"Sharing Common Ground"

"Sharing Common Ground"

Get to know "The Mayor" Billy Keyserling,as we set off on a journey to prove we are all the sume of our experiences, and Billy has a talent for digging deep with his guests. Riveting stuff!

Episodes

July 2, 2025 24 mins
Join Billy as he welcomes David House to Sharing Common Ground.

David is a retired Group President from American Express.  He retired to Beaufort, South Carolina and served two terms as Chairman of the Board and one term as Finance Chair of Beaufort Memorial Hospital and currently is deeply involved in a local initiative to build/refurbish homes for those in need.  Currently more than 50 families have benefitted and are no plans to ...
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Join Billy Keyserling as he welcomes Anthony D'Altrui to the studio for an intimate discussion about Anthony's road to blindness.  With Billy's own impending sight issues, this is a truly candid conversation which asks all the tough questions.  Anthony is a captivating communicator and he is the perfect example of how a disability can happen to anyone at anytime.  
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July 2, 2025 27 mins
Ella Small is a rising college senior who just returned from a semester abroad in Paris.  Join Billy and his old friend as they discuss Ella's cross-cultural experience and take this virtual tour of Paris; the good, the bad and the ugly.
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May 22, 2025 34 mins
In this episode Billy welcomes Amy Armstrong, the Executive Director of the South Carolina Environmental Law Project, which she joined in 2002.  She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Michigan, and a Juris Doctor and Masters in Earth and Environmental Resource Management from the University of South Carolina.  

At age 25, Amy was involved in a car accident which parlayzed her legs and changed her life over...
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May 22, 2025 29 mins
Join "The Mayor," Billy Keyserling as he interviews Richard Geier, the Chairman of the Board of Education of the Beaufort County School District.  Richard also lends insight into his role in the attempt by some members of the Beaufort community to ban a vast list of books. and how he brought about a consensus.  The story was documented on "60 Minutes."

This interview will have you riveted. 

And before or after the interview, check ou...
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May 22, 2025 29 mins
Join "The Mayor" as he welcomes Mike McFee.  Mike is past Chairman of the Greater Beaufort Chamber of Commerce and past President of the Beaufort Realtors Association.

On the Beaufort government side, Mike was first elected to City Council in 2008 and re-elected in 2012 and 2016.  He was Mayor Pro Tem from 2014 to 2020 and won a special election in 2021 to return to City Council and was elected Mayro Pro Tem shortly thereafter, then...
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May 9, 2025 31 mins
Join "The Mayor" as he welcomes Dan Durbin to "Sharing Common Ground."  A nearly 40-year veteran of education, Dan is a national award-winning educator, administrator and consultant who has joined the Mark Bookman Foundation as its Executive Director.  Listen to his vision for the Foundation and prepare to be impressed. 

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May 9, 2025 23 mins
Join Billy as he welcomes Alex Jackson.  Jackson was disabled as a toddler returning from a visit to his grandparents in Augusta, Ga., to show off his walking abilities. The car his mother drove was struck head-on when another vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic.  His mother, a pediatrician at the Medical University, was severely injured but recovered. Jackson suffered a debilitating spinal trauma and lives full time in a wheelch...
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May 9, 2025 24 mins
Join "The Mayor" Billy Keyserling as he welcomes renowned Director of Photography/Cinematographer Felix Arceneaux to the Podcast. 

Felix was the Director Of Photography for "Mark - A Call to Action," the documentary about the life and achievements of Dr. Mark Bookman, a fully disabled man from Bryn Mawr, PA who, despite needing 24/7 care, became a globally respected disabilities advocate and scholar residing full time in Tokyo and t...
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March 18, 2025 21 mins
Join Billy and his guest Jonathan Brown who hails from the Sea Islands of South Carolina.  A retired Navy Man, Jonathan has spent a lifetime in the health care field and currently performs a critical function by transporting Medicaid patients to healthcare specialists, giving them access they might otherwise not have.  Jonathan is equal parts caregiver and therapist and he's a window to a world that may make you uncomfortable.  But...
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March 18, 2025 33 mins
Billy speaks with old friend and fellow Mayor John Tecklenburg.  John is a native of Orangeburg, South Carolina.  He graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, DC with a Bachelor's of Science in Chemistry and later studied Jazz at Berklee College of Music in Boston.  John is a commercial realtor by trade, but among his many achievements, served two terms as Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina.  John also details his person...
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March 12, 2025 52 mins
"The Mayor" Billy Keyserling is joined by host Ron Small to introduce Billy's new podcast series "It's All About Us."  Learn how BIlly's background and stellar career has shaped his desire to tell the stories of the struggles faced by the disabled community as he grapples with his own loss of sight.  Billy hails from Beaufort, South Carolina as seen in "Forrest Gump, The Prince of Tides" and "The Big Chill" to name just a very few ...
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