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 Adrian Miller is a food writer, James Beard Award winner, attorney, and certified barbecue judge who lives in Denver, Colorado.Miller’s first book, Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time won the James Beard Foundation Award for Scholarship and Reference in 2014. His second book, The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, From the Washingtons to the Obamas was published on President’s Day 2017. It was a finalist for a 2018 NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction,” and the 2018 Colorado Book Award for History. Adrian’s third book, Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue, will be published Spring 2021.Click on the website, https://adrianemiller.com/  more information about Adrian Miller (excerpt from Mr. Miller's website  https://adrianemiller.com/ 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Season One is complete! Thank you for listening. We will see you 2021 for all new episodes!Is there something you would like to unpack?  Would like to discuss podcast sponsorship? Email us at letstalkaboutthisoffline@gmail.comOur music is from SoundstripeIntro:    Famous Cats by BitzOutro:  Night Sky by OBOYInstagram    @letstalkabouthisoffline Facebook.    Let’s Talk About This Offline

Nat and Jewel discuss their decision to begin traveling and working for the State Department. Join us as we let you into our world ! Is there something you would like to unpack?  Would like to discuss podcast sponsorship? Email us at letstalkaboutthisoffline@gmail.comOur music is from SoundstripeIntro:    Famous Cats by BitzOutro:  Night Sky by OBOYInstagram    @letstalkabouthisoffline Facebook.    Let’s Talk About This Offline

We have arrived! Cairo has welcomed us with open arms. On this episode, I  discuss the wonderful Honeymoon Phase of culture shock. Is there something you would like to unpack?  Would like to discuss podcast sponsorship? Email us at letstalkaboutthisoffline@gmail.comOur music is from SoundstripeIntro:    Famous Cats by BitzOutro:  Night Sky by OBOYInstagram    @letstalkabouthisoffline Facebook.    Let’s Talk About This Offline

Join me as we discuss special education services outside of the United States with Shelley Hawkes. Shelley is a learning support teacher who specializes in Autism Spectrum Disorders.  She has previously taught in Dubai, Jordan, Kula Lumpur, and the United States.Sources:FLO Family Liaison Officehttps://www.state.gov/bureaus-offices/under-secretary-for-management/bureau-of-human-resources/family-liaison-office/ Bilateral Work Agreementhttps://www.state.gov/family-liaison-office/family-member-employment/overseas-family-member-employment/family-member-employment-overseas-outside-the-mission/bilateral-work-agreements-and-de-facto-work-arrangements/Interested in teaching overseas?FLO Bilateral Work Agreement List Facebook Group - Trailing Teachers Office of Overseas SchoolsTalesmag Real School ReportsSpecial Education Network and Inclusion Association (SENIA)  Next Frontier Inclusion (NFI) Facebook Group - Trailing Houses Best Buddies International Have a child with special needs?Facebook Group - AAFSWSpecialNeedsFamiliesIs there something you would like to unpack?  Would like to discuss podcast sponsorship? Email us at letstalkaboutthisoffline@gmail.comOur music is from SoundstripeIntro:    Famous Cats by BitzOutro:  Night Sky by OBOYInstagram    @letstalkabouthisoffline Facebook.    Let’s Talk About This Offline

 On this episode, I chat with Amy Heydman, one of the most confident people I know. Join me as we talk about the ins and outs of confident thinking. Amy Heydman is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kreshty LLC with a record of exceptional leadership and strategic vision in cybersecurity, Federal Information Security Act (FISMA), cybersecurity consulting and training, and Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) implementations across multiple US federal departments, agencies, and universities.Sources:The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was a United States federal law passed by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. It defined marriage for federal purposes as the union of one man and one woman, and allowed states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages granted under the laws of other states. The act's provisions were ruled unconstitutional or left effectively unenforceable by Supreme Court decisions in the cases of United States v. Windsor (2013) and Obergefell v. Hodges (2015).Bostock vs Clayton county, GA https://www.hklaw.com/en/insights/publications/2020/06/supreme-court-extends-title-vii-protections-to-sexual-orientationDCM-Deputy Chief of MissionMOH-Member of HouseholdIs there something you would like to unpack?  Would like to discuss podcast sponsorship? Email us at letstalkaboutthisoffline@gmail.comOur music is from SoundstripeIntro:    Famous Cats by BitzOutro:  Night Sky by OBOYInstagram    @letstalkabouthisoffline Facebook.    Let’s Talk About This Offline

