Daring to Tell
54 episodes - English - Latest episode: 27 days ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsIntimate conversations and true stories of personal daring with emerging and accomplished writers. Writers read their essay, memoir chapter or story, then talk about it with writer/host Michelle Redo.
An audio literary magazine, conceived, curated and hosted by Michelle Redo, an award winning 30-year public radio veteran, and new voice in podcasting.
Original submissions accepted twice yearly.
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Episodes
A wife cares for her husband in late stage Lewy Body Dementia
February 04, 2021 04:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBCaring for a spouse in the late stages of Lewy Body Dementia. Robyn Fisher's blog and podcast are at her website, as is a resource page for Lewy Body Dementia. She also has a YouTube channel that features Bill's music and the trio they had. A Long Walk is her podcast. The Forgetting is a podcast that features writer and journalist Greg O'Brien, in conversation with his friend and interviewer David Shenk. Greg has committed himself to documentthe mind of someone with Alzheimer's Disease a...
A father breaks the rules at his nursing home; his daughter irreverently manages it all
January 28, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBReady for some irreverent elder care insights? Writer Rachel Lee lost five parental figures in 5 years (and that was just from 2011-2015). And her website This-is-getting-old.com is there to make you laugh instead of cry while sharing stories plus valuable resources in order to help YOU navigate the waters of end of life care for elders. Write your questions or comments about this or any episode to me at [email protected] Daring to Tell is a production of Flying Pig Audio. Theme mu...
Memoirs, Mothers, Authenticity and Unconditional Love
January 21, 2021 04:00 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBMemoirs, Mothers, Authenticity and Unconditional Love Check out Nadine Kenney Johnstone at her website. Or check out her memoir Of This Much I'm Sure. Also, here's a link to the source of the Elizabeth Gilbert quote that Nadine referenced, plus the excerpt that she mentioned... "The women whom I love and admire for their strength and grace did not get that way because shit worked out. They got that way because shit went wrong, and they handled it. They handled it in a thousand different w...
Trailer
January 07, 2021 04:00 - 3 minutes - 2.95 MBIntroduction and snippets of some of the stories you'll hear throughout the season.