Only One In The Room

Madhushree Ghosh’s work is focused on food, immigrant journeys, and social justice in particular, about women-of-color-in-science. She works in oncology diagnostics and her debut food narrative memoir, Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family was published earlier this year.

Website: writemadhushree.com

Instagram: @writemadhushree

Twitter: @WriteMadhushree

Read Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family

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PATREON SHOUT OUTS:

Mercedes Cusick LMFT, Website: www.mercedescusick.com, IG: @recoverhealbloom

Check Out How To Do The Pot

Thanks to Kathleen Hahn

Cute Booty Lounge is made right here in the USA, by women and for women. The company is incredible, female, and minority-owned and all of their leggings make makes your booty look amazing. Go to https://cutebooty.com/ today! Embrace your body, love your booty!

The Student Performance Podcast

In these episodes we dive deep into the science of concepts that you never knew had such a big impact on your wellbeing as a student. Things like exercise, meditation, sleep, nutrition, cold-exposure all of which will not only transform your life in the classroom but will help you live a more fulfilled life outside of it as well.

Join our Patreon:

Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you’ll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcast

Be sure not to miss our weekly full episodes on Tuesdays, Scott Talks on Wednesdays and our brand new series On My Nightstand on Fridays by subscribing to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. 

Join our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series. 

Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more.

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Richie Stephens is an actor who often plays hardened gangsters and criminals. This comes easily for Stephens, as at one point in his life, he was a drug trafficker, kidnapper, drug addict, and alcoholic. For a long time, his life was the classic tale of a man trying to run from his past. John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky are screenwriters who co-created and executive produced the Emmy-winning series, Silicon Valley.

Instagram: @richieactor

Special thanks to our sponsors:

Framebridge

It’s so easy - frame your photos or send someone the perfect gift. Go to Framebridge.com and use promo code ONE to save an additional 15% off your first order. 

PATREON SHOUT OUTS:

Mercedes Cusick LMFT, Website: www.mercedescusick.com, IG: @recoverhealbloom

Check Out How To Do The Pot

Thanks to Kathleen Hahn

Cute Booty Lounge is made right here in the USA, by women and for women. The company is incredible, female, and minority-owned and all of their leggings make makes your booty look amazing. Go to https://cutebooty.com/ today! Embrace your body, love your booty!

The Student Performance Podcast: In these episodes we dive deep into the science of concepts that you never knew had such a big impact on your wellbeing as a student. Things like exercise, meditation, sleep, nutrition, cold-exposure all of which will not only transform your life in the classroom but will help you live a more fulfilled life outside of it as well.”

Join our Patreon:

Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you’ll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcast

Be sure not to miss our weekly full episodes on Tuesdays, Scott Talks on Wednesdays & Sunday Edition every Sunday by subscribing to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. 

We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!

All of us at The Only One In The Room wish you safety and wellness during this challenging time.

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Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Richie Stephens right after the show.

Special thanks to our sponsors:

Framebridge

It’s so easy - frame your photos or send someone the perfect gift. Go to Framebridge.com and use promo code ONE to save an additional 15% off your first order.  

PATREON SHOUT OUTS:

Mercedes Cusick LMFT, Website: www.mercedescusick.com, IG: @recoverhealbloom

Check Out How To Do The Pot

Thanks to Kathleen Hahn

Cute Booty Lounge is made right here in the USA, by women and for women. The company is incredible, female, and minority-owned and all of their leggings make makes your booty look amazing. Go to https://cutebooty.com/ today! Embrace your body, love your booty!

The Student Performance Podcast

In these episodes we dive deep into the science of concepts that you never knew had such a big impact on your wellbeing as a student. Things like exercise, meditation, sleep, nutrition, cold-exposure all of which will not only transform your life in the classroom but will help you live a more fulfilled life outside of it as well.

Join our Patreon:

Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you’ll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcast 

Don't miss our new Friday series On My Nightstand.

Be sure to join our Facebook Group for the most up-to-date info on guests, episodes and more.

You can also DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us via the website at www.theonlyonepod.com

Also visit the website for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more.

We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!

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Imagine joining a gang because they had the best cocaine.

Actor, Richie Stephens moved from Ireland to San Francisco and became the only white, Irish guy in an all Asian gang.

