E465 Sirous Esmailzadeh is Iranian-American who was detained in Iran after his passport was confiscated. He was smuggled out of Iran and was trying to find safe harbor back to the states and through a series of events, ended up imprisoned in a notorious P

E464 Michael Trapani is a master storyteller, historian, playwright, voice and stage actor, podcaster (How to Start a War) and author of the Audible exclusive, How to Start a War, a gripping blend of narrative storytelling and dramatized scenes and char

E463 Over three decades ago, Howard Ungerleider was assigned to be a tour manager to a relatively unknown Canadian band called Rush. He was also their lighting designer and accountant in those early y

E462 Jordan Ochel was born deaf and was raised in the oralist tradition (without Sign Language). His recently wrote and directed Healing Handsfor his graduate thesis short film. The film is based on his experiences as a binaurally deaf child, including

E461: Andrea Leebs memoir, Such A Pretty Picture, powerfully narrates her life and offers an honest insight into a survivors journey. Andrea is a retired lawyer, former nurse and has written for numerous literary journals. She also advocates for surv

E460 Claire Thomas hails from the heartland of rural south Wales, and is an award-winning photojournalist and fine art photographer. She covers political and military conflicts, human rights, and huma

E459 Corinna Kazdin is a Filipino native who chose to leave the Philippines and come to the United States as a result of a childhood and young adult life full of trauma and abuse. She recounts her sto

E458 Chad Covington is the founder and CEO of Created Within and he grew up exploring the world of computers and computer languages. We chat Artificial Intelligence, its applications and implications,

E457 Brbara vila and David McDonald met in France. Brbara grew up in the south of Mexico City and David grew up in Tring, England. Brbara founded Vavin, which linked young Mexican artisans with French designers. She has also worked in the water and e

E456 Jewell Chambers was raised in rural Mississippi. A playwright and musician, youve probably also heard of her famous siblings, The Chambers Brothers (The Time Has Come Today) and perhaps the family gospel band, The Chambers Family Singers. She shar