Donald Starzinski, MD, discusses the endless continuum of a life. At both ends of "life" hangs two intimate concepts. Life is but part of the relationship of birth and death. Is it necessary, or even possible, to look at clock and announce the time of birth, time of death? Our lives are, they simply are. Is the same with time? Or, is "time" an unreliable concept, a concept which isn't worthy of marking the beginning and ending of life In his professional work as a neurologis...

Current Work· President, ReasonIO – public speaking, philosophical counseling, tutorials, online classes, consulting· Editor, Stoicism Today 2016-2022, and team member of the Modern Stoicism organization· Adjunct Professor in Philosophy and Humanities, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design· Content producer in my main YouTube channel – 3,000+ videos on thinkers, texts, and topics in philosophy – supported by crowdfunding through PatreonPast Work and Accomplishments of Interest:· Taught Philos...

Jim Johnson is a 28 year veteran in the live event and facility management field having run theatres, convention centers, arenas, and stadiums across the United States. He is currently the Assistant General Manager at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center complex in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. www.dennysanfordpremiercenter.comwww.asmglobal.comhttp://enue.technology.com/Email: save.these.stories@gmail.comSupport the showTypically 7 hours are devoted to an episode. The research required ...

Tierra Curry is a scientist who has worked for each of us in the past 20 years. She is working in the field, and at a desk in an effort to protect animals from extinction. Yes, from extinction! Her important work ultimately protects our own place on the planet.In this episode the Monarch Butterfly serves as the gateway to the mix of threats facing thousands of animals. Tierra carefully shares the story of an insect which can fly well more than a thousand miles. The Monarch Butterfly’s journey...

Dr. Gene Kritsky is much more than a most qualified entomologist! In this episode he will take us for a walk in a city park and carefully introduce the three cicada species that comprise the two broods due to emerge from the soil this May and June. The periodical cicada is not to be confused the the annual cicada which emerges in late summer.It is possible, it is easy and it is recommended that you download the App SICADA SAFARI. Submit photos of cicadas you find, and check the cicada activit...

http://www.two-wheels-round.com/#/http://www.two-wheels-round.comHey, let's follow her progress, and put fuel in the tank with her donation request athttp://www.two-wheels-round.com/support.html#/There is a definite thread connecting the 44 episodes on he podcast. That thread is sometimes described as competence, or it has been properly described as a Lifetime of Adventure.This episode puts us onto the "backseat" with Bridget McCutchen. A warning to Listeners; hang on tight and bring a ...

About Neilhttps://neildahlstrom.com/Neil Dahlstrom is an archivist, writer, and speaker. He grew up and lives in the Quad Cities, once known as the farm implement capital of the world. Today the Quad Cities is a vibrant community of cities on the Illinois and Iowa sides of the Mississippi River with an exciting history of innovation in the farm equipment and automobile industries.Neil works at Fortune 100 company John Deere, as the archivist and historian. He is a member of the Kitchen Cabine...

https://www.livinglandsandwaters.org/Our MissionTo aid in the protection, preservation and restoration of the natural environment of the nations’ major rivers and their watershedsABOUT US:Headquartered in East Moline, Illinois, Living Lands & Waters is a 501 (c)(3) environmental organization that was established by Chad Pregracke in 1998. Since the organization was founded, Living Lands & Waters has grown to be the only “industrial strength” river cleanup organization like it in the w...

In three successive years this small town produced more than a billion buttons annually. This episode is a remarkable story told by an equally remarkable Guest. Dustin Joy has the great responsibility to reveal the circumstances along the Mississippi River which was the Gold Rush of the Midwest! Muscatine Iowa was the PEARL BUTTON CAPITAL OF THE WOLD.https://muscatinehistory.org/about/CLUSTERS OF CLAM SHELLS LIE on the banks of the Mississippi River in Muscatine, Iowa. Look ...

M. Brunsdale, Special Collections Librarian at Illinois State University in Normal Illinoishares a story which describes a thrilling feature of life under the circus tent. She co-authored a book with Mark Schmitt, The Bloomington-Normal Circus Legacy, the Golden Age of Aerialists (History Press, 2013) mbrunsdale@ilstu.edu She co-authored a book with Mark Schmitt, The Bloomington-Normal Circus Legacy, the Golden Age of Aerialists (History Press, 2013) http...

