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From Red Carpets to Red Wine, with Danielle Frank
"Just because the path of motherhood might not happen for me, it doesn't mean the nurturing goes away. I still want a seat at the table for how kids are raised." — Danielle Frank About This…
It's Sauce, Not Gravy, with J.A. Marz
"It's about family, it's about traditions, it's about a sense of place. Italy is more than just food and wine. It's a feeling, it's an experience." — J.A. Marz About This Episode J.A. Marz is a…
Fourteen Months in Darkness , with Doron Keren
"Memory without responsibility is just nostalgia. We have to really be responsible — responsible adults — and make sure that the world doesn't forget what happened." — Doron Keren About This…
Touching Death with Sally Dukes
"I really wanted to know about the numinous. I went to Burma to sit with a master. I got my master's degree. I did all kinds of things looking to find out what happened. And then I came back to…
Such a Pretty Picture: Andrea Leeb on Shattering Silence, Surviving Abuse, and Writing the Story She Swore She'd Never Tell
"On the outside, I too looked like a pretty picture. Inside, I was dying. I had so much pain and shame and suffering. Pretending isn't enough to make it go away." — Andrea Leeb About This…
Map of a Heart, with Jacque Gorelick
"I think there was some empathy for my younger self that I probably didn't have before... I think writing the book, I could look at myself as a seven-year-old girl or a thirteen-year-old with a lot…
Revealing Purpose, with Nick Kemp
“You don’t need to find your ikigai—you already have it. You just need to notice it.” — Nick Kemp What if purpose isn’t something you chase—but something you already have? In this episode, Mike sits…
Writing Through the Fire, with Priya Hutner
“We suffer as humans—and writing gives us a place to put that pain, to understand it, and maybe even transform it.”— Priya Hutner What happens when the life you’ve built—your beliefs, your community,…
Writing Without Limits, with Christian Toms-Arbel
“If you want to be a writer for money, you’re in the wrong place. The authors who last are the ones who truly love the craft.” — Christian Toms-Arbel Christian Toms-Arbel has been telling stories…
Healing, Class, and Coming Home with Leigh Shalloway
“The story came out of me when it was supposed to come out of me—after living a whole life.” – Leigh Shalloway In this episode of Uncorking a Story, Mike Carlon sits down with novelist and holistic…
The Infinity Within: Kris Land on Souls, Cheat Codes, and the Game of Life
“Maybe what Jesus really wanted was to show us what we’re all capable of—and that we’ve simply forgotten our own power.” — Kris Land In this mind‑expanding conversation, Mike sits down with author,…
Healing, History, and the Power of Story with Jane Loeb Rubin
"Writing made me feel like I mattered — like I was taking up space in the universe that could be shared..” In this episode, Mike uncorks the story of historical fiction author Jane Loeb Rubin, whose…
Surviving Hijacking: Mimi Nichter on Trauma, Silence, and “Hostage”
“The more you unpack something—or uncork it—the less power it holds over you.” In this powerful episode of Uncorking a Story, host Mike Carlon sits down with cultural and medical anthropologist Mimi…
Has Medicine Lost Its Mind? Dr. Robert Smith on the Crisis in Mental Health Care & How to Fix It
Let help uncork your memoir through a 12 week memoir mentorship program: https://mikecarlon.com/memoir-cohorts/ "Medicine knows a patient’s disease, but it does not know the patient — and that is…
It’s Never Too Late, Joëlle Lydon on Healing, Creativity, and Redefining Love
Let help uncork your memoir through a 12 week memoir mentorship program: https://mikecarlon.com/memoir-cohorts/ “It’s never too late — never too late to heal, to learn, to evolve, or to create a…
Collaboration Is the New Competition: Priscilla McKinney on Creativity, Resilience, & Reinventing Work
Let help uncork your memoir through a 12 week memoir mentorship program: https://mikecarlon.com/memoir-cohorts/ “There’s always another way of looking at things. Collaborators win bigger—in…
Why Passion Projects Save Lives, with Jason Reid
Let help uncork your memoir through a 12 week memoir mentorship program: https://mikecarlon.com/memoir-cohorts/ "When your world feels like it’s falling apart, that’s when your story is beginning."…
Building Wealth with Purpose & Passion, with Karen Rands
Let help uncork your memoir through a 12 week memoir mentorship program: https://mikecarlon.com/memoir-cohorts/ “People can see themselves in Jane’s journey — that everyday person who realizes they…
Turning Pain Into Peace: Carol Kennedy on Faith, Loss, and Her Calling to Write Thank God for God
Let help uncork your memoir through a 12 week memoir mentorship program: https://mikecarlon.com/memoir-cohorts/ In this moving and deeply personal episode of Uncorking a Story, Michael welcomes debut…
Creativity, Vulnerability, and Flow: A Conversation with Rabbi Alon Ferency
Let help uncork your memoir through a 12 week memoir mentorship program: https://mikecarlon.com/memoir-cohorts/ “I love having written more than I love writing. The process is work, but the result…
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