Tangential Inspiration
Just a mom looking for inspiration anywhere I can find it. My journey will cover people, groups and even animals that inspire me by making the world a better place. My search for inspiration often includes a number of tangents, but always focuses on finding good. Everyone can use some inspiration, come join us.
Episodes
190 episodes
Episode 189: The Rebel Pope of Hope - Francis
Welcome to another episode of the Tangential Inspiration Podcast. We have a great episode, bursting with inspiration. We have some older ladies who are actively combating pollution, the inspirational Pope Francis, and some col...
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Episode 189
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22:21
Episode 188: A Celebration of Rebel Girls
On this last day of March, Women's History Month, we celebrate Rebel Girls! These women pushed boundaries, ignored gender roles, and blazed new paths! Let's take a quick look at pilot Jacqueline Cochran, Dr. Mary Walker, attorney Ly...
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Episode 188
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25:48
Episode 187: Alice Paul - Woman Warrior
Need a little inspiration? This episode can deliver. We have some airlines that are helping improve travel for differently abled people, a warrior for women's rights, Alice Paul and another woman warrior battling ALS. There is...
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Episode 187
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29:00
Episode 186: More Fast and Furious Shorts for Inspiration
Welcome to Episode 186. This is our third Fast and Furious episode, where we give you a few more short stories instead of two shorts and a long. We have received positive comments on these episodes, so we plan to do them every once ...
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Episode 186
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25:29
Episode 185: Joe Roberts - Pushing for a Solution to Homelessness
Welcome to another episode of the Tangential Inspiration Podcast. In this episode, inspiration abounds! Hear how tiny homes might help solve the homelessness crisis, meet Joe Roberts, an amazing advocate for the homeless, and learn ...
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Episode 185
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22:32
Episode 184: Celebrating Black Inventors
February is Black History Month, and while some are trying to erase the historical contributions of women and minorities, we here at Tangential Inspiration are going to celebrate and honor them. We have a lot of inspiration coming your wa...
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Episode 184
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33:14
Episode 183: NASA - The Impossible is Achievable
Welcome to Episode 183 of the Tangential Inspiration Podcast. This episode is full of inspiration to be shared with everyone. First, we discuss what Portland is doing to help with its unhoused population, then we deep dive into all ...
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Episode 183
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34:58
Episode 182: Unsung Heroes of the Medical World
Welcome to another episode of the Tangential Inspiration Podcast. Get ready to get inspired. We are going to cover an all-deaf football team that is winning championships, unsung heroes of the medical world, some amazing kids who su...
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Episode 182
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26:52
Episode 181: Three Extraordinary Girls
Three excellent stories to get you inspired to make the world a better place. First, we give you an update on all the good things that actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley is doing, then a deep dive into three amazingly brave girls who fough...
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Episode 181
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24:44
Episode 180: Michael Bonner - A Teacher With A Mission
Welcome back to the Tangential Inspiration Podcast! We have four great stories for you this week. I'm going to talk about the power of blankets, a chocolate company that is fighting for the rights of cocoa farmers, the generous Kris...
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Episode 180
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28:06
Episode 179: The Remarkable Six Triple Eight
Happy New Year! Our first episode of 2025! We have three great stories for you to kick your year off right! First, learn the fascinating story behind Louis Braile, who brought the written word to the blind. Then there ar...
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Episode 179
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31:18
Episode 178: Keeping the Christmas Spirit All Year Long
Happy Holidays from Tangential Inspiration. I am not going to say much about this episode other than it is several short holiday stories full of inspiration. Thank you so much for listening to us this year! We wish you the bes...
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Episode 178
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22:21
Episode 177: The Brave and Bold Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe
Another week, and another episode chock full of inspiration! This episode does contain some adult subjects (not explicit), so it may not be the best episode to listen to if you have younger ears about. The first story is about some ...
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Episode 177
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31:18
Episode 176: The Upside of AI Technology
Ready for some inspiration? This episode has something for everyone. We have Time Magazine's 2024 Kid of the Year, AI technology being used as a force for good in the world, stories of two amazing law enforcement agents and a very s...
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Episode 176
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25:44
Episode 175: Nellie Bly - One of the First Investigative Reporters
Hey look at that-- we got two in a row now. We are going to try to get back to our every Wednesday releases. This is a fun episode, even though it has a couple discussions about mental illness. The first story is about A...
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Episode 175
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27:40
Episode 174: The True Story of the Greatest Beer Run Ever
Life is still crazy, but we need inspiration more now than ever and we want to share it with you. This episode is lots of fun and is full of inspiration. First, there is the story of how some Africans are making a difference while l...
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Episode 174
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25:15
Episode 173: Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
I know, we are falling behind on getting episodes out. This is just a crazy time for us. However, we want to make sure that we get some episodes out since many are feeling down right now. This episode has happy dog stories, th...
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Episode 173
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22:11
Episode 172: Faster and Furiouser Inspiration 2 - More Short Stories
We are back. So much going on right now it is getting harder to get episodes out on time, but we are trying. We have four short stories for you this week. Pets for Vets, Agrihoods, magic blood, and fitness for people with spec...
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Episode 172
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19:45
Episode 171: Turning Obstacles Into Opportunities - Nick Vujicic
Life can sometimes get crazy busy, and that is where we are right now. Apologies for the delay in getting this episode out, but it is worth the wait. In this episode, we talk about Dennis Connors who just won a Silver Medal in the P...
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Episode 171
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31:12
Episode 170: Kristina Kuzmic Can't Fix Everything
Welcome to episode 170. We have a little bit of everything in this episode, baseball, parenting, the Olympics and mental health. Just a quick warning, while not at all explicit, there are some more adult issues dealing with mental h...
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Episode 170
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26:31
Episode 169: The Ukrainian Olympic Team
Welcome to another episode of Tangential Inspiration. There is a lot of great stuff in this episode. We talk about Ann Burgess, one of the people who created criminal profiling within the FBI. Then we talk about the Ukrainian ...
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Episode 169
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29:47
Episode 168: Luma Mufley - The Power of Belonging
We have a great episode for you, guaranteed to bring you some inspiration. Teresa starts off talking about of all things, mushrooms, and their power to help clean up toxic waste. Then she tells the story of how one refugee to Americ...
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Episode 168
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25:03
Episode 167: Jamie Kern Lima - Everybody is Worthy
Welcome back to the Tangential Inspiration Podcast! This is a quick episode today, but the stories come tightly packed with inspiration. Teresa will first talk about a man who is bringing the laundromat to homeless populations in At...
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Episode 167
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16:50
Episode 166: Bob Moore - People Before Profits
Arrrrgh. We were all set to get this podcast out on time, and then our dumb cat escaped and led us on a merry chase through the neighborhood. Anyways, this is a great episode. Lots of inspiration to be found. We start wi...
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Episode 166
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23:46
Episode 165: Marilyn and Ella - An Unlikely, But Wonderful Friendship
Still trying to lock down a new schedule, but this is an episode you do not want to miss. Hear about a UK foundation that is taking inner-city kids on wilderness expeditions around the world, the amazing story of the friendship between Ma...
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Episode 165
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