Best Phoenix Educational Programming Podcasts (2024)

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Mattsplaining - Astrology 18:29

2h ago18:29

18:29

Matt Storrs explains how rubbing your birthstone into the fur and skin of your astrological sign can infuse the stone with unexpected energy. Comedian and astrology expert Tom Achilles (@tomachilles) gives Matt a 75% rating for accuracy. They discuss how rubbing stones into different animals can supercharge the stone's powers. To make your resume s…

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Learning and Loving Elixir with Randall Thomas - EMx 255 48:56

19h ago48:56

48:56

We discuss how to learn and love Elixir and other functional languages, the importance of people and community in learning, the perfect autumnal cocktail and so much more with Randall Thomas—drinker, hacker and bon vivant! Links Let Over Lambda—50 Years of Lisp Haskell Programming from First Principles WHAT I WISH I KNEW WHEN LEARNING HASKELL Progr…

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79: Recovery Story Series: Lester Howard 35:53

6d ago35:53

35:53

For this episode in the Recovery Month Story Series, we sit down with Lester B. Howard, a native of Charlotte, NC. Lester works as both a Certified Peer Support Specialist and Forensic Peer Support Specialist for Agape Health Services in Washington, NC. In 1995, after an extensive bout with drugs and incarceration, Lester found recovery. Lester des…

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221: From Keynotes to Job Listings 27:53

2h ago27:53

27:53

News includes ElixirConf keynotes appearing on YouTube, updates on ErrorTracker's latest release, José Valim's deep dive on ChatGPT UX issues with Phoenix LiveView, Dockyard's announcement of LVN Go to streamline LiveView Native workshops, and Livebook's newest notebook navigation features. Plus, Nvidia's job opening that explicitly mentions Elixir…

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BTM187 - Vicky Perkins - Blue Star Families Support Circles 31:28

3m ago31:28

31:28

Show Summary This episode features a conversation with Navy spouse Vicky Perkins, Senior Director for Impact Programs at Blue Star Families. Among other programs, Vicky is responsible for leading the team that manages Blue Star Support Circles, facilitated nonclinical cohorts for veterans and service member supporters to help reduce crisis and suic…

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Mattsplaining - Sex and BDSM 17:44

13h ago17:44

17:44

Matt Storrs explains that Xena Warrior Princess was the first introduction to BDSM for a whole generation. Sex educator, an occasional pro dom, a fetish wrestler, the world record holder for volume squirting, and an expert on all things sex and BDSM, Lola Jean (@lolajeandotcom) rates Matt's accuracy at 40-60% How the Song of Solomon helped foot fet…

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Embracing Open Source and WebAssembly - EMx 254 44:54

5d ago44:54

44:54

In today's episode, Allen talks to Philipp Tessenow also known as "Tessi", an accomplished developer with a rich background in Ruby on Rails, Elixir Phoenix, and the groundbreaking technology of WebAssembly (WASM). Tessi shares his journey from creating massive PDF files for a client to pioneering the WASM X project, a robust system that integrates…

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78: Recovery Story Series: Byron Thompson and The Phoenix 18:54

11d ago18:54

18:54

Byron Thompson lives in Milwaukee and oversees the growth and expansion efforts of The Phoenix in the region. For those unfamiliar with The Phoenix, their mission is to build a sober active community that fuels resilience and harnesses the transformational power of connection. Byron is also a person in long-term recovery for over 20 years. He joins…

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220: The EEF Has Your Regulatory Back 59:28

3h ago59:28

59:28

News includes the archiving of the “Phoenix Sync” project, a major update to Gettext that enhances compilation efficiency, the release of ErrorTracker v0.2.6 with new features like error pruning and ignoring, and José Valim highlighting UX issues with ChatGPT's new UI. We were also joined by Alistair Woodman, a board member of the EEF (Erlang Ecosy…

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BTM186 - Julie Goldstein and Lisa Sabey - Supporting Parents of Children in Suicidal Crisis 33:41

