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The Village Oak Tree

The Village Oak Tree is where the Irish storyteller comes to your digital village to bring you stories from the outside world. Join me every Wednesday as I try my best to find topics that are not plastered all over the main stream news pages everywhere you look. I research news from around the world, that despite not being in all over the front pages, may be important to regular people nonetheless. To wrap things up, I try to add a little imagination to your visit with a short story that might make

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61:01

Interview with Petra Alliance and My Friend ASM Esquire

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2024/10/02

This week for my normal Wednesday broadcast, I have ASM Esquire. whom I interviewed last March about his previous book about debunking the bible and other religious books. Today, we talk about his new book of poems, Love Poems for Men, and segway into politics and how that is affecting his viewpoint and his community. He is of Syrian descent, so his community is part of the Arab diaspora in the U.S. I invite anyone to listen to this and see if anything we talk about resonates with you and your

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The Village Oak Tree Special Edition for Sept. 30th,...

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2024/09/30

This is another special edition where I recorded another conversation with my friend Mitch, who lives in Florida. The point of our lengthy conversation is to discuss the things that matter to us on a personal level that effect all of us one way or another. Whether it is climate change (we talk about hurricane Helene that just went through) the wars in the middle east, especially the recent events in Lebanon, and how all of these things affect our daily lives or may impact our immediate future, such

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Interview with Carla Vergot - The author of the Lily...

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2024/09/25

I have this wonderful discussion with Ms. Vergot about her books, her social media presence and some of her troubles with publishing her books.She is from the western part of Virginia in the United States and her books are about a young lass who aspires to be a bit of a detective. They are pretty popular with young adults. Come join us as we talk about her books and a little bit about her life as a writer.

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The Village Oak Tree Special Edition Sept. 23rd, 2024

The Village Oak Tree ·

2024/09/23

Cead FáilteI finally decided to come out of hiding to air my thoughts on the affairs of the world, Or at least the ones that matter the most to existence of the human race as we know it.As usual, I run the gamut of the wars, U.S. politics, and a bit about the ongoing Covid epidemic that seems to garner little to no attention from anywhere anymore.To top things off after describing just how close the U.S is to starting a nuclear war with Russia, I take the second half and read a couple of dystopian

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Interview with author, Robert Cook

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2024/09/18

As mentioned previously, I am currently interviewing published book authors of fictional stories. This week, I have a somewhat short interview with a former Army Major, IT software developer, and author of four books now. His latest, The Mahdi. We talk a little bit about his background but mostly about his books. This is not one of my better interviews as this gentleman needed some assistance with his laptop and the conversation was less than congenial at times. Take a look, if nothing else, his

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Interview with Danielle Orsino

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2024/09/11

This week, I interview an award-winning author of The Birth of the Fae series. A fantasy fiction about a whole different world and look at the Fae as we of Irish ancestry see them. She is also a noted martial artist and cosplayer. All of which she talks about in the interview, but our main focus is about the world of traditional publishing and publishing companies. This interview is eye opening for all aspiring writers thinking of writing and publishing a book. I invite you to watch us talk about

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Interview with David Beckemeyer

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2024/09/04

Cead Fáilte Welcome back to The Village Oak Tree. In this episode I interview Mr. David Beckemeyer, who produces and hosts The Outrage Overload podcast. He is a retired tech industry professional from Silicon Valley and now interviews political experts about toxic politics in the United States. I invite everyone to listen to the interview and see how you can learn to manage the toxic politics in your community.

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59:24

Interview with Jim Fuhs, Marine Corp. Veteran and...

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2024/08/28

My guest this week is a retired Marine Corp. Lieutenant Colonel, who transitioned off active duty into retirement in 2009. He had a good career and now, after a couple of other tries, has found a new calling into teaching people and businesses how to use and navigate social media.He is also very active with his local American Legion post as a Vice Commander of one of the largest and most active American Legion posts in Georgia.We talk about our different transitions from active duty, some of the

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The Village Oak Tree - Monkey Pox and Covid, Oh my,...

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2024/08/21

This is just a short commentary this week about the new Monkey Pox virus strain that appears to be airborne, how Covid is not a thing of the past as the governments would have you believe, and some news from around the world you may or may not know about.I wrap things up with chapter 9 of The Priest by Michael Campi. His dystopian future United States serial story.

