The Someone To Tell It To Podcast

The Someone To Tell It To Podcast

We started Someone To Tell It To in 2012, and all along, our philosophy has been to listen. Because our mission is to "cultivate meaningful connections through compassionate listening and training and educating others to do the same," we thought it might be best to highlight both aspects—listening and training—in a podcast. Both listening and training continue to catalyze this global listening movement where Someone's voice is being heard, Someone is being reminded that they matter, and Someone doesn't need to feel alone in whatever they are facing in life. We are so excited to share these rich conversations with you. Please subscribe to hear each new episode as soon as it's released!

Episodes

June 24, 2025 65 mins

Austin T. Qualls’ journey is one of redemption, resilience, and reinvention. He has a powerful story to tell about how he has found new life after a decision that landed him in the throes of the criminal justice system. Rather than allowing “cancel culture” to keep him down, he is on a mission to serve those who serve and to uplift the communities he is part of.

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Jamaican-born Marva Shand-McIntosh, is a Speech Language Pathologist in the District of Columbia Public Schools, in Washington, D.C. In this conversation, Marva’s passion for the essential impact that listening well can have shines through. She has realized that her work helping others with their verbal abilities needs to be undergirded by intentional listening. Everything begins with listening, she believes, and she dedic...

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As Someone To Tell It To continues to grow, we’re embracing a new chapter of leadership — one that honors who we are and where we’re going. After more than a decade of co-leading as our Co-Chief Encouragement Officer (Co-CEO), Co-founder Michael Gingerich is transitioning into a new role as Chief Values Officer.

Michael’s heart has always been at the soul of our mission. Michael will continue to pour into our team,...

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In this special re-release, we revisit a playful and profound episode featuring Jed and Sophia Lazar, creators of the connection-building game COZY JUICY REAL. During our conversation, we dive into the game itself—experiencing firsthand how it sparks laughter, honesty, and heartfelt connection. What starts as fun quickly becomes something deeper: vulnerable, meaningful, and richly human. That’s the magic of COZY JUICY REAL...

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April 29, 2025 48 mins

In our latest episode, we are joined by Dr. Kristina Newport, Chief of Palliative Care at Penn State Health, in Hershey, Pennsylvania. With wisdom, compassion, and heart, Dr. Newport shows us how care at the end of life can be filled with meaning, connection, and profound humanity. Her insights remind us of the extraordinary power of listening, presence, and love.

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What does trust really look like in life and in leadership—and how do we build it every day? We sat down with Randy Conley to dig into the heart of trust, leadership, and human connection. His wisdom will stick with you long after the episode ends. ​​His insights from Simple Truths of Leadership are a gift to anyone who values connection, integrity, and growth.

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This past weekend we had the privilege of the author and subject of the play I'm Proud of You, Tim Madigan, with us for the performances. This special episode of the Someone To Tell It To Podcast was recorded during one of the talk backs that happened after the performances. There is still time to get tickets and see this wonderful play: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36407/production/1207369

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March 11, 2025 48 mins

Stuart Landon, the Producing Artistic Director at Open Stage of Harrisburg, a professional regional theater in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, joins us in a conversation. As an actor, director, and theater executive, Stuart has well-honed experience with how the arts can move, inspire, and elevate us. We also talk about the play we are co-producing with Open Stage this spring - I’m Proud of You - about the friendship journalist ...

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February 25, 2025 55 mins

Our friend and our book editor and collaborator Isabelle Harman is our special guest. Isabelle has a mission to alleviate suffering in any form that she can. Her unique life experiences living across the United States, in Europe, and her education as a young student in a Japanese school, have given her valuable insights and empathy. Those gifts inspire her to want to help others to come out of the shadows of their challeng...

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February 11, 2025 63 mins

Scott LaMar, has worked in both radio and television for more than 45 years. He retired last year as the Host and Executive Producer of The Spark program on public radio station WITF-FM, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He has moderated political candidate debates and was a regular contributor to BBC World News TV before and after the 2020 U.S. Presidential election. Scott hosted more than 3,200 radio shows featuring at least ...

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January 28, 2025 63 mins

Kittie Watson has more than 25 years of experience as an executive and leadership development consultant and coach. She is the President and Founder of Innolect Inc. Kittie has authored / co-authored 6 books on listening, is a former president of the International Listening Association (ILA), and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from ILA as a listening researcher, practitioner and advocate in 2024.

K...

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January 7, 2025 48 mins

In this episode, Michael and Tom have another conversation with their dear friend, Tim Madigan. Tim was the very first guest on the program six seasons ago. Tim is a journalist and author of several books. But the one book highlighted in this episode is one that was instrumental in the founding of Someone To Tell It To.

That book is I’m Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers.

This is off the Open Stage Website A true...

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December 10, 2024 58 mins

In a long awaited Season 7 premiere, Co-Founders Michael Gingerich and Tom Kaden share about where Someone To Tell It To came from and where it is heading. They also talk about the ever changing landscape of how we listen to one another and necessity of building human connection.

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April 30, 2024 55 mins

It was her first podcast, and Dr. Lia Belanger is a natural! A Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, she has spent her career in small animal family practice. She enjoys being able to play a part in helping people to enjoy meaningful relationships with animals. She and her team, which includes her husband, practice with sensitivity and compassion, and are attuned to the humans’ emotional needs as they nurture and love their pets.

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April 16, 2024 53 mins

Orly Israel created The Listening Table, aiming to empower people to be better listeners, because better listeners develop more relationship resilience which directly combats the loneliness epidemic that is facing our more-connected-than-ever world today. He writes: “We've unintentionally traded the quality of our relationships for our quantity of them, but more is not always better.” Orly is the real deal when it comes to...

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April 2, 2024 54 mins

An engaging international keynote speaker and best-selling author, Todd Cohen is the leading voice on sales culture. Todd’s messages focus on the mindset and behavior of selling and successfully and humorously teaches the non-sales professional how everything they do impacts the decision -making process. In this episode, Todd demonstrates how every conversation is a “selling moment” and how everyone can contribute to the g...

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March 19, 2024 49 mins

Dr. Neha Sangwan, an internal medicine physician, is a thought leader and international spokeswoman bridging people in positions of power to humanity and helping humanity discover their power. She focuses on empowering individuals, organizational leaders, and their teams with the tools for clear, effective communication. She addresses the root cause of stress, miscommunication, and interpersonal conflict, often healing chr...

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March 5, 2024 60 mins

Stephanie Sarazin understands the unique challenges of grieving the loss of a loved one who is still alive. Through trials and tears, she’s traveled around the United States and Central America in search of understanding this grief and healing her heart. Along the way, she has met so many others who were also grieving a loss not from physical death and found that this kind of grief is largel...

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We are proud to share this as our 100th episode of the Someone To Tell It To Podcast. This very special episode was first aired in July 2020. Dr, Mary Frances Berry was our guest. Dr. Berry is a civil rights icon. In our conversation with her we heard stories of her experiences with visionaries and prophets such as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther and Loretta Scott King, world leaders such as Nelson and Winnie Mandela, and sport...

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February 6, 2024 58 mins

Annie Rappeport, Ph.D., describes herself as an academic, an artist, and an advocate. In her role as an academic, her primary field is international peace studies. She is a bridge builder, a researcher and a teacher. As an artist, she is a formally trained theater artist, musician and graphic designer. She has incorporated her love of the arts into her research, teaching, and advocacy work. As an advocate, she brings passi...

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