Best Laura Vinroot Poole Podcasts (2024)

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Laura Vinroot Poole on Women and Fashion 58:45

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

14h 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

8d 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

15d 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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Julia Greenfield Goes To The Statehouse 51:16

1M 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

1M ago58:32

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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

1M 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

2M 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

2M 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

2M 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

2M 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

3M ago1:00:20

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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

3M 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

3M 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

3M 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

4M 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

4M ago57:49

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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

4M 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

4M 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

4M 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

5M 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

5M 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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"Adopted Chameleon" Lorah Gerald Heals From Trauma 52:44

5M ago52:44

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Lorah (loo-RAY) Gerald was given up by her birth mother to be adopted. She understood that. What she did not understand was her birth mother’s desire to never speak with her again. TRIGGER WARNING: EXPLICIT DISCUSSION OF SUICIDE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Sydney Cummings Houdyshell Tops 1.5 MILLION on YouTube 52:19

5M ago52:19

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Sydney Cummings Houdyshell has drawn more than one and a half MILLION subscribers to her YouTube channel featuring regular workouts aimed at real women. Sydney offers a refreshing dose of authenticity and unabashed encouragement. She went to WVU on a track scholarship and has worked her butt off (literally) to get where she is. And my sense is… she…

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Emily Swann Comforts New Moms' Anxiety About Breastfeeding, Sleep 58:38

6M ago58:38

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Emily Swann breastfed her own cooing baby boy while talking about her classes for new moms. She says moms are off the charts anxious about feeding their infants and finding some time for sleep. Emily’s public parenting has drawn plenty of side eye from people critical of her approach. Emily is a bona fide lactation expert (an RN with NICU experienc…

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Alice Yu, MD: Miss Asian Chicago Queen! 49:59

6M ago49:59

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Alice Yu moved from NC to the big city of Chicago and competed in the Miss Asian Chicago pageant uplifting Asian Women and SHE WON! She’s the QUEEN! I met Alice Yu through my youngest two kids when they were at Chapel Hill and she was musical director for an a cappella group. She went to UNC undergrad, Duke for Med School and then off to Northweste…

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Julie J On Healthy Tears and Laughter After Her "Surprise Divorce" 1:06:25

6M ago1:06:25

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Julie J is half of the mom comedy team “The Family Jewels” (check out their new podcast on the Queen City Podcast Network). She talks candidly about growing up raising calves on a Virginia farm, her decision to have kids, her “surprise divorce” and her reluctance to be a comedy partner! A quality conversation! See omnystudio.com/listener for privac…

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Shelby Perry Loses An Eye And Gains A New Outlook 44:14

7M ago44:14

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Shelby Perry lost an eye three years into her sober journey. She had to be thinking “And I got sober for THIS???” She gained a whole new outlook, launching a business EYEHESIVE.COM AND finding a whole new community THE ONE EYE GANG. She is a walking talking inspiration! Just listen! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Kim Matone's Hard Won Experience With Depression Now Helps Others. 1:00:59

7M ago1:00:59

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Kim Matone desperately needed good mental health care as a teenager with Type One Bipolar Disorder. She needed it again as a young mom with Post Partum Depression. And thank God she got the help she needed! She is now a mental health professional herself helping girls and women who are right where she was. TRIGGER WARNING: FRANK TALK OF SUICIDE. TA…

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Jaime Lane Launched Her Non-Profit To Connect With Isolated Seniors 39:24

7M ago39:24

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Jaime Lane always loved and respected her elders. She was always close. When her grandparents died, holidays were hard. So she launched her own non-profit charity to connect with seniors right in the height of COVID isolation. SEASONS OF GIVING took off like a big ole rocket, growing exponentially. She’s made SOOOO many friends. Just listen! See om…

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Julia Barno Grew Up Watching Gilda Radner on SNL. Now SHE takes the mic on stage and podcast. 53:49

