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Carla is: a bookdragon; a 50-something with psychology and counseling degrees with post-grad work in grief/loss/trauma, sex crimes, and forensic anthropology; a woman who has lived in three haunted houses; a former freelance journalist and counselor, who is never bored; a disabled introvert who sees connections everywhere--like John Nash, only less math-y; a knitting fidget who loves horror movies with a skewed passion. Like one of her heroes, Harriet the Spy, she wants to learn everything a ...
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An audio commonplace book. Quotations from novels, articles, email newsletters, films, Scripture (and more!), with a dash of reflection.
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A super hero radio drama set in Vancouver, Canada! Set in a world parallel to our own, Kairos tells the tale of a world where Superheroes are commonplace and super powers are old news. Join Lilly, Grant, his brother Aiden and other members of the illustrious Heroes Corp as they battle the forces of evil and prevent the destruction of their hometown, the world, and the very fabric of reality! Will our heroes continue to make the world a better place? Or will all the efforts be for naught? The ...
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My name is Keven Wang. Join my journey to dissect and talk about 100 books a year. Follow my 200 books a year reading challenge on Goodreads: goodreads.com/Kevenwang
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An international writing podcast hosted by the staff of the International Writing Program. Join us once every two weeks for in-depth conversations with brilliant, talented writers from all over the world.
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Every episode of Inside My Favorite Manuscript podcast, co-hosts Dot, a special collections curator, and Lindsey, a self-described huge nerd, sit down with someone who works closely with manuscripts and talk about the ones they love the most, and why.
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Stories I’ll steal from and stories I may yet write.
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Who knew Catholics could be so much fun? Rosary Army co-founders Greg and Jennifer Willits have been podcasting since 2005, first with the award-winning Rosary Army Catholic Podcast, then with The Catholics Next Door on SiriusXM’s The Catholic Channel. Now they share your weekly dose of Adventures in Imperfect Living, a funny and thought-provoking journey about living out the Catholic faith, raising a family, and trying to have fun along the way.
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The "Gunncast" is a free, long form audio and video podcast hosted by American artist, frontman, rapper, author, director, actor, and martial artist David Gunn. David , co-host Cousy, and friends meditate on art, music, industry, film, television, current events and whatever may come up. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gunncast/support
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Who knew Catholics could be so much fun? Rosary Army co-founders Greg and Jennifer Willits have been podcasting since 2005, first with the award-winning Rosary Army Catholic Podcast, then with The Catholics Next Door on SiriusXM’s The Catholic Channel. Now they share your weekly dose of Adventures in Imperfect Living, a funny and thought-provoking journey of living out the Catholic faith, raising a family, and trying to have fun along the way.
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In which Carla looks back over ten years of disability. plus: From the Pantry, originally episode 12, to honor what is missed: Driving, Dancing, and Pizza Hut Loop earplugs: loopearplugs.com will redirect you to your local site Recommended and referenced reading: Bob Ford: official website: http://robertfordauthor.com, YouTube: Youtube Channel, Goo…
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Interviewing the International Writing Program's Favorite Librarian
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We continue our series of conversations with IWP staff and collaborators by interviewing Lisa Gardinier from the University of Iowa Libraries. Lisa is a frequent collaborator of the IWP and of Nataša Ďurovičová, with whom she collaborated to curate the special 55 Years of International Writers in Iowa City exhibit discussed in this episode. A trans…
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Manufacturing Cinema, Teaching Translation, and Aspiring to Freedom from Language
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We continue our series of conversations with IWP staff and collaborators by interviewing Nataša Ďurovičová, who recently retired after serving as the program's editor for twenty-two years. We discuss her academic history and interest in cinema, the roles of writers in public life as imagined by different cultures, how the IWP has changed over the y…
