Best Intimateconversations Podcasts (2025)

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The Last Episode: A Man Who Listened To Women (sometimes) 37:17

5M ago37:17

37:17

Five years. 200+ women interviewed by one man. Reflecting on lessons learned.

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A voice from another era: Aunt Lucy Jane Saks 32:04

5M ago32:04

32:04

My Aunt Lucy Jane Watson of 902 Quintard Avenue in Anniston, AL married Julian Saks, a less well known cousin of the Saks of Saks Fifth Avenue. He closed up his small store and moved to Houston, Texas where they raised my cousin Judith Ann, a brilliant painter, and she married Haskell Rosenthal and they too had one child Brian who is a brilliant gu…

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The daughter of “America’s Most Wanted”: Cheyenne 54:46

5M ago54:46

54:46

She was 10. Her classmates turned their backs. When reunited with her father briefly in jail, he told her she’d never see her a free woman again. Now a young mother of two boys, she credits her survival to strong relationships with her grandmother, her grandfather, a foster mother and a key advocate. This is the story you rarely hear - of overcomin…

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Marina Zenovich on Story, Narrative, Documentary Filmmaking 1:03:20

6M ago1:03:20

1:03:20

Marina Zenovich interviewed ME for her acclaimed HBOMAX Documentary THE WAY DOWN about a Church inspired weight loss program and the tragedies that followed. So I turned the tables and interviewed her to learn a little about how she learned to tell fact based stories on film! This was originally recorded four years ago in Santa Monica. See omnystud…

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What should she do with his remains? 21:16

6M ago21:16

21:16

For our (TA-DAAAAA) 250th continuous weekly episode, an intimate and illuminating conversation with my cousin from Atlanta. She wrestles with how to honor her late husband’s legacy in choosing the right place for his remains. Maybe you can relate… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Amy Bristle On Flirting 35:34

6M ago35:34

35:34

When is it safe and fun and even healthy to straight up flirt? How do age and gender and culture change the “rules”? Stuart talks to his friend and colleague Amy about their time together at WRAL-TV in Raleigh, NC and was Stuart decent to this 20-something intern? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Emma Claire Cantrell: Rugby Women Listen Better 44:12

6M ago44:12

44:12

Emma Claire Cantrell is a superb rugby player who played in college in Wales. We talk about how girls and women listen and play a rough and tumble game differently than their male counterparts. A tutorial in coaching and leadership. Just listen! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Rev. Lori Raible: Kindness is required. 58:20

6M ago58:20

58:20

Rev. Lori Raible is a great wife and mom and the first woman ever to be named Senior Minister at Selwyn Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC. In a wildly freewheeling conversation we steer clear of theology and just talk about modeling kindness in a popular culture that rewards cruelty. Lori makes me feel HOPE in this age of despair. Take THAT, hat…

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US Voters Pick White Thug Over Black Woman 48:39

7M ago48:39

48:39

Ramona Holloway and I try to process grief and trauma as the men who openly despise Black women gloat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Jan: On Abortion, Adoption, and Motherhood 50:00

7M ago50:00

50:00

Jan had an abortion. Then she gave up a child for adoption. Then she got clean and sober and had a baby. Then the adopted child returned to her life. An amazing woman speaks from first hand experience about the choices no man can make. (TRIGGER WARNING: I’m adopted and parts of this story trigger ME! So take care of yourself.) See omnystudio.com/li…

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Ramona Holloway: Who gets to tell whose story? 38:11

7M ago38:11

38:11

As I research my own personal experience as a White child in the Deep South raised in part by Black women, I walk through the storytelling process with my friend Ramona Holloway with an eye on sensitivity and respect, knowing the whole area is a kind of minefield. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Maeya Carr: Death is just part of Life 34:33

7M ago34:33

34:33

Maeya Carr grew up in a time when family would bring the recently deceased body of a loved one into the home and people would basically have the wake around the body. So she’s comfortable around death as a part of life. I ask her how I can get more comfortable and spiritual sparks fly. You’ll get a lot out of this! See omnystudio.com/listener for p…

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Ramona Holloway: Is there a way back? Healing broken relationships 41:31

8M ago41:31

41:31

Can families torn apart by extreme, cult-like politics turned bitterly personal find a way to make peace? How can we protect ourselves from hateful abuse and give grace to people we love? What do you when you feel totally alone? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Roxanne McDonald on Overdoses, Families, Interventions 32:06

