Best Wicked Workshop Podcasts (2025)

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Fairy Tale Chatter #7: Ursula 21:36

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2M ago21:36

21:36

Ursula has graced us with her presence today to answer some of your questions. Be prepared for some snark and sass from the Queen of Contracts. Glinda will be our special guest for the next Chatter, so please leave your questions for her in the comments. Thanks so much for your patience and support! Also, thanks to all of you who sent in your quest…

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ASMR Maleficent’s Curse Seminar RP [Wicked Wisdom Retreat Day #8] 18:39

3M ago18:39

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Finally...Maleficent is hosting her curse crafting seminar, where she'll give you some tips on how to be your most marvelous wicked self. Thanks for your patience while I waited out the storms!! The Wicked Wisdom Convention series includes workshops, seminars, and other villainess-inspired videos. P.S. If you want to see what I get up to in Spain, …

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ASMR Wicked Witch’s Broom Inspection RP [Wicked Wisdom Retreat Day #7] 15:08

3M ago15:08

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The Wicked Witch makes a surprise appearance at the convention to help you inspect your broom and offer a few maintenance tips and upgrade suggestions. The Wicked Wisdom Convention series includes workshops, seminars, and other villainess-inspired videos. P.S. If you want to see what I get up to in Spain, check out the other channel: @alicanted #as…

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ASMR Evil Queen’s Innovative Apple Workshop RP [Wicked Wisdom Retreat Day #6] 13:27

3M ago13:27

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The Evil Queen will show off her recipe cards to help you craft the perfect enchanted treats. The Wicked Wisdom Convention series includes workshops, seminars, and other villainess-inspired videos. P.S. If you want to see what I get up to in Spain, check out the other channel: @alicanted #asmr #asmrvideo #whispering #softspoken #tingles…

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ASMR Medusa’s Serpentine Wig Fitting & Treatment RP [Wicked Wisdom Retreat Day #5] 15:21

3M ago15:21

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Medusa will help you try on your new snake wig and give you a pampering treatment to calm your new slithering friends. The Wicked Wisdom Convention will run from March 7th to March 13th. I'll post daily videos that include workshops, seminars, and other villainess-inspired videos. P.S. If you want to see what I get up to in Spain, check out the oth…

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ASMR Ursula’s Contract Seminar RP [Wicked Wisdom Retreat Day #4] 15:31

3M ago15:31

15:31

Today you're attending Ursula's Contract Seminar where she'll give you some words of advice and show you the ins and outs of crafting the perfect agreement. The Wicked Wisdom Convention will run from March 7th to March 13th. I'll post daily videos that include workshops, seminars, and other villainess-inspired videos. P.S. If you want to see what I…

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ASMR Cruella’s Fashion Advice RP [Wicked Wisdom Retreat Day #3] 14:03

4M ago14:03

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Cruella is here to show off her ensembles and gift you an item from her brand new clothing line. Enjoy the fashion show! The Wicked Wisdom Convention will run from March 7th to March 13th. I'll post daily videos that include workshops, seminars, and other villainess-inspired videos. P.S. If you want to see what I get up to in Spain, check out the o…

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ASMR Mother Gothel Skin Care Consultation [Wicked Wisdom Retreat Day #2] 15:51

4M ago15:51

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Mother Gothel is going to treat you to a youthful skin care consultation, complete with sprays, creams, and glow-enhancing balms. The Wicked Wisdom Convention will run from March 7th to March 13th. I'll post daily videos that include workshops, seminars, and other villainess-inspired videos. P.S. If you want to see what I get up to in Spain, check …

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ASMR Convention Check-In [Wicked Wisdom Retreat Day #1] 11:28

4M ago11:28

11:28

It's finally time to see what's in store for you at the Wicked Wisdom Convention this year! The Wicked Wisdom Convention will run from March 7th to March 13th. I'll post daily videos that include workshops, seminars, and other villainess-inspired videos. This is just a short one to kick things off ;) P.S. If you want to see what I get up to in Spai…

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ASMR Spell Subscription Service RP 15:23

4M ago15:23

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You've called to sign up for the monthly spell subscription service and restock your potion crafting supply shelves. Betty is here to provide you with stellar service (but just keep in mind that the call may be recorded for magical quality assurance). P.S. If you want to see what I get up to in Spain, check out the other channel: @alicanted #asmr #…

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ASMR Queen Of Hearts Job Interview RP [And Wicked Wisdom Retreat Intro] 16:44

4M ago16:44

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You've come in for a job interview to become a member of the deck of cards at the palace...but the queen sees something bigger in your future. The Wicked Wisdom Convention will be back from March 7th to March 13th. I'll post daily videos that include workshops, seminars, and other villainess-inspired videos. P.S. If you want to see what I get up to…

