Social Advocacy Episodes

Send us a text Dive into the inspiring world of cybersecurity and inclusivity with the latest episode of the Living the Dream podcast featuring David Mayne, the co-founder and director of the Apex program. Discover how David's personal journey from a life-altering accident to becoming a cybersecurity expert ignited his passion for helping others. Learn about the Apex program's mission to provide people with disabilities, especially those who are blind or visually impaired, with the tools and opp...

Send us a text Dive into the transformative journey of Lisa Sugarman, a crisis counselor and author, as she shares her poignant story on 'Living the Dream' with Curveball. Discover how the revelation of her father's suicide reshaped her life's path, leading her to a mission of mental health advocacy and storytelling. Join us for an episode filled with raw emotion, practical advice, and a message of hope that will leave you inspired to face your own challenges with courage and purpose. www.lisasu...

Send us a text Join Kiah Penfield as she takes us through her compelling narrative of living with mental illness, her educational pursuits as a deaf educator, and her mission to shed light on unsolved crimes. Her candid discussion on mental health treatments and the power of songwriting as an emotional outlet will leave you enlightened and encouraged to seek your own paths of healing and expression.

Send us a text Join former deputy sheriff Alfred Anderson as he takes us through the murky waters of constitutional rights and police interactions. With his unique insider perspective, Anderson demystifies the legal jargon and empowers listeners with the knowledge to protect their civil liberties. Tune in for a masterclass in understanding the law.

Send us a text Donald Dunn's winding career path from military service to failed business owner led him to discover a new mission in life: helping fellow veterans through media. His podcast, radio station, and non-profit give vets an outlet for sharing stories, making music, and getting support. Dunn found healing through lifting others up. www.gunroomradio.com PodMatch PodMatch Automatically Matches Ideal Podcast Guests and Hosts For Interviews

Send us a text In this fascinating interview, Stan Goldberg takes us through the many chapters of his life journey - from his involvement in the civil rights movement in the 60s, to becoming a professor and developing a love for blues music, to retiring early due to health issues and finding meaning by volunteering for hospice patients. Goldberg has lived an incredibly rich life full of purpose, even in the face of serious illnesses like cancer and Parkinson's. His stories of caregiving, chronic...

Send us a text Sam Mandel is a lifelong mental health advocate & entrepreneur. Sam cofounded Ketamine Clinics Los Angeles with his father, Dr. Steven L. Mandel, in 2014 and has grown the clinic to be one of the most successful and well-respected Ketamine Infusion Therapy clinics in the U.S. He serves as the company’s Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for the day-to-day operations and strategic direction of KCLA, managing its growing staff of 16. He oversees all non-clinical functions, ...

Send us a text Katherine Pendergast’s beloved 11-year-old Great Dane, Carmela, passed away on February 19, 2022. Katherine and Carmela were a certified pet therapy team for the majority of Carmela’s life. They volunteered, working with children in their community. Carmela always knew it was time to work when she wore her uniform. She was an incredible dog and brought a smile to many children throughout her career. Katherine’s other Great Dane, Meadow, passed away on May 5, 2022, just shy of her...

Send us a text Thomas Wurm is a visionary healer and entrepreneur with a unique background that blends fifteen years of fire service with his expertise in alternative healing. As the founder of 7 Ways to Medicine, he has dedicated his life to empowering others on their healing journeys. Thomas is a Master Practitioner in NLP, Hypnosis, and Mental and Emotional Release®, as well as certified in Reiki and Ancient Hawaiian Healing Arts. Areas of Expertise - NLP & Hypnosis - Mental and Emotional Re...

Send us a text Marko Kasic is the Founder and Executive Director of FundLife, a grassroots "for-social-profit" organisation based in the Philippines. FundLife uses experiential learning and purposeful play to create enabling pathways for some of the world's most vulnerable children and young people living in short-term and chronic emergencies. Marko also founded 'Girls Got This' - a female-led arm of FundLife that focuses on girls' protection, quality education and dignified employment for high...

Send us a text Rachel Zemach became Deaf at age ten so she has speech. A career teaching Deaf students in a public school had her completely revising her sense of identity. It awoke a passion in Rachel, as well as outrage, about the abysmal state of our education of 85% Deaf/hard of hearing children in the US. This is un-necessary, for its solutions are simple and strongly advocated by Deaf adults, however the hearing world does not have access to this vital information. Parents are told by spe...

Send us a text Dr. G. Rex Kruhly, the founder of Depth Healing Technology, has been studying and training in his multi-discipline crafts of Health, Quantum Science, Personal Development (the areas of awakening, business success and goal achievement, psychology, stress, athletic performance, martial prowess), Consciousness and Brain Research, Classical Japanese Sword, Zen, Aikido, Oneness and Deeksha, Energy Psychologies, Brain Reprogramming, Military Science, Quantum Biology, Ecosystems, and Sp...

