Best Financial Design Studio Podcasts (2026)

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Sheila Schroeder, Financial Consultant & Author, "It's Time To Talk $" 41:04

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"It's Time To Talk $: A Woman's Guide To Navigating Money Conversations" provides a hands-on guide for investing and managing money, particularly for women, written by private wealth manager Sheila Schroeder. It's a smart guide for one's financial future, which women have traditionally not done and left for their partners to control. This book touc…

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Lisa Price Canale, Interior Designer, Palisades Fire Survivor 38:17

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Lisa Price is one of the most sought-after interior designers in Los Angeles. Her clean, crisp style blends effortlessly with any genre, and she incorporates that with the needs and wants of her clients. I know, because I've been a client. But when Lisa and her family lost their home in the Palisades fire nearly one year ago, she decided to take on…

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DeepMind Gemini 3 Lead: What Comes After "Infinite Data" 54:56

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Gemini 3 was a landmark frontier model launch in AI this year — but the story behind its performance isn’t just about adding more compute. In this episode, I sit down with Sebastian Bourgeaud, a pre-training lead for Gemini 3 at Google DeepMind and co-author of the seminal RETRO paper. In his first-ever podcast interview, Sebastian takes us inside …

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Bruno Serato, Celebrity Chef 31:52

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Bruno Serato, owner of the Anaheim White House Restaurant and founder of Caterina's Club, feeds literally thousands of children and families every day, and he's raising money so his Caterina's foundation can continue feeding literally thousands every day who would otherwise go hungry. And he joins us today to talk about it. Just last week, SoCal po…

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Alexia Melocchi, Global Producer, Author, "The Art of Show Biz" & Producer, Little Studio Films 31:39

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There's a lot of talk about the changes in Hollywood, a city that has been at the center of moviemaking and TV production for nearly a century. So we invited producer and writer Alexia Melocchi, who co-authored the book, "The Heart of Show Business," to talk about what's really happening in this city of dreams. Alexia will discuss in detail a road …

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Simon Poole, MD & Amy Riolo, Authors, Managing Cholesterol for Dummies 35:22

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Got high cholesterol? There's ways to manage it, and I'll be speaking with nutrition expert Amy Riolo & Dr. Simon Poole about their latest book, "Managing Cholesterol for Dummies." This is a comprehensive look into how we can manage cholesterol, inflammation, and oxidation levels in our bodies, in addition to addressing who might be at cardiovascul…

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What You Should Expect If You Are Named as Trustee 38:48

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As trustee, your role is to distribute someone else's money. But the emotions, expectations, and estate rules can make this role more complex than you expected. In this episode we explain how the legal process of inheritances work, how to manage beneficiary relationships, and how to accomplish all this in a tax efficient way. 💥 DOWNLOAD our free re…

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Claudio Santini, World-Renowned Artist & Photographer 37:26

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Please welcome to our show internationally-acclaimed photographer, artist, and author Claudio Santini, whose thought-provoking work has inspired much reflection. When I visited Claudio in his Los Angeles studio recently, I felt I was in the presence of a true genius. His work spoke to me, including his latest collection, focused on capturing a quie…

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Pasquale Esposito, Acclaimed Tenor & Carlo Ponti, Famed Conductor, & LA Virtuosi Orchestra 37:18

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When famed tenor and songwriter Pasquale Esposito was growing up in Naples, Italy, the music of Enrico Caruso would play throughout his house, inspiring him to sing at the local church in town. His dream was to come to America, to study and eventually perform. And that's exactly what he did. Fast forward twenty-five years, and Pasquale is now perfo…

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What’s Next for AI? OpenAI’s Łukasz Kaiser (Transformer Co-Author) 1:05:25

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We’re told that AI progress is slowing down, that pre-training has hit a wall, that scaling laws are running out of road. Yet we’re releasing this episode in the middle of a wild couple of weeks that saw GPT-5.1, GPT-5.1 Codex Max, fresh reasoning modes and long-running agents ship from OpenAI — on top of a flood of new frontier models elsewhere. T…

