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Rejected Central is a SFW podcast that seeks to elevate the rejection experience. Hosted by bestselling novelist Brent van Staalduinen (www.brentvans.com) and educator and life-embracer Dave Parkinson. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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So excited to be here elevating the rejection experience amidst such blue and positive skies! Check us out wherever you get your podcasts! www.rejectedcentral.com #podcast #rejection #rejectedcentral #listen #goodvibes
We're shelving the podcast, y'all (final ep March 26), but as one final act of thanks, we're raffling off THE VERY LAST Rejected Central mug in support of all the amazing mental health professionals out there! Details here: rejectedcentral.com Thanks, everyone! #rejection #rejects
May 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
We're shelving the podcast, y'all (final ep March 26), but as one final act of thanks, we're raffling off THE VERY LAST Rejected Central mug in support of all the amazing mental health professionals out there! Details here: rejectedcentral.com Thanks, everyone! #rejection #rejects
Chinese-Canadian writer Su Chang joins us to talk about writing the book she thinks her father should have written. (And also, FTR, her new novel THE IMMORTAL WOMAN might just have the year's best cover.) @rejectedcentral.com
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May 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Chinese-Canadian writer Su Chang joins us to talk about writing the book she thinks her father should have written. (And also, FTR, her new novel THE IMMORTAL WOMAN might just have the year's best cover.) @rejectedcentral.com
Details: www.rejectedcentral.com #rejection
@houseofanansi.bsky.social
Details: www.rejectedcentral.com #rejection
@houseofanansi.bsky.social
Worth a listen (I just listened again)!
This week on @rejectedcentral.com: Failing Upwards with poet, dancer, and neuropsychological therapist Elizabeth Mateer! Available wherever you get your podcasts: rejectedcentral.com #rejection #reject #therapy #mentalhealth #neuropsychology #poetry @daveparkie.bsky.social
May 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Worth a listen (I just listened again)!
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The latest episode of @rejectedcentral.com is live with guest Elizabeth Mateer. @brentvans.com and I spoke about her rejected dance auditions, transitioning into becoming an author and then studying neuropsychology at @harvard.edu. Listen now wherever you pod. www.rejectedcentral.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The latest episode of @rejectedcentral.com is live with guest Elizabeth Mateer. @brentvans.com and I spoke about her rejected dance auditions, transitioning into becoming an author and then studying neuropsychology at @harvard.edu. Listen now wherever you pod. www.rejectedcentral.com
We had bestselling author & veteran journalist
@philipshenon.bsky.social on @rejectedcentral.com to talk about his new book and the "battle for the soul" of the Church. (Also rejection, naturally.) Available wherever you pod! rejectedcentral.com @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @aaknopf.bsky.social
@philipshenon.bsky.social on @rejectedcentral.com to talk about his new book and the "battle for the soul" of the Church. (Also rejection, naturally.) Available wherever you pod! rejectedcentral.com @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @aaknopf.bsky.social
EPISODES | Rejected Central
Rejected Central is a podcast that seeks to elevate the rejection experience with interviews, lively conversation, and an all-round rejection of the idea that rejection is always a bad thing.
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April 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
We had bestselling author & veteran journalist
@philipshenon.bsky.social on @rejectedcentral.com to talk about his new book and the "battle for the soul" of the Church. (Also rejection, naturally.) Available wherever you pod! rejectedcentral.com @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @aaknopf.bsky.social
@philipshenon.bsky.social on @rejectedcentral.com to talk about his new book and the "battle for the soul" of the Church. (Also rejection, naturally.) Available wherever you pod! rejectedcentral.com @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @aaknopf.bsky.social
This week, Dave and I chat with the incredible @anuja-v.bsky.social about winning awards, writing and rejection, and where Brent learns about a new literature genre: #romantasy Available wherever you pod! @daveparkie.bsky.social
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April 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
This week, Dave and I chat with the incredible @anuja-v.bsky.social about winning awards, writing and rejection, and where Brent learns about a new literature genre: #romantasy Available wherever you pod! @daveparkie.bsky.social
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Amazing RC chat with Marissa Stapley, the only Canadian writer to be on Reese Witherspoon's Book Club, about life, writing, and success! (Oh, and regarding the TV adaptation of her novel Lucky: big, BIG names involved.) rejectedcentral.com #rejection Wherever you pod! @daveparkie.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Amazing RC chat with Marissa Stapley, the only Canadian writer to be on Reese Witherspoon's Book Club, about life, writing, and success! (Oh, and regarding the TV adaptation of her novel Lucky: big, BIG names involved.) rejectedcentral.com #rejection Wherever you pod! @daveparkie.bsky.social
I hesitate to even give TFG the honoured title Reject, but he is being solidly rejected all over the show, and so he might (blech) qualify. We even did an episode about him: www.rejectedcentral.com/podcast/epis...
