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Welcome to our whimsical adventure of idioms and other turns of phrase. Each week, we delve into the origins of phrases to find out how they came into the English language. We tell the story of how the phrase got from its beginnings to where it is today. Shauna and Dan are two big nerds, so expect some geek culture references, random trivia facts, and loads of laughs!
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Public radio's game show of bluff and bluster, words and whimsy. The warmest, wittiest cocktail party - it's spirited and civil, brainy and boisterous, peppered with musical interludes. Fast paced and playful, it's the most fun you can have with language without getting your mouth washed out with soap. Our motto: It's not important to know the answers, it's important to like the answers!
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Who Gets What?

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Who Gets What?

Morton Marcus/John Guy

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Distribution of goodies in our society is determined by families, firms, and governments. Attempts to change how rewards and punishments, benefits and costs, are spread through the population cause conflict. The hosts are an economist, Morton Marcus, and a financial advisor, John Guy. Expect whimsy.
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San Francisco Chronicle

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A San Francisco culture podcast featuring celebrity guests, non-celebrity guests, personalities from the San Francisco Chronicle and a celebration of Bay Area life. Hosted by culture critic Peter Hartlaub and columnist Heather Knight and recorded on the streets, hilltops, parks and landmarks of San Francisco. The pair's focus on the whimsy and wonder of San Francisco began in 2018 when they rode every bus, train, cable car and street car in the city in one day. They believe in highlighting t ...
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In honour of Ned Ludd we Fully Automated Luxury Luddites ramble about the state of our technological overlords and their intentions to remove us from the wheel of life and attach us to the circuit board of death. Possible anarchists, perhaps libertarian, pugnaciously attached to alteration and whimsy, provocatively plutocratic in our use of Ps, perhaps an example too far.
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4000 Holes - Blackburn Rovers Podcasts from the people who bring you BRFCS.com. Sponsored by www.theterracestore.com. Join the gang for the "What Now ?" show for chat about current happenings "in and around Ewood" & don't miss the nostalgia & whimsy fuelled "Round Table" show..! Something for everyone with halves in their heart.
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"Can I get that software in blue?", a podcast by and for people engaged in technology sales. If you are in the technology presales, sales, support or professional services career paths then this show is for you! Your hosts Steve Mayzak and Chad Tindel will take you on a hot-air balloon ride exploring the whimsy and caprice of enterprise software marchitecture sales. https://softwareinblue.com
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The Quiche & Tuba Show

