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The Make Meaning Podcast

Writers figure out what they believe and make sense of the world by putting words on the page.

How authors, writers and those in publishing go from idea to book-length story to published with a sought-after audience is the focus of this podcast!

Make Meaning Podcast host Lynne Golodner is a former journalist, multi-title author, award-winning marketing strategist who knows just how to ask the right questions to yield rich, inspiring responses. She shares her own writing process and creative pursuits in lively conversations with stunning writers of great books, compelling stories, and life-changing articles.

Purpose Entrepreneur Business Careers Writing Marketing Arts Books
Update frequency
every 11 days
Average duration
27 minutes
Episodes
164
Years Active
2018 - 2024
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Episode 64 - Communicating Faith with Rev. Dr. Maidstone Mulenga

Episode 64 - Communicating Faith with Rev. Dr. Maidstone Mulenga

The path to purpose isn’t always linear. In fact, many people set out on one path only to follow the bends and twists until they end up in a different calling. Today’s guest on the Make Meaning podca…

00:23:44  |   Mon 27 Jan 2020
Episode 63 - Purpose at the Core with Nikki Little

Episode 63 - Purpose at the Core with Nikki Little

We talk often about core values in a corporate context, but what about personal core values? For Nikki Little, today’s Make Meaning podcast guest, core values – both for herself and her team – are at…

00:21:26  |   Mon 13 Jan 2020
Episode 62 - Finding “Soul Purpose” with Jen Coken

Episode 62 - Finding “Soul Purpose” with Jen Coken

What would you tell your younger self, if given the chance? When it comes to finding meaning and purpose, Jen Coken says it’s more about what your younger self can tell you. Jen is an author, life co…

00:19:53  |   Mon 30 Dec 2019
Episode 61 - Merle Saferstein - How to leave a legacy through journaling

Episode 61 - Merle Saferstein - How to leave a legacy through journaling

How do you want to be remembered? Merle Saferstein, this week’s guest on the Make Meaning Podcast, works with people to determine their life legacies, and this is one of the questions she routinely a…

00:25:57  |   Mon 23 Dec 2019
Episode 60 - Vickie Thompson-Sandy - How to lead a nonprofit by inspiring others to reach their potential

Episode 60 - Vickie Thompson-Sandy - How to lead a nonprofit by inspiring others to reach their potential

The consummate workplace dilemma: you want to climb the rungs of the corporate ladder, but you don’t want to lose what you first loved about your work. Vickie Thompson-Sandy knows this challenge all …

00:24:17  |   Mon 09 Dec 2019
Episode 59 - Higher Learning with Molly Worthen

Episode 59 - Higher Learning with Molly Worthen

Do today’s students have the luxury to ask, debate, and study life’s meaning and purpose, or are we seeing a “vocationalization of mainstream universities,” more focused on professional skills and sa…

00:25:21  |   Mon 02 Dec 2019
Episode 58 - Being Grateful: A special Thanksgiving episode with Kristi Nelson and Nedal Al-Hayek

Episode 58 - Being Grateful: A special Thanksgiving episode with Kristi Nelson and Nedal Al-Hayek

Is your glass half empty or half full? Maybe it’s less about how much is in the glass, and more about having a glass in the first place? In honor of Thanksgiving, we are airing a special episode of t…
00:41:31  |   Mon 25 Nov 2019
Episode 57 – Positive Public Health with Tista Ghosh

Episode 57 – Positive Public Health with Tista Ghosh

We’re thrilled to welcome Tista Ghosh, the first female Chief Medical Officer of Colorado, as our most recent guest on the Make Meaning podcast! Tista has found her purpose identifying root causes of…
00:26:15  |   Mon 18 Nov 2019
Episode 56 - Ken Budd - How to be a voluntourist

Episode 56 - Ken Budd - How to be a voluntourist

650,000 hours. That’s the average human life span and the title of a new website and newsletter launched by author, columnist, and former AARP Editor Ken Budd. Following his father’s unexpected death…

