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Melvin E. Edwards

@edwards21228.bsky.social

Award-winning host of @PodcastRealLife, author of Nuremberg, Mississippi. 6th-generation Texan. Astros, Texans fan. Kim's husband. Click to access podcast: www.podcastreallife.com

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Yet, you let immigrant Monkees roam free.

05.03.2026 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Educators: Don’t miss this episode.

www.podcastreallife.com/s4e191

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Ep: 191 - Craig Randall: Stop Scoring Teachers. Start Growing Th… Episode summary: Teacher observation is supposed to improve teaching and learningβ€”but Craig Randall argues that in many schools it produces fear, limits risk-taking…

Teacher observation is supposed to improve teaching and learning, but Craig Randall argues that in many schools it produces fear, limits risk-taking, and reduces growth. www.podcastreallife.com/s4e191

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🚨 My debut novel NUREMBERG, MISSISSIPPI lands May 1! A gripping story of law vs. justice in a Jim Crow sundown town - echoing Nuremberg & Bonhoeffer.

Launch events: May 3 Twig (SA), May 9 Book Haus (NB), May 10 BookPeople Austin w/ Sarah Bird emceeing!

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a little girl is laughing with her fist in the air while wearing a vest and tie . ALT: a little girl is laughing with her fist in the air while wearing a vest and tie .
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I’m been flying high all day from that compliment.

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I’m so excited to share that NYT best-selling author and 10-time Austin fiction writer of the year, Sarah Bird, will be emceeing an event for me at BookPeople in Austin in May.

She has read the manuscript and called it β€œa masterwork.”

I can’t wait to share it with everyone.

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Thanks… and ditto!

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Neil Sedaka, the singer-songwriter behind dozens of hits of the 1960s and '70s, dies at age 86 Neil Sedaka, the million-selling singer and songwriter, has died. His many hits included β€œBreaking Up Is Hard to Do,” β€œCalendar Girl” and β€œOh!

apnews.com/article/neil...

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Guess what?

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I have a big idea for my upcoming book.

A really big idea!

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Like unredeemably bad.

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I don’t think that’s Twitter’s email address.

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Yes, please.

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Same!

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1984

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It was hacked, unfortunately. I’m still trying to get it back.

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Miles Spencer took his first in a lifetime of risks at the age of 13, when his parents moved him to a Vermont town with a bad football team, so he found himself a boarding school with a good one. Nowadays this β€œcurious kid from Pittsburgh” is an entrepreneur, investor, author of the book β€œA Line 1/3

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Yes, and I’m trying to get it back.

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Ep. 190 - Miles Spencer: What Happens When Curiosity Becomes a Career In this episode, Miles Spencer shares his incredible journey of curiosity-driven ventures, fearless risk-taking, and the power of storytelling to lead, inspire, and preserve legacy across generations.

Miles Spencer shares his incredible journey of curiosity-driven ventures, fearless risk-taking, and the power of storytelling to lead, inspire, and preserve legacy across generations.

storiesfromreallife.substack.com/p/ep-190-mil...

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Yes

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If nothing else, I’m consistent.

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Media Well Done LLC is my new independent media and publishing company. It’s an umbrella for original storytelling projects, including the Stories from Real Life podcast, books (print/e-book/audiobook), and related brand content and merchandise.

Stay tuned for more information.

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Here’s the back cover.

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