Send us Fan Mail We talk cryonics with Charlie Kam and treat it like a serious end-of-life option, not a movie trope. We dig into how cryopreservation works, why the brain is the main focus, and what “plan B” means if future medicine can repair what killed you. • what cryonics is and why “legally dead” matters • cooling, cryoprotectant, and vitrification in liquid nitrogen • why speed after death affects preservation quality • how ceremonies and grief change when “retu...
Jul 8
1 hr 7 min
Send us Fan Mail We sit down with David Muhindo, founder of Be Well Child Care Initiative in Uganda, to talk about protecting vulnerable children and using soccer as a doorway into healing, mentorship, and life skills. We also trace David’s path from making bricks to pay school fees to leading a growing effort to build safety, dignity, and opportunity for kids who have nowhere else to go. • David’s origin story and why his work is personal • Paying school fees by making and sellin...
Jul 1
53 min
Send us Fan Mail WE ARE HEADING WAY, WAY ,BACK TO SEASON 3 FOR THIS MONTHS ENCORE What's it like to be the president at one of the oldest Rotary groups in the world? Meet the President of Seattle 4, Jeff Borek, this week on the podcast Support the show Join me as I talk to those "amazing people turning their Actions 2 Impact all over the world. #BE THE CHANGE
Jun 24
52 min
Send us Fan Mail We test a big idea for Rotary district conferences by bringing together four district governors who combine four districts into one event to grow fellowship, strengthen networks, and raise the bar on programming. We share what worked, what cost more than expected, and why collaboration may be the future for district-level gatherings. • why four districts decide to merge one conference instead of running four separate weekends • how collaboration expands Rotary rel...
Jun 17
1 hr 5 min
Send us Fan Mail We talk dirt with Eric Gardner from Loaves and Fishes and Chuck Corrigan from Rotary, digging into how food waste can become soil instead of methane. We walk through the real numbers, the grant that funded an industrial composter, and the simple composting habits that make the “full circle” possible. • Loaves and Fishes growth from a church closet pantry to a four-county operation • How donated grocery food gets sorted and why some items cannot be distributed ...
Jun 10
42 min
Send us Fan Mail We question what “democracy” really means when choices feel filtered and money shapes outcomes more than voters do. We unpack Metin Perkin’s argument that party politics captures democratic institutions and explore a bold blueprint for reform that starts with everyday citizens. • democracy defined as power resting with the people • three layers of gatekeeping through candidate filtering, policy drafting and party whips • “ballot vs wallet” and how big money ...
Jun 3
1 hr 7 min
Send us Fan Mail MAY ENCORE SHOW: Join me and my new friend Robyn Curtis from the Rotary Climate Change Action Group. We are talking ECO, we are talking big problems, and even some big solutions. We are talking about one of our 7 areas of focus that maybe doesn't get all the love and attention that it should. Support the show Join me as I talk to those "amazing people turning their Actions 2 Impact all over the world. #BE THE CHANGE
May 27
1 hr 2 min
Send us Fan Mail We sit down with Cindy Kish to decode what Rotary Membership Coordinator and International Assembly learning facilitator really mean, and why those roles matter when clubs feel stuck. We wrestle with the hard part of change: keeping people feeling seen while still building a Rotary culture that new members actually want to join. • Rotary acronyms explained and what the jobs involve • How International Assembly training in Orlando works and why it feels transformat...
May 20
54 min
Send us Fan Mail We talk with Wayne Wasagaga in Uganda about building Changia Africa, a refugee-led nonprofit rooted in education, skills, and human dignity. His story reframes refugee life as a place where purpose, leadership, and real community impact can still grow. • Wayne’s life path from the DRC Congo to Uganda and the early challenges of displacement • Rotaract leadership in the Nakivale refugee settlement and how service attracts members • Changia Africa’s mission a...
May 13
55 min
Send us Fan Mail We sit down with Jacob Kirchner, senior strategic advisor for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Washington, DC, to unpack what neutral humanitarian work really looks like in modern wars. We connect the ICRC’s principles and legal mandate to overlooked crises like Sudan and to the human need for dignity, closure, and peace. • Jacob’s path from Rotary World Peace Fellow to the ICRC • What the ICRC does that most people never see, including forensics an...
May 6
53 min
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