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A collection of haiku written and published over the last three years. In the tradition of sacred minimalism, the reading is held by a musical score with a duration of a single minute. All forms resolve to silence. All silence resolves to form. http://bit.ly/poetillusion https://soundcloud.com/sing-the-body-electric-888304354
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Hi, this is Shivani Gautam and welcome to An Illusion of Escape, the audio sample series of my first ever poetry collection by the same name. In this series, I will take you on a personal journey of these few selected poems from the book; describing the context, narrating the verses and explaining central themes and ideas. If you like, you can get your copy of the book too. The link is down below - https://www.amazon.in/dp/B07V43JQ78/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_i_iPPMEbFCE16TJ Happy listening!
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Welcome to the show where we explore the planet through the inspiring stories of people turning the recreational activities they love into positive re~creation for themselves & the world around them! My name is Jen and I’ll be your sidekick on this adventure as we treasure hunt for gems of insight & wisdom while exploring the planet with our inspiring guests. Each month we will learn about a different cause that is helping create positive environmental and social change. Through our Re~Creat ...
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Sing The Body Electric

The Poetry Of Illusion

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"Really excellent...insightful, personal, experiential, direct..." Gary Weber, Happiness Beyond Thought. The truly inspirational and utterly magnificent podcast series on spirituality and the cultural arts by The Poetry Of Illusion. A veritable feast. 14 episodes of literary and artistic magic!" The Culturium. "Utterly unique, intensely riveting and deeply profound podcast series. Highly recommended." Paula Marvelly, writer and filmmaker. "I feel at home listening to these podcasts, a world ...
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The Book Jar Podcast

Marissa Trarback, Megan Breitenbach

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A podcast between two avid readers in which the topics are chosen from the book jar! Episodes are released every two weeks. Send us your topics to have them added to the jar.
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Lucid Living Lounge

A. Paschal 'Yobi' Blumberg

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‘Hey, Whats your Story? Might trigger a reptilian response of “Hey Harry,Mr Lounge Lizard, does lucidity alter any perception of what is actually going on here, Now, write large? I am an applied anthropologist who has been researching the expressed patterns within macro, micro, and meta human behavioral expression throughout history, culture, and social exploration, artfully swimming through the burning oil of religious expression, making a logical path through the slick of momentary all con ...
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A conscious, humanitarian, lively radio show! Engaging in conversations with featured celebrities, leaders, authors, and average folks sharing success stories. Discussions provide listeners with inspiring ways to master the challenges we encounter on the journey of life. This is not an ordinary radio show, but rather, a unique format that offers philanthropy, compassion, social and humanitarian choices that bring together poetry, spirituality, wisdom, meditation, music,and experts that featu ...
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Join us today as we journey to Spain, Australia & beyond with Marina to explore her world of Water, Photography & Capturing Intimacy. As a lifelong ocean lover, Marina has uniquely combined her passions for being in the water & photography ~ capturing magical, intimate moments of maternity, family, relationship & love whether around, in, on & under…
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Alix Calfa joins us for a surprise guest episode! Marissa and Alix discuss BookTok – and, in fact, all things about books online. The readers tackle discussing good recommendations and poor ones, as well as some of the more popular BookTok books and whether they are worth the read. As always, we start the podcast with some of our more recent reads.…
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Do you use bookmarks? Marissa and Megan discuss the most remarkable bookmarks they've had over the years. From American one-dollar bills to a leather marker with a flower that seems one petal short, both readers talk about whether or not they use them, what will count as a bookmark, and whether dog-earring is ever an option. We start the podcast wi…
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Slumps suck. Reading slumps extra suck. Every avid reader has been through one reading slump or another and, while sometimes they are inevitable, there are some ways to get through them without losing your mind. Marissa and Megan discuss their experiences with their own reading slumps, and all the top tips they have to prevent them. From reading ch…
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Join us today as we journey to the USA, Peru & beyond with Natalie to explore her world of Surfing, Therapy & Belonging. A licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Natalie found an innovative way to merge her passion for helping others through science-backed Therapy with her deep spiritual love for surfing & the oceans. Creating the first accredited S…
