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InTheNo
by Jen Yuan
We talk with people whose experiences give them an interesting perspective on what happens, and what to do, when life confronts you with No. Because often No is not the end of the story -- sometimes, it's just the beginning.This podcast is the audio portion of the 1000 Times No project, in which we make our way through a thousand No's, one No at a time.
Episodes
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Bigfoot Love Triangle (Spring Mix)
Clocks have March-ed ahead, and we've passed the Vernal equinox, so it's time to think spring. To usher in the season, here's a medley of live performance highlights from the March 23, 2007 "Jonathan Coulton meets Paul and Storm" show at Milkboy Coffeehouse in Ardmore, PA. "Bigfoot Love Triangle"...
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InTheNo 7: Journalist Alfred Lubrano
The geographic span between Bensonhurst, Brooklyn and New York's Columbia University is relatively modest, but for award-winning journalist Alfred Lubrano, the psychic distance he needed to travel as the first member of his family to attend college was far greater. Lubrano discusses the unique...
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InTheNo 6: Conductor Donald Nally
Donald Nally left his job as a music professor to found an all-professional chamber choir; despite overwhelming critical acclaim, the group was forced to disband within two years. Nearly a decade later, as Nally prepares to become the Chorus Master of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, he and his…
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InTheNo 5: Illustrator Matt Phelan
After learning that the optioned screenplay he had quit his job to write would never be made into a movie, Matt Phelan took the opportunity to set his sights elsewhere. Now he has the dream job he's wanted ever since he was young: illustrating children's books, including this year's recipient of...
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InTheNo 4B: Poet Teresa Leo, Part II
_uacct = "UA-993954-2"; urchinTracker(); In the second of a two-part conversation with award-winning poet Teresa Leo, we talk of love and basketball, as well as life among "The Big 8" -- work, sports, God, hunting, hairdressing, family, food, and Italy. We also discuss how Leo reflects back of…
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InTheNo 4A: Poet Teresa Leo, Part I
Award-winning poet Teresa Leo is no stranger to rejection, a common outcome when submitting for publication and grants. She is also familiar with success -- her poetry has appeared in over a dozen publications and received several notable awards. In this first of two parts, we discuss how Leo...
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Skullcrusher Pirate Hotdish
The holiday season continues apace. To mark Boxing Day, the onset of Kwanzaa, the first day of Xmas gift returns, a belated Festivus, your 40th birthday, or anything else notable about today, here's a special year-end bonus: a medley of live performance highlights from the December 16, 2006...
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InTheNo 3: Musician Jonathan Coulton
Just how far do you have to go when you quit your day job and pursue a record contract? If you're singer, songwriter, and troubadour extraordinaire Jonathan Coulton, a little interplanetary travel is all in a day's work. We talk about a myriad of topics, including: The Pluto formerly known as...
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InTheNo 2: Psychologist Barry Schwartz
What if nobody ever turned you down, and every possible option was available to you? Psychology professor Barry Schwartz, author of The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less, explains how being asked to choose from an overabundance of options can actually lead to feelings of dissatisfaction and...
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InTheNo 1: Author Tom Zoellner
A broken engagement spurred journalist and author Tom Zoellner to research and write a comprehensive examination of the global diamond industry. Zoellner also helped recount the story of Paul Rusesabagina, the man who saved hundreds of lives during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. We discuss both books...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We talk with people whose experiences give them an interesting perspective on what happens, and what to do, when life confronts you with No. Because often No is not the end of the story -- sometimes, it's just the beginning.This podcast is the audio portion of the 1000 Times No project, in which we make our way through a thousand No's, one No at a time.
HOSTED BY
Jen Yuan
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