The most listened to romance novel podcast, Fated Mates is co-hosted by bestselling author Sarah MacLean and romance critic Jen Prokop. Weekly episodes include romance novel read-alongs and lively discussions of the work of the genre, highlighting the romance novel as a powerful tool in fighting the patriarchy…with absolutely no kink shaming.
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Humans today are desperate to adapt, and also too stubborn to change. On the Scott Vs. Sarah podcast, two comedians who are opposites in many ways talk about a new topic every week, in the hopes to understand one another better, and hopefully remain friends at the end. Scott MacLean is more logical. Sarah MacLellan is more emotional. This oil and water friendship is the perfect team to tackle today's ridiculous and relevant topics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Tune in to hear two friends discuss all the steamy (and sometimes tepid) details of the regency romance genre. Join us each episode as we take a trip across the pond and into the past in search of swoon-worthy Happily Ever Afters! We talk about all your regency favorites like Julia Quinn’s Bridgertons or Lisa Kleypas’ Ravenels, plus we dive deep into exciting new releases from rising stars like Scarlett Peckham, Cat Sebastian, and Evie Dunmore. We’ve got full book reviews AND fabulous interv ...
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The Rise Collective Podcast features wisdom keepers who share how that listeners can bring traditional ways to bear in our contemporary world.
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We’re taste-testing audio books! In each episode, join hosts Sarina Bowen and Tanya Eby for a brand new first chapter, followed by discussion, news and gossip.
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You love reading historical romance fiction, but no one around you gets it. Join me, Lenora, a fellow historical romance fan, as I talk about a different historical romance novels. I break down the exciting ways our characters fall in love, the characters themselves, and the quirky things you learn when you read historical romance. If you want to have fun and love reading about lords, dukes, and lairds, this is the show for you.
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The Fear is a comedy podcast about everything that scares us. Comedy writer Sarah Morgan invites her favourite funny guests to bring in and unpack three things that give 'em the fear - their favourite scary scene from film or TV, a childhood terror, and a fear or phobia they live with now. It's spooktacular! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Avon on the Air: We’re steaming up the airwaves! Every program features enticing interactions with reader-favorite romance authors, that’s always lively, sometimes provocative, and never afraid to ask the question, “What really happens between the covers…of your novel?” Remember: it’s all the fun of video, minus the makeup!
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Each week, The Badass CEO brings you entrepreneurs and high-level executives to discuss business strategies, life experiences, lessons learned, tipping points, and what it takes to become and continue to be a Badass CEO. We will give you the motivation and tools needed to follow your dreams and be successful.
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Katie Steckles and Peter Rowlett chat about some aspect of mathematics using a mathematical object as inspiration.
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A Gatherer of Clay | Cathy Terepocki | Episode 1048
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Over the past fifteen years of Cathy Terepocki's ceramics career she's had a diverse practice exhibiting, teaching, designing, and producing multiple collections of work. The backdrop of Cathy's studio is a large expanse of forest, with a river close by and the Cascade Mountains in view on a clear day. The influence of living close to nature is als…
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S06.46: Romance and The New York Times Best 100 Books List
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This week, we are doing something a little different, talking about the New York Times's Best 100 Books of the 21st Century, a list that Sarah was asked to contribute a ballot for. We talk about how Sarah made her list, what she put on it, and why...and why we think there are no romance novels on the final top 100 list. Don't fret, though -- on the…
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Slip Casting | Rachael Kroeker | Episode 1047
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Rachael Kroeker is a full time ceramic artist based in Winnipeg, Mb, Canada where she has been creating tableware for over 13 years. Rachael specializes in slip casting and mold making. Along with creating her signature style of marbled pottery, Rachael explores bold colour and pattern combinations. With a modern, contemporary feel and exquisite cr…
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The Rocket Kiln | Lisa Orr | Episode 1046
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Lisa Orr is a professional potter and has been a student of ceramics for more than 40 years. After completing her MFA in 1992 at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, she received a Fulbright and an MAAA/NEA grant to continue her studies. Her work is shown in numerous public and private collections including the Fine Arts Mus…
