Doug Has Questions
Doug Has Questions is a podcast dedicated to thoughtful conversation that leads to better understanding, connection, and inspiration. Host Douglas Olerud draws on his life experience to explore the stories of the people he’s met along the way.
Doug Has Questions
Latest Episodes
Episode 46: Susie McCartney; From A Deadhead to Chilkat Guide to Hypnotherapy
You can hear the exact moment a life story turns into a healing practice. Susie McCartney grew up outside Philadelphia in a family shaped by Vietnam-era fallout, alcoholism, and the kind of “everything is fine” chaos that looks normal until you...
Episode 45: Nicole Holm; Hard To Kill! What Does Resilience Look Like!
A nine-year-old gets hit by a stray bullet while playing second base. A 30-year-old nursing student hears the words “you have cancer” and still has to get dinner on the table for three boys. A seasoned Alaska RN crashes an airboat into a sweepe...
Episode 44: Matt Jones; From Kansas Prairie To Coast Guard Storms
A kid from flat Kansas farm country ends up on the open ocean, clinging to a mast in a storm and wondering if he will make it back down. That is where Matt Jones’ story gets real, and where mine as a listener shifted too. Matt walks us through ...
Episode 43: Jim Stanford; A Life Built On Hard Work
One minute Jim Stanford is a farm-country kid outside Cleveland pushing a mower across five-acre lawns. The next he’s caddying at a U.S. Open, running track and football at Kent State, and watching campus tension build until the Kent State shoo...
Episode 42: Shelby Steiner; How A Fashion Designer Builds Gear That Works
A great-looking jacket is the end of a very long chain of decisions and most people never see the chain. We talk with fashion designer Shelby Steiner about what actually happens between a sketch and a product you can buy, from pattern making an...