Season 1, Episode 12: Stefanie Schroeder, DO

Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Stefanie Schroeder. Stefanie is a pediatrician in the Champaign-Urbana area. She lives with her husband and two cats. She enjoys reading, playing the bassoon, and spending time with her husband.

Link to video Stefanie discusses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV9RyXQyQ7Q

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Notes:

The brief music at the beginning and end of the podcast is the track, "Trail" on the album "Trail EP" by Nobara Hayakawa. We are using under creative commons license. The artist/publisher does not endorse or approve any of the content of this podcast.

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Season 1, Episode 11: Nic Rhiner

Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Nic Rhiner. Nic is a small business owner with a focus on accounting and finance, currently residing in Iowa City, IA. He is currently engaged to be married. He is a survivor living with PTSD.

The Curiosity Hour Podcast is hosted and produced by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund.

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The brief music at the beginning and end of the podcast is the track, "Trail" on the album "Trail EP" by Nobara Hayakawa. We are using under creative commons license. The artist/publisher does not endorse or approve any of the content of this podcast.

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Season 1, Episode 10: Anthony A. Spadafore

Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Anthony A. Spadafore. Anthony is founder, citizen scientist, and consultant at Pathfinders, a pioneer in emerging science of natural talents and career design methods based on human-centered design & systems engineering principles. He specializes in cutting-edge cognitive ability testing to help students and professionals design, prototype and choose a career custom-built on their natural strengths. Mr. Spadafore has 20 years of experience as a career direction specialist has guided more than 3,000 clients across all professions, from Millennials to Baby Boomers, to reach their full potential.

Anthony is the coauthor of a top-selling career choice guide for college students and young professionals: Now What? The Young Person’s Guide to Choosing the Perfect Career, in collaboration with the founder of the career coaching field, Nick Lore. Pathfinders is located in the Washington DC metro area.

Mr. Spadafore earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from West Virginia University, and has four years of graduate level business studies with specialization in Organizational Behavior and Development at George Washington University and American University.

Website: http://pathfinderscareerdesign.com

Phone: 703-349-2675

LinkedIn Articles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyspadafore007pathfinders

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Careerologist

The Curiosity Hour Podcast is hosted and produced by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund.

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Notes:

The brief music at the beginning and end of the podcast is the track, "Trail" on the album "Trail EP" by Nobara Hayakawa. We are using under creative commons license. The artist/publisher does not endorse or approve any of the content of this podcast.

freemusicarchive.org/music/Nobara_Hayakawa/

Season 1, Episode 9: Debi Jackson

Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Debi Jackson. Debi Jackson, is a nationally-known advocate for transgender rights. She is the mother of a transgender daughter named Avery and frequently travels to speak about trans youth. She is best known for the description of herself in her first speech about her daughter, when she called herself "a conservative Southern Baptist Republican from Alabama."

Through her advocacy, she works with esteemed organizations such as PFLAG, the Human Rights Campaign, Gender Odyssey, and the Trevor Project. Her involvement with these organizations, as well as her personal connection to several thousand transgender adults and families with transgender children has enhanced her knowledge and understanding of trans-inclusivity needs and solutions, so much that she was awarded the 2016 Role Model Award by the National Education Association’s GLBT Caucus.

On the personal side, she is also happily married to her best friend, Tom, and together they also have a son named Anson. They reside in Kansas City with a plethora of pets including dogs, rabbits, chickens, and the recent addition of two hamsters.

Visit these websites to learn the latest from Debi:

* https://www.facebook.com/the.debi.jackson

* https://www.facebook.com/debi.jackson.transparenting

* http://www.trans-parenting.com

* http://genderinc.com

* http://averyjackson.rocks/product/its-okay-to-sparkle

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Disclaimers: The views and opinions expressed by the guests on this podcast are solely those of the guest(s). These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of The Curiosity Hour Podcast. This podcast may contain explicit language.

Notes:

The brief music at the beginning and end of the podcast is the track, "Trail" on the album "Trail EP" by Nobara Hayakawa. We are using under creative commons license. The artist/publisher does not endorse or approve any of the content of this podcast.

freemusicarchive.org/music/Nobara_Hayakawa/

Season 1, Episode 8: Rachel Swanson Hillestad

Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Rachel Swanson Hillestad. Rachel Swanson Hillestad has struggled with genetically-acquired OCD, depression and anxiety for over thirty years.When she is not cleaning sticky mystery stains off of her couch or trying to trick her children into an early bed time, she is using her writing as a way to connect with and empower others to be comfortable in their own skin. Rachel is a biological and foster mom who advocates for children and is trying to overcome an addiction to Diet Coke. She can be found at www.fb.com/rachelhillestad, and her piece about living with OCD can be found here: http://www.scarymommy.com/mothering-with-ocd/. The piece referenced in the episode about telling her grandmother's stories back to her as she died can be found here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel-hillestad/grandmother-stories_b_2662815.html

The Curiosity Hour Podcast is hosted and produced by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund.

