Makers, writers, storytellers and comedians! Catch up on these episodes for inspiration.
Episode 4 - Rachel, teacher and stand-up comedian
Episode 16 - Janet's new career in film and TV
Episode 31 - Kerry, published a novel at 48
Episode 37 - Pip's Hot Sauce
www.rightsideof40pod.com/episodes
Episode 4 - Rachel, teacher and stand-up comedian
Episode 16 - Janet's new career in film and TV
Episode 31 - Kerry, published a novel at 48
Episode 37 - Pip's Hot Sauce
www.rightsideof40pod.com/episodes
07:29 AM - May 28, 2024
2 Threaded Spouts
Happy Birthday, Sally Ride(1951-2012)! The physicist PhD reached space in 1983 at age 32 as the youngest US astronaut & 3rd woman ever, spending 343 hours on Shuttles & inspiring legions even posthumously, when her obit disclosed her LGBT status by noting her partner of 27 years. #SallyRide bio:
12:32 PM - May 26, 2023
2 Threaded Spouts
Happy Birthday, Dorothea Lange(1895-1965)
The US photojournalist turned her lens to those devastated by the Great Depression as the 1st “documentary” photographer, also capturing some of the tragedies of Japanese-American internment, as one of that era’s great visual chroniclers. #DorotheaLange bio:
The US photojournalist turned her lens to those devastated by the Great Depression as the 1st “documentary” photographer, also capturing some of the tragedies of Japanese-American internment, as one of that era’s great visual chroniclers. #DorotheaLange bio:
08:05 PM - May 26, 2024
2 Threaded Spouts
Happy Birthday, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin(1900-1979)! Male astronomers first dismissed & then coopted her thesis, which proposed that stars are mostly hydrogen & helium and paved her path toward promotion as the first female full professor & department chair at Harvard. #CeciliaPayneGaposchkin bio:
12:00 PM - May 10, 2023
Midlife movie recommendation! Watch the film Nyad starring Jodie Foster and Annette Bening. Don’t let age hold you back from your dreams. Be Diana. Be John. Be Bonnie. Do some heart-pumping shit. #rightsideof40 #podcast #midlife #nyad #marathonswimming #team #nevertoolate #heartpumpingshit
07:19 AM - May 08, 2024
When I hear a mendacious tutilliver, I chastise that clinchpoop for their byspelt behavior and for acting like a mammothrept! I have very little patience for busy-gap rogues.
Sorry. I was time traveling this weekend and got stuck in 1829. #DailySwearingTheme
Sorry. I was time traveling this weekend and got stuck in 1829. #DailySwearingTheme
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Mark Kubert, DC @MarkKubertThere are some wonderful daily prompt themes here. Wondering if a #DailySwearingTheme might be nice?12:21 PM - Apr 02, 2024
We have such a rich diversity of cussers among us, surely it could bring much colour and depth to the lexical tapestry.
01:15 PM - Apr 02, 2024
Happy Birthday, GUSA(1912-)! From the 18-girl meeting in Savannah celebrated today to a peak of 3.7M members & 1.7M girls now, the non-sectarian cookie dealers forged a firm commitment to STEM learning & leadership over the last 20+ years & feature 20+ astronaut alumni. #ThinMints #girlscouts
12:08 PM - Mar 12, 2023
Happy Birthday, Dorrit Hoffleit(1907-2007)!
The US astronomer co-wrote the book with exact distances to 8,112 other stars in our galactic neighborhood, co-discovered the 1st known quasar’s optical variability, oversaw Nantucket’s observatory for 2 decades, & mentored thousands. #DorritHoffleit bio:
The US astronomer co-wrote the book with exact distances to 8,112 other stars in our galactic neighborhood, co-discovered the 1st known quasar’s optical variability, oversaw Nantucket’s observatory for 2 decades, & mentored thousands. #DorritHoffleit bio:
06:28 PM - Mar 12, 2024
Happy Birthday, Betty Holberton(1917-2001)! One of the 6 original ENIAC programmers, she invented breakpoints, wrote the 1st binary sort decision tree & statistical analysis package, placed the keypad by the keyboard, & even picked the grey-beige color standard for computers. #BettyHolberton
10:52 AM - Mar 07, 2023
2 Threaded Spouts
Happy Birthday, Adile Ayda(1912-1992)!
The Russian-born Etruscologist published many works on the subject after developing an interest while serving as Turkey’s 1st woman career diplomat & later continuing her research during stints teaching French literature & as a Turkish Senator. #AdileAyda bio:
The Russian-born Etruscologist published many works on the subject after developing an interest while serving as Turkey’s 1st woman career diplomat & later continuing her research during stints teaching French literature & as a Turkish Senator. #AdileAyda bio:
08:33 PM - Mar 07, 2024
Happy Birthday, Zitkala-Ša(1876-1938)!
The Yankton Dakota author & activist, anglicized as Gertrude S Bonnin, co-wrote the first American Indian opera, co-founded & then ran the National Council of American Indians, & helped turn the tide of cultural assimilation to a better balance. #ZitkalaSa bio:
The Yankton Dakota author & activist, anglicized as Gertrude S Bonnin, co-wrote the first American Indian opera, co-founded & then ran the National Council of American Indians, & helped turn the tide of cultural assimilation to a better balance. #ZitkalaSa bio:
11:05 PM - Feb 22, 2024
Northern Lights dancing above the clouds in Finland.
08:29 PM - Oct 14, 2023
#BlackHistoryMonth
I am sure you have heard of the Three Musketeers...
I learned this maybe 2 decades ago, through a journey much like the narrator's
Yes, the author of some of the greatest works in French literature-- heck, in world literature, was a Black man whose father was a freedman. (7:43)
I am sure you have heard of the Three Musketeers...
