Episode 8

It’s Called Theater Darling

Guest: Margaret Gorman

With Special appearance by Nevil Shortbottom, Pug extraordinaire

When my son stated he would be joining the theater program at school I steeled myself for bad renditions of a Charlie Brown Christmas or Romeo and Juliet .  What I found was well run show with actors intent on providing the best performance they could,  professional choreography, sound and lights happening right on que and at the heart of it all, Margaret Gorman.

The Evergreen High School Theater director is the vibrant beating heart of this program. Her passion for the students a key factor in sharing her years of knowledge and skill with them to inspire them to achieve some truly incredible work.

Margaret  graduated from Hudson’s Bat High School in 1999 then proceeded to get a BA in French literature from Whitman College in 2004.  She did her Theater post-bac work at Portland State University through 2009 and received her MAT with endorsements  in theater and French through Willamette University in 2011

She's taught at North Salem High School, Hazelbrook Middle School, Tualatin High School, and The Ballroom Dance Company.  She started teaching at Evergreen High School in 2015, with additional training through:

The Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-Upon-Avon in 2017 and the Broadway Teachers Workshop, New York City in 2018

Here is a list of the plays she's directed:

The Wizard of Oz

Greek Tragedy

Our Town

Romeo & Juliet

A collection of fractured fairy tales

Annie (two different productions)

Beauty and the Beast

The Three Musketeers

Oklahoma

Pride & Prejudice

Guys & Dolls

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Mary Poppins

Robin Hood

Wendy & Peter Pan

Margaret is a vibrant dynamo of a person who is force for good in the lives of the students she teaches.

Her Pug, Nevill Shortbottom, heard in this episode as the snore at about the midpoint, is also a student favorite and recently played Sandy in the EHS production of Annie.

Dont forget to check out the latest effort of the EHS Theater department

Evergreen High School presents

Wendy & Peter Pan by Ella Hickson at the EHS Auditorium

Opening Night: Friday November 15th 2019 @ 7pm

 

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Attributions:

Host: Erin Furian

Producers: Erin Furian and Anjie Furian

Sound Engineer: Anjie Furian

Music- 7th floor Tango by silent partner from YouTube free music library

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Beginning of Episode promo:

Evergreen High School presents

Wendy & Peter Pan by Ella Hickson at the EHS Auditorium

Friday November 15th 2019 @ 7pm

Saturday November 16th 2019 @ 7pm

Friday November 22th 2019 @ 7pm

Saturday November 23th 2019 @ 7pm

Tickets at the door are $7 for students, children and Seniors. $10 for Adults

Promo Credits:

Slightly Soiled voiced by: Logan Fischer

Curly voiced by: Jonah Beach

Narrator: Margaret Gorman

Music:

Bird Creek – Cinematic | Inspirational from the YouTube Free Music Library

Baltic Levity – Thatched Villagers by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.

President Donald J. Trump . (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen)

A lot of people have someone in their family that they disagree with politically.  It can lead to some tense discussions.  My sister and I have had our relationship challenges, some related to politics some just from being siblings.  I'm a liberal lefty while she is a staunch republican voter with Libertarian values.  In this episode we discuss why it is she voted for Trump in 2016 and clarify some of her political views in a respectful and non-combative ways. While I do not agree with her choices I can respect that she had reasons for opinions.

 

This episode was recorded prior to the whistle blower report so does not cover that topic.

Lyn Barger is a nurse living in the pacific northwest.

Attributions:

Host: Erin Furian

Guest: Lyn Barger

Producers: Erin Furian and Anjie Furian

Sound Engineer: Anjie Furian

Music- 7th floor Tango by silent partner from YouTube free music library

Evergreen High School presents

Wendy & Peter Pan by Ella Hickson at the EHS Auditorium

Friday November 15th 2019 @ 7pm

Saturday November 16th 2019 @ 7pm

Friday November 22th 2019 @ 7pm

Saturday November 23th 2019 @ 7pm

Tickets at the door are $7 for students, children and Seniors. $10 for Adults

 

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Credits:

Slightly Soiled voiced by: Logan Fischer

Curly voiced by: Jonah Beach

Narrator: Margaret Gorman

Music:

Bird Creek - Cinematic | Inspirational from the YouTube Free Music Library

Baltic Levity - Thatched Villagers by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100720

Artist: http://incompetech.com

 

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A quick preview of our upcoming episode on Poetry with Jaime R. Wood

Look for the episode to come out on Sunday October 13th 2019

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Attributions:

Host: Erin Furian

Producers: Erin Furian and Anjie Furian

Sound Engineer: Anjie Furian

Music- 7th floor Tango by silent partner from YouTube free music library

 

Stage Left Productions - https://www.stageleftaz.com/

THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK captures the claustrophobic realities of their daily existence—their fear, their hope, their laughter, their grief. Each day of these two dark years, Anne's voice shines through: "When I write I shake off all my cares. But I want to achieve more than that. I want to be useful and bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after my death!" This is a new adaptation for a new generation.

Attributions:

Narrator: Bobby Havens

Music – A Fallen Cowboy by Sir Cubworth from the YouTube free music Library

The I’ve Been Wrong Before Podcast Website

John J. Smid was once the former director of Love in Action, an ex-gay ministry.  Now he’s a happily married man living with his husband in Texas. His path from coming out to rejecting his sexuality to embracing it, is a long and twisty road.

That path started with his being married to his first wife, figuring out he was gay and getting divorced.  It led to living as an out gay man during the 70s where John fell in with evangelical Christians.  Where they witnessed to him and told him that he couldn’t be gay and a Christian. Seeking to be the best man he thought he should be he went to his church for help but they didn’t know how to help him

That is when he found the ex-gay ministry Love in Action.

