#3: Marzie Ghasempour - Iranian Playwright, We Have To Stop Meeting Like This
Release Date: 02/04/2019
Chicago Nurse, Alicia Bean, Isolates Fear to Find Joy | Ep #18
Bite of Courage
Alicia Bean is one of our country’s frontline nurses putting her life at risk in an effort to save lives during the coronavirus pandemic. Alicia, who says fear lives in the lizard brain tells us how she isolates fear to find joy.
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Judi Langley - Life, Love, Marriage: One Woman’s Journey | Ep #17
Bite of Courage
My initial intention for today was to talk to my guest, Judi Langley, about her 25 year marriage to her husband, Gotham. I quickly realized, however, that Judi is one of those people who has as much knowledge as she does depth, on a variety of topics.
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Can a Relationship Survive After Deportation? | Ep #16
Bite of Courage
Have you ever had to leave someone you love behind? My guest today is Ray. Over 8 years ago, Ray’s partner, who was an illegal immigrant, was deported. Separated now longer than they were together, Ray travels back and forth to see him.
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Laura Alberts — The Courage of a Breast Cancer Survivor | Ep #15
Bite of Courage
My guest today is Laura Alberts. While Laura is a breast cancer survivor, she isn't defined by it. In fact, after undergoing chemo and radiation treatments, Laura claimed to have her "breast year ever" in real estate.
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Dawan Warren - From Ex-Felon to Returning Citizen | Ep #14
Bite of Courage
My guest, 41 year old Dawan Warren, has spent half of his life in prison. Dawan had no way of knowing that he'd be released twenty years early for good behavior, yet he found the courage to change his thoughts and behaviors and turn his life around.
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#13: Dr. Charles Vear - Catching Your Dreams and Changing Careers… Mid-Life
Bite of Courage
How do you hang on to your dreams when you have a family to feed and a mortgage to pay? My guest today is Dr. Charles Vear. Ninety-three years young, he and his wife Gloria wrote their memoir called "Love, Laughter & Dreams: We Prayed for Twelve Children."
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#12: Elaine Gabalac - Living With Epilepsy
Bite of Courage
Can accepting and embracing your adversities be the key to living out your wildest dreams? My guest, Elaine Gabalac, opens up for the first time about living with epilepsy.
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#11: Christine & Jean Bosco Rutagengwa - Hotel Rwanda: Love Prevails Over The Rwandan Genocide
Bite of Courage
Is love stronger than death? My guests, Christine and Jean Bosco Rutagengwa, talk about surviving the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Inspired by his love for Christine, Jean Bosco recounts what happened.
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#10: Livia Gazzolo - Musician; Jazz Vocalist; Music Producer
Bite of Courage
Livia Gazzolo is a musician and jazz vocalist with a residency at the Atwood Cafe in downtown Chicago, Illinois. She also produces a monthly cabaret variety show at The Mouse House called “When the Cat’s Away."
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#9: Albert Ancel - We’re All Recovering From Something
Bite of Courage
Can giving up control and embracing my pain and feelings of powerlessness really be the key to healing? It was for Albert Ancel, a grateful recovering alcoholic, who says that once he embraced his pain and his fears of feeling powerless, he could celebrate.
info_outlineA chance meeting in Chicago, Marzie Ghasempour and I met because we happened to be sitting next to each other at the musical Hamiliton and we couldn’t contain our excitement that night. During intermission, we picked up our pre-show conversation. Born in Iran, Marzie feels privileged and proud to be living and working in the United States where using her critical thinking skills is celebrated. Reluctant to speak about her own courage, she opens her heart on BOC and shares things about her day-to-day struggles that we all deal with. Marzie is many things: a woman, daughter, fiction writer and playwright, translator, teacher and now my very dear friend.
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