Listening First: How Cora Moore is Creating Space for Youth Voices
On this episode of the Jim Bratton Podcast, Jim sits down with Cora Moore, founder of Control + Create, to explore what happens when adults truly listen to young people. Drawing on nearly two decades ...
9 Feb 22min
Episode 10: Focus Your Inner Bitch. Mary Bratton — A Life Well Traveled (Before Jim)
In this deeply personal episode, Jim Bratton sits down with his wife Mary on the occasion of their 45th wedding anniversary to explore the remarkable life she lived before they ever met. From cross-co...
1 Feb 33min
Episode 9 Focus Your Inner Bitch: Breaking Free
In this deeply personal episode of Focus Your Inner Bitch: The Mary Bratton Story, Mary recounts a formative chapter of her early adulthood marked by manipulation, workplace danger, and emotional cont...
15 Jan 24min
Focus Your Inner Bitch -Episode 8- (The Mary Bratton Story) : The PA, Cousins, and Orange Tommy's
Jim and Mary Bratton settle in for a warm, off-the-cuff time capsule of teenage Houston. Mary tells the story of cousins as first friends—mischief, "wrapping" houses, and the rules of making it back t...
8 Jan 25min
Gulf of Mexico -Calming Surf -
This sound of surf was recorded December 9, 2025 at the 9 mile entrance point to the Galveston Beach. Experience 27 uninterrupted minutes of natural Gulf of Mexico waves recorded on Galveston Island....
11 Dec 202527min
Prince Albert at Dickens on the Strand: History, Humor, and the Man Behind the Character
Prince Albert at Dickens on the Strand: History, Humor, and the Man Behind the Character Portraying Prince Albert at Dickens on the Strand, Joseph Machado steps into history with a blend of charm, hu...
5 Dec 202516min
Focus Your Inner Bitch -Episode 7. 1968 Olympics, A Stalled Chevy, and a Cinderella Cousin
Mary takes us back to the late 1960s, fresh out of high school, when a spontaneous invitation leads her and two friends to the Mexico City Olympics. What starts as an exciting international trip turns...
1 Dec 202517min
Focus Your Inner Bitch -Episode 6
In this episode of the Jim Bratton Podcast, Mary Bratton shares candid memories of growing up, dancing, and navigating life with resilience and humor. From eighth grade dances and parochial school adv...
24 Nov 202513min