7M ago53:49

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Julia Barno describes herself as “culturally Jewish” after growing up with a divorced Mom in Buffalo NY. She went to a decidedly Jewish summer camp where she once met Larry David. Her family turned to her for reliable laughs to defuse tension. Julia was a natural. Now comedy is a calling she dares to answer. We sit down in her office in her Plaza-M…

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Dr. Margaret Brennan uses her own cancer to fight for better patient care. 52:39

7M ago52:39

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I became friends with Dr. Margaret Brennan decades ago in Nashville because she graduated from Vanderbilt University Medical School and practiced as a cardiologist. I met Margaret through my dear friend Dr. Maggie Stolz. Both women are devoted Irish Catholics who practice their faith through their kindness in helping others heal. Now Margaret’s own…

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Carline Watson: From Jamaica to NPR 53:11

8M ago53:11

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Carline Watson was born in London, raised in Jamaica and educated at Columbia University in NYC. She and I and her wonderful husband Walter Ray were in the same seminar taught by the late great Charles Ogletree who knew Barack Obama at Harvard Law School. But enough name dropping. The most fascinating stories in her rich beautiful voice speak to th…

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Maura Sullivan Was Going Broke Caring For Two Sons With Autism 44:41

8M ago44:41

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Maura Sullivan took out equity from her home. Then she sold it. All to pay for two sons with profound autism. She went to the statehouse as part of a grass roots movement to get insurance to cover needed services for autism. They asked lawmakers for help. And they got it. Tens of thousands are benefiting from this law. With distrust of politicians …

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Amy Bristle Benfield: Child Actor Grows Up 1:01:16

8M ago1:01:16

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Amy and her sister each won little Miss Ashe County NC so of COURSE their mother moved them to NYC for careers as child actresses. She did a pudding pop commercial with Bill Cosby and a film for Gary Marshall and a film with Matt Dillon. Then she moved home. Amy and I bond over stories of WRAL and our crush on CBS’ Jim Axelrod. (We’re both big fans…

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Allison Modafferi Breathes Her Way to a Better Life 36:26

8M ago36:26

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Allison Modafferi is a great daughter, sister and mom who took the helm at Be Yoga Collective and applies it’s principles of movement and breathing to live a peaceful life in a loud world. She is a delight, the daughter of a teacher who went on to become a teacher herself. Listen and learn! I know I did. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info…

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Larissa Leaves Billy Graham For Jesus 57:58

8M ago57:58

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Larissa Miller Honeycutt had a fundamental problem. A great career at the Billy Graham Evangelical Association but she knew in her heart she was gay. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Lashelle Bolton: From the Bronx to the Sahara 42:03

9M ago42:03

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Lashelle Bolton bonded with the daughter she gave birth to at age 14 by taking her deep into the Sahara Desert in north Africa. She says she felt the presence of God. As she looked at waves of endless sand stretching out in all directions she thought, “The same Creator that made all this made me.” It was a long odyssey for the Bronx woman who found…

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Euralis Figueroa Pays It Forward Mentoring Girls 59:09

9M ago59:09

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Euralis Figueroa was a girl who never heard the word college. She’d never even thought about it. An amazing mentor changed all that and now she’s paying it forward by mentoring Latina girls just. like. her! Wanna feel better about the next gen? Just listen to this pod. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Mayuko Fukino: From Bullied Girl to Karate Instructor, "Like Water Around Rock" 45:41

9M ago45:41

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Growing up between Tokyo and California/New Jersey, Mayuko Fukino was bullied in school, a small girl slung around by her backpack. No wonder she grew up to become a Karate instructor! It helped her four kids navigate middle schoo.l (No small feat for the best of us!) A deeply spiritual and mystical person, Mayuko speaks about her gifts and deep lo…

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Becca Shell - Sober Mom 52:31

10M ago52:31

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Becca Shell celebrates 20 years of sobriety this month. The mother of two got her Masters Degree in Counseling to help many others recover from addictions. Her story contains both laughter and tears and serves as inspiration of a whole new life after putting aside the bottle. CONGRATS BECCA! Honored to call you my friend. BTW I owe my sobriety to a…