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Everybody loves a good villain. From the most sinister non-human entities to the humans we start to empathize with, we've got all the best baddies from books we've read. We start with a classic President Snow and end with an even more classic villain who will suck your blood, and we hit every bad guy in between. We start the podcast with our most-r…
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From the rawest insight into people's lives to illuminating spotlights on important issues, biographies and memoirs can leave a long-lasting impact. In this episode, Marissa and Megan discuss their favourite memoirs and autobiographies. Marissa discusses several dancer and a few artists' memoirs, while Megan talks about reading about therapy and de…
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Welcome to Poetry 101. Marissa is a big poetry buff, and this week we're discussing all our best tips for getting into poetry. Throughout this podcast, Marissa and Megan share their experiences with poems and poetry – and give you all the reasons why you shouldn't be scared of them, no matter what your high school English teacher made you feel. Fro…
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Join us today as we journey to Canada & beyond with Malcolm to explore his world of Memory, Illusion & the Art of Preservation. Malcolm is an artist who uses a spectrum of mediums to distil the subject of his work to its core essence while exploring the intersection of nature, light & human memory. Through his work, Malcolm seeks to uniquely captur…
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Will we hurt each other's feelings? You'll have to listen to find out! In this episode of The Book Jar Pod, Megan and Marissa discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of the books they've recommended to each other over the years. From some classic recommendations like Sabriel and Iron Widow to some newer ones like Emma and Throne of Glass, expect to…
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Join us today as we journey to Long Beach, California with Tamara to explore her world of Poetry, Presence & Teaching. Tamara is a English Professor at Fullerton College in California. Celebrating over 30 years of teaching English, she is also a published poet, certified meditation teacher as well as a passionate person that pours forth her joy to …
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Megan is back! And we have some book talk to catch up. Marissa and Megan go through their most recent reads – all 25 books they've read since they've last met. From Heartstopper and Fly By Night to The Fires of Heaven and The City of Brass, join your fave readers as they rate and discuss all the books they've read to start this year. We end the pod…
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Let's have some girl talk. And by girl talk, we're talking about our fave girlies in books. To top it off, Marissa is joined by both Alix Calfa and Taylor Andresen, from our sister podcast, The Queens of Fantasy. The three readers discuss an abundance of amazing female characters they've read in novels. From Sabriel and Katniss Everdeen to the lead…
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Join us today as we journey to the UK, Antigua & beyond with Reuben to explore his world of Music, Passion & Live Performance. From learning the saxophone at age 9 to producing music from his bedroom, from hosting massive boat parties to taking a leap of faith and starting a band in the Caribbean, from living the dream 'reality' to finding a new dr…
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Another week, another guest. Alix Calfa, from our sister podcast, The Queens of Fantasy podcast, joins Marissa to discuss a truly industry-changing social media platform: BookTok. Both Alix and Marissa point out the good, the bad, the ugly, and the inspirational aspects of such a whirlwind force as BookTok is. We mention fave creators, fave book re…
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We have another guest on this episode of The Book Jar Pod: Taylor, from our sister podcast, The Queens of Fantasy podcast. Together, Marissa and Tay discuss a topic close to their hearts: What are some of your fave feminist reads? Taylor starts by recounting some of her most recent reads, and then the two readers dive into the topic. Let us know ho…
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It's a crossover episode! We have two fabulous guests from our sister podcast, The Queens of Fantasy podcast, with us and we've decided to use a totally legitimate trivia contest and not-at-all-random scoring system to determine the reader who knows the most chaotic facts. Marissa, Megan, Alix, and Tay all have ten questions to ask and far too many…
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Join us today as we journey to India, Bangladesh & beyond with Arjun to explore his world of Heritage, Regeneration & Slow Travel. Born into a family rooted in the travel business, Arjun has continued that passion by becoming the Chief Inspiration Officer for a unique business that has played an integral role in reopening, regenerating & reimaginin…
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Thank you for exploring with us in Season One ~ tune in for this episode that navigates the gap between this season & the next! From the depths of the Bolivian jungle to the neuroscience lab of the University of London, from the Natural History Museum of Berlin to a sailboat in the Southern Ocean, from the roads of Canada to the kiwi orchards of Ne…