8M ago32:06

32:06

Roxanne and Stuart speak from tough personal experiences on the front lines on when and how to intervene in a loved one’s drinking and drugging. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Robyn studies the skies 55:52

8M ago55:52

55:52

Robyn studies the skies for answers. She has travelled the world and spent years taking courses and doing in-depth reading in the world of astrology. We sit down in Tongva Park in Santa Monica for a discussion of the history and teachings of ancient scientists. Together we marvel at what kind of fate brings us together and how unlikely life is. Lot…

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Kim Matone Empowers Women With Her Own Personal Story 1:01:53

8M ago1:01:53

1:01:53

Kim Matone first opened up publicly about her own mental health struggles on this very podcast. Her personal story helped her and many others as she becomes an ambassador for Mental Health America and sound practices in mental wellbeing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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ROSHANDA PRATT: How Ro Shows Up! 40:37

9M ago40:37

40:37

Roshanda Pratt believes VISIBILITY doesn’t just happen - but it can be taught. And she’s just the one to teach it! Since our conversation (masked, during COVID) she’s taken off like a big ole ROCKET, teaching courses on LINKEDIN and online helping all kinds of women step into their power and use their real voices to change our world for the better.…

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LeAnne Feliciano: Sacred Wild Woman 54:00

9M ago54:00

54:00

LeAnne Feliciano has taken women on shamanic journeys to discover their sacred connections to spirit guides. It’s every bit as wild and mystical as you might expect. When a podcast starts with a prayer to the Universe, we’re in for a wild ride! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Allison Andrews' Empowering Journey 1:01:17

9M ago1:01:17

1:01:17

I’m tremendously grateful to have worked with Allison Andrews on national award winning investigative reporting in my career in TV news. Then she was my go-to developmental producer who strongly encouraged (bitch slapped) me into starting this podcast almost five YEARS ago! Now she’s encouraging me to strategize and REBOOT this whole “man listening…

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Susan Andersen Empowers Moms To Finish School 50:10

9M ago50:10

50:10

I admire Susan Andersen so much for creating ANSWER Scholarships to send dozens and dozens of young Moms back to college to graduate into higher paying vocations where they can make better use of their talents and earn significantly higher incomes over the course of a career. Often Susan finds a “Halo Effect” in the lives of the next generation of …

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Nancy Amons, WSMV-TV Nashville - The Emmy Silver Circle 1:03:05

10M ago1:03:05

1:03:05

My long time friend and colleague Nancy Amons is being inducted into the Silver Circle by the Nashville (Mid-Atlantic) Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), the folks who bring you the EMMYS! Nancy is one of the greatest investigative reporters in the U.S. - not just the South, not just on TV, but in any medium. I…

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Nayla Bitar: Healer, Entrepreneur, Great Human 36:35

10M ago36:35

36:35

More than five years ago Nayla came to my 60th birthday party, an intimate dinner prepared by my favorite chef, my lovely wife. I didn’t know her story. But no sooner than I pulled up a chair and began listening, I was inspired by the grit and work ethic of this lovely woman. Not to mention her HUGE heart ! Nayla and her husband Dr. Carlos Rish own…

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Kathleen Defends Democracy (as a "Big J" Journalist) 33:49

10M ago33:49

33:49

Kathleen Johnston is a world class investigative journalist who has worked for CNN and CBS. In this season of her life she acts as teacher, mentor, coach and example of what is right and noble about the calling of journalism at Indiana University. I’m proud to call her not just a colleague but a friend. Note this episode was recorded some five year…

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How Lauren Russell Launched a US Made Furniture Line That Has THRIVED 54:15

10M ago54:15

54:15

Lauren Strassner Russell is my FRICKIN HERO. She ain’t no “girl boss.” She is a BOSS WOMAN. The woman launched a US MADE Furniture company that did not just survive The Great Recession AND Covid and the ensuing economic woes. She. Has. THRIVED. Want to know her secrets? Mystical Manifesting, Synchronicity (Timing) plus a grinding work ethic that st…

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Lynn Murray Chavarria Grows Christmas Trees (and Hunts the Occasional Wild Boar) 42:42

10M ago42:42

42:42

As Fate (God? The Universe? Blind Luck?) would have it, I was destined to meet Lynn Murray Chavarria who just happened to hitch a ride with her old friend Mike Waterman when he picked me up at the Sanford/Orlando Airport on Saturday. Turns out she has quite the stories of her dad Bill Murray and how he developed an entire Christmas Tree Industry in…

