Modern Day Flappers

Have you ever had the opportunity to have a long and deep conversation with someone who's book transformed your life? That happened to me when I interviewed Dr. Marcia Mount Shoop. Unlike the tragic movie The Fault In Our Stars, my experience meeting the woman behind the book was incredible. I was nervous but her gentle presence helped me relax within minutes. I continued to learn what it means to live my faith in my body or, in theology words, understand embodiment. Her book Let the Bones...

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Pastor of Nancy Webb Kelly United Methodist Church and Associate Director of Community Care Fellowship A song that inspired Toi: I’m Still Holding On Another story about Toi's incredible Work

Good Friday is a day for lament. Jeannie Alexander speaks to the sorrow of prison while at the same time speaks words of hope and restoration about the future. This conversation is tough, but it's one of the best interviews I have ever had and my heart and mind are still wrestling with our conversation. Modern Day Flappers is a podcast dedicated to exploring women's identity beyond traditional scripts. My hope is for listeners to discover their own story in the lives of the women...

A podcast dedicated to exploring women's identity beyond traditional scripts My hope is for listeners to discover their own story in the lives of the women interviewed and cultivate love for themselves and those around them. Things I learned this season: 1 -- I didn’t realize this Modern Day Flapper journey was really about how hard it is sometimes to be a woman pastor. 2 – I have the most amazing friends. 3 – Men have stories of how they can’t live up to the traditional scripts too....

More about Carolyn: http://www.theatercraftinc.com/www.theatercraftinc.com/Carolyn_German.html · Nashville Cultural Arts · Why is nudity always one sided? · The status quo is allowed to step in and say “you’re crazy.” · Glen Campbell – Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife · Lucille Ball -- Biography · “I think about the void that history has given us not because women weren’t doing anything but because people weren’t paying attention… I think for the most part people are...

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Dreaming with Caren Tiechman My guest today is Caren Tiechman who currently works for Living in the Green -- a set of adaptable, facilitated circle practices that provide a framework for discerning, designing, launching, and funding grassroots missional ministries. https://www.facebook.com/livinginthegreen.sewanee She earned her certificate in Dream Work from Marin Institute for Projective Dream Work in Fairfield, CA: http://www.jeremytaylor.com/mipd/index.html She has a certificate in...

http://lorimechemmusic.com/ http://www.nashvillejazz.org/ A respected jazz pianist, composer and educator, Lori Mechem, along with her husband Roger Spencer, has lived in the Nashville area since 1988. In addition to directing production shows and conducting musical theatre, she has performed with artists such as Dizzy Gillespie, Red Holloway, Jimmy Smith, Cal Collins, Roy McCurdy, Terry Gibbs, Pete Christlieb, Edie Gorme, Bobby Militello, Kirk Whalum and Donna McElroy. A native of...

Betty Nixon started her work career as a high school teacher in Anniston, Ala. and eventually became a Metro Councilwoman and two-time mayoral candidate in Nashville/Davidson County; Videos during the time of her campaign: http://youtu.be/aFzqJG7sU6c, http://youtu.be/Egn2zgckYLU, http://youtu.be/ZojONV4X7dw. She was Deputy press secretary to Tenn. Gov. Ray Blanton; Managed a few campaigns: including the state campaign for Mondale/Ferraro presidential campaign, state campaign manager for U.S....

Modern Day Flappers is a podcast dedicated to exploring women's identity beyond traditional scripts. My hope is for listeners to discover their own story in the lives of thewomen interviewed and cultivate love for themselves and those around them. My guest today is Lis Valle we met at Vanderbilt Divinity School because we both love the intersection of visual and performing arts and the ways they help us explore our faith. She is currently a Ph.D. student at Vanderbilt University in the...

My guest today is Emily Kilbourn we met as camp counselors at Warren Willis United Methodist Camp in central Florida and that friendship has grown into one of my deepest and most meaningful in my life. Emily has a Master's degree in Counseling and is currently working toward her license as a Professional Counselor. She worked on the road in the music industry for 4 years and still hops back on the road from time to time to work at events for Compassion International. She's a...

Modern Day Flappers is a podcast dedicated to exploring women's identity beyond traditional scripts. My hope is for listeners to discover their own story in the lives of the women interviewed and cultivate love for themselves and those around them. My guest today is Heather Lefkowitz we met at Vanderbilt Divinity School. She’s most happy when she’s learning new things, affirming people’s gifts and talents, and laughing – she laughs a lot – For 15 years she worked in higher education. She...

Photos and links at ModernDayFlappers.com “I don’t think I know who that woman is yet.” What does it look like to be ready? What is the blueprint? Erykah Badu - On & On Eartha Kitt on love and compromise What does it mean to fit into someone else expectation? Alice Walker James Baldwin Nella Larsen’s character Helga Crane Visitations from Billie Holiday Inspirational books: In search of our Mother's Garden and The Temple of my Familiar by Alice Walker You never know who will be...

A few weeks ago I shared late night nachos at Sunset Grill in Hillsboro Village with two of my dearest friends, Ben and Elizabeth. We had just watched the movie Boyhood across the street at the Belcourt. Boyhood is the kind of movie that would show at the Belcourt –a non-profit movie theatre specializing in documentaries, artstic, and innovative films. The director, Richard Linklater, filmed the same cast over twelve years and, like the title suggests, it’s about childhood and growing up....