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Christopher Merrill on His Collaboration with Marvin Bell and Career as IWP Director
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This episode kicks off a series of interviews with the staff of the IWP, which begins with a conversation with the IWP's director, Christopher Merrill. We discuss his friendship and collaboration with Marvin Bell, as well as his career (more than two decades) as director of the IWP. We discuss how his tenure here began, as well as several especiall…
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Unexpected Catechism Class Feedback, Unnecessary Divisions in the Catholic Church, and Why We’re Taking a Necessary Sabbatical. https://youtu.be/gpscAgo3Cgc EPISODE 525 SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full video here 🎓 Join School of Mary for Free! 🙏🏻 Free Rosary, audio Rosaries, and more 😄 Support Rosary Army 📺 Full Episodes 🍎 Listen on Apple (and …
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Unexpected Catechism Class Feedback, Unnecessary Divisions in the Catholic Church, and Why We’re Taking a Necessary Sabbatical. EPISODE 525 SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full video here🎓 Join School of Mary for Free!🙏🏻 Free Rosary, audio Rosaries, and more😄 Support Rosary Army📺 Full Episodes🍎 Listen on Apple (and leave a review!)🔊 Listen on Spotif…
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Fiji's Fascinating History and the Necessity of Solidarity in the Literary World
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This episode description will be updated when the official transcript is available for this episode. Today's guest is Mary Rokonadravu. We discussed the history of her home of Fiji, writing from and about nature, working through writing with incarcerated people, the benefits of participating in the IWP, the importance of solidarity in the literary …
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Emily Jaminet from Welcome His Heart joins us in the studio as we launch a free, all-new course to help you enthrone the Sacred Heart of Jesus in your home. https://youtu.be/mRP81Map1fQ EPISODE 524 SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎙️ Get FREE Access to our new Enthrone Your Home course on School of Mary 🎥 Watch the full video here 🎓 Join School of Mary for Free!…
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Emily Jaminet from Welcome His Heart joins us in the studio as we launch a free, all-new course to help you enthrone the Sacred Heart of Jesus in your home. EPISODE 524 SHOW NOTES & LINKS Get FREE Access to our new Enthrone Your Home course on School of Mary 🎥 Watch the full video here🎓 Join School of Mary for Free!🙏🏻 Free Rosary, audio Rosaries, a…
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Silence, Performance, and What Fiction Writers Are Good For
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You can read this episode's podcast at https://iwp.uiowa.edu/page/say-the-world-podcast-transcript-episode-9-busisiwe-mahlangu. Today’s guest is Busisiwe Mahlangu. We discussed the various forms in which Mahlangu works, her experiences with performing in a staged production of her own poetry, and the challenges of writing short fiction, among other…
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Remember Everything with a Commonplace Book
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Benefits of commonplace books to gain knowledge and remember what’s important. Plus, feedback and attending a new Barnes & Noble opening. https://youtu.be/to85NtaZ4g4 EPISODE 523 SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full video here 🎓 Join School of Mary for Free! 🙏🏻 Free Rosary, audio Rosaries, and more 😄 Support Rosary Army 📺 Full Episodes 🍎 Listen on A…
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ADV #523: Remember Everything with a Commonplace Book
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Benefits of commonplace books to gain knowledge and remember what's important. Plus, feedback and attending a new Barnes & Noble opening. EPISODE 523 SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full video here🎓 Join School of Mary for Free!🙏🏻 Free Rosary, audio Rosaries, and more😄 Support Rosary Army📺 Full Episodes🍎 Listen on Apple (and leave a review!)🔊 Listen…
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Deep work enhances productivity and faith, helping us focus intensely on professional tasks, spiritual practices, and what matters most. https://youtu.be/dEks7ksoFNU EPISODE 522 SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full video here 🎓 Join School of Mary for Free! 🙏🏻 Free Rosary, audio Rosaries, and more 😄 Support Rosary Army 📺 Full Episodes 🍎 Listen on Ap…
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ADV #522: The Vital Practice of Deep Work
