Introducing Beyond Chelm

In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay sits down with his dear friend Robin Bady. Robin Bady is an award-winning storyteller, and has also just launched her own podcast on JCast Network, Beyond Chelm in which she will be telling tales for all ages.

In this episode, Darone and Robin talk about their history together, Robin’s background, her vision for her new show, and as a special treat (and at Darone’s encouragement) she tells a wonderful story entitled “The Overcoat”.

The music from this podcast is “Before She Is Even Born - Variations on the Sher”, by Skip LaPlante, with Alice Even Cohen, Rob Kaplan, Skip LaPlante

Introducing Beyond Chelm

Magic Number(s)

In this episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about listening to The Freakanomics Podcast where they talked about their Twitter followers. This got him to think about why he cares about the numbers of followers he has on Twitter, and how many Facebook fans he has.

Although the ethos of Facebook is don’t ask for friends, fundraisers say “If you don’t ask, they won’t give”, so this episode, we are asking you to “like” us on Facebook follow us on Twitter and write a review of one (or more) of our shows on iTunes.

The opening and closing music in this weeks episode is Magic Number off of 3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul.

Magic Numbers

Mission Critical

In the twenty eighth episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about some work that he has been doing lately on a number of grant proposals for JCast Network, and something that he realized while in the midst of completing the application.

While working on the application, Darone realized that what he had been calling the projects “mission” is actually their “activities”, and finally Darone realized what the true mission of JCast Network is.

Darone asks the listener, what do you call your “activity statement” if not your mission? Please share your thoughts.

The opening and closing music in this weeks episode is Working On A Dream by Bruce Springsteen.

Mission Critcal

Episode Twenty Seven: Year In Review

In the twenty seventh episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay acknowledges that JCast Network is now nearly a year old, and thus takes a little time to look back at the year that has passed. He considers what his expectations were a year ago, what he has learned over the past year and what he hopes for the future. 

As this weeks homework, Darone pleads with you, his audience to visit JCastNetwork.org/iTunes to write a review on any and all of the JCast Network shows that you listen to and enjoy. In addition to number of subscribers, reviews are very important in determining which shows iTunes will promote. Please review our shows. In addition, Darone asks that if you enjoy the JCast content, that you consider donating to JCast at this link.

The opening and closing music in this weeks episode is Time Well Wasted by Brad Paisley.

Episode Twenty Seven: Year In Review

I Need (to be) A Hero

In the twenty-sixth episode of The JCast Journey, host Darone Ruskay talks about something that was delivered by a uniformed representative of the Federal government today. Yes, the mailman dropped off a piece of mail from The Jewish Federations of North America, that recognized his participation in The Jewish Community Heroes program.

Darone then discusses what it is about projects like this one, and the many lists that are made of the movers and shakers in the Jewish community that everyone finds so fascinating. Why is it that we all think that the lists are silly, yet have so many opinions about who IS and who IS NOT included on the list (and especially, why we are not included.)

As this weeks homework, Darone pleads with you, his audience to visit JCastNetwork.org/iTunes to write a review on any and all of the JCast Network shows that you listen to and enjoy. In addition to number of subscribers, reviews are very important in determining which shows iTunes will promote. Please review our shows.

The opening and closing music in this weeks episode is Holding Out For A Hero by Bonnie Tyler.

I Need (to be) A Hero