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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

April 24th 2025 Yuriy criticizes U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio for attempting to understand Russia's stance on Ukraine, and highlights the recent devastating missile attacks in Ukraine, highlighting Rubio's silence to avoid offending Trump and Putin. You can email Yuriy, ask him questions or simply send him a message of support: [email protected]    You can help Yuriy and his family by donating to his GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/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 April 24th.  United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that after he began talking with the Russians he started to better understand their position on Ukraine. I think if he managed to talk to ISIS Chief Executioner, Jihadi John, he would have developed a better understanding of ISIS position on Christians and if he had been born about eighty years earlier he might have found common ground with the authors of "The Final Solution To The Jewish Question" in Nazi Germany. By the way three years ago Russian propagandists were praising Putin for launching what they openly called "The Final Solution To The Ukrainian Question." Without the slightest hint of shame, they used the exact term. Final solution.  Marco Rubio is not a full. He fully understands that Putin dreams of completely destroying Ukraine and Ukrainians. He knows that any agreement on a ceasefire are not the end of the genocide but merely a pause. He simply hopes that the continuation of the war won't happen on his watch and will be someone else problem down the line. He also knows that his boss has a rather warm attitude towards the Kremlin's butcher and actually wants to maintain a cozy relationship with him. For Trump, Putin's Russia is a dream country, it's a place where you can get re-elected as  president indefinitely, where all political rivals are poisoned with Novichok, jailed for decades or simply shot. A country where criticizing the president equals treason, where the media compete in flattery towards the head of state and where courts do whatever he desires. A place where the word "liberal" is the worst insult, where immigrants are reduced to the level of slaves, where values are measured only in dollars, and where dignity and honor are just laughable words from old books whose meanings hardly anyone remembers anymore. It seems to me what this is exactly how Trump would like to see his own country. He wants to make it his personal property. To turn the United States into a Russia under a Stars and Stripes banner. Will he succeed? I don't think so. He never finishes anything he starts, from coups to trade wars. But he will definitely try. Meanwhile, his friend in Moscow continuous exterminating Ukrainians. Last night, our country suffered one of the largest missile attacks yet. A large number of people were killed in their own homes. At the same time many hours became orphans and widows. But Mr Rubio won't say a word about that for fear of offending his boss. Or both of his bosses. One in Washington, and one in Moscow.

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.