Let’s Talk About Love Stories from Everywhere

Stories From Everywhere, Episode 16, with guests Dave, Andrea, and Nick Schick

Have you ever considered what you could create with your plastic waste, such as laundry detergent bottles and caps and other household plastic items? In this episode of Let's Talk About Love Stories From Everywhere, host Jill L. Ferguson talks to Dave, Andrea, and Nick Schick, founders of Peninsula Precious Plastic, part of the worldwide precious plastics movement that works to change global policies to limit plastic use and commercial production of plastic. Dave, Andrea, and Nick join Jill from their maker studio in the San Francisco Bay Area. See how vaccine caps and needle guards get transformed into new functional pieces (clipboards, cups, and tables, for example) or into art.

Stories from Everywhere, Episode 15 with guest Gary Ostrowski

Every wonder why you should always get a medical second opinion? On this episode of Let's Talk About Love's Stories from Everywhere host Jill L. Ferguson and retired clinical pharmacist Gary Ostrowski talk about his six-year misdiagnosis and declining health journey, how AI may affect the medical field, the definition of art, the value of being a lifelong learner, retirement, generational dysfunction (and poverty and abuse), film, and tips to create lasting relationships.

Stories from Everywhere Episode 14 with Brenton W Donnelly

Jill L. Ferguson joins Brenton W. Donnelly while he's on tour (during this episode he's in Dallas, Texas) to have an unscripted discussion about his job, his podcast, why it is important to embracing experiences and try new things, and so much more.

Stories from Everywhere Episode 13 with guest Sharry Deszo Tamborriello

In this unscripted talk show Jill L. Ferguson reminisces with Sharry Deszo Tamborriello, consummate volunteer and former drug educator, about the 1980s and drugs, love and divorce, the long-term illness of Alzheimer's and caretaking, disease, working out and so much more that have been a part of Sharry's more than 80 years of life.

Stories from Everywhere Episode 12 with Ralph Galloway

Do you know what makes your family unique? In this unscripted talk show Jill L. Ferguson and Ralph Galloway discuss family history, strong women influences, what makes lasting relationships, and so much more.

Stories from Everywhere Episode 11 with Guest Lawrence Pech

In this unscripted talk show, host Jill L. Ferguson chats with multi-hyphenate artist (dancer, musician, choreographer, painter, composer, teacher) Lawrence Pech about the most rewarding and difficult things he's ever experienced, including reaching his goal of being named Principal Dancer at the San Francisco Ballet only to have his career derailed by cancer; caring for his mother in the final years of her life; losing his father during childhood; having all of his heirlooms, journals, art, and his home destroyed by fire; and so much more. If you are interested in how one person has learned to embrace where life has taken him, tune into this inspiring conversation.

Stories from Everywhere, Episode 10, with Guest Rick Schank

In this unscripted talk show, host Jill L. Ferguson talks to Rick Schank of Purple Couch Creative about Mom, design, packaging and marketing, chosen family, Paul Rand, and fear.

Stories from Everywhere, Episode #9 with guest Velveth Schmitz

Join Rolling Hills Estates Mayor and CEO of HireBetter Velveth Schmitz and host Jill L. Ferguson in this unscripted discussion of what it means to be from Los Angeles, how to live a philanthropic life and make people feel seen and heard, and how to make the most of time. Other topics covered include books, speaking bird, breaking generational trauma, and there's the rare chance to see Jill's squirrel impersonation.

Stories from Everywhere, Episode 8, with Laura C. Browne

In this unscripted talk show, Jill L. Ferguson and Laura C. Browne discuss Laura's new book InterviewSpeak: What Your Interviewer Really Wants You to Know published by Manning (Listeners can go to https://www.manning.com/books/interview-speakand get 45% off Interview Speak (all versions with no exp. date) using the code LOVElimmer), why love is just as important at work as it is in the home, fears, pets, and a whole lot more.

Stories from Everywhere, Episode 6 with Danielle Brooks

Join LATL co-founder Jill L. Ferguson as she has an unscripted discussion with author, coach, and spiritual guide Danielle Brooks about plant medicine; love, self-love, and self-actualization; cats; life in Sedona, and the stories we tell ourselves that may not always be true.