Best Virginia Edwards Podcasts (2024)

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The Epic Story of America's Great Migration: A Talk by Isabel Wilkerson 1:08:39

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In 2010, Isabel Wilkerson spoke to the Institute about the fifteen years she spent reporting and writing her book, The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration (Knopf, 2010). The book won the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction, In 1994, Wilkerson was the New York Times Chicago Bureau Chief when she won t…

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Building West Virginia: Finance and Growth in Construction 41:19

6h ago41:19

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This week on Construct-ive Conversations, Brown Edwards' Manager and CPA, Eddie Thompson, explores West Virginia's booming construction industry with guest Jason Pizatella, CEO of the Contractors Association of West Virginia. Together, they examine billion-dollar investments, workforce challenges, and financial strategies shaping the sector. A Busi…

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Episode 571: Father Edward Hathaway's Homily for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 12:13

9h ago12:13

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By Basilica of Saint Mary

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Episode 570: What Are the Sisters Reading for the Month of September? 31:17

14h ago31:17

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My guests for the month of September are from the Daughters of Saint Paul. Sister Kathryn Hermes, FSP, shares about a book called “The Bishop of the Abandoned Tabernacle,” by Victoria Schneider. The book is about a bishop who later became a saint whose experience before a deserted tabernacle was to mark his whole life. From that moment on he dedica…

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Karen Ordahl Kupperman, "Pocahontas and the English Boys: Caught Between Cultures in Early Virginia" (NYU Press, 2019) 51:19

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In Pocahontas and the English Boys: Caught Between Cultures in Early Virginia(New York University Press, 2019), Karen Ordahl Kupperman, Silver Professor of History Emerita at New York University, shifts the lens on the well-known narrative of Virginia’s founding to reveal the previously untold and utterly compelling story of the youths who, often u…

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Edwin P Rutan II, "High-Bounty Men in the Army of the Potomac: Reclaiming Their Honor" (Kent State UP, 2024) 1:06:42

4d ago1:06:42

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In his recent book, High-Bounty Men in the Army of the Potomac: Reclaiming Their Honor (The Kent State University Press, 2024), Edwin P. Rutan II rehabilitates the motivations and contributions of late-war Union soldiers and reframes our understanding of how the Union won the Civil War. For more than a century, historians have disparaged the men wh…

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Breaking Ground: Welcome to Construct-ive Conversations 14:57

9d ago14:57

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Construct-ive Conversations is your go-to source for everything construction-related and beyond. Join host Eddie Thompson, CPA, as he explores industry trends, best practices, and personal development topics. From mental health to financial planning, this podcast delivers valuable insights for construction professionals and business owners. Build y…

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Episode 569: Father Peter Clem's Homily for the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time 16:04

11h ago16:04

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Father Peter Clem , a parochial vicar, shares a homily during the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was given in the Basilica on August 25, 2024.By Basilica of Saint Mary

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Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky 37:50

14m ago37:50

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Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wild speculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books has reigned supreme since 2016. This time we read Roadside Picnic by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky, a hard-boiled story of mysterious realms, stiff drinks and super-powered artifacts. Apologies for the jingling sounds in the …

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Episode 18: Relax, it's just a dream. 52:12

4d ago52:12

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In this episode Iris and Ginger discuss the nature of reality and the concept of dream time. One hemisphere of our brain is tuned into the mystical, non linear world of connection and creativity with the ability to see reality in a very different way than the other side of our brain. Western Industrialized Culture could be just a massive dream proj…

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James Barrera, "'We Want Better Education!': The 1960s Chicano Student Movement, School Walkouts, and the Quest for Educational Reform in South Texas" (Texas A&M UP, 2023) 55:47

11d ago55:47

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In 'We Want Better Education!': The 1960s Chicano Student Movement, School Walkouts, and the Quest for Educational Reform in South Texas (Texas A&M UP, 2023), James B. Barrera offers a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the educational, cultural, and political issues of the Chicano Movement in Texas, which remains one of the lesser-known social…

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Edward Pearson, "The Enslaved and Their Enslavers: Power, Resistance, and Culture in South Carolina, 1670-1825" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2023) 1:06:11

16d ago1:06:11

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In The Enslaved and Their Enslavers: Power, Resistance, and Culture in South Carolina, 1670-1825 (U Pennsylvania Press, 2023), Edward Pearson offers a sweeping history of slavery in South Carolina, from British settlement in 1670 to the dawn of the Civil War. For enslaved peoples, the shape of their daily lives depended primarily on the particular …

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Episode 568: Father Hathaway's Homily for the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time 16:50

4h ago16:50

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Father Edward Hathaway, the rector of the Basilica, shares a homily during the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was given in the Basilica on August 18, 2024.By Basilica of Saint Mary