19m ago33:41

33:41

Show Summary On today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation with Dr. Julie Goldstein, Director of the Zero Suicide Institute, and Lisa Sabey, President of Parents-to-Parents. We’re going to be talking about a video resource called Parents to Parents: After Your Child’s Suicide Attempt. Provide Feedback As a dedicated member of the audience, we …

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Mattsplaining - The Real Housewives 16:46

4d ago16:46

16:46

Matt Storrs details the intriguing and fascinating tax evasion tactics of the Real Housewives series. Writer, Comedian, and Real Housewives expert, Bobby Hankinson (@bobbyhank) gives Matt 2.75 out of 5 bottles of rosé for accuracy. Matt explains how many of tthe Real Housewives have illustrious educational resumes and have prolific voice-over work.…

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77: Recovery Story Series: Jenna Sheldon 34:56

20d ago34:56

34:56

Jenna Sheldon is a subject matter writer and editor for JBS International. She has extensive experience working in the addiction recovery field at a local, state, and national level. She is a passionate advocate for recovery, harm reduction, and all aspects of the continuum of care. She joins the show to talk about her own recovery journey and how …

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219: Coming Out of ElixirConf 36:50

3d ago36:50

36:50

News includes a proof of concept for Phoenix Sync by José Valim, exciting new developments in Elixir's type system, Algora.tv's open-source Twitch for developers, Sean Moriarity's insights on the future of Nx, Axon, and Bumblebee, a powerful new feature in Livebook integrating with Fly.io, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thinkingelixir…

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BTM185 - Denise Olsen - Grief and Traumatic Loss 32:47

3d ago32:47

32:47

Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Denise Olsen, a grief mentor, national public speaker, registered nurse, yoga instructor, and published author. Her book, Strong and Soulful: Graced by Grief is a look at Denise’s personal journey from catastrophic grief and trauma to a life filled with abundance. Provide Feedback As a…

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Mattsplaining - Earthships 16:31

21d ago16:31

16:31

Matt Storrs explains how building an Earthship is not unlike living a real-world Animal Crossing. Comedian and Earthship builder, Chad Riden, tells Matt that he's surprisingly accurate! They discuss what got Chad interested in Earth SHips and sustainable building. Much like life, the first step of building an Earth Ship is cleaning up what people l…

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76: Recovery Story Series: Caroline Beidler 26:32

24d ago26:32

26:32

Caroline Beidler is a Technical Expert Lead (TEL) at JBS International. She's also a mother, partner, author, and person in recovery. She's worked in the field in a variety of roles on local, state, and national levels. A self-described advocate at heart, Caroline cares about recovery on a policy level and for someone who just might be struggling. …

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218: Creating an Opening 18:15

20d ago18:15

18:15

News includes the upcoming signed installers for Livebook and Elixir on Windows, the release of Telemetry v1.3 with improved documentation, LiveView Native 0.3.0's announcement ahead of ElixirConf, Google Research introducing an alternative SQL syntax with a pipe, a Livebook leveraging LLMs and FFMPEG for media conversion, legal updates on the US n…

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BTM184 - Kari McDonough - Welcome.US, The Welcome Corps, and the Veteran Sponsor Fund 27:29

10d ago27:29

27:29

Show Summary On today’s episode, we’re featuring a conversation with Kari McDonough, Vice President of Welcome.US and Senior Advisor to the Welcome Fund, a program of Welcome.us that provides a source for grantmaking to organizations as they involve community members to welcome newcomers. Provide Feedback As a dedicated member of the audience, we w…

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Mattsplaining - Entertainment Technology and Casting 20:18

28d ago20:18

20:18

Matt Storrs explains casting movies has effectively become like Money Ball but for Glen Powell in wet white t-shirts. Expert, Jaquan Kelsor (Acthound) explains how the casting process has gone through a metamorphosis in the last two decades. How technology has made breaking into the creative arts more welcoming and manageable. How to learn who to t…

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75: What's Happening Part 4 35:35