Send us a text Paul Zolman is the international bestselling author of the Role of Love, but the true author of love is God. In His wisdom, He placed us in a variety of circumstances that require us to find our way back to His pure love. So, what qualifies Paul to speak about love? His childhood experience of the opposite of love. From that austere beginning, and the distaste it formed inside him, Paul searched for and eventually created a method that transformed his life from anger to loving ev...

Send us a text Robert Riggs is a Peabody Award-winning investigative reporter and digital media entrepreneur. He has also received three coveted Alfred I. duPont Columbia University Journalism Awards for Investigative Reporting. The Peabody and duPont are respectively considered the broadcast TV equivalent of the Oscar and the Pulitzer.Texas A&M University named Robert an Outstanding Alumnus from the College of Architecture in recognition of his journalistic accomplishments. It is a distinction...

Send us a text When Amanda finally managed to get away from the man who was trafficking her she was thirty-one years old and didn’t know what she’d gone through even had a name, much less how to deal with the pain of feeling like a broken person, unworthy of love and filled with so much anger. On a freezing cold day in 2018 she saw former trafficked people standing strong and showing their beautiful resiliency on a stage at an anti-trafficking event. At that moment she finally knew what her pur...

Send us a text D. Paul Fleming is a 100% Disabled US Navy veteran who began his service to his country when he was seventeen years old. He became a leading Veterans advocatehelping fellow Vets navigate the VA and life post military service. He has worked with political leaders, senior VA leadership as well as the Secretaryof the Veterans Affairs on behalf of all our Nations Veterans. He spent ten years as one of eight nationally elected board members of the largest VeteranEntrepreneurial Organi...

Send us a text Jaimee Beebe has been a Casting Director for the last 10 years in film, television, and new media. She also produce and co-host a true crime podcast called "Strictly Stalking" interviewing survivors of stalkers. And Jaimie owns The Boyfriend Bikini Company. On today’s episode Jaimie shares how and why she decided to start her podcast. Jaimie also talks about being in an abusive relationship for 7 years and how leaving the relationship encouraged her to start traveling the world a...

Send us a text Susan Welch-Rodriguez attended Dallas Baptist University, currently serves as a Captain in the Dallas County Sheriff’s Posse, holding a Master Peace Officer’slicense, and is on mounted horseback as well as ATV. She is a Private Investigator in human trafficking, rescuing the oppressed. She is married with twochildren and two grandchildren.She is a songwriter and musician who plays the piano, guitar, and trumpet in the prisons and at First Baptist Church in Dallas. She also serves...

Send us a text Sabrina Harmon is the technical advisor for education for the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA). For the last 20 years, she has served as a teacher, scholar, and education specialist. Since 2013, Ms. Harmon coordinated and managed education programs for ADRA in Africa, Asia, and South America. It was during her service for the international agency where she envisions bringing opportunities that only education can give to God's children around the world.www.adra.org

Send us a text Rhayne Thomas is a musician and voluntary cancer spokesperson/fundraiser since 1976 and an 11 year Survivor herself. Rhayne is the creator of “PrunesAreSexy!” and “Prunes! Making YOU Run 4 breast cancer!” wellness development through positive living, laughter and Prunes! Rhayne have definitely had some hardships but she keeps on going! Please feel free to Google me and check out PrunesAreSexy.com for more info!www.prunesaresexy.com

Send us a text In her 20's she bareley survived a very violent relationship, he assaulted her with a wooden dowel and you could see her skull when it happened. The Drs gave her opioids, when she refused they threatened her with child protective services because she was pregnant and refusing medical advice. She Was told she was on to small a dose to get addicted. Eventually she went to the DV shelter and was turned away, they said her injury was to severe and it put the other women in danger. Sh...

Send us a text Titus Walker is the founder and CEO of the Ultimate Endgamers League (UEL). Our league is one of the largest and most diverse esports organizations in the world, with over 400 professional gamers competing in 33 different games. As a passionate entrepreneur, Titus has dedicated his life to building a community around esports and providing opportunities for players to showcase their skills on a professional level. Our league is not just about winning, but about fostering a positiv...

Send us a text Colleen Keefe Faul is the author of "God's Precious Gift: A Special Needs Child." At 6 months old, Colleen’s daughter, Grace, was diagnosed with Infantile Spasms and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Colleen had to learn to become a fierce advocate for her daughter's medical needs, and she now mentors other parents to help them do the same for their children. Her daughter’s diagnosis pulled Colleen deeper into her faith, where she found consolation in the form of creativity. She was in...

Send us a text Rakshith Srinivasan is a rising junior (grade 11) from Seattle, Washington, studying at Eastside Preparatory school. He is passionate about medical research that accelerates inclusivity in sports. He has a book forthcoming from Leaders Press on this subject in April. He is also the founder of an amazing non-profit organization called UP which stands for UNLIMITED POTENTIAL (https://enableup.org). UP works with sports scientists, researchers, and doctors to raise awareness and fun...