00:17:36  |   Mon 04 Nov 2019
Episode 55 - Understanding Adolescence with Lisa Damour

Episode 55 - Understanding Adolescence with Lisa Damour

While many adults might dismiss teens as not-quite-ready to meet the real world, Lisa Damour, clinical psychologist, author, and this week’s guest on the Make Meaning podcast, knows that adolescents …
00:23:48  |   Mon 21 Oct 2019
Episode 54 - Quilting Advocacy with Sandy North

Episode 54 - Quilting Advocacy with Sandy North

Have you thought much about your purpose and how it reveals itself in your life? Perhaps your purpose comes from a natural talent or a collection of experiences that build on each other over time. Sa…
00:17:45  |   Mon 07 Oct 2019
EPISODE 53 – RERUN: Just Be Nice with Paul Saginaw

EPISODE 53 – RERUN: Just Be Nice with Paul Saginaw

Today is International Podcast Day (IPD), the day to celebrate the power of podcasting! On July 9, 2018, Lynne Golodner launched the Make Meaning podcast, jumping onto a growing platform as a way to …
00:25:05  |   Mon 30 Sep 2019
Episode 52 - Journey to the Self with Stacy Dockins

Episode 52 - Journey to the Self with Stacy Dockins

The road to finding one’s purpose can take many turns, often with a destination not yet determined. Knowing when to pause, breathe, and listen to the “heart tugs” is how Stacy Dockins, yoga trainer/i…
00:21:58  |   Mon 23 Sep 2019
Episode 51 – Storytelling Marketing & Strategic Messaging with Lynne Golodner and Christina Weaver

Episode 51 – Storytelling Marketing & Strategic Messaging with Lynne Golodner and Christina Weaver

Nike. Gillette. Proctor and Gamble. Airbnb. What do they all have in common? Effective, compelling stories that inspire people to connect, commit, and forge deeper, longer-lasting relationships with …
00:22:34  |   Mon 09 Sep 2019
Episode 50 - Strengthening Intellect With Gautam Jain

Episode 50 - Strengthening Intellect With Gautam Jain

Are you stressed? Worried? Yearning for something different? Happiness, success, and contentment all start and end within, and this week’s Make Meaning podcast guest, Gautam Jain, shares insights fro…
00:18:58  |   Mon 02 Sep 2019
Episode 49 - Saving The Bees

Episode 49 - Saving The Bees

What do bees have to do with business? Strength in diversity. Efficiency and productivity from cooperation. Working together for the good of the whole. Concepts that we value in the business world ar…
00:36:57  |   Mon 26 Aug 2019
Episode 48 - The NFHS Reunion Episode: Reflecting on 30 Years Since graduation

Episode 48 - The NFHS Reunion Episode: Reflecting on 30 Years Since graduation

When you were an aspiring high school graduate, where did you think you would end up? Did you get there? Or did the path twist and turn over the years? And, do you check in at high school reunions to…
00:50:51  |   Mon 12 Aug 2019
Episode 47 – Quieting the Mind with Linda Makowski

Episode 47 – Quieting the Mind with Linda Makowski

People discover purpose in many ways – through experiences, a passion, or actively searching. On this episode of the Make Meaning Podcast, Lynne talks with Linda Makowski about how purpose can come f…
00:20:03  |   Mon 29 Jul 2019
Episode 46 – Creating Communities with Amy Haimerl and David Dwaihy

Episode 46 – Creating Communities with Amy Haimerl and David Dwaihy

When was the last time you felt welcome – like an “us”, not a “them” - among strangers? Have you experienced people of different walks of life coming together from different origins, united by a comm…
00:19:52  |   Mon 22 Jul 2019
Episode 45 - Life from Death with Dr. Joshua Mezrich, MD

Episode 45 - Life from Death with Dr. Joshua Mezrich, MD

What was the moment you discovered your purpose? On this episode of the Make Meaning podcast, Lynne talks with Dr. Joshua Mezrich, transplant surgeon and author of When Death Becomes Life: Notes from…
00:27:35  |   Mon 15 Jul 2019
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