The Kathryn Zox Show
by Kathryn Zox
Kathryn Zox is your Social Worker with a Microphone™. She's informative and fun and opens up the mike with conversations that women need to hear. The Kathryn Zox Show is savvy and relationship oriented. Kathryn has counseled hundreds of women and their families who have suffered from eating disorders, addiction problems, marital, family and geriatric issues as well as persons coping with mental and physical disabilities. She combines her feminine perspective, social work skills and acting talents to produce a show that's smart, upbeat, informative, sometimes irreverent, but never boring! Tune in Wednesdays at 7 AM/PT, 10 AM/ET to The Kathryn Zox Show be a part of Kathryn's lively interviews on wealth, health, kids, divorce, travel, menopause, recipes, diets, and relationships. Serious and not so serious topics include hair loss, weight gain, face lifts, obsession, and rejection and even male contraception. That's the Kathryn Zox Show, right here on VoiceAmerica Variety.
Episodes
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Ep: 1901 Rusty Reynolds - Halloween Hazards
Halloween brings millions of children onto neighborhood streets and private property after dark, creating a predictable mix of poorly lit walkways, temporary decorations, extension cords, traffic, excited children, pets, costumes that impair visibility and crowded haunted attractions. When…
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Ep: 1900 Dale T. Umetsu MD - Beyond Avoidance
Imagine fearing that a single bite of food could send your child to the emergency room—or threaten their life. For families navigating severe food allergies, this fear is an everyday reality. For too long, food allergies were viewed as conditions to manage through caution and avoidance, rather…
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Ep: 1899 Marcy Kelly - The Porcelain Heart
When Marcy Kelly learns that her son Michael has been found on the floor of his apartment, her world shatters. In her moving memoir, she recounts the rawness of her grief and her struggle to accept his death. She searches for answers about what happened to him while navigating the painful first...
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Ep: 1898 Mark Schroeder - When Things Get Personal
Getting along with people is hard. Understanding why can make all the difference. Mark Schroeder brings philosophy to the everyday challenges of human relationships, from political polarization and painful coming-out experiences to having your ideas ignored in a meeting—until a male colleague...
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Ep: 1897 Marcia Chatelain PhD - How Bright The Path Grows
Marcia Chatelain shines a spotlight on thirteen extraordinary Black women artists and activists whose contributions to the 1963 March on Washington have long been overlooked. While history remembers the powerful speeches, iconic figures, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of equality, the women…
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Ep: 1896 Lynne Hugo - Under an Indiana Sky
Overdose deaths fell nearly 21% last year, and October marks National Substance Abuse Prevention Month but award-winning author and licensed psychotherapist Lynne Hugo says the numbers don't capture what's actually happening inside families still living with addiction. Her new novel follows 4…
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Ep: 1895 Ward Farnsworth - Should You Tip For Takeout?
Should you tip for takeout? Should you let someone cut in line? And if you're worried a politician you dislike will win, should you bet on them—and profit if they do? Ward Farnsworth and Saul Levmore explore these everyday dilemmas with humor, curiosity, and a healthy dose of logic. Their point...
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Ep: 1894 Charisse Lillie - Can AI Give Career Advice?
AI can offer career advice in seconds, but should technology have a say in decisions that can shape an entire life? Charisse Lillie explores where AI-assisted guidance ends and human judgment begins—and why trusted mentors, meaningful relationships, and experienced advisors still matter. Drawing…
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Ep: 1893 Rachel Pastan - We're So Lucky To Live Here
After her mother's death, theater director Gwen Rivlin is determined to keep the large, shabby turreted house where they grew up. But the cost, suburban setting, single-family zoning laws, and skeptical neighbors all seem determined to drive her out. Seeking both a way forward for the changing...
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Ep: 1892 Doug Noll JD - Empathy Leadership
Empathy is facing a growing public backlash. Elon Musk has called it "the fundamental weakness of Western civilization," while evangelical bestsellers such as Toxic Empathy and The Sin of Empathy portray compassion as a liability. In the manosphere, empathy is often dismissed as weakness.…
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Ep: 1891 Katie Rose Pryal PhD - Your Kid Belongs Here
Blending personal experience, research, and practical guidance, Katie Rose Pryal PhD shares her journey as a neurodivergent mother raising neurodivergent children. Her work offers an empathetic and empowering perspective on parenting in a world that often overlooks the needs of neurodivergent...
