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In this intimate podcast we explore how attention can be a tool for living a more intentional life. This season, Atheist chaplain and co-creator of Harry Potter and the Sacred Text Vanessa Zoltan guides guests through questions of quitting with empathy and humor. Vanessa has always been a big advocate of quitting – she believes quitting doesn't mean 'giving up,' it means you've tried something and realized that it doesn't work. The Real Question is produced by Not Sorry Productions, a femini ...
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It’s the English class you didn't know you missed and the meaningful conversations you didn't know you craved. Join Vanessa Zoltan and Matt Potts as they bring thought, reflection and laughter to Harry Potter; not just as novels, but as instructive and inspirational texts that will teach us about our own lives. Relive the magic of Harry Potter chapter by chapter as Matt and Vanessa explore themes such as commitment, revenge and forgiveness. This podcast creates time in your week to think abo ...
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Join comedians and authors Sara Pascoe and Cariad Lloyd in their Weirdos Book Club - a space for the lonely outsider to feel accepted and appreciated. Assisted by their comedian and writer friends, each week they’ll discuss a book that is special, stimulating and y’know – weird. Welcome to your new book club! Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! Sara’s debut novel Weirdo is published by Faber & Faber and is available to pre-order here. Cariad’s book You Are Not Alone is p ...
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As creatives faced with the ever shifting goal-post of 'success', co-hosts Cole Raser and Abby Rhodes take on the trash-fire of career in creative pursuit to double-down on why a life well lived might – in fact – be practical. Tune in on a Tuesday every-so-often as we call into question the good, the bad, and the ugly truths of dedicating oneself to a life in the arts and reaffirm that we – sorry... you! – have what it takes through the lens of everyday practice. A practical person is not on ...
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Unsolicited Feedback

Brian Balfour & Fareed Mosavat

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Tired of interview podcasts? Us too. That's why we created Unsolicited Feedback - the podcast that should have come out 5 years ago, but we're making it anyway. In this podcast, Brian Balfour (Reforge, HubSpot), Fareed Mosavat (Reforge, Slack) and friends provide unfiltered feedback on the products they actually use, along with key product lessons. Essentially, we're taking the conversations that happen between experts at invite-only happy-hours and delivering them to the podcast platform of ...
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Hot and Bothered

Not Sorry Productions

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Hot and Bothered is all about the power of romance culture. We analyze romance novels and movies to better imagine our own happy endings. Episodes release weekly on Tuesdays. CURRENT SEASON: Hot and Bothered (Movie Edition) We make Hot and Bothered because we are interested in the way that love stories have impacted our lives and culture. For our fifth season of the show, we’re turning our attention to romantic films. Vanessa and Hannah McGregor dig into the canon of romantic films, from Tit ...
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The Financial Diet helps you rethink your relationship with money, culture, and class. Education & commentary on the systems we interact with every day, from influencer culture, to economic systems, to financial privilege. Talk to us at hello@thefinancialdiet.com
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Brighten your day – learn about user experience, design, products, gaming and technology. With entertaining and funny chat that goes off on unexpected tangents about life, everyday pain points and hilarious solutions. 80% random, 20% user experience (UX) and user interfaces (UI)* Your hosts Mark, Nick and Paul discuss a different subject around design, UX, UI, business and technology, with the occasional special guest thrown in for good measure. Ironically as Henry Ford almost definitely did ...
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Hear the leading voices from the industry that powers you! "Insurance, The Brightway" gives you the inside track on insurance topics shaping the way you do business each and every day. Tune in for new shows each week as Rick Fox and his industry pros across the nation help show you how to do Insurance, The Brightway! ITB is a product of Brightway Insurance, leading the way in insurance agency distribution coast to coast.
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I'm Becky Hoschek, and this is the podcast for moms called to business as creative entrepreneurs and coaches. As a life and business coach, creative entrepreneur (design, copywriting, marketing and photography) and mom of 3, I believe mindset is your greatest asset in both motherhood and business. I help you leverage your faith and your beliefs to get out of your own way so that you simplify, focus and build a business that serves you, your family and your clients well – a business run with ...
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The Bear Cave

