And Then Suddenly

While sailing in August of 1999, disability advocate Becky Curran felt numbness in her legs.  It was the first sign of a progressive condition that could take away her ability to walk.  After a succe…

Elizabeth Nelson was living in New York City and pursuing a career in the performing arts when one night on her couch she had an epiphany.  Now the Marketing and Communications Manager for Berkshire …

At 107 years old, Anthony Mancinelli holds the Guinness World record for being the oldest working barber in the world.   We talk about his wife Carmella, the 69 years they were together, and how he g…

Veteran Stephan Wolfert was working with the famous choreographer Twyla Tharp when she said something that clarified everything.  We talk about his time in the Army, how he became an actor, his work …

Bill Monroe (Strokecast podcast) is a Generation X stroke survivor. He talks about what on June 4, 2017, his ongoing recovery, and how he has become a marketing guy who knows way too much about neuro…

While on vacation in the late 80s, Ciaran Blumenfeld got on a bus in Israel in order to catch a boat to the Greek islands. The stranger who sat next to her on that ride began to say and do things tha…

Thirteen years ago, former teacher and lawyer Duncan Payne had a heart attack. We talk about strange responses to emergencies, how things forever change, and the fears that emerge and vanish after be…

Megan Bryan was loving the firefighter life when she decided to be a single mother by choice.  She found a sperm donor and after numerous rounds of fertility treatments, her daughter was born and she…

During her divorce, Debórah Eliezer Adabachi (theater artist, voiceover professional, Co-Artistic Director foolsFURY Theater, owner of Venado Retreat) did a theater workshop with Stephen Wangh.  One …

During President Obama's second term, the military was scaled back.  Brian talks about being impacted by the drawdown and what life is like after serving twelve and a half years in the Marines.

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