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Things That Matter with Martie McNabb

It may be true that the best things in life aren’t things…. Things have a way of holding onto the memories of some of the best things in life. Join me as I invite guests to share the stories of the Things that matter to them. Show & Tales was “born” in the backroom of Branded Saloon in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn a decade ago. 160+ S&T’ later I’ve never tired of listening to the stories of the THINGS that matter. About me: I’m a personal historian/visual artist who creates visual narratives from my

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Minisode 21: A Family’s Legacy Through a Turkey...

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2024/10/10

Growing up & still living in my childhood home has always been a blessing, and every time I step into this kitchen, countless memories flood back. This isn't just any kitchen—this is my mother's kitchen. It didn’t always look like this; back then, there were no cabinets, but there was always a washer and dryer. Sure, it was a little messy, but it was well-used and filled with love. My mom, an Italian American, never wrote down a recipe. Everything she made, from meatballs to holiday feasts, had to

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Episode 29: Tables, Trails & Tales featuring Marjorie...

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2024/10/03

It all began with a slab of wood!**4 Keys You'll Learn in This Episode**: 1. **Pandemic Passions**: How a couple turned daily walks during the pandemic into a meaningful collaboration with Marjorie, documenting over 50 trails across 17 towns! 🌳 2. **Accessible Adventures**: Marjorie's dedication to creating guidebooks for easy walks, making nature accessible to everyone, including the visually impaired. 🌿 3. **Memory Magic**: The powerful impact of story-sharing events in community spaces and

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Minisode 20: What Recipe Would You want Etched on...

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2024/03/14

Look &/or listen as my guest Rosie Grant shares the story of her Mirro cookie press!As she lovingly holds this old-fashioned cookie press, she tells of her unexpected wild ride to TikTok fame. While doing her cemetery internship at Congressional Cemetery her professor assigned the task of setting up a social media account. She half-heartedly started recording her journey, but then she came cross a special gravestone in my favorite cemetery, Historic Green-Wood Cemetery, in my old hometown of

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Episode 28: A Lamp, a Family of Kittens & a Mouse...

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2024/03/07

Look &/or listen as my guests share the stories of the Things they keep, the things that matter, the things they'll leave behind.The newest grannie, Marsha Rothwell, started us off with her unique show and tell. It's a lamp she made many moons ago that sits in a place of honor in the living room of the family farmhouse on the coast of Massachusetts. One day years ago she & her family, including many young grandchildren, did what they often did... they went for a walk on the sandbars near their

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Episode 27: A Camera, Beauty & Perspective featuring...

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2024/02/22

Look &/or listen as my guest, photographer Lisa Arnold, tells the story of her camera!But 1st, we're both speakers at the 1st annual Quest 2024 May 6 & 7th in Bristol, Rhode Island. More info & link to register below. Though she didn't keep her very 1st camera, a cheap, returned item, she shared the magic that happened when she took a photo of herself with it at the age of 17. She didn't know a thing about photography then, but when she got the print back from the photoshop she became fascinated

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Minisode 19: A Mailer & a BIG GAY Summer featuring...

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2024/01/04

Look &/or listen as my friend Pauly shares his coming out story through a 1990's mailer created by Out Youth of Austin TX. On it are the words "Love may surprise you" with a photo of a 15 year old Pauly and his photoshoot "boyfriend" Lance. You see Pauly was born & raised in Shiner Texas (Pop: 2,069), an hour & a half drive from Austin. Needless to say coming of age in this small town in rural Tx didn't foster & clearly wouldn't approve of Pauly's growing feelings. He started having crushes on

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Episode 26: Every Pin Tells a Story with Full-Time...

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2023/12/28

Look &/or listen as my guest & fellow location indie friend "The Jason" shares his Big Adventures over the past 5 years of full-time solo van life via his enamel pin collection! In particular two special pins. When Jason started his adventures he began thinking about how he would remember all the places & events he experienced. He wanted to find a Thing, a souvenir that would hold the memory of that time. He also knew that his tiny house (on wheels) living lifestyle limits his space for Things. So

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Minisode 18: The Monk & Bad Widow featuring Author...

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2023/12/21

Look &/or listen as my friend & guest Alison Pena aka The Bad Widow shares the story of family life & love through a little iron candle snuffer fondly called The Monk. The Monk has been a part of Alison's family for over 100 years! She remembers fondly time spent with her grandparents at their home in Connecticut. Her grandfather was British. When her grandmother was on her grand tour of Europe, they met in Germany. He was in the army & stationed there. They fell in love and continued their

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Episode 25: Saree stories featuring Executive...

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2023/12/14

Look &/or listen as my guest, Elizabeth Lenherr, takes us along on her coming of age journey through the stories woven into the fabric of her beautiful sarees. On the cusp of turning 27, Beth, as she's also known, was offered a work opportunity to move to a remote island in the middle of the Indian ocean called Mauritius. She jumped at the chance. She had moved around the states a bit, but had mainly lived in rural Kansas most of her life. Most people looked like her and came from similar ethnic &

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Episode 24: HER Journal REALLY Shows & Tells her...

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2023/11/30

Look &/or listen as my guest and fellow travel hugger shares all the stories contained within the pages of what was a simple blank journal. As I walked over to the location of my Things That Matter workshop, offered during an adult summer camp called Camp Indie, I saw a young woman sitting alone looking through a journal. I wasn't sure if she was joining us in 15 minutes or if she was taking time to be alone with her thoughts. But when I sat down near by I inquired. She WAS there for my workshop

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Minisode 17: A Button, L.E.G.A.L, & Coming Out in a...