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S06.45: Our Favorite Episodes, Tropes we Love, and Books that Take the Finger
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Jen and Sarah are together at last (again), and we’re taking your questions! Listen as we revisit some of our favorite past episodes of the podcast, as we discuss our favorite books with our least favorite tropes, and recommend a bunch of books that take the finger. We’re also talking about historical romance, and why it remains an absolute bop. We…
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"It's Meant To Empower You" | Shannon Hogarty | Episode 1045
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Shannon Hogarty, a New York native, is a ceramic artist living and working in Austin, Texas. Shannon's work combines traditional techniques with contemporary designs, featuring unique surface decoration and vibrant glaze combinations. Shannon is especially passionate about atmospheric firing techniques, with a particular focus on wood firings.Shann…
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From Teaching To Studio To Teaching | Asha Serra | Episode 1044
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Asha Serra is a mother to three very cool kids, a wife, and an artist. Her love for clay started in high school, but she didn't take it seriously until she was well into college. Asha received a BFA and a MFA in ceramics from Montclair State University. Soon after graduating, she became an adjunct professor of ceramics at MSU. After teaching for 4-…
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Wood Fire In Olympia | Alan Perillo | Episode 1043
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Alan Perillo is a potter living in Tenino, WA. Alan makes thrown, functional pottery that is wood-fired in his anagama-style kiln. Alan has been throwing pots since high school and studied as an apprentice in North Carolina. Alan is currently a vendor at the Olympia Farmers Market. http://ThePottersCast.com/1043…
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S06:44 Summer Romance Bingo Recommendations 2024
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For the last few years, The Ripped Bodice bookstore has published a Summer Romance Bingo Card and this year, we're helping you win! With absolutely no prep, we're recommending books for every bit of the game, from Lost Treasure to Time Travel to the Olympics. Head to The Ripped Bodice's instagram feed to see the bingo card and get reading! Books Me…
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The Great Canadian Pottery Throwdown | Andrew McCullough | Episode 1042
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Andrew McCullough is a studio potter based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. After taking some time away from pottery to further his education--and work in New Brunswick politics--he appeared as a competitor on The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down's first season. He is now opening a community pottery studio in downtown Fredericton to make pot…
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S06.43: Even Our Hiatus Is a 20 Minute Episode
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We're taking a break this week, but we forgot to tell anyone about it. We’ll be back next week. In the meantime, check out Romancing the Vote 2024!By Fated Mates
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A Scottish Potter | Juliet Macleod | Episode 1041
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Juliet Macleod makes wheel thrown porcelain decorated with slip. Juliet's work imparts an evocative exploration of the Scottish coast. Juliet repurposes shoreline waste such as metal, plastic, and rope into handmade tools for abstract mark-making. These tools are used to generate painterly, unique marks which reference coastal landscapes and the ef…
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Using Cafe's To Teach Pottery Classes | Purvi Fumakiya | Episode 1040
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Purvi Fumakaya is a fashion designer turned potter, shaping composite forms inspired by her journey of balance amidst life’s challenges. With an eye for order and flair borrowed from fashion, Purvi crafts pieces that harmonize structure and creativity. Each creation tells a story of resilience and beauty born from adversity. http://ThePottersCast.c…
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S06.42: Witch Romances (are not just for Halloween)
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Who says it has to be Halloween to celebrate witches? It’s 2024 and frankly, we could do with a few more powerful, spell-casting women around here. We’re talking about our favorite witch romances, many of which (see what we did there) have nothing at all to do with spooky season! There are rumors of a new Practical Magic in the air, which (ope!) ma…
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Woodfire, Leadership, Bigger Pots | Kayla Noble | Episode 1039
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Kayla Noble is a second generation potter, born and raised in New York's Hudson Valley. Kayla is the current Woodfire Artist in Residence at The Clay Studio of Missoula in Missoula, MT. Kayla enjoys exploring the potential of clay in atmospheric conditions and the possibility for conversations that can happen with an ember-bed. http://ThePottersCas…
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A Hand Builder Using Photo Polymer Printing Plates | Jonah Harjer | Episode 1038
