Best Jason Valcourt Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 18: Thank You, Cancer 21:21

3h ago21:21

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Send us a Text Message. Jeff’s bearded son-in-law talks about his grandmother who died of cancer. Jeff recounts his life’s regrets. Based on the audiobook LIVING: Inspiration from a Father with Cancer by Jeff Stewart. www.audible.com/pd/Living-Audiobook/B0CNQNJ9NG “Insider advice for anyone facing a cancer diagnosis.” —NPR “A moving message-in-a-bo…

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Episode 17: Beam On 19:23

10d ago19:23

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Send us a Text Message. Jeff starts radiation treatment. His energy fades. Based on the audiobook LIVING: Inspiration from a Father with Cancer by Jeff Stewart. www.audible.com/pd/Living-Audiobook/B0CNQNJ9NG “Insider advice for anyone facing a cancer diagnosis.” —NPR “A moving message-in-a-bottle from a great Jeopardy! champion.” —Ken Jennings “War…

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Episode 16: Doc Nukem 26:08

2d ago26:08

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Send us a Text Message. Jeff meets his radiation oncologist. He’s fitted for a “body bag” and given “prison tattoos.” Jeff worries about how his possible death will affect his seven kids. Based on the audiobook LIVING: Inspiration from a Father with Cancer by Jeff Stewart. www.audible.com/pd/Living-Audiobook/B0CNQNJ9NG “Insider advice for anyone fa…

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Episode 15: Hold Your Breath 32:31

9d ago32:31

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Send us a Text Message. Jeff has his first CT scan after chemo. Waiting is torture. Welcome to “scanxiety.” Based on the audiobook LIVING: Inspiration from a Father with Cancer by Jeff Stewart. www.audible.com/pd/Living-Audiobook/B0CNQNJ9NG “Insider advice for anyone facing a cancer diagnosis.” —NPR “A moving message-in-a-bottle from a great Jeopar…

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Episode 14: ¡Viva la Revolución! 34:26

1M ago34:26

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Send us a Text Message. A patient tries to lead a revolt against the cancer center’s Discharge desk. A better diet won’t help Jeff survive cancer. Breaking Bad jokes are made. Based on the audiobook LIVING: Inspiration from a Father with Cancer by Jeff Stewart. www.audible.com/pd/Living-Audiobook/B0CNQNJ9NG “Insider advice for anyone facing a cance…

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Episode 13: That’s Enough 17:50

25d ago17:50

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Send us a Text Message. Jeff takes his last chemotherapy for the year. He and his family spend the holidays sightseeing in France. He in the hotel when the post-chemo fatigue sets in. He downloads papers to learn what more he can about his cancer. Based on the audiobook LIVING: Inspiration from a Father with Cancer by Jeff Stewart. www.audible.com/…

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Episode 12: Not Even Pretending to Fight 25:51

1M ago25:51

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Send us a Text Message. Jeff takes issue with “fight cancer” language. Chemotherapy day at the hospital is like The Cheesecake Factory. Jeff grapples with living on through his kids. Based on the audiobook LIVING: Inspiration from a Father with Cancer by Jeff Stewart. www.audible.com/pd/Living-Audiobook/B0CNQNJ9NG “Insider advice for anyone facing …

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Episode 11: Chemobrain 20:26

1M ago20:26

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Send us a Text Message. Chemobrain starts to make it harder for Jeff to think. Antivaxxers suggest his cancer is caused by the Covid vaccine. Jeff fights misinformation. Based on the audiobook LIVING: Inspiration from a Father with Cancer by Jeff Stewart. www.audible.com/pd/Living-Audiobook/B0CNQNJ9NG “Insider advice for anyone facing a cancer diag…

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Episode 10: How to Win Thanksgiving 30:33