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2023/11/23

Look &/or listen as my guest, house historian, Brian Hartig shares the story of a simple button that tells a BIG story. You see Brian had left the Marine Corp in his early 20's and settled in New Orleans, Louisiana. It's not that he didn't know he was gay, but he hadn't fully accepted, embraced or announced it. It was the early 1990's in the deep south & they had sodomy laws on the books, anti-gay marriage legislation & many hate crimes spurned on by laws like the "Justifiable murder of an AIDS

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Episode 23: An Unusual Gift & Marriage featuring Tim...

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2023/11/16

Look &/or listen to the story of an ordinary hiking boot or is it? For Tim & Helen, their love, life & marriage was anything but traditional or ordinary. What others might expect to receive from their soon-to-be spouse as a wedding gift, wasn't even on Tim's radar. He & Helen LIVED to & LOVED to hike! They were planning a trip to Patagonia, Chile & Argentina for their honeymoon and Tim knew that Helen's hiking boots (bought at REI's garage sale) weren't going to cut it. They were old AND ill

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Minisode 16: A Wynken, Blynken and Nod Journey with...

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2023/11/09

Look &/or listen as my friend & photo manager colleague Faith Van Wart takes us on a trip down memory river in her wooden shoe. Like Wynken, Blynken & Nod this tale connects her & us to the enchanting country of Holland and to our childhood. Faith received this wooden shoe as a graduation gift from her kindergarten teachers who owned the nursery school she attended 50 years ago. She has carried it with her all these years. This Thing that matters. She jokes that she got only one shoe but it was

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Episode 22: A Charm Necklace, Love, Life & Family...

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2023/11/02

Look &/or listen to my guest, fellow photo manager Ellen Massaro shares the story of a young girl coming home from the hospital after a two month post-surgery stay to celebrate her 6th birthday! As is customary in her home country of the Netherlands, girls get charms to celebrate each birthday & special occasion growing up. Ellen got 6 charms that 1st year! Unlike many of her fellow Dutch women, who stopped wearing their charm necklaces at an early age, Ellen wore hers throughout her teens,

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Minisode 15: A 1930’s Clock, Family & the Pandemic...

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2023/10/27

Look &/or listen as my guest the famous Doyenne of Death, certified thanatologist, Gail Rubin shares with us her frozen in time stories of this "broken" round brass clock she inherited from one of her aunts apartments in Philadelphia. I am reminded of the origin of this YouTube/podcast show (mentioned in the intro) & my guest Sharon Wunder from episode #19 who also collected clocks. Sharon embraced MAID (medical aid in dying) 2 weeks ago in her home state of Colorado to create a good death for

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Episode 21: A Father, a Ring & a Legacy of Gratitude...

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2023/10/19

Look &/or listen as my guest CGO (Chief Gratitude Officer) Noah G Press McIntyre shares his father's & his own legacy through the story of a turquoise stone. You see Noah's father had been on his healing journey ever since Noah was a child. In the 1970's he became deeply connected with a community of Navajo artists & spiritual teachers in and around Santa Fe, New Mexico. He had found this piece of turquoise along his journey... or as with my last guest Susan Maycock ... it found him. He had the

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Minisode 14: A Photo, a Teen & an International Move...

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2023/10/12

Look &/or listen as my friend & colleague Caroline Guntur shares the story of her 18 year old self through a photo she keeps.... a Thing that matters. You see Caroline was born & raised in southern Sweden. Though she had traveled often during her teenage years, at 18yo she decided to immigrate to the US. What do you pack for a move like that? With two bags, little money ($20), a family photo & a music CD, she arrived in Honolulu. Her initial excitement quickly faded away as she landed in Hawaii

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Episode 20: A Bowl, a Shaman & a Calling featuring...

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2023/10/05

Look &/or listen as my guest, author Susan Maycock shares the story of finding her sage bowl or it finding her. My guest lived in Santa Fe, NM for a decade. During her time there she studied many healing traditions and while apprenticing to become a shaman she was instructed to find HER sage bowl for smudging. While visiting the San Ildefanso Pueblo, just north of Santa Fe, she was on the look out for her bowl. As if she was being pulled to a corner of a potters shop, there she saw this bowl

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Minisode 13: A Program & a Las Vegas Showgirls Life...

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2023/09/14

Did you miss the Jubilee! show in Las Vegas? Sadly, this highly acclaimed show is now a thing of the past. Fortunately, my guest today, Athena Patacsil, former "dancing nude" then principal dancer, gives us an inside look as we preserve a bit of bygone history. Athena shares a unique program comp that features her in the stage setting while wearing her magnificent costume designed by Pete Menefee. As we learn in this mini-episode, photos of these costumed dancers on stage are extremely rare which

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Episode 19: An Art Studio & a Legacy with Sharon Wunder

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2023/09/08

Look &/or listen as my friend & photo manager colleague shares the story of her art studio that is the Thing that brings her joy, magic & meaning. I met Sharon during the 2020 first & all virtual conference of The Photo Managers conference. Just three weeks before the planned in-person conference in Atlanta our fearless leader, founder Cathi Nelson & team quickly & beautifully delivered an amazing conference online!!! At that conference I had the honor of introducing my friend Bill Shapiro as one

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