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VETERAN | An Intimate Conversation With WW2 Vet, Colonel Katz
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11/11/20 • 53 min
In this very special episode, Suzanne sits down with Colonel Morton Katz, United States Army, Retired, as he takes her on his journey stationed overseas during WW2-through North Africa, the South of France, Italy, Germany, and Belgium. He is 101-years-old with a memory as sharp as a knife. He remembers all the dates and names of the missions he took part in and the men with whom he served. We hope you love this episode as much as we do.
About Colonel Katz:
Attorney Morton Katz was born on May 15, 1919 in Hartford, CT. He graduated from the University of Connecticut, known as Connecticut College in 1939. He then matriculated at Iowa State University to study chemistry at the graduate level. He graduated from the masters program in just one year but realized he was unhappy in that career path. He was commissioned in the army reserve as a second Lieutenant in 1940.
After Pearl Harbor, he was ordered to active duty and he reported to Fort Benning, GA in April of 1942. He served in combat operations in Italy, France, Belgium, and Germany with the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion. After the 509th Battalion was "wiped out" in the Ardennes Campaign, he joined the 505th Parachute Infantry of the legendary 82nd Airborne Division. He was involved in the ground assault at Venafro, Italy in November of 1943 and in the invasion of Anzio in January of 1944. He also fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Attorney Katz was later involved in the liberation of the Wobbelin Concentration Camp in Ludwigslust, Germany. He recalls that his division commander was so outraged at the conditions at the camp that his commander made the local populace march to the camp to view the bodies. He then had them carry the dead to town and create a cemetery that still stands today.
After the war he went to law school at the University of Connecticut law school. He married Shirley Dinerstein (Katz) in 1964 and has two children, Rachel (Katz) Brunke born in 1967 and Naomi Katz Cohen born in 1971. He has 3 grandchildren, Diane and Anne Brunke and Tabitha Cohen. He is still practicing law at the age 101.
Mentioned in the Show:
- Wikipedia on Maurice Rose
- Major General Maurice Rose
- Battle of the Bulge
- Anzio
- Wobbelin Concentration Camp
- Lieutenant General James Gavin Obituary-NY TIMES
- Lieutenant General William P. Yarborough
- Captain Carlos C. Alden
About the Show:
There’s a Word For That! is a weekly podcast that centers around a different word or expression each episode. Host Suzanne Dressler believes in pushing the envelope to explore why and how we use words and the ways this impacts our lives. With a diverse assortment of intelligent, creative, and exciting guests, TAWFT! will force you to analyze and consider words in an entirely original and eye-opening way. Even better? NOTHING is off-limits.
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CBD: A Discussion with Expert Jaime Lubin
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12/07/21 • 35 min
What is CBD? How does it differ from Marijuana? Is it safe? Does it work to cure our ills, mentally and physically? What is its purpose? Why does it seem to be EVERYWHERE? Can anyone use it? SHOULD anyone use it? What are its ties to social justice issues?
These are questions we tackle in this episode of TAWFT!, aptly titled, “CBD.” Jaime Lubin, Editor-At-Large of Honeysuckle Media, Inc., breaks down all you ever wanted to know about CBD and its place in society and our own homes.
This is a highly informative and educational interview on so number of levels-we know you will find Jaime’s insight truly enlightening.
Mentioned in the Show:
- Honeysuckle:
- Herbas: Accessibility & Cannabis in the Latinx Community
- Last Prisoner Project
- Drug Policy Alliance
- Marijuana Policy Project
- National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
- On the Need for Health Justice in the Prison System - Article helped release DaReta Gail Steverson
- Racial Bias Could Send an Innocent Man to Death Row - Matthew Baker case
- False Convictions Show Major Flaws in Michigan Justice System - Michigan's wrongful convictions exposed
About the Guest:
Jaime Lubin is a writer, content creator, performer and media professional. She serves as Editor-At-Large of Honeysuckle Media, Inc., an award-winning woman-owned media company that amplifies diverse voices and social impact.
