Best Yarn In The City Podcasts (2024)

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Under The Sheets: Inconsistency and Becoming Better 31:59

5d ago31:59

31:59

Inconsistency is something we all struggle with at times, whether it's in our personal goals, work projects, or everyday habits. Often, it's caused by a lack of clear success or failure, making it hard to stay motivated. Unforeseen events can also throw us off track, disrupting even the best-laid plans. But the good news is, there are ways to overc…

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Extraordinary Undergoodies 32:10

7h ago32:10

32:10

When you start a business that sells a product, the first thing you have to do is resolve a contradiction. On the one hand, you want to sell a product everybody needs. On the other hand, if it’s so vital that everybody needs it, they’ve probably already got it. What you have to do is convince a consumer that when they need to replace whatever-it-is…

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Artist Interview - Dr Jack Roberts 1:00:51

37m ago1:00:51

1:00:51

Dr. Jack Roberts, aka JPR Stitch is a fine artist whose primary medium is freehand machine embroidery. His art is formed from simple organic flowing abstract shapes, but is constructed from a dense and complex web of stitch. His stitchings are a reflection of the calmness, tranquillity and contentedness that he feels when sitting at the sewing mach…

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Jefferson Bougie 29:49

1M ago29:49

29:49

In New Orleans we pride ourselves on our extensive array of live entertainment. According to music media company, Off Beat, and tourist authority New Orleans & Company, on any given night we have, on average, 100 places to hear live music. If New York City had the same per capita number of live music venues, they’d have 800. In fact, they have 1,10…

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Pop Art Yarn 30:45

1M ago30:45

30:45

There are a number of ways of becoming a New Orleanian. You can be born here. You can marry someone from here. You can go to high school here – that’s a uniquely New Orleans badge of belonging - and then there’s a phenomenon called Magnetic Migration. That’s a term I coined to describe how certain people are inexplicably drawn here. You know these …

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Artist Interview - Helen Godden 1:03:55

2M ago1:03:55

1:03:55

Helen moved from Art to Art Quilting in 2004 and has enjoyed many international awards for her unique approach to machine quilting and creating art quilts. In 16 years of quilting, Helen has won 16 awards at Houston including the inaugural A World of Beauty and Master of Innovative Artistry. Helen’s work is predominately pictorial, with strong desi…

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Opportunity Knocks 37:15

2M ago37:15

37:15

When Drew Brees was The Saints’ quarterback he was regularly out and about in New Orleans. If you ran into him, you couldn’t help noticing that for a guy who had such a dominating presence on a football field, there didn’t seem to be anything physically exceptional about him. But when he played the game, Drew had an ability to size up what was happ…

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Framed 33:35

2M ago33:35

33:35

When you walk into just about any interior space in the US – from the biggest office building to the smallest apartment – you’re almost certain to find art hanging on the walls. And not just one piece. From your doctor’s waiting room to your sister’s bedroom, you’ll typically find multiple works of art. Sure, they’re not all paintings, some of them…

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The Beer Bus & Trail of Tea 31:30

3M ago31:30

31:30

When somebody suggests going out for a beer, you know what that means. Or, rather, you know what it doesn’t mean. It doesn’t mean meeting up for a single beer. And after you’ve had a few beers at whichever place you decided to meet, at some point somebody will suggest moving on and going to get another beer – or two – at someplace else. The problem…

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Artist Interview - Sarah de Rousset-Hall 58:30

3M ago58:30

58:30

Sarah de Rousset-Hall is a hand embroidery artist and teacher, she works as a tutor for the Royal School of Needlework and runs her own embroidery business, Sarah Stitches. Sarah came to embroidery as a second career, but has been embroidering as long as she can remember. Following on from a cancer diagnosis at 30, she returned to being a student a…

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Hands On Magazine Street 30:20

3M ago30:20

30:20

One of the conundrums about being human is, we strive for happiness, but when something makes us happy we grow accustomed to it and, usually sooner than later, we’re looking for something else to make us happy. Whether it’s your income, your appearance, your career, or anything else in your life that can be improved, we’re trapped on what social sc…

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Meta Business (not that Meta) 32:10

3M ago32:10

32:10

There’s a term in theater called “meta.” It’s used to describe a scenario where actors call attention to the fact they’re performing. For example, the play within a play in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Except for the name of the company that used to be Facebook, we don’t have a similar term to “meta” in business. But we do have a similar concept. We have …

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The Jenni Jenna Chronicles 26:00

