Deborah Pardes | A Swell Personal Podcast
Visit my Swellcast website to reply to my episodes: https://www.swellcast.com/dbpardes This is the personal podcast of Deborah Pardes, VP of Stories & Voices at Swell. 20 + years in audio, arts & education. To learn more or to start your own personal or community podcast, please visit www.swellcast.com.
Episodes
December 17, 2024 • 3 mins
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"And I'm really sensitive because lately I've been speaking to a lot of people about personal podcasting, and some of the first things they say have to do with their lack of confidence that doesn't actually make sense to the resume of their life. So I'm curious about it, and if you have any thoughts, please hit reply in the description and let me know what you're thinking when you hear a con...
"And I'm really sensitive because lately I've been speaking to a lot of people about personal podcasting, and some of the first things they say have to do with their lack of confidence that doesn't actually make sense to the resume of their life. So I'm curious about it, and if you have any thoughts, please hit reply in the description and let me know what you're thinking when you hear a con...
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"But this is a general invitation to anybody who is triggered by Luigi's story because it talks about an extraordinary life that twisted into a tragic ending and his physical pain, the screws in his back, his lack of care, these are all things that are so consuming of a person that in my mind I understand what might have happened."
"But this is a general invitation to anybody who is triggered by Luigi's story because it talks about an extraordinary life that twisted into a tragic ending and his physical pain, the screws in his back, his lack of care, these are all things that are so consuming of a person that in my mind I understand what might have happened."
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December 4, 2024 • 1 min
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"And I don't know what makes this fantastic, but it basically combines Brazilian pink, Indian green, and Malaysian white, and also Indian black peppercorns. And that's a good thing, I guess. But it begs a question. Is it a good thing? How many trains, planes and automobiles were involved in making my peppercorn bottle? These are the things that I try to be conscious of."
"And I don't know what makes this fantastic, but it basically combines Brazilian pink, Indian green, and Malaysian white, and also Indian black peppercorns. And that's a good thing, I guess. But it begs a question. Is it a good thing? How many trains, planes and automobiles were involved in making my peppercorn bottle? These are the things that I try to be conscious of."
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December 1, 2024 • 2 mins
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"It's that time of year again when people get sucked into what's loudest and what's brightest, which is usually controlled by the commercialization of holidays. And I've been thinking a lot about my control over what I pay attention to. And this weekend, a lot of us had time off because of Thanksgiving, and I went out to the desert. And there's something that's magnificent about the desert a...
"It's that time of year again when people get sucked into what's loudest and what's brightest, which is usually controlled by the commercialization of holidays. And I've been thinking a lot about my control over what I pay attention to. And this weekend, a lot of us had time off because of Thanksgiving, and I went out to the desert. And there's something that's magnificent about the desert a...
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November 21, 2024 • 2 mins
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"It's created by an Italian artist named Maurizio Catalan. The art is actually a live banana, okay? It's taped on the wall. Duct tape, to be specific. And a lot of people wanted to own it, but Justin won the Sotheby's auction. And what he gets is a certificate saying that he bought this. And he gets a roll of duct tape and a manual explaining how he needs to install a new banana every couple...
"It's created by an Italian artist named Maurizio Catalan. The art is actually a live banana, okay? It's taped on the wall. Duct tape, to be specific. And a lot of people wanted to own it, but Justin won the Sotheby's auction. And what he gets is a certificate saying that he bought this. And he gets a roll of duct tape and a manual explaining how he needs to install a new banana every couple...
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November 20, 2024 • 4 mins
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"And specifically, what I mean by that is a lot of people think documentaries are not for them. This particular documentary, which is really speaking to the heart of a divided nation, I want everybody to see this film. It's going to provoke feelings and ideas. I personally strategically have not seen this film because I want to be like you."
"And specifically, what I mean by that is a lot of people think documentaries are not for them. This particular documentary, which is really speaking to the heart of a divided nation, I want everybody to see this film. It's going to provoke feelings and ideas. I personally strategically have not seen this film because I want to be like you."
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November 18, 2024 • 3 mins
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"I know some people that are going to be there are in an area that I'm interested in in terms of work, but it's a schlep and it's in the middle of my week and there's a lot of mystery around it. But that's exactly why I'm doing Episode today. I really wanted to talk out loud because I think one of the best things about personal podcasting is you could talk about anything and you could riff."