Jaime helps oversee and implement content and development strategy for the brand's print and digital arms, coordinating daily content for an audience of 100K+ and working on landmark policy-changing campaigns.
Jaime has created promotional campaigns for Penguin Random House, Screen Media Ventures, the Scripps-Howard Foundation and more. She wrote, co-produced and starred in the Oscar and Cannes-nominated short film, In the Cards.
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About the Show:
There’s a Word For That! is a weekly podcast that centers around a different word or expression for each episode. Host Suzanne Dressler believes in pushing the envelope to explore why and how we use words and the ways this impacts our lives. With a diverse assortment of intelligent, creative, and exciting guests, TAWFT! will force you to analyze and consider words in an entirely original and eye-opening way. Even better? NOTHING is off-limits.
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COMMUNITY | Virginia Child
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09/08/20 • 42 min
Activist Virginia Child and Suzanne uncover the roots and power of the word “community.” Through her experience with asylum seekers and refugees, Child delineates a powerful point of view and feedback on how crucial a community can be, not just to those seeking support, but to those who offer it. She delves into her own past and what lead her to start a non-profit that works with families crossing the border and fleeing their highly dangerous home countries. “The community is greater than the sum of its parts,” as she makes a point of expressing. Suzanne and Virginia dig into the ways that communities save people’s lives, from various perspectives, and discuss ways individuals can form their own communities, regardless of the motivation.
Mentions:
- www.ttlcnyc.org (*this is the new and updated version. The link mentioned in the episode has since been changed to this one)
- www.granniesrespond.org (“Abuelas Responden”)
- www.thedailybeast.com/author/kate-chaltain
Meet Virginia:
Virginia Child, a native Midwesterner and current New Yorker, is an activist, artist, and massive action-taker. She has been instrumental in fighting for the rights of immigrants and asylum seekers for the past several years. She is the founder of Team TLC NYC and has traveled to the Texas/Mexico border to witness first-hand the atrocities facing immigrants in the current climate. We are thrilled to have her on the show to discuss her work and her deep commitment to “community” and all that it entails.
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About the Show:
There’s a Word For That! is a weekly podcast that centers around a different word or expression each episode. Host Suzanne Dressler believes in pushing the envelope to explore why and how we use words and the ways this impacts our lives. With a diverse assortment of intelligent, creative, and exciting guests, TAWFT! will force you to analyze and consider words in an entirely original and eye-opening way. Even better? NOTHING is off-limits.
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RESILIENCE Part 2: Building it, Maintaining it | Claire Manship
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03/18/21 • 30 min
Suzanne is honored to have Claire Manship on TAWFT! This is the second of a two-part episode on the word, “resilience.” Claire shares intricate details surrounding Claire’s crazy medical experiences over the past 1.5 years and why “RESILIENCE” is such a personal and powerful word and mantra for her life before, then, and now. Claire hopes her story will give listeners hope and determination to overcome their own life interruptions and tenuous situations. Enjoy!
More About Claire:
As an actor, her most recent credits include Bliss at The 5th Avenue Theatre, a staged reading of Bliss at Bay Street Theater, Music Theatre Wichita's Hairspray, STAGES St. Louis' regional premiere of It Shoulda Been You and DreamWorks' Madagascar, and Miss Saigon at Signature Theatre. Claire has also produced multiple concert series in New York, including The Ladies Who Lunch, benefiting Planned Parenthood of NYC at Feinstein’s/54 Below. Claire holds a BFA in Acting from Elon University, and trained at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.
As a content creator, Claire is a member of the TikTok Creator Marketplace and Fund, has garnered tens of millions of views across multiple platforms, and has created sponsored and branded content. Claire collaborated with PureWow to create Songs From The Sill and has been featured in the New York Times and Daily Mail. She also co-hosted and edited four years on the weekly podcast The Thing That Happened This Week and is a contributor for Medium. As a social content creator and digital producer, Claire has designed logos, websites, professional branding, photo edited and copywritten, monitored analytics, mastered algorithmic and engagement strategies, used SEO best practices, and produced hundreds of videos.
