Tell Me What Happened

Dr. Wilma Jean Turner, author and educator, recalls her junior year in high school, when she and 13 other African-American students integrated the local all white high school. Every Day Racism & the Power of Forgiveness Tell Me What Happened features the music of Susan Salidor. Get Susan Salidor’s One Little Act of Kindness Children’s Book Get Susan Salidor’s I’ve Got Peace in My Fingers Child...

Jeff Holden, CEO of Multipoint Content Strategies , lifelong cycling enthusiast and host of the "In Your Words" podcast, reflects on being bullied about his weight in grade school. Jeff discusses his attempts at placating the victimizer, while recognizing the lifelong implications the bully's words have had on his professional and personal life. Tell Me What Happened features the music of Susan Sa...

Roy Huff, acclaimed author " Seven Rules of Time Travel " and the " Everville " science fiction series, discusses his impoverished childhood that included a father who was HIV positive. Roy concludes by telling the audience that despite everything, he remains an optimist. Tell Me What Happened features the music of Susan Salidor. Get Susan Salidor’s One Little Act of Kindness Children’s Book Get S...

Scott Suma, the author of " Don't Act Like the Presiden t," reflects on his mentor, John Basel. Mr. Basel was a World War II veteran who spent his life as a barber. Scott tells us that John taught him important lessons about life that he carries with him to this day. That is, personal humility and a compassion for everyone. At the end of the episode, John Basel sings and leaves us with his own mes...

Mollie Glazer, a professional musician for over forty years, recalls the best and worst teachers she had and what she learned from them. Tell Me What Happened features the music of Susan Salidor. Get Susan Salidor’s One Little Act of Kindness Children’s Book Get Susan Salidor’s I’ve Got Peace in My Fingers Children’s Book More Information about other quality publications from our sponsor can be fo...

Stuart Blatt, a Production Designer for TV & Movies, tells the story of his "Hippie Aunt Rose" who has remained a creative guide to him, despite her untimely death at a young age. Tell Me What Happened features the music of Susan Salidor. Get Susan Salidor’s One Little Act of Kindness Children’s Book Get Susan Salidor’s I’ve Got Peace in My Fingers Children’s Book More Information about other...

Lifelong social justice advocate Eileen O'Farrell Smith tells the story of her shame and humiliation at vomiting up the "Body of Christ" at her First Holy Communion. Eileen goes on to tell the audience the impact that "shameful" moment had on her throughout adult professional life. Tell Me What Happened features the music of Susan Salidor. Get Susan Salidor’s One Little Act of Kindness Children’s...

Orlando Piedra recalls emigrating to the United States from Cuba as an eleven year old boy, following the takeover of the island by Fidel Castro . Mr. Piedra vividly recounts the struggles of moving to a new country shortly after his father is threatened with arrest in his homeland. Tell Me What Happened features the music of Susan Salidor. Get Susan Salidor’s One Little Act of Kindness Children’s...

Jay Rehak explains how surviving from a fall from a cliff when he was 7 years old has impacted him in three ways: a sense of invulnerability, purpose, and surreality. Tell Me What Happened features the music of Susan Salidor. Get Susan Salidor’s One Little Act of Kindness Children’s Book Get Susan Salidor’s I’ve Got Peace in My Fingers Children’s Book More Information about other quality publicati...

Hamlet, award winning children's musician, tells the painful story of growing up without a mother and father, and how the rest of the adults in his life helped him to emotionally survive. The storyteller explains the pain of his parent's divorce, which occurred right after he was born, and of later on living on the streets as a teenager. Hamlet's memories of his uncle and other kind adults at fami...

Alina Celeste, an award winning children's singer and YouTube personality, recalls being 15 and learning, for the first time in her life, that her mother is more of a real person than the saint she believed her to be. Alina's story is rich in detail of a deeply personal family story. Tell Me What Happened features the music of Susan Salidor. Get Susan Salidor’s One Little Act of Kindness Children’...

Julie Biehl, Clinical Professor of Law, Director of the Children and Family Justice Center & Interim Associate Dean for Clinical Education of the Bluhm Legal Clinic , recalls the horrific experience of being raped at her first high school dance. Tell Me What Happened features the music of Susan Salidor. Get Susan Salidor’s One Little Act of Kindness Children’s Book Get Susan Salidor’s I’ve Got...

Jay Rehak relates his story of losing a verbal war with his 4th grade teacher. Jay learns that there's a price to pay for sticking up for what's right, even at a young age. He also learns what "belligerence" means. Tell Me What Happened features the music of Susan Salidor. More information about Susan Salidor can be found at her website Get Susan Salidor’s One Little Act of Kindness Children’s Boo...

Tell Me What Happened features painful childhood memories as told by the adults who lived them. People from all walks of life tell their stories and explain how their childhood experiences have impacted him/her/them in their adult lives. The podcast is hosted by Jay Rehak, an award winning author and educator, and features the song Boo Boo Blues, by singer and composer Susan Salidor. The podcast i...