Best Amanda Steel Podcasts (2024)

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Empowering Children in Our Communities Through Young Caring For Our Young with Tami Olsen 45:19

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Tami Olsen (Recruiting and Foundation Director for the Young Automotive Group) joins Utah's First Lady, Abby Cox, to discuss Young Caring For Our Young, the charitable group of the Young Automotive Group, and how the foundation is tackling issues related to clothing, hunger, literacy, and teen homelessness. We also explore how the foundation is hel…

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Ryan Meagher: PJCE Records and the 2024 Montavilla Jazz Festival CC#428 29:40

2h ago29:40

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Sorry that there hasn’t been a new episode of Coffeshop Conversations at Artichoke Music for a few weeks. I’ve been looking at the four walls of a hospital room and then recovery at home, but most of that is behind me and here we go again, just in time for this year’s Montavilla Jazz Festival.With me is guitarist, composer, teacher and PJCE Records…

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Celebrating the Utah Division of Arts and Museums’ 125th Anniversary with Vicki Bourns and Ben Steele 44:40

4h ago44:40

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Vicki Bourns (Director of the Utah Division of Arts and Museums) joins Utah's First Lady, Abby Cox, to remember Alice Merrill Horne, an innovative Utah artist and politician who helped establish a state arts organization and a state collection of artwork in 1899, and how the Utah Division of Arts and Museums helps care for art throughout the state.…

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Episode 76: A Play-Based Evolution (with Amber Unger) 36:26

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When Amber Unger (also known as the Cream City Teacher) began her career in education, she thought she'd be working with teenagers. As her path led her to a 4K public school classroom in the middle of a shift toward play-based learning, she discovered a new passion! Today, she helps other teachers on their own journeys to better understand and impl…

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Reigniting Your Passion and Purpose as Teachers 36:36

26d ago36:36

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In this episode of our Educator Well-Being series, the hosts are joined by Milton Collins, principal of Lincoln Elementary in the Granite School District in the Salt Lake City region of Utah. Milton is having tremendous success in his school from students’ academic success to teacher happiness, thriving, and retention. He credits "leading from the …

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S.7 E.30: Discussing the Book The Summer of 2020: with Drs. Andre Johnson and Amanda Nell Edgar 1:14:48

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Continuing on with part 2 of our season finale double header! Long time friend Dr. Andre Johson is back to talk about his new book with co-author Dr. Amanda Nell Edgar.Be sure to listen to the 1st of the two as well! See you all in Season 8!In the wake of George Floyd’s murder in May 2020, protests broke out in Minneapolis and quickly spread across…

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S.7 E.29: Fighting On and On: Rev. Allyn Maxfield-Steele 1:25:36

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Here we are, good people, at the end of season 7! But not without a double header! First up, Allyn Maxfield-Steele. What a name!! A newfound friend and fellow anti-racist Allyn is a co-executive director at Highlander Research and Education Center. He's been fighting the good fight and has some good things to say about it. Join me in listening in!h…

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Dancers Without Limits is Helping Students with Intellectual Disabilities Find Their Love for Dance with Ava Leavitt 42:04

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Ava Leavitt joins Utah's First Lady, Abby Cox, to discuss how vital dancing has been throughout her life, how she’s navigated some of the most complex challenges she’s faced in high school, and her solution to how teenagers negatively engage with social media. Then, Ava shares how losing her identity inspired her to create Dancers Without Limits, a…

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Kenny Goldstein: Ace bass player AND mechanic / CC#426 40:51

21d ago40:51

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I wonder if you know that Lee Dorsey, the great New Orleans Soul and R&B singer, famous for songs like Ya Ya, Workin In a Coal Mine, and many others, was also known as the best body and fender man in New Orleans.We have an equivalent in Oregon. Kenny Goldstein has been a part of the music scene in Oregon for decades, a bass player in multiple genre…

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Special Olympics and Unified Sports are Helping the Classroom be More Inclusive with Dr. Jackie Jodl 56:40

26d ago56:40

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Dr. Jackie Jodl (Chief of Global Youth and Education of Global Youth and Education at Special Olympics) joins Utah's First Lady, Abby Cox, to talk about how fundamental education has been throughout her life, how her education journey has shaped her career, and the impact that Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease had on her life growing up. Then, we discuss …

