Best Stephanie Foo Podcasts (2026)

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What Makes an Enjoyable Life With Andrea Gibson 48:24

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As the first season of United Bodies comes to a close, here’s a conversation that will buoy us all by proving what’s possible. We’ve been talking about building the world we need -- be that through destigmatizing the hard stuff in our life through humor, liberating ourselves through movement, choosing to write a new story for our lives, finding bod…

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Pleasure Is For All of Us with adrienne maree brown 39:35

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Today we’re talking about pleasure. I can already tell that some of you are wincing. Pleasure is experienced in our bodies and keeps us full of aliveness—whether that’s the pleasure that comes from feeling sun on our backs, tasting our favorite treat, or from a steamy sexcapade. We’re talking about it all today with the person who wrote a whole boo…

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Reclaiming Spirituality After It Was Weaponized Against Us with Phillip Picardi 43:55

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For many of us, spiritual health is a facet of our health that we consider less, perhaps even give less weight to or spend less time cultivating. There are many reasons for this. Spirituality can feel elusive, confusing, scary, and unknown. It can bring up religious baggage, ostracization, and pain. Religion is one of the most notable constructs of…

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The Liberating Power of Movement With Morgan Dixon and Aj Williams 44:53

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Moving your body, in any way you can, can be a liberating experience—to feel your power, your strength, your security and resiliency through a step forward, a dance, a roll or stroll through nature. Studies support this—movement has a profound impact on our brains: reducing stress, anxiety, and depression, encouraging creativity and ingenuity. Thin…

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Writing A New Story with Stephanie Foo 37:08

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Content warning: child abuse Trauma is everywhere we look. Most prominently, trauma is marked by a sense of powerlessness and loss of control. This is one of most overwhelming parts of experiencing trauma. It’s terrifying to lose control over our bodies and our lives. Recovery is then about regaining control over all that was taken from us. One too…

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Laughter is the Best Medicine with Samantha Irby 37:43

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Welcome to the second half of United Bodies, where we’re focused on building the world we need. A huge part of building a better world is about imbuing our world with joy and there’s nothing that makes me feel more joy than laughter. I love to laugh and I particularly love to laugh about my own problems. This is what I think they call… coping. Laug…

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The Power and Potential of Grief With Wanda Irving 38:11

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We are living in a time of collective mourning. Millions of people are mourning loved ones lost to COVID, others are mourning those lost to rampant gun violence or police brutality, and still others are mourning the smaller or slower losses: the loss of progressive illness, relationships, jobs. It can feel like everywhere we turn, there’s new loss.…

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The Criminalization of Mental Illness With Krista Cezair and Brittany Packnett Cunningham 40:56

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Content Warnings: This episode includes discussions of suicidality, psychosis, violence, and police brutality. Over the last number of years, we’ve made significant progress in destigmatizing mental health care -- many of us openly talk about going to therapy, follow therapists on social media, and even trade tips on dealing with side effects of ta…

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If Our Pain Were Believed With Samantha Reid 49:16

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There is a huge gender gap in those that experience pain and how pain is treated. More than 51 million people in the United States – more than 20 percent of adults – live with chronic pain, but 70 percent of pain sufferers are women. To make matters worse, women and nonbinary people, particularly women and nonbinary people of color, are treated poo…

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How America Took the Healing out of Wellness with Fariha Róisín 45:28

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Content Warning: Child Sexual Abuse If you listen to a podcast, scroll through Instagram, read your favorite news site, chances are that you’ll run into an ad for a new wellness product that you likely do not need. Preying on our innate fear of our own mortality, the wellness industrial complex is the manifestation of a kind of capitalism, coloniza…

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Our United Fight for Bodily Autonomy With Imani Barbarin 38:50

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Together, throughout United Bodies, we’ll explore how different components of our health—mental, physical, social, and spiritual—interplay with one another and intersect with the whole of our identity. When we understand these forces in our lives, we can meet both ourselves and others with more empathy and maybe even realize our fights for equity, …

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Trailer 1:37

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United Bodies is a podcast about the lived experience of health. Join health and disability writer, producer, and activist Kendall Ciesemier and her guests as they explore how different components of our health – mental, physical, social, and spiritual – interplay with one another and intersect with the whole of our identity. When we understand the…

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Chosen Family 26:12

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Kim Ceurstemont always knew she wanted to be a mother. In her late 30s and still single, she opted to become pregnant through a donor. She planned to raise her son on her own, but wanted her child to know who their father was. So she chose a donor willing to share his identity. His name was Guilherme Figueiredo. Gui and his boyfriend, Jeremy, had n…

