Ep: 1756 Tony Stewart - Carrying the Tiger
The Kathryn Zox Show
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Ep: 1755 Christina Adams - Chasing Shadows
The Kathryn Zox Show
When renowned professor Dr. Aidan Ryan vanishes without explanation, he leaves behind a haunting message revealing he has a new life and can never return. His devastated daughter Sofia embarks on a global search to uncover the truth behind her father’s disappearance. What she finds is more shocking than she could have imagined—a web of family secrets and lies that challenge everything she thought she knew. After clues lead her to Italy, Sofia reconnects with her estranged mother, Ella, who reveals a hidden past of trauma and deceit. A.C. Adams is the nom de plume of co-authors Anthony...
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Ep: 1754 Susan Shapiro Barash - Estranged
The Kathryn Zox Show
Susan Shapiro Barash takes a deep dive into the complexities of female friendships. By peeling back the societal narrative that our friendships are meant to last forever, she uncovers a more nuanced reality: the closest bonds do falter. Through groundbreaking research and 150 interviews with women ranging in age from 20-80, she reveals an emerging trend — estrangement among female friends. She provides an eye-opening investigation/practical guide for women navigating murky waters of suboptimal friendships. The book sheds light on unspoken pain of estrangement—both for the “estranger”...
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Ep: 1753 Tamara Dean - Shelter and Storm
The Kathryn Zox Show
In 2004, Tamara Dean stepped away from the sterile hum of office life and moved to a farm in Wisconsin’s Driftless Area—a land marked by steep hills and deeply carved valleys, laced with spring-fed streams. She was searching for a different way of being: to live lightly on the planet, to find grounding in the rituals of self-sufficiency, and to imagine a future that would be resilient in the face of climate upheaval. She shares twelve finely honed essays that weave together nature, history, and science as she unravels the mysteries of the place she came to call home. Her essays have...
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Ep: 1752 Loxley Browne - Girls and Stem Studies
The Kathryn Zox Show
The underrepresentation of girls in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields is a pervasive issue that continues to shape the future of education and innovation. Despite young girls performing equally well, if not better, than boys in STEM subjects at an early age, the numbers of women pursuing careers in these fields remain disproportionately low. Loxley Browne is the writer of the CHARMS book series, a collection of stories that blends adventure with a deep exploration of academic empowerment for young women. In her writing, she challenges the traditional...
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Ep: 1751 Jenn Todling - Dancing On My Own Two Feet
The Kathryn Zox Show
At the tender age of twenty, Jenn faces a pivotal moment when her boyfriend, Morey, proposes marriage after only a few weeks of dating. Her intuition urges her to say no, but she’s spent the entirety of her teenage years caregiving for family; she yearns for adventure, and she thinks relocating to California with Morey will give her the freedom she craves. So she says yes—only to find herself back in the caregiver role after he becomes disabled a few years into their marriage. But it’s Morey’s volatile personality that ultimately leads Jenn to make a brave decision: it’s time to...
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Ep: 1750 Lisa Skinner - Truth, Lies and Alzheimer's
The Kathryn Zox Show
Through a rich trove of stories culled from her years in the eldercare industry, author Lisa Skinner offers insight into the difficult questions families face and debunking the most common myths about Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia. Skinner’s’s book provides an unconventional path to peace of mind for caregivers and loved ones facing this devastating diagnosis. She is a behavioral expert in the field of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. In her 20-year career as a community counselor and regional director of senior care facilities, she has helped thousands of families...
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Ep: 1749 Kenneth Ginsburg MD - Lighthouse Parenting
The Kathryn Zox Show
Guiding kids and tweens through their formative years has always been a delicate balancing act, filled both with the joys and the challenges of their growing independence. But today’s parents face unique hurdles: the ever-present screens, the negative impact of social media, the looming threat of climate change, and fears around school violence. Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg offers a practical and compassionate approach to navigating this uncertain moment while also setting the foundation for lifelong relationships. He practices Adolescent Medicine at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia ...
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Ep: 1748 Kristian Rönn - The Darwinian Trap
The Kathryn Zox Show
When people talk about today’s biggest challenges—pollution, misinformation, inept CEOs, and politicians—they tend to frame the conversation around “bad people” doing “bad things.” But is there more to the story? Humans are intrinsically wired to seek short-term success at the expense of long-term prosperity. Kristian Rönn, an entrepreneur formerly affiliated with the University of Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute, calls these deeply rooted impulses “Darwinian demons.” These forces, a by-product of natural selection, can lead us to act in shortsighted ways that harm...
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Ep: 1747 Sally McQuillen - Reaching For Beautiful
The Kathryn Zox Show
A luminous story of how love triumphs over pain and love never dies; this debut memoir from a mother grieving her young-adult son’s death is a must-read for any parent who has lost a child, is raising a child from the edge of their seat, or whose family struggles with addiction. When Sally McQuillen’s twenty-one-year old son died in a boat accident, her greatest fear was realized. Christopher was often drawn to risk and struggled with addiction. In this riveting memoir, she captures the wild ride of his jam-packed life and her deep love for him while reflecting on her own childhood...
info_outlineSusan Shapiro Barash takes a deep dive into the complexities of female friendships. By peeling back the societal narrative that our friendships are meant to last forever, she uncovers a more nuanced reality: the closest bonds do falter. Through groundbreaking research and 150 interviews with women ranging in age from 20-80, she reveals an emerging trend — estrangement among female friends. She provides an eye-opening investigation/practical guide for women navigating murky waters of suboptimal friendships. The book sheds light on unspoken pain of estrangement—both for the “estranger” who walks away and the “estrangee” who is left behind. Amid candid confessions of betrayal and grief, she challenges women to reimagine their friendships and take the bold step of letting go when necessary. Barash has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Post, Chicago Tribune, Elle, Marie Claire, and has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS, CNN and MSNBC. She has been a guest on national radio including NPR and Sirius Radio.