Celebrating Voices From The LGBTQ Community: To continue our celebration of Pride month, today I am reading the deeply personal essay, The Definition Of Brave by Stefanie Wilder-Taylor. Stefanie Wilder-Taylor is a guest from season one of The Only Only One In The Room (an OG!) She is the author of five books, including the best-seller, Sippy Cups Are Not For Chardonnay. She’s been seen on NickMom hosting her humorous talk show Parental Discretion with Stefanie Wilder-Taylor, she’s also the host ...
Jun 17, 2022•18 min
Celebrating Voices From The LGBTQ Community: Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Nick North right after the show. Special thanks to our sponsors: BetterHelp: BetterHelp is a great, affordable option for professional counseling done securely online. As a listener, you'll get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/one PATREON SHOUT OUTS: Mercedes Cusick LMFT, Website: www.mercedescusick.com , IG:...
Jun 15, 2022•21 min
Celebrating Voices From The LGBTQ Community: Imagine you were assigned female at birth, but nothing ever quite felt quite right. And you found yourself wondering over and over, why you couldn’t just be a boy like all the other boys? Brand strategist, Nick North lived as a woman and married a man, giving birth to four beautiful children before meeting Catherine, the love of his life. But what would you do if you came to understand that you weren’t gay, but trans, and it was something you could no...
Jun 14, 2022•55 min
National Geographic Explorer Alyea Pierce is a spoken word poet and researcher who recently contributed to National Geographic’s podcast series Into the Depths, funded by the National Geographic Society. Alyea also uses her creative work with poetry, spoken word performance, audio, and photography to examine oral storytelling and folklore traditions in Carnival celebrations across the African diaspora. She has performed her spoken word poetry internationally from the UK and Trinidad and Tobago t...
Jun 12, 2022•39 min
Ten years ago I was lucky enough to be a part of a project called The Moment, which is described as wild, poignant, life changing stories from 125 writers and artists, famous and obscure (I was definitely one of the more obscure ones). My editor, Larry Smith was wonderful – inspiring, supportive and unflinching. I look back on this experience now with gratitude as Atria/Simon & Schuster is preparing to launch my memoir, Stash, into the world (March, 2023). As Scottie says, that moment, has l...
Jun 10, 2022•11 min
Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Bill Mitchell right after the show. Special thanks to our sponsors: BetterHelp: BetterHelp is a great, affordable option for professional counseling done securely online. As a listener, you'll get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/one PATREON SHOUT OUTS: Mercedes Cusick LMFT, Website: www.mercedescusick.com , IG: @recoverhealbloom Check Out How To Do The...
Jun 08, 2022•20 min
What if twenty days after your daughter graduated from college you got a call from a detective, asking if they could meet with you? Author, speaker, and activist, Bill Mitchell, met with that detective and got the news that every parent dreads, that his twenty-two-year-old daughter, Kristin, had been murdered by her ex-boyfriend. But what would you do if after you’d written her eulogy, after the funeral, after her killer was sentenced and imprisoned, the agony of her absence was still the most p...
Jun 07, 2022•51 min•Season 13Ep. 130
Today we’re talking to our girl, Angela Means, owner and head chef of Jackfruit Cafe in Los Angeles. Angela was best known for playing Felisha in the classic 1990s cult classic, Friday, but is now widely known as a vegan soul food chef. Since 2017, Angela has been bringing delicious plant-based food to Los Angelenos and beyond. http://www.jackfruitcafe.com http://www.instagram.com/jackfruitcafe http://www.facebook.com/jackfruitcafe1 http://www.twitter.com/jackfruitcafe Special thanks to our spon...
Jun 05, 2022•40 min
Jessica Nordell’s Book, The End Of Bias, A Beginning, blew me away to the point where I just HAD to share some of it with all of you. Jessica Nordell is an award-winning author, science writer, and speaker whose writing has appeared in the Atlantic, the New York Times, the New Republic, the Washington Post, and more. Educated at MIT and Harvard in physics, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison in poetry, she is a former writer and radio producer for American Public Media. Website: www.jessican...
Jun 03, 2022•17 min
Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Charlie Cifarelli right after the show. Special thanks to our sponsors: Year & Day: Year & Day is giving The Only One in the Room listeners a special offer. Visit yearandday.com/one and use code: ONE to get $25 off your first order of $150 or more. Also, receive Free shipping on orders of $150 or more. So drop whatever you’re doing and go visit yearandday.com/one ...
