Our only goal is to not be the worst podcast you've listened to. Like, we know we're not the best - the goal is to not be the worst. Leah Wagner hosts The Leah Ideology Podcast - a total and complete passion project - and has conversations about what makes life tough sometimes. Everything feels hard these days, this podcast is simply a space to talk about it. Leah's sarcastic and witty sense of humor is a bonus!This is mostly a solo show, but Leah does share interviews every once in a while! ...
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Page Count, presented by the Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library, features interviews with authors, librarians, booksellers, illustrators, publishing professionals, and literary advocates in and from the state of Ohio.
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An awesome podcast about farming, agriculture
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If you need advice on how to find and keep the right talent in the trucking industry, you have made it to the right place! Recruit and Retain: Trucking Edition is all about developing the best practices and methods for finding talent and keeping it in the trucking industry. Turnover can be almost 100% for many companies over the course of a few years which is ASTOUNDING! Yet the demand for employees in the trucking industry remains at an all time high. What is going wrong? Why is it so hard ...
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In the world of YouTube hunters, it's tough to find one who is truly in it for the sport. Listen as I talk with Iowa hunter Jared Mills
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How do you add value to your crops? Listen as I talk with Quint and Leah Pottinger
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Carving a Story with Chiquita Mullins Lee & Carmella Van Vleet
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Chiquita Mullins Lee and Carmella Van Vleet, authors of the picture book You Gotta Meet Mr. Pierce!, discuss the life, art, and significance of Elijah Pierce, a celebrated, self-taught Black folk artist known for his wood carvings. They share how their book grew out of Lee’s play about Elijah Pierce, their collaborative writing process, their exper…
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Would you hire H-2A workers on your farm? Listen as I talk with Catherine Watts
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Ag is a tough business It's important to talk to someone if you're struggling But... it's also to be there to listen as well Listen as I talk with Julie Pierce
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Exploring the Myth of Annie Oakley with Sara Moore Wagner
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Poet Sara Moore Wagner takes listeners on a deep dive into the life and legend of Ohio-born sharpshooter Annie Oakley. As the subject of Wagner’s latest poetry collection, LADY WING SHOT, Oakley appears as an allegorical figure whose stories are built on both fact and fiction—a woman irrevocably connected to the myth of the American West, the cult …
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Do you ever wish there was someone that could help you sell your ag products direct? What about a gal from Scotland who married a guy from Australia, both with no farm background, that start a ranch in Canada
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Why do farmers/ranchers need to convince the general public that American meat is safe? Listen as I talk with David Hayden
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What do ghosts, unicorns, The New Yorker, and wild wallpaper patterns have in common? James Thurber, of course. Laura and Don take Page Count on the road to give listeners an audio tour of the Thurber House in Columbus, where Leah Wharton, operations director, and Steve Andersson, a docent and educator, shed light on the life and work of the Americ…
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This is the funniest man in agriculture.... Listen as I talk with Tim the Dairy Farmer
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Imagine losing your Mom at 17 Then pouring your heart into taking over her family's farm Then, out of nowhere having your Great Uncle tell you... get the farm ready for a sale
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At the Sewanee Writers’ Conference with Leah Stewart
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It’s summertime, and writers, you know what that means: it’s conference season! To celebrate, we’re speaking with Leah Stewart, the director of the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, one of the best and most prestigious writing workshops in the country. Stewart shares how the conference works, the changes she’s made since taking the reins as director, ti…
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Dr. Bob Delmore is a professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at Colorado State University Listen as he talks about his students help make meat sticks for needy children
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422 Steve Pitstick, Quentin Connealy, Don Bierman MyAgData
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How's your crops look? Have you reported your acres yet? Listen as I talk with Steve Pitstick, Quentin Connealy, and Don Bierman from MyAgData
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The Center for the Book Is a State of Mind
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Straight from “the mothership of all libraries,” Guy Lamolinara, head of the Library of Congress Center for the Book, joins Laura and Don to discuss how his career evolved from aspiring dentist to journalist to thirty-four-year veteran of the Library of Congress, his formative years in Cleveland, the network of Center for the Book state affiliates,…
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Here's a story of a young lady that has an incredibly supportive father, who helped her rent her first farm at 14. I'm sure this is commonplace... Have a listen as I talk with Minnisota farmer Elsie RisacherBy SharkFarmer
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Writer’s Digest Editor-in-Chief Amy Jones opens the magazine’s archives to take us back to a time when typewriters were king, paying markets for short stories abounded, and song sharks lurked in the literary waters. Tune in to learn what has changed in the last 100 years for writers—and what hasn’t. (Spoiler: Rejection is a constant. Typewriters an…
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419 Brian Clarke September 11th Attack Survivor
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Imagine being in the World Trade Center during the attacks of September 11th... imagine the plane hitting your floor. Listen to the incredible story of Brian ClarkeBy SharkFarmer
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Have a listen to how Mark Kannmacher was able to go from an Industrial Arts teacher to the turkey king of Clark County
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Hemingway called her his favorite novelist. Gore Vidal directed attention back to her work after her death. Even Rory Gilmore was spotted reading her novels in Gilmore Girls. Who was Dawn Powell, and why isn't her work more widely known? Dr. Jennifer Swartz-Levine, Professor of English and Dean of the School of Arts, Education, Humanities, and Soci…
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Have a listen as I talk with deep Southern Illinois Farmer Brandy Renshaw. She recounts what it was like growing up, on a farm, with a mother suffering from paranoid schizophrenia
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This is just a great interview with a crazy entrepreneur farmer Listen as I talk with New York Farmer Joe Silar
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Page Count Live with Hanif Abdurraqib & Jacqueline Woodson
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In a special episode recorded before a live audience at the 2024 Ohioana Book Festival, Jacqueline Woodson and Hanif Abdurraqib discuss their latest books, their artistic influences, how they define “making it” as a writer, what it was like to win the MacArthur Fellowship, how they navigate their public roles as authors, how libraries impacted thei…
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Has social media helped the "average farmer" get an audience? It has completely changed the music world. Listen as I talk with Mary Kutter an independent artist that just hit #5 on the ITunes country chart
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What would you do if you had a one million gallon slurry tank on your farm that wasn't being used? swimming pool... Listen as I talk with Leeza and Cody Kostka, first generation beef farmers from Wisconsin
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Page Count’s third season kicks off on May 21! Listen to snippets from just a few of our upcoming episodes featuring the following authors and experts: Amy Jones, Editor-in-Chief of Writer’ Digest, dips into the magazine’s archives to consider what has changed in the literary world—and what hasn’t—in the last 100 years. Jacqueline Woodson and Hanif…
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Has hot tempers ever affected your farm or ranch??? How do you deal with it? Listen as I talk with Missouri Farmer Todd Hays about his farm and how they don't blow their top.
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You may know him as a TV host, but I think he's the funniest guy in agriculture. Listen as I talk with Avery Davidson
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Laura and Don celebrate Page Count’s second anniversary by sharing some of their favorite episodes along with a few fun facts. For example, did you know that this is the sixtieth Page Count episode? Or that cotton is the traditional gift for second anniversaries? Or that Laura is only in this for the fame and glory? Finally, Don and Laura offer a q…
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