A story about human connection told through a voice-forward matchmaking experiment. The twist: no names, no direct contact, no pictures. Over 30 days, matched pairs exchange 1 voice memo a day with each other. This genre-bending series has the intimacy of a personal memoir, suspense from a reality TV dating show, and insights from an interview show. Through 6 episodes, I share 6 lessons I learned from this experience, told 1 pair at a time. Yes, some pairs do end up in a relationship afterwa ...
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Unleash Your Magic: Manifest Your Dreams on Postcards to the Universe with Melisa, Creating the Life you Crave. Do you ever wish you could sprinkle a little magic on your life and watch your dreams come true? Join Melisa Caprio on her inspiring show and discover the power of creative manifestation! Postcards to the Universe is your gateway to a life filled with abundance, prosperity, magic, filled with the love you deserve. Melisa, along with a cast of incredible guests – trailblazers, mysti ...
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The Recognized Authority: The Podcast that Guides Invisible Experts on the Journey to Becoming a Recognized Authority in Your Field Seeking to grow your audience, attract better clients, and make a bigger impact with your expertise? Look no further than "The Recognized Authority" podcast. Hosted by Alastair McDermott, this show features in-depth interviews with top consultants, coaches, and thought leaders who share practical, actionable insights on building a thriving independent business. ...
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Brief essays on poetry: considering a poem and how it reveals the world and the human experience. Find the text of the poems featured and the podcast script on MarilynOnaRoll.wordpress.com.
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Welcome to Productivity MD, I triple peoples time through neuroscience and peak performance systems, so they feel a sense of control and freedom in life. Feeling the weight of scattered focus, diminished efficiency, physical and mental fatigue, and the struggle to maintain work-life balance? Buried under obligations and experiencing mood swings? Don't worry—I've got your back. Join me as we delve into the realms of Productivity to help you reclaim your peak performance. Need strategies to co ...
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"Dinner on the Patio, December" by Heather Sellers: Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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Reality check on climate change in this short poem by Heather Sellers.By marmccabe
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Conversation with Jenn Wodtke - Touchless Orgasm Method
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Jenn Wodtke helps women find deep fulfillment and self-worth through connection with their desires, sexuality, and pleasure. As a Pleasure and Orgasm Coach, her clients learn how to quiet their inner critic, get out of their mind and into their body so they can expand their pleasure and orgasmic capacity, leading to greater personal power and satis…
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Marilyn McCabe's "Pro Patria": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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Love of country under scrutiny in my poem "Pro Patria."By marmccabe
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Conversation with Angela Clement - Grief, Intuitive Healer
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Angela Clement is a certified grief coach and intuitive healer. She offers one-on-one support to those who are ready to release the heavy emotions that come with grief and start to navigate and fully understand the grieving process. Mourning your loss is natural, normal, and essential for healing. Grief is individual. Angela can help you understand…
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Lauren Camp's "Evidence of Tenderness": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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Details and attention weave together this disparate poem's lines: "Evidence of Tenderness" by Lauren Camp.By marmccabe
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John Balaban's "The Guard at the Bin Thuy Bridge": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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The hazards and dull horror of war and John Balaban's vivid "The Guard at the Bin Thuy Bridge."By marmccabe
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66 - How to Overcome the Guilt Trap Many Professionals Encounter with Laura Suttin
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Imagine a world where you could trade stress for serenity, and guilt for gratitude. Our guest today, Dr. Laura Suttin, is a physician specializing in helping healthcare professionals find balance and fulfillment in their lives. She'll share practical strategies to overcome the guilt that often weighs down medical professionals and replace it with c…
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Christina Olivares's "Preserving an Ecosystem": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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Small subversions and what poetry can do, seen at work in "Perserving an Ecosystem" by Christina Olivares.By marmccabe
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Jane Hirshfield's "Counting, This New Year's Morning, What Powers Yet Remain To Me": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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Counting blessings, however mixed, under consideration and this Jane Hirshfield poem: "Counting, This New Year's Morning, What Powers Yet Remain To Me."By marmccabe
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Li-Young Lee's "One Heart": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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All things connected in this Li-Young Lee poem, "One Heart."By marmccabe
