Best Dawn Hart Podcasts (2025)

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656 - ROMA 85 2:21

18h ago2:21

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com On principled thinking vs tactical thinking. Is AI coming to “save” us or “destroy” us? Is there a middle ground? Can it love us? Comfort us? Thinking of relationship issues in terms of new shoes. Break-in pains or wrong size pains?…

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BEST OF (#64 of 569) GALLEGHER A NEWSPAPER STORY by R.H. DAVIS 1:02:55

1d ago1:02:55

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By ME

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THE WNNNG BALL by ZANE GREY 25:52

3d ago25:52

25:52

By Jon Hagadorn

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S. 2 Ep 19: No Trust, No Team: The Truth About Psychological Safety with guest Jurriaan Kamer 32:59

4d ago32:59

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Send us a text In this episode I sit down with renowned organizational designer and author Jurriaan Kamer to explore the high-impact concept of psychological safety—a key ingredient for healthy teams and effective leadership that often gets lip service but little follow-through. Psychological safety isn’t just a buzzword—it’s the bedrock of trust, …

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The Multi-Chain Avalanche - Emin Gün Sirer 31:52

6d ago31:52

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We couldn’t miss the Avalanche Summit where we sat down with Emin Gün Sirer, co-founder & CEO of Ava Labs, to discuss the evolution of Avalanche’s ecosystem and how HyperSDK ushers in a scalable, interoperable, multi-chain future. Join us for a fascinating discussion on Avalanche’s approach to decentralisation, scalability & interoperability, and l…

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A RUDYARD KIPLING DOUBLE PLAY COURAGE and FALSE DAWN 23:58

7d ago23:58

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'Courage' is actually a very moving poem- a father's advice to his son. False Dawn had me holding my sides through parts of this story as our narrator, who we presume is working at a government post in India, accompanies a small party of locals who have decided to have a picnic about 6 miles from the village in the middle of nowhere when a rain and…

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BEST OF (#63 of 568) OVER THE STELVIO PASS by ROBERT BARR 29:07

9d ago29:07

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By Jon Hagadorn

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S. 2 Ep 18: Startups Are People Too with Isar Bhattacharjee 34:06

10d ago34:06

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Send us a text Startups are sexy—until you realize they run on caffeine, chaos, and people who are trying to do five jobs at once. In this episode of Dear HR Diary, I chat with the brilliant Isar Bhattacharjee, startup whisperer, culture builder, and people strategist, about the beautiful, messy, fast-paced world of startups—and the very real peopl…

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THE ACTOR AND THE ALIBI A FATHER BROWN MYSTERY by G.K.CHESTERTON 47:27

11d ago47:27

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Mundon Mandeville runs a thoroughly disliked repertoire theater company and is murdered inside a windowless room in the building although everyone involved has an alibi. Father Brown is a fictional Roman Catholic priest and amateur detective. He is featured in 53 short stories by English author G. K. Chesterton, published between 1910 and 1936. Fat…

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S. 2 Ep 17: Playing to Your Strengths with Michelle Merritt 33:04

12d ago33:04

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Send us a text In this episode of Dear HR Diary, I sit down with Michelle Merritt—Chief Strategy Officer at D&S Executive Career Management, Board & Executive Career Coach, and all-around StrengthsFinder guru—to unpack how understanding and owning your strengths can completely transform your work, your relationships, and even your job search. (Spoi…

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THE JELLYBEAN by F.SCOTT FITZGERALD 48:16

14d ago48:16

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The story was written as a sequel to “The Ice Palace,” and Clark Darrow appears in both. The omniscient narrator, who ensures that close observation is paid to Powell’s story, draws in the reader. The opening line – “Jim Powell was a Jelly-bean”- labels the protagonist immediately, and as a character he remains within the stereotype Fitzgerald indi…

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655 - ROMA 84 26:38

14d ago26:38

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit chrisryan.substack.com In which I rip Fareed Zakaria a (new) new one, talk about the abject stupidity of the intelligensia, play a song sung by a bunch of cool alley cats, applaud a Scott Galloway rant on the hypocrisy of the American ruling class and ponder “Dover Beach,” a poem by Matt…

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Initia: Incentively Aligned Appchains - Ezaan Mangalji, Anil Lulla & Jose Maria Macedo 1:02:08

15d ago1:02:08

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Blockchain architecture is constantly being forced to adapt to new technologies, as well as to meet new demands from users and builders. While the idea of apps building their own chains was first explored by Cosmos, it lacked the support and tooling to see it succeed. Later on, rollups also took the centerstage of Ethereum’s scaling roadmap, but du…

