Latest Biographies Podcast Episodes
Triumph over Tragedy, with Reggie Reed
Uncorking a Story - April 23, 2024 09:40 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratings"I have my wife as my ultimate support system. But as a man, it feels like you shouldn’t show weakness or talk about things that might make you vulnerable because you worry about what others will think. That’s why I decided to just go for it, to muster the courage to openly share my story. I comm...
New Podcast | Unleashing Innovation through Storytelling: Insights from "What If Instead" Podcast | A Conversation With Hosts Alejandro Juárez Crawford and Miriam Plavin-Masterman | Audio Signals Podcasts With Marco Ciappelli
Audio Signals Podcast - April 22, 2024 23:23 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsGuests: Alejandro Juárez Crawford, Co-Host of What If Instead? Podcast On ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/alejandro-juarez-crawford Miriam Plavin-Masterman, Co-Host of What If Instead? Podcast On ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/itsp...
#229 - Austin Smith: The Exercise Physiologist Embracing Parenthood and Redefining Success.
Terrible Happy Talks - April 18, 2024 11:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhen the fervour of professional Rugby Union fades into the quiet intensity of fatherhood, a man’s search for identity takes on a whole new playing field. Join me and my guest, Austin Smith, as we explore the profound shifts in life that come with trading stadiums for the living room and legacy ...
The Power of Strength, with Lori Brand
Uncorking a Story - April 16, 2024 09:40 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratings"The day my dance instructor had her jaw wired shut to lose weight was the day I realized how deep the rabbit hole of body image issues really went. It wasn't just about being thin; it was about battling your body at war with societal expectations." - Lori Brand Welcome to a compelling episode th...
#345 George Lucas
Founders - April 12, 2024 12:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from rereading George Lucas: A Life by Brian Jay Jones. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders at Founders Notes.com You can read, reread, and search all my notes and highlights from every book I've ever read for the podcast. You can also ask SAGE ...
Unleashing the Power of Storytelling and Self-Discovery | Book: The Unlocked Leader | A conversation with author Hortense Le Gentil | Audio Signals Podcast With Marco Ciappelli
Audio Signals Podcast - April 11, 2024 00:03 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsGuest: Hortense le Gentil, Author of The Unlocked Leader On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hortenselegentil/ Website | https://www.hortenselegentil.com/ _____________________________ Host: Marco Ciappelli, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining Society Podc...
From Punk Bands to Bestsellers, with Richard Roper
Uncorking a Story - April 09, 2024 09:50 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratings"I kind of almost became an author by accident. It was a case of rediscovering a love of fiction, and then, on idle weekends, working on things purely to entertain myself. It grew from there." — Richard Roper In this episode, author Richard Roper shares insights into his unique path to becoming ...
396 - One Man Race War: Joseph Paul Franklin
Timesuck with Dan Cummins - April 08, 2024 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 20.5K ratingsFrom 1977 to 1980, Joseph Paul Franklin went on a multi-state murder and mayhem spree, bombing a synagogue, shooting at people exiting another, and shooting interracial couples, lone black men, women who had previously dated black men, and a white porn magazine owner for publishing nude photos o...
Steven Spielberg
Founders - April 04, 2024 16:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Steven Spielberg: A Biography by Joseph McBride. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders at Founders Notes.com You can read, reread, and search all my notes and highlights from every book I've ever read for the podcast. You can also as...
395 - Ervil LeBaron: The Mormon Manson
Timesuck with Dan Cummins - April 03, 2024 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 20.5K ratingsErvil LeBaron was raised by a cult leader... would have several brothers who were cult leaders...and would father several more cult leaders. And out of all of them, he was the worst. The Mormon Manson loved to call for blood atonement - ordering the execution of between 20 and 30 people, many ...
Saint Seraphim of Vyritsa (1949) (March 21 OC)
Saint of the Day - April 03, 2024 05:01 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 133 ratingsBorn in 1866, he married and had three children. In 1920, at the age of 54, he and his wife quietly separated and each entered monastic life. Eventually he became the spiritual father of the St. Alexander Nevsky Lavra in St. Petersburg, where, as a clairvoyant staretz, he also confessed thousands...
Twins and Trails: Peter Malone Elliott's Journey from Screen to Page
Uncorking a Story - April 02, 2024 09:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsJoin us in this intriguing episode as we dive into the creative world of Peter Malone Elliott, an award-nominated screenwriter and author of the captivating novel "Blue Ridge." From the mysterious allure of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the complex dynamics of identical twins, Peter shares the insp...
Our Holy Father Titus the Wonderworker (9th c.)
Saint of the Day - April 02, 2024 05:01 - 56 seconds ★★★★★ - 133 ratingsVery little is known of him. He took up the monastic life while still very young, and gave himself without reserve to the ascetical struggle, so much so that in the virtues of humility and obedience it was said that he exceeded 'not only the brethren, but all men.' In time, he became abbot of a m...
394 - Serial Killer Richard Byrd: The Las Vegas Strip Strangler
Timesuck with Dan Cummins - April 01, 2024 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 20.5K ratingsHave you ever heard of disturbing serial killer Richard Byrd? He raped and strangled eight young women to death in Las Vegas between 1991 and 2001, but almost no one has heard of him, because he was arrested... the day after 9/11. And he took a plea bargain and never went to trial. Hear his wild...
Our Holy Mother Mary of Egypt (4th-6th c.)
Saint of the Day - April 01, 2024 05:01 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 133 ratingsHer radiant life is also commemorated on the Fifth Sunday of the Great Fast. The Life of St Mary of Egypt, written by St Sophronios of Jerusalem, is read in its entirety on the Thursday of the Great Canon during Lent. Click on the link to read it. The date of her repose is very unclear: it is g...
