Best Conversationswithwomen Podcasts (2024)

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Ramona Holloway: Who gets to tell whose story? 37:11

4d ago37:11

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As I research my own personal experience as a White child in the Deep South raised in part by Black women, I walk through the storytelling process with my friend Ramona Holloway with an eye on sensitivity and respect, knowing the whole area is a kind of minefield. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Maeya Carr: Death is just part of Life 33:33

6d ago33:33

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Maeya Carr grew up in a time when family would bring the recently deceased body of a loved one into the home and people would basically have the wake around the body. So she’s comfortable around death as a part of life. I ask her how I can get more comfortable and spiritual sparks fly. You’ll get a lot out of this! See omnystudio.com/listener for p…

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Ramona Holloway: Is there a way back? Healing broken relationships 40:31

13d ago40:31

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Can families torn apart by extreme, cult-like politics turned bitterly personal find a way to make peace? How can we protect ourselves from hateful abuse and give grace to people we love? What do you when you feel totally alone? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Roxanne McDonald on Overdoses, Families, Interventions 31:06

20d ago31:06

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Roxanne and Stuart speak from tough personal experiences on the front lines on when and how to intervene in a loved one’s drinking and drugging. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Robyn studies the skies 54:52

30d ago54:52

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Robyn studies the skies for answers. She has travelled the world and spent years taking courses and doing in-depth reading in the world of astrology. We sit down in Tongva Park in Santa Monica for a discussion of the history and teachings of ancient scientists. Together we marvel at what kind of fate brings us together and how unlikely life is. Lot…

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Kim Matone Empowers Women With Her Own Personal Story 1:00:53

1M ago1:00:53

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Kim Matone first opened up publicly about her own mental health struggles on this very podcast. Her personal story helped her and many others as she becomes an ambassador for Mental Health America and sound practices in mental wellbeing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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ROSHANDA PRATT: How Ro Shows Up! 39:37

1M ago39:37

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Roshanda Pratt believes VISIBILITY doesn’t just happen - but it can be taught. And she’s just the one to teach it! Since our conversation (masked, during COVID) she’s taken off like a big ole ROCKET, teaching courses on LINKEDIN and online helping all kinds of women step into their power and use their real voices to change our world for the better.…

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LeAnne Feliciano: Sacred Wild Woman 53:00

2M ago53:00

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LeAnne Feliciano has taken women on shamanic journeys to discover their sacred connections to spirit guides. It’s every bit as wild and mystical as you might expect. When a podcast starts with a prayer to the Universe, we’re in for a wild ride! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Allison Andrews' Empowering Journey 1:00:17

2M ago1:00:17

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I’m tremendously grateful to have worked with Allison Andrews on national award winning investigative reporting in my career in TV news. Then she was my go-to developmental producer who strongly encouraged (bitch slapped) me into starting this podcast almost five YEARS ago! Now she’s encouraging me to strategize and REBOOT this whole “man listening…

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Susan Andersen Empowers Moms To Finish School 49:10

2M ago49:10

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I admire Susan Andersen so much for creating ANSWER Scholarships to send dozens and dozens of young Moms back to college to graduate into higher paying vocations where they can make better use of their talents and earn significantly higher incomes over the course of a career. Often Susan finds a “Halo Effect” in the lives of the next generation of …

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Nancy Amons, WSMV-TV Nashville - The Emmy Silver Circle 1:02:05

2M ago1:02:05

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My long time friend and colleague Nancy Amons is being inducted into the Silver Circle by the Nashville (Mid-Atlantic) Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the folks who bring you the EMMYS! Nancy is one of the greatest investigative reporters in the U.S. - not just the South, not just on TV, but in any medium. I…

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Nayla Bitar: Healer, Entrepreneur, Great Human 35:35

3M ago35:35

35:35

More than five years ago Nayla came to my 60th birthday party, an intimate dinner prepared by my favorite chef, my lovely wife. I didn’t know her story. But no sooner than I pulled up a chair and began listening, I was inspired by the grit and work ethic of this lovely woman. Not to mention her HUGE heart ! Nayla and her husband Dr. Carlos Rish own…

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Kathleen Defends Democracy (as a "Big J" Journalist) 32:49

3M ago32:49

32:49

Kathleen Johnston is a world class investigative journalist who has worked for CNN and CBS. In this season of her life she acts as teacher, mentor, coach and example of what is right and noble about the calling of journalism at Indiana University. I’m proud to call her not just a colleague but a friend. Note this episode was recorded some five year…

