Episodes

  • Lisa Sobrato Sonsini

    Lisa Sobrato Sonsini
    Apr 12 2025
    Welcome to the Good Tidings Podcast with host, Larry Harper, Founder of the Good Tidings Foundation. This podcast is all about highlighting the good in people and what individuals are doing to make an impact in this world. On today’s episode, Larry sits down with a Good Tidings “OG” Lisa Sobrato Sonsini. This podcast highlights Lisa’s involvement right from the start to get the Good Tidings Foundation formed as an official non-profit charity. The best part about their happenstance meet up was that Larry did not know of her family’s philanthropic history. The discussion continues where Lisa describes her grandmother Ann who gained renown as the “Mother of Silicon Valley”—one of the most successful developers in what has become the leading technology region in the world. Then Lisa shares how her father took his mother’s vision in combining a profitable business that equally gives back to the community. Sobrato Philanthropies mission is to partner with communities to meet immediate needs, address systemic barriers, and pursue social justice to build a more equitable and sustainable world. Her family has now gone on to sign The Giving Pledge, founded by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, where they will give away all of their wealth to charity during their lifetime.
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    33 mins
  • Jake Shimabukuro

    Jake Shimabukuro
    Feb 7 2025
    Welcome to the Good Tidings Podcast with host, Larry Harper, Founder of the Good Tidings Foundation. This podcast is all about highlighting the good in people and what individuals are doing to make an impact in this world. On today’s episode, Larry chats with his new friend and partner, ukulele virtuoso, Jake Shimabukuro. This special episode was recorded in Honolulu, Hawaii at Washington Middle School, the school Jake attended many years ago. The conversation begins with Jake reminiscing about his wonderful memories of his time in the band room and how drumming led to him creating his unique ukulele strumming style. The two go on to explore Jake’s amazing career and how a chance meeting with Jimmy Buffett in a surf shop changed his life. As the conversation wraps up, Larry and Jake share their plans to completely refurbish the band room in the summer of 2025 as a gift to students at Washington Middle School. For more information about Jake: https://jakeshimabukuro.com
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    30 mins
  • Sue Petersen, Evan Schwartz & Heather Hooper

    Sue Petersen, Evan Schwartz & Heather Hooper
    Nov 19 2024
    Welcome to the Good Tidings Podcast with host, Larry Harper, Founder of the Good Tidings Foundation. This podcast is all about highlighting the good in people and what individuals are doing to make an impact in this world. On today’s special episode celebrating the 30 years of Good Tidings, Larry three longtime partners of the Good Tidings Foundation. They are the leaders of the charity arms of the San Francisco Giants – Sue Petersen; the Golden State Warriors – Evan Schwartz; the San Jose Sharks – Heather Hooper. The podcast begins with each guest highlighting the mission of their respective community foundations. The podcast continues with each one of them describing how they got connected with Good Tidings and the breadth of their 30-year partnership. The teams highlight the misconception that each team’s need to fundraise and the challenges and new programming that came out of COVID. The conversation ends with the three talking about the future of their organizations. For more information on these three wonderful organizations: www.jrgiants.org https://community.warriors.com/foundation/ https://www.nhl.com/sharks/sharksfoundation/
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    49 mins
  • Jose Jaimes

    Jose Jaimes
    Sep 27 2024
    Welcome to the Good Tidings Podcast with host, Larry Harper, Founder of the Good Tidings Foundation. This podcast is all about highlighting the good in people and what individuals are doing to make an impact in this world. On today’s episode, Larry chats with the Founder Tierra Caliente, a non-profit in Vista Ca., - Jose Jaimes. The podcast starts out by Jose highlighting his family’s relocation to Southern California from Mexico and how being a product of the “non-profit system” was so helpful into launching his own non-profit. He then goes on in detail about Tierra’s mission and the traditions of Folklorico Dance. The podcast wraps up with a discussion about the dance studio makeover that Good Tidings and the Jason Mraz Foundation are providing for his charity.
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    25 mins
  • Liam Mayclem

