Switching Sides: James Porfido on Becoming a Defense Attorney After Prosecuting
Note: This episode includes discussion of crime and the criminal justice system, including violent crime.James Porfido spent years as a prosecutor, working to put accused criminals behind bars—until h...
29 Apr 44min
Earth Day Special | Trash Wolf: Leader of the Anti-Litter Pack (Re-Release)
This Earth Day, listen to one of the most earth-friendly guests from Tell Me What It's Like so far: Trash Wolf.While there are lots of people who talk about helping the environment, Florida’s Trash Wo...
22 Apr 43min
Dying Well: JoAnne Chitwood on 40 Years of Hospice Nursing
When JoAnne Chitwood graduated from nursing school, she wasn't sure what she actually wanted to do—until a hospice volunteer at the bedside of her patient told her, "JoAnne, you are a hospice nurse". ...
15 Apr 51min
Dating Again After 30 Years: Victoria Vaughn on the Frogs She’s Kissed
After 30 years of marriage, Victoria Vaughn found herself newly single in her 50s — and back in a dating world that looked nothing like the one she left. She landed many dates, but many of them weren’...
8 Apr 34min
Becoming a Toy Photographer: Mitch Wu on Turning Play into a Creative Career
Mitch Wu thought he knew exactly what his creative career would look like. But after years in product design, a difficult job, and the loss of his brother, he realized how far he’d drifted from the ki...
1 Apr 43min
Understanding Medicare: Toni King on Navigating a Complex System
Toni King was at a Medicare workshop when she realized how easy it is for someone to misunderstand the system—and how difficult it can be to fix those misunderstandings once they happen.She’s spent ye...
25 Mars 37min
How Cities Are Designed: Creating Walkable Places with Jahnavi Kirtane
Cities don’t just develop over time — they’re shaped by decisions about transportation, where we build, and what gets prioritized.Urban planner Jahnavi Kirtane explains how those decisions come togeth...
18 Mars 45min
Scaling Social Impact: Suzanne Smith on Helping Organizations Create Change
Suzanne Smith has spent her career working with nonprofits and has witnessed a reality many people outside the field don’t see: solving big social problems requires more than passion and good intentio...
11 Mars 42min