It’s Halloween 2020!  The Turner family is inside this year watching our favorite Halloween movies! Join Nat, Martin and Jewel as we discuss scary movies on this special episode of LTATO! Ueda, Shin’ichirô, director One Cut of the Dead(カメラを止めるな!, Kamera o Tomeru na!, transl. "Don't Stop the Camera!”). Enbu Semina, 2017 Is there something you would like us to unpack?  Would like to discuss podcast sponsorship? Email us at letstalkaboutthisoffline@gmail.comInstagram    @letstalkabouthisoffline Facebook.    Let’s Talk About This OfflineOur music is from SoundstripeIntro:    Wicked  Curiosities by Dresden, The FlamingoOutro:  Wicked  Curiosities by Dresden, The Flamingo

Is college for Third Culture Kids  an easy transition? Is transition harder for TCK’s? On this episode I am joined by Michelle Eubanks, Stacey Hopkins and Samara Lindbeg  as we chat about the final frontier for raising our kids abroad. Is there something you would like to unpack?  Would like to discuss podcast sponsorship? Email us at letstalkaboutthisoffline@gmail.comOur music is from SoundstripeIntro:    Famous Cats by BitzOutro:  Night Sky by OBOYInstagram    @letstalkabouthisoffline Facebook.    Let’s Talk About This Offline

On this episode I chat with Jessica Wright. As a child of missionaries in  Jessica grew up fully immersed in the language and culture of Amman, Jordan. Listen to find out her life growing in in a local school and her fascinating transition to university life in the United States. Sources: Blog “ A Life Overseas” https://www.alifeoverseas.comIs there something you would like to unpack?  Would like to discuss podcast sponsorship? Email us at letstalkaboutthisoffline@gmail.comOur music is from SoundstripeIntro:    Famous Cats by BitzOutro:  Night Sky by OBOYInstagram    @letstalkabouthisoffline Facebook.    Let’s Talk About This Offline

Sunny Blaylock and Tamar Wiesert talk about resiliency! The Amazing Adventure of (Me): A Guide to Your International Move https://fsitraining.state.gov/Home/Index/7605 Is there something you would like to unpack?  Would like to discuss podcast sponsorship? Email us at letstalkaboutthisoffline@gmail.comOur music is from SoundstripeIntro:   Famous Cats by BitzOutro: Night Sky by OBOYInstagram    @letstalkabouthisoffline Facebook.    Let’s Talk About This Offline

Banned Books Week (September 27 - October 3, 2020) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Listen to Michelle Ross and I as we explore the joy of reading. Is there something you would like to unpack?  Would like to discuss podcast sponsorship? Email us at letstalkaboutthisoffline@gmail.comOur music is from SoundstripeIntro:    Famous Cats by BitzOutro:  Night Sky by OBOYInstagram    @letstalkabouthisoffline Facebook.    Let’s Talk About This Offline

On this episode, Aqueelah Johnson and I unpack her path to diplomatic service and all six degrees of separation in the Foreign Service! Sources: Aquila constellation is located in the northern sky, near the celestial equator. The constellation’s name means “the eagle” in Latin.http://rangelprogram.orgThe Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellowship and International Affairs ProgramIs there something you would like to unpack?  Would like to discuss podcast sponsorship? Email us at letstalkaboutthisoffline@gmail.comOur music is from SoundstripeIntro:    Famous Cats by BitzOutro:  Night Sky by OBOYInstagram    @letstalkabouthisoffline Facebook.    Let’s Talk About This Offline

Welcome to our first mini episode! On this mini episode we grab a backpack and take a quick trip to the what, why, when of this podcast. I’ll tell you a bit more about myself, discuss our next overseas assignment and give you a taste of the Foreign Service alphabet soup!Is there something you would like to unpack?  Would like to discuss podcast sponsorship? Email us at letstalkaboutthisoffline@gmail.comOur music is from SoundstripeIntro Famous Cats by BitzOutro Night Sky by OBOYFollow us Instagram    @letstalkabouthisoffline Facebook.    Let’s Talk About This OfflineSources: https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/122125.pdfCDC Centers for Disease Control CG Consul GeneralCLO Community Liaison OfficeDAO Defense Attache OfficeUAB Unaccompanied Air BaggageHHE Household Effects

In 2002 my family joined the Foreign Service. Since then, we’ve had the wonderful opportunity to live, work, and, play all over the world. It’s been an incredible adventure full of highs and lows. This podcast is about our adventures at home and abroad! Is there something you would like to unpack?  Would like to discuss podcast sponsorship? Email us at letstalkaboutthisoffline@gmail.comOur music is from SoundstripeIntro:    Famous Cats by BitzOutro:  Night Sky by OBOYInstagram    @letstalkabouthisoffline Facebook.    Let’s Talk About This Offline