Best Annette And Ada Podcasts (2025)

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Happy Labor Day! 19:48

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Today’s and This Weekend’s Intention: I will practice effective, well-thought-out decision-making using our eight-step process: Determine Your Desired Outcome for Your Life Define the Decision Gather Relevant Information Identify Alternatives Weigh the Evidence Choose Among Alternatives Take Action Review Your Decision and Its Consequences…

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Robert DeVere, Royal Favourite with James Ross 50:00

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When the power of an entire kingdom rests in the hands of just one man, it’s both incredibly valuable and incredibly dangerous to be that man’s bestie - and the legacies of royal favourites tend to retain the taint of contemporary snark. So, maybe it’s about time we take a second look. This week, Danièle speaks with James Ross about the life of Rob…

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Identify Alternatives and Weigh the Evidence 12:08

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Today’s Intention: When we determine our Desired Outcome for Our Lives, only then will we Define our Decisions, Gather Relevant Information, Identify any Alternatives, and Weigh the Evidence.By Annette and Ada

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Define the Decision and Gather Relevant Information 11:44

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Today’s Intention: When I make a decision, I will first look to my Desired Outcome for My Life, then I will Define the Decision and Gather all Relevant Information.By Annette and Ada

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Well-Thought-Out Decision-Making 12:02

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Today’s Intention is a Reflection Question: What is the Desired Outcome for your life?By Annette and Ada

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Circle of No Control 10:13

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Today's and This Weekend's Intention: I will honor my Circle of Control.By Annette and Ada

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How Can I Help? How Can I Serve? 12:08

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Today’s Intention: Throughout your day, ask yourself, “How can I help? How can I serve in this moment that I'm in?”By Annette and Ada

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Joan of Arc with Deborah McGrady 59:54

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Maid, hero, heretic, saint - Joan of Arc is one of the most fascinating figures of the Middle Ages. This week, Danièle speaks with Deborah McGrady about Joan’s incredible life and death, her voice, and her complex and enduring legacy. You can enrol in Danièle's online course Calamity and Change: An Introduction to the Fourteenth Century at https://…

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Circle of Control 15:00

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Today’s Intention is a Reflection Question: When you look at how you show up and how your circle of control plays a role in your life, How is your attitude? What are your actions? What is your effort?By Annette and Ada

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Getting Ready for September 15:13

10d ago15:13

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Today’s Intention is two Curiosity Questions: What is my Ordinary World? Have I ever had a Call to Adventure?By Annette and Ada

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Ada's Choice: The Hero's Journey 11:33

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Today’s Intention is a Reflection Question: How would you describe your Ordinary World?By Annette and Ada

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Medieval Love Letters with Ad Putter and Myra Stokes 42:30

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The people of the Middle Ages were no strangers to Cupid’s arrows, and just like us, they loved a good love letter. But in a world where literacy rates were far below what they are today, who was writing their most heartfelt feelings down? And how do we know? This week, Danièle speaks with Myra Stokes and Ad Putter about where we find love letters,…

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The 7 Types of Disconnecting Pride 11:36

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Our Reflection Question for the rest of this week: What type or types of pride are prevalent in my life?By Annette and Ada

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Pride of Pride 11:54

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Today's Intention: I will celebrate others' successes, whether I know them or not.By Annette and Ada

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Great Pride 11:37

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Today's Intention: I will be on the lookout for all the different ways great pride shows up in our world.By Annette and Ada

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Pride Over the Inferior 14:11

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Today’s and This Weekend’s Reflection Question: Do you have pride over someone you consider inferior? Who would you be without that thought? How would you show up without that thought?By Annette and Ada

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Drink Your Water! 10:58

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Today’s Intention: I will take care of myself and intentionally drink my water.By Annette and Ada

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Marco Polo and his World with Sharon Kinoshita 48:04

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He's one of the most popular figures in all of medieval history, and his book was a bestseller for literally centuries. So what do we know about the life and times of Marco Polo? This week, Danièle speaks with Sharon Kinoshita about why Marco travelled so far, what sort of detail he wanted to share with his readers, and what was going on in the wor…

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External Processors DO Care 11:10

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Today’s Intention: I will accept my own way of processing.By Annette and Ada

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Internal Processors 12:51

26d ago12:51

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Today’s Intention: I will have consideration for the way other people process.By Annette and Ada

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Annette's First Back-to-School 15:02

27d ago15:02

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Today’s Curiosity Question: Are you an internal or external processor?By Annette and Ada

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Back to School! 15:44

30d ago15:44

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Today's and This Weekend's Practice: Where do I need to go back to school? Where do I need to focus my time, energy, and effort so I can be that best version of myself that I know is inside of me?By Annette and Ada

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Reflecting on The Anatomy of Peace 11:31

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Today's Intention: As I go about my day, I will remember everything I learned through The Anatomy of Peace.By Annette and Ada

