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The Dyslexic Professor
What if dyslexia is not a learning disability at all, but a differently wired brain that has been taught the wrong way? Russell Van Brocklin’s journey from reading at a first-grade level to graduating from law school became the foundation for a mission to transform how reading and writing are taught. In this episode, he explores why traditional remediation so often fails, what brain scans reveal about dyslexic minds, and how structured approaches to language can unlock confidence, clarity, and real academic growth.
S6-EP10 · The Dyslexic Professor: How Russell Van Brocklin Is Rewiring Education Listen Now
The Stories That Don’t Stay on Shelves
Why do so many books disappear while only a few quietly change lives? Doug Crowe, founder of Author Your Brand, joins Doyle and producer Howie for a candid conversation about the difference between writing a book and creating something that actually matters. Together they dig into authorship, legacy, ghostwriting, usefulness, ego, and why the most lasting stories are often the ones that serve others rather than simply seeking attention.
S6-EP9 · Doug Crowe on Stories That Do More Than Sit on a Shelf Listen Now
The Positive Catalyst
What does it mean to leave behind something that truly lasts? Dom Brightmon brings his warmth, humor, and generous philosophy to a conversation about mentorship, leadership, books, libraries, and the quiet discipline of lifting other people up. This episode becomes more than an interview; it feels like a reminder that success does not have to be loud, and that advancing others may be one of the most enduring ways to shape the world.
S6-EP8 · Advancing Others with Dom Brightmon, the Positive Thought Catalyst Listen Now
The Quiet Work of a Writing Life
Publishing dreams can be fueled by myths, and Terry Whalin has spent decades helping writers see past them. In this grounded and reassuring conversation, he shares what it really means to keep showing up for a creative life: how rejection becomes survivable, why expectations often derail writers more than lack of talent, and why consistency, responsibility, and steady visibility matter more than fantasy versions of success. It is a calm, honest episode for anyone who has ever wondered whether they should keep going.
S6-EP7 · Publishing Myths, Persistence, and the Quiet Work of a Writing Life with Terry Whalin Listen Now
Fantasy as Survival
Some stories entertain. Others quietly keep us alive. Richard Spiegel joins Doyle for a powerful conversation about fantasy, trauma, imagination, and the emotional work fiction can do when reality becomes too heavy to hold alone. His worlds are not escapism for escapism’s sake; they are ways of processing pain, survival, love, and resilience. The result is an episode about writing as emotional containment, the cost of living deeply in invented worlds, and the healing force of stories that sit beside us in the dark.
S6-EP6 · Fantasy, Trauma, and Storytelling as Survival with Richard Spiegel Listen Now
Tiny Worlds and Borrowed Light
What happens when you stop chasing spectacle and start chasing truth? Sean Kilcoyne brings Sacramento’s scrappy creative spirit into the room for a richly layered conversation about filmmaking, music, family, memory, absurdity, and art made from small spaces and stubborn belief. Through laughter, surreal readings, and reflective detours, the episode becomes a celebration of local storytelling and the idea that the most honest work does not need a giant budget to leave a lasting mark.
S6-EP5 · Tiny Worlds, Borrowed Light, and the Stories That Refuse to Stay Quiet Listen Now
Soaring Beyond Diagnosis
Jonathan Hutton’s life changed with what first seemed like a harmless symptom and became a sixteen-year journey through rare cancer, treatment, loss, faith, and rebuilding. Yet somewhere in that long remaking of the self, he discovered flight. As a paraglider and writer, Jonathan learned to trust the invisible, to live inside uncertainty, and to think of healing not as being cured but as learning how to move through a changed life with courage. It is a moving episode about mortality, motion, and grace.
S6-EP4 · Jonathan Hutton: Unflappable – Soaring Beyond Diagnosis Listen Now
A Life Between Horizons
Alison Gieschen, the nautical novelist, shares a life shaped by reinvention, movement, and wonder. After decades running an equestrian program, she and her husband sold everything to pursue a dream many people never dare to name: sailing around the world. Their voyage through dozens of countries, storms, rescues, friendships, and impossible beauty became the raw material for a creative life that blends myth, memory, travel, and adventure. This episode feels like wind, water, and courage meeting on the page.
S6-EP3 · Riding the Waves of Reality: A Life Lived Between Horizons with Alison Gieschen Listen Now
The Truth We’re Not Ready For
Michael D. Selig arrives with the energy of a classified file opening in real time. A former Marine Corps aviator turned bestselling author, he shares the worldview behind Hush and the conviction that humanity is moving toward a profound reckoning. The conversation ranges across secrecy, paranormal possibility, multidimensional ideas, hidden truths, and the unsettling thought that what we call fiction may sometimes be a way of approaching realities we are not yet ready to face.
S6-EP2 · Hush No More: The Truth Michael D. Selig Says We’re Not Ready For Listen Now
Radiance and Resistance
Season 6 opens with one of the show’s most beloved and powerful conversations: Shelita Taylor, the Queen of the Treasure Coast. Drag performer, activist, and storyteller, Shelita speaks about awakening, performance, queer joy, chosen family, political resistance, and the kind of self-invention that does not just entertain but lights a path for other people. It is heartfelt, funny, defiant, and full of the radiance that comes from living openly and courageously.
S6-EP1 · The Queen of the Treasure Coast — Shelita Taylor on Drag, Resistance & Radiance Listen Now
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