The stage is dark, but the conversation is just beginning. Welcome to Utah Symphony | Utah Opera's Ghost Light podcast, a behind the curtain look into the world of classical music and opera and the artists who make it. Hosted by Jeff Counts and Carol Anderson. Produced and edited by Robert Bedont.
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A Celebration of the Ohio Light Opera, The Resident Professional Company of the College of Wooster
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Join the fight against alien invasions. Resist near-future conspiracies. Explore alternate history. Get lost light-years from home in far-future space opera... and so much more. John Mierau's 'Serving Worlds' always brings you exciting adventures peopled with strong characters navigating absorbing stories, narrated by the author and other voices. Subscribe to enjoy hundreds of episodes: full novels, mini-series and short stories told across science fiction, slipstream fiction, shared worlds, ...
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Welcome to “Leave the Ghost Light On”. A theater tragedy and paranormal podcast in which each week we tell 2 stories about theatre tragedies, paranormal lore, and superstitions!
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Do you want to know “What About Theater?” Well, this is the place to find the answer. Host Daryl Taylor-Hazel will delve into all things theater. Comedies, dramas and musical theater in all of it’s forms onstage and offstage will be presented along with interviews with fascinating theater personalities. There is no need to wonder. Listen and learn “What About Theater?”.
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Soft Valkyrie
Richard Wagner, David Kanaga (composition and arrangement), Stephen Fry (narrator), Bryan the Mensah (Siegmund), Hailey Clark (Sieglinde), Attila Csihar (Hunding), Mattijs van de Woerd (Wotan), Nadine Secunde (Fricka), Claron McFadden (Brünnhilde)
Can someone whisper Die Walküre in your ear? With opera, you do not think of whispers or sighs but of strong classical voices in grand, spectacular set pieces. But the composer and game designer David Kanaga has turned Richard Wagner’s famous opera into a podcast. In Die Walküre, the second part of Wagner’s Ring des Nibelungen, the supreme god Wotan punishes his daughter Brünnhilde for not following his orders. He makes her mortal and locks her up in a mountain surrounded by fire. While clos ...
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Bringing classical music and opera to the people!
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Have you ever wanted to sit down with a Central City Opera singer, director, conductor, or production staff member and get to know them (and what they do) a little better? You’re in luck - our podcasts feature interviews with artists and others involved in our operas this season, plus insights from local experts on the Festival offerings. Find out more about the fascinating people who make the magic happen on the Central City Opera House stage.
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Welcome to Dragons & Spaceships, your ultimate guide to the best books in sci-fi and fantasy! Whether you're into the latest releases or timeless classics, we've got you covered. Our mission is to promote reading and the exploration of new imaginary worlds, diving into all sub-genres from action and suspense to mystery and romance. Join our host Brandi Nelsen as we authentically share our love for these genres, have fun, and share the hottest books out. Whether you're a hardcore D&D fan or j ...
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The Europeans is a fresh and entertaining weekly podcast about European politics and culture, recorded each week between Paris and Amsterdam with fascinating guests joining from across Europe. This multiple award-winning podcast fills you in on the major European politics stories and other European news of the week, as well as fun and quirky nuggets that have been missed by most media outlets. Hosted by Katy Lee, a journalist based in Paris, and Dominic Kraemer, an opera singer in Amsterdam, ...
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From a deathbed tape to a witness in protection, Buried is the award-winning true-crime series digging into some of the most disturbing environmental stories in history. "It's buried isn't it? But it's coming back." The haunting words of a witness who claimed he'd discovered a toxic chemical secret half a century ago that would affect us all. In this thrilling new investigation, Buried: The Last Witness, Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor team up with the film star Michael Sheen, who recorded the wit ...
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“Music Talkshow” is a musicology dissemination show by our local University of Oslo early career music and sound researchers – PhD’s and postdocs. How do we communicate our research to the “outside” world? How do we maintain our relevance to society as academics? People who write about music, but not the music itself? In other words, how does our work relate to the real world, and how does the real-world manifests in our work? In this show, we tackle these unanswerable questions with a light ...
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A series of weekly programmes in which a studio guest talks about their life & work and selects three pieces of music.