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It's been one heck of a year! And, we feel like we need to talk about the best – and the worst – books we read this year. So, join us, as both readers recap their year. From the number of books and pages read to the genres that filled those pages, these readers are going over it all – and we're thrilled to have you come along for the ride! We begin…
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Megan and Marissa switch up their topic to talk about some amazing authors who also seem like great human beings. From calling out racism and misogyny and talking about hard-to-talk-about topics to donating time, money, and resources to charity, these authors are some of our favourites to read and recommend – on and off the page. Inspired by some r…
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Join us today as we journey to New Zealand with Liarna to explore her world of Horticulture, Mental Health & Nurturing Growth. Through a series of experiences from childhood to now, Liarna's passion for nurturing growth shines through both her career in horticulture & her personal experiences of mental health. Co-owner & operator of a family busine…
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Casting movies and TV shows is a hard task. Naturally, this means we have to try it out for ourselves. In this episode, Marissa and Megan fan-cast some popular and some of their favourite novels. Marissa personally takes a hand at casting for Dracula, Throne of Glass, and A Court of Thorns and Roses. Megan decides that Ninth House, An Absolutely Re…
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Talk dirty to me... or maybe don't. In this NSFW episode of The Book Jar Podcast, Marissa and Megan share the best and the worst sex scenes they've read in novels. From terrible anatomy to euphemisms sheathed between lines, these sex scenes will leave you with questions you don't want answered. The first portion of this podcast is safe for work, wi…
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Join us today as we journey to Armenia & Georgia with Val to explore his world of Thru-Hiking, Human Kindness & Trail Development. Since 2017, Val has dedicated his free time to long distance thru-hiking & rock climbing in Armenia, Georgia & Kyrgyzstan ~ helping to map, build & advocate for trail development. Whether being the first person to compl…
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Content Warnings: Incest, sexual abuse, sexual assault, rape, pedophilia Straight to Trope Jail! Alright, we're talking about all the tropes that make us the most irritated. In short, the ones that make us wish we could make writing those tropes absolutely illegal. As always, we start by discussing our most recent reads and then dive straight into …
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No matter your reading speed, some books just sit on your "currently reading" shelf for longer than others. From being a bit on the slow side to being a more challenging read, these books aren't necessarily bad (though, sometimes, they are) but they do take extra time, dedication, and perserverance to finish. We're talking about those books this we…
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Join us today as we journey to Kenya with Shikha to explore her world of Empowerment, Spirituality & Meaningful Jewellery. Starting off as an environmental lawyer, Shikha's passion for wildlife and sustainability found her searching for unique ways to support an animal orphanage in Kenya during the economic crisis of 2008 - making & selling jewelle…
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Megan returns and we're using the first podcast to catch up on all the great books both readers have read over the past few months. They end by discussing their current reads and revealing the next topic pulled from the book jar. Expect us to discuss: Angel Mage by Garth Nix A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green All of Us Villains by C.L. He…
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Dragons, elves, witches, warlocks, adventures with Hobbits, fae kings and queens: what's not to love about fantasy novels? While fantasy is a fun and captivating genre to read, some fantasy books hit us harder. From high fantasy worlds dreamt up by Tolkien, Sanderson, and Maas to gripping low fantasy adventures from Chloe Gong and Leigh Bardugo, th…
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What makes a good book ending? From the nicely wrapped-up books written by Jane Austen to the frustrating, hand-wringing cliffhangers by Sarah J. Maas, Marissa and Alix, our guest star, discuss all the books that ended perfectly – at least for them. We end with an exciting announcement about our newest project! Expect us to talk about: Emma by Jane…
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Join us today as we journey to Norway, into the Arctic and across the Atlantic Ocean with Malin to explore her world of Nature, Advocacy & Motherhood. Awarded Norway's Environmental Hero of the Year at the age of just 18, Malin has spent her life dedicated to protecting the natural environment of Norway and beyond. Whether it's blogging on sustaina…
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Alix is back with Marissa to discuss all the books that influenced them. From changing what type of main characters they looked for to reminding them of the value of a fast and fun read, Marissa and guest, Alix, are diving into a wonderful world of books that left their mark. The two readers end this episode by pulling next week's out of the jar. E…
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Marissa is joined by a different reader this week, Alix Calfa. Together, Alix and Marissa discuss their biggest and greatest literary brags. From accounting the many books they've read over the years to the amazing feat of being able to read in a car, the two readers use this rare opportunity to brag it up. Expect us to discuss: Pride & Prejudice b…
