What happens when someone decides to stop waiting for life and start sailing directly into it?
In this adventurous and reflective episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, Doyle welcomes sailor, author, and podcaster Paul Trammell, a man who quite literally followed the wind to a new life.
Paul lives aboard his sailboat in the Caribbean waters of Panama, writing novels, recording podcasts, surfing, and spearfishing for his dinner. But the journey that led him there wasn’t just across oceans — it was a personal transformation that began with sobriety, courage, and a decision to chase a dream many people quietly carry but rarely pursue.
In this conversation, Doyle, Howie, and Russ explore Paul’s extraordinary life at sea: what it’s like to sleep in 20-minute intervals while solo sailing, the moment he realized sailing would become his life, the risks and rewards of living far from land, and the deep difference between loneliness and solitude.
Paul also shares the inspiration behind his newest thriller Identity Crisis, a suspenseful story born from a real experience while sailing in the Bahamas. When his mother asked him to send daily photos while a mysterious passenger was aboard his boat, a chilling idea formed — what if someone murdered a sailor and impersonated them through text messages while stealing the boat?
Beyond the adventure stories, this episode explores something deeper: what holds people back from pursuing the lives they dream about — and what happens when someone decides to take the risk anyway.
You’ll also hear a special Spirit Talk tribute story and poem honoring Paul’s journey, along with reflections on creativity, surfing giant waves, spearfishing in Caribbean waters, and the quiet magic of living close to the sea.
Paul’s advice to listeners is simple but powerful:Stay sober. Believe in yourself. Take the first step toward the life you really want.
This is a conversation about freedom, courage, and the stories that appear when you finally listen to the wind.
Paul Trammell is the author of multiple novels and sailing memoirs, including his newest thriller Identity Crisis, and the host of the podcasts Offshore Sailing and Cruising with Paul Trammell and Dream Chasers and Eccentrics.
Learn more and explore his work:https://paultrammell.com
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What if happiness isn’t something we force or choose on command, but something that slowly emerges as we come to understand ourselves more deeply?
In this thoughtful episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, Doyle sits down with Australian author and philosopher Adam Brownlie to explore happiness through the lenses of neuroscience, philosophy, and lived experience.
Drawing from his book Happypedia, Adam shares a science-informed perspective on how our brains shape emotions, decisions, and behavior. Together, Doyle and Adam explore forgiveness not as excusing the past, but as a way of easing emotional burden, and discuss how compassion and understanding can help create a steadier, more meaningful life.
This conversation explores:
How neuroscience helps explain emotional patterns
The difference between blame and understanding
Why forgiveness can be a deeply personal inner process
Practical foundations for a balanced and meaningful life
This is not a conversation about quick fixes or forced positivity. It is an invitation to slow down, reflect, and consider how patience, clarity, and understanding can quietly transform the way we experience the world.
To learn more about Adam Brownlie and his work, visit his website:  https://adambrownlie.com.au/ 
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Some stories take a lifetime to find their voice.
In this engaging and heartfelt episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, Doyle sits down with author Jean Burgess for a conversation that spans decades of storytelling—from childhood performances in the living room to a late-in-life journey into fiction writing.
With over 40 years in theater as a performer, director, and educator, Jean brings a rich and deeply human perspective to storytelling. Her work blends personal experience with imagination, creating what she calls “retro fiction”—stories set in the 1970s and 80s that explore identity, courage, and the search for one’s authentic voice.
Her newly released novel, That Summer She Found Her Voice, captures the journey of a young woman coming into her own during a time of cultural change, music, and self-discovery. In this episode, Jean shares the inspiration behind her writing, the real-life experiences that shape her characters, and the powerful themes woven throughout her work—including feminism, stigma, and the courage to choose your own path.
The conversation moves between laughter and reflection, touching on theater, teaching, creativity later in life, and the evolving role of storytelling in a changing world. Along the way, Jean reminds us that it’s never too late to begin again—and that every voice matters.
Whether you’re a writer, a dreamer, or someone still searching for your place in the story, this episode offers something real, thoughtful, and deeply human.
Explore Jean’s work and connect with her at:https://jeanburgessauthor.com
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What if confidence isn’t something you earn—but something you remember?