February 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I hesitate to even give TFG the honoured title Reject, but he is being solidly rejected all over the show, and so he might (blech) qualify. We even did an episode about him: www.rejectedcentral.com/podcast/epis...
Had a fantastic chat with @randalljstephens.bsky.social about faith and music, history and BlueSky, and how the current political climate demands creativity from us all. @rejectedcentral.com is available wherever you get your podcasts! #rejection #reject #popmusic rejectedcentral.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Had a fantastic chat with @randalljstephens.bsky.social about faith and music, history and BlueSky, and how the current political climate demands creativity from us all. @rejectedcentral.com is available wherever you get your podcasts! #rejection #reject #popmusic rejectedcentral.com
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Winter is tough, but @rejectedcentral.com might have the medicine. In episode 49, @brentvans.com and I spoke with Stephen Doucet-Campbell about how Seasonal Affective Disorder affects our mental health and gives us strategies to reframe our thinking. Available now wherever you podcast.
February 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Winter is tough, but @rejectedcentral.com might have the medicine. In episode 49, @brentvans.com and I spoke with Stephen Doucet-Campbell about how Seasonal Affective Disorder affects our mental health and gives us strategies to reframe our thinking. Available now wherever you podcast.
Today's episode features another fantastic conversation about mental health, this time chatting about how the seasons affect our mental wellness, and what we can do about it. Available wherever you pod! rejectedcentral.com #rejection #reject #mentalhealth #sad @rejectedcentral.com #therapy
February 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Today's episode features another fantastic conversation about mental health, this time chatting about how the seasons affect our mental wellness, and what we can do about it. Available wherever you pod! rejectedcentral.com #rejection #reject #mentalhealth #sad @rejectedcentral.com #therapy
After dropping Nazi sig-heils at last week's #inauguration, Elon's agenda is now clear. In this week's pod, @daveparkie.bsky.social and @brentvans.com dig in and call out his crappiness. Available wherever you get your podcasts! Website: rejectedcentral.com #rejection #elonmusk #resist #podcast
January 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
After dropping Nazi sig-heils at last week's #inauguration, Elon's agenda is now clear. In this week's pod, @daveparkie.bsky.social and @brentvans.com dig in and call out his crappiness. Available wherever you get your podcasts! Website: rejectedcentral.com #rejection #elonmusk #resist #podcast
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In the lead to next week's @rejectedcentral.com episode, I decided that the interwebs needs a fabulous graphic where everyone can tell VP Elon exactly what they think of his Nazi ways. Note the handy space at the top to add a helpful message! #elonmusk #trump #inauguration #elon #saynotofascism
January 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
In the lead to next week's @rejectedcentral.com episode, I decided that the interwebs needs a fabulous graphic where everyone can tell VP Elon exactly what they think of his Nazi ways. Note the handy space at the top to add a helpful message! #elonmusk #trump #inauguration #elon #saynotofascism
How are the gov't of Canada's deep cuts to immigration and foreign student visas impacting student and institutional communities? In short, they hurt. Today on RC, @daveparkie.bsky.social & I chat with Olami & Lynn from Ontario Student Voices. www.rejectedcentral.com
#rejection
#rejection
January 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
How are the gov't of Canada's deep cuts to immigration and foreign student visas impacting student and institutional communities? In short, they hurt. Today on RC, @daveparkie.bsky.social & I chat with Olami & Lynn from Ontario Student Voices. www.rejectedcentral.com
#rejection
#rejection
Hey, town/city/village-slicker, ever thought about leaving it all behind? Dave and Brent chat about whether or not that's a good idea. (Teaser hint: poison mushrooms and bears.) Available wherever you get your podcasts! rejectedcentral.com @daveparkie.bsky.social @brentvans.com
December 23, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Hey, town/city/village-slicker, ever thought about leaving it all behind? Dave and Brent chat about whether or not that's a good idea. (Teaser hint: poison mushrooms and bears.) Available wherever you get your podcasts! rejectedcentral.com @daveparkie.bsky.social @brentvans.com
