All Episodes
Tangential Inspiration — 229 episodes
Episode 228: The Masaka Kids Africana - Dancing for Joy and Hope
Episode 227: Robert Putnam and the Power of Joining
Episode 226: Cupcake Brown: A Story of Hope and Redemption
Episode 225: The Hidden Power of Neurodivergence
Episode 224: Artemis 2 - The Heroic Return to Deep Space
Episode 223: The Heroic Citizens of Ukraine
Episode 222: The Otter Comeback
Episode 221: The Amazing Athletes of the Paralympics Winter Games
Episode 220: The Quiet Rebel of Equality - Pauli Murray
Episode 219: Septima Clark - Educating for Equality
Episode 218: Lina AbiRafeh - The Power of Practical Feminism
Episode 217: Bayard Rustin - The Invisible Man of the Civil Rights Movement
Episode 216: Hugh Thompson, Jr. - Courage is Doing What is Right
Episode 215: Mark Kelly - An American Hero
Episode 214: The Man Who Composed the Soundtrack to America
Episode 213: Shaquille O’Neal: The Kindness Giant
Episode 212: Unleashing the Power of the Young
Episode 211: Hope in a Hopeless Place
Episode 210: Nelson Mandela - The Power of Leaving Hate Behind
Episode 209: Lessons of Hope From Stray Dogs
Episode 208: Jon Cena Never Gives Up on Giving to Others
Episode 207: Small Doses of Powerful Inspiration
Episode 206: Colleges and Universities- The Cutting Edge of Medical Technology
Episode 205: Fast and Furious - More Inspiration Coming Fast
Episode 204: The 761st Tank Battalion - Coming Out Fighting
Episode 203: Peter Benenson - A Candle in the Darkness
Episode 202: Dr. Billy Hudson and the Power of Mentorship
Episode 201: The Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo - Never Giving Up Hope
Episode 200: Fighting Cancer with Hope
Episode 199: Wildlife Warrior - Dr. Paula Kahumbu
Episode 198: Indigenous Inspiration
Episode 197: Roz Brewer - DEI is the Road to Success
Episode 196: In the Name of Love - Pride Month
Episode 195: Opal Lee - The Grandmother of Juneteenth
Episode 194: The Indomitable Spirit of Harriet Tubman
Episode 193: Heroes of Pearl Harbor
Episode 192: Gorgona Wine - Prison Reform Has Never Tasted So Good
Episode 191: A Little Motherly Advice
Episode 190: The Humanitarian Scientist: Jonas Salk
Episode 189: The Rebel Pope of Hope - Francis
Episode 188: A Celebration of Rebel Girls
Episode 187: Alice Paul - Woman Warrior
Episode 186: More Fast and Furious Shorts for Inspiration
Episode 185: Joe Roberts - Pushing for a Solution to Homelessness
Episode 184: Celebrating Black Inventors
Episode 183: NASA - The Impossible is Achievable
Episode 182: Unsung Heroes of the Medical World
Episode 181: Three Extraordinary Girls
Episode 180: Michael Bonner - A Teacher With A Mission
Episode 179: The Remarkable Six Triple Eight
Episode 178: Keeping the Christmas Spirit All Year Long
Episode 177: The Brave and Bold Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe
Episode 176: The Upside of AI Technology
Episode 175: Nellie Bly - One of the First Investigative Reporters
Episode 174: The True Story of the Greatest Beer Run Ever
Episode 173: Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
Episode 172: Faster and Furiouser Inspiration 2 - More Short Stories
Episode 171: Turning Obstacles Into Opportunities - Nick Vujicic
Episode 170: Kristina Kuzmic Can’t Fix Everything
Episode 169: The Ukrainian Olympic Team
Episode 168: Luma Mufley - The Power of Belonging
Episode 167: Jamie Kern Lima - Everybody is Worthy
Episode 166: Bob Moore - People Before Profits
Episode 165: Marilyn and Ella - An Unlikely, But Wonderful Friendship
Episode 164: The Determined Srikanth Bolla
Episode 163: Her Royal Deepness, Sylvia Earl
Episode 162: Dave Grohl - the Nicest Man in Rock
