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Meka Mo joined me on Feb. 7, 2022, to talk about standup comedy, Euphoria and the emotional wellness/comedy podcast she co-hosts, "We're Done Here."

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Dorian Cannon, of Key West, who plays professional football for the Wyoming Mustangs, joined me on Jan. 24, 2022. We talked about training, coaches and his regimen of doing 100 pushups at a time. 

Grace Miceli, an artist and author living in New York City, joined me in July 2021 to talk about her book How to Deal, a fight-or-flight manual for life. 

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Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, a New York-based journalist, author and frequent Key West visitor joined me on Feb. 9, 2022. 

We talked about writing in Key West, the new "Anonymous Sex" collection of erotic stories she helped compile, secret restaurant menus and her early days covering the police beat in Baltimore. 

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Maddy Smith, a comedian who co-hosts the podcast It's That Time of the Week, joined me on Jan. 24, 2022. She gave me advice on writing for comedy roasts.

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Grady Hendrix, a journalist whose novels include Horrorstör, My Best Friend's Exorcism, The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires and The Final Girl Support Group, joined me on Jan. 28, 2022. 

We talked about my allegiance to the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, slasher film history and his quest to read all of Stephen King's works - in chronological order. 

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Scott Pridgen, executive director of AH Monroe, joined me on Jan. 5, 2022, to talk about the workforce housing planned for Bahama Village. 

Katherine Blanford is an Atlanta-based comedian whose day job is being a nanny. She joined me on Jan. 11, 2022. 

Lisa Damour, Ph.D, is a psychologist, bestselling author, monthly New York Times columnist and podcaster. She's written Untangled and Under Pressure, both about the struggles of teenage girls, including stress and anxiety. She joined me on Dec. 20, 2021. 

Laura Ornella is a comedian and actor who has appeared on Comedy Central and founded the comedy platform, Humor Darling. She joined me on Jan. 3, 2022. 

Liz Young, executive director of the Florida Keys Council of the Arts, joined me on Jan. 10, 2022. 

Florida Keys-based artist Kristen Norman joined me Dec. 1, 2021, to talk about her upcoming gallery show at Effusion in Key West. 

Paula Skaggs, a comedian and podcaster who is devoted to posting reviews of Lean Cuisine meals, joined me on Dec. 31, 2021. 

Keah Brown is a disability rights activist, author, journalist and writer. She is also known as the creator of the hashtag #DisabledAndCute, which first went viral in February 2017 and caught the attention of such celebrities as Sophia Bush and Brie Larson.

She joined me on Dec. 22, 2021. 

Evan Sung, a prominent food, lifestyle and travel photographer based in Brookly, N.Y. joined me on Dec. 24, 2021. 

Sloan Steel, a writer who co-hosts the movie and pop culture podcast Mummy Dearest, joined me on Dec. 15, 2021. We talked about my upcoming 50th birthday and why I might have to go live in the woods. 

WLRN reporter Nancy Klingener joined me on Dec. 23, 2021, to talk about her recent stories, including one about the Key West community building a home for a 77-year-old woman who lost everything in a fire.

Jenny Gorelick, a comedian and actor based in New York, joined me on Dec. 21, 2021. We talked about how to celebrate birthdays, New Year's Eve and her dating advice podcast, Receipts, the Dating Podcast with Evidence.

The recording starts late but we're talking about birthdays. 

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