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Podcast for people too stubborn to quit and too creative not to make a difference!Join visual artist Pat Benincasa in conversation with a riveting roster of guests to uncover extraordinary stories of everyday people. Listen as they share their quirky wisdom, unlikely adventures, and poignant life lessons! Fasten your emotional seatbelt for this journey of heart, humor and grit!
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Send us a text Got emails? A blog? Social media? A website? Then you’ve got a digital trail—but what happens to it when you’re gone? In this eye-opening episode, Len Rosen—futurist, tech writer, and founder of the site 21stCenTech —asks the questions we avoid: What happens to your Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Apple, and Google accounts? Who has access? Who decides? What just… disappears? From rented movies and dusty blogs to forgotten passwords and digital ghosts, Len breaks it d...
Send us a text The ground keeps shifting. Some truths don’t—won’t. In just 5 minutes, this episode hits where it matters.. Truth. Justice. Memory. Not trends. Not fiction. Friction. Because what matters… holds. OR - 🌟watch colorful video on YouTube 👀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEmPGduk_m4&t=10s Joan of Arc Scroll MedalThis brass alloy medal can be worn on a necklace, a keychain, dogtags, on a bag, or in your car.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, ...
Send us a text Motorcycle crash and everything stopped. Kijuan Amey, Former Air Force Staff Sgt. refueling jets at 30,000 feet, entrepreneur, and student on the verge of a pilot’s wings- with broken bones and lost sight- had to decide. What follows isn’t a comeback story. It is a rock-bottom hard reality where every scar, every setback became fuel for a new kind of flight—one powered by faith, defiance, and a stubborn determination to live on his terms. In this riveting conversation, Ki...
Send us a text In rural Queensland, Australia, a young trainer builds trust one horse at a time. At just twenty-something, Rachel Finch runs YP Performance Horses, guiding everything from high-strung racehorses learning to relax to unhandled colts taking their first steps toward trust. She swaps speed for softness, pressure for partnership—and the results speak for themselves. This grounded, gutsy conversation digs into what it really takes to turn training into true connection. Today's episo...
Send us a text Who kept the lights burning when storms raged, men died, and the sea threatened everything? More often than we realize, it was women—forgotten in the records, but essential to history. In a riveting and deeply human episode, Shauna MacDonald—professor, performer, and cultural excavator—uncovers the overlooked stories of women lighthouse keepers. Featured on PBS, NPR, and National Geographic, Shauna brings their silence into focus, revealing persistence without applause, l...
Send us a text When Sue Abderholden took the reins at the Minnesota chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in 2001, the organization ran on duct tape, a few staff, and big hopes. Two decades later, NAMI MN has become a statewide leader and national model—transforming how mental health is addressed in schools, jails, hospitals, and homes. In this candid conversation, Sue reflects on 24 years of advocacy, the power of listening, and the long fight to bring dignity and j...
Send us a text What happens when bedside stories we almost never hear step into the light—and sing? In this episode, Ben Kintisch—chaplain, Cantor, and playwright behind “Life Review: The Hospice Musical” —shares how end-of-life moments became songs that make you laugh, weep, and reach for someone you love. We get honest about what hospice really is: the power of moments over months, the chaplain’s craft of presence, turning private goodbyes into public courage, and how theater can carry trut...
Send us a text When the world goes hard, softness isn’t weakness—it’s strategy. This quick episode is about what happens when you answer cruelty… with a seat at the table. Please Note: The views expressed by our guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the podcaster. Follow me on Instagram!
Send us a text Plot twist: Gen Z, first to grow up with smartphones and social media 24/7- decide now to unplug? Meet Olivia Telecky, a 20-year-old Minnesota college student whose article “The Dumb Phone Trend—And Why I Bought Into It” made waves. With honesty and humor, Olivia explains why she turned her iPhone into a dumb phone—and what that choice reveals about a generation pushing back on doom-scrolling, questioning the pressure to stay connected, and looking for breathing roo...
Send us a text 🐾 What does it mean to truly give someone their life back? Alyssa Golob, Executive Director of Helping Paws, takes us inside their mission to train service dogs for people with physical disabilities, veterans, and first responders with PTSD. From a mother's loving calls to her struggling son—"go play with the dogs"—to a 15-year-old girl opening her bedroom door independently for the first time, these stories reveal dignity restored, fear conquered, and freedom reclaimed. 🌟 Disc...