She loves riding bikes around the Central Park loop, going to the movies multiple times a week, and creating content for her 334K+ followers on TikTok.
Claire is represented by Craig Holzberg and Ellery Sandhu at Avalon Artists Group, and is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association.
About the Show:
There’s a Word For That! is a weekly podcast that centers around a different word or expression each episode. Host Suzanne Dressler believes in pushing the envelope to explore why and how we use words and the ways this impacts our lives. With a diverse assortment of intelligent, creative, and exciting guests, TAWFT! will force you to analyze and consider words in an entirely original and eye-opening way. Even better? NOTHING is off-limits.
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RESILIENCE: Part 1 | Claire Manship
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03/10/21 • 26 min
Suzanne is honored to have Claire Manship on TAWFT! This is the first of a two-part episode on the word, “resilience.” Claire shares intricate details surrounding Claire’s crazy medical experiences over the past 1.5 years and why “RESILIENCE” is such a personal and powerful word and mantra for her life before, then, and now. Claire hopes her story will give listeners hope and determination to overcome their own life interruptions and tenuous situations. Enjoy!
More About Claire:
As an actor, her most recent credits include Bliss at The 5th Avenue Theatre, a staged reading of Bliss at Bay Street Theater, Music Theatre Wichita's Hairspray, STAGES St. Louis' regional premiere of It Shoulda Been You and DreamWorks' Madagascar, and Miss Saigon at Signature Theatre. Claire has also produced multiple concert series in New York, including The Ladies Who Lunch, benefiting Planned Parenthood of NYC at Feinstein’s/54 Below. Claire holds a BFA in Acting from Elon University, and trained at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.
As a content creator, Claire is a member of the TikTok Creator Marketplace and Fund, has garnered tens of millions of views across multiple platforms, and has created sponsored and branded content. Claire collaborated with PureWow to create Songs From The Sill and has been featured in the New York Times and Daily Mail. She also co-hosted and edited four years on the weekly podcast The Thing That Happened This Week and is a contributor for Medium. As a social content creator and digital producer, Claire has designed logos, websites, professional branding, photo edited and copywritten, monitored analytics, mastered algorithmic and engagement strategies, used SEO best practices, and produced hundreds of videos.
She loves riding bikes around the Central Park loop, going to the movies multiple times a week, and creating content for her 334K+ followers on TikTok.
Claire is represented by Craig Holzberg and Ellery Sandhu at Avalon Artists Group, and is a proud member of Actors' Equity Association.
About the Show:
There’s a Word For That! is a weekly podcast that centers around a different word or expression each episode. Host Suzanne Dressler believes in pushing the envelope to explore why and how we use words and the ways this impacts our lives. With a diverse assortment of intelligent, creative, and exciting guests, TAWFT! will force you to analyze and consider words in an entirely original and eye-opening way. Even better? NOTHING is off-limits.
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OTHER | KJ Nasrul
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11/03/20 • 47 min
KJ and Suzanne break down the use of the word “other” : how we use it, what it means psychologically, physically, emotionally, and the ways in which feeling like the other (or being TOLD we are the other) can, and often does, have lasting consequences.
More about KJ:
Kimberly "KJ" Nasrul is a licensed psychotherapist and musician nursing an obsession with words...and a gift for making grilled cheese sandwiches. She helps healers and essential frontline workers recover their resilient stories via music, art and compassionate conversations so that they can continue to uplift and heal their communities.
When she's not planning her next traveling adventure, KJ can be found on her podcast, Stories of Astonishing Light, jamming with musicians, artists, and trailblazers about creativity and mental wellness accessibility for all communities.
She is a Disaster Mental Health Responder (Psychological First Aid) and Quality Improvement Specialist for health privacy.
She is also an avid roller skater. And, LOVELY human.