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Episode 17: Full Moon in Aquarius. Ball Jars of Potential 38:35

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Recorded the eve of the full blue moon in Aquarius! The astrology of this moment can't be put in a jar and saved for later. It's happening right now. In this episode Iris and Ginger check in on the vibes as we are bathed in the light of a rather sticky, squared up retrograde opposition between the collective (Aquarius moon) vs the personal (Leo sun…

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Episode 567: Jim Towey Previews His Upcoming Talk on Mother Teresa 12:01

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Author and lawyer Jim Towey offers a preview of his Sept. 10, 2024, talk in our Lyceum Auditorium, which will focus on his recent book, “To Love and Be Loved: A Personal Portrait of Mother Teresa." The book details how he began volunteering at one of her soup kitchens and then ended up using his legal skills and political connections to help her or…

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Crystal Wilkinson, "Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks" (Clarkson Potter, 2023) 55:36

3h ago55:36

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Poet Laureate of Kentucky Crystal Wilkinson’s food memoir, Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks (Clarkson Potter, 2023), honors her kitchen ghosts, five generations of Black Appalachian women. She contends, “The concept of the kitchen ghost came to me years ago, when I realized that my …

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Navigating Dynamic Asset Allocation and Portfolio Rebalancing Strategies (S1 E21) 33:23

13d ago33:23

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Send us a Text Message. Have you ever wondered how a seemingly straightforward investment strategy can spiral into unexpected risk over time? Join Edward Finley, a veteran Wall Street investor and occasional professor at the University of Virginia, as he unpacks the complexities of dynamic asset allocation. We challenge the status quo by illustrati…

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Episode 16: Trash and Talismans 58:16

7d ago58:16

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In this episode Iris and Ginger discuss the idea and practice of working with the material realm. How and why we imbue the objects around us with meaning. Is there such a thing as sacred outside of our own minds and beliefs? Do things mass produced in China become talismans if we fill them with intention or is the magic in the handcraft and time we…

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Episode 566: Father James Searby Shares a Theology on Tap Talk Called “I’m Freakin’ Out: Finding God through Anxiety" 51:15

22d ago51:15

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Father James Searby, a parochial vicar at the Basilica, shares a Theology on Tap talk called “I’m Freaking out: finding God through Anxiety.” He spoke at Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub in Alexandria, Va, on Aug. 5, 2024. If you would like a more comprehensive exploration of anxiety and a Catholic approach to mindfulness and healing, go to Fr. Searby's po…

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Tore C. Olsson, "Red Dead's History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America's Violent Past" (St. Martin's Press, 2024) 1:15:43

1M ago1:15:43

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Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption II, set in 1911 and 1899, are the most-played American history video games since The Oregon Trail. Beloved by millions, they’ve been widely acclaimed for their realism and attention to detail. But how do they fare as re-creations of history? In Red Dead's History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America's…

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Episode 565: Father Hathaway's Homily for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time 11:59

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Father Edward Hathaway, the rector of the Basilica, shares a homily during the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was given in the Basilica on August 4, 2024.By Basilica of Saint Mary

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Episode 564: Father Joseph Townsend Reflects on the Resurrection 15:53

18d ago15:53

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Father Joseph Townsend, a parochial vicar, offers a reflection on the First Glorious Mystery of the Rosary, the resurrection, for our Communal First Saturday for August. As part of our Communal First Saturdays, one of our priests reflects on a Mystery of the Rosary on the first Saturday of every month.…

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Nik Ribianszky, "Generations of Freedom: Gender, Movement, and Violence in Natchez, 1779-1865" (U Georgia Press, 2021) 1:17:42

11d ago1:17:42

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In Generations of Freedom: Gender, Movement, and Violence in Natchez, 1779-1865 (U Georgia Press, 2021), Nik Ribianszky employs the lenses of gender and violence to examine family, community, and the tenacious struggles by which free blacks claimed and maintained their freedom under shifting international governance from Spanish colonial rule (1779…

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Episode 563: What Are the Sisters Reading for the Month of August? 15:01

27d ago15:01

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In this month's episode of “What Are the Sisters Reading?” Sister Emily Beata Marsh, FSP, shares about a book called "Growing in Virtue, One Vice at a Time" by Sister Mary Lea Hill, FSP. With her characteristic humor and authenticity, Sister Mary Lea—also known as the “Crabby Mystic”—takes readers on a fresh tour of the four cardinal virtues, seven…

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Episode 562: Father Noah Morey's Homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time 14:40

29d ago14:40

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Father Noah Morey, a priest-in-residence at the Basilica and the chaplain at Bishop Ireton High School, shares a homily during the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was given in the Basilica on July 28, 2024.By Basilica of Saint Mary