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ASMR Botanical Elven Ear Spa Treatment RP 19:03

4M ago19:03

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Today you're booked in for a pampering ear treatment at the spa. A massage, herbal spray, balm application, and cleaning are part of the package. We'll also try to find you some new ear adornments while you're here. P.S. If you want to see what I get up to in Spain, check out the other channel: @alicanted #asmr #asmrvideo #whispering #softspoken #t…

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ASMR Vampire Scarf Shop RP 14:23

5M ago14:23

14:23

Let's peruse some of our most popular scarves to help you hide those bite marks ;) This one is soft spoken/whisper and includes fabric sounds. P.S. If you want to see what I get up to in Spain, check out the other channel: @alicanted #asmr #asmrvideo #whispering #softspoken #tinglesBy Whispers In Bloom

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ASMR Goldilocks House Finding Service RP 16:46

5M ago16:46

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You're looking for a shared accommodation. Let us help you find the perfect abode (and roommates) in the enchanted realm. #asmr #asmrvideo P.S. If you want to see what I get up to in Spain, check out the other channel: @alicantedBy Whispers In Bloom

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ASMR Snickerdoodle Cove Getaway RP [Complete Fairy Godmother Retreat] 1:21:07

6M ago1:21:07

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This is a collection of the Fairy Godmother Retreat videos I posted over the Thanksgiving holiday, including some fresh intro content in between.By Whispers In Bloom

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ASMR Cottage Witch Takes Care Of You RP 13:16

6M ago13:16

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You're feeling a little under the weather and your friend, the cottage witch, is here to plump your pillow, tuck you in, and prepare a nice cup of tea.By Whispers In Bloom

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ASMR Dune Truthsayer RP 13:56

6M ago13:56

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Will you pass the Truthsayer test? This one features some whispering, soft speaking, fabric sounds, and a little bit of vocal layering for good measure. #asmr #asmrvideo P.S. If you want to see what I get up to in Spain, check out the other channel: @alicantedBy Whispers In Bloom

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ASMR Van Winkle Sleep Clinic RP 18:22

6M ago18:22

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Let's get you ready for a good night's sleep with the help of Rose Van Winkle. This one includes a variety of sound triggers and whispering.By Whispers In Bloom

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ASMR Maddie Hatter Head Spa RP 14:49

6M ago14:49

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Welcome to Maddie Hatter's Head Spa. Today she'll treat you to a scalp massage, hair brushing, and moisturizing spray treatment.By Whispers In Bloom

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ASMR Catching Up With Mrs. Claus [Christmas Market Getaway Day #6] 10:43

6M ago10:43

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Merry Christmas!!! It's the final day of your Christmas market retreat and you run into an old friend who's kicking off her well-deserved holiday break. Be prepared for some venting about reindeer antics and how hard it is to shop for Mr. C. This holiday experience will run from December 20th to December 25th with daily videos. #asmr #asmrvideo #so…

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ASMR Fairytale Second-Hand Shop RP [Christmas Market Getaway Day #5] 17:44

6M ago17:44

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Welcome to the fifth day of your Christmas Market adventure. Let's see what the second-hand shop near the market has in stock. This holiday experience will run from December 20th to December 25th with daily videos. #asmr #asmrvideo #softspoken P.S. If you want to see what I get up to in Spain, check out the other channel: @alicanted…

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ASMR Crystal Ball Reading RP [Christmas Market Getaway Day #4] 13:28

6M ago13:28

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Welcome to the fourth day of your Christmas Market adventure. Today, you'll have a reading to gaze into the future and see what 2025 has in store. This holiday experience will run from December 20th to December 25th with daily videos. #asmr #asmrvideo #softspoken P.S. If you want to see what I get up to in Spain, check out the other channel: @alica…

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ASMR Perfectly Normal Candy Stall RP [Christmas Market Getaway Day #3] 12:16

6M ago12:16

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Welcome to the third day of your Christmas Market adventure. Are you ready for some sweet treats? Let's stop by the perfectly innocent (curse-free) candy stall that's operated by someone who looks vaguely familiar. This holiday experience will run from December 20th to December 25th with daily videos. #asmr #asmrvideo #softspoken P.S. If you want t…

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ASMR Potion Shop RP [Christmas Market Getaway Day #2] 14:00

6M ago14:00

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Welcome to the second day of your Christmas Market adventure. This time your stopping by the potion stall to see if they have what you need in stock. This holiday experience will run from December 20th to December 25th with daily videos. #asmr #asmrvideo #softspoken P.S. If you want to see what I get up to in Spain, check out the other channel: @al…

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ASMR Bottomless Bag Vendor RP [Christmas Market Getaway Day #1] 11:27

