Handling It Podcast

Director Oz Rodriguez of the new coming of age action comedy, Miguel Wants to Fight, joins us this week to chat about his journey working on projects across film and television, his time spent on Saturday Night Live, as well as where he sees his work headed.

Follow Oz’s Journey:

Instagram: @oz_rodriguez

Twitter: @Ozrodriguez01

This week CEO and founder of RiOrganize, Ria Safford, joins us to chat about her career in organizing and transforming spaces for families, as well as her debut book, The Organized Home for New Parents: Create Routine-Ready Spaces for Your Baby's First Years, which is available on October 3rd.

Follow Ria’s Journey:

Instagram: @riorganize

TikTok: @riorganize

Buy the Book: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-organized-home-for-new-parents-r-a-safford/1143472206

This week Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter GAYLE joins us to chat about her summer of incredible accomplishments, from touring with Taylor Swift and P!NK to having her song featured on the Barbie soundtrack and movie. We’ll also be discussing GAYLE’s upcoming headline tour “Scared But Trying”, which kicks off this fall.

Follow GAYLE’s Journey:

Instagram: @gayle

TikTok: @gaylecantspell

Catch GAYLE on tour: https://www.gayleofficial.com/tour

Dynamic interior stylist and author, Anh Lin, is joining us for a faith-filled conversation on her new book, Forever Home: Moving Beyond Brokenness to Build a Strong and Beautiful Life, which is available everywhere September 26th.

Follow Anh's Journey:

Instagram and TikTok: @girlandtheword

Pre-Order Forever Home: https://www.zondervan.com/p/forever-home/

Surprise! So happy to share with you this special bonus episode release. Joining us for today’s episode is the incredibly adventurous and all-around marvelous travel blogger and content creator Candace Salters, who is more formally known as “Candace Abroad”. In this episode, Candace will be sharing her path to creating her travel and London-living blog, from moving to London for university to exploring new neighborhoods, and above all, dealing with the highs and lows of living abroad.

Follow Candace’s Journey:

Instagram and TikTok: @candaceabroad

Blog: https://candaceabroad.com/

Disability activist, content creator, model, and speaker Paula Carozzo joins us this week to discuss her powerful story, from her diagnosis with cerebral palsy at the age of five to her present-day decision to shape her career around redefining disability.

Follow Paula’s Journey:

Instagram: @pauuzzo

Today on Handling It, we’re welcoming back a past guest, co-founder of the 15 White Coats, activist, and US Navy veteran, Russell J. Ledet, MD/PhD. We'll be picking up where we left off on his remarkable story and discussing Dr. Ledet's recent accomplishment of becoming the first black male Triple Board resident at Indiana University.

Follow Dr. Russell Ledet’s Journey:

Instagram: @drrussellledet and @the15whitecoats

Singer, songwriter and member of the trio indie-pop band BAILEN, Julia Bailen, joins us this week to chat about the band’s new album, Tired Hearts. We also dive into Julia’s experiences with the US healthcare system as a musician, and her journey navigating life after being diagnosed with the BRCA gene.

Follow Julia’s Journey:

Instagram: @jbailen and @bailentheband

Listen to Tired Hearts:

https://open.spotify.com/album/1UH8pVlQVXsJMnePBEQzJ1?si=fuJbz7U-SOeRQ9jEGQUxyA

Owner and founder of the design and construction firm The Pankonien Group (TPG), Laura Pankonien, joins us this week to share how she pivoted her career into design and navigated through a recession and a pandemic.

Follow Laura's Journey:

Instagram: @thepankoniengroup

@bleubytpg

Shop at https://bleubytpg.com/

Executive producer of Hulu's The Great and founder of Macgowan Films, Marian Macgowan, joins us this week to chat about the third season of the critically acclaimed Hulu series, as well as advice she has for those in the film and television industry.

Follow Marian’s Journey:

Tune into Hulu to watch The Great

Learn more about Macgowan Films: https://www.macgowanfilms.com/