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65 - How to Stop Your Negative Thoughts from Creeping Up on You with Dr. Arpita Gupta De Palma
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Do you want to understand how simple shifts in your mindset can radically transform your entire life? It’s time to stop those limiting beliefs and start focusing on your why’s. Today we have Dr. Arpita Gupta De Palma, a mindset coach who has transformed her life by becoming aware of her thoughts and their impact. In this episode, she shares her jou…
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Conversation with June Edward - Psychic Medium
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June Edward has been psychic since she was a child; however, she didn’t realize she was also a medium until later in life. Her gifts have been passed on from her mother was also a medium. She passed to the other side herself when she was 27 years old and came back to this side by choice. She can offer firsthand experience that Life after Life does …
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Conversation with Heather Eck - Intuitive Artist
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Heather Eck is a multimedia abstract artist and writer. An intuitive artist and painter, Heather interprets people, places, and experiences through color, a condition known as synesthesia. Like an enormous box of crayons, her gift operates by categorizing through intricate but specific shades of color. While this condition enables her to experience…
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Thomas Bailey Aldrich's "Memory": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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Remembering and misremembering and an old poem: Thomas Bailey Aldrich, "Memory."By marmccabe
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Wordsworth"s "To the Planet Venus": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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Star-gazing with Wordsworth, and thinking about the notorious denizens of the planet Earth.By marmccabe
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Hosein Kouros-Mehr - Break Through: Master Your Default Mode and Thrive
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Hosein Kouros-Mehr, MD, PhD is an author and physician-scientist who has spent over two decades in cancer research and drug development. Thanks to his background, Hosein recognized the extraordinary ramifications of a recent scientific discovery: the default mode network (DMN), which encodes the human ego and influences our thoughts, emotions, and …
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"Baptized" by Danielle Jones and "Mary Speaks" by Leila Chatti: Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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Two poems on faith and doubt and the small voice inside.By marmccabe
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64 - How to Conquer Your Body and Focus Your Mind with Self Care Strategies
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We welcome Dr. Dianah Lake, an ER Doctor and a Fitness & Weight Loss Coach to the show. Dr. Lake is here to crack the code on prioritizing health and self-care, especially for our amazing women in healthcare. Forget the fad diets and quick fixes. Dr. Lake will share what truly motivates us to take charge of our well-being, and why lasting health tr…
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Conversation with Troy Hadeed (I AM Love)
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Troy Hadeed believes the ultimate spiritual practice lives within our everyday relationships and that divinity exists in the heart of every individual. He has been practicing and teaching yoga for over fifteen years but has been questioning narratives, dissolving conditioning, and dissecting the human experience for far longer. He lives on the nort…
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Kweku Abimbola's "Burning Box Braid on East & 94th, Tulsa, Oklahoma": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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"Burning Box Braid on East & 94th, Tulsa, Oklahoma" by Kweku Abimbola explores the maintenance of old traditions in new lands, holding the "us" amid the "other," but understanding too that we are all "other" and "us" as well.By marmccabe
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Deborah Digges's Vesper Sparrows: Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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Reading "Vesper Sparrows" by Deborah Digges and thinking about humanity.By marmccabe
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Cheryl Murphy - Evidential Medium, Psychic, Animal Communicator
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Cheryl Murphy is an accomplished Evidential Medium, Psychic, Animal Communicator, Health, and Wellness Intuitive. She first experienced the spirit world at the age of three recalling a glowing orb floating through her bedroom. Growing up, psychic phenomenon naturally occurred in her home. All the female family members experimented with metaphysics …
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Anne Carson's "Getaway": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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Going along to get along, and Anne Carson's short-short "Getaway" considered in this podcast.By marmccabe
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63 - How to Manage Stress and Burnout with Mindfulness and Breathwork with Dr Nissa Keyashian
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This episode offers a unique perspective on building resilience and self-care practices for high performers. Join us as Dr. Nissa Keyashian, a psychiatrist, life coach, and meditation and yoga instructor, dives into the principles of mindfulness. Explore the science behind breathwork and meditation, and their effectiveness in cultivating awareness …
