Best Brian Calvert Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 61 - Together We Are Unstoppable 21:00

15d ago21:00

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Episode 61 Release Date: June 11, 2024 Welcome to our broadcast of what's going right in the world! Enjoy this collection of stories of positivity, kindness, and inspiration...and we certainly hope it helps you have a better day. Host: Brian Calvert Announcer: Adam West Featuring: Terry Travis Theme song by: Sweet Nothings The Good VibecastTM copyr…

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"Pennsylvania Government and Politics" with Thomas Baldino and Paula Duda Holoviak 57:18

21d ago57:18

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This book provides a comprehensive examination of the Keystone State's formal and informal political institutions and players, past and present, and elucidates the place each holds in governing the commonwealth today. Covering a period of more than three hundred years, this volume presents a clear and succinct overview of the commonwealth's politic…

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"Work, Fight, Or Play Ball" with William Ecenbarger 48:07

1M ago48:07

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In 1918, Bethlehem Steel started the world's greatest industrial baseball league. Appealing to Major League Baseball players looking to avoid service in the Great War, teams employed "ringers" like Babe Ruth, Rogers Hornsby, and Shoeless Joe Jackson in what became scornfully known as "safe shelter" leagues. pcntv.com/donate pcntv.com/membership-sig…

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Episode 60 - School, Work, Life, Humanity in Balance 24:07

1M ago24:07

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Episode 60 Release Date: May 20, 2024 Welcome to our broadcast of what's going right in the world! Enjoy this collection of stories of positivity, kindness, and inspiration...and we certainly hope it helps you have a better day. Host: Brian Calvert Announcer: Adam West Featuring: Terry Travis Theme song by: Sweet Nothings The Good VibecastTM copyri…

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"Gen X Pittsburgh" with David Rullo 57:39

1M ago57:39

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Beginning in the early 1990s, Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood began to transform from the post-industrial morass it had been suffering for the last few decades. Artists began to rent empty apartments, what were once shot-and-a-beer bars became hip dive bars and entrepreneurs found inexpensive real estate to follow their visions. It was in this…

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"Harrisburg in WWI and the 1918 Pandemic" with Rodney Ross 52:13

1M ago52:13

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In 1917, at the start of World War I, among global war and a global pandemic, Harrisburgers stepped up and served. The city experienced tribulations as residents feared espionage, suspected foreigners and demanded loyalty. Hospitals struggled with the 1918 flu at their doorstep. Join author Rodney Ross as he charts the World War I era and the Harri…

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Episode 59 - A New Beginning, Same Awesome Dog Stories 28:45

2M ago28:45

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Episode 59 Release Date: May 1, 2024 Welcome to our broadcast of what's going right in the world! Enjoy this collection of stories of positivity, kindness, and inspiration...and we certainly hope it helps you have a better day. Host: Brian Calvert Announcer: Adam West Featuring: Terry Travis Theme song by: Sweet Nothings The Good VibecastTM copyrig…

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"George Washington in the French & Indian War" with Scott Patchan 56:42

3M ago56:42

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George Washington has frequently been criticized for his first military campaign, which sparked the French and Indian War. While his campaign failed to meet its objectives, Washington experienced his first taste of military command, dealing with situations that ultimately proved beyond his control, and learned lessons that made him into the man who…

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"The Game that Saved the NHL" with Ed Gruver 57:20

4M ago57:20

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In late 1975 and early 1976, at the height of the Cold War, two of the Soviet Union's long-dominant national hockey teams traveled to North America to play an eight-game series against the best teams in the National Hockey League. The culmination of the "Super Series" was reigning Soviet League champion HC CSKA Moscow's face-off against the defendi…

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"Telling of the Anthracite" with Philip Mosley 59:06

4M ago59:06

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"Telling of the Anthracite" explores the various ways in which anthracite history has been represented and remembered since 1960, the chosen date for the start of the "posthistorical" era coinciding approximately with the Knox mine disaster (1959) and the beginning of the Centralia mine fire (1962-), two cataclysmic and fateful events that symboliz…

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"That Our Daughters May Be as Cornerstones" with Chad Leinaweaver 50:40

4M ago50:40

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Irving College was the first college to offer degrees in the arts and sciences to women and that two of its buildings still stand to this day. Named after famed author Washington Irving, this college for women was part of a nationwide trend in the nineteenth century to finally educate women, but a trend that was always fraught with opposition. pcnt…

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99. Sober Girls Trips 24:30

4M ago24:30

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Kim and Jen debrief on their Sober in the Suburbs Retreat to Playa del Carmen, Mexico. These ladies have had their fair share of wild girls trips in the past, back when they used to drink, resulting in literal black eyes and endless blackouts. Those trips used to require a vacation from the vacation. We have all been there, right? The retreat these…

