Disgraced line leader Brad Beideman and disgraced-er reading champion Rachel Crowe bring in their favorite nostalgic reads from growing up. Oh, you haven't heard of any of these books? Weird!
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Cruises are the murder capital of the sea and the sea is the murder capital of the world. One human has jurisdiction over international waters and she's here to tame the seas and water the skis.
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When Gabby Diaz gets off the air of Wild 94.9 in San Francisco she usually has a few more things she wants to say. Each show Gabby and her guests break down everything including pop culture, music and gossip. Come kick it with Gabby!
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Where Readers Meet Writers. Conversations on books and ideas, Fridays at 11 a.m.
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Interviews with fantasy and adventure authors about their new books. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/fantasy
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Sports Reporter Mike Stephens & former NHL coach Rachel Doerrie break down the finer points of hockey tactics and statistics in a fun, easily-digestible manner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How does work culture shape human behavior and experience? How do humans create cultures? From uncomfortable truths to heart-to-heart conversations, Culture First uncovers what it really takes to build a better world of work. We all aspire to rise above the day-to-day commotion and bring more humanity into our work lives. Our host Damon Klotz is dedicated to understanding how we find meaning in our work and how to better the experience humans have within organizations. Join him as he explore ...
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In these short audio-only episodes, we talk with the top about what it takes to develop and implement inclusive processes. Listen in to interviews with executives advancing inclusion, diversity, and equity for the future of work. Are you increasing access to jobs and wealth creation? We'd love to hear how you are expanding talent development opportunities and career pipelines for all.
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The Week in Geek is a radio talk show broadcasting in the Metro New Orleans area from News Talk 99.5 WRNO FM on Sundays at 7pm CST. Thanks to the power of the internet our show has been heard around the world via the Spreaker radio app. We cover all topics related to geekdom such as comic books, video games, movies, books, conventions, cosplay, and many more! We have been fortunate enough to bring our listeners interviews from actors in film, TV, and voice overs also authors, comic book arti ...
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Welcome to the Metagenics Institute Podcast where Healthcare Practitioners can hear innovative, cutting-edge information from leading experts from around the world. Join your host, Nathan Rose, to explore the latest evidence in Natural Health, challenge and debunk industry myths and offer practical, tangible, clinical tools which will transform your practice.
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Rural Voice: How to build more civic-minded communities
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How do we restore trust in civic institutions and nurture a renewed sense of possibility in a shared future? That was the central question animating the Rural Voice community discussion MPR News host Kerri Miller led at the Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing on Thursday. She was joined by political scientist and Minnesota native Brian Klaas, who set the s…
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Margaret Renkl on ‘The Comfort of Crows’
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The 25th season of Talking Volumes launches later this month. To celebrate, we thought we’d bring you one of our favorite conversations from last year. The 2023 season finale of Talking Volumes brought author and columnist Margaret Renkl to Minnesota hours after the first snow carpeted our Northern landscape. She declared it “magical” — a theme fam…
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Rural Voice at the Minnesota State Fair
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The third season of Rural Voice kicked off at the Minnesota State Fair on Monday, Aug. 26. It was a steamy day, but it didn’t discourage rural change makers who gathered at the MPR booth for a lively and hopeful town hall with moderator Kerri Miller. The question before them: How is rural Minnesota changing, and how are rural communities thriving i…
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Jo Hamya ambushes everyone in ‘The Hyprocrite’
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Jo Hamya’s new novel, “The Hypocrite,” opens as the trap is being laid. Sophia, a 20-something playwright, has invited her father, a famous and provocative British novelist, to come see her new work. As the play begins, he is shocked to realize he recognizes the set. It’s a replica of the kitchen in his vacation home near Sicily. Then the lead acto…
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The Week in Geek : WWE & UFC Champ Ronda Rousey & Anime Conclave Organizer Lucy Ferry 8/25/24
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WWE & UFC Champ Ronda Rousey joins the show to talk about her new Graphic Novel "Expecting the Unexpected" She talks about bringing the action to life with artist Mike Deodato, and making the fights look real.Later we talk about her thoughts on Gina Carano, Live in the studio is Anime Conclave Show Organizer Lucy Ferry to talk about the 1st Annual …
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The Week in Geek : Kraven, The Crow, and Borderlands All Have What in Common? 8/18/24