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Ep: 1890 Melissa Payne - In This Life or Another
On the eve of his 60th birthday, small-town mechanic Rusty Wilson takes a bullet while saving patrons in a Colorado diner, only to awaken in a mysterious realm between life and death. There, he discovers that his story is not over. Reflecting on a life shaped by disappointment, grief, and painful...
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Ep: 1889 David Roddenberry - Mama Bear Law
Most people have heard how artificial intelligence is transforming the way we work, shop, and communicate. But could AI also help families navigate complicated legal challenges following a serious injury or medical tragedy? David Roddenberry, co-founder of Mama Bear Law, explores this question…
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Ep: 1888 Dr. Tiffanie Tate - Perfectly Perfect
Parents often worry about the messages children receive from classmates, social media, and the world around them. However, physician and author Dr. Tiffanie Tate believes one of the most powerful voices children will ever hear is the voice they develop within themselves. Her children's picture...
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Ep: 1887 Margaret Eastman Smith - A Spectacular Inheritance
With sharp clarity and emotional depth, Margaret Eastman Smith offers an intriguing coming-of-age memoir set within the controversial global movement Moral Re-Armament (MRA), formerly known as the Oxford Group. Influential yet polarizing, MRA has been characterized by some as a cult. Oprah…
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Ep: 1886 Dr. Tamir Aldad - Too Close For Comfort
Drawing on years of clinical experience, Dr. Tamir Aldad challenges conventional wisdom about codependency and introduces readers to a frequently overlooked relationship dynamic: what happens when one person's emotional survival gradually becomes another person's responsibility. Through…
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Ep: 1885 Dr. Janet Rosenzweig - The Sex-Wise Parent
Sex is a natural part of life, yet many parents struggle to talk openly with their children about it. Without these important conversations, children, adolescents, and young adults may be uninformed and more vulnerable to sexual abuse, warns Dr. Janet Rosenzweig, a nationally recognized child...
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Ep: 1884 Laurel Woods - Strip Club Heiress
Laurel Woods offers an intimate, unflinching look at growing up inside her father's strip club and the unexpected path her life took as an adult. After an injury ended Michael Woods' career with the California Highway Patrol, he entered the adult entertainment industry, opening the Jet Strip Club...
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Ep: 1883 Doménica Feraud - You Are What You See
For millions of women, television wasn't just entertainment; it was an instruction manual, teaching us what relationships should look like, how ambitious women should behave, and how much of ourselves we should sacrifice to be accepted. As conversations around toxic relationships, beauty…
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Ep: 1882 James Ellis - A Journey of Insights
Building a successful career and leaving a lasting legacy requires more than just business achievement. Drawing from his distinguished trajectory as an entrepreneur, CEO, professor, and prominent business school leader, James G. Ellis offers a comprehensive roadmap for leaders at all stages.Ellis...
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Ep: 1881 Michael Guilding - Fear in the Therapy Room
For millions of therapists—and millions of people in therapy—the experience is familiar: shortness of breath, a racing heart, and sweaty palms. When we perceive a threat, our bodies naturally activate fight-or-flight responses, both physically and behaviorally. This protective fear system is…
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Ep: 1880 Teri Roche Drobnick - Our Long Goodbye
According to the Alzheimer's Association, more than 7 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's disease, and that number is projected to rise to nearly 13 million by 2050. Watching a loved one experience dementia can be heartbreaking, but Teri Roche Dropnick offers a unique and...
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Ep: 1879 Susannah Marren - Palm Beach Confidential
Decades after Lucinda Barrows comes to Palm Beach she has everything she set out to claim: a seat at every elite table and three stunning daughters raised in the shelter of privilege. Yet beneath the family's renown, Lucinda's life is in turmoil. Out of nowhere her carefully constructed legacy is...
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Ep: 1878 Matt Grace - The Life That Almost Killed Me
More than 48 million Americans live with substance use disorder, and relapse remains a common and often deadly reality for those seeking recovery. While statistics illustrate the scale of the crisis, they rarely capture its personal toll. Matt Grace offers an unfiltered account of addiction…
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Ep: 1877 Julie Carrick Dalton - The Forest Becomes Her
Award-winning novelist, environmental advocate, and climate communicator Julie Carrick Dalton examines how storytelling can strengthen our connection to the natural world and motivate meaningful climate action. Inspired by the childhood loss of a cherished forest, she reflects on the personal...
