Best Robert Petersen Podcasts (2024)

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E130: Downtown Mary 21:02

3d ago21:02

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For decades a woman known as Downtown Mary wandered the streets of Bakersfield. This episode explores her orgins and her life here in Bakersfield, and the impact she had on our community. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4FBy Robert Petersen

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The Next Generation of Sloyd with Luke Johanson 43:10

3d ago43:10

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Sloyd is a 19th century teaching methodology that fell out of favor in the early 20th century in America. Luke Johanson shares how The Sloyd Experience is bringing this highly useful teaching approach back to relevance for students in the 21st century.By R. Scott Lee, Ph.D.

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The Power of Sacred Geometry with Gregory and Gail Hoag 1:05:30

6d ago1:05:30

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Gregory and Gail Hoag are leaders in the world of Sacred Geometry. They are best-selling authors of Sacred Geometry: The Universal Language of Divine Alignment. With over four decades of dedicated expertise in the realm of Sacred Geometry, they have pioneered groundbreaking technologies and new discoveries that have transformed the lives of tens of…

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TWQ Mini: Toni Jensen, UM’s James and Lois Welch Distinguished Visiting Native American Writer, to read at Missoula Art Museum 7:34

6d ago7:34

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In this mini episode of ‘The Write Question,’ host Lauren Korn speaks with Métis author Toni Jensen, author of ‘Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land’ (Ballantine Books; Penguin Random House). Toni will be giving a reading in collaboration with the University of Montana’s Creative Writing Program on April 12, 2024, at the Missoula Art Museum.…

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Learning to reconnect with banished softness: Tessa Hulls on feeding “the ghosts that stand between mothers and daughters” 29:00

7d ago29:00

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This week on ‘The Write Question,’ host Lauren Korn speaks with Tessa Hulls about her graphic memoir, ‘Feeding Ghosts’ (MCD; Farrar, Straus & Giroux), the story of three generations of women in her family: her grandmother, Sun Yi; her mother, Rose; and Tessa herself.By Lauren Korn

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Encore: Valley Plaza Predator 23:41

10d ago23:41

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A convicted rapist was paroled to Bakersfield in 1967. Learn how his past followe him here. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4FBy Robert Petersen

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Carmen Maria Machado on form & genre, fairy tales & urban legends, lineage & representation 29:00

14d ago29:00

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This week on ‘The Write Question,’ host Lauren Korn speaks with Carmen Maria Machado, the headlining author at the 2024 Get Lit! Festival in Spokane, Washington, which takes place April 11th-14th.By Lauren Korn

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Science in the Schoolyard with Janneke Petersen 28:13

17d ago28:13

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Listen to this conversation with science curriculum developer Janneke Petersen shares how she empowers students with Symbiotic Schoolyard. This curriculum helps teachers plant and grow native plants in their schoolyard. This place-based learning initiative is aligned to Next-Gen Science Standards and helps students understand how ecology is local a…

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E129: Remembering Tina Blunt 35:11

17d ago35:11

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This week marks the 25th anniversary of Tina Blunt's homicide. At the time of her death, Tina left behind two teenage children to mourn her loss. If you have any information regarding her still unsolved case, please call the Bakersfeild Police Department at 661-327-7111. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy her…

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Quantum Spirituality with Peter Canova 52:04

20d ago52:04

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Peter Canova is a highly successful, multi-lingual, international businessman who, after a series of life-changing spiritual experiences, began studying and writing on spirituality and consciousness. In his book Quantum Spirituality, the renowned linguist, historian, and spiritual philosopher elucidates the profound and astonishing alignment betwee…

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“It’s hard to make human beings believe in things”: Marie-Helene Bertino on belief, education, and the creative process in ‘Beautyland’ 29:00

21d ago29:00

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This week on ‘The Write Question,’ host Lauren Korn speaks with Marie-Helene Bertino, author of ‘Beautyland,’ a novel about the fragility and resilience of life on our Earth and in our universe.By Lauren Korn

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Encore: Wild West Shootout 28:28

24d ago28:28

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For decades, this crime was one of Bakersfield's most notorious crimes. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4FBy Robert Petersen

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E128: The Quack On Kentucky Street 10:57

1M ago10:57

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Franklin Lee was a faith healer who practiced medicine without a license in the 1950s. Written by Carolyn Harvey Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4FBy Robert Petersen

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Inclusive Support for Transgender and Non-binary Students with Vanessa Ford and Rebecca Kling 52:08