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What do Kraven, The Crow, and Borderlands all have in common? Well, it should be fairly easy to guess. But D-Squared and the guys discuss the massive amount of Gore and Carnage they've added to Kraven and The Crow trailers in a hope to....uhm. We're not sure what they hope to gain by adding more blood. Alien : Romulus has done very well in theaters…
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How to defeat 'The Age of Grievance'
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The first sentence of Frank Bruni’s new book says it all. It reads, “Let me tell you how I’ve been wronged.” More and more Americans are living mired in resentment, says Bruni, convinced that they are losing because someone else is winning. And it’s poison to our collective culture. In his new book, “The Age of Grievance,” he writes: “[Grievance] t…
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The Week in Geek PRESENTS Cuba Gooding Jr. Cuba joins the show to discuss his latest movie ANGELS FALLEN: WARRIORS OF PEACE Cuba and D-Squared also discuss his Faith, and his time spent here in New Orleans filming his movie "Bayou Caviar" Finally we close out with "Boyz N the Hood" All that and more on The Week in Geek with D Squared. Sunday nights…
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The Week in Geek Recaps Disney's D23 Conference 08-11-24
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The Week in Geek Recaps All the Big News from Disney's D23 Conference. Pixar teases us with Incredibles 3 and Toy Story 5. Then Skungy gets really upset about the new Snow White trailer and it's lack of actual dwarves. Then we get into the Star Wars reveals, with the Mandalorian & Grogu trailer, the Andor series update, and the Goonies....whoops, S…
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The Week in Geek PRESENTS Weird Al Yankovic Al is out promoting his newest song POLKA MANIA!!! D-Squared and Al discuss who is on the new track, and who he wanted but didn't get. Also we talk about the Bathroom where he recorded "My Bologna" as well as Mosh Pitting to "Alternative Polka"!!! All that and more on The Week in Geek with D Squared. Sund…
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Author A.J. Jacobs attempts a year of living constitutionally
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When A.J. Jacobs decided to immerse himself in early Americana, he didn’t think about the fact that the required wool stockings wouldn’t have elastic. “They would fall down to my ankles,” he laughs. “I had to put on little sock belts every morning. I’ll never get back that time.” But no matter. He was committed to getting into the headspace of the …
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How people science and people analytics are changing how we work with Amy Lavoie
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In this episode of the Culture First podcast, Damon Klotz interviews Amy Lavoie, VP of People Science at Culture Amp, about the role of people science and people analytics in the modern workplace. They discuss practical examples of using data to make decisions, the importance of combining science and technology, and the future of people analytics. …
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‘Grown Women’ tackles the complicated wounds in mother-daughter relationships
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Debut novelist Sarai Johnson created four generations of Black mothers and daughters to tackle the questions that came up in her own life: What does forgiveness look like? Can cycles of trauma be broken? Can a daughter truly leave her mother’s mistakes in the past? “Grown Women” expertly probes for answers via the lives of Evelyn, Charlotte, Corinn…
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Premee Mohamed, "The Siege of Burning Grass" (Solaris, 2024)
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Premee Mohamed’s novel The Siege of Burning Grass (Solaris, 2024) is set during an ongoing war between two empires: Varkal and Med’ariz and follows Alefret, a founder of Varkal’s pacifist resistance who has been arrested and imprisoned by his own country. When the opportunity for freedom presents itself, Alefret must decide how willing he is to col…
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Claire Messud’s new novel in inspired by her own family’s history
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Claire Messud has long wanted to write a novel inspired by her family’s history in Algeria, thanks to a handwritten memoir, more than 1,500 pages long, penned by her paternal grandfather. It was rich with stories and history and photos about her ancestors, who were born in French Algeria but then expelled from their homes in 1962 when Algeria won i…
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Eric Reinders, "Reading Tolkien in Chinese: Religion, Fantasy and Translation" (Bloomsbury, 2024)
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Approaching translations of Tolkien's works as stories in their own right, Reading Tolkien in Chinese: Religion, Fantasy and Translation (Bloomsbury, 2024) reads multiple Chinese translations of Tolkien's writing to uncover the new and unique perspectives that enrich the meaning of the original texts. Exploring translations of The Lord of the Rings…
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‘Get Out’ meets ‘The Stepford Wives’ in Nicola Yoon’s new thriller
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New York Times bestselling author Nicola Yoon’s new novel, “One of our Kind,” is one of the most talked about books of the summer. On this week’s Big Books and Bold Ideas, Yoon joins MPR News host Kerri Miller to talk about what led her to write a book about finding the sinister in a Shangri-La. When does our natural bent to protect and enjoy becom…
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The Surprising Long Term Impact of Layoffs on Company Performance & Employee Experience.