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That Nature Is a Heracletean Fire and Of the Comfort of the Resurrection by Gerard Manley Hopkins: Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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Gerard Manley Hopkins and reveling in the death of some things and the birth of others in his poem "That Nature Is a Heraclitean Fire and of the Comfort of the Resurrection."By marmccabe
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Conversation with Haley Carbajal - Starseed Coach & Mentor
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Haley Carbajal is a Starseed Coach & Mentor and the Creator of Five Steps To Alignment. A program that helps Starseeds overcome fear, stagnation, and lack of direction on their soul's journey, to become vibrationally aligned with their Soul’s Mission and Purpose. By connecting to the highest sources of light and consciousness Haley fully realizes h…
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Jackie Craven's "Someone moved the bagel shop": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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Lost on a byway in this quirky poem by Jackie Craven.By marmccabe
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62 - How to Navigate Other Spaces to Achieve a Work-Life Balance with Dr. Nerissa Kreher
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In this episode, we delve into the journey of Dr. Nerissa Kreher, an accomplished endocrinologist turned Chief Medical Officer of a biotech company, as she shares insights on exploring alternative spaces for achieving work-life balance. Dr. Nerissa shares her beginnings in medicine and her transition into the realm of biotech leadership and the mot…
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Season 2 Finale: Adapting to AI Revolution
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Are you a thought leader grappling with how to adapt to the rise of AI? In this episode, The Recognized Authority podcast host Alastair McDermott sits down with co-host Alistair McBride to discus a pivotal shift. They discuss The urgent need for AI literacy among experts and leaders Navigating AI's productivity benefits vs credibility risks Ethical…
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Transtromer's "Brief Pause in the Organ Recital": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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Tomas Transtromer's "Kort Paus I Orgelkonserten," translated by Patty Crane, and memory and experience considered in this podcast.By marmccabe
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Build Your Authority Platform: Top Advice from 150+ Experts to Build Authority and Become an Industry Leader
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Are you struggling to establish yourself as an authority in your niche? Discover the proven strategies used by over 150 bestselling authors, thought leaders and industry experts. In this insightful episode of The Recognized Authority podcast, host Alastair McDermott is joined by his friend Alistair McBride to reveal the top advice for building auth…
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Dr. Kelly Bohnhoff - What’s Going on With My Family? A Roadmap to Healing Trauma
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Dr. Kelly Bohnhoff - Amidst the world’s current trauma, Dr. Kelly Bohnhoff stands as an empathetic guide. With a history of childhood adversity and sex trafficking, coupled with over 35 years of expertise as a Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), and co-founder of Josephine’s Clinic, a non-profit serving those who h…
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Patrick Rosal's "Yes It Will Rain": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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Patrick Rosal's prayer and meditation on home and hope, grief and ongoing.By marmccabe
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61 - How to Prioritize Yourself for a More Fulfilling Life with Dr. Marina Aghababyan
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Say goodbye to the old and embrace a better way of living with today's insightful discussion about prioritizing yourself first. We're joined by Dr. Marina Aghababyan, a full-time family physician and founder of Physician Moms Thrive, a transformative coaching program designed to empower you with the tools to combat stress, burnout, and fatigue. In …
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Positioning Yourself as the Go-To Expert in Your Niche [Listener Question]
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Are you struggling to position yourself as an authority in your industry? Do you feel overshadowed by more established peers and competitors? If you want to attract high-value clients and truly showcase your expertise, this episode of The Recognized Authority podcast is a must-listen. Host Alastair McDermott tackles a listener question from Mark, a…
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Glenn S. Cohen - Healing Neurological Wounding
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Glenn S. Cohen is a Master Neurological Life Coach and the founder of the Center for Neurological Intelligence. He has helped thousands of individuals and couples by guiding them to heal their unresolved neurological wounding. Cohen has authored two groundbreaking books that present his practical learnings into a step-by-step process to gain Neurol…
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Anna de Noailles's "Imprint": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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Loving the world and turn of the century French poet Anna de Noailles's poem "L'impreinte" in my translation.By marmccabe
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This Unexpected YouTube Strategy Made $300K in ONE MONTH!