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Ep: 1876 Kari Zeller - Re-Placed
As artificial intelligence reshapes the global economy, leaders across industries are confronting profound questions about human identity, purpose, and professional value. Kari Zeller explores this challenge through the concept of "ontological vulnerability," the uncertainty that emerges when...
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Ep: 1875 Dr. Keith Kantor - Summer Heat and Hair Loss
Much of the nation is having severe heat this week that could last several weeks. It will be in the 90s with humidity added to the mix driving the heat index up to 100. Heat advisories are being issued. We all know some of the health issues that heat waves can have and how deathly it can be. But...
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Ep: 1874 Allana Pratt - Searching for "The One" is Keeping You Lonely
We are living through a loneliness epidemic. Dating apps have made it easier than ever to swipe, and harder than ever to meaningfully connect. Millions of people are doing everything right on the outside, yet still feel deeply alone. This is not a love problem. It is an inner wholeness problem....
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Ep: 1873 Roger Love - New Stuttering Technique Explained by a Celebrity Voice Coach
Roger Love is widely recognized for coaching some of the world's biggest stars, helping them transform their voices for award-winning films, recording projects, concert tours, and high-stakes public appearances. Yet his most impactful work may be taking place far beyond Hollywood. His upcoming...
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Ep: 1872 Nicholas Freudenberg - Fighting For New York
Imagine New York City without the activists who fought for it. Wages stuck at the federal minimum. Police stop-and-frisk without public oversight. No public hospital system, no rent control, no free school lunch, no right to shelter. As Nicholas Freudenberg writes at the opening of Fighting for…
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Ep: 1871 Dr. Angélica Pérez-Litwin - The Great Unraveling
For many high-achieving professionals, success has come at a devastating cost. They have built impressive careers, earned the titles, and achieved the goals they were told would bring fulfillment. Yet behind the polished résumés and outward accomplishments, many are exhausted, emotionally...
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Ep: 1870 Pamela Kelley - Nantucket Second Chances
Claire Shipman once had the life everyone envied: a respectable marriage, a beautiful home in Manhattan, and a future that seemed perfectly planned. But after a painful separation leaves her starting over, she returns to the Nantucket island she once called home - now a single mother to a teenage...
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Ep: 1869 Dr. Sherry McAllister - Beat Summer Travel Pain
We've all been there: you finally arrive at your vacation destination, but instead of heading straight to the beach, you're searching for ibuprofen. Between the "economy-class origami" of cramped airplane seats and the "highway hip" that comes from hours in the car, many travelers arrive stiff,...
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Ep: 1868 April Dávila - Sit Write Here
Struggling with writer's block this spring? Award-winning author April Dávila offers a practical, mindful approach to getting unstuck. Drawing on Insight Meditation, personal experience, and her expertise as both a writer and mindfulness teacher, she shows how mindfulness can help overcome common...
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Ep: 1867 Hilary DeCesare - Rewiring the Brain
After contributing to nearly $1 billion in sales at Oracle, Hilary DeCesare left the corporate world to explore why so many high-performing women still experience burnout and a sense of being stuck. She is now a Master Certified Neuroscience Coach who uses brain-based methods to help women break...
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Ep: 1866 Kathy Anderson - Vamoose
Vamoose: Stories is a vibrant, fast-paced collection by acclaimed author Kathy Anderson, blending humor, heart, and literary depth. These interconnected short stories center women who claim their own narratives and shape their own futures. Part literary fiction, part queer celebration, and part...
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Ep: 1865 Janice Erlbaum - Girlbomb
First published in 2006, Girlbomb quickly received critical acclaim for its unflinching honesty and fast-paced storytelling, offering a rare, female-centered perspective on youth homelessness, addiction, and the complex relationships shaped by friendship and first love. Janice Erlbaum's…
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Ep: 1864 Tyler Evans MD - Street Medicine: The Last Mile to Ending the HIV Epidemic
The science already exists. PrEP is highly effective, and antiretroviral therapy can reduce HIV transmission to effectively zero. Yet in 2022, approximately 31,800 Americans acquired HIV, while millions remain disconnected from consistent care due to homelessness, incarceration, untreated mental...
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Ep: 1863 Laura Lekkos - All the Little Ways
Victoria, forty-three, is a confident, career-driven woman who never planned on kids—until she falls for Ace, a man twenty years her senior. Liz, thirty-two, has longed for motherhood but faces failed romances and anxiety; an unexpected pregnancy with her elusive boyfriend Chase turns her life...
