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Fuse 8 n' Kate

Betsy Bird and Kate Ramsey

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Two sisters, one in L.A. and one in NYC, both move to the Chicago area and start a podcast. The premise? Picture books and are they really that great? Join Kate and Fuse 8 (Betsy Bird) as they track down a picture book "classic" each episode and try to determine if it deserves to remain in the canon of children's literature. Profile image by Andrea Tsurumi
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The Smart Beech

Kate Lawrence

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Join host Kate Lawrence on a journey of self-discovery and exploration, as she delves into various topics with spiritual deep dives, expert interviews, and candid discussions on topics ranging from spirituality, human energetics, conscious parenting, the natural world and all of the magic that connects us in this human experience.
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Allegedly Astrology

Dana DeFranco, Elyse Carlucci, Sarah Dembkowski

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True crime, scandals, and celebrity gossip meet astrology when three friends discuss the transits that have influenced some of the biggest moments throughout history and pop culture. In this weekly comedy podcast, your hosts Astrologer Dana DeFranco, Elyse Carlucci, and Sarah Dembkowski cover the charts behind everything from the Free Britney Movement, to JonBenet Ramsey, to the Salem Witch Trials. Whether you’re a beginner learning astrology basics or an advanced astro nerd, you’ll have som ...
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Major League Eventing (MLE) is an independent marketing and promotional organization dedicated to creating an international platform for the exciting sport of eventing and providing eventers with increased exposure to fans and sponsors. With this goal in mind, the MLE podcast hosts eventing professionals from various sectors and levels of the sport in engaging conversations aimed at entertaining existing fans and cultivating new supporters for the greatest sport on four legs.
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Find out what happens when cross-generational friends - with very different tastes - recommend movies to each other, discuss, and try to see eye to eye (if they're lucky). Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/madeyouwatch/support
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Enter the world of Pinch of Nom; the kitchen that welcomes everyone. Pinch of Nom chefs Kay and Kate are best known for their record-breaking and best-selling recipe books, featuring delicious dishes with a creative, healthy twist. Each week, Kay and Kate invite celebrity guests to challenge them to rustle up a special meal in their kitchen using a ‘magic’ ingredient. At “PON HQ” the Pinch of Nom team spend their days talking and thinking about all things food! In this podcast, they’ll be ch ...
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Building a Firm Foundation for Life in Fitness, Food, and Finance I believe in building a strong foundation for life through functional fitness, farm-fresh nutrition, and sound financial practices. Join us in creating a healthy and resilient future! We are Happy, humble, helpful people that want to be healthy and fit now, as well as in their 90's. I talk about how to live that good life now and later with heavy slant towards fitness, nutrition, mindset and goals. I will even get into raising ...
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Karen and Robby talk 2024 Paris Olympics with who better than 7 time Olympian, Phillip Dutton at his beautiful farm True Prospect! Hear Phillip's thoughts on the different teams and who he thinks will be the individual "dark horse". He also talks about what it's like in the Olympic Village as well as marching in the Opening Ceremonies. We wish ever…
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32 at home workouts https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_dh9Ir5RAgG4echvHtjAa6EIwSSVIe1A94QZUNSZ_mU/edit?usp=sharing Fitness in 100 Words "Eat meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that will support exercise but not body fat. Practice and train major lifts: deadlift, clean, squat, presses…
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THEY NOT LIKE US. (Because they’re two male rappers in completely different income brackets than we are.) This episode, we’re breaking down the astrology of the Drake and Kendrick feud. We discuss how they’re both emo water sign boys, the amount of Pisces in each of their charts, how Kendrick had the upper hand with his Gemini Sun and Venus, are ag…
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While Betsy often prefers to hand Kate children's picture books to consider that are chock full of details, at a certain point she is forced to come up with books that contain none of that. And you cannot get much more basic than Little Blue and Little Yellow here. Your heroes are essentially paint swatches, after all. In the course of our conversa…
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Karen and Robby get to know 2024 Olympic Team Member for Switzerland, Nadja Minder. During the interview, Nadja was just on the road leaving CHIO Aachen in Germany. Nadja is only 24 years old and has already accomplished so much and is heading to her first of many (we are sure of it) Olympic Games. Find out what all she has going on in Switzerland …