In this inspiring, funny, and deeply affirming episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, Doyle and producer Howie welcome Simone Knego—international speaker, two-time TEDx presenter, bestselling author, podcast host, and the voice behind The Extraordinary Unordinary You and the upcoming book Real Confidence.
Simone’s story doesn’t begin on a stage. It begins at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro—far from home, far outside her comfort zone, and face-to-face with a question many of us carry quietly for years: Am I enough? With six kids waiting back home, a full life already in motion, and a long history of self-doubt, Simone chose to climb—not to prove anything to the world, but to finally believe herself.
From summiting Africa’s tallest mountain to navigating international adoption, parenting neurodiverse children, building a global speaking career, and learning how to silence the “what-if whisperer” in her own head, Simone shares her journey with humor, honesty, and zero pretense.
In this conversation, we explore:
Why confidence is a skill—not a personality trait
The moment her daughter stopped her mid-self-criticism—and changed everything
How discomfort builds belief from the inside out
The messy middle between doubt and self-trust
Her REAL Method: Respect yourself, Embrace failure, Ask what you want, Live without limits
Why leadership often happens around the kitchen table, not the boardroom
Along the way, Simone reads from her work—sharing stories that move effortlessly between laugh-out-loud moments and quiet revelations. As always, Spirit Talk Show weaves in a tribute poem and story, honoring not just Simone’s achievements, but the courage it takes to meet yourself honestly and choose differently.
This episode is a reminder that you don’t need to become someone new.You need to stop being cruel to the person you already are.
Settle in. You might recognize yourself in this one.
Spirit Talk Show: now go tell a story worth telling.
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History tells us who mattered.Stories tell us who lived.
In this sweeping and deeply illuminating episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, Doyle and producer Howie welcome Cinda Gault, an acclaimed novelist whose work resurrects the lives of women history barely paused to record—women who crossed oceans, paddled into wilderness, defied expectation, and claimed meaning on their own terms.
Cinda is the author of Everything I Hope For, A Small Compass, and This Godforsaken Place—historical novels set across the Orkney Islands, Quebec, the Canadian frontier, and Toronto in the 1970s. Her characters are not symbols or slogans. They are complicated, determined women navigating constraint, risk, love, disappointment, and self-knowledge in eras that offered them very little room to maneuver.
Drawing from a lifetime of work in psychology, criminology, prison systems, women’s crisis advocacy, and academia—including a PhD analyzing Canadian women’s literature—Cinda brings extraordinary insight to the lives she reimagines. Yet she resists activism on the page. Her goal is not to lecture history, but to listen for the women hidden in its margins and let them speak again.
In this conversation, we explore:
How forgotten women reveal themselves through footnotes and silence
Why courage is not a modern invention
Freedom, risk, and responsibility across generations of women
What the 1970s taught us about identity, marriage, and autonomy
Why meaningful lives are built through choice, not permission
Throughout the episode, Cinda reads extended passages from Everything I Hope For, offering listeners moments of intimacy, tension, and recognition that linger long after the final sentence. As always, Spirit Talk Show weaves in a tribute story—honoring not just Cinda’s work, but the women whose lives she carries forward.
This episode is an invitation to slow down and remember:History is not a parade of great men.It is a long corridor filled with women who moved anyway.
Settle in.
Spirit Talk Show: now go tell a story worth telling.
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Some people search for miracles.Others trip over them daily—and laugh while doing it.
In this joyful, funny, and deeply thoughtful episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, Doyle and producer Howie sit down with Kirsten Rudberg—author, screenwriter, podcaster, spiritual explorer, and self-described panentheist who believes the divine is not somewhere else, but everywhere, all at once, including squirrels, spilled coffee, and awkward public moments.
Kirsten grew up across continents—from Guyana to Pakistan—immersed in a childhood where cultures, languages, and faiths coexisted naturally. That global upbringing shaped a worldview rooted in curiosity, compassion, humor, and sacred wonder. Whether she’s walking the Camino alone through brutal weather, caring for family through life’s hardest transitions, or hosting her podcast Bite-Sized Blessings, Kirsten brings the same question to everything: What if nothing is ordinary?
