Podcasts by Lets Give A Damn
Let's Give A Damn is a weekly podcast featuring inspiring and hopeful conversations with activists, nonprofit leaders, authors, entrepreneurs, artists, and so many other kinds of damn-givers. You'll hear from exceptional humans like Matthew McConaughey, Chelsea Clinton, Noor Tagouri, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Colman Domingo, Rainn Wilson, and hundreds of others. This podcast is hosted by Nick Laparra.
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Noor Tagouri Returns! from 2023-12-12T16:32:25
Noor Tagouri’s name literally means “Guiding Light.” And a guiding light she is! Noor is back for a second time. Her first appearance was for episode 19 of the podcast in the summer of 2017! Listen
Meike Ziervogel from 2023-11-28T08:00
Meike Ziervogel is a German-British novelist with five novels to her name. She is the founder of an award-winning publishing company in the UK and a fluent Arabic speaker. Since...
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Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis Returns! from 2023-11-14T19:20:35
My guest this week is my friend and incredible human, Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis. Jacqui is an author, activist, preacher, and public theologian toward creating an antiracist, just, gun violence free...
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Sophia Kianni & Patricia Velásquez from 2023-10-03T09:00
My guests this week are two truly remarkable women. I met Sophia and Patricia at the Clinton...
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Barbara Jo Jenkins from 2023-09-12T07:00
“All that the sun shines on is beautiful, so long as it is wild.” — John Muir
Barbara Jo Jenkins co-authored The Walk West (William Morrow), which became an internationa...
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Rachelle Lefevre & Alexis Paulson from 2023-08-29T17:30:04
From their website: “Rise & Shine TN believes every Tennessean should enjoy a free, safe, and vibrant life. Rise & Shine was started as a hom...
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Flamy Grant from 2023-08-15T07:00
Flamy Grant is a shame-slaying, hip-swaying, singing-songwriting drag queen from western North Carolina. Her 2022 debut record, Bible Belt Baby, was nominated for Best Pop Album at the ...
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Natalia Antelava from 2023-07-11T07:00
I met my Natalia Antelava about a month ago in Tbilisi, Georgia, at the storytelling festival she co-founded that I spoke at. At this festival, I spoke alon...
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Megha Desai from 2023-06-14T04:00
It's Megha Desai Day is on the podcast! Megha is a corporate advertising powerhouse turned President of The Desai Foundation. After years working at some of the top...
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Matt Bernstein from 2023-06-06T07:00:53
If you don’t already know who Matt Bernstein is, where the hell have you been? Living under a rock somewhere? Matt is a content creator, a makeup artist, and a self-described “queer jew with ver...
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Josiah Haken from 2022-04-19T07:00
Josiah Haken is the CEO of New York City Relief, a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting the ho...
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Tyler Merritt from 2022-04-05T07:00
Tyler Merritt is a Nashville-based actor, comedian, vocalist, and creator of The Tyler Me...
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Jeffrey Marsh from 2022-03-29T07:00
From Jeffrey Marsh’s website: "Jeffrey Marsh’s spiritual and inclusive messages have received o...
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Brenda Davies from 2022-03-22T18:31
Brenda Davies is the creator of God is Grey and the host of YouTube and Podcast In The Gr...
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Rachelle Lefevre from 2022-03-15T07:00
Rachelle Lefevre is an actress, activist, life coach, and so much more! You may know Rachelle from the Twilight saga, Homefront, Edge of Winter, Law & Order, or her dozens of other fil...
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Lisa Sharon Harper Returns! from 2022-02-22T08:00
From Ferguson to New York, and from Germany and South Africa to Australia and Brazil, Lisa Sharon Harper leads trainings that increase clergy and community leaders’ capacity to organize people o...
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Amanda Litman from 2022-02-15T08:00
Amanda Litman is the co-founder and co-executive director of Run for Something, which recruits a...
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Jacqui Lewis from 2022-02-02T15:43:16
Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis is an author, activist, pastor, public theologian, and the first woman a...
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Scott Erickson Returns! from 2022-01-18T08:00
Scott Erickson is an artist, author, performance speaker, and creative curate who mixes autobio...
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Best Of 2021 from 2022-01-04T15:48:45
This week, the best of 2021! We had dozens of incredible conversations last year but these are some of the moments that stuck out to our host, Nick Laparra.
In today’s episode, you’ll hea...
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Shannon Watts from 2021-12-07T08:00
One week ago, a 15-year-old domestic terrorist walked into Oxford High School murdering 4 students and injuring 7 more. Why does this keep happening? Why aren’t we doing more to stop these thing...
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Diego Saez Gil from 2021-11-30T08:00
Diego Saez-Gil is our guest this week! Diego is a climate entrepreneur from Argentina and based in San Fransisco, CA. He founded Listen
Tina Satter from 2021-11-16T14:21:40
Playwright, director, and filmmaker, Tina Satter, joins me on the podcast today to talk about he...
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Joanne Molinaro from 2021-11-09T10:00
Joanne Molinaro—aka The Korean Vegan—is on the podcast this week! Joanne is a marathon runner, a Listen
Kirsten Powers from 2021-11-02T12:40:19
Today, the one and only Kirsten Powers joins us on the pod! Kirsten is a best-selling author, a USA Today columnist, and an on-air...
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Katharine Hayhoe from 2021-10-26T07:00
“Katharine shares an optimistic outlook on what we can all do to move the needle toward solutions and invite allies under the big tent.”
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Tony Hillery & Nicole Engel from 2021-10-12T07:00
Tony Hillery is founder of Harlem Grown — an independent, non-profit organization ...
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Adrian Grenier from 2021-10-05T09:00
Adrian Grenier is a former actor and director and a current social entrepreneur, investor, and apprentice. You may know Adrian from shows like Entourage or from movies like The Devi...
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Eddie S. Glaude Jr. Returns! from 2021-09-21T08:00
A year ago, I invited Eddie S. Glaude Jr. to join me on the podcast for a discussion about Black Lives Matter, living as a black man in America, James ...
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Rais Bhuiyan from 2021-09-14T16:44:25
“The time is upon us to denounce ignorance and hate, and to work together toward this sacred goal, to create a world without fear, without violence, and without hate.”
Ten days a...
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Ann Lee Returns! from 2021-08-31T14:36:23
Ann Lee, Co-Founder and CEO of CORE Response, returns to the podcast to give us an update on how they are responding to the earthquake that rocked Haiti on August 14.
To l...
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Simone George from 2021-08-10T15:08:51
Simone George , is a human rights lawyer and activist and a commercial litigator.
Everything Simone doe...
Pedro Andrade from 2021-08-03T07:00
Pedro Andrade is a Brazilian author, journalist, and TV presenter based in NYC. Pedro has presented on Good Morning America, Nightline, and many other shows like those and he has his own s...
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Taylor Schumann from 2021-07-13T13:32:06
Taylor Schumann is an activist, writer, and the miraculous survivor of a workplace shooting. In 2013, Taylor was at work (New River Community College) when a former student walked in and tried t...
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Carol Mitchell from 2021-07-06T13:40:08
Carol Mitchell holds a Juris Doctor from Seattle University School of Law, a Master of Arts in Organizational Systems Renewal from Seattle University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from th...
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Bob Dalton from 2021-06-22T07:00
Bob Dalton is the founder and CEO of Sackcloth & Ashes, a mission-driven company that gives a blanket to a...
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Father James Martin from 2021-06-15T07:00
Father James Martin is a Jesuit Priest living in New York City. Additionally, Father Jim is the Editor-At-Large of the Jesuit Magazine, America, and is the author of books like Building A Bridge...
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Sharon McMahon from 2021-06-01T07:00
Sharon McMahon is an incredible human and my guest this week on the podcast! She is a former high school government and law teacher who earned a reputation as ‘America’s Government Teacher’ amid...
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Baratunde Thurston from 2021-05-18T07:00
Baratunde Thurston holds space for hard and complex conversations with his blend of humor, wisdom, and compassion. Baratunde is an Emmy-nominated host who has worked for The Onion, produced for ...
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Leslie Engle Young from 2021-05-11T07:00
Leslie Engle Young was born in Oregon to two educators. Her life has brought her many twists and turns that have led her to be in a position where she is now leading thousands of educators all o...
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Craig Robinson from 2021-05-04T07:00
Craig Robinson was born in Chicago to Fraser and Marian Robinson. You may know his only sibling and younger sister, Michelle. Michelle Obama, that is.
He is a former head men’s bask...
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Reshma Saujani. Colman Domingo, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jedidiah Jenkins, Angie Thomas, and Justin Baldoni from 2021-04-27T09:00
This week, you’ll get to hear some of my favorite moments from my conversations with Reshma Saujani. Colman Domingo, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Jedidiah Jenkins, Angie Thomas, and Justin Baldoni!
Justin Baldoni from 2021-04-20T07:00
Justin Baldoni is a damn good human. He is an actor (Jane The Virgin), director (Five Feet Apart, Clouds), entrepreneur (Wayfarer Studio), ...
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Harris III from 2021-03-23T07:00
Harris III (“the third”) “began his career at a young age, traveling the world as an award-winning, professional illusionist.
He has performed for and spoken live to more than ...
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Tiffany Bluhm from 2021-03-16T07:00
Tiffany Bluhm is an old friend and a damn good human! Tiffany is the author of She Dreams, Neve...
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Jedidiah Jenkins from 2021-03-09T08:00
Jedidiah Jenkins is an incredible storyteller, a master wordsmith, and an all-around damn good human. We cover a wide range of topics during this conversation—the pandemic, death, work, books, f...
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Thad Cockrell from 2021-02-26T08:00
Thad Cockrell is a singer-songwriter based in Nashville, TN. After almost two decades making music, he was ready to give up. Then, Jimmy Fallon heard one of his songs in a hardware store and…wel...
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Angie Thomas from 2021-02-16T08:00
Angie Thomas is an absolutely amazing human. She was born, raised, and still lives in Jackson, Mississippi. She is a former teen rapper and a current best-selling author. Like, she has sold a sh...
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas from 2021-02-09T08:00
Priyanka Chopra Jonas is an award-winning actor and producer. Without a doubt, she is one of the most recognizable entertainment figures in the world. Here’s a weird and incredible fact for you—...
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Tina Tchen from 2021-02-02T08:00
Tina Tchen is a mom, an activist, and an advocate. She is the president and CEO of TIME’S UP Now...
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Yaneer Bar-Yam from 2021-01-27T20:56:44
Prof. Yaneer Bar-Yam is the founding president of the New England Complex Systems Institute. He received his SB and PhD...
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Reshma Saujani from 2021-01-27T19:54:25
Reshma Saujani is the Founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, the international nonprofit organization working to clo...
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Annie Lowrey from 2021-01-12T09:00
Annie Lowrey is an accomplished journalist who writes on politics and economic policy for The Atlantic magazine. Before moving over to The Atlantic, she was at the New York Times. In 2019, Annie wr...
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Matthew McConaughey, Ed Winters, Elizabeth Marvel, and Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. from 2020-12-29T09:00
This is our last podcast in 2020. What a year! In the beginning of this episode, I share some closing thoughts for the year and then I share some of my favorite moments from conversations I had wit...
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Rachael Denhollander from 2020-12-22T09:00
Rachael Denhollander became known internationally in 2016 as the first woman to pursue criminal charges and speak publicly against USA Gymnastics’ team doctor Larry Nassar, one of the most prolific...
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Ed Winters from 2020-12-15T09:00
Ed Winters—known as Earthling Ed to his 1.2M social media followers—is a vegan educator, public speaker and content creator based in London, England. He is a Co-Founder and Co-Director of Surge—an ...
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Shannon Sedgwick Davis from 2020-12-08T09:00
Shannon Sedgwick Davis is my friend, an incredible activist, and a remarkable lawyer. Shannon is the CEO of Bridgeway Foundation—a philanthropic organization dedicated to stopping mass atrocities a...
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Hank Fortener from 2020-12-01T09:00
Hank and his beautiful family live in Los Angeles. He is the GM of Artist Management at RocNation. And a few years ago, he founded AdoptTogether—a non-profit, crowdfunding platform that bridges the...
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June Diane Raphael from 2020-11-24T09:00
You probably know June Diane Raphael from shows like Veep, New Girl, and Parks and Rec or from movies like Long Shot or The High Note. But what you may not know about her is that she co-founded an ...
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Chloé Valdary from 2020-11-17T09:00
Chloé Valdary couldn’t find any antiracism training that didn’t ultimately spread more bigotry and hatred so she started The Theory of Enchantment—an innovative framework for compassionate antiraci...
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Matthew McConaughey from 2020-11-10T09:00
Yes, the Matthew McConaughey is on the podcast this week. How does one introduce Matthew McConaughey? What’s that, you say? Don’t even try? Cool, I won’t. I will say this—he is charming, smart, and...
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Gretchen Carlson from 2020-11-03T09:00
I’ve admired Gretchen for years! It was an absolute honor to speak with her on the podcast this week. In 2016, Gretchen boldly spoke up about abuse she had suffered at the hands of one of the bigge...
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Priti Krishtel from 2020-10-27T08:00
Priti Krishtel is an incredible human! She’s a a committed campaigner for justice, a community organizer, and a relentless advocate for patients. For the past 20 years, she Priti has worked to tire...
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Elizabeth Marvel from 2020-10-06T08:00
Yes, that Elizabeth Marvel is on the show today. I’m honored she took some time to be with me and with us. Elizabeth is a force to be reckoned with! She has acted in some incredible movies (True Gr...
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Eddie S. Glaude Jr. from 2020-09-29T08:00
Eddie Glaude Jr. is amazing! And he has a remarkable bio. It’s so remarkable that I’ll just link to it instead of trying to summarize it for you here. I hadn’t heard of Eddie until 2 months ago whe...
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Michael Wear from 2020-09-22T08:00
Michael Wear is a friend and fellow damn-giver. He believes politics is a forum for loving your neighbor. And that's exactly why he joins us on the show today — to help us be hopeful, to share that...
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Sarah Mardini from 2020-09-15T08:00
Sarah Mardini is a Syrian refugee. In 2015, she left Syria with her sister, Yusra, to seek a better life in Europe. A couple of years later, Sarah was arrested on several false charges. What was th...
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Kristen Howerton from 2020-09-01T08:00
Kristen Howerton is amazing! From her website: Kristen Howerton is a licensed marriage and family therapist and the mother of four children within four years via birth and adoption. She is the foun...
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Phil Vischer from 2020-08-25T08:00
Phil Vischer is an animator, puppeteer, writer, voice actor, entrepreneur, and podcast host who created the computer-animated cartoon series VeggieTales – one of the most successful cartoons of all...
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Alex Vitale from 2020-08-18T08:00
Alex Vitale is my guest on the podcast this week! What a pleasure. From his website: Alex is Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College an...
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Mark Charles from 2020-08-14T08:00
Mark Charles, a dual citizen of the United States and the Navajo Nation, is running as an Independent Candidate for President of the United States to build a nation where We The People truly means ...
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Rob Scheer from 2020-08-11T08:00
Rob Scheer is my friend and the founder of Comfort Cases. They exist to "inspire communities to bring dignity and hope youth in foster care.” Every single day, Rob and his team aim to love and care...
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Billie Winner-Davis from 2020-07-31T10:00
Reality Winner shared the truth about the Russians hacking in our 2016 Presidential election. Instead of praising her and calling her a hero, the powers that be put her in prison. She has been behi...
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Matthew Kincaid from 2020-07-28T08:00
Matthew Kincaid is an educator and activist who has been leading anti-racism workshops for over fourteen years. Kincaid is the founder, CEO, and Chief Consulting Officer for Overcoming Racism an o...
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Jelani Memory from 2020-07-17T09:37
Jelani Memory is a black entrepreneur, thinker, learner, and an incredibly curious human. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and six kids. He co-founded Circle, a product that helps parent...
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Yusra Mardini from 2020-07-10T08:00
Yusra Mardini is a Syrian Refugee. In 2015, she and her sister left their home to head toward safety. A few minutes into the trip, the engine on their boat stopped working. She and her sister tread...
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Charles Robinson from 2020-07-07T08:00
Charles belongs to the Choctaw tribe and his wife belongs to the Blackfoot tribe. 21 years ago, they started a non-profit organization called The Red Road. The Red Road exists to empower and share ...
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Tori Williams Douglass from 2020-07-03T08:00
My guest today is Tori Williams Douglass. She is from Portland, Oregon. Tori is an anti-racist educator, the founder of White Homework, a writer, a content creator, and so much more. In our chat, w...
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Robert Frank from 2020-06-30T08:00
Robert Frank is the Henrietta Johnson Louis Professor of Management and a Professor of Economics at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. He, also, contribu...
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Larycia Hawkins from 2020-06-23T08:00
Larycia Hawkins is a scholar, a speaker, and a Professor at University of Virginia. She was the first female African-American tenured professor at Wheaton College — the Harvard University of Christ...
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Sarah Ives from 2020-06-16T08:00
Sarah Ives joins me on the podcast today! Sarah works with former podcast guest Jacob Glanville, is an immune engineer, is the Director of Contract Research at Distributed Bio, and is the lead scie...
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Teens 4 Equality from 2020-06-09T08:00
Kennedy Green, Mikayla Smith, Nya Collins, Jade Fuller, and Emma Rose Smith join us on the show today to talk about how they went from throwing around ideas to pulling off the largest Black Lives M...
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Lisa Sharon Harper from 2020-06-02T08:00
In the wake of the devastating and senseless murder of George Floyd, our cities are on fire, people of color are experiencing tremendous amounts of pain, and we all have a million questions. Lisa S...
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Eugene Cho from 2020-05-19T08:00
Eugene is a pastor, author, and a humanitarian. He is the Founder of One Day’s Wages and the President-Elect of Bread for the World. Eugene and his family immigrated to the United States from South...
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Mike McHargue from 2020-05-12T08:00
Mike McHargue "is a public educator trusted by millions to use empathy and deep scientific insights to help them navigate some of the most difficult parts of the human experience. He’s the host of ...
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Joe Sanberg from 2020-04-21T09:37
April 22 is Earth Day! This year marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day — a day we set aside each year to show our support for the environment, our commitment to helping our planet become cleaner ...
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Joel Stein from 2020-04-14T07:02
Joel Stein — quite possibly the best person out there to defend elites — is on the podcast this week! But we don’t like elites, right? Well, don’t check out quite yet. You’re going to want to liste...
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Earl Bridges & Craig Martin from 2020-04-07T07:14
Earl Bridges and Craig Martin are philanthropologists, storytellers, and lifelong best friends and adventurers. During our conversation, we discuss growing up overseas, the importance of global tra...
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Katie Steller from 2020-03-31T08:12
Katie Steller is the founder of Steller Hair, Steller Connect, Steller Kindness Project, The Red Chair Project. Yes, all of those things. Katie and I have known each other for 12 years and it was g...
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Jacob Glanville from 2020-03-17T23:21
How can we give a damn in the midst of this Coronavirus Pandemic if we don’t know what it is, how it spreads, what we’re doing right, what we’re doing wrong, and what the future looks like? Jacob ...
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Josh Mundy from 2020-03-10T15:23
Join me in welcoming Josh Mundy to the pod! On March 3, an F4 tornado hit Nashville and caused billions of dollars of damage. Josh Mundy housed 4 of his businesses in one building and lost them all...
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Becky Laparra from 2020-03-03T17:26
March 8 is International Women’s Day and we have my favorite person in the world and Let’s Give A Damn’s biggest fan on the podcast today! My wife has sacrificed so much so that I can bring amazing...
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Justin Jones from 2020-02-19T11:00
Justin Jones is running for Congress in Tennessee's 5th Congressional District and he is my guest on the podcast today. His bio, found on his website, is worth reading because it highlights the bre...
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Will Acuff from 2020-02-04T14:20
Will Acuff, Co-Founder of Corner to Corner, is on the podcast today! Will is a force of nature. He and his family give so many damns. Will and I met at our favorite cigar shop in Nashville. We both...
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Jamel Campbell-Gooch from 2020-01-28T11:00
Jamel Campbell-Gooch is on the podcast this week! Jamel is a violence interruptor and is part of the Gideon's Army leadership team. Gideon's Army uses restorative justice-based programs to build re...
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Josh Radnor from 2020-01-14T19:14
Join me in welcoming Josh Radnor to the podcast this week! You probably know Josh for his role as Ted Mosby in the wildly popular show, How I Met Your Mother. Admittedly, I'm not a fan of the show ...
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David French from 2019-11-12T11:00
My guest today is David French. David is a senior editor for The Dispatch. He just left a role as senior writer for National Review last month. David is a New York Times bestselling author, and his...
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Blythe Hill from 2019-11-05T15:57
My guest today is the incredible Blythe Hill. Whether or not you’ve heard of Blythe, you’ve probably heard of Dressember — a community of international advocates utilizing fashion + creativity to h...
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Dan Simpson from 2019-10-08T10:00
Dan Simpson—the CEO of Taziki’s Mediterranean Cafe and an all around badass, damn-giving human—is on the podcast today! For those of who don’t know what Taziki’s is, by the end of this episode, you...
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Molly Burke from 2019-10-01T10:00
Molly Burke is on the podcast this week! Molly is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cycle Connect—a company that connects clients in Uganda with the necessary tools to propel themselves forward out of extr...
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Scott Erickson & Justin McRoberts from 2019-09-24T06:00
My guests today are Scott Erickson and Justin McRoberts. This is good news, y'all! You may remember Scott from a few weeks ago. If you haven’t listened to that episode yet, push pause now, and go l...
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Rahim Buford from 2019-09-17T06:00
Arrested for murder at the age of 18, Rahim Buford spent 26 years in a variety of prisons in the state of Tennessee. While he was incarcerated, he completed course work for Lipscomb University, Ohi...
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Leah Laparra from 2019-09-10T07:00
September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. And this is a bonus episode of the Let's Give A Damn Podcast! We already had a fantastic conversation planned for release on this day with Bethany Hale...
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Bethany Haley Williams from 2019-09-10T06:00
Bethany is the Founder and CEO of Exile International — an organization providing holistic rehabilitation and art-focused trauma care to rescued child soldiers and children orphaned by war. She als...
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Madison Mikhail Bush from 2019-08-27T06:00
Madison Mikhail Bush is the Founder and CEO of Point. She runs Point while splitting time between Columbus, Ohio and New York, New York. Point is a platform that helps people and organizations do g...
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Shane Claiborne from 2019-08-20T06:00
Shane Claiborne is on the podcast today! If you don’t know him, you’re in for a treat. A little over a week ago, We met at the State Capitol in downtown Nashville where he, his wife, and a group pe...
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Jean Paul Laurent from 2019-08-13T06:00
My guest today is Jean Paul Laurent. Jean Paul was born in Haiti and came to the United States in 2004 with a dream and a desire to change the world and to do something bigger than himself. He foun...
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Scott Erickson from 2019-08-06T06:00
Before I introduce today's guest, here is the article I referenced in the intro of this conversation — If You're Angry, You're Part Of The Problem, Not The Solution by Ryan Holiday. Read it. And le...
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Lisa Schmidt from 2019-06-25T07:20
As most of you know, June is Pride month. Why June? Well, here is a very concise primer for you. On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City's Greenwich Village, but the bar ...
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John Cooper from 2019-06-18T09:08
My guest today is *fingers crossed* the future Mayor of Nashville, John Cooper. John is a family man with a successful business career in banking, real estate, and retail. Additionally, John has s...
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Daina Storey from 2019-06-04T11:55
THIS WEEK'S SPONSOR My friends at Goodwell are doing incredible work. They create environmentally conscious products that empower people to make a sustainable choice in their daily oral care routin...
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Nicole Devereaux from 2019-05-21T10:05
This week on the podcast, meet Nicole Devereaux! Nicole is a Conversational Intelligence Coach® based in Minneapolis, MN. She helps leaders and teams have successful conversations so that they can ...
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Steven Elliott from 2019-04-30T06:00
This week’s show is pretty remarkable. My guest is Steven Elliott. Steven was one of two men most likely responsible for the death of Pat Tillman—the NFL player that enlisted as an Army Ranger as a...
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Trae Crowder from 2019-04-23T06:00
This week on the show, I chat with Trae Crowder aka The Liberal Redneck. Trae Crowder hails from Celina, TN—population 1500. Warning right here at the onset, there is more cursing than usual in thi...
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Holiday Reinhorn & Erin Shachory from 2019-04-16T11:10
I went up to the Rainn Wilson residence last week in LA but it was not to chat with Rainn this time. I stopped by to record a podcast conversation with his wife and much better half, Holiday Reinho...
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Philippe Lazaro & Christi Huizenga Renaud from 2019-04-09T16:41
My guests today are Philippe Lazaro and Christie Huizenga Renaud. Philippe and Christi are part of the Plant With Purpose team. Plant With Purpose equips farming families around the world to increa...
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Diana Oestreich from 2019-03-19T05:30
This past weekend, my family and I attended a vigil in Nashville to mourn the loss of the 50 men, women, and children who died in their place of worship in New Zealand. Muslims, Jews, and Christian...
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Thad Beaty from 2019-03-12T05:30
Today's podcast guest is Thad Beaty. If you’re into the country music scene, you might know Thad as Sugarland’s guitarist (as well as a bunch of other bands and music projects in the past). You may...
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Enis Cirak from 2019-03-05T13:06
My guest today is an incredible young man, Enis Cirak. Enis and I met a year ago and we have continued hanging out every month or so. He is thoughtful, smart, peaceful, passionate, and he most defi...
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Audrey Assad from 2019-02-26T13:27
Audrey Assad is on the podcast today! She is not only a friend—she’s also a favorite artist of mine. Our whole family loves her, in fact. If you know me well, you know that I don’t listen to much m...
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Scott Hamilton from 2019-02-05T05:30
Scott Hamilton—yes, that Scott Hamilton—is on the podcast this week! In case you're one of the 18 people out there that doesn't know who Scott is, here are some important highlights. During his fig...
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Lindsay Menard-Freeman from 2019-01-29T05:30
I opened this podcast by discussing the International Holocaust Remembrance Day that occurred over the weekend. During that short monologue, I shared a few quotes. I wanted to share those quotes he...
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Courtney Hale from 2019-01-22T11:47
Yesterday was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the United States. It's a day when we honor the life and legacy of one of America's most important leaders. King embodied humility, service, and boldnes...
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Senzela Atmar from 2019-01-15T11:34
Senzela Atmar was born in war-torn Kabul, Afghanistan. It's a miracle she and her family are still alive today. After surviving bombings, the death of a family member, and several years in a refuge...
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Claude Silver from 2019-01-08T04:00
Friends, I truly hope the first few days of 2019 have been amazing for you and yours! Claude Silver is on the podcast this week! She is the Chief Heart Officer at VaynerMedia—a company with 900 em...
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Danny Bryant & Jason Adkins from 2018-12-25T05:30
Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Today's conversation involves two guests: Danny Bryant & Jason Adkins. Father Danny Bryant is my pastor and the parish priest at St. Mary of Bethany Parish in Nas...
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Daquan Oliver from 2018-12-11T04:05
Many thanks to our friend Chelsea Clinton and the Clinton Global Initiative University for their partnership during this five-week series! Daquan Oliver is the Founder and CEO of WeThrive. WeThri...
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Christine Schindler from 2018-12-04T04:00
For the next few weeks, I’ll be releasing a few podcast conversations in partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative. I attended their yearly event a few weeks ago and was able to record convers...
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Arnav Dalmia from 2018-11-27T04:00
For the next few weeks, I’ll be releasing a few podcast conversations in partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative. I attended their yearly event a few weeks ago and was able to record convers...
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Sara Minkara from 2018-11-20T04:00
For the next few weeks, I’ll be releasing a few podcast conversations in partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative University. I attended their yearly event a few weeks ago and was able to rec...
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Jessica Jackley from 2018-11-13T04:00
A couple of weeks ago while I was in LA, Jessica Jackley invited me into her home for a chat. I’ve been waiting to do this chat since May. We were going to do it May but she and her family embarked...
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Bnyad Sharef & Maggie Anderson from 2018-11-06T07:38
Today, November 6, is midterm election’s day here in America. I love our global listeners but since most of our listeners are from America, I have something to say to you. No matter who you are or ...
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Ceallaigh Anderson Smart from 2018-10-30T05:00
Ceallaigh experienced a massive amount of relational and emotional pain early in her adult life. She shares more about that in our conversation so I won’t get into it here but I wanted to point out...
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Katie Patrick from 2018-10-23T05:00
We all want to change the world, right? If you’re like me, most days we can’t even figure out how to begin. Everything seems so overwhelming. Well, you’ll want to meet my guest today. I think she c...
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Oumar Barou Togola from 2018-10-16T07:29
“Having been raised in Mali, I’ve seen first-hand the opportunity to build equitable and authentic relationships with women farmer entrepreneurs in Africa. That’s why we founded Farafena to provide...
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Micky ScottBey Jones & Margaret Ernst from 2018-10-09T05:00
About 25% of our listeners are from outside the USA. Whether you live in the USA or not, you don’t need me to tell you that America is more divided than ever. We can chat and/or argue all day about...
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Craig Newmark from 2018-10-02T05:00
You all know my guest and his work very well…whether you know it or not. Without a doubt, you’ve used the service he created many years ago. My guest today is Craig Newmark—the founder and creator ...
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Lew Blaustein from 2018-09-18T05:00
A few months ago, I sat down in a swanky NYC hotel lobby for a cup of coffee with my guest today. We talked for an hour or two and I knew I had to have him on my podcast. Lew Blaustein is a wonderf...
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CJ Casciotta from 2018-09-11T05:00
My guest today is the weird and fantastic CJ Casciotta. CJ is my friend and a friend to so many. He is a writer and a media maker. He has spoken to communities like Lululemon, The Salvation Army, T...
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Ian Rosenberger from 2018-09-04T09:53
Ian Rosenberger was born and raised in Pittsburg. His life and career took him all over the world experiencing new things all the time and meeting the most amazing people. One of those places he be...
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Kara Bryant from 2018-08-28T05:00
“Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important members of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth.” Australian physician and author, Helen Caldicott, s...
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Becca Heller from 2018-08-14T05:00
Becca Heller is the co-founder of IRAP—the International Refugee Assistance Project. They organize law students and lawyers to, essentially, help refugees and displaced persons. “IRAP serves the ...
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Ruthie Lindsey from 2018-08-07T05:00
Ruthie Lindsey has experienced a lot of loss and pain in her life—including daily chronic pain from a threatening accident she was in several years ago. Additionally, she has learned how to find be...
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Jason Adkins from 2018-07-31T05:00
Jason Adkins raises chickens, goats, pigs in the middle of Nashville! No joke. He also grows mushrooms, many types of vegetables, and many types of plants right in the middle of Nashville. Essentia...
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Tori Samples from 2018-07-24T05:00
Tori Samples got a degree in Harp. Yep—harp! But that is not what she’s doing today. I mean, I wouldn’t mind if she made a living being a harpist cuz I love me some harp. BUT she went on to co-foun...
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Clara Daly from 2018-07-17T05:00
Clara Daly is a teenager from Calabasas, CA. She was recently returning from an East Coast trip with her mother, Jane, when the flight attendant asked if anyone knew sign language. You see, there w...
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Dwayne Reed from 2018-07-10T06:00
“Every child deserves to be warmly greeted, to have their name used positively, and to be hugged, high-fived, hand-shaked, or at least smiled at by their teacher, daily. This is the bare minimum.” ...
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Ashley Reale from 2018-07-03T06:00
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” — Aesop During a not-so-great season of work over 9 years ago, Ashley Reale began leaving notes of encouragement inside magazine covers, ...
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Carlos A. Rodríguez from 2018-06-26T06:00
You know how when bad things happen around the world and you decide to say something about it on social media, express concern, or raise some money for that cause? Then along comes a troll that say...
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Zach Iscol from 2018-06-19T06:00
Zach served two tours in Iraq and engaged in other military assignments throughout Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. Zach has seen and done it all. Upon returning from deployments, he notic...
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Amber Runyon from 2018-06-12T06:00
After witnessing little girls being sold for sex with her very two eyes, Amber decided she must do something about this horrible evil. Amber founded Eleventh Candle Co—a social enterprise company...
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Meghan Linsey from 2018-06-05T07:33
On 9/22/17, President Trump said the following to a crowd in Alabama: “"Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners when somebody disrespects our flag to say get that son of a bitch off the fi...
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Jen Anderson from 2018-05-29T05:00
When Violet was just a few weeks old, her parent—Jen and Mike Anderson—found out she was blind. They also found out that 80% of blindness is treatable and preventable. Through proper medical care a...
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Kevin Brown from 2018-05-22T13:36
Kevin and his family went to Uganda to adopt a child and they never left. Crazy, right? His story is fantastic. I loved my conversation with Kevin because he gets it and truly lives the life of a d...
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Rob Veggies from 2018-05-08T05:00
Rob “Rob Veggies” Horton was born in St. Louis in an area of the city where his family couldn’t find healthy food options so they resorted to eating nutrition-deficit foods. Later on, Rob moved to ...
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Kenny Stubblefield from 2018-05-01T11:42
The #MeToo movement has given millions of people the courage and a voice to come out and share their own stories of sexual abuse. We’ve seen many powerful men be taken down by this movement. We’ve ...
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World Vision from 2018-04-17T07:17
A few weeks ago, I spent a week in Honduras with my friends at World Vision. We met several incredible groups of people but I was especially impacted by the community that now has clean water after...
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Chelsea Clinton from 2018-04-03T06:00
Last week, I sat down with Chelsea Clinton in an elementary school conference room while she was on tour to promote her most recent book, She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed Histor...
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Anne Mahon from 2018-03-13T08:25
Anne lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with her husband and their children. From her website: “Anne is an oral history writer interested in people, their stories and making meaningful connections. She w...
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Kevin Lyman from 2018-03-06T05:00
Many people would say Kevin Lyman is a legend. In fact, when I told one of my friends that he was going to be on the show, my friend texted me these words: “True legend, helped shape my youth.” I’m...
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Grace Theisen & Lauren Lancaster from 2018-02-20T05:00
Grace Theisen and Lauren Lancaster are Michigan natives now residing in Nashville, TN. A few years ago, they started Songs Against Slavery. SAS “empowers and inspires communities to join the fight ...
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Richard Lee from 2018-02-13T14:42
Richard Lee is the Director of Church Mobilization at the International Justice Mission. IJM is a global organization that protects the poor from violence in the developing world. They are unique i...
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Sheeza Shah from 2018-02-06T06:00
Sheeza Shah is the Founder and CEO of UpEffect, a crowdfunding and support platform for companies dedicated to improving lives and the planet. Her company has become the go-to platform for entrepre...
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Thomas Doochin from 2018-01-30T06:00
Thomas Doochin was still in college when he decided to proactively give a damn. While doing his undergrad at UNC, Thomas and some of his closest friends started Daymaker. Daymaker exists to help cu...
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Cortney Gusick from 2018-01-23T06:00
Cortney Gusick is an amazing human that cares so much about how people live and how they die. You won’t find a shortage of people wanting to inspire you to live well. You won’t, on the other hand, ...
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Stephen Keppel from 2018-01-16T09:18
I met Stephen Keppel on Twitter a few months back. I knew right away that I needed to have Stephen on. I’m always intrigued to see someone making a difference within a world that is known for its r...
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Ben Sterciuc from 2018-01-02T22:06
Ben’s story involves prison, it involves homelessness, and it involves Ben being getting shot at as he narrowly escaped from communist Romania. I told Ben during our convo that parts of his story r...
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Amy Jo Martin from 2017-12-12T11:48
Is there anything Amy Jo Martin hasn’t done? She is a successful CEO, a speaker, a best-selling author, an investor, and a podcast host. I, for one, am very glad my daughters will have women like A...
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Jeremy Vallerand from 2017-12-04T17:49
It all started for Jeremy when he was on a leisurely trip to India. A couple abolitionists introduced him to the horrors of the red light district—women and children being sold into sex slavery. Th...
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Elena Gallina from 2017-11-28T05:00
Elena and I first met over FaceTime months ago. Minutes into our conversation, I knew I needed to have her on the podcast. Elena grew up as the child of humanitarian aid workers overseas so she was...
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Heide Lindgren & Julie Colombino from 2017-11-21T12:32
Heide is a sustainable fashion model from NYC. She uses her voice and platform to champion the work Deux Mains and so many others are doing in the sustainable and ethical fashion world. Heide is go...
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Jamie Sivrais from 2017-11-14T09:53
Jamie Sivrais is an amazing person. He’s displays resilience and strength in so many ways. During the first few years of his life, he experienced a significant amount of pain and trauma from a fami...
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Rich Pérez from 2017-10-31T05:00
Rich has spent 29 of his 33 years of life living in the same neighborhood—Washington Heights, Manhattan. He’s a husband, father, pastor, and a neighbor. And he’s committed to seeing people thrive i...
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Kareem Manuel from 2017-10-24T12:55
Kareem Manuel grew up in Chicago. He has pastored churches, performed for thousands as a hip hop artist, started companies, and everything in between. Now? He lives in Atlanta growing the We. Socie...
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Barrett Ward Live! from 2017-10-17T06:00
This week’s conversation is live! Yup. We recorded this in front of a live audience in Nashville. Along with hearing from Barrett Ward, you’ll also get to hear from Miles Adcox, Ashley Real, and Al...
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Miles Adcox from 2017-10-10T05:00
Miles Adcox is the CEO of Onsite. He speaks nationally on topics such as Emotional Leadership, Inspiration, Communication, Organizational health, Creative Flow, Family Systems, Trauma, and Emotiona...
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Beth Mathews from 2017-10-03T12:14
Like some of you, Beth Mathews is a graphic and web designer by trade. She’s a damn good one, too! What makes Beth so special is that she has chosen to proactively use her skillset and experiences ...
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John Cotton Richmond from 2017-09-26T04:00
John Cotton Richmond has been helping, loving, and serving people for quite some time. He started out working to free people from human slavery with the International Justice Mission. He then serve...
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Leon Logothetis from 2017-09-19T04:00
You may know Leon from his iconic yellow motor bike. Or you may know him from his Netflix show, The Kindness Diaries. Or maybe from his National Geographic show called The Amazing Adventures of a N...
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David Vobora from 2017-09-12T04:17
David is a powerhouse. No, seriously. His voice and passion command your attention and his fitness regimen makes most of us look undisciplined and straight-up lazy. David spent a few years playing ...
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Clint Smith from 2017-09-05T04:00
I met Clint in the back of a coffeeshop and bookstore to record our conversation (please excuse the chatter you’ll hear in the background!). Clint has impacted me deeply so it was an honor to get a...
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Adam Khafif from 2017-08-29T11:28
Adam and I met when I recorded a podcast with his wife, Noor Tagouri. Three days after recording my podcast with her, Adam and I met at their apartment building in D.C. to record a conversation wit...
