InterView: Dave Sweets & Sarah Graham: Skeletons – 111p2s3

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Dave and Sarah are my guests today and it’s about their Book, Skeletons in my Closet

Hey Everyone, this is part two, it would be advantageous for you to listen to part one first as we delve way more into his book, their partnership in writing it and I’ll finish reading the story from yesterday about his son…more about being undercover, inspiring and life lessons we will get into today.

Page 69 here’s the continuation of the story we left on in the last episode…full disclosure I couldn’t stay composed through this reading of this section by Dave, it was him and his son….First Impressions continue reading this…happy my son, sat in the cart as we made our way….

my guest today

The Book is Called Skeletons in my Closet, Life Lessons from a Homicide Detective. I should mention, the topics discussed in this book are not for children and some of the these might also be triggers as we review crime scenes and stories in some depth. However, it’s all around a basis of what he’s learn, Dave Sweet about being a homicide detective.

Questions Discussed in the InterView

Dave: Tell me about your grandfather, Justice of the Peace for Alberta

Sarah’s Books:

  • Duke out at the Diner
  • Kiss Me in the Rain – Option for a Movie
  • Claiming Love

Sarah: What is the case that has stuck with you?

A Young Boy…

Colloquilasm…

Something else that was so Interesting…

We have this one Guy…

Yeah it’s like what you were saying with words…

Throughout Dave and Sarahs book, there’s little anecdotes of lessons like this:
  • If you wish to keep your relationship in proper balance, remain true to your word
  • Absolutes can be dangerously laminated and void us of creative, advantageous thoughts
  • Define what success actually means to you

When I started this whole podcasting gig and trying to figure out why I wanted to do this, I actually used the word legacy to my hubby – leaving a legacy of me behind for my daughter. An audioblog, and audio scrapbook of my life in these verbal snapshots, hmm I guess I’m not the only parent who fills this way.

Tomorrow we delve in their partnership, cases that stuck with them and the people in these cases, how the stories and the lessons came to be and much more.

let’s discuss Skeletons in my Closet, Life Lessons from a Homicide Detective
Find Dave Sweet and Sarah Graham

Dave & Sarah @ UnconventionalClassroom

Published Through @ Mischievious Books

Find Sarah on Instagram @ Sarah Kades Graham

More about Dave @ CBC

His story on ‘The Detectives’ called Hatred @ Imdb

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Website @ ValerieMoss.ca

Instagram @ValerieJMoss

Facebook @VSMoss

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The show music is call ‘Girl’ by Text me Records and Leviathe

The cover art, storytelling and production is by me, Valerie Moss.

Stay Tuned for the next season, season 3 on Valerie’s Variety Podcast with your host me, Valerie Moss from Studio 17

InterView: Dave Sweets & Sarah Graham: Skeletons – 111p1s3

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Dave and Sarah are my guests today and it’s about their Book, Skeletons in my Closet

Hi Everyone it’s Valerie here, todays show is part 1 of 2 and sort-of from my archives, not that I’ve released this episode before BUT I did this interview late in 2019, and we my guest and I had BIG plans, like plans for a series and more…but alas covid hit and boom done with these plans (FOR NOW). This is a special interview, actually one of my first interviews with a writer, an author, from Calgary, and a Detective. This is his book we are going to be discussing today with him and his co-writer slash confident, Sarah Grahams. 

The Book is Called Skeletons in my Closet, Life Lessons from a Homicide Detective. I should mention, the topics discussed in this book are not for children and some of the these might also be triggers as we review crime scenes and stories in some depth. However, it’s all around a basis of what he’s learn, Dave Sweet about being a homicide detective.

Also, this is back when, before covid, before social distancing and way before our lives changed in so many way. Like we share microphones, sat at the same table, hugged and drank tea and water for hours, in the same room without shields…ahhh the good ol days…I digress, you’re in for a real treat in the next few episodes so sit back and enjoy.

Questions Discussed in the InterView

Here’s the description…

Describe the Cover…

Actions don’t make headlines…

How did you two meet, Dave and Sarah?

What inspired you to write the book Dave and how did Sarah help?

