Episodes

Kathryn interviews Author Dr. Jack Wiley. America is experiencing The Big Quit. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics four million workers left their jobs in April 2021, and one out of every four workers plan to look for a new job post pandemic. A major contributing factor is an epidemic of poor management. Dr. Jack Wiley’s comprehensive guide for improving day-to-day people management skills provides a clear, concise and easy-to-follow framework for improving effectiveness and the psychol...

Kathryn interviews Author Dr. Jack Wiley. America is experiencing The Big Quit. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics four million workers left their jobs in April 2021, and one out of every four workers plan to look for a new job post pandemic. A major contributing factor is an epidemic of poor management. Dr. Jack Wiley’s comprehensive guide for improving day-to-day people management skills provides a clear, concise and easy-to-follow framework for improving effectiveness and the psychol...

Kathryn interviews Author, Professor Brian Buma PhD.Climate change, shrinking wildlife habitats, rising sea levels, and vanishing species. These are big, important ideas that deserve a proper exploration. National Geographic Explorer Brian Buma PhD lucidly pairs the science of climate change with maps, infographics, and charts that make the complex information not only comprehensible, but compelling. This approach illustrates multifaceted ecological change with scientific clarity and aesthetic a...

Kathryn interviews Author, Professor Brian Buma PhD.Climate change, shrinking wildlife habitats, rising sea levels, and vanishing species. These are big, important ideas that deserve a proper exploration. National Geographic Explorer Brian Buma PhD lucidly pairs the science of climate change with maps, infographics, and charts that make the complex information not only comprehensible, but compelling. This approach illustrates multifaceted ecological change with scientific clarity and aesthetic a...

Kathryn interviews Author Deanne Burch.At the age of 23, new bride Deanne Burch accompanied her husband, Ernest “Tiger” Burch, to the Inuit village of Kivalina, Alaska, a barrier island 83 miles above the Arctic Circle. Tiger was conducting a study of the natives, but Deanne, a naïve city girl, was completely unprepared for what she was about to experience. Tiger would say that what happened to them was bad luck. Deanne calls it destiny. Their life-threatening and harrowing experiences in Alaska...

Kathryn interviews Author Deanne Burch.At the age of 23, new bride Deanne Burch accompanied her husband, Ernest “Tiger” Burch, to the Inuit village of Kivalina, Alaska, a barrier island 83 miles above the Arctic Circle. Tiger was conducting a study of the natives, but Deanne, a naïve city girl, was completely unprepared for what she was about to experience. Tiger would say that what happened to them was bad luck. Deanne calls it destiny. Their life-threatening and harrowing experiences in Alaska...

Kathryn interviews Author Frank Schaeffer. Over 12 years ago, NY Times bestselling author, Frank Schaeffer, paused his career to become a stay-at-home grandparent. When he made this decision he was at the height of his career with a string of popular bestselling books, so many people questioned his choice. He wasn't always as present as he would have liked during his own children's upbringing because he traveled a lot. He decided to change this with his three youngest grandchildren. He examines ...

Kathryn interviews Author Frank Schaeffer. Over 12 years ago, NY Times bestselling author, Frank Schaeffer, paused his career to become a stay-at-home grandparent. When he made this decision he was at the height of his career with a string of popular bestselling books, so many people questioned his choice. He wasn't always as present as he would have liked during his own children's upbringing because he traveled a lot. He decided to change this with his three youngest grandchildren. He examines ...

Kathryn interviews Author Gloria Feldt.In the wake of two pandemics that shook our world to its core and revealed deep fault lines in our culture, NY Times best selling Author Gloria Feldt shows how we can seize the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity created by massive disruption to build back stronger, with women at the center of the recovery. Through the lens of women’s stories, we learn a fresh set of leadership tools, skills, and concepts that help women reach their own highest intentions, purpo...

Kathryn interviews Author Gloria Feldt.In the wake of two pandemics that shook our world to its core and revealed deep fault lines in our culture, NY Times best selling Author Gloria Feldt shows how we can seize the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity created by massive disruption to build back stronger, with women at the center of the recovery. Through the lens of women’s stories, we learn a fresh set of leadership tools, skills, and concepts that help women reach their own highest intentions, purpo...

Kathryn interviews Author Mark Cushing, Esq. The pet population in the U.S. has almost doubled since 1998. Nearly 70% of the country now owns a pet who sleeps in a better bed than we do. Wall Street is pumping beaucoup bucks into pet businesses. Entire stores are devoted to pet gourmet organic delicacies, and mobile pet salons, pet spas, pet psychics and pet masseuses are all on the rise. Mark Cushing, founder and CEO of Animal Policy Group, explains how and why pets exploded in popularity over ...

Kathryn interviews Author Mark Cushing, Esq. The pet population in the U.S. has almost doubled since 1998. Nearly 70% of the country now owns a pet who sleeps in a better bed than we do. Wall Street is pumping beaucoup bucks into pet businesses. Entire stores are devoted to pet gourmet organic delicacies, and mobile pet salons, pet spas, pet psychics and pet masseuses are all on the rise. Mark Cushing, founder and CEO of Animal Policy Group, explains how and why pets exploded in popularity over ...

