Saturday Morning Magazine with Bruce Ferrell

Kimberly Yates is a professional actress and acting coach to A-list clients including A$AP Rocky, Jack Whitehall, 2 time Emmy winner Tamara Braun, the writers of SNL, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers and more. Coaching celebrities from fields like writing, comedy and music showed Kimberly that acting training benefits everyone from every walk of life. The Yates M...

Tina Weiss is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, and founder of Hugs & Smiles Children's Foundation. With more than three decades of experience building businesses and serving communities, Tina now shares her message of resilience, self-discovery, and faith through her biographical book "Fear to Faith". Inspired by her extraordinary journey after being robbed twice in three days while traveling...

Broker Keli Smith with ERA Live Moore provides an update on the Triangle residential real estate market, with tips for buyers and sellers.

Just in time for graduation season, Rutgers University professor, keynote speaker and author Mark Beal has released his new book, Pursue Your Passions! Dream Big! Anything Is Possible! Intended for anyone of any age pursuing their next dream - new job, internship, side hustle, start-up business, post-retirement career, TEDx Talk, and much more, In a return visit to the magazine Beal shares inspira...

Michelle Bonner of Fairview Heights, Illinois, is a three-time #1 Amazon Best-Selling Author, executive coach, speaker, consultant, and transformational leader with more than 30 years of experience in leadership development, organizational strategy, workforce culture, and professional growth. A member of the Forbes Coaches Council and CEO of AMM Empowerment, she helps leaders and organizations mov...

Andrew Ramer is a visually-impaired visionary mystic who can hear angels and see things that most humans can’t or won’t admit to. Whether you can fully wrap your head around what he purports to know and believe, one thing is irrefutable. He is a talented story-teller of the things many would find sacred about life and our world. His inspirational writings raise questions – and pose answers – for t...

A new study says families in North Carolina and across the United States are struggling to afford quality summer programs for children. The Afterschool Alliance gathered feedback from parents nationwide, includin g in North Carolina . More than half said they do not have access to a structured summer experience for their child, with cost cited as the top barrier. Bruce talked with Jodi Grant, Exec...

Chris Amenechi is an airline pricing guru and the founder of SeatCash , a travel data company. FareX is its premier product that solves the proverbial question of the best time to buy an airline ticket. He talked with Bruce about this summer's travel trends.

Legendary broadcaster and stage and screen producer Julian Schlossberg returns to the studio mic in 2024 with two exciting ventures: a new podcast, and the audiobook release of his recent memoir, Try Not to Hold It Against Me : A Producer’s Life .

The son of a former professional basketball player, J Leonard Costner stands at 6′ 6″. Many thought the New Jersey-born, Europe-raised Costner would follow in his father’s footsteps as a pro. However, injuries derailed his hoop dreams but those were not his only aspirations. Recalling that time, Costner said, “While I was recovering from having my pelvis reconstructed due to a basketball injury, I...

David Solbach has written several books, including a memoir, poetry, and novels. He says his writing style is inspired by William Faulkner and tempered by Ernest Hemingway. His latest novel, In The Shadow of the Plague , tackles real-life issues, such as the challenges of family, dating and marriage, and the state of the environment. The drama is steeped in meaningful, realistic dialogue. The book...

The 2026 “Route 66 Pedaling for Parkinsons" team is cycling approximately 1,600 miles from Chicago to Phoenix, starting April 20, 2026, to attend the 7th World Parkinson Congress. Led by cyclists with Parkinson's, the team uses recumbent trikes to raise awareness and funds. Bruce talked with one of the participants, co-captain Steve Squires about his own Parkinson’s story and the upcoming event.

Steven Cole’s Catch the Wave is less a traditional narrative than a blend of testimony, biblical argument, and practical instruction. Its central claim is simple: the Holy Spirit is not meant to remain a vague doctrine sitting at the edges of church life, but the active, guiding presence of God in the everyday life of believers. Cole says the modern church often talks about God the Father and Jesu...

Run4Ben is a multimedia podcast and documentary series that chronicles a compelling father son story of resilience, humor, and hope in the face of Parkinson's disease. Created by Jamen Spitzer and Mike Piccirillo, Run4Ben combines documentary storytelling, expert interviews, and behind-the-scenes production insights to reach multiple audiences.

Fantasy football has evolved from a niche hobby into a cultural staple across North America and the world. Millions of fans now engage with the NFL not just on Sundays, but year-round—through drafts, trades, weekly lineups, and debates that extend far beyond the final whistle. Few people have seen that evolution up close like Joseph Robert Khamou, widely known as The Fantasy Football Counselor . S...

Nutritious meals are an important goal for many families, but finding recipes that everyone will love isn’t always easy. From busy schedules to picky palates, the challenges are real. But introducing new, nutritious meals doesn’t mean we need to sacrifice flavor or fun. March is National Nutrition Month, and Kelly Jones, a board-certified specialist in sports dietetics says the perfect time to int...

Neha Pathak, MD, FACP, DipABLM, helps to lead WebMD’s Medical Team, which is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of health information on WebMD. As Chief Physician Editor, Health and Lifestyle Medicine, she oversees a national network of physicians who review content across the site and collaborates with the editorial teams that create it, including news, special reports, WebMD Magazine , videos...

How can you protect yourself from these phishing attacks during this year’s tax season . In addition to enabling strong, phishing-resistant password across their accounts other tools such as YubiKeys - a hardware security key could be helpful. Ronnie Manning with Yubico, the maker of YubiKeys, talked with Bruce about some cyber security basics and in bonus audio online, also provides more details...

Lori Kingsley is the founder and creative force behind Sweet Life by Lori, a joy-forward art and lifestyle brand celebrating life’s sweetest moments. Raised on Long Island with the creative influence of New York City, Lori studied design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and built a decades-long career in the fashion and beauty industries, including roles with global leaders L’Oréal and Estée...

As the world convenes in Orlando for the annual International Builders Show – the largest annual light construction trade show in the world – renowned storm chaser Josh Morgerman is showcasing the benefits of building climate resilient, durable homes.

The new film Drive Me to the Moon , which celebrates its online premiere on Wednesday February 11th is an exciting new documentary that gives a behind-the-scenes look into the groundbreaking Lunar Voyage 1 mission and highlights the engineering and ingenuity required for next generation mobility on the Moon. Fabiana Neves, VP of Castrol Americas, shares details on the new documentary and discuss t...

Raphael Groten is a Vermont composer and multi-instrumentalist specializing in music as medicine. Over the past 25 years, Raphael has been a practitioner of sound healing and released eight albums under his record label Humming Bird Studios. He currently works and plays with his partner Rebecca Kodis under the name Wandering Roots. Raphael Groten’s music draws upon influences and genres from aroun...

What do you do when your ancestral responsibility to pray for your community can’t be met because your community no longer exists? How does one use music to connect to their identity, even to pray? How does one relate to God when they’ve lost everything? How does one come to terms with something as unbelievable as the Holocaust after the war has ended? What happens when a Jewish man, who has lost...

Did you know that one in four American adults (more than 50 million people) are childfree or permanently childless? Yet, nearly every conversation about work, wealth, and legacy assumes parenthood as the default. Dr. Jay Zigmont, PhD, MBA, CFP®, is the nation’s leading expert on this overlooked demographic. As the founder of Childfree Wealth® and Childfree Trust® , he has spent years researching h...

With many different K-12 school choice options available for families, school choice week starting Jan. 25 is the best time to explore education options. Alissa Jacques, Navigation Partnerships Manager, National School Choice Awareness Foundation, talked with Bruce about ways to help parents navigate their school choice options and find the right learning fit for their children.