1M ago52:08

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Transgender and non-binary students often do not find inclusive experiences in schools and many teachers do not know where to turn in finding resources and supports. Scott Lee shares a conversation with Vanessa Ford and Rebecca Kling who discuss their book The Advocate Educator’s Handbook: Creating Schools Where Transgender and Non-Binary Students …

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TWQ Mini: Min Jin Lee on late-blooming, spending money, creating communities of care, and more! 19:59

1M ago19:59

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For this mini episode of ‘The Write Question,’ host Lauren Korn speaks with National Book Award Finalist Min Jin Lee, author of the novels ‘Pachinko’ and ‘Free Food for Millionaires.’ Min Jin is also the editor of ‘The Best American Short Stories’ anthology for 2023 and will be traveling to Kalispell, Montana, for the Wachholz College Center’s WCC …

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Understanding Postpartum Health with Dr. Emilie Wilson 30:36

1M ago30:36

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Dr. Emilie Clasgens Wilson got her Naturopathic Doctorate and Master’s Degree in Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine in Seattle, WA. Her professional career includes specialties in mental health, psycho-neuro-endocrinology, and helping women lose weight and balance their hormones naturally. She’s fascinated by the intersection of science and spirit…

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Peddling bright colors: Michael Finkel investigates ‘A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession’ in ‘The Art Thief’ 29:00

1M ago29:00

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This week on ‘The Write Question,’ host Lauren Korn speaks with Michael Finkel, author of ‘The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession,’ a true crime narrative that centers Stéphane Breitwieser, who carried out more than two hundred heists over nearly eight years—in museums and cathedrals all over Europe—and stole more tha…

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Encore: Hunting Lions In Bakersfield 17:42

1M ago17:42

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Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4FBy Robert Petersen

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E127: Murder In Westchester 17:06

1M ago17:06

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In 1979, Verna Gill was murdered inside her Westchester home. Suspicion immediately fell to her husband. But was it him? Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4FBy Robert Petersen

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You Can Teach Writing in the Age of Generative AI with Jen Roberts 47:57

1M ago47:57

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Have you ever worried that your students are using an artificial intelligence (AI) program to cheat? To do homework? To do something else dishonest? Join me for this conversation with Jen Roberts as we talk about not only how to prevent academic dishonesty using AI, but actually how to use it in the classroom to actually enhance student writing!…

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Endometriosis Unveiled: Exploring a Misunderstood and Devastating Disease with Nancy Petersen, RN 1:00:59

2M ago1:00:59

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Nancy Petersen, RN, is one of the most recognized endometriosis advocates of our time, having spent decades engaged in personal and professional efforts to connect women to better care. She is also a women who has experienced endometriosis herself. Nancy has accomplished many majour milestones throughout her career, not only on the behalf of her ow…

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The gold in them thar hills is a hush: Arnold “Smoke” Elser and Eva-Maria Maggi discuss Smoke’s ‘Lifetime in the Bob Marshall Wilderness’ 29:00

2M ago29:00

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This week on ‘The Write Question,’ host Lauren Korn speaks with packers Arnold “Smoke” Elser and Eva-Maria Maggi, co-authors of ‘Hush of the Land: A Lifetime in the Bob Marshall Wilderness.’By Lauren Korn

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TWQ Outtake: What did Smoke Elser teach Eva-Maria Maggi? “It’s the hush of the land, really” 4:45

2M ago4:45

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In a cutting room floor excerpt from this week’s conversation with Arnold “Smoke” Elser and Eva-Maria Maggi, host Lauren Korn asks the two what they’ve learned from each other.By Lauren Korn

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Encore: Murder In The Oaks 26:37

2M ago26:37

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This 1994 murder in the upscale neighborhood of The Oaks stunned and shocked the entire city of Bakersfield. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4FBy Robert Petersen

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TWQ encores conversation with Bryce Andrews in anticipation of event at Ravalli County Museum, paperback release of ‘Holding Fire’ 29:01

2M ago29:01

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This week on ‘The Write Question,’ we’re airing an encore: host Lauren Korn’s conversation with Bryce Andrews, author of ‘Holding Fire: A Reckoning with the American West’ (Mariner Books, HarperCollins), now out in paperback!By Lauren Korn

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E126: Hidden For Five Years 13:43

2M ago13:43

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When Kern County authorities began searching for a missing toddler in 1993, they were shocked to learn where it was. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4FBy Robert Petersen

