Singer, Songwriter, Force of Beauty Valerie June

Society and Culture

Valerie June is a force of beauty and a rising music star. In our conversation, Valerie shares when she started to sing and walks us through her song writing process. Valerie explains how songs mysteriously come to her through humming and chanting while she is living...

Humans of San Quentin Executive Director Diane Kahn

Activists, Change Makers, Inspiring Life Stories, Meant For It Podcast, Society and Culture

Diane Kahn is a teacher and co-founder of Humans of San Quentin, an organization seeking to break down the walls and stereotypes of prison life and to humanize the lives behind the bars.  Diane was teaching inside San Quentin to help prisoners receive their high...

White House Speechwriter for President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, Sarah Hurwitz Shares Her Story and What Led Her to Write the book Here All Along

Inspiring Life Stories, Popular, Public Service, Society and Culture

 During 2019 – 2017, Sarah Hurwitz was a White House speechwriter starting out as a senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama and then serving as head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama. Sarah shares what it was like to write speeches for the...

#184 Alex Otte, National President at Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)

Activists, Change Makers, Inspiring Life Stories, Society and Culture

Alex Otte is Mother’s Against Drunk Driving youngest National President. Alex got involved with MADD when she was hit by a boat driven by a drunk driver. Alex’s injuries were life-threatening, severe and long lasting. Today, Alex is using her voice, her story...

#146 Breakup Bootcamp with Amy Chan

Authors, Empowering Women, Meant For It Podcast, Society and Culture

  We’ve all been through heartache and heartbreak, but Amy Chan has made a career of it. Amy is the founder of Renew Breakup Bootcamp, a  retreat that takes a scientific and spiritual approach to healing the heart. If you or someone you know is reeling from the...

#134 Making Motherhood Work with Caitlyn Collins

Authors, Empowering Women, Society and Culture

  If you have ever wondered why motherhood in the US is so difficult, you don’t want to miss this conversation with Caitlyn Collins, Assistant Professor of Sociology a Washington University and author of Making Motherhood Work: How Women Manage Careers and...