How Would You Like To Live?

Investigative reporter Andy Fox joins How Would You Like to Live? for a conversation about four decades in journalism, investigative reporting, and the stories that make a difference in people's lives. Charlie and Jamie talk with Andy about his career at WAVY TV 10, the realities of investigative journalism, memorable stories from his 40 years in the field, and what it takes to hold people and institutions accountable through reporting.

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00:00 intro

02:24 Energy

06:30 Starting out in Journalism

12:20 Responsibility

14:00 Making People Feel Good

16:57 Being A Good Storyteller

20:09 Andy's Childhood

23:16 Run For Congress

25:54 Can Andy Relax?

27:25 Gotta Be Loose

29:30 Andy At The Pentagon

32:37 The Legacy Of Andy Fox

Lifestyle expert Jack Francis talks about art, culture, and perseverance in the face of adversity.

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Stand-up comedian Rome Davis joins "How Would You Like to Live?" for a conversation about his journey into stand up comedy, his creation process, and collections.

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Charlie Cantrell and Jamie McEachin talk with Jorge Mendez, a nationally ranked poet and former vice president of the Poetry Society of Virginia, about how poetry, rap, spoken word, horror, and comics shaped his life and work. The conversation also gets deeply personal, covering the Venue on 35th Street, his path through mental health struggles, and how community and therapy helped him rebuild.

00:13 — Welcome and guest introduction

00:53 — Finding poetry

01:53 — Influences: emotion, hip-hop, and spoken word

04:03 — How art changes us

08:11 — Horror as a creative language

10:21 — The connection between comedy, poetry, and horror

12:08 — Reading the room as a performer

14:07 — Writing for the stage versus the page

18:16 — Coaching and helping other writers

22:24 — Self-critique and receiving feedback

26:48 — The venue, recovery, and finding community

34:38 — Leadership and community impact

38:12 — Evolving beyond performance

40:03 — How Jorge wants to be remembered

41:46 — How he wants to die and the closing

In this episode of How Would You Like to Live?, we sit down with poet Symay Rhodes to talk about the vulnerability of performing personal work on stage, finding your voice as a writer, and the creative process behind poetry.

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Charlie and Jamie sit down with performer Taylor Rey to explore the surprising connections between acting, pageantry, and clowning. Taylor shares stories from her early days in ballet and pageants, her move from New Mexico to New York, and how clown training became a way to embrace play, vulnerability, and the full range of human emotion.

They also talk about live theater, comedy as catharsis, the absurdity of modern life, and the solo clown piece Taylor is developing around pageantry, beauty, and ambition.

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0:13 — Welcome and introducing Taylor Rey

0:44 — The connection between acting, pageantry, and clowning

2:29 — Growing up around performance and falling in love with the stage

4:02 — Taylor’s early pageant experiences and becoming Miss New Mexico

5:34 — A family history of pageantry

6:39 — Growing up between El Paso and New Mexico

8:57 — Moving to New York for theater

10:41 — Discovering clowning and physical theater

13:18 — Clowning, stand-up, and audience interaction

14:55 — The “sad birthday-party clown” story

15:31 — What theatrical clowning really means

18:44 — Humanity, failure, and why clowning resonates now

20:35 — Clowning as play, self-acceptance, and inner-child work

23:25 — Pageantry, identity, and Taylor’s solo clown piece

27:17 — Musical theater influences and finding comedy

30:33 — Comedy, absurdity, and making sense of the world

31:41 — Why live performance feels magical

32:47 — What theater teaches us about being human

34:29 — Favorite roles, Little Shop of Horrors, and playing a tap-dancing box of soap

36:34 — Divine play and what Taylor hopes to bring into the world

38:23 — The show’s closing question and Taylor’s “bear parade” answer

40:03 — Closing thanks

Link to Segment I Directed and Produced for PBS’s WHRO Station on Demolition Derby Matches: https://youtu.be/AsOKVzIfBikDemolition derby driver Andy Anderson joins "How Would You Like To Live?" for a conversation about life behind the wheel, the adrenaline of competition, and what draws people to one of America’s most unpredictable motorsports."How Would You Like To Live?" features conversations with people from all walks of life about their careers, passions, experiences, and the choices that have shaped who they are.Subscribe for more conversations with comedians, journalists, performers, athletes, and other interesting people.

NYU business professor Alison Taylor joins How Would You Like to Live? for a conversation about ethical business practices, leadership, and "gremlin voices" that influence the way we think, make decisions, and navigate our careers. Subscribe for new conversations with comedians, artists, journalists, politicians, entrepreneurs, and people living fascinating lives.#HowWouldYouLikeToLive #AlisonTaylor #BusinessEthics #Leadership #NYU #Business #Ethics #Podcast #Interview #careersuccess

Stand-up comedian Clare Donaher joins "How Would You Like to Live?" for a conversation about finding your voice in comedy, the realities of joke writing, and why some of the funniest stories come from the most embarrassing moments.Charlie and Jamie talk with Clare about breaking into stand-up, developing material that actually works on stage, handling tough crowds, and the creative process behind writing jokes. Subscribe for new conversations with comedians, artists, journalists, politicians, entrepreneurs, and people living fascinating lives.

Senator Paul Strauss joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about politics, comedy, and the moments that shape a life.In this episode, Senator Strauss shares what it was like to witness the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump, reflects on his lifelong love of comedy, and talks about his friendship with Dave Chappelle. We also discuss the importance of humor in public life and the experiences that have shaped his career.If you enjoy thoughtful conversations with interesting people from different walks of life, be sure to like, subscribe, and share the episode.