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Jihan K, Director of "My Father and Qaddafi" 32:06

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welcome to our show an extraordinary woman, filmmaker, and human rights activist, Jihan K, whose documentary, "My Father and Qaddafi," unravels the disappearance of her dad, Mansur Rashid Kikhia, a peaceful opposition leader to Muammar Qaddafi who vanished when she was just six-years-old. The film seeks to piece together her mother's 19-year search…

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Dr. Dean Mitchell, Author, "Conquering Candida" 41:06

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If you've got issues with your gut, including chronic bloating and pain, it could signify an overgrowth of candida. What's that? Tune into our show with immunologist specialist and author Dr. Dean Mitchell, who wrote, "Conquering CANDIDA, The 30-DAY PROTOCOL for Restoring Your Microbiome and Health." This is a comprehensive look into what might be …

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Open Source AI Strikes Back — Inside Ai2’s OLMo 3 ‘Thinking" 1:28:10

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In this special release episode, Matt sits down with Nathan Lambert and Luca Soldaini from Ai2 (the Allen Institute for AI) to break down one of the biggest open-source AI drops of the year: OLMo 3. At a moment when most labs are offering “open weights” and calling it a day, AI2 is doing the opposite — publishing the models, the data, the recipes, …

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Intelligence Isn’t Enough: Why Energy & Compute Decide the AGI Race – Eiso Kant 1:06:28

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Frontier AI is colliding with real-world infrastructure. Eiso Kant (Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Poolside) joins the MAD Podcast to unpack Project Horizon— a multi-gigawatt West Texas build—and why frontier labs must own energy, compute, and intelligence to compete. We map token economics, cloud-style margins, and the staged 250 MW rollout using 2.5 MW mod…

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David Ross Goldblum, Filmmaker & Director of "Big Rock Burning" Documentary 28:21

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David Goldblum's short film, "Big Rock Burning," is creating a lot of good heat for the pointed questions it's raising since the devastating fires that charred thousands of properties in Malibu and the Palisades (not to mention Altadena), and he joins our program LIVE to talk about his film and the harrowing experiences so many have had since leavi…

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What You Forget to Plan, Until After Your Spouse Passes 32:40

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If your spouse knows how your finances work, what happens after they pass? In this episode, we helped our fictional client Renee, a recent widow, understand the moving parts of her financial picture, work through the inheritance process, and adjust her taxes for the individual tax bracket. 💥 DOWNLOAD our free retirement planning guide: https://fina…

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State of AI 2025 with Nathan Benaich: Power Deals, Reasoning Breakthroughs, Real Revenue 1:03:15

2M ago1:03:15

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Power is the new bottleneck, reasoning got real, and the business finally caught up. In this wide-ranging conversation, I sit down with Nathan Benaich, Founder and General Partner at Air Street Capital, to discuss the newly published 2025 State of AI report—what’s actually working, what’s hype, and where the next edge will come from. We start at th…

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James Tumminia, Actor. Producer. 40:30

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Please welcome to our show James Tumminia, award-winning actor, producer, and lover of all things Italian, beloved for his role as Angelo in the TV series, "Melissa & Joey" and much more. And we'll be talking with James about his work and how he gets his fix of Italian food and culture in this great city of LA. As a kid growing up in an Italian-Ame…

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Dr. Sherry Ross, Award-winning OB/Gyn, Author & Health Expert. 41:27

2M ago41:27

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Please welcome to my show Dr. Sherry Ross, an expert on menopause from her years in practice as a beloved obstetrician and gynecologist practicing in Santa Monica. Dr. Ross is also a two-time author, "she-ology: The Definitive Guide To Women's Intimate Health. Period" and "she-ology, the she-quel," both tackling just about any question one might ha…

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Building trust in finance: how to win over skeptical clients 13:15

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Are We Misreading the AI Exponential? Julian Schrittwieser on Move 37 & Scaling RL (Anthropic) 1:09:56