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News and Politics for Wednesday, August 14th

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2024/08/14

My scheduled guest for today had to reschedule due to an illness on his part, so I created another commentary to maintain some continuity. I picked a bunch of news and blog articles, plus I used some content from video news podcasts to offer everyone a snapshot of everything that is going on around the world and here in the U.S. There are a lot of things you might not be aware of and some you are. They are all important to know so people can prepare for what's coming. Let me know what you think in

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The Village Oak Tree Sunday Edition August 11

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2024/08/11

This is another Sunday Edition. As I say in the opening commentary, this is a spillover of all the rest of the news that hit the wires after last Wednesday. I start with a bit about the still ongoing Covid pandemic that everyone is ignoring, politics and how they are intertwined. To wrap things up, I read another chapter from Michael Campi's dystopian future. A serialized story about what things will look like when it all collapses. This commentary is restricted due to language.

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The Village Oak Tree August 7th, 2024

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2024/08/07

Cead Fáilte Welcome to the Village Oak Tree It's been a wild week in the world, with U.S. politics, the wars in the middle east and Ukraine and so much else. Let me bring you up to speed a little bit with some perspective from an activist point of view. I don't have any skin in the game on either side, so I call it as I see it. When I have finished scaring you, I will read you chapter 7 from my ongoing dystopian future story, The Priest (Once known as Bob) Warning. I have restricted this to adults

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Interview with Sam W. from eastern Canada

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2024/07/31

Today, I present my interview with Sam, an esteemed activist and writer from Eastern Canada. She contributes articles to Medium.com and manages her own website at www.world-weary.com. Our conversation spanned topics from recent politics in Canada and the United States to environmental issues, such as the western wildfires, mining, and other international concerns. As a prominent LGBTQ+ advocate, she consistently leverages her writing platforms to champion their rights. Tune in as we delve into

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The Village Oak Tree Sunday Edition July 28th, 2024

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2024/07/28

This Sunday, my friend Mitch and I are back to talk about the things in the news that affect all of us one way or another right now. Everything from politics to the environment and everything in between. Our first subject is Mitch's revelation about how banks are issuing old money as if it were new bills. Is there something going on with the banks and the Federal Reserve we don't know about? The biggest topic of the week is of course the passing of the baton to Kamala Harris a week ago and what has

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Interview with Angela Fontaine

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2024/07/24

This week, I bring everyone my interview with a local woman who is running for the local school board in district 4, here in Richmond, Virginia. She is a job coach and works a bit in social services, while juggling a family and running her business. I wanted to interview her to try and showcase people who are working hard in the local communities where I live. This applies to all communities around the country. I want this to be an inspiration to all aspiring entrepreneurs who want to make a

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The Village Oak Tree Sunday Edition 07/21-2024

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2024/07/21

This short podcast is another weekend commentary about current affairs and my take based on facts, such as they are from the news feeds, that affect ordinary people who are struggling to make ends meet on a daily basis.I invite anyone who finds this to offer their opinions by liking, replying and subscribing to this channel. We can't make change unless we know what is going on and we won't know what is going on if we don't get our heads out of the mainstream media bubbles they try to keep us in for

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The Village Oak Tree Weekend Discussion

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2024/07/17

Once more, my friends and I get together and talk about the things that matter most to us. From home repairs to current events. The trouble is, we recorded the show before the events of last Saturday night and the world has dramatically changed in just four short days. I invite you to watch the video anyway as a way to try and understand that we are just like all of you. Ordinary people, dealing with ordinary things on a daily basis and trying to keep up with everything the world is throwing at us

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The Sunday Edition - The Trump Incident

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2024/07/15

This another Sunday edition that I bring up current affairs affecting everyone in the United States right now, today and going forward. I offer my own analysis based on the news feeds I have found and my own personal military experience. Also my thoughts on all of this election rhetoric and navigating through the crap being flung everywhere.At the end, I read Michael Campi's part 4 of The Priest as a counterpoint to what may be coming for us if we don't get our act together quickly.

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Interview with Dr. George Maurer discussing CRT

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2024/07/10

This is the controversial interview with Dr. Maurer about CRT. He talks about why and a little history behind CRT. I leave it to the audience to decide whether the viewpoints here are right or not. If anyone wishes to leave a message, I can be contacted at www.crann-na-beatha.com.

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My Viewpoint on Critical Race Theory

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2024/07/07

I wanted to get ahead of my upcoming interview today to talk about CRT and my thoughts on all of this business of perceived racial superiority and white European exceptionalism. There is no such thing other than in certain people's fevered minds. My guest has a choice word for those who try to promote CRT in public which I won't repeat here. Wait for the interview coming up this Wednesday.Listen to my thoughts on all of this and let me know what you think on social media. Search out Terrance Ó

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