Only One In The Room
Laura Cathcart Robbins
Hosted by Laura Cathcart Robbins, a writer and a recovery thriver and survivor, Laura found herself in an all too familiar position. In September 2018, she was the only black woman in the room at Brave Magic, a famed writer’s retreat. After it was over, she wrote about her “only one” experience in The Huffington Post and comments started flooding into her DM. These comments were from people from all races, ethnicities, creeds, and nationalities who had felt “othered”. Laura beautifully interviews a person about their Only One story each episode and addresses as many of those DM’s as possible in the process. In this podcast, you’ll hear raw, vulnerable accounts from people who are, like most of us, just eager to connect. Our hope is that The Only One In The Room will inspire a change of perspective in how we all see and hear each other’s stories. We want you to think twice before judging the person standing next to you at a party, in the pick-up line at school, or in a crowded subway car. This is a podcast for anyone who has ever felt alone in a room full of people – which is to say, that this podcast is for everyone.
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Oct 18, 2023 • 17min
Scott Talks to Carmen Rita Wong
Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Carmen Rita Wong right after the show.Join our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series.Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more.We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!Join our Patreon:Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you’ll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcastDon’t wait until the new year, start building healthier eating habits this fall with Green Chef. Go to greenchef.com/60onlyone and use the code 60onlyone to get 60% off plus free shipping.Upgrade your closet this summer with Quince. Right now go to https://www.quince.com/our-core-collection/?utm_campaign=oneroom&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=veritone to get free shipping and 365-day returns on your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 17, 2023 • 57min
Carmen Rita Wong Is The Only One In The Room Who Grew Up Believing a Lie
What if you grew up believing a lie? Author, writer, reporter, and producer, Carmen Rita Wong and her brother, Alex, were born to a Dominican mother and a Chinese father - or she thought. So what would you do if, as your mother lay dying, you found out that she’d been lying to you about your father’s identity? Would you accept your mother’s deathbed confession? Or would you do some real detective work to find out if she was telling the truth?More From Carmen Rita Wong:Visit: www.carmenritawong.comRead: Why Didn't You Tell Me?Listen: The Carmen ShowFinding Carmen Rita Wong:Twitter: @CarmenSenseFacebook & Instagram: @carmenritawongJoin our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series.Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more.We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!Join our Patreon:Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you’ll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcastDon’t wait until the new year, start building healthier eating habits this fall with Green Chef. Go to greenchef.com/60onlyone and use the code 60onlyone to get 60% off plus free shipping.Upgrade your closet this summer with Quince. Right now go to https://www.quince.com/our-core-collection/?utm_campaign=oneroom&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=veritone to get free shipping and 365-day returns on your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 11, 2023 • 14min
Scott Talks to Sofia Rose
Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Sofia Rose right after the show.Join our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series.Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more.We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!Join our Patreon:Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you’ll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcastDon’t wait until the new year, start building healthier eating habits this fall with Green Chef. Go to greenchef.com/60onlyone and use the code 60onlyone to get 60% off plus free shipping.Upgrade your closet this summer with Quince. Right now go to https://www.quince.com/our-core-collection/?utm_campaign=oneroom&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=veritone to get free shipping and 365-day returns on your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 10, 2023 • 55min
Sofia Rose Is The Only Fat, Over-Forty, Latina Pornstar In The Room
Imagine being an actress in an industry where the norm is twenty, white and thin and you are a proud forty-something Latina who identifies as fat.Sofia Rose, critically acclaimed Latina performer, published model, pioneering BBW pornstar became an adult film actress knowing that she’d be fetishized by some and criticized by others. But what would you do if you discovered that by simply being yourself on film, you made it possible for real women, women who looked like you to feel desirable? Would you let the critics get to you and retire from your chosen profession? Or would you continue to win award after award and show the world how a Big Beautiful Woman does it?More From Sofia Rose:Visit: ilovesofiarose.liveFinding Sofia Rose:Twitter: @BbwSofiaRoseInstagram & TikTok: @ilovesofiaroseJoin our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series.Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more.We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!Join our Patreon:Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you’ll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcastDon’t wait until the new year, start building healthier eating habits this fall with Green Chef. Go to greenchef.com/60onlyone and use the code 60onlyone to get 60% off plus free shipping.Upgrade your closet this summer with Quince. Right now go to https://www.quince.com/our-core-collection/?utm_campaign=oneroom&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=veritone to get free shipping and 365-day returns on your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 6, 2023 • 13min
On My Nightstand: Stash, My Life in Hiding- Babies
Laura Cathcart Robbins is the host of the popular podcast, The Only One In The Room, and author of the Atria/Simon & Schuster memoir, STASH. She has been active for many years as a speaker and school trustee and is credited for creating The Buckley School’s nationally recognized committee on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice. Her recent articles in Huffpo and The Temper on the subjects of race, recovery, and divorce have garnered her worldwide acclaim. Email: cathcartrobbins@gmail.com Website: theonlyonepod.comInstagram: @lauracathcartrobbinsTikTok: @mscathcartrobbinsFacebook: @Laura Cathcart RobbinsJoin our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series.Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more.We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!Join our Patreon:Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you’ll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcastDon’t wait until the new year, start building healthier eating habits this fall with Green Chef. Go to greenchef.com/60onlyone and use the code 60onlyone to get 60% off plus free shipping.Upgrade your closet this summer with Quince. Right now go to https://www.quince.com/our-core-collection/?utm_campaign=oneroom&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=veritone to get free shipping and 365-day returns on your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 4, 2023 • 22min