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Are we failing to understand the exponential, again? My guest is Julian Schrittwieser (top AI researcher at Anthropic; previously Google DeepMind on AlphaGo Zero & MuZero). We unpack his viral post (“Failing to Understand the Exponential, again”) and what it looks like when task length doubles every 3–4 months—pointing to AI agents that can work a …

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How GPT-5 Thinks — OpenAI VP of Research Jerry Tworek 1:16:04

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What does it really mean when GPT-5 “thinks”? In this conversation, OpenAI’s VP of Research Jerry Tworek explains how modern reasoning models work in practice—why pretraining and reinforcement learning (RL/RLHF) are both essential, what that on-screen “thinking” actually does, and when extra test-time compute helps (or doesn’t). We trace the evolut…

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Sonnet 4.5 & the AI Plateau Myth — Sholto Douglas (Anthropic) 1:10:03

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Sholto Douglas, a top AI researcher at Anthropic, discusses the breakthroughs behind Claude Sonnet 4.5—the world's leading coding model—and why we might be just 2-3 years from AI matching human-level performance on most computer-facing tasks. You'll discover why RL on language models suddenly started working in 2024, how agents maintain coherency a…

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Puran & Susanna Bair, Authors, "Living from the Heart," & Founders, Institute for Applied Meditation 26:49

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Please welcome Puran and Susanna Bair, authors of "Living from the Heart," a book that approaches meditation from a different perspective - the heart. The duo will discuss how using heart-based meditation can completely transform our well-being, benefiting both the mind and body, and they'll explain exactly how to do it. The husband and wife team a…

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Gregg Schwenk, Creator, Newport Beach Film Festival 22:09

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We're so excited about this year's Newport Beach Film Festival from October 16-23, featuring over 100 film and 250 shorts from 32 countries. The festival opens with a screening of Richard Linklater's "Blue Moon" starring Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Canavalle and Andrew Scott. The closing night film will include a screening of Guillermo Del…

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Maura Fanti, PhD, Research Assoc. Leonard Davis School of Gerontology at USC 26:59

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Want to live longer? It's all about our food. In fact, "we are what we eat" isn't just a phrase about weight. Maura Fanti, researcher at USC's longevity institute, has been connecting the benefits of calculated fasting and metabolism, inflammation, and a healthier life, and she says to live longer, we need to give our digestive system a break. Plea…

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Vicky Carabini, NIAF Regional VP & Chair of the Italian Studies Council at Chapman University 27:15

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Italians are known for their vibrant culture worldwide, and when I hear the term, "it takes a village," I think of Vicky Colarossi Carabini, a woman who serves as her own village promoting Italian culture throughout Southern California. Please give a warm welcome to Vicky as one of our featured guests for Italian Heritage Month. Since 2007, Vicky C…

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Jackie Lapin, Founder, "The Historic Traveler". Photojournalist, award-winning author. 19:24

4M ago19:24

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Do you enjoy travel, particularly to historical destinations around around the world? Then you must tune in to my interview with Jackie Lapin, founder of TheHistoricTraveler.com and creator of "20 Great International Cities Where You Can Immerse Yourself In History." Jackie has been to more than 50 countries and has explored more than 500 historica…

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What to Learn from Retirees Who Donated All Their Money 37:16

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In this episode, we walk through all the years of planning we've done for two fictional clients near the end of their retirement. Adam & Alice have saved super well but don't have any family to pass these assets onto. Their plan covers how to give everything away, healthcare in your older years, and building estate plans. 💥 DOWNLOAD our free retire…

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Dr. Cinzia Zuffada, President, ISSNAF & Former Deputy Chief Scientist, NASA/JPL 28:15

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Imagine growing up in a small town in Sicily, dreaming of coming to America to open a restaurant, and surpassing all of your dreams? Chef Salvo Lo Castro did just that, where he began his culinary career at a young age in Sicily and now feeds the world from his NYC Soho restaurant, Casasalvo, considered a truly divine experience for the senses. Per…

