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It's the peoples' podcast, bringing you topics that we can sit at the table, discuss and bring forth positive solutions! With hosts Adrian Bittle, Melissa Bartlett and Carey Digsby, featuring special guests and much more!
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Profound insights from trauma survivors. Hear their stories and learn from their experiences as they go from near calamity to living with meaning and purpose. Each episode you will gain valuable knowledge and tips for how to overcome long odds to achieve a life full of awesomeness. Heart attack survivor Adrian Jones takes a deep yet uplifting approach to understanding the meaning of survival and how it can transform people for the better. Ultimately, Adrian seeks to understand what makes us ...
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Meet Mrs. McShoogle, ‘iconic’ actress turned landlady to the stars. Canny and courageous, tender and just a tad outrageous, this extraordinary luminary recalls her “intimate friendships” with the giants of theatre, television and film, including “more Dames than you can shake a stick at… and Olly Murs”. From first-night feuds to royal revelations and her infamous outburst at the Scottish Drama Awards, The Tartan Tammies, this is the frankly unbelievable tale of a small-town lassie with big d ...
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Episode 5: Waiting for a Star to Fall. Starring Carolyn Pickles, directed by Colin Wakefield, written by Jonathan Fortingall.
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The final episode of this satirical monologue reveals its rather sad underbelly. When Kiki-Jean's ex-husband's new wife, Cyndi-Lou Redgrave ("Not her real name. She wanted everyone to think she was one of the Redgraves. Vanessa was furious when I told her."), wins Best Newcomer at The Tartan Tammies, her infamous outburst ("I must have hit rock bot…
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Episode 4: A Sky Full of Stars. Starring Carolyn Pickles, directed by Colin Wakefield, written by Jonathan Fortingall.
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Mrs. McShoogle meets Nicola Sturgeon ("the daintiest wee feet this side of William Hague") and hosts a block-booking for the Scottish Tory party conference ("to think I turned down John Barrowman for this"). She recalls her controversial appearance in the British remake of Charlie's Angels, Wayne's WAGS, and the biggest night of the year, the Scott…
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Episode 3: Starry, Starry Night. Starring Carolyn Pickles, directed by Colin Wakefield, written by Jonathan Fortingall.
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Now the glamorous proprietress of the 'oldest and dampest theatrical digs in Strathbogie', Kiki-Jean McShoogle welcomes "Britain's greatest living actor" to her humble home while trying to find the off button for the mob from musical theatre. Meanwhile, she enlists royal (after a fashion) support for the local rep theatre and defends the surprise o…
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Episode 2: Starman. Starring Carolyn Pickles, directed by Colin Wakefield, written by Jonathan Fortingall.
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Following her moving portrayal of the demonic lollipop lady in Crimewatch on Ice, and a glamorous library assistant in a terrible, terrible Dostoevsky, Kiki-Jean Mankini watches in horror as Helen Mirren bags all the best roles. Fleeing the limelight, she returns to her home town and theatrical capital of Scotland, Strathbogie, and walks straight i…
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Episode 1: A Star is Born. Starring Carolyn Pickles, directed by Colin Wakefield, written by Jonathan Fortingall.
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A child prodigy in Mary and Joseph: Put a Ring on It, and graduate of the prestigious Monica Glen School of Drama and Car Maintenance, Kiki-Jean Mankini achieves top billing, thirteen below Moira Stuart, in a two (and a half) week run in London's West End, and off-off-off Broadway (so far off-Broadway it's in Connecticut). This is the frankly unbel…
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A Seizure Triggers Changes in Sydney Fletcher's Life
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Meet Sydney Fletcher. She's a Type 1 diabetic who suffered a diabetic seizure in her mid-20s. This triggered a period of anxiety, stress and insomnia. Through restorative yoga she found peace in her life that was able to forge a new path for herself. You can find Sydney on Instagram or at her website.…
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Casey Beats Cancer (Three Times!) and a Stroke
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"It's time to get your affairs in order," was not what 31 year old Casey Head wanted or expected to hear from her doctor. She had just been diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, known as a children's cancer. Four months into treatment Casey suffered a stroke and went into a short coma. Temporarily paralyzed on her left side, Casey would have…
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John Carey Was Presumed Dead And Gave The Nurse The Fright Of Her Life
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A nurse entered the hospital room to get John Carey's body ready for the morgue. In the hospital for days with kidney disease, he was presumed dead but in fact John was very much alive. As the nurse approached him, he moved his eyes causing her to jump across the room. Later that afternoon he walked out of the hospital and drove himself home. This …
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Held Hostage for Five Years, Jose Pereira Finds New Meaning in Hostage Advocacy
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Jose Pereira (Jose Angel Pereira Ruimwyck) knows what it's like to be wrongfully detained in a foreign country. In November 2017 Jose, the then CEO of Houston-based CITGO oil company, was summoned to Caracas with members of his leadership team for what appeared to be a normal budgetary meeting. Upon arrival they quickly found out they were to be ar…
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Stefan Survives a Major Car Crash in the Middle of Nowhere
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Driving with his cousin on a remote winding mountain road in August 2022, Stefan Venne lost control of his 1984 Volkswagon Rabbit and crashed into a tree. Far from help and outside of cell phone reception, Stefan was trapped and out of it while his cousin left him to seek help. The nearest town had a population of 81 people. With great fortune, his…