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Join Ariella Vaccarino, mother of 5 , opera singer, voice/piano teacher, and entrepreneur in the discussion for mommies bursting with their own talents. Discuss the complicated life balance that comes with being a mother and an artist, or brain... With a bit of humour, interviews, exhaustion and empathy, join The Talented Magical mommies club as we work together to find a way to let our individual light shine while being a loving parent.
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Meet those who are shaping the Arts in the Platte River area and beyond! Also join us on social media and our website: https://www.platteriverbard.com.
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Arwen Season IV-The Water planet is part one of a four part adventure that will stretch across the vastness of space and time. An exciting follow up to the Gyssyc trilogy, The Water Planet sets in motion events that will change the Arwen, her crew, Earth and the entire United Planets of the Corps forever. After three years of searching Professor Ricter believes he’s found the planet that will help save Ulliam from plummeting into its sun. It comes in the form of an unknown planet over 2,000 ...
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Hear the interview of the week from the Music Show, where composer Andrew Ford entertains and informs a wide audience each week, providing two hours of essential listening from the world of music.
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Hosted by supermodel and chronic pain advocate Jean Campbell, I'm Fine aims to redefine the narrative of pain in a culture where "I'm fine" often masks the reality of living with pain. By sharing personal stories, mind-body techniques, and practical solutions, the podcast seeks to help listeners move beyond pain and discover possibilities, positivity, and productivity.
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Join Julia during this "entr'acte" and get to know her colleagues! You'll get to hear a snippet about everyone's musical journeys, what it’s like to be a classical musician, how everyone is faring during this pandemic, as well as some audition hacks and advice. Most importantly though, you'll get to know the musicians as people through the light-hearted conversations over coffee! Please like, subscribe, and review to support! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/juli ...
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Find us on YouTube at: Classical Music Discoveries - YouTube
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Unlikely. Unscripted. Unabashed. "Talk Time with Reid Moriarty" is a series of 7-minute interviews with people Reid finds interesting, and you might too! Don’t let his autism diagnosis fool you. Reid is a charismatic, innate emcee whose direct, comedic style strikes a chord of human interest. Tune in to more than 70 podcasts with the likes of Temple Grandin, Murray of Sesame Street, and Andy Grammer who said "yes" to an unlikely conversation.
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Catch up on the local headlines of the day with the "KUOW Newsroom" podcast. One podcast feed, all the great local reporting you expect from KUOW and NPR. Headline summaries posted every weekday around 5 p.m. Special features and interviews posted throughout the day. We're trying out some new formats on this feed. Let us know what you think at newsroom@kuow.org.
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Lighting Designers James Farncombe and Bruno Poet host conversations about the complex and sometimes messy business of making theatre. With guests from all aspects of production, from directors and designers to actors, stage managers, technicians, builders and producers, the aim is to create a broader awareness of all things involved in bringing a show to the stage.
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Laura Heywood Interviews airs LIVE Mondays and Wednesday from Noon-1PM Eastern. Following one week of exclusive on-demand access for subscribers, each episode will be available as a free Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and everywhere else podcasts are found. Laura Heywood Interviews embodies Laura’s signature intersection of contagious enthusiasm and deep research. The launch marks ten years since the first tweet Laura posted as her formerly anonymous online alter-ego, @BroadwayGirlNYC ...
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Comedian Peter Brush and yoga teacher Kayla McCormack chat over a hot drink about meditation, yoga, mindfulness, happiness, philosophy, anatomy, how to live a well balanced life, and other stuff like that. We're currently on hiatus and may or may not be back, but all episodes are still up. They're generally not topical and still should provide good contemporary listening so please don't hesitate to dive in! You can start from the beginning, the end, or wherever sounds interesting. If you exp ...
