Rebecca Malotke-Meslin gets our vote!

We.learned.a.lot. about running for local office, from getting an inkling of a nugget that this might be worth pursuing, to picking up that packet and getting signatures, to fundraising, and putting it all on the line.

Sheesh! This episode has lots of twists and turns and Rebecca reminds us that fully pursuing a lifelong dream is worth it. No matter the outcome.

Carlene Danzy has been curious about the process of death and dying since she was a young girl outside her mother's hospital room. She noticed that the bodies would come into the hospital, but a lot of them left on a cart under a sheet. Yeeps!

(...gosh kids are so annoying with their observations and curiosities.)

Fast forward, and she's finally taking the leap to answer those questions for herself. And what she's discovering is that we all need love, tenderness, care, and respect, even (or especially) in death.

Anne Gregory Teicher's first word was "dog." I guess that's where it all started. And honestly, it hasn't stopped.

From falling in love with a dog, to inadvertently becoming a foster dog mom, and then starting an animal rescue with her husband, Anne is leading the charge for our beloved pets and...our communities.

She lays it all on the table and doesn't hold back. We.learned.a.lot. And you will too.

Graham is all that and a bag of chips.

*Liz frantically Googling when she can see his next show.*

What a gift he brings to the theater world--to actors, the crew, and honestly... the future of performing arts.

If Graham is in the mix we are in good hands.

Old pinball machines. Coins from faraway lands. Scuba gear. What else could we find in our guest's house?

Brian's curious mind will take him on all sorts of journeys--nothing is off the table. And we couldn't be more thrilled to have a seat next to him for an hour.

Let's goooooo!

Apparently it's not like the Hallmark movies. Too bad, looks so glamorous.

But reading a manuscript and instantly "knowing" it's a book to shepherd into the world seems like a gift to an author and future readers.

Riding the highs and lows of editing, bad reviews, BookTok (yes, it's what you think), and taking beautiful words on a page and getting into the hands of readers. Yesssss please!

Simply "knowing" at 3 years old that she wanted to be on stage in a pretty dress playing a violin. And then making it happen. Child violin prodigy much?

And wow, it was fascinating to learn about those strong genes and what it's like to be a mom to a budding musical star.

Jessica Vibberts gives us permission to dream big so we can rethink where we live and why, and shares how visiting her original life "plan" jump-started a bigger, wider, more glorious life that she never could have envisioned.

*Liz feverishly takes notes for own her big move someday*