Chapter 4, white picket fences…

Surveillance and how it effects Dave, and his family…

This was one of the hardest parts of the story for me…being a mom and knowing how innocent kids are and what they see, and love in their parents are one in the same, a scruffy dad is the world to this little boy. You’ll hear the rest of this story on the next episode tomorrow.

Throughout Dave and Sarahs book, there’s little anecdotes of lessons like this:
  • Find your passion and master it
  • People will say extraordinary things when given the space to be heard
  • Sometimes the easiest person to lie to is yourself
  • It is not hard to be a bit better than average

When I started this whole podcasting gig and trying to figure out why I wanted to do this, I actually used the word legacy to my hubby – leaving a legacy of me behind for my daughter. An audioblog, and audio scrapbook of my life in these verbal snapshots, hmm I guess I’m not the only parent who fills this way.

Tomorrow we delve in their partnership, cases that stuck with them and the people in these cases, how the stories and the lessons came to be and much more.

let’s discuss Skeletons in my Closet, Life Lessons from a Homicide Detective
Find Dave Sweet and Sarah Graham

Dave & Sarah @ UnconventionalClassroom

Published Through @ Mischievious Books

Find Sarah on Instagram @ Sarah Kades Graham

More about Dave @ CBC

His story on ‘The Detectives’ called Hatred @ Imdb

Follow Me:

Website @ ValerieMoss.ca

Instagram @ValerieJMoss

Facebook @VSMoss

YouTube @ValerieJMoss

Pinterest @VJMoss

The show music is call ‘Girl’ by Text me Records and Leviathe

The cover art, storytelling and production is by me, Valerie Moss.

Stay Tuned for the next season, season 3 on Valerie’s Variety Podcast with your host me, Valerie Moss from Studio 17

Season 3 Trailer: EAT | READ | CREATE: Some of Whats to Come!

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Hey Everyone, it’s Valerie, here’s a little preview for what’s to come on Valerie’s Variety Podcast and Season 3, we are keeping theme EAT READ and CREATE because I love these three things and how they bring the best out of people. In this season of Valerie’s Variety Podcast, we are going to start with a look back over the last 100 shows, a recap of each episode like the one about the man with his orange rock, q and a between me and my 6 year old, my favourite recipes, friends and crime, food, personal stories and this great city of Calgary Alberta, Canada. Also, behind the scenes here I’ve updated all of the podcast art for the last 100 shows, so you’ll see a commonality here which I’m so proud of and have received good feedback on, 

Thank you for staying subscribed, thank you for all of your continued support over the last year during covid_19 and the stupid but scary corona virus and my hiatus from this outlet which I’ve missed but I’m baccckkkkk and have a great line up in store for you for Season 3.

If you want to be on my show, to share your favourite recipe, book or something you’ve created, found saw, loved, please reach out to me valerie@valeriemoss.ca. Also if you want to co-host an episode with me, I’d love that…reach out to me and let’s do it!

  • After the recap shows, we will get into Season 3 and the people who make this season come to life – Like a women who is an opera singer but because of covid she’s out of work and has decided to make every single recipe in a jewish cookbook. The Saucy Soprano We are going to learn about Glencairns, call some mountains, cheapest wine in NYC, there’s some theft, and I interview authors and their books, think grim reaper and solving your own murder and skeletons, Fall in love with Valentine not a date but a horse. There’s more Valerie’s to get to know also…and why are these women so creative…because it’s in the ‘V’.
  • I’ll do some book reviews about ones that have permeated my soul that you must read  – share my studio virtually with you and maybe a little creative spark here and there…

A few facts about me, I love Calgary, the winter and the sunny days. I love to be creative, scrapbook, knit, sew, quilt, cook, decorate, and work in my yard. I’ve been married 20 years, I’m an empath and own this. I love my family, I say yes to pretty much everything. 

Season Three – video cover art
Follow Me:

Website @ ValerieMoss.ca

Instagram @ValerieJMoss

Facebook @VSMoss

YouTube @ValerieJMoss

Pinterest @VJMoss

The show music is call ‘Girl’ by Text me Records and Leviathe

The cover art, storytelling and production is by me, Valerie Moss.

Stay Tuned for the next season, season 3 on Valerie’s Variety Podcast with your host me, Valerie Moss from Studio 17