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S. 2 Ep 16: DEI Is Not a Buzzword: Real Talk on Inclusion with Luaskya Nonon, Esq. 32:46

16d ago32:46

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Send us a text In this powerful episode of Dear HR Diary, we dive deep—not into policies or platitudes, but into the real, human heartbeat of DEI—with the brilliant Luaskya Nonon, Esq., an employment attorney and diversity, equity, and inclusion strategist who brings both legal insight and lived experience to the conversation. Together, we break do…

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BEST OF (#62 of 567) THE MISSING WILL A HERCULE POIROT MYSTERY by AGATHA CHRISTIE 23:49

16d ago23:49

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By Jon Hagadorn

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THE MYSTERY OF HUNTER'S LODGE by AGATHA CHRISTIE'S POIROT INVESTIGATES 31:19

18d ago31:19

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Yes- Poirot is BACK!...despite the terrible review we received a couple years ago complaining that my French sounds like its been infusd with Russian.. I was moved by that, and left for a year to study at the Sarbonne, at which time I was reminded that Poirot's character was born in lived as a child in in Portugal, and often took trips with his fat…

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654 - David Daniel 2:23:04

17d ago2:23:04

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David was raised in a conservative Christian reality that he eventually came to question, without questioning his love and respect for the people around him. How do we negotiate that kind of growth, where we step away from a shared reality without hurting the people we were sharing it with? That’s an eternal question of the highest order. This is a…

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S. 2 Ep 15: Change Is Hard with Guest Sarena Diamond 33:52

20d ago33:52

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Send us a text In this episode of Dear HR Diary, I’m joined by the brilliant Sarena Diamond—change strategist, leadership whisperer, and champion of the human side of transformation. Together, we dig into one of the most challenging (and often mishandled) topics in the workplace: change management. We’re not talking about the dry, corporate buzzwor…

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Ethereum Foundation: Humanity’s Shared World Computer - Hsiao-Wei Wang & Tomasz Stańczak 1:10:21

21d ago1:10:21

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As society evolves, so do its values and principles, but is that desirable for technology that seeks to build the most reliable, trustless and censorship resistant global settlement layer? Ever since the rise in popularity of Solana with its inflow of retail capital in a memecoin gold rush, Ethereum became even more criticized for sticking true to …

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LOVE BEFORE BREAKFAST by FRANK STOCKTON 56:12

21d ago56:12

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Frank Stockton was best known for his humurous children's stories and later "fairy tales for adults" in which he pokes fun at our human capacity for misundesrstanding while building a very credible love story. He wrote the story in the mid 19th century and didnt live long enough to enjoy seeing it beceome a movie in 1936 starring Carole Lombard and…

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Habemus Papam! On Papal Transitions - Fr. Matthew Mary Bartow, MFVA 56:00

22d ago56:00

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Fr. Matthew Mary Bartow, a priest with the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word and an Assistant Chaplain at EWTN in Alabama joins us to reflect on the election of Pope Leo XIV, and talk about a proper disposition toward the pope. He shares with us his own journey with Pope Francis, and we talk a bit about how to handle all the media fervor …

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S. 2. Ep-14: Five Brains, One Leader: Neuroscience at Work with Carlos Davidovich 31:11

23d ago31:11

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Send us a text This week on Dear HR Diary, we crack open the brain(s)—yes, plural—with neuroscientist, executive coach, and author Carlos Davidovich, to explore how understanding the science behind our behavior can transform the way we lead. Carlos introduces us to the concept of Five Brain Leadership, where instinct meets intellect, emotion meets …

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BEST OF (#61 OF 566) LANTY FOSTER'S MISTAKE by BRET HARTE 39:53

23d ago39:53

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By Jon Hagadorn

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Taiko: Scaling Ethereum in a Decentralised Manner - Joaquin Mendes 1:08:05

24d ago1:08:05

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Taiko is a decentralized, Ethereum-equivalent (type I) rollup scaling solution which uses ZK technology. Taiko's goal is to scale Ethereum efficiently while maintaining security and decentralization. Being a type I zkEVM, Taiko retains full Ethereum equivalence, which creates a seamless DevEx, although this comes at the expense of UX as slower proo…

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JEEVES TAKES CHARGE by P.G. WODEHOUSE 48:21

25d ago48:21

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Jeeves Takes Charge" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, and features the young gentleman Bertie Wooster and his valet Jeeves. The story was published in the Saturday Evening Post in the United States in November 1916, and in The Strand Magazine in the United Kingdom in April 1923. The story was also included in the 1925 collection Carry On, Jeeve…