But what would you do if you if the drugs and the booze took over, and started to come before everything you loved? Would you put a gun to your head and end it all? Or would you call the guy who said, “If ya ever want to get sober give me a call,” and surrender for the first time in your life?

More From Richie Stephens:

Visit: richiestephens.com

Visit: www.imdb.com

Read: The Gangster's Guide to Sobriety

Finding Richie Stephens:

Twitter & Instagram: @richieactor

Special thanks to our sponsors:

Framebridge

It’s so easy - frame your photos or send someone the perfect gift. Go to Framebridge.com and use promo code ONE to save an additional 15% off your first order.  

PATREON SHOUT OUTS:

Mercedes Cusick LMFT, Website: www.mercedescusick.com, IG: @recoverhealbloom

Check Out How To Do The Pot

Thanks to Kathleen Hahn

Cute Booty Lounge is made right here in the USA, by women and for women. The company is incredible, female, and minority-owned and all of their leggings make makes your booty look amazing. Go to https://cutebooty.com/ today! Embrace your body, love your booty!

The Student Performance Podcast

In these episodes we dive deep into the science of concepts that you never knew had such a big impact on your wellbeing as a student. Things like exercise, meditation, sleep, nutrition, cold-exposure all of which will not only transform your life in the classroom but will help you live a more fulfilled life outside of it as well.

Join our Patreon:

Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you’ll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcast

Be sure not to miss Scott Talks on Wednesdays, our Sunday release called Sunday Edition & our brand new series On My Nightstand releasing on Fridays by subscribing to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. 

Join our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series. 

Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more.

We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!

All of us at The Only One In The Room wish you safety and wellness during this challenging time.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Digital activist and veteran podcaster, Bridget Todd, who is the CEO of Unbossed Creative and host of the iHeart radio smash hit podcast, There Are No GIrls On The Internet.

Bridget got her start teaching courses on writing and social change at Howard University. Since then, she's trained human rights activists in Australia, coordinated digital strategy for organizations like Planned Parenthood, the Women's March, and MSNBC, and ran a training program for political operatives that the Washington Post called the Democratic Party’s “Hogwarts for digital wizardry.” She got her start in the podcast world as a producer for MoveOn.org’s flagship podcast in 2012. She cohosted iHeartMedia’s hit podcast Stuff Mom Never Told You bringing feminist issues and activism to 2 million ears a month. She’s teamed up with culture and arts brand AfroPunk to host a global salon where she’s talked to high-profile activists and creatives like Ava Duvernay and #MeToo creator Tarana Burke. She’s the founder and CEO of Unbossed Creative, a mission driven creative studio that makes podcasts and other digital content to push the needle on social change and public good.

Listen to There Are No Girls on the Internet Podcast

Instagram: @bridgetmarieindc

Twitter: @BridgetMarie

LinkedIn: @Bridget Todd

PATREON SHOUT OUTS:

Mercedes Cusick LMFT, Website: www.mercedescusick.com, IG: @recoverhealbloom

Check Out How To Do The Pot

Thanks to Kathleen Hahn

Cute Booty Lounge is made right here in the USA, by women and for women. The company is incredible, female, and minority-owned and all of their leggings make makes your booty look amazing. Go to https://cutebooty.com/ today! Embrace your body, love your booty!

The Student Performance Podcast

In these episodes we dive deep into the science of concepts that you never knew had such a big impact on your wellbeing as a student. Things like exercise, meditation, sleep, nutrition, cold-exposure all of which will not only transform your life in the classroom but will help you live a more fulfilled life outside of it as well.

Join our Patreon:

Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you’ll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcast

Be sure not to miss our weekly full episodes on Tuesdays, Scott Talks on Wednesdays and our brand new series On My Nightstand on Fridays by subscribing to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. 

Join our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series. 

Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more.

We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!

All of us at The Only One In The Room wish you safety and wellness during this challenging time.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Rafael Agustin right after the show.

