E333 Karen Poppy is a poet, a lawyer, and an activist.  She is also non-binary. She’s most recently had a poem and interview published in Ms. Magazine, and her upcoming first full-length poetry book, “Diving at the Lip of the Water,” will be published in 2023 by Beltway Editions. We discuss the creative process, literary […]

E332 Dr. Maurice Robkin is a scientist and engineer. He’s also the author of the Margaret  book series (about a governess turned kick-ass pirate). He’s currently working on his seventh and final book in Margaret’s adventures! He also happens to be my dad. We chat about the edge of the Universe, time, physics, writing, love […]

E331 Joel Green is founder of Pro Level Training and the Nat’l Dir. of Nike Sports Camps. He’s an educator, speaker and author of the book, “Filtering; The Way to Extract Strength From Struggle.” We discuss his childhood, growing up in Philadelphia in a tight-knit faith-based family, and the violence he experienced first-hand. How tragedy […]

E330 Braden Kuhlman has managed to get a lot of living in her lifetime.  She’s been a personal assistant to the stars and counts legendary songwriters as close friends. She was cyber-stalked before anyone knew that was a thing. She’s traversed the globe several times over. She’s a blogger and a photographer. Trigger Warning: Stalking, […]

E329 Dr. Antonia Grace Glenn, Dr. Evelyn Nakano Glenn and Patrick Glenn are the keepers of their family history. Evelyn is a sociologist and professor emerita of Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies. At two years old, she was imprisoned with her family in the US concentration camps for Japanese Americans during WWII. Antonia is […]

E328 Julia Verdin is trying to make this world better through her art and advocacy.  Her 30+ year career includes; writer, award-winning director, producer, activist and advocate. She is profoundly moved by the horrors of human trafficking, and her mission is to raise awareness on this and other social issues through film, and encourages filmmakers […]

E327 Marcela Pinilla was born in Bogota, Columbia and began touring the world as a performing artist and musician at a young age. She’s speaks several languages and is a music and voice teacher. She’s also a medical interpreter.  She’s having her second baby and has been dealing with Hyperemesis Graviadarum – extreme morning sickness, […]

E326 August Dannehl is a US Navy Veteran, chef, and filmmaker. He’s also head of production at We Are The Mighty, a veteran-led media agency producing content for military families. After 9-11 he wanted to be of service to his country, becoming a Naval Nuclear Reactor Electrician. He was born into a show biz family […]

E325 Adriana Trigiani is a New York Times best-selling author, television writer, documentarian, producer, director and playwright. Her most recent novel, “The Good Left Undone,” is a gorgeous, sweeping, multi-generational love (and war) story. We talk about writing, creativity, stretching beyond comfort zones, familial bonds, our love of reading and why it’s important to keep […]

E324 Autumn Ruch is a filmmaker and she is currently working on a documentary called “Stop, Drop and Roll.” It documents the burning of her father and death of her aunt during a family cookout and how her family is the origin story of the phrase nearly all of us have heard, all over the […]