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Deep work enhances productivity and faith, helping us focus intensely on professional tasks, spiritual practices, and what matters most. EPISODE 522 SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full video here🎓 Join School of Mary for Free!🙏🏻 Free Rosary, audio Rosaries, and more😄 Support Rosary Army📺 Full Episodes🍎 Listen on Apple (and leave a review!)🔊 Listen …
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Talking about where I have been, plus: From the Pantry, originally episode 19, to honor the recent eclipse: In which Carla starts with Dolores Claiborne and Gerald's Game--Stephen King's planned In the Path of the Eclipse series—and explores folktales used to explain solar eclipses. It gets weird. Recommended and referenced reading: Dolores Claibor…
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You can read this episode's transcript at https://iwp.uiowa.edu/page/say-the-world-podcast-transcript-episode-8-kevin-chen Today's guest is the Taiwanese novelist Kevin Chen. We discussed the ways that people confuse biography and fiction, Chen's colorful work history, how literary lies can bring us closer to the truth, and more. Bio: Kevin Chen (n…
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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism takes Christianity and reduces it to nothing more than moralism. The actual faith is removed. We talk about how to stop this. https://youtu.be/sTmqAQTyKgc EPISODE 521 SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full video here 🎓 Join School of Mary for Free! 🙏🏻 Free Rosary, audio Rosaries, and more 😄 Support Rosary Army 📺 Full Episo…
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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism takes Christianity and reduces it to nothing more than moralism. The actual faith is removed. We talk about how to stop this. EPISODE 521 SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full video here🎓 Join School of Mary for Free!🙏🏻 Free Rosary, audio Rosaries, and more😄 Support Rosary Army📺 Full Episodes🍎 Listen on Apple (and leave a…
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Friday Night Cocktails and a Talky Talk Show
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Jennifer teaches, Greg attends a funeral & friends come over for dinner. All this leads to multiple ways God has acted in our lives recently. https://youtu.be/mDlFev7YkWs Resources Mentioned: Our appearance on EWTN’s The Journey Home Son Rise Morning Show EPISODE 520 SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full video here 🎓 Join School of Mary for Free! 🙏🏻 …
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ADV #520: Friday Night Cocktails and a Talky Talk Show
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Jennifer teaches, Greg attends a funeral & friends come over for dinner. All this leads to multiple ways God has acted in our lives recently. Resources Mentioned: Our appearance on EWTN's The Journey Home Son Rise Morning Show EPISODE SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full video here 🎓 Join School of Mary for Free! 🙏🏻 Free Rosary, audio Rosaries, and …
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Collaborating with One's Translators; Writing About Work
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You can read this episode's transcript at https://iwp.uiowa.edu/page/say-the-world-podcast-transcript-episode-7-marina-porcelli. Today's guest is the Argentinian writer Marina Porcelli. We're joined by podcast research assistant Derick Edgren Otero for a conversation on the ways they've collaborated in translating a piece originally authored by Por…
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Our buddy Matt Swaim invited us to be on EWTN’s The Journey Home (airing 4/15/24), so we returned the favor and invited him on our show to talk about life in Catholic media. https://youtu.be/gHKMKpfM1PI GUEST LINKS Matt Swaim on social media – @mattswaim Coming Home Network Son Rise Morning Show EPISODE 519 SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full video…
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Our buddy Matt Swaim invited us to be on EWTN's The Journey Home (airing 4/15/24), so we returned the favor and invited him on our show to talk about life in Catholic media. GUEST LINKS Matt Swaim on social media - @mattswaim Coming Home Network Son Rise Morning Show EPISODE 519 SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full video here🎓 Join School of Mary fo…
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How to Start New Family Traditions Today!
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A discussion with Erica Tighe Campbell, founder of BeAHeart.com and author of “Living the Seasons: Simple Ways to Celebrate the Beauty of Your Faith Throughout the Year.” https://youtu.be/NOBZQwlhiSQ GUEST LINKS Erica Campbell’s Be A Heart Website & Store Living the Seasons Book EPISODE 518 SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full video here 🎓 Join Scho…
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ADV #518: How to Start New Family Traditions Today!