2M ago30:33

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Send us a Text Message. Happy Thanksgiving! Cancer makes Thanksgiving happier . . . and sadder. Jeff begins work in biotech financing. Based on the audiobook LIVING: Inspiration from a Father with Cancer by Jeff Stewart. www.audible.com/pd/Living-Audiobook/B0CNQNJ9NG “Insider advice for anyone facing a cancer diagnosis.” —NPR “A moving message-in-a…

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Episode 9: Zap! Ow! 18:54

2M ago18:54

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Send us a Text Message. Jeff gets bad genetic news. His tumor has a mutation that makes it more lethal. Chemotherapy makes touching cold shock him as though he's being tased. Zap! Ow! Based on the audiobook LIVING: Inspiration from a Father with Cancer by Jeff Stewart. www.audible.com/pd/Living-Audiobook/B0CNQNJ9NG “Insider advice for anyone facing…

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Episode 8: Yeah, I Cried 32:27

2M ago32:27

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Send us a Text Message. Jeff is warned by his nurse not to walk around with hazardous chemotherapy pills loose in his jeans pocket. Who knew? Alternative therapy pushers falsely promise 100% cure rates for cancer. This episode was excerpted by NPR's science blog and appeared as "Facing cancer? Here's when to consider experimental therapies, and whe…

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Episode 7: So That's What Chemo Is Like 20:14

3M ago20:14

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Send us a Text Message. Jeff starts chemotherapy. It’s not fun. But it’s also not give-me-weed-now bad. Based on the audiobook LIVING: Inspiration from a Father with Cancer by Jeff Stewart. www.audible.com/pd/Living-Audiobook/B0CNQNJ9NG “Insider advice for anyone facing a cancer diagnosis.” —NPR “A moving message-in-a-bottle from a great Jeopardy! …

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Episode 6: Kind of a Gut Punch 21:14

3M ago21:14

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Send us a Text Message. Jeff meets his oncologist, Dr. Hope. Chemotherapy shows up on his front porch. He gets second on the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions and is kicked out of Princeton. Based on the audiobook LIVING: Inspiration from a Father with Cancer by Jeff Stewart. www.audible.com/pd/Living-Audiobook/B0CNQNJ9NG “Insider advice for anyone…

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Episode 5: Not Cancer on Easy Mode 20:05

3M ago20:05

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Send us a Text Message. Jeff learns his "curable" cancer isn't cured. Pathology is back. He actually has a deadly gastric cancer. Based on the audiobook LIVING: Inspiration from a Father with Cancer by Jeff Stewart. www.audible.com/pd/Living-Audiobook/B0CNQNJ9NG “Insider advice for anyone facing a cancer diagnosis.” —NPR “A moving message-in-a-bott…

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Episode 4: $25,000 and a Car 24:24

3M ago24:24

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Send us a Text Message. Jeff returns home from tumor surgery and wins big on Jeopardy! Based on the audiobook LIVING: Inspiration from a Father with Cancer by Jeff Stewart. www.audible.com/pd/Living-Audiobook/B0CNQNJ9NG “Insider advice for anyone facing a cancer diagnosis.” —NPR “A moving message-in-a-bottle from a great Jeopardy! champion.” —Ken J…

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Episode 3: Minus the Tumor 20:48

4M ago20:48

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Send us a Text Message. Jeff's bearded son-in-law interviews Jeff about his childhood in case he dies from his cancer. Jeff has his first surgery. Based on the audiobook LIVING: Inspiration from a Father with Cancer by Jeff Stewart. www.audible.com/pd/Living-Audiobook/B0CNQNJ9NG “Insider advice for anyone facing a cancer diagnosis.” —NPR “A moving …

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Episode 2: A Surgeon for Each Tumor 15:22

4M ago15:22

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Send us a Text Message. Jeff has two surgeons--one for each tumor. Based on the audiobook LIVING: Inspiration from a Father with Cancer by Jeff Stewart. www.audible.com/pd/Living-Audiobook/B0CNQNJ9NG “Insider advice for anyone facing a cancer diagnosis.” —NPR “A moving message-in-a-bottle from a great Jeopardy! champion.” —Ken Jennings “Warm and wi…

