The Edge of Everyday with Sandra Bargman

White Indoctrination with Kimberly Palermo | July 2, 2026 Race is a HUMAN CONSTRUCT. Racism is REAL. And it's a whiter person problem. What truths are hiding in plain sight because we've been taught not to see them? Today we're diving into a conversation that asks us to look closely at the stories we've been taught about history, race, identity, and ourselves. We are #LIVEINTHEHIVE with Kimberly P...

Asherah, Anat, and the Recovery of Goddess Traditions with Trista Hendren of Girl God Books | June 16, 2026 Who – and what – is The Goddess? "The Great Goddess Asherah, the sacred tree, Mother-Goddess of all of the gods..." — Miriam Robbins Dexter, Preface to Asherah: Roots of the Mother Tree We can all agree that we are living through a time of immense grief, polarization, and moral exhaustion. A...

The Edge Between Performative Positivity and Genuine Happiness with Michele Phillips When was the last time you actually felt energized by your life—not just getting through it? What if real happiness isn’t about eliminating darkness — but learning how to integrate it? Real happiness may begin where performance, perfection, and people-pleasing end. In this episode, we’re pushing right up against t...

Learning to Listen: Sex, Surrender and Letting Go with Dominatrix and Author, Dana Pharant Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with Mistress Dana Pharant, professional dominatrix. author and Surrender expert for those who “need to get their head out of their ass and back to loving life.” Dana is no stranger to The Edge of Everyday podcast– I’ve had her on the show, not once, but twice. You MUST check out...

Ep 56 | Past Life Regression and Spirit Guides: Insight, Illusion or Something Else? with Certified Hypnotist and Author Karen Kubicko What if some of your strongest fears, habits, or even relationships didn’t start in this lifetime? Today we are #LiveintheHive with Karen Kubicko, a past life regressionist who helps clients access deeply immersive experiences that feel like memories from another t...

Hello Hive! Happy birthday to me! It’s April 15th, Income Tax Day, and my mother always told me I was a great return on my birthday. It’s also World Art Day! Art nurtures creativity, innovation and cultural diversity for humans around the globe, playing an important role in sharing knowledge and encouraging curiosity and courageous conversations. And ART is RESISTANCE! What better day to release m...

Happy April Fools Day! April 1st is a day for surprises. Far more than a prank day— The Day of the Fool is a ritual threshold. What better day to launch The Edge of Everyday podcast on Magic Thread Media? April Fools’ Day belongs to the archetype of The Fool—the one who steps forward without a map, who trusts curiosity over certainty, and who begins the journey before knowing where it leads. T The...

I have some FANTASTIC NEWS to share with you and this news centers around my guest today. The Edge of Everyday Podcast is MOVING to a new platform! As of APRIL 15th – my birthday – The Edge of Everyday will broadcast on a new platform, Magic Thread Media, founded by Amy Lynn Durham, host of Create Magic at Work Podcast – which is now in the top 5% of the podcasting world. And today we are #LiveInT...

“Ferocious Compassion requires that I find the courage to speak my truth, to find the courage to be disliked, to find the courage to turn and face confrontation.  Ferocious Compassion guides me to choose authenticity over approval. It allows me the freedom to assert myself, to be vulnerable, to express, not suppress my true emotions and intentions.”    - Author, Sandra Bargman Today we are #LiveIn...

Today we are #LIVEInTheHIVE with Brian Gorman, maverick leadership coach and author of Leading into the Age of Wisdom: Reimagining the Future of Work.  Brian writes: “ When hierarchies falter, networks and circles emerge. When loyalty contracts dissolve, people seek belonging and purpose. When change accelerates, organizations must cultivate adaptability and rhythm. When technology grows powerful,...

"Young   People Are Acts of Nature, But Beautiful Old People Are Works of Art"   - Dr. Marion Today we are #LiveInTheHive in Dr. Marion Somers, award-winning and nationally recognized Geriatric Care Specialist, professor, and author of the book, Eldercare Made Easier: Ten Steps to Help You Care for an Aging Loved One. From the moment I met Dr. Marion, I’ve been captivated by her passion...

Happy New Year Everyone! Goodbye 2025 and hello 2026.  I have high hopes for 2026. We can all agree 2025 has been quite an insane roller coaster of a ride, to put it mildly. A Universal 1 Year (2026) is a threshold. It begins a new nine-year story not only for the world, but for each of us. If you imagine the past nine years as a chapter – from 2017 to 2025 – the 1 Year is the moment the next chap...

