Name of POD

26/07/2024

This was so much fun! 😊♥️

Christa of Practical Astros was interviewed in January 2024 by Andrea Lee's [Name] of Pod-cast about astrology and tarot. Here is the conversation

13/03/2024

It's Podcast Wednesday! Alastair is back with me again to discuss some of our favorite music and just have a bit of fun!

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[Name] of POD || S2 Ep 4 || Our Favorite Covers, One Hit Wonders, and Other Fun MusicRecorded Date: 3/11/24Published Date: 3/13/24On this episode, Alastair a...

29/02/2024

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[Name] of POD || S2 Ep 3 || Sticks & Stones & Words Can Hurt You Recorded Date: 2/18/24 Published Date: 2/28/24 Alastair is back and, as per our usual, we dive right into a tricky subject. In this episode we discuss our freedom of speech and beliefs vs. de...

29/02/2024

It's Podcast Wednesday and Alastair is back!

Of course, we dive right in 😄

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[Name] of POD || S2 Ep 3 || Sticks & Stones & Words Can Hurt YouRecorded Date: 2/18/24Published Date: 2/28/24Alastair is back and, as per our usual, we dive ...

15/02/2024

A lovely clip of our episode with Practical Astros 🥰

14/02/2024

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[Name] of POD || S2 Ep 2 || Navigating the Stars with Christa DeMayo Recorded Date: 1/27/24 Published Date: 2/14/24 Stars & cards… I’m so excited to share such an insightful and delightful conversation with my dear friend Christa DeMayo....

14/02/2024

Happy Valentine's Day!

As promised, we have an episode for y'all with a little extra love!

The lovely Christa DeMayo joins me for a conversation on astrology and the tarot. She discusses her practice and gives us some really insightful looks into the practical applications of astrology in our lives.

We were having such a good time that we went a bit longer than we normally would and I just couldn't cut anything out of this episode... we hope y'all enjoy it!

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[Name] of POD || S2 Ep 2 || Navigating the Stars with Christa DeMayoRecorded Date: 1/27/24Published Date: 2/14/24Stars & cards…I’m so excited to share such a...

31/01/2024

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Topical episodes concerning cultural, civil, social, and political issues with plenty of digressions... and a lot of laughter.

31/01/2024

The day has finally arrived! We're back!

Beginning today there will be a new podcast every other Wednesday!

Alastair will be back soon as our resident Devil's Advocate to discuss the many issues that we care to address, and after releasing 10 episodes last year, we also have a new format with special guest interviews in addition to our regular conversations.

We are so excited!

Please enjoy this conversation with my friend David Cohen where we talk about his work as a political and editorial cartoonist.

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[Name] of POD || S2 Ep1 || Drawing Fine Lines with David CohenRecorded: 1/17/24Published: 1/31/24In our first episode of 2024, I am joined by editorial and p...

31/01/2024

Hello everyone,

Before we get to anything else, I would like to update y’all on what has been going on. Our months-long hiatus was not planned, but there were several factors beyond our control that came into play.

I have some sad news to share.

On September 1st, 2023, our founding member, a founding investor, co-writer and co-host, Mr. Robert Bruce Alsobrook suddenly passed away after fighting several health issues over the years. It was a very difficult loss for all who knew and loved him, and especially for his beautiful family. He was only 63.

It has been hard for me to address this publicly, but I wanted to share with our listeners a little bit about him, and what he meant to this project - as we would not be here without him.

Robert was full of life. He was an accomplished career and award-winning journalist, editor, and writer. He had an amazing sense of humor, a passion for equality, and basic human rights for all. He also had the most amazing southern “lilt” of a Texan accent and an incredibly infectious and joyous laugh.

We met through twitter, back in the “good old days” of the platform and became fast friends. We really enjoyed talking with each other, and when I presented him with the idea of the podcast, he was full in. He really inspired me, taught me a lot about writing, and encouraged my journey into the podcast world with gusto.

I was beside myself to be writing the podcast episodes with such a talented and brilliant individual… and again, hilarious. We laughed a lot together. He once told me while we were having our “writer’s meeting” one week: “You know, since I’m mostly retired, I miss this work. Thank you for this honey, I feel like like a real writer again”. Tears of joy. I looked forward to these conversations and collaborations every week.

Robert became ill last spring and was no longer able to record with us, but he was still helping me behind the scenes with writing and episode ideas. Towards the end of last summer, we were thinking that he was going to be able to come back for an occasional episode… I was last in touch with him about a week before things took a turn for the worst.

Needless to say, it took me a bit of time to figure out how I was going to approach the podcast without my right-hand-writer. I wanted to be able to work on the ideas that Robert and I had discussed as the very platform of our project, and he would not have wanted me to quit…

I pulled out all of our notes and get to work on the re-boot.

The podcast goes on with the memory of his enthusiasm, encouragement, and in his honor.

Robert is featured as a co-host on Episodes 1-4 of [Name] of POD.
I particularly love the bit he did about Right Said Fred at the end of Episode 3 - it’s pretty darn funny.

I always be proud of, and thankful for, the work that we did together.

Thank you for everything Robert. You are missed my friend.

Robert Bruce (Bruce) Alsobrook, 63, of Paris, TX, passed away on September 1st after battling multiple health issues for several years. He was born