4M ago26:00

26:00

If you’re a theater kid in high school and decide that’s what you want to do with the rest of your life, you’re familiar with the moment you tell your family you’re taking out college loans to major in theater. Even your most supportive parent can’t hide a fleeting grimace as they think, “You may see yourself becoming a great writer or actor but th…

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N.O. Brainer 31:40

4M ago31:40

31:40

Dr Nicolas Bazan is a world-renowned neuroscientist with a research lab in Stockholm Sweden and another here in New Orleans. When Dr Bazan was a guest on Out to Lunch, he pointed out that, compared to other fields of medicine, treatment for conditions of the human brain are at a primitive stage. For example, the current standard of care for Traumat…

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A Tale of Two Parishes 29:00

5M ago29:00

29:00

The city of New Orleans is in Orleans Parish. For reasons that are mainly economic and infrastructure-related, Orleans and neighboring Jefferson Parish are inter-dependent. The two parishes are very different. The rivalry between them isn’t on the scale of the Saints and the Flacons, but it’s definitely real. If you live in Jefferson Parish, the ba…

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Artist Interview - Jo Hamilton 57:18

5M ago57:18

57:18

Scottish artist Jo Hamilton moved to Portland, Oregon in the early 1990s, after earning her BFA from the Glasgow School of Art. Her technique combines years of fine art practice with the craft of crochet which she learned as a child from her Gran, rendering traditional categories, which include portraiture, landscape and nudes in a contemporary lig…

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Coffee and Cannabis 31:20

5M ago31:20

31:20

In the world of American coffee culture, 1971 changed everything. That was the year Starbucks was born. For much of the country, Starbucks was the first coffee shop in their town. In New Orleans, our first coffee shop opened in The French Market - in the late 1700’s. For a city not known for being on the cutting edge of business, we were 200 years …

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Above and Beyond 28:50

5M ago28:50

28:50

There are sayings in the English language that employ literal terms but have no literal meaning. For example, when we describe something as “black and white” we mean it’s obvious, not that there’s literally a black object and a white object. When we say something’s “open and shut” we’re suggesting it’s inarguable, not that anything is literally ope…

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Jim & Josh Ain't In It For The Money 28:30

5M ago28:30

28:30

When people talk about their business, there are a number of sentences that raise the red flag of skepticism. “Let me explain this as simply as I can” usually means you walk away scratching your head saying “Wait, what?” “Nobody’s ever done anything like this” is typically the precursor to a business pitch you’ve already heard twice this month. And…

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Focus on U 30:40

5M ago30:40

30:40

I’m sure you’re aware of the many lists that New Orleans finds itself at the top or bottom of. For many years we’ve heard we’re near the top of the list for violent crime. At the same time we’re near the top of the list for best places to start a business. We’re near the bottom of the list of per capita income. And near the top of the list of dolla…

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Artist Interview - Mr X Stitch aka Jamie Chalmers 1:13:02

6M ago1:13:02

1:13:02

Jamie Chalmers, aka Mr X Stitch, aka the Kingpin of Contemporary Embroidery, took up cross stitching fifteen years ago and he’s never looked back. Since establishing the Mr X Stitch website in 2008, he has been showcasing new talent in the world of needlework and textile art and has curated a number of stitch-based exhibitions in the UK and Ireland…

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The Business of Love 27:19

6M ago27:19

27:19

If you could sell a product every person on earth wants, you’d have a winning business. Right? So - other than a phone upgrade - what does nearly every single person on earth want? Love. And happiness. That’s the product platforms like Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, and other online dating services are selling. According to the latest numbers out there, 5%…

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Retailer Interview - Kate Makin of Northern Yarn 56:27

6M ago56:27

56:27

Northern Yarn is an independent wool shop, situated in the historic city of Lancaster, with a stong focus on locally sourced British wool, including their own line produced from the fleeces of local flocks of sheep. Owner Kate Makin works together with local farmers, paying a higher price for good quality fleeces - then follows the process from she…

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Riding The Rail To Rubensteins 27:01

6M ago27:01

27:01

New Orleans is a city of mysteries. Tourists, fascinated by ghosts and grandeur, learn about them on French Quarter walking tours. For those of us who live here, there are other mysteries. Like, “Why am I paying so much in property tax and my street still has massive potholes?” Here’s another New Orleans mystery that may have crossed your mind - wh…

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Artist Interview - Zoe Ingram 55:43

6M ago55:43

55:43

Zoë is a freelance artist, designer & illustrator based in Edinburgh, Scotland. She has an honours degree in industrial design for textiles (print) and enjoyed a career in graphic design & the creative arts spanning over twenty years. Zoë now focuses on illustration commissions and personal work. Zoë loves travelling, trying new foods and enjoys li…