6M ago11:27

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Welcome to the first day of your Christmas Market adventure. Today, you've stopped by the bottomless bag stall to check out their wares. This holiday experience will run from December 20th to December 25th with daily videos. #asmr #asmrvideo #softspoken If you'd like to support the channel (no pressure, of course): https://www.patreon.com/whispersi…

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ASMR Siren Doctor Visit RP 13:02

6M ago13:02

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You have an appointment with the doctor for a sore throat. Unfortunately, you also happen to be a siren who's been a bit too active with their vocal cords recently. #asmr #asmrvideo If you want to see what I get up to in Spain, check out the other channel: @alicantedBy Whispers In Bloom

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ASMR Gnome Barber Shop RP (With Gemstone Declutter) 14:09

7M ago14:09

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You've come into the beard barber shop today for a trim, massage, and moisturizing treatment. So, let's get those tangles out (and retrieve a few of the precious gemstones that got lost in there). #asmr #asmrvideo I also published this gnome-inspired video back in 2016: https://youtu.be/qjg0i5bCBgQ If you'd like to support the channel (no pressure,…

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ASMR Quick Chat With An Old Friend RP [Christmas Market Getaway Intro] 9:14

7M ago9:14

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You meet up with a friend for a cup of coffee and a quick catch up. She also has something up her sleeve (like plans for the both of you to embark on a Christmas market adventure over the holidays). This holiday experience will run from December 20th to December 25th with daily videos. Thanks to nochnochs for suggesting the Grimm’s Fairytale Christ…

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Cary's Podcast-With-a-Song! December 1, 2023. Just getting back in the groove 14:02

1+ y ago14:02

14:02

It's been almost two years since I did a podcast here at the Since You Asked podcast station, and geez I've been paying Buzzsprout every month all this time, anyway, here in this rather casual talky-type podast there's a song, and I talk a little about my passion for music and songwriting and how it goes here in Castiglion Fiorentino. Not really a …

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Come to Italy May 12-22, 2022 and have a ball at our writing workshop 12:45

3+ y ago12:45

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May 12 to 22, this year, 2022, I will be hosting another of our fabulous writing workshops here in beautiful Castiglion Fiorentino at lovely Le Santucce. The Amherst Writers and Artists method we use in the workshops has been a godsend to thousands around the world who want to have a richer, fuller experience writing. Whether you write to sharpen a…

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Are you trying to make me sick? 18:48

4y ago18:48

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The moment has come to tell our unvaccinated friends and relatives the truth: Their refusal to be vaccinated is killing people. It is morally wrong. The moment has come to get in their faces, to reveal ourselves passionately, how deeply we care about this, to plead, to beg, to negotiate, to use whatever strength we have left to do our part to help …

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Is sex a "disgusting, wicked drive"? 26:55

4y ago26:55

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Today I respond to the below comment from someone who identifies himself as "Ugly hunchback," posted on last week's column, as though it were a question. It expresses suffering for which I propose an antidote. The author of the comment was apparently alerted to this column by my 2006 Salon.com column on suicide which after 15 years still attracts f…

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Is my boyfriend cheating on me? 12:00

4y ago12:00

12:00

Hi Cary, I have huge trust issues and it’s affecting my relationship with my partner of 3 years. My trust issues have stemmed from my childhood for many different reasons and to top it off, last year I found out my step dad had been abusing me. My partner has never given me a reason to not trust him. He says he has his morals and knows deep down he…

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Finishing School: The story behind the workshops … and the book 22:36

4y ago22:36

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In 2004 I was finishing up an article for Salon.com about George W. Bush and the upcoming presidential election, when I thought I was having a heart attack. I hit “send” and then I dialed 911. I called my wife from the ambulance. I spent the night in the hospital. Tests showed I was not having a heart attack. I was having a panic attack. That whole…

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It's been a heck of a week! 6:17

4y ago6:17

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Hi everybody this is Cary Tennis, it’s Thursday, April 22, 2021 and I’m exhausted. I gotta tell ya. What a week. What a few weeks. Living in Italy but I’m watching CNN and the news constantly and I gotta tell ya, I’m full of hope for the possibilities of police reform in the United States and I’m also just emotionally exhausted. And I have to tell …

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Voting Rights, Democracy, Hope, Optimism, and the "Arc of the Moral Universe" 38:22

4y ago38:22

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Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia said this Friday about the fight for voting rights: "Hope is a little different from optimism. Hope is the recognition that, yeah, we are in a serious fight for what is good, what is true, what is righteous, and evil is well financed and determined. I understand that. But you know, as bad as this bill is, and it's te…

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My Mother the Narcissist 25:17

4y ago25:17

25:17

Dear Cary, I hate my family of origin. I recently discovered that I grew up in a mostly narcissistic family, with a narc mother who subtly but persistently projected her own guilt and shame and anger about her situation onto us, her six children. ... As children, we knew we were poor, were ashamed about it, and felt something was terribly messed up…