Donald Starzinski, M.D., Ph.D. has had the privilege of education in both Western and Eastern Medicine. Initial undergraduate work at the University of Minnesota was in Engineering and Social Sciences. Doctoral Studies resulted in a Ph.D. in Psychopharmacology with his thesis involving and aggression. Subsequent medical (M.D.) training led to a Neurology Residency and related Board Certification. Eastern Medical education has included Acupun...

KATHY MAHER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE BARNUM MUSEUM. The Barnum Museum in downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut is the last surviving building attributed to the American visionary entrepreneur and entertainer Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891).With more than 30 years in the museum world, Kathleen Maher is a gifted speaker and noted authority on all things related to Phineas Taylor Barnum. Kathy joined the Barnum Museum in 1998 and has been Executive Director since 2005.In 2010, the Barnum Museu...

ERIE CANAL MUSEUM318 Erie Boulevard EastSyracuse, New York 3202315-471-0593Guest: ERIC PRATT Museum EducatorThere's no Place Like Home: Syracuse's Weighlock Building Built between 1817 and 1825, the original Erie Canal traversed 363 miles from Albany to Buffalo. It was the longest artificial waterway and the greatest public works project in North America. The canal put New York on the map as the Empire State—the leader in population, industry, and e...

The Great Lakes hold over 80 percent of the United States’ freshwater.The Guest is qualified in every way to discuss Lake Michigan ship wrecks.Her enthusiasm makes Cathy Green a dedicated steward of maritime history. A nautical archeologist she is, but in this episode you will meet a professional diver and executive the Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin.Now, 962 square miles of Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan have become protected waters — and not for the reason you might think.Although t...

https:/https://youtu.be/CJHgPlRKW-Home to the World’s Largest Collectionof Mustards and Mustard MemorabiliaA mustard museum? ABSOLUTELY! According to Barry Levenson, founder & curator of the National Mustard Museum, you can blame it all on the Boston Red Sox. In the wee hours of October 28, 1986, after his favorite baseball team had just lost the World Series, Barry was wandering an all-night supermarket looking for the meaning of life. As he passed the mustards, he heard a voice: If you ...

Kristy Erickson is Deputy Executive Director at The History Museum. In addition to her responsibilities as Executive Director, Kristie oversees the Curatorial, Exhibits, and education departments, which includes exhibit design and construction at The History Museum. She has been with the museum since 2008.The History Museum in South Bend, Indiana is the second largest and second oldest historical society in the state. Situated on a large urban campus, the museum comprises three historic...

Neil Dahlstrom is the corporate archivist at John Deere, and the author of three books, including The John Deere Story: A Biography of Plowmakers John and Charles Deere, and the upcoming Tractor Wars: John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester, and the Birth of Modern Agriculture (available January 2022). He is a Quad Cities native, studied history and classics at Monmouth College, and received his masters in Historical Administration from Eastern Illinois University. He serves on the bo...

Donald Starzinski, M.D., Ph.D. has had the privilege of education in both Western and Eastern Medicine. Initial undergraduate work at the University of Minnesota was in Engineering and Social Sciences. Doctoral Studies resulted in a Ph.D. in Psychopharmacology with his thesis involving and aggression.Subsequent medical (M.D.) training led to a Neurology Residency and related Board Certification. Eastern Medical education has included Acupuncture and Herbal M...

P R U D E N C E C R A N D A L LPrudence did not fear condemnation of neighbors, prison, or threats of bodily harm. Her school was eventually open for African American women only. Only for that reason was her school vandalized, and burned did she, for the sake of her students, close the school. Skillfully she leveraged this and more for the sake of promoting her goals. Prudence lived a life which made for ripples yet expanding in our world. Prudence Crandall has ...

I'm a reporter/film critic at WHBF Local 4 News and www.ourquadcities.com. I write court- and crime-related stories and movie reviews.My reviews appear on rottentomatoes.com and www.ourquadcities.comI'm a member of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists and the Critics Choice Association. Its membership votes in the annual Critics Choice Awards. I earned a master's degree in criminal justice from St. Ambrose University and a bachelor's degree in English/elementary education from Monmouth...