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Award-winning travel writer Lea Lane shares travel memories and travel tips with passionate travelers, travel experts, and savvy locals around the world. She has traveled to over 100 countries. Is the author of nine books, a blogger at forbes.com, and contributor to dozens of guidebooks. Smart. Fun!
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Hi! I am Michelle Kennedy and I am an author, a mom of many, a lover of knits and a devoted reader of the essay. Real Quick features a new essay every day written by writers both new and well, not so new anymore. Some of us are emerging. Some are re-emerging. Every voice brings something to the table. Here are a few. We cover all sorts of topics from "What's wrong with my kid..." to "What's wrong with the world..." and everything in between. Read the essays at my website: mishkennedy.com Sen ...
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A place for cobbling together some stray thoughts into unrefined audio essays, all written and read by me, Damian Robb. I expect they’ll be messy but meaningful, and ultimately just a way for me to talk to you and myself and share some thoughts, updates, and occasionally a story or two. Hope you enjoy and thanks for listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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edacious (e·da·cious – /iˈdāSHəs/ – adjective. Of, relating to, or given to eating. From the Latin edere, to eat. Synonyms: voracious – gluttonous – ravenous – greedy – piggish.) How do you stay passionate for your chosen profession? How do you stay hungry for your life when the obstacles seem to outweigh the triumphs? How do you stay EDACIOUS? Once a month we will explore this topic while eating great local food. Because everything happens when you break bread together. This is a podcast fo ...
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Dating is hard, but kind of entertaining when someone else is doing it. In Season 1, follow Charlie as he accidentally goes on 5 first dates in 1 week! In Season 2, travel with him over to the UK for more adventures in dating.
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This East Los Angeles native, now part-time vagabond, gives his thoughts on his budget-friendly travels. Each episode will feature an essay on a country or city. Also included will be commentary on a book and podcast dealing with travel, a punk or metal band from the country being discussed, veg friendly discoveries, zines, and cinema. The East L.A. Guide to Unsettling Down is plain-spoken and intended to highlight the wonders of travel. All are welcome.
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Can travel be more than just a fun thing to do? Could it also provide some benefit and learning experiences later in life? I have always thought this and this is why I have relentlessly travelled the world and now have been to over 80 countries. I have always thought that I was planting the seeds of wisdom while in faraway lands. Through experiences with foreign people, cultures, concepts, and ways of doing things I learned much more than anything I could've done while at home. I interview a ...
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This long essay is a work of mock philology, one of several appendices to Twain’s travel novel, A Tramp Abroad. In it, Twain explains, complains about, and shows how one might improve upon various aspects of the (awful) German language. His examples of precisely how the German language is awful include the famed “separable verb” – which allows one to put the first part of a given verb at the beginning – and its second part at the end – of a given clause or sentence (which may, indeed, be ver ...
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Isabella Bird began travelling while in her early twenties to help alleviate illness that had plagued her since childhood. She was a single woman in her early forties when she made her treck through the Rocky Mountains. A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains details this fascinating account of her travels through a series of letters written to her sister, Henrietta. These letters are filled with beautiful, vivid descriptions of the scenery, the people she encountered, the way of life, and a mo ...
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Ron Knight (Sirius, The Travel Channel, Chapala Radio, ABC) yucks up the talk with writers, talent n' topics in contemporary media, of the world, subjects of newest releases in book, ebook, audiobook, working titles and works in progress. Covering certain world views and a touch on geopolitics, everything from media, film, screenplay, music, book, interactive, animation, even prose, poetry and essay get an even, open crack.
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Taralets Talk is a Filipino podcast that chronicles the joys, heartaches, and rewards of being an immigrant. Hosted by three Pinoy expats. Join Bel, Lennette, and Mark in this seasonal podcast packed with culturally rich tidbits and tips for Filipinos curious about what it's like living abroad. Connect with us: Email: hello@taraletstalk.com Facebook: @taraletstalkpodcast Taralets Talk is sponsored and produced by Disenyo.co LLC
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Project Gutenberg and Microsoft have worked together to create thousands of free and open audiobooks using new neural text-to-speech technology and Project Gutenberg's large open-access collection of e-books. This project aims to make literature more accessible to (audio)book-lovers everywhere and democratize access to high quality audiobooks. Whether you are learning to read, looking for inclusive reading technology, or about to head out on a long drive, we hope you enjoy this audiobook col ...
