Book Review from Rick’s Library: No Ordinary Assignment by Jane Ferguson

Book Review from Rick’s Library: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

Learn how life is cumulative, and correspondence—whether via letter or through care, presence, and reflection—helps us make sense of it.  supporting links 1.      Virginia Evans [https://www.virginiaevansauthor.com/] [Website] 2.      Virginia Evans [https://www.instagram.com/virginia.l.evans] [Instagram]  3.      Bookreporter Talks To... Virginia Evans [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FtYT5KRW2Q&t=9s] [YouTube] Contact That's Life, I Swear * Visit my website: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/]  * Twitter at @RedPhantom [https://twitter.com/RedPhantom]  * Bluesky at @rickbarron.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/rickbarron.bsky.social]  * Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/] Episode Review * Submit on Apple Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-life-i-swear/id1619171495] * Submit on That's Life, I Swear website [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/reviews/new/] Other topics? * Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? Please email us  [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/] Interviews * Contact me here https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/], if you wish to be a guest for a interview on a topic of interest Listen to podcast audios * Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb [https://t.co/HlcVW65x0k] * Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4 [https://t.co/z1Rs04Tibb] * My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB [https://t.co/RKkUPaBJpf] Other * Music and/or Sound Effects are cour...

What Happens After You Kill the Iran Nuclear Deal?

In global politics, you rarely get solutions; you get trade-offs. The enduring lesson is this: Every path carries risk—the real challenge is choosing which risks you’re more willing to live with.         Supporting links 1.      Daniel Yergin Sees a 'Different World' Emerging After the Hormuz Crisis [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXj4ahKtrTk] [YouTube] 2.      Daniel Yergin [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=daniel+yergin] [YouTube] 3.      Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_nuclear_deal] [Wikipedia] 4.      Nuclear program of Iran [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Iran] [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear * Visit my website: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/]  * Twitter at @RedPhantom [https://twitter.com/RedPhantom]  * Bluesky at @rickbarron.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/rickbarron.bsky.social]  * Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/] Episode Review * Submit on Apple Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-life-i-swear/id1619171495] * Submit on That's Life, I Swear website [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/reviews/new/] Other topics? * Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? Please email us  [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/] Interviews * Contact me here https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/], if you wish to be a guest for a interview on a topic of interest Listen to podcast audios * Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb [https://t.co/HlcVW65x0k] * Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4 [https://t.co/z1Rs04Tibb] * My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB [https://t.co/RKkUPaBJpf] Other * Music and/or Sound Effects are cour...

David Miliband: The Politician Who Quit to Save the World

The deepest takeaway, perhaps, is simply this: a life shaped by history's worst chapter can still choose to be defined by its best instincts.  Supporting links 1.      Economic Rescue Committee [https://www.rescue.org/] [Website] 2.      David Miliband [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Miliband] [Wikipedia] The refugee crisis is a test of our character [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgCmT0qkfQM] [YouTube]     Contact That's Life, I Swear * Visit my website: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/]  * Twitter at @RedPhantom [https://twitter.com/RedPhantom]  * Bluesky at @rickbarron.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/rickbarron.bsky.social]  * Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/] Episode Review * Submit on Apple Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-life-i-swear/id1619171495] * Submit on That's Life, I Swear website [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/reviews/new/] Other topics? * Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? Please email us  [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/] Interviews * Contact me here https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/], if you wish to be a guest for a interview on a topic of interest Listen to podcast audios * Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb [https://t.co/HlcVW65x0k] * Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4 [https://t.co/z1Rs04Tibb] * My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB [https://t.co/RKkUPaBJpf] Other * Music and/or Sound Effects are cour...

Book Review from Rick’s Library: Lucky Every Day by Chip Silverman

Learn how Dianes’ story is not merely about sports or even about cancer—it's about the human capacity to find meaning, purpose, and even joy in the face of devastating circumstances.  supporting links 1.      Diane Geppi-Aikens [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Geppi-Aikens] [Wikipedia]  2.      Loyola University Maryland [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyola_University_Maryland] [Wikipedia] 3.      NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_women%27s_lacrosse_tournament] [Wikipedia] 4.      Chip Silverman [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Silverman] [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear * Visit my website: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/]  * Twitter at @RedPhantom [https://twitter.com/RedPhantom]  * Bluesky at @rickbarron.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/rickbarron.bsky.social]  * Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/] Episode Review * Submit on Apple Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-life-i-swear/id1619171495] * Submit on That's Life, I Swear website [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/reviews/new/] Other topics? * Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? Please email us  [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/] Interviews * Contact me here https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/], if you wish to be a guest for a interview on a topic of interest Listen to podcast audios * Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb [https://t.co/HlcVW65x0k] * Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4 [https://t.co/z1Rs04Tibb] * My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB [https://t.co/RKkUPaBJpf] Other * Music and/or Sound Effects are cour...

And For Best Picture, The Oscar Goes To: YouTube!

Learn how this is a story about institutions that define culture, don’t get to stand still. The Oscars’ pivot to YouTube shows that legacy alone doesn’t guarantee relevance — adaptation does. To remain meaningful, even icons must loosen their grip on the past and follow their audience into the future. Supporting links 1.      YouTube Statistics 2025 [https://www.globalmediainsight.com/blog/youtube-users-statistics/] [GMI]  2.      YouTube [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube] [Wikipedia] 3.      Why The Academy Awards Is Losing It's Audience [https://www.google.com/search?q=what+lead+to+the+Academy+Awards+declinging+viewership%3F&oq=what+lead+to+the+Academy+Awards+declinging+viewership%3F&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIJCAEQIRgKGKABMgkIAhAhGAoYoAEyCQgDECEYChigATIJCAQQIRgKGKABMgcIBRAhGJ8F0gEJMTQyODFqMGo3qAIIsAIB8QWl6K-ZuH2QTA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:e5abd3e4,vid:o-0ht6w1E9M,st:242] [YouTube] 4.      OSCARS [https://www.oscars.org/] [ Oscars org] 5.      OSCARS [https://www.oscars.org/footer/social] [Social] 6.      Streaming Television [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streaming_television] [Wikipedia] Contact That's Life, I Swear * Visit my website: https://www.thatslifeiswear.com [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/]  * Twitter at @RedPhantom [https://twitter.com/RedPhantom]  * Bluesky at @rickbarron.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/rickbarron.bsky.social]  * Email us at https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/] Episode Review * Submit on Apple Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thats-life-i-swear/id1619171495] * Submit on That's Life, I Swear website [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/reviews/new/] Other topics? * Do you have topics of interest you'd like to hear for future podcasts? Please email us  [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/] Interviews * Contact me here https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/ [https://www.thatslifeiswear.com/contact/], if you wish to be a guest for a interview on a topic of interest Listen to podcast audios * Apple https://apple.co/3MAFxhb [https://t.co/HlcVW65x0k] * Spotify https://spoti.fi/3xCzww4 [https://t.co/z1Rs04Tibb] * My Website: https://bit.ly/39CE9MB [https://t.co/RKkUPaBJpf] Other * Music and/or Sound Effects are cour...