{"id":1790,"date":"2024-06-20T21:21:19","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T21:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/?p=1790"},"modified":"2025-10-27T16:23:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:23:45","slug":"conversation-8-were-a-happy-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/ed-non-tech-conversations\/conversation-8-were-a-happy-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Conversation #8: We&#8217;re a Happy Family: An interview with Dr. Laura L. Flanagan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome, friends and colleagues! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am absolutely thrilled to share our EnT conversation with Dr. Laura L. Flanagan, Esq. PhD!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laura is, among many things, a writer, visual artist, lawyer, entrepreneur, and lifelong resident of New York City! Her forthcoming book about cooking is called<em> Hardcore Vegetarian: Welcome to the Vegedome!<\/em>, and it is available for pre-order from most major online retailers, or will be soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please check our convo out below! And be sure to check out the <em>Notes, Resources, &amp; Commentary<\/em> as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Ed non-Tech Conversation 8: Dr. Laura Lee Flanagan, Esq, PhD (updated)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rW10XhzDIBc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From one Northeaster to another&#8230; and to you all! #ednontech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LLF-audio-final.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Audio via NYC &amp; NB-CA AKA &#8220;The (50)6&#8221;! #ednontech<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Lawn_Time-Lapse.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1794\" style=\"width:844px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/81lhRBBuqzL._SL1500_-853x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/81lhRBBuqzL._SL1500_-853x1024.jpg 853w, https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/81lhRBBuqzL._SL1500_-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/81lhRBBuqzL._SL1500_-768x922.jpg 768w, https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/81lhRBBuqzL._SL1500_-300x360.jpg 300w, https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/81lhRBBuqzL._SL1500_-850x1020.jpg 850w, https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/81lhRBBuqzL._SL1500_.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/eE7VYc.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1800\" style=\"width:839px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Notes, Resources, &amp; Commentary<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We covered a lot in our discussion! And so, I will defer largely to what you&#8217;ve already seen or heard!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As mentioned, Laura&#8217;s book is called <em>Hardcore Vegetarian: Welcome to the Vegedome!<\/em> and it is<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Hardcore-Vegetarian-Laura-Lee-Flanagan\/dp\/193417095X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> available for pre-order on Amazon<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond being a talented, experienced writer and editor Laura is also a gifted visual artist, and her work is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsy.net\/artist\/laura-lee-flanagan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">available for purchase online<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-20-192058.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-20-192058.jpg 794w, https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-20-192058-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-20-192058-768x509.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"356\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-20-192126.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-20-192126.jpg 356w, https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-20-192126-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, Laura manages New York Hardcore punk legends <a href=\"https:\/\/realcromags.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cro-Mags<\/a>! Cro-Mags are preparing to head out on a tour of Europe, and will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_DKGJOWkZf0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">playing shows and festivals<\/a> throughout the remainder of 2024!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I asked Laura via email about some of her favorite musicians and writers, this is what she said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My &#8220;favorite&#8221; authors are too numerous to count &#8211; and write in too many different genres. Music also- I am all over the place. Both Harley and I listen to so many different genres of music that it would be impossible to choose favorites. But my favorite classical composer by a long shot is JSB, and when I need to focus- I always go there.&nbsp; My very favorite&nbsp;book of fiction would have to be <em>Crime and Punishment<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<cite>Dr. Laura L. Flanagan, Esq. PhD<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laura also notes that her philosophical thinking has been most influenced by Immanuel Kant, Theodor Adorno, and Michel Foucault!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some points from one of Laura&#8217;s significant professional networks jumped out at me, especially as I prepared these notes after the recordings!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Makes Me Uniquely Me<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I am a New York native, born and raised on the Upper East Side Of Manhattan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I wrote a book about cooking called &#8220;Hard-Core Vegetarian&#8221; which will be released in 2024 on Feral House Press.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I am a writer, editor, producer, and manage a legendary band.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I am an avid equestrian.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I paint and draw.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I speak Italian fluently and have dual citizenship with Italy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I believe that we touched on many of these points in our chat&#8230; but not all of them!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a lifelong fan of punk and alternative and all sub-genres of guitar-based music, and as a vegetarian, and as a fan of narrative, storytelling, and food generally, I found this convo highly fun, informative, and rad! I will take the opportunity here to share a link to one of my favorite American poems of all time&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/wcw.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Hard Core of Beauty<\/a>&#8230; by legendary New Jersey doctor and poet William Carlos Williams!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ll leave the final words of these notes to Laura! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Food is a primordial expression of love.<\/p>\n<cite>Dr. Laura L. Flanagan, Esq. PhD<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>We are deeply grateful to Dr. Flanagan for spending some time on our podcast! Please be sure to check back again sooner than later!<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"We&#039;re a Happy Family (2002 Remaster)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RQ38g4X7WE4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We&#8217;re a happy family<br>We&#8217;re a happy family<br>We&#8217;re a happy family<br>Me, mom and daddy #ednontech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/3c4c23f8b51ac4db87f54ddc2f631647.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1811\" style=\"width:842px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3208\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1790-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LLF-audio-final.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LLF-audio-final.mp3\">http:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LLF-audio-final.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LLF-audio-final.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/?powerpress_pinw=1790-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/LLF-audio-final.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"LLF-audio-final.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome, friends and colleagues! I am absolutely thrilled to share our EnT conversation with Dr. Laura L. Flanagan, Esq. PhD! Laura is, among many things, a writer, visual artist, lawyer, entrepreneur, and lifelong resident of New York City! Her forthcoming book about cooking is called Hardcore Vegetarian: Welcome to the Vegedome!, and it is available&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ed-non-tech-conversations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1790"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2575,"href":"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1790\/revisions\/2575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analogue-trope.ca\/podcast\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}