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How Lauren Russell Launched a US Made Furniture Line That Has THRIVED 53:15

3M ago53:15

53:15

Lauren Strassner Russell is my FRICKIN HERO. She ain’t no “girl boss.” She is a BOSS WOMAN. The woman launched a US MADE Furniture company that did not just survive The Great Recession AND Covid and the ensuing economic woes. She. Has. THRIVED. Want to know her secrets? Mystical Manifesting, Synchronicity (Timing) plus a grinding work ethic that st…

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Lynn Murray Chavarria Grows Christmas Trees (and Hunts the Occasional Wild Boar) 41:42

3M ago41:42

41:42

As Fate (God? The Universe? Blind Luck?) would have it, I was destined to meet Lynn Murray Chavarria who just happened to hitch a ride with her old friend Mike Waterman when he picked me up at the Sanford/Orlando Airport on Saturday. Turns out she has quite the stories of her dad Bill Murray and how he developed an entire Christmas Tree Industry in…

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Nancy Haynes & Ramona Holloway 32:32

4M ago32:32

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My friends Nancy Haynes and Ramona Holloway have each forgotten more about media than I will ever know. Especially radio (like podcasting with less latitude). So we present for your listening pleasure a couple of free wheeling unedited conversations! Enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Ethel wrote her hero. Her hero wrote back. 54:11

4M ago54:11

54:11

Ethel Smith wrote her hero, back when lovers of Language put pen to paper and did such things. To this day whole generations appreciate a hand written note. Maybe it’s more real, a tactile demonstration of a love for the written word. Wonder of wonders, her hero wrote back! Changed her life. Just listen. (Recorded in Birmingham, Alabama in December…

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Hope stands for “Hold On Pain Ends” (Revisited) 1:12:10

4M ago1:12:10

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Hope Aldred is no less than an angel for families in recovery from addiction of all kinds. She gleaned her compassion from hard won experience with her own husband and having to explain to their two sons why Dad was dying. For her and those young men, it’s been quite the journey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Lucy Loves Life 35:01

4M ago35:01

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The first conversation I taped for this podcast was one of the most difficult. My friend Lucy Lustig was dying and she knew it. She was lying in a hospital bed in her living room and reflecting on a life filled with art and rich friendships and second chances. I honor her courage and creativity in the face of her own imminent death. See omnystudio.…

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I own it. 13:24

5M ago13:24

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I’m talking ABOUT a woman this week: the woman whose car I plowed into on Friday afternoon. I would have been angry. She asked if I was OK. A study in grace and compassion - all hers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Courtney Humbaugh Fights For Adoptee Rights 55:25

5M ago55:25

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For citizens like Courtney Humbaugh (and me), finding our most basic personal health history means fighting a maze of government laws and regulations. Orphans, foster kids… ANY adult can get their original birth certificates and the DNA history that goes with it no problem. Not adoptees. Now Courtney and many other adult adoptees, birth parents and…

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A conversation with my youngest daughter, Colleen 56:52

5M ago56:52

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Colleen makes it sound like I forced her to talk to me on tape. Judge me if you must. It’s hardest to listen to the women closest to me in my own family. Especially when what they have to say is, “You don’t listen.” My 28 year old daughter and I talk volleyball , HAIKYU!! (The Japanese anime series on Netflix), backpacking solo in Europe for 100 da…

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Jamie Weiss: When Adoptees Become Parents (reprise) 50:12

5M ago50:12

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Jamie Weiss was adopted as a child. Now she’s a mother herself. We speak from common personal experience as only adoptees can. Now Jamie and lots of us are asking Georgia lawmakers to treat adopted people the same as foster children, orphans and every other citizen - and give us our original birth certificates. Why is that so hard? See omnystudio.c…

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Diana Merrifield: Healing The Motherless Child 56:10

6M ago56:10

56:10

I met Diana at a retreat for adult adoptees who never really worked on healing the inner wound created by losing your mother at birth. That was almost five years ago. WOW! Have we both come a long way. This is wisdom born of pain. Hint: No shame and no blame. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Kenya Templeton’s Gorgeous Voice 50:54

6M ago50:54

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I met Kenya in 2016 when we were in a play together at Spirit Square and a presidential candidate who shall not be named was campaigning in the next theater . Secret Service. Security. Crazy times. Kenya Templeton has a GORGEOUS singing voice. A clip from this podcast was featured on WBUR’s HERE AND NOW on NPR. This is a reprise of our original epi…

