Marv’s Midlife Meanderings

  The ‘casts - (Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember (Changed tactic now where starred dialogue denotes quoting from the show’s own notes Breaker Whiskey - 19 March 2025: Two Hundred Sixty-Seven  The Dream - 26 February 2025: *Babies Not Having Babies -  This past year Charlotte Isenberg, a once-popular teen anti-abortion activist, found herself switching sides in this national debate. /  What happened to her next is unprecedented and a warning for parents and kids alike. [ What a whole lot of awful experiences this lady has been through! This lady was raped at 15, then had a miscarriage, at which point she was asked to join a group that were anti-abortionists when she was still just 16 years of age. After a year she left that group, but they were still stalking here. A year or two later she decided to abort a child she had accidentally become pregnant with, due to medication she was on rendering her birth control useless. This is when the anti-a...

 

  We watched the latest episode of Gogglebox Toppermost of the Poppermost April 1965 sides A and B were recorded on Tuesday night.  I recorded an episode of Pods Like Us with Damien of The Podcast Advice Show, as Ant is away on holiday. I think that might be a by-product of my only being able to record on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, which are my days off.  It was difficult because I had to record the episode using my old broken down laptop, since the one that Tim gave me just wouldn’t connect to any Internet service for some reason.  I went out for a walk to Tesco for some shopping, during which I did some podcast listening. The first of the shows I listened to, Totally Booked with Zibby, was added to my feed on Apple Podcasts, as I had received a request from the shows’ producers asking if I wanted to feature them on Pods Like Us.  On Wednesday night I recorded an episode of When They Was Fab with Ed.  This was recorded with me on my phone, due to the issue m...

  The ‘casts - (Notes spoken to Siri, and edited later if I remember (Changed tactic now where starred dialogue denotes quoting from the show’s own notes Creativity Found: finding creativity later in life - 19 January 2025: *Meet the Collective: Making kilts with Paula Duncan - Preserving the traditional craft of kilt making. / Paula Duncan is a bespoke kilt maker and tutor, with over 11 years of teaching experience, who has adapted her classes to an online format, making it easier for busy adults to embrace their creativity while learning a new skill. / Paula teaches students from all walks of life, some seeking to create a single kilt while others aspire to turn their newfound skills into a business. / As a member of the Creativity Found Collective, Paula thrives in a community of like-minded creatives, where collaboration and inspiration abound. She believes that sharing ideas and experiences enriches the creative process, allowing individuals to grow and learn from one another....