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What unexpected YouTube strategy could potentially earn you as much as $300K in just one month? In this episode of The Recognized Authority, host Alastair McDermott talks to Cyan Cooper about his counterintuitive strategy for generating massive revenue on the platform. Instead of narrowly targeting his client's niche, Cyan intentionally made videos…
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Trance Channeling with Rev. Gregory Possman (Channeling Maitreya)
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Rev. Gregory Possman began as a Physic Trance Channel in 1991. Gregory channels over forty light beings including Sananda, Archangels Michael, Raphael, and Gabriel, as well as: Master Teacher Spirit, Quan Yin, Mary, Five members of the Council of Shambhala, and others. He also channels the Pleiadians, Siriuns and Venusians. Gregory will be live cha…
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Audre Lorde's "Litany for Survival": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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Hope arising from suffering considered in Audre Lorde's "Litany for Survival."By marmccabe
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60 - How to Nourish Your Body for Longevity and Optimization with Dr. Heather Gosnell
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Are you interested in exploring the potential of plant-based eating to enhance your well-being? Dr. Heather Gosnell, a highly experienced pediatrician and certified plant-based health coach, will be sharing her insights on this topic. Dr.Gosnell brings over two decades of expertise to the table, having served the Phoenix, Arizona community for many…
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AI Beyond the Hype: 5 Practical Tips for Leveraging AI in Your Business
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Are you overwhelmed by the hype surrounding AI? Do you struggle when it comes to figuring out the practical applications of AI in business? In this insightful solo episode of The Recognized Authority podcast, Alastair McDermott delivers a presentation to a group of business leaders, simplifying the principles ofAI and providing actionable strategie…
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Saara Raappana's "Manifesto of What Breaks": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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Memorializing Saara Raappana with this poem of hers, "Manifesto of What Breaks."By marmccabe
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The Expert's Guide to Standing Out with Compelling Video
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Are you an expert struggling to stand out in a crowded market? Have you considered leveraging the power of video content but feel overwhelmed by the learning curve and technical demands? In this episode of The Recognized Authority, host Alastair McDermott chats with video production expert Juma Bannister to demystify the world of video and share ac…
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Yusef Kumunyakaa"s "Facing It": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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Human's inhumanity and the love required as counterbalance in consideration, and Kumunyakaa's stunning poem of the Vietnam War Memorial, "Facing It."By marmccabe
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59 - How to Invest in Yourself for Lifelong Health & Productivity with Dr. Robyn Tiger
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Get ready to dive deep into holistic wellness with Dr. Robyn Tiger, a powerhouse physician fusing lifestyle medicine, stress management, and yoga therapy. In this episode, Dr. Tiger, the founder of Stress Free MD, throws open the door to a world where self-care isn't a luxury; it's the key to unlocking peak productivity and lasting well-being. We'l…
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Failing Your Way to Success with Content & Outreach Strategy with Luca Ingianni
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Have you ever struggled to find the right content marketing strategy that aligns with your personality and strengths? In this candid conversation on The Recognized Authority podcast, host Alastair McDermott sits down with Luca Ingianni, an agile consultant specializing in embedded systems. Luca shares his refreshingly honest journey of "failing his…
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Conversation with Letao Wang - Oracle of the Mythic Heroes
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Letao Wang, acclaimed author of Oracle of the Mythic Heroes, is a professional astrologist, tarot specialist, and the founder and spiritual counselor of the Healing Kingdom. He has been offering astrology, tarot, and numerology readings to clients in Hong Kong and abroad since 2015. In addition to his services, he shares his insights through Bustle…
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Rita Dove's "Heart to Heart": Whirled Through a Poem's Eye
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Hearts and wants, the shape of desire, and "Heart to Heart" by Rita Dove considered in this podcast.By marmccabe
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Behind the Scenes: Building a Book from a Podcast
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Have you ever wondered if you could write a compelling book that resonates with your audience? Have you ever thought about starting a podcast? In this episode, host Alastair McDermott shares his unique approach to turning his podcast, "The AI-Powered Thought Leader," into a valuable book on the same topic. Alastair reveals his process, from selecti…
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