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Edie Weinstein, Hug Mobster (Episode 36 Redux)

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2020/01/15

Author, therapist, Cuddle Party facilitator, and touch educator Edie Weinstein talks about her life of choosing joy and helping others do the same. She's been in the news recently, including this great radio interview on The Why. The Leftscape joins in spreading the good word with this rewind back to Edie's interview on Episode 36 (February 20, 2019). Things to do: Visit Edie Weinstein online at her website, opti-mystical.com and on Facebook. Read The Bliss Mistress Guide to Transforming the

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20:56

David Bowie Was (Episode 1 Redux)

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2020/01/08

While The Leftscape is on a brief hiatus, please enjoy this throwback to the very first episode. Today (January 8th) is the birthday of David Bowie, so what better time to listen back to an excerpt of "Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes (Episode 1)" from May 30, 2018. Wendy Sheridan, Mary McGinley, and Robin Renée talk about their first Bowie experiences, Robin and Wendy share their impressions of the David Bowie is exhibit, and Robin unboxes the David Bowie Tarot. Things to do: Read about the David Bowie

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1:19:19

Live Evil! (Episode 71)

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2020/01/01

Happy New Year and new decade! This episode is the audio of the Facebook Live event recorded at Philcon on November 8, 2019. Join Wendy & Robin's casual hangout as they announce The Leftscape's Patreon page while enjoying a few adult beverages. And don't worry, no actual evil was invoked in the making of this show (nor does it have to do with Miles Davis or Black Sabbath). It's called "Live Evil" because for some unknown reason, this is how the title showed up on Facebook when Wendy began the live

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1:16:10

Holiday Tales (Episode 70)

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2019/12/25

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah! Blessed just past Solstice and Joyous almost Kwanzaa! Happy Holidays to one and all from The Leftscape. This special edition digs into the spirit of the season with holiday anecdotes from friends and listeners. Enjoy the stories of childhood folly, workplace defiance, wacky family tall tales, and more. Later in the Ikigai segment, Wendy Sheridan, Mary McGinley, and Robin Renée put on their entrepreneur hats and discuss the elements of creating a useful business

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1:19:55

Oral Sex with Reid Mihalko (Episode 69)

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2019/12/18

Sex and relationship geek Reid Mihalko teaches internationally, running workshops and speaking on communication skills, alternative relationship styles, and shame-free sexuality. He helps adults and college students create more self-esteem, self-confidence, and greater health and accountability in their relationships and sex lives with a mixture of humor, personal stories, insight, and comprehensive sexual health information. Listen in for what Reid has to say to longtime friend Robin Renée on

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1:14:16

History and Hope (Episode 68)

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2019/12/11

An Oral History of Race from the 1940s - Today by Arretta Cuff Mrs. Arretta Cuff grew up in Bridgeton, New Jersey and graduated from Bridgeton High School in 1954. She has owned a cleaning business, worked in sales, and has gathered abundant life experience along the way with stories to tell. Listen as she shares her personal account of being black and navigating a world imbued with racism in the early-mid 20th century, thoughts on how people of color may fare differently today, and her hopes for

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1:11:38

To Be Free, With Fear (Episode 67)

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2019/12/04

Dr. Elisebeth VanderWeil on Finding "Good" Fear Dr. Elisebeth VanderWeil is a full-cycle learning, change, and fear expert in Seattle, WA. She is committed to helping individuals and organizations navigate the messy, difficult work of learning and change. To that end, she recently launched Hand in the Dark Consulting to help organizations reeling from change and is currently working on a book that will help people use their fears, rather than be used by them. Dr. VanderWeil speaks with Robin

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1:07:16

Tables, Bins, & Books: The Camden County Pop Up...

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2019/11/27

Tom Martin of Haddon Township, NJ has a passion for books. His dream of having a bookmobile grew into the creation of the Camden County Pop Up Library, through which he promotes literacy and community by giving away books four to five times a week. His regular stops include underserved areas in Camden and nearby locations such as outside a methadone clinic, transportation center, and soup kitchen. Listen in as he shares his inspired and inspiring thoughts on the project with co-host Robin Renée. In

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1:02:20

David S. Schwartz on The Spirit of the Constitution ...

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2019/11/20

Professor David S. Schwartz teaches and writes in the areas of Constitutional Law, Evidence and Civil Procedure. His scholarship includes articles published in the Georgetown, Notre Dame, and University of Pennsylvania law reviews, and he has co-authored two casebooks. His most recent book, The Spirit of The Constitution: John Marshall and the 200-Year Odyssey of McCulloch v. Maryland was published by Oxford University Press in September 2019. He speaks with Wendy Sheridan about how the

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1:05:22

A Revolution in Acceptance (Episode 64)

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2019/11/13

Laura Peters on Finding our Political Voices and Loving our Genders Out Loud Laura Peters is the Maryland Legislative Coordinator for Amnesty International. She has worked in politics and education for most of her career, first as a counsel to an education subcommittee for the U.S. House of Representatives and then as a political appointee for the Clinton administration. Listen to her conversation with Robin Renée on creating a more welcoming environment for immigrants, small acts that can make a