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The Quiche & Tuba Show

Debi “Quiche” Barmonde & Elise “Tuba” West

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"Your moment of whimsy, wisdom, and all that shift." Join a couple of happy lunatics of a certain age as they explore silliness, deep dives into humanity, interesting guests, and the mysteries behind the curtain of life. Bringing you stories that uplift, inspire, entertain, and make you smile. A bit of Seinfeldesque nothing-meets-a-bit-of-everything-that-matters-most. So get your coffee, some tissues, and let's vibe!
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After a 22-year talk-radio career, TD Mischke escapes his soundproof booth and hits the road in search of adventure, eccentrics, whimsy and insights. Instead of bringing life into the radio studio, he decides to head out and meet it on its own terms, letting the gypsy call guide him. The Mischke Roadshow features podcasts, videos, writing, and photography. Find it all at www.mischkeroadshow.com @tommymischke on Twitter.
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Lindsay They/Them (Circus Artist, Contortionist, Fire Performer, Rage Yoga Founder, and Author) and Josh He/They (Music Producer and all-around righteous dude) ponder their strange existence and their most recent obsessions. Pull up a chair, friendo, everyone's welcome. Lindsay: Instagram: @LindsayIstace www.rageyoga.com Josh: Twitter: @bigfaceless meltmovies.bandcamp.com
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Goop Tales is a favorite storytelling podcast among parents. Visit gooptales.com and discover over 100 original audio stories for kids filled with whimsy and wonder for young listeners ages 3 to 9, but fun for curious minds of any age! This podcast for kids is a great way to engage the other senses while escaping the screen zombies and experiencing entertainment and education in a new way. Let Maria's clear and slow voice beguile the youngsters with age appropriate stories for kids, songs an ...
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Cut The Foreplay is a 20-30 minute syndicated Podcast. Hosted and Produced by, Radio host, Nadia Favre…Seasons in this show has found its footing as unapologetically crass with a delicate combination of wit, whimsy and sweetness. New episodes out every Tuesday on Apple podcast, Soundcloud, Spotify, Amazon Music, Audible, Castbox & Google podcast Airs on 98.4 Capital FM Wednesday at 10.30PM
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We’ve all had those daydream-shattering moments when we suddenly realise we have nineteen hours of missing time, only to slam back into full consciousness to find that we’ve been staring, pupils fully dilated, at a video of someone trying to squeeze a turtle (wearing shades) into a pair of jazz shoes… (No? Just me then). If you don’t value your free time but, like us at VoW, prefer to fritter it away next to the sandwich grill, trawling into the weird side of the internet, we recommend you s ...
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Welcome to the Jen Waters' Pen Jen’s Inkwell Podcast! Jen wrote and performed all the original stories in the podcast. This podcast is produced by Eric Baines, who scored all the stories and poems in the series to public domain and original music. The podcast is associated with the blog of the same name, Pen Jen’s Inkwell, www.penjensinkwell.blogspot.com, which can be found on her website: www.jenwaters.com. It features the children's music and spoken word stories from her Apple Music releas ...
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Mirabile Visu – wonderful to behold! Time. Space. From the infinitesimal to the infinite. Tethered to reality by only one thing: an immortal language. Latin. Join me, Magister Janicke, as we sail the seas of spinfoam and become imaginary numbers. Together, we’ll Grasp the Grammar Wheel and steer ourselves through realms real and rewarding. Beware, Beasts of Boredom! Begone, Islands of Indifference! Seek, risk, lean into the wild winds of knowing the unknowable with Latin as your lux in teneb ...
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David Olney's blind insights include complex problem-solving, applied philosophy, and self-improvement, and Tim Whiffen's curiosity on the matters opens up plenty of conversations between the two. Join the teacher and student on journeys of deep discussions about life's many curiosities, this is a podcast for thinkers and doers. If you have any thoughts or questions on how to flourish and contribute to your community, contact David or Tim on their websites or email tim@whimsyproductions.com ...
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Join Justin, your groovy guide and folklore fanatic, as he delivers a comedic approach to fairy tales and fantastic stories from around the globe, covering both well-loved and unknown tales of whimsy. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/justin-bouck3/support
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Warda

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Warda

Aly Grauer & Drew Mierzejewski

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In a distant age, magical beings known as the fey stepped from their dying world into this one, benevolently conquering the lands and its people. Now, some 4000 years later, the great City of Ammingrad is a thriving metropolis, melding magic, machines, and magnificence in every aspect. Fey society flourishes in luxury, while humans toil and strive to survive. The vast city spans nearly an entire continent, surrounded by an impenetrable Barrier wall. The city holds thousands of stories. What ...
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1DimitriRadio "Morning Mayhem" show - simul-streamed on Facebook Live 9am ET - by Dimitri Vassilaros, The Lovable Libertarian™ It's a joyful juggernaut of wary whimsy, ill-timed insights, mirth and merriment. And alliteration.
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Classic fairy tales reinvented for the Harry Potter generation with an extra dose of magic, whimsy, and grit. The result is enriched storylines and compelling characters that are startlingly relevant to the challenges and opportunities of real life. Season 1 is slated to include imaginative re-tellings of classics including "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Little Red Riding Hood," "The Emperor's New Clothes," and others by Grimm, Rumi, Aesop, Mallory, and others.
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Join gak as he explores music from the movies, tunes from television and any other cinematic source, along with atmospheric pieces, cutting edge new tracks and strange old goodies that could be used in a soundtrack to be. The spotlight swings widely to encompass composers, genres and other categories, but all in the name of discovery and ironclad whimsy.
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There's no need to listen in sequence, each episode contains its own excitement and dash of whimsy (?) Things can range from simple jokes to music and television recommendations to presidential critiques to biting social commentary on the latest daily conversations. Get your news here first and your laughs here second.
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European football news, interviews, retro and whimsy from football commentators Will Downing, Mark Rodden, Stephane Jauny and Dmytro Dzhulai, plus regular guests looking at the Bundesliga, Ligue 1, La Liga, Serie A, Belgian Pro League, Eredivisie, League of Ireland, women's football, the world game... and even the Premier League. Added countries covered so far have been Korea's K League, Estonia, Denmark and the Faroes. Come on in, you might enjoy it...
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Cindy Grigg interviews authors and artists within the “punk” sub-genres such as cyberpunk, steampunk, dieselpunk, decopunk, biopunk, mythpunk, silkpunk, mannerpunk, solarpunk, ecopunk, atompunk, clockpunk, and and other realms of anachronistic techno-whimsy, such as time travel and alternate history. This show is for fans and readers, but we naturally also touch on advice for writers and creatives working in many mediums. Come nerd out with us! www.Storypunks.World
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It's not quite the Dead Sea Scrolls but it IS a modern take on the heart of Scripture. It's the Bible spoken in story form-- written just for you! Join in the exploration and interact with the stories of old. Be encouraged as you hear how the once confusing anecdotes become more familiar and well, actually applicable! Prepare for a quest filled with questions, inquiry turned to imagination, and wisdom intermingled with whimsy! Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/podcastparables/support
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Holly Burk and Chelsea Burk-Betts

