Best Frank Michael Smith Podcasts (2024)

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Training Camp Review, Aiyuk Trade, QB Battle 51:32

6d ago51:32

51:32

Frank and Lou discuss what they learned after a day at Steelers training camp, the potential trade for Brandon Aiyuk, the QB battle, and more.

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Juana Maria | Island of the Blue Dolphins 59:43

1h ago59:43

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Hi guys. sovereign accidentally forgot to upload this episode. This week, Sovereign syre and Ela Darling finish their two part episode about Juana Maria, the last Nicoleno. Today we focus on what happened to her story long after her death when it was reimagined as the popular children's novel Island of the Blue Dolphins. Since its publication, Isla…

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Larry Miller "Phones Today" Bonus Show #105 6:05

1h ago6:05

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Send us a Text Message. One of my personal favorites...Larry Miller, from new York, shares his standup comedy material about phones and phone usage. This was recorded live at my comedy club back in the mid-80's...really funny material that is a s funny today! Larry Miller began his illustrious stand-up comedy career in New York, rapidly becoming a …

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Robert Boyd & Peter Richerson — How Culture Drove Human Brain Size, Enabled Us To Dominate Earth, And Is Leading Us Astray 2:23:59

7h ago2:23:59

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Robert Boyd and Peter Richerson are anthropologists based in America. Their partnership was central to the development of Dual-Inheritance Theory, a framework that applies Darwinian evolution to culture and explains how genes and culture have intertwined to shape our species. This is their first ever joint interview. Full transcript available at: j…

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Andy Gross Comic/Magician/Ventriloquist- Interview Show #217 39:41

2d ago39:41

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Send us a Text Message. Andy Gross is a seasoned comic magician and ventriloquist who found his love for magic at age nine, influenced by the film "Magic" and magicians like Doug Henning. His perspective on the combination of comedy and magic is one that sees these elements as crucial components for captivating and engaging audiences. This unique a…

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I Dream I Am Falling 2:53

8d ago2:53

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August 6th is the 8th anniversary of the launch of the Parlando Project — but it is also the 23rd anniversary of my late wife's death and Hiroshima Day. The Parlando Project is largely about performing other people's words (mostly literary poetry) with original music in various styles, but for this August observance I used a poem I myself wrote abo…

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Juana Maria | The Lone Woman of San Nicolas 1:06:59

8d ago1:06:59

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This week on the podcast Sovereign Syre and Ela Darling discuss Juana Maria, better known to history as the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island. Juana Maria was a Native Californian woman who was the last surviving member of her tribe, the Nicoleño. She lived alone on San Nicolas Island off the coast of Alta California from 1835 until her removal from…

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Comedy by Sam Guttman, Dennis Miller, Michael Pritchard, & George Wallace Show #216 39:34

11d ago39:34

39:34

Send us a Text Message. On this the 44th Anniversary of the week I opened my chain of comedy clubs, Laughs Unlimited, here is a show featuring several of the acts who performed for me...Comic/Musician Sam Guttman (regular out of SF), TV Star Dennis Miller, SF Competition Winner (1980) Michael Pritchard, and closing the very firt Headliner for my cl…

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Sara Teasdale again: Advice to a Girl 1:48

13d ago1:48

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Not sure it's advice only useful for young women, but a savvy poem of love's boundaries none the less. The Parlando Project takes various words (usually literary poetry) and combines them with original music. We've done over 750 such combinations and you can find more at our blog and archives located at frankhudson.org…

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"The Wilson Method" FREE 5 Day Challenge Bonus Show #999 7:19

13d ago7:19

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Send us a Text Message. This is a quick Bonus Show to share a Special new FREE offer from my Friend Comic/Magician Larry Wilson. He is offering to train online this one time for FREE...and my listeners get an early shot at signing up for this amazing opportunity. Visit: www.TheWilsonMethod.com to learn more and sign up. Support the Show. Standup Co…

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Lisa Frank | 2 The Rainbow Gulag 1:00:20