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98. It's Super Bowl Weekend! 39:27

5M ago39:27

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Kezia welcomes back Katherine Rhadans again to chat all about the Super Bowl and what it's like in Kansas City this weekend. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kim-kearns/support

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"On a Great Battlefield" with Jennifer Murray 57:13

5M ago57:13

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Of the more than seventy sites associated with the Civil War era that the National Park Service manages, none hold more national appeal and recognition than Gettysburg National Military Park. In "On a Great Battlefield," Jennifer M. Murray chronicles the administration of the National Park Service and how it educates the public about the battle and…

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97. Dry January is over, now what do I do? 41:07

5M ago41:07

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Kim & Kezia talk with Kate Bee from The Sober School about what to do once Dry January ends. Growing up in the era of Sex and the City and Bridget Jones, Kate Bee believed her drinking was simply what successful, independent women did. After all, she was a journalist and TV producer for the BBC - drinking after work was how people socialized. Excep…

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BONUS: Jen's Story Part 2: Rehab 49:32

5M ago49:32

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Jen Eastwood's story continues. She decides to send herself to rehab, but she isn't fully committed to going the distance once she returns home. Then things completely unravel even more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kim-kearns/support

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96. Extreme Athlete Matt Scoletti's Breakthrough 37:58

5M ago37:58

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Matt Scoletti joins us to tell his story of sobriety. From 21 marathons in 21 days & Navy Seals training camp, he shares his incredible journey. https://www.mattscoletti.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kim-kearns/support

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BONUS: Jen's Story: Part 1: Recovering from childhood trauma and breaking the cycle 38:53

5M ago38:53

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Jen Eastwood's story is one of strength, resilience and inner knowing. It is unique yet you will find yourself nodding along in understanding. A recovered people pleaser, she continues to work on being a master of imperfection and no longer a perfectionist. Listen to her honest account from childhood to adulthood of how she realized she was struggl…

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95. The Best Decision We Ever Made with Vanessa McDonald 45:15

5M ago45:15

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Kim and Kezia chat with Vanessa McDonald, creator of The Best Decision We Ever Made. A former "Mommy Wine Club" president and neighborhood party co-CEO, Vanessa has been alcohol-free since March 16, 2020. Her inspiration for this book simply came from recognizing a need for a similar resource back when she was wrestling her own relationship with al…

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Andy Mitchell, Author of "Ten Trips" 53:51

5M ago53:51

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Andy Mitchell, author of “Ten Trips,” describes his experience having ten different psychedelic experiences in very different types of contexts ranging from academic settings to indigenous communities. Andy provides a fresh take on psychedelics with a unique perspective of sampling several sub-communities within the larger psychedelic community, in…

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94. Talking to Actor and Director Brian Whisenant 48:39

5M ago48:39

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Kim and Kezia welcome Brian to the podcast. Brian has an eclectic and varied background, having grown up in Mississippi and lived in NYC and Los Angeles (his current home). Brian has worked off and on as an actor, director and writer for both film and television. Currently Brian provides Clinical Outreach for Breathe Life Healing Centers, a trauma,…

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BONUS: Karen's story: from tragedy to hope and possibility after one year of sobriety 42:43

6M ago42:43

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Sober in the Suburbs member Karen Dionne vulnerably shares her remarkable story of sobriety. It takes courage to let others in. As Brene Brown says, “You don’t measure vulnerability by the amount of disclosure. You measure it by the amount of courage to show up and be seen when you can’t control the outcome.” --- Support this podcast: https://podca…

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93. Booze, Babies & Botox with Katherine Rhadans 49:03

6M ago49:03

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Kim and Kezia are joined by Katherine Rhadans, from @nowineinthecarpoolline on Instagram. The ladies break it down and have a real chat about all things motherhood. Tune in for a hilarious conversation with a seriously fun lady! Katherine Rhadans is a writer and mother of 5 from Kansas City Missouri. Having been alcohol free for almost a decade, Ka…

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BONUS: Meghan's story: Dry January, doing the work and reframing her perspective on alcohol 30:00

6M ago30:00

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Meghan Jones attempted Dry January last year in 2023. She felt compelled to learn all about the changes in her body and mind during the month, digging in and listening to podcasts and reading all the quitlit. She felt so good she continued for another 60 days after the month ended, only to try to moderate after the 90 days were up. You know how the…

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92. Our Year in Review 29:16

6M ago29:16

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Kim and Kezia review their year and how they are feeling at the end of 2023. They discuss some of their accomplishments and goals after hitting three years of sobriety, as well as some of the intentions they have for 2024. Sober in the Suburbs --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kim-kearns/support…

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91. Managing the Post Holiday Blues 39:16

