I interview Mike Marshall, whose activist mission of self-actualization and social justice led him to become an early and influential champion for gay marriage and environmentalism in the state of California.  Mike is now the director of Oregon Recovers, a Portland-based advocacy program looking to guide policy and shift state narratives of addiction into a more compassionate and thoughtful track.   Mike shares his unique story as well as his own musings on and experiences with our shared name.

I interview bestselling suspense, horror, and & sci-fi author Michael Marshall Smith.  As an author who has published over a dozen novels and nearly 100 short stories under THREE different pen names, Michael Marshall Smith is a the perfect person to begin shedding light on what's in the name Michael Marshall.

We kick off Name Taken Podcast by introducing the host Michael Marshall, the podcast concept, its origins, and the mission with some cool little details about common names and being a Michael Marshall sprinkled through out.  

If you or someone you know is a Michael Marshall or has a common name, get in touch!