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Ever wish you had a CRNA mentor plugged into the community who has helped THOUSANDS of nurses succeed? The CSPA community is committed to helping you not only gain acceptance into CRNA school but providing support all the way through graduation day! Tune in, get inspired, and get ready to discover why more than 6,000+ nurses turn to CRNA School Prep Academy for guidance regarding all things that the road to CRNA entails. From financial planning, interview styles, ICU experience, anesthesia c ...
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Want to love walking into your ELA classroom each day? Excited about innovative strategies like PBL, escape rooms, hexagonal thinking, sketchnotes, one-pagers, student podcasting, genius hour, and more? Want a thriving choice reading program and a shelf full of compelling diverse texts? You're in the right place! Here you'll find interviews with top authors from the ELA field, workshops with strategies you can use in class immediately, and quick tips to ignite your English teacher creativity ...
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Art Watch Podcast intends to teach art history at all levels with an emphasis on Latinx and Chicanx art! These artists are often overlooked in general art historical analyses but they have contributed to the formation of art movements around the globe. My goal is to enlighten listeners about Latinx and Chicanx art while challenging institutions to incorporate more artists of color into their permanent collections. I hold a BA and MA in art history from the University of Houston and begin my ...
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Twitter Facebook On October 2, 2024, Jack Smith’s rebuttal to Donald Trump’ claims to immunity in all aspects of his resistance to surrender power in 2020 and 2021 was released by Judge Tanya Chutkin. This is an audio narration of the opening pages of that filing, now in the public domain. Read the entire filing at: (Click on the Link below this Bl…
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Welcome to the Thursday edition of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast, a podcast for English teachers in search of creative teaching strategies. Tell me if this sounds familiar. You sit down to write a rec letter after a long fall day of teaching, meetings, coaching, and everything else on your plate. Maybe it’s 9 pm and you’re trying to remember…
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FREE! CRNA School Interview Prep Guide: https://www.cspaedu.com/uc9a5ih4 Ketamine: A Unique Anesthetic with Diverse Applications Dive deep into the world of ketamine, exploring its history, pharmacology, mechanism of action, clinical uses, and side effects. Dr. Kelly Elmore, Assistant Program Director at Mary Baldwin University's Nurse Anesthesiolo…
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It's no fun announcing an argument paper and being met by groans. If your students have arrived at your class afraid of essays, you're not the only one. And we all know, buy-in matters. When students are confronted with a task they're horrified by, it's hard for them to access their skills and motivation to do their best work. So what are you suppo…
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Send us a text Intrepid author and explorer, Michael Finkel lived as an expat in the South of France and skied down the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. His tales from Iran, China, the Congo and around the world offer challenging perspectives on how travel can shape our worldview. From the harsh realities of crab fishing in the Bering Sea to the comple…
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Send us a text "I have seen hundreds of ghost crabs in other settings, but suddenly I was filled with the odd sensation that for the first time I knew the creature in its own world.” Rachel Carson brings us to the edge of the ocean and the space in between in this marvelous essay. It reminded me of my own times at the beach, in particular, my intro…
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If you’ve ever felt like you were stuck in a rut doing the same thing day after day, I’ve got a quick mindset shift to help. I do NOT want you to give up on whole class novels, so let’s talk about how to make them work. In theory, whole class novels are the bread and butter of the English classroom. But if you struggle to get students to read at ho…
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Send us a text I am back with fresh essays to share and old ones to dig up and enthrall you with. In addition, I am looking forward to some bonus episodes, interviews and other essay-related stuff in the future. As you know, I love the essay and being able to do this podcast and bring essays of all sorts out into the world, in this new way, makes m…
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Do you have old books lying around taking up space in your classroom? Books no one is ever going to read again? Recently in our Facebook group, Creative High School English, a fun visual thread erupted all about bookish page displays. So in today’s one minute idea-isode, I want to suggest you try one. You’ll clear space on your shelves, help the ea…
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Twitter Facebook In many ways, I regard this as my best recording of a chapter from “The American Yawp” yet. I have deleted nothing from the text edited by its editors, Joseph Locke and Ben Wright. I have added passages of my own where I think additions were needed to clarify what the original authors were trying to say. I have also added passages …
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This episode contains stray thoughts about bus rides, taking photos, and the grandeur of the Dolomites. You can also read this episode online and see any associated images by going to damianrobb.com/straythoughts. Also, if you’d like to purchase any of my books and in so doing buy my eternal love, you can do so by going to damianrobb.com/books. Fin…