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Can you imagine what it would be like to be clinically dead and return to life once? How about twenty times? Meet Fred Rutman. He has clinically died twenty times as a result of a condition called sudden onset full heart block. It started back in 2009, when he was home grading papers. Now he is a veteran of dying and coming back. Hear his story of …
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James Gardner Conquers Paralysis and a Brain Tumor
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James Gardner isn't afraid to take on a challenge. Dealt paralysis at a young age and a brain tumor later in life, James did not allow them to affect his grit and determination. He's traveled the world, he worked as a journalist and he now coaches others. James even trained for the London Marathon before he had to stop due to the brain tumor. He no…
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Dr. Kathy Zhang and Finding One's Purpose with Lessons from Hospice Patients
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Doctor, coach and podcast host, Dr. Kathy Zhang has so much to offer people. With a first hand account of the struggles and the toll of treating COVID patients in New York City in 2020, Kathy brings a wealth of experience and perspective to her clients as a coach or her patients as a doctor. You can find her at her website or on LinkedIn, Instagram…
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Chuck Thuss, A Former Hockey Goalie, Has the Biggest Save of His Life
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A phone call saved his life. Drowning in anxiety and depression, Chuck Thuss almost did the unthinkable. Driving down the road he accelerated his truck with the intention of slamming into a guardrail and ending his life. Yet a higher power had other ideas for him and a woman who would play a major role in his recovery entered his life through phone…
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A Personal Account of Beating a Heart Attack
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Thank you for tuning in! I'm trying a new format in addition to continuing with the interviews. From time to time, I'll do short form solo podcasts on things that I think are relevant to Profound Awesomeness. I think these will generally be around 5-10 minutes in length. Let me know what you think! You can email me at profoundawesomeness@gmail.com.…
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Addiction is an insidious, undiscriminating disease and Eliza Schecter knows all about it. Her addiction started at the end of middle school and the beginning of high school. She didn't feel right in her own skin and began to self-soothe and numb herself with alcohol before moving to drugs. She then used prescription drugs, getting hooked on Percoc…
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Lizzie's Incredible Journey Conquering Multiple Myeloma
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One night in San Francisco Lizzie Azzolino sat on a bench at a park nearby her home, looked up at the stars and felt herself completely surrender for the first time in her life. After searching for answers to her mystery illness, she had just been diagnosed with early-stage multiple myeloma. She told herself this was a time for trust. She needed to…
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Writer, speaker and creative Frank Jackson lost both his parents at a relatively young age. His mother died of pancreatic cancer while his father died from HLH, and at age 23 Frank became an orphan. Frank now finds his meaning, and his ability to be in the moment, through writing and he strives to live up to the moniker Mr. Positive. To learn more …
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Trevor Jones and Traumatic Brain Injuries
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Trevor Jones has an incredible capacity to beat traumatic brain injuries ("TBIs"). He has survived not one but two TBIs. The first happened when has was thirteen years old and he later suffered another one later in life. Each time, he fought back and at one point was even in a position to try out for the San Diego Padres. Hear his story and his tho…
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Andrea's Darkness Shall Not Prevail
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Andrea Blindt has lived through several dark periods in her life. From a difficult relationship with her mother as a child to one day losing her twins, Andrea found ways to prevail by leaning on love. That's how she found herself and denied the dark periods in her life to take control. And now she has found a way to truly love herself. To learn mor…
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Amputee Chris Prange-Morgan talks about her family, her catastrophic fall at the climbing gym and her decision to remove her right leg below the knee. Hear how she worked her way back from her injury both physically and psychologically and offers support to those in the disability community. Her story has been featured on The Today Show and you can…
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Born with hereditary peripheral neuropathy, also known as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Dave Oferal had an awakening. With his early years defined by bullying, theft, alcohol abuse, arrests, and other devious behaviors, Dave woke up one day not feeling good about himself and determined to rid himself of bad habits. So he decided to bury his head in …
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Steve Lovelace has a huge heart and a strong mental fortitude. On top of that he can also claim that he is the second known paratriathlete in history. Before accomplishing that feat, he had to survive a death-defying accident and temporary paralysis to eventually making a remarkable recovery. What happened to him is miraculous. To find out more abo…
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Sandra Jarvis has survived a lot. From abuse to cancer to a horrific accident while riding an ATV, Sandra has found a way to survive and press on. Listen to her story and how she finds a way to be happy and decide who she accepts in her life. She's a coach and you can find out more and get in touch by visiting sandrajarviscoaching.com.…
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Meet Paul Forchione and hear his story of living with and finding ways to conquer cerebral palsy. Hear how his "mama bear" mother wouldn't take no for an answer and helped him find a doctor who would believe in him and his ability to walk. To learn more about Paul, please visit his website acalltoaction.coach.…
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ATRT with Special Guest Dr. Shawna Whitehead
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Join us as we sit with Dr. Shawna Whitehead and talk about her organization Destine2Succeed, her incredible work with future entrepreneurs and other amazing projects!