6M ago39:16

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Do you feel let down after the holidays? Did you ever binge drink the week in between Christmas and New Years? Is the end of the year a tough time for you in terms of your sobriety? Join Kim and Kezia as they chat with Jen Hirst about how to end the year on a high note and enter the new year with a strong mindset! Empowering women to thrive in sobr…

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90. What's it like to never have drank at all? 40:01

6M ago40:01

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Kim and Kezia speak with lifelong teetotaler and Tilden co-founder Mariah Hilton Wood. As a lifelong non-drinker, Mariah brings a fresh perspective to the sober community. Her positive approach to life is nothing but infectious. She's a brand new mom, super fun and one of the sweetest people we have ever met! Mariah Hilton Wood is Co-Founder and CO…

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"Emotional Brandywine" with Karl Kuerner & Bruce Mowday 57:06

6M ago57:06

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The September 11, 1777, battle of Brandywine, a defeat for General George Washington, is too often forgotten by historians. Brandywine was one of the most important engagements of the war, also the largest land battle. Lafayette began his rise to an American hero that afternoon when he shed his blood for American freedom. Artist Karl J. Kuerner and…

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BONUS: Steve's Story: Former Days of Our Lives Star Moves on from AA and finds a new path 31:21

7M ago31:21

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Kim interviews former Days of our Lives star, Steve Blackwood. Steve had 30 years of sobriety under his belt after living in LA for most of his life, until one day her relapsed. Hear his remarkable story of finding his new path towards sobriety by how Steve earning to embrace Annie Grace's philosophy of This Naked Mind and how things finally clicke…

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89. A Conversation about Preventing Youth Substance Use 37:09

7M ago37:09

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Kezia and Kim welcome Angi McDonald, who is a member of Sober in the Suburbs. Angi has been sober for 28 years. She is a Program Coordinator in the Needham Public Health Division and shares about working in youth substance use prevention. Reference: The Addiction Inoculation CADCA Check HERE to see if YOUR town or county has a youth substance use p…

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DOWN ON THE FARM 1:08:08

7M ago1:08:08

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In this episode we take a slight detour from our main topic to discuss Nate’s experiences with farming in central Illinois. Hear Nate describe how he got into farming and how his experiences with animals have shaped the way he thinks about everything from diet to psychotherapy. You’ll hear Nate defend why he is virulently "pro-savanna" and discuss …

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88. Sober Traveling with Kathleen Ramon 39:27

7M ago39:27

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Kim has the unique opportunity to chat with the lovely Kathleen Ramon from www.sobertraveling.com all about her upcoming project that debuts this month in December. Kathleen, or Kat to her friends, is not just a sober travel coach; she's a storyteller, an educator, and a true comedian in the journey of sober fun! Her background as a teacher and Beh…

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"Youghiogheny: Appalachian River" with Tim Palmer 57:09

7M ago57:09

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Turbulent rapids and wild shorelines of the Youghiogheny River highlight natural wonders of the Appalachian Mountains, and midway on the stream's revealing path, Ohiopyle State Park is a showcase of beauty and has become a recreational hotspot where the river thunders over its iconic falls and cascades through the wooded gorges of Pennsylvania. Now…

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87. Are You Trapped in the Cycle of Drinking to Cure Your Hangover? 42:07

7M ago42:07

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Kezia and Kim chat with Hadley Sorensen about her sober journey. All three women found themselves caught on the hamster wheel of drinking by the end, the epitome of being trapped in alcohol addiction. They also were each drowning in the mommy wine culture, duped by the Instagram memes, false advertising and lies of Big Alcohol. Hadley tells the lad…

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86. Social Anxiety & the Holidays with Kristen McAvoy 57:11

7M ago57:11

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The ladies talk with Kristen McAvoy about how to prepare for the holidays when you have social anxiety. What can you do when you have a holiday work party that you need to attend but you are newly sober? How do you deal with the family this year when you are used to getting blackout drunk in the past? Kristen shares her incredible sober story and h…

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Episode 37: The Towering Franklin King 1:21:12

8M ago1:21:12

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Join us for a conversation with Franklin King, is a psychiatrist with expertise in neuroscience and psychedelics. Hear him discuss his history of working in a psych ER and his perspectives on how public health interventions can help people attain greater wellness. Dr. King’s unique experience in mental health care and research on psychedelic-assist…

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85. Gray Area Drinking with Todd Kinney 45:59

8M ago45:59

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Kim and Kezia chat with former gray area drinker, Todd Kinney this week, all about his journey and transformation. Todd is an attorney who lives in Omaha, NE with his wife, four kids and two wiener dogs. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, golf, hanging out with his family (when they let him) and spending an unhealthy amount of time and money su…

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Bonus: Allison's Story 33:49

8M ago33:49

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A new series: member's of Sober in the Suburbs share their personal stories with our audience. Allison Deraney tells us about her path to sobriety. Visit her substack: Dare To Be Dry: https://allisonderaney.substack.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kim-kearns/support…

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Episode 58 - A Real Beauty Queen 20:09

8M ago20:09

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(2023 Season 5) Our collection of stories featuring positivity, kindness and inspiration for November 2023. Formerly known as The Joy Unicorns Show.

