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The Vacationers By Emma Straub chats with Dr. Alvin

Emma Straub Click Here To Listen An irresistible, deftly observed novel about the secrets, joys, and jealousies that rise to the surface over the course of an American family’s two-week stay in Mallorca. For the Posts, a two-week trip to the Balearic island of Mallorca with their extended family and friends is a celebration: Franny and Jim are observing their thirty-fifth wedding anniversary, and their daughter, Sylvia, has graduated from high school. The sunlit island, its mountains and beaches, its tapas and tennis courts, also promise an escape from the tensions simmering at home in Manhattan. But all does not go according to plan: over the course of the vacation, secrets come to light, old [...]

By |July 20th, 2014|Fiction|Comments Off on The Vacationers By Emma Straub chats with Dr. Alvin

Meister Eckhart: A Mystic Warrior For Our Times By Matthew Fox chats with Dr. Alvin

Matthew Fox Click Here To Listen Though he lived in the thirteenth century, Meister Eckhart’s deeply ecumenical teachings were in many ways modern. He taught about what we call ecology, championed artistic creativity, and advocated for social, economic, and gender justice. All these elements have inspired spiritual maverick Matthew Fox and influenced his Creation Spirituality. Here, Fox creates metaphorical meetings between Eckhart and Teilhard de Chardin, Thich Nhat Hanh, Carl Jung, Black Elk, Rumi, Adrienne Rich, and other radical thinkers. The result is profoundly insightful, substantive, and inspiring.  

By |July 20th, 2014|Biography, Gospel, Spirituality|Comments Off on Meister Eckhart: A Mystic Warrior For Our Times By Matthew Fox chats with Dr. Alvin

It’s Summer-Time For Food, Family, and Friends With Chef Martita Jara Of OWN’s Home Made Simple chats with Dr. Alvin

Martita Jara-Summertime Click Here To Listen She was your favorite “Next Food Network Star” contestant and now she’s part of OWN’s “Home Made Simple”.  Martita Jara is a self-taught professional chef specializing in fun and ready to help you become a master hostess this summer. From food, to décor, let Martita give you the insider tips that will make your next party a hit!   Throw a party that looks like the latest magazine feature.  You can do it with Martita’s help and guidance. All it takes is a few steps and some creativity.  

By |July 20th, 2014|Cooking / Food|Comments Off on It’s Summer-Time For Food, Family, and Friends With Chef Martita Jara Of OWN’s Home Made Simple chats with Dr. Alvin

Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me By Kim Bearden chats with Dr. Alvin

Kim Bearden Click Here To Listen   The inspiring true story of a teacher’s experiences with her students and the life lessons she learned that can help others find joy and success. Crash Course chronicles the life lessons that Kim Bearden has learned during an award-winning career in education that has spanned three decades. Kim has taught more than 2,000 students, and each has shown her something about the world and the abundant capacity for love, resilience, and appreciation that we all possess. By sharing her students’ stories, she teaches their inspiring lessons to us all. Throughout the ups and downs of her professional and personal life, Kim found that her students were the light that [...]

By |July 17th, 2014|African Americans, Biography, Education|Comments Off on Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me By Kim Bearden chats with Dr. Alvin

Born Reading: Bringing Up Bookworms In A Digital Age — From Picture Books To eBooks And Everything In Betweenn chats with Dr. Alvin

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By |July 17th, 2014|Education, Parenting|Comments Off on Born Reading: Bringing Up Bookworms In A Digital Age — From Picture Books To eBooks And Everything In Betweenn chats with Dr. Alvin

The Angel In My Pocket: A Story of Love, Loss, And Life After Death By Sukey Forbes chats with Dr. Alvin

Sukey Forbes Click Here To Listen When Sukey Forbes lost her six-year-old daughter, Charlotte, to a rare genetic disorder, her life felt as if it were shattered forever. Descended from two distinguished New England families, Forbes was raised in a rarefied—if eccentric—life of privilege. Yet, Forbes’s family history is also rich with spiritual seekers, including her great-great-great-grandfather Ralph Waldo Emerson. On the family’s private island enclave off Cape Cod, apparitions have always been as common as the servants who once walked the back halls. But the “afterlife” took on new meaning once Forbes dipped into the world of clairvoyants to reconnect with Charlotte.

By |July 16th, 2014|Biography, Spirituality|Comments Off on The Angel In My Pocket: A Story of Love, Loss, And Life After Death By Sukey Forbes chats with Dr. Alvin

Clash!: How To Thrive In A Multicultural World By Alana Conner chats with Dr. Alvin

Alana Conner-Clash Click Here To Listen As our planet gets smaller, cultural conflicts are becoming fiercer. Rather than lamenting our multicultural worlds, Hazel Rose Markus and Alana Conner reveal how we can leverage our differences to mend the rifts in our workplaces, schools, and relationships, as well as on the global stage. Provocative, witty, and painstakingly researched, Clash! not only explains who we are, it also envisions who we could become.

By |July 16th, 2014|History, Pop Culture|Comments Off on Clash!: How To Thrive In A Multicultural World By Alana Conner chats with Dr. Alvin

Cordon Bleu-Certified Chef And Author Michelle Dudash Reveals The One Fruit That Puts The Squeeze On Your Sodium Habit!

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By |July 16th, 2014|Cooking / Food|Comments Off on Cordon Bleu-Certified Chef And Author Michelle Dudash Reveals The One Fruit That Puts The Squeeze On Your Sodium Habit!