Jun 01, 2022•20 min
Imagine reading the paper and seeing a horrific story about a dog who died after being shot by the police, and inexplicably feeling that the public was being misled, that the dog was not dead, but alive. Businessman and former correctional officer, Charlie Cifarelli, was living in Nebraska when we read the story of Star The Dog getting shot in the head by a New York City police officer while she was trying to protect her unhoused guardian. So what would you do if everyone you contacted said that...
May 31, 2022•55 min•Season 13Ep. 129
Jessica Nordell is an award-winning author, science writer, and speaker known for blending rigorous science with compassionate humanity and will be speaking at SXSW in March. After ten years of investigating unconscious bias, she has written her first book, The End of Bias: A Beginning (paperback 9/22,) a solutions journalism guide to answering the question: What do we do about this problem? It has been shortlisted for the Lukas Prize from Columbia Journalism and is the product of hundreds of in...
May 29, 2022•42 min
We held a writing contest to celebrate our third year anniversary, and it is our pleasure to present our essay contest winner, est, by Mia Idrissi to you today. Mia Idrissi grew up in Seattle, WA in a home filled with gifted artists, musicians, and other emotionally challenged people. In her early twenties, she moved to New York determined to be the next Bette Midler. After 10 years at large on the streets of 1980s NY, a couple of trips to rehab, and a few years spent back in Seattle long enough...
May 27, 2022•21 min
Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Nathalie Walton right after the show. Special thanks to our sponsors: BetterHelp: BetterHelp is a great, affordable option for professional counseling done securely online. As a listener, you'll get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/one Away: We love our new sponsor AWAY, the modern lifestyle brand that creates thoughtful products for every traveler and ...
May 25, 2022•19 min
What if when you were twenty weeks pregnant, your doctor told you that there was a good chance you wouldn’t be able to carry your baby to term? Nathalie Walton, Chief Executive, CEO, and co-founder of the Expectful app, understood that the stress and anxiety of knowing that she could give birth prematurely might actually increase her chances of going into early labor. So what would you do if you discovered an app that provided meditations designed to help reduce stress during pregnancy? Would yo...
May 24, 2022•45 min•Season 13Ep. 128
Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Artis Stevens right after the show. Special thanks to our sponsors: Carpe: Carpe is the #1 dermatologist recommended brand for sweat all over the body, scientifically tested and proven. Go to mycarpe.com , get free shipping plus TWENTY FIVE PERCENT OFF with the code ONE. That's 25% off when you use the code ONE at mycarpe. com. Completely risk free because Carpe offers a ...
May 18, 2022•15 min
Imagine an organization where 70 percent of the clients are young people of color, and the goal is to pair these kids with adult mentors who can help guide them through their lives. When Artis Stevens became the first Black President and CEO of Big Brothers and Big Sisters Of America in their 118-year history, he understood the significance of that moment. But his goal was to do more than just represent. He wanted to make an impact. So what would you do if the challenge was to make sure that a b...
May 17, 2022•51 min•Season 13Ep. 127
Sarah Fay (Ph.D., MFA) is an award-winning author and mental health advocate working to improve how we think and talk about our mental health by moving the conversation away from simplistic diagnoses and toward a deeper understanding of our mental and emotional lives. Her personal experience of being diagnosed with six different mental health disorders and finding no relief led her to investigate the diagnoses we receive and to write her journalistic memoir Pathological: The True Story of Six Mi...
May 15, 2022•43 min
Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Catherine Gray right after the show. Special thanks to our sponsors: BetterHelp: BetterHelp is a great, affordable option for professional counseling done securely online. As a listener, you'll get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/one PATREON SHOUT OUTS: Mercedes Cusick LMFT, Website: www.mercedescusick.com , IG: @recoverhealbloom Check Out How To Do Th...
May 11, 2022•20 min
What if instead of having kids in your twenties or thirties, you decided to wait to get pregnant until you had both a partner and financial stability? Catherine Gray, best-selling author of the Unexpected Joy book series, was forty-one years old when she and her partner decided to try for a baby. But what would you do if after finding out that you were pregnant, people suddenly felt as entitled to ask you personal questions and offer unsolicited advice about your “later in life” pregnancy? Would...