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On this podcast you will receive actionable tips on Building a Firm Foundation for Life in Fitness, Food, Finance I believe in building a firm foundation for life through functional fitness, farm-fresh nutrition, and sound financial practices. Join us in creating a healthy and resilient future! We are happy, humble, helpful people that want to be h…
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WE INTERRUPT OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED SEASON 7 CONTENT TO BRING YOU A LITTLE TASTE OF THE ALLEGEDLY ASTROLOGY PATREON. In this unlocked Patreon Exclusive episode, we break down the astrology around the biggest political scandal in United States history: Watergate. We talk about how Nixon’s Aquarius Moon really added to his distrust of those around h…
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Kooky that we haven't done this one yet? You betcha. It's well known nationwide, been turned into lots of stage plays, and is generally a book that should be right up our alley. In the pantheon of heroic librarian books, where does this particular book fall out? We discuss the correct length of dinosaur teeth, sensible shoes, and how the HECK the a…
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Karen and Robby get to know 4* Eventer, Briggs Surratt. Not only is Briggs the rider of the 14.2 hand super pony Corture, he's also a man of many other talents. He has learned the art of Physio Therapy from good friend Dougie Hannum, he collects and restores old saddles, collector of bits and is an avid gardner. Briggs also talks about his vacation…
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On this podcast you will receive actionable tips on Building a Firm Foundation for Life in Fitness, Food, Finance I believe in building a firm foundation for life through functional fitness, farm-fresh nutrition, and sound financial practices. Join us in creating a healthy and resilient future! We are happy, humble, helpful people that want to be h…
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UNFORTUNATELY, HE IS DEFINITELY NOT BRINGING SEXY BACK. This episode, we’re discussing the astrology of former boy band heartthrob Justin Timberlake. We talk his Big Three, the transits going on when NSYNC’S debut album was released, the Super Bowl controversy, Britney’s memoir, his DWI and more! Sign up for the Allegedly Astrology Patreon! For jus…
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The American Library Association's Annual Conference for 2024 may be over but here at Fuse 8 n' Kate the party NEVER stops! And we can back that statement up by pointing out that this latest episode was actually recorded AT the conference. And not only that, it was recorded WITH a special guest star! Turns out, conferences are a great way to connec…
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Karen and Robby get to know Young Rider, Paige Ramsey. This week Paige is gearing up to compete at the 2024 Young Rider Championships at the Maryland International at Loch Moy. Paige will be representing Area 2 on the CCI2* Team. Paige talks about her journey to get there and her plans of going to UVA in August. We wish Paige, her teammates and eve…
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We are pleased to announce that with its 2002 publication date we are finally able to celebrate the upcoming Independence Day with a book that Betsy has been sitting on for years. It can be exceedingly hard to find books for this particular holiday. Even better, this consideration of this book marks the very first time the podcast has ever done a J…
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On this podcast you will receive actionable tips on Building a Firm Foundation for Life in Fitness, Food, Finance I believe in building a firm foundation for life through functional fitness, farm-fresh nutrition, and sound financial practices. Join us in creating a healthy and resilient future! We are happy, humble, helpful people that want to be h…
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KARMA’S A…WELL, YOU KNOW. This episode, we’re breaking down the astrology of child star turned KISS makeup maven JoJo Siwa. We discuss her Taurus Sun, Cap Moon, Aries Rising big three, indications of wealth in her chart, what was going on when Karma debuted, and more! Sign up for the Allegedly Astrology Patreon! For just $5 a month, you'll get bonu…
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On this podcast you will receive actionable tips on Building a Firm Foundation for Life in Fitness, Food, Finance I believe in building a firm foundation for life through functional fitness, farm-fresh nutrition, and sound financial practices. Join us in creating a healthy and resilient future! We are happy, humble, helpful people that want to be h…
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HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS. This episode, we’re joined by the amazing Astrologer Lauren Ash to discuss the Saturn Returns of Timothée Chalamet, Megan Thee Stallion, and Sophie Turner. We also discuss what Saturn Returns are, the lessons we learned during each of ours, and more! ABOUT LAUREN Lauren Ash is an astrologer, writer, media personality, and mys…
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Betsy's logic behind this week's choice is that it is hot outside right now, so why not do a picture book featuring nudity? Now we currently live in a country where so much as a bare butted goblin picture book can get banned by Moms for Liberty at the drop of a hat. May as well go all in and do a book that unapologetically doesn't care about such p…
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Karen and Robby welcome back Mia Farley! Mia was on the MLE podcast almost 2 years ago to the day but this time she comes on as not just a 5* rider BUT as a 5* rider that has gone cross country double clear at Maryland and Kentucky. Mia is now living and training out of a farm in Kentucky and has made the announcement that she plans on taking Phelp…
