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Episode 52 – How Many Threads Need to Align/Connect to Bring Us to a Journey to Freedom – Author David Goodrich and Rory Vecsey

July 27, 2023UncategorizedBottom Marathon Race Dog, David Goodrich, Harriet Tubman, John Hurt, John Parker, Larry Davidson, Larry Davidson productions, On Freedom Row, Rory Vecsey, Rory's Island, Sachem Library, The Booth at The Sachem Public Library, Underground railroadartfulperiscope

How many threads need to align to take us on a journey to freedom? In this installment of The Artful Periscope, Larry sits down with David Goodrich to discuss his latest book On Freedom Row. Tracing the remaining landmarks of The Underground Railroad, David embarked on a 3,000 mile bike ride to uncover the hidden heroes and stories of abolition. Larry and David discuss the challenges of embarking on such a long journey as well as the history behind some of his most memorable stops- including the route of Harriet Tubman, the unsung hero John Parker’s frequent trips across the Ohio River and the museum dedicated to legendary blues artist Mississippi John Hurt.

After the break, Rory Vecsey hosts another episode of Rory’s Island in which she discusses the New York Times obituary of the Boston Marathon’s official race dog Spencer and the beautiful relationship between humans and animals.

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Episode 48 – How Many Threads Take Us to Places That Are Foreign? – Authors Nicholas Dawidoff and Mark Ebner

May 6, 2023UncategorizedAuthor, Becki Falwell, Bobby Johnson, Corruption, Giancarlo Granda, Jerry Falwell, Liberty University, Mark Ebner, New Yorker Magazine, Nicholas Dawidoff, Off the Deep End, Other Side of Prospect, Rory Vecsey, Rory's Island, Vanity Fairartfulperiscope

How many threads take us to places that are foreign? Larry has a chat with author Nicholas Dawidoff regarding his most recent book The Other Side of Prospect: A Story of Violence. After eight years of research, over five hundred interviews and many trips to Nicholas’s hometown of New Haven in Connecticut, The Other Side of Prospect recounts the wrongful arrest of Bobby Johnson and illuminates the complicated history of race and financial inequality in the community.

After the break, Larry interviews Mark Ebner, co-author of the book Off the Deep End which recounts the complicated relationship between luxury hotel pool boy Giancarlo Granda and Becki Falwell, wife of evangelical preacher Jerry Falwell Jr. Larry and Ebner discuss the ethics of personal responsibility, the corruption of Liberty University and the interview between The Falwells and Vanity Fair. The episode wraps up with a new installment of Rory’s Island, in which Rory Vecsey discusses her own experiences with the legal system and the potential barriers that disenfranchised groups face.

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Episode 35 – How Many Threads Lead Us to Discovery? Author S.D. Sykes, Deborah Spector and Rory’s Island

October 28, 2022Uncategorizedcomedy, Deborah Spector, dietitian, disordered eating, eating disorders, humans and diet, Middle Ages England, Nutritionist, Rory Vecsey, Rory's Island, S. D. Sykes, The Good Death, The Plague, The Things I've Seen People Do with and Without Food, Writing protagonistsartfulperiscope

How many threads lead us to discovery? In this episode Larry chats with S.D. Sykes, author of The Good Death, a mystery novel which takes place in Middle Ages England. S.D. Sykes brings us behind the scenes to paint a picture of discussing the challenges of writing protagonists living in different times, what was considered a “good death” in a society facing the plague and the difficulty of balancing two different time periods in a novel.

After the break, Larry sits down with Deborah Spector, a registered and certified dietitian and nutritionist, discussing her book The Things I’ve Seen People Do With And Without Food. She discusses the difference between eating disorders and disordered eating, as well as the complex relationship between humans and our diet.

We wrap the episode with Rory’s Island, in which Rory Vecsey delivers her thoughts regarding the importance of preserving creativity in comedy.