#228 - Kane Horsepool: Sketching the Soulful Journey of Trait the Artist.
Terrible Happy Talks - March 31, 2024 13:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhen I sat down with Kane Horsepool, the artist also known as Trait, we didn't just talk art; we ventured into the depths of personal growth, the struggle for authenticity, and the profound effects of integrating one's deepest values with creative pursuits. Kane’s candid reflections on mental h...
#228 - Kane Horspool: Sketching the Soulful Journey of Trait the Artist.
Terrible Happy Talks - March 31, 2024 13:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhen I sat down with Kane Horsepool, the artist also known as Trait, we didn't just talk art; we ventured into the depths of personal growth, the struggle for authenticity, and the profound effects of integrating one's deepest values with creative pursuits. Kane’s candid reflections on mental h...
St Innocent, enlightener of Alaska and Siberia (1879)
Saint of the Day - March 31, 2024 05:01 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 133 ratingsHe was born in Siberia in 1797 to a clerical family, and became a married parish priest in Irkutsk. A devout explorer, John Kriukov, told him of the great spiritual needs among the Russian and native peoples in Alaska, then Russian territory. Moved to serve Christ in this very difficult environme...
#344 Quentin Tarantino
Founders - March 30, 2024 22:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Cinema Speculation by Quentin Tarantino. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders at Founders Notes Some questions other subscribers asked SAGE: I need some unique ideas on how to find new customers. What advice do you have for me? Wha...
Commemoration of an Uncondemning Monk
Saint of the Day - March 30, 2024 05:01 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 133 ratings"This monk died joyfully because he had never in his life condemned anyone. He was lazy, careless, disinclined to prayer, but throughout his entire life he had never judged anyone. And when he lay dying, he was full of joy. The brethren asked him how he could die so joyfully with all his sins, an...
Episode 222: Bruce Lee and the Way of the Intercepting Fist
WikiSleep - March 29, 2024 21:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsListen to the full episode on the WikiSleep app by visiting WikiSleep.com Famous for his exceptional skill and speed as a martial artist, Bruce Lee’s life was a fascinating journey toward stardom. Raised in Hong Kong and forced into street fights, his parents urged him to train for self-defenc...
Our Holy Father John the Hermit (4th c.)
Saint of the Day - March 29, 2024 05:01 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 133 ratings"He was the son of Juliana, a Christian woman of Armenia. While still a child, he left his mother and ran off to the desert. He was utterly aflame with love for Christ the Lord. In the beginning he entrusted himself to the guidance of a spiritual father, Pharmutius, who was so pleasing to God tha...
St Hilarion the New, abbot of Pelecete, Confessor (754)
Saint of the Day - March 28, 2024 05:01 - 58 seconds ★★★★★ - 133 ratingsHe took up the monastic life when very young, and lived as a recluse for many years, and gained the grace to heal sicknesses and drive out demons by his prayers. Later he became abbot of the Monastery of Pelekete in Bithynia. During the reign of the Emperor Leo the Isaurian, he and his monastery ...
St Matrona of Thessalonica (4th c.)
Saint of the Day - March 27, 2024 05:01 - 45 seconds ★★★★★ - 133 ratingsShe was a servant of the Jewish wife of the governor of Thessalonica. When she refused to enter the synagogue with her mistress, she was beaten, then locked in a cell until she starved to death. Finally, her mistress ordered her body thrown from the roof of the house and left to lie in the open. ...
Unseen Lists: Discovering Ourselves Beyond the Pages, with Julee Balko
Uncorking a Story - March 26, 2024 09:40 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsIn this episode, we delve into the captivating world of Julee Balko, an author renowned for her intricate portrayal of complex female characters and her bold exploration of themes like grief, personal growth, and the transformative power of storytelling. Julee shares the journey behind her latest...
Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel
Saint of the Day - March 26, 2024 05:01 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 133 ratingsEach of the Great Feasts of the Church is followed by a commemoration of some holy one who figures in the events of the Feast. So, today we commemorate the Holy Archangel Gabriel, who brought the glad news of the conception of Christ to Mary, the Theotokos. The Prologue gives the following teachi...
393 - Tonight We Dine In Hell! The Spartans
Timesuck with Dan Cummins - March 25, 2024 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 20.5K ratingsToday we explore what life was really like for ancient Greece's feared warriors, the Spartans. How close was it to the Hollywood depiction in movies like 300? We go over the history of the militaristic city-state and much more. For the glory of Sparta! Watch the Suck on YouTube: https://youtu....
New Confessor/Hieromartyr Tikhon, patriarch of Moscow (1925)
Saint of the Day - March 25, 2024 05:01 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 133 ratingsBorn in 1865, he was tonsured a monk in 1891, and consecrated a Bishop in 1891. From 1900, he was Bishop of Alaska, with oversight of the Church throughout North America. In America, he consecrated the first Orthodox monastery on the continent and worked tirelessly to unite all ethnic groups as o...
Saint Zacharias the Recluse of Egypt (4th c.)
Saint of the Day - March 24, 2024 05:01 - 58 seconds ★★★★★ - 133 ratingsHis father, Carion the Egyptian, forsook his family to become a monk, taking Zacharias with him. Though very young, Zacharias manifested gifts of grace rarely seen among the elders of Sketis. Abba Moses once asked him, 'What does it mean to be a monk?', to which Zacharias replied by taking off hi...
#343 The Eternal Pursuit of Unhappiness: David Ogilvy
Founders - March 24, 2024 02:17 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 984 ratingsWhat I learned from reading Eternal Pursuit of Unhappiness: Being Very Good Is No Good,You Have to Be Very, Very, Very, Very, Very Good by David Ogilvy and Ogivly & Mather. ---- Get access to the World’s Most Valuable Notebook for Founders at Founders Notes Some questions other subscribers a...
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