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Disclaimers: The views and opinions expressed by the guests on this podcast are solely those of the guest(s). These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of The Curiosity Hour Podcast. This podcast may contain explicit language.

Notes:

The brief music at the beginning and end of the podcast is the track, "Trail" on the album "Trail EP" by Nobara Hayakawa. We are using under creative commons license. The artist/publisher does not endorse or approve any of the content of this podcast.

freemusicarchive.org/music/Nobara_Hayakawa/

Season 1, Episode 7: Jessica Fore

Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Jessica Fore, a musician from Athens, Georgia.

For more about Jessica, visit these links:

* https://www.reverbnation.com/jessicafore

* https://jessicafore.wordpress.com

* https://www.facebook.com/jessicaforeartist

* https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqRAd-GFA0LfJkoOdWxo9Uw

The Curiosity Hour Podcast is hosted and produced by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund.

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Disclaimers: The views and opinions expressed by the guests on this podcast are solely those of the guest(s). These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of The Curiosity Hour Podcast. This podcast may contain explicit language.

Notes:

The brief music at the beginning and end of the podcast is the track, "Trail" on the album "Trail EP" by Nobara Hayakawa. We are using under creative commons license. The artist/publisher does not endorse or approve any of the content of this podcast.

freemusicarchive.org/music/Nobara_Hayakawa/

Season 1, Episode 6: Matt Reichard

Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Matt Reichard. Matt and his wife Julie live and work in Jacmel, Haiti for a faith-based non-profit they helped found called Freedom Global Outreach. They have been working in Haiti for 14 years, traveling back and forth for a long time, before moving there in 2015 to live full-time. Their work in Haiti includes operating three children’s homes for about 80 children and a pediatric medical clinic. Julie is an RN and Matt has a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology and a Master’s Degree in Global Studies/Development. They partner with local community workers to provide permanent, long-term housing to children in need as well as medical care to children. Matt and Julie have three children, Logan (13), Austin (9) and Madison (8) who also help them in their work in Haiti.

Prior to moving to Haiti, Matt was the director of a program for at-risk youth in Central Pennsylvania and Julie worked at a local hospital. In previous years, prior to having children, they also spent time working in Nicaragua and have also spent some time in the Dominican Republic doing missions and development work. They have been active in their local church, The Meeting House (Carlisle, PA) and involved in youth ministry, missions ministry and children’s ministry. Matt was also previously on the leadership team of the local chapter of Upward, a faith-based sports program.

Matt has a love for sports and politics. He has been a lifelong lover of statistics, starting that love with baseball and basketball and then moving that love on to politics as well. Much to his wife’s dismay he could probably tell you the voting history of all the counties of Pennsylvania and the batting average of the members of the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies, while not being able to remember family member’s birthdays!

For more information on Freedom Global Outreach check out:

www.FreedomGlobalOutreach.com

www.Facebook.com/FreedomGlobalOutreach

The Curiosity Hour Podcast is hosted and produced by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund.

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Disclaimers: The views and opinions expressed by the guests on this podcast are solely those of the guest(s). These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of The Curiosity Hour Podcast. This podcast may contain explicit language.

Notes:

The brief music at the beginning and end of the podcast is the track, "Trail" on the album "Trail EP" by Nobara Hayakawa. We are using under creative commons license. The artist/publisher does not endorse or approve any of the content of this podcast.

