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A Beautiful Conversation With Author and Pediatrician Sherry Shenoda
How her medical work with children impacts her approach to writing, her novel The Lightkeeper, and keeping poetry in our lives
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Russell Smith
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A Conversation With Henry Oliver About Late Bloomers
Lessons from people who succeed when no one expects them to
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Russell Smith
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Henry Oliver
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57:24
An Interview With Yoga Miracle Worker Laurie LeCompte
On her philosophy of teaching, assessing a student's progress, her personal fitness regimen, and pet ferrets
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Russell Smith
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41:21
A Conversation with Publishing Maverick Ellen Fishbein
At the publishing frontier, fighting fluff, and her “personal bible”
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1:38:35
What Do Dwight Eisenhower, Frank Lloyd Wright, Maya Angelou and Ray Kroc Have in Common?
Second Act -- Henry Oliver's book on "late bloomers" -- comes out in the US today
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Russell Smith
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When You Eat a Mummy, You Desecrate a Land and Destroy a Soul
A conversation with Egyptian-American poet Sherry Shenoda
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Russell Smith
There's No Failure in Bonsai Unless You Kill a Tree – and Don't Get Another One
A Conversation on Patience and Impermanence With Bonsai Instructor Russ Stevens
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Russell Smith
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People Who Succeed When No One Expects Them To
Henry Oliver examines the lives, lessons and obsessions of "late bloomers"
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Russell Smith
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Consistency is a Gift to Yourself
Consistency will change your life
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Russell Smith
3
You’re Drinking It – You Should Enjoy It!
An interview with Sophia and Sarah Boese of Louisville Tea Company
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Russell Smith
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As Someone With a Disability in America, I Don’t Feel Seen As a Person
A beautiful conversation with brand strategist and advocate for the disabled, Geoff Cook
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Russell Smith
Be Yourself. Be Patient. Be Clear.
Biographer Steven Rabalais reflects on the wisdom of General Fox Conner
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Russell Smith
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