In this conversation, we explore:
Why miracles might be constant—and we’re just distracted
Panentheism explained without incense, robes, or gatekeeping
Creativity as a nagging muse that refuses to be ignored
Walking the Camino without training (and trusting anyway)
Boundaries, kindness, and why small gestures matter more than grand ones
Why humor might be one of the most spiritual tools we have
Along the way, the episode unfolds into playful radio-style scenes, improvised scripts, laughter, deep reflections, and a powerful spoken-word monologue about “small lights” that quietly stitch the world back together.
This is an episode that doesn’t just talk about magic—it models it. Through wit, warmth, and radical attentiveness, Kirsten reminds us that blessings aren’t rare. They’re bite-sized, persistent, and waiting to be noticed.
Settle in.Laugh a little.And keep your eyes open.
Spirit Talk Show: now go tell a story worth telling.
 
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Some people don’t speak loudly.They speak deeply.
In this reflective and quietly powerful episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, Doyle and producer Howie welcome Joseph Bolton—a former Army officer, folklorist, and creator of the richly imagined Old Grandmother’s Tree series, a body of work rooted in ancestry, myth, and the enduring wisdom of story.
Joseph spent 25 years in the U.S. Army, including time at West Point and a deployment to Afghanistan—experiences that shaped his understanding of mortality, meaning, and what it truly means to live with intention. After loss, grief, and retirement, he turned inward—and then outward—toward storytelling as a way of honoring those who came before him.
At the heart of his work is Marie-Mette Owaugwe, a 17th-century Algonquin ancestor whose life, loss, dignity, and resilience became the living trunk from which an entire story-world grew. Through folklore-styled narratives, trickster figures, creation myths, and hundreds of hand-illustrated pages, Joseph tells stories that feel ancient and strangely familiar—like something you almost remember.
In this conversation, we explore:
How ancestry can become a living presence, not just history
Why folklore speaks truths modern language can’t
Storytelling as a sacred act of remembrance
Loss, brotherhood, and carrying family forward
Why some stories are meant to be grown, not written
Joseph reads from Dance of Creation, the latest volume in the series, offering listeners a creation story that feels both cosmic and intimate—one that reminds us that every life begins with a unique dance, and every person carries gifts meant to be seen.
This episode unfolds like sitting beside a fire under old stars—slow, grounding, and full of wonder. It is a conversation about roots, memory, imagination, and the quiet courage of listening long enough for meaning to rise.
Settle in.Some stories don’t ask to be consumed.They ask to be remembered.
Spirit Talk Show: now go tell a story worth telling.
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What if dyslexia isn’t a learning disability — but a differently wired brain that’s been taught the wrong way?
In this powerful and thought-provoking episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, Doyle sits down with Russell Van Brocklin — known as “The Dyslexic Professor” — whose journey from a first-grade reading level to law school sparked a mission to transform how we teach reading and writing.
After being failed despite excelling in a New York State Assembly internship, Russell refused to accept the limits placed on him. What followed was groundbreaking dyslexia research, a state-funded intervention program, and a structured writing method that has helped students move from the lowest percentiles to grade level — and beyond — often in a matter of months.
In this conversation, Russell explains:
• Why dyslexia is not simply a reading problem• What brain scans reveal about how dyslexic minds process language• How specialization unlocks confidence and rapid growth• The simple sentence framework that begins organizing chaotic thinking• Why traditional remediation often fails• How advanced writing tools like “warrants” can elevate students to college-level work• Why this approach may even prepare students for the AI-driven future
This episode is bold, technical, and deeply hopeful. If you’re a parent, educator, student, or someone who has ever been told you “just can’t learn,” this conversation offers a new lens — and real possibility.
Learn more and download Russell’s free guide at:https://dyslexiaclasses.com
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Why do so many books disappear—while a few quietly change lives?
In this candid and thought-provoking episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, Doyle and producer Howie sit down with Doug Crowe, founder of Author Your Brand and a strategist who has helped hundreds of leaders become bestselling authors—often without writing a single word themselves.
Doug isn’t interested in vanity metrics, viral hype, or chasing attention. He’s interested in what lasts.
