Talks with Summer

Elizabeth shares her story, showing how the courage to follow one’s heart can lead you to where you want to be. Elizabeth Jaffee is the Owner and Director of Gallery Article 15, an art gallery located in the historic Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC. It is the first gallery in the United States devoted exclusively to contemporary Congolese art and artists, featuring exhibitions, events, a...

Conor shares his story about how science plays an important role in his life and his quest to find answers through it. Conor Nixon is an astronomer and planetary scientist working in the Planetary Systems Laboratory at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, where he currently is the Associate Laboratory Chief. He previously served as Deputy Principal Investigator on the Cassini Composite Infrared Spect...

Ammie takes us into her story of quiet strength and thoughtful reflection. Through the lens of her experiences, she shares her personal moments and evolving ideologies that have shaped her path. Ammie Kinsman has been a resident of Washington, DC since 2019. She brings a diverse background in theatre administration, retail, operations, and management. Her academic experience in theatre, French, an...

Priyananda talks about his deep love of art and the importance of finding joy in moments along the journey of life. Priyananda Soubam is a UX Designer with a background in Marketing Communication and Advertising. He has worked extensively in the advertising industry in India and Oman before moving to the United States. He was part of the core teams behind several well-known advertising campaigns i...

Nicole shares her Journey to Belonging - her story of adoption and eventually reconnecting with her birth family.  Nicole is based in New York, her hometown. A former newspaper photographer and freelancer, she enjoys traveling with a wonderful tribe of friends, documenting their trips and visiting family far and wide, keeping lasting connections and laughing over the fact that she ended up with 3...

Sabrina McGuigan exemplifies the Resilience of Love in her life. She shares her story - a journey of love, loss, determination, compassion and helping others. Sabrina is a strategic, results-driven leader with over 20 years of experience crafting scientifically grounded strategies and engagements rooted in customer insights. She has played a pivotal role in the launch of more than 20 brands across...

Losing loved ones is one of the most painful experiences we all go through in our lives. Author of We Who Grieve, Richard A. Stack shares his views on this inevitable truth of life - Death and its aftermath: Grief.  Richard A. Stack, associate professor emeritus, taught for three decades in the School of Communication at American University. He has published four books and is an award-winning docu...

Marsada Tupee Zor opens her heart to us as she talks about a topic that is deeply personal to her and a lot of women out there - Fertility and Motherhood. Marsada is a proud native Liberian who has called Washington, DC home for the past 41 years. She is the visionary founder and managing director of Transformed Vision, a company she established in 2007 to inspire change and empower lives. A devot...

Season 1 officially begins with the sudden turning point in my story. This is the first step I take with starting to put my own story out there. My story began on March 13th, 2020 with the unexpected loss of my mother. I share my life from that moment onwards till now. In the years that followed I also lost my older brother, my grandmother, got really close to losing my father, moved cities, start...

Introducing Talks with Summer - Seeing the world through the eyes of another I feel that each one of us has a story and each story is unique. This podcast is my attempt to connect to people’s stories and share them with you directly from their own perspective.   I begin this journey by sharing my own story as I have experienced it. To know more about what I do and offer go to my website www.summro...