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Jonah Harjer is a Michigan based ceramic artist. His work is highly decorated intricate designs through the use of stamps and decals. Jonah's stamps and decals have became central to his art. His process uses photo polymere printable plates to impress into the surface of his work. http://ThePottersCast.com/1038…
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S06:41: The Devil of Downtown (Yeah, He Is) by Joanna Shupe
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We are talking about a full on banger this week — Joanna Shupe’s The Devil of Downtown, which is Sarah’s favorite of the Uptown Girls series (Jen is a The Prince of Broadway fan, but honestly, all three are basically perfect). We love this one so much, you’re about to get an hour or so of squeeing and sighing — Jack Mulligan is everything you could…
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A Fusion of Traditional and Personal Dine' Making | Jared Tso | Episode 1037
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Jared Tso is a fourth generation Dine' potter and a grandson of famous Navajo potter Faye Tso. Jared currently resides in Nahata Dziil, Arizona and completed his MFA at the University of New Mexico in 2021. Not only does Jared make pots, he also has an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering. Since transferring to full time artist, Jared has…
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A Couple Runs A Pottery Business | Lisa & David Dault | Episode 1036
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Lisa and David Dault are a husband-and-wife team growing a pottery business in the Dayton, OH area. Lisa and David focus on function stoneware pottery and enjoy enhancing the beauty of pieces through carving, faceting, and underglaze transfers. In the midst of running and growing the business, Lisa and David are raising five wonderful daughters. ht…
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We’re talking about brothers and sisters as secondary characters in romance today — by popular demand from listeners, it’s our sibling episode! We get to the bottom of why we all love secondary siblings—the overbearing olders, the wild child middles, the delightful youngers, the equally handsome and broad shouldered boys, the snarky, stunning girls…
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A Nerikoni Maker | Celina Frisson | Episode 1035
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Celina Frisson lives and plays in the canadian rockies with roots on the west coast. Celina is a multidisciplinary artist with expertise in ceramics & design. Celina's studio is located in Jasper National Park and she believes it is in her greater purpose to create art that connects people to their natural environments. Celina is here to create wor…
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A Slightly Dark Approach To Making | Andrew Tarrant | Episode 1034
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Ceramic artist Andrew Tarrant is an accomplished practitioner of sprigged decoration. Andrew's work is a contemporary view of classical pottery forms influenced by historical and mythological themes and a modern humor. Born in the United Kingdom, and moving to Canada at a young age Andrew's early memories of England promoted the evolution of his ar…
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School’s out for Jen’s summer and Sarah’s in the final stretch so we’re dreaming of romance beach reads and talking about our massive summer TBR piles! There’s something here for everyone — hot librarians, superheroes, heists, funeral homes, wedding planners and baseball players and F1 drivers and, of course, dukes. Our next read along is Joanna Sh…
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Clay As A Tool To Tell Some Of The Some Of The Story Of African Americans In The Midwest | Gabrielle Ione Hickmon | Episode 1033
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Gabrielle Ione Hickmon is an artist and incoming History PhD student at the University of Michigan of, in, and focused on the African American Midwest. Gabrielle also hosts WORKING PROCESS, conversations with Black women ceramic artists about their work and process. http://ThePottersCast.com/1033
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Setting Intentions to Make A Clay Career | Cheri Downey | Episode 1032
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Cheri Downey, a ceramic artist originally from Northern California, is currently live in Huntsville, Alabama. Cheri began working with ceramics in 2014 in high school classes. Cheri has had home studios since after college and has owned a commercial studio for the last year in Tennessee. Cheri focuses on dinnerware sets, mugs, and luminaries. http:…
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S06.38: Curvy Heroines #3: Curvy Girls Get Railed in Carriages, Too
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One of our most popular interstitial topics, we had to come back for a third run at Curvy Heroines this month in celebration of Bridgerton-mania online and our absolute delight that we finally get to see Penelope get that handsome man who is just back from his long trip to glow-up-land (we deserve nice things, and so do curvy heroines)! Sarah’s tal…
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A Relationship Through Clay | Frank & Julie Korb | Episode 1031
