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April 20, 2021

Missy Bellinger: Co-Founder of A Shelter for Cancer Families

Missy Bellinger's late husband Tom was diagnosed with Sarcoma Cancer on their second wedding anniversary, and he sadly passed away eighteen months later. After making a promise to Tom, and being inspired after welcoming an o...

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April 13, 2021

Special Edition: Better Place BadAsses!

In this week's Special Edition episode, Steve & Erin each select 5 special people from around the world and trade off stories about these inspirational badasses that are making the world a better place. Included are Adam Lowy...

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April 6, 2021

Forgiveness: It Can and Will Change Your Life - Meet Azim Khamisa

Join us as we chat with Azim Khamisa about the healing power of forgiveness. Azim lost his only son Tariq to a senseless gang-related murder in 1995. Azim chose the path of forgiveness and compassion rather than revenge and ...

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March 30, 2021

Can Dancing Change Your Life? A Chat with Stephen Sayer and Chandrae…

The science is in! In this episode, we chat with Steve and Chanzie about the joy that dancing has brought to their lives, and it can do the same for you! But we now know that not only can dancing …

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March 23, 2021

Bailey Richardson: Instagram Stories, The Social Dilemma, and Ordinar…

Bailey Richardson has worked at IDEO , StoryCorps , Pop-Up Magazine and The California Sunday Magazine . She was one of the first employees at Instagram and has also been featured in the recent Netflix documentary, The Social...

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March 16, 2021

The Future of News Media: A Conversation with Eric Maddox, Executive …

As reported by NPR, Forbes, Reuters and many others, Eric Maddox is the Executive Director of Open Roads Media and the Founder and producer of Virtual Dinner Guest Project. He completed his undergraduate studies in Philosophy...

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March 9, 2021

Alan Graham - Founder and CEO of Mobile Loaves and Fishes

Alan Graham Started Mobile Loaves and Fishes in 1998, a social outreach ministry that provides food and clothing, cultivates community, and promotes dignity to men and women in need. He and four friends boldly answered their...

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March 2, 2021

The Kidnapping of Hotel Rwanda Hero Paul Rusesabagina

Anaise and Carine Kanimba are the adopted daughters of Paul Rusesabagina, the humanitarian famous for saving 1,200 refugees during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, whose true story was told in the 2004 film, Hotel Rwanda. Since the...

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Feb. 2, 2021

CNN Hero of the Year - Chad Pregracke

Season 1 Finale: Chad Pregracke grew up near the Mississipi River in East Moline, Illinois. From his childhood experience and first job as a clam digger, he decided he wanted to do something about all of the trash collected ...

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Jan. 26, 2021

Clotilda: The Last Slave Ship Speaks - Part 2

As seen on 60 Minutes, the Last Slave Ship, known as the Clotilda, is a mysterious story that can’t be told in a hurry. As a matter of fact, it’s taken 159 years to be told and is still not …

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Jan. 19, 2021

Clotilda: The Last Slave Ship Speaks - Part 1

The Last Slave Ship, known as the Clotilda, is a mysterious story that can’t be told in a hurry. As a matter of fact, it’s taken 159 years to be told and is still not finished. It started with simple …

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Jan. 12, 2021

Christy Harrison: Anti-Diet Author, Journalist, and Certified Intuiti…

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CDN is an anti-diet registered dietitian nutritionist, certified intuitive eating counselor, and author of the book Anti-Diet: Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive E...

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Jan. 5, 2021

Global Storytelling Series: The "Graffiti Grandma," Irmela Mensah-Sch…

In this Global Storytelling Series episode, we chatted with Irmela Mensah-Schramm and our friend and translator from Germany, Petra Nikol. Irmela Mensah-Schramm is a 75-year-old activist who set out to erase symbols of hate i...

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Dec. 29, 2020

CNN Hero of the Year - Ibu Robin Lim

Ibu Robin Lim CPM is a Filipino–American midwife, mother, grandmother, and founder of Yayasan Bumi Sehat a non-profit organization in Indonesia. Lim also serves on the board of Bumi–Wadah Philippines, where she is known as “L...

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Dec. 22, 2020

Global Storytelling Series: 27 Years in a Nigerian Prison for a Crime…

Imagine being on top of the world as a young, bright successful 29 year-old entrepreneur living in Nigeria, with your whole world and your whole life ahead of you. And then one day, in almost the blink of an eye, …

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Dec. 17, 2020

Bonus Christmas Episode!

In this Christmas Bonus Episode, we chat about our own holiday traditions growing up and what we look forward to the most about the holidays. We even take a trip down memory lane and listen to clips of some Norris …

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Dec. 15, 2020

Dr. David Vaughan - The Eureka Mistake

The New York Times called it "The Eureka Mistake." Meet world renowned Marine Biologist Dr. David Vaughan, along with his daughter Dee Dee, as we chat about his accidental discovery that is changing the world; changing the w...

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Dec. 8, 2020

Ryan Griffin - Read to Your Barber Literacy Program

Meet the ever-inspiring Ryan Griffin, who started a program in his barber shop whereby kids get a discount if they read to him while getting their hair cut. He dropped off books at other barber shops in his small town …

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Dec. 8, 2020

Rob Scheer - CNN Hero and Founder of ComfortCases.org

Rob and Reece Scheer are the proud fathers of five children from the foster care system who arrived at their home with trash bags. Growing up in foster care himself, Rob remembered feeling disposable as a child carrying a tra...

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Nov. 12, 2020

An Introduction to Better Place Project with Steve Norris

Start here to get a quick introduction to Better Place Project with Steve Norris. Meet Steve and his Co-Host/Daughter Erin as they discuss what this crazy podcast is all about! :) To stay connected with Better Place Project ...

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