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Ep: 1862 Carol Snow - The Girl on the Beach
Sonia and Graham Starr seem to have it all: wealth, success, and a beloved four-year-old daughter, Roxie. But when Roxie disappears into the Pacific Ocean on a perfect summer afternoon, their lives are shattered. Months later, Roxie's former nanny, twenty-one-year-old Colleen, returns to the...
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Ep: 1861 Jean Trounstine - Sounds Like Trouble To Me
Inspired by the true story of women at Dublin Correctional Facility in California, Jean Trounstine's novel follows Nettie, a correctional officer who suddenly finds herself on the other side of the prison system she once enforced. As she awaits trial, Nettie confronts the inhumane conditions of...
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Ep: 1860 Lee Klinger Lesser - Return To Our Senses
In a world shaped by war, economic uncertainty, climate change, and social upheaval, maintaining balance and clarity can feel increasingly difficult. Lee Klinger Lesser argues that mindful practices are more essential than ever, helping us cultivate resilience, purpose, and joy. Through...
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Ep: 1859 Dr. Kenneth Barish - The Art and Science of Parenting
Drawing on neuroscience, child development research, clinical practice, and his own experience as a father and grandfather, Dr.Kenneth Barish addresses the questions that keep parents and grandparents up at night: How do we protect our children's emotional health in an era of rising anxiety,...
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Ep: 1858 David Kibbe - The Power of Style
Internationally celebrated style and beauty expert David Kibbe has spent more than 40 years championing his philosophy of "Love-Based Beauty," a transformative approach that encourages women to value themselves beyond unrealistic beauty standards. Throughout his career, he has challenged...
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Ep: 1857 Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble - Rise and Thrive
Step into your strength, embrace your brilliance, and rise—no matter the challenges life presents. This is Dr. Alfiee Breland-Noble's heartfelt message to every young person seeking healing, hope, and belonging. Drawing on 30 years of research, clinical experience, and community work, she leads a...
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Ep: 1856 Liz Lazarus - Dawn Before Darkness
Dawn Smith, a veterinarian tech living in rural South Carolina, catches her new, hot boyfriend in a series of lies and abruptly ends their relationship. He is not happy. He begins to stalk and harass her, forcing Dawn to seek a restraining order. Undeterred, he launches a deeply personal attack...
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Ep: 1855 Sheila Yasmin Marikar - Incidentals
Sheila Yasmin Marikar delivers a sharp, "White Lotus"-style satire set at a luxury Maldives resort. Celebrating their fifth anniversary, Sarah Shetty and Sam Gupta escape their failing marriage and stalled careers with a lavish vacation funded entirely by points and miles. At the resort, they...
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Ep: 1854 Lucy Ashe - The Model Patient
It is London in the early 1960s, a city shedding postwar restraint as fashion, art, and youth culture ignite the Swinging Sixties. Amid shifting sexual politics, women still face rigid expectations. Evelyn Westbrook, a young model trapped in a fragile marriage, begins psychoanalysis to regain...
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Ep: 1853 Sharon Virts - Masque of Honor
Drawing on a deeply rooted family legacy—five ancestors who fought for American independence and another, a Hessian soldier who sided with the British—Sharon Virts brings uncommon authenticity to her fiction. A member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and owner of SELMA, a historic...
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Ep: 1852 Atima Omara - The Instigators
The news is saturated with heartbreak, yet for many Americans injustice is familiar, and so is resistance. Political strategist Atima Omara contends that guidance and inspiration can be drawn from those who have endured and challenged the nation's darkest eras: Black women. She reclaims the label...
About this show
Kathryn Zox is your Social Worker with a Microphone™. She's informative and fun and opens up the mike with conversations that women need to hear. The Kathryn Zox Show is savvy and relationship oriented. Kathryn has counseled hundreds of women and their families who have suffered from eating disorders, addiction problems, marital, family and geriatric issues as well as persons coping with mental and physical disabilities. She combines her feminine perspective, social work skills and acting talents to produce a show that's smart, upbeat, informative, sometimes irreverent, but never boring! Tune in Wednesdays at 7 AM/PT, 10 AM/ET to The Kathryn Zox Show be a part of Kathryn's lively interviews on wealth, health, kids, divorce, travel, menopause, recipes, diets, and relationships. Serious and not so serious topics include hair loss, weight gain, face lifts, obsession, and rejection and even male contraception. That's the Kathryn Zox Show, right here on VoiceAmerica Variety.
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