Send us a text What happens when a veteran’s truth is shaped by a writer, interpreted by an artist, and transformed into something the world can finally see? When the silence of war is met—not with politics—but with art? With unflinching honesty, Marine Corps veteran and writer Robert LeHeup shares the story behind Bullets and Bandaids, a nonprofit that pairs veterans with writers and artists to turn lived experience into collaborative, soul-grabbing works of art. This isn’t therapy-it’s some...
Send us a text The high-voltage impact of the ordinary-in this quick episode! Please Note: The views expressed by our guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the podcaster. Follow me on Instagram!
Send us a text While the world scrolls through chaos and cruelty, something else is happening—quietly, insistently, beautifully. This episode is a dispatch from that other world. The one where people are building, healing, creating, and connecting—right in the thick of it. Not in spite of the madness, but through it. Because beyond the headlines, the human spirit is busy at work Please Note: The views expressed by our guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the podcaster. Follow me o...
Send us a text What happens when wood becomes voice, and craft becomes calling? Luthier Nina Poots doesn’t just build string instruments—she brings them to life. Born in the Netherlands and now working in the Scottish Highlands, Nina’s journey has taken her from art education to centuries-old violin-making traditions, with stops at Glasgow Clyde College and the renowned Newark School in England. She reveals how tea leaves and vibration patterns can reveal a violin’s voice, and why building an...
Send us a text In this riveting episode, Joel Sosinsky and Andi Sosin take us inside the 1911, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire—one of the deadliest workplace disasters in U.S. history—and the fierce determination to make sure it’s never forgotten. 146 immigrant workers, mostly young women. Locked exits. A burning building. And out of the horror—a reckoning. Labor laws. Fire codes. Frances Perkins. The seeds of the New Deal. Joel and Andi helped launch and build the Remember the Triangle Fire...
Send us a text When was the last time you really saw the stars? Not just a few twinkles—but the Milky Way stretching overhead like a cosmic river? Caroline “Siffy” Torkildson—geographer, explorer, and author of the new book “My Home Is Where My Trunk Is”—has spent a lifetime chasing eclipses, hiking sacred landscapes, and advocating for the night sky. We dig into light pollution—the silent invader erasing our stars, disrupting wildlife, and throwing off our circadian rhythms. But we also expl...
Send us a text 🚗 She left a marriage, packed her life into a Kia, and drove straight into the unknown. What Brittany Colt found on the other side wasn’t just a new beginning—it was a radical reclaiming of self. 📷 Brittany’s photography doesn’t just capture beauty—it captures reckoning, release, and raw presence. Her images, both portrait and landscape, are striking, soulful, and unforgettable. From her time at the Ansel Adams Gallery to launching The Flying Dress Experience, Brittany’s work i...
Send us a text What kind of person runs toward the fire — not away? Kristianne Schultz has lived many lifetimes in one: firefighter, EMT, surgical tech, acupuncturist, healer. But behind every role is one relentless search — for healing, for wholeness, for a self-reclaimed from childhood pain and trauma. In this episode, Kristianne opens up about surviving Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, learning to control pain through mind-body practices, and forging a life of fierce compassion. She shares wh...
Send us a text What happens when the justice system gets it wrong—devastatingly wrong? In this riveting episode of Fill To Capacity, attorney Chris Renz shares the harrowing story of how his legal team at Chestnut Cambronne—working with the Great North Innocence Project—helped exonerate Robert “Bobby” Bintz, who spent 25 years behind bars for a brutal crime he didn’t commit. Through persistence, forensic genealogy, and a relentless pursuit of truth, they uncovered the real killer and set Bobb...
Send us a text ⚖️ When truth stands alone, it still stands—just ask Joan of Arc. 🛡️⚜️ Joan of Arc Scroll MedalThis brass alloy medal can be worn on a necklace, a keychain, dogtags, on a bag, or in your car.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Please Note: The views expressed by our guests do not necessarily reflect the views of the podcaster. Follow me on Instagram!
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