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We're back and bringing the fire with another #Whatchutalkinboutwed show! Tell everyone you know and meet us at 6:15PM Wed Night!
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Join us tonight as we discuss family! How they affect not just individuals, but communities too!
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We celebrate another year as "The Peoples Podcast!" Join us as we reflect our years with you all and talk about current events, and as always, you run the show!!!
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ATRT special guest Jahlisa Misenheimer developer and CEO of Vegan Connect Technologies will share with us the concept and fruition of this amazing vegan platform!
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Join us as we chat with the internationally known, celebrity DJ Drake!!!! He'll talk to us about his tenure in the music industry and his latest projects!
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What is love? What does it mean to you? How do you know you are in love? Have you ever been in love?…
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ATRT with special guest: Christopher Cooper
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Join us as we sit with special guest, Madison Distinguished Professor of WCU Christopher Cooper! We will talk about the political arena, gerrymandering and so much more!
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Join us as we have our special guest, music industry veteran Uncle Win! We will talk about his time in music and learn more about his latest project dropping this summer!
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It's another #Whatchutalkinboutwed! Time for the family to come to the table and share!
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Our next show we will talk about, rather have a deep discussion, on why a brother being positive means he's corny, but its ok to be full of drama and accepted? Hmmmm...we welcome you to share your thoughts!
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It's time for us to sit with our favorite Sexuality Educator and learn so much more. To throw away the myths and embrace the facts! Ask her anything! Liz Mallers joins us to answer all your questions!#attheroundtablepodcastshow
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At the Roundtable with Special Guest Aixa Kendrick!
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ATRT sits with the multi-talented Aixa Kendrick and discuss her latest project the historic war drama THE DAHOMEY WARRIORS!
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With so much going on in society today, mental health is very important to treat and to talk about!
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During a trip to a remote part of Africa, Melinda Walker fell from a rock band onto a boulder and survived and her journey to critical care was nearly as dangerous as the fall itself. More than just surviving, Melinda is thriving finding meaning and purpose (and even a husband!) as a result of her near catastrophic accident.…
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Jen Marples is a warrior and she's on a mission. A career-driven, Type A workaholic, Jen suffered a myriad of health issues and put important relationships on the line. Not any longer. She is out to help midlife women find their inner-drive and to prove to them that they're "not to f***ing old" to do what they want to do. She has her own podcast, T…
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Hear a story where profound awesomeness is pervasive. Through a remarkable set of circumstances, Julie's life takes an incredible turn that is filled with love, acceptance and joy. A chance encounter through her daughter leads her down an incredible path to discovering her biological past, and future.…
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Mark's Fight Against Stage 5 Kidney Failure
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Meet Mark Pruett. A gifted natural athlete and physical trainer who recently encountered the fight of his life. His fight against severe kidney failure is no joke and it put his body through all kinds of hell. We're glad he's with us to tell his tale and shed a light on what it's like to lose the functionality of one's kidneys and come out the othe…
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Severe idiopathic aplastic anemia survivor Tiffany Rowe discusses her fight against this disease - and her relapse - and how that has shaped how she lives her life today. If you would like to learn more about Tiffany, or would like to get in touch with her, please visit tiffanylorenrowe.com.
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Hear incredible stories of people's journeys from close brushes with death to living with great meaning and purpose.
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The host becomes the interviewee. Hear my story and learn about my journey to Profound Awesomeness. Thank you Amy for interviewing me and being the person that you are in my life!
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At the Roundtable Show - Old School Ways
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What happened to the Old School Ways.??? Were times simpler when we did things that way? Or is this new fangled way of things leading society down the right path?
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At the Roundtable with Special Guest Ylonda Powell Medley
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This is truly an amazing show, as we sit and talk with will CEO and Founder of Jesonda Productions Ylonda Powell-Medley! Inspirational, energetic, and refreshing....this is one you need to sit and listen to!!!
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Yes! We bring you another #WhatchutalkinboutWed! With thought provoking questions, in-depth answers, and the people bringing so much flavor to our show!
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Sexy After 40- Enhance Your Love Life!!
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This show we will talk with Sexuality Educator Liz Mallers about being "Sexy after 40" Enhancers and other hot topics!!!
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