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Episode 1: A Good Way to Get Bad News 10:17

4M ago10:17

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Send us a Text Message. Jeff tries to donate his kidney and can't when the transplant team discovers two tumors. Based on the audiobook LIVING: Inspiration from a Father with Cancer by Jeff Stewart. www.audible.com/pd/Living-Audiobook/B0CNQNJ9NG “Insider advice for anyone facing a cancer diagnosis.” —NPR “A moving message-in-a-bottle from a great J…

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SEASON 7: Ep1: Voices of The Winter Conference 35:20

5M ago35:20

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This episode is a culmination of voices and stories of our NOFA community members that visited the in person Winter Conferences. For those of you who don’t already know, most of the NOFA state chapters host an annual Winter Conference. Some are jam packed single days, others are weekend long intensives, and others have been held in a more virtual o…

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Season 6 Ep. 2 Closing the Mushroom Production Loop 34:37

9M ago34:37

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Closing the Mushroom Production Loop: Evaluating Soil Microbe Changes Following Field Application of Compost Inoculated with Spent Mushroom Substrate with host, Tony Kennette, Ruben Parilla Soil Tech Coordinator and Education Dir NOFA MASS and Elizabeth Almeida of Fat Moon Farm. In this episode we discuss the use of compost inocullated with "spent"…

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Season 6 Ep. 1 Grass-Fed Cattle Are Solving Problems 53:15

1y ago53:15

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In this episode I am joined by Central Massachusetts cattle farmer, Ridge Shinn to discuss the amazing possibilities that good management of cattle can have on soils and land as a whole. Ridge Shinn is the founder of Big Picture Beef in Hardwick Mass. Big Picture Beef is an aggregator of grass-fed cattle and an educational resource for cattle farme…

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Season 5 Ep. 11 Clover As Living Mulch 1:04:28

1+ y ago1:04:28

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In this episode I am joined by my colleague Ruben Parilla our NOFA/Mass Soil Tech Coordinator and together we interview Lincoln Fishman of Sawyer Farm in Worthington, MA. Lincoln is presenting at our upcoming NOFA/Mass Winter Conference happening the weekend of January 14th & 15th, 2022. Lincoln Fishman is co-owner/operator of Sawyer Farm. In 2010 …

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Season 5 Ep. 9 Farming for Biodiversity 1:05:45

1+ y ago1:05:45

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In this episode I interview Mary Sage Napolitan and Evan Abramson about their collaborative work on re-establishing ecologically diverse landscape to the properties of Island Grown Initiative in the town of Vineyard Haven on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. Mary Sage and Evan are presenting their work on this project at our upcoming NOFA/Mass Winte…

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Season 5 Ep. 9 Winter Cover Crop Killing Strategies 28:27

2y ago28:27

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NOFA/Mass Winter Conference Highlight - When and How To Kill (Winter) Cover Crops With Arthur Siller In this episode we’re drawing another highlight from our annual NOFA/Mass Winter Conference that happened remotely in January 2022. We join University of Massachusetts at Amherst PhD student Arthur Siller as he outlines four different cover crop kil…

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Season 5 Ep. 8 Bioremediation Project Update 36:47

2y ago36:47

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In this episode I interview my colleague Andrew Laurion to discuss the bioremediation project underway in Springfield, MA. We talk about the changes in the soil, the properties and the community now that this project has been underway for two years. Andrew Laurion is the Bioremediation Project Coordinator for NOFA/Mass and the Youth Program Coordin…

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Season 5 Ep. 7 Microscopy of Soil and Compost 42:40

2y ago42:40

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In this episode I am joined by two of my NOFA colleagues Monique Bosch from our CT NOFA chapter as well as Ruben Parilla of NOFA/Mass and they introduce us to the world of microscopy. We discuss the advantages of looking at your soil and compost under the microscope to determine the state of affairs and influence your soil management strategies. Mo…

