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When Sam finds himself at St. Christopher's – an in-patient addiction treatment facility – for the second time, he discovers an unexpected solace when he becomes a church choir director. Tune in to learn how, when his community learns of a tragic loss,  Sam (and the Grateful Dead) helps them find harmony within the chaos.If you think you have a problem and want help, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Association’s National Helpline at  1-800-662-HELP.Writing Prompt: Write a true story about a meaningful connection you made with someone during a difficult time.TMI Project StaffEva Tenuto (she/her), Executive and Artistic Director / Co-founderBlake Pfeil (he/him), Operations and Programs ManagerLaura Marie Ruocco (she/her), Marketing and Digital CoordinatorRaine Grayson (he/him), Organizational AdministratorDara Lurie (she/her), Partnership Outreach Coordinator Riley Gibbons (they/them), Administrative AssistantThis episode was produced in partnership with Radio Kingston.  It was written, edited, and produced by Eva Tenuto, Blake Pfeil, and Raine Grayson.If you believe everyone deserves the right to safely share their truth, make a donation today! DONATE TODAYYour gift powers our storytellers, who do more than entertain: they reclaim the power of the untold story. They divulge the “too much information” parts we usually keep to ourselves for personal liberation, human connection, and freedom, for both themselves and those who listen.Linkshttps://www.tmiproject.orghttps://www.vicariousresilience.com/https://www.instagram.com/tmiprojecthttps://www.facebook.com/tmiprojecthttps://www.tiktok.com/@tmiprojecthttps://www.radiokingston.org

March 20th 2025 Yuriy discusses the Western world's misguided approach to negotiating with Putin and the catastrophic implications for Ukraine and global democracy. He questions, 'What would Elvis do?' in the face of such evil, invoking the spirit of past heroes who stood against oppression. /help-yuriys-family   Yuriy’s Podbean Patron sign-up to give once or regularly: https://patron.podbean.com/yuriy   Buy Yuriy a coffee here: https://bmc.link/yuriymat  Subscribe to his substack: https://yuriymatsarsky.substack.com/  —-more—- TRANSCRIPT: (Apple Podcasts & Podbean app users can enjoy accurate closed captions)   It is March 20.  It has become physically painful for me to read news because time and time again I see attempts to normalize evil. I watch as the Western world tries to speak with Putin- the very man who kills and terrorize Ukrainians every single day, who has ordered the abduction of thousands and under whose command Ukrainian prisoners are tortured and executed- as if he were a regular politician, the normal president of a normal country. No one demands that he stop the torture, the suffering. Instead, we ask him: what would you like in exchange for stopping your terror?  What can we offer you? So that you will stop killing children every day? And of course, whatever is offered will come at the expense of Ukrainians.  I know that by saying this, I will lose some American listeners, some will follow Vice President Vance's lead and start shouting that Ukrainians should be grateful for past support and keep quiet when the big wise men in the White House decides what to do with us. But I have to say this, negotiating hockey games with Putin, pressuring Ukraine to give up its occupied territories, these are not peace initiatives. These are the normalization of evil and an attempt to force us into surrender. We are being asked to abandon our occupied lands. And that means abandoning the people who live there. They will continue to be persecuted, tortured, murdered, their  children taken, and turned into Russians, the war will not end. It will simply take another form and only for a time. Given a break in fighting, Russia will seize the opportunity to regroup, correct its mistakes, amass strength, and buy a few more immoral American reporters to spread its propaganda in the West. And then they will return.  Don't think we only want war ruined cities they have bombed and occupied. They still want to completely erase Ukraine as a state, to either turn Ukrainians into Russians or to kill us. This is an imperial project, a campaign to destroy everything democratic and progressive, to turn it into a swamp and absorb it.  It has always been this way. And the American governments used to understand that in the past. Why did US troops remain in Europe after defeating Nazism? Because Russia was no less of an aggressive threat. When Nazi Germany.  What was Elvis doing in Europe during his military service? He was part of a force that stood ready to fight back if Russia attempted to invade the West.   Many in the West still don't fully grasp the future of this war. They think it is simply Russia attacking Ukraine. But what is not quite true. This is Russia's attack on the free world, Ukraine is just the first victim and trying to negotiate with murders, bribing them with Ukrainian land, is a betrayal of ideals of democracy. It is a betrayal of a memory of those who fought past wars on the side of good against evil. What would was millions of heroes of the past do if they saw what is happening now?  What would Elvis do? Whose side would he be on?  

If you don't know Gretchen Peters, I will bet you definitely know some of her songs. From Independence Day (Martina McBride), Cloud #9 (Bryan Adams), On A Bus To St. Cloud (Trisha Yearwood), Rock Steady (Bonnie Raitt)… the list goes on and on.  So when I interviewed her for the first time (I was lucky enough to do it twice) I was READY. This is probably the interview I am the most proud of, we talked about sexism within the music industry, being an independent artist and finding your own path as a writer. We dig into the origins of one of her songs, "The Boy From Rye" and how it's the heart of her most recent album, Dancing With The Beast. Note: This interview was originally recorded and published in November 2019. —-more—- For two decades, Gretchen Peters (she/her) has been one of Nashville's most beloved and respected artists. "If Peters never delivers another tune as achingly beautiful as 'On A Bus To St. Cloud,'" People Magazine wrote, "she has already earned herself a spot among country's upper echelon of contemporary composers.” Inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in October 2014 by singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell, who called her "both a songwriter and a poet (who) sings as beautifully as she writes,” and said her song “The Matador”, "moved me so greatly, I cried from the soles of my feet”, Peters has accumulated accolades as a songwriter for artists as diverse as Etta James, Bonnie Raitt, The Neville Brothers, Patty Loveless, George Strait, Bryan Adams and Faith Hill. Her 2015 album, ‘Blackbirds’, debuted at #1 on the UK Country chart and in the top 40 UK pop chart, and was awarded International Album of the Year and Song of the Year. In 2015, The Telegraph named her one of the greatest 60 female singer-songwriters of all time. Her latest album, Dancing With The Beast, was released on May 18, 2018. https://gretchenpeters.com  

It is the end. And the end. And the end! Will Michael find the progenitor's technology? Will Moll be able to bring L'ak back to life? Will Rayner and DISCO be able to hold off the Breen? Will Saru be able to engage in diplomacy with Primarch Tahal? And most importantly: is there going to be a wedding at the end? Come for the science fiction, the pew-pew, and the fate of all the galaxy — stay for a cute wedding sequence. Hope everyone you love got out alive. It's time to say goodbye, old friends. Live long — and prosper.