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Welcome to the wild world of Faecraft, a journey into tales of wonder, whimsy, and woe. Each week, sisters Holly Burk and Chelsea Burk-Betts explore a creature or concept from myth, fable, and folklore. Chelsea, a PhD in English literature, delves into primary sources and scholarship on the week's topic, while Holly, a fantasy and folklore super fan, traces its place in contemporary pop culture.
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Tune in every Monday to If I Were You as Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld offer advice in areas they're qualified to talk about. Also in areas they're not qualified to talk about. Email them with your own sticky situations and they’ll find the solution: IfIWereYouShow@gmail.com.
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Trials and Trebuchets is a Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition actual play podcast updated every Wednesday! Wildcliff, School of the Arcane is an elite magical academy. Join four students turned friends; the rascally Rogue, the bubbly Bard, the sophisticated Sorcerer, and the whimsical Wizard as they undergo the trials and tribulations of school life and perhaps uncover some of the mysteries of their ancient institute.
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Llewellyn Krastev chats with Dionne Woods on today’s Paint Talks Podcast. Llewellyn is the owner and artist at Worn to Whimsy and Daydream Apothecary paint. She started painting furniture about 9 years ago when she decided to upcycle an old dresser for her youngest daughter. That one piece sparked a passion in her, and she hasn’t turned back since.…
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*Please note, this show is no longer in live production. Any live shows advertised within the episode have already concluded. From the Carraige House at the Codman Estate in Lincoln, MA with host Richard Sher Stereo Left: Carolyn Faye Fox, Arnie Reisman, Paula Lyons Stereo Right: Tony Kahn, Francine Achbar, Barry Nolan Music: Tom Eaton & Pic Three …
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There are two episodes of the ‘Big Old End Of Season Review’ simply because there was so much ground to cover. The panelists; Ian, James, Linz, Matt, Roger & Ryan discuss the following :- In Episode 1 Part 1 - Season Highlight -what made your heart glow with pride this last season ? What was our season low ? What match (or specific incident) makes …
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There are two episodes of the ‘Big Old End Of Season Review’ simply because there was so much ground to cover. The panelists; Ian, James, Linz, Matt, Roger & Ryan discuss the following :- In Episode 1 Part 1 - Season Highlight -what made your heart glow with pride this last season ? What was our season low ? What match (or specific incident) makes …
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What's the story behind North Beach and San Francisco's official instrument? Accordion player Tom Torriglia and San Francisco Italian Athletic Club chief operating officer Nick Figone join Total SF hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight to explain the history of North Beach, take some accordion requests and talk about the Festa Italiana street fes…
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Social Psychologist Sara Konrath* discusses the personal happiness that arises through the act of giving. She also considers how to teach empathy. An old line is "It is better to give than to receive," which plays out at a practical level in this discussion. *Sara Konrath is a social psychologist and Associate Professor who directs the Interdiscipl…
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Our Paint Talks Podcast guest today is Kristal Molina. Kristal Coral Marie Molina is a traveling artist inspired by the tropics of her birthplace, American Samoa. Now residing in San Diego, California with her husband, she is a proud mother of two young adults. She enjoys painting with watercolors, custom acrylic portraits and reimagining thrifted …
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Save your seat at the June 2, 2023 Premium Preview: https://readaloudrevival.com/preview In today’s episode, I’m answering your questions! Listeners have sent in some fabulous questions for me, and I’m going to attempt to tackle them rapid-fire, including about where I get my favorite art prints, what to do with late-night readers, what to do if yo…
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RETRO: Dan gets an earworm and it turns into an entire episode on the phrase, "Pardon My French". Cause that's how it goes sometimes. This week our phrase moves from the early 1800s literal usage to a current way to excuse bad language, with plenty of high points along the way. #BunnyTrails Originally aired May 19, 2021 Copyright 2023 by The Readin…
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This week on Trials & Trebuchets, the Students greet their freshly arrived friend, go for an early morning dip, and clean up an inky episode! Instagram | Twitter | Discord | Patreon | Merch Use code "TRIALS10" to get 10% off dice and accessories at Fanroll Dice! If you enjoyed this episode, tell a friend or leave a rating and review on Apple Podcas…