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The Blind Surfer 29:58

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As a teenager, Ling Pai had barely settled into her new home, in a new country, when she learned she was losing her sight. She’d been diagnosed with dominant optic atrophy, a degenerative condition with no cure or treatment. Her vision would continue to get worse with every passing year, until she was effectively blind. For years Ling resisted – ev…

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House Managers 28:01

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At one time, Robert and Dareda owned seven homes – including a massive lakefront property and a 50-acre farm. And then it all came crashing down. But that didn’t quite spell the end of their opulent lifestyle – or at least not the appearance of it. For the next decade, the couple occupied dozens of extravagant houses – none of which belonged to the…

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Love, Loss and Baking 26:51

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Jazzmyn Cramer and Chris Phillips arrived in the desert outside of Chama, New Mexico, with plans to build a home and live a self-sustaining life together. But in a flash, a tragic accident changed everything. Suddenly, Jazzmyn found herself alone, broke, and in a town where she knew no one. She turned to the one thing that always consoled and stead…

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Found In The Fire 23:30

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Brandon Smith was raised by a family of public servants, but he felt like he was more of a public nuisance. A couple of wrong turns after college landed him in prison. While languishing in his cell, lost and unclear on what path to take next, a prison counselor offered him an opportunity: volunteer for Fire Camp, and help California tame its wildfi…

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The Birwood Wall 23:23

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As kids, Esther Boyd and Teresa Moon spent hours playing alongside – and sometimes on top of – the 6-foot-tall, half-mile-long wall that cut through their Detroit neighborhood. But the wall’s intended purpose was much darker. It was built to segregate their Black neighborhood from the white families on the other side. The Birwood Wall had one job t…

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There’s No Place Like Home. Made. Season 3 2:21

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Stephanie Foo returns with six new stories of people who redefine the meaning of home in ways that may just change your own definition. Two Detroit women work to reclaim a historic landmark built by hate and fear. A prisoner finds purpose and belonging fighting California wildfires. A woman transcends tragedy and builds a bakery in a town of strang…

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Bonus Episode: The House Instagram Built 7:28

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Back in our “Is There A Doctor In The Dollhouse?” episode, we met Kwandaa Roberts, a doctor who went viral on Instagram after renovating her daughter’s dollhouse. Now, we dive deeper into the impact that reality TV and social media have had on Kwandaa, interior design, and how we all see ourselves in our homes. Fashion journalist Liz Segran talks Q…

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Bonus Episode: Return of the Ghosts 10:44

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In this episode, we have another spooky story to share. We talk to Victor Castro, a paranormal investigator, about the two ghosts he encounters in his home. He also provides some expert insight into Steve and Krista’s ghostly encounters from our “My Roommate, The Ghost” episode. As a “Home. Made.” listener, you’re eligible for an exclusive $2,000 c…

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Electric Lady 22:10

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Shana Turner was struck by lightning and survived, miraculously unharmed – or so everyone thought. In the years following her lightning strike, she began to experience some serious physical and mental side effects and struggled to cope. To make matters worse, some of her family and friends refused to believe anything was even wrong with her. Desper…

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Founder, Author, & Award-Winning Public Speaker Kevin Dedner 51:32

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Welcome to the Guerilla Muse podcast with Resmaa. Today, I will be engaging with Kevin Dedner. He serves as founder and CEO of Washington-D.C.-based Hurdle, which provides culturally intentional teletherapy to eliminate barriers that make it harder for people of color to get mental health care. Kevin is deeply connected to Hurdle’s mission, having …

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Mattie And The Motorcycle 23:26

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Growing up in the church, there were a lot of things Mattie Murrey was told she couldn’t do. But she was a rebel – and a daredevil, too. Mattie raced motorcycles all over rural Minnesota when she was young. As she got older, however, her religious community told her it was not acceptable. She had to stop. So, Mattie traded her favorite pastime for …

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Innovative Radio Journalist, Producer & Author Stephanie Foo 43:23

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Welcome to the Guerilla Muse podcast with Resmaa. Today I will be speaking with Stephanie Foo. She is the author of What My Bones Know: A Memoir Of Healing From Complex Trauma, the first literary memoir to tackle the science and psychology of complex PTSD. Previously, she was a producer at This American Life and helped create Snap Judgment. She's a…

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The Lady Is A Saddle Tramp 23:44