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Lorraine Walker Carpenter shares the wisdom of ancestors. 26:26

10M ago26:26

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You can pass by Walkers Ferry Road a hundred times and never once wonder: who was Walker? Lorraine Walker Carpenter knows. He was family. On solving mysteries and connecting to the ancient chain to our ancestors. It’s a pleasure to hear her sweet voice tell such meaningful stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Lorraine hasn't put water on her garden in YEARS. It's THRIVING. 35:32

10M ago35:32

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I thought I was going to talk to Lorraine Walker Carpenter about saving a 150 year old log cabin. Oh no. We stumbled on something even more fascinating: her mystical connection to her organic vegetable garden which uses ancient natural techniques to use ONLY RAINWATER to grow a bumper crop of heirloom tomatoes, collards and other yummy veggies. A p…

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How Simone Finch created SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE on HULU 52:18

10M ago52:18

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Simone Finch created the Hulu streaming series SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE based on her personal experience sobering up. She talks real talk about growing up in Boston, success as a writer, bipolar disorder, what her Father/spirit guide told her psychic, women in Hollywood, her Mom’s superpower with customer service, the Writers’ Strike, “California Sober,…

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Bea McCormack: The Candyman & The Klan 1:00:23

10M ago1:00:23

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Bea McCormack’s brother Bob brought us peppermint candy canes for Christmas … by the millions. But the real stories of Bob’s Candy Co. start with a grouchy Black candy master and a white Roman Catholic Priest, her uncle, who proved to be quite the inventor…and even appeared on the TV quiz show “What’s My Line?” Great STORY! See omnystudio.com/liste…

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Jen Olin Lafontaine Likes A Good Death Binder 52:19

11M ago52:19

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Jen Olin Lafontaine is as practical as she is creative. She values KINDNESS above all else so she and I agree with the Dali Lama: Our religion is KINDNESS. So she knows…as I have experienced… that leaving a detailed DEATH BINDER with alllllll your wishes is one of the kindest things you can do. Don’t fret. There’s a WHOLE BUNCH OF LIFE in our chat …

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Lauren Ansley: Bringer of Joy (even to Corporate Events!) HA! 47:02

11M ago47:02

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Lauren Ansley has expanded from standup comedy to bringing JOY (not just laughs but real bonding experiences that include inspirational twists) to corporate events. We talk about her new love interest and she sounds positively giddy. Fingers crossed. This guy sounds like the real deal. GOOD LUCK LAUREN!!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf…

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When Wendy Swanson's Dad (finally) said "I Love You." 1:04:55

11M ago1:04:55

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Dads and daughters can be TOUGH. Dads can shut down. For years, decades, lifetimes. I know. I am one. X4. That’s FOUR grown kids for whom I’m sure I was at one point or another “emotionally unavailable. That’s why Wendy Swanson’s story of making peace with her Dad meant so much to me. Peace is possible. Amends. Reconciliation. Clinging to the good …

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Lucretia Carter Berry: Can We Talk Black Hair? 1:03:24

11M ago1:03:24

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Lucretia Carter Berry went to an HBCU, then married a white guy who became a Youth Minister and they have three daughters and oh I had SOOOOOOOO many questions. She started giving moms straight talk about curly hair and wound up writing books and teaching classes to fight racism. She might be banned in Florida but thank God she’s still teaching in …

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Alara Vural ROARS (in crisp proper English) 1:01:18

12M ago1:01:18

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Alara Vural is 1/2 Turkish, 1/2 British and 100% delightful. I’d listen to her read the phone book. She’s missing her calling as a voiceover artist! We talk housework (she hates it), her local pub (she adores it) and marketing messaging (her SUPERPOWER). Then we talk about God, the Universal Spirit and connecting with all that. WOW!!! It’s a LOT Y’…

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