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*Please note, this show is no longer in live production. Any live shows advertised within the episode have already concluded. **This is a compliation show - 4 rounds, no score. From the University of Wisconsin in Madision, WI with host Richard Sher Stereo Left: Carolyn Faye Fox, Arnie Reisman, Paula Lyons Stereo Right: Tony Kahn, Francine Achbar, *…
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*Please note, this show is no longer in live production. Any live shows advertised within the episode have already concluded. **This is a compliation show - 4 rounds, no score. From the University of Wisconsin in Madision, WI with host Richard Sher Stereo Left: Carolyn Faye Fox, Arnie Reisman, Paula Lyons Stereo Right: Tony Kahn, Francine Achbar, *…
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[Spoilers Episode 224] This time on Conversations & Catapults, the Players say goodbye and thank you and smell ya later to our most recently ended arc, One Hell of a Deal, and welcome with arms wide open the 10-week montage of peace and quiet! Instagram | Twitter | Discord | Patreon | Merch Use code "TRIALS10" to get 10% off dice and accessories at…
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Lovalina is the most loving little Goop girl. She loves everything and everyone, and sometimes this can get her into trouble because she is too trusting. In this episode of Goop Tales, Lovalina takes a trip to Slovenia and is on a quest to find the heart-shaped road that will lead her back home. She runs into some sheep, bears, and an eagle along t…
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Last time, on our journey through the Universal Model of Change, we left you in that dark and icky place. Sorry…not sorry! Because in today’s Let It Shift, Part Deux episode, we discover how to climb out and carry on. We’ll chat about the “Third Way,” imperfect action, cherry on top, divine timing, our dads, the fragility of moments, calling in our…
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The San Francisco Opera is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2023, with programming returning on June 3. Total SF hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight paid a visit to the War Memorial Opera House, getting an insider's tour — including a drop inside the iconic chandelier — from building steward John Boatwright and prop master Lori Harrison. Bo…
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Dionne Woods chats with The Turquoise Iris Journal’s Volume 11 Cover Artist, Esther Franchuk today on the Paint Talks Podcast. Esther is a mixed-media fine artist from Ukraine. She is currently based in Berlin, Germany, with paintings represented in private collections globally. Esther was professionally trained in classical drawing & oil painting …
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Dan hates on cucumbers. And a popular children's book series. And a popular TV mockumentary. But he is helpful in defining what a rundown is in baseball. Shauna explores a light history of pickling and the origins of "In a Pickle" on this week's #BunnyTrails. Copyright 2023 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved…
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The new book by Sheila Suess Kennedy and Morton Marcus, "From Property to Partner: Women's Progress and Political Resistance," describes the trajectory of women's emancipation over the last century. Both commentary about history and extensive statistical data are provided in their 80-page review.By Sheila Suess Kennedy, Morton Marcus, John Guy
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This week on Trials & Trebuchets, the Students return to their most beloved campus just in time to get some new rules, dig around in a garden, place some magical orders, lay the groundwork of a wicked conspiracy, and attend a mid-spring birthday party! Instagram | Twitter | Discord | Patreon | Merch Use code "TRIALS10" to get 10% off dice and acces…
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Episode #25 of "Can I get that software in blue?", a podcast by and for people engaged in technology sales. If you are in the technology presales, solution architecture, sales, support or professional services career paths then this show is for you!Jason A. Voss, CFA joins us to talk about the new software platform his company launched to analyze d…
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*Please note, this show is no longer in live production. Any live shows advertised within the episode have already concluded. From the Codman Estate in Lincoln, MA with host Richard Sher Stereo Left: Carolyn Faye Fox, Arnie Reisman, Paula Lyons Stereo Right: Tony Kahn, Francine Achbar, Barry Nolan Music: The Dactyls Rounds Played: Round 1: Definiti…
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[Spoilers Episode 221] This time on Conversations & Catapults, the Players discuss the buildup to their fated fight with Horst, Fiend of Death (or friend of death, if you can't read like me!). Instagram | Twitter | Discord | Patreon | Merch Use code "TRIALS10" to get 10% off dice and accessories at Fanroll Dice! If you enjoyed this episode, tell a …
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Author Dave Eggers has made his home in San Francisco, founding McSweeney's Publishing and co-founding the 826 Valencia writing workshop. His latest book, "The Eyes & the Impossible" may be his most S.F. book yet, following the adventures and poetic thoughts of a dog in a loosely fictionalized version of Golden Gate Park. Eggers joins Total SF host…
