TartanTalk is a podcast of Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, an all-girls K–12 school in Princeton, New Jersey.
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Today's youth need youth pastors, mentors, teachers, volunteers, and most of all, they need YOU! Youth Worker On Fire is designed to give you the knowledge and inspiration you need to be the best youth worker possible. Youth Worker On Fire podcast is full of valuable information from people who work with youth on a daily basis. It is also packed with interviews with former students (years later) in their adult life and how student ministry, or the lack of it, effected their future. Many are ...
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Diary of a Teacher is a podcast about the experiences of an early-career teacher, with an emphasis on sanity preservation and keeping stress in check. Recommended for teachers, tutors, and students.
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Sophia Rhino and Jasmine Redbox are determined to ask students if they like middleschool and their least and favorite classes.
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Batsheva Frankel presents an edgy and entertaining educational podcast for teachers, students, parents, administrators and anyone else who cares about the state of education. While it is playful and fun, I also address the revolutionary changes that are happening and need to happen to create more meaningful and engaging education. We’ll celebrate students, educators, and schools who are getting it right and give tools and guidance for inspiring everyone else. Each episode starts with a fauxm ...
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Join me, Grayson Leak, as I chat with my closest friends and family about everything from passions, to faith, to weird side gigs, and more!
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Clark Blake - Recon Marine - Soldiers Remembering Heroes
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28:35I was asked to watch the Memorial Day celebration in Washington, DC on saturday night. It was very moving and the stories of sacrifice and loss of loved ones for the sake of our Nation was sobering at the very least. I proceeded today on Memorial Day to watch another Memorial Day celebration of sacrifice at Arlington National Cemetery where the Pre…
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THE SALT NETWORK's mission, goal, and objective is to plant churches in every major university city around the USA. Greg and Amy Larson are about as good a fit as it gets for this calling! Greg Larson was a Fellowship Of Christian Athletes full time missionary after 2 years in Major League Baseball. Greg met Amy, they married, and then were onto fu…
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Two Girls and a TV: Witches, Winks, and What Ifs? Female Friendship in Wicked
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41:12On this episode of Two Girls and A TV, your host Dana '25 and guest co-host Aurelia '28 dive into the multi-Oscar-nominated movie, Wicked. They discuss a topic that is often dismissed: queer representation in the media and television, specifically looking at the depiction of female friendship. Tartan Talk dives into life at Stuart Country Day Schoo…
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"...As far as East is from West..." (Psalm 103:12) That's how far God separates our sins from us. He gives us MERCY when we deserve punishment. He Gives us GRACE when we deserve to be chewed up and left in our misery... or worse. Billy's (one of my former youth students) story is a humbling one for a senior in high school. I hope his story helps yo…
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Sustainability @ Stuart: Building for Body, Mind, and Spirit with Julia Wall (Part 2)
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9:51Join Stuart’s fourth grade class as they explore podcast production and our school’s sustainable roots. In this episode, Jamila, Charlotte, Lily, and Lulu interview our Head of School, Julia Wall, to discuss how Stuart's campus was intentionally built (and continues to grow!) in support of wellness for every member of the community. Stuart’s Sustai…
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Character changes lives before talent. God will lift up the humble to confound the wise of this world. The old saying is this... "God does not choose the qualified, He qualifies the chosen." Even the National Football League (NFL) understands that great character trumps great skills. Listen in and find out how they identify this in the recent draft…
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Rainy days can be challenging, but it's all in how we look at them. In this episode, I refer to Elijah praying 3 times, but instead he prayed 7 times in 1 Kings 18:43-46. Often we will pray once or twice for something and decide that God is not going to do what we asking. Jim Halstead (who has 2 interviews on this podcast), prayed for me and my min…
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You have a life license to Create! God created in advance good works for us to do (Ephesians 2:10). We are limited by our desire and trust that God is for us, not against us. The passion inside you can be nurtured or it can be crushed. You must decide! I spoke at a funeral for a 75 year old relative a few weeks ago. Then this week I heard a podcast…
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Easter is our anchor! Easter is about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and His Resurrection is what distinguishes from everyone else. This season can be and should be a fun and exciting time for our students and family. Especially if we lead them and teach them well. _______________________________ Looking for a new student ministry resource? You c…
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Devouring 10,000 Calories - 365 Days A year
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17:55Eat 10,000 Calories... 365 Days A Year! That's Right... You read the title correctly. But there is always an "IF" thrown somewhere in there... IF you want to work out like the greatest Olympian Of All Time, Michael Phelps. The greatest body builders use to wake up at 2:00AM to drink a protein shake. One of those guys said by the time the competitio…
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Sustainability @ Stuart: Past, Present, & Future with Fourth Grade STEM (Part 1)
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16:06Join Stuart’s fourth grade podcasters as they explore Stuart Country Day School’s connection to the natural world. On this episode of Tartan Talk, they interview community members about Stuart's sustainable roots, including: Andres Duque, Lower School Art Specialist and Gallery Director, Alma Moxon Eisenacher ‘94, Associate Director of Engagement, …
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249 Mark Donohue - Former Student - Corporate Trainer and Coach
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48:11Same Page Ministries is Mark Donohue’s ministry. Mark helps to guide CEO’s, business owners, coaches, pastors, and more on a journey of becoming as successful in their family life as they are in their business life and/or ministry. Mark was responsible for leading 50 of his peers in high school to Jesus while being mentored in a student ministry by…