1M ago35:35

35:35

Donald McDonald and Robert Childs return to the show for the 4th iteration in this informative yet casual conversation surrounding RCORP TA, upcoming initiatives, and to talk about "what's happening". This episode features a discussion about International Overdose Awareness Day, Recovery Month, Peer Hour, and more. Timeline: Peer Hour with Donald 2…

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74: Innovation Tank Follow Up: Reducing Jail-Based Recidivism in Utah 36:21

1M ago36:21

36:21

In this episode of Rural Roads, we are joined by team members from RCORP grantee Intermountain Health based in Utah. The team discusses their project and one particular initiative, which won the inaugural 2024 RCORP Innovation Tank at this past Reverse Site Visit in Washington, DC. They share insights on their work in Sanpete County, addressing iss…

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217: One Language Server to Rule Them All 19:24

17d ago19:24

19:24

News includes the announcement of an official Elixir Language Server team, the release of Oban v2.18.1 featuring automatic transaction retries with backoff, a new macro-inspired video from German Velasco, the upcoming "Elixir Patterns" book by Alex Koutmos and Hugo Baraúna, the forthcoming CodeBEAM Lite conference in NYC, and more! Show Notes onlin…

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BTM183 - Dr. Khadija Boyd - Journal of Veterans Studies 31:13

17d ago31:13

31:13

Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Dr. Khadija Boyd, a retired United States Army Combat Veteran, who is currently the Editor in Chief for the Journal of Veterans Studies. The mission of the Journal of Veterans Studies is to sustain international research in veterans studies, facilitate interdisciplinary research collab…

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Mattsplaining - Dengue Fever 23:55

1M ago23:55

23:55

Matt Storrs explains how scientific progress has stilted in addressing mosquito-based diseases like dengue fever due to the inability to create new drinks with quinine-type additives. PhD student in microbiology, Eva (eva_like_foreva), explains that treatments and preventatives are much more complex than Matt understands. Matt details the many reas…

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73: Northern Kentucky's School-Based MRT Program 18:49

1M ago18:49

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In this episode, we are joined by Valerie Hardcastle, the Vice President of Health Innovations at Northern Kentucky University. Valerie shares insights into the Institute for Health Innovation's work in the northern Kentucky region, focusing on behavioral health and substance use disorder. The conversation delves into the Moral Recognition Therapy …

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216: Ecto Soft Deletions Masterclass 23:48

26d ago23:48

23:48

News includes a new video from José Valim demonstrating Livebook deployments, Chris McCord's "Pawsitively" project integrating content moderation with Livebook, the release of Zigler 0.13.1, a new AI-centric library called Honeycomb by Sean Moriarity and Andrés Alejos, an Elixir job listing at Apple, and more! Show Notes online - http://podcast.thi…

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BTM182 - Rocio Palermo - Mental Health with Women Vets On Point 31:55

24d ago31:55

31:55

Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature Veteran Rocio Palermo, Program Coordinator for Women Vets On Point, a program of U.S. Vets. WVOP is designed and informed by women veterans for women veterans in order to address critical needs and barriers to mental health care after military service. Provide Feedback As a dedicated member of the audienc…

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Mattsplaining - Sandwiches 18:21

1M ago18:21

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Matt Storrs explains how sandwich culture began in ancient Rome and speaks blasphamy about what should be considered a sandwich. Actor, comedian, and expert in the art of sandwiches, Chris Calagero (@RealChrisCal) rates Matt's accuracy as two tomato slices out of five. Chris takes him to task for his multiple blasphemous sandwich takes. How have th…

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The Future of Data Transformation: Inside the Development of Babel - EMx 253 46:00

29d ago46:00

46:00

In this episode, we dive deep into the realm of data transformation and developer tools with our special guest, Alex Wolf. They explore the intricacies of Alex's innovative library, Babel, designed for expressive and flexible data transformations, and discuss its real-world applications and advantages over traditional tools like Ecto. Join them as …

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72: Innovative Ideas: A Family-Centered Approach to Transportation, Economic Challenges, and SUD 26:09