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Remembering Alan Semok (Episode 63)

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2019/11/06

We are sad to announce the passing of two members of our Leftscape family. Alan Semok, Mary's husband, passed away on Sunday, October 27th. In this episode, Mary enumerates his many creative accomplishments and speaks from the raw place of recent loss. Known as "The Dummy Doctor," Alan Semok was a ventriloquist with a special expertise in repairing and restoring ventriloquist dummies. He was an accomplished actor and had many unique credits including performing as Larry of The Three Stooges and

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1:05:34

A Handmade Halloween Haunt (Episode 62)

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2019/10/30

Holiday Fun in Asbury Park by Joey Schweigert Every year just after Christmas, "amateur haunter" Joey Schweigert sets out on a mission. He begins his plan to create the best home Halloween experience ever. His Halloween wonderlands for kids at his home in Asbury Park, NJ, are more of the retro and whimsical variety than the frightening kind. This year's creation will be a wizard's den and dragon nursery where each child must pass three tests before receiving a special handmade gift. Hear him chat

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1:10:56

Analysis: Poetry of Justice (Episode 61)

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2019/10/23

Analysis, a spoken word poet who hails from Baltimore, MD, is a lover of justice and human rights. This focus shines through all he does, be it public speaking, his work as a rad bookseller, minister, and educator, his poetry performances across the Mid-Atlantic and New England, or when he is hosting Red Emma's Mother Earth Poetry Vibe. Hear him read from his chapbook, Somewhere Through the Haze, and speak to a range of experiences including youthful conservatism, anti-Apartheid work in Southern

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1:05:09

False Divisions: David Jamison on Race (Episode 60)

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2019/10/16

This episode's featured guest is David Jamison, Assistant Professor of History at Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, FL. His doctorate is in African Diaspora history and his dissertation was on slave resistance during the colonial era. His mission is to inspire others to learn about, reanalyze, and deconstruct our ideas about race. The racial categories we've been born into believing in have not existed since the beginning of time, but only for about 400 years. Listen in to David's conversation

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1:11:06

The Musical Diaries of emospacebird (Episode 59)

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2019/10/09

Erin Dillard, better known in musical circles as emospacebird, moved to Philadelphia last March from Columbia, MO on a wing and a prayer (and with a cold). After a nap and a cheesesteak, she set out on a path of musical and cultural discovery. The youngest of eight siblings in a solidly musical family, emospacebird's atmospheric voice blends with electric ukulele, looping technology, and other instruments to express about love, loss, world events, and to record moments in time. In this interview,

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1:03:13

Bill Lutz on Countering the Far Right (Episode 58)

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2019/10/02

Bill Lutz has worked in state, local, and county-level government, has taught subjects including rhetoric and argument, and served on the Gilmore Commission in the aftermath of 9/11 to develop counterterrorism measures. He took notice when a conference claiming to be dedicated to combating racism, violence, and authoritarianism scheduled to take place in Pitman, NJ listed a host of far-right speakers on their schedule. In a conversation with Robin Renée, he tells the story of the groundswell of

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Celebrating Bisexual+ Identities with Robyn Ochs,...

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2019/09/25

This episode features part two of a conversation with activist, writer, and speaker Robyn Ochs in honor of Bisexual Awareness Month. Part one is featured in last week's episode. Robyn is known worldwide for her work on LGBTQ issues with a focus on bisexual+ identities. She is the editor of two anthologies: the 42-country collection Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World (with co-editor Sarah Rowley) and RECOGNIZE: The Voices of Bisexual Men (with co-editor H. Sharif Williams). She also

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Breaking News: Congress Did Something Today

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2019/09/24

Nancy Pelosi announced today that the House is going forward with Impeachment proceedings. Also the Senate was unanimous about getting the Whistleblower documents. Wendy got very excited about this and made Robin and Mary come to the microphone to talk about it. This is a bonus minicast (10:52). Episode 57 drops at midnight tonight.

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Celebrating Bisexual+ Identities with Robyn Ochs,...

The Leftscape ·

2019/09/18

Activist, writer, and speaker Robyn Ochs is known worldwide for her work on LGBTQ issues with a focus on bisexual+ identities. She is the editor of Bi Women Quarterly, the next issue of which will begin its 38th year of publication, and two anthologies: the 42-country collection Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World (with co-editor Sarah Rowley) and RECOGNIZE: The Voices of Bisexual Men (with co-editor H. Sharif Williams). In this first part of a two-part conversation with Robin Renée

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1:07:07

9/11: Looking Back, Moving Forward (Episode 55)

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2019/09/11

Mary McGinley, Wendy Sheridan, and Robin Renée are back from their end-of-summer vacation. On the 18th anniversary of 9/11, they return from a relaxing time away to some very serious topics. Each share their memories of the shock of September 11, 2001, how they dealt with it spiritually and emotionally, and how they experienced the world around them in response to the attacks. The conversation segues into the originally intended topic, gun control: What are the gun laws in your state? Can we not

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