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On this week’s mini-episode, I want to tell you about a one week unit that has never failed to produce incredible results from my students. I’ve done it with 10th graders and 11th graders, honors students and their counterparts, American students and Bulgarian students speaking English as their second language. And I’ve loved it every. Single. Time…
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FREE CRNA School Clinical Interview Study Guide: https://www.cspaedu.com/2qnt8c4c FREE! CRNA School Interview Prep Guide: https://www.cspaedu.com/uc9a5ih4 What are CRNA Interviews like in 2024 and beyond? Learn what’s new in CRNA school interviews so you can interview with confidence! Jenny covers everything from Emotional Intelligence (EI) and per…
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Twitter Facebook Late in his authorial career, in the 1920s to be precise, Arthur Conan Doyle, who was then deeply immersed in beliefs of mysticism and seances, had occasion to pair his rational detective, Sherlock Holmes, with a case about vampires. Did Doyle change the hyper-rational Holmes to suit the author’s new beliefs? Listen and find out! T…
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Let's talk about dystopia book clubs, a compelling unit option for ELA. I taught my first dystopian fiction, 1984, to tenth graders in Bulgaria. They had very strong reactions to the way Orwell portrayed communism, since Communist rule had existed in their family's living memories. For some, Orwell nailed it. Others, outraged, clearly thought he wa…
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Twitter Facebook In the course that covers the first half of American History, the chapter on the Sectional Crisis of the Union, also sometimes called “The Impending Crisis,” leading to the American Civil War, is the penultimate such chapter. Next to the magisterial, Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the crisis written by the great historian David …
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On this week’s mini-episode, I’d like to challenge you to get your students set up on Canva and help them get comfortable on the platform with a simple assignment that will give you a great fall display, literary travel posters. Have you seen PBS’ The Great Read posters, which are available for free download on the PBS site? I’ll link them in the s…
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Video is everywhere in communication these days, including on Reels, TikTok, and Youtube, where our students are. Building creative video projects into ELA can help leverage students' interests in these platforms toward building skills in research, storytelling, speaking, and building an argument. Not to mention skills within the genre itself, whic…
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Twitter Facebook No ordeal in American history changed America so much or so enduringly as the American Civil War. Listen as well as read of the odyssey and what it was all about, or just listen with this audio offering. Twitter FacebookRick Reiman által
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On this week’s mini-episode, let’s talk about how to build an audio assignment in early in the year without feeling intimidated. Maybe you joined me for Camp Creative last summer and you’ve got alllll the student podcasting background, or maybe you’re new to the topic and feeling a bit wary. Either way, this episode is for you! Let’s walk through h…
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Twitter Facebook Hector St. John de Crevecouer, a French immigrant to American wrote this classic essay, “What, Then, is this New Man, the American?” in 1782, as American Independence from Britain loomed. Was he correct in his descriptions of Americans then? Do his descriptions accurately describe Americans today? How was he wrong then, if he was, …
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FREE! The Most Affordable CRNA Schools Tuition Guide: https://www.cspaedu.com/spmhqyoc Get ready to deep dive into the financial challenges faced by students heading into Nurse Anesthesia programs! Today, Jenny welcomes back Natalie, who specializes in helping nurse anesthesia students navigate the complex financial landscape of CRNA schooling, as …
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We moved this month, and it wasn’t one of your quick moves. We did one of those once, from one cabin to the one next door, carrying our furniture and baskets of stuff across a soon well-worn path through the woods. But no, this one was an international move across four flights and nine time zones, with some of our stuff going by shipping container …
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Send us a text Aesha Scott, the dynamic Chief Stew on Bravo's "Below Deck Mediterranean," takes us on a journey from her beginnings in a Kiwi fruit lab in New Zealand, to navigating the luxurious, high-stakes world of yachting. Discover her secrets to overcoming challenges with her crew and guests, propelled by her adventurous spirit. Get an inside…
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Twitter Facebook Join me, Dr. Rick Reiman, for my reading of the chapter on British North America, Chapter 3 to be precise, from The American Yawp, the celebrated Open Source textbook on the history of the United States and the lands that would become the American Nation. Twitter FacebookRick Reiman által
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On this week’s mini-episode, I want to talk about learning names, and my easy trick for mastery. It took me many years, but finally, after a year in which I had a Kalina, Karina, Ekaterina, and Katrina, I figured out a plan that really worked. I hate not knowing students’ names. It stresses me out, big time. Maybe you’re the same? The worst is when…
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Jason Reynolds' website headline reads "Here's What I Do: Not Write Boring books." How great is that? As with everything he does, he seems to be speaking directly to the young people he's always trying to reach. There's a reason The Library of Congress chose him as the national ambassador for young adult literature. Last year I created an Instagram…
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