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S. 2 Ep-13: Boundaries, Bias & Bold HR with Katherine McCord 31:22

25d ago31:22

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Send us a text This week on Dear HR Diary, Dawn Hart sits down with the unapologetically bold and brilliantly insightful Katherine McCord—a speaker, entrepreneur, and fierce advocate for inclusive innovation in HR. Together, they dive into a conversation that every HR pro, leader, and employee needs to hear: the truth about how HR is perceived, the…

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AN O.HENRY DOUBLE-HEADER TOBIN'S PALM and THE COMING OUT OF MAGGIE 34:51

28d ago34:51

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Tobin's Palm From O' Henry's 'The Four Million': Two young sons of Ireland , John and Daniel (Tobin) head for Coney Island Amusement Park in order that good palm John can relieve Daniel of his worries over his girlfriend's not having arrived yet from County Sligo with his money. It's been three moneths and no sign of her. He consults a fortune tell…

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s.2 E-12: Transforming Workplace Culture: Empowered Leadership and Everyday Excellence with Jason Roberts 33:46

30d ago33:46

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Send us a text Get ready for a no-fluff, high-impact conversation! In this episode of Dear HR Diary, I sit down with Jason Roberts, leadership powerhouse and workplace culture evangelist, to tackle the real-deal topics every manager and employee should hear (but rarely do). We dive deep into what it really takes to transform workplace culture — hin…

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(BEST OF # 60 OF 565) THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN - A SHERLOCK HOLMES ADVENTURE by ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 1:00:00

1M ago1:00:00

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By Jon Hagadorn

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653 -Jeff Maurer (Comic/Writer) 1:18:38

1M ago1:18:38

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Jeff Mauer is the brains behind I Might Be Wrong, here on Substack. He was head writer for Last Week Tonight, with John Oliver and before that, wrote speeches at the EPA. He’s smart, funny, and thoughtful — and savvy enough to shut the fuck up when Chris Rock walks into the room. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other su…

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FAREWELL and FASCINATION by GUY DE MAUPASSANT 28:07

1M ago28:07

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Two similar stories by Maupassant explore the memories of older men with regard to the woman whom they just can't forget....] for music credit: Midnight in Paris Music by Jean-Paul Verpeaux from Pixabay New sponsor spot time markers: Sponsor Message intro 12:51 Show re-entry: 12:54 Visit us at www.bestof1001stories.com…

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Mysten Labs: How Sui Leverages Move to Build the Composable Web3nternet - Adeniyi Abiodun 1:03:09

1M ago1:03:09

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Founded by former Meta Diem team members, Sui is a high-performance, layer-1 blockchain designed for horizontal scaling and low-latency transactions. It uses an object-centric data model and the Move programming language to enable transaction parallelization which can handle >200,000 txs/s. Sui’s goal is to combine the benefits of blockchains with …

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S. 2. Ep - 11: Taming the Workplace Circus (Without Losing Your Mind) with guest: Summer Jelinek 34:07

1M ago34:07

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Send us a text Buckle up, friends — because chaos isn't just coming. It’s already sitting at your conference table, sipping bad coffee, and emailing you at 7 p.m. In this episode, I sit down with the fantastic Summer Jelinek, leadership expert and former Disney leader, to talk about the swirling, messy reality of chaos in today’s workplace. Spoiler…

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AHEAD OF SCHEDULE by P.G. WODEHOUSE 35:43

1M ago35:43

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get ready for another "Jeeves" style adventure- this time with the clueless Rollo and his excellent butler and advisor Wilson. It seems Rollo is quite caught up with a young lady but he has his own "system" for getting the final "yes" from her and doesn't need advice. Join our email list at 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales podcast and browse our …

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Maple Finance: On-Chain Institutional Yield & Lending Markets - Sidney Powell 54:49

1M ago54:49

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With an extensive experience in traditional money markets, Maple Finance was envisioned as an institutional capital marketplace which combines the transparency & capital efficiency of blockchains with the regulatory framework of TradFi. Unlike many DeFi protocols that require over-collateralized loans (e.g. Aave), Maple also specializes in under-co…

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BEST OF (#59 of 564) THE ADVENTURE OF THE EMPTY HOUSE A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY by ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE 58:42

1M ago58:42

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By Jon Hagadorn

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THE BEAST IN THE CAVE and THE ALCHEMIST H.P. LOVECRAFT 42:35

1M ago42:35

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A tourist gets lost in Mammoth Cave and runs into a very scary situation in 'The Beast In The Cave' In 'The Alchemist' a curse haunts an old family for 6 hundred years, killing each male member of the family at age 32. Check out our website at www.bestof1001stories.com by going to 1001 Classic Short Storiers and tapping on "Episodes"- then look for…

