Episodes
June 11, 2025
Ep: 1767 Marshall Runge MD -The Great Healthcare Disruption
Drawing from his experience as Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs at the University of Michigan and CEO of Michigan Medicine, Dr. Marshall Runge examines how technological advances, policy changes, and emerging busi...
June 11, 2025
Ep: 1766 Loretta Graziano Breuning PhD - Why You're Unhappy
Unhappiness is our brain’s natural default state, but we’re taught that happiness is “normal.” This makes your natural ups and downs seem like a disorder. It suggests that others are happy and you are missing out. It diverts...
June 4, 2025
Ep: 1765 Christopher Hadnagy - Human Hacking
As a species, we are increasingly characterized by stress, isolation, and digital detachment. Christopher Hadnagy , a leading expert in global security and a master hacker, reveals how principles of human communication can be...
May 28, 2025
Ep: 1764 James T. Hamilton - You Got In! Now What?
Once you’ve been admitted to college, the next step is to develop a strategy of how to find your best life there. Some avoid challenging experiences, follow a path of familiar expectations, and rely on shortcuts. Others aim f...
May 28, 2025
Ep: 1763 Judy Karofsky - Diselderly Conduct
Sexual assault, physical attacks, gross mismanagement, and false promises. These are just a few of the crimes and abuses that Judy Karofsky ’s elderly mother endured in assisted living facilities after suffering an incapacita...
May 21, 2025
Ep: 1762 Connie Bennett - I Blew My Diet! Now What?
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is challenging, even without factoring in devastating losses or significant life changes. But when these events (such as the death of a loved one, a difficult divorce, or a trauma) surface, it ...
May 14, 2025
Ep: 1761 Julio Vincent Gambuto - Please Unsubscribe
Stressed out and overloaded is seemingly the norm for most people these days. How did we get this way? Julio Vincent Gambuto offers a witty outlook for those who are simply done with the constant nonsense the world demands th...
May 14, 2025
Ep: 1760 Jim Murphy - Inner Excellence
As a professional baseball player in the Chicago Cubs organization, Jim Murphy ’s sense of worth used to revolve around results. He was focused on achievement but also afraid of failure. But then, when he started coaching pro...
May 7, 2025
Ep: 1759 Debra Mandel PhD - Sassy and Rude
Are you ready for the ultimate revelation in mother-daughter relationships? Dr. Debra Mandel does a deep dive into the shocking truths of mother-daughter dynamics and uncovers her three-step plan to heal broken bonds and crea...
April 30, 2025
Ep: 1758 Marni Jameson - Rightsize Today
Most of us are looking to downsize when we move or when we are going through a transition in life. However, what do we know about “rightsizing”? Best selling author and lifestyle columnist Marni Jameson explains exactly how t...
April 30, 2025
Ep: 1757 Richard Jay Hutto - The Countess and The Nazis
Richard Jay Hutto draws on never-before-published memoirs and declassified CIA documents to resurrect the incredible journey of Muriel White, the daughter of a revered American diplomat and wife to a Prussian count. She moved...
April 23, 2025
Ep: 1755 Christina Adams - Chasing Shadows
When renowned professor Dr. Aidan Ryan vanishes without explanation, he leaves behind a haunting message revealing he has a new life and can never return. His devastated daughter Sofia embarks on a global search to uncover th...
April 16, 2025
Ep: 1754 Susan Shapiro Barash - Estranged
Susan Shapiro Barash takes a deep dive into the complexities of female friendships. By peeling back the societal narrative that our friendships are meant to last forever, she uncovers a more nuanced reality: the closest bonds...
April 16, 2025
Ep: 1753 Tamara Dean - Shelter and Storm
In 2004, Tamara Dean stepped away from the sterile hum of office life and moved to a farm in Wisconsin’s Driftless Area—a land marked by steep hills and deeply carved valleys, laced with spring-fed streams. She was searching ...
April 9, 2025
Ep: 1752 Loxley Browne - Girls and Stem Studies
The underrepresentation of girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields is a pervasive issue that continues to shape the future of education and innovation. Despite young girls performing equally w...
April 9, 2025
Ep: 1751 Jenn Todling - Dancing On My Own Two Feet
At the tender age of twenty, Jenn faces a pivotal moment when her boyfriend, Morey, proposes marriage after only a few weeks of dating. Her intuition urges her to say no, but she’s spent the entirety of her teenage years care...
April 2, 2025
Ep: 1750 Lisa Skinner - Truth, Lies and Alzheimer's
Through a rich trove of stories culled from her years in the eldercare industry, author Lisa Skinner offers insight into the difficult questions families face and debunking the most common myths about Alzheimer’s disease and ...
April 2, 2025
Ep: 1749 Kenneth Ginsburg MD - Lighthouse Parenting
Guiding kids and tweens through their formative years has always been a delicate balancing act, filled both with the joys and the challenges of their growing independence. But today’s parents face unique hurdles: the ever-pre...
March 26, 2025
Ep: 1748 Kristian Rönn - The Darwinian Trap
When people talk about today’s biggest challenges—pollution, misinformation, inept CEOs, and politicians—they tend to frame the conversation around “bad people” doing “bad things.” But is there more to the story? Humans are i...
March 26, 2025
Ep: 1747 Sally McQuillen - Reaching For Beautiful
A luminous story of how love triumphs over pain and love never dies; this debut memoir from a mother grieving her young-adult son’s death is a must-read for any parent who has lost a child, is raising a child from the edge of...
March 19, 2025
Ep: 1746 Nicole Conn - Descending Thirds
Alexandra von Triessen, a shy yet gifted pianist, faces the pressure of cutthroat competition and her own insecurities at the prestigious International Ketterling Piano Competition. Raised by cold and distant parents, Alexand...
March 19, 2025
Ep: 1745 Jacqueline Friedland - Counting Backwards
A routine immigration case, a shocking legacy. Jessa Gidney's quest for justice draws her into the heart of an abhorrent conspiracy. As she uncovers her personal ties to a heartbreaking past, her life takes a dramatic turn, i...
March 12, 2025
Ep: 1744 Cynthia Moore - Dancing on Coals
After 38 years of daily meditation practice in addition to retreats, workshops and studying with a variety of teachers, Cynthia Moore found the answer to her question: “What is the point? Why do we do any of it?” The answer c...