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Episode 9.2 - Sondheim's Sweeney Todd Prelude
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Jeff Counts and Carol Anderson share background and behind-the-scenes information about the upcoming Utah Opera production of Sondeim’s Sweeney Todd.In short, Sweeney Todd is a vengeance story in the vein of so many of the tragedies Utah Opera has staged in recent years. Although there is a high body count in this production, it’s about more than j…
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E15 The Death of Moliere and The Amargosa Opera House
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Good Morning Spookey Cookies! Today Danica dives DEEP into the OG original of the superstition of the color green. Moliere was protected by the King, but could he protect him from disease? Then Jill takes us to a ghost town in the middle of Death Valley with an Opera house covered in more colorful paint than anywhere within one hundred miles. Plus …
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A glimpse of Siracoa, courtesy of a dead relative.By John Mierau
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E17 The Moscow Theatre Hostage Takeover and The Gershwin
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Hello Theatre Nerds! In this episode, Danica tells us about the not well known, but deadly hostage takeover situation at the Moscow Theatre in Russia. Then we head over to Broadway since our hosts were just there! Jill talks about what else is Defying Gravity besides Elphaba in the hallowed halls of the Gershwin Theatre. Who are the Gershwin Trio?!…
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Ash Wednesday's AfterMATH on the organ, and the musical marriage of Lutyens and Clark
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Elisabeth Lutyens and Edward Clark were a kind of power couple of the 20th century: she a prolific composer; he a less successful conductor but an influential producer and administrator. Annika Forkert is the author of Elisabeth Lutyens and Edward Clark: the orchestration of progress in British twentieth-century music, and she tells Andy the story …
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In this episode, we take a stroll with IMV postdoctoral fellow Sadie Menicanin through Oslo’s Botaniske hage. As we walk along gravel paths and under shady boughs, we discuss Sadie’s recent and current research related to music and gardens. The conversation touches on garden scenes in French grand opera, Vienna’s municipal planning of green space i…
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Listening to Another Noise with Evelyn Glennie and Raymond Antrobus, and in the throes of Ecstasy with Marcus Whale
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Percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie and poet Raymond Antrobus are two of the UK’s most famous Deaf artists and their first collaboration is Another Noise, an album that captures first-takes of Raymond’s spoken word poems, accompanied by Evelyn’s percussion, completely improvised without her having prior knowledge of any poem performed. They join Andy…
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Breaking the Silence on Vaginismus with Grace Margetson
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In this candid episode, UK-based creative director Grace Margetson joins us to discuss her deeply personal journey through vaginismus, a condition that affects 20% of women but remains largely taboo and underdiagnosed. Grace shares her experience of living with the condition, the struggles she faced in getting a diagnosis, and the emotional and phy…
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Dancing on the Edge: Francesca Hayward, Principal Ballerina at the Royal Opera House talks about Burnout After her Debut Performance of Swan Lake and Finding Balance
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In this episode, Jean sits down with Francesca Hayward, the principal dancer at the Royal Opera House, to discuss one of the most significant challenges she has faced in her illustrious career—burnout. Ballet may look graceful and effortless on stage, but behind the scenes, it demands immense physical, mental, and emotional strength. Francesca open…
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In this episode of Dragons and Spaceships, host Brandi discusses the new release, The Widowing by Melanie Bacon, the second installment in the Detectivist series. The conversation explores the unique blend of historical crime fiction, the intriguing characters, and the rich historical context of Victorian London. Melanie shares her writing journey,…
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E16 The Knickerbocker and The Moore Theatre
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Welcome back to Leave the Ghostlight On! In this episode, Jill talks about one of the worst theatre engineering disasters in US history that lead to a horrible collapse. Then Danica takes us to a theatre with an unassuming facade hiding more than a few ghosties in its walls and under its foundation. Say hello to the Knickerbocker and the Moore Thea…
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Fiddles, folk and finding the light: The Crooked Fiddle Band and Angie McMahon
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Crooked Fiddle Band refer to their music as “chainsaw folk”, but their fourth studio album The Free Wild Wind & the Songs of Birds is heavier on the folk than on the chainsaw. The band comes into The Music Show studio to play live from the new album, and talk about eighteen years playing together. What’s it like to have thousands of fans sing your …
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The Outlaws: Henry Wagons remembers Kris Kristofferson, and Tami Neilson plays Willie Nelson