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Nancy Haynes & Ramona Holloway 33:32

11M ago33:32

33:32

My friends Nancy Haynes and Ramona Holloway have each forgotten more about media than I will ever know. Especially radio (like podcasting with less latitude). So we present for your listening pleasure a couple of free wheeling unedited conversations! Enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Ethel wrote her hero. Her hero wrote back. 55:11

11M ago55:11

55:11

Ethel Smith wrote her hero, back when lovers of Language put pen to paper and did such things. To this day whole generations appreciate a hand written note. Maybe it’s more real, a tactile demonstration of a love for the written word. Wonder of wonders, her hero wrote back! Changed her life. Just listen. (Recorded in Birmingham, Alabama in December…

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Hope stands for “Hold On Pain Ends” (Revisited) 1:13:10

11M ago1:13:10

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Hope Aldred is no less than an angel for families in recovery from addiction of all kinds. She gleaned her compassion from hard won experience with her own husband and having to explain to their two sons why Dad was dying. For her and those young men, it’s been quite the journey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Lucy Loves Life 36:01

11M ago36:01

36:01

The first conversation I taped for this podcast was one of the most difficult. My friend Lucy Lustig was dying and she knew it. She was lying in a hospital bed in her living room and reflecting on a life filled with art and rich friendships and second chances. I honor her courage and creativity in the face of her own imminent death. See omnystudio.…

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I own it. 14:24

12M ago14:24

14:24

I’m talking ABOUT a woman this week: the woman whose car I plowed into on Friday afternoon. I would have been angry. She asked if I was OK. A study in grace and compassion - all hers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Courtney Humbaugh Fights For Adoptee Rights 56:25

12M ago56:25

56:25

For citizens like Courtney Humbaugh (and me), finding our most basic personal health history means fighting a maze of government laws and regulations. Orphans, foster kids… ANY adult can get their original birth certificates and the DNA history that goes with it no problem. Not adoptees. Now Courtney and many other adult adoptees, birth parents and…

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A conversation with my youngest daughter, Colleen 57:52

12M ago57:52

57:52

Colleen makes it sound like I forced her to talk to me on tape. Judge me if you must. It’s hardest to listen to the women closest to me in my own family. Especially when what they have to say is, “You don’t listen.” My 28 year old daughter and I talk volleyball , HAIKYU!! (The Japanese anime series on Netflix), backpacking solo in Europe for 100 da…

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Jamie Weiss: When Adoptees Become Parents (reprise) 51:12

1y ago51:12

51:12

Jamie Weiss was adopted as a child. Now she’s a mother herself. We speak from common personal experience as only adoptees can. Now Jamie and lots of us are asking Georgia lawmakers to treat adopted people the same as foster children, orphans and every other citizen - and give us our original birth certificates. Why is that so hard? See omnystudio.c…

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Diana Merrifield: Healing The Motherless Child 57:10

1y ago57:10

57:10

I met Diana at a retreat for adult adoptees who never really worked on healing the inner wound created by losing your mother at birth. That was almost five years ago. WOW! Have we both come a long way. This is wisdom born of pain. Hint: No shame and no blame. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Kenya Templeton’s Gorgeous Voice 51:54

1y ago51:54

51:54

I met Kenya in 2016 when we were in a play together at Spirit Square and a presidential candidate who shall not be named was campaigning in the next theater . Secret Service. Security. Crazy times. Kenya Templeton has a GORGEOUS singing voice. A clip from this podcast was featured on WBUR’s HERE AND NOW on NPR. This is a reprise of our original epi…

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Dr. Octavia Cannon’s Thousands Of Babies 48:08

1y ago48:08

48:08

Dr. Octavia Cannon is kind. She’s been personally kind to me. And she’s kind to the women she treats. Unfailingly kind. Just listen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Mary Hopper Didn’t Leave The GOP; It Abandoned Her 46:22

1y ago46:22

46:22

More than 50 years ago, Mary Hopper needed a safe abortion. She found it in Mexico. She was a Republican… until the Equal Rights Amendment and the Reagan Right ignored women like her. She never went back. Could the US Supreme Court beholden to you-know-who sink GOP? A Reprise of our conversation several years back. See omnystudio.com/listener for p…

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Wendy Hickey: “Art Mama” on ArtPop 58:28