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Joining us this episode is Erica Tighe Campbell, founder of BeAHeart.com and author of "Living the Seasons: Simple Ways to Celebrate the Beauty of Your Faith Throughout the Year." GUEST LINKS Erica Campbell's Be A Heart Website & Store Living the Seasons Book EPISODE SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full video here🎓 Join School of Mary for Free!🙏🏻 Fr…
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Poetic Consciousness and Making Every Word Count
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You can read this episode's transcript at https://iwp.uiowa.edu/page/say-the-world-podcast-transcript-episode-6-reetta-pekkanen. Today’s guest is the Finnish poet Reetta Pekkanen. We discussed how she came to write poetry, what life is like as a professional poet, how she makes every word count, and more. Bio: Reetta Pekkanen (poet; Finland) has pu…
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Writing Fiction from History and Adapting a Legend
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You can read this episode's transcript at https://iwp.uiowa.edu/page/say-the-world-podcast-transcript-episode-5-wong-yi-eva. Today’s guest is the author Wong Yi, who also goes by Eva. We discussed how she uses research to enrich her fiction, the experience of living and writing in the age of social media, what it's like to have one's work adapted, …
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Are You Passive-Aggressive Without Knowing It?
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Breaking free from passive-aggressive and co-dependent behaviors improves relationships. We talk about how to say what you mean and mean what you say — with love. EPISODE 517 SHOW NOTES & LINKS Articles Mentioned: Mayo Clinic Article Co-Dependency Recovery Other Important Links: 🎥 Watch the full video here 🎓 Join School of Mary for Free! 🙏🏻 Free Ro…
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ADV #517: Are You Passive-Aggressive Without Knowing It?
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Breaking free from passive aggressive and co-dependent behaviors improves relationships. We talk about how to say what you mean and mean what you say -- with love. EPISODE 517 SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full video here🎓 Join School of Mary for Free!🙏🏻 Free Rosary, audio Rosaries, and more😄 Support Rosary Army📺 Full Episodes🍎 Listen on Apple (an…
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Inspired by John Senior’s “The Death of Christian Culture” and his list of 1000 Good (not Great) books, Greg and Jennifer explore how shifting their reading habits makes it easier to consume even greater books that are more mentally, emotionally, and spiritually edifying. https://youtu.be/HwWniRhi5yM EPISODE SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full vide…
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Inspired by John Senior's "The Death of Christian Culture" and his list of 1000 Good (not Great) books, Greg and Jennifer explore how shifting their reading habits makes it easier to consume even greater books that are more mentally, emotionally, and spiritually edifying. EPISODE 516 SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full video here🎓 Join School of Ma…
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Reading the Greats, Finding One's Voice, and Keeping a Commonplace Book
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You can this episode's transcript at https://iwp.uiowa.edu/page/say-the-world-podcast-transcript-episode-4-soonest-nathaniel. Today’s guest is Soonest Nathaniel. We discussed Soonest's extensive reading list and use of the library, as well as his note-taking practices. We also discussed his influences, college career, ambitions, spoken word poetry,…
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ADV #515: Subjunctive and Other Weird Latin Things
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Jennifer might be enjoying her time as a Latin class teacher’s assistant a bit too much. EPISODE 515 SHOW NOTES & LINKS Other things we talk about: Demolishing the studio, Filming a new course for School of Mary about home enthronement of the image of the Sacred Heart of Mary, and lessons from another round of Total Consecration preparation. EPISOD…
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Jennifer might be enjoying her time as a Latin class teacher’s assistant a bit too much. #catholicism #sacredheartBy Greg
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Explore the unyielding spirit of Catholics under communist tyranny as we talk with Kristen Van Uden, author of 'When the Sickle Swings.'By Greg
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Join us on this week's episode of "Adventures in Imperfect Living Catholic Podcast" as we dive deep into the heart of resistance with Kristen Van Uden, author of "When the Sickle Swings." We discuss the awe-inspiring stories of Catholics who stood firm in their faith against the oppressive forces of communism throughout the 20th century. GUEST LINK…
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Intimate Narration and Publishing the Former Yugoslavia