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This is the second part of a two-part series on layoffs and their impact on the employee experience. The episode focuses on the long-term impact of layoffs, based on research conducted by Culture Amp. The study analyzed data from layoffs in the tech sector between March 2020 and December 2023, including over 3,300 layoff events by 2,400 companies. …
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Take The Quiz: Are You A Pumpkin Or A Rag?
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Get it off your chest, boo It's the gay episode! Sure, we're late to Pride but we're also wildly early to next year's Pride (which we'll also be late to). Rachel and Brad discuss their favorite Gaysop's Fables, those antiquated stories everyone's parents read to them. Support the Show.Von Brad Beideman and Rachel Crowe
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Rachel Khong’s ‘Real Americans’
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Lily Chen is not endowed with good fortune — despite the fact that her scientist mother managed to grow a backyard of four-leaf clovers. She doesn’t win raffles or lotteries. She scrapes out a meager living as an unpaid intern with the hopes that it might give her a shot at an entry-level gig. In short: Not lucky. But then a chance encounter upends…
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The shadow fighters of the Civil War
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The Civil War is remembered for its sweeping battles: Gettysburg, Atlanta, Antietam. Less known are the small troops of men, enlisted by both sides, to fight far from the battlefields. These ruthless soldiers relied on stealth to sneak behind enemy lines — often wearing their opponent’s uniform — and destroyed supply lines, assassinated military of…
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Minnesota author Tai Coleman on families, hope and surviving America while Black
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Taiyon Coleman has been writing since she was a child. At age 8, she announced to her family that a novel was in the works. Today, she’s a published author and a professor of literature at St. Catherine University. But the road from there to here wasn’t as straight-forward as you might think. Coleman joins host Kerri Miller on Big Books and Bold Id…
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On this episode, Mike and Rachel discuss the Florida Panthers wining the Stanley Cup (00:00-07:15), Connor McDavid winning the Conn Smythe (07:15-13:56), give the Florida Panthers their flowers (13:56-22:16), and why the Cup Final was watched a lot but the NHL schedule sucks (22:16-24:23). They then breakdown where do the Oilers go from here (24:23…
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Dana Elmendorf, "In the Hour of Crows" (Mira Books, 2024)
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Dana Elmendorf’s novel In The Hour of Crows (Mira Books, 2024) takes place in small town Appalachia and follows Weatherly Opal Wilder, a young woman with the ability to talk death out of the dying. Our story begins shortly after the death of her cousin, Adaire, as Weatherly struggles to find justice for her cousin and to navigate small town politic…
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Can you create your own luck?
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America is steeped in the notion of rugged individualism. It’s comforting to think success is based on our own hard work and self determination. But social scientist Robert Mark Rank says random chance governs far more of our lives that most of us want to admit. This week on Big Books and Bold Ideas, Rank joins MPR News host Kerri Miller to talk ab…
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On this episode, Mike and Rachel discuss the Stanley Cup Final going way too long (00:00-11:02), if the Oilers could push the Cup to a game 7 (11:02-16:37), Pierre-Luc Dubois being traded to Washington for Darcy Kuemper (16:37-28:20). They then dive into Barclay Goodrow being claimed off waivers by the San Jose Sharks (28:20-42:11), Pascal Vincent …
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The Immediate Impact of Layoffs on Employee Experience & Company Performance.
