Jan introduces you to the first person he ever met who was, as he was told, physically-challenged. Join him as he introduces you to the woman who would appear from behind a rising garage door in a chair that was magical and a smile that taught him a lesson about those who are "super-abled."

Come with Jan to a small village on the Beira Peninsula of Ireland, where he learns the power of community and connection. See if you hear the ring of a phone during the podcast. Mystically, it was a call from Ireland! Raise a pint!

Jan shares the story of a remarkable couple whose dreams were dashed and then reborn. Come meet Rick and Sarah and their discovery of hope.

Where did Jan get the title for this podcast from? Join him as he introduces you to a remarkable former student and the book novel he fashioned around her story, including creating the character of the grandmother he never met.

This is our 50th episode. Jan gives thanks for a life-affirming author-friend, a daughter's health milestone, and leads us to the power of an act that is simple, profound, and transcendent.

Jan shares the story of a girl asked to leave a school because she didn't "fit" the elite image they were fostering. As adults, some still are trying to fit in when what we need and want is so much more.

Jan shares the story of a man who reinvented himself and found his deepest place in the world, a famed playwright he encountered years later who inspired an important question for all of our lives.

Jan shares a tale of a little girl and her impossibly wondrous gift and the true story of his encounter in Congress that can lift us, especially in challenging times.

Jan shares the true story of Deborah and a confrontation that changed everyone's lives, illuminating the poetry and power of falling down in life and getting up again!