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Episode 27 – How Many Threads Connect Us to a Changing Way of Life – Ed Davis and Manda Kalimian

May 19, 2022UncategorizedBorn to Rewild, Boxcars, bums, CANA Foundation, Ed Davis, freedom of the mind, hobos, horses, Larry Davidson, Larry Davidson productions, Larrydavidsonproductions.com, Manda Kalimian, open land, Origin story, Rewild, Rory Vecsey, Sachem Library, Sachem Public Library's The Booth, slaughterhouses, The Booth at The Sachem Public Library, The Last Professional, tramps, wild horses, wonderersartfulperiscope

How man threads connect us to a changing way of life? A boxcar, a spiral notebook and a pencil, the root of the “origin story” of author Ed Davis who has penned The Last Professional. Larry explores that “origin story” and how Ed’s early life riding boxcars inspired him to write about a yesteryear of “hobos, tramps and bums” and which are wonderers. Are the characters running away from something or towards something else and what the power of freedom is to the mind. Ed also talks about how the soundtrack of boxcar life is the rhythm of the rails and how it is juxtaposed against the rhythm of writing. Is wanderlust part of a persons DNA?

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Rory Vecsey joins the program and has a conversation with Manda Kalimian founder of the CANA Foundation, political action committee Saddle PAC and author of Born to Rewild. Rory, being a horse person herself explores what it is like to fall in love with horses, the treatment of wild horses by the Federal Government (including roundups via helicopter and confinement using taxpayer dollars) so wild lands can be used for fracking, farming or grazing cattle, slaughterhouses in Mexico and Canada and how this all contributes to climate change. Manda also discusses solutions and introduces us all to her concept of “rewilding”, re-introducing wild horses back to their habitat.

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Episode 23 – How Many Threads Connect Us to Complicated Family Secrets – Author John Copenhaver & Singer/Songwriter Rorie Kelly

January 17, 2022UncategorizedFull Moon Charm Bracelet, John Copenhaver, Larry Davidson, Larry Davidson productions, Liminal Spaces, Magjck Comin, Monday Night Muses, Phillippa and Judy, Prologue, Rorie Kelly, Rory Vecsey, Sachem Library, Sachem Public Library's The Booth, Savage Kind, Singer songwriter, The Booth at The Sachem Public Library, This Girlartfulperiscope

How many threads connect us to complicated family secrets? In this installment, Larry, along with contributor Rory Vecsey chat with author John Copenhaver about his new book Savage Kind. Larry explores how crafting a purposeful prologue can set the table to manipulate the readers perspective to then make it easier for the author to create plot twists. John discusses 2 characters Phillippa and Judy, 2 teens and the perception of the stereotypical young person in the 1940’s. Not all is what it seems. One of Larry’s favorite topics is discussing “femme fatale” characters and he explores with John the concept of a male in that role. Rory inquires about the power of foreshadowing, along with the use of poetry and mythology in the book.

Joining Larry is singer/songwriter Rorie Kelly. Rory plays 4 original songs, talks about being a “Lady Beast”, how the female voice effects people, and how the guitar is an extension of her body. Rorie talks about her beginnings with her family, the influences in her songwriting. Rosie also does a Facebook Live called “Monday Night Muses“.

Rorie’s setlist:

Magick Comin

Full Moon Charm Bracelet

This Girl

Liminal Spaces

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Episode 22 – How Many Threads Lead Us to Survival – Author Erika Hecht & Rory Vecsey

December 18, 2021UncategorizedAfghanistan, Artful Periscope, Austria, Catholics, conversion, Don't ask my name, Don't ask my name: A hidden Childs tale of survival, Erika Hecht, Holocaust, hopes and dreams, Hungary, Jewish, Jews, Larry Davidson, Larry Davidson productions, Larrydavidsonproductions.com, religion, Rory Vecsey, Rory's Island, Taliban, The Artful Periscope, UK, women of Afghanistan, World War IIartfulperiscope

How many threads lead us to survival? Larry is joined by Erika Hecht, author of the book Don’t Ask my Name: A Hidden Child’s Tale of Survival a story of her life surviving German occupation during World War II and in post war Europe as a Jewish person who converted to Catholicism. Erika discusses mixed traditions and how it saved her and her family’s life.

Joining the Podcast for the new feature Rory’s Island is Rory Vecsey. Rory explores the plight of women in Afghanistan after the Taliban regained control. She also discusses their hopes of a full life an education before the fall of the nation and the fear and courage that they muster in the shadow of Taliban rule.

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