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Sheila Curran Bernard, "Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly's Truths from Jim Crow's Lies" (Cambridge UP, 2024) 32:14

16d ago32:14

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Known worldwide as Lead Belly, Huddie Ledbetter (1889-1949) is an American icon whose influence on modern music was tremendous - as was, according to legend, the temper that landed him in two of the South's most brutal prisons, while his immense talent twice won him pardons. But, as Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly's Truths from Jim Crow's…

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Episode 15: Finding Sacred Ground. 1:04:26

2M ago1:04:26

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In this episode Iris and Ginger discuss the ways that we come back to ground. The different ways of understanding how the body restores and draws power from our connection to nature. What we perceive as real/important in the dominant culture is designed to make us feel overwhelmed and pulled in many directions at once. Nurture Culture is rooted in …

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Episode 561: Father Chris Goodwin Talks about "Spiritual Adulting: Navigating the Faith and Mental Health" 49:15

2M ago49:15

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Father Chris Goodwin, a visiting priest, shared about dealing with mental health issues with faith during a recent talk in our Lyceum Auditorium. The talk was recorded on July 20, 2024, and was sponsored by the Saint Labre Community. Special thanks goes to the Knights of Columbus Council 459 for their generosity and contributions toward serving the…

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Episode 560: Father Edward Hathaway's Homily for the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time 12:21

2M ago12:21

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Father Edward Hathaway, the Rector of the Basilica, shares a homily during the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was given in the Basilica on July 21, 2024.By Basilica of Saint Mary

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Psychic Self-Defense by Dion Fortune 41:50

2M ago41:50

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Welcome to another episode of the Bowie Book Club, where wildspeculation and grasping for straws about Bowie’s favorite books hasreigned supreme since 2016. This time we read a book mostly about conferences on the astral plane, Psychic Self-Defense by Dion Fortune. Subscribe! iTunes | RSS |Stitcher Follow us! (Not in a creepy way) Mastadon Facebook…

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Donald L. Miller, "Vicksburg: Grant’s Campaign that Broke the Confederacy" (Simon and Schuster, 2019) 1:27:45

1M ago1:27:45

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In Vicksburg: Grant’s Campaign that Broke the Confederacy (Simon & Schuster, 2019), Donald L. Miller explains in great detail how Grant ultimately succeeded in taking the city and turning the tide of the war in favor of the Union. Miller begins his tale with events in Cairo and leads the reader through all the important events that lead to success …

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Episode 559: Matt Lozano Talks about Holiness 1:09:14

1M ago1:09:14

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Matt Lozano, a Catholic author and speaker, talks about how holiness is not a hopeless struggle but an adventure of discovering who we are in Jesus. Lozano is also the director of training for Unbound, a ministry of healing in which a trained prayer team prays with individuals to assist them in overcoming the spiritual obstacles they encounter in t…

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Episode 558: Father Peter Clem's Homily for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time 14:42

2M ago14:42

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Father Peter Clem, a Parochial Vicar at the Basilica, shares a homily during the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was given in the Basilica on July 14, 2024.By Basilica of Saint Mary

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Toby Green, "A Fistful of Shells: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution" (U Chicago Press, 2019) 49:04

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All too often, the history of early modern Africa is told from the perspective of outsiders. In his book A Fistful of Shells: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution (University of Chicago Press, 2019), Toby Green draws upon a range of underutilized sources to describe the evolution of West Africa over a period of four…

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Theresa McCulla, "Insatiable City: Food and Race in New Orleans" (U Chicago Press, 2024) 1:13:02

2M ago1:13:02

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A history of food in the Crescent City that explores race, power, social status, and labor. In Insatiable City: Food and Race in New Orleans (U Chicago Press, 2024), Theresa McCulla probes the overt and covert ways that the production of food and the discourse about it both created and reinforced many strains of inequality in New Orleans, a city si…

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Episode 14: Drop it like it's hot 46:01

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In this episode Iris and Ginger discuss how nature uses the heat of mid July to sort out what seeds will ripen for the fall harvest. This is often a moment when we realize that not all our spring plans are going to make it this year. Call it a sense of overwhelm or despair or maybe even relief... but some apples must drop in order for the tree to b…

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Kellie Carter Jackson, "We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance" (Seal Press, 2024) 57:39

2M ago57:39

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Black resistance to white supremacy is often reduced to a simple binary, between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s nonviolence and Malcolm X’s “by any means necessary.” In We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance (Seal Press, 2024), historian Kellie Carter Jackson urges us to move past this false choice, offering an unflinching examination of t…

