of the United States: our first President from Delaware, and with an extensive real-estate portfolio! Learn about Joe's political career and time as Vice President; his election and Presidency; his wives, and family; and his homes! Check out the website at VisitingtheP…
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Titan of real estate, and 45th President of the United States, we will explore the many homes of Donald Trump! Learn about Donald's career; turn to politics; his wives and family; and his many larger-than-life homes! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!…
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97. DJ CAVEM: The Cross-Pollination of Art and Sustainability
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In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Ietef aka “DJ CAVEM”, international eco-hip hop artist, chef, organic gardener, and food justice advocate. DJ CAVEM shares about the important cross pollination of art and sustainability, and how food justice and ecological responsibility translate into equity for all. He also talks about celebrating companies th…
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In this episode, we celebrate the legacy of Orchard Hill, Clearmount, Greentown, and Northwood as North Canton City Schools enters a new era. Special guests: Jeff Wendorf, Darlene Howland, Josh Runner, Don Myers, and many, many, many more! Special thanks to all of our contributers and listeners! Settle in, this is a long one. Recommended Listening:…
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S2 E44 Barack Obama and Oahu (and Kalorama)
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From Hawaii to Chicago to DC and Martha's Vineyard, we will explore the many homes of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States! Learn about his meteoric rise; his election and Presidency; his wife, Michelle, and daughters; and his homes! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended r…
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96. Barbara Bash: Heaven, Earth and Humanity—What Calligraphy Can Teach Us About Each Moment
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We are happy to have Spring 2023 Lenz Distinguished Lecturer Barbara Bash join us to discuss her creative journey as a calligraphic artist. In this episode, she discusses everything from Western calligraphy's precision to Big Brushstroke calligraphy's spontaneity and what unites them. She also talks about the three primary principles of contemplati…
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We reflect on last years 50th anniversary of the North Canton Heritage Society with organization President, Suzi Pachmayer. Plus, hear the proclamation celebrating our anniversary!By North Canton Heritage Society
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Let's head Deep in the Heart of Texas for the home of George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, just outside Crawford! Nowhere could George W be more himself than in the natural setting (and away from Washington)! Learn about George's career; his elections and Presidency; his wife, Laura, and daughters; and his homes! Check out the websi…
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In an Empire State of Mind again for the home of Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States! How did the confirmed Southern Democrat end up in Yankee territory? Listen as we explore Bill Clinton's political career; his election and Presidency; his wife, Hillary, and daughter; and his homes! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com …
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S2 E41 George H.W. Bush and Kennebunkport
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From New England to Texas, the Bushes left a legacy as big as the Texas sky! We will travel to Kennebunkport, Maine, and Houston, Texas, as well as many other homes in between, looking at George HW Bush, 41st President! Learn about George's political career and long resume; his vice presidency, election, and Presidency; his wife, Barbara, and child…
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