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Revealing Purpose, with Nick Kemp

“You don’t need to find your ikigai—you already have it. You just need to notice it.” — Nick Kemp What if purpose isn’t something you chase—but something you already have? In this episode, Mike sits down with Nick Kemp, founder of Ikigai Tribe and author of A Year of...

Writing Through the Fire, with Priya Hutner

“We suffer as humans—and writing gives us a place to put that pain, to understand it, and maybe even transform it.”— Priya Hutner What happens when the life you’ve built—your beliefs, your community, your identity—suddenly falls apart? In this episode of Uncorking a...

Writing Without Limits, with Christian Toms-Arbel

“If you want to be a writer for money, you’re in the wrong place. The authors who last are the ones who truly love the craft.”  — Christian Toms-Arbel Christian Toms-Arbel has been telling stories since childhood. Born with a disability that required multiple...

Healing, Class, and Coming Home with Leigh Shalloway

“The story came out of me when it was supposed to come out of me—after living a whole life.” – Leigh Shalloway In this episode of Uncorking a Story, Mike Carlon sits down with novelist and holistic care practitioner Leigh Shalloway to explore the long, winding journey...

The Infinity Within: Kris Land on Souls, Cheat Codes, and the Game of Life

“Maybe what Jesus really wanted was to show us what we’re all capable of—and that we’ve simply forgotten our own power.” — Kris Land In this mind‑expanding conversation, Mike sits down with author, spiritual thinker, and serial entrepreneur Kris Land to explore the...
Author Julie McGue

Author Julie McGue

Julie Ryan McGueJulie Ryan McGue was born in Chicago, Illinois. She and her identical twin sister were adopted together. Her debut memoir, Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging is about the search for birth relatives.Host & Guest Mike...

Jim Carlon Part 2

Jim Carlon Part 2

Jim Carlon Part 2 of my interview with Jim Carlon about his book Conversation with a Desperate Man: A book for any man on the brink; and anyone who loves him.Host & Guest Mike Carlon Jim Carlon Resources  FollowAbout This EpisodeThis is the second part of my...

Jim Carlon Part 1

Jim Carlon Part 1

James Carlon"I had people in my life and people I worked with who looked at me and said, ‘you don’t look right.’ — Jim Carlon Host & Guest Mike Carlon Jim Carlon FollowAbout This EpisodeI have easily interviewed a few thousand people in my career as a moderator...

Author Olga Grushin

Author Olga Grushin

Olga Grushin"The Charmed Wife is a modern take on the story of Cinderella, marriage, divorce and love that’s surprising, darkly comedic and enchanting."— CNNHost & Guest Mike Carlon Olga Grushin  Resources Olga Grushin   FollowAbout This EpisodeOlga...

The Otto Penzler Interview

The Otto Penzler Interview

Listen in as Mike chats with Otto about his life and career including his experiences as a young boy emigrating to the US from Germany during the middle of World War II, how he traded in his desire to become a physicist for either the prospect of being a great American novelist or the center fielder for the New York Yankees, and how some harsh criticism towards his first novel pushed him towards a career as a journalist.

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