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Episode 557: Father James Searby's Homily for the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time 16:39

1M ago16:39

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Father James Searby, a Parochial Vicar at the Basilica, shares a homily during the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time. It was given in the Basilica on July 7, 2024.By Basilica of Saint Mary

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Episode 556: Summer Seminarian Teko Teko-Agbo Reflects on the Crucifixion 12:40

1M ago12:40

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Teko Teko-Agbo, the Basilica's Summer Seminarian, offers a reflection on the Fifthy Sorrowful Mystery of the Rosary, the Crucifixion, for our Communal First Saturday for Ju;u. As part of our Communal First Saturdays, one of our priests reflects on a Mystery of the Rosary on the first Saturday of every month. This was recorded on July 6, 2024.…

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Episode 555: Four Basilica Teenagers Share about Their Recent WorkCamp Experiences 16:39

1M ago16:39

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Four Basilica teenagers – Helen Gress, Anne Gress, Joe Rutherford and Joe Campione – talk about their recent experiences at WorkCamp, a week-long experience providing the teens of the diocese with an opportunity to encounter Christ through service, faith, and fellowship. As an extra bonus, they even sing during the episode.…

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Angela Edwards & Chuck Ainsworth: A Leaders Guide | Leadership Rediscovered 56:47

2M ago56:47

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Today on this very special episode of Leadership rediscovered Laura sits down with Angela Edwards and Chuck Ainsworth to talk about executive coaching, and how these two individuals help others (including Laura) to grow the tree of leadership and coach even more individuals. Sponsored by Shine Consulting LLC…

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Episode 554: What Are the Sisters Reading for the Month of July? 15:04

1M ago15:04

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In this episode, for the series called “What Are the Sisters Reading” for the month of July, Sister Julia Darrenkamp, FSP, shares about a book called “Come to Me: Living the Nine First Fridays” by Sister Anne Flanagan, FSP. In a private revelation, Jesus asked Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque to spread the practice of honoring his Sacred Heart by going…

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Felicia Arriaga, "Behind Crimmigration: ICE, Law Enforcement, and Resistance in America" (UNC Press, 2023) 1:02:51

2M ago1:02:51

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In recent years, dozens of counties in North Carolina have partnered with federal law enforcement in the criminalization of immigration--what many have dubbed "crimmigration." Southern border enforcement still monopolizes the national immigration debate, but immigration enforcement has become common within the United States as well. While Immigrati…

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Episode 553: Matt Lozano Previews His Upcoming Talk on Holiness 9:40

2M ago9:40

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Matt Lozano is a Catholic author, speaker and one of the leaders of Unbound, a healing ministry. In this episode, he talks about his recent book -- "Free to Be Holy: Discovering Who You Are in Christ" -- to promote his July 16th talk, at 7 p.m., in our Lyceum Auditorium, 313 Duke Street, which will center on how holiness is not a hopeless struggle …

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Episode 13: The Fifth Sacred Thing and the Power of Positive Futurism 1:04:37

2M ago1:04:37

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In this episode Iris and Ginger discuss The Fifth Sacred Thing - a novel by Starhawk of two potential futures that play out in California. The book gives a glimpse into the power of writing a future that inspires rather than the apocalyptic wasteland that's shown so often in the media. A key part of nuture culture is the ability to understand what …

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Jeremy Schipper, "Denmark Vesey's Bible: The Thwarted Revolt That Put Slavery and Scripture on Trial" (Princeton UP, 2022) 1:13:48

2M ago1:13:48

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In Denmark Vesey's Bible: The Thwarted Revolt that Put Slavery and Scripture on Trial (Princeton UP, 2022), Dr. Jeremy Schipper tells the story of a free Black man accused of plotting an anti-slavery insurrection in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1822. Vesey was found guilty and hanged along with dozens of others accused of collaborating with him. …

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Clinton Blankenship: Taking Care as a Leader 1:04:21

2M ago1:04:21

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Clinton Blankenship has been in the Navy for around 20 years. In doing so he's worn a lot of hats and done a lot of things, including throwing out the first pitch at a Major League Baseball game! Join us as we talk to him about what his leadership journey has been, and how the Navy has helped shape him in many different ways. Sponsored by Shine Con…

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Paula Marie Seniors, "Mae Mallory, the Monroe Defense Committee, and World Revolutions: African American Women Radical Activists" (U Georgia Press, 2024) 46:31

2M ago46:31

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Mae Mallory, the Monroe Defense Committee, and World Revolutions: African American Women Radical Activists (U Georgia Press, 2024) explores the significant contributions of African American women radical activists from 1955 to 1995. It examines the 1961 case of African American working-class self-defense advocate Mae Mallory, who traveled from New …

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