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Season 5 Ep. 6 Assessing Soil Health at Assawaga Farm 38:48

2+ y ago38:48

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In this episode I am joined again by our NOFA/Mass Soil Tech Coordinator, Ruben Parilla. We interview Yoko Takemura of Assawaga Farm in Putnam, CT. This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program…

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Season 5 Ep. 5 Compaction Mitigation Strategies 34:08

2+ y ago34:08

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In this episode I am joined again by my NOFA/Mass colleague, Soil Health Projects Manager, Christine Manuck. We interview Meryl Latronica, Director of Farm Operations at Just Roots in Greenfield, MA. We continue our conversations with farmers working within our Compaction Mitigation grant as a collaboration with an MDAR 2020 Specialty Crop Block Gr…

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Season 5 Ep. 4 IMOs and Mulch 27:30

2+ y ago27:30

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In this episode we’re drawing more highlights from our annual NOFA/Mass Winter Conference that happened remotely in January 2022. First we join Natural Farmer, Marco Thomas for an introduction to the Natural Farming technique of collecting of Indigenous Micro Organisms (IMOs). Then, we join Richard Robinson of Hopestill Farm for a deep dive into mu…

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Season 5 Ep. 3 Invasive Jumping Worms 51:13

2+ y ago51:13

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In this episode I am joined by our NOFA/Mass Soil Tech Coordinator, Ruben Parilla. We interview soil scientist, Dr. Justin Richardson, from University of Massachusetts Amherst, about the state of the invasive Jumping Worm in the Northeast. Dr. Justin Richardson is an Assistant Professor of Geosciences at UMass Amherst working in the field of Biogeo…

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Season 5 Ep. 2 Seed Sovereignty Means Land Sovereignty 30:38

2+ y ago30:38

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NOFA/Mass Winter Conference Highlight - Seed Sovereignty Means Land Sovereignty In this episode we’re drawing highlights from our Round Table discussion on Seed Sovereignty at this year’s annual NOFA/Mass winter conference. You will hear two inspiring opening statements that preceded the discussion from Amirah Mitchell and Luke Jeffries. You can fi…

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Season 5 Ep. 1 Tools and Practices of Ocean Farming Kelp 47:19

2+ y ago47:19

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In this episode I’m joined by Suzie Flores of Stonington Kelp to discuss her adventures in farming…the sea. We discuss the tools and practices of ocean farming as an introduction to what it takes to farm on the water, how an entire season of ocean farming progresses and the developing industry that is thriving in East Coast waters. You can learn mo…

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Season 4 Ep. 8 Compaction Mitigation Strategies with Julie Rawson 41:45

2+ y ago41:45

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In this episode I’m joined by my colleague Christine Manuck, who leads our NOFA/Mass Soil Health Program and we interview Julie Rawson, owner of Many Hands Organic Farm in Barre, Massachusetts and formerly the executive director of NOFA/Mass. We discuss a variety of compaction mitigation methods that she employs in her management practices on her f…

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Season 4 Ep. 7 Nutrient Density with Dan Kittredge 46:33

3y ago46:33

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In this episode I interview Dan Kittredge, founder and Executive Director of the Bionutrient Food Association. We discuss both Dan’s and the BFA’s origins, soil health philosophy and practices and the bionutrient meter – a hand-held, non-invasive consumer-priced spectrometer that can be used to get relative nutritional scores off of food at point o…

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Season 4 Ep. 6 Farmer Wellness 47:14

3y ago47:14

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In this episode I sit down with Deb and Ricky to discuss the challenging endeavor of farming and we get into some methods they employ to keep their farming lifestyle vibrant and nourishing. https://seedsofsolidarity.org/ https://makinglovewhilefarming.org/ https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCardboardMethod…

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