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This is the first part of a two-part series on layoffs and their impact on the employee experience. The episode focuses on the immediate impact of layoffs, based on research conducted by Culture Amp. The research analyzed data from layoffs in the tech sector between March 2020 and December 2023, including over 3,300 layoff events by 2,400 companies…
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C. J. Spataro, "More Strange Than True" (Sagging Meniscus Press, 2024)
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Award winning author and short fiction writer, C. J. Spataro's debut novel, More Strange Than True (Sagging Meniscus Press, 2024) takes us in to a world of faeries and what happens when wishes do come true. After an epically shitty day, Jewell Jamieson unknowingly eats a magic-spiked meal and happens also to make a certain wish-and that's why she a…
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Samira Ahmed on ‘This Book Won't Burn’
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Noor Khan is still reeling from the disintegration of her family when she stumbles across a library cart stacked with books in her new small-town high school. In her heart, she just wants to finish her senior year and get back to Chicago as quickly as possible. But when she learns the books are being removed by a group of parents trying to ban lite…
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On this episode, Mike is joined by Ian Tulloch to discuss The Leafs (00:00-04:18), Alex Steen being set to become the next St. Louis Blues GM (04:18-09:54), Jalen Chatfield signing an extension with Carolina and the Hurricanes offseason outlook (09:50-17:52), and CapFriendly reportedly being bought by the Washington Capitals (17:52-27:21). They the…
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When A Funko Pop Hatches
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Get it off your chest, boo Brad and Rachel have the incredible honor of hosting Shvitzty DeLonge (yes, that DeLonge) as we discuss her life as an omnipotent being and tiny and the author of "The Day It Was 2008 Forever". Support the Show.Von Brad Beideman and Rachel Crowe
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Talking Volumes: Leif Enger on ‘I Cheerfully Refuse’
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Dystopian novels aren’t known for being hopeful. But that’s exactly what Leif Enger brings to the genre with his new book, “I Cheerfully Refuse.” The beloved Minnesota author joined MPR News host Kerri Miller at the Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing on June 4 for a special “on the road” version of Talking Volumes. Their conversation revolved around books…
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On this episode, Mike and Rachel preview, breakdown, and give their predictions for the Stanley Cup final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers. Jumpstart helps kids overcome financial barriers to sport. Help them get more kids into the game by donating at jumpstart.canadiantire.ca Shop Merch: https://staffgraph.myshopify.com/ Beac…
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Modern Managers as Performance Coaches: Secrets from Nascar, Detroit Lions, and Ben Crowe live from SXSW 2024
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In this episode of the Culture First Podcast, we take you on the road with us to give you a front-row seat to an incredible conversation that took place at SXSW Austin this year. In this episode, Didier Elzinga, CEO and Co-founder of Culture Amp, will moderate a discussion on achieving and sustaining a high-performance culture by drawing upon lesso…
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Alua Arthur says facing death is the key to living well
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What do you imagine your death will look like? It’s not a morbid or depressing question to Alua Arthur. She’s a death doula, and she firmly believes that giving thought to that question is the key to living a meaningful life. Arthur herself thinks about dying a lot. As she tells Kerri Miller on this week’s Big Books and Bold Ideas, she has detailed…
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On this episode, Mike and Rachel discuss the Oilers Stars (00:00-28:48), Don Wadell being hired by Columbus and Eric Tulsky being named interim GM of Carolina (28:48-34:33), and the Panthers Rangers series (34:33-44:08). They then dive into Minnesota winning the Walter Cup and the PWHL season as a whole (44:08-END)! Jumpstart helps kids overcome fi…
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For My Third Wish, I Want The Genie To Die
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Get it off your chest, boo This week on their children's book podcast, Brad and Rachel discuss Brazilian porn star Pamela Butt. They also introduce a new segment where they read the zoom ai summaries of their previous episodes and give the ai extensive notes on what they actually meant. Brad reads from his book about a boy who finds out his bully w…
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Lea Carpenter explores what happens when the business of spying gets personal
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Who knew boring could be an asset? In Lea Carpenter’s new spy novel, “Ilium,” we meet our young and restless unnamed narrator on a day when she’s urging herself to be less mundane, to take more risks. She has no idea that the spies she’ll soon be working for want her precisely because she’s inexperienced, untested and ordinary. She quickly gets pul…
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Berube's Tomato Soup
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On this episode, Mike Stephens and Rachel Doerrie discuss Ryan McDonough being re-aquired by Tampa Bay and how signing bonuses work (00:00-15:54). They then breakdown Sheldon Keefe being hired by New Jersey (15:54-35:17) and Craig Berube officially being hired by Toronto (35:17-END). Jumpstart helps kids overcome financial barriers to sport. Help t…
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