PATREON SHOUT OUTS:

Mercedes Cusick LMFT, Website: www.mercedescusick.com, IG: @recoverhealbloom

Check Out How To Do The Pot

Thanks to Kathleen Hahn

Cute Booty Lounge is made right here in the USA, by women and for women. The company is incredible, female, and minority-owned and all of their leggings make makes your booty look amazing. Go to https://cutebooty.com/ today! Embrace your body, love your booty!

The Student Performance Podcast

In these episodes we dive deep into the science of concepts that you never knew had such a big impact on your wellbeing as a student. Things like exercise, meditation, sleep, nutrition, cold-exposure all of which will not only transform your life in the classroom but will help you live a more fulfilled life outside of it as well.

Join our Patreon:

Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you’ll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcast 

Don't miss our new Friday series On My Nightstand.

Be sure to join our Facebook Group for the most up-to-date info on guests, episodes and more.

You can also DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us via the website at www.theonlyonepod.com

Also visit the website for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more.

We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if, even though you’d moved to the US at age six from Ecuador, you grew up thinking you were like every other American boy?

Author, screenwriter and CEO, Rafael Agustin modeled his childhood after the Hollywood TV shows he loved, Batman, Saved By The Bell, Friends and more.

But what would you do if your parents told you that you were undocumented and the life that you’d been living was actually borrowed and not yours for keeps. Would you feel betrayed and hold a grudge against your parents? Or would you see that they were trying to protect you and give you “dreams without borders''?

More From Rafael Agustin:

Visit: rafaelagustin.com

Visit: latinofilm.org

Visit: youthcinemaproject.org

Read: Illegally Yours

Finding Rafael Agustin:

Linktree: linktr.ee/rafaelagustin

Instagram: @mrrafaelagustin

PATREON SHOUT OUTS:

Mercedes Cusick LMFT, Website: www.mercedescusick.com, IG: @recoverhealbloom

Check Out How To Do The Pot

Thanks to Kathleen Hahn

Cute Booty Lounge is made right here in the USA, by women and for women. The company is incredible, female, and minority-owned and all of their leggings make makes your booty look amazing. Go to https://cutebooty.com/ today! Embrace your body, love your booty!

The Student Performance Podcast

In these episodes we dive deep into the science of concepts that you never knew had such a big impact on your wellbeing as a student. Things like exercise, meditation, sleep, nutrition, cold-exposure all of which will not only transform your life in the classroom but will help you live a more fulfilled life outside of it as well.

Join our Patreon:

Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you’ll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcast

Be sure not to miss Scott Talks on Wednesdays, our Sunday release called Sunday Edition & our brand new series On My Nightstand releasing on Fridays by subscribing to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. 

Join our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series. 

Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more.

We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!

All of us at The Only One In The Room wish you safety and wellness during this challenging time.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season fourteen guest, Sonora Jha, Ph.D., is an essayist, novelist, and professor of journalism at Seattle University. She is the author of the memoir How to Raise a Feminist Son: Motherhood, Masculinity, and the Making of My Family (Sasquatch Books USA and Penguin Random House India, 2021) and the novel Foreign (Random House India 2013). Her op-eds and essays have appeared in the New York Times, the Seattle Times, The Establishment, DAME, and several anthologies. Her new novel, The Laughter, is forthcoming from Harper Via in early 2023.

Website: https://www.sonorajha.com/

Instagram: @sonorajha1

Special thanks to our sponsors:

Thrive:

Thrive Causemetics is a best-selling product, it has more than 20,000 five-star reviews. They also have over 300 giving partners across the country supporting numerous causes. Now is a great time to try Thrive Causemetics for yourself! You can get 15% off your first order when you visit Thivecausemetics.com/ONE that’s Thrive C-A-U-S-E-M-E-T-I-C-S dot com slash ONE for 15% off your first order.

PATREON SHOUT OUTS:

Mercedes Cusick LMFT, Website: www.mercedescusick.com, IG: @recoverhealbloom

Check Out How To Do The Pot

Thanks to Kathleen Hahn

Cute Booty Lounge is made right here in the USA, by women and for women. The company is incredible, female, and minority-owned and all of their leggings make makes your booty look amazing. Go to https://cutebooty.com/ today! Embrace your body, love your booty!