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Progress Here Looks Different 28:55

7M ago28:55

28:55

If you Google “demolition videos” you’ll find a seemingly unlimited number of videos of commercial buildings being imploded, and bulldozers mowing down houses. 99% of these videos are posted with gleeful pride. They’re testament to growth and progress. Wiping old buildings off the face of the earth to make way for newer, bigger, and better building…

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S06E05: Bruises and Secrets: The Misadventure of Cranston O'Leary 4:35

7M ago4:35

4:35

**Host:** Tim Carroll **Audio Designer:** Anton In this rib-tickling yet slightly grim episode of Tall Tales & Short Yarns, we step into the Muddy River Hotel, a dive where the drinks are stiff and the company is rough around the edges. Here, we find Cranston O'Leary, a man whose formidable stature is overshadowed only by the battle scars he's wear…

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S06E04: The War Goes On: A Poetic Reflection 1:32

7M ago1:32

1:32

**Host:** Tim Carroll **Audio Designer:** Anton In this contemplative episode of Tall Tales & Short Yarns, we delve into the poignant verses of "The War Goes On" by poet Jim Eves. With each measured line, Eves paints a harrowing landscape of conflict, a tableau where boundaries are drawn not just across lands, but through the very heart of humanity…

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Space and Sea 30:15

7M ago30:15

30:15

Back in 1923, a guy in Norfolk Virginia called T. Parker Host founded a company. He called it, T. Parker Host. 100 years later, in 2023, the company relocated the bulk of their operations to Jefferson Parish to what used to be known as The Avondale Shipyards and re-named it, Avondale Global Gateway. The new name is no exaggeration. It is now, in fa…

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Dragonfly AI 31:30

8M ago31:30

31:30

Perception and reality can sometimes be two different things. When it comes to money, that can be a problem. You’ve probably had this happen: you’re thinking you’ve had a pretty good month, then you get your credit card bill and you get an unpleasant surprise. Somehow, you’d totally forgotten this was the month the dishwasher broke, you had to take…

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NAVIGATING A NEW YEAR 23:38

8M ago23:38

23:38

Have you started yurr New Year, New Me plans?! If yes, congratulopia (*wink wink*, no knowledge is lost, so yes still hop on), if no, let us start now! In today's episode, we (yes, you and I), look at five ways to make the most of a new year: ~ Finding yurr pace. ~ Be selective. ~ Follow yurr Higher Spiritual being. ~ Keep Learning. ~ Find yurr san…

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Fresh and Clean 28:30

9M ago28:30

28:30

Every creature on earth is concerned with his or her appearance. I use the pronouns “his” or “her” intentionally, because in most species this attention to appearance is connected to attracting a mate for procreation. For the human species, things are different. Our interest in our appearance doesn’t need to be connected to mating, or even dating. …

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It's Only Money 29:25

9M ago29:25

29:25

There’s more to life than money. That’s true. In some circles it’s become fashionable to talk about the goal of business as being about more than single-mindedly making money. Ok, that’s true too. But it’s worth noting that although money can’t buy you happiness, poverty can’t buy you anything. I stole that witty observation from a meme on Facebook…

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Artist Interview - Appleton's Wools 56:00

9M ago56:00

56:00

Gail chats with Debbie and Di from Appletons Wools. Appletons brand of crewel and tapestry wool has been used for nearly 200 years across the globe in some of the most prestigious tapestries and embroideries in cathedrals, stately homes, and government buildings. Founded in 1835 by Thomas Appleton, Appletons is just as evangelical about British woo…

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Is The Pressure Getting ‘wesser’?! 13:06

9M ago13:06

13:06

It is no longer a secret that the world we live in right now will often advice everyone to do whatever they can to get whatever they want? ~ Are you willing to do anything to get what you want due to what you've seen on social media? ~ Some might pamper yurr ego and tell you everything is fake, just to be motivational, others will tell you it is re…

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S06E03: Harmonizing with the Universe: A Journey Through the Mystical Backlands 2:47

10M ago2:47

2:47

Host: Tim Carroll Audio Designer: Anton Tall Tales and Short Yarns In this episode of Tall Tales and Short Yarns, Tim Carroll takes us on a journey through the mystical backlands, a land where dreams intertwine with ancient spirits and time itself. We are reminded that we are all part of the grand cosmic scheme, here to navigate our journey on this…

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Onesie Green Beans 29:50

10M ago29:50

29:50

For a good deal of human history, if you wanted something done you had to do it yourself. As societies became more stratified, we developed division of labor. Today, things are so specialized people over 60 comment this current generation can’t do anything for themselves. Despite the fact that kids are writing code that powers the platforms these c…