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On this podcast you will receive actionable tips on Building a Firm Foundation for Life in Fitness, Food, Finance I believe in building a firm foundation for life through functional fitness, farm-fresh nutrition, and sound financial practices. Join us in creating a healthy and resilient future! We are happy, humble, helpful people that want to be h…
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TALK ABOUT THE HEIGHT OF 2000S LUXURY. This episode, we’re talking all about the astrology of the iconic Juicy Couture. We discuss the Jupiter Saturn conjunction in Taurus that was happening when their tracksuit was launched, the brand’s nodal return, its 2020 resurgence and more! Sign up for the Allegedly Astrology Patreon! For just $5 a month, yo…
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Kate's crie de coeur for more blood and guts in children's picture books once again finds its mark. Usually you might associate a book of this sort with titles of a more European bent, but Asch and son are 100% 'merican, baby. With enough weirdness to choke a cat, this one's just so very strange. Not to give anything away but we are exceedingly ple…
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Karen and Robby welcome back Australian Eventer, Kate Chadderton! Kate was episode #33 back in November 2018 and a lot has happened since then. Kate got married, had her daughter Mia and moved to Cochranville, PA where her and her husband bought their farm Durunda Farm. Kate shares some of her fun stories of growing up in Australia and how she is g…
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On this podcast you will receive actionable tips on Building a Firm Foundation for Life in Fitness, Food, Finance I believe in building a firm foundation for life through functional fitness, farm-fresh nutrition, and sound financial practices. Join us in creating a healthy and resilient future! We are happy, humble, helpful people that want to be h…
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A TRUE BAD BOY FOR LIFE IN THE MOST LITERAL WAY POSSIBLE. This episode comes with a trigger warning because we’re breaking down the astrology of Sean Combs aka Puff Daddy aka P. Diddy aka Diddy. We discuss how he doesn’t have a birth time (SAD!), his Scorpio Sun, how eclipses went down both during the raid and the Cassie Case, and more! Sign up for…
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Oh ho! We haven't done a Steven Kellogg re-illustration title since Pinkereton, Behave! back in 2021! This is particularly strange as The Mysterious Tadpole was always, without a doubt, a favorite Kellogg picture book of Betsy's when she was a child. For various reasons we were never able to discuss it on Fuse 8 n' Kate... until today! We consider …
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Karen and Robby get to know 3* Rider, Megan Loughnane. Megan shares her story of riding with Susie Beale and Kelly Prather and now with Caitlin Silliman. Megan just recently graduated from University of Virginia with a degree in Architectural History all while having her 2 horses with her and competing at the upper levels. Megan was driving to her …
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On this podcast you will receive actionable tips on Building a Firm Foundation for Life in Fitness, Food, Finance I believe in building a firm foundation for life through functional fitness, farm-fresh nutrition, and sound financial practices. Join us in creating a healthy and resilient future! We are happy, humble, helpful people that want to be h…
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WELCOME TO SEASON 7! We’re kicking off an all new season with the astrology behind Gypsy Rose Blanchard. We discuss her Leo Sun, Aquarius Moon, and Libra Rising, how Pluto stationed retrograde the day after she was born, her synastry with her mom Dee Dee and more! Sign up for the Allegedly Astrology Patreon! For just $5 a month, you'll get bonus ch…
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Here in Illinois the cicadas are truly beginning to emerge en masse. As such, Betsy was kind of hoping she might be able to find a book that speaks to this. Alas, Cicada Symphony by Sue Fleiss (illustrated by Gareth Lucas) is just barely a year old. So what's the next best course of action? Locate some other red-eyed creature found in trees, of cou…
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https://www.warriorraces.com/races https://f3nation.com/ https://www.crossfit.com/map/ On this podcast you will receive actionable tips on Building a Firm Foundation for Life in Fitness, Food, Finance I believe in building a firm foundation for life through functional fitness, farm-fresh nutrition, and sound financial practices. Join us in creating…
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Karen and Robby get to know 4* Eventer, Rachel Lawson. Rachel shares her story of growing up never knowing what Eventing was and just wanted to jump and go fast. It wasn't until she was 17 y/o that she saw a magazine with Karen O'Connor with Theodore O'Connor that she discovered Eventing and knew right there that is what she wanted to do. Rachel no…
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I'd pick: Thrusters Suitcase carry Jogging I'd get rid of: Pistols (one legged squats) Ring Muscle-ups GHD sit-ups On this podcast you will receive actionable tips on Building a Firm Foundation for Life in Fitness, Food, Finance I believe in building a firm foundation for life through functional fitness, farm-fresh nutrition, and sound financial pr…