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Lesson 2 11:41

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Today’s Intention is Another Curiousity Question: Do I spend the majority of my time focusing on the attempted solution, or do I spend the majority of my time on the problem state?By Annette and Ada

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Where Does Our Time Go? 11:31

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Today’s Intention is a Curiousity Question: Do I spend the majority of my time helping things go right? Or, do I spend the majority of my time dealing with things that are going wrong and correcting and wanting others to change?By Annette and Ada

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More About the Influence Pyramid 12:20

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Today’s Intention: In every situation, before I act and before I speak, I will ask myself, “How can I help things go right?”By Annette and Ada

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Reflection Friday! 😊 15:29

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What are you reflecting on? Let us know on our Substack! https://morningintentions.substack.com/By Annette and Ada

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Agents of Peace 11:18

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Today’s Intention: I will celebrate all the healing work I've done and all that I will continue to do.By Annette and Ada

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Episode 300! 48:20

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This week, in celebration of Episode 300, Danièle answers your questions on everything from Hastings to hose, with a couple of surprises along the way. You can support this podcast on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalists And join on This is History's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thisishistory and use the code 'glassking' to ge…

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Shoeless in AZ 10:38

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Today’s Intention: I will be authentic.By Annette and Ada

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Keeping the Peace with a Heart at War 11:34

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Today’s Intention: I will have integrity. My words and my actions will match.By Annette and Ada

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Heartfelt Apologies 13:47

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Today’s Intention: I will view everyone I see today as a person with their own hopes, fears, and value equal to my own.By Annette and Ada

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Reflecting on Self-Betrayal 15:19

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Today’s and This Weekend’s Reflection: What are you all reflecting on this week? It could be about what we talked about just this week. It could be anything that we talked about this month. What has had the most impact on you? What has got you thinking? What has got you acting with a new way of being? Take some time today and this weekend to do som…

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It Takes Intention and Attention 13:12

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Today’s Intention: I will be the best version of myself for myself.By Annette and Ada

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Vikings Behaving Reasonably with Robert Lively 43:48

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If you asked the average person how Vikings solved their problems, they probably wouldn’t say through lawyers. And yet, early Scandinavian people were sticklers for due process. This week, Danièle speaks with Robert Lively about how a person became a Viking lawyer, what the process was for solving disputes, and how fixing bad behaviour worked in th…

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A Powerful Letter 12:30

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For Today: Please reflect on the letter from The Anatomy of Peace.By Annette and Ada

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The Box 12:26

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Today’s Intention: I will do my best not to betray myself, and I will see myself and others as people, not objects.By Annette and Ada

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Self-Justifying 13:00

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Today's Curiosity Question: Does self-justifying show up in my life?By Annette and Ada

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More About Collusion + Reflection 17:39

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Today’s and This Weekend’s Reflection: Of everything that we talked about this week, what stood out the most and what had the most impact?By Annette and Ada

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Collusion 11:34

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Today’s Intention is a Reflection Question: How have I colluded with other hearts at war?By Annette and Ada

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Elephants and Ivory with John Beusterien 49:58

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Elephants were known throughout most of the medieval world, even if most people had never encountered one, themselves. In bestiaries, elephants are praised for their long memories, intelligence, and monogamy. And, of course, their ivory. This week, Danièle speaks with John Beusterien about elephants and ivory in medieval China and Spain, including …

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I-It, I-Thou 13:30

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Today’s Intention is a Reflection Question: Am I willing to consider other people's feelings and needs?By Annette and Ada

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Environment Matters 15:21

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Today's Curiosity Question: Does the environment I'm in allow me or others to heal, change, and grow?By Annette and Ada

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Hearts of Peace 13:19

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Today’s Intention is a Reflection Question: Where in your life has someone shown up with a heart of peace and changed the situation?By Annette and Ada

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Our Whys 12:03

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Today’s and This Weekend’s Reflection Question: Do I spend more of my days, more of my time being FOR the positive parts of life, such as peace? Or, do I spend my time and my days AGAINST the story that I tell myself about someone else, the character that I've turned them into, or the role that I set up for them in my own story of my life or their …

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Royal Grief in Medieval Iberia with Nuria Silleras-Fernandez 56:45

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For three medieval Iberian queens, grief - and the way they expressed it - had immense and far-reaching consequences. This week, Danièle speaks with Núria Silleras-Fernández about what grief and widowhood were "supposed" to look like, how grief and madness were thought to be intertwined with love, and how the grieving women in the famous Isabella t…

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What Stories Do We Tell? 12:48

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Today’s Curiosity Question: What character, role, story, or identity have I assigned to myself or to others?By Annette and Ada

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The Anatomy of Peace 11:01

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Today’s Curiosity Question: As I go about my day with all the different people I see or that I meet, what am I looking for? Am I looking for separation, or am I looking for connection?By Annette and Ada