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In this episode, we learn about the world of artist and writer Christine Sloan Stoddard—a world inhabited by fictional quails, badly blown glass and sparkly clay vulvas among other oddities and delights. We also talk about pushing past disappointment, applaud a new YouTube series for LGBTQ youth, and learn about the woman behind the Bechdel Test. (Music by Ava Luna and Loyalty Freak Music.)

On this episode, the crew welcome in Associate Pastor Damien Giacchino (@dgiacchino) of Real Life Church to talk about his journey in Christianity. The episode starts with Tiff bringing up the Jacquees - King of R&B controversy (6:20). We get the crews opinion on the matter, with Pastor Dame chimming in and Priest D taking the left of left turns while discussing the matter (11:05). We also get to hear Pastor Dame shares his testimony around some of his insecurities growing up, his understanding of masculinity, the series of events that led him to turn his life around (including his 4-month vacation in San Quentin), the challenges of fatherhood and how his extremest approach to life serves his dedication to God. The episode ends with the crew discussing the merits of children using Mr. and Ms. to address their elders (1:54:00). We get to hear Pastor Dame’s opinion on this. 

Pastor Damien Giacchino:

IG - @dgiacchino

Website - dalteconference.com

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Punk Rock Demonstration Radio Show with Jack Episode #664. This is an archived broadcast of a previous Punk Rock Demonstration Radio Show. New shows broadcast every Monday 7:00PM - 9:00PM and every Tuesday 7:00AM - 9:00AM Pacific time. You can listen live and participate at http://punkrockdemo.com

What happens when you leave Feminist Hotdog all alone with no one to talk to? She starts talking to you! In my first solo show, I share my latest inspiration porn, gush about a new book that seeks to upend white supremacy, and attempt to answer the listener question: Is my bartender racist? (Music by Ava Luna and Loyalty Freak Music.)

On this episode, the crew start off by catching up after being off for a week. Tiff uses her “TV Roundup” to recap her recent travels (9:25) and how Priest D can’t handle her being away for a couples of days. This somehow leads to a conversation about kitchen utensils and Priest D revelation that he has replaced forks and spoons with plastic gloves. The crew gets caught up on some social media news - Cardi and Offset broke-up (14:00), Dwight Howard is getting extorted by a woman (30:00), Takashi 6ix9ine (43:00), Jay Z (1:00:00), and Kevin Hart quit the Oscars (). Dr. Ij messes up the producing and stops recording (1:11:00) as he tries to prove to Tiff that Beyonce was the lead actress in Dreamgirls.  The crew also talks about abortion, Crazy Rich Asians, hoarding, and getting “Pretty Womaned.”

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We begin our adventure before the adventure where we talk about the adventure and make dumb jokes. That makes sense, right? Welcome to episode 0 of Talk N Roll! Sydney plays Cooyopa, Scotty plays Iparick, Ric plays Buster, and Charles plays everyone else. Lets do this.

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Yoga has long been considered a healing art, but when interwoven with the twelve steps of recovery, it can truly become a transformational process which evokes healing at the deepest levels.

Author and yoga teacher Kyczy Hawk has been teaching recovery focused yoga since 2008. In this episode she shares her own incredible journey through addiction, into recovery, wholeness and healing through the amazing blend of yoga and the twelve step program.

Kyczy is a devoted teacher to people in treatment centers, in jails, and beyond; bringing light, love, peace, and healing to the world. Through this insightful and candid interview, she brings us ways to enhance our own healing journey and path toward wholeness.

Yoga Recovery – Recovery and Relapse Prevention Through Yoga:
https://yogarecovery.com

Yogic Tools for Recovery: A Guide for Working the Twelve Steps:
https://amzn.to/2UlWBNy

Yoga and the Twelve-Step Path:
https://amzn.to/2QwPClR

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What on Earth do you get a 12-year-old boy for XMAS?!

This is what I typed into my search bar this weekend. He just had a birthday and he couldn’t even tell me what he wanted for that, now XMAS? In a way, I am glad. He understands that he already has what he needs and seems to appreciate those things. That’s awesome. But I still need to find at least something to put under the tree, right?

With that in mind, I opened my computer and combed through multiple articles on “What to get your 12-year-old boy”. Did you know those articles existed? If you haven’t already searched the same thing, let me tell you there are hundreds of them! But here is what I found on my own search, none of them are very good. The links that I clicked came up near the top of my search and what I noticed is that none of them seemed to written by actual parents of boys!!!!

I want Christmas morning to be special, and I want the interest in those gifts to last longer than those few hours. Despite how quickly my kids rip through the packages, I actually put a lot of thought into what I buy and use those gifts to (when I can) spark new interest or new hobbies. My answer? Another one of those lists!!!

There is no way my list will appear anywhere close to the top of a similar google search, but this is a list of what my boys are actually getting this year (shhh, don’t tell) and tried and true favorite gifts from over the years. Real gifts with real thoughts on them.

Games

This is a tradition of ours. Every year, each one of my children gets a new game. I love that we have something that we get to sit around and learn together and that gets to be brought out again and again as part of our time together. Here is what will be under the tree this year plus a few favorites from the part.

For the 2-year-old – Catan
For the 10-Year-Old- Double Shut the Box
For the 6-Year-Old – Honeycombs

Past favorites
For 8+ – Farkle 
For 8+ – Sushi Go
For 6+ – Labyrinth
Preschool – Feed the Woozle

Building

Given that my middle son has always loved Legos, I usually include a building toy. I have started moving away from Lego sets as my builder tends to build them once and then break them down to be used to rebuild something from his imagination. That means we have a lot of Legos!!!! If there was a particular set I would probably give one, but this year I thought we would up our building game by trying something new.

For the 10-year-old – LittleBits
For everyone (over 3) – PlusPlus
Past Favorites
For 3+ – Magnetic Blocks
For 5+ – Straws and Connectors

Active

Whether indoor or outdoor, I love gifts that get my kids moving. This year my oldest is getting the most active toys and I am trying to inspire him to spend less time in front of his...

This week's guest, Chintia Kirana, is an artist with many unique talents. She publishes a magazine, makes her own ink...and she has something in common with Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense. Learn about her vision (artistic and otherwise), and hear how we answered a Dear Feminist Hotdog question that's out of this world. (Theme music by Ava Luna and Loyalty Freak Music.)

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