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Salvo Lo Castro, Former lead chef for the Vatican. Award winning Sicilian chef. 29:47

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Imagine growing up in a small town in Sicily, dreaming of coming to America to open a restaurant, and surpassing all of your dreams? Chef Salvo Lo Castro did just that, where he began his culinary career at a young age in Sicily and now feeds the world from his NYC Soho restaurant, Casasalvo, considered a truly divine experience for the senses. Per…

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John Kobylt, KFI The John Kobylt Show Host 28:25

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Please welcome our resident political analyst #JohnKobylt to our program today to discuss the recent events in news which have rocked the nation and polarized our country. The #JohnKobyltShow is LIVE weekdays on #kfiam640 from 1-4, and is one of the top podcasts on #iheartradio. John knows local, state and national politics better than anyone I kno…

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Ted Balaker & Courtney Balaker, Director/Producer, "The Coddling of the American Mind" 46:35

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The political divide appears to be growing larger in this country, and the so-called American Dream seems to be slipping away from so many, particularly among young people. And while America has always had a conflicted history, the goal has been to bridge cultures and forge a united front of prosperity. But is this the case? Particularly among stud…

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Goodbye Excel? AI Agents for Self-Driving Finance – Pigment CEO 1:05:46

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The most successful enterprises are about to become autonomous — and Eléonore Crespo, Co-CEO of Pigment, is building the nervous system that makes it possible. In this conversation, Eléonore reveals how her $400 million AI platform is already running supply chains for Coca-Cola, powering finance for the hottest newly public companies like Figma and…

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AI Video’s Wild Year – Runway CEO on What’s Next 1:04:57

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2025 has been a breakthrough year for AI video. In this episode of the MAD Podcast, Matt Turck sits down with Cristóbal Valenzuela, CEO & Co-Founder of Runway, to explore how AI is reshaping the future of filmmaking, advertising, and storytelling - faster, cheaper, and in ways that were unimaginable even a year ago. Cris and Matt discuss: * How AI …

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Case Study 3: Repairing DIY Retirement Mistakes 53:15

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In this fictional case study, we repair an outdated, one time, DIY retirement plan for recently retired professionals. With us on their side, its easy to repair common mistakes, start implementing strategies, and have peace of mind while enjoying retirement. 💥 DOWNLOAD our free retirement planning guide: https://financialdesignstudio.com/two-questi…

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How to Build a Beloved AI Product - Granola CEO Chris Pedregal 1:08:28

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Granola is the rare AI startup that slipped into one of tech’s most crowded niches — meeting notes — and still managed to become the product founders and VCs rave about. In this episode, MAD Podcast host Matt Turck sits down with Granola co-founder & CEO Chris Pedregal to unpack how a two-person team in London turned a simple “second brain” idea in…

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Elex Michaelson, Award-Winning Journalist & News Anchor based in LA 59:29

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Award-winning journalist and news anchor Elex Michaelson dreamed of working in the news business since he was a kid. Well, that dream became a reality due to his incredible work ethic, talent, determination, and undoubtedly good-natured personality. But don't let that nice-guy persona fool you. Elex is tough. He can interview CA Governor Gavin News…

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Randy Thomas, Announcer for The Oscars, Emmys, Tonys, & Professional VO Actor 45:50

5M ago45:50

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The voice over business is NOT an easy one to break into, but don't tell that to award-winning VO artist Randy Thomas, who's worked the Academy Awards seven times throughout her career, and is the first person to announce the Oscars, Emmys, and Tonys in the same year. Randy is also the first woman ever to announce the Oscars. Her resume is as long …

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Anthropic's Surprise Hit: How Claude Code Became an AI Coding Powerhouse 1:00:16

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What happens when an internal hack turns into a $400 million AI rocket ship? In this episode, Matt Turck sits down with Boris Cherny, the creator of Claude Code at Anthropic, to unpack the wild story behind the fastest-growing AI coding tool on the planet. Boris reveals how Claude Code started as a personal productivity tool, only to become Anthrop…