The Student Performance Podcast: In these episodes we dive deep into the science of concepts that you never knew had such a big impact on your wellbeing as a student. Things like exercise, meditation, sleep, nutrition, cold-exposure all of which will not only transform your life in the classroom but will help you live a more fulfilled life outside of it as well.”

Join our Patreon:

Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you’ll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcast

Be sure not to miss our weekly full episodes on Tuesdays, Scott Talks on Wednesdays & Sunday Edition every Sunday by subscribing to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. 

We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!

All of us at The Only One In The Room wish you safety and wellness during this challenging time.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Civilla Morgan right after the show.

Special thanks to our sponsors:

Thrive:

Thrive Causemetics is a best-selling product, it has more than 20,000 five-star reviews. They also have over 300 giving partners across the country supporting numerous causes. Now is a great time to try Thrive Causemetics for yourself! You can get 15% off your first order when you visit Thivecausemetics.com/ONE that’s Thrive C-A-U-S-E-M-E-T-I-C-S dot com slash ONE for 15% off your first order.

PATREON SHOUT OUTS:

Mercedes Cusick LMFT, Website: www.mercedescusick.com, IG: @recoverhealbloom

Check Out How To Do The Pot

Thanks to Kathleen Hahn

Cute Booty Lounge is made right here in the USA, by women and for women. The company is incredible, female, and minority-owned and all of their leggings make makes your booty look amazing. Go to https://cutebooty.com/ today! Embrace your body, love your booty!

The Student Performance Podcast

In these episodes we dive deep into the science of concepts that you never knew had such a big impact on your wellbeing as a student. Things like exercise, meditation, sleep, nutrition, cold-exposure all of which will not only transform your life in the classroom but will help you live a more fulfilled life outside of it as well.

Join our Patreon:

Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you’ll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcast 

Don't miss our new Friday series On My Nightstand.

Be sure to join our Facebook Group for the most up-to-date info on guests, episodes and more.

You can also DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us via the website at www.theonlyonepod.com

Also visit the website for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like live events, appearances, featured articles and more.

We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Imagine being in your twenties and finding out that you have a condition that might prevent you from becoming pregnant.

Civilla Morgan, author, blogger, and host/creator of the podcast, Childless Not By Choice, found herself getting three surgeries in the hopes that she would be able to conceive and carry children.

But what would you do, if despite all of your efforts, you were not able to have the children you wanted? Would you allow yourself to become bitter, actively resenting all the parents in your life? Or would you give yourself time to grieve and then show up for the people you loved, becoming everyone’s favorite auntie?

More From Civilla Morgan:

Visit: www.civillamorgan.com

Listen: Childless Not By Choice

Join: Childless not by choice with Civilla Morgan

Finding Civilla Morgan:

Twitter: @Civilla1

Instagram: @joyandrelevance

YouTube: Civilla Morgan

Special thanks to our sponsors:

Thrive:

Thrive Causemetics is a best-selling product, it has more than 20,000 five-star reviews. They also have over 300 giving partners across the country supporting numerous causes. Now is a great time to try Thrive Causemetics for yourself! You can get 15% off your first order when you visit Thivecausemetics.com/ONE that’s Thrive C-A-U-S-E-M-E-T-I-C-S dot com slash ONE for 15% off your first order.

PATREON SHOUT OUTS:

Mercedes Cusick LMFT, Website: www.mercedescusick.com, IG: @recoverhealbloom

Check Out How To Do The Pot

Thanks to Kathleen Hahn

Cute Booty Lounge is made right here in the USA, by women and for women. The company is incredible, female, and minority-owned and all of their leggings make makes your booty look amazing. Go to https://cutebooty.com/ today! Embrace your body, love your booty!

The Student Performance Podcast

In these episodes we dive deep into the science of concepts that you never knew had such a big impact on your wellbeing as a student. Things like exercise, meditation, sleep, nutrition, cold-exposure all of which will not only transform your life in the classroom but will help you live a more fulfilled life outside of it as well.

Join our Patreon:

Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you’ll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcast

Be sure not to miss Scott Talks on Wednesdays, our Sunday release called Sunday Edition & our brand new series On My Nightstand releasing on Fridays by subscribing to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. 

Join our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series. 

Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more.

We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!

All of us at The Only One In The Room wish you safety and wellness during this challenging time.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices