Author Episodes

1,105 | From Black Forest to Vegas: Andy Dietrich’s Wild Ride Through Cold, Chaos & Comedy Andy Dietrich was born at an early age and lived a fairly uneventful life in the Black Forest of Germany. At age 14, he and his mom packed their things and moved to Alaska to experience the true meaning of "holy crap, it's cold!" At 19, while on a sugar high, he enlisted and became one of Uncle Sam's Misguided Children. He was released early due to good behavior and moved to Las Vegas where he now spends his time harassing, errr...."welcoming" the tourists and exercising his second-favorite drinking arm. If you come across a wild Andy in his natural habitat, do not feed him attention; he will only come back for more. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.andysbook.com 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency pr…

1,104 | Honoring the Soul’s Language: Dr. Stacey Shelby on Dreams, Depth Psychology & Daily Meaning Stacey Shelby, Ph.D, is an author, speaker, educator, and depth psychotherapist. She is also a Registered Clinical Counselor (RCC) in Canada, a certified clinical dream tender, and she has studied in folk and yoga traditions. She is gifted at working with the symbolic language of the soul and she is dedicated to honoring soul as it presents in the lived experience of daily life. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://drstaceyshelby.com/ 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price tag. Perfect for creators, coaches, and brands ready to level up. 👍 Like this video 💬 Drop a comment & share your favorite part 🔔 Subscribe for more inspiring conversations Monday to Friday! #PositiveTalkRadio #Inspi…

1,101 | Dr. Robert Wolf on Holocaust Survival, Family Legacy & Untold History Robert Wolf M.D., grew up as the only child of Ervin and Judit Wolf. Their stories of their escape from communist Hungary, and his father's tragic history of escaping the Nazis twice but having his own parents deported to Auschwitz, inspired Robert to document his parents' tales and share those stories with Jewish groups and others throughout the United States. In "Not a Real Enemy," Robert shares his family saga-and the forgotten history of the nearly half million Hungarian Jews who were deported and killed during the Holocaust-through an epic and inspiring tale of daring escapes, terrifying oppression, tragedy, and triumph. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: http://robertjwolfmd.com/ 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price …

1,100 | Living Awake: Swami Nityananda on Pure Awareness, Inner Freedom & the Yoga of Liberation Swami Nityananda has dedicated her life and career to helping humans live in joy and freedom. She has spoken to audiences in ten countries and been a featured speaker on NPR and Radio Ireland among other platforms and podcasts. Her work has been supported by Fulbright grants, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and has received other national and international awards. She was consecrated as a Swami by Swami Shankarananda in 2014. She is the spiritual teacher and spiritual leader at Awake Yoga Meditation, a meditation community located physically in Baltimore that reaches listeners in many geographical areas. Her meditations help audiences feel calm and exuberant, and live their fullest lives, strengthening self-awareness, relationships, abundance, and well-being on every level. She teaches nondual awareness and the yogic tradition in way…

Robin Bernstein teaches US cultural history at Harvard University. She is the author of Freeman's Challenge: The Murder That Shook America's Original Prison for Profit, which won the 2025 PROSE Award for North American/U.S. History and the 2025 Montaigne Medal. Freeman's Challenge also received Honorable Mention for the 2025 Merle Curti Award for Social History from the Organization of American Historians and is currently longlisted for the Massachusetts Book Award. Ibram X. Kendi called Freeman's Challenge "a triumph." Angela Y. Davis described Freeman's Challenge as "provocative, robust" and "deft"; Tiya Miles called it a "narrative tour de force. . . riveting and heartbreaking." Visit Robin at https://www.robinbernsteinphd.com/ . ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.robinbernsteinphd.com/ 👉 Check out Robin's book! https://www.amazon.com/Freemans-Challenge-Murder-Americas-Original/dp/022674423X 🎬 Need stunning v…

1,096 | Grow Your Business with Your Story: Kimberly Carson-Richards on Profitable Public Speaking Kimberly Carson-Richards is a best-selling author, speaker, and business coach who helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs attract clients through speaking. She’s co-founder of Profitable Impact Academy Inc., creator of the Profitable Signature Talk System, and a 3x nominee for the RBC Women Entrepreneur Awards. Kim has spoken on 200+ stages and is passionate about helping quiet leaders confidently own their story and grow their business with heart—not hustle. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://profitableimpactacademy.com/ 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price tag. Perfect for creators, coaches, and brands ready to level up. 👍 Like this video 💬 Drop a comment & share your favorite part 🔔 Sub…

1,095 | From Trauma to Transformation: Cari Rickabaugh’s Powerful Path to Healing & Authentic Living With 20+ years experience, Cari ignites radical personal evolution. Blending her skills as a Massage Therapist, Master Bodyworker, and Trauma Healing Life Coach, she assists her clients in attaining powerful life transformations. Her unique fusion of somatic techniques, energy work, and coaching - rooted in her own resilience in overcoming trauma and abuse - empowers emotional release and healing, and authentic self-discovery. Her extensive experience, including work with clinics, chiropractors, and professional athletes, underscores her commitment to holistic well-being. As a published author, public speaker, and podcast host, Cari inspires lasting transformative change, guiding clients to a vibrant, renewed life. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://resiliencemindandbodycoaching.com/ 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean au…

1,094 | Nadee Fernando O'Driscoll on Writing, Womanhood & Breaking Social Conventions Mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend, colleague and now an author, Nadee is a woman who writes her own story, dances to her own tune, and sings her own song (off-key, she admits). Born and raised in Sri Lanka, Nadee earned her Bachelor of Science from the University of Pune in, India. In 2004, she moved to Ottawa, Canada, and now resides in the beautiful town of Carleton Place with her husband, daughter, two cats and a dog. Nadee and her husband also have two adult children who are out in the world, writing their own success stories. She cherishes sharing her life and passions with her husband, children and their precious granddaughter. Though she always had a knack for writing, it wasn’t until she was 49 that she considered writing a novel. As someone who has always felt strongly about social pressures and conventions- particularly in socially conservative countries-Nadee, being somewhat of an …

1,093 | Mastering Leadership Through Temperament: Brad Dude on Global Management & Team Dynamics Brad Dude has spent over 35 years as a trainer, manager, and consultant in more than 25 countries. He has published a number of books on the topic of temperament and conducts seminars and workshops for organizations wishing to incorporate temperament into their leadership training programs. Brad has served in a number of leadership and management positions for such organizations as Westinghouse, The Center for Nonprofit Resources in New Orleans, Macro International, NDPL & Associates, Inc., The Greystone Consulting Group, and the U.S. Peace Corps. He has conducted a variety of project management, training, and organization development consultations for such clients as the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA/Langley Research Center, Naval Surface Warfare Center/Dahlgren & Carderock Divisions and, the Internal Revenue Service. Brad is a skilled facilitator and speaker and enjoys workin…

1,089 | From Emmy Winner to Bestselling Author: Jack Maher on Colorado, Family Legacy & Storytelling Historical novelist Jack Maher is a proud fifth generation Colorado native and grandson of Eric Douglas, pioneering Denver Art Museum curator, Native arts champion and the focus of Jack's best-seller "Poppy: A Novel About A Colorful Colorado Life." Prior to becoming a novelist, Jack worked at top rated NBC affiliate KUSA-TV in Denver as a 9NEWS Multimedia Journalist and Executive Producer. A four time Emmy winner, Jack is the recipient of multiple broadcasting honors from the Associated Press and the Colorado Broadcasters Association. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://sandgoatmanorpubishing.com 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price tag. Perfect for creators, coaches, and brands ready to leve…

1,088 | From Rock Bottom to Reinvention: Dallas Collis talks about the 16 Hour Coach Method Dallas Collis is the 16 Hour Coach and an Emotional Baggage Handler. Dallas Lives in the city of Duncan on Vancouver Island in Canadas. His experience comes from failing, a lot. Author, speaker, coach. After Cancer, addiction, suicidal, loss of marriage, family, business and home. After going through the “Year of Life Collapse”. Starting over from the very bottom at 60 years of age. “We all walk a Hard Road… We just wear different shoes”. Today Dallas helps people get out of their StoryMinds. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: https://www.instagram.com/dallasfit5life 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs? Check out our media services at https://www.kmmedia.pro/ — Top-tier quality without the agency price tag. Perfect for creators, coaches, and brands ready to level up. 👍 Like this video 💬 Drop a com…

1,083 | From Zero to 100+ Homes a Year: Real Estate Secrets with Coach Ophir Adar Ophir Adar isn’t just your typical real estate coach; he’s the mastermind behind transforming unempowered agents into confident, deal-closing powerhouses. He’s the guy who can take you from not knowing what to say to knowing exactly what to say in every sales situation. Want to go from having no business to swimming in it? Ophir’s your man. Ophir fed his “White Wolf”—that inner strength, confidence, and drive—and within a few years, he was selling over 100 homes annually. Then as a coach and manager for top real estate firms like Keller Williams, Coldwell Banker, and Compass, Ophir has helped thousands of agents do the same. His secret? It’s not really a secret at all. It’s about feeding the right wolf inside you, mastering the art of conversation, and making sure you follow up like a pro. ​So, are you ready to let Ophir help you become a listing agent in 90 days? If he can do it—starting with n…

1,080 | Break Business Barriers with Bridget Hom: Mindset, Innovation & Building 6-Figure Success Bridget Hom is the founder of Bridge to Freedom Coaching, where she empowers business owners and entrepreneurs to break through limitations and achieve transformative growth. She is also the co-owner of the Axiom Group, equipping Fortune 500 companies to drive growth and create an innovative culture by uncovering more effective solutions using the Prop Method—transforming Problems into Opportunities and crafting actionable Solutions. A renowned motivational speaker and best-selling author, Bridget scaled her business to a six-figure income in its first year, serving hundreds and influencing thousands to adopt the mindset, skillset, and scaleset essential for sustainable business growth. With a passion for innovation and a deep commitment to emotional intelligence, she equips leaders and business owners to embrace creative strategies and build resilient organizations in today’s competit…

1,079 | Break Free from Toxic Relationships: Katina Horton on Healing & Reclaiming Your Power Katina Horton is an inspirational, impactful, powerful, and passionate speaker when it comes to the topic of healing. Her mixture of humility, faith, resiliency, perseverance, and grace will pull you in, and then challenge you to take yourself to the next level. Through bible teaching, coaching, speaking, books, courses, dancing, and THE VALLEY OF GRACE PODCAST, she helps women in toxic relationships reclaim their power and identity so they will know they are enough. As a toxic relationship recovery coach, she uses FREEDOMOLOGY, her methodology that incorporates the ATIE-I method combined with the VG5 Framework of Core Concepts for Relationships method to release freedom and abundance. This framework uses five core relationship concepts that were introduced during the creation process in the Garden of Eden: power, control, love, freedom, and abuse, helping women to troubleshoot their PC…

1,076 | Cyndee Dhalai on Miracles, Healing, and Becoming Your Truest Self Through Life's Trials I'm Cyndee Dhalai, I am a poet and writer. I have had a myriad of life experiences which have proven effective in aiding me to become me. I have played many roles in life — child, sister, wife, mother, teacher, counselor, guide, patient, widow, writer — among others. I was a teacher for over 25 years, specializing in special education before. I have worked with and assisted many people with diverse issues. I am considered by many to be a living walking miracle and inspiration and medical enigma. Life is miracle and magic, salt and light, goodness and beauty. You should never let life experiences regulate or define your expectations and who you are. There’s only one YOU in existence. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎧 Love our show? Show some love! 👉 Check out today’s guest: http://www.faialian.com/ 🎬 Need stunning videos, clean audio, or scroll-stopping designs?Check out our media service…

1,071 | Uncovering Haiti’s Untold History with Scholar & Author Marlene Daut I'm Marlene Daut, I am an author, scholar, editor, and professor. I have published four single-authored books, which include Tropics of Haiti: Race and the Literary History of the Haitian Revolution in the Atlantic World (Liverpool UP, 2015); Baron de Vastey and the Origins of Black Atlantic Humanism (Palgrave, 2017); Awakening the Ashes: An Intellectual History of the Haitian Revolution (UNC Press, 2023); and The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe (Knopf, 2025). My articles on Haitian history and culture have appeared in over a dozen magazines, newspapers, and journals including, The New Yorker (“What’s the Path Forward for Haiti?”), The New York Times (“Napoleon Isn’t a Hero to Celebrate”), Harper’s Bazaar (“Resurecting a Lost Palace of Haiti”), Essence (“Haiti isn’t Cursed. It is Exploited”), The Nation (“What the French Really Owe Haiti”), and the LA Review of Books…

1,070 | How Philip Wilder Uses Storytelling to Inspire a Wild Life with God Philip Wilder has been writing since the age of seven, has authored seven novels, two nonfiction books, and is both an ACFW Genesis Contest finalist and a Realm Makers Aurora Contest double finalist. Philip is a twelve-year-old with nineteen years of experience (aka 31 years old). He believes that as God’s children, being mature isn’t about not acting like a child, it’s about knowing when to act like a child. He loves playing with lightsabers, climbing trees, and taking his wife, seven-month-old son, and dog on adventures.The wilderness has always drawn Philip. He achieved the rank of Eagle Scout and has dreamed of surviving out in the wilderness if his extreme extrovert side would ever allow it. He loves the outdoors, whether he’s camping, hiking, snowboarding, or floating miles down a river on a handmade raft. Philip has served in full-time ministry since 2015. He has lived in the Middle East for t…

1,067 | From Farm Boy to Air Force Vet to Author: Douglas Berry’s Incredible Journey of Inspiration Douglas Berry’s life story reads like a tale from one of his children’s books—a mix of adventure, perseverance, and heartwarming lessons. Born in Washington, NJ, Doug enjoyed a carefree childhood filled with outdoor adventures. He developed an early love for nature and animals, a passion that would later become a cornerstone of his literary works. In 1979, at the age of 15, his family relocated to Maryland to start a new chapter as poultry farmers. The move marked a significant change for young Douglas, who spent his teenage years helping his parents build a thriving farm business. These formative experiences with farm life would later inspire one of his most anticipated books, Farmer Jasper. After graduating from high school, Doug sought a different kind of adventure and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1985. As an Armament System Specialist, he served his country for 20 ye…

1,066 | The Secret to Radiant Health Starts in Your Mouth: Heather Paul's Holistic Dental Revolution Heather Paul the Hygienist has been a certified biological dental hygienist, a certified registered dental hygienist and an orofacial myofunctional therapist with 30 years’ experience in the field. She grew up on farms in Minnesota and Wisconsin but moved to Florida in the ‘80s. Her parents were hippies and loved all things natural, so that started her on a path to wellness, which she decided to pursue after one of her twin daughters had serious health problems including food allergies. It wasn't until 2010, however, that Heather started to look into the chemicals in commercial products. On a mission to provide patients with the cleanest, most effective oral care products on the market, Heather created Simply Silver Mouthwash, Toothpaste, and Breath Spray. In addition, Heather is the author of Dentistry Made Easy: The Consumer’s Guide to Oral Health and Smart Choices and chil…

1,061 | Break the Mold: Melissa LaPlante on Boxless Business, Neurodivergence & Bold Leadership Melissa LaPlante is renowned as The Boxless Business Coach & Consultant, Melissa LaPlante is a globally recognized speaker, author, and CEO of The CELLF Awareness Project, LLC. With 26 years in corporate roles, including 15 in coaching and leadership, she blends science, spirituality, and business strategy to enhance organizational efficiency. Melissa's methods address interdepartmental disconnects, boost engagement, and promote sustainability. Overcoming personal challenges and undiagnosed neurodivergence, she advocates for authenticity and innovation. Her philosophy—No Boxes, No Labels, No Limits—empowers organizations to thrive beyond traditional boundaries. — Let’s make your brand unforgettable. Whether you need polished videos, eye-catching photos, crisp audio, custom scripts, or social media that actually connects, KM Media has the tools to help your business shine. We kee…

1,057 | From Trauma to Triumph: Danielle Bernock’s Journey to Healing, Self-Love & Empowerment Danielle Bernock is an international, award-winning independent author, speaker, trauma-informed faith-based self-love coach, former podcast host, founder of 4F Media, and creator of the S.E.L.F.© process for life transformation. As a childhood trauma survivor, Danielle combines her personal journey with professional expertise to lead others into the transformation they long for through her books, coaching, courses, and speaking. She is a relationship repair specialist and is known as “that lady on the internet who loves you.” Books: Emerging With Wings: A True Story of Lies, Pain, And The LOVE that Heals, Because You Matter: How to Take Ownership of Your Life so You Can Really Live, Taco ‘Bout Your Value: Fun to Feed Your Self-Esteem. Digital only: A Bird Named Payn, Love’s Manifesto — Let’s make your brand unforgettable. Whether you need polished videos, eye-catching phot…

1,053 | David Chotka on Prayer, Faith, and Deepening Your Walk with God David Chotka is an author (five books), a conference speaker, and a pastor for more than 30 years. He has travelled to 17 countries to speak to crowds large and small about how to deepen their spiritual disciplines. He has spoken cross-denominationally for his entire ministry. He served as the Chair of Alliance Pray! the national equipping team of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada for more than 20 years. Married to Elizabeth, he has two adult children. For a good time, he plays the piano and sings out loud, but only when no one is looking. -- Let’s make your brand unforgettable. Whether you need polished videos, eye-catching photos, crisp audio, custom scripts, or social media that actually connects, KM Media has the tools to help your business shine. We keep it professional, creative, and affordable! Check us out: https://www.kmmedia.pro/

1,052 | From Stolen Truck to Global Adventure: Pamdiana Jones' Wild Journey Pamdiana Jones is an adventure author. After my moving truck was stolen full of everything I owned, I set off on my unexpected travels. "When in ROAM" is my fast-paced action-packed comedy travel memoir about how my 3 month trip accidentally turned into 3 years around the world Solo through South Africa, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii. The cover is me getting shoved from the bungee platform after I changed my mind about jumping, setting the tone for the entire book of me fumbling my way through outrageous I-shouldn't-be-alive adventures. Heads-up, it's rated R... starts out rough... my kids can't read it until they're 30! "The Secret of OAK ISLAND" was written by my Grandpa in 1963 about my triplet mother searching for treasure on Oak Island. I recently found the unpublished manuscript in the attic and published just in time for my mother's 75th birthd…

1,049 | Escaping Narcissistic Abuse After 29 Years | Mia Hanks' Powerful Story of Survival & Healing Mia Hanks is a survivor of narcissistic abuse. I was married to a covert narcissist for 29 years and in 2024 I published an award winning memoir titled Bride-Made. I am hoping that my story can help to raise awareness about narcissism and help other victims find their voices. Support our podcast show by: https://kmmedia.pro/our-store Affiliate(s): Lyric Vids - https://positivetalkradio.net/Lyricvids NordVPN - https://positivetalkradio.net/NordVPN Patreon - patreon.com/positivetalkradio Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/positivetalkradio Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/positivetalkradio/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@positivetalkradio?lang=en Twitter - https://twitter.com/positivetradio https://www.positivetalkradio.net/support/ 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5…