1y ago58:28

58:28

Wendy Hickey relishes her nickname as “Art Mama” by lots of artists who have benefited from Wendy’s tireless support for local art! But you might not know how Wendy was a bit of a teen rebel who left home at 16. Relax! It all turns out well. Wendy combined her years of experience in billboard sales with her love of local artists to create ART POP! …

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How Kim Alexander Found Purpose and Fell In Love With Life 1:01:22

1y ago1:01:22

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Kim Alexander grew up in New Orleans, assaulted by her own father and grandfather. She turned her own life around after Hurricane Katrina and now works with boys and young men to show them a more hopeful future. Now Kim runs Our Daily Bread Foundation teaching young men to bake bread as an alternative to violence. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr…

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Jennifer Szakaly (Sock-Eye): “What are we going to do about Mom?” 54:06

1y ago54:06

54:06

Dealing with an aging parent can be stressful and heartbreaking in the best of times. Add dementia and money problems or a health crisis and it strains families to the breaking point. Jennifer Szakaly (pronounced Sock-Eye) has decades of experience both personal and professional in precisely this field. She helps everyone just take a deep breath. H…

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Darcy: When a White Christian Joins a Black Church 54:37

1y ago54:37

54:37

Darcy is a White woman born in Canada with an atheist father. Then as an adult in the American South, she was invited to attend a Black Church. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Laura Vinroot Poole on Women and Fashion 59:45

1y ago59:45

59:45

Laura Vinroot Poole has survived breast cancer and recently lost her mother. We talk about her wonderful Mom who just passed, her love for her native North Carolina, her Dad’s races for Governor, her black designer wedding gown she got for $75 at a thrift store in San Francisco, the NC Republican Party and whether it has a future, and too much abou…

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Julia Greenfield Goes To The Statehouse 52:16

1y ago52:16

52:16

Julia Greenfield hadn’t thought about running for political office… until 2016. Now she’s going to the Statehouse in Raleigh. Her goal: make Roe v. Wade the law of the land. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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LaToya Faustin: She Built This City 59:32

1y ago59:32

59:32

What education earns the biggest bang for the buck for young Lawyer or Master Plumber? LaToya Faustin encourages the next generation of women to enter the building trades. She does double duty home schooling her eight-year old son who’s a professional actor appearing in his first streaming TV gig on THE CONNORS on ABC and Hulu. (He tags along with …

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Padma Nunna: The Lotus Blooms in Muddy Waters 57:32

1y ago57:32

57:32

Padma Nunna had three Masters Degrees, two daughters and one husband from an arranged marriage. Then “life happened.” Her husband left and her world radically changed. And in the midst of dark muck, she bloomed. Padma means lotus, the flower that is rooted in the dark muck at the bottom of a body of water. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy in…

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Maeya Carr: Baptist, Black Panther, Buddhist 1:17:07

1+ y ago1:17:07

1:17:07

Maeya Carr teaches Tai Chi which she came to through her love of the Martial Arts . But how she got there is an education that stretches back across hundreds of years which she learned from her Great, GREAT GRANDMOTHER (yes, TWO greats). Now Maeya passes on the tradition of non-violence and compassion to HER great-grandchildren. You’re gonna love t…

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Ramona Holloway on Home Care for Her Mom 41:38

1+ y ago41:38

41:38

Ramona Holloway cared for her aging Mom, moving her into her home until she could no longer feasibly provide the best care. I admire Ramona both professionally as a broadcaster and personally as a friend. You’ll love this archive edition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Ellen Whiteside’s Sacred Grove Retreat 48:47

1+ y ago48:47

48:47

Ellen Whiteside was assigned to me as a partner in a Transformational Leadership Program almost nine years ago. I’ve learned from her ever since. We talk of spirit and she walks in spirit. You can hear her certitude and courage in her voice. Ellen owns and runs Sacred Grove Retreat near Gold Hill NC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat…

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Sarah Olin’s Legacy of Love 57:39

1+ y ago57:39

57:39

Sarah Olin loves people. And it’s not just a warm feeling. It’s years, decades of work. As a coach, mom and leader at LUMO, Sarah lives her values. Here’s what made her that way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Stuart Watson

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Queen D Redux 1:01:20

1+ y ago1:01:20

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Queen D gives me a manicure and a pedicure on those too-rare circumstances when I treat myself to some manly pampering. When we got to talking I found out not only that she did time in prison but that she had worked very hard to transform her life and not look back. She is a portrait in resilience. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio…

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