"I know some people that are going to be there are in an area that I'm interested in in terms of work, but it's a schlep and it's in the middle of my week and there's a lot of mystery around it. But that's exactly why I'm doing Episode today. I really wanted to talk out loud because I think one of the best things about personal podcasting is you could talk about anything and you could riff."
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November 12, 2024 • 2 mins
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"When you put a set together and you stand up in front of people and the obvious vibe is you want to get a laugh. There's a lot at stake there. You're putting yourself out in front of people and you're just hoping you connect. And 12 years later, I did it again this weekend and it was an extraordinary experience, actually, because I wanted to see personal growth. I wanted to see that I still...
"When you put a set together and you stand up in front of people and the obvious vibe is you want to get a laugh. There's a lot at stake there. You're putting yourself out in front of people and you're just hoping you connect. And 12 years later, I did it again this weekend and it was an extraordinary experience, actually, because I wanted to see personal growth. I wanted to see that I still...
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November 8, 2024 • 3 mins
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"There was antisemitic speech, there was vandalism, there was violence. This has been going on, obviously, since people have been protesting about the war in Gaza. And it's really spread throughout Europe. It's spread throughout the United States. A lot of people are not on the same feeds I am, probably. So I've been seeing a lot of violence around the country, specifically on campuses."
"There was antisemitic speech, there was vandalism, there was violence. This has been going on, obviously, since people have been protesting about the war in Gaza. And it's really spread throughout Europe. It's spread throughout the United States. A lot of people are not on the same feeds I am, probably. So I've been seeing a lot of violence around the country, specifically on campuses."
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November 4, 2024 • 2 mins
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"Okay. I wanted to ask you a question about Vegemite. I just need you to hear a little bit of the chew of my toast that has Vegemite on it. Normally, I wouldn't do a podcast about Vegemite or food unless I was talking to, like, the inventor of Vegemite, but it's a fascinating paste that people put on their bread, and it's. It's kind of famous. It was made famous by men at work in that crazy ...
"Okay. I wanted to ask you a question about Vegemite. I just need you to hear a little bit of the chew of my toast that has Vegemite on it. Normally, I wouldn't do a podcast about Vegemite or food unless I was talking to, like, the inventor of Vegemite, but it's a fascinating paste that people put on their bread, and it's. It's kind of famous. It was made famous by men at work in that crazy ...
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November 3, 2024 • 4 mins
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"Like, what do we do in the face of true adversity, where a circumstance requires us to do an act that might go against someone we love? And voting is just that sometimes we don't agree with the person we love and we have to go the other direction. But more personal to me is this idea of keeping the conversation alive before, during, and after this election our ability to not be numbed by a ...
"Like, what do we do in the face of true adversity, where a circumstance requires us to do an act that might go against someone we love? And voting is just that sometimes we don't agree with the person we love and we have to go the other direction. But more personal to me is this idea of keeping the conversation alive before, during, and after this election our ability to not be numbed by a ...
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October 28, 2024 • 2 mins
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"Some people call America the great experiment. And I love that it's a country that was born from the idea of independence from tyranny and an embrace of freedoms. And during this election cycle, I can't help but think about this phrase with regard to what's going on right now. Experimenting is a really great way of framing any idea. When you execute upon it right, sometimes it moves forward...
"Some people call America the great experiment. And I love that it's a country that was born from the idea of independence from tyranny and an embrace of freedoms. And during this election cycle, I can't help but think about this phrase with regard to what's going on right now. Experimenting is a really great way of framing any idea. When you execute upon it right, sometimes it moves forward...
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October 22, 2024 • 4 mins
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"So I feel like I'm playing this game, and I'm really bad at the game. I'm changing words in my resume to reflect job descriptions. You should put a rider on that horse. Oh, you definitely need a rider on that horse. But, you know, life bumps into you all the time. Right. When you have a kid, it just, like, just. What just happened? You know, we dropped in and we."
"So I feel like I'm playing this game, and I'm really bad at the game. I'm changing words in my resume to reflect job descriptions. You should put a rider on that horse. Oh, you definitely need a rider on that horse. But, you know, life bumps into you all the time. Right. When you have a kid, it just, like, just. What just happened? You know, we dropped in and we."
