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Life Changing with Dori Fern is a podcast about the seeds that make us, the communities that shape us, and our lives in progress. This is a show for people open to change at any (st)age. Podcast music is Cool Jazzy Bass & Vibraphone by Marc Serra / M33 Project This work is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode.en
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Deep, Funky, Soulful, Jackin' House Music. 420 Ceis, Acumen, Adriatique, Alex Augello, Alex Niggemann & Superlounge, Alexander East, Andrade, Andrew Chibale, Andrew Mataus, Andry Nalin, Andy Clockwork, Andy Meston, Anhanguera, Aphreme, Arco, Armbar, Artie Flexs, Arts & Leisure, Audio Soul Project, Bang Bang, BeatPimps, Belocca, Bleep District, Boo Williams, Brandon Bass, Brent Vassar, Brett Valentine, Bucked Naked, Butch, Canard, The Candy Dealers, Carleto, Chanson E, Chemars, Chris Lauer, C ...
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Rhythm, Improvisation and Community with Piotr Orlov
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Dori talks with writer and music storyteller Piotr Orlov, exploring themes of identity, the immigrant experience, and the transformative power of community. Piotr, whose grandmother was a classical musicologist and father, a prominent, American basketball-loving sportswriter, came here from Leningrad to New York at 7-3/4 years old, fully bought int…
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Navigating Tough Conversations, Activism, and Aging in the Music Industry with Vickie Starr
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In this episode, Dori talks with music industry veteran and activist Vickie Starr about the importance of empathy, productive conversations, and navigating the messy path of personal and societal change. Together, they reflect on Vickie’s career in music PR, the industry's evolution, and what it means to have difficult, transformative discussions, …
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Fatherhood, Combat Jack, and the Art of Storytelling with Ken Gibbs Jr
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In this episode of Life Changing with Dori Fern, Dori talks with longtime friend, colleague, and fellow nerd, Ken Gibbs Jr., a digital media consultant with a distinguished career at companies like Spotify and BET Networks. They share stories that both align and diverge in striking ways, beginning with two very different family tales—told a decade …
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Trusting the Process with Broadway Performer Khori Petinaud
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Dori's long-term consulting job had ended and her next-door neighbor Khori Petinaud's Facebook post about the urge toward negative thinking as her show, Lempicka, was closing struck a chord. Khori talks about choosing faith over fear, a lesson that took Dori years and a coaching certification to learn. Khori shares her journey to becoming a Broadwa…
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On Resilience, Grief and Timing with Jennie Baird
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Dori and Jennie Baird talk about resilience, grief, and the role of timing in their lives. Jennie works as the Chief Product Officer at BBC Studios and is also a certified mental health first aid and volunteer suicide bereavement support facilitator, among her many professional and personal roles and pursuits. They reflect on their childhoods and t…
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The Outsider: How Food Writer Nicole Taylor Broke Through
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Nicole Taylor, a James Beard Award-nominated food writer and cookbook author shares her journey in the food industry and the role of timing, intuition, and sense of self in shaping life paths. She and Dori bond over her experience with podcasting and feeling like an outsider in the food world, and Nicole shares how activism has shaped her life. Nic…
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Life Changing with Dori Fern returns for season 2! Hear what Dori has been up to and what she has in store for this new season. Text Me! Connect with me! Instagram: @dorifern LinkedIn: Dori Fern Email me: lifechangingwithdorifern@gmail.com Visit https://dorifern.com for more about Dori's coaching services and to sign up for a complimentary call.…
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Endings and What's Next with Danny Palestine
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Ep 12: It's a full-circle moment here at Life Changing with Dori Fern. For this last episode of Season 1, I interviewed fellow life changer, Danny Palestine -- who once interviewed me on his podcast -- about navigating his own messy middle following a layoff, some major health news, and the birth of his son at the start of the pandemic. We talk abo…
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Ep 11: Following a month of anxiety navigating finances and trying to stay calm in her end-of-summer search for work, a tectonic shift happened that brought about much change and a narrative shift. It got Dori thinking about what is true and what is truth and how not conflating the difference takes an easy kind of discipline that she is still learn…
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Ep 10: I'm back! What a rollercoaster couple of weeks. Started my professional coaching program. Woo wee, it was quite a ride to get there, to pull the trigger on this big move, but I did it! I'll tell you how all that went down. Much of the rest of my time has been spent negotiating my budget, figuring out how I can lower my spending since -- asid…
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Get ready for a ride. The funds Dori has been living off of are suddenly -- or so it seems -- running dry. Our host finds herself unmoored and scrambling for income, but grateful for the mentors who have supported her over the years and especially now. Find out why Dori believes people don't talk about money more than they should, and listen 'til t…
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Ep 8: An invitation to try out for a cooking job at a Catskills inn takes Dori by surprise. What is she to make of this new opportunity, which could prove promising on many levels? Might she also, maybe, possibly, meet the man of her (literal) dreams? Dori follows the signs, which lead her in an unexpected direction. Text Me! Connect with me! Insta…
