Episodes

Overcoming Autism & Running Around the World
May 21, 2014

Overcoming Autism & Running Around the World

Kathryn interviews autism advocate Krista Vance, author of “Meet Jamie Now: A Life Free of Autism”. After leaving a charmed Hollywood life in hopes of starting a family, Vance undergoes in vitro fertilization and prematurely ...
Bicultural Marriage and Loving Sex Again
May 7, 2014

Bicultural Marriage and Loving Sex Again

Kathryn interviews associate professor Krista Bremer, author of “My Accidental Jihad”. Bremer never imagined the unexpected turns that would lead to the life she has today: married to an older Muslim man from an impoverished ...
Slowing Down and Scaling Back and The Increasingly Authoritarian Public School System
April 30, 2014

Slowing Down and Scaling Back and The Increasingly Authoritarian Public School System

Kathryn interviews Dee Williams, author of “The Big Tiny: A Built-it-Myself Memoir”. The Big Tiny is a graceful, inspired memoir about building a home from scratch and discovering a true sense of self-in just 84 square feet. ...
A Womans Guide to Confidence and Fighting MS with Diet and Lifestyle
April 23, 2014

A Womans Guide to Confidence and Fighting MS with Diet and Lifestyle

Kathryn interviews journalist Katty Kay, author of “The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know”. Why do so few women lack the self-assurance that drives many of their male colleagues? ...
Preventing Prison Recidivism and Alpha Women in Relationships
April 16, 2014

Preventing Prison Recidivism and Alpha Women in Relationships

Kathryn interviews John Wareham, author of “How to Survive a Bullet to the Heart: Secret Lives and Uncensored Confessions of Maximum Security Prison Inmates”. Inspired to become involved in teaching prisoners by a son who did...
Planning for Aging Parents and Next Generation Philanthropy
April 9, 2014

Planning for Aging Parents and Next Generation Philanthropy

Kathryn interviews life transition coach Sheri L. Samotin, author of “Facing the Finish: A Road Map for Aging Parents and Adult Children. Dealing with crisis is far more stressful than planning ahead, and “Facing the Finish” ...
The One One One Diet and Inside the Mind of an Angry Man
April 2, 2014

The One One One Diet and Inside the Mind of an Angry Man

Kathryn interviews “America’s Eat Strategist” Rania Batayneh MPH, author of “The One One One Diet”. To be successful on this bestselling diet, readers only need to count to one: one protein, one carb, and one fat at every mea...
A Breast Cancer Alphabet and Hacking Happiness
March 26, 2014

A Breast Cancer Alphabet and Hacking Happiness

Kathryn interviews executive editor for NPR News Madhulika Sikka, author of “A Breast Cancer Alphabet”. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer three years ago, she found that there were no books on the market that spoke wi...
Beyond Addiction and Thanks for the Feedback
March 19, 2014

Beyond Addiction and Thanks for the Feedback

Kathryn interviews clinical research scientist Dr. Jeffrey Foote, author of “Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change”. Addiction impacts 1 in 4 families in the United States. Beyond Addiction will help s...
On Such a Full Sea and Emote
March 12, 2014

On Such a Full Sea and Emote

Kathryn interviews award-winning author Chang-rae Lee. His latest book “On Such a Full Sea” takes place in a chilling dystopia, a century or so beyond the present, where abandoned post-industrial cities like Baltimore have be...
The Up Side of Down and Daughters in Danger
March 5, 2014

The Up Side of Down and Daughters in Danger

Kathryn interviews Bloomberg columnist and blogger Megan McArdle, author of “The Up Side of Down: Why Failing is the Key to Success”. One of the most popular business and economics bloggers for more than a decade, McArdle mak...
Both Sides Now and Mindful Parenting
Feb. 26, 2014

Both Sides Now and Mindful Parenting

Kathryn interviews writer and widow Nancy Sharp, author of “Both Sides Now: A True Story of Love, Loss and Bold Living”. On the very day that Sharp delivered premature twins, she learned that her husband's brain cancer return...
Top Dog and Family Whispering
Feb. 19, 2014

