Carlos is a multifaceted artist known for his work as a musician, poet, and writer, residing in Topeka. While he considers himself primarily a writer, his music serves as an outlet for his lyrical inclinations. Carlos is an advocate of collaboration over competition, which shows in both his creative and professional pursuits. Professionally, he works as a software developer for Draft2Digital, a self-publishing company that supports authors in independently publishing their work

In this episode, Jackie dives into her journey and challenges as a high school teacher. The conversation explores the intricacies of teaching, from time management and the impact of poverty on students to dealing with technology’s growing role, including AI, in the classroom. Jackie shares her commitment to being an influential educator and reflects on her personal experiences as a student.

If you're curious about the rest of my story and how I was featured in Humans of New York, listen to this episode. Talking to Brandon and sharing Mami's story was a dream come true, in particular because of how his work inspired mine.

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BONUS quick episode. How do you measure success? Everyone has a different answer to that question. I chose to focus on what really matters.  This has been a tough year, but you don't have to go through life alone. Find your people. Thanks again for all of your support. Please keep sharing the episodes with your friends and family.

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Luis Estrada is a community activist and leader. We talked about his biggest influences, the Latinx community in Kansas and in particular Topeka, and so much more.

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Joshua Luttrell is running for Shawnee County District Attorney. He's passionate about social justice issues as well as police reform. We talked about his love for music, gun violence, his DUI from a few years ago and a lot more. It's was an honest and heartfelt conversation. If you want to learn more about him, please visit his website at https://voteluttrell.com/

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On today's episode, I spoke with Juliet Swedlund. Juliet is the founder and director of the Topeka Doula Project, a nonprofit offering evidence based doula support to teen mothers, incarcerated and reintegrating mothers, and low-income mothers and their families.

You can find out more by visiting www.topekadoula.org

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On today's episode I sat down and talked to songwriter and performer Ellie Arilyn Smith. Our conversation mainly revolved around music, but we also spoke about parenting, mental health and resilience. Ellie opened up about her struggle with depression and the balance of being a single parent and wanting to pursue a music career.

You can find her at https://www.facebook.com/ellie.a.smith.7

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Martinez Hillard is a musician and performer and a member of the band Ebony Tusks. We talked about his art and musical influences, but we started the show talking about his community activism, sparked by the shooting of Dominique White. Marty is a good friend of mine and every conversation we have is interesting and insightful. 

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