Memories of a Moonbird is about human stories. Almost every week, I interview interesting people doing inspiring things. From activists to actors and scientists to scholars, we talk about their hopes, their struggles, and what it means to be human. How does a teacher help former child soldiers in Africa? What do hummingbirds sound like to a deaf person? What does an accountant think is the meaning of life? Come join me and explore life… one story at a time.
They’re a married couple raising four kids here in the United States.
Their youngest child, Declan, was born with cCMV, or congenital Cytomegalovirus, which eventually led to Cerebral Palsy.
Now, afte…
He’s a gentle giant with a wonderfully dry sense of humor and a rich, booming bass voice as smooth as they come. Over the last twenty years, he’s shared the screen with a multitude of actors like Rya…
Today’s episode is the first in what I hope will be a series spanning many decades.
The idea of this series is to follow one young woman for many, many years, on her journey through life. The inspirat…
For over fifty years, he’s been taking care of people in ways that would make most everybody a little uncomfortable. As a Funeral Director, he’s helped literally thousands and thousands of human bein…
He’s one of the most interesting people you’ll ever meet.
He was not only the Director of Academic Support for 22 years at the UCLA bookstores, but he’s traveled many places around the world, been a h…
She’s a musician, actress and all around amazing human being who’s doing her part to bring a positive awareness and healing to the world.
Many people around the globe know her as Dotti, the Guinness-l…
I’m excited to welcome one of the coolest women you’ll ever meet!
For more than thirty years, as an Assistant Director in network television and studio feature films, she’s worked on some of the bigge…
Hello friends! Can you believe it’s been a year?!
October 14th, 2020 is the first anniversary of the launch of this podcast and my accompanying website: memoriesofamoonbird.com.
In honor of that, today…
He’s a passionate artist, musician, and an educator who’s been teaching astronomy for over thirty years. He’s exhibited his art at several different venues and released six albums of original music. …
She’s a scientist who was born in Russia, speaks three languages, and loves good chocolate, ice cream and tea. She currently works for the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. There…
He spent more than twenty-five years in the newspaper business and today, is an award-winning author of multiple detective stories.
His own series, helmed by protagonist Aristotle Socarides, is a fant…
For more than thirty years, you’ve loved the incredible creations and stories she’s helped bring to life on the big screen. As a world-renowned makeup artist she’s worked on more than forty feature f…
As a cinematographer, he’s traveled to a multitude of places from the extremes of the Himalayas to the war torn countries of Afghanistan, the West Bank and Palestine.
While he has an impressive list o…
She’s a helicopter pilot who spends her days transporting life-saving organ transplant teams around Southern California. She’s also dedicated herself to a life of adventure in and out of the workplac…
She’s a Professor of Psychology and happiness researcher at James Madison University in Virginia. There, she focuses on communication in the digital age and the issues of addiction and reliance on s…
She has no shortage of courage… and adrenaline.
If rock climbing, BASE jumping, skydiving, and a plethora of other adventures weren’t enough, this adventurer is also a best-selling author, entrepreneu…
You’ve seen him on tv in everything from sitcoms to soaps, but for almost thirty years now, you’ve actually heard him even more.
From the gangster "Vito Scaletta" in the famous Mafia video game series…
It's a very special episode of the podcast when I interview Warren Brush, a man who has spent the majority of his life helping the world. What's a global resilience design consultant? Come find out …
For more than thirty years, you've been enjoying his dry, British wit in movies and television shows like The Good Place, Friends, Brooklyn 99, 2 Broke Girls, Seinfeld, Buffy, General Hospital, Gilmo…
He’s an Air Force veteran, engineer and web developer who turned his talents to writing because of a family mystery! His search for the truth unearthed a long kept family secret and tragedy worthy of…