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Alex Lewis from 2017-08-22T11:39
Alex Lewis is 23 year old social media social specialist at YoungLife. He’s so full of life and positivity! He’s also a poet and had an idea to start a simple project that has now spread all over t...
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Jeremy Courtney from 2017-08-15T04:00
My conversation with Jeremy Courtney impacted me so deeply. Jeremy is the founder of Preemptive Love Coalition. He and his family live outside of Mosul, Iraq. You can't follow Jeremy or Preemptive ...
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Chelsie Antos & Elisabeth Huijskens from 2017-08-08T08:27
I recently sat down with two of the four founders of Trades of Hope, Chelsie and Elisabeth. We met up the morning after the final day of their annual conference. They had 500 women come to Nashvill...
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Peter Shankman from 2017-08-01T03:00
A few weeks ago, I sat down with Peter Shankman in his Midtown Manhattan office on a rainy day in NYC. Peter and I originally interacted on Twitter when he posted, “How can I help you today?” I ask...
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David Fakunle, C. Harvey, & Rodney Foxworth from 2017-07-25T03:00
I had the privilege of sitting down with three wonderful humans while spending just a few hours in Baltimore, MD. We met up at Baltimore’s ImpactHub location and I met with them one after the other...
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Jonathan Merritt from 2017-07-18T12:18
I had the privilege of sitting down with a fantastic human and writer, Jonathan Merritt. We met at his apartment in Brooklyn, NY and spoke for an hour or so over wine and a beer. We discuss everyth...
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Noor Tagouri from 2017-07-11T03:00
I had the privilege of sitting down with the incredible Noor Tagouri. We met for an hour last week at VaynerMedia in NYC. We discuss everything from growing up as a Muslim in West Virginia to her s...
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Highlights! from 2017-07-04T03:00
This week, I share six of my favorite moments so far on the podcast. These are, of course, not the only favorite moments I have had. Not even close! I have loved each conversation with the incredib...
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Becca Stevens from 2017-06-27T07:21
This week, I have a conversation with my new friend and super human, Becca Stevens. Becca Stevens is an author, speaker, priest, social entrepreneur, founder and president of Thistle Farms. After t...
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Nickolas Gaines from 2017-05-05T04:00
In this episode, I chat with my friend, Nickolas Gaines. Nick currently serves as the Suicide Prevention Program Manager for the Department of Defense which entails training, teaching, and caring f...
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Melissa Orozco from 2017-04-21T18:24
In this episode, I chat with my friend and PR extraordinaire, Melissa Orozco. Even as a young social entrepreneur, Melissa has already had an incredible career. She received Marketing Magazine's 30...
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Ricky Staub from 2017-04-14T04:00
In this episode, I chat with filmmaker and creative genius, Ricky Staub. Ricky is an accomplished filmmaker. By his mid-twenties, he was living the dream! Well, the dream for some, anyway. He was a...
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Timothy Sykes from 2017-04-07T04:00
In this episode, I chat with penny stock trader and millionaire, Timothy Sykes. Sykes has amassed quite a bit of wealth by the age of 35. He has done all this through trading penny stocks and teach...
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Andrea Geubelle from 2017-03-31T04:00
In this episode, I chat with my new friend, Andrea Geubelle. Andrea has always excelled in every athletic endeavor she embarks on. Andrea is a University of Kansas alumnus, a three-time NCAA champi...
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Rainn Wilson from 2017-03-24T04:00
In this episode, I sit down with Rainn Wilson at his home in Los Angeles. Rainn is most widely recognized as Dwight from The Office but he also starred in movies like Juno, Super, Monsters vs Alien...
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Brit Gilmore from 2017-03-17T04:00
On this episode, I have a conversation with my friend Brit Gilmore, President of The Giving Keys. My chat with Brit was so much fun. I could have talked with her for hours! I loved hearing about he...
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Jamie Tworkowski from 2017-03-10T03:00
In this episode, I have a conversation with my new friend Jamie Tworkowski, Founder of To Write Love On Her Arms. Jamie grew up surfing and began his career at Hurley. He never imagined his life wo...
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Golriz Lucina from 2016-12-16T04:00
In this episode, I chat with my friend and SoulPancake’s Head of Creative, Golriz Lucina. Golriz shares stories from her incredibly global upbringing, she talks about the journey that led her to jo...
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Propaganda & Sho Baraka from 2016-12-09T04:00
In this episode, I chat with my friends, Propaganda and Sho Baraka. Prop and Sho are hip hop artists from Los Angeles and Atlanta, respectively. I spend an hour chatting with them about civil right...
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Brett Hagler from 2016-12-02T10:58
In this episode, I sit down to chat with the 26 year old CEO of New Story Charity, Brett Hagler. Join us for a few minutes as we talk about how he ended up creating a non-profit startup in one of t...
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Kate Gazaway from 2016-11-25T02:00
In this episode, I sit down to chat with my friend Kate Gazaway in her East Nashville home. We talk about everything from growing up in Georgia to struggling for years to figure out what what she w...
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Bucky Buchstaber from 2016-11-18T04:00
In this episode, I have a conversation with my friend, Bucky Buchstaber. Bucky is a Pacific Northwest native born into a rough and rural family life. He went from being a Pastor in Portland to fly-...
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Jeremy Cowart from 2016-11-10T17:08
In this episode, I have a conversation with my friend, award-winning photographer, and entrepreneur, Jeremy Cowart. Jeremy has been named “The Most Influential Photographer On the Web” by Huffingto...
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Nick Laparra from 2016-11-07T20:17
Let's Give A Damn is a podcast where we tell the stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things because they saw something wrong that needed to be made right and they gave a damn about it. I...
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