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Henry Wagons remembers Outlaw Country figurehead Kris Kristofferson, who has died at the age of 88. From Nashville to Hollywood, from Oxford University to the US Army, he had a life almost as unique as his voice. That leaves Willie Nelson the last of the Highwaymen, the original Outlaw supergroup, and his music is the subject of New Zealand-based C…
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Darius interview the survivors to gather intel, with his dead brother sitting in.By John Mierau
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Sam and 'Nariko' have a heart to heart.By John Mierau
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Singer-songwriter Debbie on her remarkable career, grief, finding her voice and her journey through music and healing and how pain inspired creativity
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In this episode, Jean sits down with the incredibly resilient singer-songwriter Debbie. Debbie opens up about her experiences growing up in a household where she and her sister were often left alone and had to become independent at an early age. She shares haunting memories of emotional and physical abuse, both at home and in school, and how these …
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Darius, Morales and Jake speak with the newcomers.By John Mierau
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Using grandma to make people cry about climate change
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Why is it so hard to talk about climate change in a way that actually makes us... feel something? This week, our producer Katz Laszlo talks to an Icelandic writer who manages against the odds to do just that: Andri Snær Magnason, author of — among many other things — the hit memoir 'On Time And Water'. We're also talking about the German politician…
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In this episode of Dragons and Spaceships, host Brandy discusses Juno Dawson's modern fantasy novel, Her Majesty's Royal Coven. The book intricately weaves magic with contemporary issues such as gender identity and power dynamics, focusing on a secret government organization overseeing witches. The narrative centers around five women whose lives in…
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Irish singer songwriter Susan O'Neill, and cellist Steven Isserlis's 'Team Fauré'
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With a voice that's 'equal parts balm and blowtorch' Irish multi-instrumentalist and singer songwriter Susan O'Neill makes a welcome return to The Music Show. She was one of our last live guests in March 2020 before she had to cut her tour short and race home. The last four years have been filled with nature, songwriting and collaboration and she j…
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Out front: advocate and songwriter Eliza Hull and conductor Sir Donald Runnicles
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Singer songwriter Eliza Hull has been writing and performing piano-driven pop music for over a decade. She's also a disability advocate and has championed increased visibility and access for musicians around Australia. Only in the last couple of years has she started sharing more about her own disability in her songwriting, including last year's EP…
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Actress, Model, and Chronic Illness Activist Nicole Pedra on Navigating Life with MS and Embracing Her Inner Strength
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In this deeply moving and inspiring episode, Jean welcomes Nicole Pedra, a model, actress, influencer, and motivational speaker who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) at the tender age of 10. Nicole shares her remarkable journey through childhood, adolescence, and adulthood with MS, offering an honest look into the challenges of navigating …
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What do the European Union and Barbie have in common?
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Are European leaders living in a Barbie-like dreamworld? This week, the idealised fantasy of the EU versus its awkward reality. Far from being a continent of grateful europhiles, a lot of people feel apathetic about the European project at best. Paweł Zerka joins us to discuss why non-white, young and Eastern Europeans feel especially left out of t…
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In this episode of Dragons and Spaceships, host Brandy dives into Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary, exploring its themes of friendship, collaboration, and moral dilemmas through the journey of Ryland Grace and his unexpected ally, Rocky. The conversation highlights the depth of the characters, the intricate science behind the story, and the emotional …
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Ghost Light Episode 9.1 - The intersection of Opera and Musical Theater with John DeMain
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The Ghost Light team sits down with Maestro John DeMain (Music Director, Madison Symphony) to discuss the intersection of Opera and Musical Theater. He shares insights from his experiences conducting Houston Grand Opera, his conversations with Stephen Sondheim regarding Sweeney Todd, and what subject he would like to see be made into an opera.To ge…
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E14 Metropolitan Opera and the Savannah Theatre
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We got a doozy today folks! Jill is currently recording in a hotel room in Maine, so please pardon some of the technical issues! But she made up for it by talking about our first TRUE CRIME! The Metropolitan Opera is the largest theater in the world, it’s no surprise that it has a troubled past. Then Danica takes us to one of the most haunted citie…
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Conductor Sam Weller's rise and songwriter Melody Pool's return
