All Across America

Jenna is the founder of Above & Beyond With U, a disability and accessibility advocacy organization, and the author of “Within My Spokes.” She has been a full-time wheelchair user since the age of seven.  aboveandbeyondwithu.org

A 25-year Army veteran, Colonel Cummings is the author of "A Soldier’s Life" and an inductee into the Army Women’s Foundation Hall of Fame. Her advocacy to honor the 6888th Battalion secured the unit a Congressional Gold Medal, a story featured in the Netflix film "The Six Triple Eight."

Dave is a traveling sign-painter and pinstripe artist who spends seven months a year on the road. His artwork has been exhibited at the American Sign Museum, the Carnival World Museum, the RV Hall of Fame, and on thousands of vehicles crisscrossing America’s highways.  letterfly.com

Released 20 years to the day Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, this is the true account of my life in the city and the people I came to know.

Iceman hosts the Motorcop Chronicles Podcast. A full-time Sheriff’s Deputy, he has served as a police officer since 1995.  motorcopchronicles.com

Mary is a national correspondent for Indian Country Today News and the author of “Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools.” She is a citizen of the Red Cliff Band of the Wisconsin Ojibwe.

A backcountry guide in Alaska and the Grand Canyon for over 25 years, Michael is the author of many books, including "Arctic Traverse: A Thousand-Mile Summer of Trekking the Brooks Range."  michaelengelhard.com

A writer and humorist, Felipe is a staff writer for the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and the author of "America, Let Me In: A Choose Your Immigration Story.“

Ross is a Revolutionary War reenactor. He leads the 6th Connecticut Regiment, portraying Lt. Asa Lay.  *This episode was recorded on location from the Keeler Tavern. A cannonball fired from the 1777 Battle of Ridgefield is still lodged in a supporting post of this historic landmark.  Keelertavern.org | 6thConnecticut.org

Lauryn Salazar is a third-generation mariachi musician, competition judge, and ethnomusicologist. She is an Associate Professor of Music at Tarleton State University and the Founding Director of the Mariachi Institute, set to launch this fall.

Michael is the Dean of the School of Public Health at Boston University, and a primary care physician. His is the author of many books. His latest is "A Living: Working-Class Americans Talk To Their Doctor."

Chuck is the North Dakota State Troubadour. He is a folk musician, songwriter, and working farmer. *This episode was recorded on location from Chuck's farm.

Dave is the Division Manager of New Alliance, a bean and grain elevator operator. The farmer-owned cooperative has been serving growers in western Nebraska and eastern Wyoming since 1942.  *This episode was recorded on location.

Sheila hosts the Growing Small Town Nebraska podcast. She is a fourth-generation Nebraskan and former radio personality with two decades on the air.  *This episode was recorded on location.

Kristin is a civil engineer at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, and is the co-founder of Mothers for Nuclear.  mothersfornuclear.org

Boyce is the author of "The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi," and the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Southlands.

The coaches coach for Team USA, Guy is the Associate Director of Coaching Education at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. He spent 15 years as a coach for USA Archery and represented the United States in archery as an athlete.

Ajani is the chair of the Languages & Humanities Department at Northern Marianas College. He is an editor of the book: "A Marianas Mosaic: Signs and Shifts in Contemporary Island Life."

Amy is a veterinarian and founder of City Pets, which for over 30 years has been the premier house call veterinarian practice in New York City. She is the author "Pets and the City: True Tales of a Manhattan House Call Veterinarian."  *This episode was recorded on location from Amy's place.