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Yvonne Lerch on the 2024 Cathedral Park Jazz Festival / CC#425 30:10

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In A Summer full of music festivals, one of the loveliest, happiest of them all is the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival.It happens Friday through Sunday, July 19-21.This is the 44th annual festival. It has gone through a lot of changes, some good and some not so good. These days it’s run by the Jazz Society of Oregon and one of the directors is Yvonne …

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Marlon Reis on Building Relationships with Other First Spouses and the Joys of Connecting with Coloradans 40:03

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Sarah Allred (Director of First Lady Initiatives) joins Utah's First Lady, Abby Cox, to talk about this year’s Teacher’s Conference, how the National Governors Association (NGA) is helping build relationships with fellow First Spouses throughout the country, and how those connections are used to share ideas and tackle issues collectively in each st…

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S.7 E.28: Seen Fire and Seen Rain: The J.R. Forasteros 1:10:03

2M ago1:10:03

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You already know who this is! There is a lot to talk about and get into these days! Having the always unique and intriguing J.R. Forasteros is so great and refreshing! Come on now!https://jrforasteros.com/jr-bio/https://sojo.net/biography/jr-forasteroshttps://www.arthousedallas.com/stories/2018/6/19/jr-forasteros-authorhttps://soundcloud.com/whiteh…

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Amanda Gresham of United By Music debuts EP at Waterfront Blues Festival CC#424 34:28

2M ago34:28

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Hi. Tom D’Antoni back in The Artichoke for another OMN Coffeeshop Conversation.Next time our guest will be Yvonne Lerch, director of the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival which is coming up soon.Also upcoming right here will be bass player Kenny Goldstein, who is also an ace car mechanic.And you’ll be happy to hear that OMN National Editor Art Levine ha…

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GRESHAM FINAL 2024 34:28

2M ago34:28

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Hi. Tom D’Antoni back in The Artichoke for another OMN Coffeeshop Conversation.Next time our guest will be Yvonne Lerch, director of the Cathedral Park Jazz Festival which is coming up soon.Also upcoming right here will be bass player Kenny Goldstein, who is also an ace car mechanic.And you’ll be happy to hear that OMN National Editor Art Levine ha…

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How Kathy Searle and Raise the Future are Connecting Youth with Families 42:50

3M ago42:50

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Kathy Searle, LCSW (Vice President of Utah Programs at Raise the Future), joins Utah's First Lady, Abby Cox, to discuss her experiences with adoption and how they have shaped her work today in helping to find families for children in foster care. We also talk about the need to provide support to adoptive families, how adoptive families have to navi…

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S.7 E.27: Kingdom of Rage: The Rise of Christian Extremism: Elizabeth Neumann 1:23:10

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This week ya'll! Remember when I said there was an alarming amount of White racists joining law enforcement, the military, and government agencies....yeah...well, this week, we talk to the expert who's been monitoring domestic terrorists here in the U.S. Elizabeth Newmann joins me to discuss her latest book. Listen in!Elizabeth Neumann served as th…

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Tim DuRoche on the new Battle Hymns and Gardens album / CC#423 40:22

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In the coming weeks, Amanda Gresham of United By Music will be here.Yvonne Lerch will stop by to talk about curating the Cathedral Park Festival.Art Levine, our National Editor hasn’t finished his 5 thousand word piece yet…and it isn’t even for us.And you’ll meet Kenny Goldstein a bass player and mobile car mechanic.Today Tim DuRoche pays us anothe…

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Connecting Communities Through Magnify Utah with Nubia Peña and Claudia Loayza 47:54

3M ago47:54

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Nubia Peña (Governor Senior Advisor & Director for the Utah Division of Multicultural Affairs) and Claudia Loayza (Planning Policy and Engagement Coordinator) join Utah's First Lady, Abby Cox, to talk about how their respective backgrounds influenced them to serve others, how multicultural communities have made Utah stronger, and ways that we can b…

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Ticket Tomato's Amy Maxwell on the Live Nation situation and all things tickets CC#422 14:34

3M ago14:34

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Springtime at the Artichoke.Coming up soon on Coffeeshop Conversations…Yvonne Lerch will us about curating my favorite music festival of the summer…Cathedral Park.Also, an interesting person who combines the life of a Blues musician with a car mechanic. And I promise our National Editor, Art Levine will finish his five or six thousand word piece on…