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Healing Humanity with Sangoma Shaman John Lockley 58:06

2M ago58:06

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John Lockley is a fully initiated and ordained Sangoma (African Shaman) in two lineages from South Africa, the Xhosa and Swazi nations. His Xhosa apprenticeship took 10 years and he was foreseen in a dream by his teacher, MaMngwevu, a senior Xhosa sangoma from the same tribe as Nelson Mandela, who inivted him to be her apprentice. He was one of the…

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Elise Atchison’s ‘Crazy Mountain’ explores community and commodity in a rapidly changing West 29:00

2M ago29:00

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This week on ‘The Write Question,’ host Lauren Korn speaks with Elise Atchison about her award-winning debut novel, ‘Crazy Mountain’ (Sowilo Press).By Lauren Korn

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Encore: The Kathleen Heisey Homicide 42:15

2M ago42:15

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This episode takes an in-depth look at the 1998 homicide of elementary school principal Kathleen Heisey. The case remains unsolved, leaving questions and speculations about the killer's identity. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4FBy Robert Petersen

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Kathleen McLaughlin’s ‘Blood Money: The Story of Life, Death, and Profit Inside America’s Blood Industry’ 29:00

2M ago29:00

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This week on ‘The Write Question,’ host Lauren Korn speaks with Kathleen McLaughlin, author of ‘Blood Money: The Story of Life, Death, and Profit Inside America’s Blood Industry’ (Atria/One Signal Publishers), out now in paperback!By Lauren Korn

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Rama Judicial de Arizona en el Condado de Maricopa, Fuerza Local y Galeria Floral Arizona- Prensa Arizona EP 36EP 36 57:38

2M ago57:38

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El Centro de Recursos de la Biblioteca de Derecho, parte del Poder Judicial de Arizona, organiza Clínicas de Navegación e Información Legal (LINC) gratuitas en bibliotecas públicas de todo el Valle. Acelerador de Negocios (Fuerza Local) graduaron a más de 1,000 empresarios y generando 1,424 empleos en nuestra comunidad. El programa de las diversas …

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E125: The Slaying Of Officer Maxwell 21:29

2M ago21:29

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In 1994, CHP Officer Richard Maxwell was killed in the line of duty. This is that story Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4FBy Robert Petersen

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The Secrets to Better Sleep with Philip Carr-Gomm 49:45

3M ago49:45

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Philip Carr-Gomm is an author and psychotherapist, trained in psychology, sophrology, and psychosynthesis psychotherapy. The founder of the Sophrology Institute, he works in the emerging field of psychedelic psychotherapy with the ACER Integration Community founded by Dr. Rosalind Watts. Philip runs a sleep clinic that offers online sleep therapy a…

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E124: Rosedale Psycho 19:44

3M ago19:44

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In August 2002, a 20-year-old young man murdered his grandmother in the Rosedale home they shared. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F…

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Poetry and property taxes, part 2: Josh Slotnick on growth in the West, resiliency, and the “Shakespearean Threshold” 29:00

3M ago29:00

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In the second part of a two-part conversation, host Lauren Korn speaks with poet, farmer, and Missoula, Montana, county commissioner Josh Slotnick about his second book of poetry, ‘If Only’ (Sandyhouse Press).By Lauren Korn

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E123: The Southwest Arsonist 16:52

3M ago16:52

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In the summer of 1989 a serial arsonist targeted homes in developments in Southwest Bakersfield. The Oaks, Campus Park, Haggin Oaks, Silvercreek, and Seven Oaks were all neighborhoods the arsonist terrorized. Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is available for purchase! Order your copy here: https://a.co/d/3b1jj4F Notorious Bakersfield: The Book is av…

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Conversations Across the Veil with Andrea Courey 45:45

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Andrea Courey who is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, lecturer and recipient of a McGill University Dobson Fellow for her mentorship work with budding entrepreneurs. This work continues today. In 1991, at the age of 31, Andrea experienced an out-of-body Near-Death Experience that changed her understanding of time, death and what consciousness…

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Poetry and property taxes, part 1: Josh Slotnick on audience and the complexities of writing and “commissioner-ing” 29:00

3M ago29:00

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In the first part of a two-part conversation, host Lauren Korn speaks with poet, farmer, and Missoula, Montana, county commissioner Josh Slotnick about his second book of poetry, ‘If Only’ (Sandyhouse Press).By Lauren Korn

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