Nobody Told Me!

Would you like to polish your skills when it comes to communicating on a date?  Do you wish you could be better prepared to handle those unexpected situations on dates when you’re asked an uncomfortable question?  On this episode we welcome back Jen (Oleniczak) Brown, author of the book, "Think On Your Feet:  Tips and Tricks to Improve Your Impromptu Communications Skills On the Job", to talk about how learning simple improv skills can help create an amazing first date and beyond.

How effective are you when it comes to communicating on the spur of the moment?  Do you wish you could be better prepared to handle those unexpected situations in life when you’re asked an uncomfortable question or have to deliver some unrehearsed comments?  Our guest on this episode can help.  She is Jen (Oleniczak) Brown, founder of “The Engaging Educator” and author of the book, "Think On Your Feet:  Tips and Tricks to Improve Your Impromptu Communications Skills On the Job".

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the new era of space travel we’re in right now and find out more about what’s ahead.  Our guest on this episode is Lori Garver, who headed the NASA transition team for President-elect Obama and was the Deputy Administrator of NASA.  In those roles, Lori collaborated with key players such as Obama, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to usher in a more peaceful, inclusive and meaningful space age. Lori’s book is called, “Escaping Gravity: My Quest to Transform NASA and Launch a New Space Age”. Her website is lorigarver.com.

With Father's Day coming up, New York Times bestselling author Rich Cohen joins us to talk about his book, "The Adventures of Herbie Cohen: World’s Greatest Negotiator". Herbie Cohen is Rich’s dad and the book is a completely original guide to life, in a sense, through the eyes of Rich and his father. His website is https://www.authorrichcohen.com/   We’re excited to tell you about another great product from our sponsor, Ritual.  It's called Synbiotic+ and it’s a daily 3-in-1 clinically-studied prebiotic, probiotic, and postbiotic designed to help support a balanced gut microbiome.  Ritual’s Synbiotic+ provides two of the world’s most clinically studied probiotic strains to support the relief of mild and occasional digestive discomforts, like bloating, gas, and diarrhea.  Synbiotic+ and Ritual are here to celebrate, not hide, your insides. It’s time to listen to your gut!  Ritual is offering our Nobody Told Me! listeners 10% off during your first 3 months.  Visit ritual.com/NTM to start Ritual or add Synbiotic+ to your subscription today.

What happens when your life is turned upside down by the serious illness of a loved one who no longer recognizes you? What happens when you then suffer your own health crisis? How do you cope?  Our guest on this episode knows the answers to those questions and has written about her experiences in a breathtaking and heartbreaking new book. Joining us is award-winning screenwriter and playwright Abi Morgan whose latest book is called, "This is Not a Pity Memoir."  We’re excited to tell you about another great product from our sponsor, Ritual.  It's called Synbiotic+ and it’s a daily 3-in-1 clinically-studied prebiotic, probiotic, and postbiotic designed to help support a balanced gut microbiome.  Ritual’s Synbiotic+ provides two of the world’s most clinically studied probiotic strains to support the relief of mild and occasional digestive discomforts, like bloating, gas, and diarrhea.  Synbiotic+ and Ritual are here to celebrate, not hide, your insides. It’s time to listen to your gut!  Ritual is offering our Nobody Told Me! listeners 10% off during your first 3 months.  Visit ritual.com/NTM to start Ritual or add Synbiotic+ to your subscription today.

Do you feel like you shoulder more of the burden than you should when it comes to work around your home? Do you wish you could change that? On this episode, we look at gender inequality at home with our guest, gender expert and professional facilitator Kate Mangino, who’s the author of the new book, "Equal Partners: Improving Gender Inequity at Home." Her website is https://katemangino.com/   We’re excited to tell you about another great product from our sponsor, Ritual.  It's called Synbiotic+ and it’s a daily 3-in-1 clinically-studied prebiotic, probiotic, and postbiotic designed to help support a balanced gut microbiome.  Ritual’s Synbiotic+ provides two of the world’s most clinically studied probiotic strains to support the relief of mild and occasional digestive discomforts, like bloating, gas, and diarrhea.  Synbiotic+ and Ritual are here to celebrate, not hide, your insides. It’s time to listen to your gut!  Ritual is offering our Nobody Told Me! listeners 10% off during your first 3 months.  Visit ritual.com/NTM to start Ritual or add Synbiotic+ to your subscription today.

Wouldn’t it be great to find a drug with no harmful side effects that would boost your health and give you more energy while diminishing depression and anxiety?  That may sound like an impossible prescription, but it’s not!  Our guest, Dr. Stephen Trzeciak, is the co-author of a book which takes an in-depth look at how and why being a giving person is a secret superpower.  The book is called, “Wonder Drug:  7 Scientifically Proven Ways that Serving Others is the Best Medicine for Yourself”.   We’re excited to tell you about another great product from our sponsor, Ritual.  It's called Synbiotic+ and it’s a daily 3-in-1 clinically-studied prebiotic, probiotic, and postbiotic designed to help support a balanced gut microbiome.  Ritual’s Synbiotic+ provides two of the world’s most clinically studied probiotic strains to support the relief of mild and occasional digestive discomforts, like bloating, gas, and diarrhea.  Synbiotic+ and Ritual are here to celebrate, not hide, your insides. It’s time to listen to your gut!  Ritual is offering our Nobody Told Me! listeners 10% off during your first 3 months.  Visit ritual.com/NTM to start Ritual or add Synbiotic+ to your subscription today.

What’s it like to be a gay man in America today? How is it different for gay men today compared with those in previous generations? Our guest on this episode, Dr. Perry Halkitis, is the author of the book, "Out in Time: The Public Lives of Gay Men from Stonewall to the Queer Generation". He is also Dean and Professor at the School of Public Health at Rutgers University and a longstanding advocate for the health of the LGBTQ population. https://perrynhalkitis.com/

With summer here, we take a look at the Great American Family Road Trip with our guest, Richard Ratay. He is the author of the critically acclaimed book, "Don’t Make Me Pull Over: An Informal History of the Family Road Trip". We discuss what Richard learned from road trips and why he has incorporated them into his own family's life, the major companies that were started as a result of the interstate highway system, and how road trips are becoming popular with millennials with the addition of new technology that makes them much easier than they were in the past.  His website is https://www.richardrataywrites.com/

We’re thrilled to welcome extreme cleaning specialist Matt Paxton back to the show. Matt has spent decades helping people sort through all the things they’ve accumulated in attics, basements, garages and elsewhere. You may know Matt from his years on the television shows, “Hoarders” or “Legacy List with Matt Paxton”. Matt is also the author of the book, "Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff: Declutter, Downsize, and Move Forward with Your Life".  His website is https://iammattpaxton.com/