15d ago1:00:20

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In 2005 Lisa Frank filed for divorce. She filed a second lawsuit to oust James Green from the company. What followed was a protracted legal battle that made the psychodrama that had been taking place at LFI for over a decade, a matter of public record. The following is from the article The Rainbow Gulag, published on Jezebel.com in 2013 by Tracy Eg…

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Mack Dryden "Dry Bar Comedy Special" Interview 37:41

16d ago37:41

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Send us a Text Message. On this show, I have another opportunity to interview a good friend from the standup comedy world...Mack Dryden. Mack used to be part of the Hilarious comedy team "Mack & Jamie" (TV Show "Comedy Break") and in recent years has been focusing entertaining as a successful Public Speaker. On this short interview Mack shares his …

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Dooryard Roses 2:11

17d ago2:11

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Sara Teasdale with a short heartbreak poem I've set to music and sung. That's what the Parlando Project does: we take various words (usually literary poetry) and combine them with original music in differing styles. We've done over 750 of these combinations, and they're available at our blog and archives located at frankhudson.org…

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Lisa Frank 1 | Gumballs and Interplanetary Ice Cream Cones 1:01:14

22d ago1:01:14

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Today we’re discussing Lisa Frank, the artist behind the eponymous brand Lisa Frank Inc. If you were alive in the 80s and 90s, the psychedelic, neon airbrushed designs of unicorns and teddy bears and dolphins had a chokehold on your childhood. From stickers to binders to pencil cases, Lisa Frank merchandise was what divided the cool from the broke.…

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Comedy by Bob Worley, Kevin Kataoka, Del Van Dyke, and a little Dixieland Music Show #214 22:39

25d ago22:39

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Send us a Text Message. On this show I used the comedy material I found on some old recordings...so this show will be a little choppy; but the comedy is solid and sure to make you Smile. There is live recorded comedy by Bob Worley, Kevin Kataoka, and Del Van Dyke. In addition, my club Laughs Unlimited used to Host bands in the Dixieland Jazz Jubile…

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Rejoicing Veins 4:15

24d ago4:15

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An Edna St. Vincent Millay sonnet of youth and aging is turned into a song, which is the thing the Parlando Project does. We take various words (usually literary poetry) and combine them with original music. We've done over 750 of these combinations, and you can find them at our blog and archives located at frankhudson.org…

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Be Angry at the Sun 2:36

27d ago2:36

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It's a poem, but in it Robison Jeffers wants to deliver a speech about political speech. I may not agree with Jeffers aims at the moment he wrote his poem, but I can feel the frustration he speaks of. You might too. The Parlando Project combines various words (usually literary poetry) with original music in various styles. We've done over 750 of th…

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Marc Yaffee "Working a Cruise" Bonus Show #103 6:42

27d ago6:42

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Send us a Text Message. Comic Marc Yaffee does a lot of cruise ship work and he shares some of his story and a couple jokes here. Standup comedy on a cruise ship is a totally different experience from club work...Marc shares why! Support the Show. Standup Comedy Podcast Network.co www.StandupComedyPodcastNetwork.com Free APP on all Apple & Android …

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Cass Elliot 2 | Make Your Own Kind Of Music 1:05:10

29d ago1:05:10

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This week is part two of our two parter on Cass Elliot. Sovereign Syre and Ela Darling talk about Cass's life after the break up of The Mamas And The Papas and her vindication as a solo singer. Once money started coming in, Cass hosted artist salons at her large Laurel Canyon estate. She was kind and charismatic, easily making her the most popular …

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As far from pity, as complaint 2:41

30d ago2:41

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Emily Dickinson's in a goth mood again, but she makes such things sound lovely, so we sing her poem of everlasting nature and non-everlasting life today. Not just Dickinson, but that's what the Parlando Project does: takes various words (usually literary poetry) and combines them with original music. We've got over 750 such combinations in our arch…

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"Live at the Throckmorton" w/ Bruner, Steele, Larry "Bubbles Brown" & Chicago Steve Barkley Show #213 55:56