Mother’s Day Bonus Episode
Episode 161: Lola Greene Baldwin - One of America’s First Female Police Officers
Episode 160: Fast and Furious Inspiration - A Bunch of Short Stories
Episode 159: Arnold Schwarzenneger Says Be Useful
Episode 158: Finding Mike - A Story About Hope and Kindness
Episode 157: The Real Supremes - Women of the Supreme Court
Episode 156: The Super Christopher Reeve
Episode 155: The Boys in the Boat
Episode 154: A Less Stress Thanksgiving
Episode 153: Diana Nyad Never Ever Gives Up
Episode 152: AMBER Alerts Saving Lives
Episode 151: Ana’s Story - Finding Hope in the Darkness
Episode 150: The Astronauts of Space X’s Inspiration 4 Mission
Episode 149: Oogy - The Inspirational Story About A Dog and His Forever Family
Episode 148: Freeing Yourself With Boundaries
Episode 147: From Video Gamer to Professional Racer - Jann Mardenborough
Episode 146: The Amazing Dancing Life of Fred Astaire
Episode 145: Peace Pilgrim’s Walk of Love
Episode 144: Mindfully Moving into Fall
Episode 143: Heroes of the Maui Fires
Episode 142: The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Episode 141: Navy SEAL Admiral William H. McRaven Says Make Your Bed - Part II
Episode 140 - Navy SEAL Admiral William H. McRaven Says Make Your Bed - Part I
Episode 139: The US Secret Weapon of World War II - The Navajo Code Talkers
Episode 138: Tina Welling and How Journaling Set Prisoners Free
Episode 137: A Guide to Finding Inspiration
Episode 136: The Invisible Girls by Sarah Thebarge
A Brief Intermission
Episode 135: Clara Hale - America’s Mother Teresa
Episode 134: More than Just a Chef: Julia Childs
Episode 133: Chris Nikic - 1% Better All the Way to the Finish Line
Episode 132: Interview with Jon Slifka - His Disability Does Not Define Him
Episode 131: Finding a Little Thing Called Happiness
Episode 130: Charles Schulz - Four Frames of Wholesomeness
Episode 129: Theodore Roosevelt - Father of Our National Parks
Episode 128: Saving My Enemy - A Story of Forgiveness and Healing
Episode 127: Matt Damon - Bringing Water to the World
Episode 126: Elderly Athletes - Age Isn’t Stopping Them From Being Beasts!
Episode 125: Teen Angel, Cancer Warrior - Olivia Newton John
Episode 124: Life Changing Music from Garbage - The Landfill Harmonic
Episode 123: Patsy Mink - The Small But Fierce Equality Warrior
Episode 122: Julie Andrews - Entertainment Royalty
Episode 121: Carol Burnett - More Than Just a Queen of Comedy
Episode 120: Jimmy Carter - The Best Ex-President
Episode 119: Steve Gleason - No White Flags
Episode 118: The Brilliant Women Behind Hidden Figures
Episode 117: The Voice of Nature - David Attenborough
Episode 116: Thurgood Marshall and the Daring Women of War
Episode 115: Coretta Scott King - A Legend of Her Own - Part 2
Episode 114: Coretta Scott King - A Legend of Her Own - Part 1
Episode 113: Bono - Philanthropy In the Name of Love
Episode 112: Laura Schroff and Maurice Mazyck - A Thread that Binds Them in Friendship
Episode 111: Our Holiday Episode
Episode 110: Dr. Emil Kakkis - Determination Finds a Cure
Episode 109: Betty Ford - Feminist, Housewife, First Lady
Episode 108: Brad Montague - Learning by Listening to Kids
Episode 107: The Fierce Love of Rev. Jacqui Lewis
Episode 106: Brandi Carlile- A Different Kind of Country
Episode 105: Inky Johnson - From Injury to Inspiration
Episode 104: Zachary Levi - Mental Health Has A Superhero
Episode 103: Christina Tosi and the Power of Dessert
Episode 102: Heather Lende - Life Lessons from an Obituary Writer
Episode 101: Funny Farm - An Animal Rescue With Heart and Humor
Episode 100: Wowie! Love, Love, Love That It Is Our 100th Episode!