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Ep 7: It's Michele 'Meta' Harper day on Life Changing with Dori Fern. July 2, 2022 was the one-year anniversary of Dori's job "independence." On this episode, she talks to hypnotherapist, personal stylist, and reiki master, Michele Harper about the benefits of impracticality, dance parties, and to find out what else, in these uncertain times, is in…
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Ep 6: Seeking the necessary help is an essential ingredient to life changing, but knowing where to find it -- and who to ask -- isn't always clear. In this episode, Dori talks to Carmen Hughes, career coach and diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant about how to find an accredited coach, self-help tips for those who can't afford or aren't read…
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Ep 5: Dori feels a shift in family dynamics when her stepfather dies. And after a rocky start to a London trip to see her son, a new day and an attitude adjustment bring surprises. Text Me! Connect with me! Instagram: @dorifern LinkedIn: Dori Fern Email me: lifechangingwithdorifern@gmail.com Visit https://dorifern.com for more about Dori's coaching…
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Ep 4: Following her painful latke pop-up, Dori reflects on the role of food and cooking in her life, and the people who influenced her most. She comes to some crucial realizations. NOTE: YOU'LL FIRST WANT TO LISTEN TO LIFE-CHANGING LATKES, PART 1 Text Me! Connect with me! Instagram: @dorifern LinkedIn: Dori Fern Email me: lifechangingwithdorifern@g…
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Ep 3: Dori talks about the big latke-making popup she did over the holidays. It didn't go as planned. Read more about her latke venture here. Here's Dori's recipe for her Life-Changing Latkes, an adaptation of the recipe published after she won the 2011 Edible Brooklyn Latke recipe contest, which she forgot to mention in the podcast - whoops!): Ing…
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Ep 2: Dori was struck by a piece of advice she heard on a podcast about career pivoting, given by Faye Penn, Executive Director of women.nyc and Executive Vice President of Initiatives at the New York City Economic Development Corporation. She invited Penn on to discuss the deeper meaning behind three deceptively-simple words. Text Me! Connect with…
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Ep 1: Dori finds herself overcome by doubt and a good deal of discomfort about how to shape this new phase of her life. Cooking lunch helps... sort of. Text Me! Connect with me! Instagram: @dorifern LinkedIn: Dori Fern Email me: lifechangingwithdorifern@gmail.com Visit https://dorifern.com for more about Dori's coaching services and to sign up for …
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Introducing Life Changing with Dori Fern, a soon-to-launch podcast about the messy middle between when you hit pause and what comes next... Join host Dori Fern each week for short, 10-20 minute, stories that take an unvarnished look at her personal and professional midlife evolution. In some episodes, she will interview guests to talk through a par…
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Seasons Greetings to all my listeners across the globe. Whatever you celebrate, be safe & have fun. More to come in 2012 so keep tuning in. I threw in some Hip Hop acapellas - can anyone guess the artists & track names?? Treacherous Three, The - Santa's Rap - Beat Street Soundtrack Chanson E - You're Better Than Me - Lazy Lady EP Brent Vassar - Old…
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Welcome to Movember's Podcast. Since its humble beginnings in Melbourne Australia, Movember has grown to become a truly global movement inspiring more than 1.1 Million Mo Bros and Mo Sistas to participate, with formal campaigns in Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, the UK, Finland, the Netherlands, Spain, South Africa and Ireland. In addition,…
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After a seven month music hiatus I am back with the Daily Grind. 1. 5 O'Clock - Mic Newman - Murmur Essentials Volume 2 2. Leaving Soon (Trevor Vichas Remix) - Tony Rodelli - Make Ya Move 3. No Feelings - Piek - No Feelings 4. Wastin Time - Dale Howard - Wastin Time EP 5. You Don't Know (Mark Livella Mix) - Mirco Berti - You Don't Know 6. Think Twi…
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1. Craig Hamilton - Sax This (Jam Funk Remix) - Back Up North 2. Thano Vessi - Mellow4u - Heroin Panda EP 3. Wattie Green - Knights - Hall Of Fame 4. Tommy Largo - High Swing - Cabbie Hat WMC Sampler 2011 5. JR from Dallas & Dave Combined - So Lean - Disco Da Dog 6. Chemars - Somnambulist - A Night in the Big City EP 7. Funk Mediterraneo - I'm Noth…
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Warm weather is coming - enjoy this spring inspired instalment. 1. Short Bus Kids - So Why - Where Are All the House Heads? EP 2. Aki Bergen - Rock Da House - Something Like this 3. Roland Van Den Toorn - Dis Potion (Giom Remix) - Unreleased Remixes 4. Brandon Bass - How The West Was Won - Live Green EP 5. Jonn Hawley - Slip N Slide - Back At It EP…
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This instalment is exactly one month late - life got in the way but I promise it won't happen again. Used some snippets from the Personal Ads A cappella off Time Machine's Personal Ads 12" (Glow in the Dark Records 2002). If you like hip hop and haven't listened to these guys you should get on it. 1. Bobby Dabic - Sunday (Giom) - For The Love EP 2.…
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There was so much great music this year that I could have made a dozen Best of 2010's. I had over 150 tracks in my "Best Of" playlist. My Big 10 for 2010: Derek Dunbar (he could do no wrong this year - congrats) DJ Sneak (House's hardest worker) Funk Mediterraneo (Buy his tracks - he is GOOD) Giom (So consistant - his DJ sets are stellar too) Rando…
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1. Sleep Moods (Dyed Soundorom Remix) - Robert James - Sleep Moods 2. Behind The Curtain - T. Ruggieri & David Urbinati - Well Rounded Volume One 3. Pasodoble - The Timewriter - Tiefenschoen 4. Make Me - Craig Stewart - In The Night Volume 3 5. Harmony & Peace - Jay Tripwire - Lost My Dog: 5 Years & Still Looking 6. Terrence - Steller - Terrence EP…
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If Sundays weren't followed by Mondays they would be the greatest. 1. Republica Banana - Kaneda & Rio - Republica Banana 2. First Time - Arco - The 4 basic Food Groups 3. Love Break - Wattie Green - Bite Sized Beats Vol. 1 4. Upright & Tight - Fergus - Back For More 5. Rhode Runner - Rob Clarke - OffbeatNtrax 6. Shazz Jazz - Shane Maher - Shadow Ja…
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