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652 - Adam Aronovich (Healing from Healing) 1:18:38

1M ago1:18:38

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When I first came across his Instagram account, I assumed he was a comedian of some sort, as he is so deft at taking the piss out of the New Age, Shamanic, Mother-Aya nonsense. Then I read his essay on Substack and realized that this dude is very, very smart and his humor — like all the best humor — is fueled by wisdom, compassion, disappointment, …

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THE FORTUNE TELLER by MACHADO DE ASSIS 32:15

1M ago32:15

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tThis story by award-winning Brazilian writer Machado de Assis delves into infidelity and jealousy in a small town in Brazil.The characters are well- developed and the action is non-stop. Check out our website at www.bestof1001stories.com for more great stories.By me

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BEST OF (#58 of 562) THE JEWEL ROBBERY AT THE GRAND METROPOLITAN A HERCULE POIROT MYSTERY by AGATHA CHRISTIE 37:41

1M ago37:41

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Poirot can’t resist a case, even when holidaying in Brighton with Hastings. When a necklace goes missing, the case is a simple matter of logic for the little Belgian. This was only the second of Agatha Christie's short stories to appear in print. In the UK, it appeared in The Sketch magazine on the 14th March 1923 as The Curious Disappearance of th…

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BEST OF (#59 of 564) EASTER EVE by ANTON CHEKHOV 34:22

1M ago34:22

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By Jon Hagadorn

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Tally: The Software Layer for Tokenized Organizations - Dennison Bertram 1:01:21

1M ago1:01:21

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Tally is a software platform designed to support tokenized organizations, particularly Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) and crypto communities. It provides tools for launching tokens, governing protocols, and enabling staking to foster community participation and growth. Tally facilitates onchain governance, allowing transparent and de…

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ULYSSES AND THE CYCLOPS and CAESAR CROSSES THE RUBICON 14:22

2M ago14:22

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'Ulysses and the Cyclops'-Adaped by Andrew Lang from the Greek classic 'Homer', this story places Ulysses in the hero's seat as he and his men are trapped on an island occupied by one-eyed giants called Cyclops- and they have a nasty penchant for eating sailors and roasting their remains. Ulysses is known for his "McGuyver" like abilites to find sm…

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S.2 E-10: Sock It to ‘Em: Culture, Creativity & Custom Socks with guest Samuel Moses 30:26

2M ago30:26

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Send us a text In this episode, we pull up our colorful socks and step into a conversation with Samuel Moses, the brilliant and bold founder behind Sockrates Custom Socks. What started as a fun, fashionable idea became a full-blown culture brand—and today, we dig into the business smarts, team culture, and leadership lessons behind this sole-ful su…

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651 - Becoming Uncivilized (with Anya and Nadia) 1:15:57

2M ago1:15:57

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Anya and Nadia have helped lead our retreats in Montana for the past few years. In this conversation, we talk about the different kinds of movement they’ve studied and teach and how — along with Cameron and Melayne — we try to create a place and time where people can get very real with themselves and each other. Learn more about the event here. Int…

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650 - Rambling ROMA 3 (For Allene) 25:37

2M ago25:37

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Intro music “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range. “Tear,” by Red Hot Chili Peppers. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribeBy Chris Ryan

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HOP FROG AND TRIPETTA by EDGAR ALLAN POE 25:24

2M ago25:24

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Edgar Allan Poe wasn't just known for horror- he also had a sense of humor and a deep sense of justice for those who had been wronged. In this story, a French king who likes to play extravagent jokes on his guests decides to use his two dwarfs, which had been captured and sent to him by one of his generals, as the evenings' entertainment. The man d…

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Love Heals: On the Greatest Commandment - Sonja Corbitt 56:00

2M ago56:00

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Sonja Corbitt is the “Bible Study Evangelista” and creator of “the best modernization of lectio" divina: the LOVE the Word® Bible study method and journal. She is a best-selling author and Telly Award winning broadcaster whose weekly show Evangelista Bible Study and other high-impact, multi-media Bible study resources create space for busy Christia…

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THE ADVENTURE OF SILVER BLAZE A SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY 1:02:58

2M ago1:02:58

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By Jon Hagadorn

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649 - Allene Evans - "Guardian of a Free and Just Society" (Crestone Series) 1:53:56

2M ago1:53:56

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Allene would never describe herself in such grand terms, but the fact is that she’s spent a long career in law working hard to defend and promote the fundamental decency that is at the heart of the American justice system — or should be. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, …

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