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The Psychedelic Madness of Covid-19: A Personal Journey 39:58

4y ago39:58

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David Talbot, founder and former editor in chief of Salon.com, has a new site called TheDavidTalbotShow.com, and he asked me to write for him a piece about my stay in the hospital in Arezzo and my crazy adventures recovering from Covid-19. You can read that piece on his site, where you can find the full, unexpurgated tale of my incredibly strange d…

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The Massage Parlor Murders: What can you do? 3:48

4+ y ago3:48

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This is not an advice column. This is commentary. Robert Aaron Long, 21 years old, of Woodstock, Georgia, was arrested Tuesday in the murders of eight people, six of whom were women of Asian descent working in massage parlors. Initial media reports indicated that he claimed he did it because he was a sex addict. Sex addiction is not a trivial matte…

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In Love with a Memory 18:18

4+ y ago18:18

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Dear Cary, I’ve loved the same boy since I was a teenager, knowing that for lots of reasons we would never end up together. Our love has endured and we’ve had decades of meaningful time together for its own sake, without the pressure of everyday partnership. The pandemic has brought us far closer to one another, but, in doing so, has led me to a pa…

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Learning from Delirium: The Madness of Covid-19 PTSD 31:55

4+ y ago31:55

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Hi Folks! Wow, was I insane! This week's podcast dives deep into the fantastical delirium I experienced in the intensive care unit of San Donato hospital in Arezzo, Italy. I'll be publishing a longer prose version soon and will let you know when that is available. But for now, take a listen to this. It's pretty wild! I mean, I was living in a compl…

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And finally, because you've waited so long ... a little song for you. 2:49

4+ y ago2:49

2:49

I wrote this song a few weeks ago and sang it to my wife on Valentines Day. Support the showBy Cary Tennis

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What is service? Being a senator should be less attractive and more humbling 3:20

4+ y ago3:20

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I was still thinking about the reasons senators would find it impossible to act on their conscience when it comes to decisions that might threaten their chances of reelection, and I just thought, well, the job should have less perks, be less of an ego trip, more of a sacrifice, like the armed services. The operative word being service. Support the …

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Right Now, this is what's going on: Maybe I will continue the Advice column! I just need people to send me letters! 5:44

4+ y ago5:44

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It's been a crazy couple of weeks but it just occurred to me that all I need to do to get more questions for the column is invite people on social media to send me questions! And also, I almost forgot, also starting up an online Finishing School session! Support the showBy Cary Tennis

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Don't get Covid-19 no matter what you do, Castiglion Fiorentino is now the Oakland of Florence, I spent the morning pruning the roses and other oddball notions, confessions, etc. 12:21

4+ y ago12:21

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This podcast is an exhortation to keep your guard up during the next few weeks as conditions improve and the temptation will arise to relax on the coronavirus protocols, and also just a kind of rambling commentary on Italy, on myself, and on the future of the column, that is, an advice column without letters is not an advice column, it's just comme…

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Finding the Faith to Act on Conscience 28:14

4+ y ago28:14

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I am watching the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump and so my podcast asks, "How do you reach a point where your conscience is overwhelming and you must make the leap? How do you get to that point? How do you get to that point? How could these senators get to that point, where the conscience ... blooms, where all the fear subsides, and the c…

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The Post-Covid Acute Renal Failure Happy Kidneys Diet 19:01

4+ y ago19:01

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On a lighter note, my friends, let’s talk about Foods That Are Good for the Kidneys! Having been out of the hospital for six weeks now, having spent five weeks in the hospital with Covid-19 and another disorder which was life-threatening—I was critical, I was near death for a while—I’m back and it’s just dawning on me now, as I read the medical rep…

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I cry for my country 12:03

4+ y ago12:03

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In Castiglion Fiorentino, in the beautiful Tuscan hills, I’m looking out across the continent, I’m looking out at the country that I love, that I was born in, the country that my father fought for and my uncles fought for, my grandparents fought for, I’m looking out, and I cry for my country. I cry for the people suffering, I cry for the people who…

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Are you at the end of your rope? 25:59

4+ y ago25:59

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Do you feel like life will never return to normal? Does the future seem like a dim, unending nightmare of isolation? Do you fear that the habits we have acquired will forever dampen the bright spontaneous spirit of social life? Does despair feel like the only realistic response to world conditions? Today's podcast is a 25-minute one-take piece in w…

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The Revenge of the American Id 30:23

4+ y ago30:23

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Right-wing violence, insurrection, irrational fury: President Trump stirred the flames. But he didn't create the pain and disillusionment underneath it all. Why are so many Americans in pain? Why are so many Americans angry? What is underneath it all? Support the showBy Cary Tennis