reason is not all / whimsy weaves its way here too / and love wins again //

Our guest today is Alia El-Bermani. She is an artist, dancer, and big thinker. Like all our guests, she is many other things too. And we will dive into that now.

Produced in Raleigh, NC; Host, Sam Pepple; Producer, Shay Stifelman

our life richer now / a friendly face sharing space / unwrap to find smiles //

Our guest today is Danielle Centeno. She is a culinary professional, chocolate maker, dog parent, and my wife. Like all our guests, she is many other things, too. And we will dive into that now.

Produced in Raleigh, NC; Host, Sam Pepple; Producer, Shay Stifelma

a softer presence / glowing late into the night / big ideas abound //

Our guest today is Jerry Stifelman. He is a professional creative in many arenas, whose main tool of expression is the written word. Like all our guests, he is many other things, too. And we will dive into that now.

Produced in Raleigh, NC; Host, Sam Pepple; Producer, Shay Stifelman

a family force / gratitude for all of it / plain-spoken heart beats //

Our guest today is Clarence Heyward. He is a father, artist, and avid coffee drinker. Like all our guests, he is many other things, too. And we will dive into that now.

Produced in Raleigh, NC; Host, Sam Pepple; Producer, Shay Stifelman

with force and with grace / leading us some place sun drenched / and a place fun filled //

Our guest today is Angela Salamanca. She is a mother, restauranteur, and community organizer. Like all our guests, she is many other things, too. And we will dive into that now.

Produced in Raleigh, NC; Host, Sam Pepple; Producer, Shay Stifelman

soulful courage voiced / a heart with big beats offered / paying it forward //

Our guest today is Lisa Veronica Wood. She is a parent, artist, and advocate of good trouble and extreme acts of kindness. Like all our guests, she is many other things, too. And we will dive into that now.

Produced in Raleigh, NC; Host, Sam Pepple; Producer, Shay Stifelman

A mythic poet / he, gracious with time and soul / the care, to share, more //

Our guest today is Chris Vitiello. He is a poet, the man in the fox costume known as the Poetry Fox, the Poet Laureate of Durham, North Carolina, a father, and a general rabble rouser. Like all our guests he is many other things, too. And we will dive into that now.

Produced in Raleigh, NC; Host, Sam Pepple; Producer, Shay Stifelman

Grain-dusted hands / articulate beating heart / a rare passionate //

Our guest today is Josh Bellamy. He is a baker and co-owner of Boulted Bread here in Raleigh, North Carolina. Like all our guests, he is many other things, too. And we will dive into that now.

Produced in Raleigh, NC; Host, Sam Pepple; Producer, Shay Stifelman