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Join us today as we journey to Germany, France and into the field with Guillaume to explore his world of Frogs, Fun & Fieldwork. Researcher at the Natural History Museum of Berlin, Guillaume has turned his passion for frogs into a career that is dedicated to their protection. Through bringing together ecology, conservation & data science, Guillaume…
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Trends are often surprising. In this episode, our two readers discuss all the surprise trends they've seen recently – and some they wish would come back around. From the surge of love for historical romance novels to the desire to find a few more steampunk novels on the shelf, we're here to discuss it all. Expect us to start with a recap of Marissa…
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Sometimes, a happily ever after just isn't possible. This week, Megan and Marissa discuss their fave books that end in sadness and tragedy. From Romeo & Juliet to No One Is Talking About This, get ready to hear about the saddest stories that we loved reading. Please be warned that this episode does contain spoilers. As always, we start with a discu…
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Join us for a journey to Colombia & beyond as we explore Marcela's world of Ocean, Wellness & Reinvention. Recent 1st place champion in the Colombian Freediving Championships, Marcela welcomes us to explore with her beneath the surface of the ocean & our own minds. Founder of LUNAMAR For The Planet & Aluna Freediving School, join us as we navigate …
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Young adult characters are some of the most memorable characters in literature. Whether inspired by real-life events or for the purpose of flying around mythical lands, YA characters can obtain their popularity for many reasons. In this episode, Marissa and Megan discuss which popular YA characters are their favourites and why. We also discuss our …
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Join us for a journey to Nova Scotia as we explore Celes' world of Connection, Experience & Regenerative Tourism. With over 40 years spent as an experiential designer for different destinations, businesses & communities, Celes has a plethora of wisdom to share about how tourism is an exciting space for disruption, innovation and positive change. Fo…
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The book might be better, but sometimes the movie just hits the spot. In this episode, Megan and Marissa discuss the books they'd love to see come to life on the screen. From favourites they want to see come alive to stories that had potential but didn't marvel, we dive into these books and what makes them perfect for the big screen. We also discus…
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Are you a book hoarder or a careful collector? In this episode, Marissa and Megan discuss how they decide which books get to grace their shelves and which ones get donated or sent away. From beautiful copies to nostalgic editions and everything in between, these two readers are discussing the biggest question for book lovers: how do you decide whic…
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Join us today as we visit London, England to explore Amber's world of Neuroscience, Art & Innovation. Founder of R.grid, Inclusive Health & Movement for Hope, Amber has dedicated her life to helping raise awareness for, and bridge gaps between, groundbreaking science & patient experience of neurological conditions. Join us as we immerse ourselves i…
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When it comes to plots, we all have tropes we love. From enemies becoming friends to found family and more, Megan and Marissa discuss the plot tropes they can't get enough of. Both readers dive into the specifics of the tropes that they love – and expect us to gush about our absolute favourite examples as well! Expect us to discuss: Some Kind of An…
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It's like 20 questions, but all about books! Megan and Marissa ask each other book-related questions that they've always wanted to ask each other. From debating who would win a crossover Hunger Games between Sabriel and Katniss to discovering the best and worst book recommendations we've given each other, this episode is all about answering the eas…
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This one is dedicated to all the books that were almost a favourite – if it weren't for that one thing. In this episode, our beloved readers, Megan and Marissa, reveal the changes they'd make to a few novels to improve the story for them. Removing tropes, changing character arcs, and removing a character's death: we're bringing it all up this week.…
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Join us today as we run across Canada with Colin to explore his world of Exploration, Learning & The Great Outdoors. Founder & Executive Director of not-for-profit Take Me Outside, Colin has turned his passion for nature into a project that not only gets over 400,000 students outdoors every year but also helps school boards, educators and students …
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Megan and Marissa are answering questions about themselves this week. From discussing their non-book-related interests and hobbies to recalling how they started reading and met, the two readers are deep diving to help you get to know them better. Expect us to discuss: The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green The Ones We're Meant to Find by Joan He S…
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