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When Shannon King’s marriage ended abruptly, she realized that somewhere along the way, she had forgotten her #1 priority: herself. She’d stopped doing the things she loved and lost her sense of self in a relationship that wasn’t working. Unsure of what else to do when everything fell apart, Shannon decided to make a change. She vowed to leave ever…

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Award Winning Professor, Fellow, & Author Dr. Rheeda Walker 1:01:43

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Welcome to the Guerilla Muse podcast with Resmaa. Today I will be speaking with Dr. Rheeda Walker. She is an award-winning Professor of psychology, fellow in the American Psychological Association, and author of The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health. She is also an expert scholar who has published more than 60 scientific papers on African A…

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One Thread At A Time 25:17

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Two people find a sense of belonging through a shared hobby: sewing. First, a woman named Rona battles overwhelming social anxiety both inside and out of her home. After a particularly difficult episode, she receives an old sewing machine and decides to start trying to stitch her life back together. Then, we hear the story of Jean, a seamstress who…

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Emmy Nominated Host & Author Baratunde Thurston 1:04:06

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Welcome to the Guerilla Muse podcast with Resmaa. Today I will be interviewing Baratunde Thurston. He holds space for hard and complex conversations with his blend of humor, wisdom, and compassion. Baratunde is an Emmy-nominated host who has worked for The Onion, produced for The Daily Show, advised the Obama White House, and wrote the New York Tim…

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New York Times Best Selling Author, Founder & Inspiring Physician Dr. Lissa Rankin 1:07:20

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Welcome to the Guerilla Muse podcast with Resmaa. Today I will be interviewing Dr. Lissa Rankin. She is a New York Times bestselling author of Mind Over Medicine and six other books, is a former OB/GYN physician, founder of the Whole Health Medicine Institute training program for doctors and therapists, radical remission researcher, and founder of …

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The City I Live In 24:05

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Two people learn to love their new homes. First, a young girl arrives in Los Angeles from war-torn Iran with her family, seeking refuge. Her life is quickly turned upside down when the LA riots tear through the city where she was supposed to be safe. As she struggles to cope with the unrest of the riots, she finds comfort in one of LA’s most influe…

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Master Facilitator, Activist, & Mental Health Professional Dr. Halim Ali 53:01

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Welcome to The Guerilla Muse Podcast with Resmaa. Today I will be interviewing Dr. Halim Ali. He is an activist, mentor, master facilitator, mental health professional and soon-to-be author aiming to transform traumatic experiences and lifestyles by restoring strong personal foundations, bringing back personal balance and implementing wellness tool…

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Innovative Associate Professor, Advocate & Award-Winning Educator of the Incarcerated Bahiyyah Muhammad 48:34

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Welcome to the Guerilla Muse Podcast with Resmaa. Today I will be interviewing Dr. Bahiyyah Muhammad. She is an Associate Professor of Criminology in the Department of Sociology at Howard University (HU) in the District of Columbia (DC). Dr. Muhammad is also Founding Director for the Higher Education in Prison (HEP) Programming across all three cam…

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The Principal 22:07

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When Michael Atkins’s daughter was born, he vowed to support his family and be the father he didn’t have growing up. This meant swallowing his pride and taking a school custodian job, when what he really wanted to do was to be a teacher’s aide. When Michael finally gets the chance to go from the janitor’s closet to the principal’s office and pursue…

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Accomplished Naval Aviator and LGBT Advocate Brynn Tannehill 1:01:28

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Welcome to the Guerilla Muse podcast with Resmaa. Today I will be interviewing Brynn Tannehill. She is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and the Air Force Institute of Technology with degrees in Computer Science and Operations Research. She is a Naval Aviator who did four deployments to locations such as the Adriatic, Middle East, and t…

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Moving Out Of The Living Room 22:35

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Ismael Chamu says he was homeless before he was even born. His whole life, he and his family were constantly moving from town to town, living out of garages and vans. Ismael even wound up homeless while attending an elite college – until his story went viral, and he and his family found permanent housing for the first time. But a whole new set of c…

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The Accidental Mayor Of Mobile City 22:34

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Kenny Phillips once had it all. He held a prestigious, high-paying job as personal chef to baseball’s top player, Alex Rodriguez, and owned homes in Manhattan, Dallas and Miami. He rubbed shoulders with celebrities of all kinds – until a bad divorce meant he had to leave his luxurious lifestyle behind and move somewhere a little more humble: a trai…