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Song Waffle 9 - We're Back! 31:53

10M ago31:53

31:53

We're back! It's been about 12 months since the last one and boy, have we all been doing some stuff. JK's has been racking up frequent flyer miles, BH has been in the studio and losing Melbourne Cup bets, DC took 4 months long service leave, and in between all of that, we made a new song! Count on the Days is in the mastering engineers hands and we…

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Pickleball Sailing 27:00

10M ago27:00

27:00

If you’d been living in the 1800’s you might have found yourself sitting at a lunch table asking your friends, “What are y’all talking about? What is “tennis”?” Today you’re more likely to ask, “What is pickleball?” Pickleball Like tennis, pickleball is played on a court with a net. The ball is a kind of wiffleball. And instead of a racket, a pickl…

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Artist Interview - Cas Holmes 1:04:39

10M ago1:04:39

1:04:39

Cas Holmes is a British artist, author and tutor of Romani heritage specialising in textile work with found materials. She trained in fine art and is interested in interdisciplinary projects in community and gallery settings to demonstrate the accessibility of mixed media textile processes. Her practice centres on the use of sustainable materials a…

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A Cure For Polarization 33:45

11M ago33:45

33:45

We hear a lot about “polarization” these days. And for good reason. It impacts all of us. There are two types of polarization: political and financial. You can probably make a case they’re related, but we’re talking about the financial variety. Most conversations about financial polarization tend to take the same shape. They begin with the observat…

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Bourbon and Cake 28:30

11M ago28:30

28:30

If you lived in New Orleans between 1953 and 2021, you might remember Baker Maid Fruitcake. It was made here, and in its earlier years was hugely popular. But tastes change. Somewhere along the line fruitcake became relegated mostly to the holidays. In 2009, when Greg Sorensen took over his family business as its 4th generation co-owner, he reasone…

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A Generation That Never Listens 16:38

11M ago16:38

16:38

If we had a generation that listened, maybe we would have had more love, peace and kindness. In today’s episode, Sade addresses the importance of being able to speak to the needs of people by just asking one question, ‘how can I help?’Be sure to enjoy this episode and share with everyone around you. Spread The Gospel!…

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Brave New World 28:35

11M ago28:35

28:35

If anything good came out of the Covid 19 pandemic it was the advent of remote working. For some people that means they now work from their dining room table, or spend a chunk of their work day at a coffee shop. Other people have taken the opportunity to move out of expensive big cities to places not known for advancing careers. For example, over t…

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Artist Interview - Allan Brown 57:31

11M ago57:31

57:31

The Nettle Dress is a modern fairy tale about the healing power of nature and craft directed by BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Dylan Howitt, released by Dartmouth Films in cinemas across the UK and Ireland from September 15. Textile artist Allan Brown spends seven years making a dress from scratch, using 14,400 feet of thread made from the fibre of loca…

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S06E02: Echoes of Time: The Legacy of Darius & Eileen 4:22

11M ago4:22

4:22

- **Host**: Tim Carroll - **Audio Designer**: Anton **Introduction**: - Welcome to the revamped "Tall Tales and Short Yarns" podcast. - A space for short stories to ignite your imagination, provoke thought, induce laughter, and perhaps even a tear. - A heartfelt tribute to Tim's old friend and collaborator, Eric Camillary, who tragically passed awa…

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Fat Boys Pepper 30:30

12M ago30:30

30:30

Anybody can have a good idea for a business. I’ve already had a couple this morning: Ice that stays frozen longer in iced coffee. And a real-time updating system from the doctor’s office that tells you they’re running an hour late. They might both be good ideas. But there’s a big difference between a good business idea, and a good business. That di…

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Kids Yoga Tattoos 28:00

12M ago28:00

28:00

Humans are social animals. We like to hang out and talk. We could, conceivably, create spaces where we could go, solely to talk to other people. But the way our society is structured, everything has to be paid for. Would people pay to go to a place just to talk to each other? Maybe. But that’s not what happens. What happens is, we socialize with ea…

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Artist Interviews - Meredith Woolnough 48:08

12M ago48:08

48:08

Meredith Woolnough is a professional artist working out of her studio in Newcastle Australia. She is best known for her sculptural embroideries which are an exploration of art, science and nature. The embroideries are created using a unique freehand embroidery technique that utilises a domestic sewing machine and a fabric that dissolves in water. T…

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Walkin' In Alignment 24:48

1y ago24:48

24:48

Knowing where you are going and staying focus is what we all need. Walking in alignment means: -Willingness and determination to always put in the work. -Get so good at what you do. -Be patience

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