Together, they explore the uncomfortable truths most authors avoid:
Why nobody actually wants a book—and what they want instead
The difference between being a writer and being an author
Why most memoirs fall flat (and how story becomes useful, not just interesting)
How legacy is built through service, not self-promotion
Why attention is overrated—and giving attention changes everything
From losing everything in the 2008 crash to rebuilding a business rooted in story, strategy, and human insight, Doug breaks down how books can become tools for influence, partnership, speaking, and long-term impact—far beyond sales rankings or bestseller badges.
The conversation moves effortlessly between storytelling, business, philosophy, and truth-telling, touching on ghostwriting, AI, authorship, ego, confidence, and the quiet power of being genuinely useful in a noisy world.
This episode isn’t about writing faster.It’s about writing smarter—and understanding why stories matter long after the algorithm moves on.
Spirit Talk Show: now go tell a story worth telling.
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What does it mean to leave something behind that truly lasts?
In this deeply uplifting episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, Doyle and producer Howie welcome author, speaker, and podcaster Dom Brightmon, a self-described Positive Thought Catalyst whose life’s work centers on one powerful idea: advance others so they can advance themselves.
From becoming the youngest Area Director in Toastmasters at just 23, to writing bestselling books like Going North and Stay the Course, to hosting over 1,000 conversations with authors and leaders on the Going North Podcast, Dom’s journey is a masterclass in intentional growth, mentorship, and joyful leadership.
This episode drifts effortlessly between laughter, insight, and imagination. Together, the trio explores:
How mentorship can accelerate a life
Why libraries are sacred community spaces in a digital world
What it means to create your own “piece of immortality” through words and ideas
How humor, hydration, and preparation can quietly transform your days
And why acknowledging strangers might be one of the most powerful acts we have
As always, Spirit Talk Show weaves in a signature tribute story, a spoken-word poem, and an original narrative—turning conversation into something closer to a shared fireside moment. What emerges is not just an interview, but a reminder that leadership doesn’t have to be loud, success doesn’t have to be lonely, and positivity—when practiced daily—can ripple farther than we ever expect.
Settle in. Listen closely.This is a story about connection, courage, and the quiet work of lighting the way for others.
Spirit Talk Show: now go tell a story worth telling.
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What if success as a writer isn’t measured in bestseller lists—but in persistence, purpose, and showing up anyway?
In this deeply grounding episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, Doyle is joined by Terry Whalin—editor, author, acquisitions professional, and publishing mentor whose decades-long career has helped thousands of writers navigate the often confusing, myth-filled world of publishing.
With more than 60 books written, contributions to over 50 magazines, and years spent on both sides of the editorial desk, Terry brings rare clarity to questions writers quietly struggle with:Why isn’t my book selling?What am I doing wrong?Is it even worth continuing?
The conversation centers around Terry’s acclaimed book 10 Publishing Myths: Insights Every Author Needs to Succeed, unpacking the beliefs that most often derail writers—like expecting publishers to do all the marketing, assuming books are instant income machines, or believing you’re not a “real writer” until a book is published.
But this episode goes beyond advice.
Terry shares:
Why most books don’t fail—expectations do
How rejection becomes survivable (and even useful)
The overlooked power of magazine writing and steady visibility
What it really means to take 100% responsibility for your creative life
Why consistency beats talent more often than we want to admit
He also reflects on the moment that changed his life entirely: a single book read in college that redirected his future, leading him through years of global work, service, and eventually back to writing—with deeper purpose.
As always on Spirit Talk Show, the conversation blends practical wisdom with reflective storytelling. A short tribute story and poem honor Terry’s role not as a gatekeeper, but as a steady guide—someone who holds the mirror for writers when doubt creeps in and reminds them that the work still matters.
This episode is a quiet reassurance for anyone who’s ever stared at a blank page, a rejection email, or an unfinished manuscript and wondered if they should stop.
You shouldn’t.And Terry Whalin explains why.
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Some stories entertain.Others quietly keep us alive.
In this powerful and deeply human episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, Doyle is joined by Richard Spiegel, a prolific fantasy and dark speculative fiction author whose work lives at the intersection of imagination, trauma, love, and resilience.
