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The Lady’s Illness Library is a collection of stories about unconventional illness journeys. Here, you won’t find prescriptive health tips or quick fixes, but exploratory conversations that seek to understand these immense human experiences. Diseases that are multifaceted, sort-of-undiagnosed, and debilitating–think autoimmunity, long COVID, migraine–are more common than ever, affecting majority women. And yet, despite their growing ubiquity, they still live beneath the surface of our cultur ...
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Novel Ideas: The Library Podcast is made by librarians for readers and bookish fanatics of all kinds! We are an amazing public library that has been serving Derby, KS and all surrounding cities including Wichita since 1958. We offer many resources, services, and programs to our patrons. Check out the podcast for reading inspiration, tips and tricks for parents, segments such as Author Spotlight and Teens Talk, and so much more!
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World changing innovation isn’t something you hear about every day. But when you listen to the Vicor Powering Innovation podcast, you can be the first to learn how Vicor’s novel approach to power unlocks the potential of world-changing technologies. Outside-the-box thinking backed by sophisticated engineering discipline has proven to be the formula for success. Our special guests share what they have achieved in their industry and offer some behind-the-scenes engineering insights that enable ...
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Talking about books on the streets of New York, in the mountains of the Catskills and on the road. I find that when I ask people about what they’re reading, they tend to start talking about books generally and then start talking to others about books. Encouraging the discussion of books cannot be a bad thing! “Books are a sort of cultural DNA, the code for who, as a society, we are, and what we know. All the wonders and failures, all the champions and villains, all the legends and ideas and ...
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A fantasy novel first published in 1895, Lilith follows a young man on his inter-dimensional journey of spiritual discovery, as he acquaints himself with his family’s past and unearths a life-changing secret. Moreover, it deals with the introspection of its protagonist, as he is hurled into a mysterious setting where he encounters bizarre creatures that challenge the validity of his temporal values. Examining issues including the essence of life, wisdom, death, redemption, and salvation, the ...
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Synchronicity machines. Difference engines melded with the iChing. Geomancy: the art of making stone float with sound. The hacker collective 'Anonymous'. Secret societies … This is the world of ARMAND PTOLEMY, a new action-adventure hero. Facing an enemy armed with the Golden Aleph -- a mystical device that allows its wielder to see holographically into every point in time and space, Ptolemy must use every trick of his Oxford-educated mind and circus-trained body to succeed. But how do you f ...
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Send a text about the show here. If you want a reply, add your email address. What happens when chronic illness forces you to prioritize your life’s passions? In this conversation, Rachel Katz interviews Erica Vipond, a fiction writer diagnosed with a nerve-affecting autoimmune condition, to explore how these challenges reshaped her creative priori…
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Send a text about the show here. If you want a reply, add your email address. If you're sick of the one-size-fits-all approach to managing illness, Emma Simpson's story will resonate with you. This conversation encourages us to reject the pressure to adhere to conventional wellness practices and instead personalize our routines–a huge relief when t…
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Special Guest: Ted Larson, CEO of OLogic, a robotics design shop in California. Ted, a veteran of the robotics industry, has seen it grow from its infancy to today’s growth explosion. He shares the story behind OLogic’s growth and their role in developing some of today’s most innovative robots for local and national brands. Larson shares how the co…
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Special Guest: Soon-Suk Roh, Director of Business Development from Doosan Mobility (South Korea). Soon-Suk shares the story behind developing the world’s first commercialized hydrogen fuel cell power pack for UAVs. Soon-Suk details the amazing duration of their UAVs and the humanitarian missions they fly providing relief to people in distress. By m…
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Podcast host Robert Gendron, Corporate Vice President, Product Development Special Guest: Jamie Hoffacker, VP of Hardware at Kodiak Robotics, in Mountainview, CA. Kodiak is the leader in autonomous trucking. Their mission is to carry freight forward— so people, partners, and the planet thrive. They are evangelizing autonomous trucking and believe w…
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Send a text about the show here. If you want a reply, add your email address. Ever feel like you're battling some kind of weird, unexplainable health issue that even doctors can't seem to get a grip on? Writer and influencer Sara Tasker gets refreshingly honest about her decades-long journey with chronic fatigue, narcolepsy, dysautonomia, and a who…
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Send a text about the show here. If you want a reply, add your email address. In this heartfelt episode, Rachel sits down with Julia Edelman to discuss her ten-year journey with uveitis, an autoimmune disorder affecting the retina. They explore the roller coaster of emotions Julia has experienced through the medical challenges and numerous surgerie…
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Send a text about the show here. If you want a reply, add your email address. What does life look like when frequent migraines sap your energy? How do you find meaning in this context? Host Rachel Katz explores this question with Substack writer Amber Horrox, who shares her journey with chronic illness in her newsletter, Warrior Within. From grappl…
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Send a text about the show here. If you want a reply, add your email address. Ema Hegberg is the extraordinarily thoughtful writer behind Peace of the Whole. She has spent over a decade with varying symptoms, from upper GI issues (feeling like food was getting stuck when she swallowed) to chronic gut problems to Lyme disease and adverse reaction to…
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Podcast host David Krakauer, VP of Corporate Marketing and Channel Strategy Special Guest: Richard Hatfield, founder and CEO of Lightning Motorcycles Lightning Motorcycles, located in San Jose, California, is one of the leading electric motorcycle designers in the world. Richard Hatfield, founder and CEO of Lightning Motorcycles, vision for an elec…
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Jeffrey Gurock is the author of a great new comprehensive biography of the premier voice of New York sports from the 1940s through the 1990s. The book is Marty Glickman, The Life of an American Jewish Sports Legend. I loved the book and our podcast discussion. It's a sweet, sweet, bittersweet biography. Romania, the Bronx and Brooklyn, the example …
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HIRO pushes Europe to the Edge with high performance microdata centers Demystifying edge computing- what it is today and promise for tomorrow Podcast host David Krakauer, VP of Corporate Marketing and Channel Strategy Special Guest: Fred Buining CTO of HIRO-MicroDataCenters A Dutch entrepreneurial technology company, HIRO-MicroDataCenters develops …
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Elizabeth Lesser discussed on my Podcast the founding of Omega Institute - internationally recognized for its wellness, spirituality, creativity, and social change workshops and conferences - as well her beautiful and inspiring books about finding protection and blessings in the broken moments of our lives; enjoying the passage of time; realizing w…
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