Episode 99: A Journal for Jordan - A Different Kind of Love Story
Episode 98: Florence Nightingale - The Nurse Who Changed Healthcare
Episode 97: Mikaela Shiffrin - Speeding to Self Care
Episode 96: The Iron Nun - Madonna Buder
Episode 95: Jesse Thistle: Hitting Rock Bottom, Digging Deeper, Then Climbing Out
Episode 94 -Renegades and Friends: Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen
Episode 93: Determined to Rise - Giannis Antetokounmpo
Episode 92: Jenna and Barbara: The Bush Twins Using Sisterhood for Good
Episode 91: David Egan - More Alike Than Different
Episode 90: Suleika Jaouad - Following A Trail of Gratitude
Episode 89: José Andrés - The World’s Front Line Chef
Episode 88: Terra Pacem Wines Interview: Disability, Inclusion, and Wine
Episode 87: Jackie Robinson - Breaking the Color Barrier Part 2
Episode 86: Jackie Robinson - Breaking the Color Barrier Part I
Episode 85: Bob Goff - Giving Undistracted Love
Episode 84: Terry Fox - Running to Beat Cancer
Episode 83: Upbeat and Uplifting - Jon Batiste
Episode 82: Mandisa - A Journey of Faith and Music
Episode 81: Molly - The United Kingdom’s Pet Detective
Episode 80: Jane Goodall: Finding Humanity In Nature
Episode 79: Fred Rogers: The Man Who Taught Kindness in the Neighborhood
Episode 78: God’s Architect - Antoni Gaudi
Episode 77: America’s Stalwart Doctor - Anthony Fauci
Episode 76: Audrey Hepburn: Ambassador for the Children
Episode 75: The Poetic Powerhouse - Maya Angelou
Episode 74: Valerie Bertinelli - Self Image Is Not a Number on the Scale
Episode 73: Remy Wines: An Interview About Innovation
Episode 72: The Brilliant Shirley Ann Jackson
Episode 71: Volodymyr Zelenskyy- The Spirit of Ukraine
Episode 70: Trevor Noah - Molded by His Mother
Episode 69: Bravey- Alexi Pappas
Episode 68: Skinny House - An Uncommon Home History
Episode 67: The Princess of the Press Ida B. Wells
Episode 66: The Author with a Child-Like Heart - Beverly Cleary
Episode 65: The Humor and Heart of Betty White
Episode 64: Julie Rodgers - Outlove
Episode 63: Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule
Episode 62: Ringing in the New Year with Julia Childs
Episode 61: It’s a Wonderful Life
Episode 60: Denzel Washington: Planting Seeds
Episode 59: Tuesdays with Mitch Albom
Episode 58: Jacinda Ardern - The Progressive Prime Minister
Episode 57: The Inner Beauty of Lizzie Velasquez
Episode 56: The Indivisible Nate Boyer
Episode 55: Sutton Foster - Overcoming Crisis One Craft Project at a Time
Episode 54: The Deliciously Generous Paul Newman
Episode 53: Tig Notaro - the Luckiest Unlucky Person
Episode 52: John Pavlovitz -Hope is a Superpower
Episode 51: Craig Melvin- Breaking the Cycle
Episode 50: Atticus- The Mighty Little Mountain Dog
Episode 49: Momma Smash - Serena Williams
Episode 48: The Happiest Man on Earth- Eddie Jaku
Episode 47: The Maverick McCains
Episode 46: The High Flying Simone Biles
Episode 45: Checking In with Michelle Williams
Episode 44: David Chang’s Momofuku
Episode 43: The Unsinkable Refugee- Yusra Mardini
Episode 42: The Relentless Missy Franklin
Episode 41: Skating Legend Scott Hamilton
Episode 40: Eunice Kennedy Shriver and the Special Olympics
Episode 39: Ibtihaj Muhammad - The Faithful Fencer
Episode 38: Olympic Surfer Carissa Moore
Episode 37: The Blazing Fast Wilma Rudolph
Episode 36: Thirsty Scott Harrison
Episode 35: The Heart of Team Hoyt
Episode 34: Bishop Michael Curry
Episode 33: Michael J. Fox
Episode 31: Jon and Tracey Stewart
Episode 30: Erin French- The Comeback Chef
Episode 29: Alecia Moore - PINK!
Episode 28: The Legacy of Princess Diana
Episode 27: The Daring Irena Sendler
Episode 26: The Mother of the Modern Mastectomy
Episode 25: Laura Bush
Episode 24: Butterfly, Protector of the Forest
Episode 23: The Shark Whisperer- Cristina Zenato
Episode 22: The Crocodile Hunter
Episode 21: Rachel Carson
Episode 20: Emily Penn
Episode 19: Wangari Maathai
Episode 18: The Kindness Diaries
Episode 17: Greta Thunberg
Episode 16: Lady Gaga
Episode 15: Eleanor Roosevelt
Episode 14: Bob and Maria Goff
Episode13: Amazing Women of Basketball
Episode 12: The Black Mambas
Episode 11: Melinda Gates
Episode 10: Dolly Parton
Episode 3: John Lewis
Episode 2: Amanda Gorman
Episode 7: Melissa Stockwell
Episode 5: Marcus Samuelsson
Episode 9: Kelly Clarkson
Episode 8: Bethany Hamilton
Episode 4: Kamala Harris
Episode 6: Shaun T.
Episode 1: Claudette Colvin