Richard is the author of five published novels—with many more already written—and the creator of expansive story worlds including the Wolves and Ravens trilogy and the ongoing Eternal Nights saga. His writing blends fantasy, paranormal elements, romance, and psychological realism, not as escape, but as a way to understand what it means to survive.
This conversation moves far beyond craft talk.
Richard speaks candidly about:
Writing as a form of emotional containment and release
Living so deeply inside fictional worlds that they rival reality
Military service, medical retirement, and the unseen cost of sacrifice
Why fantasy isn’t the opposite of truth—but one of its most honest languages
Creating characters who endure trauma, break, recover, and keep going
He describes himself less as an author and more as a correspondent—someone recording events as they unfold in worlds that feel fully real to him. That intensity allows him to write full novels in weeks, but it also carries a cost, requiring constant grounding, support from his wife, and an ongoing negotiation between imagination and everyday life.
The episode includes:
A moving tribute story honoring Richard’s work and its emotional impact
A poem inspired by his fiction and the spaces it creates for readers
A live excerpt from Broken Angel, the harrowing conclusion to Wolves and Ravens, exploring sacrifice, love, and irreversible choice
Together, the hosts and Richard reflect on why readers binge his books, why he avoids filler and spectacle, and why he believes the most important stories leave room for the reader’s own imagination to do part of the work.
At its heart, this episode is about storytelling as resilience—about how imagined worlds help us process real pain, how darkness can be approached with care instead of fear, and how fiction can become rehearsal for being human.
These are not stories that distract you from life.They sit beside you in it.
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What happens when you stop chasing spectacle—and start chasing truth?
In this richly layered episode of Spirit Talk Show: Bedtime Stories for Grown-Ups, Doyle sits down with Sacramento filmmaker, actor, musician, and creative instigator Sean Kilcoyne for an evening that drifts effortlessly between laughter, philosophy, memory, and imagination.
Sean is the kind of storyteller who builds entire worlds from small rooms: public-access studios, festival-bound short films, late-night scripts, and borrowed light. From Chowder Heart and Family to Regional Treasures: Digging for Freedom, his work reminds us that storytelling doesn’t need million-dollar budgets—just heart, curiosity, and the courage to believe small stories matter.
Together, Doyle and Sean explore:
The hidden magic of Sacramento’s scrappy creative scene
Making short films as acts of faith rather than commerce
Family as collaborators, anchors, and co-creators
Why comedy, sincerity, and rebellion often live in the same breath
The episode unfolds as something more than an interview. Through live readings of AI-inspired plays, poems, and surreal short scenes—a vending machine that knows too much, strangers bonded by a shared dream in a DMV line, a lost-and-found desk that returns forgotten moments—Sean steps fully into the act of storytelling, revealing how art becomes a mirror rather than a mask.
There are detours into music, mysticism, aging, parenthood, creative burnout, ethical dilemmas in art, and the quiet ache of the roads we didn’t take. There’s laughter, awkwardness, sincerity, and the sense that something real is happening in the room.
At its core, this episode is about one essential truth:Storytelling is connection.And sometimes the most honest stories don’t live in Hollywood—they live right here, told by people who keep showing up with a camera, a question, and a contagious laugh.
Settle in.Dim the lights if you feel like it.You’re not just listening to a story tonight—you’re stepping into one.
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Dantro and Pat risk everything as they slip into Marston’s palace through a hidden tunnel, searching desperately for Billy and Jane before it’s too late. Deep behind enemy lines, every step brings new danger. Meanwhile, across the galaxy, the League of Planets prepares for open war against Marston, setting the stage for a conflict that could determine the fate of multiple worlds. Tension rises on all fronts in this suspenseful chapter of The Planet Man.