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October 21, 2024 • 1 min
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"Astrolokia gigantea, the brazilian Dutchman's pipe, or giant pelican flower, is an ornamental plant native to Brazil, Costa Rica and Panama. Typical of subtropical bahia and Minas gerais vegetation, it is a vigorous evergreen climber with cordant heart shaped leaves and spectacular, fragrant flowers. So they weren't flowered open yet. They were still closed as pods. But they really freaked ...
"Astrolokia gigantea, the brazilian Dutchman's pipe, or giant pelican flower, is an ornamental plant native to Brazil, Costa Rica and Panama. Typical of subtropical bahia and Minas gerais vegetation, it is a vigorous evergreen climber with cordant heart shaped leaves and spectacular, fragrant flowers. So they weren't flowered open yet. They were still closed as pods. But they really freaked ...
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October 16, 2024 • 3 mins
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"Is this a sign that half the people I live with in this country are mean people like the guys and girls I might have met at recess when I was a kid who, just because they didn't know better, they just went with some kind of animal instinct to just be mean and push the kid down or poke at the kidde or make fun of the kid or call the kid a name that's mean, and you hope you grow out of it."
"Is this a sign that half the people I live with in this country are mean people like the guys and girls I might have met at recess when I was a kid who, just because they didn't know better, they just went with some kind of animal instinct to just be mean and push the kid down or poke at the kidde or make fun of the kid or call the kid a name that's mean, and you hope you grow out of it."
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October 15, 2024 • 2 mins
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"And I think there's a voice in my head that's saying, bread is bad because it causes a spike in your carb intake, and then there's a problem with it converting to sugar and all that stuff happens. But the pleasure of it reminds me of this battle we have around what do we reward ourselves with? What do we eat? What don't we eat? A and I just am curious about your relationship to bread. Do yo...
"And I think there's a voice in my head that's saying, bread is bad because it causes a spike in your carb intake, and then there's a problem with it converting to sugar and all that stuff happens. But the pleasure of it reminds me of this battle we have around what do we reward ourselves with? What do we eat? What don't we eat? A and I just am curious about your relationship to bread. Do yo...
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October 9, 2024 • 2 mins
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"Elaine McMillan Sheldon created a film that is like one long poem. It's beautiful. And you don't expect that about a film about the coal industry and what it's about. And it really hopes. It has hope because it exists as a film to show that the very nature of the resolve for this one filmmaker to break out of the sort of the dream and into the reality is very brave. Coal is not good for the...
"Elaine McMillan Sheldon created a film that is like one long poem. It's beautiful. And you don't expect that about a film about the coal industry and what it's about. And it really hopes. It has hope because it exists as a film to show that the very nature of the resolve for this one filmmaker to break out of the sort of the dream and into the reality is very brave. Coal is not good for the...
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October 8, 2024 • 2 mins
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"Is it rude? Is it assumptive that what they're thinking belongs to me, that I'm allowed to hear it? And I'm just wondering, as I put this out here, if I asked you, what are you thinking? Would you feel, like put upon, or would you feel like I'm caring? Or would you feel like I'm a little too pushy? I know it's contextual. I know it's also based on the relationship you have with the person."
"Is it rude? Is it assumptive that what they're thinking belongs to me, that I'm allowed to hear it? And I'm just wondering, as I put this out here, if I asked you, what are you thinking? Would you feel, like put upon, or would you feel like I'm caring? Or would you feel like I'm a little too pushy? I know it's contextual. I know it's also based on the relationship you have with the person."
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October 2, 2024 • 4 mins
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"You think about who you loved and how they loved you, and love in terms of all kinds of relationships. So I wanted to bring Ruthie's ideas forward in this swell to talk about the importance of friends and relationships in general around these times when people get very hard headed about what they think they believe."
"You think about who you loved and how they loved you, and love in terms of all kinds of relationships. So I wanted to bring Ruthie's ideas forward in this swell to talk about the importance of friends and relationships in general around these times when people get very hard headed about what they think they believe."
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May 28, 2024 • 1 min
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"I know that sometimes when you see something so foreign, like an elephant, that is not anything to do with my life here in Los Angeles, you just look at it like a picture. But I felt very moved by something very primal in me that felt like I wanted to know where they were going, I wanted to know their story. I wanted to know what they were thinking."
"I know that sometimes when you see something so foreign, like an elephant, that is not anything to do with my life here in Los Angeles, you just look at it like a picture. But I felt very moved by something very primal in me that felt like I wanted to know where they were going, I wanted to know their story. I wanted to know what they were thinking."
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