He quit his job, joined Love in Action as a volunteer and completely embraced ex-gay ministry.  Even to the point of leaving his children.  He believed he couldn’t be a good dad and be gay.

Motivated by a driving desire for authenticity and succumbing to the viewpoint that the ministry taught. John believed that to have the connection he craved with another person was that it had to be with a woman. And that the only way to do that, was to deny all things homosexual. This led to a 30-year journey that nearly destroyed him even while he taught the same failed teachings to others.

*Apologies for the rookie mistake of the not putting the chatty Siamese out before we started recording. *

John struggled with the duality of finding some emotional healing from past trauma he’d experienced and a loving community in the ministry even while dealing with the damage that the self-inflicted denial of his natural inclinations was causing him.  That is until a peaceful protest outside his door and the actions of a man of integrity showed John what kindness and love really looked like.

He finally resigned from the ministry.

Without the weight of managing the ministry or pushing its agenda he was able to finally reflect on what he believed. He started to meet other gay Christians and ex-ex-gays who opened his eyes to the truth of what his actions and beliefs had wrought.  Rather and turn inward and become bitter, John faced the consequences.

John’s persistence at facing the process, while dealing with the consequences of his actions drove him deeper in to learning how to be a loving human being.  In doing so he learned to love himself.

Read John's Book! Ex-Out how I fired the shame committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Attributions:

Host: Erin Furian

Producers: Erin Furian and Anjie Furian

Sound Engineer: Anjie Furian

Music- 7th floor Tango by silent partner from YouTube free music library

The I’ve Been Wrong Before Podcast Website

Angela is an Instructional Assistant with a local elementary school. She schooled me on what her job entails, why she does it, and why we need more Instructional Assistants in our classrooms.

Having 30+ kids in a classroom means the kids who need more help draws the teacher’s attention away from the general class. Angela helps support the teachers meet those higher need students, keeping the learning moving for everyone.

She’s putting up with poverty level pay, job instability and a lackluster school funding budget just so the kids can get the “ah ha!” moment that comes when they grasp a concept.  What can I say but this right here is a hero.

We need to support better pay for our Teachers and Instructional Assistants.  These people are answering a calling that gives back to society in an impactful and invaluable way.

Support your local Teacher Union

Support your local Instructional Assistant Union

Playworks

Do you want to become an Instructional Assistant?

Find your local Parent Teacher Association

 

Attributions:

Host: Erin Furian

Producers: Erin Furian and Anjie Furian

Sound Engineer: Anjie Furian

Music- 7th floor Tango by silent partner from YouTube free music library

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The I've Been Wrong Before Podcast

Episode 3

Host: Erin Furian

Topic: Fanfiction Quality

Guest: Debra Stansbury

I am not a huge fan of Fanfiction but Debra is not only fan of it, she writes a great deal of fanfiction also. In this episode Debra tries to help me find the the good in a genre of writing that I am less than enthused about.

Looking for Fanfiction to read? Check out An Archive of Our Own  and FanFiction.net

Here's the link to the Tumblr Writing Prompts mentioned in the episode

This is a production of More Than Dreaming Studios copyright 2019

Produced by Erin Furian and Anjie Furian

Sound engineered by Anjie Furian

The theme music is Seventh Floor Tango by Invisible Partner

fan fiction fun Photo

The I've Been Wrong Before PodcastEpisode 2Host: Erin FurianTopic: Being on the Wrong Side of History

If you'd like to listen to this Episode on YouTube you can catch it over at the Wrong Before Channel

There was a huge march in Washington D.C. on April 25th 1993.

I was there.

This is the story of that day.

Sought Out in Virginia Beach, VA, The ex-gay ministry I was once part of, is no longer around. In fact a lot of the ex-gay ministries are out of business now. They manged to do lot of damage to a generation of gay, lesbian and trans-gendered people along the way with their now discredited teachings.

Westboro Baptist Church https://www.godhatesfags.com/

There still people out there trying to convince people that you can pray the gay away and pushing this emotionally abusive and damaging thinking.Please dont ever let religion convince you that it is more important than your mental health or loving your own child or sibling or parent.

Washington DC Metro

This is a production of More Than Dreaming Studios copyright 2019Produced by Erin Furian and Anjie FurianSound engineered by Anjie FurianThe theme music is Seventh Floor Tango by Invisible Partner

Sounds from Freesound

Sounds from: YouTuber DJBrianAZ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwPzI7GsCo8&t=63s

“1993 Gay and Lesbian March on Washington DC”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHtijcsy32I&t=159s

The I've Been Wrong Before Podcast

Episode 1

Host: Erin Furian

Topic: Magic the Gathering

Guest: Logan Fischer

I'm starting off my podcasting career about being wrong by interviewing a teenager about his passion for a collectible card game that I'm only generally familiar with. It was a good exercise in listening. I hope you enjoy our conversation and learn a little something.

To listen to this episode on YouTube go here

Want to learn more about  Magic the Gathering ?

Tapped out The online website for deck building.

If you are interested in reading about the backstory to the Magic to Gathering storyline check out this page

check out The art of Magic the Gathering

Finding other Magic the Gathering player is usually an exercise in heading down to your local game store. Wizards of the Coast has a handy little tournament finder on their site

Places to buy individual cards:

Ebay

TCG Player

Card Kingdom

Guardian Games in Portland, Oregon

This is a production of More Than Dreaming Studios Copyright 2019

Produced by Erin Furian and Anjie Furian

Sound engineered by Anjie Furian

The theme music is Seventh Floor Tango by Invisible Partner

Announcing our Launch Date!  Sunday September 1st we will Launch episodes 1-3 of I've Been Wrong Before

The podcast will then come out every two weeks after that on Sunday evening

Click below to hear our first promo!