May 10, 2022•51 min•Season 13Ep. 126
To honor Mental Health Awareness Month, I am reading a piece that I wrote last summer for Huffpost Personal about Simone Biles and her courageous but highly controversial decision to pull out of her event at the 2021 Summer Olympics. Laura Cathcart Robbins is the host of the popular podcast, The Only One In The Room, and author of the forthcoming Atria/Simon & Schuster memoir, STASH (due out in spring of 2023). She has been active for many years as a speaker and school trustee and is credite...
May 06, 2022•16 min
Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Cole Richman right after the show. Special thanks to our sponsors: Year & Day: Year & Day is giving The Only One in the Room listeners a special offer. Visit yearandday.com/one and use code: ONE to get $25 off your first order of $150 or more. Also, receive Free shipping on orders of $150 or more. So drop whatever you’re doing and go visit yearandday.com/one and u...
May 04, 2022•19 min
Imagine spending eight years in prison and having no idea where you’ll go or how you’ll make a living once you’re released. Cole Richman, founder and creative director of Bottom Bunk Sneaker House, was given two hundred dollars by the state upon release and welcomed back to the rehab where he’d previously gotten sober. But what would you do if your rehab roommate showed you how you could turn a profit, simply by investing that $200 into resale sneakers? Would you play it safe and hold on to the ...
May 03, 2022•48 min•Season 13Ep. 125
Andrea wrote an incredible Facebook post a fews ago detailing her journey with an undiagnosed condition. Once we’d read it (and commented) we quickly asked her to come back on the show for the third time and tell us her story - we’re thrilled that she said yes! Andrea Owen is an author, global speaker, and professional certified life coach who helps high-achieving women maximize unshakeable confidence, and master resilience. She has taught hundreds of thousands of women tools and strategies to b...
May 01, 2022•42 min
We held a writing contest to celebrate our third year anniversary, and in honor of National Poetry Month, we are thrilled to present you with our first, second, and third place winners in the poetry category! First Place Winner: When Addiction Wins The War, by Ariella Warner Ariella Warner is a mom, a creator, and an entrepreneur. When she isn’t cleaning up the messes of her children and dogs, she is creating content for her soon-to-be-launched podcast. She is passionate about helping women feel...
Apr 29, 2022•18 min
Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Seth Ferranti right after the show. Special thanks to our sponsors: BetterHelp: BetterHelp is a great, affordable option for professional counseling done securely online. As a listener, you'll get 10% off your first month by visiting betterhelp.com/one PATREON SHOUT OUTS: Mercedes Cusick LMFT, Website: www.mercedescusick.com , IG: @recoverhealbloom Check Out How To Do The...
Apr 27, 2022•18 min
Imagine becoming a drug dealer at age fifteen, but because it’s just mainly weed and LSD, you consider yourself to be more of a rebellious entrepreneur than a criminal? Ex-con, author, and filmmaker, Seth Ferranti, grew up on military bases all over the world and had a customer base everywhere he went. But what would you do if at age twenty you ended up on the US Marshall’s most wanted list? Would you surrender peacefully, figuring that the jig was up? Or, would you devise a plan to fake your de...
Apr 26, 2022•49 min•Season 13Ep. 124
In this episode we talk to speaker, blogger and author Stephanie Raffelock about her books, A Delightful Little Book On Aging and her new book, Creatrix Rising, Unlocking the Power of Midlife Women. Email: stephanie.raffelock@gmail.com Phone: (720) 217-8090 Website: www.Byline-Stephanie.com LinkedIn: Stephanie Raffelock Facebook: @ Stephanie Raffelock Instagram: @byline.stephanie Special thanks to our sponsors: Carpe: Carpe is the #1 dermatologist recommended brand for sweat all over the body, s...
Apr 24, 2022•35 min
Lelia is a good friend who has a dope newsletter that I read religiously. A few weeks ago, her newsletter headline caught my eye and after reading the essay, I couldn’t wait to share it with y’all. Lelia has a Master’s in Public Policy and a BA in Sociology, she’s raised money for nonprofits, overseen a juvenile detention center, managed a political campaign, and developed and implemented a sex education curriculum for middle schoolers. Now she writes for publications including Forbes, NBC News,...
Apr 22, 2022•16 min
Scott Slaughter co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Marty Ray right after the show. Special thanks to our sponsors: Away: We love our new sponsor AWAY, the modern lifestyle brand that creates thoughtful products for every traveler and every kind of trip. Start YOUR 100-day trial and shop the entire Away line-up of travel essentials, including their best-selling suitcases, at AWAYTravel.com/theonlyone. Carpe: Carpe is the #...
Apr 20, 2022•21 min