Kathryn interviews Author, Professor, Attorney Deborah Tuerkheimer JD. We are all shaped by what Deborah Tuerkheimer, calls the credibility complex—forces that make us prone to credibility discounting of accusers, especially society’s most vulnerable and marginalized women and credibility boosting of the accused, most noticeably men of status and privilege. People who routinely mete out these discounts and boosts include police officers, prosecutors, school officials, workplace personnel, friend...

Kathryn interviews Author, Professor, Attorney Deborah Tuerkheimer JD. We are all shaped by what Deborah Tuerkheimer, calls the credibility complex—forces that make us prone to credibility discounting of accusers, especially society’s most vulnerable and marginalized women and credibility boosting of the accused, most noticeably men of status and privilege. People who routinely mete out these discounts and boosts include police officers, prosecutors, school officials, workplace personnel, friend...

Kathryn interviews Author Jayson Gaddis MA. Conflicts in our closest relationships are scary because so much is at stake. If the conflict doesn't go well, we could lose our marriage, our family, or our job, all of which are connected to our security and survival, so we do just about anything not to lose those relationships, including avoiding conflict, betraying ourselves, or becoming dishonest. The problem is, unresolved conflict affects every single aspect of our lives. Through funny personal ...

Kathryn interviews Author Jayson Gaddis MA. Conflicts in our closest relationships are scary because so much is at stake. If the conflict doesn't go well, we could lose our marriage, our family, or our job, all of which are connected to our security and survival, so we do just about anything not to lose those relationships, including avoiding conflict, betraying ourselves, or becoming dishonest. The problem is, unresolved conflict affects every single aspect of our lives. Through funny personal ...

Kathryn interviews Author Scott Miller. Some of the most successful people have had mentors, yet many may not feel they have a mentor in their life. But what exactly defines a mentor? Could it be a “Mentor Moment” between an intern and colleague at the office? Or maybe it’s a conversation in the grocery store with a successful small business owner…or perhaps it is that person that you go to regularly where you have the real and honest conversations about your personal and/or professional life. S...

Kathryn interviews Author Scott Miller. Some of the most successful people have had mentors, yet many may not feel they have a mentor in their life. But what exactly defines a mentor? Could it be a “Mentor Moment” between an intern and colleague at the office? Or maybe it’s a conversation in the grocery store with a successful small business owner…or perhaps it is that person that you go to regularly where you have the real and honest conversations about your personal and/or professional life. S...

Kathryn interviews Author, Journalist, Producer Miguel Sancho.There are approximately one in 2,000 children around the globe suffering from 400 types of Primary Immunodeficiency (PI), many of whom vaccinations aren’t available due to age or compromised immune systems. For the parents of a child with PI, normal days can be filled with anxiety and fear, but amid a global pandemic, the quest for answers on how to keep your child safe is daunting. Miguel Sancho shares his family’s incredible story a...

Kathryn interviews Author, Journalist, Producer Miguel Sancho.There are approximately one in 2,000 children around the globe suffering from 400 types of Primary Immunodeficiency (PI), many of whom vaccinations aren’t available due to age or compromised immune systems. For the parents of a child with PI, normal days can be filled with anxiety and fear, but amid a global pandemic, the quest for answers on how to keep your child safe is daunting. Miguel Sancho shares his family’s incredible story a...

Kathryn interviews Author and Professor Wendy Suzuki PhD. From a global pandemic, to political unrest, to climate change, the past year has been nothing if not stressful. For most of us, it would be difficult to describe stress and anxiety as a good feeling. But what if it could be? World-renowned neuroscientist Dr. Wendy Suzuki has found a way to unlock the potential of anxiety to be a benefit instead of a drawback and reveals that anxiety is not only essential for our survival but also a key c...

Kathryn interviews Author and Professor Wendy Suzuki PhD. From a global pandemic, to political unrest, to climate change, the past year has been nothing if not stressful. For most of us, it would be difficult to describe stress and anxiety as a good feeling. But what if it could be? World-renowned neuroscientist Dr. Wendy Suzuki has found a way to unlock the potential of anxiety to be a benefit instead of a drawback and reveals that anxiety is not only essential for our survival but also a key c...

Kathryn interviews Author Susan Verde. As we begin to return to offices and schools this fall, Author Susan Verde, alongside illustrator Peter H. Reynolds, brings us a triumphant celebration of everyday courage, perseverance, and bouncing back from our setbacks with bravery and optimism,the perfect companion for our present moment, for children and grown-ups alike. She points out that staying resilient and having courage includes believing in ourselves, speaking out, trying new things, asking fo...

Kathryn interviews Author Susan Verde. As we begin to return to offices and schools this fall, Author Susan Verde, alongside illustrator Peter H. Reynolds, brings us a triumphant celebration of everyday courage, perseverance, and bouncing back from our setbacks with bravery and optimism,the perfect companion for our present moment, for children and grown-ups alike. She points out that staying resilient and having courage includes believing in ourselves, speaking out, trying new things, asking fo...