Known As Belén

By B. R. Hansen

Stories about life and faith, opinions about books/movies/music, and hopefully a great deal of joy in a ridiculous world.... more

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The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.

Known As Belén episodes:

December 10, 2022 Life Update: December 2022
I’m not feeling great so this episode is…nothing in particular. And also late.
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3min
November 26, 2022 Thanksgiving in Spain
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite American holidays. No matter where you are, even in the heart of Spain (and completely incapable of making green bean casserole), you can celebrate good food, friend, family, and the turning of the seasons. And usually with a truly ridiculous number of side dish options.
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8min
November 12, 2022 Interview with Laura Rye - A Retrospective on Writing, Literature, and Friendship
In this episode I interview the wonderful Laura Rye, my co-author with the A Monster by Any Other Name series, about literature, love of writing, loathing for depressing 20th Century literature, and the absurdity of choosing your life path at the age of 18. Note: This episode has a couple swears and a lot of passionate discussions of our literary hatreds. No books were harmed in the making of this podcast.
The newest book in our A Monster By Any Other Name series, Fear, will be available December 1, 2022! You can learn more and pre-order here: https://books2read.com/fearfc
Also! I am now posting Starbound, an episodic love story about reaching for the stars, on Kindle Vella. First three episodes available to read for free here: https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B0B24CZB9H
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42min
October 28, 2022 Birthday 2022: Accomplishments, Grey Hairs, and Cake!
I celebrated another birthday recently, and this is a year that ends in 5. And you know what that means: a time to look back and a time to look forward.
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8min
October 15, 2022 WHAT DID YOU DO? Or, Three Authors I Have Stopped Reading Because of a Specific Plot Point
What do Madeleine L’Engle, Kim Harrison, and Virginia Woolf have on common? Well, in addition to being excellent female writers they KILL people. Well, okay, just that one person/character but THEY WERE THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE. Listen to me rant about Arm of the Starfish, For a Few Demons More, and To the Lighthouse while commenting on writing choices and my personal desires as a reader. Includes lots of passion, which means this one is probably less soothing than usual, and ALMOST a swear word. (I also mention Serenity, Children of Men, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Game of Thrones, and Rogue One).
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25min
September 23, 2022 Joy, Joy, Joy (A Reflection on Church Music)
There's a lot of bad church music in the world. I should know. I've been singing in choirs and cantoring for half my life, and sometimes I'm part of the problem, and sometimes part of the solution. But a retreat this last weekend left me with several ear worm songs and a reminder that, when done well, music can be a way to bring a community together and also praise the Lord. When we lift our voices together, that can be a little taste of heaven.
Featuring "I've Got the Joy" a praise song by George W. Cooke and arranged and sung by me.
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17min
September 10, 2022 Booyah! It's a Kermis!
Summer is the season for church picnics. Labor Day Weekend, I ended up at the delightful Kermis Festival in Brussels WI. This is a very a very Belgian variety of the traditional church picnic, featuring some somewhat unique dishes.
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6min
August 27, 2022 Destination: South Dakota
When people ask me my favorite place to travel as a kid I usually say Las Vegas, but that’s just because THE ENTIRE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA just doesn’t have the same ring to it. This episode tells you my tourist traps, with a special thought about Wall Drug (that ridiculous triumph of advertising).
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16min
August 13, 2022 Adventuring at AirVenture aka Oshkosh aka the EAA
The last full weekend of July was the annual EAA fly-in event. Part museum, part trade show, part learning opportunity, 100% party, this annual event in Oshkosh is a little bit of everything. Or maybe a LOT of everything.
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9min
July 22, 2022 Some Jobs Are Accidents, Others Are Passions
Jobs are interesting. We need them, but don't always love them. And then there are some people who end up in a weird little job fueled 100% by a weird little passion.
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6min

FAQs about Known As Belén:

How many episodes does Known As Belén have?

The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.