It's Just Ted

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Welcome to The Bear Cave! (Formerly, the It's Just Ted Podcast) This is the Journal of my journey through entrepreneurship and life in hopes of helping you with yours. Yep. That's it.
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Thanks to Betterment for sponsoring this video! Get started, be invested. Sign up in minutes: https://www.betterment.com/influencer/the-financial-diet?utm_campaign=INF&utm_medium=paid_social&utm_source=Instagram&utm_content=tfdinvestingWelcome to season 2 of The Totally Chill Guide To Work & Life! In this episode, TFD's creative director Holly Tran…
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Vanessa Zoltan meets Casper ter Kuile on a beach in Cannes to record this week’s episode, all about the 1995 movie French Kiss directed by Lawrence Kasdan. This week we discuss the 'criminal with a heart of gold' trope and the power of kissing. We finish the episode with an interview with anxiety coach Dave Carbonell, all about aerophobia (a fear o…
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Are the promises you make to yourself some of the first ones you break? We value trust in our relationships, but what happens when we don’t trust ourself? In this episode we dive into what it looks like to trust YOU, how it contributes to your self-confidence, how we generate self-doubt, and why it all matters when you’re wanting to show up as the …
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On January 20th, 2001, Donald Trump left Washington in disgrace. After losing the election, losing every court case related to the election, his supporters attacking the capitol, and his second impeachment, it should have been for good. Yet somehow, in his years of exile, he solidified his power base and may well retake the white house. Politico’s …
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This week, Vanessa and Matt explore the theme of Adversity in Chapter 7 of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince! They discuss Luna’s friendships, Ginny’s bat-bogey hex, and the titular Slug Club! Throughout the episode we consider the question: how does adversity shape our perspective? Thank you to Kate for this week’s voicemail! Next week we're …
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Thanks to Betterment for sponsoring this video! Get Started, Be Invested, Sign up in minutes: https://www.betterment.com/influencer/the-financial-diet?utm_campaign=INF&utm_medium=paid_social&utm_source=Instagram&utm_content=tfdinvestingWelcome to season 2 of The Totally Chill Guide To Work & Life! In this episode, TFD's creative director Holly Tran…
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For this week’s bi-weekly scene study, Vanessa and Hannah dissect (and relentlessly mock) the last scene of You've Got Mail. They discuss the lack of actual communication in this scene and the supposed charm of Joe Fox. --- If we give you butterflies, consider supporting us on Patreon! On Patreon have more great romance content including a bonus cl…
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In John Lennon’s famous song Beautiful Boy, he sings the words, “Life is what happens to you While you're busy making other plans.” I feel similarly when I look back and think about the trajectory of my business journey – there have been so many plot twists that happened while I was making other plans. When your reality looks different than you tho…
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Despite a bi-weekly skirmish caving to an every third's Tuesday, creatives Cole Raser and Abby Rhodes return to send Practically Happy's inaugural season off in a violent display of artistic altercation. Following an episodic check-in – of wistful intention and prying up Cole's artistic floorboards – Cole and Abby lay down their pensive opinions as…
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For most of their life, Kat had a plan: move in with someone, get married, have kids. But recently they’ve been re-evaluating. They live with a long-term partner and are very happy. Would being ‘married’ change anything? Or do they just want marriage because that's what society has guided them towards? This week in Should I Quit? Vanessa and Kat ex…
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There are more guns than people in the United States. About half of the guns in the world are owned by Americans. About 45,000 Americans die from gunshot wounds each year, and more than 100,000 survive shootings. We view guns as inherently masculine, and there is distinct racial coding in how we perceive guns and gun use in this country. Still the …
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This week, Vanessa and Casper explore the theme of Gratitude in Chapter 6 of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince! They discuss the twins’ joke shop, Harry’s wealth, and the changes in Diagon Alley! Throughout the episode we consider the question: how do we maintain gratitude? Thank you to Sarah for this week’s voicemail! Next week we're reading …
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This week's book guest is Lincoln In The Bardo by George Saunders. Sara and Cariad are joined by comedy acting legend Sally Phillips to discuss teaching, graveyards, Civil War and hard-ons. Thank you for reading with us this series. We like reading with you! And we'll be back in September with more Weird reads! Lincoln In The Bardo is available to …
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Get Started, Be Invested, Sign up in minutes: https://www.betterment.com/influencer/the-financial-diet?utm_campaign=INF&utm_medium=paid_social&utm_source=Instagram&utm_content=tfdinvestingIn this video essay, Chelsea dissects the realities that come with growing up poor, and how that trauma follows people well into adulthood. Special thanks to:Dr. …
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This week, Vanessa Zoltan and Hannah McGregor meet on the Upper West Side of Manhattan to record this week’s episode of Hot and Bothered, all about You’ve Got Mail. We’re onto our final Meg Ryan/Nora Ephron collaboration. This week we explore how politics intersect with attraction and interview the former Editorial Director of Publisher’s Weekly, J…
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The truth: we all believe lies. They impact every area of our lives: from our relationship with ourselves to our marriage relationships and friendships, parenting, business, faith, dreams and goals. The problem is that these lies are hard to see for ourselves. This is true especially if we've been believing them for a long time. And if we can't see…
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In early July, Russia’s illegal and immoral bombardment of Okhmatdyt children’s hospital in Kyiv forced doctors, nurses, and hospital administrators to work to save the lives of hospitalized children while scrambling to stay alive themselves. In this episode, we’ll hear from several of those workers who will share their stories of trying to help ch…
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This week, Vanessa and Matt explore the theme of Concern in Chapter 5 of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince! They discuss Molly’s many concerns, the relativity of concern, and Fleur as future sister-in-law! Throughout the episode we consider the question: when is concern helpful? Thank you to Nancy for this week’s voicemail! Next week we're rea…
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This week's book guest is The Warlock Effect by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman. Sara and Cariad are joined by actor, writer, performer and generally magic man Andy Nyman to discuss tricks, David Blaine, cakes, Derren Brown, duping, and 120's London. Thank you for reading with us. We like reading with you! The Warlock Effect is available to buy here or…
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For this week’s bi-weekly scene study, Vanessa and Hannah tackle the last scene of When Harry Met Sally. They discuss the interstitial ‘couch scenes’ which recur throughout the movie and the few details we learn about Harry and Sally’s life after reconciliation. --- If we give you butterflies, consider supporting us on Patreon! On Patreon have more…
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Today I'm sharing with you what I'm loving in this season – 10 things that are giving me life right now as a faith-fueled, work-from-home mom and business owner. This episode is unlike any I've shared before, and it's so fun to share a little of my life, "behind the scenes" with you in this way. On this episode, you'll learn: • The pants I'm LOVING…
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Elizabeth Oldfield wants to live radically in her faith. She wants to transcend traditional ideas of financial stability and community responsibility. However she can’t quite quiet the pragmatic voice in her head that’s tethering her to more conventional values. Is that voice helping protect her? Or is it holding her back? This week on Should I Qui…
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Well, the news changes quickly. President Biden has dropped out of the race. This episode was recorded prior to that withdrawal, and considers the complexities surrounding that then potential decision and what might come next. In this episode, we talk about what it means, what’s on the line, and how we as Democrats, patriots, and pro-democracy Amer…
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