From wrestling with lifelong body-perception mental health issues to writing a bestselling guide for helping folks prepare for their flight crew interview, @carrieellise.bsky.social has learned a few things along the way. Available wherever you pod! rejectedcentral.com @daveparkie.bsky.social
December 16, 2024 at 2:44 PM
From wrestling with lifelong body-perception mental health issues to writing a bestselling guide for helping folks prepare for their flight crew interview, @carrieellise.bsky.social has learned a few things along the way. Available wherever you pod! rejectedcentral.com @daveparkie.bsky.social
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On this week's @rejectedcentral.com, I chat with the incomparable @masonmennenga.bsky.social about rejection, deconstruction, callling, vocation, & the power of story as a universal language. Get it wherever you get your pods! #rejectedcentral #rejection #podcast #deconstruction rejectedcentral.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:52 PM
On this week's @rejectedcentral.com, I chat with the incomparable @masonmennenga.bsky.social about rejection, deconstruction, callling, vocation, & the power of story as a universal language. Get it wherever you get your pods! #rejectedcentral #rejection #podcast #deconstruction rejectedcentral.com
Chatted sci-fi/spec/horror with @geoffreywcole.bsky.social, and about rejection and life, and why certain orgy-centred stories can be a hard sell. @rejectedcentral.com is available wherever you get your podcasts! rejectedcentral.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Chatted sci-fi/spec/horror with @geoffreywcole.bsky.social, and about rejection and life, and why certain orgy-centred stories can be a hard sell. @rejectedcentral.com is available wherever you get your podcasts! rejectedcentral.com
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On today’s episode of @rejectedcentral.com we speak with Kate Dunn-Flynn, professor and sociologist about positive psychology and her creativity with handing rejection with curiosity and growth. Find us on your podcatchers. @brentvans.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:45 PM
On today’s episode of @rejectedcentral.com we speak with Kate Dunn-Flynn, professor and sociologist about positive psychology and her creativity with handing rejection with curiosity and growth. Find us on your podcatchers. @brentvans.com
We had an incredible chat with sociologist and professor Kate Dunn-Flynn about positive psych and how we can reinvent our relationship to rejection! Available wherever you pod! @daveparkie.bsky.social @brentvans.com
www.rejectedcentral.com #podcast #rejection #rejected #psychology #sociology
www.rejectedcentral.com #podcast #rejection #rejected #psychology #sociology
November 26, 2024 at 12:02 PM
We had an incredible chat with sociologist and professor Kate Dunn-Flynn about positive psych and how we can reinvent our relationship to rejection! Available wherever you pod! @daveparkie.bsky.social @brentvans.com
www.rejectedcentral.com #podcast #rejection #rejected #psychology #sociology
www.rejectedcentral.com #podcast #rejection #rejected #psychology #sociology
Hey everyone! Episode 37 of @rejectedcentral.bsky.social is live and @brentvans.bsky.social @daveparkie.bsky.social talk about #PeteRose and his futile effort to get into the Hall of Fame! Catch us on all your pod catchers.
November 19, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Hey everyone! Episode 37 of @rejectedcentral.bsky.social is live and @brentvans.bsky.social @daveparkie.bsky.social talk about #PeteRose and his futile effort to get into the Hall of Fame! Catch us on all your pod catchers.
Hello, #BlueSky! The Rejected Central podcast is here! Give us a follow and a share, willya? #reject #rejectedcentral #podcast #podcasting #rejection
November 18, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Hello, #BlueSky! The Rejected Central podcast is here! Give us a follow and a share, willya? #reject #rejectedcentral #podcast #podcasting #rejection
We're here, Rejects!! @rejectedcentral.bsky.social is on BlueSky! Give us a follow and a share, will you? Thanks! #podcast #podcasting #rejection #reject
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November 18, 2024 at 10:22 PM
We're here, Rejects!! @rejectedcentral.bsky.social is on BlueSky! Give us a follow and a share, will you? Thanks! #podcast #podcasting #rejection #reject
Web: www.rejectedcentral.com
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So excited to be here elevating the rejection experience amidst such blue and positive skies! Check us out wherever you get your podcasts! www.rejectedcentral.com #podcast #rejection #rejectedcentral #listen #goodvibes
November 16, 2024 at 2:12 PM
So excited to be here elevating the rejection experience amidst such blue and positive skies! Check us out wherever you get your podcasts! www.rejectedcentral.com #podcast #rejection #rejectedcentral #listen #goodvibes