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You can read this episode’s transcript at https://iwp.uiowa.edu/page/say-the-world-podcast-transcript-episode-3-senka-mari%C4%87. For more information about our Between the Lines summer camp, go to bit.ly/btl24. Today’s guest is Senka Marić. We discussed how choices a writer makes in the narration of a text can affect the experience of the reader, …
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Date weekend discussions about forgiveness and apologies, different generations, and preparing for Lent with Total Consecration.By Greg
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ADV #513: Making Sense of Generational Differences
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We had a date weekend and discussed forgiveness, apologies, and how different generations regard relationships, work, and religion. Plus, preparing for Lent with Total Consecration and the benefits of fasting. EPISODE 513 SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full video here🎓 Join School of Mary for Free!🙏🏻 Free Rosary, audio Rosaries, and more😄 Support R…
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Writing Dreams, Mentorship, and the Role of the Critic
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You can read this episode’s transcript at https://iwp.uiowa.edu/page/say-the-world-podcast-transcript-episode-two-with-mansoura-ez-eldin. For more information about our Between the Lines summer camp, go to bit.ly/btl24. Today’s guest is Mansoura Ez-Eldin. We discussed writing about dreams and other unreal things, Ez-Eldin’s career and the impact of…
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Explore how saints overcame Church crises with Alec Torres, author of Persecuted from Within: How the Saints Endured Crises in the Church.By Greg
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Explore how saints overcame Church crises with Alec Torres, author of 'Persecuted from Within.' GUEST LINKS Alec's Website Alec's Business Persecuted from Within Book EPISODE SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full video here🎓 Join School of Mary for Free!🙏🏻 Free Rosary, audio Rosaries, and more😄 Support Rosary Army📺 Full Episodes🍎 Listen on Apple (and…
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A scammer attacked our bank account. How we responded made all the difference. We talk about ways you can learn from our mistakes.By Greg
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A scammer attacked our bank account. How we responded made all the difference. We talk about ways you can learn from our mistakes. EPISODE 511 SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full video here🎓 Join School of Mary for Free!🙏🏻 Free Rosary, audio Rosaries, and more😄 Support Rosary Army📺 Full Episodes🍎 Listen on Apple (and leave a review!)🔊 Listen on Spo…
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You can read this episode's transcript at iwp.uiowa.edu/page/say-the-world-transcript-episode-1-translating-ourselves-and-each-other. Today’s guest is Japanese poet and 2023 Fall Residency writer Yasuhiro Yotsumoto. We discussed Yotsumoto's time in the U.S., his retreat from and return to writing poetry, his relationship to translation, the lonelin…
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One of us is a cradle Catholic. One of us converted. Both had journeys to embrace the faith. But we had to ask WHY should we be Catholic?By Greg
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One of us is a cradle Catholic. One of us converted. But both of us had a journey to embracing the faith where we had to figure out WHY should we be Catholic? EPISODE 510 SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full video here🎓 Join School of Mary for Free!🙏🏻 Free Rosary, audio Rosaries, and more😄 Support Rosary Army📺 Full Episodes🍎 Listen on Apple (and lea…
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ADV #509: Overcoming PTSD and Anxiety with God's Help
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Dr. Gerry Crete joins us to discuss "Litanies of the Heart: Relieving Post-Traumatic Stress and Calming Anxiety through Healing Our Parts."By Greg
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Dr. Gerry Crete joins us to discuss his all-new book, "Litanies of the Heart: Relieving Post-Traumatic Stress and Calming Anxiety through Healing Our Parts." GUEST LINKSLitanies of the Heart [Book] Dr. Crete's Website Free Litanies Download EPISODE SHOW NOTES & LINKS 🎥 Watch the full video here🎓 Join School of Mary for Free!🙏🏻 Free Rosary, audio Ro…
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Introducing Say the World: An International Writing Podcast
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You can read this episode's transcript at https://iwp.uiowa.edu/page/podcast-transcript-episode-zero-introducing-say-the-world-an-international-writing-podcast. Say the World: an International Writing Podcast is made by the International Writing Program. The hosts are IWP Director Christopher Merrill, most recently the author of ON THE ROAD TO LVIV…
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