2M ago26:09

26:09

In this episode, Dr. Heboyan and Dr. Vernon discuss their innovative model focusing on a family-centered approach to address transportation and economic challenges in a person's recovery journey from Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) or Substance Use Disorder (SUD). They delve into the importance of community resources, entrepreneurial empowerment, and the…

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215: Bob gets busy and Google's in trouble 23:40

1M ago23:40

23:40

News includes a new video by German Velasco explaining quote and unquote in Elixir macros, updates on the Hex.pm “Bob” project for pre-built Elixir and Erlang binaries, Sonic Pi sponsorships and support from Dashbit, the release of ElixirLS v0.23.0, and Google's recent antitrust ruling. We also cover new developments with the Error Tracker library,…

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BTM81 - Tom Chiodo - PBS Caregiving Documentary 32:55

1M ago32:55

32:55

Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature Tom Chiodo, Executive Producer of Special Projects, National Productions for WETA, he flagship PBS station in Washington DC. We discuss the upcoming PBS Documentary, Caregiving, which will examine both systematic issues within the care system as well as tell personal stories of people who care for loved o…

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71: NaloxBoxes in Rural Settings 21:29

2M ago21:29

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In this episode, we hear from Sophie Spiess and Emily Loertscher from Marshfield Clinic in Wisconsin. They discuss a new program involving NaloxBoxes in rural settings. Sophie and Emily share insights into the Naloxone-based project, discussing the implementation of NaloxBoxes in various counties and schools. They talk about community responses, ch…

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214: Stack Overflow Results 33:02

1M ago33:02

33:02

News includes the latest Stack Overflow survey highlighting Elixir and Phoenix as highly admired technologies, a Reddit discussion on what makes Phoenix and Elixir so revered, the release of Lexical LSP 0.7.0, and Gleam v1.4.0-rc1 available for testing. Additionally, there's a spotlight on a new library called LiveScript for local script developmen…

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BTM180 - The Psychology of Saving Private Ryan 43:56

1M ago43:56

43:56

Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation that first aired on the Head Space and Timing Podcast on the Psychology of Saving Private Ryan. Dr. Katie Gordon and Dr. Brandon Saxton, hosts of the Jedi Counsel Podcast, join me to explore the film Saving Private Ryan through a mental health and psychology perspective. Provide Feedback As…

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In Monster's Hands 48:36

2M ago48:36

48:36

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70: Adventures in Recovery (AIR) Initiative 26:49

2M ago26:49

26:49

AIR Cattaraugus Recovery Center: Adventures in Recovery of Cattaraugus County is a community of sober individuals dedicated to providing a safe, fun and welcoming space for those in recovery to connect with peer supports through adventure, wellness and exciting sober events. Built by peers for peers, their families and those within the community th…

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213: Can Mnesia remember using CRDTs? 26:11

2M ago26:11

26:11

News includes Chris McCord's speedrun video on adding a self-hosted llama2-7b to an existing application, Tyler Young's release of parameterized_test v0.2.0, major updates in Oban Pro's new launch week, potential for CRDTs being added to Mnesia DB, Zach Daniel's blog post on Igniter for code generation, and a preview of ElixirConf 2024 with excitin…

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BTM179 – Past, Present and Future for LGBTQIA+ Veterans - Webcast Replay 51:24

2M ago51:24

51:24

Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a replay of a recent PsychArmor Conversations Webcast, an engaging conversation on the past, present, and future of the LGBTQIA+ community in service and beyond. We hosted a diverse panel of individuals with lived experience in both the military and the LGBTQIA community About Today’s Guests Allison Jaslo…

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69: Inside Look at a Recovery Café & Recovery Housing Program 28:50

2M ago28:50

28:50

Matt Swift is a Senior Community Impact Specialist with United Way of the Wabash Valley. He returns to the podcast with guest host Robert Childs to expand on their work in western Indiana, including: their recovery café model, recovery housing program, and overcoming adversity with storms that have passed through their community. Timeline: Introduc…

