Stories You Will Hear

The Dyslexic Professor

Some children are told they cannot read. Some are told they are slow. Russell Van Brocklin was once reading at a first-grade level. Years later, he would graduate from law school and challenge the way we think about learning, language, and what is truly possible.

S6-EP10 · The Dyslexic Professor: How Russell Van Brocklin Is Rewiring Education Listen Now

The Stories That Don’t Stay on Shelves

Most people think books are quiet things. Doug Crowe reminds us they are not. A good story travels, changes conversations, and creates bridges between people who may never meet — yet somehow understand each other more deeply.

S6-EP9 · Doug Crowe on Stories That Do More Than Sit on a Shelf Listen Now

The Positive Catalyst

Some people chase success. Others build something more lasting by helping others rise. Dom Brightmon’s work centers on encouragement, mentorship, and becoming a force that moves other people forward.

S6-EP8 · Advancing Others with Dom Brightmon, the Positive Thought Catalyst Listen Now

The Quiet Work of a Writing Life

Writing is rarely glamorous. Behind every published book are rewrites, rejection, patience, and the decision to keep going. Terry Whalin speaks to the quiet discipline that turns hope into pages and pages into books.

S6-EP7 · Publishing Myths, Persistence, and the Quiet Work of a Writing Life with Terry Whalin Listen Now

Fantasy as Survival

Fantasy may begin with imagined worlds, but often it begins with very real pain. Richard Spiegel explores how storytelling can transform fear, trauma, and survival into something meaningful, shareable, and healing.

S6-EP6 · Fantasy, Trauma, and Storytelling as Survival with Richard Spiegel Listen Now

Tiny Worlds and Borrowed Light

Some stories begin as small things: a memory, a fragment, a voice that refuses to disappear. This episode reflects on how stories arrive, gather strength, and insist on being told when the time is right.

S6-EP5 · Tiny Worlds, Borrowed Light, and the Stories That Refuse to Stay Quiet Listen Now

Soaring Beyond Diagnosis

Sometimes the world hands you a label and expects you to live inside it forever. Jonathan Hutton’s story is about resilience, possibility, and the courage to keep defining yourself beyond anyone else’s expectations.

S6-EP4 · Jonathan Hutton: Unflappable – Soaring Beyond Diagnosis Listen Now

A Life Between Horizons

Some lives move in straight lines. Others move like tides. Alison Gieschen’s story explores creativity, movement, and what it means to navigate life between the horizon you came from and the one still ahead.

S6-EP3 · Riding the Waves of Reality: A Life Lived Between Horizons with Alison Gieschen Listen Now

The Truth We’re Not Ready For

Every generation believes it sees clearly until someone asks a question that unsettles the room. Michael D. Selig’s conversation explores uncomfortable truths, challenging ideas, and what happens when silence can no longer hold.

S6-EP2 · Hush No More: The Truth Michael D. Selig Says We’re Not Ready For Listen Now

Radiance and Resistance

Performance can be transformation. Shelita Taylor’s story is about drag, identity, courage, and the kind of radiance that creates room for joy, expression, and community in a world that often asks people to shrink.

S6-EP1 · The Queen of the Treasure Coast — Shelita Taylor on Drag, Resistance & Radiance Listen Now