About the Show:
There’s a Word For That! is a weekly podcast that centers around a different word or expression each episode. Host Suzanne Dressler believes in pushing the envelope to explore why and how we use words and the ways this impacts our lives. With a diverse assortment of intelligent, creative, and exciting guests, TAWFT! will force you to analyze and consider words in an entirely original and eye-opening way. Even better? NOTHING is off-limits.
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CHUTZPAH | Mara Jill Herman
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05/31/23 • 35 min
In this fascinating conversation, Suzanne and Mara go all out to discuss the Yiddish word “Chutzpah” and all its connotations and the ways it is used in everyday life, for both Jews and non-Jews. They also discuss, in provocative detail, other Yiddish words that we know and love.
Feel free to tell us what YOUR favorite Yiddish words are. Are there any you would like to see on the podcast? Let us know!
About Mara Jill Herman:
Mara Jill Herman is a multidisciplinary Jewish artist who endeavors to abolish anti-Semitism, advocates for gender equity, and protects human rights. She performed leading roles all over the country and recently made her Carnegie Hall debut in We Are Here: Songs From The Holocaust. International Tours include Disney On Classic (Mother Gothel) and Jesus Christ Superstar. Mara also produces benefit concerts for various causes.
Mara received NYFA’s City Artist Corps Grant and YoungArts’ Creative Grant for generating original work. She was featured on CBS Mornings with the Queens Theatre Senior Ensemble for Storytelling and Devised Theatre work. For the past decade, she engaged thousands of students, parents, and teachers for YoungArts as a Program Presenter, Adjudicator, and Head Resident Advisor. Currently, Mara teaches for City Center and New York Theatre Workshop.
Mara is a 2023 nominee for the Barbara Whitman Award (Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation).
Connect with Mara Jill Herman
About the Show:
There’s a Word For That! is a weekly podcast that centers around a different word or expression each episode. Host Suzanne Dressler believes in pushing the envelope to explore why and how we use words and the ways this impacts our lives. With a diverse assortment of intelligent, creative, and exciting guests, TAWFT! will force you to analyze and consider words in an entirely original and eye-opening way. Even better? NOTHING is off-limits.
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LEGACY | Michael Andreaus
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02/28/23 • 29 min
Suzanne sits down with Broadway actor, Michael Andreaus, who explores his connection to the word, “Legacy”. We are thrilled that Michael agreed to chat with us during Black History Month and share his experiences as a black man in this current political climate. “Legacy” is a powerful and explorative episode that everyone should listen to. We hope you are moved and inspired by Michael’s journey.
About Michael Andreaus:
Michael Andreaus is an actor, born in Atlanta, GA. He grew up in Atlanta and Oklahoma City, and he graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma. Upon moving to New York, he was cast in the Netflix limited series "When They See Us" and Off-Broadway, before being cast in "A Soldier's Play" on Broadway. He is currently playing Otis Williams in the First National Tour of "Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations".
Connect with Michael Andreaus
About the Show:
There’s a Word For That! is a weekly podcast that centers around a different word or expression each episode. Host Suzanne Dressler believes in pushing the envelope to explore why and how we use words and the ways this impacts our lives. With a diverse assortment of intelligent, creative, and exciting guests, TAWFT! will force you to analyze and consider words in an entirely original and eye-opening way. Even better? NOTHING is off-limits.
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PLEASURE | Catherine Hiller
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02/08/23 • 32 min
Suzanne sits down with seasoned author and writer, Cathy Hiller. Cathy is passionate about all things related to “pleasure” whether it’s intimacy, eating her favorite fruit, or going to Burning Man alone for the first time. In this episode, we dive into her new book, “Cybill Unbound.” This is a novel about a heroine who discovers romance, adventure, her own wild side, and all sorts of pleasure from the ages of 42-72!
If you’ve ever thought that love has passed you by, that you were too “old” to try something daring or new, or if you think your inner flame has extinguished, we urge you to listen to this episode and order your copy of “Cybill Unbound.” She doesn’t disappoint.
