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We live in a world dominated by visual media, and the people who deliver the news shape our reaction to what's going on. This week's episode gets intimate and real with one of NBC's evening anchors, Jessica Aguirre. She's Latina, over 50, and still reigns supreme in a business where judging people by the molds they fit is part of doing business. How does she do it? Bring a Frie...

Season 6 is back with more than a dozen episodes that show how we each have the power to lift those around us. Where it all began, and always comes home to: https://parlayhouse.com/

What do a popular actress, a filmmaker and a practicing monk have in common? They are all part of the life story of one person: Susan O'Connell. She's the Spiritual Director of the Zen Inspired Senior Living Community, and she has taken a very unexpected path to find her place of peace.

When you think of the wild, wild west, do you picture gold miners, cowboys, trappers and hustlers? Not so fast. This week's guest is Katie Hickman, a serial author whose latest book celebrates the unsung women who were much more than "along for the ride".

While there is a lot of debate about the truth in the media, Americans, for the most part, are able to report what they like. For Vera Kreichevskaya and her peers at Dozhd TV in Russia, telling the story of the Ukraine invasion became not only a fight for freedom of speech: it became a run for their lives.

Who does what? Jen Siebel Newsom, filmmaker, activist and wife of California Governor Gavin Newsom started asking this question in relation to the work that happens in homes and among families. In her latest film, Fair Play , Jen shares her candid stories of navigating equal contributions to the responsibilities at home and gives us a behind-the-scenes glimpse into how she got the Governor to pull...

Do you see the upside? Jazzie Fresh does. When she found herself pregnant at 20 and offered assisted housing for her and her daughter, she took it as an opportunity to finish school and get her degree. When her work/study scholarship required her to spend time supporting the school's administration, she saw it as a career opportunity. Jazzie seems to find that behind every "no" is a...

Can we walk in each other's shoes? That's what documentary filmmakers Kelly Duane de la Vega and Jessica Anthony asked as they set out to film their latest film, In the Bones. What started out as a story of two women working together to pass an equal pay bill for women in the state of Mississippi became a collage of insights about the experiences of women throughout the Mississippi as th...

Our world is filled with heroes we think we know as well as amazing influencers who the world has not yet heard of. George McCalman recognized this as a truth of Black people throughout American History, and set out to document and celebrate them. His latest creative endeavor, Illustrated Black History  features 145 people who have shaped our world and George tells their stories through a triple l...

What you see is not always what you get. Throughout her life, Jessica Bejarano was misjudged. Too often viewed as "not fitting the mold", Jessica harnassed her passion for classical music and her extrordinary belief in herself to make it to a place never before inhabited by a female, Latina, queer immigrant. She now cherishes her role as Creative Director and Conductor of the San Francis...

Optimism: Nature or nurture? Raised under a flight of stairs, deep in the heart of Calcutta, India, Jillian Haslam was dealt a difficult childhood hand. But through a series of lucky breaks and seized opportunities, she turned her dark beginnings into bright light for other children like her. Get an even more detailed look at her life with her book, A Voice Out of Poverty.

What do you learn from your pooch? Veterinary Oncologist, Dr. Renee Alsarraf learned far more than she imagined when given a diagnosis of cancer herself. The lessons from her pet patients (and the people who loved them) got her through her own challenge and gave her strength to write the insightful and moving new book, Sit, Stay, Heal.

How do you stand up for what you believe? Jen Pepper and Dr. Nikia Grayson know that in terms of their cause, access to reproductive care, the battle had to be fought on the front lines. Come join us as we hear about their travel from Memphis, TN to Carbondale, Illinois where they are setting up services for women in need. Learn more and help support their work here. 

Climbing the walls? That's almost what Dierdre Wolownick needed to do to build a connection with her son. He's Alex Honnold, the celebrated Free Solo rock climber. And since he was often away from home on his next climbing adventure, Dierdre decided that the best way to bond with him was to climb to new heights herself (breaking all kinds of records of her own as she went).

WE'RE BACK WITH SEASON 5! Who shaped you? This Episode's guest knows that behind most successful people lies someone who helped make them who they are. In her latest award-winning book, The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation , Anna Malaika Tubbs celebrates the women behind these men and how the lessons from those women ar...

FROM THE VAULT  Enjoy this informative re-released episode from Season 2: Is “that person” in your life a psychopath, or just a sociopath? Triple A welcomes Maya Bourdeau, an empath and an expert on human behavior who created a business based on her understanding of why we do what we do. If you’re wondering how to spot and avoid people who might take advantage of you, this episode is a must-listen...

FROM THE VAULT Enjoy this incredible re-released episode from Season 2: Content warning: this interview includes references to sexual assault and rape. Listener discretion is advised. If you need support, check out rainn.org for help 24/7. There are feminists, and then there are FEMINISTS! This week’s episode travels halfway around the globe to talk with Maya, a graduate student in Amman, Jordan....

FROM THE VAULT Enjoy this inspiring re-released episode from Season 4: When she was a child, Wanda was among the first kids in New York City to be bussed from her predominantly Black neighborhood in Brooklyn to a mostly white school in Queens. And Wanda was one of a few girls of color to attend the exclusive Chapin School in Manhattan. In both cases, one of the school administrators saw her and he...

FROM THE VAULT: Enjoy this fascinating re-released episode from Season 3: We’re all born with certain natural strengths. Bo Shao’s abilities happened to be math. In his early years, he became known as one of the greatest mathematicians in China. His success and celebrity catapulted him to Harvard, where he continued to thrive academically but also to realize that his single-minded focus could be m...

FROM THE VAULT:  Enjoy this insightful re-released episode from Season 4: Narcissistic partners, bosses or family members can be highly critical, cruel and impossible to live with. The same can be true for us when we become our own toughest critics. That’s why Anne and Arielle reached out to Dr. Wendy Behary, author of the best-selling book, Disarming the Narcissist and a globally-respected psycho...

FROM THE VAULT | Enjoy this moving re-released episode from Season 4: It’s almost impossible to imagine losing a child to gun violence. But maybe even more unimaginable is having the strength to channel grief into action. Pati Navalta Poblete did just that. Following the tragic death of her son Robby, Pati began her quest to take guns that are turned in as part of government buy-back programs and...

FROM THE VAULT | Enjoy this inspiring re-released episode from Season 3: You understand isolation from your COVID days. And you know that there was more than one occasion when you thought you’d go crazy being stuck in that space, away from the people and the activities that you loved. Now imagine doing that in captivity halfway around the world, locked in a single cement cell, not understanding th...

FROM THE VAULT | Enjoy this fascinating re-released episode from Season 2:  Who are the people shaping the books we read and stories we care about? Triple A gets up close and personal with Cindy Spiegel and Julie Grau, two of the publishing industry’s most successful leaders about how they work together as friends and how they have become the culture-trackers who shape the books that change our li...

FROM THE VAULT | Enjoy this inspiring re-released episode from Season 3:  Imagine pushing and then steering a racing machine weighing over 280lbs down an icy track and reaching speeds of nearly 90 miles an hour. Any miscalculation, muscle twitch or slightly miscued decision could result not only in a loss of victory, but disastrous injury. Now imagine doing that with a newborn baby who travels eve...

FROM THE VAULT | Enjoy this inspiring re-released episode from Season 3: With eight New York Times Best-Selling books and a very public career investigating the potential of plants (and psychedelics) to positively affect the human experience, Michael Pollan is already a household name. (Or is he a garden name?) But what’s actually going on inside his brain? There’s a lot happening in there, and Mi...