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Frank and Julie Korb began Korb Pottery in the summer of 2022. Frank is an artist and visual art educator and Julie is a pharmacist by day and potter in her time off. Korb Pottery makes functional, colorful, and expressive everyday tableware and houseware ceramics. http://ThePottersCast.com/1031
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He Won A Potters Wheel... And He Does 3D Printing | Ike Lobel | Episode 1030
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Ike Lobel is a Ceramics major at Suny New Paltz. Ike's work focuses on the use of 3D printing in ceramics and the potential results of it. Ike has been working with clay for the past 16 years, in this time Ike has developed his style focusing on high precision and creating results that respect both the history of ceramics but also technological adv…
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Gather together your bouquets and boutonnières, wedding season is here! But, in typical Fated Mates fashion, we spend the first 20 minutes talking about Pulp Fiction (just go with it, these are the mysterious ways of the podcast and you just need to trust the process). Then, we’re talking weddings in romance novels—not the books where the main char…
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NCECA is always a blast and has so much to see and do that it is completely impossible to show up and do it all. With that in mind, I tended to miss the annual NCECA Cup Show just because I was so busy doing other things. This was to be different... Not only did I add a cup to the show, I also attended and interviewed a number of people. On the sho…
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A Talk In The Lobby | Jody Lewis | Episode 1028
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Born and raised in Alabama and Tennessee, Jody Lewis is a transplant to Canada. Having earned a bachelors in biology and a master's in public health, Jody assumed that he didn't have a single creative bone in his body. But things started to change for Jody when a friend showed him all the work she had in a pottery class and he knew he had to give i…
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S06.36: The Romance Matriarchy: Moms, Grandmothers, and Aunties
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We don’t often talk about secondary characters in romance, but this week, we’re talking about the women who provide wisdom, council and laughs in romance—moms, grandmothers and aunties! We talk about the shocking epidemic of orphaned main characters in romance, about how extended family provides nuance in the books, and about our very favorite moth…
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Dreams to Doing | Gerit Grimm | Episode 1027
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Gerit Grimm and I sat down at NCECA to talk about her journey with clay. In our conversation we also talked about her moving from being a dreamer to being a doing. She gave us insights from the importance of dreaming to taking action on the dreams. http://ThePottersCast.com/1027
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A Journey Of Growing | Yael Braha | Episode 1026
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Yael Braha is a ceramic artist of North African descent who applies her formal studies in Graphic Design (BA) and Cinema (MFA) to ceramics. In 2021 Yael received the Multicultural Fellowship Award from the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA). Yael's work has been exhibited in Museums and Art Galleries in the Usa and Japan, an…
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S06.35: All About Dukes (in Romance)
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This one is for our historical lovers! We’re talking about everyone’s favorite title — Dukes! We get to the bottom of many duke questions, including: Why so many? Why are they always dukes? What’s wrong with princes? How do these guys make their money anyway? What’s with all the normies inheriting dukedoms? What about duchesses? And more! Please re…
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The Marko Story | Marko Biddle | Episode 1025
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Marko Biddle, an artist/educator from Pittsburgh, PA, discovered his passion for ceramic arts at 15 through classes at the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild. With over 20 years of art education experience, Marko now resides in Louisville, KY, teaching clay to students in grades 5-12. http://ThePottersCast.com/1025…
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Clay Doctors NCECA 2024 | Louise Deroualle, Jessica Gardner, Bobby Scroggins, and Rebecca Hutchinson | Episode 1024
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Louise Deroualle, Jessica Gardner, Paul Blais, Bobby Scroggins, and Rebecca Hutchinson[/caption] This is a recording from NCECA 2024 of a panel called Clay Doctors. It was recorded by Clay Collier, organized by Ben Carter, and co-produced by NCECA. The session was led by the audience who asked questions directed to a panel of experts: Louise Deroua…
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S06.34: Marriage in Trouble, the Mercury Retrograde of Romance Novels
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For our forever favorite, Kate Clayborn, our third Fated Mates Live episode! During the absolutely delightful event (we had so much fun!), Kate selected an interstitial topic that we’ve never tackled, somehow? It’s time for Marriage in Trouble! We talk about the old school bones of the trope, with ingenue wives and the jaded heroes who have to craw…
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