    Liam Mayclem
    May 16 2024
    Welcome to the Good Tidings Podcast with host, Larry Harper, Founder of the Good Tidings Foundation. This podcast is all about highlighting the good in people and what individuals are doing to make an impact in this world. On today’s episode, Larry chats with the Foodie Chap and brilliant Auctioneer – Liam Mayclem. For this episode, Larry joins Liam in his San Francisco home where he shares stories of his challenging but happy upbringing in England and Ireland. Liam details all the interesting twists and turns his life journey has taken him on and how he is now blessed to be a “vessel for generous hearts”. Larry and Liam continue the conversation highlighting how a great auctioneer can be an essential element to a successful charity. Liam tells Larry he only aligns himself with charities he would personally contribute to. They wrap up the chat talking about Good Tidings and its upcoming 30th Anniversary. Liam has acted as Auctioneer at all GT fundraisers for the last several years. We are looking forward to many more events where Liam helps GT make a tremendous impact!
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    34 mins
  • Dave Flemming

    Dave Flemming
    Apr 5 2024
    Welcome to the Good Tidings Podcast with host, Larry Harper, Founder of the Good Tidings Foundation. This podcast is all about highlighting the good in people and what individuals are doing to make an impact in this world. On today’s episode, Larry chats with his friend, Good Tidings Board Member, and Emmy Winning broadcaster for the San Francisco Giants – Dave Flemming. The conversation begins with Dave sharing how growing up near Washington DC influenced his life early on. College brought him west to attend Stanford University with no intention of becoming a professional sports broadcaster. Once the English Major started broadcasting Stanford University games, he caught the broadcasting bug and never looked back. Dave highlights his quick rise to broadcasting Major League Baseball games for the San Francisco Giants. The podcast then turns to discuss the missions of both the Giants Community Fund and the Good Tidings Foundation and how these two great charities have partnered together for the past 25 years. This episode will surely get you in the spirit for the Giants’ Home Opener!
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    46 mins
  • Jason Mraz V2

    Jason Mraz V2
    Mar 1 2024
    Welcome to the Good Tidings Podcast with host, Larry Harper, Founder of the Good Tidings Foundation. This podcast is all about highlighting the good in people and what individuals are doing to make an impact in this world. On today’s episode, Larry chats with his friend, Grammy award winning singer-songwriter and Official Spokesperson of the Good Tidings Foundation, Jason Mraz. The interview takes place in Jason’s home studio located at his cleverly named property, The Mranch, where he explains what takes place on his 18 acres in Oceanside, CA. From there, Jason and Larry quickly dive into a recent benefit concert that Jason hosted highlighting eight children’s charities in San Diego County. Each of these diverse organizations performed one of Jason’s songs at the event entitled, “Kaleidoscope”, in front of thousands of guests. The conversation flows around the desire to help more under-represented and under-resourced youth. The Good Tidings Foundation and the Jason Mraz Foundation have partnered to create two amazing artistic spaces at the San Diego Young Artist Music Academy and A.R.T.S. in National City. In the coming year, GT and Jason will once again partner on an artistic makeover for another deserving charity.
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    31 mins
  • Tyson Ross

    Tyson Ross
    Nov 28 2023
    Welcome to the Good Tidings Podcast with host, Larry Harper, Founder of the Good Tidings Foundation. This podcast is all about highlighting the good in people and what individuals are doing to make an impact in this world all for the benefit of others, while aiming to inspire a community of givers! On today’s episode, Larry interviews Former Major Leaguer Tyson Ross. Tyson describes his storybook upbringing in Oakland and how he stayed local to play baseball from High School to College to the Big Leagues. He goes on to elaborate on his post playing passion of providing baseball opportunities to the kids of Oakland and beyond with his non-profit – Loyal To My Soil. This new venture provides free camps, equipment and funding to the under resourced youth in the East Bay. Tyson goes onto to add how he hopes to influence the game of baseball in the future.
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    14 mins