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Dr. Octavia Cannon’s Thousands Of Babies 47:08

6M ago47:08

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Dr. Octavia Cannon is kind. She’s been personally kind to me. And she’s kind to the women she treats. Unfailingly kind. Just listen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Mary Hopper Didn’t Leave The GOP; It Abandoned Her 45:22

6M ago45:22

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More than 50 years ago, Mary Hopper needed a safe abortion. She found it in Mexico. She was a Republican… until the Equal Rights Amendment and the Reagan Right ignored women like her. She never went back. Could the US Supreme Court beholden to you-know-who sink GOP? A Reprise of our conversation several years back. See omnystudio.com/listener for p…

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Wendy Hickey: “Art Mama” on ArtPop 57:28

7M ago57:28

57:28

Wendy Hickey relishes her nickname as “Art Mama” by lots of artists who have benefited from Wendy’s tireless support for local art! But you might not know how Wendy was a bit of a teen rebel who left home at 16. Relax! It all turns out well. Wendy combined her years of experience in billboard sales with her love of local artists to create ART POP! …

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How Kim Alexander Found Purpose and Fell In Love With Life 1:00:22

7M ago1:00:22

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Kim Alexander grew up in New Orleans, assaulted by her own father and grandfather. She turned her own life around after Hurricane Katrina and now works with boys and young men to show them a more hopeful future. Now Kim runs Our Daily Bread Foundation teaching young men to bake bread as an alternative to violence. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr…

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Jennifer Szakaly (Sock-Eye): “What are we going to do about Mom?” 53:06

7M ago53:06

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Dealing with an aging parent can be stressful and heartbreaking in the best of times. Add dementia and money problems or a health crisis and it strains families to the breaking point. Jennifer Szakaly (pronounced Sock-Eye) has decades of experience both personal and professional in precisely this field. She helps everyone just take a deep breath. H…

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Darcy: When a White Christian Joins a Black Church 53:37

7M ago53:37

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Darcy is a White woman born in Canada with an atheist father. Then as an adult in the American South, she was invited to attend a Black Church. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Laura Vinroot Poole on Women and Fashion 58:45

7M ago58:45

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Laura Vinroot Poole has survived breast cancer and recently lost her mother. We talk about her wonderful Mom who just passed, her love for her native North Carolina, her Dad’s races for Governor, her black designer wedding gown she got for $75 at a thrift store in San Francisco, the NC Republican Party and whether it has a future, and too much abou…

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Julia Greenfield Goes To The Statehouse 51:16

8M ago51:16

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Julia Greenfield hadn’t thought about running for political office… until 2016. Now she’s going to the Statehouse in Raleigh. Her goal: make Roe v. Wade the law of the land. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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LaToya Faustin: She Built This City 58:32

8M ago58:32

58:32

What education earns the biggest bang for the buck for young Lawyer or Master Plumber? LaToya Faustin encourages the next generation of women to enter the building trades. She does double duty home schooling her eight-year old son who’s a professional actor appearing in his first streaming TV gig on THE CONNORS on ABC and Hulu. (He tags along with …

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Padma Nunna: The Lotus Blooms in Muddy Waters 56:32

8M ago56:32

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Padma Nunna had three Masters Degrees, two daughters and one husband from an arranged marriage. Then “life happened.” Her husband left and her world radically changed. And in the midst of dark muck, she bloomed. Padma means lotus, the flower that is rooted in the dark muck at the bottom of a body of water. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in…

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Maeya Carr: Baptist, Black Panther, Buddhist 1:16:07

8M ago1:16:07

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Maeya Carr teaches Tai Chi which she came to through her love of the Martial Arts . But how she got there is an education that stretches back across hundreds of years which she learned from her Great, GREAT GRANDMOTHER (yes, TWO greats). Now Maeya passes on the tradition of non-violence and compassion to HER great-grandchildren. You’re gonna love t…

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Ramona Holloway on Home Care for Her Mom 40:38

9M ago40:38

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Ramona Holloway cared for her aging Mom, moving her into her home until she could no longer feasibly provide the best care. I admire Ramona both professionally as a broadcaster and personally as a friend. You’ll love this archive edition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Ellen Whiteside’s Sacred Grove Retreat 47:47