1M ago55:56

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Send us a Text Message. Fun and unique show this week as I was an invited Guest to the Throckmorton Theater in Mill Valley to watch a show, and hang with comics Steve Bruner, Johnny Steele, Mike Meehan, Larry "Bubbles" Brown, and Chicago Steve Barkley. So fun to listen to the live show and have some backstage/greenroom conversations...all here for …

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Episode 2407: David Coffey and Kathryn Coffey - Designing Math Adventures 30:27

1M ago30:27

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Dave Coffey and Kathy Coffey from Grand Valley State University discuss their new book, Designing Math Adventures: Using Design Thinking to Support the Teaching and Learning of K-8 Mathematics, available through Amazon. Book URL: https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Math-Adventures-Thinking-Mathematics/dp/B0D36HKT3X/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_2 Dave's Delta Scape …

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The Guitar after a poem by Federico García Lorca 3:20

1M ago3:20

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I made my own English translation of from Lorca's Spanish poem "La Guitarra" and performed this with my own simple guitar accompaniment. That's what the Parlando Project does: combines various words (usually literary poetry) with original music. We've done over 750 of these combinations over the past 8 years. You can find more at our blog and archi…

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Cass Elliot 1 | Don't Call Me Mama! 1:02:24

1M ago1:02:24

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This week on the podcast, Sovereign Syre and Ela Darling talk about Cass Elliot, in our opinion, the most important member of The Mamas and The Papas. Credits: written by Ela Darling hosted by Ela Darling & Sovereign Syre produced by Joshua Anderson Contact/Support/More: http://ILLREPUTEPODCAST.COM Sources: Fiege, Eddi. Dream a Little Dream of Me :…

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Holiday Re-Boot Starring Frank Prinzi,Tim Bedore, Phil Bauman, and TV Celebrity Carlos Alazraqui 26:01

1M ago26:01

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Send us a Text Message. Re-Boot of Show #31 for the Holiday: The "Laughs" TV show starring Frank Prinzi & Tim Bedore originally aired in 1988. This audio version includes these two Headliners and a Comedy set by Phil Bauman, doing a little comedy Rap. Also, there is a drop in piece with "Tony King", done by Carlos Alazraqui and Bob Stobener. Great …

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Steve Smith "Family & Politics" Bonus Show #102 6:48

1M ago6:48

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Send us a Text Message. A terrific standup comic, Steve Smith, used to work my clubs as a Headliner for a few decades. On this short Bonus Show he shares some material recorded live from back in the early 90's about living with his parents, and material about politicians like Clinton, Ross Perot, and more from the 80's & 90's...Funny stuff! Enjoy, …

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Anna Nicole Smith | 2 It's Very Expensive To Be Me 58:31

1M ago58:31

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In the flash of the paparazzi's cameras, Anna had gone from stripper, to Playmate, to Playmate of the year, to the face of Guess Jeans. A contract rumored to have been worth millions of dollars. Anna’s beauty, sex appeal and supernatural charm had carried her to the edge of the finish line, all she had to do was cross it. In this week's episode, So…

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Steven Mays "New Young Comic Out of Texas" Show #211 36:57

1M ago36:57

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Send us a Text Message. On this show I interview one of the newer comics working the road...Steven Mays is technically still an amateur; but he has done stage time from his Hometown of Houston Texas to New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, and more! A rising, fairly clean, comic who makes time to travel and work stages all over the country. What is unusu…

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Episode 2406: Travis Weiland - statistics education research and teacher preparation 36:04

2M ago36:04

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Travis Weiland from the University of Houston (but soon to be at UNC-Charlotte) discusses the chapter "Preparing teachers of statistics: A critical read of standards, review of past research, and future directions" published in The AMTE Handbook of Mathematics Teacher Education (Vol. 5), with chapter co-authors Chris Engledowl and Susan Cannon. Boo…

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Short Trailer Show to Explain This Podcast - Trailer 2 2:49

2M ago2:49

2:49

Send us a Text Message. Short trailer sharing some standup comedy and explaining why this podcast exist and is so successful. Features short comedy bits by Jerry Seinfeld, Ronny Kenny, and part of an interview with Famous Russian Comic- Yakov Smirnoff. Lots of shows available to listen to....standup comedy shows, professional entertainer interviews…