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84. Identifying the Brain Chemicals that Cause Addiction with Dr. Evelyn Higgins 39:09

8M ago39:09

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Kim and Kezia speak with addictionologist Dr. Evelyn Higgins from Wired for Addiction. Dr. Higgins is an expert in the epidemiology of addiction. If you could identify the brain chemicals that cause alcohol or drug addiction in your brain, then what would be the next step? What if you could start at a young age by creating different habits if you h…

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83. Kim's Retreat Hangover: All About Laura McKowen's Weekend at Kripalu 41:25

8M ago41:25

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Kim, Suzanne and Audrey (from The Sober Mom Life) return from Laura McKowen's Push Off From Here wellness retreat at Kripalu in the Berkshires. It was a wonderful weekend, and they share with Kezia all about their incredible, transformative experiences. The ladies describe the entire weekend, and also all about how the retreat hangover is legit a r…

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82. How do non-alcoholic drinks fit into your sober life? 47:56

8M ago47:56

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Kim and Kezia talk with Vanessa Royle, the co-founder of Tilden, a non-alcoholic drink company. The ladies discuss how the company came to be, Vanessa's journey with sobriety and how the evolution of the N/A industry has evolved over the last few years. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kim-kearns/support…

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81. Buzzword: What is a Glimmer? 23:38

9M ago23:38

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Kim and Kezia chat about one of their favorite buzzwords: the "Glimmer." Most people understand what a "trigger" is, but not many people look for the opposite - a glimmer. A glimmer is a tiny moment in your day to day life that takes you by surprise and it can bring about feelings of joy or peace. Do you experience glimmers? How do impact your sobr…

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"The Philadelphia Campaign, 1777" with Michael Harris 53:11

9M ago53:11

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The British Army in North America conducted two campaigns in 1777. John Burgoyne led one army south from Canada to seize control of the Lake Champlain-Hudson River corridor resulting in the battle of Saratoga. Rather than assist Burgoyne's campaign, William Howe led his army from New York City on the Philadelphia campaign. Although Howe captured Ph…

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80. Mommy Wine Culture with Dr. Rachel Sayko Adams 41:36

9M ago41:36

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Kim and Kezia interview Dr. Rachel Sayko Adams who shares all about her studies in alcohol research. Rachel Sayko Adams, PhD, MPH is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Health Law, Policy & Management at Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH). She is a proud alum of BUSPH where she completed her Master in Public Health in…

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"If We Are Striking for Pennsylvania" Volume 2 with Scott Mingus & Eric Wittenberg 57:23

9M ago57:23

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The first installment (June 3-22, 1863) carried the armies through the defining mounted clash at Battle of Brandy Station, after which Lee pushed his corps into the Shenandoah Valley and achieved the magnificent victory at Second Winchester on his way to the Potomac. Caught flat-footed, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker used his cavalry to probe the mountain…

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Episode 57 - Of Legos and Llamas 17:25

9M ago17:25

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(2023 Season 5) Our collection of stories featuring positivity, kindness and inspiration for October2023. Formerly known as The Joy Unicorns Show.

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79. How do you express gratitude? 32:25

9M ago32:25

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Kezia and Kim welcome sober friend Jennifer Eastwood. They discuss the buzzword ‘gratitude.’ How do you shift your mindset from “I have to stop drinking to I GET to stop drinking.” How do you express gratitude? Jen started her quest for a sober life in August 2021. After a few hiccups and a couple stays at rehab (which she loved by the way! ) she s…

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"Prisoners of Congress" with Norman Donoghue 53:11

9M ago53:11

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In 1777, Congress labeled Quakers who would not take up arms in support of the War of Independence as "the most Dangerous Enemies America knows" and ordered Pennsylvania and Delaware to apprehend them. In response, Keystone State officials sent twenty men-seventeen of whom were Quakers-into exile, banishing them to Virginia, where they were held fo…

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Episode 36: Holotropic Breathwork Christine Calvert 1:31:41

9M ago1:31:41

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Holotropic breathwork, developed by Stan and Christina Grof, [BP1] was developed as a method to induce altered states of consciousness after LSD was made illegal and therefore no longer available. Christine Calvert is a certified Holotropic Breathwork facilitator who discusses the history and development of holotropic breathwork and how it is relat…

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