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New York Times Best Selling Author & Fierce Second Amendment Equality Champion Carol Anderson 54:30

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In today's episode, Resmaa will be speaking with Carol Anderson. She is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of African American Studies at Emory University and author of White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Nation's Divide, a New York Times Bestseller, Washington Post Notable Book of 2016, and a National Book Critics Circle Award winner. She is a…

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Rez Ball 23:38

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Quiana Dishface knew that going to high school off the Navajo Nation was her best shot at going to college to play basketball. On the reservation, where they played fast paced rez ball, she was a star player. At her new school, however, she faced racism both on and off the court – and she had to adapt to a new, more traditional style of basketball …

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World-Renowned Writer, Speaker, & Social Scientist Dr. Joy DeGruy 51:57

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In today’s episode, Resmaa will be speaking with Dr. Joy DeGruy. She holds two master’s degrees in Social Work and Clinical psychology. Her doctorate degree is in Social Work research. Throughout her career, she has held numerous workshops and seminars and given lectures about her research focused on the intersection of racism, trauma, and American…

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Season 2 Coming Soon 1:47

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Rocket Mortgage is an Equal housing lender licensed in all 50 states. NMLSconsumeraccess.org #3030 Stephanie Foo returns with a second season of 10 brand-new episodes. Follow along as Stephanie explores the meaning of home with people from across the country. Like the Native girl who takes her basketball skills off the Navajo Nation; the personal c…

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Top 100 Black British Women & Author Nova Reid 49:59

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In today's episode, Resmaa will be speaking with Nova Reed. Often described as a force to be reckoned with, Nova Reid is an Activist, TED speaker and author, with a mission to improve racial justice by helping people be the change they want to see by courageously unlearning their racism. Nova uses her professional background in mental wellbeing to …

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Birth of a White Nation Author Jacqueline Battalora 40:22

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In this episode, Resmaa Menakem speaks to Jacqueline Battalora. Dr. Jacqueline Battalora is a keynote speaker, author, and trainer in workplace and educational inclusion. Her keynotes about the legal invention of the human category “white” people, turn contemporary conceptions of race upside down and reorient thinking about race and human divisions…

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Violence Prevention and Culture Strategist Kelley Bonner 43:18

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In today’s episode Kelley Bonner and I discuss the trauma associated with surviving self-betrayal. Kelley Bonner is currently the Director of Workplace Violence Prevention and Response for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). She is a licensed clinical social worker, a violence preventionist, and a workplace culture strategis…

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Welcome To Guerilla Muse 1:06

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Resmaa Menakem, healer, author, master coach, and trauma specialist, is hosting a new podcast series that mixes humor with serious trending topics. It is a series of thought-provoking discussions with thought leaders in race and culture, artists, athletes, comedians on how our history has played a role in the current state of our world. Guerrilla M…

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Boots On The Farm 24:23

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During his time in Iraq and Afghanistan as an Army Ranger, Jon Jackson completed six tours, was hit by over 20 IEDs and watched friends die right in front of him. Over time, he learned to dissociate and became numb to the horrors he witnessed. When he finally returned home, he found a new battle was just beginning. At home in Georgia, Jon couldn’t …

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My Roommate, The Ghost 27:08

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Whether you believe in ghosts or not, most homes come with a past. But what would you do if your home’s past was haunting your present? In this episode, we’ll hear two stories about people who discovered they were not alone in the homes they’d moved into. After negotiating boundaries with an overprotective ghost, Steve learns to honor his Brooklyn …

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Home After The Hurricane 27:39

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Kim Ford loved her home in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. She dreamed of spending her retirement on her front porch in her cast iron rocking chair, surrounded by grandchildren. For her, homeownership was a spiritual experience. But then Hurricane Katrina hit, and her family lost everything. Suddenly homeless and sheltering in Dallas, Kim work…

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The Artist Who Drew Himself Out Of Prison 24:01

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When he was just 21 years old, Valentino Dixon was sentenced to 39 years to life for a murder he didn’t commit. When he first got to prison, he believed it’d just be a matter of time before he was exonerated, but as time wore on, he started to lose hope. Then, everything changed when his uncle sent him a set of colored pencils. He urged Valentino t…

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Like Father... 26:26

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When Hrag Kalebjian agreed to take over the family’s coffee shop, he also saw it as an opportunity to finally spend quality time with his father, Henry – time he didn’t get when he was young and his dad was too busy working. But when Hrag starts making changes, Henry flips out. If they want the business – and their new-found relationship – to be su…