Leveling Up
Building From the Bullet Hole
I've worked hard to remember and learn from my past, and I've also had to grow beyond it. The same is true, I've found, in how history shapes and affects current events; we have to remember the past while not being shackled by it. All of these have collided together for me recently - in a painful but illuminating experience in my personal life, in the ongoing COVID crisis, and in the protests, violence, and national reckoning about race that has swept America after the killing of George Floyd.
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Everyone Has A Story Worth Telling
Building From the Bullet Hole
Whether in a written story, the annals of history, or in life, the smallest of developments can produce immense consequences. How we respond to them often then tells the story of who we each are. In this episode, I talk with Julia Cannell, the Executive Director of Airway Sciences for Kids, a nonprofit dedicated to helping underserved children and teens discover and tell their own stories through aviation and aerospace.
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Thunderstruck
Building From the Bullet Hole
In this episode, my great friend Cyra Sadowl stops in to discuss her own life rebuild from the wound of her late husband - and my close friend - Matt's sudden death. Cyra was also my chief creative consultant and initial editor on Krelle's Inferno, so our respective rebuilds wove in and around that story.
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Grilled!
Building From the Bullet Hole
Take a listen as JDK answers questions about the book from Stacy Heller, his friend and a connector-extraordinaire.
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Open to Page One - A Reading From Krelle's Inferno
Building From the Bullet Hole
Hey there, all you cool cats and kittens! Grab a snack, a beverage of your choice, get comfy, and settle in to listen to the first chapter of my novel. It's like an old-time radio show, but without the campy studio-manufactured background noises and cheesy accents. Instead, it's me in my campy, ramshackle blanket-fort reading my own words! I’m so excited for you to finally meet Geren Krelle, get a sense of his character, the dilemma he faces, and the world he must confront.
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Based on Real Events. . .If They Went to Hell
Building From the Bullet Hole
Finally! With JDK's personal backstory established, it's time to kick of the podcast season's second half with the history behind his novel, Krelle's Inferno.
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We Are[n't] Our Wounds
Building From the Bullet Hole
Join JDK for an intimate and fun conversation with Steven Crozier - musician, writer, and Incredible Human Being - about the roots of creativity and expression, not as products of inherent "genius," but from (and through) the wounds we all have. Steven and JDK will talk about how their creative outlets proved to be both sources and outcomes of healing from their past mistakes, and Steven will read the poem that gave this podcast its name.
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My Brooklyn Bridge
Building From the Bullet Hole
Join JDK for a wide-ranging conversation with his "smokejumper", Jay Parker, founder of the No More Secrets recovery program. Brooklyn-born Jay tells his own epic rebuilding story, then he and JDK compare notes on the roles played in their respective rebuilds by letting go of secrets, confronting the shame of their pasts, and developing personal spirituality. It's a deep dive into JDK the human being and author from the perspective of one of the people who knows him best.
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Voice Lessons
Building From the Bullet Hole
A conversation with emotional intelligence and addiction expert Dr. Hilarie Cash, LMHC, Ph.D. Learn how she helped JDK find the inner strength - his "Voice" - to move beyond his past and begin the growth that led to his writing of Krelle's Inferno.
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Voice Lessons
Building From the Bullet Hole
A conversation with emotional intelligence and addiction expert Dr. Hilarie Cash, LMHC, Ph.D. Learn how she helped JDK find the inner strength - his "Voice" - to move beyond his past and begin the growth that led to his writing of Krelle's Inferno.
info_outlineWhether in a written story, the annals of history, or in life, the smallest of developments can produce immense consequences. How we respond to them often then tells the story of who we each are. In this episode, I talk with Julia Cannell, the Executive Director of Airway Sciences for Kids, a nonprofit dedicated to helping underserved children and teens discover and tell their own stories through aviation and aerospace. Julia also is a big part of my own story, as she came to my assistance at a crucial moment early in my rebuild. We talk about various elements of Krelle's Inferno, talk about several female characters in the book (including one of the greatest pilots of all time - who somehow isn't a household name), and taking responsibility for our past stories so we can write new, healthier ones in the present. What story of yours is most worth telling? It's a question worth asking...