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On this podcast you will receive actionable tips on Building a Firm Foundation for Life in Fitness, Food, Finance I believe in building a firm foundation for life through functional fitness, farm-fresh nutrition, and sound financial practices. Join us in creating a healthy and resilient future! We are happy, humble, helpful people that want to be h…
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As mentioned on this podcast episode, Kate and Betsy truly will be in San Diego at the upcoming ALA Annual Conference to record an episode WITH a special secret guest. Many thanks to the very kind Travis Jonker (alumni of Kate's college) for sharing his recording booth with us. Today's book was a Reading Rainbow book back in the day. We detect some…
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Karen and Robby get to know Canadian 4* Eventer, Katie Malensek. Not only does Katie ride at the upper levels and has represented Canada at the Nations Cup in Belgium but she is also a full time veterinarian! Katie and her husband now live at their farm in Florida not far from the beach so he can surf and close to Katie's office. Katie shares her s…
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On this podcast you will receive actionable tips on Building a Firm Foundation for Life in Fitness, Food, Finance I believe in building a firm foundation for life through functional fitness, farm-fresh nutrition, and sound financial practices. Join us in creating a healthy and resilient future! We are happy, humble, helpful people that want to be h…
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Today, we do our second David Wiesner book (after Tuesday). Along the way we discuss the philosophy behind Wiesner's void ("Is this just the space between the stories we tell?") and how this is (spoiler alert) our 200th classic on the podcast! Woohoo!Show Notes:For the full show notes please visit: https://afuse8production.slj.com/2024/05/13/fuse-8…
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Karen and Robby get to know 4* West Coast Eventer Molly Duda. Molly shares her story of getting a late start in riding and how she made it to the 4* in just 5 years! Molly is representing the US for the 2024 European Development Tour all while be a Pre-Med student at UCLA. We wish Molly and her teammates all the best while in Europe. To follow Moll…
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Today we dive right in to a good spring picture book that somehow we've never done before. Even better, a Caldecott Honor title at that! We haven't discussed Janet Stevens since we did Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock a little more than a year ago. Consider this the book that made vertical picture books cool (Mel Fell owes this title a hat tip of t…
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Karen and Robby welcome Irish Advanced Eventer, Michael Nolan. Michael shares his story of growing up in Ireland not wanting to ride horses. He ended up joining Pony Club, showing ponies in the jumpers and then riding steeplechase race horses. Later, he met Robin Walker and came to the US where he eventually met his wife McKena. Michael and McKena …
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Recently LeVar Burton suggested today's picture book on an episode of The Sporkful ("Reheat: LeVar Burton Even Reads Recipes Dramatically") and in spite of the fact that Kate was dead-on about the fact that we should have done this book for a Thanksgiving episode, we're doing it, baby! Enemy Pie was a Reading Rainbow Book back in the day, how does …
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This week on the Major League Eventing Podcast, Karen and Robby sit down and talk about all that MLE has been up to and what to look forward to. We get asked all the time about giving everyone an update and we finally got around to doing it! Stay tuned for an exciting year which will be mentioned....hint - it has to do with Corgis and the Baltimore…
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CF Level 2 manual chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://library.crossfit.com/free/pdf/CFJ_English_L2_TrainingGuide.pdf On this podcast you will receive actionable tips on Building a Firm Foundation for Life in Fitness, Food, Finance I believe in building a firm foundation for life through functional fitness, farm-fresh nutriti…
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"Crime and murder!"Do you want unspeakable violence on the picture book page? Well, folks, Kate sure did. And thanks to the suggestion of listener Rachelle, and her daughter Sarah, Betsy finally had a book that would give her just what she required. Is there blood? There is not, though honestly she got her fill of blood when we talked about King St…
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Karen and Robby get to know 4* Eventer, Alexa Thompson. Alexa shares her story of growing up in Texas and then getting to ride with Mike Huber. Later, Alexa decided to go to University of Kentucky to become a nurse while running a 100 acre farm that her parents bought for her. Alexa talks about how she struggled working nights as an ICU nurse and c…
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using chatGPT to get questions from a live stream podcast and then turning that in to more content On this podcast you will receive actionable tips on Building a Firm Foundation for Life in Fitness, Food, Finance I believe in building a firm foundation for life through functional fitness, farm-fresh nutrition, and sound financial practices. Join us…
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