Our Christmas Special, Richard Durrington and the VO Academy Players version of "A Christmas Carol"

It was a packed year for School Transportation News magazine. Tony and Ryan review the top article in each monthly issue and what student transporters have to say about their operations and challenges. Read more at stnonline.com/digital-editions.

'Tis the season for laughs, cheer, odd Christmas music everyone just accepts, and uncomfortably long roadtrips! Today, we're taking a look back at Tyrus & Kat's chat about the holiday season -- and the wonderful ups and tragic downs that can come with this time of year. Follow Tyrus on X: @PlanetTyrus  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Send us a textCTP S2E79 SHOW NOTES ( listen (Sat Dec 21 2024 and thereafter) at: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2210487/episodes/16320334-christitutionalist-politics-s2e79-we-the-people-demand-list-part-1 )... ChristiTutionalist Politics (S2E79) "We The People Demand List (part 1)" See buzzsprout Transcript for fuller/extended Show Notes (inc. related links) and Transcript Bonus  [NOTE: corresponding TLB piece delayed drop til Mon. Dec. 23rd]"We The People Demand List (part 1)" It is time to remember that WE THE PEOPLE are the Bosses and time to be beyond "suggesting" and "demanding" DC listens this time.    Support the showJoseph M. Lenard SUBSCRIBE- Author,Blogger,Podcaster,Political-Activist

It wasn’t a great week for speaking truth to power. ABC’s decision to settle Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit to the tune of $16 million at the behest of parent company Disney sent shockwaves through newsrooms around the country. Coupled with Trump’s lawsuits pending against publishers, journalism prize organizations, CBS, and this week’s news that the President-elect is suing an Iowa pollster and the newspaper that published her poll for “election interference”, rising fears about the freedom of the press are pretty understandable. On this week’s Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by storied media columnist Margaret Sullivan and First Amendment scholar Sonja R West to understand the protections in place and the pinch points for a free press under Trump.  Want more Amicus? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes with exclusive legal analysis. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Amicus show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/amicusplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Week: Mirror Life Questions, Cats, Moon Rocks Redux, Frosty Weather Neanderthals, Carnivorous Squirrels, Giraffes, Sleepless Science, Eating Your Age, Thought vs Sensation, Cafe Calm, And Much More Science!

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The hugely talented John Whelan joins us on the latest version of the LoveLaois Podcast where he tells us of his journey into writing poetry. John has essentially been writing for a living for almost half a century though poetry is certainly a different style. Mixing nostalgia with emotion and observation, he reads three of his poems - Conkers, Stoked and Miscellany. He chats about childhood memories, setting up a surf club in Laois and Christmas trips to the much-loved Miscellany shop in Laois. The poems recited are taken from a new collection entitled 'Stoked', which is due to be published later in 2025.And in keeping with the festive season, we close out with Fairytale of New York, from the hugely popular local band Pogueology.

In an age of reason and rationality are we blinded from seeing the mystical? Rod Dreher author of Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age joins Joseph Backholm for a conversation about how awe and wonder caused him to search for God. He shares personal experiences of mystical encounters, cautions against the occult, and calls on the church to address spiritual warfare and God’s presence. Dreher emphasizes wisdom over emotion, advocating for a grounded faith where spiritual experiences point back to God, not away from him. Resources Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age by Rod Dreher