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BTM178 - Robin "Phoenix" Johnson - Healing Veterans through Humor 26:57

2M ago26:57

26:57

Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Robin Johnson, CEO of the Best Medicine Brigade and Executive Director of Heal*arious a nonprofit offering therapeutic humor programming for improved psychological performance. About Today’s Guest Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Johnson served over twenty y…

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212: Dueling with Wizards over ElixirConf! 1:13:16

2M ago1:13:16

1:13:16

In this episode of the Thinking Elixir Podcast, we dive into the exciting new Metal support in Nx, thanks to Paulo Valente's hard work, and discuss Chris McCord's impressive demo on deploying a distributed Elixir app with YugabyteDB. We also cover Paraxial.io's new free tier, the release of the REST client Polo, and the latest updates from the Peep…

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Elixir Wizards X Thinking Elixir ElixirConf 2024 Hype-isode 59:50

2M ago59:50

59:50

The Elixir Wizards and Thinking Elixir podcasts join forces to bring you a special hype-isode for ElixirConf 2024 in Orlando, Florida. Hosts Owen, Sundi, David, and Mark discuss their favorite moments from past conferences and offer a sneak peek into what this year's event has in store. From insightful training classes to thought-provoking talks on…

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Mattsplaining - Paranormal Investigation 20:03

2M ago20:03

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Matt Storrs explains how getting known as a "haunted" location resembles being featured on Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. Paranormal Investigation expert Dash K (@DashKwiatkowsk // youtube.com/@teamliminal) gives Matt seven or eight ectoplasmic discharges out of 10 for accuracy. How ghosts and millennials are more similar than you'd expe…

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Exercism’s Tools and Features: A Deep Dive into Concept Exercises and Learning Tracks - EMx 252 47:39

2M ago47:39

47:39

In today's episode, Allen and Adi delve deep into the world of Exercism and the dynamics of open-source coding. Join them as they explore how enthusiastic contributors shape the platform by building and suggesting new exercises, the collaborative atmosphere in track maintenance, and the pivotal role of mentoring. Our special guest, Erik Schierboom,…

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68: Recovery-Informed Research and Theory 46:29

3M ago46:29

46:29

Dr. Austin Brown is a recovery scientist currently living in Denmark. With a recovery journey that featured stops at Texas Tech, University of Vermont, Kennesaw State University, and Syracuse University, he's been engaged with recovery-informed research for the past decade. This episode will give an overview of what recovery research is, key data p…

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211: A Passion for Testing 49:26

3M ago49:26

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News includes the recent release of Elixir 1.17.2, updates to Livebook v0.13 making clustering in Kubernetes easier and introducing a proxy API for webhooks, and exciting developments in the Explorer library with remote dataframes. We also discuss handy Phoenix tips from Andrew Stewart and the new Gleam 1.3.0 features. In our interview, German Vela…

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BTM177 - Jenn Kerfoot - Access to Healthcare for Veterans 33:22

2M ago33:22

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Show Summary On today’s episode, we feature a conversation with Navy Veteran Jenn Kerfoot, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer at DUOS. We talk about accessing healthcare for veterans and a partnership with Humana and a collaborative program to enhance the healthcare experience and improve health outcomes for Louisiana Veteran members of Humana with ch…

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Mattsplaining - Cancer Nutrition 19:13

3M ago19:13

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Matt Storrs explains how hazelnut Kinder Hippos could be the secret to a good cancer diet. Francesca (@francesca_the_dietitian) rates Matt's knowledge of cancer nutrition at 50% of the daily value. How to recognize a fad or cult diet.How to treat and educate people going thorugh one of the most difficult times of their lives. How Matt got scurvy in…

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67: Western Maine Recovery Outings 35:25

3M ago35:25

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Western Maine Recovery Outings stands at the forefront of innovation, uniting individuals in recovery from substance use disorders (SUD) and their supporters through immersive, nature-based experiences that foster community connectivity. Building on the triumph of their pilot year in 2022 and the partially funded success of 2023, WMARI proudly ente…

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