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Gone 2:41

2M ago2:41

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Today's musical setting is Carl Sandburg's short ambiguous poem about a strong-dreaming woman. The reader is left to decide, why the poem's Chick Lorimer is gone. Has she left with her flags flying high? Or is the poem's seeming praise of many lovers and her uninhibited nature hiding a more complex relationship with the town? As a singing performer…

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Anna Nicole Smith | 1 She Was Born Beautiful 1:04:58

2M ago1:04:58

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In part one of a two parter, Sovereign Syre and Ela Darling delve into the origins of a 2000s icon. Anna Nicole Smith was a polarizing, misunderstood figure. Often remembered for being an absolute trainwreck. Her rise to fame, from the girl next door to supermodel, made her a media darling, her campy, over the top persona, and ditzy girl humor on o…

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Charles Fleischer, Bobcat Goldthwait, & Don Friesen Standup Comedy Show #210 15:12

2M ago15:12

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Send us a Text Message. Another fun standup comedy show starring Charles Fleischer ("Who Framed Roger Rabbit"), Bobcat Goldthwait ("Scrooged"), and Don Friesen (Laughs Unlimited regular and touring Professional). They each bring interesting and funny standup material; and Charles Fleischer goes down the rabbit hole of "Moleeds" and how numbers are …

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The Little Octoroon 3:48

2M ago3:48

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For Juneteenth, a song from the 1860s written by George F. Root, a white songwriter, depicting an enslaved mother sending her child to the Union lines alone for freedom. I revised Root's melody a bit and performed it for today's holiday. The Parlando Project takes various words (mostly literary poetry) and usually combines them with original music.…

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Tim Bedore "Vague But True" Animal Uprising! Bonus Show #101 4:37

2M ago4:37

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Send us a Text Message. On this "Vague but True" Bonus Show, comic and radio star Tim Bedore shares his opinion on the very evident Animal Uprising happening now! A very funny take on the unusual behavior of animals in nature...Listen, laugh, and Share! Hosted by: R. Scott Edwards Tim Bedore's Podcast: https://standupcomedypodcastnetwork.com/audio/…

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Episode 073: Frameworks for Responsible Crypto Regulation, with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce 28:02

2M ago28:02

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In this episode of the Ownership Economy, we're joined by SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, who dives into crypto regulation in the EU vs. the US, how she is thinking about regulation for entrepreneurs building in crypto, and what 2024 might bring. Note: This episode was recorded in January 2024.

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The Bombshell 55:43

2M ago55:43

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From the silent era's vamps to the Golden Age goddesses of Hollywood, the bombshell has always been an enchanting figure, shaped and reshaped by societal desires and anxieties. The bombshell is not a static ideal. It has morphed and adapted, mirroring the shifting landscapes of culture and feminism. Today, in the digital age, the bombshell exists i…

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Carl Unegbu Interview: "Comedy Goes to Court" Author Show #209 33:59

2M ago33:59

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Send us a Text Message. On this show I interview and talk standup comedy LAW with the author of a new book: "Comedy Goes to Court" or "When People Stop Laughing and Start Fighting" , Carl Unegbu. This show has lots of valuable information to share. Carl and I discuss Freedom of Speech, Joke Stealing, Contract Law, and More! And all kinds of comics …

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Episode 2405: Practice-Driven Professional Development Project - Incremental PD 34:59

2M ago34:59

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Zandra de Araujo (University of Florida), Amber Candela (University of Missouri, St Louis), and Paul Wonsavage (University of Florida) join Sam Otten (University of Missouri, Columbia) to discuss their NSF-funded project entitled Practice-Driven Professional Development (PDPD). They share thoughts on why they are pursuing an incremental approach ra…

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Michael Dillon: The First Trans Man 1:27:23