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In this moving episode of Spirit Talk Show – Bedtime Stories for Grown Ups, Doyle sits down with writer, paraglider pilot, and rare cancer survivor Jonathan Hutton, author of Unflappable: Soaring Beyond Diagnosis.Jonathan’s journey begins with an unassuming runny nose that turned out to be a rare, incurable head and neck cancer. What followed was a 16-year odyssey through surgeries, treatments, loss, and rediscovery. Yet, amid the pain and rebuilding, Jonathan found new meaning—in the air. As a paraglider, he learned to trust the invisible, to find lift where others saw only gravity, and to write about life not as triumph, but as motion.Doyle and Jonathan talk candidly about illness, identity, faith, and the courage to keep rising when control is gone. Together, they explore how writing can become an act of flight and how healing isn’t about being cured—it’s about learning to live inside a body that has been remade.Listen for:How Jonathan found freedom and creativity through paraglidingWhat it means to “fly afraid” and write honestly about survivalThe role of faith, fear, and humor in facing mortalityA powerful tribute story and poem celebrating Jonathan’s resilienceUnflappable is available now at unflappable.press and on Amazon.“Life isn’t about escaping gravity—it’s about learning how to dance with it.”
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The war escalates beyond Earth as Dantro takes the fight into space itself. With Martian forces pressing their advantage, the Planet Man and his allies engage in a high-stakes confrontation among the stars. As ships collide and strategies are tested, courage and ingenuity become Earth’s last defense. Victory is uncertain, danger is everywhere, and the future of two worlds hangs in the balance in this pulse-pounding chapter of The Planet Man.
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Author, adventurer, and lifelong dreamer Alison Gieschen—known as the nautical novelist—shares her remarkable story of courage, creativity, and reinvention.After three decades running an equestrian program, Alison and her husband sold everything to pursue a dream many only imagine: circumnavigating the globe on a 43-foot sailboat. Their voyage has taken them through 46 countries, across the Panama Canal, and into the heart of what it means to live freely and fully.From terrifying storms and miraculous rescues to the quiet awe of Polynesian sunsets and island friendships, Alison transforms every experience into art. Her works—Blue Ridge, Riding the Waves of Reality, The Legend of Altor, Julie’s Vaulting Dream, The Seven, and her forthcoming Sienna: A Mermaid’s Tale—weave myth, truth, and the spirit of adventure.Discover more about Alison’s writing, voyages, and creative journey at alisongieschen.com
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The threat becomes reality. As Mars launches its long-anticipated assault, Earth faces destruction from the skies and beyond. With defenses failing and panic spreading, Dantro races against time to counter Marston’s plan and protect the planet he has sworn to defend. Loyalties are tested, sacrifices loom, and the true cost of interplanetary war comes into focus as The Planet Man pushes the story into full-scale conflict.
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We launch the new year with a guest whose life reads like a classified dossier—and whose message may define the decade ahead. Michael D. Selig, former Marine Corps aviator turned bestselling author of Hush, steps into the Spirit Talk Show studio to reveal what he believes is humanity’s most important, most suppressed truth: we are not alone, we have never been alone, and the world is racing toward an event that will change everything.Selig’s novel may be fiction, but the research behind it—military recoveries, multidimensional beings, covert programs, and a rising planetary shift—is very real to him. In this gripping conversation he explains why 2027 looms large, why love might be humanity’s ultimate superpower, and why our understanding of ghosts, angels, and the paranormal may all point to the same hidden reality.This is not just an interview.This is a warning, an invitation, and a spark for the year ahead.Explore more from Michael D. Selig:https://mdselig.com/https://www.facebook.com/michael.d.selighttps://x.com/QHRPubhttps://www.instagram.com/real.mdselig/
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This is not just the start of a new season — it’s one of our longest, most powerful, and most beloved episodes yet. We are honored to launch Season 6 of Spirit Talk Show with a true icon: Shelita Taylor, the Queen of the Treasure Coast. A dazzling drag performer, activist, and storyteller, Shelita’s journey from small-town Florida to the heart of Sacramento is as riveting as it is inspiring.In this special season opener, Shelita opens up about:Her early awakenings and the “second coming out” of becoming a drag artistBuilding community and leading resistance in the face of anti-drag legislationThe spiritual and political power of performanceFinding queer joy, chosen family, and self-worthThe art of reinvention, resilience, and rhinestonesFrom heartfelt tributes to laugh-out-loud moments, this premiere is a glittering testament to what it means to live authentically and courageously. Shelita doesn’t just light up the stage — she lights the way.Don’t miss this radiant and unfiltered conversation kicking off a brand-new season of stories that connect us.
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