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Description: Are we too distracted to think? The answer is worse than you’d expect. In his latest book, New York Times bestselling author Johann Hari says we’re all the victims of attention theft and the consequences are catastrophic, for our personal lives and our democracy. Adults in the workplace focus on a task for 3 minutes on average, and that number is declining. “We've got so many crises we need to deal with that require sustained focus and attention on the part of the citizenry,” Hari tells Laura, but our focus has been stolen by companies out to make a profit. “Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention and How to Think Deeply Again” was named one of the best books of 2022 by many publications and is out in paperback this month. In this wide-ranging conversation, Johann and Laura discuss how we got here, what structural changes we need, and how we need to stop beating ourselves up. It's not our fault we can't focus, says Hari, but we do need our minds back if we want society to function. All that and a commentary from Laura on Luddites.

Guest:  Johann Hari- Bestselling Author, “Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention and How to Think Deeply Again”

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Full Conversation- Johann Hari: Get Your Mind Back / Save Democracy?

DR ALASTAIR SANTHOUSE is a consultant neuropsychiatrist working at the Maudsley Hospital in London. He began his medical career working in internal medicine before retraining to become a psychiatrist. He is a fellow of both the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and formerly served as president of the Psychiatry Section of The Royal Society of Medicine, as well as vice chair of the liaison psychiatry faculty at The Royal College of Psychiatrists. He is the author of 2 books, most recently No More Normal: Mental Health in an Age Over-Diagnosis. His first book was Head First: A Psychiatrist’s Stories of Mind and Body

Alastair Santhouse, Psychiatrist and Author.

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Dr. Scott Guerin is an award-winning and bestselling author and educator with a passion for exploring the mysteries of God, the Universe, and their relationship with humanity. With two master’s degrees and a doctorate in human development, he has spent twenty-three years as an adjunct professor in psychology at Kean University. His popular Angel in Training series highlights society’s shift from organized religion to spirituality. He’s the author of several books and the latest is Awkward Awakenings: Finding Our Way Home, which invites readers to awaken to their divine nature, and their galactic heritage. He includes exercises and meditative techniques to help readers access higher dimensions and embrace connections with intelligent life beyond Earth.

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Dr. Essie Speaks  
Episode 118: Standing On a Firm Foundation

Host: Dr. Essie McKoy Ed.D - Best Selling Author | Speaker 
Guest: Dr. Tamala Coleman, Author | Speaker | Playwriter

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Standing On a Firm Foundation

Matt Talks With Abby Phillip On Her New Book "A Dream Deferred"

ITA: Estratto da una trasmissione RAI in cui un noto giornalista musicale presenta il libro Il Suono Ritrovato di Tony Carnevale — un’opera dedicata al rapporto tra musica, ascolto e identità creativa. Un dialogo sul significato profondo del suono e sulla sua capacità di restituire umanità alla musica.
Il percorso prosegue poi con Oltre le Note (e la sua versione inglese Beyond Notes), che amplia la riflessione verso una visione formativa e relazionale della musica come linguaggio umano.

Scopri di più su www.tonycarnevale.it
ENG: Excerpt from a RAI Radio broadcast featuring a well-known Italian music journalist discussing Tony Carnevale’s book Il Suono Ritrovato — a work that explores the connection between music, listening, and creative identity. A conversation on the deeper meaning of sound and its power to bring humanity back to music.  The author’s journey continues with Oltre le Note (English edition Beyond Notes), expanding the reflection toward a formative and relational vision of music as a human language.
Learn more at www.tonycarnevale.it

IL SUONO RITROVATO - RAI 3 - a cura di Arturo Stalteri

A story written by Easthampton resident J.D. O’Brien will appear in an anthology of the best mystery and suspense short fiction in America. O’Brien’s selected story, “Outlaw Country,” follows a struggling Nashville country singer who decides the best way to get famous is to commit a high-profile crime. 


(Verse 1)
Down in Nashville he was singing to the walls,
A barroom ghost with a dream too small.
He'd trade his soul for a headline's flame,
Said, “Fame don't come to the ones who play tame.”

(Chorus)
Outlaw Country, where the bright lights burn,
You steal your glory, or you wait your turn.
He took his song and a loaded plan,
Outlaw Country made a wanted man.

(Verse 2)
He wore rhinestones like a rebel's crown,
Said, “I'll raise some hell ‘fore they shut me down.”
The crowd's gonna cheer when they know my name,
Even if the law remembers the same.

(Chorus)
Outlaw Country, where the bright lights burn,
You steal your glory, or you wait your turn.
He took his song and a loaded plan,
Outlaw Country made a wanted man.

(Bridge)
Now the radio plays his final tune,
A voice from the cell beneath the moon.
They say he got what he came here for,
But the price of fame was a prison door.

(Chorus)
Outlaw Country, where the bright lights burn,
You steal your glory, or you wait your turn.
He took his song and a loaded plan,
Outlaw Country made a wanted man.

(Outro)
So if you're singin' for the world to see,
Be careful how you chase that dream.
Outlaw Country calls your name,
But you might lose more than you gain.

Outlaw Country

Dr. Essie Speaks  
Episode 119: Growing Into Leadership

Host: Dr. Essie McKoy Ed.D - Best Selling Author | Speaker 
Guest: Dr. Canzada "Cea" Twyman, Author | Speaker | Minister

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Growing Into Leadership

Run, run, run the race with endurance, not in vain as fools but wise. Run, run, run the race set before us, run in such a way that you may obtain the prize. We know God's kingdom is coming, and so we must always keep running the race!

I’m a composer, songwriter, arranger, orchestrator, orchestra & choir conductor, music producer, mentor, writer, and researcher.
My work moves freely across different forms of expression — from Progressive Rock and Modern Symphony to Classical Piano, Songwriting, and Cinematic Music.
Over the years, I’ve shared projects with remarkable artists — including collaborations with Francesco Di Giacomo and Rodolfo Maltese of Banco del Mutuo Soccorso — and composed original scores for film, television, and symphonic productions that have reached international audiences.
As a mentor and educator, I’ve created the ANORA method, together with formative paths and musical laboratories exploring music as a uniquely human language — expressive, relational, and representative of inner experience.
In my poetic vision, sound itself becomes an image — a mental landscape that connects the composer’s inner vision with the listener’s imagination.
Each work blends tradition and innovation through orchestral writing, progressive structures, and storytelling soundscapes.
Every “side” of my music reflects a different perspective — all parts of the same creative vision.

I write songs about my community in Western MA, Science, Nature and the Nature of Things

Laura Flanders is a best-selling author and the host of Laura Flanders and Friends (formerly The Laura Flanders Show), a syndicated weekly program airing on Public TV in which she talks to creative thinkers and change-makers from the worlds of politics, arts and the new economy. In her weekly commentary, The "F" Word,  she tells you what she thinks. The "F" Word is heard on the Progressive Voices Channel on Tune-In and is made available free to radio stations who appreciate an upbeat, radical perspective.  lauraflanders.org

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Trish & Rob MacGregor and Jon Posey welcome you to The Mystical Underground, a place where all kinds of phenomena flourish. Here, voices whisper ancient secrets, signs and symbols are abundant, UFOs, ETs, ghosts, and even the dead  move about freely. Pilots fly into the Bermuda Triangle and live to tell about it, dreams and visions of future events come true, mind to mind communication is the norm.

Here, we meet authors, researchers, and investigators of the mysterious, the strange, and of the inexplicable anomalies that surround us. Step out of the everyday world and take a journey into the mystical underground. Thank you for joining us!

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