Connect with Catherine Hiller
- Catherine Hiller Website
- Catherine Hiller Substack Website
- Catherine Hiller's Cybill Unbound
About the Show:
There’s a Word For That! is a weekly podcast that centers around a different word or expression each episode. Host Suzanne Dressler believes in pushing the envelope to explore why and how we use words and the ways this impacts our lives. With a diverse assortment of intelligent, creative, and exciting guests, TAWFT! will force you to analyze and consider words in an entirely original and eye-opening way. Even better? NOTHING is off-limits.
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Our Favorite WORDS | Two NYC 4th Graders Discuss Their Favorite Words With Suzanne
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11/17/20 • 31 min
Jack F. and Esteban M. are 4th graders at Spruce Street School downtown in Tribeca, NYC. They are funny, borderline brilliant, creative, close friends, and most importantly, good and kind young humans. Suzanne brings them on the show to discuss their favorite words and the various iterations these words entail. We are excited to have you hear their interview; they did a beautiful job, and we are beyond impressed with their poise, ideas, and emotional maturity. They will also make you laugh (trust us).
Special thank you to Anita and Steve, Esteban’s parents, and Kara and David, Jack’s parents, for encouraging them to be on the podcast and for supporting their eagerness to talk to us about their opinions. The future looks bright!
Jack F. Bio
Jack F. is in 4th grade at Spruce Street School in Manhattan, New York. He has one younger sister (who is the funniest person he knows), three older half-brothers and is the biggest NY Yankees fan you will ever meet; however, he also likes football, particularly the Dallas Cowboys. His favorite food is Chicken Caesar Salad--favorite candy is NERDS. He LOVES WW2 history and will read any book about this topic. His favorite movies are Rocky and Friday, the 13th. Recently, he started taking boxing lessons and is truly enjoying his sessions! Additionally, he has been studying guitar for over a year and is getting quite good at it. He loves to visit family in Connecticut and Massachusetts, where he often rides horses. Lastly, he is hoping his parents will get him a dog in the spring!
QUOTE: On “Love”--”We need love in order to live.”
Esteban M. Bio
Esteban M. is a 4th grader at Spruce Street School in Manhattan, New York. He is the older brother to Bruno and Hugo, his favorite people. He loves to eat tacos and mangoes. He is a voracious reader and has read more books than he can count, especially during quarantine in the spring. His new obsession is Goosebumps, by R.L. Stine. He loves WW2 history (just like Jack), as well as history in general. Some of his favorite American icons include Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, and Alexander Hamilton. His favorite places in the world are his family’s coffee farms in Nicaragua. Finally, he is a fan of Texas A and M football and likes to yell at the tv with his dad during games.
QUOTE: On “Excellent”--”Excellent to me means beautiful, amazing..exquisite.”
About the Show:
There’s a Word For That! is a weekly podcast that centers around a different word or expression each episode. Host Suzanne Dressler believes in pushing the envelope to explore why and how we use words and the ways this impacts our lives. With a diverse assortment of intelligent, creative, and exciting guests, TAWFT! will force you to analyze and consider words in an entirely original and eye-opening way. Even better? NOTHING is off-limits.
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FAQ
How many episodes does There's A Word for That! have?
There's A Word for That! currently has 46 episodes available.
What topics does There's A Word for That! cover?
The podcast is about Language, Society & Culture, Word, History, Intelligent, Podcasts, Self-Improvement, Education, Information and Linguistic.
What is the most popular episode on There's A Word for That!?
The episode title 'LEGACY | Michael Andreaus' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on There's A Word for That!?
The average episode length on There's A Word for That! is 34 minutes.
How often are episodes of There's A Word for That! released?
Episodes of There's A Word for That! are typically released every 12 days.
When was the first episode of There's A Word for That!?
The first episode of There's A Word for That! was released on Aug 31, 2020.
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