Top Dog and Family Whispering

Kathryn interviews New York Times bestselling author Ashley Merryman on her book “Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing”. The joy of victory and the character-building agony of defeat - testosterone and the neuroscience ...
Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum's Heart Book andThe 95 percent Vegan Diet
Feb. 12, 2014

Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum's Heart Book andThe 95 percent Vegan Diet

Kathryn interviews cardiologist Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum and Dr. Jamie Noll.
Beat the Heart Attack Gene and The Last Place She Would Look
Feb. 5, 2014

Beat the Heart Attack Gene and The Last Place She Would Look

Kathryn interviews cardiovascular specialist Amy L. Doneen, MSN, ARNP and co-author of “Beat the Heart Attack Gene: The Revolutionary Plan to Prevent Heart Disease, Stroke, and Diabetes”. Illustrated by examples from the auth...
The Essential Digital Interview Handbook and How McGruff and the Crying Indian Changed America
Jan. 29, 2014

The Essential Digital Interview Handbook and How McGruff and the Crying Indian Changed America

Kathryn interviews founder & CEO of Phone Interview Pro Paul J. Bailo, author of “The Essential Digital Interview Handbook: Lights, Camera, Skype”. In today's interconnected world, virtual meetings have become a staple of bus...
Desperate in DC and Flyover Lives
Jan. 22, 2014

Desperate in DC and Flyover Lives

Kathryn interviews best friend duo Crystal Walker and Phoebe Thompson, authors and bloggers of “Desperate in DC: Money, Marriage and Manners in Washington DC”. More than one in five middle-school aged children with behavioral...
The Longest Date and Transforming Your Life in the Face of Death
Jan. 15, 2014

The Longest Date and Transforming Your Life in the Face of Death

Kathryn interviews Golden Globe and Emmy-winning producer Cindy Chupack, author of “The Longest Date: Life as a Wife”. Chupack has won three Golden Globes and an Emmy for her work as a writer/executive producer of HBO's Sex a...
Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain and Body of Work
Jan. 8, 2014

Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain and Body of Work

Kathryn interviews neuropsychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel MD, author of “Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain”. Parenting expert Daniel J. Siegel uses his groundbreaking research in interpersonal neurobiology to...
The Cultural Arsonist Joe Wenke and Grammy Winner Lani Hall Alpert
Dec. 25, 2013

The Cultural Arsonist Joe Wenke and Grammy Winner Lani Hall Alpert

Kathryn interviews satirist Joe Wenke, a.k.a. “The Cultural Arsonist”, on his latest book “Papal Bull: An Ex-Catholic Calls Out the Catholic Church”. Wenke bares the scars of his Catholic childhood and exposes the bizarre, ab...
“What To Do When You’re Having Two” & “The 52 Weeks”
Dec. 18, 2013

“What To Do When You’re Having Two” & “The 52 Weeks”

Kathryn interviews Multiplicity Magazine and Twiniversity Founder Natalie Diaz, author of “What To Do When You’re Having Two: The Twins Survival Guide from Pregnancy Through the First Year”. The rate of twin births in the U.S...
“When Your Adult Child Breaks Your Heart” & “Emotional Memoirs”
Dec. 11, 2013

“When Your Adult Child Breaks Your Heart” & “Emotional Memoirs”

Kathryn interviews adult & forensic psychiatrist Dr. Joel Young, author of “When Your Adult Child Breaks Your Heart: Coping with Mental Illness, Substance Abuse, and the Problems That Tear Families Apart”. With the December 1...
“Excuse Me, Doctor! I’ve Got What?” & “Sexual Euphoria”
Dec. 4, 2013

“Excuse Me, Doctor! I’ve Got What?” & “Sexual Euphoria”

Kathryn interviews patient advocate Melissa Clarke MD, author of “Excuse Me, Doctor! I’ve Got What?”. For patients diagnosed with serious conditions such as cancer, the fear of not knowing what to do next can distance them fr...