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Ten years ago Melody Pool was a rising star of the Australian folk music scene. She won awards and released two acclaimed albums of heartbreaking songs, and then she disappeared. It takes a lot of guts to step back publicly from the music industry when your career has so much momentum, but Melody made the decision to prioritise her mental health. L…
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Queer desire, mortality, and dancing scorpions: Sydney Chamber Opera’s Gilgamesh
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The gods are unhappy with a despotic king (Gilgamesh). They create a half-man, half-beast to topple him (Enkidu). They meet, Enkidu doesn’t topple him. They fall in love, destroy a forest, there’s retribution from the gods. Enkidu dies and Gilgamesh wonders what the point of life is. He searches for immortality. And of course there are dancing scor…
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Supermodel, actress and activist Adwoa Aboah on her journey, mental health, addiction and finding community and hope in the darkest moments
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In this raw and heartfelt conversation, Jean sits down with her close friend, supermodel, actress and founder of Gurls Talk, Adwoa Aboah. Together, they dive deep into the complexities of pain – both visible and invisible. Adwoa opens up about her personal struggles with mental health and addiction, sharing how pain manifested in her life from a yo…
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Mussolini, testicles, and the Schengen zone
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Last week we brought you geopolitics, this week we're bringing you testicles. Why has male contraception remained such an underground idea, despite decades of research? We speak to Paul Labourie, one of a growing number of men (in the francophone world at least) who are turning to DIY contraception devices to take on more of the responsibility in t…
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E13 Karamay Theatre and Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre
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Hello listeners! We may have missed last week due to crazy life that happens, but we made up for it this week with two doozies. Danica tells us quite possibly the saddest more recent tragedy which involves children and the blotted ego of politicians. Then we go with Jill to a old and mighty theater filled with not one, not two, but over 7 ghosts al…
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SNAP! Productions at the Ghost Light Theatre Opens "American Psycho The Musical"
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Find out why you won't want to miss "American Psycho The Musical" at SNAP! Productions at Ghost Light Theatre. This Musical opens September 20th and runs until Septemeber 29th. We talk with Stage Manager, Christina Belle; Set Builder and Designer, Doug Hartshorn; and actor and comedian who is also new to Nebraska, Geoffrey Eggleston. Don't miss thi…
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Trainhopping with Hurray For The Riff Raff, and jazz, classical and ambient meet in a Requiem Mass
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Alynda Segarra has been making music as Hurray For The Riff Raff for nearly two decades. They ran away from NYC as a teen to ride trains across states—busking, sleeping rough and meeting all sorts of characters. They then settled in New Orleans and their music career kicked off, but their ninth and latest album, The Past Is Still Alive, finally sha…
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Laurie Anderson in the air with Amelia Earhart
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Performance artist, composer, and violinist Laurie Anderson once told The Music Show that she sometimes starts off thinking something is an opera, and it ends up being a potato print. Her latest album, Amelia, began life as a much longer orchestral piece that “didn’t work at all”, but at least it avoided the fate of becoming a potato print. It’s a …
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Supermodel and Actress Abbey Lee on Her 20-Year Road to an Endometriosis Diagnosis, Chronic Pain, and the Power of Resilience
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In this episode, Jean welcomes supermodel and actress Abbey Lee to discuss her 20-year journey with endometriosis, a chronic condition affecting over 10% of women of reproductive age worldwide—approximately 190 million. Endometriosis occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus, causing severe pain, inflammation, …
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Webb struggles with a revelation from Dr Morales.By John Mierau
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Swedish authorities say it's fine if you listen to this podcast
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We're back from our summer break! Rym Momtaz, the new editor-in-chief of the Strategic Europe blog, is here to catch us up on the main political developments we missed over the summer, from Ukraine to France. We're also talking about Sweden's suggestions for cutting kids' screen time, and a possible crackdown on outrageous concert ticket prices. Th…
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Is "Ghost Station" the Ultimate Sci-Fi Horror Experience?
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In this episode of "Dragons and Spaceships," host Brandi dives into the sci-fi horror novel "Ghost Station" by SR Barnes. She provides an overview of the plot, themes, and characters, emphasizing the blend of horror and psychological tension. Brandi also discusses the book's reception and compares it to classic sci-fi horror films. Additionally, sh…
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A LOT of people weigh in on Major Webb's After-Action Report.By John Mierau
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