S.T.R.O.L.L. is simple. Solving The Rebus of Living Life. The idea is to bring people on from all walks of life to talk about life from their perspective. A rebus is a puzzle. Words, pictures and symbols that all spell out something. I want to hear people's stories and tap into the triumphs and setbacks that shaped each individual to be where they are now. I'll learn something. You'll learn something. We are pieces of the puzzle. We all matter when it comes to the big picture. Let's take this journey together. Let's get our S.T.R.O.L.L. on. New episodes every Tuesday.
I made a Spotify playlist of random songs that I've heard throughout the years and I wanted to share some info and thoughts on each of them. The playlist is 20 songs long. In the last episode, Episode 16, I discussed the first 10 on that playlist. Now, we do the last 10 on the list:
It's a new kind of episode for all you S.T.R.O.L.L. listeners. It's called A Walk In The Park. It will highlight a list of things to talk about, as if I'm talking to a friend about things that interests me. For this first one, we go with songs. 20 songs, 10 of which you'll hear about in this episode:
In this fourth edition of my Road Trip series, we S.T.R.O.L.L. to Oxfordshire, England to meet a set of twins who recently celebrated their 100th birthday.
Meanwhile, in Lancashire, a little girl wanted to make sure her local police ok as they attended to an emergency. A set of 6-year-old twins in Pittsburgh are more than happy to give everyone "sunshine in a cup". Find out how the crew of a Carnival Cruise ship, which le...
This episode of S.T.R.O.L.L. will stir up nostalgic feelings, especially for kids of the 90's. Today, I talk to one half of the influential and memorable hip-hop/rap duo Tag Team, the multi-talented DC The Brain Supreme (DC Glenn). The Denver native met Steve Rolln (Steve Gibson) back in the early 80s in high school.
Little did he know, it would start a life journey that would lead him to not only help create ...
It's another Road Trip here on S.T.R.O.L.L. For this one, we go to either side of the pond. First, a young couple in Connecticut found an endearing and generous way to celebrate their four month anniversary. Then, a former social worker is going cross country to listen to his fellow Canadians. In Texas, an Amazon delivery driver stopped in the middle of his busy day to help a neighbor he wasn't even delivering to. A five-ye...
On this edition of S.T.R.O.L.L., it's a bit of a road trip - but a special one. In lieu of the usual Tuesday episode, I bring you one today as we honor our mothers. In celebration of Mother's Day, I share some thoughts about mothers - about the mothers I know personally and the ones I don't. They brought us into this world and no matter what age we are, they will always see us as their babies. To all the moms out there,...
It's time for another Road Trip edition of S.T.R.O.L.L.
In this episode, you'll find out about a Pennsylvania teacher who wanted to find a fitting way to honor her late sister, a Tennessee woman who is chasing her dream thanks to Live Mas, a science teacher from Florida who is trying to make things easier for college freshmen, a two-year-old who got quite the assist from an Arizona ranch dog, a homeless man in California...
For this edition of S.T.R.O.L.L., we find out the puzzle piece that is Ellen Rothstein. She started out as a painter. In fact, her work has made it into exhibitions. Listen in and find out the journey she's been through that led to her being a life transition coach. Ellen brings some great clarity and wisdom that we can all use in our respective journeys.
To find out more about Ellen, go to: https://www.ellenrothstein.com
We all have our hills and mountains to climb in life. My guest for this S.T.R.O.L.L. is Michelle Kuei, who had a transformative event happen to her when she was just 11 years old. It set Michelle on her journey leading up to today. She is a motivational speaker, marketing coach and an author. Listen to this episode and find out why she named her book "From Crutches to Courage: Reaching The Mountaintop, One Courageous Step At A...
Grief, loss and trauma are all part of life. At some points in our journey, we are going to lose someone we care about. Some of us may feel the unbearable sting of emotional and physical pain at the hands of someone we love. Sometimes we may have to undergo tremendous bouts with change as we go along. But these are all things we can handle if we are equipped with the knowledge to do so. Edy Nathan, an author, public speaker, licens...
For today's S.T.R.O.L.L., I get the privilege of speaking to Austin, Texas based food photographer Mica McCook.
She's a creative entrepreneur that overcame adversity early on in her life and changed the trajectory of her life by discovering the marriage between her passion for food and her love of photography.
Mica is the host of The Savory Shot podcast, which doesn't just explore the subject of photography but gives in...
We're taking our latest S.T.R.O.L.L. with Laurie Singer.
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist based in California. Laurie shares her story and her expertise when it comes to anxiety and ADHD and how her background as a remarkable endurance athlete has helped shape her journey throughout the years, which included her own personal tragedy back in 1987.
Laurie is the author of the book "You're Not Crazy: Living...
Every so often, I will be doing a special episode of S.T.R.O.L.L. which will be known as a "Home Session". This is a musical episode. For this first Home Session, I am featuring my own songs for you to listen to. I have a lot of originals, but for the purposes of this, I handpicked seven of my songs to play for you. Just me and my guitar. I hope you enjoy this brand new type of episode. God willing, in the future, I will ...
Every so often, I will be doing a special episode of S.T.R.O.L.L. which will be known as a Road Trip. I will give you positive and uplifting stories from around the country and the world as an antidote to the negative droll that you get from the news on a daily basis. It's a space where you can hear about good people from all over who are doing great things for their community.
In this episode, you'll hear what a barber shop owner ...
According to a 2023 Gallup poll, around 44 percent of American workers experience workplace burnout. A 2023 Deloitte study states around 77 percent of U.S. workers reported experiencing burnout at their current job at least once.
Today, I speak with a renowned figure in mental health innovation, Michelle E. Dickinson. She is a keynote speaker, TED speaker, Workplace Resilience Visionary, Burnout Interventionist and bestselling ...
In this episode, I speak with online wellness coach and solopreneur Megan Gaul. She started out in teaching and education, but after losing 100 pounds a few years ago and maintaining a healthy weight since then, she has changed course and become a wellness coach. The proud Staten Islander is also proud to be a nerd, especially when it comes to her data-analysis skills - which has helped her not only maintaining success in her own h...
I'm honored to have the first guest of S.T.R.O.L.L. be the Arizona-based singer/songwriter, filmmaker and podcaster Adam Blaylock. He is the director and star of the YouTube-based documentary "Back to the 'Burgh", as well as "EveningTheScore: Unplugged at Pub Rock Live!". He has hosted and produced over 150 episodes of his previous podcast "A Guy, A Car, And A Podcast". He now hosts "Heart Songs: The Podcast", which explores the im...
My name is Kevin Thomas and I'm hosting a new podcast here called S.T.R.O.L.L. - Solving The Rebus of Living Life. Listen in to hear what this concept is all about! Coming soon!
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