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2024 Tony Award Nominees | Roger Bart, Kecia Lewis, Eden Espinosa 1:01:03

3M ago1:01:03

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It's Tony Awards' season and we're celebrating with three 2023 Tony Award nominees. Joining host Ben Cameron are Tony Award winner Roger Bart (Back to the Future, Producers, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown), Tony nominee Kecia Lewis (Hells Kitchen, Chicago, Dreamgirls) and Tony nominee Eden Espinosa (Lempicka, Wicked, Rent). Ben and his guests cha…

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Episode 75: Empowering Parents as Teachers - Mobile Early Education Outreach Team (With Play Smart Literacy) 47:52

3M ago47:52

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In episode 74, I introduced you to Michele Dineen-White, the creator of Play Smart Literacy in Chicago. Play Smart Literacy is a truly mobile outreach program, meaning that rather than hoping parents can overcome the burden of traveling to a specific location to receive services, Play Smart Literacy goes out into the community, particularly in vuln…

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Episode 74: Innovative Early Education Outreach that Actually Reaches the Children - Play Smart Literacy (With Michelle Dineen-White & Talmage Steele) 58:03

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Michele Dinneen-White was working in an early education outreach program when she realized something. The program wasn’t actually reaching out to the families who needed it most. Those families were still required to find the time and the means to get their child to the center in order to receive services. And for many, that barrier was just too mu…

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#DisagreeBetter Nashville - Panel Discussion on Healthier Conversations 47:18

3M ago47:18

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Utah First Lady Abby Cox led a discussion with Michelle Sobel (Unify America), David McCullough (American Exchange Project), and Sarah Igo (Vanderbilt University) on how we can help students develop conversation skills. Learn more about the Disagree Better Initiative at: https://www.nga.org/disagree-better/ You can also read about the conversation …

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Adam East : Meet the person who brings the talent to the Alberta Rose / CC# 421 40:17

3M ago40:17

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Hi, Tom D’Antoni, as always, with another Coffeeshop Conversation from Artichoke Music.Coming up soon we’ll have OMN’s National Editor Art Levine with a conversation on UFO’s and music, not that they have anything to do with each other.Also upcoming, Ticket Tomato’s Amy Maxwell on the Live Nation controversy, Yvonne Lerch on booking the Cathedral P…

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S.7 E.26: Beyond Ethnic Loneliness The Pain of Marginalization: Prasanta Verma 56:12

3M ago56:12

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Oh, this a good one right here! As a BIPoC have you ever felt like you were the only one and the only one doing the damn thing....yeah, me too! This week I get to talk with my new friend, Prasanta Verma. She was born under an Asian sun, raised in the Appalachian foothills in the South, and now resides in the Upper Midwest. Her essays and poetry hav…

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Show Up for Summer Service Fair with Tania, Sarah, and Amanda 28:15

3M ago28:15

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Tania Hansen (Deputy Director of First Lady Initiatives) joins Utah's First Lady, Abby Cox this week and we talk about her background, her passion for helping others, and some of Tania’s favorite events so far that she’s had while on the team. Then Sarah Allred (Director of First Lady Initiatives) and Amanda Millerberg (Show Up Board Member) join t…

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Social Media and Its Impact on Youth Mental Health with Aimee Winder Newton 44:17

3M ago44:17

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Aimee Winder Newton (Senior Advisor to Governor Cox and Director of the Office of Families) joins Utah's First Lady, Abby Cox to talk about becoming the first director for the new Office of Families, the Office of Families’ emphasis on strengthening families so children have better outcomes, and Aimee’s efforts in protecting our youth from the harm…

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David Monette: A new book on transcendence in life and music CC#420 54:31

4M ago54:31

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Six years ago, the last time David Monette was our guest on Coffeeshop Conversations, we called him “Portland’s Stradivari” because the trumpets he designs and builds are the equivalent of a Stradivarius violin…and he makes them for some of the world’s greatest musicians at his shop out near the airport in Portland.He's back because he has a new bo…

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A Purposeful Priority: Conversations on Teacher Well-Being 58:32