I learned this maybe 2 decades ago, through a journey much like the narrator's
Yes, the author of some of the greatest works in French literature-- heck, in world literature, was a Black man whose father was a freedman. (7:43)
So ... Alexandre Dumas was Black? - YouTube
So ... Alexandre Dumas was Black? Buckle up, kiddos, because yours truly is providing you with an A+ history lesson.The Count of Monte Cristo: https://www.yo...
11:02 PM - Feb 16, 2024
2 Threaded Spouts
Happy Birthday, Sarojini Naidu(1879-1849)!
Serving as the 1st Indian woman President of the National Congress & the 1st Governor of United Provinces (until her death) grew from decades of oratory in support of independence, with Gandhi calling the poet the “Nightingale of India.” #SarojiniNaidu bio:
Serving as the 1st Indian woman President of the National Congress & the 1st Governor of United Provinces (until her death) grew from decades of oratory in support of independence, with Gandhi calling the poet the “Nightingale of India.” #SarojiniNaidu bio:
10:30 PM - Feb 13, 2024
2 Threaded Spouts
Happy Birthday, Valerie L Thomas(1943-)!
The NASA data scientist & Landsat program supervisor also patented the illusion transmitter, used in everything from satellite imagery & surgery to video screens, & mentored countless students through years of teaching & outreach programs. #ValerieThomas bio:
The NASA data scientist & Landsat program supervisor also patented the illusion transmitter, used in everything from satellite imagery & surgery to video screens, & mentored countless students through years of teaching & outreach programs. #ValerieThomas bio:
08:42 PM - Feb 08, 2024
It's worse than that. Far too many dudes will overlook absolutely horrible behavior from their male friends. It's grosser.
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Frank the Bunny @ZomBunnyFrankFar too many dudes will overlook absolutely horrible behavior from their heroes. It's gross.10:05 AM - Feb 07, 2024
10:12 AM - Feb 07, 2024
White racists continue to attack Harvard University and it's diverse leadership. The university's Chief DEI Officer is accused of plagiarizing her research and falsely claiming her husband's research as her own. There are supposedly 40 instances of offenses according to an anonymous complaint.
06:25 AM - Feb 04, 2024
There are only a few singers that make me melt, and Haley Reinhart is undoubtedly one of them. Her cover of "Can't Help Falling In Love" strikes the perfect balance between saccharine and emotional depth and leaves me profoundly moved. #spoutingclassics #laidbacktracks
Haley Reinhart - Can't Help Falling In Love (Official Audio) - YouTube
Featured on Haley Reinhart's album #BETTER - available for download & streaming: http://smarturl.it/HaleyReinhartBetterWritten by: Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peret...
06:31 AM - Feb 04, 2024
Black History Month topic #2 : Black Hair
Black hair has always been a controversial issue in American history. Why and how did this start? Here's what I've learned.
Black hair has always been a controversial issue in American history. Why and how did this start? Here's what I've learned.
06:34 AM - Feb 04, 2024
Scientists have concluded that the variations in human hair texture is in direct response to the thermal environments different early people groups faced to survive. Those in hotter climates had scalps that produced hair of tighter coils as genetic protection of the head.
06:54 AM - Feb 04, 2024
Scientists also agree that the reproductive patterns of early people groups migrating to different parts of the world also impacted variations within variations of human hair texture. The African continent's variations in hair texture are emblematic of this mixing.
07:01 AM - Feb 04, 2024
Hair historians have traced the beginnings of hair braiding and locing to the African continent in the year 3500 B.C. Patterned braids and locs of specific colors/lengths helped distinguish tribes from each other. This method of tribe and clan differentiation was spread to other parts of the world.
07:08 AM - Feb 04, 2024
It wasn't until the 15th century that Europeans began calling the Black hair texture "dirty" and "unclean." Black hair was also called "woolen" akin to animal fur and beastiality. This change in perspective coincided with the 1444 Portugal start of the African slave trade.
07:14 AM - Feb 04, 2024
During the African slave trade, most enslaved victims had their heads completely shaven prior to loading onto slave ships. The hair was removed to,
1. Reduce the spreading of lice and disease.
2. Prevent the hiding of small weapons to escape.
3. Disconnect the enslaved from their homelands.
1. Reduce the spreading of lice and disease.
2. Prevent the hiding of small weapons to escape.
3. Disconnect the enslaved from their homelands.
07:22 AM - Feb 04, 2024
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It's also noteworthy to know that the shaving of Black enslaved women's hair worked to further dehumanize them in many slave traders'eyes. Did this lack of head hair add to the sexual violence against these women during the Journey of No Return? We don't know, but suspect it did.
07:33 AM - Feb 04, 2024
Once in America, many enslaved women and men regrew their shaven hair. Black enslaved women, in particular, used scraps of materials to adorn their heads until their hair returned to a noticeable length. Early colonists didn't mind this until slave revolts began.
07:41 AM - Feb 04, 2024
Breakfast! It took a couple of days, but now my homemade gravlax is ready.
07:48 AM - Feb 04, 2024
At the same time as Post-Colonial America began outlawing certain Black enslaved hairstyles, the British began colonizing tribes in the African continent. They saw the loc styles as "dreadful" indicators of belligerent natives. Soon the term "dreadlocks" became a war term.
07:58 AM - Feb 04, 2024
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The wearing of head scarves and bandanas became common among Southern US enslaved people. The head attire protected their hair from drying out in the sun from hours working in dust and the fields. Slaveowners preferred the headgear as long as the fabric patterns were minimal with no secret messages.
08:08 AM - Feb 04, 2024
