Tangential Inspiration

All month during the month of May, we are going to focus on stories of moms that have done spectacular things or have made great impacts on our world.  This week, Teresa does a deep dive on Irena Sen…

Happy Mother's Day!  We hope that you have a wonderful Mother's Day.  We know for some of you it is a hard day- and we would love to hear from you about your mothers too.  This week's episode is of c…

May is about Mothers and Mother's Day!  We will be focusing on amazing mothers with inspiring stories.  Starting off this week, it's Teresa with Malahi Abidi's fun and vivid art that celebrates women…

So this is our longest episode yet, but that is because it is full of great stories of inspiration.  It's Earth Month, so we will be continuing to focus on stories related to helping our planet.  Fir…

This week Teresa and Amy talk about a 70-year-old rower who traveled 3,000 miles to help people with Alzheimer's, Cristina Zenato who reaches into the mouths of wild sharks to help them out (plus lot…

A police dog that consoles victims of tragedy, a man who lovingly wrestled crocodiles, and a bunch of angry moms taking on air pollution- what more could you want?  Amy kicks off with Officer Clarenc…

This week Amy tells us about Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams start a free grocery store and foodservice feeding thousands each month.  Then Amy tells the incredible story of scientist and nature w…

April is Earth Month and we are still celebrating with inspirational stories of people making an impact on our planet.  Our first story is about a persuasive grade-schooler who is going to get pocket…

We are celebrating April as Earth Month on Tangential Inspiration.  In this episode, we announce the launch of our website, TangentialInspiration.com, Amy tells us about a teen on a mission to rid th…

This week we are taking a look at not only a story about one man's struggle against plastic garbage in India and figuring out what the heck "plogging" is, but we are focusing on kindness.
Our deep div…

Welcome to April, Earth Month.  This month we are focusing on inspiring stories of people and organizations that help nature and our environment or put focus on the critical issues that impact our pl…

As we close out March, National Women's Month, we cover the musical phenomenon, Lady Gaga, and her mission to spread kindness and acceptance for those with mental illness.  Also, we take a quick look…

This week we dive into Eleanor Roosevelt, an amazing First Lady and just an overall feisty and intelligent woman.  There are also the inspirational stories of Sister Jean, the 101-year-old Basketball…

Inspiration abounds!  In this episode, Amy and Teresa talk about a group in Oregon building shelters for the homeless; Bob and Maria Goff's incredible passions, love, and whimsy; and stories of how f…

We are still in our celebration of National Women's Month and we have some great stories about women who have overcome barriers to do amazing things in normally male-dominated arenas.  There is Kim N…

Okay, we are still on National Women's Month.  This week we are teaming up some amazing women and we have a bunch of animals thrown in as well.  Teresa and Amy discuss an Elephant woman, the fierce f…

It's still March and we are still celebrating amazing women doing great things in the world.  Our inspiring stories this week are awesome Pandemic Volunteers, the crusading philanthropist Melinda Gat…

We are so excited about National Women's Month.  This week, we have some hopeful stories about kids providing help and hope in the time of COVID-19, the shining light that is Dolly Parton (even if yo…

February has been Black History Month, full of inspiring Black role models and inspiring stories.  This week we have a Sewing Dad, the first woman to become Vice President, and a Breast Cancer Box th…

Another episode celebrating Black History Month!  This week Amy and Teresa talk about the F.E.A.R. running group, civil rights icon John Lewis, and Black Equestrians.

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