THNX: A Feelgood Podcast

Brock Murphy was born in Plano, Texas and grew up in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. As a teenager, he raised and bred Longhorn cattle and held national office in the American Quarter Horse Association. He attended Texas A&M University and, upon graduation, interned at the White House in the department of Management and Budget. Following that, he worked for Space X and a French Aerospace Company, Interstellar Lab. Currently, he is working at Parent Protech, a company he cofounded to help schools and parents navigate technology to keep children safe. Brock presently makes his home in Houston, Texas.

Davina Ugochuckwu is an international attorney who represents victims of human trafficking and sexual abuse. She earned two undergraduate degrees from the University of Texas, her law degree from the University of Michigan, and an LLM in Human Rights Law from the American University Washington College of Law. She was an intern for the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights and has worked with the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal. In 2018, she founded MiCreate to support victims of human trafficking. Davina makes her home in Houston, Texas.

Jeff Ragsdale grew up in Houston, Texas and studied music and vocal performance at Houston Baptist University. He performs as a tenor soloist and has sung with the Bach Choir, The Church of St. John Divine, Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church, St. Martin's Episcopal Church, the Congregation Emanu-El Choir, and the Houston Chamber Choir. He makes his home in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Bob Sanborn is the President and CEO of Children at Risk, a non-profit organization founded in 1989 that is dedicated to addressing public policies that affect children's issues, including education, health & nutrition, immigration, and human trafficking. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Florida State University and a doctorate degree from Columbia University. In addition to expanding Children at Risk's influence, he is the Executive Editor of two academic journals and the host of Growing Up in America, a radio program and podcast. Bob and his wife call Houston, Texas home.

This week is Spring Break, and THNX: A Feelgood Podcast is celebrating! Please enjoy Sarah Lee Guthrie's song Honey and The Dew and stay tuned for a new episode next week! Enjoy responsibly.

Pam Johnson is a breath coach, classical yoga educator, Artistic Director of BREATH the Pulse of the Universe, Founding Board Member of Expedition Balance, Founder and Producer of Categories of Progressive Thought, and Founder of The Heights School of Yoga in Houston, Texas. She has worked with cancer patients and post-treatment survivors since surviving cancer herself in 2012. In addition, she is a museum-level fine artist, specializing in black and white drawings and biomorphic sculptures. Pam makes her home in Houston, Texas.

BethAnne Garcia is an artist and stay-at-home mom with three children and one dog. She grew up in a small Connecticut town, where her love of painting began; she went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Delaware and rediscover herself as an artist in 2019 by painting fence posts, which now grow in Illinois, Connecticut, Colorado, California, New Hampshire, and Texas. Now, she paints regularly in her home studio and teaches art classes. BethAnne lives in Kingwood, Texas with her husband, three children, and dog.

Colin Gilmore is a second-generation singer-songwriter who grew up in Lubbock, Texas and was influenced by Buddy Holly, Joe Ely, Butch Hancock, The Ramones, and Johnny Cash among others. While studying at Texas State University, he minored in Classical Music after developing an appreciation of the great composers. He has released 3 studio albums, a live record, and 4 EPs and singles. Colin is currently recording and touring with West Texas Exiles and lives with his wife in Austin, Texas.