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Kendall L. Williams, Author, Reclaiming Your Identity & Podcast Host, Mum's True Tea 33:23

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Parents and their adult children are a topic I've been reading a lot about lately. In particular, parents who aren't letting go and continuing to make decisions for their adult kids that they should make for themselves. Then there's a second dynamic, adult children who are not just separating in a healthy way, but are disconnecting, leaving some pa…

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Davide Fiore, Director, A LITTLE FELLOW: The Legacy of A.P. Giannini 44:34

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Sometimes, there are films that stay with us, and A LITTLE FELLOW: The Legacy of A.P. Giannini, directed by Davide Fiore, is one of those films, and I'm pleased to present Davide today on our #LittleItalyPodcast. Back in the day, banks were primarily for the wealthy, and the poor and working class immigrants often stashed their savings under a matt…

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Marianna Gatto, Author, The Italian Americans Of Los Angeles & Museum Director, IAMLA 45:38

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Italians have shaped the culture of America throughout this great nation, and particularly here in Los Angeles. Please welcome to our show an expert in this field, Marianna Gatto, Director of the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles & Author, The Italian Americans Of Los Angeles. And let me tell you, this book is incredible and comprehensive. Mar…

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Dr. Lynn Ianni, PhD MFT, Family and Marriage Therapist 30:57

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Have we raised resilient kids? Please welcome to our show Dr. Lynn Lanni, PhD, Family and Marriage Therapist, who joins us to talk about a growing trend in some households - adult children who are limiting communication with their parents, leaving them confused, not knowing how to handle the situation and asking themselves what went wrong. So I've …

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Madison Jennings, Communications Director with the Assistance League of Los Angeles 29:21

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The Assistance League Los Angeles has been dedicated to improving the lives of children and young adults in the community through philanthropy, service, and dedicated programs for more than 106 years. Please welcome to our show Madison Jennings, communications director, who joins us to tell us more about the mission of League, in addition to their …

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Mallary Tenore Tarpley, Author, #SLIP, Life in the Middle of Eating-Disorder Recovery 31:14

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Please welcome to our show, #MallaryTenoreTarpley, mom, journalism professor at UT Austin, and author of SLIP, Life in the Middle of Eating-Disorder Recovery. Mallary wrote this book to help others struggling with what she calls "the middle," a gray space between sickness and recovery. Her story is a raw one. Having lost her mother at age eleven, s…

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Case Study 2: Relocating to Care for Aging Parents 1:00:22

5M ago1:00:22

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In this fictional case study, we help a couple nearing retirement decide how to fund the purchase of a new home, as they adjust to relocating to care for aging parents, without taking on debt and pushing back their retirement date. 💥 DOWNLOAD our free retirement planning guide: https://financialdesignstudio.com/two-questions-we-ask-every-client-bef…

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Audrey Hope, Host of Hope For Relationships and Addiction Therapist 31:57

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Since the beginning of time, life has presented us with challenges, and the big test in life is figuring out how to handle them. But it seems lately, particularly since the onslaught of social media and 24/7 info being blasted onto our phones, we can't get away from the noise. And that creates anxiety, and a slew of other challenges we're faced wit…

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Deborah Kobylt & John Kobylt : Host of the John Kobylt Show on KFlam640 and iheart Radio & Podcast 28:31

5M ago28:31

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Please give a warm welcome to our resident political analyst, #JohnKobylt, host of the award-winning #JohnKobyltShow on #iHeartRadio & #KFIam640, talking about the latest in California & LA, and how it is erects all of us. For three decades, John has been presenting all sides of what's happening in our great state and city, and he's been the #1 rat…

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Gigi de Manio, Fine Art Luxury Wedding Photographer & Author 47:15

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It's wedding season, at least in my family where it seems I'm attending a wedding every other week! It's been wonderful catching up with friends and family and watching how happy couples handle their nuptials. Each has been beautiful and unique. So please welcome to our show a true expert in the field of wedding photography, Gigi de Manio, who join…