Fill To Capacity (Where Heart, Grit and Irreverent Humor Collide)
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Fill To Capacity (Where Heart, Grit and Irreverent Humor Collide)
Podcast for people too stubborn to quit and too creative not to make a difference!Join visual artist Pat Benincasa in conversation with a riveting roster of guests to uncover extraordinary stories of everyday people. Listen as they share their quirky wisdom, unlikely adventures, and poignant life le...
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Vision, Voice, and Stories That Shape Us
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Writer and activist Amy Friedman believes stories can change how we see each other. Through All-American Story, immigrants and...
From Punchlines to Power- Remaking Comedy
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What if comedy isn’t just punchlines — but leverage?
Lynn Harris, founder & CEO of GOLD Comedy didn’t wait for a seat at...
Psychic Knowing in a Changing Mind With Echo Bodine
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What happens when a lifelong psychic begins to lose memory — but not intuition?
Nationally recognized psychic and teache...
Science, Soul, and 2nd Chances – From Saving Lives to Changing Lives
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What happens when the doctor becomes the patient?
ER physician Dr. Christina Miller spent years moving fast—hospital coff...
When Story Becomes Your Way Home
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What happens when curiosity turns into responsibility—and saving stories becomes the work?
In this moving episode, Stepha...
A Familiar Tune Rewrites The Moment
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What if the songs that shaped you could one day save you? When Justin Russo watched 4,000 people wave back at him in perfect rh...
1-800-RU-Kidding-Me: Wild Cards
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Tired of doom scrolling? Try life scrolling. This episode tracks down the wild cards- moments that flip the script, rewrite wh...
Digital Detox and the Great Unscroll
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In a world wired for breaking news and dopamine scrolling, writer and dad-of-two, Jason Bartz, did the unthinkable- he ditched...
Our Candy Machine Cosmos
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Whoa! In this 7-minute episode, we step into the Candy Machine Cosmos — where you insert something small — a coin, a thought, a...
Click. Post. Gone? What Is Your Digital Legacy?
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Got emails? A blog? Social media? A website? Then you’ve got a digital trail—but what happens to it when you’re gone?
In...
Friction Not Fiction- The Things That Matter
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The ground keeps shifting. Some truths don’t—won’t. In just 5 minutes, this episode hits where it matters.. Truth. Justice. Mem...
Vision Without Sight
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Motorcycle crash and everything stopped. Kijuan Amey, Former Air Force Staff Sgt. refueling jets at 30,000 feet, entrepreneur,...
Grounded & Gutsy: Rachel Finch on Life with Horses
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In rural Queensland, Australia, a young trainer builds trust one horse at a time. At just twenty-something, Rachel Finch runs Y...
Mind the Light: Stories From the Edge of History
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Who kept the lights burning when storms raged, men died, and the sea threatened everything? More often than we realize, it was...
From Shoestring to Powerhouse: Moving Mental Health Care Forward
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When Sue Abderholden took the reins at the Minnesota chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in 2001, the org...
Hospice and Harmony: Life in a Major Key
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What happens when bedside stories we almost never hear step into the light—and sing? In this episode, Ben Kintisch—chaplain, Ca...
The Radical Resistance of Tenderness
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When the world goes hard, softness isn’t weakness—it’s strategy. This quick episode is about what happens when you answer cruel...
Gen Z Unplugged: Why Dumb Phones Make Smart Sense
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Plot twist: Gen Z, first to grow up with smartphones and social media 24/7- decide now to unplug?
Meet Olivia Telecky, a...
Wagging Tails, Open Hearts: The Power of Helping Paws
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🐾 What does it mean to truly give someone their life back?
Alyssa Golob, Executive Director of Helping Paws, takes us in...
Where Service Becomes Story and Story Becomes Art
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What happens when a veteran’s truth is shaped by a writer, interpreted by an artist, and transformed into something the world c...
Coffee, Chaos, and a Lightning Bolt
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The high-voltage impact of the ordinary-in this quick episode!
Please Note: The views expressed by our guests do...
In the Middle of Madness, This!
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While the world scrolls through chaos and cruelty, something else is happening—quietly, insistently, beautifully. This episode...
Shaping Sound: The Master Craft of Nina Poots
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What happens when wood becomes voice, and craft becomes calling?
Luthier Nina Poots doesn’t just build string instruments...
From Ashes to Action
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In this riveting episode, Joel Sosinsky and Andi Sosin take us inside the 1911, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire—one of the dea...
Finding Wonder: The Urgency of Dark Skies
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When was the last time you really saw the stars? Not just a few twinkles—but the Milky Way stretching overhead like a cosmic ri...
Lens, Light And The Edge of Wild
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🚗 She left a marriage, packed her life into a Kia, and drove straight into the unknown. What Brittany Colt found on the other...
Running Toward the Fire: The Many Lives of Kristianne Schultz
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What kind of person runs toward the fire — not away? Kristianne Schultz has lived many lifetimes in one: firefighter, EMT, surg...
When DNA Unlocks a Prison Door
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What happens when the justice system gets it wrong—devastatingly wrong?
In this riveting episode of Fill To Capacity, att...
The Fierce Quiet of Truth- Joan of Arc Today
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⚖️ When truth stands alone, it still stands—just ask Joan of Arc. 🛡️⚜️
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Legacy In Action: Rosalynn Carter and the Power of Care
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Who cares for the caregiver?
In this powerful and tender conversation, Mandy Barr—President Carter’s great-niece and Enga...
Silent Storms: Parental Burnout To Breakthrough
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In this revealing episode, we go to the heart of a crisis too many parents carry in silence. Dr. Kate Gawlik—Doctor of Nursing...
We Came From Somewhere
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In this re-recorded episode, I return to a story that wouldn’t leave me alone. What started as a tribute to my grandfather, Pap...
Depave the Way: Restoring Land, Reconnecting Communities
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Pavement is everywhere—trapping heat, polluting water, and cutting us off from nature. But what if we could tear it up and brin...
A Dialogue Across Time and Absence With Aidan Ryan
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In this moving episode, Aidan Ryan—writer, publisher, and filmmaker discusses his deeply personal book, I Am Here - You Are Not...
Don’t Get Played- Get MediaWise With Brittani Kollar
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Misinformation floods the internet. Can you separate fact from fiction?
In this must-hear episode, Brittani Kollar, Deput...
Riding Through The Storm: Finding Strength In Chaos With Risa August
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What happens when a top-tier athlete, defined by discipline and control, is faced with a rare illness and the collapse of an 18...
Trailblazing Triumph: Rewriting Healthcare for Women 65+
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Reimagine women’s healthcare! This episode explores the groundbreaking work of Herself Health, redefining care for women 65+ wi...
FTC in-btwn #16: Bad-Ass Crow: Flight Path To Defiance
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What happens when a crow with serious attitude takes to the skies? A flight path you won’t believe! Sometimes, it’s in the smal...
From Carbondale to Coral Reefs: Bold Science, Big Impact
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What do coral reefs, the Heartland and a student at Southern Illinois Univ. have in common? A groundbreaking journey to save ou...
FTC in-btwn #15: Sacred Motions and Rebel Metronomes
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What do metronomes, circles, and chemical reactions have to do with the new year? Find out in this 5-minute episode where anxie...