2M ago1:27:23

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His transition required thirteen operations and took place over four years, with no one the wiser. Dillon went on to be a surgeon himself, and traveled the world with various naval vessels for six years, living life as a man, with no one suspecting his origins. He was ultimately outed because of his nobility. There are peerage records that are made…

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Jaz Kaner, Jeff Jena, & Bob Saget Standup Comedy Sets Show #208 19:56

2M ago19:56

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Send us a Text Message. On this standup comedy show, I have three great comics that helped me start my business, Laughs Unlimited. First is comic/musician Jaz Kaner, and high energy music act spoofing the Top 40, then a favorite out of the Mid-West, Jeff Jena talking about aging and budgeting...very funny! Last is a comedy set by a guy who was inst…

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Anton MOBIN - What remains on the tape ?

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Programme de Anton Mobin pour webSYNradio : what remains on the tape ?. Invité par Dominique Balaÿ à concOcter une playlist pour WebSYNradio, je décide de revisiter mes expériences réalisées autour du support cassette depuis 2013. En reprenant les modèles, contraintes et concepts de ces expérimentations basiques, voici une heure trente de compositi…

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Scott as MC of his Comedy Club/1984 Bonus Show #100 7:59

2M ago7:59

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Send us a Text Message. On this Bonus Show I am sharing a little bit of me as the MC of a Thursday night show. Yes, R. Scott Edwards working the room and warming the audience for a show about to begin. No, I am not a professional comic and I never wrote material; but you will hear how I was still able to get a couple laughs and help focus the audie…

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Harold Gillies: The Father Of Plastic Surgery 58:46

2M ago58:46

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Today, we are taking on our first man. Because sometimes men do important stuff for women. Like creating the field of plastic surgery. He’s a saint that changed the lives of thousands of wounded soldiers during WWI and pioneered many of the cosmetic procedures that are used today…primarily on women. Ladies and Gentlemen, Dr. Harold Gillies Sources:…

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The Doomed regard the Sunrise 1:49

2M ago1:49

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Goth Emily Dickinson again, with a poem about what stirs the sharpness of our attention now turned into a song. The Parlando Project combines words (usually literary poetry) with original music in various styles. You can find more than 750 of these combinations at our blog and archives located at frankhudson.org…

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Gary Michaels Comic-Hypnotist Show #207 39:15

2M ago39:15

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Send us a Text Message. On this show we talk with Gary Michaels out of Florida via Kentucky about his path from successful radio DJ to magician to comic/hypnotist...and all as a Biker!? Yes, Gary is a long time biker...Harley and all; and he entertains audiences around the country with his high quality comedy/Hypnotist show. Plus, there is a "Biker…

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Lucy Turnbull — Urbanism, YIMBYism, and Solutions to Australia's Housing Crisis (Bonus Live Episode) 46:43

2M ago46:43

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Lucy Turnbull is an urbanist, businesswoman and philanthropist. She was the first female Lord Mayor of Sydney, from 2003-4. From 2015-20, she was the inaugural Chief Commissioner of the Greater Sydney Commission, tasked with delivering strategic planning for the whole of metropolitan Sydney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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William Carlos Williams' The Birds 1:28

3M ago1:28

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Williams melds birdsong, rain, and dawn into one instantaneous thing. I turned his poem into a short musical performance.By Frank Hudson for the Parlando Project

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Prozac Nation 41:07

3M ago41:07

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“Prozac Nation is a young person’s book, both in terms of its author and its target audience…What seemed most important to me about Wurtzel’s writing was that she had been messy, and she was willing to detail that mess without apology…It was a radical departure from how I’d seen women write about themselves…Whether we like it or not, Prozac Nation …

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"Laughs TV Show" Starring Tony Edwards, Terry Dadd, & Bruce Baum Repeat #37b 24:31

3M ago24:31

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Send us a Text Message. For the memorial Day weekend, I am repeating a show i first aired when this podcast was just getting started. It is the actual audio recording of the "Laughs" TV Show which aired in 1987 on ABC, and stars Tony Edwards, Terry Dadd, and a good Friend of mine...Bruce "Babyman" Baum. Good funny material I know you'll enjoy! List…

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