Scott Talks to Rafael Agustin
Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Rafael Agustin right after the show.Join our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series.Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more.We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!Join our Patreon:Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you’ll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcastDon’t wait until the new year, start building healthier eating habits this fall with Green Chef. Go to greenchef.com/60onlyone and use the code 60onlyone to get 60% off plus free shipping.Upgrade your closet this summer with Quince. Right now go to https://www.quince.com/our-core-collection/?utm_campaign=oneroom&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=veritone to get free shipping and 365-day returns on your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 3, 2023 • 58min
Rafael Agustin Is The Only Who Was Shocked To Find Out He Was Undocumented
What if, even though you’d moved to the US at age six from Ecuador, you grew up thinking you were like every other American boy?Author, screenwriter and CEO, Rafael Agustin modeled his childhood after the Hollywood TV shows he loved, Batman, Saved By The Bell, Friends and more.But what would you do if your parents told you that you were undocumented and the life that you’d been living was actually borrowed and not yours for keeps. Would you feel betrayed and hold a grudge against your parents? Or would you see that they were trying to protect you and give you “dreams without borders''?More From Rafael Agustin:Visit: rafaelagustin.comVisit: latinofilm.orgVisit: youthcinemaproject.orgRead: Illegally YoursFinding Rafael Agustin:Linktree: linktr.ee/rafaelagustinInstagram: @mrrafaelagustinJoin our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series.Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more.We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!Join our Patreon:Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you’ll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcastDon’t wait until the new year, start building healthier eating habits this fall with Green Chef. Go to greenchef.com/60onlyone and use the code 60onlyone to get 60% off plus free shipping.Upgrade your closet this summer with Quince. Right now go to https://www.quince.com/our-core-collection/?utm_campaign=oneroom&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=veritone to get free shipping and 365-day returns on your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 27, 2023 • 13min
Scott Talks to Sean (Seano) McFarland
Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Sean "Seano" McFarland right after the show.Join our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series.Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more.We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!Join our Patreon:Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you’ll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcastDon’t wait until the new year, start building healthier eating habits this fall with Green Chef. Go to greenchef.com/60onlyone and use the code 60onlyone to get 60% off plus free shipping. Upgrade your closet this summer with Quince. Right now go to https://www.quince.com/our-core-collection/?utm_campaign=oneroom&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=veritone to get free shipping and 365-day returns on your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 26, 2023 • 48min
Sean (Seano) McFarland: The Only One In The Room Ending Generational Trauma
Imagine being twelve years old when your father leaves your family. And instead of watching him drive away, you give chase, on foot, for four whole miles?For addiction trauma specialist and life coach, Sean “Seano” McFarland, his father’s leaving was the beginning of a series of traumatic events that would shape and change the course of his entire life.But what would you do if when you became a father yourself, and you wanted to give your son what your father couldn’t give to you? Would you allow the pain that scarred your childhood years to guide your parenting? Or would you end the generational trauma by showing up for him no matter what?Instagram: @teamseanoWebsite: https://www.shellvenice.com/Join our Only One In The Room Facebook Group if you'd like to ask a question of any of our upcoming guests for this series.Also visit the website www.theonlyonepod.com for the latest from our host Laura Cathcart Robbins like featured articles and more.We love hearing from you in the comments on iTunes and while you're there don't forget to rate us, subscribe and share the show!Join our Patreon:Become an Only One In The Room patron by joining us on Patreon! Starting at only $5.00 per month, you’ll get bonus content, access to outtakes that the general public will NEVER see, extremely cool merch, and depending on what tier you get, monthly hang time with Scott and Laura. Join our Patreon today at https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepodcastDon’t wait until the new year, start building healthier eating habits this fall with Green Chef. Go to greenchef.com/60onlyone and use the code 60onlyone to get 60% off plus free shipping. Upgrade your closet this summer with Quince. Right now go to https://www.quince.com/our-core-collection/?utm_campaign=oneroom&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=veritone to get free shipping and 365-day returns on your next order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 22, 2023 • 10min
On My Nightstand: Stash, My Life In Hiding, Prologue
Laura Cathcart Robbins is the host of the popular podcast, The Only One In The Room, and author of the forthcoming Atria/Simon & Schuster memoir, STASH (March 7, 2023). She has been active for many years as a speaker and school trustee and is credited for creating The Buckley School’s nationally recognized committee on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice. Her recent articles in Huffpo and The Temper on the subjects of race, recovery, and divorce have garnered her worldwide acclaim. She is a 2022 TEDx Speaker, and LA Moth StorySlam winner. Currently, she sits on the advisory boards of the San Diego Writer’s Festival and the Outliers HQ podcast Festival. Find out more about her on her website, or you can look for her on Facebook, on Instagram, and follow her on Twitter.Order your copy here- https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Stash/Laura-Cathcart-Robbins/9781668005330/Support our Patreon!⬇️https://www.patreon.com/theonlyonepod...Connect with us⬇️WEBSITE:https://www.theonlyonepod.com/INSTAGRAM:https://instagram.com/theonlyoneinthe...TWITTER:https://twitter.com/theonlyonepodc1?l...FACEBOOK:https://facebook.com/theonlyoneinther...TIKTOK:https://www.tiktok.com/@theonlyonepod.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