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Dionne Woods of the Paint Talks Podcast chats with Melanie Hamann of Art by Melanie. She is an Oklahoma artist with a lifelong love of creating, teaching, and possibilities. She currently resides in western Oklahoma with her 8-year-old rescue dog Ruby. For many years, while her children were young, designing stage backdrops and floats kept that cre…
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Save your seat at the June 2, 2023 Premium Preview: https://readaloudrevival.com/preview Two weeks ago I shared the first 5 of 10 mistakes I’ve made in my homeschool -- believe me, I’ve made many, many more than that! But I’m highlighting 10 that stick out most prominently to me. So in the last “Best of Read-Aloud Revival” episode, I shared the fir…
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*Please note, this show is no longer in live production. Any live shows advertised within the episode have already concluded. From the Codman Estate in Lincoln, MA with host Richard Sher Stereo Left: Carolyn Faye Fox, Arnie Reisman, Paula Lyons Stereo Right: Tony Kahn, Constance McCashin, Barry Nolan Music: The Dactyls Rounds Played: Round 1: Cerea…
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This week Shauna and Dan explore the phrase, My Goodness. How can My Goodness euphemistically refer to a god, when the words god and good are not etymologically related? And did Shakespeare start this one? Bonus: John Gilroy's Guinness campaign and Goldilocks' mattress. Copyright 2023 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights Reserved…
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This week on Trials & Trebuchets, the Students dream of a better world, one without fiends and witches and coins. A world where their friend is alive once again. Instagram | Twitter | Discord | Patreon | Merch Use code "TRIALS10" to get 10% off dice and accessories at Fanroll Dice! If you enjoyed this episode, tell a friend or leave a rating and re…
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Morton Marcus discusses the recently-released Indiana Univerisity Strategic Plan. He considers priorities he would reduce or eliminate, such as collaborating with others towards economic development, and goals he would include or emphasize, such as teaching teachers. John then questions the value, in general, of strategic plans, which, he believes,…
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The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is internationally known, but it remains dedicated to local artists and art-lovers. Total SF hosts Peter Hartlaub and Heather Knight take a tour with chief curator Janet Bishop, who has worked at the museum for 35 years. After a walk through the One-Way Color Tunnel, Bishop talks about SF MOMA's amazing founde…
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In which the Fully Automated Luxury Luddites discuss the slow creep of change; May Day and protests; inflation, profiteering and cost of living; https://youtu.be/5m75wFQiQ4c and the banking sector debt; bonds as a ponzi scheme; centralisation of money and goods; billionaires and their directing of society; danger of AI; Homo Deus/Man as God; Transh…
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It's been an "interesting" time for Rovers supporters and the panel of Matt Grimshaw, Ian Herbert, Katharine McNamara and James Marsh are grilled (lightly) by host Roger Whiteside on three main topics :- That Luton Game The Millwall Permutations Ewood Highlights 22/23 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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This week Shauna and Dan explore the phrase, Face the Music. Dan turns into an old man and yells at clouds while Shauna misses Bill and Ted. Bonus: Dan confuses Hugh Grant and John Hannah, then shares his dice collection. #BunnyTrails Copyright 2023 by The Readiness Corner, LLC - All Rights ReservedBy Shauna Harrison, Dan Pugh
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This week on Trials & Trebuchets, the Students go all in, betting everything they have left on one last fight with Horst, the Fiend of Death! Instagram | Twitter | Discord | Patreon | Merch Use code "TRIALS10" to get 10% off dice and accessories at Fanroll Dice! If you enjoyed this episode, tell a friend or leave a rating and review on Apple Podcas…
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A smile and a flower can change lives. Daisy Dimple can't smile enough. At age 10, she plants flowers everywhere she goes, even in parking lots and sidewalks. She loves their scent and the beauty they bring to the world. Her 13-year-old brother Billy is a bully who’s jealous of her daisies and magic “hypnotizing” dimple. He calls her “Crazy Daisy,”…
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*Please note, this show is no longer in live production. Any live shows advertised within the episode have already concluded. From the Codman Estate in Lincoln, MA with host Richard Sher Stereo Left: Carolyn Faye Fox, Arnie Reisman, Paula Lyons Stereo Right: Tony Kahn, Francine Achbar, Barry Nolan Music: The Dactyls Rounds Played: Round 1: Addenda …
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