9M ago47:47

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Ellen Whiteside was assigned to me as a partner in a Transformational Leadership Program almost nine years ago. I’ve learned from her ever since. We talk of spirit and she walks in spirit. You can hear her certitude and courage in her voice. Ellen owns and runs Sacred Grove Retreat near Gold Hill NC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat…

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Sarah Olin’s Legacy of Love 56:39

9M ago56:39

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Sarah Olin loves people. And it’s not just a warm feeling. It’s years, decades of work. As a coach, mom and leader at LUMO, Sarah lives her values. Here’s what made her that way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Queen D Redux 1:00:20

9M ago1:00:20

1:00:20

Queen D gives me a manicure and a pedicure on those too-rare circumstances when I treat myself to some manly pampering. When we got to talking I found out not only that she did time in prison but that she had worked very hard to transform her life and not look back. She is a portrait in resilience. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio…

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Jackie Harwood: a Wife and Mom on Trauma, Opioids, Prison and Redemption 46:18

10M ago46:18

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Jackie Harwood is sweet, pretty, and soft spoken, a suburban working wife and mom to two sons. So acquaintances are often shocked to hear she once went to prison for forging prescriptions to support her addiction to opioids. But when you hear her whole story, the most surprising thing is that she got clean, kept her marriage intact, and renewed a l…

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Jeanne Hall, MLK & The Bomb Threat 1:09:49

10M ago1:09:49

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Jeanne Hall was on the same plane with MLK when someone phoned in a bomb threat. First hand experience with a moment in history of The Albany Movement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Sis Kaplan on the birth of WBBM and Big WAYS Radio 50:56

10M ago50:56

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Sis Kaplan is a broadcasting pioneer. Her father signed WBBM Radio in Chicago on the air (from her grandmother’s ROOF)! She and her husband Stan brought Rock N Roll Radio to Charlotte, NC in the form of “Big WAYS Radio”. Now almost 90 years old, she’s living history. Meeting her was a revelation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Peg Robarchek: Better Ex Time 1:04:17

10M ago1:04:17

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Peg Robarchek grew to become a great ex-wife. I really admire her. Tell her I said so. Peg has just come out with her first memoir, WELCOME TO THE CHURCH OF I DON’T HAVE A CLUE. After writing dozens of books, this one is different. It’s brave. It’s bold. It’s real. It’s raw. And you should read it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio…

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Bea McCormack: Bob’s Candy Company and Black History 57:49

10M ago57:49

57:49

Stuart Watson 6:10 PM (2 hours ago)to meIn my home town of Albany, Georgia a family owned candy cane company became synonymous with Christmas. Bob’s Candy Company was run by Bob McCormack. Bea McCormack was there. Bob was her brother. And she recalls how they did something unusual for the time in the Deep South: paid Black work…

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Robyn Norwood goes to HOLLYWOOD! 54:17

11M ago54:17

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Robyn Norwood went from a dirt road in West Virginia to an Executive Producer in Hollywood films . Oh and BTW she’s a mom to three great kids and grew her own real estate business to sell it for millions. Yet she still has regrets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Sarah, Nugget and The Whale Sharks 53:37

11M ago53:37

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Sarah Knight felt lost and invisible. She was a teen and her big sister’s crisis took all her parents attention. It takes just a few questions to open up a fully formed young woman and to realize - WOW - there’s a lot here. The cool aunt to a niece “Nugget” who is TOTALLY into sharks - and a young woman who practices meditation on the daily just to…

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The Late Judge Shirley Fulton: From Picking Cotton to Duke Law 57:39

11M ago57:39

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Shirley Fulton was born in the low country of South Carolina and picked cotton with her mother as a child. She graduated high school at 16 and went to an HBCU (NC A&T, Greensboro) for college and another HBCU (NCCU, Durham) for law school. The first time she set foot in a classroom with white students was when she transferred to Duke Law. There wer…

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Hannah Wilson, Waitress: What I Want To Be 40:24

11M ago40:24

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Hannah Wilson serves up eggs and bacon and biscuits for tips but she has dreams. This is what happens when you actually get to know a little bit about what’s going on in the life of a waitress. Stuart talks to Hannah on her break at the diner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Sarah Blake Morgan's World Adventures: From Missionary to Reporter to Soldier 43:57

12M ago43:57

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Sarah Blake Morgan never got to meet her father, but no doubt he’s beaming somewhere, bursting with pride at the brilliant and accomplished daughter born two months after he died. Starting life as the only child of missionary parents, Sarah grew up as a little girl in Tampa rolling down the car window and greeting homeless men by name (since she br…

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