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Season 1, Episode 5: Ferial Pearson

Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Ferial Pearson from Ralston, Nebraska. Ferial was born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya. She is the oldest of four girls and the first in her immediate family to go to college. After graduating from Peponi School in 1997, she left Africa to attend Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota, where she earned her Bachelor's degree in 2001 in Communication Arts Literature Teaching, and where she met her husband, Daniel. She was offered the opportunity to teach in Omaha at Omaha South High School, where she taught English and Reading for ten years. During her time there, she also served as the Gay Straight Alliance and Unity Club sponsor, and received national awards for her work with students and in the community. These included the National Education Association's Virginia Uribe Award for Creative Leadership in Human Rights in 2012, the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network's Educator of the Year Respect Award in 2011, and she was the Nebraska representative and finalist for the National Council of Teachers of English Academic Freedom Award in 2012. Locally, she has been awarded the 2011 Omaha Education Association's Human Relations Award, the 2012 Promising Professional Award from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and RESPECT's 2011 Anti-Bullying Award. Most recently, she was awarded a TOYO (Ten Outstanding Young Omahans) Award in 2014. She also earned her Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a Graduate Certificate in Urban Instruction from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2009. Ferial left Omaha South High School to work as a Talent Advisor for the Avenue Scholars Foundation and taught for them at Ralston High School for two years until 2013, during which time she created the Secret Kindness Agents project, which became the subject of a book, a TEDx Talk, and now the focus of her dissertation. She currently is an Instructor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha in the Teacher Education Department, and is working on her doctorate in Educational Leadership. This year, she was the recipient the Kennedy Center’s Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher award. She lives with her husband Daniel, son Ilahi, and daughter Iman.

* Check out her great TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVnoHV_Id9k

* You can join her FB group here: https://www.facebook.com/SecretKindnessAgents/ and buy her book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PYZ0D80/ or here: https://writelife.com/product/secret-kindness-agents/

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Notes:

The brief music at the beginning and end of the podcast is the track, "Trail" on the album "Trail EP" by Nobara Hayakawa. We are using under creative commons license. The artist/publisher does not endorse or approve any of the content of this podcast.

freemusicarchive.org/music/Nobara_Hayakawa/

Season 1, Episode 4: Akwi Nji

Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Akwi Nji, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Akwi Nji is a spoken word artist, freelance writer, actor, and a licensed realtor with Coldwell Banker Hedges Realty. She is also the Founder and Executive Director of The Hook, a nonprofit organization which uses various forms of writing and spoken word to build community and promote creativity, literacy, and inclusivity.

Akwi was born in Iowa City, Iowa, and raised in Cameroon, Africa, for the first nine years of her life. After these unique and formative years in Cameroon, she moved with her family to Springville, Iowa, and then, eventually, to Cedar Rapids. Her experiences as a Cameroonian, a Cameroonian-American in small-town Iowa, and a bi-racial teenager in the most ethnically diverse school in the city all provided an eclectic foundation for her early writing. As a spoken word artist, she performs and conducts writing workshops throughout the Midwest.

Akwi ranks in the top 15% of Coldwell Realtors worldwide, received the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success, has been awarded an 2016 Artist Fellowship through the Iowa Arts Council for her work as a spoken word artist, and was recently named one of the 2016 Corridor Business Journal’s Forty Under 40. Visit www.thehook.co for more information on The Hook, and www.akwinji.org to inquire about her availability for performance and workshops.

The Curiosity Hour Podcast is hosted and produced by Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund.

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Notes:

The brief music at the beginning and end of the podcast is the track, "Trail" on the album "Trail EP" by Nobara Hayakawa. We are using under creative commons license. The artist/publisher does not endorse or approve any of the content of this podcast.

freemusicarchive.org/music/Nobara_Hayakawa/

Season 1, Episode 3: Adam Amel Rogers

Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Adam Amel Rogers, from Los Angeles, California. Adam is married to his husband Matt and they have two beautiful boys together. Adam is a Project Administrator at the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center. His research interests include gay media representation, sports as entertainment and the impact of entertainment on politics. Adam has been a contributor to the NFL Network and Huffington Post. He joined the Lear Center after working in communications for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and serving as Director of Alumni for Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY). He completed two terms of AmeriCorps service to the American Red Cross, where he responded to national disasters. Also, he has interned with Congresswoman Linda Sanchez. Adam has a Masters of Communication Management from the University of Southern California and he graduated magna cum laude in Political Science from California State University, Los Angeles. Check out Adam's Foster Adoption Podcast here: http://www.fosteradoption.org

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Disclaimers: The views and opinions expressed by the guests on this podcast are solely those of the guest(s). These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of The Curiosity Hour Podcast. This podcast may contain explicit language.

Notes:

The brief music at the beginning and end of the podcast is the track, "Trail" on the album "Trail EP" by Nobara Hayakawa. We are using under creative commons license. The artist/publisher does not endorse or approve any of the content of this podcast.

freemusicarchive.org/music/Nobara_Hayakawa/