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Teaching is one of the noblest professions, and the well-being of teachers is a critical component of student learning and overall community advancement. During this special podcast episode recorded at SXSW EDU 2024, hosts Dr. Stacey Ludwig Johnson and Abby Cox are joined by National University President & CEO Dr. Mark Milliron, and Rady Children’s…

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Lo Steele: Singer, Composer, Actor, Daughter to LaRhonda and Mark / CC#419 37:57

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Back in the Artichoke today with singer/actor Lo Steele, daughter of Portland’s LaRhonda and Mark Steele.Coming up soon…trumpet genius David Monette with his new book on transcendence, our National Editor Art Levine on UFO’s and (maybe) music, plus Adam East the talent buyer from the Alberta Rose Theater.But right now Lo Steele is sitting across fr…

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S.7 E.25 The Hope in our Scars: Finding God in Disillusionment: Aimee Byrd 1:13:30

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This week I talk with a newfound friend who has gotten the holy crap beat out of her from toxic churches and evangelicals. Goodness. Unfortunately, her story is not unique, but she also holds in tension the hope within this type of theological disillusionment! Join us this week & listen in with Aimee Byrd.Aimee Byrd is a former coffee cafe owner wh…

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The Joys of Creating Musical Connections Through Performance with Violinist Aubree Oliverson 48:37

3M ago48:37

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Aubree Oliverson (Violinist) joins Utah's First Lady, Abby Cox to share her earliest memories of growing up playing violin, some of her favorite teachers who made an impact on Aubree’s success, and moving away to Los Angeles at fifteen years old to pursue violon. Aubree also talks about being one of this year’s Governor’s Mansion Artist Award recip…

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Enhancing Connections & Fostering Positive Disagreements with S4K Talks 52:20

4M ago52:20

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The original version of this episode can be found at https://stand4kind.podbean.com/. In this in-depth exchange, Utah's First Lady Abby Cox, Candy Olandt, and Maggon Osmond discuss the essence and urgency of education. Abby Cox, a pillar for educators and a special education background holder, gives riveting insights into the discernment needed at …

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Eddie Martinez: The Great Guitarist Talking Deep Music CC#418 48:16

4M ago48:16

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I hardly know what to say. Eddie Martinez, one of the best known session guitarists in history just left the Café at Artichoke Music after nearly an hour of inspired conversation.Now look. I don’t mean to disparage the over four hundred other guests we’ve had on in ten years of OMN’s Coffeeshop Conversations but this one is at or near the top.It’s …

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Peter Dammann tells us about the 2024 Waterfront Blues Festival CC#417 45:56

4M ago45:56

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Every year at this time, we get together with Peter Dammann, Artistic Director of the Waterfront Blues Festival and ace guitar slinger to find out who’s in the festival lineup.He's joining me in the Artichoke Music Café. Next week Lo Steele will be here and coming up guitarist Eddie Martinez and also OMN’s National Editor Art Levine will be talking…

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S.7 E.24 Learning to Disagree and Navigating Differences: Dr. John D. Inazu 1:04:01

5M ago1:04:01

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This week we going into some pragmatics on disagreement, conflict, and basic dignity when we do disagree. Dr. John Inazu is my guest discussing his new book and a whole lot more! Check it out!!John Inazu’s scholarship focuses on the First Amendment freedoms of speech, assembly, and religion, and related questions of legal and political theory. His …

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JENNIFER CARRIZO: What does a talent buyer do? Coffeeshop Conversations @ Artichoke Music 38:05

5M ago38:05

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As promised, with me in the Café at Artichoke Music is Jennifer Carrizo, Senior Talent Buyer for the Crystal Ballroom, the Mission Theater and the Spanish Ballroom in Tacoma, all part of McMenamin’s wonderfully funky empire.It’s hard to believe we haven’t had many from the venue management side of de bizz eh nezz. But here we are.What does a talent…

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Episode 73: Challenging Behaviors in the Preschool Classroom (with Prerna Richards) 48:36

5M ago48:36

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Challenging behaviors seem to be on the rise in preschool classrooms. Prerna Richards, of Together We Grow, specializes in supporting educators with a behavior coaching program. In this episode, she shares what she believes is behind this increase, and what can be done to better help our youngest learners. Find Show Notes : https://notjustcute.com/…

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Anandi: On her latest album, "A Better Way" CC#415 33:40

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I’m happy we’re back here in the café at Artichoke Music..Next week, Jennifer Carrizo from McMenamin’s will be here to talk about what’s going on at the Mission Theater…the answer is a lot!But this week a new conversation from a couple of months ago (and I apologize for the delay) with one of our best singers and songwriters, Anandi. She has a lot …

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S.7 E.23 Following Jesus into a New Kind of Family: Rev. T.C. Moore 1:17:05

5M ago1:17:05

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!!!!EXPLICIT!!!! Oh, this week we get to hear from a cat doing some great work inside the Church! Rev. T.C. Moore comes on and also talks about his new book, c'mon now and listen in.T. C. Moore is a pastor, graffiti artist, writer, and theology nerd. He serves as lead pastor of Roots, a Moravian community in St. Paul, Minnesota, and works with cour…

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Episode 72: Fairy Tales and Resilience (with Stephanie Goloway, EdD) 57:48

5M ago57:48

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Once upon a time..... ...Happily ever after. These are common fairy tale phrases. But they're more than just staid story stems. These common phrases -- and the stories in between -- hold not only a recipe for imagination and fantasy but also for resilience. Stephanie Goloway (EdD) is a powerful advocate for the importance of imagination, play, and …

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Joanie Fox: Directing a documentary on the life and death of Derek Rieth CC#414 27:31

5M ago27:31

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We’ll be back at the Artichoke Music Café next time but this episode had to be recorded today, before a fund raiser to help complete a documentary on the life and death of one of Oregon’s favorite musicians, percussionist and multi-instrumentalist member of Pink Martini and Lions of Batucada among others; Derek Reith who committed suicide in August…

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Gordon Lee receives First Carlton Jackson Award at Seaside Festival 2024 8:05

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We’re not at the Café at Artichoke Music this time. We’re in Seaside Oregon at the Seaside Jazz and Blues Festival on March 16rh for a very special occasion .We told composer/pianist Gordon Lee that we wanted to talk to him onstage about the set he was about to play and also his new album.In reality we were going to present to him the first annual …

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S.7 E.22 A Case Against Eternal Damnation: Derek Ryan Kubilus 1:20:45

6M ago1:20:45

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!!!!EXPLICIT!!!!! Oh yeah...you read it right...hell might not be eternal, or even a place to go! Check this weeks conversation out with my new friend Derek!Derek Ryan Kubilus is an ordained elder serving in the East Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church. He is also a member of the Order of Saint Luke and an amateur podcaster. He currently…

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Understand and Master Emotional Intelligence with Meikel Reece 50:15

5M ago50:15

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Meikel Reece (Emotional & Relational Intelligence Consultant & Utah Influencer), joins Utah's First Lady, Abby Cox to talk about how social justice was a fundamental aspect of her home growing up in Provo, UT., her desire to fit in with a predominantly white community when she was younger while being biracial, and how she learned to belong and feel…

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Vanessa Quigley on the Success of Chatbooks, the Importance of Family, and Adult Parenting 47:13

6M ago47:13

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Vanessa Quigley (Cofounder of Chatbooks and Host of The MomForce Podcast), joins Utah's First Lady, Abby Cox to talk about moving back to Utah with her husband, Nate, to help build Chatbooks, how chasing her dreams of becoming an International opera singer shifted once Chatbooks started to take off, and the first viral video that helped put Chatboo…

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Episode 71: Bringing Families to the Library with Play (with Tammie Benham) 53:18

6M ago53:18

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Most people associate the library with silence. But what if we associated it with play? In this episode, I’m talking with Tammie Benham, Youth Services Consultant for the Southeast Kansas Library System. Tammie believes that where libraries, children, and families intersect, magic is possible. And she’s set out to make that magic through a family e…

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The Undeniable Impact of Unified Sports in Tooele Schools with Superintendent Mark Ernst and Charlie Roberts 33:51

6M ago33:51

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Superintendent Mark Ernst (Tooele County School District) and Charlie Roberts (Assistant Coach for Tooele High School) join Utah's First Lady, Abby Cox to talk about many of the challenges that teachers face nowadays, how social media has impacted the classroom, and the impact that Unified Sports has had on the schools throughout Tooele County. The…

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