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! https://bsky.app/profile/rejectedcentral.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/rejectedcentral.com/post/3lpca55msnk2rWe'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 #rejects16 May 2025 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:zw53dsvwapcjbyq46bbwe67e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpca55msnk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rejectedcentral.com/post/3loh3hv4xq22bChinese-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.social05 May 2025 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:zw53dsvwapcjbyq46bbwe67e/app.bsky.feed.post/3loh3hv4xq22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/rejectedcentral.com/post/3lobddb73xc2zWorth a listen (I just listened again)! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2025 12:22 +0000at://did:plc:zw53dsvwapcjbyq46bbwe67e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lobddb73xc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rejectedcentral.com/post/3lmrsevdiwc2lWe 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 https://rejectedcentral.com14 Apr 2025 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:zw53dsvwapcjbyq46bbwe67e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmrsevdiwc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/rejectedcentral.com/post/3lmdr7z4dbc2hThis 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 rejectedcentral.com09 Apr 2025 00:46 +0000at://did:plc:zw53dsvwapcjbyq46bbwe67e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmdr7z4dbc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rejectedcentral.com/post/3lklvqqzf422tAmazing 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.social17 Mar 2025 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:zw53dsvwapcjbyq46bbwe67e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lklvqqzf422thttps://bsky.app/profile/rejectedcentral.com/post/3lj3mv6hnys2dI 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: https://www.rejectedcentral.com/podcast/episode/6252cc8e/rejecting-elon-musk-or-episode-4726 Feb 2025 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:zw53dsvwapcjbyq46bbwe67e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj3mv6hnys2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rejectedcentral.com/post/3lig3wneg5s2aHad 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.com18 Feb 2025 01:22 +0000at://did:plc:zw53dsvwapcjbyq46bbwe67e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lig3wneg5s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rejectedcentral.com/post/3lhwgpznpx226Today'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 #therapy11 Feb 2025 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:zw53dsvwapcjbyq46bbwe67e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwgpznpx226https://bsky.app/profile/rejectedcentral.com/post/3lgq6qkmsgs2fAfter 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 #podcast27 Jan 2025 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:zw53dsvwapcjbyq46bbwe67e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgq6qkmsgs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rejectedcentral.com/post/3lfnpvh7i4c24How 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 #rejection13 Jan 2025 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:zw53dsvwapcjbyq46bbwe67e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnpvh7i4c24https://bsky.app/profile/rejectedcentral.com/post/3ldy3zmlzts2hHey, 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.com23 Dec 2024 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:zw53dsvwapcjbyq46bbwe67e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldy3zmlzts2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rejectedcentral.com/post/3ldgkwrgxgc2sFrom 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.social16 Dec 2024 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:zw53dsvwapcjbyq46bbwe67e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldgkwrgxgc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/rejectedcentral.com/post/3lcdh6mqnlc22Chatted 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.com02 Dec 2024 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:zw53dsvwapcjbyq46bbwe67e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdh6mqnlc22https://bsky.app/profile/rejectedcentral.com/post/3lbtyjfcimc26We 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 #sociology26 Nov 2024 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:zw53dsvwapcjbyq46bbwe67e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbtyjfcimc26https://bsky.app/profile/rejectedcentral.com/post/3lbdg72amgk2eHey 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.19 Nov 2024 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:zw53dsvwapcjbyq46bbwe67e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdg72amgk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rejectedcentral.com/post/3lbax6wwc6k2dHello, #BlueSky! The Rejected Central podcast is here! Give us a follow and a share, willya? #reject #rejectedcentral #podcast #podcasting #rejection18 Nov 2024 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:zw53dsvwapcjbyq46bbwe67e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbax6wwc6k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rejectedcentral.com/post/3lbax2i55c22cWe'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.com18 Nov 2024 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:zw53dsvwapcjbyq46bbwe67e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbax2i55c22chttps://bsky.app/profile/rejectedcentral.com/post/3lb335vt5jc2oSo 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 #goodvibes16 Nov 2024 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:zw53dsvwapcjbyq46bbwe67e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb335vt5jc2o