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Backstage: Once Upon a Cinderella Production
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13:22Join hosts Maeve '27 and Anastasia '27 as they take you behind the scenes of the Upper School's magical production of Cinderella, where dreams really come true with a Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo! Tune in as they dive into the timeless story, the enchanting costume transformations, the role of the fairy godmother, and so much more. In this episode, they’re …
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Graduation Commencements happen all over the world at several educational levels. Some are even remember as some of the greatest speeches rememered for generations. The speech I am referring to in this episode is one of those memorable commencement speeches by Rick Warren. I felt compelled to tell you about it, so that you can see and hear for your…
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Bold & Boundless: Charu Goel on the Power of Resilience
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20:52On this episode of Tartan Talk, Amanda '25 interviews Charu Goel, a trailblazer in finance and a powerful force in the payments industry. Recognized as one of the most influential women in payments by American Banker, Charu shares her journey of breaking barriers in a traditionally male-dominated field. Beyond her impressive career in finance, Char…
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80 summers is about how many most individuals have to live... Let that sink in! So, would you rather spend those summers hoarding your stuff and time only for yourself... or would you rather promote kindness and goodwill to your family, neighbors and the world around you in Jesus name? What matters in eternity is who we've fed, clothed, and shared …
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CORE Values is about an article written by Greg Stier of Dare 2 Share Ministries. "How to Implement the 7 Values of a Gospel Advancing Ministry" is the name of the article. There are many organizations that you can find to help you with CORE Values that I mention in this episode, but this one is very good if you have been looking for direction and …
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The World-O-Meter is pretty impressive. It's calculating the births and deaths in 20 countries by the second (or faster), to let us know approximately how many people are alive on planet Earth each second of every day. How can we as youth workers, youth pastors, student ministry leaders, and volunteers reach the millions that are being born each ye…
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244 Good Idea or Bad Idea? - Winter Retreats
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10:59The best time for college retreats seemed to be at the beginning of Christmas break and return from that trip the day before Christmas. Was it successful yes... for several years. Was it worth it? For the students yes.... for my family who was very gracious to me? No. Why? Because all things in Jesus name are not necessarily the best thing to do. T…
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243 The Wholehearted Journey with Joel Johnson
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1:07:10If you want to know the value of investing in a child and especially in teenagers, Joel Johnson is one of the greatest examples. He grew up with a Father that left him, a step father that hurt him, threatened him, and left him. Yet... God saw him! He asked Jesus into his heart and his youth pastor challenged him. He took those challenges and did wh…
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You can hike the Grand Canyon or you can be a RIM HUGGER. One experiences the canyon first hand. You get thirsty, dirty, and you use energy... but you see what rim huggers never see, the truth about the canyon. We can do ministry. Spend time with people, lead them to Jesus, and disciple them (make a student out of them)... or you can just look at o…
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The Truth is always the right thing to talk about and believe. The Truth is not what society usually wants to hear. Real Truth usually goes against the grain of society. So... it has to be delivered in Love, Compassion, and Power through God's spirit. Not by our own self-righteous power. Students (and humans in general) are drawn to God's convictio…
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240 Dr. Larry E. Shyers - Therapist and Professor
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41:17What do you do when students and families need help on a professional level? This interview is going to help you find answers to those questions and situations. This interview is a straightforward discussion with a man who has given his life to the spiritual and mental growth students and their families. He has trained countless numbers to do the s…
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Making God's Love Clear is important. It sounds like that should be easy and it is, but the power and passion of it needs to be fresh everyday. At the start of what would become one of the largest churches in the world, the pastor's first intention was that their church was going to intentionally make sure that every person that came to their churc…
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Pick your… WORD FOR THE YEAR! Yes, one word. A friend of mine has asked me and many other friends to pick their “word” for quite a few years now. What is that one word that you want to define the upcoming year? Here are a few changes you can make to go from negative talk to positive and proactive thinking: Impatient…Patient Unprepared…..Always Prep…
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Student Ministry is all about leading students to Jesus and then setting them up for success to live a Jesus centered life. In this episode, we talk about some books and authors that will help you guide students that love God and those who don't, answers to questions that we all ask at some point in our life. Lee Strobel, Josh McDowell, and his son…
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There are 4 of us. My oldest sister Deborah, then me (Doug), Deanna and Dawn in that order. Deborah and I being the oldest, pioneered the way as the first teenagers and we benefited big time from student ministries, family and music groups we sang and performed with. Our volunteer youth workers Ronnie and Maxine Kennedy were superheroes to us. They…
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Friends who are always there and go way beyond the extra mile… You will encounter people who will inspire you. The journey will be fun, because of those people. Keep these people in your life. Their spiritual and emotional DNA will pass onto you. The holiday miracles are Never convenient, they are necessary. There was no room at the Inn for Joseph …
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