What is the relationship between theatre, storytelling, and community? In a larger sense, what is the role of art in times of resistance and unrest politically? Today we are #LiveInTheHive with Seth Gordon, author of the new book, Crossroads in the American Theatre: New Leaders in a New Age. This book is a must read for theatre geeks, theatre lovers and for those who understand the importance of a...

What is Gratitude?  How do we connect with Gratitude in challenging times? Today we are #LiveInTheHive with your host, Sandra Bargman, to share her thoughts on Gratitude and what the Thanksgiving holiday means to her. Hint: It’s her wedding anniversary! In this solo special episode, Sandra… Talks about the inherent paradoxes of Thanksgiving Day. The emotional nostalgia that edges up to the myth up...

Today we are #LiveInTheHive with Transformational Guide, Medium, and Author, Deborah Hanlon. What can our connections to death, loss, and grief teach us about living more fully? Deborah is committed, in all of her work, to the understanding that Intuition is not a mystical gift reserved for only a few -  it is our human birthright AND, by learning to tap into it intentionally, it becomes an extrem...

Happy Anniversary to #TheEdgeofEverydayPodcast! This month marks the 4th ANNIVERSARY of when I started this podcast at TalkRadio. NYC and the 2nd year Anniversary of moving the podcast to MaximizeU.Life. Of course, also streaming on all your favorite podcast platforms. Happy Halloween – Happy Samhain - Happy Witches New Year! On this night, in the place between the old and the new, all is possible...

Today we are #LiveInTheHive with award-winning author, book mentor, editor and leadership coach, Cynthia Gregory. “Allow your story to take up space in the world.”  - Cynthia Gregory The power of storytelling and the power of finding and sharing your VOICE in the world is at the heart of every aspect of Cynthias work. Sound familiar? No surprise that from the instant I met her, I was completely dr...

I’m very happy to be back in front of my mic, having been away from #TheEdgeofEverydayPodcast for 6 weeks. I didn’t plan to take a break. But because of a slew of unforeseen conflicts and guest scheduling issues, and because I was off doing a play…it just happened. Happy Fall! Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with two special guests, multi-award-winning guitarist and singer/songwriter, Sean Harkness -...

Recently I was asked by one of my guests after we finished recording….  What was the inspiration behind creating the Edge of Everyday Podcast? Why did I feel called to the kinds of conversation I explore in each episode? I appreciated her question and her curiosity.  Quite simply – I am captivated by paradox and I’m deeply committed to amplifying voices and stories, particularly those of women.  W...

Hello listeners. This is a potent episode and I am so grateful to my guests. We are #LIVEintheHIVE with Betsy Gaines Quammen, historian and award-winning author of American Zion + True West – and Tasha Adams, the ex-wife of Oath Keeper’s founder, Stewart Rhodes. Betsy has previously been a guest on #TheEdgeofEverydayPodcast in June of 2022 and in that episode, we talked about both of her powerful...

With our anti-science, anti-intelligence, chaos and cruelty driven administration, it’s hard not to feel completely hopeless about the climate emergency.  Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with Harriet Shugarman , a US based university professor, multi-award-winning author, writer, economist and climate policy advisor with many years of experience working on our climate emergency . www. ClimateMama.com...

Today we are #LIVEintheHIVE with Karen Hinton, author of the bestselling book, Penis Politics: A Memoir of Women, Men, and Power – Karen was a guest on our show in January of 2023, for our episode entitled The Edge of Silence. What is the price of silence in Penis Politics? You can check out that phenomenal episode at TalkRadio. NYC or on my YouTube channel, Sandra Bargman on the Edge of Everyday...

An on-going series with Joanna Rush Today we are #LiveintheHive with our special guest, actor, activist and playwright, Joanna Rush. Joanna and I share similar experiences in our career trajectories. Our first chapter was spent performing, in our 2nd chapter we added becoming a seminary trained and ordained Interfaith Minister, and in our 3rd act, we’ve layered on the roles of activist and politic...

Today we continue with Part II of our special 2-part series dedicated to Mothers.   We are #LIVEintheHive with my special guests, 3 women I adore, to continue talking about the complexities and paradoxes of MOTHERHOOD, the complicated mother-daughter relationship, care-giving a parent, the joy of having children, the choice not to have children, the care taking of Mother Earth and the mentoring of...

Today is May 15th and we just celebrated Mother’s Day here in the US – and this special two-part series is dedicated to Mothers.  Today we are #LIVEintheHive with my special guests, 3 women I adore, to talk about and to HONOR the wonderful complexities and paradoxes of MOTHERHOOD, the complicated mother-daughter relationship, care-giving a parent, the joy of having children, the choice not to have...